After the Cavaliers won the 76ers, no one paid attention to Lin Yu's matchup against Larry Hughes. Before the game started, many people had already expected this. Larry Hughes was no longer Lin Yu's opponent.
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Most experts, reporters and media are focused on the Cavaliers' tactical changes.
"In the last game against the 76ers, the Cavaliers suddenly came up with a new set of tactics, the Zhan Lin pick-and-roll!"
In ESPN's post-game program, they invited tactical expert and former Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello to fully analyze the Cavaliers' new tactics.
"From the perspective of the Zhan Lin pick-and-roll itself, it is just a way to launch an offense. Lin and LeBron's pick-and-roll can attract most of the defensive attention at the top of the key."
"One of them is a top outside shooter, and the other is a top breakthrough player. In terms of points per game, LeBron averaged 27.3 points per game this season, and China Lin averaged 22.6 points per game. The two of them combined can average 27.3 points per game.
A score of around 50 points.”
"The Zhan Lin pick-and-roll means that the opponent must concentrate their defensive forces, and the weak side will inevitably have an opening. This is the Cavaliers' opportunity."
Compared to Mike Fratello's analysis, Sports Illustrated's Lee Jenkins pointed out in the latest column that the purpose of the Cavaliers' new tactics is to deal with the Celtics.
"After losing to the Celtics, the Cavaliers immediately added a new set of tactics, the Zhan Lin pick-and-roll. Having said that, their intentions are already very obvious."
Next, Lee Jenkins analyzed why Zhanlin's pick-and-roll ability can deal with the Celtics' chain defense.
"The Celtics' chain defense is ultimately about stacking the strong side, relying on more local defense but less to limit the opponent's offensive coordination on the strong side."
"The Cavaliers' Zhan-Lin pick-and-roll is to use their two most threatening scoring points to break up the chain defense's blockade on the strong side. Lin and LeBron's pick-and-roll will force the opponent to switch defenses and continue one-on-one coverage."
"LeBron's breakthrough will give him a one-on-one opportunity. He will not encounter the opponent's attack until he enters the inside. But when faced with the attack, LeBron can distribute the ball. The presence of multiple shooters on the Cavaliers' court allows LeBron to
Passing the ball became easier.”
Many media are analyzing the Cavaliers' Zhan Lin pick-and-roll. Lin Yu just feels that this heated discussion is a bit like trying to make another joke for him.
"The Kudu pick-and-roll turns into a Zhanlin pick-and-roll? But the question is, is the Kudu pick-and-roll considered a joke?"
In the future of the previous life, although the Kudu pick-and-roll was very powerful, the Warriors did not use it much, and their reputation was not that great. However, some fans were very superstitious about the Kudu pick-and-roll.
On the other hand, the Death Five of the Warriors are more famous.
But in the era of 2007, when defense still dominates, products such as the Death Five, which are far ahead of their times, should not appear.
In the regular season at the end of March, the Cavaliers continued their winning streak.
The discussion about Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll seemed to have been heated for three minutes and quickly died down.
It's not that experts and reporters are not enthusiastic about this, but that after the successful experiment, the Cavaliers quickly reduced the number and time of Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll use.
Even in the next few games, the number of Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll appearances dropped to zero.
The Cavaliers no longer play Zhan Lin in the pick-and-roll, how can the media reporters discuss it? They can no longer discuss it.
Some people think that the Cavaliers' Zhan Lin pick-and-roll test failed and may not be able to use it. Others think that the Cavaliers have regarded Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll as a secret weapon and will not use it easily.
The actual situation is that the latter guess is closer to the truth.
"The Zhan Lin pick-and-roll is a special weapon we use to deal with special situations. We don't need Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll in games that can be won with conventional play. Therefore, for the rest of the regular season, we have to reduce the use of Zhan Lin's pick-and-roll."
During the interval of the regular season, during the Cavaliers' tactical training session, Mike Brown announced: "However, in the final stage of the season's training, we have to take part of the time to further develop and improve the Zhanlin pick-and-roll."
Further development and improvement refers to adding more pick-and-roll routines and running and cutting routes. For example, after Lin Yu and James cooperated hand-to-hand, which has not been used since the 76ers, James then passed the screen.
Matching style of play.
For another example, after Lin Yu passed the screen, James suddenly cut into the penalty area, and then received Lin Yu's pass...
At the end of the season, Lin Yu's agent team finally had some clues.
Jeff Schwartz was determined not to serve as Lin Yu's agent anymore, but his Excel Brokerage Management Company sent a young white man named Jon Brooke to apply for the position of Lin Yu's agent.
The promise given is that this agent named Jon Brooke will be completely centered on Lin Yu, and will only have Lin Yu as a client throughout his entire agent career. At the same time, Excel will continue to provide the contacts Lin Yu needs.
Help etc.
But Lin Yu did not give a reply, because he saw through this so-called Jon Brooke. To put it bluntly, this so-called Jon Brooke was an assistant at Excel Brokerage Company. As an assistant, he represented Lin Yu's brokerage contract.
Moreover, a somewhat surprising agency came to Lin Yu's door. The person who found Lin Yu was his old acquaintance, who was also an old acquaintance of Jeff Schwartz, William Morris' agent Cassidy Diaz.
Cassidy Diaz was introduced to Lin Yu by Jeff Schwartz. The reason for the initial introduction was that Lin Yu needed a Hollywood agent.
Jeff Schwartz's choice was the William Morris Agency, which has no NBA business.
As a result, after more than half a year, William Morris suddenly had the idea of entering the NBA, and Lin Yu was a stepping stone in front of them.
"Of course I know Jeff's thoughts. If they are willing to send an older and experienced agent to take charge of my affairs, I may still believe them, but if it is this Jon Brooke..."
Lin Yu shook his head: "I will not consider Excel Company anymore."
"As for you, William Morris is a very grand agency. I doubt how much resources you can invest in me..."
At Lin Yu's home, Cassidy Diaz nodded, expressed understanding, and quickly made a promise: "If you agree to sign your agency contract to William Morris, I will be your agent.
, or you can provide an agent candidate and let him join William Morris, both options are fine."
"As for resources, I don't think you need to worry about how capable William Morris is. You should know very well that William Morris has put a lot of effort into the production and promotion of weak films. Of course, that's Hollywood."
"The NBA is a market that we have not entered. If you sign with us, we promise that all the resources we have in the North American sports industry will be poured into you..."
Lin Yu didn't respond at all, just thinking.
Soon, he shook his head: "Cassidy, I will not give you an accurate answer at this time. I can only tell you that William Morris is already my first choice at the moment, but I still need more time to think about it.
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After sending Cassidy Diaz away, Lin Yu fell into thinking.
William Morris has indeed become his first choice, but he does not want Cassidy Diaz to be his NBA agent directly. To be more precise, he does not want one agent to be responsible for both his sports and entertainment careers.
all matters.
Therefore, he wanted to find a new agent and join William Morris to be responsible for his sports career.
