Chapter 80: Mastering the Rhythm (Asking for Recommendations)
As the defensive intensity on the court increased again, Noah and Horford sat on the inside, and the second-year breakaways were successively blocked by the first-year. At the same time, on the defensive end, he couldn't defend Li Zhi's successive three-pointers and tentative step singles.
A few minutes later, everyone was surprised to find that the first grade had taken control of the rhythm.
The saddest in the second grade was Rudy Gay.
Li Zhi once tried to shake off James, and tried to break through Nowitzki, both of which were on the NBA's official Top 10 Ball of the Day, and at the same time, Li Zhi often had amazing on-court performances, and became a regular guest of the Top 10 this season.
Rudy Gay is the same, with strong dunks, a lot of shootouts, and often top ten-level performances.
At 4:15 of the third quarter, Rudy Gay had been tested by Richie for four shots, two of which were three-pointers.
In the past, Rudy Gay couldn't understand why a tentative step could be a top 10 ball, but now he understands.
Taking advantage of the hot feeling, Li Zhi threw himself into the offense with all his might, hitting three-pointers one after another from the outside, or cooperating with Horford to cut the basket in the air.
The second grade watched the originally anxious score being pulled away by the first grade, and there was nothing they could do.
Brandon Roy was the last line of defense on the sophomore team, and he started a confrontation with Richie, but the round attack was vigorous, and Roy still missed Richie.
Li Zhi broke through, and Brandon Roy also broke through, but Roy's breakthrough was interfered with by Noah several times, and once was directly covered by Noah.
After covering Brandon Roy, Noah thumped his chest and roared to the sky, hitting his chest with four first-year students in celebration, and this young man who was not good-looking has already shown what it looks like to be the best defensive player of the future.
With the end of the third quarter, the first grade led 100-93.
After the game, the four of them sat side by side on the bench, stretching their legs and tilting their heads, as if they had returned to the golden age of the NCAA.
Noah sighed and said, "If only we could play together, there is no passion at all now." ”
Noah has not been happy with the Bulls, who have won just 17 games so far this season, a win rate of less than 40 percent.
Two weeks before the All-Star break, the Bulls completed a trade involving a total of 11 players from the Bulls, Cavaliers and SuperSonics.
Bulls center Ben Wallace, forward Joe Smith, supersonic guards Wally Szebiak and Delonte West have teamed up to join the Cavaliers; Cavaliers guard Larry Hughes, forward Drew Gooden, forward Cedric Simmons and Shannon Brown join the Bulls;
The SuperSonics acquired Bulls guard Adrian Griffin, Cavaliers forward Ella Newbell and Donnell Marshall.
The Bulls are going to rebuild completely, and this is a signal that the Bulls management is reshaping.
Many fans speculate that the core of the Bulls' rebuild is the potential rookie Joakim Noah, who has been mediocre at the start of the season, but has improved very quickly.
But only Lee knows that the core of the Bulls' rebuilding is still at the NCAA's University of Memphis, and his name is Derrick Rose.
Under Derrick Rose, the Bulls will experience a brief period of glory, but with Rose's fragile knees, the Bulls will be in ruins again, and their "post-Jordan" heroes Derrick Rose and Noah will be packed up and sent to the Knicks.
From then on, Noah will gradually disappear from people's sight.
Li Zhi had communicated with Nielsen before and asked the management to try to trade the Noah Warriors, but Nelson advised Li Zhi not to meddle in the management's affairs.
A lot of NBA management doesn't like a player's fingers, unless the player has the influence of Kobe, James, Duncan, and one person can hold up a team.
And Chris Mullin is such a power-hungry general manager, Mullin is known as the "golden finger" title, but it is limited to this, and the help to the Warriors is limited, otherwise the Warriors will not let the Warriors wander on the edge of the Western Conference playoffs for many years.
It's not that Mullin can't do it, but he doesn't have great perseverance, he doesn't have his own system, and he lacks the direction of team building.
In the previous life, after the "Black Eight", the Warriors fell into a bleak moment of dismal, Davis, Jackson and other heroes left one after another, leaving only Monta Ellis with limited talent as the core of the rebuild.
Even in this life, the contract extensions of Byron Davis and Stephen Jackson have not progressed, on the one hand, the two have conflicts with management, and on the other hand, Mullin feels that Byron Davis and Stephen Jackson are not the future of the Warriors.
Aside from emotional reasons, Li Zhi somewhat looked down on Mullin's approach, since Byron Davis and Jackson were not in the rebuilding goal, why not trade in the summer, the hot "Black Eight Heroes" at that time in exchange for two All-Stars is no problem.
Mullin is a person who lacks vision, he clearly sees that Byron Davis has created a "black eight" miracle in the Warriors, and wants to rely on a few people to continue to make the playoffs this season, and he has never thought about competing for a championship or anything else.
Relatively speaking, the general manager of Danny Anji is admired by Li Zhi, who has foresight, goals, and dares to take responsibility.
Danny Angie is a calm and machine-like manager. At that time, in front of Big Bird Bode and the Cardinals, he questioned why the team did not trade Big Bird, which also became one of the triggers for him to be traded by the Celtics.
However, the Green Army's prolonged demise may prove that Ange's point is right, and any team must complete the change of dynasty in time or face a beating.
Angie is a gambler, an avid gambler. In the summer of '07, through a series of bold trades, Kevin Garnett and Allen were acquired, and Paul Pierce formed a big three, turning a team that was at the bottom of the league last season into championship favorites and bringing Boston another championship in 22 years.
The Big Three are all in their old age, and it takes a lot of courage to assemble such a core lineup, but Angie did it, and won the bet.
It is said that Anji is cold. He put Ray Allen on the shelves again and again, and eventually Ray Allen left Miami. He immediately sent away the team's soul Pierce and loyal Garnett, who had played for the Celtics for 15 years. He also sent away the team's only remaining witness to the glory of '08, Rajon Rondo.
For the fans, everything seems emotionally unacceptable. However, Angie's goal is clear: to rebuild.
The Celtics have a collection of potential rookies such as Smart, Salinjay, Olynyk, etc., with up to 10 first-round picks in the next four years, and what is even more terrifying is that all of the Celtics' players are due to expire in 2016, providing endless possibilities for the team's future operations.
Is Angie really ruthless?
After letting go of Ray Allen, Ray Allen assisted the new Big Three in Miami, and hit the key three points that decided the trend of the finals, and won another championship. Pierce and Garnett arrived in Brooklyn, where they had a splendor of the roster, and had a chance to play in the playoffs instead of accompanying the Celtics on a lengthy rebuild. Rondo arrives at the Dallas Mavericks, who have the potential to compete for a championship, and at the same time gets more opportunities to prove himself and fight for a max contract.
In fact, the Green Army's Big Three gradually withdrew from the championship after losing in the 2010 Finals, and Anji still maintained the core lineup of the three old Gallondo until 2012, and did not begin to rebuild until 2013, when Rondo was reimbursed for the season.