readytorunbook Chapter 245 Opener
Chapter 245 Opener
Chapter 245 Opener
Chapter 272 Opening Battle
During the preseason, Jeremy Lin's performance changed the Timberwolves' coaching staff a lot.
Jeremy Lin was able to steadily contribute 15+8+4 data in only 3 minutes of playing time, which surprised the Timberwolves coaches.
This efficiency is not low. You must know that the less playing time, the more difficult it is for a player to play good numbers. After all, less playing time means a lower fault tolerance rate.
On the court, the stars played more than 30 minutes and scored 20+ data. They were called stable performances. "Enjoying" the treatment of a substitute, but to play the performance of the stars, this is the most difficult thing to be human.
Not even a superstar can guarantee a season without a slump, let alone a lowly bench player.
Jeremy Lin is not greedy for the ball. He listened to Li Shihao's advice and hid his offensive ability. Even if he broke through to the basket, he rarely attacked by himself. Teammates, create opportunities for teammates.
The efficiency of this fight is indeed extremely high.
Jeremy Lin's inconsistent jumper, though, is a real headache.
If his shooting level is better, he can definitely average 10+ per game. By that time, the evaluation of scoring in double figures will be different.
However, the current situation is good. Jeremy Lin is now a surprise soldier in the Timberwolves' tactical positioning. He can lead the bench to disrupt the situation at critical moments, and no one can find him.
Jeremy Lin has not achieved 10+5+3 average data per game, and now in the preseason, not many team uniforms pay attention to him, which undoubtedly puts a layer of reliable protection on Jeremy Lin, this layer of protection It can allow Jeremy Lin to have more time to adapt to this league. At the same time, he can also play a greater value on the court and share a lot of offensive firepower for the Timberwolves.
After several games in the preseason, Jeremy Lin's position in the team immediately stabilized, and the rest of the players would greet him when they saw him, and would not deliberately snub Jeremy Lin.
After all, part of the circle of athletes still relies on the strength of the players!
This made Jeremy Lin's gratitude to Li Shihao even deeper, and he usually did a lot of work for Li Shihao to carry luggage.
It would be a lie to say that I am not grateful, Jeremy Lin can feel what Li Shihao has done.
Before the draft, I specially arranged a 5v5 trial training for myself. After losing the draft, the Timberwolves were willing to give themselves a guaranteed playing contract, which was also largely due to Li Shihao.
At the beginning of the new season, Li Shihao even reminded himself how to adapt to the rhythm of this league as soon as possible.
However, Li Shihao didn't care much about these things that Jeremy Lin thought he was grateful for.
Part of what he did for Jeremy Lin was for the face of his big brother Yao Ming, and the other part was for the blood relationship between Jeremy Lin and him, who are both Chinese.
Later, after Jeremy Lin joined the team, he trained very hard. This is the reason why Li Shihao really wanted to help him.
In Li Shihao's view, without training and hard work, no matter how good a talent is, it cannot be exchanged for strength.
How many outstanding rookie players in the league degenerated after getting the NBA contract, began to become lazy, drink heavily, and exposed all kinds of problems, and finally disappeared from everyone and were eliminated by the league.
Li Shihao himself is a player who believes that "strength is achieved through sweat", so he naturally has a better impression of similar players who work hard.
This is the same as Black Mamba Kobe, the boss doesn't like to train lazy teammates. For this, he can even scold them.
If Jeremy Lin can maintain such a training attitude, not only can he adapt to the league, but he can even become a star.
Even if it is limited to some reasons in the future that it will not be able to get into the starting position, relying on the identity of Chinese descent, it is still possible to earn more than 2000 million U.S. dollars per year.
There are very few Asians playing in the NBA, and the Chinese are even rarer. They still play guards. It can be said that as long as they can persist, it will be unreasonable not to be popular.
There is still a position in the starting lineup of the Timberwolves that has not been determined. The original idea of the head coach Frank was to support Eric Bledsoe and let this rookie player who is biased towards the combo guard try out the starting position, but Jeremy Lin's Turning out, the head coach Frank Vogel hesitated. After all, although Eric Bledsoe has the upper hand in the strength of the two, but in terms of efficiency on the court, Jeremy Lin is better.
After all, sometimes on the court, it is not necessary to rely on strength to speak, and sometimes golf quotient is also very important!
It is true that basketball is a five-person sport!Although it was used badly by those expert commentators in the league, the reason behind it couldn't be bad.
After thinking about it for a long time, Frank still decided to let both of them come off the bench, put Paul George at the second position, and let this small forward with excellent wingspan play the starting shooting guard.
Paul George is the promising rookie of the Timberwolves this year. In Frank Vogel's team blueprint, Paul George undoubtedly occupies a very important position. In the future, he may not be able to become a top swingman like Iguodala. Like Pippen is not out of the question.
Forest traded away Corey Brewer this season in order to reserve a place for Paul George. At the same time, they also traded for Trevor Ariza, who is better at the third position. The experienced Ariza will undoubtedly make Paul George more powerful. Quickly adapt to the alliance.
As long as Paul George grows up, the outside line of the Timberwolves may achieve the effect of "blocking" the West in the future. I am afraid that Li Shihao + Bledsoe + Paul George, this outside line configuration, few people in the league can match.
After the preseason ended, the time soon came to the opening of the regular season.
There were three games in the opening game, and the league specially arranged for six teams to fight each other. As the opening game, the league naturally spent a lot of publicity.
October 10, Beijing time:
Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics at Boston North Shore Garden
Phoenix Suns vs. Portland Trail Blazers at Moda Center, Portland
Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center in Los Angeles
The matchups of the six teams are all very interesting. The Miami Heat and the Celtics were one of the opponents in the first round matchup last season. The meeting between the two teams can be said to be a bayonet.
Last season, Boston's Big Three led the team to overcome difficulties in the East, defeated many opponents along the way, and reached the finals again. Unstoppable, the two teams will start fighting in the new season, so the topic is naturally not small.
(End of this chapter)