Chapter 23: Defense (II)
"Squeak!"
A whistle blew and rescued Shi Lei from the psychological fluctuations of being violently deducted by Maddie, but the greater fear enveloped his body and mind at this moment, because this was a timeout called by the Spurs!
"Am I going to die? Yes, the coach must not be happy with my defense. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 🔥 What awaits me? Decentralized Development Alliance? Still is..... Termination? ”
At this time, Shi Lei suddenly thought of his father's proud eyes mixed with worry when he left, and when he turned to leave, his back was firm and hesitant. I remembered what he said to himself: "Since you have such an opportunity, you will work hard to do it well." We've taken care of you for twenty years, and we didn't intend to let you go, but there's no one here to take care of you, it's all up to you. ”
Yes, if you make a mistake, your parents will give you a chance again and again, hoping that one day, you can change back to the prodigal son, but here, will anyone give yourself the next chance?
Shi Lei mechanically followed his teammates to the field, and shrank behind his teammates as much as possible, but ...... Still, Popovich called his name: "Stone." ”
This low-volume shout made Shi Lei's body tremble slightly, hesitated for a moment, and in the end, Shi Lei still flashed out from behind Duoyou, and he looked at Popovich numbly with desperate eyes, waiting for his verdict.
Here, he can only accept fate.
"Am I going to be replaced?"
Thinking like this, he turned his head and glanced at Yao Ming, who was sitting opposite, he really thought, he could also have a fate that could be controlled by himself like that person!
"You swap defensive positions with Michael!"
"I, not replaced?" The thoughts that flashed in Shi Lei's heart at this moment did not affect his affirmative answer.
"Yes, sir, I'll do the job."
At this time, let alone let him guard Maddie, even to keep an eye on Yao Ming, this living Shi Lei dares to take it, and he must take it.
The Spurs did not make any lineup changes during this timeout, although they were already thirteen points behind.
Back on the court, Spurs possessed the ball.
Since becoming the team's boss, Maddie's passion for defense has diminished. Of course, he must focus more on attack, and objectively requires him to be reserved when defending. Otherwise, Van Gundy Jr., who prefers defense, would not have allowed him to do so.
Battier defended hard and Finley didn't have much chance to catch the ball. Howard defensively average, but this generally refers to when defending a strong interior line, and Hawley is clearly not among them. Well, don't count on Butler, he can't be intimate with Yao Ming right now. Yudri had no choice but to dump the basketball at Shi Lei.
This is a good opportunity to shoot, but Shi Lei took the ball diagonally to the basket, and Maddie, who was ready to jump up and block Shi Lei's shot, was suddenly broken through. This is a misunderstanding, yes, Shi Lei, who even felt desperate for his own shooting, made this choice head-on. He just hopes that his compression of the inside line can reduce the pressure on his teammates' inside line a little, so that he can pass the ball out. I didn't expect the effect to be surprisingly good.
This step is the sea and the sky, purely considering the technical characteristics, Shi Lei is more like a No. 4 position. A No. 4 position that wants height but no height, and no strength but no strength. It turns out that such players have been eliminated from basketball and the NBA, like JoAnn. Jackson, like Mike. Tuk.
In Zhu Wan. The moment Howard came over to make up for the defense, Shi Lei instinctively turned his body back, a standard inside strong hitting posture, and then, a ground-hitting pass, the basketball was handed to Hawley, who was defended by the air defense, and the latter hit the shot.
Standard interior offensive tactics.
"Shi Lei passed the ball after breaking through, and Holly hit the shot."
Such a literal appearance appeared on the screen of the live broadcast. At the same time, Chip Engelland in the coach's seat spread his hands to Popovich, he really didn't understand why Shi Lei's coach would train a young man of about two meters into an inside line, and he was also very dedicated, so that Shi Lei's judgment on rebounding, inside offensive cooperation, and inside defensive position all had a good performance. If he puts all this energy into the technical training of Shi Lei's outside line, Chip believes that the future of this young man in front of him will be much brighter, at least not as bumpy as it is now.
Just when Chip Engelland was spitting in his heart about this coach who didn't exist, the Rockets had already completed the offense. Alston hoisted the ball into the inside line, Butler resisted Yao Ming and didn't let him turn around, Yao Ming distributed the ball to Maddie, who pulled it out directly, Shi Lei blindfolded him, and did not prevent the multi-party from scoring this time.
The Spurs attacked, the basketball was handed over to Shi Lei again, Maddie's defensive attitude was much better this time, when Shi Lei was cruising with the ball to find a suitable passing candidate, he was almost stolen by Maddie, and he was scared and quickly returned the basketball to Yudri.
Seeing this, Popovich shook his head, Shi Lei has a passing vision, which he discovered, such as his inside pass, whether in terms of timing or selection, the choice is very good. But once he got to the outside, he didn't have the ability to shoot and break through, and the center of gravity of the dribble was too high, and he was easy to be stealed, so his passing ability couldn't be played at all.
I have to say here that if Shi Lei has other choices, the most important thing he should do is to train in the lower league for one to two years, which will be more helpful for his future development, or Shi Lei is a promising potential rookie, and the team has the patience to cultivate him and give him room to grow. Unfortunately, Shi Lei does not have either of these points. The only one willing to give him a chance is Popovich, so he can only be the player Popovich needs, not the player he can be.
There are several techniques that must be mastered in an inside line, such as blocking and dismantling! The moment Shi Lei passed the ball to Youdri, it was almost an instinctive reaction, and he ran sideways to block Alston who was chasing Youdri.
But Udri didn't take advantage of this rare open opportunity, he was stunned, he didn't expect Shi Lei to block him to shoot, and then Maddie followed up in the next second. With little time left to attack, Yudri had to force his shot.
The ball was crooked a little bit, and the rebound was taken by Zhu Wan. Howard got it, but his pass was blocked by Hawley, and the Rockets didn't get a quick break.
Perhaps Shi Lei would not have thought that his unsuccessful blocking and dismantling this time would become an important turning point in his career.
The Rockets' offense was played again, and just after half time of Yudri's possession, Finley suddenly moved sideways quickly from the left side to the right. At the moment when Finley passed by him, Shi Lei made a clever slide similar to an inside line, and landed to block the desperate Battier.
Finley is empty, catches the ball, and hits.
"Good block." When he returned to defense, Finley slapped Shi Lei's buttocks.
Shi Lei didn't speak, he smiled and gave Finley a thumbs up.
Finley's score was like unlocking the basket, and the Spurs' offense finally flowed smoothly. When the clumsy Butler couldn't count on it, Shi Lei took on the role of a meat shield again and again, blocking the opposing defenders for Finley, for Udri and Hawley, who followed suit. Although they still lost the game in the end.
At 104:91, the Rockets won the victory at home, Yao Ming scored 24 points, and grabbed 17 rebounds rarely, which made the majority of domestic fans addicted at the same time, but also full of expectations for the Rocket's record in the new season.
Shi Lei played 23 minutes in this game, got three points, picked up two rebounds, and handed out an assist, no turnovers, no blocks. Let Maddy's defense score 29 points, which can be said to be a failure, but under his defense, Rockets small forward Steve Novak, who came off the bench, only scored five points, which should be not bad.