Chapter 138: Osborne's Value
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Pistons continued the style of play in the first quarter, Osborne still acted as a point guard at the point guard position, and now Osborne is capable of playing in three positions, is an excellent two-way guard, and is also a small forward who can attack and pass.
This makes Osborne's system in the Pistons more and more like a fish in water, Osborne almost plays a little more normally, the Pistons will not be in trouble, if the Pistons bench can be a little more powerful, the Pistons are invincible.
Osborne's feud with Alan Houston has not yet ended, Osborne is now focused on sending warmth to his teammates, but he will not pay attention to Alan Houston's provocation, with Osborne combing the team's offense, the Pistons' offense is much smoother than when Chauncey Billups organized, this is not to say how good Osborne's organizational ability is, just because Osborne, the king of prodigal investment, after becoming the organizer, the Pistons have no one to proliferate, and they all play very reasonably, so the Pistons play smoothly, which has a lot to do with Osborne.
Osborne was also able to play to his specialty at this time, which is to show off his passing skills with assists. Osborne first gave Daco Milicic a high block and low match, Milicic has not received such a comfortable pass for a long time, it turned out that he was ignored by the Pistons, discriminated against by Coach Larry Brown off the court, and there are few people on the court who can remember him as a big tall man, all ignore the fact that he is there, only Osborne can pass some balls to himself from time to time, and Milicic also feels that he can't live up to every opportunity to pass the ball to himself.
Osborne's task now becomes passing and defending Alan Houston, so every time Alan Houston counterattacks. Osborne has always been tireless in harassing Alan Houston, and he just doesn't let Alan Houston score well.
However, Alan Houston, who launched the surge, is not something that Osborne's current defensive strength can defend, but Osborne doesn't think so. Although his task is to defend Alan Houston, but just to consume Alan Houston's physical strength as much as possible, the current Pistons team is not comparable to the Knicks, the Pistons team is crushing the Knicks in terms of lineup and fluency. As long as the Knicks are tightly suppressed, there is no need to defend Alan Houston.
The Pistons are in good shape right now, and Osborne has sent warmth to almost all four of his Pistons teammates. The teammates did not live up to Osborne's heart, and they all obediently scored the ball.
The performance of the Pistons shocked those TV reporters, who did not expect that the Pistons' team basketball has become more and more beautiful.
"It's incredible. The Pistons' offensive efficiency during this period has reached more than 90%, and almost every time the Pistons move the ball to the end, I really can't think of such a team failure scenario, and the changes and progress of the Pistons this season are obvious to all. However, the reasons for this have yet to be analyzed. If you want to say that the team is so strong because of two super rookies, Osborne and Daco Milicic. That's unreasonable, if you want to say no, you can't find a better reason, the Pistons are now just one more Osborne than the original Pistons, it seems that there can only be one way, that is, Osborne is very suitable for the Pistons' system, and also benefited from the team system to allow him to play MVP-level statistics. It's one of the best cases I've ever seen of a player combining with a team. A journalist observer said.
Pistons head coach Larry Brown also knows that Osborne is arguably the team's No. 1 efficiency player right now, and at a time when the team doesn't have a clear core. He's the one who's getting closer to the heart of the team.
It's just that for some unknown reason, Larry Brown feels that the Pistons can't keep a great figure like Osborne. And he also knew that Osborne only signed a one-year contract with the Pistons for an unprecedented one-year contract with the Pistons, and he also rejected the famous sports brand Nike's offer to sign Adidas, no matter how you look at Osborne, he is an ambitious player. Besides, a small ball market like Detroit can't keep any aspiring stars, let alone a player with superstar attributes like Osborne, forget it, let's think about the current situation first, no matter how much you think about it now, it won't help, everything will have to be seen until the end.
In fact, Larry Brown didn't think badly, in the VIP seat of the audience, but there was a famous figure who was also watching the game, that is, James Dolan, the league's famous unjust boss, he was not angry at all when he watched the Knicks being beaten by the Pistons, but watched it with relish, and even asked the assistant around him from time to time, "What do you think of the No. 0 player of the Pistons team?" ”
The assistant didn't dare to slack off and hurriedly replied: "Boss, that No. 0 rookie is the leader of this year's platinum generation, with great potential, and he has also beaten LeBron James and Carmelo Anthony, two super rookies, to become the best rookie for several weeks in a row." Of course, some sports media commentators have commented that Osborne is an unscrupulous player who may be an average player once he leaves that system. ”
James Dolan didn't listen that much, but went on to ask, "How much do you think I'll have to pay if I want to sign this player?" ”
The assistant heard the boss's question and thought that this guy really didn't listen to me, he just pretended to be handsome and arrogant, and didn't understand sports at all, he replied: "Boss, it is said that this Osborne has only signed a one-year contract with the team, if the boss wants to buy it, it won't cost much at all, but this needs to look at Osborne's personal wishes." After all, being able to sign such a contract is either arrogant or confident, and at the moment, this is obviously a sign of Osbourne's confidence. So money is not the problem, the key is Osborne's personal will. ”
After listening to the assistant's report, James Dolan smiled and said: "There are still things that can't be solved by dollars in this country, I can't attract this poor boy with a contract of tens of millions, and you must also start building a team like the Pistons, and I want the Knicks to be Osborne's stage like the Pistons." ”
The assistant saw the confident words of the boss James Dolan, and said helplessly: It is worthy of being a well-known wronged boss in the league, he is simply a giant crocodile wielding a golden dollar stick, very domineering and murderous, but he doesn't understand competitive sports at all, and he always feels that there is nothing that money can't solve, but in fact? There are so many things that money can't solve.
It's just that this assistant is only a consultant, not a decision-maker, and there is no way to influence the boss's decision, so he can only run an errand life. (To be continued.) )