Las Vegas, the casino city, is located in the desert. The name of the casino attracts tourists from all over the world.
The Las Vegas Summer League held here is the largest summer league this year. It is also an official event that the NBA has included in its lineup since last year, with a total of 21 teams participating.
Although the time is not long, it is only from July 11th to 20th, but in 10 days, it takes 7 games to win the championship, which is quite compact.
Every summer league is filled with rookies from the team, undrafted players, second-round picks who have not been signed, young international players without contracts, and fringe players who have played in the NBA for several years but are worried about their next job.
Big stage.
The same is true for the Suns' current lineup. Lopez, Dragic, and Shain are all rookies this year.
Dudley was last year's rookie, but he was just traded from the Bobcats. He needs to prove himself to the team.
Only Diaw has a long playing career, but now his position in the Suns lineup is being marginalized, and he also needs to prove himself. Shayin is also coming. He is highly valued by the team, and Diaw is also here to explore. p>
After finishing the French meal and returning to the hotel, coach Kevin knocked on Xia Yin's door with a delineated lineup list.
"Hi, coach."
Kevin walked into the room with a smile and looked at the various documents placed on the table, all of which were technical analysis of players and the team's tactical arrangements.
"How much have you read? How much do you understand?"
Xia Yin poured him a glass of water, "I have written down the technical analysis of the players. Now I am mainly looking at the team's tactical arrangements. You know how much our lineup and tactics have changed since the Sharks came." Kevin put down the Suns' lineup for this summer league, "Let's take a look and find the players that are most suitable for you based on your technical characteristics. Cole said that this summer league will focus on you."
Xia Yin looked through the list. Except for the five of them who were the absolute main players, the others were all names he had never heard of. Only one of them made Xia Yin's eyes light up.
"Is the team interested in signing him?"
Kevin looked at the name on the list: Matt Barnes.
"Yes, I am indeed interested in signing him. This summer league is also an inspection. Do you want him?"
Xia Yin nodded, "There were only a few games, and how much tactical coordination was there in the summer league? Most of the players played alone in order to get better data and attract the attention of the team."
"Let's just settle on the six of us as the core, and the rest can support the scene during substitute time. There is no need to think too much." Xia Yin directly made the final decision.
This is his first stage, and even if it is just a small summer league, he hopes to be perfect.
"OK, the team will play a training match tomorrow morning, and the official game will be the day after tomorrow. Our first opponent: the Spurs."
"I understand, leave it to me!"
The next morning, after finishing the warm-up exercises, Kevin gathered everyone together.
"Guys, let's have a training match to get used to it, and we'll have a match tomorrow. I don't want us to go back in despair after the preliminaries, so we must work hard to prove ourselves!"
After saying that, he looked at everyone with meaningful eyes.
Then when everyone was shocked, he handed the tactical board to Xia Yin, "You make the arrangements. I hope to see a wonderful game."
Cole did arrange for Kevin to take more care of Xia Yin, but who would have thought that he gave Xia Yin all the tactical boards, which really took care of the family.
Xia Yin was also shocked, but he didn't show it. When he was in college, he often discussed tactics with Ben Holland. It was very simple for him to cope with a summer league game.
Moreover, in this training match, Xia Yin needs to quickly establish some tacit understanding with his teammates and play some fixed tactics, so he knows best how to arrange it in his favor.
From this perspective, Kevin is undoubtedly a smart man, and he is also a man who understands current affairs.
"Hey guys, wait a minute. I, Diaw and Barnes will be in a group with two of you. Lopez, Dudley and Dragic will be in a group with two of you. This is the lineup for the first quarter.
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Kevin looked at Xia Yin's arrangements and said nothing. The old man was sitting on the bench holding a cup of coffee, waiting for the game to start.
Xia Yin is on the red team, and Lopez is on the white team. He also has to arrange tactics for the two teams.
He first came to the red team, "Our tactics are very simple, Diaw, you control the ball, bring it to the frontcourt, pass it to me or Barnes, break through when there is a chance, and pass the ball to create a three-pointer when there is no chance."
In the space, if the opponent is weak, you can fight one-on-one, and I will control the rebounds."
He came to the white team again, "Dragic, you control the ball. When you come to the frontcourt, break through when the opponent is weak, lay up when you have the chance, and pass the ball when you don't have the chance.
Dudley, you have to actively move around and shoot the ball quickly after receiving the pass. You can do any three-pointer or mid-range shot.
Lopez, you have to be responsible for defending the penalty area. There is no one on the red team that can resist you. After receiving the ball, you have to make a quick layup or dunk. At the same time, you have to be responsible for rebounding."
After the arrangements are made, the game officially begins.
The first quarter of the game surprised everyone.
Xia Yin, who was originally thought to be a good connection, shined in the first quarter of the game.
But after Xia Yin and Dudley swapped positions in the second quarter, his cooperation with Lopez and Dragic made Kevin's eyes shine even more. He knew that Xia Yin was adapting, but this speed was too fast.
Right?
In the third quarter, the grouping was disrupted again. Shine, Dragic, Dudley, Barnes, and Lopez formed a group of five. Dudley moved to the power forward position and launched a wave of attacks. In the fourth quarter, Shine, Dudley, Barnes, Diaw, and Lopez formed a team of five and not only played offense, but also played defense.
Shayne, Barnes, and Dudley form the outside defensive group. Diaw is in the middle and can replace Shayne at any time. Shayne and Lopez defend the inside.
Xia Yin can defend the inside, especially during the game. This sudden change of defense, combined with Lopez, can strangle the inside. The two of them also caused many mistakes by the opponent.
After a training match, everyone was very satisfied. They all got a chance to show off and had a certain understanding of Xia Yin.
Xia Yin is very strong and fast, but his skills are not very good, but he is very defensive, has good awareness, and has good three-pointers. He is suitable for everyone.
Xia Yin also gained a lot. He got to know his teammates better, and he also had a good idea of the upcoming game.
After the game, he wrote a player report himself and recorded the situation of his teammates.
Dragic is good at fast breaks, is good at pick-and-rolls, can make free throws, and is good at steals.
Matt Barnes's three-point shooting is okay, he's tough on defense, and can cut and eat pie.
Dudley is a good three-pointer, can hit mid-range shots, has good defensive positioning, and relies on intelligence and passion to defend.
Diaw can support the organization, make three-pointers, can beat shorter opponents in the low post, has good movement in confrontation, and average rebounding.
Lopez can defend and block shots, has good offensive rebounds, average defensive rebounds, and can shoot fadeaways.
He is quite satisfied with these teammates, they are quite capable.
However, there are also disadvantages, that is, lack of game experience and it is easy to make mistakes and fouls.
After reading the report, Kevin patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Xia Yin, you are indeed outstanding. I hope you can have an outstanding performance in tomorrow's game. I'm looking forward to it."