ATPnovel Chapter 201: Chapter 200: Fallen - Substitute
Chapter 201: Chapter 200: Fallen - Substitute
Chapter 201: Chapter 200: Fallen - Substitute
No matter how disturbed the outside world is, the schedule continues.
After a four-game losing streak, the Suns finally bottomed out, winning two straight against the Los Angeles Clippers and the Sacramento Kings.
However, the major outside media did not regain confidence in the Suns because of the victories in these two games.
They are still not optimistic about the Suns.
"These two victories were not easy to win."
"It's all sloppy, barely winning."
"And even the underdogs, the Clippers and Kings, were able to limit Lin Feidu's scoring to about ten points."
"The Suns continue like this, let alone go further, whether they can make the playoffs this season will be a problem."
As the media said, in these two games, although the opponent was the bottom team in the league, the Suns really only won by a narrow margin.
The root cause is that Irwin is trying new tactics.
After Lin Feidu weakened rapidly due to physical limitations, Erwin wanted to continue to preserve Lin Feidu's output in the main position through new tactics.
He hopes that the Suns can continue to retain the nuclear weapon of Three-Point Rain, and if they want to retain Three-Point Rain, they must let Lin Feidu stay in the main position.
The reason why these two games were thrilling to win, and even almost lost, was because Lin Feidu was not only unable to provide the team with the three-point rain output that Erwin wanted, but even had the opposite effect.
Although Lin Feidu can indeed make one or two three-pointers, once he fails to make a shot, he can only be replaced. The back and forth changes of personnel on the field will disrupt the team's rhythm. Several times in the game, they were almost overtaken by the two underdogs of the Clippers and the Kings.
……
Erwin comes out of Cole's office.
"Mr. Savor is putting a lot of pressure on me now." Cole sent Erwin to the door: "The victories in these two games did not dispel his doubts about our ability. Everyone knows that we won It’s very difficult. Even if we face two underdogs in the regular season, in the playoffs, won’t we let the western powers slaughter us?!”
"I know." Erwin nodded.Just now in Cole's office, he and Cole had a voice conference with boss Robert Savor, and the latter's dissatisfaction with the team's performance was completely palpable.
"Go ahead, Irwin, you can adjust the team freely, I will always support you." Cole patted Irwin on the shoulder.
Erwin nodded and turned to leave.
Arrived at the training hall.
boom!boom!
The players were practicing, and the sound of the basketball hitting the ground pulled Ervin out of his thoughts.
"Lin." He waved towards Lin Feidu who was looking at him.
"Coach." Lin Feidu ran over.
"Drink a glass of water." Erwin picked up a bottle of drink from the side and unscrewed it for Lin Feidu.
Lin Feidu took the drink but didn't drink it. He held it in his hand and stood quietly in front of Erwin, waiting for the other party to speak. He knew that the other party's expression meant that he wanted to tell him something.
"Heh." Seeing Lin Feidu's quiet appearance, Erwin smiled, and there was a trace of fatigue deep in his eyes.
"In the future, you have to be prepared to lead the second team to charge forward." Erwin said lightly.
Lin Feidu took a deep breath. He had expected this a long time ago, with the same expression on his face, but he couldn't help but sighed with emotion in his heart: "Finally, I have fallen to the point of being a substitute..."
……
Game day the next day.
The Suns played against the Philadelphia 76ers.
Before the start of the game, the main lists of both sides are reported and announced in advance.
The on-site commentator saw that Lin Feidu was no longer in the starting lineup, raised his eyebrows, and said loudly into the microphone: "In this game, the Suns' starting lineup has a very sudden adjustment, but this is also within my expectation. , 'Super rookie' Lin Feidu, this game, is not in the starting lineup, but on the bench."
There was an uproar at the scene.
Especially the Huaguo fans who came to watch the game were shocked. After a few words of discussion, they gradually fell silent.
After all, everyone saw Lin Feidu's demise.
For the broadcast in China, Director Ma and Director Wei Ping also looked at each other silently.
"Lin Feidu is technically at the level of an NBA player. He just can't keep up physically. Perhaps, for him, playing on the bench is not a bad thing." Wei Ping said in a low voice.
……
Arena.
The game between the Suns and the 76ers started.
The 76ers are an underdog, the bottom three underdogs in the entire league.
The Suns played well throughout the game.
When Lin Feidu led the second team on the field, his performance was irrelevant. After all, the main players were too strong, and they opened up the point difference from the first quarter. The performance of the second team was completely irrelevant.
The game ended with a complete victory for the Suns.
However, Erwin found that putting Lin Feidu on the bench was exactly as he had imagined, and the latter could indeed perform impressively in this position.
At the beginning, when the team owner Robert Savor asked him to come up with a rectification plan to change the team's predicament as soon as possible, Erwin had two thoughts in his mind. The first was to keep Lin Feidu in the main lineup. Then imagine good team tactics for him to help him save energy.
But unfortunately, judging from the subsequent games against the Clippers and the Kings, this idea was a complete failure. Now all the teams are staring at Lin Feidu, and there is no tactic that can help Lin Feidu get out of the predicament.
And Erwin's second idea is to let Lin Feidu join the second team, and in the limited time, output as much of his powerful abilities as possible.But in the bench lineup, the playing time is limited, and there is no need to worry about physical fitness.
Judging from today's situation, this approach is obviously effective.
Lin Feidu scored 11 points. Compared with the past, this score is heaven and earth, but compared with the previous games, it has already passed the pass line.More importantly, Lin Feidu scored these 11 points with a shooting percentage of over 90%.
This is too efficient. Being the main force is a loophole, but being a substitute is definitely worth the money.
……
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The strength of the Suns' starting lineup, Nash Stoudemire Richardson, etc., are all players who can play their own roles, and are qualified to fight head-to-head with any team.
In terms of continuing to enhance strength, starting from the starting lineup, there really isn't much room for improvement.
Lin Feidu's performance allowed Erwin to prove his idea. Starting from the bench, he really has the opportunity to improve the overall strength of the team.
Not to mention that Erwin thinks so, even Lin Feidu himself clearly feels that after his physical fitness has declined sharply compared to the beginning of the season, it is really relatively suitable to play as a substitute.
(End of this chapter)