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Chapter 66 [Core Upper Limit, Approximate Template]

John Celestend was sent on the court as a substitute, and his partners were also substitutes. When he saw that he didn't even have a name for himself, he immediately decided to take more shots, not pass the ball, and show his personal abilities.

The ideal is full, the reality is skinny, and John is the kind of person who "has no Kobe's life and has Kobe's disease."

What is Kobe's disease? It means believing in yourself, the ball is in hand at critical moments, and the winning or losing is all about me; or the playing style is that there are many attacks that face people's strong shots and strong attacks, which are obvious at first glance.

What is Kobe's life? It means that Kobe can throw these fairy balls in, so that fans often sigh when watching the game: How can he shoot too? How can he get too?

John seriously overestimated his ability. He was okay in breakthroughs. He was not accurate in shooting, but was not accurate in shooting, and he was not accurate in layups. The result of his excessive shooting was that he made a blow again and again, and his teammates stood by and watched him play angrily.

In fact, even if John is willing to cooperate with his teammates, he can't do well. He has a poor passing awareness and mainly plays on the second position. If he doesn't understand the characteristics of his teammates on the field, they practice together once and have no communication.

John was replaced by Lambis after 5 minutes of playing, making 1 of 7 shots, and was not qualified as the sixth man. During this period, the Suns took the opportunity to score a 13-4 wave, narrowing the gap.

When John came to celebrate, no one came to slam the high fives. Guo Xu and Medvedko, George were having a happy chat. He suddenly realized how failed he was in his life. He had been teammates with George for a year, but he was not as familiar with Guo Xu. The two were not friends, so at most they met and said hello.

Then John began to regret not because of his dissatisfaction, but because he regretted not playing the Summer League for the Lakers, and maybe he could do better elsewhere. Selfish people will not change, just like plastic flowers are always just plastic.

As soon as the Lakers started, they immediately played the sun.

The pick-and-rolls of Guo Xu and Medvedek are simple and effective in the middle. The Suns coach dared not let Chakalidis appear, for fear that he would lose confidence by Guo Xutu.

Many NBA players are at their peak when they debut, but in their subsequent careers, most of them are abused too badly by their opponents, resulting in an imbalance in their mentality.

For example, Kristen Letterner, who defeated the "Five Michigan Tigers" in college and was selected into the Dream Team. He participated in the draft when the Timberwolves was selected by the Timberwolves in 1992. In his rookie season, he showed outstanding talent and averaged 18 points and 8.7 rebounds per game, and his performance in the same class was second only to O'Neal and Mourning at the Hall of Fame level.

In his rookie season, Leitner was still a potential star, but he never made any progress since then. Experts believe that he was abused by the four centers, Mo Ning and others, so he lost confidence and knew that he could not reach the top level, so he didn't work so hard.

Coach Suns will protect the first round rookie and will not protect Joe Cristian. He was completely crushed by Guo Xu and was almost tortured after the third quarter. His teammates were not active in assisting in defense. Most of the people participating in the summer league want to brush data and do not want to do dirty and tiring work.

Guo Xu seems to be very thin, but he is not bad in confrontation. He has an advantage in speed and has a very good shooting timing. He attracts double teams and can pass the ball. Christine is far away, Guo Xu takes a step back and jumps. He is closer, and Guo Xu forces a breakthrough.

Christine believes that no rookie point guard this year is better than Guo Xu, and he ranks the highest. Kenyon and Dulin, who was selected by the Magic, will probably be beaten to Guo Xu at 80% of the time. He should be a lottery show, or within the top ten, or even the top five.

This is true. Guo Xu only played in the semi-finals, and he didn't know how powerful he was.

He is used to playing in a core way and dares to take responsibility. Even if he runs without the ball, he is top-notch in the NCAA, with a lot of physical strength and fast speed. He has been fighting with experts for a long time, knows how to create scoring opportunities, and takes firm actions. This is a level that many people cannot reach when they have been to college in four years.

If a person has been a role player in college, such as Battier and Peterson, and the coach gives them the ball after entering the NBA, they will not become the core because they have developed the habit of being a role player.

On the contrary, in Guo Xu's previous life, Michael Reed, Arenas, and Isaiah Thomas, the second round rookies who entered the NBA were able to kill all sides and dared to take on offensive responsibilities because they were used to being core players in college and dared to play if they gave them opportunities.

Guo Xu is a person with a "core ceiling", he is the most underrated player in this draft!

The Lakers beat the Suns 105-68 in the final game.

Guo Xu played for 36 minutes, made 16 of 24 shots, 4 of 9 three-pointers, 6 of 6 free throws, and scored 42 points, 2 rebounds, 15 assists and 2 steals. The shortcoming is that there are three mistakes.

Medvedenko scored 20 points, 7 rebounds and 1 assist, George scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 assists, Madson scored 6 points, 14 rebounds, 2 steals and 2 blocks, Pan Persie scored 16 points and 2 assists, and made 4 three-pointers.

Five players in the Lakers team scored in double digits, and only one of them scored in double digits, not John Celestend. He played for a total of 13 minutes and scored 6 points, but was pressed on the bench by the coach.

The starters hugged and celebrated together, and they all played very happily. This was their first time to cooperate. They would become more and more tacit in the future and their confidence would be fully played.

The locker room in the training hall was very simple and there was no place to take a bath. Lambis announced that the players would be disbanded and free to move. After leaving the stadium, he called the off-living coach Phil Jackson on the way to report the situation.

"Phil, you would never have thought of what data Jason Guo scored in the first game. He is too strong and can be competent for the team's starting lineup in the new season, much stronger than Fisher and Tyrone Lu. If he participates in the trial training of other teams, we will definitely not be able to choose him, and it is not possible to use the No. 29 pick in the first round." Lambis said excitedly.

“What data?”

"I only let him play for 36 minutes, and he scored 42 points and 15 assists, which could pose a threat in almost every attack. And he obviously still has the strength to play all the games."

Jackson was stunned for a moment and smiled, "It was Tom Izzo who helped us. He actually let this kid play as a substitute for nearly a whole season. Is he really a secret weapon for the semi-finals?"

"Who knows?" Lambis recalled the interview after the final. "Izo said in an interview that he became stronger all day, and his teammates said so, which is amazing."

It doesn't matter how Guo Xu becomes stronger, the key is the result. Both coaches feel that they have made a lot of money. The Lakers' biggest weakness next season is the No. 1 position, and they must find a successor for Harper. In terms of power forwards, there is already someone who chooses Kupchek.

Jackson asked: "Find a template for Jason, which guard do you feel is in the league? In this game."

"Damon Stadamire, Jason is a little slower than him, but he shoots better. He especially likes to shoot threes, just like Van Exel when he was young," Lambis replied.

The Lakers coaching staff knows the Trail Blazers' "Flying Squirrel" Stadameier very well. Last season's Western Conference Finals are vivid in my mind. Except for Kobe, other Lakers' defenders cannot defend this person well.
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