NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 186 Mo Williams

After the victory in this game, the Bobcats' record also came to 15 wins and 19 losses, temporarily ranking 11th in the Eastern Conference.

The top two Bobcats are the Cavaliers and Magic.

At present, there is only one win gap with the Magic Bobcats, and there is still great hope for the impact of the playoffs.

April 1

"I have a candidate, and I need you to operate it. If he can be traded, I have at least a [-]% chance of making it to the playoffs this season."

Sitting in the office of General Manager Smith, Liu Rui continued to leisurely taste the tea in front of him.

After all, I only brought a little bit home, and every time I drank it, I got a little less.

It's better to come to him to drink, and there is no sense of politeness at all.

"Oh? This result seems a bit tempting. The proposed result is so tempting. This process should be very difficult."

He didn't immediately ask who Liu Rui was talking about. After such a long time of contact, Smith also had some understanding of Liu Rui.

Although this guy looks polite on the surface, his IQ is very high, not only because he can choose the right person every time he looks at people.

It is the kind of courage that seems to be confident every time, even some old coaches who fight in the alliance, dare not say that they are so accurate in judging people, right? ?

This made Smith feel Liu Rui's extraordinaryness more and more.

"Haha, how is it possible? If it's not easy, I can't come to you. At least this time it's much easier than Jefferson."

"Because compared to Jefferson, he is simply a dispensable person. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is a tramp."

In the last negotiation with the Celtics Angie, Smith was obviously disgusted by Angie.

So when I saw Liu Rui came in and said so confidently this time, I thought Liu Rui had done something difficult for him again.

Although the results are good, the process is so fucking painful.

"Oh?? This makes me more and more curious, who is it?"

"Mo Williams."

"Mo Williams??"

Hearing Liu Rui's name, Smith was obviously stunned, because Smith found that he had never heard of this name.

In this league, there are not 20 or more than a dozen Williams, but he should have heard of anyone with some characteristics and a little bit of outstanding performance, but this name is indeed completely unfamiliar.

"Because this year is the first year of team building, I am more cautious about the draft, so this year's draft list, I have read it many times."

"At least I'm sure, in the first and second rounds, there will never be such a name. Could it be this year's undrafted pick?"

Smith, who was racking his brains, really couldn't figure out who this was.

And because of the previous transactions, Liu Rui chose this year's rookie, so Smith's first reaction was that Liu Rui needed this year's rookie this time.

But for this year's rookie, Smith has seen it many times, and it is impossible to have this name, so he subconsciously thought that he was not drafted? ?
Combined with Liu Rui's previous vision, is there any legacy in the draft? ?

"No, his situation is a bit special. He was a rookie last year and was selected by the Jazz with the 18th pick in the second round last year."

"It can be said that he played very badly in his rookie season. He averaged more than ten minutes per game and could only surrender less than 5 points."

"As a point guard, he doesn't like to pass the ball. The overall situation can be said to be a mess."

"This is simply impossible to be forgiven under Sloan's hands. After all, Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics have great requirements for the point guard's passing."

"But Mo Williams is a typical offensive point guard. He likes to shoot wildly when he holds the ball."

"So I was sent to the Bucks this summer, and the bargaining chip in exchange was very low. Basically, it is not an exaggeration to say that it was a free gift."

"The Bucks are a typical bad team. At least in my eyes, he is much worse than us, and his current record is not as good as ours, so he has actually played a starting position in the Bucks."

"Relying on his non-passing style of play, he can barely score 10 points so far, which is a headache for the head coach of the Bucks."

"If it weren't for the management's dedication to cultivating rookies, I'm afraid he wouldn't have had so much playing time."

For these, Liu Rui is of course telling the truth. After all, this era is different from later generations. The biggest role of point guards on the court is to connect the team, and scoring is secondary.

Mo Williams' alternative style of play is not accepted by the current veteran coaches.

This is also the main reason why the Jazz would rather lose money than trade him away, because Sloan's life has been through pick-and-roll tactics.

After the pick-and-roll, Mo Williams always likes to play blindly by himself, or the pass is not in place, which makes it difficult for Sloan to value him.

In order to free up the spot, he even traded him away.

Being traded away by the team in the rookie contract, what a failure for a rookie.

After all, the salary of the rookie contract is too low.

When it comes to the Bucks, there is still star Reed on the back line, and Mo Williams doesn't have many opportunities at all.

In addition, he is not liked by the coach, which leads to his embarrassing situation on the court.

However, others would not use him, but this obviously did not include Liu Rui.

Because Liu Rui, who came back from later generations, knows very well that with the advent of the small ball era, the definition of point guards is becoming more and more blurred. Their task on the court can no longer be to organize offenses, but to concentrate on scoring and play the role of shooters.

Instead, the task of organizing the offense was handed over to the inside players, which was really getting weirder and weirder.

Like Du Hong in the Bobcats, Liu Rui has never used him to organize the team's offense, but has always used Okafor and Wallace.

Duhon is a blocker on defense and a spot-up three-point shooter on offense.

It can be said that it is the weakest link among the five starters of the Bobcats.

Although his defensive ability is excellent, Liu Rui obviously prefers to play a smooth offense compared to defense.

"Wait a minute, wait a minute, if it's what you said, then this player is either playing really badly, or he's a problem player."

"He was traded and left by the team in his rookie season. It is absolutely impossible for him to have no problems."

"It's really not difficult to trade him, but this kind of player often destroys the atmosphere of the team, so I really don't know what you like about him."

Hearing Liu Rui's words, Smith felt that the transaction was not difficult, but he became even more puzzled.

There are not no rookies in the history of the NBA who were abandoned by the team after playing for one year, and there are even quite a few.

But as Smith said, this kind of player is either a bad player or a problem player.

So what did Liu Rui like about him? ?

Smith felt that he wished that this kind of player would stay away from him...

(End of this chapter)