I'm a boss in the NBA

Chapter 516 Try and die!
Rose and Noah left, and Wade joined.

To be honest, sometimes it's really hard to figure out what the Bulls' brain circuits are thinking.

The most bizarre thing is that the Pistons traded guard Spencer Dinwiddie for Bulls forward Cameron Bairstow.

Then, within two days of the trade, the Bulls uniform announced that Dinwiddie had been waived.

You said you were going to lay him off, why did you still trade him?
soooo boring?

Then the next thing is the most unreasonable. Ten days after the layoff, the Bulls uniform team re-signed with Dinwiddie.
This is more than just twists and turns, it is simply twists and turns.

It is estimated that Dinwiddie himself is quite confused.

23岁的丁威迪也是2014年的选秀，他的顺位是第38位。上赛季他为活塞打了12场比赛，场均出战时间是13.3分钟，贡献4.8分、1.8助攻、1.4篮板。

In the two seasons of the NBA, Dinwiddie played a total of 46 games, averaging 13.3 minutes per game, contributing 4.4 points, 2.7 assists, and 1.4 rebounds.

The 25-year-old Birstow who was traded with him was born in Australia. He was the 2014th pick in the 49 NBA Draft. He didn't get many opportunities to play in the Bulls last season. Among them, he started 18 games and averaged only 2 minutes per game, contributing 5.7 points and 1.9 rebounds.

Bairstow studied at the University of New Mexico during college and played for 4 years. In the last season, he played 34 games and started all of them. He averaged 20.4 points and 7.4 rebounds per game, both of which ranked first in the team's division. one.

Since entering the NBA, Birstow has played 2 games in two seasons, averaging 36 minutes per game, contributing 4.6 points and 1.2 rebound.

In addition, in order to make up for Rose's departure, the Bulls also reached a signing intention with guard Isiah Cannan, but the contract is very small, with a period of 2 years and a total value of only 220 million US dollars.

The 25-year-old Cannan was a second-round pick in 2013. He played for the Rockets and the 3ers for three seasons in the NBA. He played a total of 76 games in his career, started 146 games, averaged 60 minutes per game, and contributed 21.6 points. , 9.4 rebounds, 2 assists, shooting 1.8% from the field and 36.8% from the three-point range.

For Cannan, his height of only 6 feet is relatively a handicap.But he was still able to shine occasionally in some games.Last season, he played 76 games for the 77ers, nearly half of which were starts, and he scored 20 points in many single games.

The NBA salary cap has risen sharply this summer, and many ordinary role players have received lucrative new contracts, but Cannan's market seems to be very ordinary, and there are few rumors of any team being interested in him, and he did not start until mid-July. The signing also confirms this.And judging from Kannan's contract, even in the salary cap environment a few years ago, it can be regarded as a cabbage contract.

上赛季坎南场均贡献11分、2.3篮板、1.8助攻、投篮命中率36%、三分命中率36.3%。若换算成平均36分钟的数据的话，他场均可以交出15.5分、3.2篮板、2.5助攻、1抢断。

But no matter who you trade, can you replace Ross?

I can't replace it!
Ross is soul!
It is also the first and only person for the Bulls to convince them after Jordan.

In addition, neither Wade nor Butler is likely to replace Rose in the minds of Bulls fans.

And the courage of the Bulls to break their wrists is indeed worthy of praise, but praise is one aspect. Since you want to build a team with Butler as the core, you must implement it.

What kind of player is Butler?
hard!
black!
thick!
Capable of leadership and responsible.

But to build a team with him, there must be a general direction.

Because Butler himself is not a leader with very strong scoring ability. He can break through and cause damage, but he does not have a stable outside shooting point.

So, what does he need?
What he needs is a stable outside shooter to complement him, like Klay of the Warriors, or his teammate Adebayor in the Heat in his previous life.

Butler is more like James.

Both of them can shoot from the outside, but neither of them is a killer. They are most famous for their comprehensiveness, they can attack, play, and pass, and they are not soft at critical moments, reliable, and able to hold on.

Like this kind of player, you match him with Rondo?
Isn't this Shi Lezhi?

You don't expect my center to shoot three-pointers from the outside, do you?

No, no, no?

Hearing this nickname, I can also tell that I, Long, is a center and is going to grab rebounds. How can I shoot a three-pointer!
I will not shoot two meters in front of me, and I will not shoot three meters. I will empty the entire "offensive funnel". Then I will try!
Try it and die!
In this game, the Lakers let Rondo shoot from the outside, even from the middle distance. Xu Xuan, who was in charge of defending Rondo, saw that he was dribbling outside the three-point line, so he gave up on him and went to help Ingram defend. Butler.

Not only was he unprepared, but Xu Xuan turned his head and looked at Rondo "encouragingly", as if to say, "You vote, you can vote boldly, I won't stop you anyway."

Rondo: "."

MMP!

You know I can't vote?

Long center forwards are capable of three-pointers. It’s not an exaggeration to say that they can’t hit even one out of ten shots, and at most miss nine shots. They can still score and have a good hit rate.

It's just that Rondo doesn't like to shoot from the outside. What he likes is to go in and pass out to others to create opportunities, or to cut in and throw - that's his specialty.

There was a bang-a wide-open three-pointer from Rajon Rondo. The ball did not fall into the net as the owner thought, but hit the basket.

"Oh shit!!!" Barkley covered his mouth and smiled, "Didn't Rajon really disappoint me? Kenny, I'd like ten plates of filet for dinner later."

Kenny Smith was frustrated: "This goal didn't score? Damn it, it's time for Rajon to practice three-pointers. There is such a wide open space and no defense. I can't make a shot. Shet! I will lose to Buck Li this fool?!"

The previous record of the Bulls was 8 wins and 5 losses, which is not bad from the record point of view, but in general, no one thinks that they can die in the season.

No way, the upper limit of the team is there.

You can think of the Bulls as a "beggar's low-end version" of the Cavaliers.

Suppose Butler is James, and the Bulls can't find another Irving or Love.

Or Rondo and the current old Wade can be considered an Irving, but what about Love?

In other words, no matter how well the Bulls play, it is impossible for him to surpass the Cavaliers, and there is no championship-level combat effectiveness. The upper limit is too low.

However, although Long directed the outside three-pointer to be stinky, the Lakers, who had just defeated the Spurs in the previous game, struggled very much in this game, and even fell behind by 6 points.

Nothing else, Rondo stinks, but Butler is very fragrant.

第一节6投中3，没有三分线外出手，但有高达8次的罚球，单节就砍下13分、3助攻、2篮板。

This is just the beginning. He only played less than 4 minutes in the second quarter, scored 6 points again, 1 assist, 3 of 2 shots, and still no outside shots.

Scored 19 points, 4 assists, and 2 rebounds in the half, which is close to the All-Star data.

In the second half, Butler's performance was still very impressive. He drove the entire team alone, scoring 21 points, 2 assists, 5 rebounds, and 3 steals!

He made 14 of 9 field goals and 4 of 3 free throws.

Jimmy Butler scored 40 points alone!
40 points, 6 assist, 7 rebound.

And our coach Long made 11 of the last 2 shots, missed a single three-pointer from the outside, and only scored 4 points.

4 points, 12 assist, 9 rebound.

Look, look, what did you say before?

Rondo is not suitable to be a teammate with Butler. The statistics of the two seem to be reversed.

But Butler performed so well, the Bulls still didn't win this game.

There is no way, he performed well, and Xu Xuan's performance is no worse than him.

他这场比赛三分球命中率依然保持了一个非常好的水准，外线三分11投中8，只丢了3个，个人全场砍下42分、7助攻、4篮板、1抢断。

Better than Jimmy Butler's stats.

The final score was 108 to 110, and the Lakers narrowly won by two points.

"It's really close, the Bulls have a chance to win." Kenny Smith said regretfully.

Looking at this game, the Bulls have always taken the lead in the first half and even the third quarter.

This is very rare in the recent games of the Lakers, because there are technical control statistics. Whenever the Lakers win the game, they have an advantage in the front or in the first quarter. Basically, there is no situation of falling behind, let alone falling behind The situation in the third section.

It can be said that the Bulls played very well in front, perfectly suppressing the performance of the Lakers in front.

"It's really a pity. If Rondo hits two or even one three-pointer, the Bulls will win. It's a pity." Reggie Miller also shook his head.

The difference is only 2 points. Rondo made a three-pointer and the Bulls won the game. Unfortunately, he missed one. You are not angry.

"The game was so thrilling. Both Jimmy and Xu Xuan played perfect performances." O'Neal said: "The Bulls didn't grasp the layup at the end. If they grasped it, they might still have a chance."

"Xu Xuan's shot was accurate. He made a perfect three-point lead and maintained the advantage all the way to the end." Barkley said.

"But one thing to say, I really like Butler as a player. Look at him, he plays hard and has a very positive attitude. No wonder the Bulls don't even want Rose, and build a team around him." Bulls uniform The group is still courageous, but its vision is too poor, and the overall situation is not enough.

Rondo doesn't match Butler.

Forcing them together will not yield any good results.
"The Spurs said that they are really crying because of the advantage in front of them. If they can give them such an early advantage in the last game, I don't know how the Lakers will win."

Without the advantage in the early stage, there will be no rhythm and no momentum!
And once the momentum is gone, the Lakers will have nothing to be valued by the Spurs except for Xu Xuan.

Unfortunately, with a good deck of cards, the opening king exploded four 2s, and the Bulls lost the game.

At this time, those Spurs fans were really envious watching this game.

How did this opening advantage come about? Is there a secret?
In fact, there is no secret. After analyzing for a while, Kenny Smith said: "Everyone is wondering how the Bulls took the lead at the beginning. Let me show you that the Bulls scored 10 points in 3 minutes. It was taken inside, and within these 10 points, none of them were outside shots, including 4 free throws, [-] breakthroughs, and a counterattack from a catch.

What does this mean?
It means that the Bulls' scoring all come from the basket and free throws, that is to say, this is an opportunity for Rondo and Butler to take turns attacking the Lakers' inside line.

And how did the Spurs and other teams start off?Either they fell into the fast break rhythm of the Lakers, or they shot with each other for no reason. What do you think you are shooting with them?
That's what people eat. If you compare shooting with them, aren't you courting death?

Like the Spurs, if Parker and Kakay were allowed to hit the Lakers' basket in turn from the beginning, it is estimated that they would also take the lead. Is there a more stable way to score than free throws?If you want to take the lead at the beginning, don't you just charge a few more times and make a few more free throws?
You see how well the Bulls are playing.

I don’t shoot with you either, I rush when I get the ball, I rush in, throw it in and still don’t go in, let’s talk about it, I put pressure on you first, put pressure on your defensive end, then you can’t be so comfortable offensively. "

Kenny Smith highly praised the Bulls' way of dealing with the Lakers: "Even if the Bulls lose, I can say now that the next game, the Bulls will win back like this, because Rondo can't be so determined forever, If he scores one or two, the Lakers will be under a lot of pressure. You see, the Lakers let Rajon play like a child in this game, but you have to let Rajon try to see if they dare to let go. The game was lost, not because of tactics and style of play, but because of luck, bad luck, missed a three-pointer, so they lost."

Popovich also agreed with this statement after hearing Kenny Smith's analysis.

In the last game, they were overwhelmed by the Lakers from start to finish, and they had no chance of counterattacking at all.

If there is a start like the Bulls, Popovich is really sure to win the game.

To use a metaphor, the Lakers belong to the type that you give me some sunshine and I will be brilliant, and you give me some rain and dew and I will bloom.

You must not be suppressed by me, once you are suppressed by me, it will be a whole game.

And once suppressed, there is only one possibility to make a comeback—pray for Xu Xuan to be super god.

Xu Xuan is not super god, it is impossible to come back.

And when it really came to that time, it was difficult for personal power to interfere with the outcome of the game. Therefore, when playing against the Lakers, everyone understood that the start is very important!
(End of this chapter)