Chapter 234: Kuban's Regret

"Dirk, we are still young, for us, there are too many things missing, everything still needs us to fight hard and fight for it!" Li Shihao looked at Nowitzki and said slowly.

Deknowitski smiled when he heard this, he obviously expected this attitude towards Li Shihao, "Sure enough, you Chinese have always been very humble, and you are also the same as Yao, low-key and calm." ”

Li Shihao was stunned when he heard this, he could only smile awkwardly, it was right to praise Brother Yao for being low-key and calm, he didn't have a low-key appearance, he was calm, but he showed off a lot, but Dirk praised him so much, he couldn't say it clearly, otherwise it would damage the image of the Chinese.

Nowitzki had a very pleasant conversation with Li Shihao, but they didn't talk about the matchup between the two teams in the playoffs, but were keen to talk about the rest of the things, and Li Shihao also found that although Dirk Nowitzki was an introverted person, he had a wide range of knowledge, and many interesting things he talked about were full of interest.

Soon, this Tex-style dish came up, the signature Texas barbecue, the grilled golden crispy brisket, and the smell of the air that filled the air, which couldn't help but make people's appetite move when they smelled it.

In addition, hand-cut steaks, Texas-style grilled sausages, and spicy sauce soup all made Li Shihao salivate.

Li Shihao has never tasted Texas cuisine before, but this time he has seen it, no wonder the big brother Yao Ming was as thin as him when he first entered the league, but after staying in the Houston Rockets for a few years, his tonnage has risen and his body is a lot thicker, and this kind of Texas flavor is delicious.

However, Li Shihao and Nowitzki did not dare to eat more, for sports. Barbecue is a high-hazard food, and for an athlete's career, the damage is too great, and long-term consumption may be the same as the last appearance of "Rain Man" Kemp.

But for them, it's not too much of a problem to eat once in a while. After all, after getting used to nutritious meals, these delicious foods that stimulate their taste buds can bring them a lot of joy.

The two had a great meal, and their conversation was extremely wide-ranging, not limited to basketball.

After a full meal, Li Shihao and Nowitzki separated, Nowitzki went to the hotel where the team stayed alone, and Li Shihao returned to the stadium to continue the unfinished training.

When he was sweating profusely after practice, Li Shihao returned to the player's locker room and passed through the passage. Lee was surprised to find that the door to head coach Frank Vogel's office was ajar.

Li Shihao was a little curious, walked over, knocked lightly on the door, and then opened the door to take a look, and found Frank Vogel sitting at his desk, watching the Mavericks' game video intently.

After seeing Li Shihao come in, Frank Vogel's frowning brow relaxed. He laughed, "Bruce, what." Are you done? When I came just now, I saw you sweating profusely! ”

Li Shihao smiled slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Frank, are you looking for the weaknesses of the Dallas Mavericks?" ”

Head coach Frank put away his smile when he heard this, stared at the changing Mavericks formation on the screen, and said in a low tone: "That's right. I wanted to find the weaknesses of the Dallas Mavericks and target them. ”

'You know, it's important to win the next game and if we win at home, then we're going to get match points early. We're just one step away from eliminating the Dallas Mavericks, and that's when our chances of winning the series will be much better. ”

"However, the Dallas roster doesn't really have much of a weakness, and if anything, it's that their defense is really lacking, and they lack a top-notch perimeter defender, and the fact that you were able to hit so many three-pointers in the last game is a great proof of that."

Li Shihao nodded, understanding the words of head coach Frank Vogel, the Dallas Mavericks are an offensive team, although their defensive ability is not bad, but it is definitely not good, and they can only rank in the middle of the league.

They are missing a good perimeter defender, a player like Cory Brewer.

The Dallas Mavericks are indeed missing a wing defender, and this is no longer the era of man-to-man, and the basketball landscape has been profoundly changed after the big killer weapon of joint defense has been sacrificed.

Even the U.S. team, which used to dominate world basketball, often loses at the hands of the joint defense killer.

A good small forward can bring more defense to the team, and the small forward is between the front and guard lines, and the swinging position attributes allow players in this position to have more room to play, to organize, to score, to grab rebounds, and to defend.

Especially defensively, a top forward swingman can defend both the inside and the outside, which is too powerful for the transformation of the team's defensive ability.

"Bruce, in the next game, we will increase the tactics of shooting three-pointers, you will shoot three-pointers on the outside with Love and Ryan, and hand over the inside to Marc Gasol with confidence, so that the space will be widened, and the defensive range of the Dallas Mavericks will also be increased."

"Covering the defensive range of the half, I'm curious to know, how will the Dallas Mavericks respond?" Head coach Frank Vogel thought for a moment and then said.

Li Shihao's eyes lit up and understood what head coach Frank was planning, this is indeed a good way, effective three-point shooting tactics can not only bring points, but also open up space for the interior, so that Marc Gasol and Milicic have much more space to play alone under the basket.

Compared with hand-to-hand combat under the basket, it is undoubtedly more effective to use elbows and muscles to squeeze out a difficult and crowded space in exchange for hands, and to use three-pointers to open up space.

Li Shihao and head coach Frank Vogel didn't know that Mark Cuban, who was far away in Dallas at the moment, was extremely depressed, and he really felt pain for the money he spent.

Although he is very concerned about team building, he has always been willing to spend money, and even pays taxes in the league, for which the Dallas Mavericks have also received a lot of preferential treatment in terms of punishment.

However, Mark Cuban is also a businessman, he still pays attention to interests in his bones, and he will also feel distressed about spending unjust money, and at this moment, Dampier's large contract makes him feel deep pain.

At the beginning, he arrogantly gave the latter a big contract, originally intended to keep a suitable interior defender, who could share the defensive pressure on the interior for the team's core Nowitzki.

However, the last game against the Timberwolves made Mark Cuban realize that Dampier's value seems to be not even comparable to that of a "parallel import" Daco Milicic, and he Cuban seems to have become a laughing stock in the league.

(To be continued.) )