Basketball: Start with the nerve knife

Chapter 74 If only I had two Li Wan

There is a "Most Surprising Player" list, and naturally there is also a "Disappointing Player" list.

Yi Jianlian, the 6th pick in the first round of this year, is impressively listed.

The reason for the disappointment given by ESPN experts is not that his data is not good.

As of the end of the first month, although Yi Jianlian played on and off, he still averaged 25 points and 8.6 rebounds in 5.4 minutes per game.The horizontal comparison is also Joakim Noah, the No. 9 pick in the first round of the inside player, who averaged 6.6 points and 5.2 rebounds per game, and has a slight scoring advantage.

"Originally we expected Huaxia Yi to beat the trash talker, but in the end Li Wan's performance exceeded expectations too much. As a Huaxia player, Li Wan was only the 19th pick in the first round, while Yi Jianlian was the 6th pick in the first round. His performance , It is undoubtedly a bit disappointing, I know there are factors affected by injuries, but it can't just be this performance."

These remarks are actually the views of domestic fans and the media.

The fundamental reason why Yi Jianlian is facing so much controversy is that everyone's expectations of him are too high.And when he fails to meet that expectation, he will naturally suffer backlash.

Also in front of Yi Jianlian is Andrew Bynum of the Lakers.

Also on the list.

ESPN was not optimistic about Bynum at the beginning. Among them, 3 points were sincere, and 7 points wanted to make some gimmicks. In the end, this guy really can't do it!
The average of 13 points and 7 rebounds per game is certainly a new career high for him, but it is far from the expectations of the outside world for him.

Not only ESPN named him "the most disappointing Lakers player", the Los Angeles media also thought his performance in the first month was unsatisfactory, but barely satisfactory.

Bynum was very angry when he saw the news. In the training match on the afternoon of November 11, it could be seen that he was very irritable and asked for the ball frequently.

Phil Jackson frowned, watching from the sidelines, he wasn't worried about Bynum's state of mind.

He knows the character of this guy very well.

Don't look at him being angry now, but when the daily training is over, he will definitely be the first to slip away.

This guy has more self-control than Kobe has on a pinky finger.

"Ask Derek again, are you sure it's all right?"

Listening to his question, Phil Handy smiled speechlessly: "Dude, I've asked this question three times, even if I ask it ten times, the answer won't change."

"Hey!"

Li Wan started 3 games. During this period of time, his performance in this position, if Phil Jackson can evaluate it: not only good, but very good!
Calm command, and excellent overall view.

Li Wan held the ball in his hand, and he was very satisfied with his radiant appearance.

The Lakers have been missing someone who can organize the ball properly, and to put it bluntly, someone who knows when to give the ball to Kobe.

Derek Fisher is obedient enough, but nothing more.

He has no ideas of his own on the court, is a good point guard, and plays a dribbling guard.Kobe got into the horns on the offensive end when he hit the ball. A large part of the reason for this is that he always gives the ball to Kobe unconditionally.

Look at Li Wan, he didn't hesitate at all when it was time to refuse!

Of course, it is impossible for Jackson to blame Fisher for this. This is the way "old fish" survive in this league.

It's just that Phil Jackson had no choice before, but now he wants the Lakers' No. [-] position to be a calm commander.

However, "Old Fish" is about to make a comeback in the next game, and Li Wan's starting position needs to be temporarily vacated.After all, this is his "old partner" who has been with him for so many years. It is impossible for him to let Fisher sit on the bench because of an injury.

At least... Let him start four or five games first, and then talk about this matter, Phil Jackson will feel better!
Phil Handy said at this time: "Lee's return to the bench may not be a bad thing. The firepower he provided during the substitute rotation stage is also what we urgently need, and this is something that Lao Yu cannot make up for."

"Zen Master" nodded. He knew that Phil Handy was right. The loss to the Mavericks in the last game was one aspect of being blown up inside, and another aspect was that the bench didn't have enough firepower.

"I wish I had two Li Wans!"

Thinking of the end, he couldn't help but say something.

Phil Handy listened to his words and smiled: "This is not a newcomer that can be obtained easily!"

Phil Jackson laughed along with him. He had to admit that Li Wan was indeed not someone who could be obtained easily.

Soon, Li Wan also learned from Phil Handy that he would return to the bench for the next game.

He felt a little regretful, but this situation was within his expectations, so it was not unexpected.

Besides, even though Phil Jackson asked him to return to the bench, Li Wan still played the No. [-] position during training on the field today, and he will be the No. [-] substitute on the field tomorrow...

This at least proves that he plays the No. [-] position, and Phil Jackson is quite satisfied.

The next thing he has to do is to compete with Fisher!
I don't know when I will be able to stabilize the starting position...

The first full month of the new season has passed in the blink of an eye. He has only started 15 games in 3 games, 56 games away from the task, and 53 games to complete.

In the new season, there are only 67 games left.

I have to say, it is very difficult!
But Li Wan didn't want to give up either. The average playing time and data per game were up to the standard, and 50% of the tasks were completed, so he had no reason to give up.

Take your time and don't rush.

Li Wan knows that the most important thing for him now is to stabilize his mentality and maintain his performance.

When Fisher heard that Li Wan would serve as the No. [-] substitute in tomorrow's game, his sturdy body shook slightly, and the already obvious browbones became more prominent as his eye sockets shrank.

Fisher knows Phil Jackson very well, which is why he has always been trusted by the "Zen Master". He knows very well that Jackson likes to use those tall guards.

Li Wan is 2 meters tall. When he was in the No. 02 position, he didn't have any obvious shortcomings, but he had many characteristics of the No. [-] position that made people shine.

And the performance on the field these days...

All kinds of factors converged into one sentence: the old man is very satisfied with Li Wan, and this period of substitute time is probably just a transition.

fxxk!

Fisher cursed inwardly.

At first the Lakers chose Li Wan, he was not nervous, he had read Li Wan’s scouting report, it was mentioned that his dribbling skills were not up to standard, which means that it would take a long time for him to practice dribbling ability, or never develop the ability to dribble!
Therefore, even if Li Wan showed excellent teammate communication skills and top-level vision, he was not worried.

But who would have thought that from the summer to now, in just 4 months, he would have developed a decent ability to hold the ball.Who would have thought that this guy is actually a genius in terms of ball feel!

In fact, 5 months back in time, Li Wan did not expect that he would be an extremely talented genius in dribbling!He didn't expect it, but the system did.

The jr-Smith card made his dribbling ability skyrocket.

There is no way, the life of cheating is so tough!
(End of this chapter)