NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 208: Might as well be a role player with outstanding characteristics

Lu Yuanzhi showed something completely different as soon as he came on.

After receiving the ball close to the three-point line, Lu Yuanzhi did not choose to quit shooting from the three-point line. Instead, he accelerated, dribbled through Jamison's defense, and then performed a high-ball European step to avoid the second-line assist defense of Luo Yuanzhi. Witsky went straight to the basket, pushed Bradley away, and dunked directly!
In the next round, Lu Yuanzhi pretended to catch and shoot from outside the three-point line. After dangling Jamison, he rushed to the basket again and completed a dunk over Bradley.

Nelson was confused. Was he developing a ball-holding offense?
Actually not.

Lu Yuanzhi's dribbling ability can only be done once or twice. If he rushed to the basket where there are many people, his three-legged cat dribbling ability would have been taken away by a hand that stretched out from nowhere. .

But don't mention it, the offensive methods added by Lu Yuanzhi made the Mavericks very uncomfortable.

Last season, when everyone played in the playoff series, Nelson felt that he had thoroughly studied Lu Yuanzhi, and just needed to guard against his three-pointers and off-ball offense.

If Lu Yuanzhi catches the ball near the three-point line and is unable to shoot, he can only pass the ball out again and has no other means of attack.

This is equivalent to destroying the Kings' offensive tactics.

But now, Lu Yuanzhi actually has a certain offensive ability with the ball. Although it is only at the level of one or two dribbles, Lu Yuanzhi is tall and has long legs. One or two dribbles and the 012 step of delaying the ball can be used. The line rushed to the basket!
This subtle change directly penetrated Jamison's defense.

Jamison was not good at defense to begin with. Under Lu Yuanzhi's quick first-step breakthrough, he looked like a transparent man and could not provide any defense or delay at all.

When facing second-line help defenders, Lu Yuanzhi's high-ball European step can not only protect the ball very well, but also penetrate the defensive gap directly to the basket.

Adelman nodded frequently off the court.

Although Lu Yuanzhi's offense was developed well last season, his attack position was relatively single. If he was heavily targeted, he would not have a good way to score.

Especially outside the three-point line, as long as Lu Yuanzhi receives a pass, all defensive players only need to pounce to block Lu Yuanzhi's shot without worrying about being broken through.

Because Lu Yuanzhi at that time couldn't dribble the ball at all.

But now, the rigid attack method has been greatly optimized.

When he was training with the team, Adelman felt that Lu Yuanzhi's choice to strengthen dribbling this offseason was a good one.

Today's actual battle with the Mavericks further verified his idea.

After Jamison was pushed twice, he didn't attack so fiercely. Then Lu Yuanzhi took advantage of his hesitation and hit from outside the three-point line.

In the first quarter, Lu Yuanzhi scored 7 points.

However, Lu Yuanzhi only scored 7 points. From the beginning of the second quarter, Lu Yuanzhi was put on the bench by Adelman.

That's right, because it has been tested that Lu Yuanzhi has practiced well during the offseason and is now in very good shape. Then we need to try the status of other players to see what abilities the new players have. It turns out that the old players in the team are here again. What technology was developed during the offseason.

Lu Yuanzhi sat on the bench with a relaxed expression, which was completely different from the anxiety he felt while sitting on the bench in the preseason last year.

At that time, his system had not been activated, and all his basketball skills were 1. He had no idea whether he could play in the NBA. He also had to worry about whether he would be sent to the Development League, whether he would not have the ball to play, and whether he would become the number one player. A stupid protagonist who has a system but can't even play in the NBA.

Last year, Lu Yuanzhi did not perform well in the summer league, but he also trained hard.

But at that time, I didn’t have a personal trainer, and I didn’t know how to practice. I was shooting with bang bang bang all day long, but I didn’t even change my shooting hand.

I want to improve my basketball skills, but I am passionate about playing wildball.

Playing field ball can help you practice your skills.

Even dribbling, he imitated Sakuragi Hanamichi and squatted there stupidly. Every ball dribbled was so light that there was no training effect at all.

Before the first game, the content he practiced blindly was not recognized by the system at all, so the value was still a pitiful "1"!
This offseason, after receiving correct guidance, his dribbling skills have improved by leaps and bounds. A special offseason training will allow him to dribble on the NBA court.It’s not easy!

Finally got the ball!

Who knows, my family, I played in the NBA for a year, reached the finals, and won the championship, but I didn’t dribble the ball once.

People who know football will comment on him as "an excellent offensive player without the ball."

People who don’t understand football might think that Lu Yuanzhi plays handball or rugby!
No, handball can also be dribbled!
In the end, the Kings easily defeated the Mavericks 98:82 on the road.

Although the preseason is spent on training, helping the players find their status, and inspecting goods by the way, anyone with a discerning eye can see that after experiencing the tiebreaker with the Lakers last season, the Kings' temperament has changed drastically and they have completed their transformation. In terms of overall strength, Seems to have left the Mavericks behind.

Adelman is quite satisfied with the newly added Jim Jackson. He has good defense, stable shooting, and basically grasps the open three-point opportunities from outside the three-point line. He can provide good firepower output during the rotation period.

But for Clark, Adelman doesn't know how to evaluate him.

You might say he's not good, but he moves very fast, has a high success rate at the basket, and has a certain amount of outside baskets. No matter how you look at it, he is a qualified rotation player.

Give him 10 minutes of playing time, and he can reward you with points and rebounds.

But you say he's good, Adelman doesn't know how to use him yet.

Clark's body was really too thin. In one round, when he posted up "Big Bamboo Rod" Bradley, he actually didn't get past Bradley's defense.

This is too abstract!

In this physical confrontation, if O'Neal and Duncan of the Kings' direct competitors, the Lakers and Spurs, wouldn't they be eaten alive?
Clark's selling point is a big man who can shoot from mid-range and long range, but then again, do the Kings still lack a big man who can shoot?

The 206-centimeter Stojakovic, the 206-centimeter Lu Yuanzhi, and the 208-centimeter Turkoglu, which one can't shoot beyond the three-point line?

The gap of 5cm and 3cm is not that big!
In such a comparison, Clark's mid-range shooting ability is a bit underwhelming!

On the defensive end, Clark has a good ability to protect the frame against small players, but there is still the same problem. His body is too thin and he cannot withstand the strong attack of the opponent's inside players head-on.

Not at all as useful as Pollard and Funderburk.

Adelman even suspected that Clark was not as good as Lu Yuanzhi when it came to guarding big men. At least Lu Yuanzhi had proven himself against Duncan.

Clark is like that. It seems that every ability can help the team, but every ability is insufficient, and the help provided is very limited, and it may even be counterproductive.

Such a player, placed in the Eastern Conference, will not be named by powerful insiders, so there seems to be room for survival.

But this is the West. Any playoff team will have a bunch of monsters at the center and power forward positions. Clark will be at a huge disadvantage no matter who he plays against, so why send him on the court!

It seems that Clark should go to a weak team in the Eastern Conference. With his comprehensive but average skills, he averages a dozen points and a few rebounds per game, and can be a second or third player.

But the Kings’ goal this year is to defend their title!
Your positioning is neither embarrassing nor embarrassing. You seem to have good abilities, but everything is not top-notch. Instead, the coaching staff doesn't know how to use it!
Not as good as Pollard!
At least Pollard's defense can reassure everyone!

What is reassuring about Clark?
Adelman and the Kings coaching staff really can’t find it!

You have to continue to observe, and if it doesn't work, send him away as soon as possible and replace him with a suitable player.

　A brother reminds me that Malone’s retirement due to injury in Chapter 204 cannot clear up salary space for the Jazz because the Houston clause will not be introduced until 07.
　　Well, my timeline is indeed messed up.
　　I apologize to everyone here!
　　However, the VIP stamp cannot be changed, and apart from giving the Lakers a new "F4", it has no big impact.

　　Well, it shouldn’t be big! (guilty)
　　Let’s just treat this clause as being released in advance. . .

　　
　
(End of this chapter)