Chapter 169: Kentucky Brothers (1/5)
"Norris, come here."
The Webber team called a timeout, and Knoll went to the lounge area, listened to a few brief words from Chris Webb, and then prepared to sit down and rest. Chu Xuan was very close to Noor, and he suddenly wanted to give Noel a suggestion, so he opened his mouth and shouted.
After all, Chu Xuan is the head coach of Noel, and his prestige is very high. After hearing the shout, Noel took two steps to the sidelines without hesitation, although there was still a distance between him and Chu Xuan, it was no longer in the way of communication.
"Head, what do you want to say?"
Noel was a little puzzled, knowing that he was competing, he didn't have time to chat with Chu Xuan.
Because the pause was short, Chu Xuan knew to make a long story short: "Norris, why don't you attack?" You're not the Norris Noll you used to be, you need to get what you know. You have to keep an eye out for their midline where you get a lot of scoring opportunities. Use what you do best to score and let everyone know that Norris Noll isn't just about defending. ”
In the past thirty minutes of the game, Noll could only run back and grab rebounds, which made Chu Xuan finally unable to stand it, and he felt the need to remind Noll.
After all, Noll is a potential star for the Lakers, and Chu Xuan certainly hopes that he can be the best player in today's rookie game.
However, judging from the current situation, Knoll only relied on the contribution of 7 points, 7 rebounds and 2 blocks, and he could not win the MVP of the rookie game at all.
You know, Davis has now scored 15 points and 8 rebounds, while Noel's classmate Burke has also scored 13 points.
Of course, it's not that Chu Xuan is letting Noel grab the MVP. Because considering the current situation of the game between the two sides, if the Webb team wants to win, there must be players who stand up, and in Chu Xuan's opinion, Noel, who has made a lot of progress on the offensive end, is a good choice.
You know, most people have the impression that Knoll is just a defensive player. Therefore, if he can suddenly explode on the offensive end, it will definitely have a surprise effect.
"Well, okay, head, I know how." Noll nodded.
'You can't wait for them to pass you the ball, you have to learn to take the initiative to attack. When you score more and more goals, they will trust you and they will give you more of the ball. Chu Xuan said quickly.
When Knoll heard this, he immediately understood. Obviously, he knows his own character, he always lacks the desire to attack.
"Head, just look at it, I'll blow them up with my attack." Knoll replied confidently.
Actually, he had a good hand today, but he didn't want to attack much.
Now, under Chu Xuan's deliberate reminder, Noel also felt that he should take advantage of his good feeling to attack more.
If you can really win the MVP of the rookie game, it will definitely be great.
You know, among his teammates, there is a special person, and that is Anthony Davis. If he can beat Anthony Davis to win the MVP, it will definitely mean too much.
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Players from both sides re-enter the field.
On Webb's side, the point guard was replaced by Michael Carter Williams, a big 6-foot-6" point guard who is a more anticipated player, and many people are staring at him to see how high he can grow.
As a teammate of Veters' Syracuse college years, McCarvey took over the team's core position from Veters in his sophomore year. Then, after 12~13 seasons of training, he participated in the draft and was selected by the 76ers with the 11th pick, and began his NBA journey.
The 76ers' selection of McCarvey was undoubtedly to develop him as a core point guard, and in the first seven games of his career, McCarvey started all of them. But his individual performance was not very good. At that time, Bubois, who was a substitute, scored consecutive high points, so head coach Brett Brown finally abandoned McCarvey and tried to correct Boibis as the starting point guard.
Speaking of which, it has to be said that McCarvey is unlucky, if Boubouis does not perform well, then he can still regain the starting position.
However, it is a pity that Boubois seized the opportunity to soar to the sky and became the 76ers' leading scorer, and with the 76ers' record also quite good, Boubois sat firmly in the starting position.
As a result, McCarvey had to come on as a substitute all the time.
As of now, McCarvey has played 55 games for the 76ers, averaging 13.9 minutes per game, contributing 6.8 points, 2.6 assists and 1.6 rebounds, and still has the all-round ability of a big man point guard.
When Chu Xuan saw McCarvey, he couldn't help but be distracted. He had to feel sorry for the guy who, as the pundits predicted before the draft, had the potential to become a star player, but could also end up being a fringe player overseas. And now, despite his bad luck, although he has not become a fringe player, he can only be used as a rotation substitute now.
However, Chu Xuan felt that McCarvey did not drive high and low like in his previous life, but experienced such a tempering this season, which was not necessarily a good thing for him.
If his mind and mind can improve as a result, and he is willing to improve himself like crazy under pressure, then his future is likely to be better in the future, and it is not impossible for him to eventually become a star player.
Obviously, all this can only be seen by his creation.
McCarvey isn't good at shooting, and offense is his shortcoming, so when he plays as a point guard, Webb's purpose is pretty obvious.
Undoubtedly, Chris Webber wants the players to step up their interior attack.
At this time, Webb's interior players were none other than Davis and Knoll.
Speaking of which, Knoll and Davis as teammates today can be regarded as a dream fulfilled by fans. In last summer's draft, the Pelicans picked Knoll with the sixth pick, and fans were excited to look forward to the interior combination of Knight and Davis, the Kentucky brothers.
However, unfortunately, Noll and Davis were not able to become teammates, and Noll was successively sold to the Lakers.
And today, the two of them appeared together as teammates, which is actually quite interesting.
Knoll and Davis are the same type of players, and Davis is better than Noll in that he has a one-handed range shot, not a rough guy who can only defend. Moreover, Davis won the MOP with 6 points, 16 rebounds, 6 blocks and 5 assists in the finals of the '12 Championship, helping Kentucky win its eighth championship trophy.
And Knoll, as Davis's replacement in Kentucky, the two are similar in size and are both defensive fierce generals. Knoll was once regarded as the top pick, and fans were expecting Kentucky to make history last year by winning the 12/13 championship.
However, it is a pity that Noel did not even make it to Crazy March, and he was injured and collapsed. However, even without the bonus of tournament performance, Knoll is still the favourite.
Then, what happened in the 13-year draft led to what we are today.
Instead of being the top pick, Noll fell to the sixth pick, and was once questioned.
However, Chu Xuan tried his best to let the Lakers get Noll, and under his tutelage, Noll's personal potential was rapidly stimulated, and the Lakers also gained a big man with amazing defensive efficiency.
As it stands, Knoll has completely gotten rid of doubts and his potential is well recognized. In the eyes of many experts, he was once again compared to his Kentucky brother Anthony Davis.
In his first season with the Pelicans, Davis averaged 13.5 points, 8.2 rebounds, 1.2 steals and 1.7 blocks per game, which was very good, but he lost to Lillard in the rookie of the year race.
Noll has played 31 games with the Lakers this season, averaging 14.2 points, 8.4 rebounds, 1.4 steals and 2.3 blocks per game, and an efficiency value of 19.9, ranking first among rookies. In this year's Rookie of the Year competition, Knoll has relied on the Lakers' excellent record to complete the comeback this week and take the top spot.
Compared with Davis, Knoll is actually not lagging behind, and even has an advantage.
However, in everyone's subjective impression, Knoll is inferior to Davis, and believes that he still needs a lot of effort to catch up with Davis's growth.
However, by comparison, it is clear that Knoll is underestimated.
And this game is like Knoll's chance to prove himself.
And who is the better performer, he or Davis? Will the Webb team be able to win? Who will win the MVP of the rookie game? (To be continued.) )