NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 104
With Nocioni's debut, the Bulls have indeed improved a lot on the defensive end.

Because Nocioni and Ariza are not much different in height or weight.

Facing Ariza's corner involvement, he can defend well beyond the three-point line.

So in the face of this substitution, the Bobcats' offense also came to a standstill for a time.

As an Argentine, Nocioni has inherited the soft touch of Argentine players very well.

With a height of [-] meters, he can swing in the third and fourth positions.

He has made 34% of his three-pointers in his career.

In this year's Athens Olympics, Argentina was able to defeat the United States and win the Olympic trophy. In addition to the unsheathing of the demon sword, Nocioni also contributed a lot.

With Nocioni playing, Ariza's pressure on the defensive end was also eased for a time.

Because Nocioni is also a shooting-oriented fourth position, and Ariza is best at defending this kind of player.

But the Bobcats did lose themselves in the offense, because with Tyson Chandler inside the town, Okafor failed to continue the previous momentum in this game.

I chose to single Chandler several times, but the effect was not very good.

And others, whether it is Ariza, Kapono, or Robinson, are not players known for their individual singles.

All they can do is catch and shoot.

Although Knight is the brain on the court, no one on the court can score.

It is still useless to have a brain without hands.

With the debut of the Bulls substitute Ben Gordon.

The Bulls not only blocked the Bobcats' offense on the defensive end.

On the offensive end, Ben Gordon played an 8:0 spurt on his own.

Let Bickerstaff witness for a while, what is a real bench gangster.

And as the Bulls played a climax to overtake the score, Bickerstaff on the sidelines also hurriedly called a timeout.

After the timeout, Steve Smith and House were also replaced.

Because although Steve Smith is old, he is currently the most stable scoring point in one-on-one singles for the Bobcats except for Okafor.

In the first eight games of the regular season, although the Bobcats only got 1 win and 7 losses, Steve Smith came off the bench and averaged 23.6 minutes per game.

Able to contribute 12 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists.

But all this seems so insignificant.

With the successive adjustments of the coaches on both sides, after the end of the first quarter.

bobcats with
28:31
Was overtaken by the Bulls by three points.

28 points, in fact, has completely played the Bobcats expected.

Because of the Bulls' defensive ability, they are among the best in the league this season.

However, in the case of leading once in the first quarter, the Bobcats were overtaken by the Bulls, which shows how poor the current stability of the Bobcats is.

Especially Okafor, facing Chandler in the first quarter, played 10 minutes in a single quarter, and only scored 4 points and 1 rebounds on 2 of 3 shots.

Played the most tragic first quarter since the start of the game.

I was deeply educated by Tyson Chandler.

In the second quarter, the substitutes of the two sides fought again.

And in the first quarter, after only playing 4 minutes, the little shark Curry, who made two fouls, killed the Quartet in the interior as soon as he came up.

The bobcats' bench is disturbed.

Even though Bickerstaff asked Sampson to defend Curry to try to balance the height, he still failed miserably.

At halftime, the Bobcats ended with:
47:56
Already trailing the Bulls by nine points.

Bobcats locker room at halftime

"The Bulls have gradually adapted to our offensive rhythm. In the second half, although we have little chance of winning, I still hope that you can seize every offensive opportunity."

"Robinson, try your best to play with the ball in the second half. I hope to see you play well in this game."

Looking at this situation, Bickerstaff knew that the odds of winning this game at the Bulls' home court were really slim.

But I can't tell the players, give up, let Robinson count the data in the second half.

For Robinson is about to be traded, Bickerstaff knew very well.

Before this game, general manager Smith also came to the away game with everyone.

Bickerstaff understood that the transaction must have reached a critical link.

There is no need for Smith to remind himself, and he also knows that in this game, try to make Robinson perform well.

"Yes, coach."

Hearing what Biggerstaff said, Robinson smiled wryly.

Although the team has not informed him of anything, Robinson actually knows in his heart that the team has allowed him to get so many possessions and playing time recently.

I must have become the team's trading target.

Although he was very reluctant, Robinson also understood that there was nothing special about him.

In this league, it is really normal for players to be traded.

So now he can only make himself play better, and strive to get a good playing time after being traded away.

"And Ariza, this is your first game since you came to the team. You are lucky, but you are also unlucky."

"Fortunately, you were able to meet Coach Liu Rui, and the mention of you as the starter was actually what Coach Liu Rui meant."

"He himself is very optimistic about you. What you may not know is that at the very beginning, you were one of the two rookies he named to the team."

"He has great expectations of you, so I hope you will not let him down."

"But unfortunately, at this time you came to the Bobcats, because this time is the most difficult stage for the team."

"You should also be aware of what happened before. The main players of the team are now in the suspension stage, and coach Liu Rui has not been discharged from the hospital, so the whole team is playing a little loose."

"But I hope that the loss of the game will not affect your enthusiasm for training."

"Don't worry, when Coach Liu Rui comes back and our lineup is in order, we will definitely be an excellent team."

"So you don't need to be depressed. As a rookie, you are already very good. At least I am very satisfied, so let go and play in the second half. Don't have too many worries."

Bickerstaff looked at Ariza, who was a little frustrated in front of him, and said a few words with a smile,
After all, the loss of this game is entirely because the team's lineup is really at a disadvantage.

For this kind of defeat, it really shouldn't be pushed on a rookie.

And if the newcomers are not encouraged in the early stage, but only scolded.

In the following games, even in the face of open opportunities, he was less and less afraid to shoot, because even he himself no longer trusted himself.

As an assistant coach who has been in the league for more than ten years, Bickerstaff is very clear about this.

So even if the team is lagging behind, Bickerstaff is trying his best to enlighten the players and decompress them.

After all, Ariza is also Liu Rui's nominee, although until now, I haven't seen what is outstanding about him.

But after following Liu Rui for so long, Liu Rui seldom misjudged, so he also maintained his support for Liu Rui's choice.

What's more, the biggest problem in this game is not winning or losing, but Robinson's performance, so Bickerstaff will not have too much pressure...

(End of this chapter)