basketball pope

Chapter 594 [Purely strange, not one left]

Chapter 594 [Purely wonderful, not a single one left]

In Yang Rui's previous life, Aaron Brooks was selected by the Rockets and was called "Black Bean". He was a point guard very familiar to Chinese fans with distinctive features.

He is the fastest among the rookies in this class, and his jumping ability is also very good. He is 180cm tall and can easily dunk.Moreover, he also has an excellent shooting touch and a good three-pointer ability.

He fell to this pick because of his short size and poor confrontation ability, and scouts generally believed that he would be a defensive hole.

Yang Rui didn't expect Brooks to defend. He wanted to deploy Brooks and Louis Williams at a certain period of time, or Brooks and Ellis to take the bench together. How fast would the Lakers counterattack?

Brooks ran a three-quarter sprint for 3.2 seconds on his side. It is said that he ran 10 meters in a sports meeting in college, and his best time was 24 seconds. Although there was a tailwind on the day, he was definitely at the top in the NBA.

In Yang Rui's previous life, in the 2009-10 season, Brooks scored 19.6 points, 2.6 rebounds, 5.3 assists and 0.8 steals, shot 43.2% from the field and 39.8% from three, and was elected the most improved player.This symbolizes the evolution of ordinary players to stars or quasi-stars, and the trophy still has a bit of weight.

Brooks' degeneration started when he was stepped on by Ginobili. He was injured shortly after the 10-11 season. After his comeback, he felt bad. His position was replaced by Lowry. In the mid-term, he was traded to the Suns for Dragic.

Now as long as specific tactics are arranged, Brooks can be a surprise soldier like Boykins and grab points from the bench.Yang Rui signed him just in case, Louis Williams and Monta Ellis are restricted free agents next season, and it is very likely that the team will poach people at a premium.

Yang Rui's alternative target is Aaron Afflalo, who can be trained to be a good 3D player, but there are Kobe, Iguodala, Ellis and others in the team. He can only be a marginal person when he joins the Lakers. ,Such a waste.

The next Raptors drafted Alandu Tucker, someone Young didn't know.

At No. 28, the Eagles selected Afflalo, another good substitute. The Eagles have strong players both inside and out. As long as they arrange appropriate tactics, they are likely to dominate the East.

With the 30th pick, Yang Rui selected power forward Karl Landry.

This is also a person familiar to Chinese fans, who was traded by the Rockets from the Supersonics.

Landry performed very well in college. He scored 16 points and 3 rebounds against Oden. He has skills in the low post and can pull out mid-range shots.At Purdue, he averaged 18.9 points and 7.3 rebounds and was named to the Big Ten All-NBA team.

Dropped to the end of the first round because scouts believed Landry had two serious problems, height and potential injuries.

The information that Purdue University reported for Landry was a 201CM power forward, which was simply pitting him, because later in the Rockets training camp, manager Morey found that Landry's real height and shoes were close to 207CM.And his knee injury is not as serious as the university said, he dares to run and jump, and his athletic ability is not bad.

In his rookie season, Landry played 16.9 minutes and scored 8.1 points, 4.9 rebounds and 0.5 assists in the Rockets, and his shooting percentage was as high as 61.6%, which was higher than Yao Ming.

In the third season, due to Yao Ming's absence from the game, his playing time increased to 27.2 minutes. He played 52 games for the Rockets, with only one start. He averaged 1 points, 16.1 rebounds, 5.5 assists and 0.8 blocks per game. He shot 0.9% from the field and hit free throws. The rate is 54.7%.If it weren't for him being traded to the Kings and starting in the later period, he would probably have become the best sixth man that season.

Landry's weakness is that he is weak in attack and defense, has a single role, can only score, and has poor defense.He catches the ball and ends the offense, shoots or drives to the rim, with few assists. In the 09-10 season, he played 28 games for the Kings, playing 37.6 minutes, 18 points, 6.5 rebounds and 0.9 assists.He has played for so long with less than 1 assists, which is pure wonder, even more unique than Nick Young.

Yang Rui is willing to choose Landry, because the Lakers don't need him to pass the ball, and scoring off the bench is enough.

There were also several strongmen in the second round. The SuperSonics selected "big baby" Glen Davis, and the Blazers chose Mike Roberts. These two insiders have good strength, and they can pull off shots and have strength.

The 76ers drafted Sun Yue and didn't know what to expect.

The Mavericks surprised Yang Rui because they selected Spanish center Marc Gasol.

Gasol Jr. is a super center who can be selected as an All-Star in the future. Haywood is gone, Dampier is too bad, and the Mavericks management wants to choose a meat shield center just in case, worried about injuries.At this time, they didn't even know how much money they had picked up.

Pau Gasol is at the back, also because he has a contract and has to play in Europe for a year.He and Randolph can play well together, certainly no problem with Nowitzki.

The Bulls also picked a decent center, Aaron Gray, and there is no strong man behind.

There were no major transactions on draft day, and Kupchak and Yang Rui discussed the follow-up work.Who should let go and who should stay.

Yang Rui said: "Let none of the free people stay, just let them go."

"Including Dior? He played well last season, and I think it's a good deal to keep him in the middle class."

Kupchak’s vision is good, and Diao’s signing of the middle class is certainly a good deal, but Yang Rui thinks it doesn’t make much sense: “He already has three rings, so his desire to win won’t be too strong. If there is no Millsap, it would be a good idea to keep him Smart choice. Now we have guys who can play inside."

The Lakers are full of talent inside. If Diaw doesn't leave, Millsap will not be able to take the position, and Landry, a striker with strong offensive ability, will hardly have a chance to play.

Odom has already stated that he will stay with the team, because he knows that Rasheed is going to jump out of the contract, and he can get more playing time next season.And Odom likes Los Angeles and doesn't want to go to a small city for development.

Chuck Hayes has a terrible offense and can also play at the 4.The Lakers will definitely implement his second-year contract. This meat shield is too cheap. If you want to find a meat shield as a substitute, even a slow moving veteran will be more expensive than him.

Kupchak asked: "Okay, what about Damon Jones? And Kapono, they're all great pitchers."

"Don't stay, these two are not good defensively. Gibson can replace Jones. They have a similar style. As for Kapono, I think he is worth the minimum salary."

Kapono's top three-point shooting percentage in the league is real. There will be teams interested in him and give him a higher salary. Even if the Lakers want to stay, they can't stay. Most team managers rely on data. sign.

Many fans wonder about one thing, why do managers of most NBA teams seem so unreliable and sign contracts that look rubbish at first glance?

Because some NBA managers are retired players, the boss thinks that such people understand basketball and will make the right decisions, but in fact the opposite is true.Basketball tactics have developed rapidly, and the ideas of the old stars are mostly outdated. Some people take some things when they play as the truth, and their operation is naturally counterproductive.

Another part is a manager who is good at team operation and making money, but doesn't understand basketball at all.If the team hires such a person, it is very difficult to win the championship.For example, Daryl Morey, the new manager of the Rockets, is superstitious about data. Matching a lineup is to find a cost-effective one, regardless of whether the players are reasonable or not.

Kupchak understands the ball and is willing to communicate more with the coach. He is a rare good manager.

He smiled and said: "Signing two rookies, we still have a few people, do you have any signing targets in the free market?"

"I'll study it, and I'll provide you with a list tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)