roccoschili Chapter 545 [Super lineup, important decision]
Chapter 545 [Super lineup, important decision]
Chapter 545 [Super lineup, important decision]
The Lakers completed a signing. Instead of looking for a veteran, they signed swingman Matt Barnes for a final salary of $55 a year.
This time, Yang Rui didn't make any suggestions. Kupchak brought Barnes, cheap, and worked with Yang Rui in the Wizards.
During his time with the Wizards, Barnes was only marginal, and was lucky enough to get the championship ring.After that, he played for the Clippers and the Kings. He changed three teams in three years in his career, wandering everywhere.
He averaged 16.6 minutes per game last season, scoring 3.8 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1.3 assists. As a perimeter player, he shot badly and scored all by picking up leaks, shooting 41.1% from the field, 22.7% from three-point range, and free-throw percentage. 60.3%.
As a backup, he averaged 3.5 shots per game, and his missed hit rate could be so low. Barnes is really a strange one.However, Yang Rui is very satisfied with Kupchak's operation.
If you choose a veteran, you can only play as a substitute. The physical quality is definitely not good. Barnes can play at least 3 positions. He has a good defensive attitude, and being a marginal person can play a certain role.
The Lakers have 14 players in their lineup, none of which is superfluous, and no flaws can be found inside and outside the line. There are three-point shooters, meat shield centers, point forwards, defensive elites, and breakthrough strongmen.
Center: Yao Ming, Diop, Odom.
Power forwards: Rasheed Wallace, Diaw.
Small forwards: Luke Walton, Andre Iguodala, Barnes.
Shooting guards: Kobe, Ellis, Ariza.
Point guards: Mo Williams, Lou Williams, Damon Jones.
After looking at the player list, Yang Rui felt that there was no need to sign the 15th man, unless many people were injured during the season.The chance of injury to Lakers players is definitely lower than other teams, because there are too many people in the rotation, and everyone's physical strength can be guaranteed.
They also won't do a lot of dangerous moves in the regular season. The overall strength is strong, and there is no pressure to press the opponent. If anyone is like Sakuragi Huadao and flies to save the ball, it will be too crazy.
Yang Rui also caused the butterfly effect in the international arena.
At the beginning of the month, he accepted an exclusive interview with China's CCTV5 and expressed his attitude. "I heard that the Basketball Association is looking for Yao Ming to play in the Asian Championships. Which center in Asia is worthy of Yao Ming? Why don't I know?"
The reporter said: "South Korea's Ha Seung-jin is still very powerful."
Yang Rui disdainfully said: "Baxing, Wang Zhizhi leads the team to play against South Korea without pressure. Other teams don't even have an NBA player, and they should have won more than 20 points without Yao Ming. As long as the Chinese team learns from the Lakers and pulls out to play inside support, it will be fine. Now, give the inside space to the defender to break through. The biggest advantage of Chinese players is shooting, they can do these things.”
Yang Rui has prepared all the tactics for the men's basketball team. If the Basketball Association insists on letting Yao Ming play in the Asian Championships, he will tear his face away.
Yang Rui is not afraid of spraying the Basketball Association, and it is not the fans who offend him. People from the Basketball Association simply cannot block a star of his level.
He is often on entertainment news, and the Internet is the focus of discussion among fans. The leaders of the basketball association even led the media to call him a "banana man".
Yang Rui is the pride of the Chinese. He also has black eyes and yellow skin. The leaders of the Basketball Association have a Chinese hukou. Who knows them internationally?
To push Yang Rui away from China, let alone fans and national leaders do not agree. Many people hope that Yang Rui will often travel to China. It would be better if he is willing to invest in China.
Yang Rui's words played a role, and Yao Ming's own choice was equally critical. He refused to return and said in an interview: "I'm really tired, I hope to rest well in the summer. Jerry is right, the Asian Championships should show more performance to young people. The opportunity allows them to increase their experience in international competitions. I am optimistic that the Chinese team will win the championship. Without me, the Chinese team is also the strongest in Asia.”
Both of them said that, the leaders of the Basketball Association have nothing to do, and the leaders who want Yao Ming to participate in the National Games have no chance to ask, and they will be regarded as insane.
Yao Ming stayed in the United States as he wished, and the Chinese interior line will be led by Ba Xinghao, Wang Zhizhi, and Yi Jianlian.
In Yang Rui's previous life, in 2003, the Spurs won the NBA championship with the Spurs. During the 2004 Olympic Games, he became very arrogant and inflated.
At the beginning of the selection of national team members, Baxing was very active in training. After the roster was determined, the old problem of Big Asterisk was committed, and he used various excuses to miss training.
He once went to practice and wore a Spurs jersey to show off, as if to say: "I am the boss of the men's basketball team. I will teach you how to win the championship in minutes."
Yao Ming, who was determined to create the best record in the history of the Chinese men's basketball team, saw it in his eyes. After losing, he was furious. For the first time, he became angry with the national team. In an interview, he angrily scolded a teammate who did not name the local team for not moving the lazy style of the local team to the country. Team come.
At that time, there were even media reports that Yao Ming claimed to be withdrawing from the national team, but of course he was angry.But Baxing responded: "You Yao Ming is also not very good. The group project is played by everyone, not just you."
The leader of the national team approached Yao Ming to communicate and held a team meeting. Yao Ming made a statement, and other players also spoke, and the atmosphere became harmonious. After that, the national team never called the asterisk again.Later, some people called for the national team to recruit Baxter, but the result was no success.
Now, everything is different, because Bass star has been a failure in the NBA. He is a backup. He played a total of 46 games for three teams, averaging 10.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 2.5 minutes per game, shooting 49.1% from the field. .
He also failed to win the championship ring. He went back to China without the team. He couldn't get mad at all, and he was even more embarrassed to show off in the national team training in the Spurs jersey.
Similarly, Yao Ming was only a substitute for the Knicks in the first two seasons, and was called "parallel imports" by many people, and he lacked confidence.
If the team loses, Yao Ming's words are not so rushed. If he puts on a "I'm a superstar" attitude, the media may not say anything good about him, and he may leave behind the coaching staff of the upcoming Lakers. Bad impression, that's bad.
Therefore, now Baxing can continue to be the inner pillar of the national team, and the relationship between the two is not deadlocked.
This year, Yao Ming won the championship with the Lakers and played star data. He has reason and confidence to give up the Asian game, and has the support of the fans.
The Lakers season is almost over in July. Yao Ming returns to the national team to train, play warm-up games, and compete in low-level games. Who is it if he gets injured?Don't say he is a yellow race, even O'Neal can't stand such an intensive schedule.
The fiasco of the Chinese team in the 2004 Athens Olympics, Moco's incompetence in the power forward position, and Yi Jianlian's youthfulness made the Chinese people once again set off a wave of nostalgic youths.Coincidentally, at this time, just in time for the leadership change, the new head Li Yuanwei took office.According to people in the circle, Li Yuanwei is not an official, but a brother. He is very real and courageous.
Li Yuanwei took this as an opportunity and successfully persuaded Wang Zhizhi to return to China.
Yao Ming didn't have to go back, Yang Rui breathed a sigh of relief, because Yao Ming was more tired than when he was with the Rockets, and he played more than a dozen games. If he participated, he would definitely be injured next season.
Yang Rui called Yao Ming and instructed him to take a good rest, not to do any high-intensity training, not even the upper body strength.
After Yao Ming won the championship, he wanted to have a good time and agreed.
Yao Ming did not know that this was one of the most important decisions in his life. From this moment on, he really embarked on the road of success, and his career changed completely.
(End of this chapter)