Nba: This Superstar Is Too Stable

This is the first time Jeremy Lin has entered the training list on the Knicks' training day, and he still practiced with the main players!

What this means is that he is expected to play again!

In the training hall, assistant coach Jason Kidd even cut to the chase and whispered to him alone: ​​"Lin, in tomorrow night's game, you will most likely replace Iman Shumpert and start as the team's number one!"

Why did Kidd tell him instead of D'Antoni?

The reason is of course very simple. The head coach must lead the overall situation. Generally speaking, the guidance of new roles in the lineup should be done by the assistant coaches.

While Jeremy Lin was excited, he felt a little strange: "But, isn't Bai Feng the team's starting No. 1?"

Kidd whispered again: "Shh, Bai Feng will be number two tomorrow night, keep your voice down, this is a team secret..."

"oh……………"

Although I don’t know why Bai Feng will be assigned to play the second position, but hearing that he will be able to start the game tomorrow night?! This news still makes Jeremy Lin very excited!

12 Obviously, this will be Jeremy Lin's first start in his NBA career!

Yes, he has already made his debut in the NBA, and he has appeared more than once, but when it comes to starting, he has not completed such a debut!

The arrival of this news is like a student who has studied hard for several years and got admitted to his favorite school in one move.

At this moment, Jeremy Lin suddenly felt that the hard training for so many years was worth it!

In an instant, tears of excitement poured into the eyes.

I thought the Knicks came to him as a substitute for Bai Feng.

It is true that the Knicks are short of major generals after managing a crazy wave of injuries, and Iman Shumpert, who was originally a backup for Bai Feng, has been given the starting lineup, and the point guards in the backup lineup are stretched.

In this case, Jeremy Lin got a long-term contract with the Knicks.

When he got here, he started the journey of the Development League again!

On the night of 88 minutes, he witnessed the history created by Bai Feng through live broadcast in his apartment.

At that moment, he was proud to be a substitute for the whiteboard!

But now, the situation has undergone a huge change, not a substitute, but a starter!

Fight side by side with Bai Feng, and form a backcourt combination with him, the most important thing is that Jeremy Lin is still the team's master!

In addition to excitement, more nervousness.

Although he played in middle school and college for so many years, Jeremy Lin has always played point guard, and he is very familiar with this position.

He also has considerable self-confidence in some games, but compared with players of Bai Feng's level, Jeremy Lin still has self-knowledge.

In this way, a series of questions appeared in his mind:

Bai Feng can handle the ball and score. Now I want to play the 1st position and he plays the 2nd position. How should I position myself? Is it like Mario Chalmers next to the Big Three of the Heat?

When I am on the field, do I focus on running positions? Or do I focus on possession of the ball?

Bai Feng is the superstar of this team, how can I form a backcourt cooperation with him?

It is normal to have these questions. Of course, the facts have also proved that Jeremy Lin may be overthinking.

Since the team will make such a decision, it is natural to tell him how to solve these problems.

Next, a whole intense team training, the main body is to adapt to a brand new lineup.

This lineup consists of Jeremy Lin, Bai Feng, Landry Fields, Jared Jeffries and Tyson Chandler.

The point is not to let Jeremy Lin play point guard!

To be honest, although Jeremy Lin's ability is not bad, according to the detailed report of the Knicks' scouting team, he is just not bad, can perform normally, and is competent.

The most crucial point, of course, is to let Bai Feng take the second position!

This change was strongly recommended by Kidd recently to the coaching staff. At the beginning, D'Antoni objected to this suggestion. In his opinion, Bai Feng should hold the ball and focus on organization and offense.

But as Bai Feng has been targeted more and more recently, not only has he played very hard, but the Knicks' record has also continued to decline.

D'Antoni slowly began to consider Kidd's suggestion, and at this time general manager Steve Mills helped Kidd in a timely manner, coupled with Jeremy Lin's performance in the development league was recognized, the new change was finally proposed on the agenda!

Kidd's philosophy is not complicated to say the least.

It is to liberate Bai Feng's ball-handling task on the offensive end, allowing him to play more off-ball offense!

Although according to theory, the ball in Bai Feng's hands is the most efficient way to attack, but in fact, if the ball is not in Bai Feng's hands, the opponent will lose the "target".

And if Bai Feng can move off the ball in the offense, the opponent's defense will increase exponentially!

This truth, as the head coach, of course D'Antoni is still clear!

Obviously, there are countless such examples in the Suns team he was in.

A peak Marion with the ball is more of a threat? Or a Marion who runs around is more of a threat?

The result is obvious, of course, the latter is more threatening.

But the premise is that the team has a point guard like Steve Nash.

So, here comes the question, does Jeremy Lin have an organization like Nash?

The answer is also no.

But this is not the key point of this new lineup. The key point is that Bai Feng is always on the off-ball end, and the opponent's target will lose the goal 220.

If it cannot be targeted, the difficulty of the entire defense will increase exponentially.

In theory only, this is indeed a good idea.

Mike D'Antoni admires Kidd from the bottom of his heart, a "rookie coach" who has just retired from the player to the coaching staff, and he has such an opinion.

He knew very well that Kidd was a good coach, and he would definitely become his competitor in the future.

And how many years he can coach with the Knicks has become unknown.

D'Antoni is very self-aware. The structure of this Knicks is difficult for him to adjust. To some extent, he just "mixed" a champion coach last year.

But it's useless to think too much, you can only take one step at a time.

The training of the new lineup is very effective, and Bai Feng's performance in the second position is very good!

Whether it's off-ball running, catch-and-shoot, facing mismatches, punishing smaller guys with post-ups, or punishing big guys with drives and 3-pointers, Bai Feng can do it all.

In addition, Jeremy Lin's performance in the first position is also reassuring.

He can organize and attack by himself.

Bai Feng not only gave him a lot of useful advice, but also gave him great confidence.

The two guards with a good relationship in the backcourt really reassure the coaching staff. .