Chapter 18: Pau Gasol
The Grizzlies' spotlight shines on every Grizzlies player who plays, and the announcer's passionate voice reports the list of players who entered one by one, Pau Gasol, the last on the list, the nominal core of the team. Paul Gasol, who is tired of losing www.biquge.info has made it clear that he will not renew his contract with the team.
In an effort to avoid a lack of basketball, Grizzlies management has begun to put Pau Gasol on the shelf and listen to offers from 29 other teams in the league. With talented players like Conley and Gay, the Grizzlies are starting to learn from their pains and prepare to rebuild.
In order to allow Gasol to recover early, the Grizzlies began to increase Gasol's playing time in the preseason, preparing to win a good price for the team in the new season.
Gasol was placed in a center position that head coach Mark Faloni didn't like too much, and with a meat shield power forward like Swift, Mike Miller played as a small forward, and Rudy Gay and Mike Conley formed the backcourt. The team has formed a starting lineup with both offense and defense, and the head coach Jafaroni, who is still looking for the most suitable starting lineup, is constantly changing the lineup, and the theme of deployment and experimentation has become the theme.
Gasol, who is about the same height as Oden, came to the halfway line to jump the ball, and the two standing together formed a stark contrast. Looking at Oden, it was obvious that there was a sense of power. Gasol, who is thin and tall, has a flexible sense of déjà vu.
Gasol has a lot of physical talent that Gasol doesn't have, and as an authentic European insider, Gasol's mid-range shooting and playmaking far surpass many players in the NBA at the same position. Strong explosiveness allowed Oden to win the ball for the team smoothly.
"Swift, how about the two of us switching guards?" Gasol communicated with Swift, who was also an inside lineman, in a timely manner.
"Why?"
"Look at the 12 you defended, it's obvious that you can pull out the mid-shot, and the footsteps are not bad. And this rookie of my defense is obviously a muscle stick, and the technique must be very rough, and we can fully play our own characteristics when we change defenses. "Gasol is worthy of being a player who plays with his brain, and he explained it to Swift in an instant.
What the? Am I a rough interior player with no offensive ability? Oden, who overheard the conversation between the two, sneered in his heart. It seems that I have to use the offensive to show you what it means to have a sky outside the sky
Swift looked at Oden, and sure enough, it was a power-type insider. "Deal!" Swift nodded in agreement. In fact, Swift understands in his heart that this is an opportunity given by the coach, and he also understands what the coach is putting himself on the court.
The Trail Blazers seem to have developed a habit, the first ball is basically handed over to Oden to play, all teammates pull away, tearing up space for Oden, even Aldridge, also retreated behind the free throw line.
Swift was like a shield, meeting Oden's impact one by one. The first time Auden didn't use much force, just tentatively pushed down Swift. Feeling that Auden's strength was a little small, he didn't even move, and Swift felt contempt in his heart.
"What a disappointment!" Swift said suddenly.
“???” Auden's Nick Young question mark face.
"I thought you would give me the same impact as O'Neill and Big Ben, but you've let me down."
"Oh? Is it? ”
Oden suddenly increased his strength and pushed at Swift, who had not yet adjusted, and the huge force caught Swift off guard, and he staggered back. Oden easily got an open opportunity and turned to shoot.
Gasol, who has been paying attention to the inside line of the help defense, saw that Swift's defense failed and hurriedly made up for it. Pau Gasol did not rush over, but waited for Oden to make a move, and covered the ball so that Oden could taste the freshly baked hot pot at the beginning.
But Oden's speed completely exceeded Gasol's expectations, and when he saw Oden raise his hand to attack the basket, Gasol, who had already shot to block, hit Oden's arm at the moment when he shot it. The crisp sound of the hand in contact with the flesh clearly reached the referee's ears, and Oden, who took a deep breath, raised his body again and dunked the ball into the basket.
The fans, who were still booing, were suddenly speechless. Gasol also stole the chicken and did not cover Oden's offense, but he gave his first foul at the beginning, which may become a hidden danger.
Gasol's offense, which was not so powerful, floated like catkins, hitting the basket unexpectedly. Gasol's characteristic is softness, overcoming rigidity with softness, just like Tai Chi.
Gasol, who received the ball at the three-point line, called up Oden, who was defending himself, to free up space on the inside. Oden's departure from the restricted area was like opening the floodgates, leaving the Trail Blazers' middle door wide open. Guy and Conley constantly shuttled on the inside, bringing the defenders around the court.
Gasol, who attacked with a frame, was not too empty in his heart, and Gasol, who started from the back, had complete confidence in his ball control and footwork.
Seeing Gasol dribbling and breaking through, Oden was stunned at first, as if there had been no inside player in front of me for a long time, and he attacked with a face frame. Then he defended Gasol with interest. Auden pretended to be dangled by Gasol and lost his position.
Seeing Auden shake and reveal such a big flaw, Gasol felt a burst of joy in his heart. Dribbling the ball to the inside, Gasol found that the Trail Blazers' players didn't seem to have any intention of helping defense, and it was inevitable in his heart that he was worthy of being the team that won the top pick.
Conley saw Gasol go in like this, and covered his eyes with some fearlessness, he has been a teammate with Oden for so long, Conley knows how terrifying Oden's defensive awareness, footwork and flexibility are, there have been many technical players like Gasol before, but those who were put in by Oden to attack the basket directly, nine and a half out of ten are going to be hotpot, and the remaining half is because of good luck, all Conley can do is pray that Gasol's luck is not too bad.
The sound of "bang ......" came, and Conley knew that Gasol's luck was not too good.
"Let you in, you're really in!" Oden said unceremoniously after covering Gasol's layup.
"Hehe, it seems that I underestimated you, this time I will pay attention to you and see if you can still prevent my attack." Gasol is not to be outdone.
Gasol, who received the ball this time, was very smart to catch the ball and shoot, a half-volley from a long distance, so that Oden did not come to the urgent defense.
"Looks like your defense isn't very good." Gasol pays homage to the past.
"I was wrong, seeing that you are such a mother, I should have known that you would use the mid-range shot, instead of attacking the interior again, and return it on my head."
"You ......" Gasol had not finished speaking, and Auden had already run away.
Oden, who received the ball again, continued to play singles with his back, and found that his strength could be crushed, and Oden was happy to do it, intending to make a fresh move and eat it all over the world to the end.
Watching Oden hold the ball again, Swift's eyes lit up. Let me feel your true power, Oden! Swift shouted loudly in his heart.
Auden seemed to feel Swift's fighting spirit, and when he looked behind him, Auden seemed to understand something, and continued to increase his strength. Aldridge and Gasol, the two of them were stuck on the side, and they heard the muffled sound of Oden and Swift colliding muscles.
One moment, one moment, another moment, in just one second, the two of them collided two or three times quickly.
"Come again! I'm going to give it my all! Hitting the excitement, Swift shouted loudly, attracting the attention of everyone on the field.
"Okay, I'm going to do my best!" Oden shouted the same.
This time, the crowd didn't hear much of a crash, just saw the two huddle together for about two seconds, and then Swift suddenly took a few steps back to make way for the perfect space, and then Auden turned around easily and sent the ball into the basket with ease, looking like he was still at ease.
The most surprising thing is Conley, as a sworn friend, knowing that Auden's strength is great, he didn't expect it to be fierce! In terms of strength, he actually defeated Swift, a muscle stick with muscles in his head.
Gasol on the side was dumbfounded.
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