naaapseattle Chapter 350 There is hope
Chapter 350 There is hope
Chapter 350 There is hope
Li Ke, who won the All-Star MVP trophy, only made the headlines for one day. On the second day, he was dismissed by a screen full of trade rumors.
Because of this summer transfer, the Cavaliers formed the Big Three, Stoudemire went to New York, and Boozer joined the Bulls.
Even with this trade deadline, it has become very lively.
Where will Guagua go, where will Deron go, and whether Chris Cannon will go or not are all questions.
There are also some side-by-side transactions that are the same as in previous seasons. It seems that the attention is not so high, but the impact is actually quite far-reaching.
such as--
"Poor, lower-than-expected record may lead to changes for the Bucks before the trade deadline."
Li Ke paid attention to this rumor because the most important thing the Bucks lack is top-quality role players.
Tony Allen at number two, Luke Richard Mbah a Moute at number three and four, Ersan Ilyasova at number four, plus Delfino, Maggette and John Salmons...
In fact, Li Ke is also very strange, why Scott Skiles can bring this Bucks to the All-Star Weekend, and he will definitely miss the playoffs.
But he knows that once the Bucks join this trade deadline, the league's landscape may really change.
"Mr. Tony is a big killer on the defensive end. If there is a team that wants to play the fifth junior, Mbah a Moute will be the best of the fifth minor. As for Ilyasova, this guy went to the Cavaliers. LeBon is afraid that he will take off directly..."
Compared with the previous life, because of the appearance of Li Ke, players like Mr. Tony have been highly valued.
The old Lagabell and James Posey, who were almost retiring at the time of Xia Zhuan, were snapped up, not to mention a teacher Tony who was still at the top and had proven himself countless times.
From the point of view of a strong team, Mr. Tony has been staying in the Bucks, a team that can't get up and down, and it's really wasted.
Therefore, Li Ke would not be surprised if Mr. Tony really had to leave Milwaukee before the trade deadline.
……
At the end of the season when rumors were flying everywhere, the Bobcats, who came back from the All-Star Weekend, first played hard at home against the Raptors, who were also struggling.
After a seemingly difficult, but in fact no suspenseful victory, they set foot on the land of New York.
This is a back-to-back battle against the Knicks. The Knicks, who are still in the vortex of trade rumors, have not lost their minds because of the trade rumors.
Instead, they seized the opportunity and seized the opportunity of the Bobcats' poor state.
Stoudemire returned to the top and crazily ravaged the Bobcats' basket. Jordan, Tajibson, and the No. [-] pick couldn't stop him.
Gallinari and Wilson Chandler also fired on the perimeter, and the Knicks fired with full firepower.
The Bobcats failed to withstand the pressure and lost in an upset away game. The ninth defeat of the season came quietly.
……
After this game, the trade deadline kicked off with a bang.
Because it was late at night when many trading officials announced, Li Ke didn't plan to follow up all the time. He would wake up early tomorrow morning to see the results and it would be over.
No, he still used the extra training time in the evening to discuss the transactions that happened before 10 o'clock with Old Joe.
"Come on, the first deal, the Bulls sent James Johnson away and got a first-rounder from the Cavaliers from the Raptors."
"The No. 09 rookie in 16 was changed to the last round of the first round. What kind of operation is this?"
After receiving a pass from Tim Graver, Li Kejia practiced three-pointers. When he heard that the Bulls had sent James Johnson away, he was really full of question marks.
"Save money and free up a spot by the way. After all, after the trade deadline, many teams will start laying off staff."
Old Qiao gave a good reason, but Li Ke still shook his head.
The reason why he shook his head is very simple. The future James Johnson can be regarded as the best swingman in the third and fourth positions of the five juniors. If the team needs it, it is not impossible to let him go to the fifth position.
Such a top-notch swingman was just sent away, and Xi Bodu completely gave up on the fifth elementary school?
Judging by the situation, it should be.
He didn't judge James Johnson's deal too much, but continued to practice three-pointers silently.
After a while, Old Joe, who was holding his mobile phone by the side of the training field, shouted again: "Big deal, big deal, it's finally here!"
Although he is a melon-eating crowd, Old Joe is still very excited, because he knows that the transactions that are happening now are all transactions that can change the alliance structure.
"Melo left Denver?"
"No, it's Deron Williams, he left Utah."
"Where did you go?"
"Nets!"
Well, in the end, Billy King fell into Deron's pit anyway.
In fact, Deron's strength is there, and his physical fitness is the top among point guards. Those who are faster than him are not as strong as him, and those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him.
But his outstanding skills are only changing directions, stepping back and shooting, organizing offense and defense.
Jerry Sloan's system magnified Deron's advantages in organizing offense and defense. Therefore, he played at the level of the league's top three point guards in the Jazz.
When it comes to the Nets, without Sloan's system, his decline is doomed.
Of course, injuries are also one of the reasons. His style of play relies too much on his body.
This is very similar to Rose. A style of play that relies too much on the body will not last long.
Rose's size can't bear it until the end, let alone Deron, who is a big point guard.
Without his body, Deron's slow speed problem compared to most star point guards will be magnified, the change of direction and breakthrough will not be lethal, and the shooting that was not considered excellent will be even worse.
Speaking of which, Deron's fall in the future was all his own making.
Jerry Sloan's pick-and-roll system can be said to be specially designed for Deron. In terms of details, the old coach also used Kirilenko, Lao Yu, Ronnie Brewer, etc. to protect his defense from the side to avoid the shortcomings of slow speed from being blown up.
In terms of daily use, the old coach limits Deron's playing time to avoid injuries caused by excessive physical consumption. The main pick-and-roll offense can also ensure the concentration of the ball and the statistics are impressive.
As a result, Deron felt that the old man had too many demands and restrictions on him. He wanted to be free and forced the old man away.
Without the old coach, he played worse and worse, his shortcomings were exposed, his body wasted more, and injuries began to patronize him.
After analyzing the cause and effect, isn't Delong himself doing it?
"Who did the Nets pay?"
Li Ke asked a question, and by the way, he thought that it would be good if Jiba went to the Jazz. With Millsap, Al Jefferson and Gordon Hayward, the combat power is not bad.
But Old Joe told Li Ke: "Devin Harris + Derek Favors + first-round picks for the next two years."
Therefore, Li Ke's first reaction was that there was no change from his previous life.
In fact, it is hard to say who will win and who will lose in this deal, because Devon Harris went to the Jazz and quickly declined, and Favors, who is expensive as a prospect, is only a blue-collar worker.
The Jazz got two first-round picks, but they didn't pick a real cornerstone (one Kanter, one Gergui Dieng).
Deron went to the Nets, and soon fell after renewing a big contract.
"If the Nets take Melo..."
Following this line of thought, Li Ke thought about Guagua's future to the Nets, and soon, he shook his head.
"Delong and Guagua, they don't match, they don't match at all!"
Deron and Guagua are both old-school styles of play. When they are combined together, they can't walk normally in today's league even if they think about it.
But there has been no news about Guagua's deal. In the follow-up, Li Ke just heard from Old Qiao——
The Hornets sent away Marcus Thornton plus cash, replaced the magic bird Landry from the King, weakened the outside line and strengthened the inside line. Li Ke felt that Pao Ge was not far away;
The Celtics sent away a few small players, changed to a second-round pick, and saved a luxury tax.
And, the Nuggets sent Battier away first, and got DeMarre Carroll and Thabeet from the Grizzlies. Guagua's departure is already inevitable.
After a few deals, Li Ke, who finished training, couldn't wait for Guagua's deal.
……
Until the next morning, when he woke up, he turned on his phone——
"Melo goes home, joins forces with Stoudemire, and the Big Apple City ushers in a new era!"
Guagua eventually went to the Knicks, and history followed its inertia.
"A three-party multi-big deal, Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups joined the Knicks, the Nuggets got Wilson Chandler, Danilo Gallinari and the first round of the next two years, the Timberwolves swallowed Eddie Curry's big contract, and got potential power forward Anthony Randolph."
It's not that Li Ke underestimates Guagua, or overestimates Wilson Chandler and Gallinari. Li Ke feels that the combination of Wilson Chandler and Gallinari can contribute far more combat power than Guagua.
It didn't take long for the Knicks to figure it out.
Mr. Tony also left Milwaukee in the end, and it was precisely the team that Li Ke didn't want to see who got Mr. Tony.
"Standing horse, when did Sam Presti's trading ability become so strong???"
That's right, it was Lei Ting who got Mr. Tony!
They sent away Gerald Henderson, who was about to realize his potential, took a first round, and part of the cash, and got Teacher Tony from the Bucks.
Teacher Tony joined hands with Xiao Du just like that, do you dare to believe it?
Li Ke's face is full of question marks now, he knows how hard Lei Ting made up for it.
During the Spring Festival war, Li Ke felt that Thunder was already strong and had no weaknesses.
emmm, except for Rondo's free throws and three-pointers.
But at that time, he overlooked one point. The Thunder actually lacked a defender who could defend against top stars on the outside. Neither Sabo Seforosa nor Gerald Henderson had enough defensive hardness.
Although Xiao Du's defense is good, it is still very difficult to defend against certain opponents, such as Li Ke and Kobe.
At this time, if you add Teacher Tony, you will reach the top level in one step.
Li Ke will have to think about who can stand up to seal the victory once he is guarded by Mr. Tony.
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After the trade deadline, layoffs came.
The Timberwolves have waived Eddie Curry, Richard Hamilton and Kenyon Martin.
This operation of laying off three people in a row made the Cavaliers and Bulls such teams who intend to make up for the layoffs after the wave of layoffs come to enjoy it.
Li Ke, who was watching from the sidelines, had already stamped the word NT on the face of Timberwolves general manager David Kahn.
The Nuggets announced an agreement with Ron Artest to break up peacefully.
Nuggets general manager Ujiri is also quite helpless. Once Guagua leaves, he doesn't want to keep Artest, which will affect the atmosphere in the team and the growth of young players.
He wanted to send Artest away before the trade deadline, but after a sell-off, no one wanted it!
Helpless, can only terminate the contract.
emmm, a free agent Artest, there are still teams willing to give it a try.
In addition, the Warriors waived Troy Murphy, the Wizards waived Mike Bibby, the Clippers waived Russell Butler, and the Knicks waived Corey Brewer, who had just acquired from the Timberwolves.
In this wave of layoffs, as long as Danny Ferry is not blind, the Cavaliers will definitely be able to achieve a wave of fat.
……
After the trade deadline and layoffs, the Bobcats easily beat the Kings at home.
Then came the away game, the battle against the Magic.
This season's Magic's record has declined a bit compared to last season.
Li Ke's former mentor, Sam Vincent, completely exposed his level after the Magic re-coached.
As soon as he arrived at the Magic, he overturned the tactical play of his predecessor Stan Van Gundy and directly changed it to the unfinished triangle offense he had in the Bobcats.
At the beginning of the season, because the triangle offense had not yet taken shape, the Magic relied on the original tactical system to barely keep up with the pace of the Eastern Conference.
After completely changing to a triangle offense in the mid-term, the Magic's record plummeted.
After that, Sam Vincent, who was caught in the crisis of getting out of class, gave up the triangle offense and returned to nondescript and unsystematic offense.
The Magic's record has rebounded slightly, but the signs of struggle are already very obvious.
In addition to the failure of the coaching change, the signings also failed.
Gilbert Arenas, regarded as the savior by Otis Smith, has averaged only 8.3 points per game so far this season, completely sluggish.
The outside stars who play the big role in the Magic are still Little Black Bean and Old Carter.
Posey, who joined as a perimeter defender, also gradually became a drinking fountain manager on the bench because of his loss on the offensive end.
The only successful signing was Courtney Lee in exchange for Jamal Nelson.
With the injury of the spark, the old Carter continued to decline, and the instability of the little black bean, etc., this season's Magic has withdrawn from the ranks of strong teams early.
In this game, in the face of the once-nemesis Magic, the Bobcats did not hold back. Curry and Li Ke won the game with a wave of bombardment from outside.
After the game, the former master and apprentice who met each other looked at each other on the sidelines, smiled and extended their right hands to each other.
After shaking hands, Li Ke actually didn't know what he should say at this time.
Congratulations on changing teams to prove failure?This is also too emotional.
It can only be said that if Sam Vincent was willing to stay by Li Ke's side as a nanny coach back then, he would have been very successful.
But the road is chosen by oneself, and no one else can interfere.
After this failure, Sam Vincent should not have another chance to coach.
After playing the Magic, the players vacated by the wave of layoffs also have their own belongings.
Corey Brewer went to the Lone Ranger, Kenyon Martin announced that he would join the Knicks, and Richard Hamilton went to the Bulls.
As for the Cavaliers who are most in need of signings, in this wave of layoffs, they picked up Mike Bibby and Ron Artest.
So, Li Ke, who saw Guagua returning home and Artest joining the Cavaliers, clapped his hands happily.
There is hope for the second half of the season and playoffs!
(End of this chapter)