Chapter 269: The confusion of the new season

(Brothers, push the ticket and wave the monthly pass, thank you, thank you, thank you~)

Strictly speaking, the Timberwolves' backcourt combination does not have a real shooting guard, and putting Jeremy Lin and Eric Bledsoe in the second position is more about hoping to establish a two-point guard combination in the backcourt.

Timberwolves head coach Frank Vogel is an academy head coach, but he is not old-fashioned, on the contrary, he knows how to be flexible.

Frank's coaching style is one of focusing on defense, improving offensive ability while doing a good job of defense, and in Frank's view, there is no point in forcing the offense and defense apart.

In a basketball game, a better defense can get the right offensive opportunities, such as steals, defensive counterattacks, secondary offenses, etc., and similarly, excellent offensive ability is also the most powerful defense, able to take more initiative on offense, making the opponent tired to defend.

Today's Timberwolves are young and energetic, full of momentum, not afraid of challenges, there are no superstar players in the team, even if it is Li Shihao, he can only be regarded as walking on the road of stardom, and he still needs more precipitation and accumulation from the status of superstars.

After the summer reinforcement, the Timberwolves' roster looks more complete, with both offense and defense, and can also have more options in terms of tactical matching, which will undoubtedly make the new season more worth looking forward to.

Time flies, and as soon as September arrives, the NBA's attention quickly picks up.

In the summer offseason, the NBA didn't have games, and fans preferred to watch the rest of the sports games, and now, the new season is about to begin, and the NBA is back in the eyes of fans.

The players in the league have begun to return to training one after another, and after a busy and enjoyable summer, many players have a much thicker waistline, and whether their ball skills will rise or fall compared to last season is a question that plagues the coaching staff of each team.

Many players eat and drink heavily during the summer offseason, and problems such as drinking and hanging out in nightclubs are not uncommon. These activities are very damaging to the athletes, but in the off-season, there is nothing to restrain the players, and the players still need to be self-disciplined.

The Timberwolves' players are generally young and have a good atmosphere, there is no such problem, and the atmosphere in the locker room is very harmonious, and when they return to practice, they are all in good shape, not much lower than last season.

What is surprising is that Marc Gasol's ability to respond is getting better and better, and his low-post offense is also more reliable, when attacking under the basket, small hooks, throws, dunks and other techniques can be skillfully used, which undoubtedly makes Gasol Jr.'s interior deterrence rise a notch.

During the summer, Marc Gasol estimated that he learned from his brother a lot, which made Li Shihao look forward to the start of the new season even more.

This season, a lot of new players have been added to the team, and there are three rookies alone, and Li Shihao, as the core of the team, has naturally become the object of these new players who need to build a good relationship.

Paul George and Eric Bledsoe are both rookies that the Timberwolves are eyeing this year, and their potential is not low, and Lee Se-ho also pays attention to them and gets along well with them.

On the contrary, Jeremy Lin couldn't let go, made a lot of mistakes in the team's training, and didn't have the calm performance in the summer league, which made head coach Frank Vogel frown.

Obviously, Jeremy Lin's performance made Frank feel a little disappointed, but although Jeremy Lin couldn't open up the situation on the offensive end, his defensive attitude was extremely serious, which also pulled a lot of points for him to a certain extent.

After all, Frank Vogel is a defensive-minded head coach, and Jeremy Lin is still worth using in his opinion.

Jeremy Lin's sluggish performance is obviously due to a certain degree of poor communication with his teammates, if Jeremy Lin can have a certain tacit understanding with his teammates, not to mention playing exquisite cooperation, the number of mistakes on the court alone can be reduced a lot.

Li Shihao had a good exchange with Jeremy Lin after the game, and the latter also understood that his condition was a little bad, and if he didn't make changes, the new season would undoubtedly be refrigerated, and the result would be too tragic.

In front of Big Brother, Jeremy Lin poured bitter water.

Although the Timberwolves are a Young Guard, Jeremy Lin is still the one with the least status, first of all, he is the only undrafted rookie on the team, although he signed a contract, but in terms of personal strength, he is not outstanding, even Eric Bledsoe can beat him in heads-up, which undoubtedly makes Jeremy Lin a little unconfident.

Moreover, Jeremy Lin is still skeptical about the run-in with his teammates in the new season, and the use of the coach, which is the problem that bothers him the most, and he has been restless during this time.

Li Shihao smiled after hearing this, and he explained: "Shuhao, you are a little worried, in fact, things are not as bad as you imagined!" ”

"Just three o'clock!" Li Shihao raised three fingers and said: "Have a good relationship with your teammates, ensure your value on the field, and create opportunities for your teammates!" ”

In Li Shihao's view, as long as Jeremy Lin can do these three things, he will be able to gain a firm foothold in the NBA, and it is not impossible to even become a star.

"Shuhao, the NBA is not the NCAA, the two are not the same, here the interests are paramount, every player has his own value, all you need to do is to discover them!"

'You've been doing well in the summer league, you've been focused defensively, you're not obsessed with the ball, you've been able to string up teams, you've scored low but you've been consistent, that's your forte, and all you need to do is put that on the pitch!'

"You are Chinese-American, your English is not bad, and the communication with your teammates is not so difficult, there are no old ball ruffians in our team, they are all very easy to get along with, have a meal off the field, and upload a few good balls on the field, these can make you have a good relationship!"

"As for the coach, you don't have to worry, in the NBA, it should be said that it is a kind of luck to meet a white coach, the white coach will be more rational and reasonable in using us yellow people, but will not be paranoid and unreasonable like some black coaches, you just have to play with confidence!"

After these words, the troubles in Jeremy Lin's heart also dissipated a lot, after all, Li Shihao is a person from the past, and he not only gained a firm foothold in the NBA, but also proved himself with strength.

According to Li Shihao, the relationship between Jeremy Lin and the players in the team has improved a lot, and there is indeed not much estrangement between the young people, and there is no conflict of interest between those veteran players in the league.

Li Shihao is relieved to this, he sincerely hopes that Jeremy Lin can gain a firm foothold in the NBA, there are not many Chinese who can play in the NBA, and they can help each other one by one, like Yi Jianlian's example, Li Shihao is unwilling to see. (To be continued.) )