Chapter 283: Flying to Utah
Aria still has something, and after a year as a stunned dunk boy, he improved his shooting ability at the behest of Fraka and the head coach.
The speed and explosiveness were not in the first place, and the two-person cooperation technique with Fraka in a small area after going around the cover was also quickly practiced. It was the inability of this Kings bench to help him that Aria fell behind in the duel with Zhang Yi.
During this attack, he did not bury his head in a single person to provoke, but imitated the big brother Flaka to play an air cut tactic. For him, as long as Zhang Yi is blocked and dismantled, others are not a threat at all.
In fact, just as he thought, although Robert quickly let go of his defender to make up for Alia, there was still a certain gap in the physical fitness of the two.
Zhang Yi was blocked, so there was no way to make up for the defense, one-on-one, Aria walked his right hand with speed, and walked together, Robert only had the opportunity to look at his rear taillight.
Finally relied on a backhand smash to get one back, although Aria chose to rely on his teammates. But it was the right choice, and for the Kings head coach, what he wanted most was for this stunned kid to one day become the centerpiece of the second round.
In his opinion, Aria's singles strength is indeed strong, but this is only a matter of the past few years, once the body is affected by injuries or the state naturally declines, then after Flaka is old, the Kings will once again enter an era of hopeless swings.
Although the Kings' offense started with some improvements, Aria still didn't change his lone wolf personality and didn't have the idea of responding to his teammates, so he only treated the symptoms but not the root cause.
Aria's breakaways are fast and bounce so hard that he can switch between layups and dunks at will. Of course, he also has problems, he has not developed his left hand, and with experience problems, the rhythm of the breakthrough changes averagely.
Seizing this weakness, the Los Angeles Lakers' three generals naturally quickly blocked the King's blocking and pick-and-roll tactics. Zhang Yi pinned down the blocker, Robert bet on Alia's right hand, and finally forced him to go on the left side, which he was not good at, and there was Vali under the basket waiting for the big hat to wait......
Flaka didn't even look at him, "Take him down quickly, Aria can't be a proper organizer right now." "The head coach of the Kings thinks the same thing. After all, this kid is only 19 years old this year, and he still has a long career ahead of him.
After seeing Aria being covered by Vali with the ball from the baseline, the Kings immediately called a timeout. Of course, Aria is still unconvinced, the characteristic of young people is that they can't be killed.
Fraka rubbed his head, "Okay, I've been abused." See the Lakers next time, I'll help you get back on the court! "I don't need you, I can defeat the three of them myself!"
Aria didn't speak well, but he obviously hated people rubbing his head the most, but Fraka did it without opening it with his hands, and he didn't mention a single dissatisfaction.
Wacker saw that the Kings were completely replaced by rookies, so naturally Zhang Yi, Vali and Robert did not play. The situation immediately turned into a rookie pecking at each other. Although the Lakers held a huge lead in the opening period, they were reversed by the Kings before the end.
"Hey, doesn't it matter if you lose?" Robert said a little depressed, because this means that the Lakers' pure bench is not even as good as the king's scum. "What's the matter, it's just preseason, just play enough!" WALL-E has always been a soft one.
If someone else hears this, they may think that Vali is a player with a weak sense of victory, but in fact, don't let him play, or they will play with all their might in garbage time.
Zhang Yi's attention is still on Fraka's body, the absolute core opposite, the league's No. 1 pure point guard, known as the strongest brain in the NBA! The Kings will definitely be the top predators in the new season, and the game will not be so comfortable at that time.
Fraka also pays attention to Zhang Yi, and the two of them have similar ideas, but they are different from the Spurs. The Kings have a history of beating the Golden State Warriors, so they're hungry for a championship.
The West is going to be hellish next year, that's for sure. Regardless of the dynasty team Golden State Warriors, add the San Antonio Spurs and Sacramento Kings, as well as the newly rising Los Angeles Lakers.
The Denver Nuggets and Utah Jazz, who have maintained their playoff strength in recent years, are also not fuel-efficient lamps. There are also Minnesota Timberwolves and Clippers, who also received high draft picks. There are no absolute underdogs in the West, and every team has the strength to compete for the top eight.
Although this year is a big year for the draft, next year's draft is not optimistic, because it is impossible for the quality of newcomers to be so high every year. Take the NCAA as an example, except for Genji, a Japanese talented center of the Memphis Tigers, who is worth looking forward to, and Ah Fei, who is also an Oriental kid, other high-quality players have basically entered the NBA this year.
So no one has continued to put a bad year, which is why all the viewers said that the upcoming new season should be the most exciting in the past few years.
Another defeat in the preseason, but anyone who has watched the game knows the difference in strength between Aria and the Bruins. Everyone is looking forward to the future of the Lakers.
Because the next game was an away game against the Jazz, Wacker flew directly to Utah with the team. In basketball circles, the Lakers have become the center of attention again.
Even though the Utah Jazz have been a first-round playoff team in recent years, they have the league's best inside-outside combination of blocking and pick-and-roll, just like Malone and Stockton were reborn.
It's just that just like the Utah twins, because Michael Jordan was without a championship for life, the Jazz's new core British center Gerrard and point guard Francis also met the Warriors dynasty led by Curry Jr.
Because there is no obvious reinforcement this year, everyone also put them in the second gear. Although the new version of the Utah Twins is an all-star strength, and the overall strength of the all-pair is also very strong, however, they met the Golden State Warriors in the first round for two consecutive years, and then were eliminated 4-0 for two consecutive years, which says it all!
When the Los Angeles Lakers, full of newcomers, were ranked among the championship contenders, the Utah was naturally quite unhappy. In particular, Zhang Yi was also regarded as the successor of Little Curry. This made the jazz, who had suffered from the superstar, take his anger on this newcomer for two years.
If all goes well, Curry Jr. will retire this year, and the new Utah Twins, who are only 26 years old, still have plenty of opportunities to compete for their own championships. But as soon as he came out of the tiger's den, he entered the wolf's den......
If Zhang Yi is really as strong as reported, the Utah Jazz will start a new nightmare......