against the front

Chapter 54 Trying
"Reggie, John's recent attacks have been too sloppy in handling the ball!"

After leading the Jazz in the first quarter, the King's players fully demonstrated what is called tailwind in the second quarter, especially John Salmons, who may have been defeated by Andre- Kirilenko has been suppressed for too long, so after Andrei Kirilenko took a break, John Salmons started to get hot-headed and ready to "kill big kills". In the attack just now In the middle, it is obvious that Kevin Martin has already appeared open and reached out to John Salmons for the ball, but John Salmons did not pass the ball to Kevin Martin, but chose to force his shot. The result was a missed shot.

After Tyrone Corbin expressed his dissatisfaction with John Salmons, as the head coach, Reggie Toyce also shook his head helplessly. Regarding John Salmons' question, Reggie Toyce Yi Si knew it well, but he didn't have any good solution.

Before this season, John Salmons has always been the King's sixth man. His physical talent is not too good but he is not bad. The outside line of the panacea type that is good at attacking and defending, and is very good at disrupting battles, so after the Kings sent away Ron Artest and Mike Bibby, Reggie Toyes proposed John Salmons On the starting lineup, I hope he can assist Kevin Martin well, and at the same time, he also wants to use his fairly good defensive ability to make up for Kevin Martin's shortcomings.

After being put on the starting lineup by Reggie Troyce, John Salmons did not disappoint Reggie Troyce. In the game that has ended, he averaged 19 points, 4.5 rebounds, 4.5 The data of assists, as a second-in-command, John Salmons' performance is definitely qualified, even quite outstanding, but John Salmons has a lot of problems, such as the habits and minor problems formed by long-term playing on the bench , I can’t change it no matter what, John Salmons’s organizational skills are average, his style of play is also a bit solitary, and he likes to hold the ball for a long time. When leading the bench, these are not a problem, as long as he can lead It is good to score in the lineup, but after entering the main lineup, he needs to have a better overall view, and from this aspect, John Salmons is obviously unqualified.

However, the King's current tactics require John Salmons to hold the ball, because Benno Udrih, who is on the King's No. Kevin Martin, the boss of the team, is also a player who is more capable off the ball than on offense with the ball, so in this situation, even if Reggie Troyes knew the shortcomings and various problems of Monsignor John Sal, he would There is no solution, unless he is removed from the main lineup, but with John Salmons' current performance, letting him play as a substitute, Reggie Toyes feels flustered again.

"Reggie, why don't you let Yan play?"

After seeing the struggling expression on Reggie Troyes's face, Tyrone Corbin, as an assistant, could only offer some other suggestions. The control of rebounds can be regarded as an added guarantee.

Since Yan Hua's physical exertion in the first quarter far exceeded expectations, Yan Hua had been sitting on the bench to rest after the start of the second quarter. If it wasn't for Yan Hua's physical strength not being able to support the audience, Reggie Toyce would have let Yan Hua play again long ago.

"Well, replace Spencer with Yan, let Kevin and John rest for a while, and replace Francisco and Andres." Looking at the bench, and then at the field, Reggie To Iss made a decision. Since the Jazz is the direct opponent of the Kings entering the playoffs, the Kings will win the away game against the Jazz anyway, and the same is true for the Jazz. Therefore, in the first game of this game After the start of the second quarter, whether it was the leading king or the trailing Jazz, they all deployed a semi-main lineup in a tacit understanding, but Reggie Toyes is now ready to replace the main lineup, and let Yan Hua lead a group of substitutes It's time to play.

After the official timeout in the second quarter, Reggie Toyes made a five-up and five-down decision, replacing Yan Hua, Dante Green, Andres Nocioni, and Francisco Garcia , and Bobby Brown five people, because the king sent away Ron Artest and Mike Bibby in the offseason, and exchanged a few pretty good role players from the Rockets and Bulls, plus The Kings have had a poor record in recent seasons and have always had lottery picks. This makes the Kings' overall strength not top-notch, but there are many good rotation players in the team.

"Yan, play singles at the basket when you have a chance, and pass the basketball if you don't have a chance. Both Andres and Francisco are reliable players." After arranging the tactics, Reggie Toyes held back Reggie Troyes is a conservative coach, so even if he has realized Yan Hua's huge potential and outstanding strength, he will not make a decision in the middle of the season. The sudden move to straighten Yan Hua, after all, the Kings are not a bad team, they also have requirements in terms of record, so Reggie Toyes can only proceed step by step, first let Yan Hua play with a substitute lineup Fighting can be regarded as an attempt to change direction.

"Coach, I will try my best." It is impossible for Yan Hua not to see the arrangement of Reggie Toyce, so when Reggie Toyce is pulling Yan Hua to keep telling him, Yan Hua also He nodded vigorously towards Reggie Toyce.

"What is this guy doing?"

After the timeout ended, Jerry Sloan was also a little confused after seeing the King's lineup, although during this timeout, Jerry Sloan replaced Deron Williams and Carlos Boozer, But the Jazz's lineup is still led by Mehmet Okur, Ronnie Brewer and Andrei Kirilenko, while the Kings only have one main player, Yan Hua. , came out with a bunch of rotation players.

"I'd like to see if this little guy is worth it for you."

After a short thought, Jerry Sloan saw through Reggie Toyce's intentions. The King's rookie's physical talent is indeed very good. After the side report, they were all salivating over this big man, but the center forward has the lowest success rate and the player with the longest time to success. Without several seasons of training and accumulation of game experience, it is basically impossible to support a team. Therefore, Jerry Sloan is also looking forward to Reggie Toyes's attempt, because in the history of the NBA, there are no shortage of centers who can kill the Quartet in just one season after entering the league.

(End of this chapter)