Chapter 733: Suppression on the field, co-optation outside the field

2007 has always been a big year for the draft in the media's mouth, and the rookies of '07 are naturally the future of the league with high hopes.

Two seasons have passed, and although Greg Oden has never been able to play due to injury, the overall strength of the class of '07 is still convincing.

Especially the existence of a genius like Ruan Erniu has made the prestige of the 07 class rise by a notch as a whole.

It is the consensus of everyone that Kraft Nguyen is alone, but the strength of the remaining 07 rookies is not evenly distributed, because among them, there is Kevin Durant under one person and dozens of people above.

It can be said that KD is the first person in the 07th class in addition to Erniu, or directly the second person in the 07th class.

But the second person does not have the scenery of the first person after all, not to mention that the first person in the 07th class is so shining, and he is simply the first person in the active service of the alliance.

People are in the rivers and lakes, and they can't help themselves.

In the field of fame and fortune, anyone is the object of evaluation and comparison.

When Durant entered the league, he gave up Adi's high-salary signing and chose the closer NIKE, which proves that Du Shao trusts the latter more, but on the other hand, it has also become his lack of domineering to be the first person.

A stark counter-example is Ruan Erniu, the rising star of the Celestial Empire and the winner of MOP, who won Adi's 6-year 80 million yuan contract extension when he was not in the league, and pressed James and Durant under him in one fell swoop.

At first, people thought that Adidas was crazy and that Leon Rose was simply a top agent.

However, more than two seasons have passed, and although Adi's overall strategy is weak, it has not ushered in failure in the sneaker market, but has built an exclusive brand for Erniu even more crazy - "Hengyi".

By the way, in the latest issue of sneaker sales, he and the Celestial Empire supergiant have surpassed Kobe Bryant and achieved the No. 1 sneaker sales in North America.

You know, this is only in North America, in Greater China, Erniu's sneaker sales are often sold out of stock, and even the mud bombardment and Nanbang regions have contributed a huge sales share because of the identity of Erniu yellow race.

The law that the center doesn't sell shoes has no effect on Ruan Erniu.

SPEAKING OF WHICH, IF YOU CAN'T EVEN SELL THE SHOES OF THE 73-WIN LEADER, SCORING CHAMPION, D-POY, AND DUNK CONTEST CHAMPION, WHO ELSE CAN SELL THEM?

What's more, Erniu, the center forward, does no less than a defender, from time to time he has to control the ball for half the court, and even organize offenses between offense and defense.

It's the same old saying – no contrast, no harm.

The first person in the class of 07 is so radiant, who can remember the second person?

If the fledgling Durant didn't have much idea in the first two seasons, as KD's skills and game tests continue to increase, he is bound to have ideas about his career.

Who wants to be dominated and ruled all their lives?

For a player with heart and strength, no one thinks that he can complete a career that is admired by younger generations in a short career.

A temporary idea from Erniu made Durant Tudiamine realize that his opportunity had come!

It's a challenge, and it's a great opportunity for him to make a name for himself!

Shoulder-heavy, feints, arms.

Hollowed out!

But it doesn't matter, Durant can take advantage of the situation and raise his hand and finish the shot directly......

"Smack!"

Ruan Erniu's arm suddenly stretched forward and cut the basketball accurately with one palm.

Durant continued to raise his arms in the air, but Erniu had already picked up the basketball and rushed to the front court.

Ruan Erniu, who rushed into the front court, did not have a defender in front of him, and the Celestial Dynasty man held the ball in both hands, rotated 180 degrees on the spot, and folded his reflexive back buckle to succeed.

Erniu ran all the way back and smiled at Durant, who ran back to serve the baseline ball, as if he had done something insignificant.

Durant's mindset has changed again!

As soon as Westbrook had possession of the ball for half the court, KG immediately asked for the ball from Westbrook.

At this time, Wei Shao was not qualified to grab Durant's ball, and immediately passed the ball to Durant.

Durant's defense against the two bulls is a three-point shot.

"Bang!"

The iron is struck!

KD was too anxious to shoot, and Erniu's defensive pressure was also extremely strong.

The Birdman successfully protected the backcourt rebound, and actually sent a touchdown long pass like Erniu, but this time, the outside receiver on the basketball court became Erniu himself.

Durant struggled to catch up behind, but Erniu's center of gravity was lower and he started faster.

Ruan Erniu, who got the ball in one step outside the three-second zone, also turned his head to look behind him, and Durant, who was chasing after him, rushed over.

Shoot feints!

The big tarantula with its teeth and claws dangled directly 3 meters away, and the two cows jumped on the spot, swinging their arms and making a big loop, and chiseled the ball into the basket.

Durant stabilized his figure in embarrassment, looked at Ruan Erniu who jumped off the basket, and suddenly understood that he had become a background board again.

Even though he became the league's top scorer, he still lost in the direct confrontation with Erniu.

Thunder head coach Scott Brooks directly requested a long timeout, and KD, as the leader of the Thunder, was instantly suppressed by Kraft Nguyen.

The Eagles' super overall strength often overshadows Erniu's personal super talent.

More and more people regard Erniu as a beneficiary of a system, but they just forget the fact that Erniu itself is the builder of the Hawks system.

A man who dared to play from the No. 5 position to the No. 1 position in the finals in the rookie season, and occasionally made a cameo appearance in the No. 3 position in the game, what is it?

At present, no one would have thought that Erniu's brilliant plot would have an impact for a longer period of time.

Scott Brooks didn't have a better way.

Durant is the Thunder's strongest offensive point, and replacing him is possible in a short period of time, and no one on the team can take his place in the long term.

So in the face of Ruan Erniu's defense, Durant can only adapt on his own.

Brooks simply continued to put Durant on the court in the second quarter of the game, letting him solve problems on his own and find offensive rhythm in the game.

After all, Durant was a little tender, and in the face of Erniu's pressure, he seemed extremely uncomfortable.

Having played in the playoffs and not playing in the playoffs are two completely different concepts.

When Ruan Erniu instantly increased his defensive intensity, Durant finally understood where his gap was.

"Bang!", "Bang!"

In the game after the second quarter, Durant shot two more shots, all of which were iron, and a total of four shots in the second quarter of the game, all of which ended in failure.

Scoring no points in a single quarter, this is in stark contrast to KD's performance of scoring 12 points in the first quarter.

Fans have remembered Ruan Erniu's bold statement at the beginning of the season that he would win MVP+D-POY at the same time.

Needless to say, the MVP naturally does not need to be said, looking at the data of Erniu and the record of the Hawks, I am afraid that the biggest award of the 09-10 season is not too much suspense.

And judging from tonight's second quarter game, Erniu's three consecutive D-POY is also stable, in any case, 20+ rebounds per game, the number of blocks in the top three, plus the defensive performance from the fifth to the third position, such a person does not take D-POY, who can take it?

Some people's pretense can be seen as big talk, and some people's pretense is more like a confident expression, and Ruan Erniu obviously belongs to the latter.

In the second half of the game, Erniu returned to the No. 5 position again, but Durant's touch in the second half never recovered.

Salmons graduated with 6 fouls tonight, 5 of which were committed by Durant, and directly gave the opponent 10 free throws, if it weren't for that, the Thunder's stats would be even more ugly.

94:114, both sides were not very good on the offensive end tonight, but with stronger defense and rebounding control, the Hawks still won 12 in a row.

After the game, Dewey and the second young man were finally forcibly pulled to dinner by Erniu, because of the weather, their flight had been rebooked to the 19th, which means that they did not have to leave Atlanta that night.

In the parking lot of the Philips Center, Wei Shao sat on the knight XV of Erniu, and said to Durant behind him: "Let him have a treat, he can eat when he deserves, anyway, he is not short of money." ”

Wei Shao has been in contact with Erniu, a person from the Celestial Dynasty, for a long time, and has long forgotten the traditional virtues of the AA system among friends in the United States, and when he said this, he also took out the lip balm he carried with him from his pocket and wiped it very calmly.

"Stop talking nonsense, hurry up and get into the car, slowly apply the lip balm along the way, look at your stinky and beautiful appearance!" Ruan Erniu pretended to be angry and pushed Wei Shao, and invited Du Shao into the car, and then got in and closed the door himself.

Erniu's bodyguard, Gu Shengjian, started the car and drove out slowly.