Chapter 490: Activating the Spanish Matador (Part I)
"You're not banned...... Aren't you on the list of injuries? Why did you come here? Seeing that after Tang Qian warmed up, Howard's whole person was not good, and his mouth opened and closed. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info "That was before, I'm getting better with my injuries now, can I lie in bed and get money if I don't play?" I'm not as cheeky as some people. Tang Qian deliberately bit the word "injury" while warming up, as if Howard's surprise had been expected for a long time.
"Are you alright? How did I not know? Does management know? Mickey. Did Mr. Kupchak get it? Howard came back to his senses from the initial surprise and said that he thought that Tang Qian had come to participate in the competition "privately". "Then I don't know, maybe they do, maybe they don't, but I think this little thing, I just need to talk to the chief team doctor Gary. Victi just needs to report it. Mr. General Manager, how can he have time to care about such a trivial matter as me? You're right? ”
"How can you play without the permission of the general manager? You can't have your name on the list! You're going to die of this heart, aren't you? China...... China Hot! Howard almost blurted out that he was "Chinese" again, but when he saw the other party's eyes, Deng remembered something, his mouth trembled, and he immediately changed his words. However, the pride and arrogance of the victors have not changed in the slightest.
"Then I don't know." Tang Qian said: "Look at the big screen in your head, isn't there my name there?" ”
Howard looked up and found that the Lakers' roster did indeed have the name "Tang.Qian". As a result, his face suddenly turned ugly, and he said, "You and Mickey. What deal did Kupchak struck? Tang Qian spread his hands and said, "What kind of deal?" I'm clean with Mr. Kupchak. Oh~ By the way, it seems that I can't even get into his office lately. Do you know what's going on? Howard? In the face of Tang Qian's words, Howard's face was a little unnatural, but he still forced his mouth to speak: "It seems that I still underestimate you, China...... China Hot! You have more means than I thought! ”
"You're thinking too much, Howard." Tang Qian said: "You don't want to compete openly on the court, and you specialize in this kind of off-field procedure, people like you are really despised." In that case, I won't have any more politeness with you. ”
U.S. time, March 28.
Tang Qian said something to Howard that made the latter impress for life:
"To deal with people like you, you have to show a 100% 200% attitude, and then, one time and every time, you must be completely ravaged!" Tang Qian suppressed his anger for many times, and finally had the opportunity to release it vigorously: "At this point, I will not lose Yao Ming and the glorious tradition of the Chinese!" ”
"See you once and blow you up once!"
Howard still didn't quite understand the meaning of this sentence, so he just smiled disdainfully: "See me and up once?" Do you really think you're Yao Ming? Even if it's Yao Ming, don't think about defeating me so easily now! Tang Qian shook his head and said, "No, Yao Ming will definitely defeat you, because now you are past your peak." ”
This sentence of "past his prime" stimulated Howard, because although he didn't want to admit it, there was no doubt that some things and technical actions that could be easily done in the past began to become difficult for him to do now. But Howard always comforted himself and hypnotized himself, constantly telling himself that this was just because the injury had not healed, and it had nothing to do with the fact that he was no longer at his peak.
Actually, compared to LeBron. James, Dwight. Howard is really eating on his body, the former is just too strong to cover up the technicality, but the latter...... is purely a complete talent for eating, so when you are old and injured, the former "Superman Warcraft" will always remain in people's memories. This is not to say that Howard's offensive ability is not even as good as the bench, after all, he used to be a strongman with an average of 20+ per game all year round, but his offensive ability almost completely relied on physical talent, and in terms of technicality, he has not made much progress in the league for so many years, so he will be tired and fall to the top before he is 28 years old.
And LeBron. James's words about eating body meals are purely because he doesn't like the "jokes" made up by his "sunspots". Tang Qian has no feelings for James, whether it is in this life or in the previous life. But he mainly didn't like some of James's attitudes, some decisions, some "business acumen". As for basketball skills, James is definitely the top in history at the No. 3 position, whether it is ball control, breakthrough, organization, passing, scoring, overall view, vision, and even the most criticized projection, it is compared with himself, which is "intermittent". But compared to the other No. 3 positions, it can still be called first-class or top-notch.
However, I still have to admit that Howard's physical talent at his peak was also the best in NBA history. Otherwise, the average per game is infinitely close to 23+14, and it is really not something that can be played by a few insiders now. The vast majority of the current interior lines are either defensive or offensive, and there are very few who want to be all-round in offense and defense. At this point, Tang Qian still needs to learn from the peak Howard.
"You dare to say I'm past my prime? I'm not even 28 years old, what qualifications do you have to say that? Howard was furious when he heard this, and glared at Tang Qiandao. Tang Qian didn't dodge, and looked directly at him: "What if you're not yet 28 years old?" Your future will only get worse and worse! Because your pinnacle is Orlando, and when you get out of there, you're no longer the 'Superman Monster'. ”
"Fart !!" Howard yelled in annoyance.
"What? Do you want to get your hands dirty with me? Tang Qian said with a faint expression, not at all deterred by the opponent's momentum.
"I ......" Howard still didn't dare to really do it with Tang Qian after all, because the last "locker room incident" caused too much damage to his soul, so unless it was a matter of life and death, Howard would never do it easily with Tang Qian again. He didn't want to be embarrassed again, depressed and depressed for days again.
"Forget it, talking to someone as insidious as you simply insults my soul." Tang Qian turned his head and continued to practice to warm up: "Remember my words, I welcome fair and honest competition, I don't care if you up, but if you continue to make small moves, then don't blame me for not having long eyes." ”
Seeing that the other party was so strong in front of him, Howard was so uncomfortable that he was angry, but what could he do? He could only hold his breath and prepare for a big explosion in this game, and then use this as a threat to go to Mickey. Kupchak's office complained. But he didn't know that all this was what Tang Qian needed him to do.
Otherwise, Howard's playing time will be less than worth the loss.
Known as the "No. 1 center in the active league", you always have to shine, don't you?
So deliberately stimulating Howard was something that Don had thought about before he sneaked to the Milwaukee Bucks.
He has the same goal as Kobe, to win, and the Lakers, to enter the playoffs!
Is it impossible? Of course it is possible, because Tang Qian clearly remembers what the top eight records in the west were that year, so ......
The Lakers still have a chance!!
The Lakers scored 25 points in the first quarter, with Kobe Bryant scoring 10 points, Howard scoring 10 points, Nash scoring 3 points and Tzu Shiping scoring 2 points. The shooting percentage was not bad, 9 of 18 shots, reaching about 50%. But looking at the other side, although the shooting percentage was only 3 and a half percent, they still scored 24 points, which was due to the Lakers' poor defensive rebounding protection in this quarter. Got the Milwaukees up to too many frontcourt rebounds.
Gasol is still the same, with Howard, he can't open at all, and he sleepwalks completely.
Howard also focused too much on the offensive end and neglected the protection on the rebounding end.
"Poet of the Future" Larry. After all, Sanders' height and arm span are a lot higher than "Warcraft", and he is nearly 3 years younger than Howard, so his athleticism will not suffer too much, and Howard spent a lot of effort to attack. Although judging from the data, Howard's shooting percentage is very good, but those who watched this game know that Howard scored every ball very hard in the first quarter, and even had a little bit of luck.
In addition, at the No. 4 position, the Bucks took a big advantage. Ilyasova and Gasol were in the first quarter, winning completely. The reason is simple, the former is a tall No. 4 with range, and his range is all over the three-point line, so the Spaniard's disadvantage is on display. As mentioned earlier, Gasol is also old now, and his mobility performance has long been inferior to his peak time, so you let him pounce on defense, one or two are okay, and if there are too many times, it will only become a "defensive hole".
It's not that he doesn't defend actively, but it's true that his legs and feet are old and he can't keep up.
One of the key factors is why the Twin Towers lineup is gradually losing popularity in the league, its mobility is too poor, and it is too easy to be beaten by people using high range. Compared with the traditional style of play, the alliance's attack trend is becoming more and more extensive. According to the joint statistics of FOX Sports and Yahoo Sports, the percentage of three-point shots shot in the league increased from 2.3% in the 1980-1981 season, with the first peak occurring in the 1995-1996 season at 20.0%. In the 2013-2014 season, this proportion reached a new high, reaching 25.9%. Moreover, the future trend will continue to rise, perhaps in a few years to reach a proportion of 30%, which is very likely.
Here's a distinction, why did the proportion of three-point shots increase dramatically from the 1994-1995 season? It's not that the three-point shot suddenly became important, the main reason is that the league has shortened the distance of the three-point line since the 94-95 season, which has become 6.70 meters, so the proportion of three-point shots in those seasons has soared wildly.
However, after the 1997-1998 season when the three-point line distance was restored, the three-point shooting percentage immediately declined, and it was not until the 2005-2006 season that it reached 20.2% again. So excluding that "special period", the three-point shot really began to explode, that is, from 2005 to 2006, those years also happened to be the time when Sun City set off a "small ball storm". The proportion of mid-range shots has decreased and the proportion of three-point shots has increased, and the direct consequence is that the distance between the tall inside line and the need to make up for the expansion of defense has increased sharply compared with before. This is a catastrophic ordeal for a giant over 7 feet.
Not everyone is Garnett, Olajuwon, David. Robinson, Wilt. Chamberlain, even if he is as strong as O'Neal, if you let him expand the defense like this, he will have to play a game, he will be tired half to death, and his efficiency will be greatly reduced. BESIDES, OLAJUWON'S REAL HEIGHT IS NOT 213CM AT ALL, BUT IT IS AROUND 208CM. So you have to defend the 32-year-old Gasol right away, and his physical and energy consumption are both huge. And the most important thing is that even if you try so hard, it still has little effect, how can this not make people feel bad?
Being scored frequently by an opponent and shot frequently, even if it is a heart made of iron, it can't help but make waves.
Lakers management actually thought about this problem, Bynum and Gasol are both difficult to expand the interior players, in order to keep up with the changes in the league, in order to keep up with the new era, Kupchak resolutely replaced the "monster" Howard and Espanyol to form a new twin-tower lineup. Because of the mobility and athleticism of "Warcraft" Howard, it is enough to solve the trouble of supplementing and expanding defense. However, people are not as good as heaven, and after Howard came to Los Angeles, he only wanted to sit on the inside, and he was not willing to actively expand the defense and actively fight the defense as he did in Orlando. In this way, it becomes the need for Gasol to get out, which is very different from the original idea of the Lakers management, diametrically opposed.
This game is a great microcosm of this. Ilyasova shot 3-of-4 from three-point range in the single quarter, scoring 9 of the Bucks' 24 points, and scoring more than one-third more than the team. In this case, how can Gasol, who scored 0 points in a single quarter, not be depressed, how can he not be depressed?
For many people who only look at the data and don't watch the game, Gasol was completely blown up by his opponent.
And it exploded into scum.
Basketball is five people, and one person's heroic performance can turn the tide in one, two, three games, but what about one season? What about a full series? It's a dream! Whether it's Jordan, Chamberlain, Baylor, Kerry. Barry never made it happen. So the Lakers infighting + no chemistry + extremely poor run-in + Gasol was completely scrapped...... It's harder to win.
At least in Tang Qian's view, Gasol has completely disappeared from the court, and he can't make basic contributions on both the offensive and defensive ends. Of course, it's not that the Spaniard's strength is not good, and he will still be the starting interior player for the Eastern Conference All-Star team in the coming seasons. So in a word, the tactical system and its incompatibility with Howard are the biggest reasons for Gasol's overall slump this season.
Howard can't change the status quo, but he can change it.
Activating Gasol is one of the keys to the Lakers' remaining 10 games.
Tang Qian walked up to the court in the second quarter of the game, patted Gasol on the shoulder and said, "Hey, Paul, forget about the unpleasantness ahead, it's time to start work!" ”
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