The Godfather of Basketball

Back from the timeout, Tang Tian replaced Booker with Gordon.

Tang Tian's attention was on the court, and Rogers on the side was encouraging Booker with words.

Compared with Booker, Gordon has much richer experience.

This just debuted, received a pass from Deron, although the shooting speed is not as fast as Booker, but the sense of rhythm is better, he faked a shot to deceive Durant, and then made a three-pointer.

Although the ball was a bit unlucky and missed, it successfully attracted the Thunder's defense. Yi Jianlian rushed to grab the offensive rebound and made a tip-up that caused Ibaka's thug foul.

With two free throws and one hit, the Nets finally broke this scoring drought.

Back on the offensive end, Westbrook and Tucker played a pick-and-roll, split it and faced Gordon.

Gordon, like Booker, has poor wingspan. The wingspan of 2.06 meters is only 2 centimeters longer than Booker's.

After Westbrook met, he also suddenly changed direction and accelerated.

However, Gordon is much more experienced. Knowing his disadvantages, he took a big step back in advance, and his lateral movement speed was much faster than Booker, blocking Westbrook's way.

Westbrook changed direction again to press hard, and Gordon gave enough resistance. He looked smaller than Booker, but the confrontation was much stronger than Booker, and Westbrook didn't take advantage of it.

In the end, Westbrook's shot from the basket fell out of the basket under interference, and Jokic jumped up and grabbed the defensive rebound.

Deron played a fast break, caught the ball and rushed forward. After attracting the defense, he looked back and saw Gordon following up, and passed the ball with his hands.

Gordon's chased three-pointer.

"Shua!"

This time he seized the opportunity and hit the net with a three-pointer.

The Nets came back from a timeout and played the Thunder 4-0.

With more experience and better defense, Gordon's ability to show on the court is much better than that of the starting Booker.

Tang Tian looked back at Booker, and found that the latter's eyes were a little lost.

103 to 113, the Nets finally lost to their opponents at home with a 10-point disadvantage. After Gordon was put on the starting lineup, the firepower of the bench dropped significantly, while Middleton and Adams, who were on the bench for the Thunder, performed well. Very bright.

Booker suffered the first trough of his rookie season, played only about 15 minutes, made 2 of 6 shots, scored 6 points and 1 assist.

After the game, Tang Tian chatted with Booker, mainly to encourage him.

Although Gordon's ability is better than Booker's, but if the Nets want to go further in the playoffs, Booker's performance is critical.

After the game against the Thunder, the Nets flew to Portland to challenge the Trail Blazers.

The youth army has completed a new round of reconstruction and reshuffle. Roy, Aldridge, even Batum and Matthews are no longer in the team. Now Lillard and McCollum are the two masters.

It is worth mentioning that Pralim's younger brother, Mason Pralim, who was traded to the Trail Blazers by Tang Tian, ​​​​has become the starting center.

Facing Pralim, Jokic played very well, scoring a quasi-triple double of 26 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists, and played the best game of the season.

Also under his leadership, the Nets scored in double figures with 6 players and overturned their opponents 116 to 108 in the away game.

However, Booker's performance did not pick up.

Stevens' targeted play gave Trail Blazers coach Stotts a lot of reference. Lillard and McCrum kept greeting Booker at the beginning of the game, but Booker didn't hit three. He committed 2 fouls in just 2 minutes, and in the end he only played 10 minutes, 1 of 4 shots, 3 points and 1 assist, and 3 fouls.

Not only these two games, but in the subsequent games, all opponents were playing against Booker's defensive weakness in the opening stage.

Booker's data fluctuated greatly, 7 points and 2 assists, 4 points and 1 assist, 17 points and 3 assists, 6 points and 2 assists, 2 points and 1 assist...

In the 10 games, except for playing Magic because the opponent did not have a strong outside attack point, his performance recovered, and in the other few games, it was difficult to guarantee playing time, not to mention his performance.

Rogers' suggestion allowed Booker to build up strong self-confidence at the beginning of the season, but it also put him in the spotlight ahead of time. His defensive problems were directly magnified into a defensive black hole, and he was targeted by opponents in various ways.

The higher you hold it, the more painful it is to fall.

In other words, Booker encountered his rookie wall early, and it was thicker than any other rookie.

Tang Tian also had a headache.

Booker's weakness is that kind of flaw, such as short arms, this kind of physical flaw can't be changed, and his lateral movement speed is really slow, just like Harden, it is also flawed.

Weight loss may increase his lateral movement speed, but the confrontation will definitely decrease, and when he is hit by someone sitting in a low position, the defensive effect will not be very good.

This is also the reason why Harden was often passed by on the perimeter in his previous life, but he did not lose weight.

When there is no talent in some aspects, it is necessary to make a trade-off.

In contrast, Gordon's talent is much better. He is also physically strong and has a short wingspan, but his lateral movement speed is fast, which is why he was so optimistic at the beginning.

But Booker is not Gordon. The reality is that there are two options before him. Either remove Booker from the starting lineup and let him start again from the bench step by step; The defense can be improved to the average level.

The former is gradual, while the latter is achieved overnight.

It is normal for the offense to fluctuate due to poor defense, but Booker's performance is particularly obvious, which shows that he is relatively fragile psychologically. Removing the starter at this time will definitely hit him hard.

After thinking about it, Tang Tian decided to exchange it for lateral movement speed.

The last lottery drew 5 honor points, plus the 2 honor points won by the black eight, he originally had 7 honor points in his hand, and after cutting off the 2 points for Oden to exchange for Iron Knee, he still has 5 honor points .

Such a thick wealth bag is enough for him to squander it.

Entering the different dimension of the system, he turned to the basketball technique.

The price of basketball skills is not high, but the speed of lateral movement belongs to the category of physical talent, and the price shows that it is 2 honor points.

2 honor points, to solve Booker's defensive problems, this is not a loss.

"Come on, my Pikachu." With a little naughtiness, Tang Tian exchanged the traverse speed for Booker.

Booker was eating out with his friends at the moment, complaining about his unlucky situation, when he suddenly felt a sudden tremor in his body.

A strange feeling filled his body, and Tang Tian's figure unconsciously appeared in his mind.

Along with increased intimacy comes more guilt and annoyance.

The current Nets are a strong team. Tang Tian and the coaching staff trust him so much as a rookie, but his recent performance is so bad.

He also wants to play well, but damn he is short-handed and can't get up fast!