Chapter 145: A three-point step horizontally, resentment from Parker
An NBA team has fifteen players, but there are only five players on the field. The first five players to appear are called the starting lineup or the starting lineup, and the other players are the team's substitutes.
When the starting player is tired and comes off the field, the substitute has the opportunity to replace the starting player.
However, their playing time is only half of that of the starting lineup. Because there are too many players, it is impossible for every player to have a market opportunity, and it is impossible for every player to play the same amount of time. Therefore, the difference between starting and benching is time and strength.
There are also some players who are called water coolers and towel wavers. They have no playing time and can only cheer up the players on the bench.
For example, the current Bulls team of Delibor Baglic and Messo ls Marko can only watch the water dispenser at the end of the bench.
This is the rotation law of a team.
Therefore, a team may even have as many as a dozen options for matching players in different situations.
There are more than a dozen plans to change the allocation of players. Basically, there will be no situation of five up and five down... Of course, it is not impossible.
For example, the main lineup is overwhelmed at the beginning, or the main players are collectively lazy, and the head coach is dissatisfied with their performance and gets angry, and all the main players go to the bench to reflect.
Another example is that at the last moment of the game, there was no suspense in the game. The head coach waved his hand, five ups and five downs, and surrendered.
There is another one, which is more strange. The gap between their first team and second team is not very big. In many cases, they even have to rely on the second team to win the game. The second team is strong enough, and the coach dares to let the main team gather with confidence.
rest.
The Bulls do not belong to the first, second or third category.
Only assistant coach Cartwright knew that the reason why Floyd went up and down five times at this time was purely to test his own lineup.
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Lu Yu leaned on his opponent and turned around to accelerate. After the opponent followed for two steps, he didn't expect that Lu Yu suddenly pulled back in front of him and cut in from the other direction. Facing the defense, Lu Yu did not continue to break through, but threw the ball away.
To Artest, who has no one in front of him.
Artest didn't waste his assists either, hitting a three-pointer.
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Lu Yu basically played this routine of catching the ball, breaking through, getting inside, and breaking the ball when faced with defense. Artest and Miller were having fun shooting.
When the midfield whistle sounded, Lu Yu knew that the short happy time was over.
Floyd will not let this strong lineup be exposed to the opponent's sight too early or too much.
Artest and Miller were still discussing: "We have a good division of labor. I will stand in the bottom corner, you will stand in the high position, and Lu Yu will decide who to pass to."
"No, when Lu Yu breaks through, he always comes from the bottom corner to help defend. I don't want to be a stand-up shooter. I have to pick and roll for Lu Yu."
"..."
Seeing the two of them discussing happily, Lu Yu just wanted to tell them that I can still let you take a shot now, but in the second half, you can defend me and let me have fun shooting alone.
Lu Yu’s score so far is still in single digits.
This game was Lu Yu's first appearance as a Bulls player in an official game, and he was wearing Lu Yu's own No. 10 jersey.
Floyd was very satisfied with Lu Yu's performance. In just fifteen minutes of playing time, Lu Yu had already scored 9 assists.
This is because the team does not have many shooters.
Do you need to have a few shooters?
Floyd vaguely felt something was wrong, and it took him a while to realize it. He had just told himself in the first half not to consider forming a lineup around Lu Yu.
Besides, isn't Lu Yu the best shooter?
As long as he is released from the position of point guard, are you still worried that the team will not have scoring points?
Soon, he discovered that it seemed that Lu Yu no longer had to wait for him to find someone to liberate him.
At the beginning of the second half, the fans seemed dissatisfied that Lu Yu had not scored. They all stood up and shouted: "One shot! One shot! One shot!"
At this time, no one cares about the score of the game, no one cares about the outcome of the game, and no one cares about the final outcome. They just want to see Lu Yu score.
They have seen Lu Yu's passing before.
Full of surprises.
Now, fans just want more surprises, and they are looking forward to Lu Yu's scoring - the gentleman Lu Yu is the scoring leader in the NCAA!
The Grizzlies head coach obviously reacted in the second half and sent Battier to defend Lu Yu.
"We're fighting again?" Lu Yu said with a smile.
Shane nodded: "Yes, we are fighting again."
The collision of spear and shield is full of passion!
However, everyone seems to have forgotten that Lu Yu was once a shield, or in other words, Lu Yu was both a spear and a shield.
Lu Yu called a screen, Miller mentioned the high pick-and-roll, and Lu Yu broke through against Miller's back. Lorenzen Wright, a big man, couldn't keep up with Lu Yu's pace. Regardless of Lu Yu's breakthrough, Lu Yu called for a screen.
Whether the speed is fast or not, he will never choose to force a delay and give Battier time to steal or bypass it, because if he tried, Lu Yu would directly dribble through the gap between the two.
He decided to retreat.
Unexpectedly, Lu Yu didn't break through at all. After blasting the ball, he took a step back, then took another step away from Battier, who was about to follow him, combined the ball and shot!
This scene was captured wildly by the camera. Lu Yu stood outside the three-point line and looked at Lorenzen Wright who was running inside. It wasn't until he heard Battier's roar that he realized that Lu Yu had not broken through at all.
Battier tried his best to block Lu Yu.
But Lu Yu's step back was too far, and he couldn't reach it at all. He could only watch Lu Yu's three-point shot, and the basketball drew a perfect arc above Wright's head.
Whoosh!
The cheers of the fans in the audience almost brought down the dome of the United Center.
Lu Yu used an iconic step-back shot that is rare in the league to hit the much-anticipated three-pointer!
After the shot, he did not forget to make a refill gesture to Anne Hathaway on the sidelines.
He taught Anne that this was a gesture of love.
And this goal will become an action that center backs in the league will strive to imitate in the future.
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After Lu Yu scored this goal, he started his offensive mode. He scored 11 points in a row from inside and outside, raising his score to 20 points before being replaced by head coach Floyd.
Floyd was very satisfied with Lu Yu's performance, 20 points and 13 assists, a double-double. That's enough!
Scored and organized, he is simply a replica of the Smiling Assassin.
The most important thing is that Lu Yu is not afraid of confrontation. Even if he faces Shane Battier, the Grizzlies' best perimeter defender, even if Battier pulls him hard or his body is deformed, Lu Yu can handle it.
The time after that was the time for Jamal Crawford and Ron Mercer to kill each other.
The head coach of the Grizzlies couldn't figure out how the Bulls, who were still weak last season, turned around after one summer and had the faint feeling of being a strong team on both offense and defense as well as the depth of the bench.
His eyes fell on the rookie on the Bulls' bench.
His delicate face, with a hint of gentleness, is completely different from his image of taking everything he wants and killing his enemies on the court, just like picking something out of a bag.
No wonder he is called: "Gentleman!"
The referee finally blew the whistle to end the game.
103:87
The Chicago Bulls won their first preseason game. Lu Yu played 29 minutes and scored 20 points, 13 assists, 2 steals and 4 rebounds. He scored a double-double in the first NBA game.
If it weren't for Floyd's reluctance to reveal his strongest lineup, Lu Yu's data would probably be even better.
But a good knife should be used on the edge. Floyd doesn't want to go home and fish early this season. As long as the Bulls can enter the playoffs, he will surprise everyone.
And this lineup will be his trump card.
The highest scorer in this game was Brad Miller. He was very satisfied with today's data. The data of 33 points, 4 assists and 9 rebounds made him know that from this game on, he will become the new club's leader.
The core player.
But he also knew that the reason why he could gain a foothold so quickly was inseparable from Lu Yu's help.
Therefore, his eyes looked at Lu Yu more tenderly.
In addition, Silly Taihe Boxing Champion has been clinging to Lu Yu's side.
Lu Yu: "Why do I feel like there are so many gay people in this team..."
Two days later, the Bulls flew to San Antonio.
They will play on the road and have a showdown with the Spurs, the top team in the league. It is rare for an Eastern Conference team to meet a Western Conference team in the preseason, and it is even rarer for a weak team from last season to meet a Western Conference power.
To be honest, this year's Spurs can't be considered a major force. The Admiral is getting old, the forward output is weak, and only Deng is the only one who can't support himself.
But it just so happens that sometimes a Deng idiot is enough.
In San Antonio, Lu Yu met a small sports car for the first time.
Parker's personal physical talent is not outstanding.
His height and wingspan are extremely mediocre, his hands are small, and he lacks enough resistance. As a point guard, his jumping ability is not even up to the passing mark.
The advantages are fast straight line speed and good combination of man and ball.
For this little thing, the CBA provincial team has to look at people's faces after stuffing money.
Wanting to enter the NBA is like a fool's dream.
There are paths and roads on Qiu Mountain.
Parker put in a lot of effort to enter the NBA. With his short body, narrow shoulders and big round head, short arms, and slender hands, he managed to develop his confrontation and dribbling abilities.
It's a pity that he is still a substitute now.
But Lu Yu knows that he only needs five regular season games to become the main force of the team.
In this game, the two big men of the Spurs and the two big men of the Bulls started a physical fight. When Duncan saw Oakley, his whole face almost collapsed. In order to avoid O'Neal, he deliberately played the power forward, but there was another one.
Oakley wants to fight him.
Fortunately, Oakley is old.
And Marcus Fezer is no match for him.
In the end, the Spurs' interior skills were superior.
In this game, Lu Yu played 23 minutes and scored 17 points and 9 assists, but the team lost because Deng Dudu scored 27 points and 19 rebounds in this game!
After losing rebounds, it is not surprising that the team loses.
Floyd didn't say anything. Lu Yu played well. It's just that the team couldn't stand up to the league's top players at the power forward position.
Oakley can hold up for a while, but not for 48 minutes.
After the game.
Tony Parker found Lu Yu: "I heard that you rejected Michael Jordan. I'm sorry, Jordan is my idol. I am not the main player this time. When I become the main player next time, I will personally defeat you!"
In the next two games, Lu Yu Anxin did a good job as a point guard. In addition, the teams he encountered were not strong, and his data also increased.
He led the Bulls to a preseason record of 3 wins and 1 loss with averages of 16 points and 10.7 assists per game.
For a time, Lu Yu became one of the most dazzling rising stars in Chicago.
Chicago media revealed that since Lu Yu joined the Chicago Bulls, the best-selling jersey in the Bulls’ official store is not Michael Jordan’s No. 23 jersey, but Lu Yu’s No. 10 jersey.
Of course, Lu Yu's sneakers also impressed all his fans, and Anta's sales also skyrocketed.
In these two games, Lu Yu once again used a step-back shot.
When Kobe was interviewed, he said: "I have practiced Lu Yu's move thousands of times in the training gym. This move is very difficult. I am still not sure that I can improve the hit rate of this move."
McGrady also secretly called Lu Yu and asked Lu Yu for the secret of this trick.
Lu Yu also accepted several interviews. The most outrageous thing was that a reporter asked Lu Yu what the gesture he made after he made the step-back three-pointer in the first game meant?
The camera captured Lu Yu's pen refill gesture after he put it in. No one understood what this gesture meant.
Lu Yu said with a smile: "I mean, if I make such a difficult shot, should the boss give me more money?"
The next day, Snoopy's magazine immediately updated an interview with Lu Yu——
"Shocked! Windy City gentleman, Lu Yu, openly asked the team owner for a salary increase!"
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Even though Brad Miller of the Bulls is now the star of the team and the nominal boss of the team, most of the players on the team follow Lu Yuma's lead.
Silly Tai and the boxing champion are Lu Yu's right-hand men.
In Chicago and even across the country, the Bulls' most famous star is also this year's rookie, Lu Yu.
This is just the preseason.
As rookies who entered the NBA in the same year, Tony Parker and Lu Yu were treated very differently.
One was the second pick, and the other was the second to last pick in the first round.
If you don't count the draft pick that was revoked by the Minnesota Timberwolves, he was the last pick in the first round.
Looking at Lu Yu talking and laughing on the TV screen, he muttered: "I will definitely defeat you for my idol!"
Lu Yu didn't know that his conflict with Jordan had also found him an old enemy.
Tony Parker didn't know that his thoughts were actually heard by Popovich, who had just walked into the locker room.
