Maurice Cheeks wants to hit someone - you have already figured this out, why are you still looking so solemn?

Liu Xiu continued:

"The summer league is more of a test of personal ability. You have to commit 10 fouls before entering the stage of free throws. The pace should be faster than NBA games. You can play well in terms of tactics and the like, but the player's ability... shouldn't be too weak.

, it’s just that most of the players in the summer league, in high school, college, and other leagues, probably play like core players, and their functionality may not be as good as the high-quality functional players in college, like the opposite Caron Butler.

There are too few players.”

"There are also fewer foul calls, very few extra penalties, and very few dead balls. At this pace, players with good physical fitness and strong strength can often play better. Skills are not that important...but at least you have to have one skill.

"

"On the opposite side, Dwyane Wade, he is very good at driving hard. Although his European step is not yet proficient, it can be considered a specialty; Woods on our team, he relies on his physical fitness to attack the frame with strong driving, which is also considered a strength.

"

"With Woods, we have the possibility of a comeback, but although he has strong offensive ability, his finishing ability is a bit poor. When he must score, he may not be able to score, so we have been unable to comeback."

"..." Maurice Cheeks regretted sitting next to Liu Xiu.

Liu Xiu is an amazing player, and he always quickly makes people accept that he is a lazy player.

In this case, when he shows other characteristics, he will stand out and leave a deep impression on others.

Such as his competitive spirit.

Liu Xiu In the opening stage, although the team fell behind, Liu Xiu has shown what the coaching staff wants to see - calm handling of the ball, excellent ball protection ability, and stable passing in tactics.

This is actually enough. These are the advantages that the coaching staff wants to see in Liu Xiu.

But because of Liu Xiu's high fighting spirit and strong competitiveness before the start of the game, Maurice Cheeks wanted to comfort Liu Xiu.

result……

Now Liu Xiu has shown excellent analytical skills, surprising Maurice Cheeks again.

Although this is not a difficult thing, for a rookie, it is still quite impressive to be able to analyze so many things.

A stable rookie may often fall into self-doubt when he plays well in team offense and defense but is not as effective as a few random plays.

Just when Maurice Cheeks was about to continue fishing, he heard Liu Xiu say: "What worries me now is that I don't have that kind of strong personal offensive skills. Zach has that kind of ability, but in this game he

Not interested, but willing to play tactics just to hone my abilities..."

Finally, there is something that this kid didn’t expect to understand!

Maurice Cheeks was shocked: "Didn't you just learn how to play post-up?"

Liu Xiu responded: "I just learned that, and it's not of use yet."

"You just need to practice more when you have just learned it. Verify whether what you have learned is useful in the competition. If it is not useful, then the practice is not in vain? Then it is better to change the direction and learn other things.

Jace, don't worry so much, it's just summer league, who cares about winning or losing?

You are the 13th overall pick, the lottery pick, the highest-ranked player on our team. You can play however you want. Look at the lottery pick on the opposite side. Does he have any tactical awareness and team quality?

?”

Liu Xiu looked at Maurice Cheeks, blinked, and said, "I care, even though it's only the summer league."

Maurice Cheeks was stunned for a moment when he heard this and said nothing.

Although this communication was a little different from the way Maurice Cheeks wanted to show the coach's care, it was an unexpected surprise.

…

The game reached 6 minutes and 11 seconds of the second quarter. Caron Butler hit a mid-range shot from the wing. The Heat tied the score to 52-45. The point difference came to 7 points. The referee blew the whistle and entered the second quarter.

Two official suspensions.

The Trail Blazers made a rotation. Quintel Woods was playing vigorously and was replaced...

The combination of Liu Xiu, Matt Carroll, Travis Outlaw, Randolph, and Ruben Bontje.

There is almost no tacit understanding between the summer league teams. This lineup barely has a tacit understanding. After receiving instructions from the head coach, Trail Blazers chief assistant Kevin Plitcha put Liu Xiu into this lineup.

Quintel Woods was very unhappy when he was replaced. He recovered the score, but the coaching staff replaced Liu Xiu at a critical moment in the first half!

Quentel Woods thought to himself: 'Isn't he just a lottery pick? Even if I put the best lineup for him, his performance can't be as good as mine!'

Quintel Woods is full of expectations for the future, but, in the opinion of the coaching staff, Quintel Woods plays very well, but his style of play will not work when it comes to higher-level competitions, and his strength is limited.

So strong.

Liu Xiu has already demonstrated his basic abilities. The abilities he has shown now are slightly better than expected during the draft, and there has been some progress.

If you can do better next time, it will be considered a bonus.

Liu Xiu learned to play from behind, and the coaching staff knew about it, but whether it is practical or not is another matter.

Eric Barkley is proficient in almost all the skills that a point guard should have, but if he can't use them at the NBA level, it means he doesn't have them.

But it doesn’t work, I have to try to find out...

When it was time to play again, Liu Xiu pulled Randolph and said, "Zach, let's compete."

"Hmm? Compared to what?"

"Comparing whose back-up score is higher."

"Hmm...huh?" Randolph reacted and sneered: "Are you crazy? Do you want to compete with me?"

Liu Xiu yawned: "Just tell me if you dare!"

Randolph stopped beeping and said, "The loser is invited to dinner tonight!"

"Okay, then I'll go first..."

After Liu Xiu said a few words to his teammates, the timeout ended and the game continued.

The Heat replaced Wade, who had rested for half a quarter, and kept Caron Butler. The two first-year and second-year stars jointly led the team.

Seeing Liu Xiu receiving the serve and advancing, Wade felt that he had some energy in his heart that he wanted to vent.

The 13th overall pick on the opposite side had obviously been tortured for half a quarter, but now he still had the same casual expression as if everything didn't matter. This made Wade, who spent the first half of the game desperately trying to win the duel, feel like a punch.

It's like hitting cotton.

Liu Xiu advanced past half-court, and Wade immediately pressed forward to put pressure on him.

Although Wade's pressure defense has no effect on Liu Xiu due to his thickness, it does not mean that he will not do it if it has no direct effect. On the contrary, it is more necessary to do so. Pressure defense can reduce the opponent's executable options.

However, this time Liu Xiu did not push forward with Wade on his back. Instead, when Wade reached up, he passed the ball to Travis Outlaw, who had planned to pull out.

Travis Outlaw holds the ball on the left side of the top arc. Caron Butler can defend without the ball, but with the ball... It's a little better now. He won't press forward rashly, just waiting for the opponent to shoot or break out.

React according to the situation.

Liu Xiu chose to let Travis Outlaw hold the ball instead of Matt Carroll, who has better ball-handling ability... Whether the ball-handling ability is good or not depends on the target of the defense.

Wade followed Liu Xiu to the left side of the three-second zone, thinking that Liu Xiu was going to slip the baseline, but Liu Xiu turned around and got stuck.

Wade claims to be 193 centimeters tall, but when standing in a low position, he doesn't seem to be much taller than Liu Xiu, who is 188 centimeters tall...

When Wade realized that the opponent was about to hit the back, Travis Outlaw had already lobbed the ball into Liu Xiu's hands.

"The host uses the low post singles technique, and the talent of the great magician (incomplete) is triggered, and the power is +3..."

When receiving the system prompt, Liu Xiu had already moved towards Wade.

It's not an explosive impact, but a pure static force.

Wade was no longer a muscle mass in the future. Within a few steps, Liu Xiu took up a favorable position. Liu Xiu turned right and made a baseline throw...

"The host uses the low post singles technique, the talented magician (incomplete) triggers, the turning speed +3, layups and close shots +3..."

The moment he took the shot, Liu Xiu obviously felt better than during training, and he had a better chance of taking the shot. He did not encounter any real interference, and hit the ball with a clean shot!

Good shot! Randolph, the onlookers on the other side of the three-second zone, excitedly rushed up to give Liu Xiu a high-five.

In fact, the technical content of this ball is not high, but the use of the body, the judgment of timing, the choice of offensive line... these aspects are used very well!

Randolph was very excited, but Liu Xiu was not too excited when he high-fived him, and even yawned.

In this scene, Wade felt that he was being looked down upon - was the other person saying that hitting him on the cheek was as easy as hitting him in the air?

No matter what Liu Xiu thinks, Wade thinks so anyway.

In the transition between offense and defense, Wade pushed forward aggressively past halftime.

If Wade was just a little angry just now, seeing this scene in front of him, if the air had color, Wade would almost burst into smoke.

Liu Xiu took a big step back and defended at the free throw line!

Wade closed his mouth and blew out a breath from his nose, his nostrils dilating.

Who said you can stab without a spearhead... No, who said the opponent can't break through if it's placed so far away?

After a distance of almost one and a half meters, Wade still chose to break through!

With such a big distance, Liu Xiu naturally had enough time to move his steps. When Wade changed direction, Liu Xiu also had enough time to follow up, but... Wade changed his direction and rushed forward with explosive force.

Liu Xiu was pushed away and went straight to the basket!
To be continued...