basketball talent system

Chapter 586 Short Rest and Finals

In fact, Johnson's own evaluation of Durant is not very good. The reason why he wants to get him is because his skills are indeed much better than his other aspects. The main reason for asking Ye Xuan for suggestions was because he felt that since the core of the team is Ye Xuan, and the road has been going very smoothly, then Ye Xuan's opinions on the future development of the team should be respected. Besides, Du Since Rand was able to leave the Thunder because he wanted a championship, and now he chooses to leave the Warriors for the same reason, who knows if he will also choose to leave the Lakers next year?When the time comes to free up salary space for him and give up the excellent players he has trained, but in the end he can only get soy sauce for a year, it is really not worth the candle.

What I feel most uncomfortable now is actually the Warriors. First of all, they lost the Western Conference Finals, which means that they missed the Finals. For the Warriors, it was undoubtedly a failed season.And what makes them even more angry is that Durant, who they paid a lot to get, directly packed his bags and prepared to continue "chasing his dream". This made the Warriors feel that a series of operations last summer are now lost. .

Look at the players they gave up. Let’s not talk about Bogut and David Lee. After all, one was reimbursed due to injury, and the other was waiting to die in the Spurs, but Speights and Azeri If they can stay, at least they won't have nothing left after a failed season like they do now, especially Speights, who is almost the seventh man in the Lakers team. The team's bench is still very important. The most important thing is that his salary is close to the basic salary, which means that he is so cheap that he has no friends.In addition, if they don't recruit Durant, even if they use the vacated salary space to find some role players who can play, it is better than Durant directly chooses to leave now, and the Warriors end up lonely.

After defeating the Warriors, although the Lakers took a symbolic day off, they immediately started the final training before the finals. The Cavaliers actually did not go very far in the playoffs. It went well. Although they defeated their opponents 4:1 in the division finals, they played a total of seven games against the Pacers in the second round of the playoffs. Almost all the games did not consume too much energy. Although he played very hard in the Western Conference finals, it was nothing to Ye Xuan, mainly because he could use both stamina potions and strengthening potions, which made him Ye Xuan is very confident that he can gain an advantage in the competition.

In addition, this year's Cavaliers' reinforcements were not particularly smooth. It was hard to get a Bogut, but he was injured and reimbursed for the season after playing two rounds. The other veteran Deron Williams Although Si played well in the regular season, but after the playoffs, Coach Tai Neng's over-reliance and overuse of James caused Deron's playing time to be unguaranteed, and almost all of them played intermittently. Time, it is normal for him to have no way to find the state of the game. In addition, after the playoffs, almost all the possession of the Cavaliers is in the hands of James and Irving. You let Deron William If Si such a ball-handling player changes to playing off the ball, he will naturally not be able to exert much strength.

But it’s not that the Cavaliers haven’t been strengthened this year compared to last year. First of all, their lineup this year has a deeper bench than last year. The addition of Korver has made the Cavaliers’ outside firepower even stronger. , and George Hill's performance this year has not improved much, but there has not been any decline. Compared with the JR Smith and Shumpert they wanted to introduce at the beginning, the deal for George Hill is even more important. Some of the value preservation.

In contrast, the Pacers replaced Iman Shumpert and JR-Smith, one of whom has been traded to the Nets due to infighting. Although Shumpert still performed as before, he did not fulfill it at all. The kind of talent that everyone expected at the beginning turned into a weakened version of Ariza in the end. If he hadn't practiced a passable shot during the two years beside Ye Xuan, his status is estimated to be only a few years. It will get lower and lower, and will eventually be eliminated by the alliance.

The finals between the Cavaliers and the Lakers are actually very interesting. First of all, the little emperor James once again led the team to the finals. As the champions of last year, their only goal this year is to defend the title. If James If he can lead the Cavaliers to successfully defend the title, then his historical status will undoubtedly be improved again.

Secondly, James will also play against his good friend Wade in the finals. This may be the top occasion where the Four Heroes can play against each other in the playoffs. I believe everyone is still thinking about it back then. James still misses the connection with James, but now both of them have left the mighty Heat team at the time. For James, it is going home, but for Wade, it is a wandering.

In addition, of course, there is also the battle between Ye Xuan and James for the strongest player in the league. Although Ye Xuan's current honors are all behind Lao Zhan, he is constantly refreshing all kinds of honors awarded by James. The record created, coupled with Ye Xuan's explosive scoring ability and excellent passing vision, everyone feels that if Ye Xuan can maintain the current situation, he is likely to get a higher award than James in the future. Achievement.Of course, if career achievements aside, Ye Xuan is absolutely capable of threatening Lao Zhan's No.1 status in the active league in terms of personal performance.

In addition, the re-meeting between George Hill and Ye Xuan, the re-conversation between Ye Xuan and Owen, etc., are also not small highlights. It can be said that this year's finals are full of highlights, and the two teams are also very fond of their opponents. I understand that the biggest problem of James' team is that they rely too much on James. This is a point that the Lakers need to focus on, and the biggest problem of Ye Xuan's team is the same. Ye Xuan will not have too many worries when he is off the court, but it is an indisputable fact that the overall efficiency of the Lakers will drop a notch when Ye Xuan is off the court, so if the Cavaliers want to win the championship, then they must We must seize every second of Ye Xuan's rest to establish a lead in the situation.

Of course, for the Cavaliers, the performance of their second-in-command Irving is also crucial. Last season, relying on Irving's superb performance in many games, the Cavaliers were able to finish after falling behind 1:3. A shocking reversal, thus winning the first NBA championship in the history of the Cavaliers. However, Irving has not performed very well in the face of Ye Xuan, which somewhat worries the fans of the Cavaliers.

Speaking of the fight between Ye Xuan and Irving, it is considered legendary. The first game Ye Xuan appeared in the NBA was against the Cavaliers, which was still the last in the league at that time. Irving was still a member of the Cavaliers at that time. Boss, Lao Zhan hadn't returned to the Cavaliers at that time, and Ye Xuan used his excellent defensive ability to limit the only thigh of the Cavaliers, Irving, and helped the team easily defeat the Cavaliers. The prelude to the confrontation between Owen and Ye Xuan.

In the many matches since then, Ye Xuan has basically won more than lost. Even in the season when Paojiao was injured, they also completed the lore against the Cavaliers in the playoffs, allowing the Cavaliers to win in the playoffs. He was eliminated in the Eastern Conference Finals, but unfortunately Ye Xuan was injured in the final fight that year. As a result, the Pacers did not have enough strength to deal with the already grown Warriors in the Finals, and the Warriors took advantage of it. Won the championship that year.It wasn't until Ye Xuan came from the Pacers to the Lakers that the confrontation between the two gradually decreased, and the topic of Ye Xuan VS Irving gradually became Ye Xuan VS Curry.

However, although Irving's overall performance was not very good when facing Ye Xuan, he was able to explode with unexpected energy at critical moments. It was also in the Eastern Conference finals that year. If it wasn't for Irving, Ye Xuan Xuan wouldn't be so tired and eventually lead to injury. It can be said that while Ye Xuan restricted Owen on the defensive end, why didn't Owen consume Ye Xuan's physical strength as much as possible on the offensive end.

As for the Lakers, they need to pay less attention. Since the Cavaliers have shown a very single technique and tactics in so many games in the playoffs, the Lakers' response is also very simple. Now with Solomon Hill, Clarkson and Matt Barnes, three players who can defend on the front line, these three will also be the killers that the Lakers use to deal with James in the finals. Obviously, Zhan basically doesn't show it, but a player with excellent defensive ability can consume Lao Zhan as much as possible, and then start a round of battle. In addition, Ye Xuan defending Owen should not cause any major problems, so as long as If these three can successfully restrain Lao Zhan, it will be much easier for the Lakers to win.

Of course, the Cavaliers are not just Irving and James. Although their third giant, Love, did not perform as well as he did in the Timberwolves after transferring to the Cavaliers, his shooting from outside the three-point line and rebounding The protection is still very good, and in the regular season this year, Love also staged a performance of scoring 34 points in a single game, so the Lakers can't be too careless about Love.

Moreover, Love has a very superstitious effect on the Cavaliers, that is, Love has never lost a round of series in the playoffs, and he did not make the playoffs when he was in the Timberwolves , Naturally, there is no such thing as losing the playoffs. In the first year of coming to the Cavaliers, Love was injured and left the field in the first round against the Celtics, and then announced that he was reimbursed for the season, so he lost to the Celtics. Love did not participate in the Pacers' Eastern Conference finals.

Then there was last year's playoffs. The Cavaliers made it all the way to the finals and won the O'Brien Cup, so he really didn't lose a round of playoffs last year, and this year, they haven't lost so far. Eliminated, so Love can be said to have not lost a round of the series.Of course, these are just jokes. Love’s contribution to the Cavaliers is not only that he can help James get out of the inside space. At the same time, he can also be regarded as one of the Cavaliers’ super long-distance long passes after grabbing backboards. One of the basic tactics, and when he faces Gasol, he will be slightly disadvantaged in terms of height, and Gasol is not necessarily Love's opponent in other aspects, so the finals of the two teams will be apart from the outside duel In addition, the inside contest is also a critical point.

The two teams are preparing their tactics for the finals, and the outside world will obviously not be stagnant because of this. First of all, the most incomprehensible thing is that Paul suddenly announced that he will not continue to play for the Clippers. This summer's free agent market is undoubtedly a blockbuster. Durant announced his free agency on the front foot, and Paul joined the free agent market on the back foot. This undoubtedly made many teams with ideas about the championship start to move around .

In addition to trading rumors, various media have a lot of forecasts and predictions for the finals, but the opinions and opinions of various experts are also different. Some experts believe that this year's championship is none other than the Lakers. The reason is very simple , They won a terrifying record of 75 wins this year, they defeated the mighty Warriors this year, their combat effectiveness this year has not been reduced due to injuries and the like, so they only have one goal, and that is the championship.

However, some experts hold different views. They think that compared with the Lakers lineup, the Cavaliers' lineup has been running for a longer time, and the team's tactics must be more skilled than the Lakers. Yes, they were the champions last year. They have already experienced the finals once, so they have more experience. Unlike the Lakers, apart from the three main players, only Solomon Hill and Speights are the top eight. There are some players with finals experience in the rotation, and the Lakers have always valued Clarkson, Randall, and Nick Young, let alone the finals experience, even the playoffs experience is one of the few. , so their performance in the finals may drop sharply.That's why these pundits are bullish on the Cavaliers.

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