Chapter 52: Zen Master: Doon, you're too team-oriented!
"Doon, you're a team player, you're as good as ever.
I knew you were going to be able to fit in and play a big part in the game.
As long as you can understand the triangle attack thoroughly, I'm sure all the players will play around you. ”
After the second quarter, as soon as Doon came to the sidelines, the Zen master began to perform PUA Dafa on him.
"Implication? All around me to play? ”
Doon has always wanted to be the boss of the Lakers, but he also knows that his strength does not allow it now.
Therefore, it is better to win steadily, wait and see what happens, and use your energy to maintain the Lakers' locker room if conditions permit.
Then follow the Lakers F4 to win that crucial championship together, win the NBA championship achievement, and brush up a new template.
It was half-time and Doon returned to the away dressing room with the rest of his team-mates.
This time, I didn't order takeout, and directly asked the hotel to deliver food.
However, if you want to eat, there are some, mainly bananas, energy bars, protein gels, etc., and if you are thirsty, drink Gatorade.
Doon was not polite, and when he saw the other teammates enter the door, he took a few bananas, followed suit, and sat in his place and peeled them.
"Doon, there's back-to-back matches to play tomorrow, do you want to soak this up now?"
A staff member brought in a couple of ice buckets and asked Doon if he wanted ice on his feet.
Ice can be analgesic, swelling, and anti-inflammatory, and those like Doon, which are disease-free and painless, can also be used to relieve fatigue and eliminate lactic acid.
Doon did not refuse the kindness of the staff, seeing that Kobe, Payton, and Malone were all soaked in ice buckets, and even tied ice packs to their knees, Doon did the same.
Malone has been playing in the NBA for 20 years, and it is not just because of physical talent that he can have such a high endurance attribute.
When people reach middle age, they have to soak wolfberries in a thermos cup! Healthy basketball is a college question!
Besides, Kobe Bryant is not very old and is also doing maintenance, how can Doon, who is so young, not follow suit?
While making the ice compress, Doon did not desert, but listened to the Zen master's arrangement and scheduling of the second half.
In the last game, the Zen master meditated during the halftime break because the Lakers were leading more, and the players were concentrating on eating a big meal, and no matter how much the Zen master said, everyone couldn't listen to it.
After the first half of tonight's game, the Lakers only led by three points at 52-49 on both sides.
And these 3 points were mainly scored by Doon and Payton.
Away victories are often more rare than at home, and in order to consolidate the advantage, in order to win away games, Zen masters have to play their role as the head coach of the dynasty.
In the arrangement of the Zen master, the starters in the second half were exhausted, and at the beginning, Doon held the ball first, Doon couldn't play or was tired, and then Kobe Bryant and Malone took care of it.
The Zen master just wanted to see if Doon could attract the defense with the ball in the starting lineup.
If it can be natural, like at the beginning of the second quarter, play according to the triangle offense, which is very much in line with his basketball philosophy and coaching philosophy.
If not, he can give full play to Doon's hard work and vitality as a young man.
After all, they have to go back to home tomorrow to play back-to-back, and the Lakers can't rely on Payton, Malone, and Grant to fight hard.
Whenever there are back-to-back games, what can really be relied on is Kobe, Doon, Fisher, and other young people who can't run to death and are not tired.
"I'm holding the ball, I'm going to hit it first, right?"
When Doon heard the Zen master's instructions, his heart suddenly became happy.
Doon was still hesitant to try a few more assists and brush up on two pairs of stats!
Now that the opportunity has been struck, Doon will have a lot of possession in the third quarter, and now that the time is ripe, what are you waiting for?
God doesn't take it, but suffers the blame!
"The Zen master didn't mean to hurt me, he just wanted me to play more team-up for my good!" Doon's heart was like a mirror.
"When O'Neill comes back, the ball will definitely not be enough!
In order to ensure the unity of the dressing room, in order to be able to make O'Neal better to return.
After thinking about it, I can only make sacrifices and fulfill everyone! ”
Sacrifice the small self to achieve the big self! Doon gave himself a hint, and then there was no problem.
Lakers F4 all need data, even if it is not to brush data, they will accumulate a lot of data in the game because of their respective core playing styles.
To do a simple calculation, a game usually scores 100 points, the OK combination at least 40 points, Payton Malone at least 30 points, then the rest of Doane and the rest of the Lakers players are less than 30 points.
It's impossible for Doon to eat all the role players' cake by himself. According to the style of play of the triangle attack, at least half of the cake must be divided to satisfy their appetite.
That means it's hard for Doon to average 20 points per game this season.
However, Doon needed data to continue marketing his business value. It also needs data to compete for the rookie of the season.
In that case, why didn't Doon find a new way to expand the data on other fronts?
As early as the summer league, Doon had envisioned taking Wei Shao's path so that Wei Shao had no way out.
You know, Wei Shao's style of play, but the two high-level data of BPM and VORP have been blown up!
In the case of not watching the game, the gap between ordinary players and stars can be clearly distinguished just by looking at the basic data.
However, if the stars and stars are similar in stats, or have different playing styles, but they are in the same grade, how do you compare the levels between the two?
Then it naturally depends on the high-level data!
In particular, the judges who hold the votes for the major awards usually have no time or energy to watch the competition, so they can only look at the data table and make their choices based on high-level data.
The most important statistic in basketball is scoring, but scoring stats are not the only stats.
Nash's second consecutive MVP, the scoring data is actually not particularly exciting, because of the team's results, coupled with excellent high-level data, he won the second consecutive game steadily.
Next for Doon to compete with James and Anthony for the Rookie of the Year, the scoring stats are hopeless, but what if the rebounds and assists are a big cut above them?
If you can average a triple-double per game in your rookie season, then you don't need to say much about the best rookie! Maybe it can be included in the discussion of regular season MVPs.
However, for so many years in the NBA, Big O and Wei Shao have only produced one in decades.
People can't brush up on the ball core to average a triple-double per game, and Doon wants to brush up on such data in Lakers F4, which is even more whimsical.
In order to achieve his own goals, Doon can only settle for the next best thing, trying to get the data to the triple-double side.
"There's no time to wait, so let's start tonight, from the second half."
Doon, who returned to the field in the second half, is obviously not the same person as the first half.
The stench of sewers was already emanating from Doon's soul......
Although Payton has played in the NBA for more than ten years, his sense of smell is not so sharp, and after half of the half, he honestly passed the ball to Doon according to the instructions of the Zen master, and then pulled away to a 45-degree angle on the weak side.
In this way, Doon, who is on the strong side, has his back to protect the ball, Kobe Bryant at the top of the arc, and Malone at the bottom corner, as long as someone is wrapped up and Doon passes the ball out, it is very likely to get an assist statistic.
"You'd better wrap me up!" Doon wanted to yell.
However, Marion didn't overdo it until Doon turned his back and beat Joe and burst into the box, and Marion let Kobe Bryant go.
Doon originally intended to pay attention to Marion, and saw that Marion really helped to defend, so he immediately passed the ball to Kobe.
After the cooperation in the first quarter, Kobe Bryant was no longer surprised, and in the face of the single Joe's supplementary defense, Kobe Bryant directly leaned back and shot after receiving the ball.
In the first half, Kobe Bryant scored 13 points on 5-of-11 shooting, and his performance was relatively average.
In the third quarter, he finally started to exert his strength, and hit a ball as soon as he came up, increasing the shooting rate to 50%.
Doon also got another assist, one step closer to a double-double.
Bryant immediately returned to defense after scoring a goal, and Doon and others did not delay, returning to the backcourt and consolidating their advantage with defense.
If the Suns' fast attack can't be hit, the offense will be half wasted.
fell into the battle, and Xiao Si, who was originally a strong point, was strangled to death by Ma Long.
As a result, the Suns fell into a situation where Marbury singled, Joe Johnson singled, Marbury and Marion played blocking, and the three kept circulating.
Marbury was strictly guarded by Kobe, although he could still break through the basket, but the Lakers also had people under the basket, especially Malone's big elbow, which was very deterrent.
After only a few balls, Marbury was a little overwhelmed.
Singles Joe faced Payton's defense, and although he was able to open up the shooting space, singles Joe liked to shoot too much.
If you continue to break to the basket, or break through the ball, you may be able to help the Suns get out of trouble, but it is really useless to rely on the shooting percentage of more than 40% in singles.
After learning and adjusting in the first half, Doon also has some experience in defending Marion, and Marion's scoring ability in the third quarter has also decreased.
The Suns' offensive firepower was severely limited, but the Lakers, with the help of Doane's team basketball, played smoothly and impressively.
After playing more than 9 minutes in the third quarter, Doon has completed today's KPI by feeding Kobe and Malone, and his assist data has successfully doubled.
However, Payton gradually realized that something was wrong: "I seemed to have 2 points, 1 rebound and 1 assist for most of the quarter. ”
With the ball in hand, it's definitely easier to brush the data.
Doon shared his ball with Kobe and Malone, so the assist data was quickly brushed.
That is, the passing level is a little worse, and sometimes Kobe and Malone need to adjust in the face of defense.
Otherwise, it's easier to farm assists.
"Doon is such a team! Sometimes you deserve to score. After changing Dunn to the sidelines, the Zen master gave Doon another remark.
Doon didn't refute, just nodded in acknowledgement.
Anyway, I've already scored two doubles, so I'm not in a hurry to score.
Sitting on the bench and watching the third quarter end, the score on the court was fixed at 79-69, and the difference was stretched to 10 points.
The Zen master seemed intent on ending the game as soon as possible, and at the beginning of the fourth quarter, Peyton, Kobe, and Doon were directly dispatched.
Although Kobe Bryant played almost full in the third quarter, Kobe Bryant was a notoriously physical monster.
Moreover, the Zen master was not prepared to let Kobe Bryant play with the ball, just continue to play without the ball and defend.
Looking at the Suns' side, there is no adjustment to the lineup, Marion is still resting off the court, which is just right for Doon to play.
However, in order to maintain the relationship with Payton, Doon still shared a few balls with Payton to give Payton more points.
The fourth quarter played more than 4 minutes, and the difference was further stretched to 17 points, and the Sun replaced the main force in advance, and the Zen master also made adjustments and sent Ma Long up.
The Lakers lowered their tempo and slowly extended the margin to 20 points.
When the fourth quarter was more than 7 minutes old, the Suns withdrew their main force again to show surrender.
The Zen master didn't hesitate and removed all the starters except for Doon.
Originally, Du was only 17 points, 6 rebounds and 12 assists, and he was still 3 points and 4 rebounds away from a 20+ triple-double.
There are still more than 4 minutes to go, which undoubtedly gives Doon a certain chance.
It's a pity that the Lakers don't have any inside line, and Doon doesn't have any teammates around him who are good at card positions.
Moreover, Doon didn't play all the garbage time, and after more than two minutes, the Zen master withdrew Doon, after all, he had to play back-to-back tomorrow.
In the end, Doon only brushed up a double-double of 21 points, 7 rebounds and 12 assists.