king of defenders

Chapter 359 Against the Nets
During the game, players from both sides have already warmed up.

Heat dugout.

Only McAdoo, Craig, and Rostern led the Orlando Summer League this time. Another assistant, David Fizdale, took leave due to personal matters, and Juwan Howard also had other arrangements and did not follow the ball. The team came to Orlando together, and he will wait until the end of the Orlando Summer League before rushing to Las Vegas with the team.

Although McAdoo, Craig, and Rostern are all assistants, there are still certain differences. After all, there can only be one person who makes the decision, and McAdoo is the chief assistant, so he is the main one. Craig and Rostern are complementary.

In this summer league game, McAdoo is almost equivalent to the head coach.

"The lineup of the Nets is to fight against each other. You just need to guard against your opponent." McAdoo held the tactical board. He had already explained the lineup of the Nets to the players. The Nets this time The strength of the lineup is not strong.

The lineup of the Nets includes young players from the Nets, undrafted players, development league players, and free agents. In short, it is more complicated, but there are no outstanding players, and there are no high-ranking lottery players. The pick is a rookie, so the game is played on its own, and there is no tactical core.

Teams like the Nets are not uncommon in the summer league. It is difficult to determine who wins and who loses when they meet each other, but they will suffer a loss when they meet the Heat.

"On the offensive end, Meng is still the main player." McAdoo looked at Meng Yun: "Meng, you play according to the situation on the court. Whether you should score or organize, you can decide."

"Yes." Meng Yun replied.

Everyone else is envious, which is tantamount to giving Meng Yun a "privilege".

Generally speaking, those who can enjoy this kind of privilege are the team's core players or team leaders. Although this is only the summer league, Meng Yun is still a rookie.

"It seems that we are still being compared." Ennis sighed. He is a 13-year rookie, considered a third-year player. The scenery is beautiful, but he is facing the dilemma of being traded by the team, which makes him feel mixed.

"Actually, I was already mentally prepared." Johnson shook his head and said, "With our talent and strength, it is impossible to enter the starting lineup. It would be good to keep the rotation position."

Johnson is an undrafted player who entered the Heat in 14. If you want to count, he is a second-year player, and he usually plays more time than Ennis.Although Meng Yun's arrival also made him feel the pressure, the team has already stated that he will not move him for the time being, so the mentality should be much more stable.

Ennis smiled wryly, what else?

McAdoo made some arrangements, then clapped his hands, and said: "We must win this game. We have the strength to hit the championship, so we must try our best."

"Yes."

"Ah."

A group of Heat players responded one after another.

Looking at the players under him, McAdoo, Craig, and Rostern exchanged glances, and the eyes of the three were shining with splendor.

Originally, they didn't have much purpose for the Orlando Summer League. They still trained players, observed players, and screened talents as in previous years.But yesterday's game made the hearts of the three of McAdoo alive. Meng Yun's performance was too good. With Meng Yun here, they have the qualifications to compete for the championship.

Since you have the qualifications to compete for the championship, why not fight for it?
For McAdoo, Craig and Rostern, this is their chance to prove themselves.

They are assistant coaches, and they rarely have opportunities to perform in the regular season and playoffs, and the outside world will not pay too much attention to them. The aura and the media's attention are all on the head coach Spoelstra.In the summer league, Spoelstra will not lead the team, and it is a brand new lineup. If the Heat can win the championship, there is no doubt that the resumes of the three of McAdoo will also have an extra flash.

Everyone has ambitions, but many people do not have enough strength, and a small number of capable people lack opportunities. Many people have been waiting for an opportunity all their lives.

What if the opportunity came and you didn't take it?That will be regretted for life.

Failure is not terrible, what is terrible is not daring to try!

Not far away, Nets assistant Tony Brown is also arranging tactics.

A group of Nets players from the Nets, G League, undrafted college players, and free agents gathered around Tony Brown.

Tony Brown sighed slightly, why didn't he have a player like the Heat's Meng, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to find a tactical core.

"Forget it, it's just the summer league anyway." Tony Brown comforted himself, adjusted his emotions, and spread out the tactical board, "We must first defend well later, and letting go is the basis for winning. We must pay special attention to the opponent's Chinese players Meng, he has fast speed, excellent technique, and sharp breakthroughs, so we must guard against him."

"On offense."

After some arrangement, the sound of the flute sounded, and the game was about to begin.

Tony Brown stopped and clapped his hands: "Okay, boys, go on the field and play hard."

"beep"

The game officially begins.

The number of spectators in this game was significantly higher than yesterday's Heat VS Pacers game, because Meng Yun's performance yesterday was amazing for a rookie, which made the fans look forward to him even more.

"Snapped!"

It was a jump ball first, and Smith finally won a round, because the center of the Nets is not tall, only 208 cm, the same as Smith.

Today's starters for the Heat are Smith, Whittington, Ennis, Johnson, and Meng Yun.

Meng Yun advanced with the ball and soon came to the frontcourt. The Nets had already set up their defense.

The Nets started with center Kendall Gray, power forward Corey Jefferson, small forward Rondae Hollins-Jefferson, shooting guard Markelle Brown, and point guard Xavier Symes. .

Seeing Meng Yun approaching, Sims quickly stepped forward and stood ready with open arms.

"Sims was selected by the Raptors with the 14th overall pick in the second round of 59, and then traded to the Nets. He was transferred to the Fort Wayne Mad Ants of the Development League by the Nets. He is 190 cm tall and serves as a point guard." Meng Yun's He has a good memory. Before the game, McAdoo introduced the lineup of the Nets. When he saw Sims, he immediately picked up the number.

In the Development League, Sims averaged only 7.1 points, 2 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 0.8 steals per game, which is not very good, and he has absolute confidence in Meng Yun.

But the game has just begun, don't worry.

"move, move"

Meng Yun dribbled the ball with one hand and directed his teammates to move with the other, not caring about Sims.

This made Sims feel underestimated, he swooped down angrily, and took the ball with his hands.

Meng Yun has a wide field of vision and insightful eyes. As soon as Symes moved, he responded. He slapped the ball with his right hand and made a quick change of direction. While avoiding Symes, he also passed him in one step. .

(End of this chapter)