God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 528 11 people

In order to be able to explore the use of the twin towers, this time Jackson volunteered to lead the team to participate in the summer league, and entrusted the training of other players to Chang Wei.For this arrangement, Chang Wei has nothing to do. He was too lazy to go to the casino. The combination of Gasol and Milicic has achieved good results in training, and now it is just a further test.

As expected, this pair of twin towers is like a shark into a school of fish in the summer league where the overall strength is not strong. There are no inside players in front of them to take advantage of it.Their existence also makes the players who represent the Bobcats play in the summer league all play like superstars. It seems that even if they can't sign with the Bobcats, they can find jobs in the NBA or NBDL.

Naturally, there are no TV stations for live broadcasts in the summer league, but Jackson will send video clips of each game to members of the coaching staff, and they will analyze the problems that have occurred in the Twin Towers.In Chang Wei's view, the biggest problem with these two guys is the division of responsibilities. After all, Milicic was the center of the team before, but now Gasol directly squeezes him into the fourth position, and the power forward's play There is still a clear difference between the law and the center, and he must adapt to this change as soon as possible.

In addition, whoever stands under the basket and who goes to the high position also needs to strengthen communication. If two people move out at the same time, the basket will become empty, thus giving the opponent a chance to score easily; Especially when the opponent is running a pick-and-roll, it is very dangerous to not have the inside to go to the high post to delay the smaller player.Of course, Gasol is more suitable for sitting at the basket than Milicic. Generally speaking, Milicic only needs to be ready to go out to defend at any time.

The five preseason games ended soon, and Jackson, who came back from Las Vegas, was grinning from ear to ear. If he had some doubts about Chang Wei's suggestion to choose Gasol, now he is completely Approved this choice, you must know that they used a second-round pick to get it. From the comparison of player strength and draft position, this is undoubtedly a big advantage.

In addition to the inside twin towers, another rookie selected by the team, Chandler, also performed very well. He averaged 26.1 points, 8.7 rebounds, 3.2 assists and 1.5 blocks per game.They teamed up to help the Bobcats win the summer league championship, and Chandler was crowned the summer league MVP. The performance of him and Gasol made other teams green with envy.

The general managers of many teams secretly made up their minds that before the start of next year's draft, they must inquire about the Bobcats' targets, and then choose the rookies they are optimistic about.However, the Bobcats should not be able to get a particularly high-ranking pick next season, and their efforts should be in vain. Besides, Chang Wei definitely has more than one goal in the annual draft.

When Jackson announced that Gasol Jr. was in the starting lineup and Raheem became a substitute, the latter's face suddenly became very ugly.Raheem thought he had contributed a lot to the team, but he didn't expect that a second-round pick could replace him. His personality prevented him from going to the head coach to discuss an explanation. In the end, Raheem chose to go to the ball. The team submits a transaction application.

For this reason, Chang Wei deliberately communicated with him in private. Even if Rahim was on the bench, he would help the team a lot, but now he looks a little disheartened.Regarding Chang Wei's retention, Raheem made it clear that he would either continue to start or leave the team. There was no third way to go. This made Chang Wei feel very helpless, and it seemed that he had to be traded away.

Chang Wei is very clear that Gasol's potential is much stronger than that of Raheem, and he is also younger. Continuing to let Raheem occupy the starting position is not conducive to the growth of Gasol.Therefore, it is absolutely impossible for the team to let Raheem continue to start and let Gasol play as a substitute.

After discussion, everyone thinks that the current team's rotation is not short of people. If Raheem can be exchanged for a high center forward, that's okay. If it doesn't work, then replace it with a future draft pick.After Krissis released the news, many teams asked him about the price, but Krissis was not satisfied with their offers, but in the end he reached a deal with the Magic and exchanged Raheem for Chang Wei's Old acquaintance Batty, this gentleman averaged 6.1 points and 5.2 rebounds per game last season.

Although Batty is 31 years old this year, he is more than enough as a backup center, and he does not require a starting position, as long as he has enough playing time.Batty is 2.11 meters tall, which greatly makes up for the height of the Bobcats' inside rotation, and his experience can also help young people. Chang Wei is very satisfied with this.

After Raheem was traded, the pressure on Gasol's shoulders suddenly increased a lot.No matter how the coaching staff and management think about it, it seems to outsiders that Raheem was squeezed out by him. If he does not play well this season, he will definitely be questioned by the outside world, but for Gasol Jr. Said that this is also the driving force for him to continue to improve.

After a short period of sadness, the Bobcats players quickly returned to normal. After all, the NBA is a commercial league. Few players have played for the same team throughout their careers. Player turnover is normal.In addition, Gasol's performance also conquered them. They quickly got used to the existence of this big man and felt more relaxed.

They made it to the playoffs last season, and they might be able to go further this season, which is the fundamental reason why they don't have much sadness.After the training camp ended, the Bobcats' rotation lineup was basically determined. Their starting lineup was still Jack, Roy, Ariza, Milicic and Gasol Jr., and the bench lineup was Ellis, Allen, Kabo No, Chandler, Max Hill and Lee.In addition, those small roles may only get one or two minutes of playing time, mainly relying on these 2 players.

Jackson is not the kind of coach who likes to use the main force hard, and Chang Wei has formed such a powerful lineup for him, so it is not for nothing.Moreover, Chang Wei has been instilling in him a concept that using the main force will greatly increase the risk of players being injured, and in the long season, the depth of the lineup is the most important. Now they can guarantee that each position has at least one player You can go directly to the bench, even if you accidentally suffer a serious injury, there is no big problem.

Moreover, the total salary of this lineup is not high, and it has not yet reached the luxury line set by the league. If there is still a gap in the middle of the season that needs to be supplemented, they can still offer a competitive contract. Isn't this the best situation? ?
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