Chapter 65 [2000 Platinum Generation]
There is often a situation where one thing drops one thing on the basketball court, and Guo Xu is a nemesis for the standing pile type big center.
Just like O'Neal, no matter how fierce he is, he encounters a pick-and-roll on the defensive end, and he has a big head when he is asked to switch to Iverson. High school forwards are not good at lowering the center of gravity, and their flexibility is poor, and centers without speed in the future will be eliminated by the NBA except for those with super offense.
The Suns didn't use blocking and dismantling, Guo Xu chased the guard very fast, bypassed from the inside, and blocked Crispin's way. The latter was separated by a back-to-back ball, and Ben Davis caught the ball and made a jumper, but missed again under George's interference.
Chacalidis and Garthers competed for the rebound together, but the 206CM Madsen accurately predicted the direction of the ball and jumped up to scoop the ball into his arms with one hand.
"Mad Dog" deserves his nickname, and even if it's just a pre-season game, Madsen will give his full attention and give it his all, and his strong mental attributes make up for his lack of talent.
Madsen landed on the ground to find Guo Xu, this time he received the ball and quickly advanced to the front court, passing to George, who was running wildly in the middle. Ben Davis defended no closeness and no fouls, watching George rush up and score with a tomahawk dunk.
6-0, Guo Xu sent an assist.
The Suns offense was simple, and after two passes, Paul broke through and missed the layup, and George grabbed the rebound.
Guo Xu took the ball to the front court to block and dismantle, held the ball horizontally, and attracted the center to change defense at 70 degrees on the right side, and passed the ball back to the middle. Crispin chased Guo Xu to form a pack, Medvedenko got a vacant position in the middle, and the mid-shot hollow entered the net, which was very stable.
8 to 0. Guo Xu's second assist.
When returning to the defense, Medvedenko and Guo Xu clapped their hands, which is his favorite rhythm of play. Before coming to the United States, he didn't have much confidence to join the Lakers, and now with Guo Xu, he firmly believes that he will definitely stay, because he will show the best side to the coaching staff.
The Suns attacked, Gathers held the ball and attacked strongly, using his low-post footwork that he was not good at to challenge Madsen, who was famous for his stubborn play, and the result was predictable, his shot was seriously interfered with, and Medvidenko grabbed the rebound in the backcourt.
Guo Xu took the ball to the front court and waited for his teammates to pull away, and continued to block and dismantle, he took a step and turned his head to look at the middle, and suddenly passed the ball to the bottom corner of the right side. Madsen blocked a defender from the baseline for Panpersi, who ran from the left to the right to receive the ball.
Madsen's offensive area is under the basket, and he can't shoot from a distance, while Pan Persi mainly moves on the baseline, and his style is very similar to Guo Xu's teammate Peterson in the Spartans, and it is easy to find people.
Guo Xu passed the vacancy, Pan Persi received the ball and shot three points, Paul couldn't chase the block, and the ball went in.
11-0, Guo Xu's third assist.
The Suns coach called a timeout, and it was too ugly to open the game like this. Teaching assistants also attach importance to maintaining their image, and will seize every opportunity to prove their ability, otherwise they will never want to become a regular.
The Suns broke the scoring drought after the timeout, but the situation remained one-sided, and the Lakers stormed around Chaccallidis by one point.
Chakalidis changed the defense, Guo Xu held the ball and burst him, attracting the point guard to chase the defense and pass the ball to Medvidenko in the middle. Chakalidis is simpler without changing defenses, and Guo Xu can get rid of the guard by covering and making a one-step stop-and-go jump shot.
Chacalidis is a defensive black hole no matter how he looks on the court, and with his somewhat dumb face, the Suns coach couldn't bear to make a substitution after only 5 minutes. The big man who had high hopes didn't score a point on 0-of-3 shooting, and the only statistic was grabbing a backcourt rebound.
The Suns' other inside lineman, Garthers, also shot 0-of-2 and didn't score a point, and was entangled by Madsen, and they didn't seem to have the slightest chance of winning.
Replacing the first-round rookie, the Suns' interior offense became worse, and the Lakers' defensive formation shrank into the restricted area, forcing opponents to shoot away from the basket.
The Lakers attacked, Guo Xu took the ball to the frontcourt, waved his teammates away, and didn't block and dismantle.
He takes a step outside the three-point line in the middle, dribbles the ball to his left hand, and gently reaches out on his left shoulder, and changes direction to the right with the ball in his left hand.
Crispin was not slow to react, and followed the lateral movement to break through the main defense, but he was not confident enough to be afraid of being passed, so he kept a step and a half distance from Guo Xu. Guo Xu took one step and changed his moves, stepped back with his right foot to pull the ball, and jumped three points.
Guo Xu stepped back and opened up two steps, and the jump shot was slightly backwards, in this case, Richardson, who is nearly two meters tall and has outstanding jumping, is not easy to block, let alone the 183CM Crispin?
In the time loop, Guo Xu's shooting was practiced by dodging Peterson, Richardson, and Clifts, and he had no pressure in the face of small guards and was not afraid of being blocked. Crispin took a step forward before he could jump, and the ball flew to the basket and hollowed into the net!
Crispin took the ball to the front court and wanted to return one, but the change of direction and breakthrough could not be close to Guo Xu, and he couldn't squeeze it away if he wanted to force a breakthrough by strength, and finally turned around and forcibly shot, which was outrageous under Guo Xu's interference, only touching the rebound, not the basket.
The Lakers attacked, and Guo Xu once again singled out Crispin in the middle.
He dribbled the ball to his left hand, and with a slight dip of his left shoulder, he took a small step to the right with the ball in his left hand, and Crispin got a little closer, moving sideways to follow.
Guo Xu quickly dribbled the ball under his right hand and handed it to his left hand to change direction, and suddenly started at full speed, passed Crispin in one step, and drove straight into the middle. Now Guo Xu can bully people with his physical fitness, and his explosiveness is obviously better than his opponent.
Garthers made up for the defense, Guo Xu distributed the ball to Madsen from close range, and the latter scored easily on the left basket.
After a few more rounds, pseudo-fans can see the huge gap between the point guards of the two teams, the Suns were forced to make substitutions, and the strength of the substitute point guard is not as good as Crispin, with a height of 188CM, a slightly better single defense, and no offense.
At the end of the first quarter, driven by Guo Xu, the Lakers blossomed more. He played the entire quarter, shooting 7-of-11, 2-of-4 from three-point range, 2-of-2 from the free-throw line, and finished with 18 points and eight assists.
Guo Xu almost won 20+10 in a single quarter, and both the players and coaches of the Suns felt that they had been deceived by the media.
Which mentally retarded person said Jason Guo was incapable of establishing himself in the NBA? Surely he is a fringe man, a mascot? Is there any team in the NBA that has a fringe player who can attract a bag?
The Lakers led the Suns 37-11 by a huge margin. George, Guo Xu, and Madsen defended very tightly, and the Suns didn't have any tactics, just took turns to play singles.
Although the single quarter of the summer league is 12 minutes, the timing is irregular, and the watch is not stopped after the goal, otherwise the Lakers will score more than 40 points in a single quarter.
When Guo Xu got off the field, his teammates high-fived him to celebrate, especially the five starters who had eaten together had a very good relationship.
John Selesstad, who let Guo Xu go home to nurse as soon as they met, had an ugly face, he didn't pay attention to the NCAA game this year, he watched a lot of news, and always thought that Guo Xu was blown out of fame, otherwise it would not have been possible to fall to the end of the second round, and his personal ability was definitely not as good as his first pick in the second round in 99.
Now that he realized that he had picked the wrong competitor, Guo Xu was much stronger than he thought, and the two could not be compared at all.
He secretly sighed in his heart that the strength of the players really can't be measured purely by the order, the quality of this year's rookies is obviously super strong, which can be called the "2000 platinum generation", Guo Xu If he participates in last year's draft, his strength will probably be able to enter the lotto......
John shook his head violently.
Platinum fart! Isn't the 25-ranked center on the opposite side of the first round just a scrap? Madsen at 29 is nothing remarkable, and the scouts are so blind, right?!