Chapter 35: Blockbuster Deals
In the first half, Bosh played very actively and excitedly, the Rockets' power forward---- the aging Howard couldn't keep up with Bosh's flexible footsteps, and Hayes was too short, and when he met the power type, Hayes could still support one or two, and when he encountered Bosh playing technical flow like this, he knelt down directly...... Therefore, in the first quarter, the Raptors led the Rockets by 8 points. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the second quarter, substitute to substitute, after the Dragon King Bosh got off the court, the champion Bagnani who came off the bench took over his offensive banner, and the outside shot was called a slippery shot, and Hayes couldn't prevent Bosh, and he couldn't prevent Bagnani, who was the same type as Bosh. People don't fight for muscles on the inside, they just shoot like you float outside.
After Bagnani scored eight points in a row to extend the Raptors' lead to 12 points, Van Gundy waved his hand and advanced to Zhang Chu.
This should be Zhang Chu's first appearance on the court, and on weekdays, Van Gundy habitually puts Zhang Chu in the third quarter.
Zhang Chu didn't know that the two clubs were mulling a deal, but that didn't stop him from choking Bagnani to death. Because, this type of player is what he likes to defend the most.
You said, you are an inside player, the speed is not fast, and the pace is not flexible enough---- of course, this is compared with Zhang Chu, compared with pure inside players like Yao Ming and Howard, Bagnani's speed and footsteps are still advantageous.
Bagnani is on the outside, break through, it is definitely not as good as a small guard like Delong and Nash, since Zhang Chu can keep up with the footsteps of Delon and Nash, it will definitely be no problem to prevent Bagnani's breakthrough.
Shoot, right? It was completely under Zhang Chu's control, and he was disturbed by the latter's skill of mind control.
Inside low singles? Originally, Bagnani was not good at it, he didn't like it, and his strength was not as good as Zhang Chu, Zhang Chu's strength was already 82, so the low-post singles didn't work......
In short, in one sentence, Bagnani was strangled to death by Zhang Chu......
At the end of the game, Bagnani scored 8 points except for Zhang Chu when he didn't play, and then he picked up a rebound in the front court in a round and dunked successfully, Zhang Chu couldn't interfere, and the rest made no achievements. He played 21 minutes and finished with 10 points, two rebounds, no assists, no steals or blocks, and two turnovers.
On the other hand, Zhang Chu played 18 minutes, got 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block, and similarly, there were no assists.
If you only look at the data, they can be said to be evenly divided, half a catty to eight taels, almost, however, from the perspective of the game process. Zhang Chu completely restricted Bagnani, and Bagnani had almost no influence on Zhang Chu, many things, the eyes of the club's high-level leaders are bright.
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After the game, after soliciting the opinions of Morey, Van Gundy and others, Dawson, the general manager of the Rockets, replied to the Raptors as soon as possible---- he was not interested in the trade of Bagnani for Zhang Chu + Spann + Hyde and refused!
But the Raptors didn't feel surprised, but adjusted the trade plan again---- Bagnani replaced Zhang Chu!
Due to the unequal salaries of the two, the Rockets add a little bit at will, it doesn't matter who they add, the Raptors only need Zhang Chu!
The news was eventually poked out by some well-informed "insiders", and on December 11, major sports newspapers in the United States were shocked by such a news----
Bagnani for Zhang Chu!
The champion of the first pick is exchanged for the rookie of the penultimate first pick, the first wonder in NBA history!
The most important thing is that the rocket, which has taken advantage of the big advantage, has not immediately agreed, saying that it will consider again!
Did all the Raptors club executives get their heads in water? The media unanimously expressed this attitude, using the newly elected champion to replace the 60th pick? Team Rocket also has a bad head, such a good thing still has to be considered, it's really taking advantage of it and selling it well!
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The United States has begun to discuss this matter, and as China's domestic side, the topic is even hotter. Of course, Chinese fans don't care, who takes advantage of your Rockets and Raptors and who suffers, what we care about is that the value of our players has skyrocketed, hehe, we have face, and at the same time, the revival of our Chinese men's basketball team is in sight! You know, in just over a year, it will be the 2008 Beijing Olympics...... At this moment, there are calls on the Internet, asking the men's basketball team to recruit Zhang Chu to be selected for the national team and play in the Olympic Games at our own doorstep.
Soon, on December 12, "Basketball World", the largest media ----in China's basketball category, reported the incident with a front-page headline and conducted an in-depth analysis, why did the Raptors do this? Why are rockets still reluctant to change?
The article pointed out: Why the Raptors are doing this, it is nothing more than the same as the analysis of the Rocket Club's top management, Bagnani's position and style of play conflict with the "Dragon King" Bosh, and judging from the current performance, it is difficult for the two to coexist.
And why is the Rockets reluctant to change?
In terms of order, Bagnani is the champion, and Zhang Chu is the penultimate pick;
From the data point of view, Bagnani averages almost twice as many points per game as Zhang Chu, and the former is comprehensively superior in data;
Looking at the rookie rankings, Bagnani is third, while Zhang Chu is tenth.
From the perspective of roster balance, the Rockets are very tight on the inside and need a big man like Bagnani.
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On the face of it, the Rockets are taking advantage. However, fans and friends found that there was no, Zhang Chu's advantage over Bagnani:
First, the playing time is short, Bagnani plays an average of 25.8 minutes per game, while Zhang Chu only averages 12 minutes per game.
Second, Zhang Chu's defense is better, the net win per 100 rounds, the net points conceded, the defensive value, the efficiency value or something are too abstract not to say, directly speaking, the average steals and blocks per game must be superior.
Third, the hit rate is higher, Bagnani is 43%, while Zhang Chu's hit rate is an astonishing 62.5%! I'm afraid you haven't noticed, Zhang Chu's current shooting percentage is the first in the league!
Fourth, the most critical one, but also the deepest one! Have you noticed? The Rockets have always had a strange problem---- phobia in the third quarter, and they are very easy to be reversed by the opponent in the first to third quarter. But this season, the Rockets' third quarter was a big change from before...... At the same time, Zhang Chu is a substitute, and Van Gundy is most used to using him in the third quarter...... Is there really nothing to do with the two?
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The media is discussing, the fans are hotly discussing, and the Rockets executives are also considering that the Raptors' chips this time are fake.
However, soon, the heat of this matter was completely suppressed by another thing----
On December 20, 2006, the NBA league made a blockbuster trade whose significance could even go down in history.
The Nuggets traded with the 76ers!
The Nuggets sent veteran guard Andre Miller plus forward Smith, plus two 2007 first-round picks, to the 76ers in exchange for Iverson plus forward McFarlin! Iverson and Anthony have joined forces to form the terrifying "Golden Twin Guns"!