basketball talent system

Chapter 442 The Fallen Nobility

After the end of the game with the Bulls, the Pacers finally got a two-day long rest.Two days later, the Pacers set off for Los Angeles to challenge the Lakers there.The Lakers were tragic last season. As the Lakers, who have always wanted to be winners, it is definitely unacceptable to play at the level of last season.The worst thing is that Randall, a potential rookie, was reimbursed for the season... only one word can be used to describe it.

The Lakers had only one surprise last season, and that was Clarkson.It's really surprising that the team got a good player who can play as a starter or a sixth man with such a pick.In terms of summer operations, the team was lucky enough to get the second pick and chose the most talented guard Russell this year, which can be regarded as the prelude to the post-Kobe era.Then eating Lu Wei at a low price is considered a relatively good operation.And Randall is recovering very well.

Now it’s time to complain. First of all, Kobe’s contract is too big. The current value is probably worth half the price of this contract.Then the team's coach Scott is the failure of the Lakers. Scott is a very, very rare coach in the league who can neither train nor give on-the-spot guidance.The only advantage is flattering... But if you just flatter and don't work, you won't be liked by the franchise players.Brown is your predecessor (and Brown still has certain defensive tactics and training methods)!

Then the team's lineup also has a big problem.Lu Wei is a very strong bench scorer, very suitable for playing as the sixth man, but he is a super double-edged sword, and while he is grabbing points, he will also be pierced by the opponent!And there is no way to support the whole team.Bass is a good player, but just a good role player.Then let’s talk about the stars who have received much attention. Russell is an organizer, but after all, his potential is greater than his immediate combat power. It is completely invisible now that he can resist the task of completely organizing the team in the first season.Clarkson is a typical combo guard, but he can only be regarded as a second-rate combo guard.He works very hard, but due to the low limit of talent, his efficiency is average.And his shooting ability is very unstable, just 3% of the 3-pointers, and he likes to pull up... Clarkson also suffers from defending the 2nd position with the size of a combo guard.

Randall is expected to become the next rotten tofu, but even the peak rotten tofu can't save this Lakers team. He may be able to grow into a first-class inside single player, but he will not be able to do more estimates. Finally, let me say Kobe, as the old saying goes, Kobe's outdated mid-range singles is a typical thankless style of play, which is very unsuitable for modern basketball.If the score is tight at the end of the day, such a single play may be reliable, but the new style of play that emphasizes pick-and-roll and space will get you through in the third quarter, and there is no clutch moment at all.In general, the Lakers did not catch big fish during the offseason, which greatly reduced the value of Kobe in the last few years. The team is still in the rebuilding period. Moreover, there is no team in the West that is weaker than the Lakers. Lakers draft protection?Do you want to give it another go?

For a team like the Lakers who are used to being superior, it is naturally very uncomfortable to be overwhelmed by the "bastard" Clippers in the same city.So this season they are still looking for trading opportunities. Fortunately, they still have a box office guarantee that Kobe is there. Otherwise, the fans in Los Angeles will probably leave them directly. After all, the newly promoted championship is not far away from Los Angeles. Far.

After arriving at the Staples Center, the game was about to start soon. Ye Xuan had a face-to-face meeting with Corvo during the warm-up. Tactics, on the other hand, because the Lakers have no players who can help Corvo.

At the beginning of the game, the Lakers lost Jordan Hill this summer but failed to find a reliable insider. The jump ball has no chance to win at all. Tyson Chandler just jumped and shot the basketball to Rondo.In the face of this year's No. [-] pick, Rondo showed no mercy at all, and was ready to break through his opponent. However, compared with other rookie point guards, Russell's physical fitness is still good, at least keeping up with Rondo. It is still possible to avoid being knocked away by many footsteps. Rondo took two steps inward and found that he hadn't thrown his opponent away, so he made a decisive emergency stop, and then distributed the ball to Ye Xuan, who was facing Corvo. He had to shoot directly after catching the ball, but in the end he missed the basket under the interference of Corvo. Although Corvo is old now, his defense is still very good.

Randall grabbed the backcourt rebound and handed the ball to Russell. Russell took the ball to the frontcourt and obediently passed the ball to the boss who wanted the ball. After the boss received the ball, he was about to play singles Ye Xuan, although Ye Xuan's defensive ability is good, but Kobe's low-post offense still makes Ye Xuan a little at a loss. Compared with this era, there are basically no backcourt players who still use low-post singles skills, so although Ye Xuan can play low-posts, But the low-post defense was not very good. After being shaken away by Corvo twice, he hit the ball easily with the rebound.

In the first two rounds of the game, Corvo had the upper hand, which made the fans in the Staples Arena very excited, especially the match against Corvo was the regular season MVP of last season.Ye Xuan also felt that he was a bit ashamed in the two rounds just now, so he immediately asked Rondo for the ball when he came to the frontcourt, and Rondo was still relatively face-saving, so he passed the ball immediately.

After Ye Xuan received the ball, he started to make fake moves again, ready to shake Kobe away and forcefully shoot, but unexpectedly, Kobe didn't eat the shake at all, and while watching Ye Xuan dangling there, he laughed and said, " Kid, don't be funny, your shaking is still a little too tender compared to Allen Iverson." Ye Xuan was also sweating, and almost forgot that Corvo had often fought against AI back then, but Ye Xuan also had a way. Seeing that he had no hope of breaking through, he immediately passed the ball to Jordan Hill with a slam, and then rushed towards the inside. Ye Xuan originally wanted to get the basketball back and layup directly when he was wrong, but Who knew that Jordan Hill was not Scola, and he didn't have this awareness, so Ye Xuan made this trip in vain.

After Ye Xuan ran away, Jordan Hill turned around and prepared to single Randall, but Ye Xuan had consumed a lot of offensive time before, so Jordan Hill didn't find any good opportunities and directly made a hasty shot Of course, the result is still a strike with iron.

Looking back, Corvo asked for the ball in the low post again to single out Ye Xuan, which made Ye Xuan a little uncomfortable. After all, he was also the best defensive player in the first team. Why is it that he now treats me like a soft persimmon?But there is no way, Corvo is in good form today, and Ye Xuan's proficiency in low-post defense is really not high, so he can only watch helplessly as Corvo takes a few steps in the low post and then turns his back and throws a jumper. hit.

In four consecutive rounds of head-to-head confrontation, Ye Xuan was beaten to shame, and the Pacers also fell behind the Lakers, which had lost all three previous games and was at the bottom of the league, by 0:4.Fortunately, in the next round, the Pacers did not continue to let Ye Xuan come to the top to give it away happily. Instead, they handed the ball to Pickle. Pickle succeeded in singles, which relieved the pressure for the Pacers.

But looking back, Kobe once again wanted the ball inside to hit Ye Xuan with his back. Now the other Pacers players couldn't take it anymore. Rondo immediately came over to help double-team. Corvo reacted quickly and immediately divided the ball. In the hands of Russell on the outside, Russell's basket is also very good. After receiving the ball, he unhurriedly pulled it up and made a three-pointer, which hit the ball.

In the first minute and a half, the Pacers were directly beaten by their opponents 7:2. This made Coach Frank off the field a little angry and yelled at the field.Fortunately, the Pacers players' self-regulation ability is quite good. Ye Xuan immediately took the initiative to find Paojiao to discuss changing defenses. After coming to the frontcourt again, Ye Xuan was not in a hurry to prove it from the offense. It's up to me, the strengths of the teams are quite different, so now I just need to hold Corvo back, and leave the rest to Paojiao and Rondo.

After switching defenses, the Pacers' offense and defense really improved. On the one hand, Paojiao had the experience of playing power forward for a while, so he has more experience in defending the low post. On the other hand, Ye Xuan is on offense. On the end, he mostly runs without the ball, so in terms of physical exertion, Corvo should be the biggest player on the field.

Besides, the other players of the Lakers, they are indeed not very reliable. The 7:2 start was evened in an instant without the Pacers calling a timeout, and then the next step was to overtake. In just 3 minutes, although Ye Xuan didn't score a single point in the start, he sent out two assists. Today, the Pacers' main attack point is pickled peppers. The opponent's defense is focused on Ye Xuan. It means that no one can guard against Pickled Pepper. As a result, Pickled Pepper, who had been suppressing his desire to attack in the last two games, broke out in an instant. In the next few minutes, he started to score wildly. Scored 4 points in just 12 minutes.

This is because Coach Frank also took advantage of the dead ball opportunity when Pickle hit the opponent's inside and caused a foul to replace Ye Xuan and Jordan Hill with Solomon Hill and Myles Turner. Pepper didn't need to devote energy on the defensive end, and instead let Solomon Hill defend Corvo, he put all his energy on the offensive end, although after Ye Xuan left the field, Corvo's defensive goal became Pickled peppers, but now more than 9 minutes have passed in the first quarter, so within two rounds, Scott replaced Corvo and replaced him with Nick Young.

Yang Shaoxia deserves to be a well-known convulsion player in the league. Today, he scored two three-pointers as soon as he played, suppressing the offensive momentum of the Pacers. However, as the game time slowly progressed, the Pacers side The advantage of the substitute was also shown. Not long after the start of the second quarter, the Pacers replaced Ye Xuan to lead the substitute. Under the leadership of Ye Xuan, JR-Smith and Shumpert also started to play one after another, with no outside firepower. Not worse than the Warriors, and the Pacers' interior defense is much better than the Warriors. The result is self-evident. At halftime, the Lakers, who have no ability to fight back, are already behind the Pacers by 14 points up.

Actually, Ye Xuan didn't play particularly well in the first half. His record of 9 of 4 shots did not satisfy Coach Frank. However, he was facing the bottom team in the league and it was the regular season, so Coach Frank didn't say anything. What, and it seems that it is not difficult to win this game now, so during the intermission, the Pacers' visiting team's locker room was also full of joy.

At the beginning of the second half, the Lakers still looked lifeless. Although Corvo still had a strong desire to win, but the other players on the team were playing soy sauce, so two fists were hard to beat, and Corvo also There is no way to change fate against the sky.

After the third quarter, the Pacers took a 21-point lead and replaced all the main players. It felt like clocking in for three quarters every day, with little pressure.At the beginning of the fourth quarter, Corvo was still trying to chase points, but he was surrounded by players such as Larry Nance Jr. and Brandon Bass. Finally, after more than 3 minutes of playing , Corvo had to be replaced, because even if he was on the court, there were still not many opportunities to face Shumpert and Solomon Hill's rotating defense.

At the end of the game, the Pacers defeated the Lakers at Staples Field. While they started with a 4-game winning streak, they also gave their opponent a 20-game losing streak. It was another 13+ points victory. , The Pacers' current offensive firepower and their defensive evaluation are all ranked in the top three in the league, which makes other teams very ashamed.Although the Warriors' offensive firepower ranks first in the league, their defense can only be ranked around tenth, similar to the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers' offensive firepower is second in the league, but their defense can only be ranked No. [-]. The Pacers are different. Their offensive firepower ranks third in the league, and their defense also ranks third in the league. It can be said that not only their offensive ability is very good, but their defense is also very good.

After the game, Ye Xuan was also invited to be a guest at Kobe's house. Unlike the last long talk in Indiana, Ye Xuan became a listener this time. There is no one close friend, so after finally finding Ye Xuan, it is natural to pour out the bitter water.

(End of this chapter)