"Lick the dog!"

Aldridge, who was the third one to come to the training ground, entered the gym and happened to see Zhang Feng, who had finished his training task for the day and was helping Lillard pick up the ball.

Every introvert actually has a boring heart.

It is true that Aldridge is not good at talking and is a bit introverted compared to most NBA athletes. But in fact, Aldridge himself has a very upright mind and will not easily change his views on things he believes in.

Let the facts speak. What the eyes see is the truth. In Aldridge's observations these days, Zhang Feng, a rookie in the second round, was so willing to be a bitch for a second-year rookie Lillard. It really made Aldridge

Derich looked down upon him.

Perhaps because he considers himself to be a proud man, he first came to the NBA as the second overall pick, so Aldridge has never experienced such a rookie season in the NBA.

Anyway, Aldridge admires Zhang Feng's dog-licking behavior whether on the playing field or in private training.

What Aldridge just can't understand is why Zhang Feng would rather lick Lillard, a second-year rookie, than lick himself, a big brother with rich experience in the post...

The Blazers' players came one after another for training. Although for most players, they would not come to the training ground in advance for additional training, but no one would choose to touch the coach's brow and arrive late.

For many ordinary NBA players, playing is like a daily clock-in job. Anyway, after signing the contract, no matter how well they play, their salary will neither increase nor decrease.

So why do you have to train so hard, why do you have to work so hard on and off the field, and just be able to just dawdle with peace of mind.

Only those players with non-guaranteed contracts and those who have reached their contract years will seize every opportunity during the season to express themselves and highlight their abilities.

On the day when there was no game mission, the Trail Blazers were finally able to conduct some proper tactical training. However, what troubled head coach Stotts was the incompatibility between Lillard and Aldridge, which has always troubled the team to improve.

A grade.

Stotts also didn't have any good solutions for the two ace players in the team who seemed to have no problems on the surface but rarely communicated with each other in private.

In the final analysis, the Blazers' management has not yet made up its mind on how to build the team and who should be the leader of the team.

There is no clear instruction from the management to build the team. Naturally, Stotts, a head coach, will not decide on his own to determine the position of the boss, so that another person has to give up some ball rights. If he agrees, he will keep it. If he disagrees, he will keep it during the trading period.

, seeking trades with other teams.

But now, the Blazers can only work hard internally, and no one will point it out. The two share the position of boss, and they are the leaders of the team on the court...

However, what makes Stotts gratified is that although there is not much communication with each other, both Ade and Lillard are players who pursue victory and will not do anything on the court that harms the team.

Although there is no tacit understanding between each other, when the two of them are playing singles and encountering double teams, they will never hesitate when passing the ball, and they will never pass the blame when they need to force themselves to score points.

Although both of them need to attack with the ball, they always fall into individual attacks, which will cause the team's overall offensive tactics to tear apart.

However, thanks to the high success rate of singles between the two, for now, although the Blazers' overall offensive tactics do not result in many runs, after being double-teamed at their strong points and attracting the opponent's defense, they pass the ball and the role

The players completed the shots, and the Blazers' offensive scoring ability was actually pretty good.

For now, the future development prospects of these two ace players can actually begin to take shape.

As the second overall pick in 2006, Aldridge has been in the NBA for so many seasons and finally became an All-Star player. His offensive methods have been almost developed. He can rely on long-range shots in every game.

Paired with a small amount of strong play and contributing 20+ data, it is a strong guarantee for the team's basic score.

Lillard, who is just in his second year, is a kind of crazy player. After all, outside players are very hit-rate. Although Lillard can rely on his good explosive power to get into the penalty area and forcefully attack the basket.

But given Lillard's height, this kind of basket attack is still a minority after all, and it depends on the opponent's defensive choices.

And in the game, Lillard, who has a good touch, is the most terrifying existence. Various unreasonable shooting postures, and the ability to force the shot in the rapid change of rhythm, make him even when facing the opponent's defense.

, it is not a problem for Lillard to get the right to take action.

And compared to Aldridge scoring points with mediocre jump shots, although Ade's offense is more stable, it is obviously Lillard's breakthroughs, three-pointers, changes of direction, and super difficult mid-range shots after emergency stops, which are more

It can attract the attention of the audience and ensure box office revenue for the pioneers.

At the beginning of this year, when Lillard was still performing well after several games in the new season, the Blazers' management was actually leaning towards Lillard and privately told Stotts that they could give Lillard more money.

A little more privileges and tactical arrangements.

However, Ade's power cannot be reduced. The Blazers still hope that the two aces can coexist, and they also plan to consider who will become the real core of the team after the end of this season.

Although Lillard has given Stotts more free tactical time in this season's games to create singles opportunities for Lillard. Lillard's scoring has also improved significantly this season with the combination of sudden shots, but this

Although this kind of pure singles match is very popular with the fans, and it can improve the team's morale if it is successful, and it can also attract a large number of neutral fans, but this style of play is really too tiring.

Last season, the Trail Blazers had the problem that Lillard would always suffer from physical exhaustion at the end, and this season, this problem has become more prominent.

Although Lillard can also guarantee scoring in the second half of the game, it has to be admitted that in terms of scoring efficiency and field goal percentage data, Lillard's efficiency in the second half is obviously not as good as the first half.

This is due to the lack of sufficient physical fitness, and it can also be said that the early singles consumed too much.

After all, for Lillard, who is not too tall, whether it is breakthrough or shooting, without the height advantage, he relies too much on himself to constantly make emergency stops and changes of direction.

In order to reduce Lillard's consumption, Stotts has always wanted to find a tall man for Lillard who can perform pick-and-rolls to ensure that when Lillard wants to shoot, he can more easily obtain shooting space.

At the beginning, Stotts had privately discussed with Ade, because if there can be offensive interaction between these two aces, not only will the threat on the offensive end be greater, but it can also make the Blazers become more united.

However, Adelaide refused this tactic that required constant running and creating a wall for Lillard on the grounds that he needed to conserve his energy and create offensive opportunities in the low post.

So which insider will partner with Lillard?

This time, Stotts went directly to Lillard first and asked him to choose the inside line. Anyway, it was just a matter of order. After all, there is nothing wrong with tactics. If Founder has enough time, there is nothing wrong with trying them all.

"Let Zhang Feng come first. We have been training with Zhang Feng for the past few days, and we still have some tacit understanding!"

Lillard was also outspoken. He didn't see the expectant look in Leonard's eyes, the rookie of the same year, and chose Zhang Feng!

Robin Lopez, "It seems like there is an older brother trying to usurp the throne!"

Joel Freeland, "It's none of my business, I can play power forward anyway!"

Leonard, "It was obviously me first!"
Chapter completed!