basketball hero

Chapter 257 Peace of Mind

To Yingxiong's surprise, he was not included in the team's 12-man roster!For him, even if he was not reused last season and was often DNP, he was still included in the squad, which is rarely the case.Like him, Elson and rookie Meeks were not included in the big list.Delfino, Rokovukic and Charlie Bell made the list.

Ying Xiong quickly understood that the team should still be testing the lineup.Due to the introduction of many wing players this season, the team naturally needs to consider them through the game, who is more suitable to enter the main rotation.When there are more people playing, it is true that the coach needs to spend some thought on arranging the rotation.Of course, if these "changes" are exchanged for "whole money", it will naturally be the best result, but the problem is, if you don't have a little blood, who will exchange it with you?
Ying Xiong was not included in the squad, and was a little disappointed, but not too frustrated.The biggest achievement of last season was to allow him to face various unfavorable situations calmly.He firmly believes that he can get a rotation opportunity in the competition within the team, because he has this strength, he does not believe that the team is really strong enough to not need his contribution at all, and he does not believe that the team will not let himself be the high pick Rookies really suck.

In this game, the Bucks in the away game still failed to win the game.To Yingxiong's surprise, rookie Jennings even hit a "quasi triple-double" in the first game. Although the overall shooting rate is not high, it is already a very good statistic.

Ying Xiong also found it surprising that Delfino didn't get a chance to play either!You must know that in the preseason he had more chances to start than Mbah a Moute...

Ying Xiong doesn't want to guess how the regular season team's personnel arrangement looks like, anyway, let's watch, what will happen next will be revealed soon.

On November 11, the Bucks played against the Pistons back-to-back at home.In this game, the starting lineup of the Bucks is different from the last game. Delfino, who did not get a 1-second chance to play in the last game, replaced Mbah a Moute in this game and made his debut!Yingxiong and rookie Meeks still haven't entered the team's roster.

This game is also the first time "Browless Man" Charlie Villanueva faces his old team. Seeing the players who fought side by side last season suddenly put on the jerseys of other teams and become opponents, this feeling makes Yingxiong feel Somewhat uncomfortable. In the final analysis, the NBA is a business league. It is very unlikely that you want to "stay with one team" in one team.Even those superstars who have declined in their later years are likely to be traded by the home team, let alone those role players.

In this game, Bucks rookie Jennings performed well this year, scoring 24 points and 3 assists, helping the team repel the visiting opponents.

Although Ukic entered the rotation in this game, he only played for 1 minute. In addition, Delfino went from DNP to starting, which strengthened Yingxiong's idea-the team is trying the lineup!
Three days later, the Bucks challenged the Bulls away.Due to the absence of team leader Michael Reid due to injury, Charlie Bell, who played as a substitute in the last game, entered the starting lineup.And Delfino, who played the starting small forward in the last game, continued to start this game!

Rookie Meeks entered the roster, but Ying Xiong still failed to enter the roster!
In this game, although Jennings was still in a brave state and scored 25 points, he failed to lead the team to victory.The absence of Michael Reed still has a great impact on the Bucks, who already lack firepower.

Meeks, who entered the rotation, only played 2 minutes, and Ukic only played 6 minutes, and neither of them scored.

In Ying Xiong's view, Reid's injury has objectively increased his chances. He doesn't think that the team has given up on him if he hasn't made the roster for three consecutive games.In fact, with the state and strength shown in the training camp and preseason, the team lacks the main player Michael Reid and Ukic and others are not performing well. There is no reason not to use him. The NBA is a highly commercialized league, maybe less humane, but more professional. Both "conspiracy theory" and "suppression theory" are untenable.

If Michael Reid continues to be absent, if Delfino plays the starting shooting guard, then no matter whether Mba Moute plays the starting point or not, Yingxiong himself will definitely be able to get enough playing time at the small forward position.If Delfino plays the first small forward, since Mbah a Moute cannot play the starting shooting guard, then he may get the opportunity to start.

No matter which position Delfino plays, for Xiong, competing with Ukic and Meeks, he thinks he has absolutely no reason to lose.

For Xiangxiong, Michael Reid's injury is an opportunity, an opportunity to give himself the opportunity to get more opportunities.

Maybe the Bucks will trade players to replace Reed before the trade deadline, but this is not something Yingxiong should consider. As long as he can seize this opportunity, it will be fine, even if he has not played yet .

After Yingxiong failed to get a chance to play in three consecutive games, on November 3, he received a call from his agent Bill Duffy.

"Ying, how do you feel now?" Bill Duffy's first words, if heard by an outsider who didn't know the inside story, would definitely not know what he was talking about.

"Bill, I'm fine, thank you for calling. But don't worry about me, I'm fine now!" Ying Xiong knew the meaning of Bill Duffy's words, but he was a little worried that he hadn't entered the team's roster for three consecutive games mentality.

"Oh, that's good. According to reliable sources, the team doesn't intend to use you at the moment, and is now testing those newcomers who came in the summer." Bill Duffy explained.

"I know!" Ying Xiong said calmly, "This is not my rookie season anymore, and it is normal not to use me as a test subject. Bill, I think I will have a chance to play soon!"

"Well, as far as I know, this is the situation!" Bill Duffy was surprised by Yingxiong's mentality. He was very clear about the opponent's situation and experience last season, and he also knew how the opponent survived.He admired Ying Xiong's judgment and analysis ability, and it was hard to imagine that the other party was just a young man who had just turned 21.

"Bill, do you think the team will do badly this season?" Ying Xiong asked suddenly.

Surprised by Ying Xiong's jumping thinking, Bill Duffy was silent for a moment, and then replied: "I don't think it's very likely, even if Michael doesn't play, based on the team's current configuration and rookie Brandon's outstanding performance , The team also has a chance to enter the playoffs!"

"Hmm!" Bill Duffy's opinion coincided with Ying Xiong's guess.Naturally, he doesn't want the team to be bad. In this case, even if he gets the chance to play and get some data, the market in the trading market will not rise.Not to mention that my competitive spirit is not willing to accept bad performance.

(End of this chapter)