God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 405 Upgraded Thomas
Brown looked at the statistics in the first quarter and couldn't help frowning.The low offensive efficiency of the Pistons and the small number of firepower points have reached the point where it hurts. Hamilton scored 22 of the 12 points in the first quarter, and his shooting percentage was only 45.2%. Surprisingly, the team didn't make a single three-pointer.

The three-pointer was the main scoring weapon for the 76ers before, and there were a lot of three-pointers in the team. Reed was the top three-pointer in the league, but now the Pistons don’t have a reliable shooter. Brown was very uncomfortable.In fact, both Billups and Thomas' three-pointers are good, but Brown hopes that Billups will organize the offense, which naturally reduces his number of shots, and Thomas may not be in the game because of lack of confidence. Outside shots.

But for a team, the three-point shooting ability is a must, because it can help teammates open up space and give them more opportunities to hit the basket.So during the intermission, Brown specially emphasized the importance of three-pointers, hoping that Billups, Hamilton and Thomas can strengthen the outside offense in the next game.

The two guns in the backcourt still had the usual facial paralysis, and they just nodded slightly to show that they knew, but Thomas was a little nervous.When he was in the Bucks before, he tried the pick-and-roll and pulled it outside the three-point line to shoot. However, he would be criticized by Carl in the end. In Carl's eyes, the inside players should obediently go to the basket and compete with the shooter. What job?
This has also caused his three-point shooting to degenerate a lot, and the average shooting distance is also shortening day by day. Moreover, in the previous training camp and preseason, Thomas mainly strengthened his own defensive ability.Chang Wei did an in-depth study of his various skills and found no obvious shortcomings, so he didn't ask Thomas to practice three-pointers.

In the first quarter, Thomas also tried to shoot from outside the three-point line, but he hit the iron twice, which also forced him to put his shot position in the three-second zone, and he no longer dared to shoot outside casually.So to a certain extent, Thomas' three-pointers are not due to his skills and abilities, but his mentality. This is why a player must choose a team that suits him well in order to fully utilize Transform your own potential into immediate combat power.

But now that the head coach has spoken, it is impossible for him to leave all the task of shooting three-pointers to the two guns in the backcourt, so he can only bite the bullet and prepare for shooting three-pointers.Chang Wei naturally saw his nervousness, he patted Thomas on the shoulder, and whispered: "Tim, don't carry too much burden, show your level in Villanova, I believe you can Made it."

Chang Wei's words were like a stimulant, injecting endless energy into Thomas in an instant. He nodded to Chang Wei, stood up and strode towards the field.Brown heard their previous conversation from the side, and he asked suspiciously: "Chang, are these light words of yours effective? Why do I feel a little bit hanging? Of course I am not saying that Tim's three-pointers are not strong enough, but I think he still needs to adapt to the team's tactics in order to make the most of his long shot."

Chang Wei smiled mysteriously: "There is no need to worry about this at all. As long as he can get the space to shoot, there will definitely be unexpected effects, just like what he did in the NCAA competition. I believe he can still do it!"

The second quarter restarted, and the Pistons still put on their starting lineup.Now their bench needs to be reinforced to a certain extent. It is their limit to last more than three minutes at the end of the first quarter, so Brown will continue to let the starting five tigers appear at the beginning of the second quarter. Under Chang Wei's training, their physical strength was not a consideration at all.

Thomas' ability to hold the ball in the high position is average, and he never expects himself to be able to dribble and shoot three-pointers like a guard. Therefore, when Billups is in possession of the ball at the top of the arc, he does not do it for Hamilton in the interior as before. Instead of a screen, he suddenly pulled out and played a pick-and-roll with Billups.Billups was taken aback, but quickly realized that this tactic is actually often used during training. Compared with the big Ben with average offensive ability, Thomas is a better quality cover.

Not surprisingly, Fisher was firmly blocked by Thomas, and Billups continued to rush to the basket under the cover.At this time, as an inside player, Thomas did not go down, but pulled outside the three-point line, ready to respond at any time. ,

Because of his 2-for-0 three-pointer in the first quarter, Fisher didn't intend to interfere with him at all. After struggling to squeeze past, he hurriedly followed Billups to help defend.How could Billups not know someone was behind it?He turned around and dodged Walker, who was defending, and threw the ball over Fisher's head to Thomas, who was ready to catch the ball.

Walker turned pale with fright, and hurried to go beyond the three-point line, but it was too late.Thomas adjusted slightly after receiving the ball, took a deep breath, took off, shot, and made a steady shot. This was also the Pistons' first three-pointer in this game.Although they have not yet been able to complete the overtake, the improvement in morale is undoubtedly huge.

Seeing that he hit a three-pointer, Thomas also clenched his fists and roared to cheer him up. Chang Wei nodded repeatedly on the sidelines. It seems that this guy should have found the feeling.Maybe it's because he has seen too many space-type insiders in his previous life. Unless he really doesn't have this talent, Chang Wei wants to add a three-point shooting package to any insider he encounters. Although this is not the current trend, it can be done. As a deterrent to opponents, nuclear weapons also greatly broaden their development path.

Strictly speaking, Thomas was Chang Wei's first test product. Even after participating in the draft and joining the NBA, Chang Wei often followed his games, but he had no chance to give him advice.Now that the two meet again, Chang Wei will definitely help him pick up all these technologies, so that at least Thomas can stand shoulder to shoulder with Rasheed Wallace in his previous life.

So Thomas's three-pointer is of great significance to him personally. He is no longer the black big man in the Bucks who can only fight with opponents inside. As an insider who can shoot three-pointers, His threat is at least ten times higher than before. Such an upgrade is a good thing for her and the team.

(End of this chapter)