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Chapter 319 McGee's Counterattack
Chapter 319 McGee's Counterattack
McGee was born in 1988, with a height of 213 cm and a weight of 114 kg. He was the 2008th pick in the first round in 18. He entered the election in the same year as Rose, with the same pick as Xu Tian.However, his career trajectory was far less smooth than Xu Tian's.
It is an indisputable fact that NBA teams are relatively more willing to train high-ranking rookies.The reason for this is probably that the NBA will conduct repeated research by the scouting department before players participate in the selection to determine the comprehensive ranking of potential and immediate combat power, and try to maximize the value of the team's draft picks.As a result, there are very few leftover players.
There are no absolutes in the world. A low draft pick can only represent the selection stage, and cannot fully reflect the value of the player. However, the huge professional scouting department can still guarantee that there will be no leftovers as much as possible after long-term research.
Xu Tian belonged to the lack of potential and immediate combat power at the time. Although he had a physical fitness similar to that of a black man, he did not attract too much attention from scouts.If it is not the attractive domestic market, they will basically not spend much energy.
The scouts still don't think that Xu Tian's draft position is biased to this day.Some time before the start of the draft, Xu Tian, who has excellent physical fitness, rose in the simulated draft pick, but the stabbing attributes gradually showed, which greatly affected the judgment of the team management.
Jeremy Lin had the potential to be a qualified substitute when he ran for the election, but he was not selected because of his skin color and other reasons. This is still a player in the United States, and Xu Tian's situation can be imagined.The scouts couldn't predict Xu Tian's rapid progress in the summer and his unparalleled shooting ability.
McGee and Xu Tian are the opposite. They have top physical talents in the small ball era, but are limited by their golf quotient and cannot use their talents to the fullest.After playing under Rick Carlisle for half a season this season, he still couldn't integrate into the Mavericks' offensive and defensive system. In addition, the Mavericks needed to ensure the flexibility of the roster, so he naturally became a victim.
Miles Plumlee's strength is not bad, he has the upper hand against McGee and occupies the best defensive position.
After McGee came to the Lakers, he often practiced hooks with the help of Thackeray.Xu Tian and shooting coach Tracy Murray helped him analyze his technical moves, which made his shot shape basically perfect.
Miles Plumlee is about the same height as McGee, but unfortunately his wingspan and jumping are at a disadvantage, and he can't interfere with McGee's hook at all.
The basketball draws a very high parabola and falls into the net with precision!
89-85!
Antetokounmpo originally thought he could overtake the score in one go, but seeing McGee score twice, he was a little anxious.
Kidd saw Antetokounmpo's emotions, decisively called a timeout, and adjusted the players' mentality and offensive and defensive tactics.
Scott admired Xu Tian very much, and asked with a smile while holding the tactical board: "Director Xu, do you want to come and arrange tactics?"
Xu Tian replied with a smile: "I have practiced very well in tactical training. It is better to leave it to the head coach to respond on the spot."
The Bucks called out a short timeout, and time was precious. Scott hurriedly arranged offense and defense, allowing Clarkson and Nick Young to use their shooting ability to open up space, focusing on McGee.
McGee basically didn't get the core of the offense in the Mavericks. He couldn't believe it when he heard Scott's words, and he was still asking repeatedly at the end of the timeout.
Kidd replaced Mayo with McAway, who is more inclined to organize.
This substitution adjustment made the Bucks more struggling on the offensive end.Both Antetokounmpo and Antetokounmpo's shooting ability are a bit poor. Scott boldly asked Warren to chase Middleton, and the rest of the players let Antetokounmpo and Antetokounmpo shoot to limit their breakthroughs.
Antetokounmpo was simmering in his heart, and he shot from outside the three-point line. Unfortunately, this technique has not yet been practiced, and the harvest was bang, and the iron was hit.
McGee's position is not as good as that of Miles Plumlee. Relying on his height and long arms, he picked melons directly behind his head and protected the defensive rebound.
Miles Plumlee tried to steal the ball, didn't pay attention to the action at hand, and got a rebounding foul from the referee.
The Lakers served the ball in the backcourt, Clarkson received the ball and dribbled it to the frontcourt, and organized the offense at the top of the arc.
Kidd didn't quite believe that McGee's touch could be maintained, so he didn't take double-team measures, and then let Miles Plumlee defend alone.
The rule in the NBA is to try to pass to the hot player first to ensure the team's scoring ability.Clarkson lobs and passes to McGee again.
McGee has a characteristic of this player. When you think he is going to be embarrassing, he tends to perform well, but once you have expectations of him, he may make various nonsensical mistakes and iron strikes.
Miles Plumlee defended better this time than last time, trying to jam McGee so he couldn't get close to the basket.Such a move forced McGee to force his shot.
McGee always wanted to prove that he had the ability to start a center, but unfortunately things backfired. This time he tried to score with a hook that didn't even touch the basket.
Just as Miles Plumlee was about to take down the defensive rebound, he saw a pair of big hands get the ball, followed by a body collision and a slight shake of the basket.All kinds of situations were connected together, making him understand that he was just dunked by McGee.
91-85!
The fans in the Bradley Center have imagined countless times. Some people think that Xu Tian will lead the team to widen the point difference, some people think it will be Paul George, and most people think it will be Kobe Bryant who will act as the savior.They never expected that the hero who helped the Lakers open the point difference turned out to be McGee who had recently joined the team.
Antetokounmpo did not give up, took the initiative to stay in the backcourt, and took the serve from Middleton.The offensive and defensive transitions suddenly accelerated, and they rushed to the frontcourt.
McGee's jumping ability is even better than that of Antetokounmpo, waiting for him outside the collision zone reasonably, without giving him any chance to dunk.
Antetokounmpo didn't want to change his offensive method at all. He stepped on the three-point line with his right foot and collected the ball with both hands. After only two steps, he took off and wanted to make a dunk.
McGee's wingspan and bounce are among the top in the league. He competed with Antetokounmpo in mid-air, trying to make the opponent a background board.
Antetokounmpo didn't expect McGee to cover such a wide range of shots. He started to collect the ball too early, and was still a little far from the basket.Fortunately, he still has the ability to organize and pass back to Middleton who followed up in the air.
Middleton doesn't have the explosive physical talent of Antetokounmpo. He catches the ball and starts, and gently wipes the board for the layup.
As soon as McGee landed, he immediately jumped high again, blocking Middleton's layup with his left hand on the backboard.This ball is similar to that of Gaimeo.
Antetokounmpo faced McGee's defense against the Mavericks. At that time, McGee was not active enough to defend and often sat on the bench because he couldn't integrate into the team system, so he didn't pay enough attention to McGee.Now that we are facing each other head-on, we can appreciate the power of McGee.
Clarkson promoted the transition between offense and defense. McGee, who is 213 centimeters tall, looked extremely terrifying, and followed behind and ran towards the frontcourt.
Miles Plumlee doesn't have McGee's athletic ability, and he is gradually thrown away, and can only watch the Lakers wreak havoc in the frontcourt.
(End of this chapter)