Chapter 375: Change, Warming
In order to adapt to the rhythm of the game and better cooperate with his teammates, Doon did not rush back to the court, but chose to continue to watch his teammates play on the bench.
One thing to say, watching off the court is really different from playing on the field.
If you are too focused when you play, even if you notice the position of your teammates, you will not play for a year, and your cooperation will be rusty.
Watching the game off the field, the attention is not so concentrated, but on the contrary, I can recognize the situation on the field and see the overall rhythm of the team.
Doon watched the ball for a few minutes and could tell that Scott Skels had made a lot of changes in the year he had been away from the team.
Maybe Scott Skeles also wants to prove that he can still win and win championships after leaving Doon, and completely confirm the title of champion coach and legendary coach.
Therefore, Doon's short-term signal to the Bulls' pace of play is not entirely Doon's personal problem.
In Doon's case, the team version has changed, and Doon's own version has not been updated.
In this case, there will be a lot of discrepancies just by relying on previous and somewhat vague game experience.
Fortunately, Doon's reading comprehension of the game was fine.
In order to adapt to the rhythm of the game as soon as possible and reduce the drag on the team, after Doon came on the court in the second quarter, he did not continue to choose to play with the ball, but switched to playing without the ball.
After all, once Doon returns to the court to control the ball, he will involuntarily play the ball his own way, thus slowing down the pace of the Bulls' game.
However, after some attempts, Doon found that at this stage, if he played without the ball, he really couldn't play well.
The means of scoring without the ball, in addition to catching and shooting, is an empty cut.
Doon's shooting touch has not yet recovered, which makes Doon's off-ball running threat relatively limited.
If you don't have the ability to shoot without the ball, you can only keep trying to run to the basket if you want to score.
Even though Doon can run and jump and finish under the basket is quite outstanding, he still needs to receive passes from teammates to score under the basket.
Cavaliers don't have great defensive habits, but they don't stop defending at all.
In fact, as long as you shrink the defense as much as possible, crowd people into the restricted area, so that Doon has no space to receive the ball under the basket, so that other Bulls players can't pass the ball to Doon, you can form a good defensive effect.
It was also because the Cavaliers chose to crouch near the three-second zone, and no matter how much Doon ran without the ball, he couldn't attract the defensive attention of the rest of the Cavaliers.
In this case, no matter how hard Doon tried to run without the ball, it didn't help.
Most of the time, running without defensive containment is a complete waste.
Running for seven or eight rounds, at most, take advantage of the Cavaliers' desertion and cut to the basket to get some opportunities to steal chickens.
The problem is that the rest of the Bulls' teammates are also a little unfamiliar with Doane, who has been away for a year, and usually doesn't notice Doon's opportunity under the basket in the first place.
When Doon is noticed, Doon is often noticed by the Cavaliers' interior players as well.
Then it happens, either the ball is passed to the person's hand, or the situation is not passed at all.
Because the Bulls fans at the scene are from God's perspective and pay special attention to Doon at the same time, whenever this happens, they will be excited, unhappy with the Bulls players who don't pass the ball to Doon, and even scold.
Doon ran without the ball for the team, and was not only ignored by his opponents, but also by his teammates.
In this case, Doon is still a little embarrassed.
In order to save some face and make the preseason debut data look a little better, in the end, Doon still couldn't help but get the ball back and singled a few.
By the time the second quarter reached more than 7 minutes and Doon was out of the game, Doon's personal data had already arrived - 10 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists on 5-of-8 shooting.
Most of the stars in the preseason only played the first half, and tonight Doon was no exception, so the stats for this game can only be said here.
In terms of the requirements for ordinary stars, 10+2+2 in the half, and 20+5+5 in the whole game.
But for a legendary superstar like Doon who competed with Jordan for the first person in history, Doon's NBA comeback battle was obviously not good enough.
Fortunately, Doon still has time to recover and a chance to finish off with the rest of the Bulls before the regular season begins.
On October 10, the Bulls ushered in their second preseason game of the season.
This time, the Bulls traveled to Atlanta and played away against the Hawks.
In this game, Doon did not blindly hold the ball and brush the data in order to save his dignity, nor did he run vigorously in order to play without the ball.
Doon took the initiative to change his style of play, choosing to be the starting point of the tactics, and taking high blocking and high tackling as the core of the game.
High cross cover, high cover prosthetic hand hand breakthrough, break through by cover, high card dealing, block and dismantle down......
Doon tried to use this semi-core and semi-support style of play to slowly connect with other teammates.
Although in a short period of time, Doon does not have much outside shooting ability, and the projection threat is average, but the ability to hold the ball in the high post, pass the ball, and even turn his back is enough for most teams to drink a pot.
What's more, the Bulls themselves have a good configuration, as long as Doon holds the ball in the high position, there are two shooters in the bottom corner, and Doon's set of tactics should be supplemented by the main breakthrough can play a great role.
Of course, not everyone in the Bulls' young people is willing to cooperate with Doane in this fight.
It's easier to hold the ball and the frame is simpler than the back.
Doon either gets the ball at the top of the arc or on the flanks, and these areas are the breakaway initiation areas for the vast majority of ball carriers, as well as the shooting dessert areas.
Doon occupies these areas for a long time, and holds the ball for a long time, Doon is playing comfortably, but the others are smoking in the bottom corner and running back and forth.
Doon didn't pay attention to this at first, and it wasn't until the preseason stats got better and better than one game at a time, and it wasn't until Game 4 that Doon realized that a new problem had arisen with a few more teammates around him who were reaching for the ball.
It's realistic on the basketball court, and you only respect the strong.
Jordan's two comebacks were met with doubts and provocations from young players, and Doon was no exception.
If the atmosphere within the Bulls is okay, Doon can't just rely on his past exploits to dominate the team until he has regained his strength and regained the ability to play tough battles and win games.
The NBA is vanity fair, and it is human nature to chase fame and fortune.
The Bulls' newcomers may not have the idea of challenging Doane's status as a team, but they also want to get more balls and play more on the court.
Doon is also from the past, and he can understand this.
At the beginning, Doon also thought about these problems, knowing that his strength was not as good as Kobe and O'Neal, but he also wanted to become the boss of the team and enjoy the endless scenery.
But it turns out that just thinking about it is not enough.
If you want to climb the peak and sit on the throne, you need to show real strength.
And for Doon, he should have been in that position!
If he hadn't left, there would probably be a chance he would still be in that position.
Whoever tries to climb up will be kicked down by Doon.
On October 27, after the Bulls played their last preseason game, Doane made an unprecedented three three-pointers and scored 21 points in the first half alone.
Although Doon's shooting is not very stable, from the beginning of the preseason and the current state, it is obvious that Doon's shooting feeling has picked up! (End of chapter)