NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 218: Are you laughing and joking in the contract year? Is there something wrong with your brain?
The Kings lost a road game against the Knicks and won in Memphis, a doubleheader over the Grizzlies.

However, the Grizzlies were the bottom team last season, and they didn't make any waves when the Kings double-killed them.

Clark, on the other hand, has attracted a lot of attention due to his outstanding performance at the beginning of the season.

在10月27日-11月2日和11月3日-11月9日这两周，克拉克蝉联了西部周最佳球员，场均接近20分15板的数据，让不少人惊呼，国王队又淘到宝了。

At the end of the 20th century and the beginning of the 21st century, the Kings were indeed like Taobao masters. Not only did they introduce Webber in the transfer market, but they also discovered white chocolate Jason Williams, Stojakovic, and Turkoglu through the draft. , Lu Yuanzhi (not), Gerald Wallace and other outstanding players.

Although this is related to the fact that the Kings have relatively high picks, when the Kings entered the reconstruction period, they had better picks, but they were unable to find the cornerstone of the team through the draft for more than ten years.

Until around 2020, the Kings' management seemed to suddenly wake up, their IQ had once again occupied the high ground, and they were able to select people again.

Everyone is saying that Geon Clark is another stroke of genius for the Kings management.

Seeing the comments from the outside world, Adelman now has a happy worry - how to arrange the playing time of his own inside line.

Weber has announced his return from injury, and Divac seems to be healthy and getting stronger. So how to arrange Clark's playing time?

Substitute?
Although staggered travel is a good idea, considering the prospects of the transaction, it will undoubtedly be more convincing if Clark can be firmly in the main position.

Finally, through communication with Divac, Adelman allowed Clark to take the starting center position and guaranteed him 20-30 minutes of playing time.

Of course, there are still some small things that can be done with this playing time. For example, Clark can be replaced early in the first quarter, and then replaced again around 10 minutes of the first quarter, and complete the rotation phase that begins in the second quarter.

In this way, Clark can face the opponent's weaker substitute insider most of the time, which makes it easier for him to generate statistics.

The second half can also follow the same pattern. At the end of the third quarter and the beginning of the fourth quarter, Clark is guaranteed to be present. These few minutes are a good time to brush up data.

In the process of updating Clark's statistics, Lu Yuanzhi discovered that his ability to break through and score the ball was rising sharply.

It turns out that when Lu Yuanzhi rushed to the basket, he only had eyes on the rim. Only when his opponent blocked him forcefully, he would look for the ball release point and look for Divac or Webber point-to-point under the basket.

Now, Lu Yuanzhi has learned to observe Clark's movements before taking off and consider from which angle he can send the ball.

Although passing skills are not included in the system values, Lu Yuanzhi clearly feels that his ability to break through and distribute the ball has made great progress compared with last season.

Lu Yuanzhi didn't know the use of this improved ability for the time being.

Because he has enhanced confrontation skills and a confrontation finishing ability of up to 85 points, his finishing success rate at the basket, even in the face of interference from defensive players, is above 65%.

This has scorned most NBA players.

Just like Kobe said, when facing double teams, his shooting percentage is more than %, but if he passes the ball to his teammates, their shooting percentage is less than %!
What else is there to spread?
Lu Yuanzhi clearly knows that even if Clark is fed like this, his finishing success rate at the basket will only hover around 67%-68%.

He risked the pass being intercepted by passing inside, but the finishing success rate did not improve by a few points. If it weren't for the purpose of brushing up data for Clark, Lu Yuanzhi really didn't want to pass the ball.

Moreover, the insiders Clark has encountered during this period are not strong in protecting the basket and have average physical fitness. If he becomes an insider like Duncan and O'Neal, will Clark still have such a high success rate in finishing at the basket?

Lu Yuanzhi was very skeptical!
Moreover, Lu Yuanzhi felt that the entire Kings team was in a daze. They were all trying their best to help Clark improve his data, and they no longer cared about his own data.

Is this still a special NBA player?
Isn't it "I don't care whether he wins or loses the game, I just want my data to look good"?

Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzhi was suddenly startled.

What the hell!

I am the only one in the team who is in a contract year. They are not in a hurry at all. I am the one who should be anxious!

If you don't produce impressive statistics this year, how will you get a big contract next season?

Even so, the whole team was laughing and joking because everyone really didn't care.And if you are laughing and joking, then there is something wrong with your brain!

Fortunately, the season has just begun. It has only been played for two weeks and only a few games. If I adjust in time, it will definitely be too late.

After thinking about this, Lu Yuanzhi began to plan what he would do in the next game in his apartment.

First of all, although defense is not reflected in the data, it is the foundation of one's own business and cannot be lost.

At the same time, there is one personal data that can be competed for, and that is the shot-blocking king.

Last season, Lu Yuanzhi's blocking data averaged 2.7 times per game, which is already a very high number. However, last season's block leader was Ben Wallace, who is 198 centimeters tall, has 8 centimeters of hair, and has a total height of 206 centimeters.

Wallace averaged 3.5 blocks per game.

陆远志记不清02-03和03-04赛季的盖帽王是谁了，但场均盖帽数应该不如华莱士的3.5个。

In other words, if Lu Yuanzhi increases his blocks to more than 3.5 per game this season, he is very likely to win the block title this season.

Since the 90s, the honor of being the shot-blocking champion has always been in the possession of centers. If Lu Yuanzhi can win this shot-blocking champion as a small forward or even a swingman, it will undoubtedly be a blessing for his continued success. Approximately add a heavy weight.

Is it difficult for a small forward to win the block title?

Of course it is difficult!

But it's not impossible.

Lu Yuanzhi remembers that Kirilenko, who was the same height and wingspan as him, won the block title once.

However, Lu Yuanzhi is already notorious for his defensive skills. Unlike Marcus Camby, he was able to win three consecutive blocks in a row because everyone knew that he was a defensive colander, which was not unworthy of him, so they would be bold in front of him. He made a layup, so he was given the opportunity to improve his statistics.

When facing Lu Yuanzhi, current offensive players will be more or less frightened and may even take fewer shots. In such a situation, how do they get blocking data?
Maybe, you can learn from Kirilenko?

In the year when Kirilenko won the shot-blocking title, the Jazz's interior was like a sieve, and anyone could score. Kirilenko increased his defensive presence in the interior, chasing blocks and breakthrough players.

At the same time, Kirilenko will also help defend from the outside, and many of the blocking statistics are from outside shots blocked.

Thinking of this, Lu Yuanzhi understood his position, which is to be a wing sweeper and help his teammates defend. Whether it is shooting at the basket or outside, he must increase his help defense and strive to get blocks.

As for rebounds and steals, I can only say that it's up to chance.

The second point is to increase offense.

Although everyone is now brushing up statistics for Clark and giving him more balls to score, this does not conflict with Lu Yuanzhi's plan.

How many shots can Clark take in a game?
20 times?
25 times?
You can't take 30 shots like O'Neal and Kobe!

Then, if you have 80 shooting opportunities and look for more shooting opportunities, your score will increase, right?

Moreover, Lu Yuanzhi has not forgotten the fast break routine from last season.

As long as the tempo of the game is accelerated, both teams will have more offensive rounds, and they will also have more chances to take shots, or take shots in fast breaks where the defense is not tight.

　When I woke up in the morning and saw that Lillard had transferred to the Bucks, my whole body was buzzing.

　　The most terrifying pick-and-roll at positions 1 and 4 is about to appear
　　Adaptable playing style, full strength

　　If the Bucks still have the opportunity to adjust their rotation players and the three main players are not injured, they really have a great chance this year.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)