Chapter 500: True Core
Although Roy seems to be quiet on the surface, he is very uneasy in his heart. He's undoubtedly the least experienced of this young team, and the league is over to give the Bobcats a rookie sign, in other words, he's the only rookie on this team. However, his treatment is different from most rookies, and the team actually wants him as the core!
Before joining the NBA, Roy didn't serve as the core of the team, and every time he did a great job and did what a team leader should do. However, he is now a professional footballer, and although he has vowed that he can take on this responsibility, he does not know if he will be able to lead the team until he actually plays.
The only thing that reassures him is that under the hints of Jackson and Chang Wei, his teammates have no objection to him becoming the leader of the team, even Rahim, who has played for 10 seasons. But it also put a lot of pressure on Roy, who felt that he had to do his best in the game to live up to the expectations of his teammates and coaches.
It has to be said that some people are born with the talent to be leaders, and although Roy is only a rookie, with the help of the coaching staff, he quickly took over the core of the team and played well in the preseason. Of course, the intensity of the preseason cannot be compared with the regular season, and the opponents are more still playing soy sauce, and no one cares about the outcome or defeat. But Roy sees this as a battlefield and the beginning of his career, and he certainly doesn't want to let himself have any regrets.
I don't know if it's the bad taste of the league, but in the first game of the preseason, the Bobcats met the Pistons led by Wade, which made Chang Wei feel a little embarrassed. However, he also wants to see who is stronger Roy or Wade, in his previous life, Wade naturally had higher achievements than Roy, and his career was much longer than Roy, but in Chang Wei's opinion, it is still difficult for these two guys to distinguish between the superior and the inferior.
Wade is a star who has spent several seasons in the league and won three championship rings, and now he is at the peak of his career in terms of skill, fitness and experience. Roy was deflated by Wade at the beginning, and being tackled for two consecutive rounds made him feel very embarrassed. But Roy has an advantage, that is, he is calm enough, and if he is replaced by someone else, he must be thinking about getting back on the field now, but he can stabilize and continue to organize the attack.
Originally, Wade was just going to play, but he was interested in Roy now. This made him look at the Bobcats' bench, Chang Wei sat there and watched coldly as if nothing happened, and Wade had to admire Chang Wei's vision for selecting rookies. Although Roy still looks very vegetable, Wade sees himself in him.
Of course, Roy has a very different style from him, but he has the style of a big man on the field, and it is still very much like his own. Wade thought shamelessly as he put out his strength on the court to fight Roy. In fact, before the start of the game, Brown hoped that Wade would take it easy and that there was no need to play the preseason as a regular season, but now Wade's skills are itchy and he can't manage so much.
In Wade's opinion, Roy's dribbling is not as dazzling as his own, but he is very solid, and he is good at playing time and feints, which is enough for a rookie to be proud of.
But Wade didn't expect Roy's surprising things to come, it stands to reason that as a scoring guard, he should do his best to brush up on the data in the game, especially the score, otherwise what is the use of your scoring guard? Roy, however, did the opposite, playing more like a point guard. Because of the presence of Big Ben, Roy rarely attacks the basket directly after the break, but likes to pass the ball to teammates who are in the gap, of course, his passing does not have so many fancy movements, just simple direct passes, crotch or fake throws, but the effect is quite good.
Led by Roy, the Bobcats' offense played well, but the defense didn't dare to compliment. On the inside, Milicic has a lot to learn, and it takes time to digest and absorb what Big Ben and Brand taught him before, Raheem is relatively good, but he is also a little scratching his head in the face of Wade's breakthrough, and he does not guarantee that he can protect the basket every time. Not to mention the outside, the defense is almost all on Ariza, you must know that he has not grown up yet, even if he will become the top 3D player in the league in the future, it is not of much use at this time.
Therefore, the Bobcats obviously had to press the Pistons on the shooting percentage, but they still trailed the opponent by more than double digits at halftime. And this is the result of Brown's release, he didn't pay much attention to the preseason, the main players played for a while, the substitutes got a lot of playing time, and even then the Bobcats were still at the bottom for most of the time.
At halftime, Jackson sighed at the door of the locker room, not daring to speak too loudly, for fear of damaging the team's morale. Chang Wei patted him on the shoulder and comforted: "Damon, you have to see clearly, what team is the people, what team we are, and if you want to beat the Pistons so easily, do you think it is possible?" It's good to be able to gain a little bit in the competition. ”
Seeing that Jackson still looked depressed, Chang Wei smiled and said, "Didn't you notice that Brandon did play very well?" I'll tell you the news, Dwayne also praised him, and he finally fired the first shot at the core. ”
Jackson couldn't help but open his mouth wide, Wade is now the core of the Pistons' championship team, how bad can he be? Moreover...... It seems that Roy played really well in the first half! Thinking about it like this, his mood is a lot better, and his expression when he looks at the statistics is much softer, and it seems that he did choose a baby with the list of eyes!
In the second half, Roy became more and more courageous, and under Brown's deliberate release, the Bobcats won the game with difficulty, and Roy played 35 minutes to cut down the comprehensive statistics of 27 points, 5 rebounds and 8 assists, leading a total of six players on the team to score double-doubles. Of course, there were a lot of problems with the Bobcats in the game, and it will take time to correct them, but Roy doesn't need to, he just needs to cash in on his talent step by step, and now the whole team is convinced of him.
But the preseason or something is still training after all, if you want to prove yourself, let's see you in the regular season!