NBA: The best team doctor in history

Chapter 206: Champion Guard Filter

Jiang Ming has also seen this in the past three years.

It doesn't mean that you should just follow the latest popular lineup.

But the winning team definitely has its reasons for winning. The biggest reason is the lineup configuration and the playing trend that can win.

Just learn how to configure the lineup like the championship team.

The Trail Blazers also have the twin towers of last season's champion Lakers. The Lakers have the Black Mamba, and the Trail Blazers also have the Yellow Mamba.

This is also the truth that many teams have studied.

It is because the Blazers and the Lakers have similar configurations that they were able to rank third in the Western Conference in the regular season.

The Lakers have Fisher, the Trail Blazers have Dragic and Curry, and Jiang Ming feels that the Trail Blazers still have the advantage in this position, but Fisher's experience at critical moments can really kill 99% of the league's guards in seconds.

For example, the 0.4-second turnaround jump shot that defeated the Spurs was something that only a veteran like Fisher could do.

The most amazing thing is that he knew it was timed out after he scored the winning goal, but the referee made the gesture to count the goal and ran directly back to the player tunnel, leaving him no chance to change the decision.

The Lakers have Ariza and the Trail Blazers have Maggette?
These two players are completely different styles of players.

Including the Lakers and Odom, but who on the Trail Blazers' bench can give them the feeling of a sixth man?

Don't even think about Odom for now, unless you trade him directly. A player of this height can do so many things, he is just a simplified version of Magic Johnson. There is no such type of player in this rookie class.

It's so hard to find top talent like Odom.

So the Trail Blazers must get a player like Ariza who can both defend and shoot!

This is also why the Trail Blazers management held a meeting and decided to simply not have both point guards, since they didn't play any role in the playoffs anyway.

It’s because I saw that the Lakers had such strong three-point shooting power!
They didn't study the Spurs at all because the Spurs were eliminated too easily by the Lakers.

All teams will directly study the championship teams during the off-season. Only by studying the championship teams can they know how to build a lineup to win the championship.

And the pioneers will soon discover.

Whether it's Fisher, Ariza, or Odom, they all have the ability to shoot directly after receiving the pass from Kobe and Gasol, which is an exaggerated stroke.

And Jiang Ming also said that they are strong and have good physiques.

Originally, the Trail Blazers management did have the idea of trading Odom directly. After all, Odom's contract with the Lakers had expired, and his agent also released the news that he wanted to test the free market.

So finding a player like Odom is definitely not as direct as asking Odom directly.

But Jiang Ming directly refused and said that Odom was okay last season, but he seemed much weaker this season.

Maybe influenced by Khloe Kardashian, he has dark circles under his eyes after falling in love, and plays basketball in a very floating manner.

While giving him physical therapy, Jiang Ming also took his pulse. It turned out that this guy had kidney deficiency!!!

Of course, he didn't tell anyone this.

After all, this is patient privacy, and he could only tell management that Odom was in poor health and could not be kept.

Anyway, he and the management don't need to explain in detail why the players are in poor health. Larry Miller and others will immediately give up the position as long as Jiang Ming says that the players are in poor health.

This also led to the management's efforts to find a physically fit forward-guard swingman in the second round!

Curry, who was picked in the first round, can still grow, and Jiang Ming also said he can still build muscles.

But both Blake and White Chocolate are fully formed.

This is the deep reason why the Trail Blazers "abandoned" them. It's not because they are no longer useful, but because they have reached their peak. They need them to do more, but these things are no longer what they can achieve through training and exercise.

If you can't achieve that, you'll have to change people.

brutal reality.

"It's a good thing that Mills was eliminated. We can find someone taller and stronger."

Originally, the Blazers management wanted to select an international shooter like Patty Mills. These international players are generally pretty good and have one common characteristic:
Open shots are very accurate!

So it doesn't matter if he is a little short. Mills is small and strong. If he can be trained, maybe he can be trained to be like Fisher.

"It's a pity, but it doesn't matter. I've already chosen the Spurs."

Jiang Ming smiled as he recalled the scene when Mills was flirting with the Spurs management in the audience during the away game in the semi-finals.

This kind of player is like a forced melon that is not sweet.

Just like Yi Jianlian is becoming increasingly marginalized in the Bucks and is about to be traded. Things were already strained during the draft, and this is the result of forced selection, and everyone is in a thankless position.

Don't ask Jiang Ming how he knew this, because Yi Jianlian's agent Feigen contacted him privately and asked if the Trail Blazers wanted Yi Jianlian. He wanted to come to the Trail Blazers.

Originally, Jiang Ming would definitely give it a try.

After all, everyone knows Al-Farouq Aminu's ability, and one advantage of Al-Farouq Aminu coming to the Trail Blazers is that future contract renewal will definitely be at a "friendly price" and there will be no situation where he asks for an exorbitant price. Chinese people don't cheat Chinese people.

But the current situation of the Trail Blazers does not require Yi Jianlian at all.

One is that Ade's playing style is similar to that of Al-Farouq Aminu, and his back-to-the-basket ability is much stronger than that of Al-Farouq Aminu.

Even Ibaka, who is Ade's substitute, has better athletic ability than Yi in space.

If Yi Jianlian's nickname is Space Yi, then Ibaka can be Cosmic Card!
Moreover, Ibaka has practiced his shooting in the past two years. Although he rarely takes mid-range shots in regular games, he makes them frequently in training games, sometimes even more accurately than Aldridge.

I believe that mid-range shots will become Ibaka’s regular weapon in the near future, which would be so cool.

You have to know that his athletic ability surpasses Aldridge in all aspects. If he has a triple threat, he can just rush in and dunk.

Mills is not like Curry. He is not interested in the Trail Blazers, but Curry is interested in the Trail Blazers, so if they choose him, he will serve them wholeheartedly.

In addition to Mills, there are several players who can't get around it.

Then don’t twist it!
So, the next pick can only be Danny Green?
Based on the principle of preferring not to choose the right one over the wrong one, everyone finally took a closer look at the scouting report on Danny Green.

Anyway, the Trail Blazers are ranked 54th, which is a long way off, so you can take a closer look.

Jiang Ming glanced at the audience.

Although Danny Green was not sitting in the green room, he also came to the scene and was rubbing his hands nervously.

Can you not be nervous?
It's already past the 45th pick, and Ryan, the league's vice president, hasn't called out your name yet. There are still 15 people who have been eliminated.

The captain of the North Carolina championship team was not selected?
Not only is it hilarious, but the chances of an undrafted player returning to the NBA are like finding a needle in a haystack, which means they will basically never have a chance to play in the NBA again.

So he is praying now!

As long as you can be selected!

As long as I can be selected in the second round, at worst I can play stably in the development league, and have a good salary and life, that's enough!
If he is not selected, what is the difference between him running for election as a freshman?
Even though he was not selected as a freshman, he was able to perform well in other leagues and be selected by the NBA again.

Now he is a senior in college. If he goes out to play in other leagues, he will be two or three years older when he returns to the United States. The NBA will definitely not want an old star like him.

But what he didn't know was that the Trail Blazers were studying him carefully. Green has never been a top-notch athlete, and at the beginning of his basketball life, it seemed that not many people believed that he could achieve anything in the future.

Although he played for the prestigious North Carolina school, Green was just an inconspicuous substitute when he joined the team.

In his sophomore season, Green only averaged 5.2 points and 2.8 rebounds per game. In any era, such dry statistics would never bring him to the NBA or win the favor of any NBA team boss or coach.

So, after the end of his sophomore season, Green once thought about transferring schools and wanted to go to a college team that could give him more roles.

But fortunately he didn't leave, fortunately, he persisted in order to complete his studies...

大三赛季，格林的场均输出突然飙升到11.5分4.9篮板2助攻1.2抢断1.2盖帽。

In addition, his three-point shooting percentage has also improved significantly. The 37.3% three-point shooting percentage finally allows him to have the attribute of "fixed-point attack" in a team's tactical system.

Entering his senior season, Green became the captain of North Carolina. Under his leadership, North Carolina has achieved great success this season. They made it all the way to the finals of the "March Madness" and won the fifth National Championship in team history.

It was also during the four years of hard work in college, under the careful cultivation of Roy Williams, that Green grew into a player with an indomitable character and realized the true meaning of basketball as a team sport.

When he left North Carolina, Green was already the most meritorious player in team history with the most appearances and the most wins...

"So Roy Williams turned him into a finished product?"

"Yes, the success he achieved in his four years in college, especially his senior season, could help him in the NBA draft, but now it seems that is not the case." McGowan laughed. Now it's the 50th pick, and no team has chosen Danny Green.

That means there is really no team to choose from.

"In fact, think about it, in the eyes of NBA draft experts and scouts, he still has the inherent impression of being mediocre in talent, and his position is still classified as a supporting role."

"Director Jiang, can you tell me what's so great about him?" At this time Larry Miller looked at Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming smiled and said:

"Everyone watched the tryout, and you can see some of his shining points."

"You tell us it's true!"

In fact, Larry Miller's heart is also pounding now. As the captain of North Carolina, why wouldn't he choose one of so many teams?
From his perspective as the president, there must be a reason why they didn't choose.

"I feel that Green is always trustworthy when it comes to humbly seeking advice and working hard. This is a good character."

In fact, like Downey of the Knicks, Jiang Ming doesn't like to pick troublemakers. Because he has personally met Danny Green twice, he feels that he is really humble and has the feeling of the captain of the United States.

These words touched Larry Miller's heart.

Larry Miller actually likes Green very much. After Jiang Ming and McGowan visited him in March Madness and called him in for a tryout,

In order to understand Green's situation, he also had a special call with North Carolina coach Roy Williams.

At that time, the signal that Larry Miller sent to Danny Green was that Green needed to work harder to change himself in order to have a chance of being selected by the Trail Blazers.

That is to say, it is very uncertain.

Coach Roy assured that Green is always trustworthy in his humble hard work and continuous improvement after coming to the NBA.

Green himself also admitted in the interview, "I do have some talent, but it's still far from the top players in the league... I have to play smarter and train harder, otherwise it would be a pipe dream to gain a foothold in the NBA."

Thinking of this, Larry Miller also made the decision:

"Okay, then choose!"

5 minute later.

With Danny Green's eyes red and almost desperate, the league's vice president announced:

"With the 54th pick, the Trail Blazers used the second-round pick to select Danny Green from the University of North Carolina!"

Wow!

Danny Green stood up almost like a slingshot, touching his buzz cut in disbelief.

Then he broke down and cried.

"i-know!"

He kept repeating this sentence, he knew he would be chosen, yes, he knew it!

The other North Carolina players who had been selected in the background cheered:

"Wow! The captain is going to the Trailblazers!"

Lawson went over and grabbed Curry's shoulder, and said threateningly:

"Be nice to our captain, okay? Otherwise I'll beat you to death!"

Curry:

"Watch your own ass. He and I are teammates now. Clean your neck and wait for us!"

"You're quite crazy, kid!"

Lawson looked at the baby-faced shooter and smiled.

But now he is wondering what to do if Danny Green really faces him?
He has experienced the horror of captain Danny Green's one-on-one defense, which is really fierce!

So now think about it, if Curry and Green can both play in two years, one for offense and the other for defense, then the backcourt will really be good???
It really is possible!
If the Blazers fans scolded them for selecting Stephen Curry in the first round, the Blazers fans turned around after selecting Danny Green in the second round:
“A famous doctor!”

"Famous manager!"

"Miracle doctor!"

"Awesome! Just treat it like Danny Green, the first-round pick!"

"North Carolina may have some fake products, but there is no fake Captain North Carolina!"

"Great quarterback, absolutely ready to fight, believe it!"

"Academic leader, he can't be that bad. I didn't expect him to be selected at 54th pick in a weak draft year. The Trail Blazers have found a treasure."

"This player is really tough. He doesn't even need Dr. Jiang Ming to check him. Danny Green has been healthy for four seasons in college!"

"Yes, I can see that too! He doesn't really jump with all his strength, but his defense is just right every time!"

North Carolina's championship filter is still there. After all, Danny Green is a championship guard, and he led his team to beat Curry's Davidson College in person.

All ordinary fans believe in players who win the NCAA championship!
"Trading away two veteran guards and drafting two new guards, our Trail Blazers are really capable!"

A side note: In real life, the first time Curry’s three-pointer was blocked was by Danny Green in the 17th season.

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