Chapter 6: Suppression

In basketball, the point guard is an extremely important position, and it is his responsibility to connect the team and organize the offense.

But as we all know, as the NBA gradually modernizes, the style of the point guard has gradually diversified, and it is no longer as focused on organizing the team's offense as it once was.

The current famous point guards all have their distinctive characteristics, and it can be said that the definition of a point guard in modern basketball is no longer so limited.

Jason Kidd, who is now on the Mavericks, is known for his all-round skills, and his reputation as a triple-double king is the best evaluation of him, with a 360-degree passing vision without dead ends, coupled with an unparalleled view of the big picture, few people can match him in terms of organizing offense.

Two-time MVP Nash led the Suns to the top of the West all year round, and "making teammates better" is the most pertinent and appropriate evaluation of many basketball people!

For Li Shihao, he has to play his own style in this position, and all of this needs to be played against one excellent point guard after another.

If you want to become a superstar in the NBA, you have to go through countless grinds!

And the Bucks' Jennings is a good litmus test!

Jennings' physical fitness is not strong in the No. 1 position, and he can only rely too much on breakthrough offense due to his inconsistent shooting, and this kind of point guard happens to be the most restrained type of Li Shihao.

Lee Se-ho followed Jennings closely in the first half, giving him no chance to break through and create an offense, and the Bucks rookie could only rely on erratic shooting to force his shots to try to score.

Under such an irrational offense, the score of the two teams was 42:56 at halftime, and the Bucks trailed by 14 points, and the double-digit difference cast a shadow on the hearts of the Bucks players.

At halftime, Jennings got 4 points, 1 assist and 4 turnovers, and in such a situation, he could only bow his head and silently endure the reprimand of the Bucks head coach.

As this year's lottery rookie, Jennings' performance in the European League is expected by many people, but he was taught such a tragic lesson in one game in the NBA.

Many reporters and media were amazed after referring to Li Shihao's data, and Li Shihao, who is also a rookie this year, was extremely efficient in the half, and his brilliant performance of 11 points, 6 assists and 3 steals made many media people secretly talk on the sidelines.

This kind of performance is just a rookie half-court performance, and Li Shihao's passing ability and excellent overall vision displayed in the half-time are not inferior to some veteran players who have been in the NBA for many years.

The more mature and calm way of playing has added a lot of points to Li Shihao, and some media have even thought of news materials for tomorrow morning.

Before the game, many people paid a lot of attention to this big battle between the two teams of rookies, and many basketball experts were even optimistic about Jennings's performance, believing that the matchup between the two rookies would end with Jennings having a slight upper hand.

But it turns out that the Timberwolves have picked up the treasure this summer, and Li Shihao's performance can be said to be very amazing, and it is difficult to say that Li Shihao will not become a superstar in the future.

The Bucks still lost to the Timberwolves in this game, and even if Jennings began to connect the team in the second half, it was difficult to recover the reality of the team's defeat even if Jennings began to connect the team and change the sluggish state in the first half.

From the beginning of the game, the Bucks have been suppressed by the Timberwolves, and the team's new core Jennings has been limited by Li Shihao and cannot play his due strength. In terms of scoring, they couldn't help the team open up the situation, and there were a lot of mistakes in terms of assists.

Milwaugee Ground fans were unhappy with this, suspecting that the team had once again chosen a difficult parallel product as the core of the team.

For the long-term inaction of the Bucks management, who have been at the bottom of the league for many years, they have never been able to select an excellent rookie to lead the team to achieve revival, which has gradually made local fans gradually lose confidence in the team.

After this game, the Timberwolves played seven more games in succession until October 24, when the NBA preseason came to an end.

Bucks rookie Jennings played well in the next few preseason games, leading the team to a five-three-loss record and gradually showing what a rookie in the lottery has. even scored a quasi-triple-double of 17 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists against the Bobcats, leading the team to a strong victory.

But to the disappointment of many Bucks fans, the new core of the team, who is gradually showing his talent, seems to have been played a psychological shadow by Li Shihao, and when he faced Li Shihao again, his performance was still sluggish, and the team was slaughtered by wolves.

On the other hand, the Timberwolves have a seven-one record under the leadership of Li Shihao, except for the loss to the Nuggets, Li Shihao's performance is extremely two-eyed, averaging 16 per game. 7 points 7. 6 assists 3. The data of 2 steals has accumulated a lot of popularity for him in the hearts of fans.

Billups, who led the Nuggets to the Western Conference Finals last season, is still young when he faces the rookie of the class of '09 this time, and at the age of 34, he still has the ability to take over the game.

Li Shihao, who was still a little immature, was restrained by the whole court, only scored 11 points and 5 assists, Billups, the grassroots FMVP, told Li Shihao what a top point guard is with his unpretentious organizational ability!

Still, the fans were satisfied, and they saw first-hand how a rookie is thriving.

Ever since Wolves Garnett left Boston, the Timberwolves have lacked a talented young star to lead the team to the rise.

The eight preseason games have made many Timberwolves fans realize the difference between this rookie, a keen sense of passing, and when a teammate is open, his pass can always be passed to his teammate just right, so that teammates can score easily.

In addition, Li Shihao's control of the rhythm has made many old fans shine, and when the opponent launches a counterattack, Li Shihao can always see the seams, disrupt the opponent's rhythm, and create offensive opportunities for the team.

These traits are rare even in some veteran players who have played for three or five years, and Li Shihao, as a rookie, can initially show the potential of a team's core, which naturally makes many old fans who have experienced the glory of the Timberwolves quite gratifying.

Back in 1995, when they drafted a high school player named Kevin Garnett as a rookie in the league, the Timberwolves began to grow into a powerhouse in the Western Conference.

Breaking into the playoffs in the West for seven consecutive years is a reflection of their strong strength. Later, in 2004, the team brought in Sam. Cassel and Sprewell formed the triumvirate of the Alliance, and the Timberwolves began to kill all sides in the West. Played the best record in team history. In the playoffs, the Timberwolves made it all the way to the Western Conference Finals until they lost to the Los Angeles Lakers, who made up the Big Four at the time.

Although the Timberwolves failed to hit the championship that time, Timberwolves fans still believe that the team will re-challenge the O'Brien Cup, but the reality is cruel, the three-headed monster disintegrated, and Garnett, who had no hope of winning the championship for many years, also left Boston with a lonely back.

The league's bottom-of-the-league record for two consecutive years has disappointed many longtime Timberwolves fans, who are expecting a young team leader to regain the title of King of the Wolves and lead the Timberwolves back to the playoffs.

Now, Li Shihao has given them such a hopeful dawn, and the future no longer seems so far away......