I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 67 67. The Curious Suter
Derek Anderson and Rasheed Wallace were already sitting there when Suter and the others came to the steakhouse.

The two tried to calm down McGinnis' emotions, and the latter kept nodding in response, with a forced smile on his face. It could be seen that McGinnis was very depressed now.

McGinnis, Anderson, and Wallace were teammates as early as the Trail Blazers. Although the relationship in private is not very good, they are the most familiar ones in this Eagles team.

Ever since he learned from his agent that he was likely to be traded by the team in the near future, McInnis was so worried that he couldn't even eat.

Now that McInnis has only been in the Hawks for half a month, it is not necessarily true that he has much affection for Atlanta, but what really frustrates McInnis is the frequent trades in a short period of time.

This kind of behavior similar to being abandoned by the team made McInnis fall into self-doubt, wondering if he was really bad, otherwise how could he be traded continuously by the team.

During his time with the Hawks, McGinnis averaged 12 points, 3 rebounds, 8 assists and 1.4 steals per game. Looking at the statistics alone, he is definitely considered excellent.

However, McGinnis's shooting percentage is only 44.2%, and his three-point shooting percentage is also only 31.7%. Obstacles to the next level.

Especially when the Eagles' two core insiders, Souter and Rasheed Wallace, are both good at playing off the ball, McGinnis's competitive level is no longer enough to help the Eagles fly to a wider sky.

If the ultimate goal of the Hawks this season is to make the playoffs, McInnis' presence is enough to push the Hawks' backcourt.

Unfortunately, when general manager Rick Sander chose to make a desperate decision, McGinnis' departure from the team was a foregone conclusion.

After all, the overall competitive level in the Eastern Theater this year is very bad, and it can be said that it is the worst season in the NBA in the past ten years.

The current record of 12 wins and 10 losses of the Eagles can rank seventh in the Eastern Conference, and later, even the Boston Celtics, which ranks eighth in the Eastern Conference, have a negative record.

However, if the Eagles' record of 12 wins and 10 losses is placed in the West, they can only be ranked No. 11. Right now, the gap between the East and West is visible to the naked eye. It's a very good opportunity.

Rick Sander has already traded away Jason Terry, Abdul Rahim and Ratliff, etc. Seeing that the team has a chance to get better, Sander naturally can't stand McGinnis bringing dragged down.

Walking forward, Suter first introduced Nina Dobrev behind him to everyone, then turned to look at McGinnis and asked with a puzzled expression.

"What happened, Jeff, is the news from your agent accurate? How did he know that the management is planning to trade you? I haven't heard any rumors from the management that they intend to trade you."

Before McGinnis could speak, Rasheed Wallace on the side rushed to say: "You don't have a signed agent, so you may not understand their group, and the connections of those guys are far more than you imagined. Rich."

"After all, the agent doesn't just ask the team for a contract. Generally, their response to news with clues is much faster than the media."

"Besides, after a player joins a new team, the agent will usually use money to deal with it, and buy some staff with small positions but well-informed information, so as to know the news about the team as soon as possible."

"Actually, all teams are well aware of these things, but just like unspoken rules in the industry, no one will break them."

Nodding thoughtfully, even though Suter and Suter are human beings, this is the first time they have heard about these things.

It’s no wonder that those powerful agents can always negotiate a deal easily, and keep the contract amount at a figure that won’t break the face of both parties. Looking at it now, the waters of the NBA agent industry are also very deep, not only A place where the brain can play.

"Don't worry too much, Jeff, even if the team really plans to trade you, you will definitely be able to continue to serve as the starter when you arrive at the new team."

"It is impossible for the Eagles to not have a point guard. Since the team intends to trade you, the target of the exchange must also be the No. [-] position."

"This is not a bad thing for you, so don't be in a hurry to be frustrated first. Instead of sitting here, you might as well prepare some gifts during this time and strive to integrate into the new team earlier."

Calling the waiter to order two steaks, Suter opened his mouth to analyze with reason, trying to appease McGinnis' anxiety from another angle.

Suter's guess is not unreasonable. As Suter said, it is impossible for the Eagles to not have a No. [-] position, otherwise Suter's combat effectiveness at this point will almost drop by half.

Now that Rick Sander intends to take McGinnis, it is very likely that he will be traded with draft picks or other players to get a better quality point guard.

Otherwise, after all this tossing, the Eagles will not only destroy the chemical reaction that has just been run in, but it may also lead to a decline in the team's strength.

Hearing Suter's words, McGinnis lowered his head and thought for a while, as if he felt that what Suter said made sense, but he was still somewhat depressed.

Anyone who moves in a large area twice in a row within half a month will definitely not be in a good mood.

"I hope, I hope, as you said, I can still gain the trust of the coaching staff when I arrive at the new team, otherwise my future will be miserable."

"It is a pity. In the future, it should be difficult to have such a comfortable ball environment. It is easy to work with you to cooperate with you. It may happen to the new team."

As a man who aspired to become the league's assist leader not long ago, McGinnis didn't realize how smooth the cooperation with Suter was until the moment he was about to leave the Eagles.

It saves worry and effort to get assists. During the fast break, you only need to throw the ball high into the sky, and you are as happy as a fairy.

Suter's brutal style of play relies more on point guards to initiate offense on the court. Similarly, all point guards who love to pass the ball like Suter's brutal style of play the most.

It is easier for one side to get assists, and it is more enjoyable for one side to dunk. As long as the tactical thinking is clear, both of them can often play a relatively easy game on the court.

Hearing McGinnis' praise for him, a smile appeared on the corner of Suter's mouth.

"Jeff, your style of play on the court is relatively traditional. In fact, you can practice more three-pointers."

"Once your three-point shooting rate can go up, then whether it is the organization after the pick-and-roll or the breakthrough, you will become more calm."

With a wry smile on the corner of his mouth, McGinnis shook his head at Souter: "No coach would like a point guard to shoot three-pointers from the outside. No coach would allow me to do that."

He nodded slightly. Due to the influence and constraints of the background of the times, Suter knew that not everyone was willing to spend time practicing three-pointers, so Suter did not persuade too much, but only gave his final suggestion.

"You can make yourself look a little bit more reasonable, so that the coaches and fans will have a better impression of you."

"Even if you take a few more three-pointers in a certain game, as long as your style of play is reasonable enough, these are opportunities for you to shoot in the eyes of the fans."

"You don't actually need a high shooting percentage to do this. As long as you can grasp the shot selection, you will be very popular in any team."

McInnis' 44.2 field-goal percentage may look poor at first glance, but it's actually better than most point guards in the league.

It's just that McGinnis' many shots seem to be forced and helpless, not as reasonable as Suter said, which also leads to a bad perception of McGinnis from the outside world.

Even though McInnis's performance is relatively stable, the outside world still feels that McInnis is a god, a ghost, and he is not a stable No. [-] position.

The best example in the league is "Mr. Steady" Chauncey Billups who is playing for the Detroit Pistons.

Billups' career has always been called "Mr. Big Heart" by fans, and whenever the word stability is discussed by the outside world, Billups will appear on the No. [-] discussion list in people's mouths.

It seems that Billups is a stable representative of the No. [-] position, and he can play "copier" data in almost every game.

But in fact, the season with the highest shooting percentage of Billups' career is only 44.8%, and this season Billups' shooting percentage is even less than 39.4%, only [-]%, the efficiency is far from the fans So stable in my impression.

In his previous life, Billups won the Finals MVP in the [-]-[-] season.

At that time, many people believed that Billups's ability to win this honor in the civilian Pistons relied on stability, but in fact, Billups' overall shooting percentage in the 38.5 playoffs was only [-]%.

After entering the finals, Billups' offensive efficiency has picked up, but his shooting percentage is still barely [-]%.

But the reason why Billups was able to leave fans and the media with the impression of being "as stable as an old dog" is because of his excessively reasonable shots.

Unlike McGinnis, who chooses three-point shots only when he has to, Billups often uses only one pick-and-roll to quickly shoot three-pointers on the offensive end. Basically, every shot is just right, even against the defender. The shooting also feels like an opportunity.

But even so, no one said that Billups made a lot of shots, but praised Billups for being smart enough to play.

You know, Pistons coach Larry Brown is the coach who hates three-pointers the most in NBA history.

Even Larry Brown once established a rule in the team, that is, players who take too many three-pointers on the court will be fined by the coaching staff.

Even under such circumstances, Billups averaged five shots per game from beyond the three-point line this season. Most importantly, even Larry Brown, who has always hated three-pointers, has no complaints about this. And he has repeatedly praised Billups in public for his reasonable playing.

Therefore, the player's choice and initiative on the offensive end are often more acceptable to the coaching staff than "forced shooting". Your senses will be completely different.

No one likes McGinnis's style of play that only bites his teeth and shoots three-pointers after Suter encounters a double-team. This kind of shooting makes people look more like being emptied by the opponent and becomes a burden on the Eagles' offensive end.

Billups' shooting percentage is also not high. He has never shot higher than 45% in any season in his career, and even has nine seasons in which he has shot less than 40%.

But what Billups is good at is reading the defense. He is absolutely unambiguous when it is time to shoot. Even if he shoots against the defender, he shoots very decisively.

When he shouldn't be shooting, Billups is more timid than all the point guards in the league. It is this rational style of play that has earned Billups the title of "team brain", but it has been ignored by the outside world. The fact that he's shooting less than 40 percent from the field.

McGinnis's personal strength is naturally not as good as Billups'. After all, there is a certain gap in physical fitness between the two sides. As the No. [-] pick in the [-] draft, Billups' physical fitness is still very good.

But once McInnis can play more reasonably on the offensive end, McInnis' average performance of 12+3+8 per game this season will definitely not be as embarrassing as it is now.

McGinnis is not without shooting ability, but has a serious lack of confidence in his shooting.

Before joining the Hawks, McInnis's three-point shooting rate was close to 35%. After joining the Hawks, due to Suter's higher offensive efficiency, McInnis became timid outside the three-point line.

Putting all his original style of play behind him, he became a traditional point guard who simply provided "assist shells" for Suter.

Suter's suggestion for McGinnis is more pertinent, although in this period, the first task of the point guard is to organize, unlike the later Stephen Curry who picks up the ball and shoots blindly.

But as an offensive sorter who is trusted by the coaching staff, he must become tough when he should be tough on the court. Even if he shoots consecutively, it is better than affecting the morale of the team.

Otherwise, the forced and helpless style of play will only impede Suter's offensive end, be flanked and delayed by the opponent's unscrupulous attack, and at the same time make himself look like a coward.

Even if he shoots more than 50% of his field goals, fans will still think that McInnis's style of play is not reasonable enough.

Hearing Suter's suggestion for himself, McGinnis nodded belatedly, feeling deeply about this point.

"You're right, thanks for the advice, Vulture."

"I have also reflected on this issue in the past two days, but unfortunately, I should not have the opportunity to put on the Eagles jersey and fight in the game again."

"If the team really plans to trade me in the near future, the coaching staff should control my playing time." With a bit of bitterness on the corner of his mouth, McGinnis said jokingly, "I really hope that the team just raised the idea of ​​trading me, In this way, I can use this time to brush up some data."

The old friend Rasheed Wallace on the side patted McGinnis on the shoulder: "Hey, you guys can be content, you have improved a lot during your time in the Eagles."

"Even if you are traded by the team in the near future, you can still have a good next home, and you don't have to worry about sitting on the bench."

"If you are lucky, if you can still perform like this in the new club, your value will definitely skyrocket in the free market next year."

"This kind of thing was something you didn't even dare to think about when you were in the Trail Blazers." As he spoke, Wallace couldn't help laughing, "Why does it feel like you've been gilded during your time here in the Eagles? After plating a layer of gold, he was ready to run away, and in just half a month, he almost doubled his worth."

Wallace and McGinnis are old teammates. They have played together for three years and have a very good relationship. Hearing Wallace's teasing of himself, McGinnis laughed.

"After listening to you say that, I suddenly feel as if being traded is not a bad thing."

"Damn it, why do you suddenly feel that you look like a liar on the street!"

"Hahaha."

With everyone enlightening you and me one by one, McGinnis's depressed mood obviously improved.

Although the pain caused by the move still lingers in his heart, McInnis is clearly no longer afraid of being traded.

After eating a few bites of steak, McGinnis suddenly raised his head and looked at Suter.

"Hey, guy, you are the most violent rookie I have ever seen. I have played for seven years in the league and never seen a beast like you."

"The outside world says that your playing style is like that guy Sean Kemp, but I feel that you are stronger than Sean at the same time."

"Even though Sean is a high school student participating in the draft, he is just full of wildness in his body. He plays entirely on his physical fitness. He is not as serious as you off the court."

"You are different from him. You not only have a body, but you also have skills. As long as you protect yourself to avoid injury, your upper limit will definitely be higher."

"The management of the Eagles is now willing to devote their efforts to you. As a suggestion from those who have experienced it, I hope you can calm down a little bit. Don't play yourself to death like Sean Kemp."

"I'm still waiting to hug your thigh when there is no ball to play in the future. Don't beg for food on the street. Kneel on the street and hug my thigh for me to reward you with something to eat, hahaha."

Throughout his entire career, McInnis is not a very good player, but in his seven-year NBA career, McInnis has averaged double figures in five seasons.

As an ordinary player with no body, no brain, and was only selected with the eighth pick in the second round of the [-] draft, McInnis relied on his tenacity and determination to never compromise.

Compared with Suter, McInnis is undoubtedly considered a veteran player in the league. Looking at Suter's star-studded stars in Atlanta at a young age, McInnis said he was not envious. I sincerely hope that Suter can overcome the temptation and stick to his heart.

Strive to surpass his own draft template "Rain Man" Kemp in the future and become a new generation of cards in the league.

Overcoming temptation and sticking to the heart are easy to say, but for a rookie player who has attracted much attention in his rookie season, this is undoubtedly the most difficult threshold to cross on the road to growth.

McGinnis has seen too many talented rookies, because they became famous early and started passive training, and eventually became a case of everyone.

There are also geniuses who were at their peak when they debuted, but because their style of play was too violent, they suffered frequent injuries and ended up in a sad end.

If possible, McGinnis hopes that Suter can always maintain the same tenacity and uncompromising determination as himself.

"Get out, you really can't spit ivory out of your dog's mouth!"

"If I just listened to the previous words, I would almost be moved to tears, but when I heard the last sentence, I suddenly felt that it is a strange thing that you have not been beaten to death by Rashid in three years."

Wiping the stains on the corners of his mouth with a wet towel, Su Te joked with a smile.

Suter doesn't know how long McInnis can still play for the Hawks, but it is foreseeable that even McInnis' agent has received the news, so I believe that the day when McInnis is traded should not be too far away.

Sander is a well-known "lightning manager" in the league. If he doesn't make a move, it's enough. If he makes a shot, it's amazing. Procrastination is impossible for Sander.

Even if there is no profit in one operation, Sander's decisions are rarely muddled. It can be said that one operation is as fierce as a tiger, and he ended up losing two hundred and fifty!

At the same time, Suter was also very curious about what role the Eagles would play in this deal, and what level of player his next ball-handling partner would be.

There is no doubt that since Rick Sander is determined to trade, the point guard he is pursuing must be much better than McGinnis, otherwise this deal will become meaningless.

Trying to search for a point guard candidate for the Eagles who might make a deal this season, Suter frowned and muttered in a low voice: "Don't be that guy Marbury, I don't want to be forced to pick and roll every time I pick and roll. I saw the shiny back of the "Horse Political Committee" shine."

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