Chapter 767: 【Injuries and Opportunities】

This year's NBA mid-term trading was a dead water. The former player union executive chairman Billy Hunt was so burned. Not only did he fall to the point of leaving indefinitely, but it was also considered to cause the tepid 2012--13 trading deadline The culprit.
Experts do not shy away from saying that the policy promoted by former chairman Hunter is the main reason for the sharp reduction in transactions between various teams. Since the newly introduced labor agreement has increased the collection of luxury taxes, each team has Managers are on thin ice when making or considering line-up adjustments. After all, any move may result in huge fines. In contrast, the policy of levying luxury tax on the team on a 1:1 basis in previous years is indeed much looser than it is now.
Others believe that the Clippers are too strong, causing other teams to lose confidence in the playoffs and unwilling to make big deals.
On March 1, the Clippers defeated the Suns by 27 points and completed the sweep in the regular season.
The Suns are ready to rebuild, and the double shots in the backcourt by Dragic and Evans are unlikely to have a future, because they are not top three-pointers, and they are good at breaking through.
The Clippers have obvious advantages in the inside line, playing 666 more than the Sun.
On the 3rd, the Clippers won 114 to 108 in the home game against the Thunder, but there was bad news. Paul was injured by Perkins when he was misplaced in the third quarter to prevent a pick-and-roll.
Injury is an unavoidable topic in the NBA. After MRI examination, Paul was diagnosed with tertiary acromioclavicular joint dislocation. Although he does not need surgery, he will still miss the six-week game.
The team doctor suggested that Paul abandon the regular season and return directly in the playoffs, striving to return to the best state. To this end, the coaching staff held a meeting, and Yang Rui decided to let Paul rest.
After the Clippers issued an official announcement, the Clippers fans were full of concerns about the team's prospects. The core fell on the way to hit the best record in the regular season, which is really unlucky.
If it is because of star injury and record loss, this is not a perfect season for the Clippers. Of course Yang Rui doesn't want this to happen, all he can do is try to make up for the loss of Paul's absence by arranging tactics.
Yang Rui is confident to guarantee the win rate. This Clippers is different from the previous life. The players are not entirely dependent on the Paul organization. Even without Paul, the team's lineup is definitely not weak, there are organizers, there are scorers.
Yang Rui made adjustments to the lineup. Curry entered the starting lineup and increased his playing time. Barbosa played as a backup point guard in the second quarter.
Curry no longer came to the No. 2 position, the Clippers gave up the double guard tactics. The No. 2 position was rotated by Danny Green, Tony Allen, and Korver. The defense was stronger than when playing double guard.
The double defender is a double-edged sword. The opponent has an outside who is not good at shooting. If he encounters a shooting guard who can hold the ball, Curry’s main defense must be targeted. Paul is not there. Curry’s 190CM height defense is 1st. It has a slight advantage.
As a result, the Clippers continued to maintain strong, Curry successfully replaced Paul, although slightly inferior in organization, but his personal attack power is stronger, can attract the team to drive the team.
All teams dare not underestimate Curry. No matter if he takes the ball in the middle or at the corner, he must arrange a partial pinch, otherwise Curry can make a jumper by shooting a little space, and he may hit if he fails to cover it. He is able to hold the ball and is skilled.
Curry broke out against the Magic. He played 34 minutes, made 20 of 27 shots, made 10 of 16 three-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, scored 51 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists.
He spent three quarters, almost defeated the magic with his personal ability, led the Clippers to 130 to 112 victory.
The Clippers' backup is still strong. Yang Rui let veteran Battier as the starting small forward. Guy brought a substitute to ensure that there is a strong point of attack in the second quarter.
Barbosa can also hold the ball to attack, fast break, speed, and can shoot; Korver's bottom corner is three-pointed and accurate, responsible for opening up space; Parsons plays the organization forward, and the combination of points and shots is easy to cause misalignment. Let the opponent not easy to defend.
The most critical person on the bench is Farid. His guest center played "Five Deaths" and other teams can't break it.
Farid averaged 11.1 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1 assist and 0.7 blocks per game in 25.3 minutes per game. His shooting speed was 55.2%. His defender-like speed made all big men feel a headache. Starting at the same distance, he took two steps. Can get rid of.
On the big man inside, once the missed shot will be counterattacked by the Clippers; fight hard, will fall into the rhythm of the Clippers.
In order to guarantee the winning rate, Yang Rui gave up the training of newcomers. The inside mainly relied on Griffin, Chandler and Farid to rotate. In the second quarter, Parsons came on for a bit at No. 4.
Throughout March, the Clippers lost to the Mavericks 102 to 109 away on the 26th.
Nowitzki and Gasol Jr. are in a brave state. How can they shoot? OJ Mayo also scored 24 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and made 4 three-pointers.
The Clippers were misfired on the outside. Curry made 4 of 16 shots, 1 of 8 three-pointers, plus 5 of 5 free throws, only 14 points and 6 assists. The strongest pitcher Korver made 1 of 8 shots, made 3 of 5 3-pointers, and missed three open positions.
In the back-to-back game against the Hornets, Korver exploded, hitting five three-pointers and scoring 17 points in 21 minutes. Help the team win easily.
When Korver is in a good state, carrying him is like carrying the sun, it is sunny no matter where he is; when Korver is not in a good state, his transformation is like a broken string, no matter how the answer is wrong, he The fans can tell.
At the end of the month, even if Duncan made 12 of 19 shots, 10 of 10 free throws, scored 34 points, 11 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks, as if returning to the peak, the Clippers still won.
The Clippers hit a horrible run, the team scored in double figures with 8 people, and the old Spurs were destroyed by a speed of 122 to 104.
Curry scored the team's highest 28 points~EbookFREE.me~ After the star game, his playing time increased to about 38 minutes, and his average playing time also improved immediately, averaging 23 points, 4.3 rebounds, 6.4 assists and 1.5 steals.
Curry still has 46.5% field goal percentage, 44.3% three-point percentage and 89.4% free throws. As long as this state is guaranteed, his stats will improve in April and it is likely that he will eventually be elected as the MVP of the regular season.
No player didn't want to win this award, so after Paul was injured, Curry often had nothing to steal at home.
In the first half of the season, he never thought about fighting for the core, just want to win the best sixth man. So he would miss two games because of his marriage. Now major opportunities are in sight, even if Yang Rui does not say, Curry will also increase his shots.
Yang Rui temporarily changed his plan and tried his best to help Curry draw the prize. Before, he was very popular and won the All-Star ticket. At this time, as long as he gets another MVP, he can consolidate the popularity and step into the ranks of superstars.
With regular season MVP and Curry with the championship ring, the only difference is an FMVP.
The Cavaliers suffered a loss of strength due to center Valejo. Even if they found a winning feeling in the middle, they played a 16-game winning streak. The record is still behind the Nets and ranked second in the east. After the restructuring, the winners are generally the top three in the league. Players with excellent statistics are rarely the exception, unless the statistics are amazing, players who have contributed a lot to the team's record.
Moreover, last season it was James who won the MVP in the regular season. With the controversy between the Big Three, let him win the best position will definitely cause more controversy, the league will not do so.
The Nets are playing team basketball. Yao Ming, De Long and Joe Johnson averaged less than 20 points per game. The data is not good. It is impossible to get MVP. The Clippers last year were an example.
So, Curry wants to get the MVP, and it's enough to just play out the stats that make sense.