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On the 23rd, the Raptors lost 90 to 115 to the Pistons away, and the winning streak was ended.

Both are Jordan's successors, and Carter faced Hill, showing some gaps. As soon as the Raptors' inside line was withdrawn from the basket, the weakness on the defensive end became apparent.

Whether facing Hill or Stackhouse, Carter struggled defensively. The Pistons are highly mobile, and they also rely on swingers to win, which just restrained the Raptors' fast break.

Other teams began to study the Raptors, and it was not so easy to win by simply relying on fast breaks. The opponent speeded up their return to defense, reducing their efficiency, and then kept grinding their positions. Young players are prone to impatience.

On the 24th, the Raptors lost back to back to the Pacers, 104 to 105.

They had a 3-point lead with 1 minute left. The way of reversal made the whole team feel aggrieved. Jaylen Rose broke through and fouled Carter and hit two key free throws. After that, Billups made a three-pointer and fell short.

Yang Rui was very depressed, but basketball is like this. No matter how good a player or coach is, he has been killed by lore in his career, and not only once.

Billups is not a big heart yet, and the new players dared to make shots at the last moment, but they mostly hit the iron.

Yang Rui mainly guarded against Miller and handed Ross over to Carter, who failed to complete the task well. Carter, Tracy McGrady and Jermaine O'Neill all love to dance. No matter what Yang Rui says, they can't change it. They are purely young and energetic.

Rose started to rise from this season. Yang Rui knows his life trajectory. After two years, people say that the Pacers are Rose's team. He was selected as an All-Star and led the team to score goals with Miller. Finals, lost to the Lakers.

Of course, no matter how promising the swingman is, Yang Rui will not ask the management to trade. The position of the Raptors swingman is too crowded, and three rotations are enough.

Yang Rui is aware of the weaknesses of the "Raptors Athletics Team", such as unstable shooting and poor shot selection, but because of the lockout, this group of people has a short time to adapt, so they can only rely on this as a magic weapon. Because of his slow speed, Miller is always a marginal insider in the team.

Assistant coaches Thibodeau and Smiley both proposed more training and rehearsing positional offensive tactics, but Yang Rui did not agree after consideration. The schedule is too tight, and there will be three consecutive back-to-back games in the future, and there will be too much training. In case of injury, the loss outweighs the gain.

Detlef taught a few rookies in the team how to deal with insiders, and Yang Rui also brought up the idea of ​​"Princeton" in the meeting. However, the players in the positional battle still can't play a tacit understanding and it will take time.

After a day off, the Raptors will face the Timberwolves at home. Before that, the management must first solve an internal trouble. John Wallace officially submitted a transaction application to the management.

Glenn Gruward called Yang Rui and asked, "Jerry, John Wallace is dissatisfied with his playing time. He performed well last season. Can you communicate with him and persuade him to stay? And give him more opportunities to perform?"

Yang Rui thought for a while and replied: "He talked to me in private and said that he wants more performance opportunities in the contract year. I think that will affect the team's record. His help to the team is really limited."

Glenn said: "Last season, he averaged 14 points per game, and his physical fitness is very good. Isn't it a pity to let him go?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "He joined the NBA after four years of college. His birthday was in February 1974. He is now 25 years old. Unless he trains hard at this age, he will not improve significantly. I let him practice three-pointers. I don’t even want to practice, I just want to rely on impact to play, that kind of style of play is easy to get injured, and after a few injuries, the quality is not as good as before, so it’s almost time to retire. If he wants to leave, he might as well make a trade.”

Glenn smiled wryly; "Shortening the season, all teams value immediate combat power, and it is difficult to trade him for useful people. Are you sure you want to do this?"

"You can change to a potential rookie. Remember the Rashad Lewis I told you about? The little green house fell to the second round and was selected by the Sonics. He couldn't play in the Sonics at all.

You can definitely get Wallace in exchange. "

When the free market first started, Glenn communicated with the Sonics. At that time, he wanted to exchange the future second-round pick with insider John Thomas, but was rejected by the Sonics.

The Sonics management wants to try to train Lewis, and also thinks he has potential. Now that Lewis can't play, the Raptors have increased their chips, and the Sonics may not continue to hold on.

Glenn asked: "You know he can't play and you have to replace him? Is that guy useful?"

"It may be useless in the Supersonics. When I come to the Raptors, I will point out the training direction for him. He was born in August 1979 and is not yet 20 years old. His confrontation is normal, and his potential is not comparable to Wallace. "

"You really like him so much?"

"certainly."

"Okay, I'll contact the Supersonics. You give Wallace more playing time in these two games, help him brush up his statistics, and increase the value of the transaction. I will try to let the Supersonics take another person." Glenn readily agreed.

"I'll wait for your good news."

If Yang Rui proposed such a change in Xia Tian, ​​Glenn would definitely not agree, and there was no need for a meeting. Now he has an almost superstitious trust in Yang Rui, and several rookies in the team are playing well.

Lewis is currently averaging 2 points and 1 rebound per game in the Sonics, shooting 36.5% from the field, and has yet to make a three-pointer. It seems that he will be cut at any time. Since then, there has been no such person in the NBA. However, before joining the Raptors, O'Neal was also a marginal man with no statistics. The two have in common that they are young and entered the NBA early.

Glenn talked about the situation, and everyone in the management team supports Yang Rui. The Raptors are now 7 wins and 3 losses, and their results have greatly exceeded expectations.

With Carter, John Wallace couldn't be the starting small forward. With O'Neal and Detref, it is difficult for him to start at the 4th position, the position is too embarrassing. The longer the delay, the worse his data will be, and the lesser the transaction value will be.

Yang Rui has always been thinking about Lewis. In his previous life, Lewis was selected as an All-Star twice. Leaving aside the Magic's 100 million yuan rubbish contract, Lewis' figure and skills are similar to the future super scorer Durant.

Lewis is like a weakened version of Durant. The Supersonics will pick Durant second in 2007, and it is also because of the sweetness of Lewis.

This year, the Raptors can trade for Lewis at almost no cost, and it will be difficult to miss it next season. He will integrate into the team and become an important rotation member.

As long as Lewis comes, the Raptors will have many potential rookies. As long as they practice for two years, they will at least be an excellent role player. Yang Rui feels that if he does not win the championship, he will be called a reborn. Just pick anyone to be the coach, and the Raptors are also a super team.

He is obsessed with being a basketball coach instead of starting a company to make money by plagiarizing ideas, largely because of the fun of building a team.

In his previous life, these stars could not get together at all. Even if this lineup is not at the peak, it will make him excited for a long time, and he feels like playing a basketball game.

In the next game, the Timberwolves are 8 wins and 3 losses strong. How to help John Wallace play, Yang Rui has to give up his thoughts.