Chapter 18: Trapped
The Hornets have just beaten the old powerhouse in the East and are about to fly to Chicago to play another game against the newly rising powerhouse in the East, the Chicago Bulls.
The Bulls not only won the second place in the Eastern Conference this season, but the team's main Rose also won the MVP award.
In other words, although Rose's MVP is somewhat controversial, he is still inferior to James in terms of overall role, but in addition to James, Rose's performance is indeed eye-catching. Extraordinary speed, progress on three-point shooting, and efficiency in attacking the basket have all made Rose the brightest star of the season, and if nothing else, Rose must be a superstar in the future.
The Bulls are definitely a tough nut, but at this point the Hornets have no way back, and the Hornets are now five wins away from eighth place in the West! The Hornets will have to play a winning streak and have a very high win rate to make the playoffs.
On the first day the Hornets arrived in Chicago, Horne spent four hours in the arena practicing his mid-range shooting after attending the team's practice session to find some touch.
Shooting skills are an extra hit rate added to the true hit rate, so the true hit rate is also a very important foundation. Horn can't just rely on skill to play, so as long as he has time, he keeps practicing the middle distance in the arena, and Horn only has 4 positions, the baseline on both sides, and two horn positions.
While Horn was practicing non-stop, Thibodeau, the head coach of the Bulls, was also watching the footage of the first two Horn games.
Thibodeau was a well-known defensive assistant coach before he entered the league, and his defensive theories were favored by many veteran coaches. If we hear that someone is a defensive coach, then that person must be academic, and it must be a detail-oriented coach. Because defense itself is the most important thing to emphasize details, and there is no defense without details.
Thibodeau is a person who will definitely watch the game video of the opponent's arrow figure and important person before the game.
The last two games have been very destructive, Horn's game does not attack with the ball, but will cause a lot of eyes on the opponent's offensive and defensive ends. Thibodeau will definitely watch Horn's game, after watching the game.
Thibodeau also admires a player like Horn very much in his heart, and with Thibodeau's system, this kind of quick defense is really what they need. Because Thibodeau needs this kind of player, he also knows this kind of player, and after watching Horn's games, he quickly made a detailed and comprehensive defensive record.
It has also been a lot of hard work for a famous defensive coach like Horn Thibodeau, and it is conceivable that Horn will definitely be in big trouble.
After a two-day break, the Hornets and Bulls game finally kicked off at the Chicago Union Center.
Recently, Horn has completely become a topic of conversation, and there is definitely a live broadcast of this kind of character's game.
Coming to broadcast the game today are two veteran commentators from ESPN, Hubby Brown and McTrick. Hubby Brown is the godfather of American basketball, and his influence on the entire United States, from college to the NBA, is enormous. Having a good win rate with the Grizzlies as a head coach, it can be said that Hubby Brown is a commentator with an authoritative surname.
Such an old coach, an old authority, took the initiative to say at the beginning of the commentary: "There have been a lot of topics about Horn recently. I also paid special attention to Horn's game, and from my point of view, Horn is a very rare interior player who adapts to modern trends, and his fast movement is a good fit for the current high-speed basketball and more projected small balls. And Hornling has a good surname and is a very good player. ”
"If Horn is more good at positioning, he will be as important as Anthony on a team's strategic level. However, from a business point of view, Horn is not good at attacking with the ball, and he certainly can't compare the commercial value with Anthony. ”
"So I think Horn should put aside his grudge with Anthony and be his own unique self!"
Hubby Brown: That's a brilliant analysis and a kind reminder. And it's clear that like Thibodeau, Hubby Brown takes Horn very seriously.
As Hubby Brown's old partner, McCtrick also felt the thoughts of his old buddy, but he couldn't follow Hubby's tune, he still had to take into account the wishes of some fans, so McTrick deliberately said: "So you also think that Horne can't catch up with Anthony!" I'm not wrong to say that. ”
"No, no, no, we can't think that defensive players and role players are less important than offensive players, that's a misconception. I don't think Horn is worse than Anthony, they just play different roles. ”
When Hubby Brown and Mike Trick argued, the game between the two teams began, and the Bulls had the advantage in terms of absolute strength, and the Bulls' lineup configuration and tactical play were very complete.
But today one of Paul's best core guards met the best two-way guard, and Paul exploded into a formidable fight. In the first quarter, all kinds of ** close ball control, all kinds of kills under the basket to cause damage.
Although Paul's style is not as vigorous as Rose's, Paul's ability to control the rhythm and create damage is extremely strong. Once he is in form, he can dominate the whole stadium by himself.
Today, Paul met Rose, and once he went berserk, he actually fought an equal battle with the Bulls with the strength of the Hornets who were weaker than the other side.
With the last three minutes of the first quarter, the head coach of the Hornets began to make substitutions, and the first one he replaced was Horne, who has been in the limelight lately.
The Bulls, for their part, have also started to change their bench lineup, and it makes sense that the Bulls have been strong this season, not only do they have a full main lineup, super stars, but also deep bench depth.
CJ Watson, Ronnie Brewer, Kyle Korver, Taky Gibson, and Omir Asik are all very good role players, and this lineup is enough to play the main lineup of some teams.
Compared to the Bulls' deep lineup, the bench on the Hornets' side is a little shabby. Marcus Thorton, Belinelli, Peja, Horn, Aaron Zuo, the combination of these guys is quite weak.
Paul was alone in the main time, and now that it's time to come off the bench, the Hornets are in some danger.
At this point, Hubby Brown also admitted that the play of Horne, the current backup lineup of the Hornets, is crucial.
On the touchline, Horn passed the ball to Thorton, and then immediately ran to the court, went to the high post to cover, and then cut to the basket, Horn still started with a wide range of non-stop runs without the ball.
But at this time, Horn, every time he passed by the Bulls players, he was more or less delayed, which made Horn run very unsmoothly. Gibson was even more staring behind him, and Horn didn't have a good gap in the half, and it was hard to get the ball, but it was impossible to see the Bulls' position layer by layer.
Thibodo's tactics against Horn are seamless, and the Bulls' execution on the court is unmatched.
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