Chapter 222: Monsters or Beasts
Rondo, like Kidd, is a player who passes the ball and rebounds but doesn't score much.
However, these two players with relatively low scores are still different, the main difference is in the projection ability, although Kidd's three-point projection ability is not outstanding, but he also has a single-season accuracy of more than 40%, a career shooting rate of 35%, and a three-point projection ability to throw more than two streets over C.
So why is he, like Rondo, averaging just over 10 points per game?
It can be seen from Kidd's nickname, in addition to the "thousand-year-old demon", Kidd also has a nickname called "Kidd's Attack", the desire to attack is so low that it is outrageous, to the extent that he can pass the ball and never attack.
If you sum up the projection of Kidd and Rondo in one sentence, it is that Kidd will not project much, and Rondo will not project much.
Now Kidd has completed the transformation from player to head coach, and his first season with the Bucks has been quite good, leading the Bucks to the playoffs with the worst record in the league last season.
It's just that last season, after Larry Sanders, the Bucks' interior defensive big man, lost interest in basketball, the Bucks had problems on the defensive end, and their record declined and they failed to make the playoffs again.
However, the Bucks are still a powerhouse in the East this season, and the old demon Kidd is bound to prove himself again in the coaching position, because the Bucks have improved the roster after the Bucks introduced the Cavaliers championship backup point guard Matthew Dellavedova in the offseason.
Chen's terrifying performance of 8 minutes and 29 points against the Hornets in the last game has made more Mi people curious about the point guard from China.
Probably because of Chen's arrival, the Milwaukee Bucks' tickets for this preseason game were unexpectedly sold out.
This really surprised the Bucks management, knowing that the Bucks are not the same as the Dallas Mavericks, a perennial sold-out team, and they are the lowest perennial attendance teams in the entire league.
A preseason game ticket will be sold out, but the Bucks management didn't expect it anyway!
What does this mean?
It can only show that the Bucks did not get Chen Zhi very unfortunately! After Brandon Knight's departure, the Bucks didn't have a suitable player at the No. 1 spot, and eventually they signed Brogdon with a second-round pick in the draft, and then brought in Dellavedova, all for guard reinforcements.
They once sent a trial invitation to Chen Zhi, but unfortunately directly became the first team to be excluded by Zhou Jian, Milwaukee is too bitter cold, and it is a small ball city, when Yi Jianlian participated in the draft, Dan Fagan threatened the Bucks, Yi Jianlian would rather go back to China to play CBA than come to Milwaukee to play, which shows how the city of Milwaukee is not treated by players and agents.
However, Chen Zhi, who came to the Bradley Center, the home of the Bucks, felt that he was really lucky, because the Bradley Center, the home of the Bucks, was too old, and it was not at the same level as the Mavericks' luxurious American Airlines Center Arena.
If it weren't for the fact that this is indeed the home of the Milwaukee Bucks, Chen would have doubted that the old building would be up to the task of being a venue for an NBA team.
The game is about to start as scheduled, and players from both sides have already started to enter the game.
Nowitzki will still not play in this game, and Bogut, who was traded by the Warriors for the Dallas Mavericks, has not played in the previous two games, and was finally sent to the starting lineup by Carlisle in this game.
Carlisle watched the Bucks' lineup from the sidelines and couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
Matthew Dellavedova, Giannis Antetokounmpo, Mirza Teletovic, Jabaribak, Greg Monroe!
In this lineup, the 211-centimeter-tall Greek monster Antetokounmpo will obviously appear in the position of shooting guard.
Apparently Kidd is experimenting again, as their No. 2 main player, Chris Middleton, was injured in training not long ago and is likely to miss most of the new season, with a possible return at the end of the regular season.
Speaking of which, after Kidd became the head coach of the Bucks, he seemed to have taken over the nickname of the old Nelson "mad scientist", and in the Bucks has been conducting various experiments, the Greek monster has become a player who can really play from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position in Kidd's hands.
Chen Zhi looked at the Bucks players wearing the No. 34 jersey on the court, and couldn't help but take a closer look, this guy who looks very sunny is the famous alphabet brother giannisantetokounmpo!
Now both the players and the commentators have heard the name well, although there are still many people who can't spell the name, at least they can pronounce it correctly.
When he entered the NBA with the 15th pick in 2013, his name was a big problem in the commentary world.
When many commentators faced this name for the first time, they found that they couldn't pronounce this long and rare name smoothly after trying many times, so they had no choice but to apologize to the audience during the live broadcast, "Giannis Ann... Sorry, I really don't know how to pronounce the name, it's a super long string of letters! ”
So there is the nickname "Brother Alphabet", and of course, some of the more sophisticated commentators don't pronounce his name, and simply call him a Greek monster.
This guy is now a very famous player in the NBA, recognized as a player with unlimited potential, and a guy who really plays from the No. 1 position to the No. 5 position on the active roster without losing anything, and is an absolute monster.
At the referee's whistle, the game began quickly.
The younger Greg Monroe won the first offensive opportunity for the Bucks from Andrew Bogut in a jump ball.
Matthew Dellavedova began to advance forward with the ball.
Dellavedova is the undisputed starting point guard on the current Bucks.
For the first three seasons of his career, Della played for the Cavaliers and didn't get much opportunity to show himself, but in the '15 playoffs Cavaliers vs. Warriors, Della made a name for himself by scoring 20 points while defending Curry.
In the end, the Bucks brought him into the roster for 4 years and 38 million this summer, and Della, who has excellent defense and three-point range, can be said to be a 3-and-D player among point guards, which is very suitable for this Bucks team where Antetokounmpo dominates most of the ball.
After taking the ball steadily through the half, in the face of Chen's defense, Della did not have the slightest intention of attacking, he knew his place in this team.
Matthews is known for his defensive prowess, but just as he glanced at Dellavedova with the ball, he suddenly stepped out of his long legs and cut to the basket.
He was one step too far away, and when Matthews turned to catch up, the two sides had already distanced themselves.
Dellavedova waited with the ball and immediately sent it to the Neche Alphabet brother.
Although Andrew Bogut has been injured, he is definitely a good protector of the basket when he is healthy, and immediately goes to the basket to help defend when he sees this.
The letter brother who received the ball only dribbled one step, under his super stride bonus, he was already close to the collision area, facing Bogut who came to help defend him, he leaned on the opponent and turned around quickly, and then stretched out his long arms, directly hanging the basket with both hands, and started the game simply and violently!
When the big-mouthed Bogut picked up the ball and served it off the court, Chen Zhi heard him muttering, "Beast!" ”
Chen Zhixin, who witnessed the dunk just now, said in his heart, this kind of dunk is indeed a beast!