The Way of the Center

I don't know where the reporters got the news. As soon as they returned to Portland, the Blazers players found that there were overwhelming reports about Aldridge's injury.

"Heart problems broke out, LaMarcus Aldridge will truce indefinitely."

"A homicide was committed on the stadium, and Aldridge escaped."

"The press conference will be held this afternoon. We stay tuned for Aldridge's condition."

Lines of scary words caught An Jie's eyes, but this time he really hoped that the newspapers were all scandals. Unfortunately, this time, they were reliable.

In today's training, Ricard's first task is to choose an inside who can replace Aldridge in the starting lineup. He used J.J. Hickson and Leonard to partner with Angel. Although both perform well, the tactical richness of the team is still greatly reduced.

In the end, Ricard is determined to use Hickson as the starting fourth, so that Anjie will have a lot less pressure on the defensive end. Leonard does have the advantages of height and range, but his performance is still not as stable as Hickson, who entered the league in the same year as Anjie.

In the afternoon, the Trail Blazers officially opened a press conference in the media reception room as promised, the main content of which was naturally to announce Aldridge's injury. When Ricard said that Aldridge had a heart problem, the reporters below were not surprised at all. Maybe, they learned the details yesterday even earlier than Ricard and Anjie himself.

"Seriously, it’s scary. But fortunately, Aldridge’s situation is not so bad now. The doctors will test the results before we can make LaMarcus’s comeback plan. So now, all we can do is Is to let him off the game indefinitely."

After the conference, many programs also discussed Aldridge's injury. Because Aldridge's injury this time was not as simple as breaking a bone, it was the heart! Just like Mourning back then, this kind of special injury will definitely cause a lot of enthusiasm in the league.

"It's nothing to worry about. In fact, the heart is already an old problem that plagues Aldridge. In April 2007, he was treated for atrial fibrillation because of it, and he only missed the remaining 9 games of that season. 2010 In December, he encountered the same problem again and was treated again. That time, just ten days later, Aldridge returned to the game alive and well. Therefore, the indefinite truce is just an exaggerated term."

Some people are optimistic, so naturally others are pessimistic.

"Reggie Lewis, the number one star of the Celtics after Larry Bird, and the owner of the No. 35 jersey hanging above the TD North Shore Garden Arena. I don't want to repeat the honor of this guy. The point is , The hope for the rise of the green shirt army, in an ordinary training on July 27, 1993, the heart was overloaded and caused a heart attack, eventually died, and died at the age of 27. Lewis' death, let The Celtics did not get out of the trough until the era of the Big Three. In order to avoid the reappearance of Lewis’ tragedy, I think people should be responsible for LaMarcus’ injury! After all, we don’t want to see the next Reggie. The appearance of Lewis!"

The discussion about Aldridge has become a hot topic in the past few days. People are not worried about the Trail Blazers, but worried that another tragedy will appear on the basketball court. In any case, whether Ricard, Angel and Aldridge are willing or not, his decision to truce indefinitely has been unshakable. What the Trail Blazers have to do now is to try their best to continue to advance without Aldridge.

On December 8, the Blazers, who finally returned to the home court, met the old enemy king. Since the last time Anjie and Cousins ​​both ended their duel in a dramatic way, this game has always been talked about.

However, this time, the duel was not as exciting as people imagined. Perhaps it was because he was too anxious to teach An Jie some lessons, the hot-headed Cousins ​​was reckless and reckless in the three-second zone guarded by An Jie. He did rely on this fierce energy to score a few highly spectative goals, but in the team's highest 17 shots, the few goals Cousins ​​only hit were too insignificant.

Facts have proved that the basket guarded by Anjie is inviolable. Even Cousins, who has both technical and physical skills, can only achieve a 35% shooting rate under An Jie's defense. For an inside player, the hit rate is only 35%, which is definitely a disaster.

Although Anjie restricted Cousins ​​miserably, the excited King also caused a lot of trouble to the rest of the Trail Blazers.

Due to Aldridge's absence, the Kings' inside line can deal with Anjie unscrupulously. Therefore, Anjie also needs support from his teammates on the offensive end. As a result, more shot rights than before were assigned to other people, but in the face of this sudden change, other people did not seem to be prepared.

Lillard is considered to be the most proud assistant to Anjie after Aldridge's truce. But today, for the first time to take up the task, he hit the worst performance in history with only 4 of 13 shots. On the Kings side, except for Cousins, everyone else has achieved good results with this excitement.

Except for An Jie, the Blazers did not play well. The overall shooting percentage is only 38%. It is very difficult to win with such a shooting percentage.

In the end, the Kings miraculously defeated the Trail Blazers 99-96. Although Cousins ​​is completely lost, the Trail Blazers are not much better than Cousins, except for An Jie.

An Jie scored 36 points, 16 rebounds and 6 assists in this campaign. It can be said that he abused his old rival Cousins ​​so much that he could not find North. However, in addition to An Jie’s 36 points, the Trail Blazers also Only Iguodala's 14 points is the second highest score of the team. Losing to the outstanding king is a matter of course.

Seeing that the Trail Blazers are about to complete their ten-game winning streak, they are now stumped on the Kings. The Blazers lost the first game in which Aldridge was absent, which allowed the media and public opinion to push Aldridge and the Blazers to the sky.

"LaMarcus is the true center of the Trail Blazers!"

"The top ten problems for the Trail Blazers after the lack of Aldridge!"

"The sprint is over! The Trail Blazers are about to face big trouble!"

On weekdays, the low-key Aldridge is always so inconspicuous. But after losing him, people discovered the importance of Aldridge to this team.

Ricard has not perfected all the tactics of the team without Aldridge, and the players of the Trail Blazers have not yet become accustomed to this completely different play style. It can be said that in addition to Anjie, Aldridge's tactical status is the highest. Without him, many things, the Trail Blazers would have to start all over again.

Aldridge called Ricard more than once, saying that he had fully recovered. Of course, neither the team doctor nor Ricard would allow him to come back. When it got lighter, Aldridge fell to the ground again at best. It's heavy, it's a matter of life safety!

With this disorganized lineup, on December 10th, the Trail Blazers ushered in a challenge from the Raptors at home.

In this game Anjie scored another 30 points, and the Blazers also won. But obviously, the Trail Blazers weren't skilled enough to execute many new tactics in the game. The reason the Raptors lost was simply because of their lack of strength. In addition to DeMar DeRozan's 24 points, the Raptors scored second in Spanish defender Jose Calderon. However, Calderon's second highest score is only 12 points.

74 to 92, the Trail Blazers "slaughtered" the Raptors without Aldridge. But Ricard knew that the problems of this team have not been completely resolved yet.

Sure enough, just two days later, the Blazers lost to the Western Spurs with a complete lineup at home. Hickson's inaction on the offensive end caused Anjie to be severely restricted by Duncan and Split.

As a rookie, Lillard took the lead and scored 29 points, but how can a rookie be on par with GDP?

98 to 90, the Spurs achieved a double kill against the Trail Blazers in the regular season. And they are the only team so far to beat the Blazers twice in a row.

Lost two games in seven days, which is extremely abnormal performance for the Trail Blazers. Although the Trail Blazers' current record of 18 wins and 4 losses is still impressive, Ricard knows that if nothing is improved, the Trail Blazers' failed games will only go straight up.

It seems that an important tactical hub is missing. Some things must be overthrown and started again...

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After losing to the Spurs, the Trail Blazers got a rare two-day break. Ricard is now next to the training field again, watching the players training on the field. He decided to use these two days to find a new system for the Blazers!

The biggest problem now is that Anjie, the leading star, will always be double-teamed by the opponent. In this way, although Anjie can still rely on his personal ability to get high scores, the offensive fluency of the entire team is greatly affected.

With the addition of Lillard and others this season, Anjie can finally devote himself to scoring on the offensive end. His assists per game have decreased significantly this season, and it is precisely because of the auxiliary work that others have done for him. All he has to do is to receive the ball and then attack the frame.

But now, Ricard found that without Aldridge, Anjie's support was greatly reduced. Without Aldridge's containment, it would be difficult for Anjie to be turbulent. And Lillard is not that kind of traditional point guard. When An Jie is double-teamed, it is difficult for him to hand the ball to An Jie.

Where is Matthews? He is still a three-point shooter, Iguodala and Batum's pass is very thief, but there is one thing, pass back to pass, pass the ball well, it does not mean that the organization is good.

Without good containment and organization, the smooth offense of the Trail Blazers cannot return. Without a smooth and efficient offense, the Trail Blazers would lose more balls.

The idea is clear. Now Ricard needs someone who can pass and organize. He looked at Fischer. This guy is experienced and has an excellent ability to organize offenses. But letting such an old guy who is older than himself start is too risky. Double point guards? Forget it, that will only greatly reduce the Blazers' offensive firepower.

Who else? Ricard looked at Divac and found that Divac was also looking at him.

"Aren't you the same as I thought?" Divac laughed loudly~www.NovelMTL.com~ Although this will make Anjie's scoring threat and data drop, but I think it can only be done like this Up. "Rikard also guessed Divac's mind, because Anjie's beautiful passing and organizing ability were learned from Divac!

Instead of letting Anjie passively wait to be assisted, let him be the one who controls the ball and assists the team!

The high-ranking organization of the big center? I believe many people have almost forgotten this scene under Anjie’s indiscriminate bombardment of the basket this season...

Sacrifice a certain personal score to increase the chances of others. Now, not all team stars are willing to do this kind of work.

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