The NBA started with helping Iverson win the championship

Chapter 296 I can also enter the Hall of Fame

At the beginning, Li Xun contributed this kind of magic button performance, which made the atmosphere of the scene very hot.

The gap in strength between the two sides is very large. Now that the Mavericks' morale is high, their combat effectiveness is even more overwhelming.

In the Timberwolves' offensive round, Lu Yuanwai missed a strike. After Li Xun grabbed the rebound, he led the team to start a fast break.

In the frontcourt, Clay, who cut without the ball, ran out of position, and Li Xun's pass was passed immediately.

Klay easily threw the ball in the basket.

The ball is not beautiful, but it is extremely smooth, which can be regarded as a kind of beauty.

In another offensive round of the Timberwolves, this time Li Xun succeeded in stealing and assisted Nowitzki in a mid-range shot.

From the very beginning, the two sides showed their fighting power was not at the same level at all.

After only 7 minutes in the first quarter, the difference between the two sides has reached 13 points.

Carlisle called a timeout with a smile, and replaced Li Xun.

目前出场7分钟的李勋，已经拿到了6分4篮板5助攻2抢断1盖帽，再一次全方位统治了比赛。

After Li Xun and Nowitzki left the field, Carlisle replaced Green and Middleton.

In this way, a complete rookie lineup was put on the court.

Zhuang Shen, Green, Middleton, Clay and Jiba.

Jiba can't be said to be a point guard, he just acts as a tool man who moves the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt.

And Clay can actually do this kind of work, but Clay's ball handling ability is hard to describe.

He may be one of the worst ball-handlers among the top shooting guards, and he may not be one of them.

After the ball reaches the frontcourt, Green will be responsible for organizing the offense.

With this lineup, Carlisle trained many times during the offseason, and the effect is quite good.

The reason why Green can take on such a big role is of course that Li Xun played a vital role in it. He made such a suggestion to Carlisle.

Carlisle practiced it dubiously, and found that it was really good.

This also made Carlisle feel that Li Xun is a bit omnipotent. He seems to have a pair of special eyes, and he can always find the most suitable path for the player.

If it were Carlisle himself, he would never have imagined that a player like Green could play the organizational position.

It may take two years of gradual groping to discover these things, and then let Green take on the work of making the offense.

The game on the field continued, and Li Xun watched the game with great interest.

Although there are five rookies on the court, these are five future All-Stars.

Unknowingly, I also tinkered with a pretty gorgeous lineup in the Mavericks.

After playing for two or three minutes, Li Xun frowned, not satisfied with his performance on the court.

Although the score was not pulled back by the opponent, the difference was still maintained.

But in Li Xun's view, the point difference is not the most important thing. He wants to see the fighting spirit of these players on the field.

Clay and Jiba are okay, enough to work hard.

Especially Clay, on the field is simply a perpetual motion machine, running non-stop.

And Jiba also knows that Li Xun doesn't like players with a bad professional attitude, so even if there is some dead time, he will be very active and active, anyway, he can't leave any bad impression on Li Xun.

He now completely understands that if he wants to rise up, he can only hug Li Xun's thigh.

These two sophomores have already grown up, and they are playing well, and they are a bit of an All-Star demeanor at the beginning.

As for Green and Middleton, they almost meant it. The two played up and down, and they were still young after all.

And they are all rookies with low picks.

In fact, Li Xun shouldn't pick any faults if he can make it like this.

What really made Li Xun a little dissatisfied was that Zhuang Shen, who just came to the Mavericks, played in a mess on the field.

It's almost like rubbing Pekovic on the ground.

When Li Xun was present, Pekovic had no sense of presence at all because of Li Xun's suppression.

But when Li Xun left the court, Pekovic exploded directly. In a short time, he was like a god of war under the basket, scoring and rebounding, all of which were very dazzling.

It is undeniable that Pekovic is indeed a capable player.

If he can enter the league earlier and receive better training, his achievements may be limitless.

If it was not strong, Li Xun would not have recommended Pekovic to Ross.

But strong is strong, not strong enough to completely crush Zhuang Shen.

Even for a young Zhuangshen, this kind of crushing is completely unreasonable.

You must know that Zhuang Shen is not a player who has grown up step by step. He has shown quite good rebounding ability since his debut.

In his rookie season, Zhuang Shen had a rebound rate as high as 21.2%. What kind of concept is this?In line with Wilt Chamberlain's career average.

This is no joke.

Howard's rebound rate this season is only 19.1%!

Like Cousins, who is already in the third grade, his rebound rate is only 18.7%.

Like David Lee, who maintains the top ten rebounds per game all the year round, he is only about 17%.

Many people may not believe it, Zhuang Shen in his rookie season ranked first in rebounding rate among all players who played more than 20 minutes.

That is to say, he was selected by the Hornets and had no chance to play, so he didn't show his ability in this area.

And Li Xun is very aware of his ability, so he is quite dissatisfied with his performance on the field.

Some players are slow to develop and may take a long time to grow, but players like Zhuang Shen are already an immediate force.

If other aspects were suppressed, Li Xun could still accept it.

Now that the rebounds are being suppressed, and the opponent is not the top rebounders in the league like Howard or Love, then Li Xun must not accept it.

During the break between festivals, Carlisle didn't say anything.

Maybe he thought it was a normal thing.

After all, isn't it normal for a new Guadanzi who hasn't played a few games to be blown up by someone?
Li Xun called Zhuang Shen to the corner of the bench.

Zhuang Shen's expression was extremely nervous, and his performance was unsatisfactory, and he must have known it well.

Seeing Li Xun's serious appearance, it was obvious that he was not planning to praise himself.

"Man, what do you think of Thomas Jr."

Li Xun asked slowly, not mentioning that Zhuang Shen was crushed on the field at all.

"It's a very good player. I've been following the Mavericks' game before."

Zhuang Shen lowered his head and replied honestly.

"No, he's not a very good player."

"But a great, very good top player."

"I can assure you that he will become the most powerful player under the height of 180 in NBA history, not one of them."

"He's going to be an All-Star and, with luck, a starter."

"If he stays with our Mavericks and wins the championship with the team, he can even enter the Hall of Fame."

Zhuang Shen was shocked, he didn't expect little Thomas to have such a status in Li Xun's heart.

Starting the All-Star and having a chance to enter the Hall of Fame, this evaluation is too high.

Li Xun didn't brag about it. If Thomas Jr. is not sold and stays with the Mavericks to win the championship, then he may really enter the Hall of Fame.

Under normal circumstances, injuries in the middle and late stages of Thomas Jr.'s career were completely ruined.

If he can lead the team to win the championship at his peak, then his historical status will actually be quite high.

It's a pity that there are not so many ifs, and Thomas' fate is indeed a bit rough.

For a moment, Zhuang Shen seemed to have guessed what Li Xun meant.

"What do you think I traded you with Thomas Jr. for what purpose?"

"Could it be just to watch you get crushed by a low-level player on the field?"

Li Xun's tone was a little dissatisfied, and Zhuang Shen smiled wryly in his heart.

So Pekovic is not popular?

Well, maybe in the eyes of Li Xun, Pekovic is indeed not qualified to enter the stream.

"Although you are a newcomer, you should have heard about me."

"In the four years since I entered the league, I have never made a loss-making transaction."

"Think about it carefully, why would I trade you with Thomas Jr., who has a chance to enter the Hall of Fame?"

Li Xun continued to ask.

"I also have the possibility of entering the Hall of Fame?" Zhuang Shen was not a fool, he asked in disbelief.

Hall of Fame?This thing was completely out of his scope of consideration.

He actually thought that after entering the league with a good pick, he would get a good contract for his worth, and it would be best to enter the All-Star team.

This is already the limit of what he can imagine.

"Of course, the premise is that you have to look like an inside player."

"With this limp look now, let alone the Hall of Fame, it's hard to say whether you can finish your rookie contract."

God Zhuang took a long breath and stood up straight away.

When Li Xun said this, he immediately had full confidence in himself.

If others say that he has a chance to enter the Hall of Fame, he may just listen to it casually.

Have the opportunity?Everyone has a chance, that is the question of the size of the opportunity.

But now that Li Xun said it, then this matter is very reliable, and Zhuang Shen is instantly full of expectations for his future.

"Boss, don't worry."

"I'm definitely going to get hard, even if I hear that guy is a gangster, I'm definitely going to grab 10 rebounds on him tonight!"

"No, 15!"

Li Xun was speechless.

Dare this guy play so cowardly on the court, so he was worried about Pekovic's background?

It is rumored that Pekovic is the boss of the gang, and the credibility of this matter is quite high.

It should be that the veteran of the team deliberately frightened Zhuang Shen and told him the news, which caused Zhuang Shen to be restrained on the field.

After all, he is a young man, and old Americans generally have a natural fear of European gangs.

But when you think about it carefully, Pekovic's stuff is actually no different from street sneakers.

His nationality is Montenegro, and the country has a total population of 60 million, which is not as large as the population of a county in the Celestial Dynasty.

What gang?In fact, they are the little gangsters who hang out on the streets in the county.

Of course, there is still a difference between these punks, they may have guns in their hands.

"That's what you're afraid of? My God, haven't you been on the streets?"

Li Xun said speechlessly.

Zhuang Shen immediately looked at Li Xun with a strange look, "Boss, you can't say this in public."

"Not every black person went out on the streets when they were young. I'm not like them."

"Because I have a great mother."

Li Xun was dumbfounded, carefully recalling Zhuang Shen's growth trajectory, it seemed to be true.

Many NBA players were born in slums when they were young, and they have been on the streets since they were young, such as Melon, Wall and others.

But Zhuang Shen is different. His mother gave him a very good education.

However, like other black players, Zhuang Shen's father also disappeared mysteriously.

"Okay, I apologize to you." Li Xun also felt that what he said just now was really offensive, so he simply apologized.

Zhuang Shen was overwhelmed by Li Xun's apology, "Boss, I'm joking, don't take it to heart."

While the two were chatting, the second quarter began.

Li Xun walked over and said a few words to Carlisle, and then he didn't play, and Zhuang Shen continued to start.

Now Li Xun just wants to see if he can get rid of Pekovic when he is not on the court.

It doesn't make sense that it can't be solved, at least the rebounding end can definitely stabilize Pekovic.

The game continues.

At the beginning of the game, Old Terry, who came off the bench, missed the shot.

Strange to say.

Since Li Xun came, the old jet may have really run out of gas, and now it can't spray, and the hit rate has dropped quite seriously.

The rebound appeared, and Zhuang Shen didn't go to fight Pekovic hard. After seeing the rebound in advance, he took the rebound one step ahead of time.

In terms of rebounding IQ, Zhuang Shen is indeed unique.

In the following time, Li Xun's face gradually relaxed, and Zhuang Shen had gradually found the feeling.

What is certain is that as long as Zhuang Shen is given enough playing time, he will be able to play a very perfect rebounding performance in his rookie season.

By the time the fourth quarter was played halfway, the game completely entered garbage time.

The difference between the two sides has even reached [-] points.

The game entered garbage time, and Carlisle was now in trouble.

How to do this?Who should play?

The general team is composed of veterans and rookies.

When it comes to garbage time, the rookies are allowed to play for a while.

But the current situation of the Mavericks is very strange. The rookies are all starters and occupy important positions in the team.

It is impossible for these core rookies to play in garbage time, and the opponent will probably be pissed off.

Do you want to put the veteran on it to waste time?That's not enough respect for veterans either.

Look at this group of veterans of the Mavericks, all of them are former All-Stars, and they are all famous figures. It would be too embarrassing for them to waste time.

Carlisle smiled wryly at Adelman helplessly, shrugged his shoulders and indicated that he really had no choice.

Adelman also smiled wryly. He also knew Carlisle's difficulties, so he really couldn't blame him for this matter.

There is no way, Carlisle can only match the old and the new, and just drag it through the last few minutes.

After the game, Zhuang Shen looked at his statistics and let out a long sigh of relief.

Finally, Li Xun was not disappointed.

11分15篮板2助攻1抢断1盖帽，全场打了33分钟。

Such a performance is quite good for a rookie.

"Yes, young man, it seems that this deal is not a loss."

"Now I miss little Thomas a little less, you young man's strength is still good."

"Not to mention anything else, at least this rebound is still very interesting."

A group of veterans in the team praised Zhuangshen fiercely.

Li Xun is only acceptable to such a statistic. After all, the Timberwolves Love is not here tonight, and Zhuang Shen's rebound count is actually not that amazing.

Originally, he was thinking that Zhuang Shen could grab more than [-] rebounds tonight.

(End of this chapter)