First-mover?

Tang Shuai was stunned for a moment, what did Cassel mean by this, was he ready to let him be the first to strike?

He didn't say anything right away.

If he was the first to start, it would have been Reddick in his place.

In terms of strength, he is indeed better than Redick now, and replacing him as a starter is also within a reasonable range.

But if he becomes a starting point guard, what about the team's bench, is it going to use Reeves Jr. again, or is it going to use Prigioni?

But Little Reeves is so pitiful, Lao Pu is so old, and in this way, wouldn't Redick be basically abolished?

He thought for a moment and said, "Coach Sam, it's no problem for me to partner with CP3, but I think with the current lineup, I can be a substitute than a main player. ”

"Huh?" Cassel was slightly surprised by Tang Shuai's answer, "Tell me about it." ”

"If the team doesn't have the idea of trading, with the current lineup is really not very suitable, JJ has no organizational ability, he is not the kind of sudden scorer, he needs tactical cooperation, although some are reluctant to admit it, but the team's benches are not as good as the starters in the execution of tactics, and if I go to the starting lineup, the organization of the substitute group will become our weakness."

Tang Shuai said all the thoughts in his heart in one breath, of course, there was one thing he didn't say, that is, with the skill set he has now, he can still cope with and even have the upper hand against ordinary rotation players, but if he really encounters a top scoring guard like Harden and Thompson, he will become the breakthrough of the opponent's main attack at the beginning, which will definitely do more harm than good to him.

If you want to eat the steamed bun one bite at a time, if you want to eat it in one bite to become fat, then his result will only be a big step and directly pull the egg.

Cassel suddenly laughed. He nodded with satisfaction: "It's really a bit unexpected for you to think like this. ”

He said and looked straight at Tang Shuai: "Actually, with your ability, it is enough to play this starter, but as you just said, now the management has no intention of trading, and the bench needs you to score points." ”

"Well, coach. I know. The fact that Cassel was able to call him to the office alone to talk about this was already a sign of the importance he cared for, and now that both sides felt that it was a favorable situation, he had no reason to say anything more.

"Well, the first thing is said and done." Cassel said suddenly.

First things first? Tang Shuai looked at Cassel suspiciously, could there be something else.

"Another thing......" As soon as Cassel said a few words, his brow furrowed into a big Sichuan character, which was obviously a headache for him.

"It has something to do with me, too?" Tang Shuai asked suspiciously, he really couldn't think of anything else related to him. And to be able to make Kassel so difficult.

Cassel shook his head and said, "Against the Pacers, you were successful in defending George, but it wasn't a long-term solution after all, and you saw in this game, Hayward put a lot of pressure on the team on the offensive end. ”

Listening to Kassel talk about this, Tang Shuai can be regarded as understanding what Kassel is talking about, the defensive problem of small forwards.

The salaries of the Clippers' big three have all reached about 20 million. This leaves them with a limited salary distribution in other positions, and it's not just about the bench. Even the starting small forward is a little out of the picture.

"Paul's ability is still there, but he is 38 years old after all, with old arms and legs, it is not good for us to ask him to play for too long, and his pace is indeed a little unable to keep up." Kassel followed suit and analyzed.

"Lance is too short and you saw how George played him in the last game. As for Johnson, the single defense ability is good, but the lateral movement speed is too slow, and it will be a huge hole when the joint defense is combined, and the last Moba Mot. His defensive ability is okay, but his offense, in the starting lineup, the small forward must have a three-point range, otherwise the pressure on JJ will be very high. ”

After listening to what Cassel said, Tang Shuai nodded, in the Reaves era, although the Clippers small forward was weak, at least there was a strong ball style, and Matt had a good three-point shooting ability. Barnes, but now, as the game progresses, the defensive problems at the small forward position are becoming more and more prominent.

"Coach, I don't know what to say about this, I'm just in charge of playing, and the fact that I'm not good at arranging the lineup." He finally said helplessly.

Cassel retracted his gaze with some disappointment, and then said: "Actually, I have the idea of letting Josh be the starter, you and he usually get along well in the team, what do you think of this idea?" ”

Smith?

It turned out that he asked him because of this......

He shook his head without thinking about it: "Josh's advantage is athleticism, if he is allowed to appear in the small forward position, it is equivalent to directly abolishing half of his ability, and the most suitable for him is still a space-type power forward." ”

Let Smith play small forward? Playing with Griffin and Jordan Jr.? Are you kidding! When I was in the Pistons, it was proven unwise to play with two big men at the same time!

It's okay to deal with a guy like James, if you meet someone like Durant, it's directly a defensive hole, not to mention Smith's special hobby of three-point shots, the shooting is cool, but it is estimated that the team was also killed.

Cassel's brows furrowed even deeper, and he was silent for a while, then said, "Okay, I have a plan in my heart, you can go back first." ”

Tang Shuai nodded, then got up and left Kassel's office.

When he came out, he let out a sigh of relief.

Actually, it's really not good, it's good to trade the right player, even if it is a good choice to trade Barnes back, but after all, he is just a player, and he doesn't want to get involved with management so early.

Looking at the pressure James is under right now, too much intervention in management will only distract the players on the court, not to mention that his current ability is not to that point.

When he returned to the villa, Duffy was fiddling with a tablet on the couch.

"Jaime, what are you looking at?" Tang Shuai walked over curiously and asked.

"You're back, huh? You come and have a look. Duffy stretched out his hand to greet Tang Shuai as he spoke.

"Huh?" Tang Shuai walked over curiously, and when the probe saw the contents of Duffy's baby tablet, he couldn't help but be stunned.

The legacy of number 24? The newly rising No. 24 in Los Angeles?

The era of the 24th is not over, and a new era has begun?

What the hell is this?

PS: Thank you for the 1888 tip from Jay! All the additions have been returned (breathe a sigh of relief), and it is not easy for the brothers to celebrate the New Year, so give a reward after subscribing? (To be continued.) )