NBA peak

Chapter 67 Rookie, welcome to the NBA!

Compared with the CBA atmosphere full of humanitarianism in China, the NBA is completely a basketball league that only pays attention to class.

Players on a team can be brothers or enemies.

There is not much human touch here. What the players have to do is to play well in every game and every training game in a game with distinct levels, so that they have a chance to stand out.

The weak will not be sympathized and encouraged in the NBA.

This is the fundamental reason why many Chinese players cannot adapt to the NBA for a long time after they came to the NBA.

During the match between the bench group and the bench group, Bai Nuo kept underestimating in Nurse's ear and let the second-round rookie Siakam play.

Byno was Nurse's only friend in the Raptors.

Bai Nuo has always been very optimistic about Siakam. During Siakam's trial training, Bai Nuo kept saying good things for Siakam.

But who would have imagined that due to various reasons from the management, the Raptors chose Ge Feng in the first round, but only won Siakam at the end of the second round.

This made Bai Nuo feel that his vision had been insulted.

The one who insisted on winning Ge Feng in the first round was the general manager Ujiri who helped the Raptors improve by leaps and bounds.

Ujiri has made outstanding contributions to the Raptors over the years. He wants to decide who the Raptors will pick in the first round.

Since Ujiri took office as the Raptors management, he first helped the Raptors, who had not entered the playoffs for many years, clear a lot of junk contracts, and successfully introduced a large number of practical players such as Lowry, Augustin, and Gay.

Later, under Ujiri's signal, Nas determined the core tactics of the Raptors' double guns in the backcourt.

In the free market in July this year, Ujiri even traded an ordinary player + next year's first-round pick in exchange for the last cornerstone of the team that was abandoned by the Thunder, Tyrannosaurus Ibaka.

This transaction is also the most popular transaction besides Durant and Wade.

In the 2014 playoffs, Ibaka faced the seasoned Spurs, endured the pain, played closed, scored 15 points, 7 rebounds, and 4 blocks, helping the Thunder to regain a victory.

Due to the side effects of playing closed games, Ibaka's state declined in the following two years, and was finally brutally abandoned by the Thunder.

This may also be the biggest trigger for Durant's decision to leave the Thunder.

Back then, because of some petty gains from the Thunder Thunder Four, now only Guishen was left alone in the team.

Ujiri's gamble did not go wrong, and Ibaka's state has recovered well. At least from the training match just now, Nas can see that Ibaka's defensive power is still at the top of the league.

Once the best defensive team in the league, its strength is no joke.

Nurse rested the players who had just finished the game, and then let Siakam take Capoclo's place.

Capoclo becomes the new fountain keeper.

Capoclo averaged less than one point per game last season. He has completely lost his status in the Raptors, and it will be a matter of time before he is traded away.

After thinking for a while, Ge Feng stood up and brought the players on the bench together.

Although everyone is a little reluctant, but the face that should be given is still to be given.

The bench players also want to hear what Ge Feng has to say.

"When we played against the starting lineup, we mainly played pick-and-roll and air cuts, completely tearing apart the offensive space. On the defensive end, we defended a 2-3 zone defense. DeRozan and Lowry's three-pointers were inaccurate. The only accurate Van Vleet has not yet proved his three-point strength. Let go of mutual prejudice and work hard for your own future."

Ge Feng's words completely reached everyone's heart. They fought back and forth, didn't they just want to fight for a chance to play?
If they can't even play well in the training game, how can Nurse let the players on the bench play when the official game starts.

Unless both the starting group and the substitute group are injured, they will not be able to play!
The bench players nodded one after another, folded their hands together, and cheered loudly.

Seeing this, the players on the bench laughed: "Look, they can't even beat us, and they still want to play against the starting team. It's really funny..."

The players in the starting group laughed out loud upon hearing this, with casual expressions on their faces.

Nas saw that Ge Feng had inspired the fighting spirit of the bench team, and immediately became a little interested in Ge Feng.

This ability to motivate teammates is not something every player can possess.

The starting group and the bench group played one after another. DeRozan and Lowry were talking and laughing, obviously not paying attention to the bench group.

In terms of the entire Raptors team, DeRozan and Lowry have the best relationship.

According to the rules, the bench group is still the first to attack.

Joseph took the ball to the frontcourt, and Ge Feng and Boltel opened up the offensive space in a decent manner.

Siakam put his butt against PJ Tucker and reached for the ball.

Joseph lobbed the ball to Siakam, Siakam received the ball and made a three-threat.

As a rookie, Siakam was still a little immature in front of PJ Tucker. PJ Tucker pressed Siakam's waist tightly with one hand, and did not give him a chance to turn around.

But Ge Feng's plan is not to let Siakam score.

According to the previously discussed tactics, Ge Feng started an air cut. Boltel helped Ge Feng delay the pursuit of Van Fleet, and Ge Feng immediately opened up the attacking space.

Siakam was upset, and still handed the ball to Ge Feng.

Valanciunas jumped out to defend, but Ge Feng had already shot.

"Shh-"

The crisp sound of net blasting sounded, and the bench team adjusted their state, taking the lead and scoring in front of the starting team.

Nas stood up and applauded loudly.

Back on the defensive end, the power of the starting team's double guns was revealed.

Lowry passed Ge Feng with a clean and beautiful pass, and went straight to the inside to complete a layup.

The offense of the starting group is obviously much easier than that of the bench group.

"Wright, Siakam, pay attention to zone defense." Ge Feng reminded loudly.

In the second round of offense, Van Vleet strengthened his defense against Ge Feng's air cuts, but Ge Feng did not find an air cut opportunity.

Boltel tries to cut, but his shot is off and the ball misses.

"It's a pity." Nas clenched his fists and whispered.

I have to admit that the tactics arranged by Ge Feng are very targeted.

The biggest problem with the lineup used by Nurse is that it is not strong enough to break pick-and-rolls.

Both DeRozan and Lowry are offensive players, not very talented defensively.

Center Valanciunas has a good defense inside, but he has nothing to do with players who shoot outside.

What surprised Nass most was that Ge Feng quickly saw the key to his starting lineup.

Nas suddenly felt that Ujiri's vision was really good, and Ge Feng's future was likely to be higher than that of Siakam.

(End of this chapter)