overlooking the pitch

Chapter 530 Sad preseason
Of course, the Clippers uniform team who have watched the training game are very satisfied with Gorgui Dieng's state, but the Clippers fans who have not watched the summer league or the training game are not very happy. Just screw up this year's defending plan.The excitement for the last championship has not passed. They hope that the Clippers can continue this year's heroic state and continue to win the championship.

In an unofficial large Clippers fan forum, here, even a Clippers fan posted a post to crowdfund the Clippers to buy a backup insider back. They don’t want to see injuries. Last season, Chris Paul's injury, plus Anson's injury in the Asian Championships this summer, all made the Clippers fans very worried. Now, they feel that every substitute is very important, which is also the key to not letting players get injured. .

"Hey! Gorgui! There are many people here who don't like you!" Anthony Davis said to Gorgui Dieng. Even the rookies who are even bigger have a certain understanding of the strength. Even if they are placed among some other weak teams in the NBA, it may not be a problem to make a starter, so why not now.

"Don't worry! Anthony, I'm not as fragile as you think. If I would be overwhelmed by the opinions of the fans, I would quit the basketball team when I was a freshman. I won't have the NCAA championship later, and I won't have a chance. Into the NBA!"

"DeAndrew won't play in the preseason, and you are our starting center!" At this moment, Brad Stevens came over and announced good news to Gorgui Dieng!

Anthony Davis suddenly became a little nervous: "Hey, boss, is there anything wrong with DeAndre?" Although he acknowledged Gorgui Dieng's strength, in his heart, standing behind him is the most lethal The person he feels at ease is Jordan, that rough guy seems to have completely given up on his offense. On the contrary, on the defensive end, this second-round pick no longer relies on his body as tightly as before. quality, but to start a more experienced defense.

Just talking about defensive physical fitness, Anthony Davis will never think that he is worse than Jordan, but in terms of defensive effect, Jordan is much better than him, after all, he has already carried The inside defense of the Clippers has been around for a long time. Before he came to the Clippers, Jordan’s inside partner was Blake Griffin. The offense was good, but if you expect him to protect the frame, you might as well count on Anson’s return defense from the outside .

Brad Stevens looked at Anthony Davis who was a little anxious and said: "Don't be nervous! Anthony, it's just that I want to give DeAndre a vacation. You know, he has been full-time for several consecutive seasons." Plus, the never-ending playoffs! Don’t you think he should be given a break? Even though we’re paid, I’m not going to exploit him to the end!”

This little joke calmed Anthony Davis' emotions, but it also aroused Gorgui Dieng's fighting spirit. He felt the importance of Jordan in the hearts of the Clippers players. I feel powerful, but he will not stop his footsteps all the time.

In the first preseason game three days later, as the defending champions, they met the Warriors. Neither Anson nor Jordan and Chris Paul played. The harvest in summer is not small.They got a big fish in the free market, Andre Iguodala of the Nuggets, which makes the Warriors very strong in the new season.

In the first game, the new lineup tested by the Warriors was their main lineup. Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson all played, and this Warriors team showed extremely strong offensive power.

And the effect of this offense comes from the outside. Gorgui Dieng can swear that in his basketball career, he has never encountered such an unreasonable player as Stephen Curry.

The moment he switched to the pick-and-roll, he had just set up his defensive action. He recalled the direction that this small point guard with nimble dribbling would break through dozens of times in his mind, thinking about whether he would break through from any angle.When he was able to bet on the method in the first place, Stephen Curry directly deflated him with a crisp three-pointer.

"Hahaha! This guy, Gorgui, is so naive! Now that Stephen is given that big space, it's like telling him, hurry up and shoot! Don't dawdle, I won't guard against you!" Jordan's burst of laughter came from the bench!

"DeAndre, don't forget, when you faced Stephen last season, you were shot crazily and shouted, Chris, don't switch defenses! I can't hold it anymore!" An Sheng directly exposed Xiao The fact that Jordan was shot by Stephen Curry last season, and in that game, if Anson hadn't successfully locked Stephen Curry in the last quarter against Stephen Curry , I am afraid there will be no such thing as 73 wins.

It has to be said that using this second team against the now extremely strong Warriors is a very difficult game to win. After three quarters, the game has been stretched to 20 points.

This is a little frustrating for Gorgui Dieng, who was full of confidence before the game, not just because he has been shot by the small point guard on the opposite side. Forward David Lee, he was also completely stunned. This big white man has very good footwork at the basket and easily swayed his defense a few times. When facing himself and Anthony, He is completely two states,
9 points, 7 rebounds and 1 block. For a center who played 37 shots in 11 minutes, he is undoubtedly unqualified. The opposite center Andrew Bogut completely restricted him. It has worked, and the only few times it has been Eric Bledsoe's pass that allowed him to score easily.

This is a sad preseason, regardless of whether the reality is that the Clippers are using the second team against the Warriors' main lineup. As the defending champion, it failed. The fans naturally put all their grievances on Gorgui Dieng For this person, in the previous forums, Gorgui Dieng was even more questioned.

(End of this chapter)