Chapter 541: Slow Progress
How influential Qin Yang is, this is a topic without any judging criteria.
But there is no doubt that any team will try to meet Qin Yang's requirements.
Trading a first-round pick for Cory Brewer is a bit of a loss.
Cory Brewer won two championships in college, but after entering the NBA, his performance was average.
A defensive player with excellent physical qualities is perhaps the best thing to say about Cory Brewer.
Such a player is worth a second-round top signing.
With the first-round pick, it is indeed a loss.
But Donnie Nelson didn't say no.
Working with Cuban, Donnie Nelson's personality is not strong, and if he is strong, no one can stand Cuban.
At the beginning, Cuban cried to sign a big contract with Dampier on the team's inside, which pitted the Mavericks.
Someone else would definitely not be able to bear it, so Donnie put up with it.
A team core wants a role player that matches the team's tactics, and that can't be refused.
If it's a big deal, Donnie Nelson will definitely have an opinion, and Cuban will also have an opinion, but Qin Yang's request is difficult to refuse.
After making a decision, Donnie Nelson called the Timberwolves manager, and things went a little more smoothly than expected.
The Timberwolves are in the midst of a rebuild, and there are no players that can't be traded.
Trading next year's draft pick for a role player is a good thing for the Timberwolves. It's just that the specific details still need to be discussed.
The Timberwolves want more, and Donnie Nelson isn't stupid and definitely refuses.
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After the win against the Bucks, it was finally a two-day break.
Therefore, Coach Rick Carlisle continued to conduct tactical drills after a day off.
The Mavericks' tactics are still a little simpler.
The team now has relatively little running and covering, and most of the time it still relies on the individual abilities of Qin Yang and Nowitzki to solve the battle.
This is not a good thing.
Sean Marion, Vince Carter, Cosby, Francisco Garcia and Calderon must do a good job of covering and blocking.
That's how you can bring out the best in your power.
In particular, in addition to Qin Yang and Nowitzki, Vince Carter, Marion and Cosby all have the ability to pass and score independently.
In addition, Qin Yang also gave some guidance to Seth Curry.
Seth Curry's physical fitness is a little worse than expected, and that's true,
Many people say that Curry's physical fitness is poor, but in fact, Curry's physical fitness is not bad at point guard, and it is much better than Nash and others.
Curry's flexibility and physical coordination are top-notch.
The strength is not weak in point guards.
Coupled with the fact that he is very sharp in technical breakthroughs, excellent in passing, and accurate in shooting, Curry's strength is actually a little stronger than most impressions.
Not so with Seth Curry.
Seth Curry is weaker, not much better than Nash, and has more flaws on the defensive end.
Not only that, Seth Curry's passing strength is problematic, his shooting speed is not as fast as Curry's, and his breakthrough is not as good as Curry's, in this case, the gap in performance is obvious.
It is a thousand miles to miss the slightest mistake, let alone an all-round gap.
Perhaps Seth Curry's only advantage is that he is more accurate than Curry in positioning shots.
Therefore, Qin Yang gave Seth Curry a lot of guidance, including passing, breaking, and shooting speed.
Maybe Seth Curry can't be a superstar like Stephen Curry, but it's possible to be a great second or third leader.
No. 9, away against the Bucks.
The Bucks are super underdogs, and the Bucks have amassed a lot of good role players this season.
Such as Mayo, Zazapachuria, Garinier and others. But this was not a problem for the Mavericks at all, and in the first quarter, Qin Yang and Nowitzki pressed wildly. Straight lead by 12 points.
Mayo met Qin Yang and fell into a disadvantage in all directions.
Now Mayo, no one cares anymore.
From Maddy's successor, the second James, to an embarrassing player, it's not right to be a role player, it's not good to be a core, and it's hard for OJ Mayo to mix up in the league.
In the ninth minute of the first quarter, Qin Yang went off the court and replaced Seth Curry.
Seth Curry came on the court and played well.
Received a pass from Nowitzki and hit an open three-pointer.
But after that, Mayo turned into James and abused Seth Curry.
O.J. Mayo's physicality is really good at point guard, but not to the extent that Westbrook and Byron Davis do.
In terms of projection, Mayo is very average.
So Mayo is a different player, but when he met Seth Curry, Mayo turned into a point guard and James played very ferociously.
Cosby played, Garcia played, and Calderón also played.
Seth Curry was quickly substituted against Mayo, and Seth Curry played a little poorly.
Bench time, the Mavericks played well, Sean Marion is still very good at defending the outside, although he is older, but there is no problem with height and arm span, and among everyone in the Mavericks, the performance is better.
Qin Yang played five minutes in the third quarter and opened up the gap when the team was scorched, and other than that, the Mavericks used a bench lineup.
Gobert got a lot of chances and did a great job on the defensive end.
Thackeray also got his chance.
Vince Carter and Marion were the centerpieces of the game, with the Mavericks winning the game 112-98.
Qin Yang only got 18 points, 6 assists and 4 rebounds, and Nowitzki had 14 points and 7 rebounds.
And after this game, the Mavericks suddenly became the object of all the media attention.
Just back in Dallas, the Mavericks players were surrounded by media as they got off the plane.
Qin Yang:
'The next game, the day after tomorrow, what we need to do now is go home and rest. As for the game, I think it's the Heat who are the defending champions and the side that is the most stressed. ”
Nowitzki:
"We're all looking forward to the next game, it's going to be a great game. I certainly hope Bruce plays well, in fact, he is the best player in years against the Heat. ”
Sean Marion:
'James is a very difficult player to defend against and you can't help but not be pressured with a player like that.
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Naturally, the Mavericks players also know that the opponent in the next game is the Heat.
Against the defending champions, there is pressure on everyone.
However, Qin Yang was not nervous in the team, but chatted with Al Jefferson alone.
The next day, the team resumed training.
Rick Carlisle called Nowitzki and Qin Yang to a tactical meeting.
Carlisle: "Tomorrow's game, I want Al Jefferson to shoot more, and the Heat are good for him inside. ”