Chapter 339: The Lakers' Problem
A 12-game winning streak has left the Los Angeles Lakers just three games away from their all-time best start. However, in the eyes of critics, they are not optimistic that this newcomer-dominated team can break the record. After all, their winning streak is mainly due to the relatively simple schedule.
The three Bruins led by Zhang Yi did play a very good performance, and the three have almost booked three seats in this year's Rookie of the Year team, of course, the biggest challenge is Robert, after all, the recognized strongest quarterback this year is Shaun.
The Lakers have two days off after the trip, because the next opponent is the stronger Eastern Conference powerhouse Pacers, so Wacker also pulls the players to practice tactics more in combination with the problems that arose in the previous game.
The question of who is more suitable for the rotation lineup is worth thinking about at this stage. The current situation of the Lakers is that the strength of the bench is not weak, but the performance of playing anyone is not good.
Gianna has given everything for this lineup, although the offensive and defensive efficiency of the starters is very high, but if the substitute rotation lineup has not been able to play, the final result can only be to let Zhang Yi play more.
This is the last and worst option, because Zhang Yi's body can't be efficient for the whole game and healthy for the whole season, even if he is an iron player.
What's more, he is only 20 years old now, and he is not even qualified for height, and too high-intensity competitions are likely to cause irreversible damage to his future career.
That's why when Robert and Vali are on the bench, Wacker always makes them play less at other times, and fitness is not the main reason at all, because this group of young people is not yet old enough to know how to be tired.
The same is true for Zhang Yi, the stronger he is on the court, the more Wacker will have to care about his physical condition. Just like after being injured in the game, Zhang Yi will certainly not be obedient to rest, his mind is not mature, and WACKER has to make more choices for him.
The Lakers are doing a great job right now, but there are a lot of potential problems. Because Zhang Yi can't be so efficient all the time, after all, the rookie wall is not something to talk about casually.
When his team has a setback, or Zhang Yi is defeated by an opponent, will there be a problem with his mentality? Or whether other teams in the league have studied Zhang Yi's skills and taken care of him for such a long time.
All of this is a possible problem for the Lakers in the future. No matter how strong Zhang Yi's adjustment ability is, he is only a first-year rookie, and even Gianna, who is most confident in him, has publicly stated that he will not ask the team to win the championship this year, because this requirement is not important to this team with a bright future.
As long as Zhang Yi grows up steadily, it is a sure thing to win the championship, and as for his immediate MVP-level performance, this is actually beyond the expectations of many people.
"Be strong! That's my impression of Zhang Yi. Wang Lung was also invited to the show. He has been hiding behind his back, and he can't be on the stage because of LeBron James's request.
On the one hand, this is to build momentum for KING's sports brand, and on the other hand, the purpose is also to increase Zhang Yi's exposure.
Although Wang Long became the first Chinese player to win the MVP achievement, his reputation was still not enough. Otherwise, the league would not have sacrificed him, the NBA's top player for the next ten or even twenty years, for the sake of black money.
Although at the time, Wang Lung's exit did not have much impact on the NBA, but the damage was actually difficult to estimate. Especially twenty years later, Wang Lung's revenge directly hit the foundation of the alliance.
Because many of the bigwigs who operated money behind them took the initiative to quit, no one was the winner in this turmoil. The same goes for Wang Lung.
Zhang Yi has now made a lot of names, 'Oriental Vegetable God' Xiao Yi?! America's No. 1 college player! Curry Jr.'s successor! The new king of the Lakers! But this is not enough, a yellow skin must build momentum if he wants to play.
These programs are not only to support Zhang Yi, but also to break the inherent thinking of many people at the top of the alliance, which seems to be a big problem, but in fact will become the source of all contradictions.
Wang Long is a Lakers celebrity, the NBA betrayed him, and now he is the Avenger, Zhang Yi's godfather, these identities have caused him great attention in American society, and Zhang Yi can't get it as a basketball player at this time.
If the Lakers are a money-sucking machine, Zhang Yi is not, at least not yet. Because he hasn't hit his commercial value yet.
When Zhang Yi has his own brand or company, Wang Long can rest assured that he will retreat into the background. Because he only taught this kid to play since he was a child, the lesson on how to become a professional footballer is just about to begin.
This time the opponent is arguably the most difficult opponent for the Lakers on the road to tie the 15-game winning streak. Of course, even with a 15-game winning streak, it will be difficult for them to go any further, as the Lakers' 16th opponent will be the mighty defending champion Golden State Warriors.
Of course, the current Los Angeles audience is very excited, not only the Lakers have played the best start in more than ten years, but more importantly, they have a new king.
Zhang Yi's current data leads the rookie list in an all-round way. Although Valanda has always held the rookie assist list, he is definitely an outlier, because who can make a breakthrough in the first year for the assist leader? He's been a monster for so many years.
Including Sean, who began to hit the scoring champion, Zhang Yi can still be ranked as the best rookie among the two, which can be seen in his comprehensiveness.
Including Robert's offense and Vale's defense, these three plus Sean and Valanda can even challenge the rookie rookie lineup in history.
A win in this one would give the Lakers the second place to start the game in history. It's just that the problem now is that the Pacers' lineup is actually very restrained against them.
If there is a big opponent for the New York Knicks in the past two years, it is only this Indiana Pacers. And they're more evenly matched than a predestined Hall of Fame-caliber superstar like 'Rush' Thomas.
The most overall team in the league is not the Warriors or the Spurs, and the Pacers' five starters are not necessary, but whoever starts will end up scoring more than 15 points.
The team as a whole has eight players averaging double-digit points per game by the end of the season. Even if they don't make it past even one Eastern Conference Finals, this kind of terrible team basketball is enough to be amazing.
Wacker also values this game because he believes that the Lakers can learn a lot from such a team with very different personalities before playing against the Warriors or the Spurs.