After beating the Jazz, the Suns continued their road trip to challenge the Trail Blazers back-to-back.

The Trail Blazers were the league's highest-paid team before training camp began, reaching a terrifying 105.61 million, not counting the luxury tax, which exceeded 100 million. What's even more terrifying is that the team is full of garbage contracts.

Scott Pippen, who averages 10.8 points, 4.3 rebounds, 4.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game, has an annual salary of $19.73 million, Damon Stoudeyer, who averages 6.9 points and 3.5 assists per game, has an annual salary of $12.38 million, 6.1 points, 4.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists, the slowest speed in the league, Sabonis who plays on a walking basis is 6.85 million, and Dale Davis, a blue-collar veteran with 7 points and 7 rebounds, is 8.06 million.

Even Rasheed Wallace, the first core of the Trail Blazers, was evaluated by the media as having a high salary, because he never averaged 20 points per game in a single season, and at his peak he only averaged 8.2 rebounds per game.

The nickname "Roaring Tianzun" sounds more ferocious and domineering than "Big Shark". But in fact, Rashid got this nickname by yelling at the referee to eat technical fouls, he is a power forward who eats by jump shots, basically does not enter the restricted area, has no lethality, and averages a career-high 4.3 free throws per game.

All teams like the spatial interior line, which can be withdrawn from the restricted area to help the defender create space to break through, even if the shooting percentage is lower than that of the inside line under the strong basket, it doesn't matter, and the tactical role is very crucial.

This style of interior tends to be a great second-in-command, and being the team boss is not so wonderful. They can't attract the bag, each team will choose a tall, mobile forward single defense, as long as the defense of three points is half the success, two-point shooting can not die.

With Rashid's ability to make fouls, he needs to make more than 10 shots to score 30 points in a single game, with a shooting rate of 50%, and he has to shoot at least 25 times.

Not to mention Rashid, even the more versatile Chris Webber did not lead the Kings to the Western Conference Finals before Mike Bibby joined. At present, Garnett is the most efficient in the spatial interior line, because he can grab the rebounds and have many assists, but he is the worst, and the level of his teammates is too poor......

The Trail Blazers' 2000 Western Conference finals relied on the depth of the lineup, team basketball, not Rashid to lead the team, O'Neal Jr. was a fringe of the team that year, and it was strange that they were not strong.

The biggest headache for the Trail Blazers management is that they don't have the right players to rebuild around, let alone trade Rashid, and trading him will be completely useless, and even home attendance is not guaranteed.

Because of the butterfly effect, they failed to select Zach Randolph in the 19th place in the first round in 2001. Now Fat Lan went to Memphis in advance to be a "black bear".

The only good news for the Trail Blazers is that they cut their annual salary before the start of the game and bought out "Rain Man" Sean Kemp, who had 6.1 points and 3.8 rebounds last season, after which Kemp joined the Magic on a free transfer.

For several years, the label of "high salary and low ability" has been weighing on Camp's head, leaving him breathless. Now, he can finally be an easy man because he gave up his $26.5 million salary. Under his original contract, Kemp earned $21.5 million this season and $25 million in the 2003-2004 season. Now, the Trail Blazers only need to pay Camp $20 million over the next 10 years.

If Kemp stays, the Trail Blazers will have a total salary of more than $100 million, for which the team will pay a $45 million luxury tax. That said, his departure saved the Trail Blazers more than $40 million, which is the best reward for the Rain Man's support of Portland fans over the past two years.

There is something about anyone, and Camp is no exception, and his righteous actions have surprised everyone.

The game was broadcast live on TNT radio, and when the players came out, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith began to compare Damon Stodammire and Guo Xu.

When Guo Xu first entered the NBA, many people said that he was like a "little flying squirrel" Stadamire, and now when this surname is mentioned, the first thing that comes to everyone's mind is the rookie interior line of the Suns, not the "little flying squirrel". Today, Damon can only stay home and watch TV due to injury and will not play.

During the Raptors period, he played flexibly and confidently, had a wide passing vision, and a very good combination of sudden points and shots, and was a ruthless character who caused headaches for countless opponents. Now, everyone thinks he's well-paid and incompetent, just an average role player, and a drag on the defensive end.

Barkley belittled Damon, saying that there was a huge gap between him and Guo Xu, and Smith said fairly.

Smith said: "I think Damon still has the quality, he just picked a team that didn't suit him to get to where he is today, Jason is very smart, he first developed his touch in the Lakers and the star team, played with confidence, and then chose the Suns that best suited his style. ”

Barkley smiled and asked, "You mean if Damon is on the Suns, he can play well?" ”

'He's certainly not going to be as good as Jason, but he's not going to be as bad as he's going to be, and if you want to be a star, you have to be in a team that suits your style of play. Damon had a chance to be an All-Star, and he passed it up. ”

In front of the TV, Damon wanted to cry a little after listening to the comments of the two. At that time, he was young and frivolous, thinking that he was a privileged player with the Raptors, and joining other teams would be reused. As a result, he wasn't even a three-man in the Trail Blazers, and no one in the locker room took him seriously.

Now, Damon can only be silent and heal from the injury first, no team will let him be the core, he will definitely not return to the peak.

Guo Xu couldn't hear the commentary on the court, and if he did, he would definitely agree with Smith's statement.

There are too many examples of this in the NBA in the past life, where players played well on a team and the trade was wasted. For example, Steve Francis, Aaron Brooks, Monta Ellis, Deron Williams, etc., they left the system that suited them.

There are also examples of "people moving around", such as Nash, Gasol, Garnett, who fulfilled his championship dream in the Green Army, etc., they have all found their suitable position, being the boss or abdicating to become the second leader.

The key to Guo Xu's success is to join the right team. If he had gone to the Pistons, who were incredibly slow to switch offense and defense, and had partnered with Ben Wallace, who was released from the perimeter after the pick-and-roll, who was not fast in the air and shot 40% from the free-throw line, maybe he would have gone crazy by now.

No matter how many rebounds Big Ben grabs, no matter how many hats he covers, and no matter how explosive his hairstyle is, Guo Xu, who advocates offense, will not like him.

The Pistons are averaging only 76 shots per game this season, what is this concept? When former Suns coach Frank Johnson was coaching, the Suns were able to take 80 shots per game, and after he left, the Suns averaged 87 shots per game.

Free throws aside, the Pistons are so slow that they can't shoot 20 baskets in a quarter, which is obviously more suitable for the Pistons than a point guard like Loops who doesn't care about statistics, doesn't advance fast, and is good at half-court positions. Guo Xu didn't go, and now both of them have a good home.

There was no suspense in the Suns' game against the Trail Blazers, and under the leadership of Guo Xu, the seedlings took a 10-point lead in the first quarter, and it was the advantage of positional warfare.

The Trail Blazers' starting five are not slow to defend and can prevent run-and-run shots, but their weakness is that they don't have a point guard, and the organization relies on two swingmen, Pippen and Derrick Anderson. And Guo Xu's single-handedness against Anderson is an opportunity, which is directly misplaced.

In the second quarter, the Suns ran and roared, and the veteran Sabonis was replaced after only 3 minutes, and on two occasions when he counterattacked, he didn't return to the halfcourt, and the Suns players played more and scored fewer layups.

With a 111-85 winning streak, the Suns' record has improved steadily. (https:)

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