Just after halftime when Lu Yu dribbled the ball, he discovered that Marcus Feizer looked very bad. During this period, he was constantly called out by his opponents whenever he was on the court. Every time there was a meeting within the team, although his mentor Floyd did not say anything about him.
What, but the eyes he looked at were always filled with sadness.
How could he bear this?
As soon as he came on the court today, Nowitzki made another dunk directly after the breakthrough.
Preseason, big brother, if you play like this, I don’t want to lose face?
In fact, I really don’t blame him. The starting lineup that usually plays is the current one. There is no need to ask about the defense of Lu Yu and Sha Tai. They are definitely the top three players in the team. Although Brad Miller is a little inferior,
With such a tall height and strong body, ordinary people can't bully him.
The ones most likely to be bullied are him and Hoiberg.
The key problem is that Hoiberg is an honest man. Once he is bullied, he will immediately raise his hands like the coach to indicate that he is in trouble and hurry up to recruit reinforcements.
At this time, head coach Floyd will also act as a close friend and replace Trenton Hassell to make up for the pressure on the defense.
But Marcus Fizer is different. He wants to prove himself, especially after Elton Brand leaves this season. He must seize this golden opportunity.
But wanting to seize the opportunity is one thing, having the ability to seize it is another.
In the league today, there are so many experts at the power forward position that it is almost impossible not to be named. Even the Grizzlies rookie Pau Gasol can name him during the game, which shows his defensive strength.
It's really not that good.
Not to mention, what we encountered today was the German tank Nowitzki.
He wanted to regain face, but he couldn't do it on the defensive end, so he was on the offensive end, so as soon as he stepped into the penalty area, he started a hand-to-hand fight with Nowitzki. Nowitzki, who was gritting his teeth, saw that he was taking advantage of him, and he was rude.
, directly blocked Feizer and pressed him behind him. Feizer exerted all his strength to push Nowitzki behind him, and then...
The two fell to the ground together.
The referee blew the whistle and gave both sides a foul. The two faced each other and started talking trash. No one was letting the other go. Lu Yu's head hurt when he saw it - stop yelling, you guys should fight!
Naturally, there was no fight.
The game continued, but the smell of gunpowder on the scene was already strong, and the movements of the two teams became more and more intense. Lu Yu dribbled the ball from a high position to break through Nash, but Nash's footsteps were very fast, following Lu Yu, and Lu Yu made a sudden stop.
The center of gravity was pulled back, and then he was ready to shoot from the mid-range. Nowitzki quickly made up for it. Lu Yu moved his eyes and flicked his wrist hard, and the basketball was directly inserted into Feizer's hand under the basket.
Feizer plucked onions on dry land and barely scored one!
After dunking, he roared and vented his dissatisfaction to Nowitzki.
Floyd on the sidelines looked embarrassed: "Get back on defense! Come back on fucking defense!"
Nowitzki ignored him at all and served directly. Nash took the ball and trotted all the way. Lu Yu followed closely beside him. Just after halftime, Nowitzki directly hit the ball and passed it to the empty defender.
Nowitzki.
At this time, Fezer had just arrived from the backcourt patting his horse.
Lu Yu: "We've finished voting, why are you here? Why don't you just stand where you are to save some energy."
However, I have to say that the Mavericks' offensive speed is really fast, giving their opponents almost no chance to breathe. A set of attacks rarely takes more than 10 seconds. The 24-second attack time is completely redundant for them.
Nowitzki made this three-pointer from the top of the arc.
The score came to 5:4
Don Nelson walked up to Wang Zhizhi and took a look at Wang Zhizhi, who was watching the game carefully.
"When you are off the court, you have to pay attention to the actions of the players on the court and the way they handle the ball, especially Dirk's many details. This is something you need to learn."
Wang Zhizhi raised his head and glanced at Nelson, then nodded and went back to watching the game.
Don Nelson sighed and said: "Actually, sometimes you can better observe the situation and the rhythm of the game off the court. This is why many famous coaches in the NBA are only third-rate players. They spend a long time on the bench.
, they can only pass the time by analyzing the game."
Wang Zhizhi was shocked, what does this mean?
He quickly turned around and looked at Don Nelson in surprise.
Don Nelson smiled and said: "But there is an exception for one kind of player. They can analyze the game situation and rhythm on the court."
"oh?"
Wang Zhizhi felt the stone fall in his heart, and then asked: "What kind of player?"
Don Nelson looked at Lu Yu, who was tearing up the Mavericks' formation on the court, and shook his head helplessly: "That's your compatriot, that kid named Lu Yu, what a pity..."
Wang Zhizhi vaguely guessed what he was regretting.
But, is Lu Yu really as powerful as Nelson said?
Wang Zhizhi has never played against Lu Yu. Although they have trained together, they have never met on the court. There are some things that I don't have a deep understanding of just by observing them on video and off the court. You still need to stand on the court to truly understand them.
Soon, amid the cheers of the fans, Wang Zhizhi replaced Juwan Howard and appeared on the court as the center.
"Fans, Wang Zhizhi came on. With three minutes left in the first quarter, Wang Zhizhi was sent on by the head coach. This was a normal rotation time. Don Nelson did not disrupt his deployment because it was a China game.
." Sun Yiping said.
"Yes, the Mavericks are following the plan, but the Bulls have made some adjustments to satisfy Chinese fans."
Zhang Weiping smiled and said: "Let's see, Lu Yu was left on the court and replaced by point guard Bryce Drew, the small forward was still Ron Artest, and the power forward was replaced by Charles
Oakley, the center was replaced by this year's No. 4 pick, Tyson Chandler."
It is also rare for Floyd to put up this lineup.
And Lu Yu also returned to the shooting guard position after a long absence.
As for the reason?
Freud recalled a conversation two days ago...
…
Lu Yu has been the team's main point guard during this period, which caused dissatisfaction with Bryce Drew, the main point guard last season.
Before the regular season started, this guy found head coach Floyd and made a fuss, asking for more ball rights.
Compared to him, the team's other point guard A.J. Guyton is much more honest. Maybe he has accepted his fate, or maybe he is convinced by Lu Yu. Anyway, he is absolutely honest and does not compete or grab.
Bryce Drew was the starter last season and is now a substitute. Even if he plays, he does not have the ball rights. The ball rights are in the hands of Jamal Crawford and Ron Mercer. How can he
Can you bear it?
After hearing Drew's complaints, Floyd asked calmly: "Brace, what you want is to have more ball rights and be able to play longer, right?"
"Of course, I don't care if I start, I only care if I can contribute to the team, but coach, I need playing time to prove myself." Drew came to make trouble this time and did not directly say that he wanted to
Firstly, he was not sure whether he could win over Lu Yu for the starting position, and secondly, he did not want to become a cancer in the eyes of the coach.
His request is to play longer games and not play with Jamal Crawford and Ron Mercer, two guys who disrupt the game.
In short, he wants the ball.
Floyd smiled and said: "Your request is not excessive. Only by giving you enough ball rights can you prove your strength. But your contract is about to expire. Do you understand what I mean?"
Drew nodded. The reason why he was so eager was because his contract was about to expire. He had to perform well this season before any team would be willing to give him a big contract.
Floyd continued: "Lu Yu is a player with great potential. He is more valuable to cultivate than you. I don't think you will deny this. I think you can also understand the reason why I let Lu Yu start the game, and you
, even if you play well, the team will not give you a big contract next year, because you know very well that you are not in the team's future plan."
Of course Drew knew that since Lu Yu came, he knew that he only had one season with the Bulls, and the team could not give up training Lu Yu for him.
After clarifying the interest relationship between them, Freud just smiled. This is what he is best at, clarifying the interest relationship clearly. As long as your request does not exceed my bottom line, we can talk about it.
Floyd's tone was also very gentle, but Drew heard the threat in his words. If Drew continued to make trouble unreasonably, there would be only one outcome: he would be fired by the Bulls. Because he was not in the Bulls' future plans, there was
He is insignificant without him.
If he doesn't finish this season and perform brilliantly, his NBA career will be over.
Drew is just here to fight for the ball. He is not mentally retarded and will not cut off the back line: "Coach, I think that if I play point guard, Lu Yu can score better. His scoring ability is also very strong, isn't it?
"
"certainly."
Floyd smiled and said: "I know you may be unhappy, but it has been decided that Lu Yu will play point guard, but I will also give you a chance in the next few preseason games.
Let’s start from the China game. I will let you have the ball and give you more opportunities to perform. It’s up to you whether you can seize it or not.”
"Thanks."
Drew had no choice but to agree.
After Brace Drew left, assistant coach Cartwright asked: "You gave him the ball in the China game, did you really let Lu Yu play without the ball?"
"No, to be precise, Lu Yu just returned to the shooting guard position." Floyd said calmly.
"Isn't that the same thing? How can Drew have the ball when he plays point guard and Lu Yu plays shooting guard? Apart from playing without the ball, I can't think of anything else he can do."
Suddenly, Cartwright saw Floyd's enigmatic smile and seemed to have guessed something: "So, you did it on purpose?"
"Of course, there are still a few preseason games left, let Drew play randomly."
Floyd said with a smile: "Let him see his own strength clearly, and he will be more honest in the future... As for Lu Yu, he needs to return to the shooting guard position, so that all teams will think that we have not determined Lu Yu yet.
future direction."
In fact, Floyd also wanted to test Lu Yu's character. If Lu Yu wanted to steal the ball like Drew, he would definitely teach Lu Yu a lesson.
In this team, the ball can only be given to the coach and no player can steal it!
At this time,
On the court, Artest subconsciously passed the ball to Lu Yu, interrupting Floyd's thoughts about the incident two days ago...
