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Chapter 51: Future Best Defensive Player

Lama is naturally thinking about trying to hit Totoro a few more times, but neither Kobe nor Zen Master will allow Odom to continue to be self-willed.
But the back is where Totoro shows a strong defensive awareness.
No one told Totoro to do this, the old coach didn't call a timeout, and the old players didn't come over to teach the opportunity, but this Chinese seemed to see through his matchup, and Odom seemed to be defended by him and lost the trust of his teammates. It's as if he couldn't catch the ball in time. In the next few rounds, he always left Odom at the right time to help defend others, which made Zen master look at him a little bit.

"The defensive awareness is so good?"

When Chinchilla decisively went inside again to help Randolph double-team Gasol, and the two joined forces to force Gasol to walk, Mayfair Jackson also helped his eye sockets and felt that this rookie was evil.

"Confident double-teaming, believe me, few players in the rookie season are as decisive as Totoro, even if you count those ancient gods who have been famous for a long time, this is a player's natural defensive awareness, this year's The first 6 teams in the draft are all blind, his defensive ability is enough to win a top 3 seat, believe me, I have a hunch he will be the best defensive player in the next [-] years."

When Barkley saw Totoro's double-teaming in the live broadcast room, he couldn't help but applaud. Others may think that this time is just a double-teaming defense from the perspective of God, but only the real Only those who have been players and played in the NBA can know how much this defense can reflect.

"Haha, it's rare to hear that you have such a high opinion of a rookie player. How about asking us to make a bet, what if he can't be the best defensive player?"

Kenny Smith smiled wickedly, obviously planning to trick his old partner.

"Hahaha, gambling or something is not good, let's focus on watching the game."

As soon as he heard the word bet, the big ass shook subconsciously, as if he saw himself who kissed the donkey's ass back then, and Barkley, who said he had suffered a loss, immediately slapped a haha ​​and changed the subject. Kenny Smith's plot didn't work.

Totoro's wide range of defensive runs made the Lakers players feel very sad. After all, although he is a small forward, his strong physical fitness makes him a player who can jump up and kiss the basket. Don't let such a player be next to him Staring at it, what I might accidentally encounter is a big blood cap that blocks the sky.

But Totoro's defense is not without paying, not to mention the exhaustion of his own energy. After he was replaced in the third quarter, he committed 4 fouls. If he didn't pay attention in the fourth quarter, there would be a May become a very rare rookie who graduated with 6 fouls in his debut season
Driven by him, the Rockets' defense suddenly rose to a new level. On the offensive end, under the leadership of Yao Ming Beast, they fought more and more bravely. Counting the time for the main players to rest in the third quarter, the main players successfully recovered the point difference and the game was concluded. 78:78 flat.

As a substitute, Battier was transferred to the small forward position, and Brooks, who had been under pressure all the time, played at the shooting guard position. As for the poor white softie Steve Novak, Adelman has completely given up. His clumsy performance just now not only pleased the home fans, but also deeply angered himself, the head coach.
He really doesn't know why the former coach Fan Tuzi chose the opponent, and why he still insisted on not trading Novak. Now the Clippers want to exchange a second-round pick for Steve Novak. Shuai has agreed to the deal and is waiting for Alexander to nod.

In the eyes of the old coach, Steve Novak is really not worth a second-round pick, especially when the rookie Chinchilla joins the team, the contrast is particularly obvious.
But even if Totoro is not there, as long as there are David Lee, Shane Battier and Xiao Heidou, the Lakers' substitutes cannot be the Rockets' opponents.

This year's NBA's soft salary cap is $5680 million, and the trigger line for extravagant proposals is $5868 million. Let's take a look at the salaries of the Lakers' starting lineup.

Kobe is worth 2100 million, Gasol is worth 1600 million, Bynum is worth 1200 million, and Odom is worth 1100 million. These four people alone have exceeded the luxury tax by more than 200 million US dollars. For every dollar in tax, an extra dollar will be paid, which means that the Lakers have already paid more than 200 million dollars for these four people. Although the old Buss is rich and powerful, he once said that he is not afraid of the luxury tax, but he is not stupid, no matter how much money he has. You can no longer pay those luxury taxes for the substitutes.
Furthermore, 2008 coincided with the financial crisis, and the number of unemployed people around the world is increasing day by day. Even the old Bass, who owns the Staples Arena, has been affected. It is even more impossible for the Lakers to spend any money, so you can I can imagine what level of players the Lakers' bench is made up of.
The third quarter of the game ended with Battier's three-pointer at the buzzer on the wing. With only 2 minutes left, the Rockets, the gang of substitute gangsters, played a wave of 9:2, and this year's second Round pick Gasol was the most eye-catching performance. He showed great power in the face of discovering the insiders of the league, and regained the feeling of dominating the insiders in the Olympic Games. He sent a hot pot, two offensive rebounds and 2 points in 4 minutes. , Let Jiasao, who was looking at her younger brother off the court, feel a pain in the ass.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, the Lakers could only take the lead in replacing the main players.

There is no way, the only way for the Lakers to win this year is to fuck the main force of Kobe Bryant, or to dismantle the main lineup, let Odom be the sixth man and lead the Lakers to score off the bench, and Zen Master also has The plan in this regard is just a matter of future competitions.

Today's opening game at the Staples Center, they will win anything!
Kobe received the ball from the flank and saw that Brooks, who was in his early 1 meters, was defending him. Immediately, he didn't even bother to make a feint and made a 8-pointer, and the basketball hit the net.

Off the court, Adelman frowned and didn't call a timeout. There is a physical black hole in their team, Yao Ming. This big Yao played the first three quarters on the court with a height of 2 meters and a weight of 26 pounds. It's far from what ordinary people can imagine, no matter how you say it now, it's enough to squeeze him out for a rest of three to five minutes.

On the offensive end of the Rockets, Gasol Jr. received the ball, but he couldn't get past the Sharks in post-up singles. He forced his shot and was capped by Gasol!

The current little Gasol is far from growing into a big white bear. What kind of younger brother abused his elder brother in the game, and now he is still a deterrent to the insiders of the league with his sister-in-law!

But luckily, David Lee, who was unguarded, picked up the basketball from the basket, and made a quick one-handed dunk to catch the miss, scoring 2 points for the Rockets.

(End of this chapter)