Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 7 Domestic fans are confused!Who is this person?

The domestic Chinese network broadcast the game.

CCTV does not broadcast the NBA Summer League live, but fans can watch the live broadcast through the Chinese website.

Because of Dayao, the Rockets have had a lot of domestic ratings in recent years. In addition, Wang Zhizhi played for the Rockets in the Summer League this year. The Chinese website specially invited Director Zhang and Yu Jia to serve as game commentators.

The players of the Grizzlies are not well-known, and when the two explain, they still focus on the Rockets.

Suddenly, Yu Jia pushed the glasses with his hand and said: "Let's see, there is an Asian man walking towards the Grizzlies bench. His clothes seem to be the staff of the team. Could it be that he is the Grizzlies new season's team member?" Assistant coach?"

Director Zhang took a closer look and said with a smile: "Hey, this is amazing. He looks like a Chinese. This is the first time I know this today."

The "Asian staff" they mentioned was naturally Lu Yong, who was young, handsome and unrestrained in a gray casual suit.

Under the watchful eyes of the Chinese fans in front of the TV, Lu Yong sat calmly on the Grizzlies coaching bench, with an indifferent expression that aroused daydreams.

"Lu, you should know the Asian player on the opposite side? Since you entered the field, I think he has been looking at you." Tony Brown asked with a smile.

"Of course." Sitting on the bench, Lu Yong said with a relaxed face, "I know him, but unfortunately he may not know me."

Lu Yong sat off the court and chatted with Tony Brown naturally, but he didn't know that Wang Zhizhi and the two domestic commentators who were warming up at the scene seemed deeply shocked by this scene.

Director Zhang was full of question marks, and asked in confusion: "Who is this person? He actually chatted and laughed with the Grizzlies coach. I haven't heard of anyone in China serving as an assistant coach in the NBA?"

Yu Jia also looked confused, pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his hands, and said, "Could it be that he just joined the Grizzlies coaching staff recently? He looks very young, and his identity should be an assistant coach. I have never heard of him before." According to the news, I think there is a high probability that he is a Chinese."

As soon as this remark came out, the fans watching the game in front of the TV were shocked!

There is a young Chinese who quietly became the coach of the NBA Grizzlies. This kind of thing is too rare, and it has created a precedent in domestic basketball.

During the warm-up, the Chinese player Wang Zhizhi also looked here curiously, but it was inconvenient to come over to say hello.

Before the game, Tony Brown gathered the players together to emphasize a few defensive words. Lu Yong sat on a chair and drank water calmly. His calm expression made the two domestic commentators even more curious about his identity.

Rockets starting five: Lucas III, Spanoulis, Schneider, Novak, Wang Zhizhi.

Grizzlies five: Barea, Lowry, Gay, Ariza, Reggie Evans.

Evans won with a jump ball and the Grizzlies went first.

Gay held the ball in the middle to observe his teammates' running positions. Seeing this, the two guards Barea and Lowry began to use the cover to look for opportunities.

The two insiders Novak and Wang Zhizhi in the Rockets' summer league are both space-type players who attack weakly and defend weakly. They can play a huge tactical role on the offensive end, but their defensive ability is very poor, and they are unable to defend against pick-and-rolls.

Reggie Evans hung a screen at the top of the arc, and by the way, he took away the defensive attention of the Rockets' two players, and the horns immediately became vacant.

Lowry received a pass from Guy, adjusted his action at 45 degrees on the right side, and the ball went into the net hollow, whoosh! 2 to 0.

The Rockets attacked, "European Kobe" Spanoulis received the ball at the top of the arc, and Ariza stepped forward to defend.

"Greek Eagle" Spanoulis is still very young. Only Lu Yong knows how famous he will be in the European League in the future. He has won 7 Greek League Championships, 4 Greek Cups, and 3 Greek Leagues in his career. MVP, 10th Greek League All-NBA Team.

In 2020, Spanoulis became the historical scoring leader of the European basketball team. In the past, his nickname was "European Kobe", and later he played for the Panathinaikos team in Greece. "Dead Bill", which means that this little scorer is extremely "cruel" to the enemy, and his men never leave alive.

This year is his first year in the NBA, and his personal skills and abilities have not reached the peak of his career.

Facing Ariza's defense, Spanoulis was blocked by going left and Ariza moved laterally to keep up, blocking the breakthrough route in time.

Spanoulis passed the ball to Wang Zhizhi, who received the ball in the three-second zone and played Evans with a back single.

As a result, after two hits, Evans' feet did not move at all. On the contrary, he roughly lost his offensive rhythm, staggered and could only transfer the ball out.

Wang Zhizhi's physical fitness is not top-notch even in Asia. After entering the NBA, his strength has always been his weakness. Hitting Reggie Evans behind the basket is just looking for abuse. He might as well shoot three-pointers from the outside.

Schneider received a rough pass from the outside and missed the shot, and the rebound was protected by Reggie Evans.

In positional warfare, the Grizzlies players started playing tactics.

It's still a cross screen at the top of the arc, running back from the inside line along the outside line.

This time, Novak's long-term memory came out, Rudy Gay took advantage of the opportunity to score the ball, and Barea caught the ball from outside the three-point line and shot it. The speed of the shot was astonishing.

Lucas III, who is also only 1 meters tall, stretched out his hand symbolically. The interference was invalid, and the basketball was hollowed into the net. Whoa! 8 to 5.

The Grizzlies played very easily in the opening game. In addition to the performance of the players' personal abilities, it was also related to the poor defense of the Rockets. A simple cross-screen in a positional battle can lead to good shooting opportunities.

Tony Brown admires Lu Yong more and more. His vision is too vicious. He analyzes the technical characteristics of each player clearly and arranges them reasonably in their comfort zone.

Lu Yong stood on the sidelines and raised his arms high, and slapped Barea, who was returning to the backcourt.

This little man has endless energy in his body, and his three-point shooting ability is probably the most stable in this Grizzlies team.

Seeing Lu Yong standing on the sidelines in a suit, the domestic audience instantly turned into Di Renjie, guessing his identity.

"What is the identity of this person? I haven't heard that anyone in China is a coach in the NBA?"

"Surprising enough for such a young NBA coach, it turns out he's our Asian!"

"I guess he may not be as old as Wang Zhizhi this year. He is too young. He can rely on his face to make a living, but he has to rely on talent."

Director Zhang sat in the studio and analyzed: "I think he should be a Chinese who grew up in the United States, but it is hard not to be surprised that he can become an assistant coach of an NBA team at such a young age."

Yu Jia said: "I don't know who is the head coach of the summer league, he or the fat man next to him. If it is him, then this age is too scary."

Tony Brown is a 40-year-old middle-aged greasy uncle, standing with Lu Yong is indeed more like leading the bishop.

If it weren't for Brown coming to talk to Lu Yong from time to time, the domestic fans would have thought that Brown was the head coach, and Lu Yong was a knowledgeable little follower by his side.

In the next few rounds, the Grizzlies, whose overall strength is better, played against the Rockets.

It wasn't until 2 minutes later that the Rockets scored the first sports goal of the game by point guard Lucas III.

However, before the Rockets could catch their breath, Gay and Barea scored two consecutive breakthrough layups.

13 to 3, Rockets coach Boner Smith called a timeout.

After the timeout ended, the Rockets still failed to counterattack and were crushed by the Grizzlies.

Bunny Smith was a little depressed sitting off the court, not understanding why the Grizzlies are so good when everyone is a improvised team?
Playing one-on-one like a star, you can't defend at all.

Especially that little man who is only 1 meters tall, a draft pick who can suddenly shoot well, you call this leftovers?
The worst thing the Rockets lost was the offensive rebounds, which were robbed by the short and stout Reggie Evans.

Wang Zhizhi and Novak are not traditional insiders themselves, and their ability to protect rebounds is very weak. Meeting Reggie Evans is like a chicken meeting a weasel, and they have no power to parry.

Halfway through the first quarter, Reggie Evans grabbed 8 rebounds, 5 of which were offensive rebounds, standing in the penalty area was completely unreasonable.

At this time, the Rockets fans at the scene missed the "Little Giant" Yao Ming very much.

Unfortunately, it is impossible for Yao Ming, who is an All-Star, to participate in the Summer League again.

In the first quarter, Lu Yong sat on the sidelines and did not make substitutions. No one in the summer league thought he played for a long time.

30 to 16, the Grizzlies led by 14 points to end the first quarter.

(End of this chapter)