God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 327 Survival of the Fittest
Dalembert's playing time has increased, and Mutombo's playing time will definitely decrease accordingly.And his reduction is even greater, because Brown is also training Okur at the same time, and the performance of the Turks is not inferior to Dalembert.

Compared to Dalembert, Okur is not as good at protecting the rim and rebounding, but his offensive firepower is much stronger.Brown even ranked the 76ers' theoretically strongest offensive lineup in some insignificant games-Iverson, Snow, Reed, Lewis and Okur, which is the most advanced lineup in Chang Wei's expectations.When all five players have the ability to shoot outside, the opponent has no way to guard against it. This can completely become a big killer for the 76ers.

It's a pity that these five players played at the same time for the first time, and they were not used to it. As soon as they came on the court, they made five consecutive shots, but were beaten by the opponent in an 8-0 spurt.If it hadn't been for leading the opponent by more than 20 points before, the 76ers might have capsized in the gutter, so scared that Brown quickly replaced Dalembert and Bell again.

Chang Wei feels very regretful. If the tacit understanding of these five players can be cultivated, it must be a unique trick for the 76ers. Once it is used at a critical moment in the game, it will definitely catch the opponent by surprise.But now it seems that Brown may have no confidence in this lineup. Even if it exists in the tactical manual, it can only be regarded as a decoration.

Of course, the current league has not yet entered the era of the three-point king in the future. Even if the 76ers don't come up with such a lineup, it doesn't matter, as long as Okur can be trained into a qualified backup center.But Okur can only be regarded as a pleasant surprise. Most of Brown's thoughts are still on Dalembert. The Haitian has basically met his requirements.

On November 11, local time, the 27ers played against the Kings at home. This is another team with a top insider combination. Webber and Divac may be the combination with the most gorgeous style and sharpest passing in the league.Obviously Mutombo couldn't handle them, so Brown decisively chose to change and put Dalembert into the starting lineup, which was also the first time in his career.His partner is still Lewis, and Brown is not crazy enough to put the two rookies together in the starting lineup.

Although Dalembert's previous performance was very good, he was still fighting against the substitutes of other teams most of the time. Before the game, Brown still pulled him to talk about some precautions in the game. "When you first play, don't always use fouls to stop your opponents. You must learn to play with your brain and interfere with your opponents' scoring in the least effortful way. Your teammates have good scoring abilities, so the first thing you have to do is defend. Of course, as long as you Don't hesitate when you get the chance..."

Dalembert nodded when he heard it. Although he already understood these things, since the head coach specifically explained it, he had to listen carefully. After all, it meant that the coach valued him.Relatively speaking, Chang Wei's words were much simpler: "Samuel, show the results of your training completely, I believe you can do it."

At the beginning of the game, the 76ers fans were very surprised to see that Mutombo, who helped the team win the championship last season, sat on the bench and was replaced by the rookie center Dalembert selected this year.Although they won't boo Dalembert directly, they don't cheer him as much as other players. After all, he is still a rookie. How can He De start instead of Mutombo?
However, unexpectedly, the first attack of the Kings in the opening game came back in vain on Dalembert. Christie's breakthrough layup was interfered by Dalembert, who directly smashed out of the frame. After a defensive rebound, there was a long pass over 20 meters across the field. Iverson, who had already rushed to the frontcourt, easily received the ball and scored a layup.

This ball undoubtedly aroused thunderous cheers from the audience, part of which was of course given to their spiritual leader Iverson, and the other part was given to interfere with the opponent's shooting, and then grabbed the rebound to complete a precise long pass Dalembert.In fact, this is also one of Dalembert's additional training content. Although the proportion is not large, the accuracy of his passing has been greatly improved. This kind of cross-court long pass after winning a defensive rebound can only be regarded as A piece of cake, no pressure for him.

With 3 minutes and 27 seconds left in the first quarter, Dalembert was replaced, and he was greeted by whistles and cheers from the home fans. At this time, the score of the two sides was 27 to 20, and the 76ers led by 7 points .The reason why the king's offensive team can only score 8 points in 20 and a half minutes is that Dalembert played a key role in protecting the basket inside.

When Peja, the king's top scorer, was marked to death by Bell, others had to open the situation from the inside first.But whether it was Webber and Divac's post-up singles, or Bibby and Christie's breakthrough layup, they all encountered Dalembert's interference, and the team's overall shooting percentage did not even exceed 40%.Although Dalembert only scored 6 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, his limitations on opponents cannot be shown by the data, as long as anyone in the industry can see his value.

When Dalembert left the field, Mutombo calmly gave him a high-five, with both loss and relief in his eyes.He knows that the NBA is actually a very cruel place. Survival of the fittest is one of the most basic rules. Will you appear on stage for no reason?Now it is obvious that Dalembert's strength has surpassed himself, and it is logical for him to be the starter.

In fact, getting a championship ring is already a surprise for Mutombo. You must know that last season was the 10th season of his career. He entered the league at the age of 25 and he is not young this year. To the championship, his career has no regrets.So now he can be said to play purely because of love, so what is there to miss about the starting position?

In contrast, Dalembert seemed very excited. He found that the so-called star insider was not as strong as he imagined, and he still had the strength to fight.If Chang Wei knew what this guy was thinking, he would definitely beat him up. Without the special training before, how could Dalembert be able to compete against Weber and Divac now?It's not bad if you don't get blown up directly by others.

However, Dalembert's performance still made Chang Wei feel gratified. It is time to replace Mutombo with Dalembert as the starting center. As long as Brown is not old and confused, he will definitely make this decision.

(End of this chapter)