roccoschili Chapter 1004 Trading David Lee?
Chapter 1004 Trading David Lee?
Chapter 1004 Trading David Lee?
After the first quarter, at 28:25, the Suns trailed by 3 points.
Because of the need to take care of David Lee’s shooting space, and in order to cope with Rondo, Li Ba basically takes care of the overall situation in the high position, and his control over rebounds is weakened. Of course, the scoring efficiency in the high position is not as good as the basket. His consistent double-teaming, which makes his play is not very good.
他单节6投4中，其中高位跳投4投2中，加上4罚3中，拿下了11分5篮板2助攻3抢断3盖帽1失误的数据。
If it weren't for his still strong defense, he would have fallen behind even more in the first quarter.
The score fell behind, and Li Ba continued to play in the second quarter.
In the first half of the quarter, he partnered with Gasol Jr., and the effect of his partner David Lee was similar, and the four players at the basket were very crowded.
Head coach Scott Brooks has also noticed the problem.
In fact, he had already noticed this problem in the team training game.
But David Lee performed too well last season, with All-Star level strength, considering the offensive ability of the team's starting lineup, he still uses David Lee as the starting fourth position.
But this game told him that David Lee and Hammer can play against ordinary teams, but they can't play against a championship-level team like the Grizzlies.
To play in a team of this level, he must let Li Ba's abilities fully play out, even super play, instead of restricting his performance.
In the second half, he replaced Gasol Jr. and played Dior.
This change, the effect came out immediately.
Diola went out to play, he still had a three-pointer, the Grizzlies couldn't put it down, two players were missing in the paint, and Li Ba's dominance in the paint broke out immediately.
Even if Gasol and Kurt Thomas double-team him, they still can't restrict him too much with his better mobility.
When there are fewer people, his protection of offensive rebounds also improved immediately, and the team's second offense also increased.
Brooks kept the big man together until the end of the game, and although he still lost the game, he saw the benefits of the lineup change.
One of the benefits is that Li Ba played 44 minutes and scored 27 rebounds, including 11 offensive rebounds, much higher than the average rebounds and offensive rebounds in the previous seven games.
The second advantage is that the team's offense is more diversified, not only Li Ba's low-post offense, but also Diaw's mid-range, Ginobili and Tony Allen's breakthroughs, and Diao and Ginobili's three-way attack. point.
The third benefit is that Diola went out, so that the Grizzlies could not implement a three-in-one against Li Ba, making it more difficult for the opponent to defend.
He had some thoughts in his mind and wanted to talk to David Griffin.
Li Ba still played 5 plus 5+[-]*[-] this time, but there were no triple-doubles and four-doubles, mainly because the Grizzlies didn't have much inside offense, and Gasol was all pulled out to play, relying only on the outside. The help defense is not enough for a triple-double.
In the first eight games, the Suns had 7 wins and 1 loss, and immediately withdrew from the league's tied first throne.
And this retreat, in the Western Conference rankings, also retreated from being tied for first in the Western Conference to fourth in the Western Conference. The top three are the unbeaten Lakers, Mavericks, and Grizzlies.
The next morning, Scott Brooks made an appointment with general manager David Griffin to discuss lineup issues.
The two talked for a while, and Scott expressed his meaning. The team had too many low-post players, and there was no inside line that could be pulled out to play. Li Ba had to be pulled out to play. This is definitely not possible. The team must pass a trade solve this problem.
After thinking about it, Griffin asked: "David Lee, Marc Gasol, Boris Diaw, Antonio McDyess, four insiders, who do you want to keep?"
"Marc Gasol, he is the first substitute for the Hammers. Diaw can start at the [-]th position, but he is weaker. It is better to play as a substitute. If the other two are replaced by a good [-]th position starter, that is even better. .Of course, if you trade Diaw and McDyess for a starting power forward and let David Lee play the sixth man, it is the most perfect"
Scott said.
"It is impossible for David Lee to be on the bench. You put him on the bench now. After this season, he will never renew his contract. Unfortunately, David Lee and McDyess, last season, a twenty plus ten , A ten plus ten, an All-Star level, a qualified inside main force level, what a pity!" Griffin sighed.
"So what?" Griffin asked.
Both of them were new rookies. After discussing for a while, Griffin proposed to ask Li Ba for his opinion.
At the moment Li Ba is entertaining Zhang Lili and the others at home, and CCTV has an exclusive interview with him.
"Okay, Yifei, don't be busy, enough is enough!" Zhang Lili looked at the fruit and snacks on the table in front of him, and hurriedly shouted at the girl.
"Mr. Zhang, you can eat at home at noon." The girl smiled.
"Okay, then I will give you a meal." Zhang Lili smiled cheerfully.
Before starting, Yu Jia mentioned their suggestion for the fourth position.
"Trade the United Arab Emirates?" Li Ba smiled.
"Tie Hammer, I really feel that Ah Lian's style of play is quite suitable for you." Yu Jia said.
Li Ba nodded with a smile and said, "The style of play is quite suitable. Let me take a look at the Eagles' lineup."
He opened the official website, looked at it, and said: "The Eagles forward has Josh Smith. The three-pointer is not as good as the UAE. Ah Lian can stand firmly as the main force at the forward position of the Eagles, and he is indeed playing well, and it will be difficult to trade him."
"I think David Lee can be traded. The Eagles center is weak and has no low offensive ability. David Lee can just make up for this." Yu Jia said.
"David? You should be able to exchange him for Ah Lian." Li Ba scratched his head.
But David Lee played an All-Star performance last season, and I am afraid it will be difficult for the team to trade him.
Of course, he must trade, and no one can stop him, but he has never done this and does not want to interfere with the management's operations.
"Well, let me mention it to Scott, to see what he and the management think, we really need a fourth position that can be pulled out." Li Ba said.
At this moment, his cell phone rang, and he saw Griffin's.
"Hey David."
"Hey, Hammer, I have something to discuss with you, and I want to know your opinion."
"You say it."
"Scott wants to trade a power forward who can be pulled out to play. The bargaining chip is an inside line other than Marc Gasol. What do you think?"
Li Ba was stunned for a moment, glanced at Zhang Lili and the others, and thought it was a coincidence.
"I also think it's good. I just talked about this issue with my friend. There is a team suitable for trading. I don't know if you want to hear it?"
"Oh, of course, you go ahead."
"The Eagles have three forwards that can be pulled out to play. Among them, Josh Smith and Yi are better, and the Eagles lack low-post offensive players. The team can try to trade one of them."
"Okay, I see, I will discuss it with Scott."
The two quickly ended the call.
(End of this chapter)