plumnovel Chapter 837 Lin Yi, who is both father and mother (8 more!)
Chapter 837 Lin Yi, who is both father and mother (8 more!)
Chapter 837 Lin Yi, who is both father and mother (eight more!)
On the 31st, the Knicks, who lacked Lin Yi, lost to the Mavericks 114-125 in Dallas and suffered a two-game losing streak.
After Lin Yi watched the game, he called Jokic immediately.
Recently, Teacher Yue has performed poorly and encountered the legendary "rookie wall".
In this game against the Mavericks, the key to the Knicks' loss was that without Lin Yi, they couldn't play the high-post support they had in the past.
As we all know, if a team is used to playing a tactic, it is obviously impossible for them to make changes and adjustments immediately.
In the past five games, Mr. Yue averaged only 7.4 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game, shooting 40% from the field and 28.5% from the three-point range. Compared with the beginning of the new season, the data has shrunk significantly.
Lin Yi was aware of it when the teacher met the rookie wall before, but Lin Yi didn't take it to heart at the time, because the Knicks' winning streak covered up too many problems.
And in Lin Yi's view, too much help may backfire.
This time, after watching the Knicks game from the perspective of God, Lin Yi felt that he had to help Jokic.
Because in the absence of himself, appointment with the teacher is very important for this Knicks.
Without high-post support, opponents can unscrupulously target the Knicks' pitchers. Because of the team building model, this Knicks currently lacks assaulters except for Paul, and it is difficult to break through the opponent's dense defense.
In the last few games, the opponent's defense against Jokic is not complicated. The "Anti-Lin Alliance" has directly applied the previous routine against Lin Yi to Teacher Yue.
Poor Jokic.
Originally, the teams in the league shouldn't have responded so quickly, but because of Lin Yi's appearance, the teams in the league now have a lot of experience with this kind of big man who is good at supporting and three-pointers.
"Nicolas, did you feel like you had nowhere to show your strength in the recent games?" Lin Yi asked on the phone.
Jokic nodded, "Yes, when the boss defends me, they will adopt a defensive strategy. At the same time, they will strictly guard other Knicks players and prevent me from passing the ball easily."
Lin Yi smiled, Jokic's golf quotient is indeed very high.
Lin Yi was quite pleased with this.
There is no need to explain too much when talking to smart people. Lin Yi said bluntly: "Nicola, you have to be more decisive. If the opponent lets you go, you have to shoot resolutely. In addition, when playing low singles, you should be more alone, instead of always thinking about passing the ball."
"Remember, the reason why a good organizer can pass the ball easily is because his attack power makes the opponent very afraid. Between letting him attack and pass the ball, the opponent often chooses the latter."
"Steve is an example. If Steve was alone at his peak, I wouldn't say if he won the scoring title or not, but his scoring average can definitely rank among the top ten in the league."
The Knicks' opponents are defending Jokic in much the same way future league teams will defend Draymond.
The future round of the Western Conference Finals is the best example. I have always been omnipotent in chasing dreams in the Warriors, and I am as embarrassed as I want.
At that time, the Rockets adopted a short-selling strategy for Chasing Dream. If Chasing Dream held the ball on the outside, they would let him go short and turn to closely guard the other Warriors players.
The Warriors' passing and cutting system was initiated by Chasing Dreams. As a result, Chasing Dreams couldn't pass the ball, so that the Warriors couldn't make easy air cuts and could only rely on singles to stalemate the Rockets.
In the last few games of the Western Conference Finals, in order to solve this problem, Cole returned the ball to Curry and let Curry use it as an organization point to successfully break the game.
Therefore, in Lin Yi's eyes, chasing dreams is nothing more than a transitional product in the era of small balls, because chasing dreams has ways to target and limit them.
But Jokic is definitely the king of the small ball era.
Because his shooting ability is far above the dream.
To put it bluntly, as a rookie, Jokic has not yet fully established his self-confidence, so he cannot handle the ball like Lin Yi.
When Lin Yi and him are on the court at the same time, he will play confidently, but when Lin Yi is not there, sometimes he can't even show his original strength.
Lin Yi encouraged Jokic to shoot more and attack more, because a decisive attack will definitely be more accurate than a hesitant shot.
"Nicolas, when the situation is stalemate on the court, I suggest you play a pick-and-roll with Chris. In addition, you should pay attention to the positions of your teammates. The key to coping is not to send assists, but how to organize the team's offense smoothly."
Lin Yi shared his previous experience of being targeted. Lin Yi believes in Jokic's understanding. As long as Jokic can figure it out by himself, the rookie wall will no longer be a problem for him.
Jokic was very moved, because before coming to the NBA, Jokic knew that the NBA is a very indifferent league, and it is quite difficult for newcomers to gain a foothold in a team.
In this ruthless league, you mustn't expect others to come to your aid.
There are only more than 400 players in the NBA, but there are still so many rookies to join every year, one can imagine how fierce the competition is.
Playing in the NBA is not a joke, and you may lose your job one day.
So before coming to New York, Jokic was well prepared mentally.
But what Jokic never expected was that the atmosphere in the Knicks team was so good that it exploded
This is not like a team at all, but more like a warm family.
And as the core of the Knicks, Lin Yi often gives pointers to the Knicks players, which saves the Knicks rookies a lot of detours.
For example, Dinwiddie who has not played this season.
Although he didn't play a game, Dinwiddie has made rapid progress, because Lin Yi often gives Dinwiddie one-on-one guidance after training.
"Boss, thank you! I will learn from my experience!" Jokic said gratefully.
"Hey, although I'm on vacation for two weeks, as the owner, general manager, and coach of the Knicks, how can I have time to rest?" Lin Yi thought to himself.
After finishing the phone call with Jokic, Lin Yi also called Pao.
In recent times, Paul's performance has been quite struggling. In addition to weight reasons, Paul's own mentality also has problems.
In the new season, with the rise of Curry, Westbrook, Irving and others, Paul wanted to prove himself, but at the beginning of the season, because he didn't find the touch, Paul's singles efficiency was very low.
Later, after Lin Yi turned on the scoring mode, I Pao found the feeling in passing the ball and sent 10+ assists in several consecutive games.
But now because of Lin Yi's absence, Paul is a little confused about his position.
"Chris, I'm very disappointed with your performance in these two games." When calling Paul, Lin Yike was not so polite.
I was very frustrated, but I couldn't refute it.
Because his recent performance has been so bad that even he himself dare not look at the technical statistics after the game.
Playing against the Thunder, I shot 12 of 2 in the game. I scored 6 points and 8 assists, and it was fine. I even allowed the opposite turtle to score 35 points.
Most importantly, Westbrook's hit rate has exceeded 5%!
Against the Mavericks, I shot 13 of 4 and scored 10 points and 4 assists
Then Irving on the opposite side scored 27 points and was blown away again.
On the Internet, many people began to complain that Paul was overrated.
"Chris, do you know? When you agreed to join the Knicks, I knew that we would build a dynasty together." Lin Yi knew very well that Paul's strength was fine, but the key was his mentality.
Originally, Lin Yi thought that after Paul completed the lore in the finals last season, he could go one step further.
But I didn't expect that this product was too inflated, and I didn't practice well in summer!
And because of the poor performance in the new season, the one who is worried about gains and losses has started to shoot again
Since there is no problem in terms of strength, Lin Yi can only give Paul a wave of ideological education.
Paul asked curiously: "Lin, you trust me so much?"
Lin Yi nodded, "Of course, didn't I say that? You are the best point guard in the league in my mind. I believe that the combination of the two of us is invincible. And in the playoffs last season, didn't you and I prove it?"
Paul seemed to be hypnotized by Lin Yi, "But Lin, I have always felt powerless in recent games. I feel that I am not good at passing, and I am not good at singles."
Lin Yi smiled and said, "Believe in yourself, Chris! Stephen, Russell, Kelly and others are simply weak compared to you, okay? Tell me, have they been selected to the best defensive team? Tell me, who has been selected to the NBA's best defensive team for several years with a height of 180 cm?"
Paul feels like he's been beaten, "but I'm my weight"
"Don't make excuses for yourself, Chris, weight can't restrain you. There are still six games during my absence. I believe you can lead this Knicks to a winning streak." Lin Yi continued.
At present, the Knicks have lost two games. If they continue to lose, Lin Yi's dream of continuing to hit the NBA's historical record this season will be ruined.
And the records are all the same thing. The most important thing is that Lin Yi discovered after the Niyong battle that the Knicks had to grow faster, otherwise, the Knicks would be the ones who would be beaten.
Paul was a little moved, because he didn't expect him to have such a high status in Lin Yi's mind.
Paul, who had done chicken soup for the soul, immediately decided that he could not lose the chain anymore.
"As the second head of the Knicks, how can I make trouble for Lin at this time?" I clenched my fists and thought to myself.
After getting Paul settled, Lin Yi wasn't idle either.
Because he still has to keep putting his daughters to bed.
"Oh, it really is that the greater the ability, the greater the responsibility. I am too good to be a father and a mother." Lin Yi thought modestly.
And Xiao Youyou in Lin Yi's arms quietly punched his old father.
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