15 points and 10 rebounds, or Yao Ming in the opposite position, this is definitely a statistic that cannot be ignored. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 info But in Kalesimo's eyes, most of Anjie's data was brushed out when facing Hayes, and Anjie's performance when he really faced Yao Ming did not satisfy Kalesimo. One of the biggest reasons is that An Jie has challenged his authority as a head coach again and again, and has raised the high position without authorization, causing the team to lose a lot of frontcourt rebounds, and at the same time, he has not been able to contain Yao Ming to facilitate the breakthrough of Durant and Westbrook.

Kalesimo has always been known for being stern, and in the face of such a rookie who challenges his authority, he naturally won't let Anjie have a good time. But there was no way, and he received a call from Presti, the general manager of the Thunder, when he came together this morning.

"Good morning, Coach, I didn't disturb your rest." Presti was very polite.

"What's wrong?" Calesimo knew that Presti wasn't calling to say good morning.

"It's nothing, I just watched the video of yesterday's game, and there are some things I want to discuss with you." Needless to say, Kalesimo also knew that it must be about Anjie. Yesterday, he suddenly took An Jie down several times, and anyone who understands can see that something is wrong.

However, Kalesimo was still going to continue to play dumb, "I'll listen to the manager. ”

"I think you should give Anjie more playing time, he played well against Yao Ming yesterday and today against Timberwolves' center Al. Jefferson, maybe he'll be able to put up a good performance? Presti knows that the odds of Anja playing better than Jefferson are slim, but it's better than watching Jefferson wreak havoc on the inside. With An Jie here, Jefferson will at least not play too easily.

"Oh, of course you're the head coach of the team, and you have the final say in terms of tactics and personnel. I'm just mentioning it casually, and it's up to you to do what you do in the end. After all, Presti and Calesimo both came out of the Spurs, and he didn't want to embarrass Kalesimo as a head coach.

"You're right, manager, I'll give Anjie some more playing time appropriately. But as you know, Ann still has a lot of problems, so she confronts Al head-on. Jefferson's man might have to be Nick. Collison. "Calesimo made concessions, but he still didn't cross the line.

"I know you're going to make the right choice, good luck coach tonight, and I'm looking forward to you and the lads giving the team a win." With that, Presti hung up the phone. Anjie has proved with his actions that Presti has not lost his eyes, and he doesn't want such a good seedling to be ruined in an inappropriate tactical system. However, now that the season has just begun, even the general manager cannot change the head coach in such a child's play, so Presti can only put pressure on Calesimo from the outside.

During training at noon, Calesimo saw Anjie the most. This big Chinese man, like his two compatriots, likes to cruise in high positions. However, Yi Jianlian and Wang Zhizhi are both big forwards, and they are understandable outside. But An Jie is a center, have you ever seen Yao Ming holding the ball in a high position?

Calesimo didn't know that although An Jie could also organize offense in college, he still preferred to play inside and solve problems with low singles.

But now the Thunder team has both Durant and Westbrook, two offensive strengths, which interior can stay in the low post with such a configuration. That would not give the two of them space to attack, but it would also weaken the attacking ability of the center forwards themselves.

What's more, An Jie played better on the Thunder's offense when he was in a high position, but unfortunately Calesimo felt that those were the embodiment of Durant and Westbrook's personal ability, and had nothing to do with An Jie, a Chinese. Because in his concept, it is impossible for a center forward to do anything in the high post, let alone organize an attack.

But what he didn't know was that a true traditional center wasn't just going to play in the low post. The traditional center is not like the current Fauvist center, the current Fauvist center is limited by their own skills, and their perverted body will be useless without the low post, so they can only reflect their value when they are in the low post. I don't believe you let Howard play with the ball in the high post, let alone organize the offense, it would be nice if he could protect the ball.

It is precisely under the influence of the current brutalist center that makes Calesimo firmly believe that the center should be honestly in the low post, except for blocking and dismantling, he can't run out, otherwise it is equivalent to one less offensive point. If you ask him, what about the goals that Anjie scored against Bogut and Yao Ming? He will answer you, whose child cries every day? This misconception has taken root in Calesimo's heart.

The first choice for a center is of course the low post, and the center is made to dominate the interior. An Jie also wanted to play comfortably in the low post, but for the sake of the team, he had to go to the high post and had to sacrifice himself. And An Jie is not just floating outside to shoot, although he is holding the ball in a high position, An Jie's offensive endpoint still falls in the three-second zone in the end.

It can't be helped, the basketball concept is too important and too complicated. When two different ideas collide together, it is not possible to merge the two sides in a few words.

Sure enough, even though Presti called Callesimo early in the morning, and even though Anjie scored 15+10 in the game against the Rockets, Anjie still sat on the bench again when the game against the Timberwolves began.

It's normal for rookies to play on the bench, but the reason for Calesimo to let rookies play off the bench is not normal. In this game, which is going all out to win, Anjie has played less minutes than against the Rockets.

An Jie didn't get a chance to play in the entire first quarter, and the camera gave An Jie several times, this young man just looked at the court intently, so you couldn't guess his current mood at all.

Nick alone. Collison and Johan. Petro's rotation is trying to keep El at bay. Jefferson? Section 1 Al. Jefferson scored 10 points on 4-of-8 shooting, which was undoubtedly the most powerful response to Kalesimo.

The head coach ignored Presti's advice and instead put Anjie on the cold bench, and the relationship between Presti and Kalesimo also seemed to have a thin crack. Such a crack may not be visible from the outside, but once it is stressed, it will grow larger and larger until it collapses completely.

Fortunately, Durant and Westbrook did not repeat the old problem of inconsistent shooting on the offensive end in the first quarter, Westbrook scored 4 points on 2-of-3 shooting, and Durant scored 8 points on 3-of-4 shooting, and the combined scores of the two have exceeded half of the Thunder's total points in the first quarter.

At the end of the first quarter, the two sides were tied at 20, and neither could have the upper hand.

Also sitting on the cold bench with Anjie is Kevin. Love, since coming to the Timberwolves, he hasn't played much. But that's because of the Timberwolves' starting power forward Ryan. Gomez is a consistent scorer on the team, and it will naturally take some time for the rookie to climb on top of him. But the Thunder's starting center, Nick. What about Collisson? He's neither a consistent output point for the Thunder nor a defensive stalwart for the Thunder. In this way, An Jie can only accept the same fate as Lefou.

During the intermission, Calesimo talked a lot to Durant and Westbrook, except for Anjie, who was indifferent to Anjie who failed to play for the whole quarter. However, he still glanced at An Jie at the last moment, and Calesimo didn't want to lose his job because of this rookie.

"Ann, in the second quarter, I hope you can take your chance." Kalesimo decided to let An Jie try it out, he could change people at any time anyway.

Anjie was not very excited when he heard that he could play, because he knew that even at a critical moment, Kalesimo could inexplicably replace him.

When Anjie came on the field, his opponent was not Al. Jefferson, but the Timberwolves' stocky center, Craig. Smith.

He is only 2.01 meters tall, but Craig. Smith still used his strong body and nimble movements to earn himself a place.

In the Timberwolves' game against the HSD Wizards earlier last season, Craig played 38 minutes and scored a career-high 36 points on 14-of-22 shooting. This kind of performance makes him unanimously favored by the outside world, so even if the opponent is not Al. Jefferson, An Jie also knew that he was careless.

He is a full 18 centimeters shorter than himself, but the chassis is very solid, which is Anjie's new evaluation of Craig after the first confrontation.

As the sixth man of the Timberwolves, Craig also has full protection of the ball on the court.

It was only the first offense in the second quarter, and Craig received the Timberwolves point guard Randy. Foye's pass.

Even though An Jie's height has an advantage, he still doesn't dare to slack off. After all, this guy has established himself in the NBA, and An Jie doesn't know him, but he definitely has his own strengths.

Craig pushed in, and An Jie felt that he had no pressure, and it was impossible for such a force to make him take half a step back. Just as Angel had just built up his confidence, Craig stopped backhitting and instead started to turn around.

Compared to the average center, Craig, who is short in stature, is very flexible, his turn is very fast, and Anjie's defense is half a beat slower.

After turning around, Craig held the basketball high with one hand. Feet jump slightly. It's not a hook, but it's not a shot either, it's more of a ...... Throw!?

The back hit turned and then followed by a throw, which is undoubtedly a strange trick. But the short Craig relied on this trick to dominate the NBA, even in the face of Yao Ming, he could repeatedly shoot successfully, not to mention that now he is facing An Jie, who has not yet reacted.

Anjie didn't expect Craig to choose such a strange way to attack the frame, he jumped and interfered, but he still couldn't reach the basketball. Craig's ball was pinpointedly hollowed into the net.

"Single-handed, small throws with his back, this is Craig's best trick." ESPN's commentator has long been surprised, but An Jie, who doesn't know Craig, was caught off guard by this trick.

It's been a long time since this kind of thing has happened to an interior player who is so much shorter than himself. An Jie had a long heart, and the next time he defended, he decided to change his strategy.

The Thunder's offense was still handed over to Durant, and after Westbrook took possession of the ball, Durant's current off-ball offensive talent was slowly revealed. This time, it was still through a counterrun and an off-ball block, and Durant got his chance. He catches the ball and shoots and scores two more points.

The two sides come and go, and no one can prevent the other. Because Westbrook and Durant are hot, and Anjie did not come out in the low post as required, Anjie has not even got a chance to shoot until now. Just when people were about to forget that An Jie was still on the court, Craig leaned on An Jie again, and he was going to play a single with his back for the second time!

An Jie moved his center of gravity forward greatly this time, so that he could quickly stick to it the moment he turned around after Craig. Everything seemed to be perfect, and Craig saw that An Jie did not repeat his old tricks when he saw that An Jie was defending him like this.

However, this time Craig's turn was towards the basket, and the short Craig flexibly drilled under Angel's armpit and broke through directly! Anjie was too forward to adjust, and when he turned to chase back, Craig had already completed a layup and scored two points.

Being tall has the advantage of being tall, and being short naturally has the advantage of being short. In the eyes of Craig, a center with the height of a small forward, most of the alignments are half a beat slower than him, and he can use this to avoid weaknesses, so that he can win the Timberwolves' sixth man position when he is not congenitally deficient.

Craig's tricks are very inefficient against a good and experienced insider, and although Anjie is very strong, his lack of experience also makes him suffer.

Originally, Calesimo was very dissatisfied with Anjie, but now don't talk about Al. Jefferson, even against a Craig. Smith Anjie played like this, which made Calesimo find an excuse not to let Anjie play.

After a dead ball, Anjie looked to the sidelines, big brother Nick. Collison is ready to play. An Jie walked down weakly, without the slightest expression on his face, he had never felt that he had failed so much. He didn't know what was wrong with him, anyway, he was tired on the court, and he felt like he was missing something.

But Kalesimo didn't care about that, and he knew that after Anjie played such a bad performance, Presti couldn't say anything more. Now the power of employing this team is really in the hands of him as a head coach.

Is it really sinking like this? After getting 15+10 data against Yao Ming, this back-to-back game coupled with the crisis of confidence with the head coach obviously made An Jie feel physically and mentally exhausted.

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