NBA Backer King

  Chapter 501 MVP ranking, lineup tactical adjustment

After the first week of the game, the Trail Blazers won all four, the first in the West, the Jazz with four wins and one loss, the second in the West, and the Lakers with two wins and one loss. They played one or two games less than other teams and temporarily ranked first in the Western Conference. Four.

In the East, the Knicks won five games, ranking first in the East and the league. The Celtics had four wins and one loss and lost to the Knicks, ranking second in the East. The Pacers also had four wins and one loss, losing to The Trail Blazers, temporarily ranked second in the East.

In terms of personal performance, Wang Tiejun averaged 48 points, 17 rebounds, 4.5 assists, 1.1 steals, 4.3 blocks, 2.1 turnovers and 2.9 fouls in three games.

  After the first week, the league announced the official regular season MVP rankings.

Although the Lakers' record is average, Pharaoh's personal data is too good, not only all-around, but also in terms of scoring, it is simply breathtaking, almost close to Chamberlain in ancient times, that is, only three games to play, meaning It's not that big yet. If you can maintain this statistic for a season, it will really blow your mind.

   Relying on his strong personal performance, he climbed to the first place in the MVP rankings.

   There is no media or star who dares to doubt that his data has moisture. After all, among the Lakers' opponents in the first three games, except for the weak team of the Kings, the other two opponents are the Knicks and the Jazz. This data is very valuable.

However, there are still some media who doubt Wang Tiejun's stats in the third game, because he scored 49 points in this empty game. They seized on this point and thought that Pharaoh played too alone and could not make his teammates better, and even dragged down the performance of his teammates. Make teammates worse.

   This argument that can't make teammates better, can only make teammates worse, really has a certain market, because all along, playing next to Pharaoh, no matter who will be suppressed.

  For example, Kidd's data in the Suns is obviously not as good as that of the Mavericks.

   And now Richmond has lost three consecutive games, which has also become new evidence.

  …

   CCTV rented a row of two-story buildings in Los Angeles, which is not only a place for Zhang Heli and other five people to live, but also a workshop.

   On the morning of the 8th, the five people were busy, arranging some video recordings of interviews and games, and preparing to send them back to China.

   "Director Zhang, look, ESPN has updated their prediction of the chance of winning the championship." Su Qun handed over a newspaper.

   "The Knicks have gone up and the Lakers have gone down?" Zhang Lili took over to take a look.

   Indeed, as he expected, the Knicks were 21%, and the Lakers were only 16%, up or down one percentage point from each other.

In addition to these two teams, the Blazers rose from 18% to 20%, the Pacers fell from 15% to 14%, and the Celtics fell from 13% to 12%. Among the six first-tier teams, the Jazz originally If the ground does not move, it is still 16%.

"The media is really optimistic about the Blazers, they are about to catch up with the Knicks. But they are really strong. Among the five main players, only the small forward is not good. The other four can all score 20+ points, and their offensive firepower is stronger than Nick's. Si is even stronger." Lao Zhang said.

  Su Qun said with a smile: "All four of them scored 20+, I'm afraid it's impossible, not so many shots."

   Zhang Lili said with a smile: "I'm just talking about scoring ability. The Blazers' current offense is more focused on the inside line. After all, the inside line attack is more efficient. The scores of the outside mice and Ryder have declined to varying degrees compared with last season.

And you think, people's shooting feel fluctuates. If one of the four of them has a bad feel, or even two of them have a bad feel, the other two or three can stand up, and the Blazers' offensive ability will not be reduced in any way. Little, what kind of powerful strength is this? The home team is really strong! "

   Speaking of this, he was a little worried and said: "The Lakers are really difficult this season, let's see when Richmond will stand up.

  If the record is not good, no matter how good the iron army's data is, the MVP ranking will also fall. This is a data that pays more attention to the team's record. "

  Suqun nodded, took a look at the Lakers' schedule, and said, "The first game between the Lakers and the Trail Blazers is December 8, the home court of the Trail Blazers. This must be a battle between dragons and tigers."

   "I hope it will be a battle of dragons and tigers, not a one-sided game. Just like yesterday, although the Knicks won the Lakers, it was not easy to win. Jordan and O'Neal do not have the strength to win." Zhang Lili said.

Su Qun looked down at the schedule and said: "The second game is the last game before the All-Star game, on February 4, at the home of the Lakers, and the third game is the first game after the All-Star game. On the road, the two games are separated by only one All-Star game, and the fourth game is in March, and the two teams have four regular season games."

   "How many live broadcasts do we have in these four games?" Zhang Lili asked quickly.

   "Oh, there is only one game, the one before the All-Star Game." Su Qun sighed.

   "Unfortunately." Zhang Lili shook his head.

  …

   The fourth game of the Lakers is still at home. The No. 9 will face the Warriors, and then there will be a few away games, and the opponents are not strong teams.

   On the afternoon of the 8th, the team arranged training within the team.

   Several coaches discussed tactical issues together. Now the Lakers’ strength has not been combined, and it is entirely up to Pharaoh to stand up alone. They need to solve this problem as soon as possible, especially activating Richmond, the established perimeter core.

   Richmond is undoubtedly still strong, and his state is still at the end of the peak. As long as he is activated, the Lakers' strength will be improved.

   As for how to activate, it is related to how to cooperate with Pharaoh.

  Cott Rambis said: "Jordan and O'Neal have a good cooperation on the same wing. They can both attract defense for the opponent and create singles opportunities. Can we also let Mickey go to the old K side?"

  Old assistant coach Portka nodded and said: "This is a good idea, we can consider it. However, Richmond went to the old K's side, so on the weak side, we lack a person who can backcut.

   Chris Mullin is getting old, and it may be difficult to implement the weak side inside cut tactics. He can only be a fixed-point three-pointer on the weak side and cannot play his all-around.

   If you play this tactic, I think Rick Fox is more suitable for starting, and now he is faster than Mullin. And he's very good at everything, very versatile. "

   Rambis nodded and said, "It's not bad to have Mullin on the bench. Both he and Fox have the ability to play the main force and can be replaced."

Head coach Harris thought about it and said: "This style of play can indeed be tried. With Mickey and old K on the wing, it should be possible to create singles opportunities. We will try it later. In addition, I have an idea, whether We can put Kobe in the starting lineup and we play one-on-three guards."

   "Let Kobe start?" Several others were startled.

Nodding, Harris said: "Richmond and Mullin are both older, I want to reduce the average age of the perimeter and improve the vitality of the perimeter. Mullin and Kobe are the same height, let Kobe start, the perimeter. The height didn't drop either.

   In addition, Kobe's speed is faster than Fox's, he can pass through, he can also play fast break, both offense and defense, and his singles ability is also good, right? "

  Lambis said hesitantly: "But his experience is not very rich, and various technologies are not yet mature. I think Fox is more secure."

   Portka reminded: "You can ask old K, this is his team, Kobe is his apprentice, and he knows Kobe best."

   "Yes, we'll ask old K later." Harris nodded.

   He doesn't really believe in young players, but Old K's status is too high, he can't ignore Old K's opinion, otherwise he won't get Old K's support, and the Lakers may change coaches.

   In fact, the reason why he proposed to let Kobe start is because of the attitude of old K. In the communication with old K, old K made it clear that he hoped the coaching staff to hone Kobe more.

  The coaching staff discussed for a while, called Pharaoh over, and first talked about Richmond's problem.

   "Let him share my wing?" Old Wang groaned.

   Actually, it's not bad. Shaquille O'Neal played with Jordan's flank quite well last night, otherwise he wouldn't have lost.

  Rock cooperates with him on the flank. Rock is a weakened version of Jordan, but he is confident that he is an enhanced version of O'Neal, and the effect should not be bad.

   "You can try." He nodded.

   Cortlandbis, who made this suggestion, was very happy and said to Harris: "Dell, if you agree, I will go and inform Mitch."

   "OK, you inform him." Harris nodded.

   Rambis went to Richmond immediately, and Harris and other coaches continued to discuss with Pharaoh about Kobe's starting point.

   "Let Kobe start and play the three-guard strategy? You can try, if not, let him go back to the bench." Hearing this, Pharaoh immediately agreed.

   After a season of suppression, Kobe's wave shooting attributes have been worn down a lot, and the rationality of his shots has increased. In the first three games, the number of shots he made has greatly increased, and his hit rate has also improved a bit compared to last season.

   Last season, he averaged 18 minutes per game, made 7 shots, 9 points, 2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.9 steals and 0.3 blocks, and shot 42.3% from the field.

   In the first three games of this season, he averaged 28 minutes per game, made 10 shots, 14 points, 3.6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal and 0.5 blocks, and shot 44.8% from the field.

   This performance is even better and more efficient than Richmond's sluggish performance in the first three games.

   And as a shooting back, his 44.8% hit rate is not bad, not to mention a blacksmith, especially when Kobe is only a sophomore.

   Among them, Kobe Bryant will rely on playing skills to apply in outside singles, which is an important reason for his efficiency improvement.

   The second reason is weight gain, which improves his confrontation ability.

   In the end, his skills are more mature than last season.

   But Kobe still needs to hone, not only the offense, but also the defense. Now his defense is far worse than Jordan, and both ends of the offense and defense were blown up by Jordan, who was almost 35 years old.

   He hopes that Kobe will grow up as soon as possible, and with his playing skills, he thinks Kobe's ceiling will be higher.

   This is also the reason why he supports Kobe Bryant in the starting lineup. He takes advantage of the regular season to hone it well, and hopes that the playoffs can help him more.

   Both ideas were supported by Pharaoh, and the coaching staff was relieved.

   "I'm going to Old K's place?"

   Richmond was very happy when he heard it.

   With old K on the wing, he will face much less defensive pressure on the offensive end, which will be beneficial to his performance, and he can definitely get a lot of open space.

  To be honest, he has been quite depressed and stressed these days.

  Although he came to hug his thighs, his performance was too bad. What if he dragged down Old K's thighs? Not to be scolded to death by Lakers fans?

   At this time, the coaching staff found Chris Mullin and communicated with him about putting Kobe in the starting lineup and him in the bench.

  Although it's a pity Mullin, but for the championship, let's be a substitute.

After    communicated with Mullin, the coaching staff notified Kobe.

   "I'm starting?" Kobe was stunned and didn't react immediately.

   "Kobe, just a tactical attempt, you may return to the bench at any time." Harris said seriously.

   The real disappointment is Rick Fox, this guy who wants to be an actor every day, thinks that his contract is too low to be valued?

  If he gets a tens of millions of contracts, would the Lakers dare to let him be a substitute?

   Well, now he is a little frustrated. He is the unstoppable main force in the green team, the third scoring point of the team, and he is not even qualified as the sixth man in the Lakers.

   What I can comfort myself is that he is a swingman at the front and back. He can play as a substitute at the 2nd or 3rd position, and he will not have less playing time.

   He looked at Pharaoh, looked at Kobe, and sighed, having a backer is good!

   "Kobe."

  Old Dynasty Kobe beckoned, Kobe hurried over and said with a smile: "Old K, I'm starting."

   "Remember, don't rush, the nickname of blacksmith is not good, forget it, what you want is efficiency, you have to be like Jordan. If you can't do it, I will send you back to the bench right away, understand?"

  Pharaoh's tone was quite serious, both an exhortation and a warning.

   "Don't worry, old K, I haven't been throwing for a long time. I gave Mickey the nickname of the blacksmith. I am more efficient than him now." Kobe shouted cheerfully.

   "Damn boy!" Richmond scolded angrily from behind, and then Kobe was almost pushed to the floor.

"Ha ha!"

   Kobe broke free and ran away laughing, lest the rocks continue to trouble him.

   "Mickey."

  Pharaoh grabbed Richmond's shoulders and said, "Take it easy, we just cooperated and are not familiar with each other. I believe you will play better next time."

   "I believe it will." Richmond nodded and smiled.

  Old K's attitude was quite good, which made him breathe a sigh of relief.

  The leadership of the team is too high, the strength is too strong, and his performance is not good, which really puts a lot of pressure on him.

   Think about the data of the old K, the efficiency of the old K, and then think about his performance, he is embarrassed to mention any outside core, it will only make people laugh.

   The next day, on the 9th, the Lakers defeated the Warriors at home and got a record of three wins and one loss.

Kobe Bryant played 30 minutes, 7 of 14 shots, 50% from the field, 0 of 2 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and got 19 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 steal, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls. The performance is good, the key efficiency very good.

  When he was singles on the outside, he still used a lot of them, relying on the way to get breakthrough and shot space.

   There is no assist defense, unless there is enough tonnage and strength to withstand Kobe's relying on the play, otherwise the general shooting guard, even if the defensive skills are good, but it is the first time to encounter this kind of play, it is difficult to deal with.

And Richmond also played a good performance in this game. He played 33 minutes and made 8 of 15 shots, with a shooting rate of 53.3%, which was higher than his career average shooting rate, including 2 of 5 three-pointers. , 3 free throws, 21 points, 3 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, 1 turnover and 2 fouls.

   In addition to the two of them, Mark Price scored 8 points, Fox and Mullin scored 11 points and 10 points respectively in the bench lineup, and the five main perimeter players and important substitutes scored 69 points, which are all very good.

  Tylon Hill also scored 8 points and 10 rebounds, assuming a lot of pressure and tasks on the inside for Pharaoh.

   The backup power forward Danny Fortson is still an old problem. Too many fouls, some of which are meaningless fouls, have affected his playing time, otherwise Pharaoh would have wanted this rookie to play the main No. 4 position.

   Teammates generally played well, and Pharaoh didn’t make all his efforts. Facing a weak team like the Warriors, the team led by a big score. He only played 28 minutes and scored 26 points.

   To be honest, if he scores too many points for such a weak team, and then hits another 40+50+, the media will really say that he is brushing the data, and he does not bother to do that.

   (end of this chapter)