Chapter 43, Wonderful Legend of the Heavenly King LV2
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Miami has three black centers: O'Neal Jr., Magloyer, Joel Anthony. In the first round of the Eastern Conference last season, they were blown up by a white center who looked like he was on the floor and couldn't get his feet off the ground. In the first game, Pachulia split 10 rebounds over the trio's heads in 18 minutes; In Game 4, Pachulia grabbed 18 rebounds in front of all Miami fans. Since the 1990 Finals, when Ranbir roared at the Trail Blazers' interior, this is the most swaggering time a white center has ever haught.
Miami is also under the "shark curse". Generally speaking, when your team loses a supergiant, your penalty area will come and go like the opponent's backyard for the next two years. The Magic after 1996, the Lakers in 2004-07, and so on. The typical journey is as follows:
"We've got the Giants — okay, we've got the rebounds guaranteed, so we don't need other people to grab rebounds when we deploy the lineup, let's find a few people who are flexible and shorter — the Giants are gone — why are the rest of us so short?"
So, I'm desperate to see the Grizzlies and the Heat face off. The clash between the two No.3s is certainly one of the reasons, but I'm more intrigued by what Gasol, Tabit, Randolph, Arthur and Haddadi will do with Miami's interior.
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Breven Knight: 178 centimeters tall, he made 16 three-pointers in his 12-year NBA career.
Bobby Jackson: I'll be 37 next year.
Jamal Tinsley: The plague god who burns incense and bows down to the walkers.
But now, Miami may choose one of those three to join the team: even if Knight and Miami's long-range shooting is not coordinated, even if Jackson can be the father of the children of Beasley, Moneymos and Cook, even if Tinsley may collude with Beasley to blow up the Miami locker room.
Because: MoneyMos + Quinn, Miami has the worst No. 1 rotation in the East. In my opinion, the situation of about 76 people is half a pound and half a tael. In an effort to improve that, the Heat also moved last season to let Wright possess the ball.
As a result, Wade either accepted to partner with two old men or a half-madman, or, like Chris Paul, to take over the offensive chain from halftime. The audience will probably prefer the latter a little more, but Wade's knees and ankles are probably against it.
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Last season, Miami had an All-Star three-point title, with more than five three-point shooting firepower. This season, new addition is Quentin Richardson.
If you're a New York Knicks fan and can't wait to laugh at him......
Quentin's career is best remembered for his time in Phoenix in the 2004-05 season. But the best moment of his career was averaging 17 points per game with the Clippers in 2003-04. What could motivate him more than Nash? A: Contract year.
In the preseason, Quentin showed off a neat figure. No, the contract year is here again.
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One day, Chammos suddenly became a genius organizer — something Miami probably never had hoped for. In Kansas, in order to accommodate him, the team allowed him to play the No. 2 position at 185 centimeters. On the Heat team, he did nothing more than do the following: shoot open threes, quickly reverse the ball to open positions, and press the defense.
But Chanmos himself should understand: his 82 starts in the first season are because: the Heat have no other point guards; Wade took on a lot of storms for him. On the Heat, on Wade's side: that's where he's lucky. Just like Gibson next to LeBron in the 2007-08 season.
Of course, this alone is not enough.
The Miami forward changes in the new season, the Heat's half-court tactics are trying to increase Beasley's and O'Neal Jr.'s singles. For Chanmos: He has many options other than handing the ball to Wade on the perimeter and running aside for an open three. Next, it's up to him to judge on the spot.
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After watching O'Neal Jr.'s 2008-09 season, we have a rough idea of his fate. Of course, in Miami, he can't grab rebounds, cry and don't want to get into the box, disappear at critical moments, and have a slow pace, but he is better suited to be a starting center than Miami's other interior players combined. And with the Raptors, to be honest, he didn't play badly. He has nothing to blame other than forcing the Italian to play a small forward, especially on the defensive end.
The problem is in the locker room: Bosh doesn't like him. Looking back at the last years of Indiana, the same is true. If you look at Artest's complaints about leaving the Pacers in 2005, you'll find that he wasn't likable anywhere.
But: because his contract expires in 2010, Miami will continue to tolerate him for another season. It's going to be amazing. In fact, he has only played 52 games with one team in the last five years...... Wait and see.
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For the new season, Miami is trying to make the lovely Beasley the No. 3 position, and quite resolutely. Specifically, when the experiment was less successful, they still tried to "teach Beasley something" and then "continue to watch him change".
As you know, there were only two and a half singles threats in Miami's half-court offense last season. Wade, Beasley, plus half O'Neal Jr. As a result, Miami often plays the following paths: double inside high post, Chanmos and small forward (Cook, for example) three-point line to empty the perimeter, Wade alone. Beasley was therefore forced off the bench: he played in the No. 4 position, but defensively was twenty levels worse than Haslem.
If he can really get his feet in the No.3 position, use his ball-handling ability on the wing, and even start to make a little impact on the inside, then Miami's entire offensive structure will change dramatically. Of course, so far, everything seems to be still being explored. But the Heat won't give up, see next article.
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Last season, Larry Spoestra implemented a long-term style of play: targeting Marion + Haslem's inside line, let them play double high strategy, and Wade cut in. And when O'Neal Jr. arrived, he continued to play this style of play until the first round of the Eastern Conference playoffs when he tried to change it.
If it were to this point, you would probably think he would be boring, but actually......
He's the most ardent stats believer in the league. If you ask him, he'll fluently tell you detailed routines like, "Wade scores 1.5 points each time when he attacks from 20 feet on the left flank." The choices he made were derived from a large amount of data. And the result is actually-
Insisting on the double-high strategy is to give Wade free space to cut in. Because the data shows that any other offensive trick is far less efficient than letting Wade do it himself. So, the team desperately needs Beasley, or whoever else is, to create a bit of a misalignment attack.
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Hence the truth that everyone knows:
In the 2008-09 season, 43 wins were fifth in the East, a huge win over the previous season's 15 wins. Tracing back to the source, the first credit is, of course, Wade's gorgeous performance against the sky. Similarly, the slump of the Heat in the 2006-08 season was all due to Wade's injury. Success is Wade, defeat is Wade.
In the 2008-09 season, the Heat played 79 games against Wade, Haslem 75, Beasley 81 and Chanmos 82. Except for a slight turmoil in the transactions of Marion and O'Neal Jr., the main structure is stable. But: either Wade and O'Neal Jr. have a little bit of trouble, and Miami will collapse in an instant.
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Continue with the previous one.
In three months, Wade is 28 years old. He and LeBron were the protagonists of the 2010 free agent market two seasons ago. It's a fantastic two-way choice: due to the uncertainty of his injury history, his performance will determine how much leverage his future club (the Heat, or whatever) is willing to rack up for him; Similarly, teams across the league will have to fight to win Wade's favor.
It was the most important moment of his career, so there were more things that would bother him than ever: his own good performances, the team's performance, all kinds of scandals, dealing with the media. The most embarrassing scenario is that Miami is actually more focused on 2010, but he can't give up and must continue to play with dignity. That's the strange paradox of business: Wade is destined to be even more tired than last season.
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And Miami's real bargaining chip to keep Wade in is Pat Riley's plan.
Pat Riley spoke about his vision when talking about the new season. He didn't just want to keep Wade. "We've been preparing since we got rid of the sharks." Take a look at the lineup: O'Neal Jr., Haslem, Jones, Wright, Cook, Magloyer, Diawara, Shafrick Randolph, John Lucas, Beasley, Chanmos – all expiring in 2010 or with team options.
Riley wants Wade, another 2010 superstar, and an older superstar. The other two signed three-year contracts below the maximum salary, and then jumped out to make up for the long-term maximum salary. Add Beasley and Moneymos, and that's the future of Miami.
As you know, Pat Riley is a perfectionist. He's going to want a championship, and he's never going to settle for a record like 50 wins – just look at his groundbreaking Shark fight. And this time, Riley's gamble is dangerous: get Wade and lure the other two, the new dynasty; Or lose Wade (or Wade is injured, the result is the same), the team completely loses its appeal and the rebuild begins.
Don't you think this plan sounds more exciting than 2010 in New York and the Internet?