the great gatsby

Chapter 60 Fatal Flaws
Gatsby's outstanding performance attracted the attention of all parties, especially some general managers and bosses bruised their thighs, regretting not seeing such an excellent rookie as Gatsby.

Gatsby did not play in the first half of the second quarter. Although Du Hong is not an excellent point guard, the lineup was really conscientious when he played the rotation. He honestly sorted out the Knicks' offense and barely resisted the Jazz's offense. The Jazz eroded Gatsby's advantage.

But the strength of the Jazz's rotation lineup is not bad. Deron and Kirilenko lead the team. Wesley Matthews, Paul Millsap, and Ronnie Price who came off the bench are not small roles. Under the leadership, a wave of 21:10 was played in half a quarter, reducing the point difference to 5 points, and the score of the two sides was 54:49.

Gatsby sighed secretly on the bench. Unless this Knicks undergoes major surgery and trades players on a large scale, otherwise it is impossible to enter the playoffs with the current members.

When starting the starting lineup, I have to sort out the offense by myself, which can make the starting combat power increase by leaps and bounds, but the rotation lineup can only rely on Ellington to attack alone. If Ellington is in good condition, he can still support it. When it is not easy to hit the iron again and again, the rotation lineup is the weakness of the opponent's attack.

But Gatsby didn't worry about it either. The Knicks are now run by Donny Walsh as the general manager. Anthony, Amare Stoudemire, Chauncey Billups, regardless of the later results, for a general manager, his ability to sign big-name stars is his ability.

For Gatsby, being able to cooperate with players like Anthony, Stoudemire, and Billups is still very attractive. Although Billups' arrival may squeeze him into the rotation, it is not impossible. acceptable.

Stoudemire and Anthony are in the starting lineup. If he goes up, he won't have much shot power. If it comes to the rotation, he can lead a team alone and give full play to his abilities, but he can't say how things will develop. Well, maybe I will be used as a bargaining chip to exchange for these superstars.

Maybe his growth this year will change the team's signing plan, but in any case, if he wants to have a say in the future, he must strengthen his status this season, otherwise whether he stays on the team or exchanges to other players No team will be taken seriously.

It is unlikely that this lineup will achieve any results this year. He might as well take this opportunity to hone himself and put up good numbers. In this way, he can advance or retreat. Only with a place and enough right to speak can we have enough resources in the next development.

Gatsby was not on the court, and the Jazz took the opportunity to chase points. D'Antoni could only quickly call a timeout, and Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping began to discuss.

"The current lineup of the Knicks is too weak. Gatsby can take advantage of this opportunity to make a comeback, but whether Gatsby can stay in the Knicks is still uncertain. What does Teacher Yang think about whether Gatsby can stay in the Knicks next season?" Zhang Weiping asked.

"Ms. Zhang asked a good question. First of all, we have to discuss the level of a team. To measure the level of an NBA team, we should not look at short-term results, but look at the team's market size, team value and team goals. .

From the perspective of team goals, there are two types, one is the elite level, such as the Celtics, Lakers, and Knicks. Their goal is very simple, to win the championship;

The other is some small market teams, such as the Pelicans and Timberwolves. Their first consideration is the team's balance of payments, so the team's goal is to enter the playoffs.

Now that Gatsby is in the Knicks, he must face this problem. Since the team aims to win the championship, the team will consider whether they can achieve their goals with Gatsby as the core of the team. This is also the key to whether Gatsby can stay on the team.

The Knicks are a transitional lineup this season. The key to whether Gatsby can stay in the Knicks lies in whether the management believes that Gatsby can become a championship puzzle piece and can become an assistant next to the superstar, or in other words, he Can he become the core of the team? "

Zhang Weiping nodded: "Teacher Yang has mentioned the core, so if Gatsby wants to become the core, what else does he need to make up for now?"

Yang Yi thought for a while and said, "The Knicks will consider a problem. Back then, D'Antoni led Nash in the Phoenix Suns and made great strides in the regular season. In the playoffs, he also rushed to the Western Conference Finals, but he failed to win. champion.

Now Gatsby is almost a younger version of Steve Nash, who is inferior to Nash in terms of experience and skills, so how can the Knicks trust that if Gatsby is the core of the team, they can win the championship?

That being the case, the Knicks will still consider recruiting one or two superstars as the core of the team, and Gatsby is facing the puzzle of how to assist the superstar and become a champion.

What Teacher Zhang just said about Gatsby still needs to make up for it. In my opinion, there are still many. Teams have levels, and of course athletes also have levels. Just because an athlete can be big in the regular season does not mean that he will be in the playoffs or even in the playoffs. It is the level of an athlete to be able to play well at the level of the finals.

And Gatsby has not proved himself in the playoffs or even the finals. Of course, there are many players who have no chance to prove themselves. They are still stars and still receive high wages, but a high-level athlete must first be People who can help the team on both ends of the offense and defense.

What Gatsby needs most right now, I think is defense.

It's not that I'm picky, Gatsby's offense today can be said to be at the top level, but his defense...was like a scene of a car accident!

He failed to defend even one ball from Deron Williams today. Although we understand that Deron is the top point guard in the league today, he is very difficult to defend, but if he is a championship puzzle, can he still do this? "

Yang Yi was not polite when he spoke, and he told Gatsby's fatal flaw in a few words, and it was well-founded.

Zhang Weiping nodded: "Gatsby's defense does need to be improved. This problem has been fully demonstrated since he faced Wade and Lu Wei. Although he is not weak in offense, if his defense does not improve, he will be more difficult to defend. The upper limit will not be too high.

Of course you can say that Steve Nash's defense is not good, but don't forget that Steve Nash still hasn't won a championship, and the Suns still have a team built around him, focusing on his advantages Teaming up with flaws, and still not being able to win the championship like this, how confident is Gatsby that he can win the championship only by attacking? "

(End of this chapter)