I'm not really a role player

Chapter 275 The Anticipated Focus Battle
"12 wins and 2 losses, No. [-] in the East, the Bobcats played a completely different result from your prediction, Stephen, what is your evaluation?"

"Uh……"

Although this moment was expected, Mei Yangyang still felt embarrassed.

Embarrassment is right, the more embarrassing Mei Yangyang is, the higher the heat will be.

"What else can I say? Look at Shelton's data since the start of the game. He averaged 28.5 points, 4.1 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.5 blocks per game, shooting 47.3% from the field and 40.5% from three-pointers. This is already an MVP-level performance."

Mei Yang Yang spread her hands: "When Shelton shows an MVP-level performance, it is very reasonable for the Bobcats to have this record."

"so?"

Barkley, who was on the guest show, still didn't understand what Mei Yangyang wanted to express, so he followed up with questions, and Mei Yangyang could only smile:
"I admit that I misjudged the strength of the Bobcats, but fundamentally, I misjudged Sheldon's strength."

Afterwards, Mei Yang Yang turned into Ke Chui——

"In one summer, Sheldon has improved too much. His singles can be seen by the naked eye from a level that can be locked with a little targeting, to a level that is a huge threat."

"Before the start of the season, I didn't think Sheldon had the ability to lead the team alone, but now, Sheldon has changed my opinion with his performance..."

All in all, Mei Yangyang believes that the Bobcats' excellent record is based on Li Ke's progress.

"Let's talk about the Thunder. The record of 12 wins and 5 losses so far this season seems to be beyond your prediction?"

"Uh……"

The embarrassment is gone, because in Mei Yangyang's view, Lei Ting's problem has to be looked at for a long time.

"The Thunder's current performance is indeed good, but in the fiercely competitive Western Conference, their position is not yet stable. The young people's enthusiasm can certainly help them achieve a staged improvement, but when experienced opponents find their weaknesses, the decline is inevitable..."

Mei Yangyang's analysis and judgment on Lei Ting still got some support.

Many experts hold the same point of view. They believe that the Thunder's strength at the beginning of the season was only due to Rondo's outburst, which caught many people off guard. Coupled with Xiaodu's continuous output, the current excellent record is only possible.

Rondo's shortcomings and problems are well known. Once the opponents notice these and target them slightly, the Thunder's playoff spot will not be so safe.

After all, the competition in the West is too fierce, and a [-]% winning rate cannot guarantee a playoff spot.

……

Charlotte, Li Ke got a piece of good news from Boss Joe.

"A notice from the league, the best of the month in November belongs to you."

The best of the month has a trophy, which can be regarded as a heavyweight personal honor. When players compete with each other for status, if a player has many best of the month, that will also be a big advantage.

Therefore, Li Ke, who heard that he had won the best trophy for the second month of his career, immediately beamed with joy.

"The best of the month is actually mine? I think LeBron's data is better?"

Li Ke's data in November is not much different from his data so far this season. On the other hand, Lebron's data is better than Li Ke's, with an average of 11+ points per game, more rebounds and assists.

"There is still a gap in the record. We are 12 wins and 2 losses, and the Cavaliers are only 9 wins and 4 losses..."

Boss Joe pointed out the most influential factors.

Li Ke's question immediately became: "What about the west, who is the best of the month in the west?"

"Who else can it be, it can only be Melo."

The Melo that Boss Joe is talking about refers to Guagua.

11月，瓜瓜的数据大致在27+8+3+1+1左右，数据对比科比的优势不大，但战绩的优势太大了。

I have to say that George Karl still has something, a luxurious lineup, not much kneading, and all kinds of winning streaks.

Although it does not rule out that the lineup is too luxurious, it is so luxurious that no running-in is required.

In short, in October and November, the Nuggets scored a record of 10 wins and 11 losses, only losing to the unstoppable magic of the Eagles and Warcraft.

In this case, Guagua, whose data is not bad at all, must be the number one candidate for the best of the month.

"By the way, Sheldon, have you watched Stephen A. Smith's show?"

When Boss Qiao changed the subject, Li Ke couldn't help laughing and nodded: "I see."

"What do you think of his evaluation of you?"

"What's your opinion on me? To be honest, I don't think I've improved much."

Li Ke is not being modest, let alone pretending to beep, he really thinks that he has not improved much compared to last season.

It's nothing more than sharper breakthroughs and slightly more stable ball control.

It's still far from the progress he expected.

"What about his evaluation of Thunder?"

"Same, don't agree."

"Why? His evaluation of the Thunder is still very marketable."

"Because of David Stern, from this year's China competition to the next Christmas match, haven't you seen David Stern's thoughts, Michael?"

"understood."

Boss Joe nodded. To be clear, it was David Stern. He would never allow the Thunder to miss the playoffs this season.

"So, Stephen A. Smith will still be slapped in the face."

……

In the first game in December, the Bobcats played against the 12ers at home. Before the game, Li Ke won the trophy for the player of the month in November.

But in the subsequent game, he once again encountered the defense of the first brother, and hit the iron like crazy again.

The difference between home and away games is that even though Li Ke has been hitting the iron, he can still lead the team to victory by rushing to the basket, winning fouls, and continuing his own firepower by making free throws.

It is worth mentioning that Li Ke failed to meet Lao Ai in the away game against the 11ers in November, plus this home game against the 76ers.

Lao Ai, who returned to the 76ers, seemed to have disappeared.

The 76ers' official explanation is that because of various injuries, Lao Ai needs to rest.

Li Ke is aware of Lao Ai's physical condition, and there are no major injuries or serious illnesses. Most of the athletes who have reached the eve of retirement will ignore minor injuries and illnesses.

Therefore, Li Ke knew that the reason for Lao Ai's disappearance was definitely not injury.

"Probably still an off-site problem..."

Thinking of this reason, Li Ke was a little fortunate that Shanmao did not keep Lao Ai.

Even if Li Ke didn't have too many expectations for Lao Ai in his twilight years, a player with a lot of off-court problems in a team will have some impact.

On December 12, the Bobcats played away against the Nets.

This game is also the second battle between the Bobcats and the Nets this season. The same opponent, different games, still have different feelings.

In this game, the Bobcats took the lead very smoothly. At the end of the half, they had locked a 20-point lead.

The suspense of the game ended quickly, and the garbage time was quickly staged.

Li Ke applied for about 5 minutes of dare to fight from Sam Vincent.

He used this daring time to have a one-on-one battle with Jiba.

After the battle, the two sweating profusely put their hands on their knees and smiled at each other.

"You are too strong, Sheldon."

"You're not bad, Jimmy."

"You're lying, Sheldon, I know how much I have."

"..."

Jiba's directness made Li Ke a little unsure how to respond.

But there was no need for him to pick it up, Jiba said to himself: "But you wait, one day, I will beat you in a head-on confrontation."

Ding!
system hint--

"Jimmy Butler's favorability has reached full value..."

……

Leaving from New Jersey, Li Ke kept his eyes closed the whole time.

At first, he closed his eyes and entered the system.

Because Jiba's favorability reached full value, he got a chance to copy or transform the acquired skills into self-created skills.

Emmm, what he got from Jibana is Jibba's defense, which has already been promoted to S level by itself.

It is not necessary to convert it into self-created skills.

Therefore, what Li Ke chose was to copy the skills from Jiba again.

"Reproducible Jimmy Butler's talent:
A-level speed, A-level explosiveness, A-level flexibility, A-level jumping, S-level endurance, and A-level strength. "

"Repeatable Jimmy Butler skills:
B-level three-pointers, A-level mid-range shots, A-level layups, A-level post-ups, A-level breakthroughs, B-level ball control, C-level passing, S-level single defense, A-level help defense..."

After scanning Jiba's skill and talent column, Li Ke's final choice is——

"The copy was successful. Congratulations to the host. I got Jimmy Butler's layup. Due to the gap in proficiency, Jimmy Butler's single defense was weakened to B level..."

That's right, it's a layup.

Speaking of it, Li Ke's layup level has always been very low, and he practiced by himself, but he only achieved a D level.

In fact, through the improvement of layup level, Li Ke probably understands a truth, that is, practice in actual combat can improve the level of skills.

This is how Li Ke's layup came.

Before he didn't have top-notch breakthroughs and post-ups, it was difficult for him to have a chance to break into the basket and make a layup.

So, the layup has been silent.

After he had a breakthrough and a back shot, he immediately got a low-level D for the layup.

After D level, there is no upgrade.

It also seems to show that there is an upper limit to the improvement of Li Ke's independent practice, and this upper limit should be restricted by his talent.

Li Ke's talent is not high, without this system, he would not even be able to get into the NCAA.

Is the upper limit of self-improvement, let alone...

Going back to this copy, Li Ke got Jiba's layup, a layup that was weakened to B level. There is no talent gap, which means that Li Ke can independently upgrade the layup to A level.

A-level layups, B-level mid-range three-pointers, and Li Ke's offense, this time, there are truly no dead ends.

……

On December 12, the Bobcats returned to their home court and played back-to-back games against the Pistons.

The meeting with Serena this time can be regarded as a warm-up for next year's Spring Festival.

But in the real fight, the strength of the Pistons is still far behind that of the Bobcats.

In McGrady's trade, Joe Dumars was miserably pitted by the Rockets. After his comeback this season, McGrady has lost the level of the scoring champion of the year, and he is even a bit reluctant to start.

Fortunately, Joe Dumars took down the Bulls' Ben Gordon, Serena Williams and the returning big Ben, and Tyshawn Prince, the only one of the original Five Tigers who did not leave from beginning to end, the Pistons' lineup is still strong.

But Serena is still immature and lacks the ability to lead the team. The overall record of the Pistons is very average.

Facing the Bobcats at the top team level, it is natural that they will be broken at the first touch.

It is worth mentioning that because of meeting Serena, Curry asked Sam Vincent to apply for the privilege.

With the ball in hand, this game suddenly became fierce. He scored all kinds of points and directly scored a personal high of 27 points in his rookie season so far, plus 7 assists.

On the one hand, Serena's presence threatened him.

On the other hand, it seems to confirm Li Ke's guess that Curry really needs to have the ball in his hands.

However, the Bobcats' triangle offense is indeed progressing rapidly. The second Hua's style of playing the pivot and playing the ball for Li Ke has helped the Bobcats win countless victories. Sam Vincent really has no reason to change his style of play.

After defeating the Pistons, the Bobcats will usher in a strong duel.

The game is far away, but the warm-up has already begun.

And it started under circumstances that Li Ke didn't expect——

"Sheldon, you guys are going to play against the Nuggets next. What do you think of Melo's pre-game trash talk?"

"Trash talk before the game? What trash talk?"

Before the game, before a training session, Li Ke was blocked by reporters, and he looked confused when asked.

Then, he learned the whole story from the reporter who asked the question.

That's right, the Bobcats' opponent in the next game is the Denver Nuggets of the Galacticos.

At home, the Bobcats still have a little advantage.

But considering that the opponent is the Nuggets, the outcome of this game is indeed unpredictable.

Even, in the eyes of most people, the Galacticos Nuggets will have a greater chance of winning.

With a huge advantage, Guagua began to talk nonsense.

"To the Bobcats? That's a very important game, yes, it's more important than playing the Lakers, why?"

"Because of Sheldon, he is my sworn enemy!"

Guagua is very direct, to the point of putting Li Ke on the opposite side in public.

"Since the end of last season, Sheldon has not been our opponent, and this season is the same. We will continue to win. I will let Sheldon know that he will always be my defeat!"

Rubbish talk came out frequently, and even Artest beside Guagua added: "And me, I will also give Sheldon a good look!"

Li Ke was surprised by the sudden pre-match trash talk between Guagua and Artest.

But in addition to being surprised, Li Ke thought more about the fact that Guagua and Artest had reached the critical value of hostility.

Immediately, facing the reporter, Li Ke was not polite.

"Anyone can say big things, but I need to clarify one thing. I am not a loser under Melo. In fact, since my rookie season, I have only lost one game against Melo, which was the one at the end of last season."

"As for the next game, I will use a victory to tell Melo that the victory at the end of last season was given to him by me. I hope he will not be proud of it."

"What about Melo? With all due respect, he's a bitch, know the nickname I gave him? America's Sweetheart!"

"Hahaha, isn't it very appropriate..."

When Guagua's nickname of "America's Sweetheart" appeared on the headlines of major media, the enmity between Li Ke and Guagua, the rivals, was completely difficult to settle.

Li Ke even believes that as long as he wins at home, Guagua's skills and talents should be there.

As for Artest, with a couple of incidental tricks, he couldn't get away with a skill talent.

Thinking of this, Li Ke is looking forward to the next focus battle...

(End of this chapter)