Super Evolution of Basketball

Chapter 213 Protect Yourself
Whiteside was kicked out of the stadium in this way, but he received overwhelming applause before leaving the stadium. The eyes of the fans were sharp. Everyone knew that Whiteside was calculated by someone.

Coach Scott never expected that his hole card against Green would be discarded in the first quarter, Whiteside was sent off, and the only center positions were Hibbert and Thackeray.

No way, Scott had to grit his teeth and sent Thackeray.

Regarding this purple gold tower, the fans on the Lakers official website gave the evaluation: Thackeray's timing of tossing the towel and the coordination of movements, demeanor, and voice are all at the historical level. What is more worthy of attention is: 90.00% of the top ten Lakers have Thackeray. Thackeray is the star of Los Angeles.

Of course, the above is just irresponsible ridicule, but one thing is true, there are indeed very few games where Thackeray can play.

The presence of Thackeray means that Towns can no longer bully Bogut. Otherwise, once the true core of the Warriors, Green, is revived, the Lakers probably won't be able to hold back, and will die in an ugly way.

So Towns moved back to the four position, and the slow-moving Bogut faced the even slower Thackeray.

In the past, when Sakishi played, there would always be some teasing cheers at home, but tonight the fans were not in the mood. Yuan Qingshan's performance at the beginning of the game gave them hope of defeating the Warriors. With Whiteside's departure and Thackeray's entry, this hope was basically shattered.

The game restarts.

Towns and Green engaged in a war of attrition. As a member of last season's defensive team, Green was the most powerful contender for the best defender this season.

Thackeray can't count on it at all. It's not bad if he can limit Bogut on the defensive end.

Nick Yang was taken care of by Thompson in every possible way, and seeing his bitter face, he knew that he was very uncomfortable.

After all, the veteran Artest is left, and his opponent is Harrison Barnes. This young man was the No. 2012 pick in the first round of 7. Last season, he averaged just double digits per game.

Yuan Qingshan and Artest cooperated with several high-position pick-and-rolls. Barnes was not very focused. He was directly blocked by Yuan Qingshan twice, which won short-term open opportunities for Artest. Artest fulfilled his mission and scored two goals in a row.

When the Warriors were attacking, Towns also tried his best to kill Green. The Warriors' central axis was disabled and they could only rely on Curry's singles and points.

Reluctantly, Curry's hit rate was too high, and Yuan Qingshan almost pressed his palms on his eyes, but the light was still right.

After finally surviving the first half, the Lakers trailed by 15 points. Scott returned to the locker room with a gloomy face. Before he could speak, the phone rang.

Scott turned and came to the corridor, glanced at the name on the screen, and pressed the answer button reluctantly.

The general manager Kupchak's voice came from the receiver: "Coach, you performed very well!"

It's crazy, the team trails by 15 at halftime and the general manager is praising the coach for his performance.

Scott knew that Kupchak was referring to bad things, and now he really wanted to smash something hard to vent.

Kupchak continued: "It's time for the next step."

Scott suppressed his anger: "What's the next step?"

Kupchak smiled: "That's what Boss Bass told me. There are still 10 days before the first batch of trade doors will open. We have a total of 3 games before that. You have to hurry up and let the trade partner play the data."

Boom!Scott kicked the white metal cabinet by the door hard, causing several fans at the other end of the corridor to keep looking around.

"What are you doing over there, why are you so loud?" Kupchak continued: "Forget it, let's get down to business. From the second half, you have to let those people who have been sitting at the end of the bench all year round play a game. It is best to use the garbage time to make the data more beautiful."

In fact, without Kupchak's reminder, the situation also forced Scott to do so in the second half. Kobe was not there, Whiteside was not there, the first five went to the second, and even Thackeray went up. Who else can't play?
"I see!" Scott hung up the phone angrily.

Kupchak sat at his desk and picked up a pen to draw a few circles on the Lakers roster: "Well, these few tied Hibbert should be able to exchange for the first-round pick."

The team was about to be humiliated, but this guy, as the general manager, was complacently dreaming of his age!

Scott returned to the locker room, his face more gloomy than before, and he directly called Yuan Qingshan out.

"Qingshan, I will reduce your playing time in the second half, and you will not play in the fourth season at all." Scott said his arrangement like beans, and the guilt made him dare not look into Yuan Qingshan's eyes.

Scott is very aware of how hard Yuan Qingshan played to win the game in the first half. In just half time, he had already scored 18 points, 6 assists, and 5 rebounds. If he continues to play like this, this game will definitely set a new career high, and he may even get his first triple-double.

But because of some shady reasons, Scott really felt ashamed to put such a fighting spirit and such a motivated player on the bench.

"Coach, after Towns adapts to Green's defense, I think he still has a chance to win." Yuan Qingshan vaguely guessed something, but he didn't want to just give up the game just yet.

Scott knew that Yuan Qingshan's judgment was right. The Warriors' big lead tonight was due to the Splash Brothers' perverted outside shooting rate. In fact, their tactics were not well executed. Whiteside and Downs were considered to be successful in limiting Green. Now it's a good idea to take a gamble to see if their shooting rate can really last the whole game.

As long as he can survive the wave of the third quarter, there is a glimmer of life, so it makes sense for Yuan Qingshan not to give up.

Scott looked at Yuan Qingshan's fiery eyes, and was really ashamed to tell him that he couldn't tell him that this arrangement was entirely because the general manager asked for a bad performance and asked for the substitute players to collect statistics.

Besides, Scott also has his own little thoughts, he wants to hide Yuan Qingshan, and doesn't want Bass and Kupchak to get his idea.

Scott firmly believes that when Jenny Buss takes power, the Lakers will undergo earth-shaking changes, so he will do his best to help Towns and Yuan Qingshan survive until that day.

After several months of getting along, Yuan Qingshan has already developed trust in coach Scott, and from him, he can see the shadow of John Calipari, the head coach of the University of Kentucky Wildcats. The most common characteristic of them is: treat their players as children, and plan the future for their children like a parent.

"I know, coach, I will do as you say. But I am not convinced. When you leave me on the court, I will definitely give the Warriors a look, for the Lakers, and even more for Whiteside."

Yuan Qingshan's eyes sparkled.

Scott patted him on the head: "Thank you for your hard work, remember that you have only one task in the second half: protect yourself and don't get hurt."

Yuan Qingshan nodded, and pushed open the door of the locker room with a heavy heart.

(End of this chapter)