king of defenders

Chapter 730
"Bang!"

Meng Yun assisted Monroe with a dunk.

At this time, the first quarter played for 5 minutes, the score was 16:10, and the Heat led by 6 points.

The Wizards called a timeout, and Wall took a deep look at Meng Yun before returning to the Wizards' rest area on the sidelines. He tried a few times just now, but Meng Yun didn't answer or compete with him, and Wall was helpless.

On the Heat's side, Spoelstra made a substitution, rearranged his tactics, and then signaled the players to play. Meng Yun, Wade, and Monroe were all replaced.Spoelstra stopped them and didn't care about the game on the court. Instead, he spread out the tactical board and explained the problems that occurred in the past few minutes.

On the court, the Wizards also changed players. Wall and Bill were both replaced and put on the bench.

The main players in the preseason will not play for too long. After a few minutes in the first quarter, they will gradually change players, let the substitute players come on, and see their performance.

On the Heat's side, Sullinger, Johnson, and Lu Wei replaced Monroe, Wade, and Meng Yun. Rostern stared at the court to observe the performance of the three.

This can be regarded as a substitute lineup, with Lu Wei as the main one. Lu Wei's personal ability is still very strong, and his scoring ability is excellent. The Heat traded him to build a substitute lineup based on him.And Salinger is also someone who needs to be observed. After all, he is young. Unlike Nene, who has no potential for growth, Salinger is still worth cultivating.

After Lu Wei went up, he played singles. After breaking through, he faced the defender and scored a layup. After that, he made another three-pointer from the outside, which made Rostern nod secretly.

"how is the situation?"

At this time, Spoelstra finished his explanation, and while looking at the field, he asked Rostern.

Rostern said: "Lu Wei adapted quickly, and he used to be the best sixth man, and now he is also the best sixth man. The effect is still very good. But Salinger is a little bit reluctant, and he still feels I was a little nervous. After fighting for a few minutes, Lu Wei and Johnson made shots. Luol Deng deliberately didn’t make shots and gave up the opportunity to others. As Salinger said, he shook his head, a little disappointed, “he Some dare not fight."

Spoelstra understood, stared at Salinger twice, and said: "This is only the preseason, let's continue to watch. After all, you are still young and can change."

Meng Yun also watched the game on the field. With Lu Wei's outstanding performance and Johnson playing well, his side still has the upper hand.The team has the upper hand, so there is nothing to see. Meng Yun's thoughts drifted to the distance. It seems that the Celtics also have a game today. I don't know how Xiang Long is doing?
Philadelphia, Wells Fargo Center of Gravity Arena.

There was also a game going on here when the Heat and Wizards were at war, with the Philadelphia 76ers at home against the Celtics.

At this time, halfway through the first quarter, Xiang Long was still not sent to the field. He sat on the bench, his eyes were a little sad. He didn't think about starting, but halfway through the first quarter, the starting power forward Amir Johnson was replaced. Next, it was not him who was replaced, but another substitute player Kelly Olynyk.

"beep"

The 76ers requested a timeout.

At this time, there was only one minute left in the first quarter, and Celtics coach Brad Stevens looked at Xiang Long and said, "Xiang, wait for you."

Xiang Long frowned, and said in a muffled voice, "Yes."

Seeing Xiang Long's sullen look, and speaking calmly and concisely as always, Coach Stevens frowned slightly, didn't say anything, and spread out the tactical board to make some arrangements.

Pause ends.

The two sides returned to the court. The Celtics included Xiang Long, and all five players on the court were substitute players.

Yes, Xiang Long is also a substitute player. He has been a substitute player since he came to the Celtics, and he has not received any preferential treatment because he is a No. [-] pick.

In fact, this confuses many people. If a guard comes to the Celtics, it’s fine to play as a substitute. The Celtics guard line includes Isaiah Thomas, Avery Bradley, Ma Kuss-Smart has a lot of people available, and last season this guard line combination played very well, it is understandable not to win one just because of a No. [-] pick.

But Xiang Long is an insider, a power forward!
Do the Celtics have a great inside line?The answer is no.

The Celtics made it to the playoffs last season, but lost to the inside line in the end. This year, Xiang Long was selected with the third overall pick in the first round to strengthen the inside line.They even signed the Eagles' inside player Al Horford with 4 million in four years during the offseason to further strengthen their inside line.

Al Horford can play center, and Xiang Long is used to playing power forward. The combination of the two inside should be very interesting.

But it turned out that Al Horford was indeed playing center forward, but Xiang Long failed to enter the main lineup, and Stevens put him on the bench.

Seeing Xiang Long playing, some fans complained: "What is Stevens doing? Xiang is the third pick in the first round. I have watched his European game highlights. His physical fitness is superb, his skills are comprehensive, and his strength is very strong. But Stevens waited until the end of the first quarter to bring him up, so what?"

As soon as the words came out, someone immediately echoed: "Yeah, after replacing Amir Johnson, it turned out to be Kelly Olynyk. Why not let him go? He is much better than Olynyk."

"Could it be because Xiang is a Chinese, so he deliberately suppressed him?"

"No way? And Xiang is a Canadian citizen."

"Chinese Canadians are also Chinese"

Some fans were relatively close to the players' rest area, and coach Stevens could only smile wryly when the comments came into his ears. I didn't intend to suppress Xiang Long, but Xiang Long was a young man with a weird personality, taciturn, and regretted it. Words are like gold, and he does his own way. Although he doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, he always gives people a feeling of being rejected by others, and he doesn't get along well with his teammates.

And that's not the biggest problem.

It’s okay if it’s just a withdrawn personality. After all, Xiang Long’s talent and strength can be seen. Stevens is not blind. Xiang Long will be selected with the third pick in the first round.

The biggest problem lies in Xiang Long's playing style and habits. He is an "individualistic" player, but the Celtics are a team that emphasizes "teamism".And Xiang Long needs the ball, but the Celtics' current lineup system doesn't have much ball for him to control.

Of course, Xiang Long's personality is also a problem, and he doesn't get along very well with his teammates.

Xiang Long didn’t get along well with his teammates in the Virginia Commonwealth University Rams before, and later in the Valencia Basketball Club in Spain, it was a little better, but it was also because his talent and strength far surpassed others, and others accommodated him , take the initiative to make friends with him, and only then can we get along well.

In the Celtics, no one will accommodate him or take the initiative to show favor to him. You are a rookie, so what if you are a third pick?A rookie is a rookie, it's up to you to take the initiative to approach us old players.

The combination of various factors caused Xianglong and the Celtics' system to be somewhat incompatible. Coach Stevens knew his talent and strength, but he couldn't use it.

(End of this chapter)