Chapter 294: The most harmonious music master

123:111.

This is the final score of the two teams.

It is within reason, and also unexpected.

Everyone originally thought this would be a ruthless massacre. The Clippers had a history of many massacres in the past seasons, and their hands were covered with the blood and tears of weak teams. It stands to reason that after Nowitzki joined, they should be even more ferocious.

But looking at the game process, it appeared to be full of ups and downs, and even quite passive at times.

However, this did not prevent Fan Xi from hugging Stephen Curry warmly after the game. Before Fan Xi and Curry hugged, Vince Carter also went over to greet Curry: Hey, little guy, I even held you before.

Yes, the Clippers are full of such 'relying on old age to sell old age' old guys. Vince Carter played with Curry's father, and at that time Curry's father was a lackey for the half-man, half-god Vince Carter in Toronto.

Curry laughed and shook hands and hugged Carter. He is a complete good boy. As a second-generation basketball player, it is always like this. Almost every two games, someone will run over and say they have held him, and some even spray trash talk at him on the court: When I played basketball, you were still wearing open-crotch pants.

What can be done?

Who let old Curry be a wanderer, playing role players everywhere, and having friends all over the world. It makes Curry's seniority automatically drop a notch when he goes on the court now.

If Curry wants to raise his status, it is estimated that it will take another three or four years. By that time, there should be no players from his father's era playing.

However, looking at Uncle Carter's flying posture tonight, he should have no problem playing for another five or six years.

"Jack, your shooting needs to be strengthened. The future is the world of pick-and-roll. Don't go in the direction of Kobe, Carmelo, and the others anymore. Their mid-range jump shots are also much more accurate than yours," Curry sincerely suggested to Fan Xi after greeting him.

Curry believes that the direction of basketball in the future will be very different from now, and his vision has always been relatively accurate.

He often discusses this with Fan Xi.

He is a bit older than Fan Xi, even though he looks like a cute little toddler.

In this game, the chemistry between Fan Xi, the big core with the ball, and Nowitzki, the big offensive core, did not form, and the play was relatively fragmented.

Fan Xi is not very worried about this. There are nearly 50 games left in the regular season, and there is plenty of time to adjust.

However, he kept the problem Curry discussed with him in his heart. He looked at the new data given to him by the team's technical group, and he also found that he was very seriously biased.

Therefore, Fan Xi said at the post-game press conference: I feel very good. I have never worked with such a powerful inside line. Nowitzki brings us experience, brings offensive penetration, and allows us to let go and do many other things.

Fan Xi decided to focus on polishing his weaknesses in the upcoming regular season.

After leaving Oakland, the Los Angeles Clippers players completed the New Year's Eve ceremony on the plane flying at high altitude. The time officially came to 2012, the end of the world in the mouth of the legendary Maya people would come this year.

There are charlatans all over the world using this matter to make money.

"My New Year's wish is to win the Grand Champion!"

Stephen Nash announced his New Year's wish on the plane. Everyone had just finished the countdown to the New Year.

For Nash, who has long been full of personal honors, his last obsession in his career is the Grand Champion.

Of course, this is also the wish of Nowitzki, Vince Carter, and Yao Ming.

They often sit together and talk about some profound questions, such as customs and habits around the world, Eastern and Western history, human philosophy, etc. The former Pistons championship backcourt will also join in, but they will sometimes be 'out of place' because of the Grand Champion ring.

When everyone doesn't have something, and you two have it, it's a bit 'out of the group'.

Therefore, Hamilton's wish is also to win another Grand Champion ring this year.

Billups sat in the back listening to energetic jazz music. He is a bit health-preserving. Soaking wolfberry in a thermos is a daily operation. This is the new normal brought by Chen Ye.

It has to be said that these old players of the Clippers are all famous figures. Nash, who pioneered the run-and-gun, two-time regular season MVP, he can even be called the founder of the small ball era.

Vince Carter, half-man, half-god, although his peak period was short, he is also a legendary figure who turned dunking into a personal logo. Now that he has washed away his lead, it is quite good to be a guest wing breakthrough three-point shooter... although he lost his explosive power and speed due to injury.

Nowitzki goes without saying. As the top offensive power forward in history, his ability needs no repetition. And he is the only player among these veterans who is still at his peak. Strictly speaking, Nash can also be considered to have just slipped from his peak. Giving him enough time, it is no problem to get an average of 15+9.

Chairman Yao, although he is more of a mascot, he is also slowly recovering. As the last traditional center in the NBA with offensive dominance, as long as he is on the court, even if he stands next to the restricted area without moving, the opponent must mobilize defense.

The two championship backcourts of the Pistons, Billups' strength declined faster than Hamilton's. Billups can only be considered an ordinary rotation, but his three-pointers are still very accurate at critical moments, and the title of Mr. Big Shot is a gold-lettered signboard. Hamilton is still a long-distance running champion. His running distance last season was still in the top three in the league. This season, by Fan Xi's side, his efficiency is even higher than last season. His level placed on other teams in the league would definitely be a starter.

But the Clippers are now focusing on cultivating rookies.

Leonard and Butler.

The Clippers' cultivation of these two rookies is sufficient, and these two forwards who look similar have also developed different paths.

Butler is now more like a breakthrough master. Although his hands are short, his dribbling center of gravity is surprisingly low. He can quickly break through to the paint, and his passing vision and passing technique cannot be underestimated. After breaking into the restricted area, he can also pass the basketball out. His off-ball movement is also very good, often going to the bottom line, giving people surprises. At the same time, he also learned some back-to-the-basket from Fan Xi. Changing positions to play big with small is okay, but playing the same size is powerless.

However, in terms of shooting, he also perfectly inherited his boss Jack Fan. Mid-to-long range, whether it is open or holding the ball, is below the average level. There is still a lot of room for improvement.

On the defensive end, Butler's defense is very tough. Compared to Leonard, he is better at help defense. He often suddenly kills out from the wing to double-team, giving the opponent a dismount. His help defense ability, Fan Xi believes, will reach the top level of the league in the future, and he is also willing to actively rush for offensive rebounds.

Leonard is now more and more like Kobe or Jordan. His ball-handling offensive level is rising linearly. With a pair of huge palms and extremely wide shoulders and a strong body, he is very good at back-to-the-basket singles. He often uses steps that look very slow to break through or turn around, and then stop or turn around and jump shot... the shooting percentage is quite good. Unlike Butler's scoring points concentrated in the 0 to 3-foot basket, he is more of a 7 to 16-foot mid-to-long-range two-pointer, which is his sweet spot.

His three-point shooting percentage this season is 33%. In this era, it is barely qualified, and even a little bit above the average line.

On the defensive end, Leonard is too powerful. He is already the Clippers' best defensive player. His man-to-man defense can be described as death entanglement, and his pick-and-roll defense ability is very strong. He can defend from the 1st position to the 4th position. Therefore, ordinary point guards usually dare not play pick-and-roll in front of him. Even if they break in, they will die at the 3 to 7-foot position and cannot get to the basket at all... because at this time, Leonard will entangle him, and Butler on the wing will rush over like lightning, making it difficult to choose.

The two small forwards are growing at an alarming rate.

The inside DeAndre Jordan and Kwame Brown also exerted their blue-collar functions to a very high level. DeAndre Jordan focuses on help defense, rim protection, blocks, and offensive rebound rushing, while Kwame Brown focuses on boxing out, rim protection, and top defense.

It can be said that among several super powerhouse teams, the Clippers' lineup is the deepest, and almost everyone who is taken out is at the quasi-elite level.

And the styles are different.

Replacing Mike Brown with the crazy scientist Old Nelson of the year, 10 games can produce 10 starting lineups.

This Clippers lineup can enter the playoffs just by playing casually.

After all, the player configuration is high and plug-and-play.

However, to become a true super powerhouse team, a team that wins the Grand Champion.

Must establish its own system, and it is a tough, efficient, and sustainable output system.

Facing different opponents, the overall structure remains unchanged, and appropriate additions and subtractions are made.

Only in this way can we go further in the playoffs.

The Bulls dynasty, the two Lakers dynasties, and the Spurs quasi-dynasty are all like this.

Now the Clippers need to complete the work that other teams can only complete in two or three seasons in the remaining season.

Fan Xi's whole head is big.

He raised his head and looked at the two waves of people on the plane.

The old players are talking about philosophy, and the young players are talking about hip-hop music and Victoria's Secret.

Fan Xi looked at the briefing in his hand, and he was thinking deeply.

This is the technical briefing of himself provided to him by the technical group.

Fan Xi has averaged 21.5 points, 10.2 assists, 6.9 rebounds, 1.8 steals, and 1.1 blocks per game so far this season. Very comprehensive, this is the data of a top point guard, the performance of a top guard, and being able to play like this in the second season can be ranked in the long history of the NBA.

But Fan Xi's problems are also objectively existing.

Fan Xi's scoring is concentrated in the 0 to 3-foot area of the basket, accounting for 63% of his total offensive proportion, with a true shooting percentage of 69%. He is very efficient and high-yielding in this area. In the 3 to 7-foot near-basket position, Fan Xi has a 21% offensive proportion, with a true shooting percentage of 52%, a little above the average level. Because in this position, it is mostly where Fan Xi breaks through and is double-teamed and blocked. Fan Xi's explosive power and strength ensure his shots in double-teams, and he is no longer afraid of confrontation as before.

However, long-range two-pointers beyond seven feet only account for 5% of Fan Xi's scoring proportion, very little, pitifully little, the lowest among all starting guards in the NBA.

In the Magic Ball era, this data might be considered normal. Many outside scorers only play in the restricted area and the three-point line.

But now it's not.

Because mid-range scoring output is scarce, when opponents limit Fan Xi, they will shrink inward more, and the defensive judgment on Fan Xi will be more single.

At the same time, Fan Xi's pick-and-roll lethality will also be greatly weakened.

Because, after Fan Xi's pick-and-roll, he either kills in or retreats to the three-point line.

Plus his assist level is not high, and before Nowitzki came, the teammates who could pick-and-roll for him lacked offensive ability, so...

Fan Xi's overall strength is certainly worthy of a superstar, but it is also a superstar with obvious flaws.

It is not that you have to be omnipotent to be called a superstar.

Just like Chris Paul, after he was injured, his breakthrough lethality became much weaker. Although he can still go deep into the restricted area, his finishing ability at the basket is relatively weak, and there are not many means. Paul doesn't like shooting three-pointers, and although Paul is fast, he doesn't like playing fast breaks.

However, he is S-level in the area where Fan Xi is least good, and his mid-range can kill opponents.

Howard also has obvious flaws, no independent offensive ability.

Hoo!

Fan Xi let out a long breath looking at his data sheet. He was glad in his heart that Nowitzki came. Nowitzki can fill all the areas where Fan Xi is not good.

Just, how to establish a system?

Is it based on Nowitzki as the core, or based on himself as the core?

These are all problems, and they are the most important problems.

Fan Xi is now even thinking about things that head coaches think about.

If a team has two superstars, the most important thing is to solve the ownership of the core. Why is the Bulls dynasty stable? Because the absolute core has always been Jordan, and Pippen's positioning was the second-in-command from the beginning. Why did the OK combination collapse? Because O'Neal couldn't suppress Kobe anymore.

Fan Xi has always believed that the reason why the Thunder's future is not as bright as the Bulls, even if the Thunder's talent is more outstanding. Because the two young masters of the Thunder now can't tell who is the boss. In name, it is Durant, but Westbrook's personality is more stubborn than Kobe's back then.

Fan Xi closed his eyes, and he was simulating in his mind.

The plane was flying steadily in the clouds, and their next stop was Portland.

The NBA season is always so hurried, rushing from one city to another.

Fan Xi is a bit tired.

Jimmy Butler's loud shouting came from the front. He was scolding ESPN: "Why do they talk nonsense, why don't they put me on this year's rookie game list? Are there 10 rookies better than me this year?"

Chen Ye comforted him from the side: "Child, don't be nervous. The lower they press you now, the higher you will fly when you spread your wings. There was a king in ancient China who slept on thatch in winter and hung a gall bladder at the head of the bed to sharpen his will..."

A smile appeared on the corner of Fan Xi's mouth.

It has to be said that Chen Ye is a treasure boy.

He plays a very important role in the team.

He let the old players soak wolfberry, and he let the young players become 'angry'.

He is like a master who can switch between country music and rock music at any time.

He let the Clippers locker room play the most harmonious and beautiful concerto.

... ===== CHAPTER 295 =====