I just play ball

Chapter 283 Seeing is believing
This sentence was in Chinese, and Livingston stared at him for a moment, his face full of bewilderment. Nick Yang laughed beside him, and when Li Yue said it again in English, he shook his head slightly: "I will fully cooperate. team."

Nick Young interjected: "Have you eaten? Do you want to go together?"

Livingston nodded: "I have eaten, I will go to the staff to go through the relevant procedures, and I will contact you later."

"Call me anytime." Li Yue waved goodbye and entered the elevator with Nick Young.

"I admire him very much." Nick Young said suddenly, "If I suffered a serious injury like his, I might not have the courage to return to the game, and I was abandoned by many teams in a row. I need to prove myself through the summer league."

Li Yue couldn't help thinking of his own experience, and sighed softly: "This is love. He can help you overcome all difficulties. It's a rare opportunity to work so hard just to catch up with who you used to be."

"He was the second highest high school student in the United States in 04, ahead of Howard. Now it seems a little unbelievable. What kind of talent can an NBA team choose a high school player."

"Maybe it's not that exaggerated. It's basically a bet on potential. High school players include LeBron and Howard, as well as Kwame Brown and Telfair. The main reason is that playing in the NCAA for an extra year has little benefit."

Two years later, he came to the restaurant very quickly. Li Yue's appetite was greatly increased by playing back-to-back away games. But considering that he had to entertain the whole team in the evening, in order not to exceed the standard diet, he held back his appetite. He only wanted a few vegetarian dishes and two yuan fish.

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According to the usual practice, the team does not hold joint training on the second day of the game, but because Livingston joined, D'Antoni still asked the staff to find a venue temporarily, and took the whole team to introduce the style of play together, as a help Get acquainted as soon as possible.

Li Yue held a meeting with the coaching staff and saw many video editors summarizing Livingston's technical characteristics this season.

The first is the extremely stable mid-range shot, even in the entire history of the NBA. If it is in a wide open position, it is comparable to Alan Houston and Juwan Howard. The emergency stop jump shot is also a must.

The other is the back play near the three-second zone. Those who are shorter than him use their height to force them, and those who are taller than him use their feet to force them. It can almost be used as a stable scoring method for a championship team, and can be raised to the low-frequency tactical level.

And his biggest change in these years is that he can use his height and wingspan to defend the three positions of point guard, shooting guard, and small front. .

In addition, he has a high basketball IQ. He often uses air cuts and back runs to attack the basket and score.

Of course, one of his shortcomings is that it is difficult to defend speed guards. He often takes the initiative to take a step back to avoid instant breakthroughs, and then uses his height and wingspan to interfere with shooting. That is his strongest talent as a point guard.

The second shortcoming is that there are almost no three-pointers. So far in his career, the most three-pointers have been shot in the 06-07 season, with an average of 0.3 times per game! ! !
With such offensive characteristics, defenders can put two meters unscrupulously, so letting him hold the ball and attack with the ball outside the three-point line is tantamount to nothing.The coaching staff discussed for a long time and decided to let him play as a substitute temporarily to match with shooters such as Meeks.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the entire Lakers team went to the restaurant selected by Livingston to celebrate the record.Li Yue appetized and ate more, and wanted to pay after the end, but was told that the payment had been transferred by the boss Jim Bass.

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It was late at night when we returned to the hotel, Li Yue took a shower and sat in front of the computer to browse the news

The super double-double is still a hot topic, but because the Lakers are about to challenge the Knicks in an away game, Anthony's 62 points were mentioned by more people, and a large number of fans, media, and commentators made comments.

[Chris Bunty: This is a contest between a top small forward and a scoring champion. Both teams' lineups are incomplete due to injuries, so the result of the team's winning or losing is not so important. Whoever has better statistics is the key. 】

The typical "XX lost, XX didn't lose" argument, first set up double standards, then whatever you say will make sense, and you can do whatever you want, and it will make many people feel justified.

[Jerence Ross: Wow, if I were Carmelo Anthony, I scored 62 points, but the news headlines were another person, and that person was still in the same position as me, and he was about to face off, I will definitely do everything in my power to prove that I deserve a headline, let alone at home. 】

The typical mentality of watching the excitement and hoping that things will be big, got more than 3000 likes and reposts.

[Bill Simmons: Since Cameron joined New York, he has been underestimated by fans and the media for a long time. Now he has a rare opportunity to prove to the world how good he is, and he will definitely work hard. 】

The typical aggressive method also hopes to make things bigger. Knicks super fan Spike Lee liked it and forwarded it.

After reading these tweets, Li Yue knew that with Anthony's arrogant personality, a big battle was inevitable.

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At two o'clock in the afternoon on the 26th, the entire Lakers team gathered in the hotel parking lot and set off for Madison Square Garden.

Madison Square Garden is the most special existence among the 30 home courts of the NBA. Its historical status is higher than that of the Staples Center and North Shore Garden, because there are 320 large-scale events held in Madison every year, including basketball games, pop singers, etc. Concerts, famous boxing matches, Michael Jordan, Michael Jackson, Ali and other super idols have left precious memories there, and it can be called a living fossil of American sports, literature, art and politics.

With this kind of bonus, even if the Knicks have been terrible in the past 20 years, Madison Square Garden will always be the arena with the highest attendance rate in the league. Big contracts, most of which end up in junk.

There are rumors that playing in it will feel a completely different atmosphere, and it is easy to motivate stars to play classic performances, such as Kobe's 61 points, Miller's 8.9 seconds and 8 points, Curry's 54 points including 11 three-pointers, and Anthony's 62 points recently .

Li Yue was very excited about this, and wanted to leave a memory here that would be recorded in history.

He has never been to Madison Square Garden before. He was not invited to attend the Little Green Room during the draft, nor did he come here with the Lakers. It's the first time I've come to witness it with my own eyes.

In the daydream, the bus slowed down and stopped, the driver announced that it had arrived at the arena, and the whole team left their seats one after another.

Li Yue quickly got out of the car, and the sight in front of him surprised him.

I thought Madison Square Garden was an incomparably magnificent place, but it seemed that I saw a dilapidated mall in a county-level city, and my excitement suddenly dissipated. Those promotional videos and pictures were not so dilapidated!

(End of this chapter)