Chapter 137: A Good Drug Dealer
After the Bobcats lost to the Celtics, the topic of the Bobcats was no longer full of praise. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
ESPN commentator Sean Williams began by pointing out in his column that the Bobcats' fate has been gradually exposed to the eyes of NBA teams.
Chen Mo is no longer mysterious, coupled with Jackson's absence, this dual reason has led to a very big flaw in today's Bobcats.
It is difficult for Chen Mo to hold the ball and break the bag by himself, and he needs the help of his teammates. In the last few games, except for Chen Mo, the Bobcats' shooting percentage in the fourth quarter has declined. Sean Williams thinks it's because the other Bobcats players have consumed too much energy to block and cover for Chen, resulting in a drop in shooting percentage.
In the final quarter of the game against the Celtics, the Celtics went on a 22-5 offensive wave. This is not because of how strong the Celtics' defense is, but because the ball passed by Chen Mo when he was wrapped was not sent to the basket by his teammates.
"It's clear that this is the case, and behind Jack's beautiful stats, it is inseparable from the contributions of other Charlotte players. He's a 'vampire' star and other players use his energy to cover him, block and let him score. ā
"After Stephen's absence, Charlotte's defense lacked contraction, and they had to shrink the line to defend the opposition's breakaway. At the same time, Matt (Carroll) has inconsistent shooting in the offense, while Sean (Livingston) can only shoot from mid-range and can't open up space, and DJ (Augustin) doesn't have a consistent pass. ā
"Charlotte's flaws in the No. 2 position have magnified their problems. This team is not as good as people say they are, and they are not likely to be serious contenders for the title. Jack is not yet an All-Star player, and his All-Star votes are extremely high, just because he is Chinese, nothing more. ā
"There's nothing to be afraid of this team and soon everyone will find out how vulnerable they are. They will play with ease against Toronto, but against Memphis, they will be revealed. This is a typical pseudo-strong team, and Jack is also a typical pseudo-star. ā
Before the last game against the Hornets, Sean Williams was the one who was least optimistic about Chen Mo, but in the end, Chen Mo led the team to win the game. At the time, Sean Williams attributed this to the excellent performance of the other Bobcats, and Chen Mo really failed to crush Chris Paul in terms of statistics, and his reasons still stand.
This time, the Bobcats showed some inconsistency after Jackson's absence. After all, they relied on Chen Mo's explosive scoring to win two consecutive games, and then lost to Celtic by a big score.
Sean Williams seized on this and naturally jumped out.
At this time, the game between the Charlotte Bobcats and the Memphis Raptors had just begun. Sean Williams sat at home, lit a cigar and watched the game in silence.
Sean Williams was in a very good mood because the Bobcats were really in trouble at this point.
Compared with the last game against the Raptors, Chen Mo tyrannized DeRozan, and the Bobcats also easily won the game. In this game at the FedEx Center, the Bobcats had a very tough start to the game.
The main reason for the difficulty is that the Bobcats' advantage on the inside is gone, and Marc Gasol makes a stop to the basket, and the Bobcats' vaunted air-cut basket tactics are basically half gone.
At the same time, at Randolph, the Bobcats had the same problem as Stoudemire.
Randolph and Stoudemire have almost the same characteristics, good low-post ability, one-handed distance shooting, and the same defensive failure. The difference is that Randolph doesn't have the explosiveness of Stoudemire and can't deliver powerful dunks to the fans.
Speaking of Randolph, the guy known as the team's cancer has been in the negative press from Portland to New York. But strange to say, after arriving in Memphis, Randolph suddenly changed. It's like ...... From the good......
The drug dealer suddenly became the heart of the team, and that was one of the big news last season.
However, Chen Mo still sincerely hopes that this drug dealer is still the same drug dealer as before. In this game, the biggest trouble for the Bobcats was this drug dealer, the former team cancer - Zach Randolph.
When it comes to Randolph's ability, no one has denied it since he was in Portland.
'03 playoffs, Trail Blazers vs. Mavericks.
Rashid Wallace, the core of the Trail Blazers at the time, was blown up by the driver in all positions, pressing on the ground and rubbing wildly, and Portland fell behind 0-3.
And in the fourth game, the drug dealers began to start.
Then the Trail Blazers tied the score at 3-3, and in the fourth quarter of the tie-break, if it weren't for the Mavericks' Nick Van Exel, commonly known as the Fan Maniac, who suddenly broke out, the Dallas might have really been nailed to the Pillar of Shame.
Since then, Randolph's career has been plagued by all kinds of negative press, and this guy has never fully exploited his potential.
And after coming to the Grizzlies this season, the drug dealer Congliang suddenly began to explode and became a super power forward with a stable contribution of 20+10.
Although he has had such stats contributions before, he has been called a stat brush because he has good stats and the team keeps losing. After arriving at the Grizzlies, his contribution to the team has been positive, and the Grizzlies' strength has improved significantly.
For example, in this game, Randolph's blocking in the high post and Conley's pick-and-roll destroyed the Bobcats' defensive system with this move.
At this time, the first quarter of the game played for more than three minutes, and the Bobcats only scored 4 points from Chen Mo, and Gerald Wallace had two free throws, but he missed both free throws. The Bobcats trailed the Memphis Grizzlies 4-10.
Sloan called a timeout, called Augustine off the bench, and replaced Carroll with him.
Sloan called Chen Mo and Augustin to the body, and said: "You two have to strengthen the breakthrough, break in and kill me early, their rhythm is like the NBA in the nineties of the last century, if we beat them out of an inside line, it will be easy to fight." ā
"DJ, you have to be careful to divide the ball and control the mistakes. Then Sloan pointed at Chen Mo and said, "Jack, whether it's Zach or that Spaniard, if you have a chance to break through, you should resolutely break inside, don't have any hesitation." Even if you have a chance to shoot, give me a chance to get in. ā
Chen Mo nodded and said, "Boss, I understand, leave it to me!"
Sloane's idea coincided with him, although he had another idea in his heart, but since Sloane had arranged it like this, then use the two known as the Memphis Twin Bears to test the breakthrough level of the White Grim Reaper!