basketball pope

Chapter 694 [The biggest variable, the second round of Taobao]

Chapter 694 [The biggest variable, the second round of Taobao]

Many people are surprised by the choice of the Clippers. As we all know, Yang Rui likes the insider who can shoot, and Faried's shooting is very poor.

Faried was a passionate low-post player in college, responsible for the "dirty work", adept at rebounding and hitting the rim.His side height is only 202CM, bare feet are 199CM, weight is 102 kg, arms span is 213CM, and his body fat rate is 6.3%.

He's dynamic and aggressive on the court, with huge palms and explosive jumps to help him grab the rebounds, and his wingspan and terrifying speed allow him to interfere with big men's shots and defend against defenders.

Faried is one of the most dominant post players in college basketball, averaging 13.3 rebounds per game.The card position and sense of smell of rebounds are different from ordinary people, and he has tireless energy.A natural shot-blocker with good timing.Defensively aggressive, leading the division in steals at 2.3 per game, which is no easy feat for a big man.

His shortcomings are also obvious. He is at a disadvantage in terms of height and weight as a power forward in the NBA. His technique and low-post footsteps are rough, and his hand feel and stability are poor. Most of his points are made by layup after the inside card is in place or purely by athletic ability.His free throw percentage in his college career was even less than 60 percent.The passing field of vision is narrow, and the distance between the offensive end and teammates is not well grasped.

Yang Rui is optimistic about Faried's function. His draft template is Dennis Rodman. In Yang Rui's previous life, since his rookie season, he has never averaged less than 3 offensive rebounds per game.Because he often participates in the fast break, he does not grab the backcourt rebounds very much, so the total number of rebounds per game in a single season is not in double figures.

Now the Clippers have a lot of people who can make fast breaks. Yang Rui's plan is to develop Faried in the direction of Rodman, not to rush in front, but to protect the backcourt rebounds in the zone defense system, find teammates, and launch a pass. fast break.

This will free Griffin. Griffin does not have a strong desire to grab rebounds. He likes to play fast breaks, but when Guy and Dunleavy play the 4th position, Griffin can only protect the rebounds in the backcourt, otherwise the opponent Just cool.

The best thing about Faried is that he can be used when he is selected. He has excellent immediate combat power. In his rookie season, he averaged 22.5 minutes per game, scored 10.2 points, 7.7 rebounds, 0.8 assists, 0.7 steals and 1 block, and shot 58.6% from the field.

During the draft, the Spurs and Pacers still completed the transaction, exchanging George Hill for Leonard, and the two teams each took what they wanted.

Popovich likes George Hill very much, and he reluctantly gave up. Leonard's draft template is only Luke Baa Motte and Gerald Wallace, who are evaluated as "top-notch physical fitness, hard-working defensively, and rough technically." , not very good at shooting."?

Yang Rui guessed that even intercepting Leonard would not prevent the Spurs from strengthening because they still have a relatively late draft pick.There are no good wings on the team. If the trade fails, the Spurs will not choose point guard Joseph. It is likely to choose Jimmy Butler.

With Popovich's professionalism, it must be seen that the two have similar styles and are both potential stocks with outstanding physical fitness.

For Leonard, the Spurs are definitely the best destination. He can start in his rookie season and get adequate training. The small forward position of other teams is not as weak as this.

There are not many promising people behind. The Thunder chose guard Reggie Jackson, and they did not want to renew Nate Robinson.

The dunk king Robinson is a cancer in the locker room. His strength is average, but he is crazy. Even if he was almost slapped to death by Yao Ming that year, he could not get rid of his bad habits. He was complacent that he was the slam dunk king. Brook than dunks, than heads-up, trying to prove that he is better than Wei Shao in some areas.

In the Celtics, Robinson was traded, and the staff did not wait for him to go back to clean up, and all the locker room items were packed and sent back to his home; in the Thunder, he once again faced the "basketball prison", although he trained hard every day I tried to make the coach smile, but I didn't get many chances to play.Now, he is going to wander elsewhere.

What Yang Rui cares about most is that the Nets changed their draft pick and selected Jimmy Butler with the 30th pick.

The Nets' perimeter weakness is very obvious, and the flank defense is too scum. Anthony Morrow is not qualified in defense whether he is a small forward or a shooting guard. He is suitable for the bench.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Nets management exchanged for Gerald Wallace to strengthen defense. The situation in this life is completely different. The Nets signed Yao Ming and did not use Favors to replace Deron. The lineup is different. Can't replace the former Elvis.

The Nets traded Mehmet Okur, Sean Williams, and a protected first-round pick to Gerrard in mid-2012, and it's impossible to get the Nets to trade a potential strongman for Gerrard now. of.

It's not that the Nets manager has a good vision, it's just that it's accurate.If the Nets train Butler well, their strength will be much stronger than Yang Rui's previous life, and there is no need to trade the rotten contracts of Pierce and Garnett.

There were also big variables in the second round. The Rockets selected power forward Trey Tompkins with the tenth overall pick.In Yang Rui's previous life, this person should have been selected by the Clippers with the seventh overall pick in the second round, and now he has dropped to tenth.

Thompkinson is 208cm tall and weighs 111kg. The template is Channing Frye, a powerful forward with offensive talent.

He's tall and long, has great strength and a well-rounded post-up offense, and his excellent footwork and turns make him comfortable around the basket.He uses a lot of fakes at the rim, has a sharp turnaround shot from 10-15 feet, keeps improving his hook shot, and has the ability to score in the face.

Thompkinson was a three-pointer in college, had a great baseline catch-and-shoot, and had a very high release point.He is not selfish on the court, and can find open teammates after being double-teamed.

His downsides are poor athleticism, below-average bounce, poor lateral movement, and poor defense.

Big men who can shoot are in high demand right now, and experts predict Thompkinson will be drafted 25-30 in the first round.

Rockets manager Darrell Morey looked at Thompkinson University's data of 16.4 points and 7.6 rebounds. Before the draft, he predicted that he would have the highest market in the middle of the first round, regardless of his poor body fat percentage and lack of tenacity in his personality. Arrived at great bargain.

In a TNT program, Barkley expressed his views on Rockets general manager Daryl Morey. He believes that Daryl Morey is an idiot obsessed with data. The Rockets he is in charge of are a team with a terrible defense. No play.

Morey's strengths are perpetually flexible, calculating, and squeezing player contracts.The weakness is that he pays too much attention to data and lacks control over large-scale transactions. People like him are easy to fall into the pit.

Morey likes math and doesn't understand basketball.In Yang Rui's previous life, many fans thought he was a good manager when he saw a few treasures in the second round. In fact, Morey didn't care about the rationality of the lineup at all, and missed more strongmen.

In Yang Rui's previous life, the Rockets owner Alexander had a soft spot for Morey. Everyone in the team changed, leaving only him, but leaving Morey, and it was doomed that the Rockets would never win the championship.

Yang Rui, who was watching ESPN's live broadcast at home, was so happy that he immediately called Nell Olshey who was at the scene and said loudly: "Nell, change the plan and use the No. 12 pick to select forward Chandler Parsons. , we don't want Davis Bertans, I think we should be able to select."

"Huh? Are these two comparable? I think Davis is better."

In his final season in college, Parsons averaged 33 points and 11.4 rebounds in 7.8 minutes per game. He had no features, and the draft prediction was not optimistic. Everyone thought that he would be out of the top 10 in the second round.

Yang Rui said sternly: "It is difficult for Davis to join the NBA immediately, otherwise he will not fall into this position. We can also trade his signing rights in the future. Now we choose Parsons."

"Ok."

(End of this chapter)