Chapter 122: The First Arrival at the Wasp
"Hello everyone, these two don't need me to introduce them, they will play with you in the future." Hornets head coach Shuai Monty. Williams introduced Wang Meng and Gasol to the whole team.
The current player owned by the Hornets is Wang Meng, a defender.
Pau Gasol, striker-center.
Joe Alexander, striker.
Trevo Ariza, Defender-Forward.
Marco Belineri, defender.
Aaron Gray, center.
Willie Green, guard.
** S. Munza Bangsu, forward.
Emeka Okafor, striker-center.
Jannaro Pargo, defender.
Quincy Pendexter, Forward.
Mustafa Shakur, defender.
Jason Smith, forward - center.
D.J. - Storobery, defender.
Marcus Thorton, defender.
Michael Washington, forward.
Darrell Watkins, centre-forward.
This lineup still seems to be able to take a shot, compared to last season, it can't be said which is stronger or weaker, even if Wang Meng is not as good as Paul, but West can't compare with Gasolbi.
When they first met, the Hornets players looked relatively friendly, they all smiled and shook hands with Wang Meng and Gasol, they were all smarter, knowing that Wang Meng and Gasol could not afford to provoke the two big names, the only one who was a little unfriendly was Okafor, that is, the guy who competed with Howard for the championship, it turned out that the Magic did not give up Howard to choose Okafor is a very correct choice.
Okafor's idea is very simple, Paul West is gone, and the boss of the Hornets should be the boss of the Hornets, after all, he was indeed the boss when he first arrived at the Hornets, but since Wang Meng and Gasol, Okafor has known that his position as the boss is not guaranteed, and after so many years in the league, the former leader should be a little self-aware, he knows that with his level, it is more than enough to be a qualified starter, but it is difficult to be the leader of a team.
Okafor can't be said to be unfriendly to Wang Meng and Gasol, but his face was a little unhappy, Wang Meng and Gasol glanced at each other and didn't say much.
"Very good, we all know that due to the shutdown, we missed a lot of games, we also lacked a lot of tactical run-in, and we have to play the day after tomorrow, so today we have to hurry up and train." Became an assistant coach for two teams, Monty. Williams seemed very experienced and knew exactly what he was supposed to do now.
"Now, Wang Meng, Belinelli, Ariza, Gasol, Okafor as the first team. Pargo, Green, Joe, Smith, Watkins second team, let's play an intra-team game first, the others watch first, I'll be in the scheduling later. "Monty obviously did a lot of preparation, and he didn't look at it at all, so he split the two teams.
Obviously, the first team has an absolute advantage, and if nothing else, all five will start, while the second team will be the substitute.
Wang Meng looked at the four people on his side, Gasol naturally needless to say, he has already had a tacit understanding after cooperating for so long, and Okafor Wang Meng knows that the offensive ability is very weak, if it is possible to break into the inside line and hand him the ball to him for a direct dunk will make him more comfortable, and Belinelli's offense is quite good, and the shooting is much stronger than Ariza, who is known as the iron tie.
Is this the starting lineup for the future? It can't be compared with when he was in the Lakers, Wang Meng is a little resentful.
"Alright, first team possession, game on!" Monty gave the assistant coach a wink, and the assistant coach immediately blew the whistle for the start of the game.
Wang Meng controls the ball, facing Pago's defense is still relatively easy, after all, it is Wade's almost suffocating defense in the finals, Wang Meng seems to be at ease under Pago's defense, but the first ball Wang Meng is not ready to play by himself, he knows very well that he is a point guard, and the point guard must talk about the tandem team as the first criterion at any time, this kind of thing is especially important at this time, Wang Meng wants to leave a good impression on this head coach, because many people say that Wang Meng is a parallel import, It's just a coincidence that he has won so many honors, and Wang Meng is afraid that if a coach really doesn't give him playing time because of this kind of thing, it will be troublesome.
In this thought, the first ball Wang Meng directly used his speed to burst into the inside, and then took the opportunity to stuff Okafor who was stuck on the inside and ready to grab a rebound.
Okafor was stunned for a moment, it was obvious that he didn't change his concept, his role in the Hornets has always been to grab rebounds, but after all, he is an NBA player, and his reaction speed is still okay, he was just stunned for a moment, and then immediately jumped up and dunked the basketball into the basket with both hands.
Okafor's physical fitness is extremely strong, maybe only worse than the current Howard, and this kind of brainless dunk is what he is best at.
After the blue buckle was completed, Okafor looked at Wang Meng gratefully, although it was only an internal game, but it undoubtedly made it a time to show the level of a player, and it was also the time to determine the status of the player in the heart of the head coach, not everyone is LeBron, Kobe Bryant, many players still have to look at the coach's face to act, otherwise you won't be allowed to play on the court, why are you arrogant?
Monty looked at the ball and nodded slightly, but he was a little disappointed in his heart, "The assist ability is good, but it lacks some agility compared to Paul." ”
This shows the level of the coach, if it was Phil Jackson, he would never think like this, every player has his characteristics, and you can't compare other players. And Monty has brought a typical and excellent point guard like Paul, and he always can't help but want to compare Wang Meng with Paul, which is actually not good.
Don't say these digressions, the offensive and defensive conversion, Wang Meng defended Pago, in order to show his strength, Wang Meng deliberately worked hard and defended Pgo with all his might, and for a while he was forced to not even pass the ball.
After nearly a season of training and learning, Wang Meng's defensive ability is much stronger, compared to the league just now, Wang Meng can already be described as a defensive master, even the average All-Star level player Wang Meng has the confidence to restrict, of course, this is indispensable to the perverted training of the training space, Wang Meng is not less guilty in it.
Pago struggled for a long time and couldn't move an inch, so he had no choice but to hand the ball to Green and run to the half court with his head bored.
"It's okay to defend as well, not a player who can only attack." Monty nodded again, as the head coach, he had also watched a lot of videos of Wang Meng's previous games, and it was obvious that Wang Meng had not wasted this time of suspension, and should be concentrating on training.
Coaches like hard-working players, their favorite is a hard-working, less talking, more work, listen to the coach's words, this kind of player is a typical Duncan, if you let a coach choose, to Garnett or Duncan, I think most people will choose Duncan, the reason is very simple, obedient and strong at the same time, everyone will like it.