Chapter 52: Superstar Potential
Michael Reed and Antoine Jamison are still working well together, while the Trail Blazers, who are holding the ball again, have had some problems.
Damon Stadamail suddenly became sticky with the ball, and this attack, although Damon Stadamail was not as strong as himself, he still controlled the ball for more than 18 seconds before passing the ball again.
This kind of ball control time inevitably allows the Trailblazers to only do a very short offensive cooperation, and Tianzun almost only has time to shoot directly after taking the ball, and such a shot will obviously not go in!
With the beep of the timer, 24 seconds came, and Rasheed Wallace's shot was also deflected out of the basket, which made Roaring Tianzun very dissatisfied, he roared angrily, and even half-turned and swung his fist towards the position of the basket.
Everyone knows that this is Tianzun's dissatisfaction, and he is dissatisfied with the way Damon Stadamel handled these two goals.
And Maurice Cheeks was even more dissatisfied than Rasheed Wallace, who shouted from the sidelines: "Damon, what are you doing!" Won't the pass be? ”
On the other side of the pitch, Richard shrugged his shoulders, he was puzzled by the team's opening advantage, he hadn't started to exert his strength yet!
The game slowly entered the rhythm of the Warriors, the cooperation of Michael Reed and Antoine Jamison, as well as the cold arrows fired by Chauncy Billups from time to time, and Jerry Starkerhouse's singles, the Warriors' offense was unexpectedly good.
Originally, Richard also said that they would need to rely on the team's defense in this game, but their offense played a style that surprised Richard.
"What a game, Chauncey played really well this game!" Seeing Chancey Billups on the field using his physical advantage to beat Damon Stadamel again, Del Nigro couldn't help but cheer.
And Richard also laughed, this game, although the ultimate offense that Richard wants to see has not yet been shown, but at least compared to last season, the Warriors' offense this season has improved a lot.
Last season, the Warriors also relied heavily on the combination of Michael Reed and Antoine Jamison, and there were few other offensive methods, but this season, the emergence of Chauncey Billups has made the Warriors' offense appear in a variety of plays.
Chauncey Billups can do it alone, his ability to force offense is what the Warriors lack, and Chauncey Billups can also cooperate with Michael Reed and Antoine Jamison, and in this regard, Richard still has some coordination tactics.
There is also Jerry Stackhouse, Jerry Stackhouse averaged 29.8 points per game last season, although there is a suspicion of bad team swiping data, but at least Jerry Stackhouse's scoring ability is still very good, and his joining also allowed the Warriors to get a wing scorer.
The Warriors' offense was good, and their defense was playing to Richard's satisfaction, and the Warriors played flawlessly, and they also expanded the score on the court quickly.
Soon, Maurice Cheeks finally couldn't sit still, and he hurried to the sidelines to call a long timeout.
"Morris Cheeks finally called a timeout, and if it weren't for the gray hair on his head that was so noticeable, maybe I would have forgotten that the Trail Blazers still have a head coach!" Marvence Albert teased.
And Bill Wharton shook his head frequently: "Morris Cheeks' timeout was too late, now they are 9 points behind, and the first quarter is almost over, their morale has hit rock bottom, maybe the Portland media's pre-game so-called Morris Cheeks can let Richard know who is stronger, is a joke." ”
"That's right, if Morris Cheeks' adjustment was too slow and let us realize that Morris Cheeks' on-court command was extremely poor, then in the first quarter of this game, the Trail Blazers were full of singles on offense, which shows that Morris Cheeks actually has no valuable tactics in his belly."
Marv Albert agrees with Bill Wharton, and he continues.
"On the other hand, the Warriors, their pick-and-roll offense is playing very well, unlike last season's speed winning, this season they seem to be more focused on the small coordination of the area, and some large number of transfer balls, which allows them to tear apart the Trail Blazers' defense very easily, and at this point, we have to mention the defense that Morris Cheeks brought to the Trail Blazers, I can only say that it is extremely bad!"
"Maybe the Trail Blazers won't make the playoffs this season, and they shouldn't have replaced Mike Dunleavy at the beginning of the season."
Mav Albert made a tirade, and the Trail Blazers' long timeout ended.
The first quarter had already played 10 minutes and neither team had made any substitutions, so this timeout, Richard made substitutions, and he chose to replace Chris Anderson and Gilbert Arenas, replacing Denny Fortson and Chauncey Billups.
Replacing Chris Anderson can be regarded as strengthening the height of the Warriors' interior line, and Chris Anderson's athleticism can also add some vitality to the Warriors' interior line. Gilbert Arenas came on purely because Chauncey Billups was too tired and needed to take a break.
But what Richard didn't expect was that Gilbert Arenas's appearance caused a tragedy.
When he heard his name from his coach, Gilbert Arenas couldn't even believe it, was this his NBA career debut? Is this about to start?
Gilbert Arenas suppressed his excitement and nervousness, he clenched his fists fiercely, he wanted to give all his opponents a good look! This is the goal he set at the draft.
In the 2001 draft, Gilbert Arenas' prediction pick was around the lottery, but the teams ahead skipped Arenas one by one until the Warriors drafted him in the second round.
At the end of the draft, Gilbert Arenas also set a goal in his heart: "I want to make everyone who despises me regret, and I will be the one who helps the team win." ”
And that goal is going to start with this game......
Gilbert Arenas stepped onto the court, and he swung his fist and the big number 0 on his back caught the eye.
"The Warriors brought in Gilbert Arenas, a rookie selected by the Warriors this year, the 31st overall pick in the second round, and a point guard." Marv-Albert introduced Arenas, but as soon as he finished speaking, he was surprised to stop talking.
Then you can only hear Bill Wharton shouting, "Ambili no Apo (unbeliveable)!" Gilbert Arenas, who had just come on the court, stole Steve Cole and directly contributed a three-pointer! ”
"He was very arrogant, and after the steal, he didn't rush to the basket, but shot a three-pointer! I actually got in! ”
Mav Albert was silent for a long time, this ball is not against the sky, it can only be regarded as a wonderful ball that is very difficult to see.
But Gilbert Arenas's performance after the goal and his arrogant style before the shot directly made the entire Rose Garden Arena resound with crazy boos, on the other hand, the Warriors were crazy celebrations and crazy high morale!
Gilbert Arenas, who just debuted in his career, showed his superstar potential!
[Today's three shifts are over, tomorrow because I have to go on the road to practice driving, and I won't go home for dinner at noon, so I may not be able to do three shifts, so I will temporarily set it as two shifts. 】