Talk about Robert. After Covington came to the Lakers, he had very little playing time.

Basically, not much more playing time than he did with the Rockets, first of all, there are a couple of problems here, the Lakers' forward line is piling up too much. At least in Bosh and Julius . Randall was like that before he was injured. To put it simply, the entire front line, including power forwards and small forwards and swing men, the Lakers currently have a total of Butler, Ariza, Nick. Young, Bosh, Randall, and a water cooler guardian signed from the Development League, Criston. That is, not counting Robert. Covington himself, the Lakers now probably have 6~7 players who play forward. And now, he's not the Covington of the original plane. To put it simply, his current career resume is only the Houston Rockets in the 13-14 season, averaging 7 appearances per game, 4.9 minutes per game, 2.3 points, 0.7 rebounds, and 0.3 steals.

That's all he has in the NBA.

With the Lakers having a large number of forward players, who would have nothing to do with him?

Besides, some time ago, the Lakers played a wave of 31 consecutive wins, and the run-in of the lineup can be called stable, so why is there any need to train another "iron water dispenser" and "super cold bench"? Not necessarily, isn't it? Including Tang Qian himself, during this time, he was also busy with how to be the boss of the team for the first time, spending a lot of off-field energy, coupled with the same excellent record, he almost forgot about this "post-90s" who has not been too quiet.

It was only now that he suddenly remembered this man.

No way, this guy's presence in the team was really not high before, and he was a base salary player, so he didn't get much attention.

But now, there is a problem with the team's employment, and when he sees him again, Tang Qian suddenly remembered something.

As of September 2015, that is, the 14-15 season, Tang Qian still knows something.

Like this Robert. Covington, he is a model of the 14-15 season, the small man counterattack. Back then, the original plane once ranked him behind the "big white side", that is, Whiteside, and was known as the Jedi Rebirth. The characteristics of this person's game are also very simple, one word is enough for an overview.

3D players.

Maybe his offense is not as good as Bosh, a lot worse, and he can't carry it alone, but he also has a place where he can beat Bosh.

Where? Defensively, without a doubt.

HIS HEIGHT IS 206CM, WHICH IS ENOUGH TO DEFEND FROM THE INSIDE TO THE OUTSIDE WITH HIS SPEED AND FOOTWORK, AND BECAUSE OF HIS YOUTH, HE DOES HAVE A MUCH HIGHER DESIRE AND INTENSITY TO DEFEND THAN BOSH. Even more than the versatility of defense, the defensive skills that can defend the interior line and the outside line can be used to kill the outside line, there are really few people in the Lakers team who are better than him.

Single-defense on the outside, his effect is not necessarily better than Ariza's, let alone Jimmy. Butler, but this "defensive panacea" ability is also very valuable. If used well, it's a proper secret weapon. Besides, he still has a three-point hand, which is also very important. Combined, his height and reach will be less distracted when projected, making it easier to maintain stability and stability in critical moments.

Coupled with his hard work, he didn't talk much, and he did the facts, Tang Qian's eyes lit up all of a sudden.

He walked up to Robert. Covington's side asked, "Hey~man~ Are you ready?" ”

Covington actually looks a little "naïve", and he doesn't have any achievements now, so when he sees that he is the boss of the team, Tang Qian, who is known as the first center in the league, talked to him, and he didn't react at once, and looked at Tang Qian for a while, and then he said: "That hot, you, are you talking to me?" ”

Tang Qian smiled, he did not do enough in many places this season, and learning to lead the team to learn how to be the boss was really much more difficult than he imagined. Therefore, for the care of newcomers, I also asked myself that I was not doing too well. Of course, this is also Covington's training is really hard, and he is rarely lazy, otherwise that kind of newcomer who is a hanger, Tang Qian didn't kick him to death, it would be good.

Again, it depends on the person.

Not everyone can enter Tang Qian's eyes.

For example, Carlos. Boozer, his elder brother, was cleaned up very miserably by Tang Qian.

"Of course, it's you, or else?" Tang Qian smiled: "I know that you have also been waiting for the opportunity, so now I came to tell you that the opportunity has come, are you ready?" "Roport. Covington was stunned for a moment, as if he understood something, and he immediately became a little hot with excitement (black people really can't tell whether they are red or not), and said, "Hot, you mean it really?" Is it my turn? Can I play? ”

The bottom players are like this, for a little bit of playing time, they can be excited.

Tang Qian's first season was like this, for a little limited time to compete with the rest of the team. From the very beginning of Troy. Murphy, to Andrew. Bynum, and then Dwight for the second season. Howard. If you really want to grow up, he may be worse than most people in the league. But the real strongman can't be blocked, such as Kobe, there were two All-Star outside linemen in the team who were still in their prime, and his pressure was also not small, but so what? Did you stop Kobe Bryant from becoming a superplayer in the league? No, I don't.

Therefore, stars like them, who have come up from the bench step by step, will actually have more sympathy and empathy for the bottom players. So seeing Covington like this, Tang Qian couldn't help but whisper: "Come on, in fact, I have always been optimistic about you." And for him it was a very simple sentence, for Robert. Covington doesn't mean much, because now he's still a complete little guy who hasn't proven himself the ultimate rookie once, what about the other party? is already a dazzling and well-known strongest center in the league, being praised and affirmed by this kind of person is no less than a huge encouragement and recognition for him who has not yet made a name for himself. This made this "post-90s" speak: "Hot, you are, do you mean it really?" Are you really optimistic about me? Optimistic that I can type out? ”

This guy's eyes are both expectant and a little scared, how much like when he first came to the United States four years ago and just joined the NBA. Thinking of this, Tang Qian didn't hesitate, just nodded and said, "Yes, Roberton, what I said is true, I'm really optimistic about you." It's definitely not just a matter of talking. ”

"Hot, thank you, I...... I'll do well for you! "No wonder they say that it's better to be a charcoal in the snow than a nice on the cake, and that's if it's in Roport. After Covington became famous, the effect was far less than it is now. The other party will not take your words seriously, and will even think, are you a fool? Is this still up to you? Can you not pretend to be forced?

Tang Qian smiled and patted Robert. Covington shouldered, "Well, not just for me, but for yourself, for your family and the people who support you. Okay, I'll suggest to Mr. D'Antoni for the next game against Orlando that you play, come on, man~"

February 6, U.S. time

The Los Angeles Lakers, who have lost 5 in a row, have entered the Amway Center, the home of the Magic, and this game is not so much about watching the Lakers vs the Magic as it is about seeing whether the Lakers will continue to lose and continue to lose. Anyway, the Magic team's record is ugly, and they basically can't make the playoffs, so whether they win or not doesn't mean that much.

It's up to the Lakers to see if they will continue to lose.

ESPN's opinion is that the Lakers will continue to lose, they are now in civil turmoil, or that their original strength is actually like this, and the previous good use is just gone. Sports Illustrated even pointed out a point directly, after Bosh was absent, the Lakers immediately went from a 30+ winning streak to a 5-game losing streak, and they didn't win a single game, so in a sense, Chris. Is Bosh the spiritual leader of this Lakers? The soul of the locker room?

"Hey~ These fucking authoritative media know how to chew their tongues every day, is their existence just to make people feel irritable? It's really hot to watch every day! "Nick. Yang had obviously seen the recent reports, so he seemed more impetuous. In addition, he has not played particularly well in the last few games, which has made him one of the targets of verbal criticism by the four authoritative media.

That's right, who called him a "big mouth" before, helping Tang Qian satirize this group of people.

If they have the chance, of course they will have to take revenge and come back.

"It's their job, we just have to play well and then hit the face well and don't get the rest affected." Tang Qian said so, but in the case of 5 consecutive defeats, Nick. Yang didn't know if he really listened, the latter just nodded and walked away to continue warming up.

The mentality of the team is a bit scattered, and if it goes on like this, it will be more difficult to turn around.

You have to win this game.

The two sides played, and the Magic team was also very aware of their situation, so they really traveled lightly and there was no pressure, which also made them play tonight and start the game in good shape. On the other hand, the Lakers were seriously affected by the recent losing streak, hitting 7 irons in a row at the beginning, and it was not until more than 4 minutes after the opening game that they scored the first goal.

The Lakers requested a timeout.

Tang Qian said something to D'Antoni at this time, and D'Antoni seemed to have already been angry with him, so he quickly turned his head to a position at the end of the bench and shouted: "Roport, you are ready to warm up and then play." ”

"Yes, sir." The young man stood up at once, and replied with a slight tremor in his voice.

It looks like what he said on the day of the hot didn't lie to me, and let me play so early.

And before that, he didn't necessarily get a chance to show his face in a few games.

"We started the game well tonight and maybe we can get our 16th win of the season today, old man."

"It's really possible." The Magic's live commentator, David. Steele also said: "Our lineup is not without advantages against the current Lakers. ”

Celestial Empire Sports Station.

"Recently, the Lakers have been on a losing streak, so how important do you think the absence of Bosh is to the Lakers?"

"I think the impact on the Lakers is all-round, whether it's offense or defense. On the offensive end, it is easy to see, Bosh can get an average of 23+4+1+1+1 data per game this season, and the average firepower of 23 points per game is suddenly gone. This is in other teams, this kind of firepower is even the strongest scoring point, the Lakers originally averaged almost 50 points per game in the fourth or fifth positions, you see that it is less than half all of a sudden, can it not be affected? Speaking of defense, the first half of the first quarter was a clear example. Zhang Weiping Zhang said: "The Magic team's interior defense is very ordinary, but their interior offense is not simple. Just talking about the inner line configuration, Nikolai. Vucevic and Tobias. Harris is a pair of interior players with strong projection ability, and the No. 5 position is Nikola. Luckily for Vucevic, his range was only within the three-point line, Tobias. Harris is different, his range is beyond the three-point line. In other words, if the Lakers don't improve their defense in time, they are easy to be attacked by the opponent from outside the three-point line. This season's 3-in-6 three-pointers are already quite good. ”

It's really good, in this game, this guy is in excellent condition, as if he is about to explode.

This is also Tang Qian's vs Magic vs Tobias. Harris didn't pay much attention, otherwise he would definitely know that tonight's game was in the original plane, and it was Tobias. Harris scored a career-high score at least until 2019.

So tonight, he's in good shape as always.

The Lakers are indeed a little helpless with him, originally there was Bosh, who could keep up with the height and arm span, and was not afraid of the opponent mentioning high-level long-range projection, and compared to the attack, Bosh was much stronger than him. But now the Lakers' No. 4 position is short of manpower, including Randle has been reimbursed for the season, so at the beginning D'Antoni still used the "one big and four small" tactics.

That is, put a small head in the No. 4 position.

It's a bit faster on the offensive end, but what about the defensive end? When you get tall, the defensive pressure is not enough, why is the big pitcher on the inside so difficult to defend? In addition to the fact that they can play the inside line that they can't defend, there is also a very important point, that is, their shooting points are very high, and they are not easy to be distracted and affected by the defense of small men.

For example, the Lakers are now at the No. 4 position and Famar, and his height is less than 190CM, which is a lot shorter, and then he is Meeks, Hinrich, and Wesley. Johnson, they're the tallest wesley. JOHNSON'S 201CM. This is still 5~6CM shorter than the Magic's No. 4 position. On the basketball court, every centimeter of height is a big difference, let alone such a big height difference. It's like a 206CM center and a 212CM center, although there is only a gap of 5~6CM, but the situation of standing under the basket, feeling, and pressure is not at the same level at all.

Let's talk about Wesley. Johnson is playing soy sauce, his defense is not very good, and his body is extremely thin, it is impossible for him to defend Tobias, who can average 17+ points per game this season. Harris's. Besides, as I said just now, tonight is the night of the career single-game scoring record of the No. 12 of the original space-time magic team, and the people are in just the right state, and none of these people can make it easy.

You have to have a defensive giant.

And you have to be the best tall enough, otherwise people can still ignore Yan Yan directly.

So, Robert. Covington is the perfect candidate.

Although it seems that his current career resume is extremely poor, only a dismal 2+1, this is still the data after the "five in", and the rebounding data is only "a few tenths of a few" if you calculate it in detail. Who can trust him in such a situation?

But Tang Qian can, because he is the only person in this world who knows his potential.

At least know what kind of person he can play this season.

Well, yes, Biroport . Covington himself needs to be clear.

"Come on, defend the No. 12 of that Magic team, and your chance will come." Tang Qian said this beside Covington before coming on the court.

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