NBA: I am a master dealer

Chapter 301 Transaction value!
At the beginning of the second quarter, Durant indeed reduced the number of impacts. He was obviously tired, and his efficiency dropped significantly.

Xue Liancheng played steadily and guided the offense according to his own rhythm. His scoring seemed moderate, scoring 5 points on 2 of 6 shots.

But including the 7 points in the first quarter, he had scored a total of 13 points in the half. He shot 9 of 4 from the field, and his efficiency seemed to be neither better nor worse.

but.

After he plays the whole game, his shooting percentage is usually over 30% and his score is close to [-]+.

reason?

The 100% hit skill three times has not been used yet. Once used, his efficiency will immediately increase.

For example, he is currently 9 out of 4 and his shooting rate is only 44.4%. However, if he activates the 100% hitting skill three times, his shooting will become 12 out of 7, and his shooting rate will instantly soar to 58.3%, which is more efficient than many inside players. high.

and so……

Under normal circumstances, no one dares to ignore Xue Liancheng. Even if Xue Liancheng made 10 of 1 shots in the first half, no one dared to underestimate him.

Because Xue Liancheng has proved this with his performance in a season.

It's normal for him to feel bad in the first half, and it's normal for him to explode in the second half. All the major media have counted this and even publicized it.

It is said that Xue Liancheng will suffer a significant decline in the first half and will recover in the second half.

In the regular season last season, Xue Liancheng only had 100% hit skill once, which was not too obvious, but this season it is much more obvious.

Xue Liancheng usually saves 100% hit skills for the critical moment in the last quarter.

of course.

He will also activate it in the third quarter based on the team's momentum. Especially this season, when he fell behind many times, Xue Liancheng had to activate the 100% hit skill in advance. The purpose is naturally to stop the team's decline.

otherwise……

There is no fourth quarter anymore, why do you still have 100% hit skills?
Generally speaking, the 100% hit skill is basically used in the second half, and is rarely used in the first half, unless he really wants to be defeated, then he has to use it.

This resulted in his performance in the first and second half forming a situation of ice and fire.

The first half was a soggy performance and looked lackluster.

But in the second half, Xue Liancheng will fall into madness, and scoring is as simple as picking something out of a bag, especially three-pointers, which have exploded.

However, the reason generally given by the media is that Xue Liancheng is a slow player who entered the state late and needs to adapt to the rhythm of the game.

Ok……

This is the only reasonable explanation one can think of, and it is the final explanation.

Otherwise, it makes no sense that Xue Liancheng was completely different in the first and second half.

In addition to scoring 13 points, he also sent out 7 assists in halftime.

7 assists in the half, which is definitely a lot.

How many main point guards can't get so many assists in a whole game.

For example, Westbrook also had 4 assists in the first quarter, but in the second quarter, Westbrook only sent out one assist, with a total of 5 assists in the half. The continuity is not at the same level as Xue Liancheng.

This is the reason why there is a huge difference in the playing philosophy and playing style between the two.

Xue Liancheng's first thought is always to create space for his teammates, and he also has such ability and talent.

Well...this talent is mainly about the images in the mind and the ability to predict.

This makes his ability to capture opportunities as magical as opening his eyes.

of course.

If he had the opportunity, he would naturally seize it.

Scores and assists can be switched freely, but if there is a choice between the two, Xue Liancheng will mostly choose the latter.

Halftime is over soon.

Players from both sides returned to the court. Westbrook, who had been languishing for a long time, suddenly exerted his strength, walked like a zombie, and bombed the basket ferociously.

Will Barton couldn't guard him at all and could only watch Westbrook wreak havoc on the basket again and again.

Without any choice.

Crowder can only be used to deal with Westbrook, and the effect is much better, but it cannot completely contain him.

But the Knicks are not the bad team they were last season. Xue Liancheng's arrival has injected not only a powerful superstar effect into this team, but also incomparable toughness.

The most important thing is that Xue Liancheng's three 100% hit skill guarantees, coupled with the improvement of his prediction ability, have made rapid progress in his hard solution ability.

He is no longer the stupid young man who caught and shot three-pointers and pushed horizontally with a bulldozer last season.

As long as he doesn't encounter a strong double-team, with his current level, he can solve most problems.

What's more...

Practicing low-post skills with Kobe Bryant during the offseason was not in vain. Although he is still not very proficient in back-up, he has already made a mark, which has taken his finishing ability under the basket to a new level.

Under his leadership, others performed quite well in this game.

When the time came to 4 minutes left in the third quarter, the score stayed at 78:81, and the two sides were playing extremely anxiously.

Knicks attack.

Xue Liancheng advanced with the ball and observed for a while at the top of the arc, but found no opportunity.

Seeing that Lopez was already stuck, he turned to the weak side.

Behind him, Will Barton desperately reached for the ball.

But Xue Liancheng just pretended not to hear. He was very disappointed with Will Barton and had no intention of playing a perfect match with him.

When Will Barton asked for the ball before, he could endure it because he had hope after all.

Now, he is quite disgusted with Will Barton's behavior of reaching out for the ball.

He is not very capable, but his level of pretentiousness is quite high.

Do you really think that you are the second ball-handling point and the third core?
Don’t you know how many pounds you have?

Moreover, Will Barton openly asked him, the boss of the team, for the ball, and it was somewhat difficult to tell the difference between the king and the king.

Xue Liancheng ignored him and lobbed the ball directly to Lopez.

Then stay firmly on the weak side and prepare for the response.

What Xue Liancheng didn't know was that heaven would reincarnate and retribution would fall back on him.

that side.

Durant, who was guarding Will Barton, grinned, "Brother, he didn't kill you! It seems that your weight is not as heavy as imagined."

Will Barton's face turned dark, and he remained silent while pushing and shoving Durant.

Durant pushed further again, "Although it's a bit embarrassing, it's actually okay. Xue was the MVP last season and the championship winner. It's normal that he doesn't take you seriously."

That's right!

It's Chi Guoguo's sowing discord.

Anyone can hear these words and feel like they are stinging, but hearing them is still painful.

Will Barton's face was distorted.

Durant delivered the final blow, "Come on, I'll just come back one day, but... I feel like your chances are slim. You shouldn't be able to refuse the ball in your life."

Will Patton finally couldn't stand it anymore and yelled: "FU, shut your stinky mouth."

In fact, Will Barton doesn't know that he will never have the opportunity to enjoy the supreme super treatment in this life, but he knows that you can't say it. If you say it, it would be insulting.

Just like if you bluntly call an ugly person ugly, then this person will definitely be jealous of you.

That's it.

Will Barton is in this situation now.

Everyone knows that Xue Liancheng is a super giant and has absolute control over the ball. He will give it to you if he wants to, and if he doesn't want to give it to you, he will not give it to you. You cannot have any opinions or ideas.

Durant said it bluntly, but it went straight to his heart.

Durant chuckled, "There's no need to be angry with me. Even if you want to vent, you should find the right person to vent to."

Will Barton ignored him.

Suddenly turned around and ran back, directly inserting into the penalty area.

At this moment, Lopez's singles attack on Whiteside was blocked, and he quickly made a choice and threw the ball to Will Barton, who rushed in.

The latter took advantage of the situation and successfully made a sneak attack.

While retreating, Lopez high-fived Will Barton.

Xue Liancheng's eyes also brightened slightly, and Will Barton still had the consciousness to make an empty cut.

It's just that this guy can't stay focused and can't continue to look for opportunities.

A round like this one was more like a flash of inspiration.

but.

Xue Liancheng still planned to go over and encourage Will Barton, "Will, you did a good job."

As he spoke, he reached out and wanted to give him a high-five.

Just never expected.

Will Barton didn't even turn his head, let alone respond, as if he hadn't heard.

Xue Liancheng took back his hand that was about to give a high five and couldn't help but feel happy.

Hey……

This kid's temper is getting worse!He ignored Will Patton just now, and Will Patton is also ignoring him now. Sure enough, he has a bit of a personality...

Really too temperamental...

When the on-site commentator saw this scene, he went crazy, "What the hell? Xue Liancheng took the initiative to high-five, but Will Patton didn't respond. What is he trying to do?"

Commentator: "I don't know...I have no idea what's going on..."

Host: "Is it possible... Will Barton didn't hear it at all?"

The commentator rejected it immediately, "How is that possible? Xue Liancheng was half a body behind Will Barton. He stretched out his hand to give a high five. You can see it from the corner of your eye. I don't believe that Will Barton didn't know anything about it."

Commentator: "That means Will Barton ignored Xue Liancheng? Wang Defa...is Will Barton crazy?"

Host: "If the Knicks fall into internal strife, they will be in trouble."

Narrator: "I can't understand why Will Barton is angry at all. Did something just happen?"

Commentator: "If I remember correctly, Will Barton asked Xue Liancheng for the ball, but Xue Liancheng ignored it and gave the ball to Lopez in the low post. Is that because of this?"

Host: "No, isn't this a normal thing? Give the ball to whoever has the best chance. At that time, Lopez was already in position, and Xue Liancheng had no problem."

Commentator: "Is it possible? This is not a matter of whether the card is in a good position. As Xue Liancheng is the top superstar in the league, if he does not even have the right to control the ball, then the Knicks will be finished."

Commentator: "Will Barton's actions are actually challenging Xue Liancheng's authority."

Live broadcast to explain this stall.

The Thunder's Durant used the pick-and-roll to successfully get out of position, hit the ball high, and shot directly over Will Barton's head.

In fact, if Will Barton had focused better on this ball, he would not have allowed Durant to complete the shot on his head.

It must have been the episode just now that distracted Will Barton.

Xue Liancheng saw it and said nothing.

But Tyronn Lue, who has extremely good eyesight, immediately caught the problem and called a timeout immediately.

Everyone took a break.

Xue Liancheng, who fell to the end, was stopped by Tyronn Lu, "Xue, what's going on?"

Xue Liancheng: "It's nothing. Let's talk about it after the game."

He is not the kind of stingy person. If a teammate disobeys him, he will get angry and get angry. He is at odds with that teammate.

If he were such a person, it would be very scary.

To describe it in one sentence: People who are so narrow-minded that they can dig into mouse holes have no future...

Although he can't do that kind of selfless dedication, and he doesn't have a big picture or a big spirit, he won't get angry or jump around over this matter.

If there is any problem, resolve it privately.

If it can't be solved, then I'm sorry, and you will still have to fall out if you should.

As the leader of the team, he still has this overall perspective.

Tyronn Lue: "Are you sure it's nothing?"

Xue Liancheng: "It's really nothing..."

Tyronn Lu nodded and did not ask any further questions.

Soon.

The game restarts.

Xue Liancheng returned to the court, but...when he saw that the person on the court was Taylor Johnson, he almost died.

Oh my God……

what happened?
Just put Will Barton in jail?

At this moment, he truly admired Tyronn Lu, who showed his sophistication, discernment, and worldliness to the fullest.

He now understands why James likes Tyronn Lue so much. This guy is so well-organized.

In order to please the superstar, he would do anything!
of course.

Maybe Tyronn Lue was just showing it to him, and he didn't really want to kill Will Barton.

Maybe he did this to maintain his dignity as the boss.

It may also be that Tyronn Lue is establishing authority for himself.

No matter what it is, Tyronn Lue’s operation is really heartwarming.

Xue Liancheng had another comment on Tyronn Lue: a human spirit.

As for Will Barton on the sidelines, his expression at this time was extremely exciting, ranging from anger, hesitation, panic, shock, regret, and loss, to name just a few...

Anyway, the summary is: panic.

Because anyone would be in panic if this happened to them.

I just acted a little bit and didn't high-five the team boss, oh haha!The head coach turned around and locked him in a dark room.

The feeling of being in control of life and death. He stood up from the ground and immediately felt a cold air rush from his spine to the sky. How could he not make people panic?
If it is reported to the management that he disobeys discipline, disrupts the team's order, and destroys the team's atmosphere, and is directly suspended for ten games and eight games, it will really hurt his muscles and bones.

Not only is the money gone, but so is the team's status.

And once you lose face, you lose it to the whole world.

Thinking of such serious consequences, Will Barton finally realized what a stupid mistake he had made.

How stupid do you have to be to be tough with the team leader?
and……

It's still a little thing.

It's still a matter of course.

If the team boss doesn't give you the ball, you get angry?

Then you just wait to die...

At this thought, Will Barton was already breaking out in a cold sweat. He was thinking in his mind and quickly asked Xue Liancheng to apologize...

But Xue Liancheng didn't know this at all. At this time, he was fighting wantonly on the field, and he couldn't think about what happened just now.

Because Taylor Johnson came on, the situation immediately became different.

Just like a rotating machine, if a new belt is suddenly put on, from being wide and tight to being stretched and pulled, the motor will make that kind of strong sound.

The situation with the Knicks is somewhat similar now.

Originally, when Will Barton was in the starting lineup, everyone was almost getting along, and everyone was familiar with each other's playing style, playing habits, and playing characteristics.

Now suddenly a teammate with whom I have had little experience coming up, it would be strange if there is no lag.

Coupled with Taylor Johnson's ball-holding ability, breakthrough ability, speed, athletic ability, etc., there are disadvantages.

This led to another problem with the Knicks' offense.

When there were more than two minutes left in the third quarter, the score was already showing signs of being stretched. At 80:87, the Knicks were already 7 points behind, and the situation became unfavorable.

Tyronn Lue called a timeout again.

In fact, it’s time to enter the rotation.

After Xue Liancheng came off the field, he went straight to Tyronn Lue: "Sir, what's going on?"

Tyronn Lue pretended not to understand, "What's going on?"

Xue Liancheng: "Why did you let Will end?"

Tyronn Lue replied calmly: "Uh! I think his current condition is not suitable for playing in the game. I will evaluate him after the game."

The meaning is obvious: in order to protect you, I will not hesitate to sacrifice the third scoring point.

Ok……

This is asking for credit!

Xue Liancheng burst into laughter, "Maybe Will has some problems, but I think he still has great value."

It is not impossible to punish Will Barton, but it cannot be such a punishment.

If Will Barton's worth is wiped out, then who should they cry to.

The more times like this, the more you need to stay calm, otherwise the team will definitely suffer in the end.

As for what that great value is?
Without a doubt, the trade value.

Even though Will Barton stretches his hips from time to time, by the end of the season, he is still averaging 15.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, and 3.1 assists per game. His overall shooting percentage is 44.2%, and his three-point shooting percentage is 33.6%. From an efficiency perspective, only It can be considered quite satisfactory.

But combined with Will Barton's scoring and rebounding assists, the trade value is still great.

The most important thing is that Will Barton is still young and in his prime. Many teams should have seen Will Barton's ability.

If the trade is initiated, Will Barton will most likely be on the list.

Banning Will Barton at this time would not send a clear signal to the outside world: Will Barton is a thorn in the side, openly provoking the team boss, and is a factor of instability.

Then other teams' willingness to trade Will Barton will plummet.

Isn’t this the self-destructive Great Wall?
Another point is that if Will Barton doesn't play, or his playing time is reduced, and his tactical status is reduced, isn't that devaluing the product in disguise?

Is this obviously a trap for yourself?
and so.

Xue Liancheng must immediately stand up and stop Tyronn Lue, but don't go further down the road of trapping himself.

Moreover, there have only been more than ten games started now, and the accumulated data is not convincing enough. If there is only one third of the season, it is almost ready for dumping.

(End of this chapter)