Chapter 64: The Rookie Wall
Li Du is trying every way to improve his basketball skills, but a path suitable for his own progress is not so easy to find, not to mention Li Du, even players who have been playing in the NBA for many years may not necessarily be able to find a path that suits him. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
Just when Li Du immersed himself in basketball, other teams seemed to have found a way to deal with the Lakers with Li Du through the performance of Li Du and the Lakers this season.
In successive games, Li Du's role on the court is becoming less and less critical! Although under his defense, no matter who the opponent is, it is still difficult to score, but the teams with the team's second outside core will no longer be messed up by Li Du alone as they were at the beginning of the season.
As a result, the Lakers recently lost against the Hornets, Pacers, and the Jazz for the second time, and only won against the Clippers in the same city.
With the Lakers' poor record, the media began to question Li Du and the Lakers again. Many commentators have said in their articles that Li Du's ability is overrated, and that he may be a strong defensive player and an excellent running shooter, but he can only be a role player for the Lakers, and he cannot be a key player for the Lakers to win.
The Lakers' lineup this season is still flawed, and the strength has not increased much from last season, and Li Du has made everyone mistakenly think that he is the biggest surprise of the Lakers and even the entire league this season with his strong defense. But it turns out that he is still just a rookie, maybe a strong rookie, but not the cornerstone of the Lakers' rise this season, as everyone expected before!
The comments of the "Los Angeles Times" are very objective, they did not discredit Li Du, let alone not talk about Li Du's shortcomings because Li Du is a local player in Los Angeles.
In an article titled "Fantastic Rookie Hits Rookie Wall," they say, "Lee's strength is undeniable, he quickly established himself in the NBA with his amazing defense that could see through opponents, and for a time became a headache for various teams. From this point of view, as a player who has just entered the NBA, Lee is a success! He is indeed worthy of the title of Wonder Rookie, Lee's current strength is enough for him to be respected by everyone in the NBA, and if he leaves the Lakers, I believe that every team will open their arms for Lee! ”
"In the same way, no matter how amazing Li Du is, he is only a rookie player. When he first entered the NBA, Li Du gave countless teams and players a big headache with his defense, and that was because everyone had not studied him as thoroughly as they did now, and they had not thought of a way to deal with him. Now, as the season progresses, the teams have found a way to deal with Li Du! Like many rookies, after being thoroughly studied by his opponents, Li Du's role in the game was reduced. This is the historical law in the NBA! ”
"Now, Li Du has hit the rookie wall, and as fans in Los Angeles, we can only hope that Li Du can break this rookie wall as soon as possible and make himself stronger! Li Du is a very smart player and I believe he can solve this problem! ”
Li Du is very troubled, as more and more games are played, each team has studied themselves more and more thoroughly, and his role in the team is getting smaller and smaller, but his progress is too slow, and his skills such as breaking through with the ball, emergency stop jump shot and back-to-back singles are still only in practice and cannot be applied to the court!
Just when Li Du and the Lakers coaching staff were worrying about how to use Li Du in order to maximize Li Du's role, on December 6, the Lakers hosted the Eastern powerhouse New Jersey Nets. In this game, Li Du bumped into the super defender he has loved since he was a child, Jason Kidd!
During the warm-up, Li Du ran to Kidd regardless of his recklessness, and said to Kidd excitedly: "Senior, hello! I've loved watching you play since I was a kid, can you take a picture with me after the game? ”
The terrible title of Li Du's "nightmare for opposing players" swept the league, of course Kidd knew him, but he didn't expect that Li Du was still his own fan, and at the moment, Kidd smiled and agreed: "Of course you can, Lee!" I didn't expect you, known as the 'opposing player's nightmare', to like me to play, it's my honor! Thank you! ”
After getting Kidd's permission, Li Du returned to his own half and began to warm up. Kobe Bryant looked at Kidd and asked Li Du, "Lee, do you know Jason?" ”
"I don't know." Li Du scratched his head a little embarrassed and said, "I just like him to play since I was a child, and when I saw him this time, I went up to say hello and asked for a photo with Kidd's seniors." ”
Kobe Bryant smiled, Li Du is really still a rookie, and when he meets the star he liked before, he is still like a fan. Suddenly, Kobe Bryant's heart moved, and he asked Li Du mischievously: "Li, otherwise, after the opening of the game, you go to defend Jason, how about it?" ”
"I'm fine, but will the coach arrange that?" Li Du didn't know Kobe's careful thoughts, so he immediately agreed.
"I'll talk about Phil!" Kobe Bryant succeeded in his treacherous plan and laughed: "You just have to defend as hard as you can and don't let Jason get better!" ”
Li Du spread his hands and said, "Okay, I will do my best!" ”
Watching Li Du start practicing boxing and adjusting his state, Kobe smiled in his heart and thought to himself: "Li, enjoy the wonderful time of defeating the idol in your heart!" ”
At Kobe's suggestion, sure enough, the Zen master arranged for Li Du to defend Kidd, Kobe against Carter, and Odom against Richard Jefferson, and the three of them wanted to block the Nets' trident!
Since Vince Carter joined New Jersey in the '04-05 season, the Nets have been one of the top teams in the East, and they have a wider offensive range, a more fluid offensive rhythm, and a higher scoring efficiency than when Kenyon Martin was with the Nets before.
Especially driven by Kidd, the triple-double king, the fast-break triumvirate composed of Kidd, Carter and Jefferson is even more unguardable.
Last season, Kidd averaged 13.2 points, 9.8 assists, and 8.7 rebounds per game, and the Nets not only had Kidd's comprehensive stats, but so did Carter, but he was more offensive, averaging 22.3 points, 5.6 assists, and 6.8 rebounds per game.
Jefferson is the offensive end-point, but he's also averaging 19.7 points, 2.3 assists and 5.4 rebounds per game.
That's where the horror of the Nets lies! There are three of them, and each one is very well-rounded! Moreover, Carter is also a terrible player who is called "half-man and half-god" by fans for his dunks!
The Lakers will have more difficulty stopping the Nets' offense tonight than in all previous games!