Today's Tang Shuai, with an exclusive skill package, his strength, at least on the offensive end, is already the strongest in the league, even scoring masters like Durant, Curry, and Harden can only be matched. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info

But again, his performance on the defensive end has been disastrous compared to his offense, and apart from a presidential defensive package that allows him to limit his opponent's jump shots, he can even be called a defensive black hole.

Originally, it was nothing, like Harden, his defense was just as sloppy, and many times his defense would be overshadowed by his offense.

But Tang Shuai is different, to be precise, it should be different, his current strength and reputation in the league are far greater than Harden at the beginning, and the attention he receives is naturally much higher.

And this, after successively crushing the defense of Leonard and Anthy, the strongest in the league, he was put at the top of many documents on the coaching table by the coaches of various teams, and became the most important problem to solve.

As a result, this problem was studied by Snyder, the head coach of the Jazz team.

In the previous game, Snyder advertised before the game that he could prevent Tang Shuai, but he was slapped in the face and became the laughing stock of others after dinner.

But this time, he really researched a countermeasure, and it was a countermeasure that couldn't be solved for a while.

Everyone knows that Tang Shuai is unsolvable on the offensive end, but Snyder noticed Tang Shuai's problems on the defensive end, and the Lakers' previous game with the Knicks gave him enough inspiration, in the game between the two sides, he arranged a sword to go to the front of the move, he let all players, whether inside or outside, as long as the offensive end and Tang Shuai formed a one-on-one opportunity, directly choose to attack, and it is to attack the basket.

This is a very nonsensical tactical deployment, and at first glance, it should not exist in a top basketball league like the NBA, but Snyder did it, and the effect is very obvious.

This is a bit like Harden was targeted at the beginning, and Tang Shuai quickly fell into the whirlpool of public opinion.

Harden is because of his attitude, and he is strength to put it bluntly, he doesn't have enough defensive skill sets to support it, and his talent alone can't guard most players.

And Snyder also did it thoroughly, if other Lakers players came to assist Tang Shuai in defense, he would let other players continue to play after changing defenses.

The result is that once Tang Shuai works hard to defend, his foul count will rise rapidly, and his playing time will naturally decline if he fouls a lot, and if he doesn't work hard to defend, he will become the background wall of the opposing offensive player from time to time.

This has become a big problem.

Against the Jazz, Snyder's strategy ultimately helped the Jazz win the game.

Seeing that it worked, other teams followed suit.

The pressure on Tang Shuai is unprecedented.

At this time, he also felt very helpless.

The best way to solve this problem was to get a defensive skill pack, but he couldn't find a suitable package at this point.

There are only a few top defensive players in the league, Leonard, Anthy, Tony Allen, Danny Green, Dellavidova, Bazemore, Afflalo, Matthews, etc., but these people are not familiar with Tang Shuai, to put it bluntly, he has no chance to pack, and if you want to get to know each other step by step, it is far from quenching your thirst.

And Batum, who is the most suitable for the team, suffered a torn ligament in the previous game against the Bulls and had to rest for a month and a half, and he also lost his best opportunity.

In the end, in order to make an emergency, he had to play a one-on-one game with Westbrook and knocked down his blue defensive skill pack to relieve the pressure.

This remedy did not have the desired effect, and the other coaches saw that Tang Shuai's defense had improved, and they also fine-tuned their own tactics, constantly allowing the team's scorers to form opportunities that were out of place with him.

As a result, after more than a month of games, the Lakers' 9-7 record is not even as good as when Bishaw was coaching.

And in that atmosphere, the annual All-Star Game, as well as the trade deadline, are just around the corner.

The venue of this All-Star is in Philadelphia, and although Tang Shuai has struggled recently, he still became the ticket king of the All-Star Game without any suspense.

However, Tang Shuai's enthusiasm for the All-Star Game has dropped a lot, and the league is the same as last year, and all projects still send him invitations, but except for the main game, all of them have been rejected by him, even if it is a three-point contest, he also announced that he has given up.

In fact, his thinking is very clear, his purpose in this All-Star Game is not to fight for any honors, but to deepen his understanding with one or two players with top defensive packages, and prepare for future packing, otherwise in the playoffs, the team will be struggling to be beaten by such a target.

The All-Star Game continues to attract attention, and the rise of the 76ers' young talent and the arrival of the All-Star Game have made the city's basketball hotter climb.

The Skills Challenge, the Three-Point Shooting Contest, and the Slam Dunk Contest all had 76ers in the tournament, and Simmons also lived up to expectations, winning the championship in both the Skill Contest and the Slam Dunk Contest, earning enough glory for the city.

And when it came to the All-Star Game, Tang Shuai also easily won the MVP, although he was targeted by the coaches of other teams, but in the circle of superstars, he was still very recognized, and the biggest competitor Westbrook has become his teammate, which is naturally a logical thing.

Tang Shuai was very excited, not because he won the MVP for a second time, but because in the main game, he and Leonard had a few very exquisite cooperation, and after he assisted the latter to complete a few empty catches, the relationship between the two also warmed up.

When they were on the bench, the two had a lot of communication.

Leonard is in the Spurs, completely inheriting Duncan's silent character, and being able to communicate with Tang Shuai shows that they already regard each other as friends.

And when he made an MVP speech, he also deliberately pointed out Leonard, saying that his two empty catches helped the Western troops play morale.

After the All-Star break, the two naturally left each other's numbers.

Just as Tang Shuai is working towards his goal, as the annual trade deadline approaches, various trade rumors are also noisy, and various playoff teams are working hard in the direction of reinforcement, and many teams that have missed the playoffs have begun to reshuffle the team, striving to trade draft picks, and make a big deal in the draft next year.

The intensity of this rumor, as in previous years, reached a climax after the All-Star break.

Of these rumors, two are the most interesting.

One is the Cavaliers, the Cavaliers are rumored to be in talks with the Celtics about a trade plan to trade for Horford, and it is also rumored that they are communicating with the Knicks, ready to trade Love and other instant power for Anthony, in short, the defending champions are dissatisfied with the All-Star Game, or maybe they are jealous of the Western Cavaliers and Lakers.

The other team is the Kings, the Kings have a 13-27 record in the new season and once again missed the playoffs, and it was revealed that the team's core Cousins had enough of General Manager Divac, and the two had a fierce quarrel in the locker room, and even almost fought.

In contrast, the Warriors, Lakers and Rockets, the top three teams in the West, were the quietest teams on this deadline, and they seem to be happy with the team's current configuration.

But this is only a superficial phenomenon, and no one knows if there will be a sudden burst of shocking news under this calm.

Billups has largely recovered, and after the day's training, he called Tang Shuai and Westbrook to the coach's office.

Tang Shuai and Westbrook didn't know what was going on, but just entered the team office curiously.

"Don, Russell, I called you today to ask you a question." Billups didn't seem to have any intention of hiding it, and said straight to the point.

Tang Shuai and Westbrook both looked at their head coach curiously.

"What do you think is the importance of Nolens Knoll as a player to the team, if you score out of 10, you think about it." Billups asked.

When Tang Shuai and Westbrook heard the news, they glanced at each other, and they both read each other's meaning from their eyes.

In such a sensitive period, are you only ready to do it to Knorr?

After Tang Shuai turned his head, he was even more puzzled in his heart, Noor's contract was only signed this summer, and he performed well after signing, is he going to be traded away so soon?

"You don't have to think too much, I'm just asking what you mean, and there is no other deeper meaning." Billups saw that neither of them spoke, and then added.

"I think Nolens is a big part of the team, especially on the defensive end, and if I had to give it a score, I would give it a nine." Tang Shuai said after thinking about it.

"I'm 10 and Nolens is still young and he has a lot of room to grow." Westbrook followed.

"Hmm."

After Tang Shuai and Westbrook finished speaking, they both looked at Billups, thinking that he would have something to do, but what they didn't expect at all was that Billups just clicked and then asked: "Then what do you think Nicholas will score for the importance of the team." ”

Billups's words made Tang Shuai and Westbrook even more confused.

Is it to trade Batum too, or is it for the two of them to choose one?

Seeing that the two of them didn't say anything this time, Billups smiled and continued, "You really don't have to think too much. (To be continued.) )