Chapter 354 It's time to stand up
Chapter 354 It's time to stand up
Shou Ye has played two games from the preseason to the regular season. During this period, he has only accumulated 39784 points, which is less than one game when he played well before.But there is no way, his current team has been losing, and his own statistics are not outstanding, so the points are less.
The Cavaliers' opponent in the next game is the Trail Blazers. On the plane to Portland, everyone didn't talk much, and the team was a little lifeless.
On November 11, the Cavaliers played away against the Trail Blazers.
In this game, the Cavaliers lost by 19 points. The offense couldn't score, and the defense couldn't defend. It was like a bad team.
After the game, all the major sports media in the United States laughed and criticized this Cavaliers team. They still want to win the championship with such a performance, don't you think too much?
James didn't perform well because of a back injury.Not only his back injury, he also looked a little angry during the game, and his desire to attack was very low.
Shou Ye's performance is also average. He is more like a role player now, with very low possession of the ball, but he does not say that he wants to improve the possession of the ball. He played diligently and scored 13 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals.
The Cavaliers ushered in a 3-game losing streak since the start of the season, and are currently ranked last in the Eastern Conference.
This is not over yet, on the second day, they lost back to back to the Jazz and ushered in a 2-game losing streak!
After the 4-game losing streak, James finally couldn't bear it anymore. He said that the team needs to move the ball more, and can't always fall into endless singles.
These words are still somewhat useful. Two days later, the Cavaliers finally ushered in their first victory of the season against the Nuggets.
During the 4-game losing streak, the Cavaliers were questioned from top to bottom, and Shou Ye has been sprayed like a dog by Heizi.In Heizi's words: "I can only collect statistics on weak teams, relying on my identity as a Chinese to enter the All-Star, I have no strength, I can't win the ball even if I go to the team, I'm just a piece of garbage!"
Shou Ye's fans fought against Heizi on the Internet, and even raged against Owen Waiters, the two cancers, knowing that they would do it alone if they didn't defend, and they didn't know how to pass the ball to the beast inside.
Whether it's winning or losing, the Cavaliers' enthusiasm this season has remained high.They have been the most discussed team in the league since they formed the Big Three in the offseason.
But who would have thought that such a lineup would play so badly, and the sunspots were having a carnival...
"James wastes teammates", "James is old", "Shou Ye is short-lived", "Owen Waiters is the real man", "Brant is going to take the blame", "Manager Zhan is going to take action"...
On November 11, the momentum back at home defeated the Pelicans 11:118, ushering in a two-game winning streak.
The Big Three scored 89 points in this game, which is their best game this season.
Shou Ye hit 5 3-pointers and scored 25 points.This is his highest score in a single game since joining the Cavaliers.This is indeed embarrassing. You must know that in the Timberwolves last season, he averaged 25.1 points per game.
Although ushered in two consecutive victories, Shou Ye feels that the fundamental problems of this team have not been resolved.First of all, there is still a big problem with the perimeter defense. They won these two games by offense, but the offense is not as continuous as the defense; 6 people, otherwise the problem of ball possession will always exist.The two of them refused to accept each other, and they have been in vicious competition. This is a big problem.
There is no room for two tigers in one mountain. Both of them are players who mainly attack with the ball. Waiters said that he is the 2nd position, but he is actually a combo guard. His favorite is to attack with the ball.
Both guns in the starting backcourt must attack with the ball, and James also needs to attack with the ball. There are only so many ball possessions in total, and the possession of the ball in Shou Ye's hands is indeed pitifully small.
Neither Irving nor Waiters is a true point guard, and both of their first options are offense.Moreover, the organization ability of the two is really limited, the ability to instigate the offense is average, and the assists are more of the ball after being flanked.
On November 11, the Cavaliers played against the Celtics at the North Shore Garden Arena in Boston.
In this game, they finally lost their opponents and missed their 3-game winning streak.
This is not over. One day later, the Cavaliers returned to the home court and lost back to back to the Eagles, ushering in a two-game losing streak.
After two consecutive losses, their record came to 2 wins and 6 losses, ranking 13th in the Eastern Conference...
Who would have thought that the number one favorite Cavaliers would have such a bad start. Many people guessed that they would have to go through a difficult run-in, but they didn't expect it to be for this sake.
But that's really just an appetizer...
On November 11, the Cavaliers lost to the Nuggets at home and ushered in a 18-game losing streak.
Two days later, they lost to the Spurs at home and ushered in a 4-game losing streak.
On November 11, the Cavaliers lost a big away game to the Wizards, ushering in a 22-game losing streak...
After this game, the Cavaliers' record came to 2 wins and 9 losses, ranking first in the Eastern Conference...
Finally, James couldn't bear it anymore. After the game, he said that the team could not go on like this.He can live with a loss, but not a loss like this.
"We are like an NBDL team. We don't play like we should. We lack communication, defense lacks toughness, and we play too much!" James began to get mad.
The Cavaliers coaching staff is also under tremendous pressure. If this lineup continues to fail to make it to the playoffs, not only the head coach will be fired, but the entire coaching staff may be fired.
Shou Ye told Bu Bowa that the time has come for him to stand up.In an interview, he said: "If anyone is unwilling to invest on the defensive end and just wants to prove that he is the strongest, then I'm sorry, the team loses, and you can't prove anything. If you want to prove yourself, Please let your team win."
Obviously, although neither James nor Shou Ye said it clearly, the spearhead has been pointed at the team's backcourt double guns Irving and Waiters.
Both the team's two stars began to speak out, and the team's coaching staff also stated that they would make adjustments to the team's lineup.
The next day, the Cavaliers played the Raptors at home. The team adjusted the starting lineup. Marion entered the starting lineup to replace Waiters.
In this game, the Cavaliers still lost, and Marion's temporary starting effect is actually mediocre. He is unstable as an off-ball shooter, and it is also difficult for the defensive end to follow the opponent's 2nd position.He's really getting a little old.
And Waiters went to the bench and became more independent, basically no defense, very emotional in the game, and ignored the head coach.
The performance of the home team, the Cavaliers fans even booed...
It's really embarrassing and lost home. How can this kind of performance win?
In the end, the Cavaliers lost to the Raptors at home and ushered in the longest 6-game losing streak of the season...
The Cavaliers ushered in a 6-game losing streak. With a record of 2 wins and 10 losses, they continue to rank first in the Eastern Conference!
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