Chapter 40: Super Value Rookie
In the first two games, Lehi delivered decent results, and many people felt that the New York Knicks had finally done the right thing in the draft. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
After this game, everyone who follows the NBA felt that the Knicks had made a lot of money.
A two-wheeled show? This is obviously another Anthony, why no one chose this NCAA MOP before, Coach Bai Yihan of Syracuse University expressed his grievances for his disciples in an interview, he believes that Lehi, like Anthony, is an excellent player who can succeed in the NBA.
The Chinese media was completely excited, and only Yao Ming had done it before in the NBA, and now there is another Li Hai.
They strongly complained about Lehi, believing that Tim Thomas was a team hole, that Lehi deserved to start, and that if the Knicks started with Lehi, the team would not have lost in front.
At the same time, those media also criticized Marbury for being too independent, Crawford for indiscriminately shooting, and said that the Knicks should immediately use Lehi as the core to build tactics, which made Lehi blush a little, but at the same time there was a little pride in his heart.
He didn't have much of an opinion on the issue of starting before, he also played as a substitute for a year at Syracuse University, but seeing that Iguodala, who is slightly similar to him, is already a 76ers starter and can play 30 minutes per game, he still has some ideas.
The point is that Tim Thomas is not Anthony, and he is a little unconvinced to let him play as a substitute.
This year's rookies, the top three have all performed well, but they should have performed well, and it is news that they are performing in a mess, and the second round show is different, especially a rookie like Lehi who has a newsworthy experience.
Young players are susceptible to media influences, and head coach Lenny Wilkenst deliberately called Lehi to his office and told him to concentrate on playing and not be influenced by the media.
In the end, Wilkens told Lehi that he would continue to keep him on the bench, and he thought that Lehi was more suitable for the bench at this stage, and that both Marbury and Crawford needed a lot of ball possession, and it would be better to keep Lehi on the bench to keep the team's firepower consistent.
Wilkens will use newcomers, but they will be relatively rigid in their use, and most of the time they will be on the rotation to squeeze time.
Lehi is a newcomer and will certainly respect his coach's arrangement, but he also expressed his desire to stay on the pitch in the final moments of the game and showed that he can help the team.
After this outburst, the rest of the team looked at him a little differently.
Marbury was a little struggling with the fact that the team had been drafted with players who could help the team, and he was of course very happy, but the media coverage in the past few days has made him uncomfortable.
He is a New Yorker, he was called "the son of New York" by the New York media when he was young, and after being traded to the Knicks, he was happy that he would lead the team to great things when he returned to his hometown, but in reality it was as bad as before, he would welcome any helper, but if it threatened his position as the boss, it would be unpleasant.
Lehi is still a rookie, and Marbury certainly doesn't think that Lehi has been able to threaten his position as the boss, but the media thinks that Lehi is the person the Knicks really need, and he is uncomfortable.
There's a reason why Lehi is being wooed by the media, he's the guy who brought the NCAA title to New York, and now he's playing efficiently, and the New York media will definitely love him.
"Li, I pulled the advertisement, although it is a small advertisement, but it meets your requirements." Bruce Baker excitedly said on the phone, "You have to fight for the main position now, play for a price and get them to sign a long-term contract, so that they can look ......down on people."
"I know, I know what to do when I play, and I don't have to talk about it in the future, just do your job well." Lehi didn't talk much with the other party, and he didn't like the other party's pompous way of speaking.
On November 12, the Knicks continued their road trip to Los Angeles against the Clippers.
The Clippers have had a good start to the season, with Elton Brand and Corey Margetty both scoring greats, and Bobby Simmons, who has been righted as the main player, has also begun to explode, allowing them to maintain a decent offensive force.
Rookie Sean Livingston can also contribute to the team, but their main center Carman is injured, which makes the "Captain" still a little short in the center position, and it also causes the Clippers to be a bit scummy defensively.
Lehi sat on the bench, watched the starters fight, and felt that it was also beneficial to be a substitute for the time being, which allowed him to fully observe the characteristics of the NBA team's starters, and when he came on, he would have some confidence in what to do.
In this game, Tim Thomas finally got the hang of it, facing Margeti, who was a cut short of him, and threw in a couple of mid-range shots beautifully.
Originally, Lehi thought he would play slower, but this guy was directly fouled by Margeti, just like pinching time, and Lehi was replaced again in more than six minutes.
Margety's muscles do look a little scary, Lehi feels that even if he increases the time he goes to the power room every day, he can't practice that look, which has something to do with race, and all muscular men in the NBA are black buddies without exception, or buddies with black blood.
At this time, the Knicks led by 3 points, but the Clippers' shooting percentage was not low, and the two sides seemed to abandon the defense and fought the offensive end.
Li Hai came, of course, he didn't plan to let the other party do whatever he wanted, the ball was in Margeti's hands, he made a shooting feint and then didn't care if Li Hai was fooled or not, and immediately forced a breakthrough.
Lehi felt like he could keep up with his opponent's speed, but Margeti slammed into him after a cross-step, and he started straight away.
With such a strong force, Lehi was like being hit by a car.
The referee's whistle blew, Lehi fouled, and the opponent made a free throw.
He couldn't help but sigh, the NBA is the NBA, many players even if they are not superstars, they have their skills, Margeti is a strong guy who uses physical contact to beat him, he doesn't have much to do, or his defensive skills will improve in the future, but now he can only try his best to fight and consume.
However, the opponent's defense was not as offensive as strong, and Lehi went back with a neat mid-range shot to save face.
"The Knicks' No. 9 Lehi has once again shown his ability to adapt to the NBA and not fall behind in the face of Margety."
"None of them can guard anyone, just like the Knicks and Clippers today, before the half is over, they are heading for 50 points."
"Lehi's body is already very strong, but Margeti is even more ...... Hat, Lehi hat Margeti on the front, it's so exciting. ”
Lehi's performance made the narrator excited.