Chapter 535: I'm sorry, what I said was false
The day after the Mavericks' big win over the Hawks, the news of the 30-point win was headlined in the major NBA news outlets. As soon as the Mavericks' defensive giants made a move, the whole league was shocked.
And the big win in the first game also made the Mavericks players a sweetheart. Yiyang wore his signature shoes for the first time, which caused enthusiastic fans to line up outside Adidas retail stores around the world the day after the game, and Yiyang's first generation of sneakers was in short supply.
Tony. Allen has been highly praised by the Dallas press, and the once-Memphis face seems to be on the verge of becoming an iconic figure in Dallas.
Iguodala's performance left the Denver media speechless, and it turns out that the Nuggets aren't turning into a better team without Iguodala. But after leaving Denver, Iguodala became a better individual. With 17 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals, Iguodala's all-around stats allowed him to continue to shine in the league. The Denver Nuggets have never been where Iguodala belongs.
Nowitzki's 23-point performance yesterday gave hope for the veteran's resurgence. Nowitzki missed a lot of games last season due to injury and was in terrible form, averaging the lowest points per game in his rookie season. But in yesterday's game, Nowitzki's heroic performance made the fans happy. This guy is old, but he still retains his fighting power!
Of course, the most sought after by the media is Rudy, who couldn't even call his name correctly when the commentators started the game. Goebel!
With 6 points, 8 rebounds and 4 blocks, it seems that Gobert's statistics have no bright spots other than blocks. But the picture of him disintegrating the opponent's offense on the inside again and again is something that cannot be reflected in the data. What's more, this guy is just a rookie with the 27th pick, and his performance is already several times better than many rookies in the lottery.
Don't talk about anyone else, let's talk about Bennett, the top player this year. In the last game, Bennett made 0-of-5 shooting in his debut, scored just two points from the free throw line, and grabbed three rebounds. In this comparison, Gobert's excellence is very obvious. One is the champion and the other is the end of the first round. So, the draft is a gamble. Even if you have a better chance of getting a good hand, it's not 100% going to get a good hand.
In addition to this, Collisson, Nick. Young, Carter, and Marion, among others, have all been praised and recognized by the media. Overall, everyone on the Mavericks played at their level and played their part in Game 1.
But among this group of people who became popular, there is still an outlier. The guy wasn't a Mavericks player, and he wasn't even involved in the day's game. But whenever people mention the Mavericks, they think of this person's name.
He is Dwight, who released cruel words after the Mavericks won the game, threatening to tear the Mavericks into pieces. Howard!
"Dwight has a lot of confidence in himself and a lot of faith in the Rockets. Not everyone has the courage to speak out about a team that has just won by 30 points. ”
"The Houston Rockets are definitely the most competitive team this season, and Harden and Dwight are on track to become one of the best duos in NBA history. Truth be told, Dwight has the capital and the Mavericks to call out. And the matchup between the Houston Rockets and the Dallas Mavericks is also likely to be a preview of this year's Western Conference semifinals or even the Western Conference finals! ”
"What do I say about Dwight's remarks, you ask? I'd say that guy is an idiot! ”
Many basketball commentators have expressed their opinions on Howard's case, and everyone has different opinions. But Yiyang is more supportive of Barkley's statement, that guy is an idiot.
Although Howard cut a big double-double of 10+20 in the last game, anyone with a discerning eye can see that this guy is weak on the offensive end.
Harden is a guard who likes to play alone with the ball, and Howard is a center who likes to play alone with the ball in the low post. Unless two balls are allowed in a game, it's actually awkward for these two guys to be combined.
Looking at McHale again, this guy's tactics with the Rockets seem to be a little too star-reliant. When the game was anxious, people couldn't see the Rockets' subtle passing and cutting coordination, and they couldn't see McHale's clever tactical arrangement. All people can see is that Harden and Howard take turns in singles. Only after the two stars have made the game less anxious will the team start functioning normally.
Although the Rockets won a good start yesterday, Yiyang and Carlisle are well aware that the Houston Rockets team has many more problems than the Mavericks.
Therefore, on the second day of training, Carlisle focused on the players to practice defending the number two and number five. Harden is a foul-making player, and Carlisle reminded players to be careful. Howard is a single-minded player who theoretically doesn't have much more offense than Gobert. So as long as you can lock that guy out of the box, there's little to no threat. It really doesn't work, and sending Howard to the free-throw line is also a way to defend him.
As long as these two points are guarded well, the offensive firepower of the Rockets will be discounted. Although the Rockets still have Jeremy Lin on the lineup, even Yiyang, a good friend of Jeremy Lin, must admit that you can't expect that Harvard top student to play the performance of the Knicks now. Don't think that Harden and Howard can't defend superstars, the Mavericks are good at defense! So it's not impossible to lock these two guys.
During the media session on the day of training, reporters flocked to the U.S. Route Center Arena. They didn't expect that someone would start a war against the Mavericks so soon. Moreover, this guy almost became a member of the Mavericks in the summer.
The complicated relationship between Howard and the Mavericks makes the next game very hype-worthy, in addition to the basketball itself. As a result, basketball journalists from different countries today are unanimously obsessed with one particular issue. "What do you think of Dwight. Howard's comments to you after yesterday's game. ”
"I don't care, we just want to play our own basketball." Iguodala spreads her hands, and the mature man never seems to be provoked by trash talk. Even when the Denver media attacked him en masse in the summer, Iguodala was unaffected, let alone Howard, who only had one mouth.
"I'm going to do everything I can to defend him, like I did with Horford in the last Bisser." Goebel was not fluent in English, and he spoke it as if he had copied and pasted it from a textbook. If you don't do your best, will you still have to raise your hands and surrender?
"Dwight and James. Harden is a very good player, and I have set up a lot of tactics for the characteristics of both of them. But the result of the game ...... Who knows? Whoever wins or loses is normal on the basketball court. At the end of a game, there will always be a loser and a winner. Carlisle's answer was also very official, and these innocuous responses naturally did not whet the appetite of the reporters.
When they found Yiyang with the last glimmer of hope, it was actually no different from giving up. Normally, you can't ask anything from Yiyang's mouth. Howard was fanning the flames there alone, and the Mavericks didn't respond, so the heat of the game couldn't be stirred up.
But today, when the reporters who didn't hold out any hope put the microphone to Yiyang's mouth, Yiyang's words made this group of down-and-out guys suddenly come to their senses.
"Dwight is a good player, he's very dominant in the three-second zone, and we've never forgotten that he's the league's No. 1 center...... Okay, I'm telling you all about it, so think you're farting. What I really want to say is, wait and see, Dwight, and don't think everybody is afraid of you! ”
As soon as Yiyang finished speaking, the reporters' eyes widened instantly. Wait a minute? Did Yiyang go back just now!?
The reporters were silent for a second to allow their short-circuited cranial nerves to return to function. A second later, the audience was in an uproar!
"Also, what you said earlier was a satire on Dwight!?"
"You said that no one was afraid of him, did you officially challenge Dwight!?"
Faced with the reporters' questions, Yiyang did not respond, but just turned around and left expressionlessly. What he wanted to say had just been said. How to interpret it, think for yourself.
Yiyang really doesn't like to talk about it in front of reporters, but in the face of the enemy who has already ridden to the head of the Mavericks, Yiyang will not be indifferent.
Do you think Iguodala really doesn't care about Howard? No, he just didn't bother to tell reporters how much he wanted to win.
Do you think Goebel really just wanted to do his best? No, the French swear from the bottom of their hearts that they must make Howard look good!
Do you think Carlisle really doesn't care about winning the next game? No, there is only one winner for him, and that is the Dallas Mavericks! Howard's current tactical position is so embarrassing that it even makes Carlisle want to laugh a little, but fortunately, Cuban didn't sign Howard last summer! Otherwise, he really didn't have a problem with this somewhat inflated center.
Other people actually don't want to see Howard in their hearts, and the biggest difference between them and Yiyang is that Yiyang unscrupulously told the truth in front of reporters. If you don't respect me and my team, don't expect respect from me!
Yiyang's words made the Texas civil war between the Rockets and Mavericks escalate before it started.
Yiyang wants to see how a guard with an inefficient offense and a center who can't score if he can't score out of the three-second zone can tear down the Mavericks' defense.
In the past, people looked down on the Dallas calf, and the calf could only swallow his anger. But now, everything is different. The Dallas Mavericks are now surnamed Yi, and his star doesn't like to listen to that!
Do you want to fight? Okay, Dwight, then I'll give you a big fight!