Chapter 109 Lin Yi's Note
On October 31, the New York Knicks flew non-stop to Charlotte to challenge the Bobcats, who are not yet the Hornets.
The flying game is a test of the players' physical fitness. The first big victory gave the Knicks players a lot of rest time. With the team's victory already confirmed, D'Antoni will not stubbornly kill the main players.
In 2010, the Bobcats will officially enter the "Jordan Era".
In Lin Yi's memory, in 2010, the NBA Board of Directors officially approved Michael Jordan's $275 million deal to take over the Bobcats.
Now the Bobcats is a team on the edge of the playoffs, "Elvis" Gerald Wallace is the leader of this team.
Gerald Wallace is a wing defender with strong athletic ability. The only shortcoming is that his three-point shooting ability is average. However, Gerald Wallace's three-point shooting rate has improved a lot this season. Lin Yi remembered this It was the most accurate season for Gerald Wallace in three-pointers, averaging 0.8 goals per game, and his shooting percentage was 37.1%.
The Bobcats got Stephen Jackson in the summer. Facts have proved that Captain Jack is much better than the slam dunk king Richardson. If he doesn't make a lot of shots, Stephen Jackson is definitely an All-Star player.
In addition, this team also has Lagabel and Tyson Chandler.
After seeing the roster of the Bobcats, Lin Yi knew that this game would be a fierce battle, because the Knicks' schedule is a bit painful...
After this away game, they will immediately fly back to New York to play their first home game of the new season. This back-to-back, the league's arrangement is really insidious!
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Lin Yi knows that this Bobcats team is much more difficult to deal with than the Heat. In Lin Yi's memory, this Bobcats team has also made it to the playoffs, and this Bobcats team has one of the few players who can defend the current level alone at the center position. The next Lin Yi players.
That's Tyson Chandler.
Tyson Chandler has excellent lateral movement. In Lin Yi's memory, the Mavericks can really limit the Big Three of the Heat in the future finals and Tyson Chandler has a lot to do with it.
At his peak, Tyson Chandler had a wide defensive area, could defend pick-and-rolls, help defend the penalty area, and defend guards alone. In the finals, the Big Three of the Heat complained.
What's even more amazing is that after joining New York in Lin Yi's memory, this gentleman brought a bunch of outside cancers and actually made New York's defense rank among the top in the NBA.
This is an underestimated defensive player, and Lin Yi is ready to suggest to the management that when Tyson Chandler's contract expires, the team must let the team poach him.
Before Lin Yi's level has been fully improved, Tyson Chandler is a big threat to Lin Yi.
The most important thing for him is to be able to keep up with Lin Yi. Tyson Chandler's defensive level is not only in position selection and athletic ability, he also knows how to use the rules to interfere with offensive players.
Even those top guards in the NBA are not easy to play against Chandler. After all, not every Chandler in the NBA is called Parsons.
In addition, Gerald Wallace and Lagabel are both perimeter players with outstanding defensive capabilities. It is difficult for New York to get easy shots from the outside in this game.
The top scorer of the Bobcats, Stephen Jackson, is also a convulsive player. Once the convulsions start, no one can stop them.
Any face-covering interference will not work for this kind of dry-drawing player who relies purely on touch.
If it worked, Jaylen Rose wouldn't kneel down to Kobe.
Of course, this type of players also has a common problem, that is, they often become undercover opponents.
Before the game, Lin Yi and coach D'Antoni had dinner together. The two talked happily, but no one knew what the two talked about...
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The Bobcats are really hard to beat.
This head-to-head confrontation with Tyson Chandler confirmed Lin Yi's conjecture. Coupled with the plan before the match with the German coach, Lin Yi deliberately increased his off-ball offense this time.
Although Bobcats coach Larry Brown is a diehard, he still has his own uniqueness in building a defensive system.
In order to prevent the Knicks from giving pick-and-rolls to the inside, he moved the athletic Gerald Wallace to the fourth position, so that Lin Yi could only perform pick-and-rolls with small guards. Lin Yi could still score by relying on misalignment, but Unfortunately his teammates missed the game.
To put it bluntly, the people outside New York are all staring at the sky!
If the hand feels good, it can beat the Heat in three quarters. If the hand feels bad, it is purely helping the board.
Tyson Chandler also happens to be a master at protecting the rebounds in the backcourt.
The best player played by the New York Knicks in this game is David Lee. This handsome floor guy has his own experience in playing against this kind of team. If it weren't for David Lee, he scored 28 points and 14 points in this game. Rebounds, the New York Knicks are really about to suffer a big defeat.
True David never dunks save energy Lee used his efficient play to keep the suspense of the game until the last moment.
Unfortunately, the New York Knicks still lost the blacksmithing contest.
In the second game of the new season, the Knicks lost 89 to 97 away to the Charlotte Bobcats.
"Second Battalion Commander" Gallinari made 4 of 15 shots and 1 of 4 three-pointers. Relying on 3 of 4 free throws, he barely scored 12 points and 4 rebounds.
Al Harrington was out of shape, 2 of 11, 0 of 5 three-pointers, and only scored 4 points and 7 rebounds.
Lin Yi was as stable as ever. He used the dislocation to make a jump shot or cut the ball without the ball. He had a great time. Lin Yi made 7 of 13 shots in the game, including 2 of 4 three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. 20 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 blocks.
Lin Yi made up his mind that he must find a way to get the management to get Tyson Chandler next season.
With Tyson Chandler and himself guarding the penalty area, Lin Yi has no fear of breaking through the team after leveling up.
In addition, Lin Yi plans to dismantle the strong teams in his memory one by one, so that he can find a way to win the championship even if he doesn't team up.
After the game, the Knicks fans were not as blindly optimistic as before. You must know that some optimistic Knicks fans even chanted the Knicks championship slogan after the team defeated the Heat.
To achieve this slogan is much more difficult than the Lakers championship.
Public opinion generally believes that the Knicks have indeed become stronger, but they are not very stable. In particular, the Knicks have obvious shortcomings. They lack players who can play pick-and-rolls with Lin Yi at the first position, and their substitute strength is weak.
ESPN said that Lin Yi is more suitable to partner with a point guard with super breakthrough ability. The success of him and Stephen Curry in college is by no means accidental.
Don't tell me, the Knicks really moved Stephen Curry's idea, but the old Nelson pointed directly at the nose of the Warriors uniform team and said, unless I enter the coffin, no one can trade Stephen Curry.
The Warriors' uniform staff were helpless. No one could refute the old Nelson's decision.
Lin Yi knew very well that as long as Stephen Curry went to the Warriors, it would be difficult to trade him. The old Nelson would not agree to be one of them. Except for himself, New York had no bargaining chip to impress the Warriors.
In addition, the time for the LOGO man to join the Warriors is not far away.
As long as the LOGO man arrives in Oakland, the schoolboy will be a real commodity on the Warriors' shelves.
If Curry can't beat Curry's mind, the Knicks management will have a difficult time.
How is this reinforced?
Boss Dolan's intention is to let them find a way to strengthen, but there is really no way to strengthen it!
Who would trade their super guard to New York?
Isn't Paul and Deron Williams the real top point guards in the league at this time?
The guard era has not yet begun, and most guards in the league are moderate.
At this time, Lin Yi quietly handed over a small list to Javier Stanford, and planned to meet with the deputy general manager of the team after returning to New York.
Lin Yi learned from Javier Stanford that boss Dolan told the Knicks management: "As long as it is Lin Yi's request, try to fulfill it for him."
With this promise from Knicks owner Dolan, how could Lin Yi miss the opportunity to interfere with the Knicks management?