I’m Really Playing Basketball

The Bobcats have not changed much in terms of personnel this season compared to last season. Aldridge left, Stoudemire came, Livingston left, and Cousins ​​came. If it is just from the perspective of substitutions, it is actually just a substitution. Just two people.

However, changes in NBA teams have never been changes in personnel. Otherwise, historically, after Du returned from injury, he found that the team already belonged to Serena Williams. The status of the team may even be inferior to Kanter. According to rumors, In order not to eat halal, he had to go to Mavericks for food. It was so pitiful that he was known as Thunder's Du Shiwu.

This season, this is what gives Jordan a headache. NBA players are not NPCs in the game, they are not machines, they are not wooden people. They all grow and change.

Take Granger, Roy, and Rose as an example. The three of them entered the All-Star last season and are already very important All-Star players in the league.

Rose aside, Granger and Roy have both taken a salary cut to some extent for the sake of the team. Not only have they contributed to the team, but they also have the love to cut their salary and stay with the team. Such players, he is willing to To stay in the team, as a team, of course you have to give them enough respect and let the whole world know that their choice is not wrong.

Let the whole world know that they can get the status and future they want by staying with the Bobcats.

Let’s put it this way, don’t NBA players work hard in the NBA just for money and fame?

Roy and Granger gave up money, and fame was of course their pursuit.

They definitely hope to become an All-Star again, to have more recognition of their strength, and even to have a place in future NBA history, and this all requires data.

If Chen Xiao no longer needs such outstanding data, then this season Roy and Granger need data to prove themselves the most.

On the other side, Stoudemire, who is new to the team, now also needs enough data to prove himself.

Don't talk about dreams or other lofty things, just say that as a superstar, you come to the Bobcats. If you are overpowered by Roy and Guerra, do you still want to face it?

Logically speaking, when Stoudemire came to the Bobcats, he was the second in charge, but the original second in charge of the Bobcats was a championship and an All-Star. Although you are a superstar, you have neither an MVP nor a championship. Why should you suppress the Bobcats? The original second in charge?

The most direct and simple thing is, of course, data and performance.

If you don't fight, when Roy, Rose and Granger all make the All-Stars and you don't make it, then it won't be as simple as being embarrassed.

It has to be said that this season, because of the Bobcats' championship last season, the status of the team's players, especially the star players, has increased significantly. In addition, the team's new second-in-command has no foundation in the team. , there are indeed some problems within the team.

At the very least, Chen Xiao could see that there were some problems with the Bobcats' original star players such as Stoudemire, Roy Granger and Rose.

Just like in history, why did Green say the famous saying to Adu, "We were the championship before you came". It was clearly Green who made the mistake in that round. How could Green still be justified?

Obviously, the grievances between the two sides have been going on for a long time, not this round.

It can be seen from some gossips that were later exposed that Adu felt that his two years in the Warriors had proved that he could be the boss of the team. He did not care whether he was a leader or not, but he needed to be the boss of the team. The actual power of the head.

But the locals headed by Green don't think so. No matter how strong you are, you are still from outside. Before you came, we were already the championship. What right do you have to be dissatisfied with me, Curry, and the ball? Team dissatisfied?

Even if Curry makes all 20 hits in the first 20 games, we still have to give him what he deserves. Are you saying that if Curry doesn’t make a shot, he won’t make a shot? This was how we played before you came here. Do we need you to educate us?

It can also be seen from this that it is difficult for any superstar to land on a successful team.

Not to mention the ancient time when Barkley went to the Rockets.

Let's just say that James airborne to the Heat in history. Don't forget that the Heat are also a successful team. Wade led the Heat to win the championship four years ago, and that championship Heat still has players left. In addition to Wade, Haslem came down. In fact, when James was dissatisfied with the Heat's tactical performance of letting Wade control the ball, Haslem could also criticize James in this way.

However, Haslem did not spray.

It’s not that Haslem has a higher emotional intelligence than Green.

But James has high emotional intelligence.

But although James was dissatisfied with the fact that the team allowed Wade to take charge, he did not yell out during the game like Durant did. Even if Curry was crazy about three-pointers, you can't just yell and tell him not to shoot. .

In this matter, James has handled the situation very well in history. Even if I am dissatisfied, I will not say anything, but I can let you all know that you can't do it without me. If you want to do it, you have to give in. I had the ball instead of letting Wade have the ball.

The final result is that after the 2011 Finals, Wade and the Heat unanimously stated that James must control the ball, otherwise we will not succeed.

Of course, how many people in this world can match James' IQ and football intelligence?

Requiring Adu to consider the issue so comprehensively is really asking too much of Adu.

In fact, in history, the results of parachute superstars are really good, and there are very few who have championships and status. James is considered the most successful.

Therefore, although the second boss is not the first boss, it is really not that easy for Xiao Si to really win this second boss.

At the very least, judging from the current competition between the two sides, it will not be easy for Stoudemire to win the second position.

Obviously, other Bobcats support Roy more than Stoudemire.

Even without Roy, are Rose and Granger weak?

You Xiaosi are strong, but you have not shown your scarcity.

What makes Stoudemire just right is that he is in a worse environment than James. James can show his scarcity in the finals and let the Heat and Wade recognize the reality, but Stoudemire has no way, because in the regular season, most of the The Bobcats can win the game without him.

His importance can only be realized when playing the Bucks, Heat, Lakers, and Raptors in the playoffs. However, the regular season games are not against these teams every game.

If he really has to wait until the playoffs, he really doesn't dare to show his scarcity like James. After all, he is competing for the second boss, not the top boss, and he has Chen Xiao and Jordan covering his head. He really doesn't want to. Dare, unless you don’t want the championship, just run away after the fight. If that’s the case, there’s no need to fight for the second place in the championship. Just do it in the regular season.

In short, because of these many reasons, the competition between Stoudemire and the Bobcats' original star players is indeed fierce now.

It is also fortunate that O'Neal and Kidd are basically in a semi-retired state this season. They have limited appearances, so they do not take the ball. Otherwise, Jordan will be even more dominant.

But even so, Jordan already had a huge headache.

Why do you say that?

Because they were scrambling, sometimes they even forgot to pass the ball to Chen Xiao.

Of course, Chen Xiao didn't care about this, and what made Jordan even more confused was that although these people fought fiercely overtly and covertly, their performance was so good that he couldn't even express himself in words or actions. Discipline them.

Let's talk about Stoudemire. So far this season, Stoudemire has averaged 34 minutes per game, 15.1 shots per game, 8.9 hits per game, 25 points per game, and a shooting percentage of 59%.

With his offensive performance, how about asking him to shoot less?

Do you have the nerve to ask him not to attack, to pay more attention to passing the ball, and to cooperate more with his teammates?

There is also Roy. Roy averaged just 15 shots per game this season. He averaged 7.4 hits in 15 shots per game, with a shooting percentage of more than 49%. He averaged 20.3 points per game. Although Roy's hits The rate is not as scary as Stoudemire, but you have to consider Roy's position. He is a defender. As a defender, this kind of efficiency can be called historic.

There are also Rose and Granger. Although their number of shots is not as good as that of Stoudemire and Roy, their efficiency is also very high. Rose's shooting rate even reached 50%, while Granger also had 47. % hit rate.

Let's put it this way, if the four of them are placed on most teams in the league, other teams are willing to let them throw them casually. With your efficiency and offensive status, you can throw whatever you want.

But if you put these people into a team, there will be a problem. If your opponent is so good, you must want to shoot more. If you shoot more, your opponent will also shoot more. A few, and then, your efficiency is still high, the team's record is not bad, and your coach can't say anything yet.

Then the problem arises.

Take the Bobcats as an example. The Bobcats averaged 92 shots per game this season, which is already a lot.

Stoudemire and Roy separated 30 times, and Rose and Granger separated 29 times. These four accounted for 59 shot opportunities.

Counting Chen Xiao's 16 times, this is already 75.

In other words, Battier, Jimmy Butler, DeRozan, Seth Curry, Cousins ​​and a bunch of others are all sharing less than 18 shot opportunities.

To be honest, this opportunity is actually very rare.

Don't forget, when Kevin and O'Neal are on the court, they will have nearly 20 opportunities. In other words, if the Bobcats' main players all play in a game, the other role players of the Bobcats can only play on the offensive end. It's watching.

Moreover, what is even more problematic is that Stoudemire and Roy are getting worse and worse.

They have already been compressing the space of the team's role players and young people before.

With the competition now, they have even begun to compress Chen Xiao's space.

That is to say, Chen Xiao doesn't care about the regular season statistics. He is happy that his teammates are in good condition, so he plays them more.

But Chen Xiao doesn't care. As Jordan's head coach, he can't care less.

But since you care, what should you say?

They are in such good shape, but they can't really be like Steve Kerr said: "Michael, I think we should let the team play pass and cut!"

We obviously have nuclear weapons but we don’t need them, so we have to pass and cut to share the ball with role players?

To be honest, Jordan is unwilling.

However, if he doesn't want to, he has to come up with his own method.

Otherwise, there will be problems with the enthusiasm of role players and the growth of young players.

This style of play is no problem in the regular season, but in the playoffs, the Bobcats need the contributions of these role players and young players.

If you really want to kill their enthusiasm, then the gain will really outweigh the loss.

Therefore, although Jordan was discussing with his assistants how to solve this problem, after rejecting Cole's "unreliable" proposal, Jordan finally chose the old Curry's proposal.

"Since we can still win now and their competition has not harmed the team's record, it can be considered a healthy competition. Since it is a healthy competition, let's observe it first. I think Chen thinks the same way."

Although the three Zhuge Liang did not discuss any solution in the end, Jordan still reluctantly came up with a way to deal with it.

That means leaving it alone.

However, you can't really ignore it completely.

"In the next games, we need to spend more time studying rotations, try to allocate their time more reasonably, and give role players more opportunities to perform."

Since the distribution method of this cake cannot be changed now, let's make this cake bigger.

The Bobcats currently average 92 shots per game, which is still a little less.

The pace of the game can be accelerated. Anyway, the Bobcats will not be without O'Neal in most games this season, so they can be faster.

At the same time, putting these people together can only compress others, separate them, and compress others not so harshly.

"I don't believe that they can maintain such a terrifying offensive state this season. When the team really has a problem, it is time for us to stand up and solve the problem."

After Jordan finished speaking, Cole and Curry nodded in agreement.

They trust Jordan's judgment.

But soon, Jordan discovered that he might have thought about the problem a little too simply.

Because time has passed through December and 2010 has ended. The Bobcats have played all 32 games in 2010. The offensive efficiency and performance of these Bobcats are very stable.

There may be ups and downs in the game, but there are definitely no problems on the state mountain.

After 32 games, the Bobcats' record is also very good. Throughout December, they lost back-to-back games to the Raptors, and once again achieved an excellent record of 13 wins and 1 loss in a single month.

After the 2010 games, the Bobcats' record was 30 wins and 2 losses, still ranking first in the league.

With this record and the performance of this player, how do you ask Jordan to correct it?

Even throughout December, because the Bobcats had five players who averaged more than 20 points per game in Chen Xiao, Stoudemire, Roy, Rose, and Granger, the league unprecedentedly awarded the best player of the month in December to the Bobcats. Five people.

It's almost like being on fire.

Of course, five of the Bobcats averaged 20 points per game in December, and Chen Xiao, the highest, only averaged 25.5 points per game. In addition to Chen Xiao’s shot count, which has once again compressed itself, more importantly, this month, other than Chen Xiao, the other players averaged 20 points per game. None of the four players played the full 14 games this month, and each took two games off.

So, the good thing is that this kind of rotation does make the other Bobcats feel less compressed, and although the four of them are not aware of this, Chen Xiao is aware of it and actively reduces his own opportunities to role players and young people. players.

But there are also disadvantages, and that is that this kind of rotation allows these four people to get better opportunities to rest and adjust, which can be regarded as providing ammunition for their competition.

At the same time, this also made Jordan and the Bobcats' management realize one thing.

"They all really have the ability to average 20 points per game in a season!"

"And averaging 20 per game is easy!"

In such a competitive environment, if you only average 20 points per game, you will never average 20 points per game.

You need to be able to average about 25 points per game to average 20 points per game in such a competitive environment with shots that are not too high.

Forget about Stoudemire, in the Suns, he can efficiently surpass 25 points every season.

But Roy, Rose and Granger...

To be honest, Jordan and the others really didn't expect that they could be so efficient, score 20+ points so easily, and chase Stoudemire so closely.

"Michael, maybe we think differently. We may have underestimated a player we are very familiar with. Maybe our previous position was that Stoudemire should be the team's second pick. This may have been wrong. They Maybe they can really compete for the top spot. As long as they show such efficiency and strength throughout the season, we can win everything even if we don't make any changes!"

Old Curry's words were very exciting and the meaning was obvious. To be so close to a superstar in the competition for second place, it is obvious that Roy, Granger and Rose are definitely not ordinary All-Stars.

Now, their strength may have also reached superstar level.

Even if he is not a superstar, he is still a quasi-star!

In other words, they are worried that the three of them may not have such stable output in the playoffs and it will become a false proposition.

The difference between superstars and ordinary All-Stars is that they can be as stable in the playoffs as they are in the regular season.

If they all reach the superstar level, or are quasi-superstar level, then they can conquer the world.

"Michael, let me remind you, LaMarcus is in the Suns this season, averaging 22 points and 9 rebounds per game so far, shooting 50% from the field."

This data, this efficiency...

Aldridge was the only one among the seven stars last season who did not make the All-Star Game.

Jordan frowned, but finally nodded.

"This season, their progress has been really, really big."

So much so that Jordan was a stranger to them.

You know, Granger is Jordan's great apprentice, and Roy is one of Jordan's favorite Bobcat players.

It can only be said that Jordan's vision is a bit unable to keep up with the growth of these people.

The championship last season and the All-Star last season really changed a lot.

"Maybe what we are facing now is not trouble, but actually happiness..."

Jordan looked at Chen Xiao not far away who was still looking at his teammates training with a calm smile. Jordan sighed and continued.

"Perhaps, we are all not as good as Chen. He sees things clearly than we do. He understands our strength better than us."

That is, after all, Chen Xiao is systematic.

His system cannot make his teammates become A and A+ immediately, but it can let him know clearly which of his teammates are A or A+.

In Chen Xiao's eyes, the Bobcats this season are better than last season, and much better!

Therefore, even if Chen Xiao knew about their competition, he was not worried at all.

As the leader of a team, he is excited and happy to have such a group of great teammates.

Of course, Chen Xiao also knows that this is something that can only be met by chance.

However, no matter how hard it was to meet him, didn't they eventually meet him?

Therefore, this season is definitely the easiest season that Chen Xiao has played in his career.

Most of the problems on the court were almost solved by his four teammates.

For some problems they couldn't solve, Boss Ji and O'Neal helped.

Therefore, Chen Xiao is different from Boss Qiao. There are never worries in his heart, only happiness.