Chapter 272: The Opening Battle

In the preseason, Jeremy Lin's performance changed the Timberwolves' coaching staff a lot.

Jeremy Lin was able to contribute 8+4+3 stats in only 15 minutes of playing time, much to the surprise of the Timberwolves coaches.

This efficiency is not low, you know, the less playing time, the more difficult it is for a player to play good statistics, after all, less playing time means a lower margin for error.

On the court, the stars have more than 30 minutes and 20+ data, which is called stable play, and the substitutes hold only ten or so minutes, scoring eight or nine points, or even more than a dozen points, almost "enjoying" the treatment of the substitutes, but they have to play the performance of the stars, which is the most difficult place.

Even superstars can't guarantee that they won't be in a slump all season, let alone a low-status substitute.

Jeremy Lin is not greedy for the ball, he listened to Li Shihao's advice, hid his offensive ability, even if he broke through to the basket, he rarely attacked himself, and used the breakthrough to attract the attention of the opponent, so as to share the ball with his teammates and create opportunities for his teammates.

The efficiency of this kind of play is indeed extremely high.

However, Jeremy Lin's inconsistent jump shot is real, and it is a headache.

If his shooting level is better, the average data per game can definitely go up to 10+, and at that time, the evaluation of scoring doubles will be different.

However, the current situation is good, Jeremy Lin is now a wonder team in the Timberwolves' tactical positioning, and he can lead the bench to stir up the situation at critical moments, and no one can spot him.

Jeremy Lin has not achieved 10+5+3 per game average now, and now in the preseason, there are not too many team uniforms paying attention to him, which undoubtedly puts a reliable layer of protection on Jeremy Lin, which can give Jeremy Lin more time to adapt to the league, and at the same time, he can also play a greater value on the court and share a lot of offensive firepower for the Timberwolves.

After a few games in the preseason, Jeremy Lin's position in the team suddenly stabilized, and the rest of the players would say hello when they saw him, and would not deliberately snub Jeremy Lin.

After all, there is still a part of the athlete's circle that relies on the strength of the players!

This made Jeremy Lin's gratitude to Li Shihao even deeper, and he usually did a lot of work to carry luggage for Li Shihao.

To say that he is not grateful is indeed false, Jeremy Lin can also feel what Li Shihao did.

Before the draft, he deliberately arranged a 5v5 trial for himself, and after losing the draft, the Timberwolves were willing to give himself a guaranteed playing contract, largely because of Li Shihao.

At the beginning of the new season, Li Shihao reminded himself and told himself how to adapt to the rhythm of this league as soon as possible.

However, these things that Jeremy Lin is grateful for, Li Shihao doesn't care much about them.

Some of the things he did for Jeremy Lin were based on the face of his big brother Yao Ming, and the other part was based on the blood relationship between Jeremy Lin and him, who are both Chinese.

Later, after Jeremy Lin joined the team, he has been training very hard, which is what makes Li Shihao really want to help him.

In Li Shihao's view, without hard work in training, no matter how good the talent is, it can't be exchanged for strength.

How many talented rookie players in the league have fallen after getting NBA contracts, starting to become lazy, drinking, and all kinds of problems are exposed, and finally disappearing from everyone and being eliminated by the league.

Li Shihao himself is a player who believes in "sweat makes strength", so he naturally has a better impression of people of the same kind who work hard.

This is the same as the Black Mamba Kobe, the boss dislikes the most about training lazy teammates, and for this, he can even scold them.

If Jeremy Lin can maintain this training attitude, he will not only be able to adapt to the league, but even become a star.

Even if the future is limited to some reasons, it is possible to rely on the identity of Chinese Americans and earn more than 20 million US dollars a year.

Asians playing in the NBA league are already very rare, Chinese are even rarer, playing still guards, it can be said that as long as they can persevere, it is unreasonable not to be hot.

There is still a position in the starting lineup of the Timberwolves that has not been decided, and head coach Frank's original idea was to support Eric Bledsoe and let the rookie player who is biased towards a two-way guard go to the starting position to try, but Jeremy Lin's sideways kill made head coach Frank Vogel hesitate a little, after all, the strength of the two, although Eric Bledsoe has the advantage, but in terms of court efficiency, Jeremy Lin is better.

After all, sometimes it is not necessarily about strength on the court, and sometimes the ball quotient is also very important!

Basketball is a five-person sport, and that's true! Although it was used rotten by those expert commentators in the alliance, the reason behind it couldn't be rotten.

After thinking about it for a long time, Frank decided to put both men off the bench, putting Paul George in the No. 2 position and letting the small forward with excellent reach play as the starting point guard.

Paul George is the Timberwolves' favorite rookie this year, and Paul George undoubtedly occupies an important position in Frank Vogel's team blueprint, and it may not be impossible to become a top forward swingman like Iguodala in the future, or even like Pippen.

Forest traded away Corebrewer this season in order to make room for Paul George, and also traded for the better Trevo Ariza at the No. 3 position, and the experienced Ariza will undoubtedly allow Paul George to adapt to the league more quickly.

As long as Paul George grows up, the outside line of the Timberwolves may achieve the effect of "blocking" the West in the future, I am afraid that Li Shihao + Bledsoe + Paul George, this outside configuration, few people in the league can match.

After the preseason, it's time to kick off the regular season.

There were three games in the opening game, and the league specially arranged for six teams to play against each other, and as the opening game, the league naturally spent a lot of publicity.

October 27, Beijing time:

Boston's North Shore Garden Arena Miami Heat vs. Boston Celtics

The Phoenix Suns play against the Portland Trail Blazers at the Moda Center in Portland

Los Angeles Staples Arena Houston Rockets vs. Los Angeles Lakers

The six-team matchup is full of highlights, with the Miami Heat and Celtics being one of the opponents in the first round of last season, and the two teams meeting again can be said to be a bayonet situation.

Last season, the Boston Big Three led the team to overcome obstacles in the East, defeated many opponents along the way, and reached the finals again, still having the power to dominate the East, and Flash Wade has been at his peak in recent years, his strength is unstoppable, and the two teams will start the war in the new season, and the topic is naturally not small. (To be continued.) )