Cartwright initially reported to head coach Floyd on his way back to the hotel.
"Tim, you will never imagine what data Lu Yu got today. He is so strong. I think he will not only be a qualified starter, but also the future cornerstone of the Bulls. His strength is better than Drew and
Guyton is too strong. Fortunately, we reached a deal with the Clippers. If other teams took it away, we would be hung on the pillar of shame." Cartwright said excitedly.
"What data?"
"I only let him play 33 minutes, and he scored 47 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 5 steals, and he didn't use his full strength at all. Playing in the summer league is like a college student playing a high school student."
Floyd was stunned for a moment: "This only shows that the level of the summer league is not good. If it were the regular season, he would not be so relaxed."
"No, no, no, Tim, the level of the summer league is not high, but every player here is racking up statistics like crazy, and the free throw clock doesn't stop at all. This is enough to illustrate Lu Yu's offensive strength."
"Then what position do you think he should play? Point guard? Or shooting guard?"
"Of course he is the shooting guard. This is the position he is most familiar with. We must make the best use of his talent and not waste his talent." Cartwright said without hesitation.
As for the point guard, Cartwright never believed that a point guard could determine the outcome of a game.
He himself is a center and knows that centers are the mainstream of the league. When a team can have a super center player, it will definitely use the center as the core of the team.
But if there is no super center, then shooting guard and small forward are the first choices.
As for the point guard?
In the Jackson triangle offense system, the point guard seems to have no other role besides dribbling the ball across half court and then lurking in the corner to prepare for a shot.
Is Gary Payton good enough as a point guard?
Wasn't he still bullied by Michael Jordan to the point where he couldn't even talk trash?
John Stockton is considered the top point guard in the league in the past few years. You can't question his ability, but he still can't win a championship. Even in the Utah Jazz, Postman Malone is the absolute one.
At the core, Stockton can only be the second-in-command behind the scenes.
In the past two decades, only two point guards have won championships as the core.
One is the Smiling Assassin, Isaiah Thomas.
The other is Magic, Earvin Johnson.
First of all, Magic Johnson is very different from traditional point guards in terms of height. If he were not named a point guard, Cartwright even believed that Johnson was more like a point forward.
Let's talk about the Smiling Assassin. The reason why he is called the Smiling Assassin is because under his baby face, he has the scoring ability to kill his opponents with one hit.
Stockton has no such ability.
To sum up, these two players are not traditional point guards, so after Cartwright heard Floyd's question, he chose the shooting guard without hesitation.
Only by playing shooting guard can Lu Yu ensure that the Bulls have the strength to compete for championships in the future.
"No, no, no, I think exactly the opposite of you."
Floyd sighed and said: "I think it is best for Lu Yu to play as a point guard, so that he can at least ensure the team's lower limit. With his organizational ability to sort out the team's offense, coupled with our excellent inside players, I
I believe we can return to the playoffs soon."
"I don't think the playoffs should be our goal. Just like Lu Yu said, we want to compete for the championship!"
"When did he say that?"
"When I was interviewed after the game today."
"You're really talking nonsense, Bill, I think we need to communicate. Our long-term goal is of course the championship, but last year we were a weak team in the league, and now we need to return to the playoffs."
"You have to believe me, Lu Yu is very good, the playoffs are just a small problem."
"He's just a rookie!"
"When Magic Johnson entered the league, he was just a rookie!"
"Not every player is a magician."
There was sudden silence on the phone.
The two people didn't speak for a long time. They both knew that their different perceptions and different positions determined that their views on the future would not be consistent.
Cartwright is an assistant coach. He cherishes the nostalgia of the Bulls dynasty and hopes to recreate its glory.
Floyd is the head coach, and his goal is for the team to make the playoffs. If the team advances to the playoffs, he will be fired.
After a long time, Floyd finally said: "Okay, let's use the simplest method to find an approximate template for Lu Yu. Which player do you think Lu Yu will become? Based on your recent observations.
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During this period, Cartwright had been leading Lu Yu in the summer league, and Floyd decided to let him set the template for Lu Yu's future development.
Cartwright nodded.
Setting a template for players is the simplest and fastest way for coaches to determine the future development direction of players.
"If I had to decide, I would choose..."
Cartwright originally wanted to say Michael Jordan, because he really missed the days of playing with Michael. He hoped that Lu Yu would become the second Jordan and lead the Bulls to crush the entire league.
However, after arguing with Freud for a long time, he also began to reflect on himself. Maybe Lu Yu didn't want to be Jordan's second.
Otherwise, Lu Yu wouldn't have played these recent games with two different styles.
"I would choose, Isaiah Thomas!"
Perhaps, for now, it can be said that Smiling Assassin is Lu Yu's best template.
The record of 25 points in a single quarter in the Finals shows that Isaiah Thomas has a stable and explosive scoring ability at any time.
The average of nearly 10 assists per game shows that Isaiah Thomas has a first-class organizational level.
And he also has a strong defense.
"And it's a bigger Isaiah Thomas!" Floyd added with a smile.
He finally convinced his stubborn assistant coach.
Maybe it's not persuasion, but just two people reaching a consensus.
None of them knew that because of this quarrel, the two of them had brought forward the flow of the times.
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Because Jordan described Lu Yu as a prick and did not use the No. 1 pick in his hand to select Lu Yu, Lu Yu's hot performance in recent games has directly made Jordan the laughing stock of the entire league.
When Jordan was interviewed by the media again, he directly avoided talking about Lu Yu's matter.
He watched several videos of Lu Yu's games and had to admit that he might have really been wrong this time.
On July 27, the Bulls played their last summer league game against the Dallas Mavericks.
The whole place was full again.
Many media have begun to pay attention to Lu Yu. Because of Lu Yu's recent outstanding performance and because of Lu Yu's recent views on the gang fights in the Asian Championships, Lu Yu has become a popular star recently.
Who would have thought that such a talkative star would be just a rookie who has never played in an NBA regular season game?
Um,
Without further ado, the game begins.
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