Chapter 80: Big White Soft and Black and Hard
Chen Shu actually knows very well in his heart that although he has now become the temporary core of the team, it does not mean that he can do whatever he wants, because now some players of the Suns team do not recognize themselves, but have to do so under the pressure of management and coaching staff.
At this time, if Chen Shu insists on going his own way and doesn't care about the feelings of his teammates, then he is just a rookie and is likely to be isolated, so what he has to do now is to make a good posture and make his teammates play comfortably by sharing the ball. On the one hand, he plays at his own level, and on the other hand, he wins over his teammates until they really recognize him, and then he can really control the court. Three gangs of a hero, three stakes for a fence, this definitely makes sense.
So now Chen Shu should connect the whole team and make a rookie core posture.
Although the Raptors have a bad task, but that is something that the management and coaching staff consider, the Raptors' 5 B-level players are also considered the elite of the league, and they have been beaten twice in a row by the Suns, so how can they stand it.
In the next round, the Raptors attacked, and the No. 27 show in '05 received Calderon's ball from the outside, made a 3-point shot, and hit a 3-point shot.
3:5。
Next, Chen Shu continued to face Calderon's defense, and the offense was successful. The Raptors obviously saw the strong desire of Chen Shu to attack this game, and at the signal of head coach Casey on the sidelines, DeRozan began to defend Chen Shu.
Next, the Raptors, under the rhythm of the Suns, actually relied on the individual abilities of Kreza and Banyani to start an offensive battle with the Suns.
In the last round of the first quarter, there were only 8 seconds left, the Suns attacked, Chen Shu held the ball outside, judging from Chen Shu's performance in the first quarter, this ball must have been shot by Chen Shu himself. So DeRozan has been close to Chen Shu on the outside, and in view of the threat of Chen Shu's 3-point point, such a defense will not let go.
However, Chen Shu did not flinch, looking at DeRozan with a calm and expressionless face in front of him, Chen Shu did not choose to break through, and shot at 3 points when the time was about to run out. DeRozan's dead fish eyes, which had been squinting, more than doubled in size at this moment, obviously frightened by this rookie, and the defense outside line was like this, and this Asian was even resolute in his 3-point shot.
Chen Shu's performance in the first quarter gave this depressed patient a lot of stimulation, and he suddenly understood that this should be what basketball should look like. After this game, DeRozan, who was stimulated by Chen Shu, changed his indecision to shoot in the previous game, awakened his killer instinct, and gradually walked out of his own scoring path. In the next few seasons, DeRozan's points per game average continued to climb and he became a core player for the Raptors for several seasons.
When the time ran out, the basketball "slammed" on the basket, suppressing the cheers of the home fans. The fans were about to start cheering when Chen Shu hadn't thrown in yet, because in this quarter of the game, Chen Shu's hit rate was super high, giving the fans the feeling of shooting. Although the goal was not scored, the fans still gave Chen Shu bursts of applause to express their recognition of Chen Shu's performance.
The first quarter of the game ended, at 31:34, and the offensive battle between the two sides ended with the Suns leading by 3 points in the first quarter. In the first quarter, Chen Shu shot 6 of 8, 4 of 5 from 3 points, and scored 16 points, 2 assists and 1 turnover; Morris was 3-of-5 for 7 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist; Gortat was 2-of-2 from the field and 1-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with five points and four rebounds; Hill had four points and Brown had two points.
For the Raptors, Kreiza scored a top 10 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist, Calderon had 5 points and 4 assists, core Bargnani had 8 points and 5 rebounds, and Johnson had 4 points and 2 boards. As for DeRozan, he focused on defense in the first quarter, but the effect was obviously opinionated, and it did not put too much pressure on Chen Shu, only 4 points, 1 assist and 1 steal were given to Chen Shu.
In the second quarter, Chen Shu continued to play, and the last three-point forced shot in the first quarter seemed to indicate the exhaustion of Chen Shu's 3-point outside touch. In the second quarter, Chen Shu missed all of his 2 consecutive 3-point shots, which made Chen Shu change his offensive strategy and break through the inside.
During this time, Chen Shu's breakthrough and strength have made great progress, facing the Raptors who are not so strong in interior defense, Chen Shu also played well in the mid-range and interior offense, facing Bagani's continuous basket pull-up layups.
Although Banjani is a top pick, but after so many seasons, he has not fulfilled his talent, Banjani is a tall jumper, with a flat shooting arc and unstable crosshair; In addition, Banyani also has the common shortcomings of this white interior line, which is that he is unwilling to fight and his singles are very inefficient; He has a height advantage when defending the low post, but the help defense is poor and the rebounding is terrible.
Therefore, Chen Shu attacked under the basket continuously, but Banyani did not respond well, so that Chen Shu, who was not strong in strength, hit continuously under the basket and played a 2+1.
Soon, 5 minutes later, Chen Shu shot 2 of 4 in the second quarter, 0 of 2 3-pointers, 1 of 1 free throws, and got 5 points and 2 assists.
This made James Johnson very uncomfortable, and offered to guard the basket and block Chen Shu's offense. In James Johnson's view, Bargnani is a complete softie, except for a soft touch, he is really useless, and he has long been unpleasant.
But this is the top pick chosen by the Raptors management, and although there has been little improvement in the past few seasons, they still have a little bit of luck. Now he has pushed Banjani to the core position, just to cultivate Banjani and hope that he will be a late bloomer.
As for James Johnson, he is a good defender, very good at blocking, and willing to challenge opponents, both in the paint and on the perimeter. He's all very tough. He's a good rebounder and likes to play fast with long passes, he's tougher in the low post, and when he's coming in from the perimeter on offense, he'll pick up rebounds close to the rim depending on the difficulty of the position.
But at the same time, he is an overly aggressive two-way forward who can attack with the ball, his shooting is inconsistent, his efficiency is low, and he makes frequent mistakes. He can also cause chaos on the defensive end, but he can occasionally gamble on defense and fouls.
James Johnson guards the basket, he thinks that this Asian point guard, with such a thin body, can beat a soft egg like Baniani inside, if this Asian point guard dares to challenge himself, he will definitely give him a taste of hot pot for a while.
Sure enough, a few rounds later, Chen Shu, who was thinking about repeating his old skills, broke through into the basket again, but what he didn't expect this time was that it was not the big white soft that pounced on him before, but a black and hard (phew, this word)...
Chen Shu was also shocked in his heart, but at this time, he had already jumped up, feeling the huge force coming from his side, and Chen Shu lost his balance a little in the air. But Chen Shu, who was carrying Old Man Qiao's extreme lever, didn't panic too much at the moment, forcibly mobilized the core in the air, and tried to control the balance of his upper body.