214. Flying Brigade
Corey Kittels with the ball.
A very talented point guard, the best point guard of the 96 Golden Generation before 1999, when Iverson had not yet met Larry Brown and was still playing point guard.
Of course, when the 1998-1999 season came back, the best title was changed.
A super talent who averaged 17+3+3 per game in his rookie year, but in the 96 golden generation, he could only be selected for the second team of the best rookie team.
By the time he was in his sophomore year, he shot 42 percent from three-point range and was hailed as Miller's successor in the mid-nineties.
But in the summer of 1998, after the NBA was suspended, Kittels took a look, yes, the NBA is boring, brother go study law, sure enough, Ma Ma is right, or a lawyer is reliable, he shouldn't have played basketball in the first place, how good it is to study hard, I didn't see that the NBA and the players' association have to use lawyers to quarrel, lawyers will not be unemployed!
In this way, the high-profile talented scoring guard of the golden generation went to his alma mater, Villanova University, to continue his law studies, and then the suspension ended in January '99, and Kittels came back with a significant decline, not becoming the league's first-line scorer as expected, and even slipped to a career-low average of 12 points per game, surpassed by a player who asked his daughter to take pictures of him and his wife in the snow in a big winter.
This is not over, after the three-year rookie contract ends, the Nets will send a six-year 70 million contract, which is similar to the contract extensions of Iverson and Kobe.
But this dude says no! I can study law now and I can study on my own, but when the time comes, I will defend my thesis, I will go to further study in 2000, you give less, then I will take a year off, and then the contract will become 6 years and 50 million, and he will really go to Villanova University in the 2000-2001 offseason to study for a year......
Of course, perhaps this decision will make him better off after retirement than 99 percent of NBA players.
Just such a magical man, with the ball, singles, and the best at mid-to-long-range shooting.
Kittels is the Nets' biggest threat from the outside, of course, he is not the highest scorer, the Nets' leading scorer is Keith Van Horne, who was stepped on by Duncan in '97, but it is Kittels who has the most scoring means.
Raheem is the most familiar opponent and he will not take this opponent lightly, who is now only averaging 13 points per game, and Kittels was even more famous than Rahim back then.
Kittels tentatively tries to break through Raheem and finds that this old opponent is not so easy to deal with! On the defensive end, the pace has become very strong, and it is impossible to change direction with speed.
Kittels wants to block and dismantle, Kidd comes over to block Rahim, don't look at Kidd and Liu Mang are about the same height, but the blocking effect is wonderful, Kittels' first step into the cut is really fast! There was no space to start when he was stopped by Raheem with his strength, and the speed after a smooth start reminded Liu Mang on the sidelines of the future championship MVP Dwayne Wade!
Dean Grove and Raheem, who was bypassing Kidd, came over and Gittles gave Kidd the ball, and Kidd went two points from outside the free throw line......
Syllable......
Generally speaking, the Nets' positional battles are basically this ending, but their defense is excellent, and they have long known that the Nets are the first in the East in rebounding, without dragging their feet, and quickly returning to defense, Muhammad grabbed the rebound and handed it to Terry, and the Hawks were forced to fall into the positional battle offense.
What a miserable positional battle!
Liu Mang thought of the videos and scouting reports he had watched in the past two days, in the Nets' starters, Kittels has singles ability, and the bench lineup is you can insert - brother-in-law has deep singles ability.
This lineup can reach the finals by relying on defensive counterattacks!
Sure enough, after Terry pushed through, he was met by Kidd's ferocious half-court interception!
Without Kobe's defensive impact and oppressiveness, without Payton's trash talk and small moves, but Kidd's defense is no worse than these two! With excellent foot movement, accurate anticipation, and a fast beep of hand speed, Terry dribbled hard to the three-point line, passed the ball to Rahim, and the ball was a little rushed, and Kidd flew out to intercept the ball!
At this very moment, the Nets fought back!
Kenyon Martin and Kilters crossed the halfway line in a split second, the two were too fast! Kidd dribbled a quarterback-style long pass, which was so accurate that Kenyon Martin rushed into the three-point line and took off, the ball smashed on the rebound and bounced back, and Kenyon Martin scored two points on a dunk.
Watfakole?
Watching the live broadcast and watching the video, although the Nets counterattack when they have Kidd is also amazing, but watching it live, this is simply terrifying! Can you have a good time? On the Nets' side, Terry just ran over the halfway line and the counterattack was completed?
Still such a grumpy super playing board empty connection?
Peak Kidd plus a Kenyon Martin can be so strong......
Terry pushed forward again, there was no way, Mohammed could only block Terry in the middle line, although Terry can play point guard, but the ball control is indeed not as good as Liu Mang, Dean Grove is not to mention, it is afraid that he will be directly stolen by Kidd to let Terry control the ball.
Terry passes the ball to Raheem, who chisels on the inside.
The worst thing about the Nets is that they can't prevent the low post, so whether they meet O'Neal or Duncan in the finals, they are miserably abused, allowing the two to play the most brutal performance in the finals of their careers.
Raheem shook Kenyon Martin with a turn, Kenyon Martin pounced directly forward, Raheem jumped to dodge the change team may not be able to play, and in the future will really leave Kidd to play for half a year before being cut Marcolocchi, who never returned to the NBA, smashed the ball into the basket alone.
This is really an inside line that everyone has exploded! No wonder after the Nets reached the finals in the past two years, people knew that the championship was in the West without looking, not to mention Webb, Divac, O'Neal, Passerby A, Duncan, Admiral, the three pairs of interior combinations, even Garnett, Nowitzki, and the Nets couldn't stop any of them.
And the Nets are so strong in the East, mainly because there are not many super interior lines in the East, and they have the top singles ability on the inside, it seems that in addition to Pierce, there is also Raheem, O'Neal Jr.'s offensive style is soft, and there is also Antoine Walker, who has a body but does not like to chisel inside.
However, probably because he was used to being gouged through the inside, Kenyon Martin, who pounced, had no idea of turning around to chase defense or grabbing rebounds, and rushed directly to the front court with the momentum of the pounce......
This time Terry reacted quickly and followed Martin to block the receiving route, but Kidd's ball quotient was too terrifying, this time it was not Martin who passed, but Kittels, who was following up quickly! Kittels catches the ball and takes off and smashes it into the basket!