Chapter 446: The league's first quarterback
Of course, Zhang Yi has been chasing and defending. It's just that the Hornets didn't advance too fast at halftime. Robert and Oscar are also waiting for an opportunity.
Sean certainly knows what his opponent is going to do. After all, he is also very experienced. In particular, it has become the object of the whole court, and it has not appeared since entering the NBA.
He doesn't care at all about being the target of the bag, because he thinks he can't lose to anyone in his possession of the ball. Plus the rest of the Hornets are always ready to take the pass.
Although their strength is limited, they finally got such a good opportunity. If they can play their value by Sean's side, they will do their best to do it at any opportunity.
That's the opportunity for a player in a development league, or rather a player who is chasing his dreams. They may not be of average strength right now, but any player who is determined to make a name for himself in the NBA will have the perseverance!
No one else is strong, so I force myself to train. If you don't have a big picture, you pay more attention to the actions of your teammates. If it weren't for the overall strength of the current Lakers team, it would be too strong.
Just look at Sean's previous performance is enough to defeat the opponent. Wasp, the others certainly don't have a sense of presence. On the contrary, by following such a dazzling star, they have to cherish the opportunity even more.
The current Hornets are well aware of their position on the field. The center's playmaking ability is average, and the quality of cover is not good. Accordingly, he has to make a difference in rebounding.
When Sean is attacking with the ball, although he is the No. 1 player at point guard, he has no offensive ability, and even the level of ball control is average.
But he had to keep an eye on his position, and he had to run over to clear Shaun when he was being defended by a trap.
Although this situation is rare, after all, there are not many players in the league who can completely guard Sean, and his dribbling ability is not lost to the best point guards in the NBA.
Therefore, the more important task of the Hornets' No. 1 position is to always wait for the best opportunity to complete the shot. It's true that his active offensive ability is not good, but that doesn't mean that his mid-to-long-range shooting is not a little threatening.
As the only player on the Hornets other than Sean who has outside shooting ability, his running is not fast, and his shooting speed can only be considered average.
But with Sean to draw the defense, he always gets good chances. The moon shines only by the light of the sun.
It's the same for him. It is likely that his career will turn around because he has assisted Sean. Now he has gone from averaging only 2 or 3 shots per game to an efficient scorer who can get more than a dozen good chances.
Although the efficiency here is in quotation marks. Everyone knows very well how his dozen points came about, and without Sean, or without a super point guard, his three-point skills are the same as if they didn't have any.
Snail-like movement and shooting speed, so he will be blocked against the vast majority of the league's perimeter defense.
If it weren't for the fact that Sean could attract two or three defenders around him on average, his position would always be vacated, a dozen points? It's just delusional!
Of course, not only that, but even the Hornets' No. 3 and No. 4 positions rely on Sean to eat. They are actually in pretty good shape.
If it's just a physical competition, it's probably a mid-level player, but their skills are relatively poor.
If it weren't for Sean finding some opportunities for them to hit the rim. In addition to being able to throw waves, such a player has the ability to eat cakes.
In addition, Sean's passing is originally at the level of the top No. 1 position, even the worst players can be helped by him. Although there are not many such opportunities per game. But something is better than nothing.
Sean is not a varanda after all, and his passing ability is not the main one. If it weren't for the fact that the Hornets really didn't have a good point guard, he wouldn't need to wear multiple hats as a shooting guard.
That's why Hornets fans will call Sean the best player in the league. Because apart from grabbing rebounds, there's nothing he can't do on the court.
This shot was also Sean running out of the Lakers' encirclement, and then handed the ball to the fast-moving small forward. Although the latter was not expected to score directly, the Lakers' defense was indeed disrupted by this time difference.
Because of the bad position, Kozen immediately passed the ball to Sean's hands again. It's rare that there were no mistakes this time. This can show that although the Lakers' defensive focus is in Sean's hands, if the rest of the Hornets play a little threat, it can also divert a certain amount of attention.
Now they have no idea what other abilities Sean has not used. The reason why Zhang Yi dared to defend Sean alone was because of his self-confidence.
can prevent Sean's breakthrough, Zhang Yi's performance is already good. And his defense will certainly be used by other teams to learn to target Sean.
So the Hornets will be even more difficult to play in the future. If they can win this game, it's fine, but if they can't, it will have a huge impact on their future playoff rankings.
Because now it's all about watching the superstars play. If Sean had no other way to score than simply rely on breakouts, or if he hadn't changed, he would have been targeted by more defensive No.2s.
Even though the Hornets have many players who can return in the future, Sean's importance is self-evident.
He won't pass this ball, and he can only face Zhang Yi and continue to fight alone. Because he just wants to let people in basketball all over the United States know that no one can really limit him.
Even if the opponent is the only successor of Curry Jr. in the league, the strong Zhang Yi. He did another jumper feint, and this time it was similar to the previous touch.
Zhang Yi was fooled once, and of course he won't do it a second time. Noticing the referee's expression, he knew that even if he pounced on the defense, he wouldn't get a foul.
But as soon as he posted it, the Hornets' point guard suddenly bypassed Robert's defense and posted it. It's clear he's going to catch the ball.
I saw that Sean, who was jumping, suddenly came to a passing cooperation with him, and Zhang Yi was also stupid, because this was the first time he had seen the Hornets Sean cooperate in a single and passing team.
Even if the overall situation is not good, this simple cooperation is still no problem in leaving it to the point guard.
Sean landed and suddenly started and took the ball back from his opponent. At this time, Zhang Yi was thinking about making up for it, and it was too late. Because that point guard just forms a natural cover.
Sean burst into the box with the ball, then shook off several defenders with a big European step, and finally scored with a smash dunk in the air! It looks like the strongest quarterback in the league!