Chapter 319 [Where to Survive]
When Wang Jun visited the hospital, Iverson was having an awkward relationship with the management.
In the summer, the 76ers did not renew the contract of "Big Dog" Robinson, freeing up salary space, but also failed to bring in useful stars, and Iverson was unhappy about this.
Iverson missed a lot of games last season, and the team missed the playoffs for the first time since 1998, and unfortunately, Larry Brown just left, which made Iverson very faceless, as if he couldn't do without Brown.
What infuriated Iverson even more was that his good partner point guard Eric? Snow was traded away. The 76ers traded for point guard Kevin from the Cavaliers? Ollie and small forward Kedrick? Brown, two marginal people who don't do much.
Snow played for Philadelphia for six seasons, averaging 9.7 points and 6.6 assists per game, and was the absolute workhorse of Philadelphia. He can make up for Iverson's shortcomings on the defensive end, and once he leaves, it will not be so easy for Iverson to play shooting guard again.
Also, the 76ers coach turned Jim? O'brien. This is the third coach in a row after the team fired Randy last season? Els and Chris? Ford.
Neither of them was able to make the 76ers better, and after being fired, the media portrayed Iverson as a "coach killer", as if he was the coach he changed. All of this made Iverson very unhappy.
In the afternoon, Iverson called the team's president, Billy King, and got straight to the point.
"If I don't bring in good helpers this season, how can I stay with the 76ers? What can we do with this squad even if we make the playoffs? Can you beat the Pacers and Pistons? ”
"We don't have the right players in the free agency market in the summer, we can't afford to pay a lot of money to bring in people who don't fit the system in order to strengthen the roster, and you can rest assured that I'm going to trade you in the middle of the game," Billikin explained. ”
"Don't be like Robinson anymore." Iverson sighed.
'It was a mistake, Allen, and what you have to do now is try to lead the team to win. Don't fall too far behind before the mid-term, and losing three games now is not pretty. The Chinese kid is very arrogant, he likes to score points with the stars, he will definitely challenge you, you don't want to lose. Billy Kim instructed.
Iverson snorted coldly and hung up the phone. I think it's a disguised sarcasm for the manager to say such things.
He's ready to score tonight, he's only 30 years old, he's not old, and he doesn't want to be compared to a second-year rookie.
In the evening, the players played on time, and Wang Jun received the strongest boos in the audience.
The "big dog" was banned because of him, and the 76ers failed to make the playoffs, and many fans felt that it was because of Wang Jun. In fact, even if the "big dog" can play, it will still be difficult to enter the playoffs. Iverson's injury has nothing to do with Wang Jun.
Wang Jun started shooting training, and practiced a few balls to find a feeling under the prompts of the system, and it felt good.
After the warm-up, the starter stood in the middle of the field, and the person opposite Wang Jun was Aaron? McGee, he immediately looked confident.
McGee is no longer the "Super Six" in 2001, he played badly last season, and he seems to have entered the retirement stage.
The two are about the same height and weight, and Wang Jun has advantages in strength, speed, and bounce. How could he be polite when he met such an opponent?
76ers starters: Iverson, McGee, Iguodala, Kenny Thomas, Mark Jackson.
Nets starters: Vaughn, Wang Jun, Jefferson, Eric, Collins.
At the start of the game, Collins jumped the ball to win over veteran Mark Jackson. The 76ers weren't the strongest team to play today. Blue-collar centre-forward Durham Potter is out.
Wang Jun asked for the ball outside the three-point line on the right side, and McGee defended it.
McGee didn't practice this summer, didn't play well in the first four games, and was in terrible form. His mind is no longer on basketball, and after signing a full mid-level contract with the 76ers, he is not short of money, and he doesn't play as hard as he used to.
Players who are not ambitious are prone to this situation. After winning the Sixth Man of the Year once, reaching the Finals once, McGee was satisfied. He can no longer fight like a fighter, he just wants to be a multimillionaire happily.
Wang Jun received the ball and turned to face the frame, and McGee was one step away from him to defend. Wang Jun lowered his center of gravity and took a step forward, and McGee immediately retreated, wanting to continue to keep his distance and prevent breakouts from interfering with the shot at any time.
McGee, who has a lot of experience defensively, guessed that Wang Jun would turn his back to find a confrontation and then turn around and shoot.
Wang Jun not only ate hard with his back, but chose to retreat. Having watched the footage of the 76ers' previous games, he firmly believes that he is faster and more agile than McGee.
McGee pulled the ball up as he stepped back and made a jumper from the three-point line.
This time the shot was very fast, the jump was not high, and a small lean was added, and McGee hurriedly stepped forward to seal his eyes.
Wang Jun is good at grasping the strength of the shot, how hard to shoot, maintaining the hand shape will have good results, he knows in his heart, the eye sealing is not very useful, the ball is in. 3 to 0.
The Nets defended together, and Wang Jun was in charge of the middle and faced Iverson.
The 76ers are not tall inside, and the low-post attack is not strong, and the coach arranged it this because the 76ers' first tactic is to block and dismantle in the high post. Wang Jun can directly defend Iverson in this position, and the anti-blocking and dismantling against the interior line will not make it easy for people to get opportunities.
Vaughn was in charge of McGee, the simpler task.
Iverson took the ball, controlled it outside the three-point line in the middle, and his teammates pulled away.
Iverson saw that Wang Jun was the main defense, and immediately decided to go heads-up, he continued to dribble under his crotch, crossed steps to the right side, Wang Jun kept his distance, and prevented the breakthrough but not the shot.
Iverson stepped on the three-point line, probed his right shoulder, pulled the ball up violently, stepped back and opened two steps away from Wang Jun, and made a quick jump shot.
Wang Jun's defense looks at the footsteps and does not look at the shoulder, Iverson also found this, his retreat is very fast, Wang Jun looks at the footsteps and realizes that he wants to shoot, and he is slow to step forward and block, and he hits a three-point shot of 70 degrees on the right side, 3-3.
Broadcast live on TNT radio, Kenny Smith laughed: "Iverson returned a three-pointer, and even the offensive action was very similar to the goal just now." ”
Barkley blinked. "Iverson's three-point shooting rate is not high, but there are times when he shoots multiple three-pointers in a single game, and if he feels good and points with Wang Junbiao today, the game will be interesting."
The Nets attacked, Wang Jun asked for the ball inside the three-point line, and McGee was close.
Wang Jun turned his back and felt that McGee's strength was not bad, and he turned to the right side again. In terms of strength, McGee was okay, but the turn was too slow, and Wang Jun took a step to bring a 45-degree jumper, but he couldn't cover it and hit the board. 5 to 3.
Back in the own half, Wang Jun beckoned to Iverson, but did not speak, the intention was obvious, come and hit me!
Iverson dribbled the ball under his crotch to his right hand, received the ball behind his back and gave it to his left hand, and then opened up the distance with a horizontal jump, and the jump shot dodged Wang Jun's block again, and the action was very beautiful, this time it was off.
Wang Jun turned his head and glanced at it, and immediately launched a fast attack.
Jefferson took the backcourt rebound and passed to Vaughn. Vaughn got rid of McGee and rushed to the frontcourt and hoisted it high to Wang Jun in front of the three-point line.
Wang Jun got a misplaced opportunity, stretched out his long arm to win the basketball, raised the basketball with both hands and turned around, and made a close-range jumper, pressing Iverson to score the ball. 7 to 3.
Iverson couldn't do anything about his move, fast and fast was useless.
Iverson stole Wang Jun three times last season, and Wang Jun remembered his characteristics, and it was impossible to steal Iverson if he held it high, and it took time to jump.
Iverson dribbled the ball up front and hesitated.
He is a point guard, he plays by himself after half the court, and the team's tactics can't be played.
But Wang Jun has scored 7 points in a row, if he doesn't fight back, how can he save face? (To be continued.) )