Chapter 411 Defense Rating

This was a comprehensive test for the Mavericks, so the whole game was played just like a regular game, and several assistant coaches acted as referees. The team's general manager Toby Knight took the time to talk to the current Mavericks head coach John Go. Dendu watched every move of the players from the sidelines.

In the first round, Li Shengli's team took the lead.

Because it is an intra-team game, the selection of each position is not so strict. Except for Li Shengli and Kevin, the other three new teammates are all outside players, and one of them is named Reggie Slater, a newcomer from the non-draft background. He can handle the ball and Crotty faced off, and the first round of competition between old and new began. However, everyone was a little stunned at the beginning of the game... because Lei Jie's dribbling was like doing acrobatics. There was wind in his crotch, and he had to dribble for a long time. There was no other movement.

Is this a street ball player?

But isn’t this operation too cool?

I can’t say that I look down on people who play street ball, but there is an essential difference between street ball and regular games. Street ball is all about showy moves, but regular games are all about actual combat and focus on the final score. There is no distinction between the two. In an intra-squad match of a professional team, it makes no sense for you to hold a 40-meter machete and not just chop people, but insist on showing off the results for everyone, right?

"There are too many redundant moves, which I can't handle in a professional game!" Kidd's head hurt when he saw it. If he was allowed to play ball, he could play more fancy than Lei Jie, but what is said here is that practicality is king, and he can't pass it. Everyone is in vain, "Crotty, stop playing with him, send him away!"

Send him away?

Hearing Kidd's words, Crotty smiled rarely, and his smile was cruel.

Specializing in defense, he knows every type of opponent and the intention of every opponent's movement. However, Lei Jie's weaknesses on the opposite side are too obvious. The redundant movements make his first step slow and his breakthrough stiff.

To be honest, even if the follow-up can be slow, the first step is definitely not possible.

Bang!

Seizing the opening, Crotty intercepted the ball easily. Lei Jie's face turned green, while Kidd's team moved quickly and the defensive counterattack started quickly.

…

Lei Jie was just an interlude. The original plan of Kidd's team was to beat Kevin Garnett. After being positioned in the frontcourt, Kidd directly handed the ball to McLeod and let the two play in singles. Li Shengli also did the same. Falling under the basket, An Xin watched this little guy's first official performance.

Speaking of which, McLeod is a few centimeters shorter than Kevin Garnett in height, but his body is obviously thicker than the latter. And given the tonnage, not taking advantage of this advantage would be a shame for all the muscle he gained. , so McLeod turned back and hit Kevin with a low back, using all his strength.

But what's surprising is that...the seemingly thin Kevin can withstand McLeod's back hit, but McLeod felt his face was burning and humiliated, so he had no choice but to turn over and shoot a jumper in the low post to end the situation. attack.

Bang!

A clean hat!

McLeod's face is getting more and more ugly. He can't push the ball from behind. Can his turn-up jump shot be blocked?

Everyone was surprised by Kevin's defensive awareness and timing. Li Shengli, who was close, could see it more clearly and felt an unspeakable joy in his heart. To be honest, McLeod was a little careless with this shot, but even if he was more careful, , Kevin can also harass his shooting and lower his shooting percentage.

fine!

Li Shengli temporarily gave Kevin's defense a very good evaluation!

…

The next exchange of attacks was basically the torture of the rookie by Dallas' three defenders, but the difference in the paint was... the newcomer Kevin used defense to torture McLeod crazily.

In one-on-one singles, no matter where McLeod is or when he takes action, Kevin can always stick to him. He wants to rely on his body to push and imitate Li Shengli's bulldozing style, but Li Shengli doesn't allow it.

Good or bad is also an intra-team competition. Li Shengli's idea is...we must ensure a fair environment for Kevin. After all, in the regular competition, unless it is a crushing and rapid push, the opponent's teammates cannot remain indifferent.

After all this going on, MacLeod really went crazy.

The shooting efficiency in singles dropped to a rare low, and he really gave in. Kidd's team's offense was returned to Kidd's three guards. However, McLeod's handing over of shooting rights could not cover up Kevin's efficiency. Defend, because everyone sees it…

Kevin's movement speed?

That's really fast!

The defensive half is divided into two parts with the line from the top of the arc to the basket. Whichever side McLeod is on, there is a lot of pressure on that side, while Kidd's three guards rely on pick-and-rolls to get rid of the defense and can always make a move when they want to take action. They saw Kevin's shadow in front of them.

To be honest, an inside man with both height and speed is fucked. Unless Kidd's three defenders are shooting long-range three-pointers, or they are staggered to the other side of the offensive half, facing Kevin with 211 will mean death, and in When Li Shengli didn't take much action, Kevin tied the score with defense alone.

…

After playing for 6 minutes, Gordon asked Li Shengli to come off the court and another substitute came up to test the water. Toby, Gordon and Li Shengli watched from the sidelines, all three with smiles on their faces.

"How about it, can this kid do it?" Toby is very proud, because he is in charge of the team operations in the draft. The better Kevin Garnett plays, the more it proves that Toby and the management have a vicious vision. .

"Very good. Although the intensity of the game is not high, his performance has exceeded my expectations." Gordon also said happily, but it was not to the level of excitement. "Single defense is not very good, but he But he did a good job of assisting in defense and was also very active in grabbing rebounds, which greatly improved our overall defense."

After Gordon finished speaking, he glanced at Li Shengli. In his opinion, if Li Shengli and Kevin were competing on defense...

Whether he is defending alone or assisting, Li Shengli is definitely a troublemaker in the entire league. ,

As for Kevin, his single defense can barely reach the passing line. Although this game tortured McLeod very miserably, McLeod is not worth mentioning at all in the fourth position in the league. When faced with top power forwards such as Malone and Barkley, single defense is absolutely useless. The only thing that can be seen is his excellent help defense ability and exaggerated defensive area.

But there is one thing to say.

The Mavericks have Li Shengli's defense, and their interior strength is already insane. Coupled with Kevin at this stage of development, you can imagine how disgusting the Mavericks' interior defense is. It's like wearing a pair of iron underwear - poke It’s not transparent!

"Li, what do you think?" Gordon handed the topic to Li Shengli.

"I don't care much, I like this kid! Damn, his defense suits me so well. Really, as long as he can guard half of the backcourt for me, even if Shaq and Karl are paired together, I can... Cry them!" Li Shengli had been feeling aggrieved for a whole season, and it was only now that he finally felt a little proud when he saw Kevin. But Gordon and Toby looked at each other...

O'Neal + Malone?

Isn't that the configuration of the Jazz, you + Malone?

But can that thing be moved by humans? You don’t know what the Jazz were like last season?

"Ahem... I believe you!" Gordon coughed dryly, "Now that the defensive assessment is completed, our defensive end will usher in a jump. Now we still need to see his offensive ability. To be honest, if you are If the opponent double-teams him, his offensive ability will be amplified. And the level of his offense will determine how important he is to us!"

"It's easy!" Li Shengli nodded, and then shouted to the court, "Kevin, it's your turn to attack, let go."