"Doon, here? Have a seat!

I didn't mean anything else when I called you over today, I just wanted to tell you that your previous performance has won my trust.

I appreciate the way you practice, the way you learn, and the way you play.

Your performances on and off the pitch caught my attention.

I think there was a bit of a negligence in the previous work, you can do without the ball, you can attract the defence, instead of just attacking with the ball.

In order to get the most out of your abilities, it was decided to promote you to the starting small forward in the next game.

You shouldn't live up to my expectations of you, right? ”

The Zen master incarnated as a KFC grandfather and said earnestly to Doon.

Hearing this, Doon nodded abruptly, and then his face was happy.

Playing the sixth man can certainly improve the data, but playing the starting position is undoubtedly higher than that of the substitute.

And, in the starting lineup, Doon can get more open shots.

If you bring a substitute, the three-point shot is basically a ball-holding shot.

Doon believes that in the three-point area, no ball is more accurate than holding the ball, and if it is a large vacancy, the shooting rate will be higher.

If you have the opportunity to shoot open threes, there is no need to force a three-pointer.

Curry was invincible with the ball for three points, but Kerr still designed a lot of three-point tactics for Curry to use cover to enhance Curry's offensive power.

Playing as a starter with Payton, Kobe Bryant, etc., although most of the time he is running back and running and can't get the ball, as long as he gets the ball, the chances will be relatively good.

Besides, in O'Neal's absence, the ball in the starting lineup is almost enough, and Payton, Kobe, and Malone should not be condescending to bring substitutes.

In this way, Doon is most likely a pseudo-starting small forward, and the real task is to lead the bench to score as the sixth man.

Overall, Doon's possession will not decrease, but will increase a little.

For example, the playing time in the preseason was only about 20 minutes before, and then it may slowly rise to 25 to 30 minutes because of the extra starting time.

Usually the sixth man of an NBA team should play about 30 minutes.

The Zen master's expectations for him undoubtedly further established his status in the Lakers.

After thinking about this, Doon quickly offered his loyalty to the Zen master.

Hearing this, the Zen master also quietly revealed to Doon that he intended to reduce some of Kobe's starting time, and then Kobe and Doon would be Jordan and Pippen in the bench lineup.

Doon was a little stunned when he heard this, but the Zen master quickly explained that it was for Doon's good.

The Zen master also noticed that Doon's transmission and control ability was slightly insufficient.

Bryant's dropping to the bench can reduce the pressure on Doane with the ball and reduce the number of turnovers.

And Kobe Bryant is easier to attract defense when he plays with the ball, and Doon has no pressure on the ball, and he can also use his talent without the ball to help Kobe open up space.

The advantage of this is that the distribution of the ball in the starting lineup is relatively more reasonable.

After O'Neal returns from injury, someone in the starting lineup has to give up the ball. Let Kobe Bryant take the bench in advance, and there will be no conflict over ball possession.

Of course, the question is, is Kobe willing to bring a substitute?

After Kobe Bryant agrees to bring a substitute, will there be a situation where he does not pass the ball because the desire to play alone is higher than the desire to pass.

The Zen master said that in the next half month, he will study hard and strive to arrange a more suitable role for Doon.

After listening to the Zen master's instructions, Doon took a few boxes of videos specially prepared for him by the Zen master, and then went home to re-study the Lakers' small forward's running and offense under the existing triangle offensive system.

Compared with the ball under the triangle attack, without the ball is simpler, that is, running, passing, and air cutting, which is a bit of a Warrior's passing and cutting, but there is not so much cover.

Doon just wants to study hard and master the triangle offense in his new role as soon as possible.

However, with his recent return to Los Angeles, Doon often drives in and out of the community, and the neighbors noticed a big star in the neighborhood, and everyone was enthusiastic.

Among them, there are many young girls, married young women, official ladies, rich women in capital, and enthusiastic fans......

There were even some distant relatives, relatives and friends of the neighbors, who learned that Doon lived here, and then came to visit with gifts.

Doon is a normal person, with seven emotions and six desires, and occasionally plays a dozen balls with one or two, and there is nothing wrong with activities.

However, considering what happened to Kobe Bryant not long ago, he decided to stabilize his hand.

Dongzi's face blindness also fell for the beauty trick, and he was jumped by the immortals, and it is normal for Chinese to pit Chinese abroad.

In order to avoid trouble, Doon kept himself clean and reduced unnecessary interactions. At most, it is to receive foreign guests at home, just treat it as normal socialization and polite hospitality.

As the saying goes, if you are really interested, and there are no crooked ideas, you can talk about it later.

is also because there are many similar situations, and Doon can't be busy alone, so a few days ago, Doon just hired a nanny.

Now, someone in the family can finally give Doon a hand and help Doon do some dirty work.

Perhaps it was also because of the sudden appearance of the nanny, some of the neighbors with ghosts retreated and did not come to the door frequently.

Doon was happy to be free, but there were still people who visited him every day.

Thankfully, Doon spends most of his time practicing at the Toyota Center. There are guests at home, most of them leave gifts, leave a contact information, and leave.

Doon was not entangled in mundane matters, and with the help of his previous experience of learning the triangle offense, in just two days, he understood most of the things that a small forward should do.

On October 16, the Lakers hosted the Cavaliers, and Doon also played as a starter for the first time, playing with Payton, Kobe, Malone, and Grant.

The Cavaliers' starting lineup is James, Ricky Davis, Darius Myers, Boozer and Big Z.

That is, James played point guard, not small forward.

After the game started, Big Z helped the Cavaliers jump to the ball.

James drove the ball forward and was met by Gary Payton's aggressive defense after halftime.

The Peyton man gave the nickname Glove, and the defense was aggressive, wrapping the opponent like a glove, so that the opponent had no feel at all.

In fact, if James has Billups' shooting and back-to-back ability, relying on his height and weight advantage, he can basically beat today's senior Payton.

It's a pity that James won't, James at this stage will only break through by cover.

After being entangled by Payton, James doubled the pressure on the ball and had to pass the ball to Ricky Davis first.

After the latter took the ball, he couldn't dribble in the face of Kobe's close defense, and it was difficult to find a chance to shoot, so he could only protect the ball with his back and pass the ball to James.

After regaining the ball, James immediately called Darius Myers over to cover him, and then just got rid of Payton, but faced Doane, who had switched defenses.

"Hey, little brother of Melon, I heard you played well in the summer league?"

James thought he had a soft persimmon, and directly borrowed the ball protector to break through.

However, under the confrontation between the two, they found that they did not push Doon.

"Are you tickling me?" In addition to the physical confrontation, Doon also immediately responded with trash talk.

James was quite shocked by this, and in surprise, he immediately held the ball with both hands, shook it, and wanted to fly Doon, but Doon was unmoved.

Not getting space to shoot, or stopping the ball and continuing to take steps and pretending that the referee didn't see the opportunity to break through.

James could only turn his back to seek the response of his teammates, but fortunately, Boozer was not far away, James passed the ball over, but because the passing intention was too obvious, it was stealed by Malone around the front defense.

With the help of the slow speed of the big Z body, the Lakers immediately pushed the fast attack, Payton and Malone connected, and Malone dunked violently, helping the Lakers take the lead in scoring two points.

James held the ball through half the court, and before Payton could get around, he called two blocks in a row, and then this time it was not Doon who appeared in front of him, but Malone's big elbow.

Although Ma Long's frame protection ability is not good, his top defense is very top, coupled with a big elbow deterrent.

James didn't even move Doon, let alone Malone.

As a result, James could only pull it out again, call a few more blocks, and try to break inside.

Immediately afterwards, it was Kobe Bryant who appeared in front of James, James tried it and found that it was more troublesome than being entangled by Payton, and the ball in his hand was accidentally taken away by Kobe.

Kobe Bryant's hands are small, but his arm span is not short.

Another fast break with the help of James' mistakes, Kobe Bryant also dunked to complete the score.

After two rounds of fighting, James found that his body and pick-and-roll that he had always been proud of were not easy to use in front of the Lakers' starters.

If you really want to talk about it, it's Doon who is slightly easier to fight. But with his current attacking power, it will be difficult to break through Doon's defense.

is also because the Lakers are not good at scoring in the first place, James incarnated as a dribble guard.

After half-time, he passed the ball to Ricky Davis or Boozer, played without the ball himself, and had no idea of attacking with the ball and connecting the team.

Ricky Davis was also numb in the face of Kobe's defense, and had to use cover to play Payton and Doon instead, but he could only barely digest the ball, shooting less than 40% from the field.

Boozer also struggled against Malone's defense, and was able to score but only a little bit.

In the end, the Cavaliers relied on Big Z's advantage in the center position to open up the situation, but Big Z's physical strength was limited and he couldn't play for too long.

It is precisely because of the huge gap between the two ends of the starting lineup that the Cavaliers fell into a comprehensive disadvantage from the beginning of the game, 15-29 in the first quarter, and were almost killed by the Lakers with a 14-point difference.

However, in the second quarter, James, who had not scored a point in the previous 2 shots and 0 shots, suddenly became like a fish in water and regained his strength.

The Lakers' bench lineup is still led by Doon, although Fisher, Devin George, and Grant's strength is okay, but James's talent can still score under the help of covering the basket as a substitute.

So, in the first half of the second quarter, Doon and James split each other.

Doon scored 10 points on 4-of-6 shooting and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and James scored just 10 points on 4-of-7 shooting and 2-of-3 from the free-throw line.

However, Doon made a layup in the first quarter and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

In the first half, both in scoring and efficiency, Doon was above James.

In the second half, James was still brave, scoring 16 points.

Of course, Doon was not far behind, scoring another 15 points in the second half.

With 30 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals, compared to James with 26 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, it is not bad at all.