No.1 in basketball scoring-Chapter 819 - 347. This is a process_3

After March, Wade’s injury worsened, and on the 9th, he announced he would sit out for the season and undergo meniscus removal surgery. Pat Riley hit the tank button hard, preparing to tank completely for Beasley.

In two weeks, after 8 games, the Bobcats came out with a 6-2 record, bringing their overall record to 48 wins and 18 losses!

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On the 18th at noon, the Bobcats returned to Charlotte.

After the tight schedule of 8 games in 14 days, they finally got two days of rest.

Right after arriving at the Charlotte airport, Felton, Okafor, Hill, and Alan Anderson were dragged by Zhang Yang to the neighboring Raleigh City.

Rushing all the way, they barely made it to the Las Vegas airline center in Raleigh City before the game started.

After sitting down in the first row opposite the scorer’s table, Felton took a few bites of a burger, nibbled a bit, and complained: "Jack, can’t you wait for me to eat something before we come?"

Zhang Yang: "We could wait for you to finish, but by the time Emeka finishes, the game’s probably halfway over."

Felton turned his head, looking at the huge bucket of burgers on Okafor’s lap, and nodded.

But he was still unsatisfied: "This is just a game between the eighth and tenth ranked teams, is it really worth your anticipation... Is that Curry really that amazing?"

Hill: "Since we’re here, Raymond, stop complaining; I’m actually quite curious, what kind of college player gets Jack so attentive, the last one was Harden from your school, right?"

After swallowing a mouthful of burger, Okafor added: "I’m also curious about what kind of performance Curry will put up, whether it will amaze us or disappoint Jack."

Zhang Yang: "I also don’t know how he’ll play out, but I believe he won’t let me down."

He naturally didn’t know the specifics of Curry’s college games, not a single one, but he knew that in Curry’s sophomore season, he led his team on an upset run to the Elite Eight, shocking old Nelson, who viewed him as a guard version of Nowitzki. In 2009, even when rejected by tryout invites, he persuaded the boss to draft Curry.

Seeing the little brother so interested, Felton didn’t say anything more. It had been tough for quite some time recently, and as the core scorer, the little brother was probably the most exhausted, so he might as well keep him company at the game.

He was also genuinely curious about what kind of performance Stephen Curry, praised to the skies by the little brother, would exhibit.

Compared to half a month ago, they appeared noticeably more relaxed outside the game.

The 14 days and 8 games schedule was very tight, resulting in a decent 6-2 record, but that was secondary.

The main thing was that their adjustment progress was pleasing!

Initially, most people on the team felt tormented, but when they began to grasp the feel of the new rhythm one after another, it changed; the adjustment progress started to rush forward swiftly.

Some people felt the change quickly; besides Zhang Yang and Felton, Mike Miller was the first to find the feel.

After all, he played during the Grizzlies’ 50-win caliber era, and Gasol’s facilitating ability was no worse than Brad Miller’s.

In fact, he didn’t just start adapting after the All-Star weekend; like Zhang Yang, he tried to adapt after Brad Miller arrived.

However, that Grizzlies team was a defensive team, while the Bobcats played offensive basketball. Although both offenses were mostly high-position facilitating, the differences were significant.

Moreover, last season the Grizzlies chose to tank, with no proper tactics, letting the players shoot and swing freely. To readapt to high-level high-position facilitating players, it still took Mike Miller a relatively long time.

After Mike Miller, Alan Anderson, Okafor, Hill... also found their rhythm.

The speed at which they found their rhythm wasn’t just about skill or talent.

Even at his age and after years of injuries, Hill’s skill, understanding of tactics, and basketball IQ couldn’t possibly be worse than Alan Anderson’s.

Hill found the feel later than Alan Anderson because his tactical role was more complex.

Facilitating timing is grasped better, and the adjustments teammates need to make aren’t just about shooting upon receiving the ball, but adjusting the whole rhythm of the offense.

For instance, after receiving the ball at a better time, whether to seize the chance to shoot or wait for the opponent to react and come for a double team to further tear apart the opponent’s defense and pass the ball out requires the receiving player’s defensive reading and timing grasp, which depends on plenty of training and real games to find the feel.

Alan Anderson is purely a scoring spot liability, what he does is simpler, and needs fewer adjustments, while Hill, Okafor, and others have more complex roles, so their adjustments are naturally slower.

After returning from the All-Star weekend, it took nearly 4 weeks to finally get over the hardest hurdle.

Of course, there are still those who haven’t found their rhythm, like Perkins, Muhammad, Jarett Jack, who, after almost a month, still can’t find the feel.

About this, Zhang Yang, Felton, and other core players received feedback from the coaching team that the team wouldn’t wait for them but would instead move into the next adjustment phase.

They understood the coaching team’s decision; not every player fits their system.

It’s alright for Jarett Jack and Perkins; Jarett, as the point guard for the second unit, is there to play chaotic ball, needing him to score solo, so whether or not he fits the system isn’t that crucial; Perkins, as a pure defensive tank, goes up to defend, block, and protect the rim, and during tactics, he just needs to stay in the paint and take easy shots.

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