Chapter 83 Matchup without the ball, Wang Chao vs Hamilton (the third update seeks the first booking)
(The third update,I'm 5,000 words per chapter.,The third update is fifteen,There should be a fourth update later.,It's about 11 o'clock or early in the morning.,Because there's no manuscript to save it's completely the current code.,For the sake of me working so hard.,Big guy give a first order support.。 )
"With a 19-game winning streak, the Suns are invincible, beating the Wizards and continuing their winning streak."
"Suns player Wang Chao came off the bench to score 35 points in 28 minutes and shared the stage with Arenas."
"Suns head coach D'Antoni: I consider letting Wang Chao play as a substitute in the future, which is also Wang Chao's own request, he is willing to sacrifice for the team's victory."
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The news that Arenas scored 50 points but failed to lead the team to victory, and that the Suns were on a 19-game winning streak, made headlines in the league that day.
Wang Chao came off the bench, but efficiently scored the team's highest score, and D'Antoni revealed in the post-game press conference that Wang Chao would continue to serve as a substitute in the next game, which shook the entire league.
The Suns already have a Barbossa who averages 18 points per game on the bench, and if there is another Wang Chao who averages 19 points per game, then the Suns' bench rotation lineup alone may be able to compete with the starting main force of the bottom teams in the league.
This squad depth makes any team in the league salivate, but there is no way to blush, who makes Wang Chao cheap?
A player with an annual salary of less than $500,000 can contribute as many as 19 points per game, and his scoring explosiveness is so strong, and more importantly, he is very obedient, even if the head coach is willing to let him play as a substitute for the sake of the team's victory, this is simply a model player!
Originally, many teams that regarded the Suns as imaginary enemies had been struggling with how to deal with Wang Chao on the defensive end, but now that Wang Chao ran to play as a substitute, their brains hurt even more.
The Wizards were the first victim, while the second victim was the Suns' opponent on December 26, the Portland Trail Blazers.
The current Trail Blazers are still struggling in the quagmire of the league's bad teams, although they got Roy and Aldridge through the draft this summer, but after all, they have been rotten for many years, and Roy is not capable enough in the rookie period, and it will take a year or two to drag the Trail Blazers out of the quagmire.
The Suns vs. the Trail Blazers was a one-sided slaughter, with Nash, Stoudemire and others all playing in the third quarter and playing less than 30 minutes.
Wang Chao became the biggest beneficiary.
He played 32 minutes off the bench and finished with 30 points and five rebounds on 10-of-16 shooting, 7-of-11 three-pointers and 3-of-4 free throws.
For the first time in the regular season, he scored 30+ points in a row.
Facts have proved that the abuse game is indeed much easier and simpler than the quality game to brush the data, the Trail Blazers have no intention of defending when they fall behind by a large score, and Wang Chao's shooting outside the three-point line is much easier and simpler than when he started in the past.
Wang Chao chose to play as a substitute, and there was nothing wrong with it.
Relying on the 35 and 30 points scored in the two games respectively, Wang Chao's average score of 19.2 points per game ushered in a wave of soaring, and it came directly to 20.2 points, which was really immediate.
When it was discovered that Wang Chao's average points per game returned to more than 20 points, there were more and more people who manually @Barkley. Smith didn't forget to tease Barkley about it.
"Charles, are you ready? I think after this season, you might really want to try the taste of donkey dung, I hope you enjoy it. ”
Barkley rolled his eyes, unable to utter a word.
He was also a little panicked, a quarter of the regular season has been played so far, and Wang Chao can always maintain a stable score of 20 points per game in more than 20 games, so as Smith said, Wang Chao is really likely to average 20+ points per game in the regular season.
Even if it is a little worse by then, it will not be much worse, and in order to make him ugly, other players on the Suns team will also help Wang Chao brush up his average points per game.
The thought of this made Barkley's mouth feel bitter.
Why is he so cheap? Now, I've dug such a big hole for myself, what should I do then!
But looking back, who would have believed that this guy could really score 20+ points per game at that time?
After all, the playoffs last season were special circumstances, the Suns did not have Stoudemire, which gave him a lot of opportunities, and the rest of the league was also very unfamiliar with Wang Chao's style of play at that time.
In the new season, after studying Wang Chao's game video, all teams will formulate defensive tactics against Wang Chao, which shouldn't be like this!
Barkley couldn't understand the gold content of 99 interfered three-pointers, nor could he understand that Wang Chao's strength with the blessing of the system's natural skills was far stronger than he looked.
Don't look at it so far, his overall rating is still only 67, but in terms of offensive ability alone, even many players with an 80 overall rating can't compare to him.
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At the end of December, there are two big events for the league, one is the league's orchestrated Christmas game session, and the other is the opening of the all-star poll.
The first has nothing to do with the Suns, although the Suns have become the hottest team in the league at the moment because of their 20-game winning streak, but when the schedule was originally arranged, the league really didn't arrange a Christmas game for the Suns, they just played a game against the Trail Blazers on December 26, and there was nothing to do.
As for the second one, it is related to all teams in the league.
Fans all hope that their idols can become All-Star starters, and they will naturally vote for their idols very diligently on the All-Star stage.
The Suns have also started canvassing for their own stars.
It is worth mentioning that Wang Chao is also the object of the team's support, and the resources obtained are almost the same as Nash, Stoudemire, and Marion.
Wang Chao was quite surprised by this, but it was just an accident.
He doesn't think that voting can make him eligible to be selected as an All-Star, especially under the halo of the three top stars in the West, Kobe, Iverson, and Maddy, not to mention him, even the two-time regular season MVP winner Nash is below these three.
And if Wang Chao is a striker in the vote, then his competitors will be Duncan, Garnett, Anthony and Nowitzki.
If he, like Da Yao, can be voted blessed by Chinese fans, there is still a little possibility, but with his current situation, it is really unlikely.
As for being selected as an All-Star substitute by the coach's vote, it is not very reliable in Wang Chao's opinion.
There are many players in the league who play well and perform well, and they all average more than 20 points per game.
If nothing else, Nash and Stoudemire on the Suns' side will definitely be selected as All-Stars as substitutes, even from this point of view, the league is unlikely to let a team have so many players selected as All-Star substitutes, after all, other teams also have to make a name for themselves to attract fans to pull the economy, can't just play here, right?
However, the All-Star Three-Point Contest once again invited Wang Chao to participate.
Last season, Wang Chao won the championship with a record-breaking 26 points in the finals of the three-point contest, and the league officials hope that he can continue to participate in the three-point contest, and it is best to win the three-point contest championship for a second time, creating a cross-century super three-point shooter image.
Wang Chao did not hesitate and directly agreed to participate.
Now he is at a time when he needs to make a name for himself, and if he can accumulate more honor, popularity and popularity in these aspects, it will be more convenient for him to negotiate the renewal of his contract next summer.
At the same time, Wang Chao also realized that he might need an agent.
Wang Chao had no agent before, originally he signed a rookie contract with the Suns, there was no room for negotiation, and the amount of the contract was so cheap that Wang Chao never hired an agent.
But after this season, things are completely different.
With his current performance, the new contract extension starts at least 8 million, and if he can improve his performance in the next games, and even help the Suns win the championship in the playoffs, he is definitely eligible to sign a contract with a maximum salary.
And this requires the assistance of a broker with excellent technical skills.
Wang Chao didn't bother much in this regard, he actually already had a psychologically expected agent candidate, that is, Bill. Duffy.
If you are a fan who is familiar with Da Yao, for Bill. Duffy's name must be no exception, because he is Da Yao's agent in the NBA and is responsible for all of Da Yao's business in the United States.
But I'm afraid a lot of people don't know that Bill. Duffy is not only Da Yao's agent, but also the agent of Wang Chao's current teammate Nash.
Not only that, but his well-known players include Cameron. Anthony and the future brother Anthony. Davis.
Bill. Duffy has an excellent reputation in the industry in the United States, and is a white lotus among a group of agents who are synonymous with greed, insidiousness, and cunning.
Bill. One of Duffy's most well-known stories is that in 03 he was negligent in his work, which led to his player Anthony . Carter failed to fulfill his $4 million contract with the team and ended up signing a one-year, $100 contract with another team.
To that end, Bill. Duffy paid Anthony out of his own pocket. Carter $3 million to compensate for his financial losses.
In addition, Bill. Duffy has also publicly rejected some players with bad records on several occasions to build his reputation in the industry.
Of course, Wang Chao doesn't understand agents, but as a fan who has crossed over from 22 years, he knows the troubled waters very well, so it is very important to find an agent with good character.
Bill. Duffy's contact information is very good, Wang Chao can ask Nash directly, or he can also communicate with Da Yao, I believe that Bill, who served as an agent for Da Yao. Duffy should be happy to sign another Chinese player with a lot of potential.
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The Suns' winning streak was finally set at 21 consecutive wins.
On December 28, the Suns defeated the New York Knicks 108-86 on the road, winning 21 in a row, but then lost to the Dallas Mavericks in back-to-back away games on the 29th, 99-101, losing the game by a narrow margin of 2 points, and the winning streak came to an abrupt end.
In this era when the Rockets' 22-game winning streak and the Heat's 27-game winning streak have not yet happened, the Suns' 21-game winning streak can rank second in the league's winning streak, second only to the Lakers' 33-game winning streak!
And for the Suns' loss to the Mavericks to end the winning streak, people are generally acceptable, after all, the Mavericks are one of the best teams in the league at the moment, with a record so far behind the Suns, second in the West, and second in the league.
In this game, Wang Chao, who came off the bench, continued to play efficiently and steadily, scoring 23 points and 3 rebounds in the game, and Stoudemire in the starting lineup was also in very good shape, scoring 25 points and 13 rebounds.
But on the Mavericks' side, Nowitzki scored 31 points on 11-of-20 shooting. Terry scored 35 points on 12-of-20 shooting.
The Suns did not complain about losing this game.
The Mavericks' Novitzki and Terry's play is only part of the reason for the loss, on the other hand, the long winning streak is also very big for the Suns players fatigue and mental pressure accumulation, the more they win, the more unwilling they are to lose easily, the more psychological pressure increases, and the more conservative and limited they play on the court.
This is also a problem that every winning streak team has to face.
It can be seen from this that the Lakers, who won 33 in a row, were strong in the league at that time, after all, even the Warriors, who won 73 wins in the regular season in the future, had the longest winning streak of only 24 consecutive wins, and the longest winning streak during the 72-win regular season of Joe helped the Bulls was only 18 consecutive wins.
The streak was ended, but instead of discouraging the Suns, everyone on the team breathed a sigh of relief, and the rest of the game was much easier.
After the game against the Mavericks, the Suns have just one game left in December, playing the Detroit Pistons on the road.
The Pistons have the best record in the East at the moment, but they actually have the same win percentage as the Spurs, who are third in the West.
As the best defensive team in the league, the Pistons don't have many fans, after all, it's so boring to watch them play.
Two years ago, the Pistons and Spurs met for the championship, staged an extremely boring defensive battle for all audiences, seven games, the two teams averaged only 86.7 and 84.9 points per game, the offense was fragmented, the game process was very boring, and this Finals was also the lowest rated NBA Finals in recent years.
But the Pistons and Suns meet a very interesting attraction.
Wang Chao and Hamilton's scoring duel.
The two have different positions, one is a small forward and the other is a shooting guard, but their offensive patterns on the court are strikingly similar.
In other words, Wang Chao's off-ball running is in many ways obtained by watching Hamilton's game video and analyzing and studying the opponent's running trajectory and skills, so it will be very similar.
The two are undoubtedly the best scorers off the ball in the league today, and their stats are remarkably similar.
So far in the regular season, Wang Chao has averaged 20.4 points and 3.7 rebounds per game.
Hamilton averaged 20.1 points, 4 rebounds and 3.6 assists per game.
The difference is that Wang Chao has changed from a starter to a substitute, playing an average of about 30 minutes per game and taking 12.4 shots.
On the other hand, Hamilton averaged 15.6 shots in 36.8 minutes per game.
Obviously, Wang Chao, as a junior, has at least excelled in terms of statistical performance, and he can score more points than Hamilton with fewer shots.
It's a matter of course.
Hamilton is known as the mid-range shooting king, 80% of his scoring comes from mid-range shooting after running off the ball, although with his off-ball running and excellent crosshair, Hamilton has maintained his shooting percentage above 45% for a long time, but the scoring efficiency of the two-point shot is still too low for an off-ball scorer like him.
Throughout Hamilton's career, there have only been two seasons in which he has averaged more than 20 points per game, and both of them have only been in their early 20s.
As a scorer-oriented player, Hamilton has excellent scoring consistency, but lacks a ceiling.
This may have something to do with Hamilton's career basically spent in the Pistons, a team that does not pay attention to offense, and perhaps his average points per game in a fast-paced team like the Suns can be further improved, but in any case, mid-range shooting, especially long two-point shots, is not as cost-effective as three-point shots is the consensus of the future small-ball era.
Wang Chao averaged 12.4 shots per game to reach an average of 20+ points per game, relying entirely on the bonus of three-point shots.
Hamilton averaged 20.1 points per game and 5.4 free throws, while Wang Chao averaged only 2.4 free throws, and the largest percentage of points scored was three-pointers.
When the Suns and the Pistons met, fans couldn't help but wonder, similar playing styles, completely different finishing methods, who is better Wang Chao or Hamilton?
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On December 31, the Pistons are at home, and the game between the two teams is about to start.
Wang Chao looked at the sparse crowd in the stands of the Pistons' home stadium and couldn't help but shake his head.
He'd heard the story of the city of Detroit, the famous Motor City that was hit by all aspects of the auto industry, the economy plummeted, the unemployment population skyrocketed, and it gradually became a lost city, most people were busy making ends meet, and not many people were willing to spend money to watch NBA games.
Compared to the Suns' home stadium, the atmosphere on the court here is really average, and the attendance is very low.
Wang Chao only paid a little attention to the situation off the field, and quickly turned his attention to the opposite bench.
He saw the No. 32 player with the mask early, the pitcher Richard. Hamilton!
As an NBA fan, Wang Chao actually doesn't particularly like players like Hamilton, but he prefers stars like Kobe, James, and Curry who have very strong personal heroism.
But in this era, in order to be able to improve the performance on the field, he had to work hard to learn to run without the ball, Wang Chao deeply understood Hamilton's excellence.
is different from Kobe James's flying away from the sky, and unlike Curry's unreasonable three-point shot, the opponent's style of play is something that many ordinary people can learn and imitate.
Although Wang Chao has three three-point shots with a full value of 99, if you calculate it carefully, so that he can contribute 20+ points per game to the team steadily, the talent of a long-distance runner and the Hamilton-style off-ball running that specializes in learning to imitate is the most important thing, after all, no matter how accurate your three-point shooting is, people don't give you the opportunity to shoot, what can you do?
"In this game, let me experience the power of genuine Hamilton-style running without the ball!"
The game is about to begin, and players from both sides are coming on one after another.
Hamilton stood in the position of shooting guard, and immediately stood slightly stunned, because standing opposite him was not the Suns' starting point guard Raga. Bale, on the contrary, is the small forward Wang Chao, who has been playing off the bench in the first few games.
Pistons head coach Philip Brown. Sanders' expression was solemn.
"Mike (D'Antoni) guy...... Are you going to use Wang Chao, who is also good at running off the ball, to target Richard (Hamilton)? ”
D'Antoni clasped his hands in front of his chest, a slight smile on his face, and a hint of anticipation.
It's going to be a matchup without the ball, Super League vs Hamilton!
(End of chapter)