During the All-Star weekend, when James Frends and Owen intentionally said that they were flying all over Salt Lake City, many people began to look forward to the picture of Owen heading for the Lakers this summer.
In fact, Owen and Luca played together in the same game, but only two games. Now to demolish their platform, it is like the bride and groom just entering the bridal chamber, you have to go to the bar to play Mandarin duck, I don’t ask if the pair of mandarin ducks are willing to break up.
ESPN, the premier sports media in the United States, talks most about this topic almost once a day, or writes articles or videos on podcasting. For example, winhorst said on ESPN’s TV program that old Zhan tried his best to lure Owen because he praised Owen to heaven. Retired Carter also said that Lao Zhan’s brain is too good. He will play tricks with you like playing chess. His ideas always advance others one step ahead. There are also some people who specially write articles and advocate that James and Owen join hands again.
When James picked the starting line, he first picked enbede, and the second chose Owen. In front of the media, he praised Owen’s football skills, how wonderful he was as a teammate, and how amazing he was on the court and off the court. If there are too many good words, it is easy to cause Association.
In my opinion, Owen and Lucca have just joined hands, but now they have not expected that far. He will finish this season first and see the effect of the cooperation between the two. If you stay with him, if you don’t agree with him-this “he”, of course, is not to say whether the relationship is good or not, but the power of joining hands, whether there is a chemical reaction.
Owen said in the interview before the All-Star game:
“It is not long before this transaction is completed, and there is still a process of adaptation. I don’t think it is appropriate to use such a statement as “(in the field cooperation) trouble. At present, our running-in can only be carried out in actual combat, and the competition is smooth or not smooth. Of course, if there is a training camp, it would be the best. In that case, some mistakes we made would not be seen by you, but coming up is actual combat, right under your eyes. Therefore, I try my best to be a good teammate, put aside desire and constantly adjust myself in every match. I must maintain flexibility and adapt (Luca and the team).”
After being transferred to the Mavericks, Owen played 4 games and had a rest. He just put on his calf shirt. Unfortunately, Luca was recuperating, so there were only two matches in real cooperation, losing 5 points to the King and 3 points to the Timberwolves. The two have not won the ball yet, so a reporter asked him why the cooperation would be in trouble.
In fact, the Mavericks in the two battles had a chance. They were only 3 points behind in the last 15 seconds and also had the right to play. For the King, the fourth quarter was Lucca singles at the end. Owen was watching, but when he entered Canada, the last goal was also Owen giving Luca the ball. In the last 15 seconds of the Timberwolves, Luca gave the ball to Owen, Owen returned the ball to Luca, Luca gave the ball to Owen, and Owen wanted to return the ball to Luca, as a result, the ball was lost in hesitation.
At the end of these two games, they all confirmed what Owen said. It was not long before the transaction was completed. They all had to rely on actual combat to run in and find the most suitable way to play, however, both of them put themselves on the passive side at the critical moment and wanted the other side to finish the final blow.
This kind of modesty also happened in basketable nets. When modesty passed the head, it became a ball with insufficient points. Later, Harden was the first to make a sacrifice, letting Owen hit 2 and 1 himself. At the critical moment, Owen didn’t have to be modest, but only needed to choose between him and Durant.
This choice has nothing to do with personal relationship, and it is purely a basketball problem. Luca was the one who scored the best in the first quarter of the game. Owen was the one who scored the most in the last quarter. They were fully capable of solving the ownership of good football rights.
In order to dispel the doubts of the media, Owen specially said that he had grown up and matured regardless of being a human being or playing basketball, suggesting that he would no longer interfere with the team because of those foreign affairs. Between him and Lucca, he is still in the stage of mutual understanding. Owen said that he only had communication in training and competition, and he would get to know each other deeply if he had the chance to eat and eat together in the future.
In terms of character, Lucca and Owen are both mild, not the kind of players who reject the alien type. Both of them are extremely skilled, but in Owen’s eyes, they are over 30 years old and Lucca is less than 24 years old. They have a bright future. Their playing styles are also very different:
“I can say Luca like this-he can score whatever he wants, easily let his teammates participate in the tactics, and he plays with his own rhythm. His basketball IQ is what I have been looking forward to learning, and I am only 23 years old. He has rich experience, but still has more room for growth. Luca is amazing now, but imagine what it will be like in three years and what it will be like if there are high-level stars around her.”
There are still 22 games left for the Mavericks. These games can be called “spring offensive” and play a key role in avoiding the play-offs and entering the playoffs.
Although the Mavericks are ranked sixth temporarily, they have to play a play-off match without paying attention. In fact, their remaining schedule is the lowest, with 13 opponents winning less than 50% in 22 matches, among them, there are five matches against the bottom four teams, such as Spurs and Wasp. They only ranked the top 10 in the league with four opponents. Moreover, after restarting the war tomorrow, they played 6 home games in 13 days, which was very helpful for the double star running-in.
Therefore, although the two have not won the ball together, the Mavericks in the regular season need not worry at all. Their goal is to form a tacit game as soon as possible and meet the test in the playoffs. The results of the playoffs are the key to determining Owen’s summer choice. The Mavericks can provide a contract of up to 5 years and 0.273 billion years, which also depends on the effect of the two people working together.
The only way for the Lakers to get Owen and meet Owen’s new contract requirements is to sign it first and then change it. However, in view of the failed precedent of joining hands with Wei Shao, in this respect, it should be much more cautious than before.
I believe the Lakers are far from thinking about how to compete for Owen in advance.
The Lakers still have 23 games at present, three and a half from the sixth Mavericks, four and a half behind the Sun and five behind the Clippers. In the words of coach ham, the realistic goal is to avoid the play-off, and the first six have been satisfied. To achieve this goal, Davis said that every game is a must-fight.
Although the last game before the All-Star Game took Pelicans lightly, showing the huge potential of the six-in-six new lineup, the Lakers had wasted many chances to win before, such as losing to Celts, pelicans and Thunder. In terms of difficulty, the Lakers ranked high in the remaining schedule: They had 11 opponents with a winning rate of more than 50%, with an average winning rate of, ranking fourth in ease.
The Lakers and the four teams in the current play area-Pelican, Timberwolves, Warriors and thunder-will play 7 games, four of which will be in the next 7 games, these include two warriors. Therefore, the next two weeks will be crucial to the Lakers.
In the case that the effect of the new lineup is far from being confirmed, it is hard to imagine that the Lakers aim at Owen. Using Owen and Zhan Mei as the three giants can be said to be one of the future choices, but it is by no means the first choice.
Su Qun column