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Early in the morning on April 5, the Heat will fly to Washington, where they will challenge the Wizards away from home that night.
Wang Dalin didn¡¯t expect Riley to be so courageous, although he knew that Riley had always been a very courageous coach.
In the afternoon adaptation training, everyone simply shot layups. After the training, Riley announced an important decision-Wang Dalin will enter the starting lineup in the next regular season of this season and serve as the second core of the team's offense. .
Once this decision was announced, all the Heat players seemed calm, as if everyone thought Riley's decision was a matter of course. Even Mourning looked calm.
Everyone thought it was normal, but Wang Dalin was quite surprised.
It¡¯s not like he hasn¡¯t started in the starting lineup this season, but he¡¯s only played in about 10 games in total. The most important thing is that with Mourning¡¯s return, the Heat have always used Hardaway as the core on the offensive end, even if Riley sometimes Jones is also the first choice when arranging star singles tactics, with Hardaway and Mason as the second choice.
Since Mourning¡¯s return, he has been on the bench for about 20 minutes, but as soon as he comes on the field, the players will naturally regard him as the core of the offense, and Billy has great control over the ball.
However, Mourning is not currently in his best condition. On the defensive end, he still has the eight-point success rate of the year, but his offensive performance is a bit unsatisfactory.
It is precisely because of this that the Heat have lost 3 of the past 4 games, only defeated the Bulls, who are at the bottom of the league, and have completely lost the style of the third strongest team in the Eastern Conference.
So everyone should be very clear that Riley will definitely make certain changes. When this decision was announced, everyone thought that Riley made the most correct choice.
Maybe everyone didn¡¯t collect receipts and analyze data like the assistant coach of the team, but their feeling was correct. Facts have shown that when Wang Dalin holds the ball in the high post and provides support, the Heat's offensive efficiency is the highest, even better than Hardaway's organizational effect!
These days, the NBA has not yet allowed zone defense. Wang Dalin's power in the high post is much greater than that of ordinary point guards. He can either call a pick-and-roll to look for an opportunity to make a jump shot, or he can use the pick-and-roll to break through and score the ball, or he can simply pull up from the outside.
Wang Dalin has both height and wingspan, good jumping ability, and most importantly, his outside shooting ability is quite good. Not only is the mid-range shot accurate, but his three-point shooting percentage also exceeds 36%, which is better than most big men in the league currently.
In addition, Wang Dalin plays "very selflessly" and almost never acts recklessly with the ball. He is always willing to pass the ball to his teammates, which is why everyone likes him as a rookie so much.
It is true that Wang Dalin currently lacks low-post offensive ability, and his defensive ability can only be regarded as the league average, but he has the important task of serving as the core of the offense only with his long-range shooting and passing.
Therefore, for the sake of the team's record, it is a very correct decision to let Wang Dalin be the core of the offense.
In the words of Director Zhang, it¡¯s ¡°reasonable¡±!
Having played more than 70 games in the regular season this season, Wang Dalin has gradually matured from his initial youth, and his performance has become better and more stable.
Hardaway, Jones, Grant, Mason and other main players have increasingly trusted him. They believe that this rookie will definitely make more contributions to the Heat.
And everyone can see that Mourning has obviously reached some kind of tacit understanding with Riley. He was currently in poor condition, so he rationally chose to stay dormant, and Riley followed suit and agreed.
NBA has been in history for decades. Although there are not many examples of rookies becoming the core of the team's tactics, there are still a few, such as "Magic" back then, "Answer" and "Stone Buddha" in the previous two years. It is very rare for Wang Dalin to achieve such a high tactical status after playing only a few dozen games.
This game against the Wizards was quite anxious. Although the Heat adjusted their offensive tactics and performed significantly better than the previous games, the Wizards' rookie Courtney Alexander's sudden outburst still caught them off guard.
The rookie guard selected by the Mavericks with the 13th overall pick in the first round was traded to the Wizards in the middle of the season. He did not get many opportunities when he was with the Mavericks. He only averaged about 12 minutes of playing time per game and averaged only 4.2 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 rebounds per game. assists.
However, after arriving with the Wizards, he was reused by head coach Leonard Hamilton. He averaged 33.7 minutes per game and averaged 17.2 points, 3 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.
Looking at his performance with the Wizards alone, he can even be compared with the three Rookie of the Year candidates Wang Dalin, Kenyon Martin and Mike Miller.
So thisHis outburst in every game is not unusual. Wang Dalin even had a triple-double when he played with the Pistons before!
In this game, Alexander made 10 of 19 shots, including 1 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 5 free throws, and scored 26 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists.
Wang Dalin performed well in this game and seemed "normal". He scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 block in 27 minutes. Although his score was lower than Alexander's, his comprehensiveness was unmatched by his opponent. .
Mourning came off the bench and scored 16 points, 8 rebounds and 1 assist in 21 minutes. He made 8 of 11 shots and played very efficiently.
It can be seen that the former All-Star center is slowly returning to form.
The Heat finally defeated the Wizards 89:85, bringing the game to a successful conclusion.
After the game, Mourning followed Riley to the press conference. When he was asked by reporters what he thought of the rookie Wang Dalin, he couldn't help laughing.
"He is the best among this rookie class! He will definitely win the Rookie of the Year award this season!"
Mourning¡¯s answer was very brief and very sonorous.
Since Mourning has missed too many games due to illness, and no one else on the Heat has produced very amazing performances and statistics, the entire Heat team is unlikely to win any individual awards this year, except for Wang Dalin
The first is the Best Rookie Award, and the second is the Best Sixth Man Award. Wang Dalin¡¯s current performance and data are quite competitive for these two awards.
There are only three people competing for the Rookie of the Year award this year, namely Wang Dalin, Kenyon Martin and Mike Miller. Currently, Wang Dalin has an advantage in both personal data and team record.
The competition for the best sixth man is more intense. At present, everyone is generally optimistic about Aaron McGee, the backup shooting guard. His current average data is 11.8 points, 4.1 rebounds and 5.1 assists per game, which is slightly lower than Wang Dalin.
However, his 76ers team ranks first in the Eastern Conference. Compared with the Heat, he still has a certain advantage in the team's record.
With the improvement of his tactical status, Wang Dalin even has the opportunity to go further at the end of the season, so he has a high probability of winning the Best Sixth Man award.
Since no one can win any individual awards, the Heat generals are still very happy to help this little brother Wang Dalin (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com