Chapter Eighty-Five: Heart-Piercing Moment, Washington's Only Legend! (21,500 words per day, ask for a monthly pass)
On the court, looking at the old comrade Kassel, Iverson sacrificed his "Flying Thor" as soon as he came up tonight.
This is Wang Shuo's request for Iversenti in the new season:
Whether he wants to play alone or pass the ball to his teammates on the court, Iverson is not allowed to "look ahead" and backwards.
Perhaps, this will lead to a surge in Iverson's turnovers, but Wang Shuo is more concerned about the team's overall offensive rhythm than those mistakes.
Kassel didn't have a good way to take Iverson with this ball, so he hurriedly used a big summoning technique:
- Where is Kevin Garnett, the Wolf King of Minnesota?
In the future, Cassel boasted that Garnett was the best defensive player in NbA history when he retired, and although this statement was not widely recognized by the world, there was one thing that Cassel was right.
That is, in this Timberwolves team, Garnett can not only defend multiple positions on the court, but his help defense is also the key to ensuring the lower limit of this Timberwolves defense.
As one of Garnett's career representative seasons, in the 03/04 season, the reason why Garnett was able to break his "first-round curse" and lead the Timberwolves all the way to the Western Conference finals relied on this defensive system that revolved around him.
Well, lo and behold, this ball, Garnett successfully delayed Iverson's breakthrough.
But not yet, Kassel came back to help......
On the field, Iverson transferred the ball to the hands of Xiao Si with a dashing pass.
In the early stage of his career, in the game against Garnett, Xiao Si was mostly educated.
This is because Garnett likes Xiao Si, an unconvinced young man.
However, with Wang Shuo's training, Xiao Si is destined to make Garnett anxious tonight.
Because who said that he Xiaosi would still "go toe" with Garnett on the court like he did last season?
A really iron-blooded good man has to be more accurate than whose middle shot is more accurate, and whose middle shot is more brutal!
Swish!
On the field, receiving an assist from Iverson, Xiao Si hit a shot.
Garnett's help defense really didn't go black.
But there's an interesting statistic......
That is, when Garnett faced Duncan, Nowitzki, Malone, and Webber in his career, in addition to playing with Webb, Garnett faced the other three brothers with more losses and fewer wins.
Of course, there are also team lineups and various miscellaneous reasons.
But leaving Duncan aside, when facing big forwards like Malone, Webb, and Nowitzki, who mainly rely on mid-range and long-range shooting, you will obviously find that Garnett's defense is not so good.
Because as the space on the court is expanded, Garnett's defensive power will be greatly reduced.
Tonight, to free Iverson, Smalls will have to hit those shots when Garnett delays Iverson for his teammates.
Coming back, the Timberwolves attacked.
Kassel, who had just been embarrassed by Iverson, wanted to sanction Iverson with a slap on his back.
But who would have thought that after dribbling past half court, Cassel discovered:
- This Iverson......
Why did you suddenly grow so tall and your hair was gone?
Scold! What kind of international joke, now Iverson is his Wang Shuo's favorite, and unless Boss Qiao gives him a few more VIP membership cards, he may recognize the existence of Jordan who is stronger than him.
How could Wang Shuo give a tall and thin back like Kassel a chance to beat Iverson with a monster back?
Tonight, in order to hide Iverson, the Suns chose to use Bale to defend Kassel.
As for Iverson, the target in charge of marking is 196 centimeters tall, and in his history, he has only hit 95 three-pointers in nine years of his career, and 60 of them have been hit in his rookie season by Hassel.
As another player who has been trained crooked by the Bulls, Hassel, who can rely on a stable three-point and defensive hand to be a super 3D, has long lost the ability to shoot from the outside.
In the '02/03 season, Hassel, who only hit 13 three-pointers, currently focuses on two points over a long number and the occasional empty cut.
Although Hassel's career big-length two-point shooting percentage has been quite stable, under the Bulls' tireless cultivation method, he is instinctively more efficient, but in Wang Shuo's memory, he only has a career true shooting rate of 45.9%.
Tonight, Wang Shuo dared to use Iverson to play against Hassel, because he was not worried that Hassel would be able to beat Iverson at all.
Anyway, if you have the ability, you can vote!
Just that kind of tuba is two points long, except for the peak Jordan and the future limited edition card frame Danzi, Wang Shuo doesn't believe it, can you Hassel still rely on this inefficient long two points to cast the sun to death?
In addition, on the court, in the face of Bale, Kassel, who does not have an advantage in height, obviously has a certain degree of difficulty in playing on his back.
Fortunately, Garnett's ball had gone around the other side.
Seeing this, Cassel got on the ball just in time, and Garnett also made a symbolic muscle collision with Xiao Si in the high post, sacrificing his trademark small shoulder swing back.
is different from Jordan, Kobe, and even Xiao Si's shaking shoulders.
With Garnett's impressive reach, it doesn't take much of a shake to get him a priority shot.
There is a black one, Garnett's unique skill, the success rate is indeed quite impressive.
The only pity is that it is difficult to kill people.
Because he has to take on a lot of defensive duties on the defensive end, this also greatly affects Garnett's output.
And this is the biggest difference between Garnett and Duncan.
At critical moments, Duncan, who is unambiguous in attack, relies on his solid low-post skills, back-to-back skills, and fancy boards that will always drill into the basket after inexplicable shots.
And what about Garnett?
As the game progressed and his fitness declined, Garnett struggled to keep his efficiency on the court.
And this is also the reason why the big three of the green army in history have to rely on Pierce to fight at critical moments.
Because Garnett and Ray Allen don't have the same hard solution ability as Pierce.
Of course, in the future, it will be obviously too much for some people to use Durant's standing stick to blacken Garnett.
Because no matter what you say, Durant's "praying mantis pull" can't be compared to Garnett in terms of handsomeness.
And with the return to Minnesota in his later years, from the wolf king to the king of Ha, the human Garnett is a "rooted" player.
On the court, Garnett shook his shoulder and hit a back.
Seeing this, Xiao Si immediately picked up the ball and ran to the bottom line to quickly serve the bottom line.
The Timberwolves' defense is outstanding, with the exception of Cassel, who is slightly older, and the other four are able to drop back quickly.
Wang Shuo didn't expect Solar to play the most incisive fast break in front of Sanders, the defensive guru, in this game, but he wanted to keep draining Garnett's energy and forcing him to take over the game on the court.
Coming back, the Suns attacked.
This time, after a high-post double cover turn to Chicago tactics, Marion cut into the air.
Or Garnett.
He's in place again!
But before the game, Marion, who had already done targeted training for this, did not panic at all, only to see him turn around and throw the ball:
Then, Xiao Si conveniently completed the one-armed tomahawk slash hit in the air!
Interestingly, Garnett, who had previously assisted in defense, also showed Wang Shuo on the sidelines at this moment what is called the hard power of never being a background board.
At the moment when Xiao Si received the ball and dunked, he saw Garnett's flexible sideways, and he successfully avoided being "in the same frame" with Xiao Si.
And, even though the ball was a pot that his teammates didn't look at, Garnett didn't spread his hands, but kept applauding and motivating his teammates.
I don't care if I don't have it.
At least judging from this temperament and aura, Garnett deserves the title of Wolf King.
Coming back, the Timberwolves attacked.
With this ball passing, the Timberwolves created a good single opportunity for Sprewell.
But in the face of the "hacker", Sprewell immediately pulled the basketball back after trying to break through.
In Wang Shuo's previous life, in the career history record with Marion, Sprewell's shooting rate was only 38.8%, and the three-point shooting rate was only 30.4%.
Compared to strength, Spreville is no match for Marion.
Compared to speed, Marion, who is now younger, is even faster than him.
As for the brain......
If Sprewell had a brain, he wouldn't have no brains at all.
If the Timberwolves meet the Suns in the playoffs this year, the Timberwolves are bound to be deflated.
Because from the perspective of ball style, the Suns are very good at this Timberwolves.
So far in the new season, in addition to the impressive offensive storm, "Iron Blood" is also one of the Suns' most famous nicknames.
In NbA, there are only wrong names, no wrong nicknames.
Compared with D'Antoni's sun, Wang Shuo's sun is significantly stronger in terms of hardness and ability to fight tough battles.
On the court, Sprewell did not throw the blame off the ball, but chose to pay tribute to the Mamba and angrily sent Chandler a board.
On the side, seeing this scene, Garnett, who had already pulled to a high position and reached out to ask for the ball, felt that this product might as well throw the pot!
So, friends, it's also important to know how to pass the ball to your teammates on the basketball court when you can't score.
Of course, in NbA, how many people can have such a high sense of "foresight" and the "guts" that are likely to be used by some brainless blacks to attack after the game?
Suns attack.
Iverson rushed straight to the basket this time and angrily sent Garnett a hat!
You see, this Iverson he didn't play reasonably!
Because he could have thrown the pot before the layup, or spread his hands after the hat to complain about why his teammates didn't jam Garnett.
But he actually had a "face" to reach out to his teammates to "apologize" after giving Garnett a hat!
That's it, he deserves it in Wang Shuo's memory, and he can only sell hamburgers after retiring!
On the court, because Iverson's layup was fanned out of the baseline by Garnett, the Suns' baseline ball.
Taking advantage of the moment Garnett's attention was attracted by Marion, who cut to the basket, Xiao Si sneaked to the other corner and hit the ball after receiving the ball!
Garnett was in a hurry for the ball, and after spewing a few words at his teammates, he hammered his chest while reminding his teammates to improve their defensive focus in the next game.
You see, with Garnett's quality, he can do it with a sad face and a single hand, why does he have to be so fierce to his teammates?
On the court, the match continued, and Garnett hit one after two rounds of hard work.
On the Suns' side, Iverson is also one iron and one hit.
However, as the game deepened, Garnett, who had played well before, played "stealth" in the rest of the first quarter.
Of course, this "stealth" is not really "stealth".
Because Garnett doesn't know how to conserve his physical strength, in terms of the Sun's offensive firepower tonight, his physical strength will collapse in less than two quarters.
Normally, the Timberwolves would have Cassel and Sprewell take over the team at this time.
But tonight, these two brothers, one was entangled by Bell's death, and the other was hacked into the brain by a "hacker......
I even played missing in the game.
As a result, it was Hassel, who was opposite Iverson, who contributed six points to the Timberwolves through a long two-point split in the second half of the quarter.
At the end of the first quarter, the score of the two teams on the court was 20-30.
On the Timberwolves' bench, Sanders, like the previous coaches who were hammered by the Suns' offense, suddenly had a sharp headache.
In the second quarter, Sanders brought on Elvin Johnson and Hoiberg, leaving Garnett and Sprewell on the court.
This Elvin Johnson is not the famous "parenting" magician, but a 211-centimeter-tall center forward.
There is one thing to say......
Although the Timberwolves' total salary this season is as high as $71.28 million, which is even more outrageous than the Suns with Hardaway, they have managed to be worse than the Suns in the team's second team.
Coupled with the fact that Szczebiak is still recovering from an injury, the Timberwolves basically have no available players except for the five main players.
As for the reason......
It is related to Garnett's annual salary of up to 28 million and the Timberwolves' yin-yang contract incident that year.
As one of the triggers that led to the suspension of NbA, although Garnett's six-year $120 million contract with the Timberwolves that year was not as exaggerated as rumored and was the key reason for the suspension of NbA, this contract, to some extent, did lock up most of the salary space for the Timberwolves in the next few years.
Because even without Garnett's sky-high contract back then, because there were too many loopholes in NbA's rules and regulations that year, the shutdown could not have been avoided.
As for the Timberwolves' yin-yang contract incident, it is somewhat related to Garnett's big contract.
Because Garnett's sky-high contract locked up most of the team's salary space, in 1998, the Timberwolves conspired with his agent Fagan to sign Joe Smith on a whim, ostensibly only 2 years and 1.75 million, but privately the total value reached 7 years and 86 million US dollars.
After the contract was exposed, the furious league directly stripped the Timberwolves of their first-round pick for the next five consecutive years and imposed a hefty fine on the Timberwolves.
So, in the absence of salary space and draft picks, it's not that the Timberwolves don't want to make up for it, it's that they can't make up for it.
In the second quarter of the game, although Garnett and Sprewell led the team, the Timberwolves still failed to recover the score they fell behind.
After Hardaway's return, the Suns' second lineup has been strengthened to a certain extent.
No matter how strong the two giants left on the court by the Timberwolves are, they can't stand up to their teammates cbA tonight.
And when the Suns switched back to the main force in the second quarter, Sanders began to have headaches again.
On the other hand, Wang Shuo ......
This guy is actually tasting the hot dog that Barkley just ran to buy him!
tNt TV, seeing this, Kenny Smith directly reprimanded: "Wang and Charles are definitely the most unprofessional head coaches and assistant coaches in the league today!" ”
No!
I'm here to work hard to narrate the game with my new partner, and you two are on the pitch for a snack?
At halftime, it was 45-60.
After halftime, in the first half of the third quarter, knowing that Iverson in the third quarter of the season could not be provoked, the Timberwolves focused their defensive attention on this hot Iverson.
As a result, Xiao Si was completely happy tonight!
Brutal and iron-blooded, he can always hold his formation-breaking overlord gun and stab Garnett's "chrysanthemum", which makes Garnett hate and anger.
Even during the game, Garnett trash at Xiao Si and said, "Hey, boy, are you just going to hide behind Aaron Iverson's ass and put a cold shot?" ”
Hearing this, Xiao Si shook his head and said: "This is called Ming Xiu Plank Road, Dark Chen Cang, forget it, don't explain it to you, anyway, with your cultural level, you can't understand it." ”
Garnett: "......"
At this time, on the bench of the Suns, Barkley also asked curiously: "What does Amare mean by what he just said?" ”
On the side, Wang Shuo, Spoelstra, and Mike Brown heard this, and suddenly consciously kept a certain distance from Barkley.
Oh my God, it's terrible to be uneducated!
On the pitch......
Garnett, who was tormented physically and mentally tonight, finally waited for the moment of "liberation".
In the second half of the third quarter, with the Timberwolves full of fouls, after Iverson rained a wave of points at the West Arena, the Timberwolves directly changed to a full bench lineup as soon as the game came up in the fourth quarter and completely gave up resistance.
In the end, the final score of this game was 91-124.
The Suns unbelievably won this Western Conference showdown with an incredible 33-point advantage!
In the game, Iverson shot 7-of-17, including 2-of-6 three-pointers and 16-of-18 free throws, totaling 32 points, 4 rebounds and 10 assists for the team.
Small, who was the sixth player behind Garnett overnight, shot 12-of-21 from the field and 7-of-8 from the free-throw line, totaling 31 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks for the team.
On the Timberwolves' side, Garnett shot 9-of-18 from the field and 5-of-6 from the free-throw line, totaling 24 points, 14 rebounds, 4 assists, and 3 blocks.
After the game, the local media in Phoenix exclaimed: "Amare is undoubtedly a star striker now!" He was able to play Kevin Garnett back and forth in this game! ”
If you just look at the data, this is indeed the case.
But if you watch the game, you will find that for most of the game, Xiao Si is not as effective on both offensive and defensive ends of the court as Garnett.
Can......
Or do you say that he is powerful and retreats, so he is powerful?
Tonight, Xiao Si, who is incarnated as the ultimate sixth, has opened a door to a new world while once breaking Garnett's mentality.
Why do you still think of Xiang Yu and refuse to cross Jiangdong?
Overlord, he has to cross the river, and you also cross the river!
After the game, Wang Shuo praised Stoudemire's performance by name, saying: "Amare is a smart lad, and I am optimistic that he can become one of the best power forwards in this league in the future." ”
At the press conference, a reporter asked Iverson about the number of free throws that Iverson had to add up to two Kobe Bryant to compete with him recently, to which Wang Shuo said with emotion: "I think Allen deserves it, he is the best striker in the league at the moment."
He's hitting the basket every game, so naturally he'll make a lot of free throws.
I think it's more important to question the defenders who are on the court and move more than one against Allen more than they question Allen's free throws. ”
……
After beating the Timberwolves and resting for a few days, the Suns headed to the North Shore Garden Arena to challenge the Celtics.
Last season, Dazhi, who was happy with the Celtics for a season, was dismantled this season with Antoine Walker being traded......
Well, he's happier!
In the new season, because the Celtics only have him as an inside bench who can shoot three-pointers, Dazhi's playing time has surged to 19.8 minutes, averaging 9.7 points and 4.5 rebounds per game for the Celtics.
Dazhi doesn't score much, but he wins in happiness.
Because of the 9.7 points he scored for the Celtics every game, 6.3 points were scored by three-pointers. This season, Dazhi has to shoot 5.5 three-pointers from the outside every game, and can hit 2.1 of them.
Dazhi, who even accounts for more than 65% of three-point shots, uses his strength to interpret what it means to truly fight and retreat.
Anyway, in the game, if you can see him show off his footsteps in the low post, then he loses!
And with the Celtics now thinking of trading the team's exchange for Bun Baker from Seattle in 02, Dazhi will only be happier when the Celtics trade Baker.
But happiness is happiness.
On the evening of the 5th, the Suns still used a 145-110 victory to tell the Celtics what true happiness is!
In this game, in addition to Iverson, who scored 34 points and 10 assists for the team in three quarters, Xiao Si and Marion also scored 28 and 27 points respectively.
On the bench, even Hardaway had 14 points, 5 rebounds, and 7 assists.
After the game, according to the usual practice, Dazhi took the initiative to invite Wang Shuo to have a supper and talked with him a lot about how he should develop in the future.
In this regard, Wang Shuo said with a smile: "If you really want to play on a strong team in the future, then in addition to shooting three points more accurately, you also have to practice the defense I told you before."
You know, in NbA, you can't prevent it and don't want to prevent it, in terms of attitude, are two different things. ”
Hearing this, Dazhi nodded again and again.
In the past two years, as he has increased in age, Dazhi's arrogance has obviously subsided a lot.
Especially when he returned to the national team last year, after playing one-on-one with Xiaoyao a few times, Dazhi understood what Wang Shuo said to him back then.
Perhaps, Wang Zhizhi can be ahead of Yao Ming for a while, but Yao Ming's talent is decided, and Dazhi will never reach his height.
"Eh, by the way, Brother Wang, how do I feel that you are in a particularly good mood tonight?" While eating supper, Wang Zhizhi suddenly asked.
Hearing this, Wang Shuo was immediately happy.
He's in a particularly good mood?
Of course, he was in a very good mood!
Because in addition to this big victory, during the recuperation period after the previous defeat to the Timberwolves, Wang Shuo also successfully walked out of the "shadow" of "breaking up" with Boss Joe.
As everyone knows, he Wang Shuo has always been nostalgic for the years when he fought on the battlefield with Michael Jordan.
Especially whenever Wang Shuo thinks of the scene where he runs in the sunset with Jordan......
Every night, Wang Shuo longs to be inseparable from Jordan for the rest of his life.
But on the 2nd, Wang Shuo met a young Brazilian lady named Alessandra Ambrosio in the hotel where he was staying in Phoenix......
Wang Shuo, who met Ambrosio at first sight, was immediately impressed by the "deep" unfathomable mind of this young lady, and Ambrosio was also overwhelmed by Wang Shuo's three-inch incorruptible tongue, so one in order to learn Chinese, the other in order to learn Portuguese, after "learning from each other's strengths", the two quickly established that trans-international super-friendship relationship.
In order to take the photo, Ambrosio arrived in Phoenix half a year ago.
Of course, she knew early on that Wang Shuo, who moved next door to her not long ago, was an NbA star coach.
But for her honesty and "not taking a penny" afterwards, Wang Shuo didn't mind letting her rub off on her popularity.
As the saying goes, only children talk about feelings, and adults talk about business.
And as an NbA head coach, you can't help but let Wang Shuo study how to break the "tight defense" after the game, right?
And in the past two days, with Wang Shuo having a new partner, where will he still be nostalgic for Danzi?
What Jordan? Who is Jordan?
……
On the 6th, in order to set an example for the players, Wang Shuo, who did not bring the Brazilian lady who had a rapidly warming relationship with him in various frictions, to participate in this eastern away trip encountered a "Waterloo".
In the team's back-to-back games against the Nets, due to the impact of back-to-backs, the Suns, who were in average form on this night, were attacked by the Nets' fast-break three-headed monster.
Yes, you read that right, with that damn fate, the Nets finally put together the fast-break trio of Kidd, Carter, and Jefferson.
In the new season, because Richard Jefferson was unhappy with Rivers' behavior of filling chicken soup without giving him more playing time, he took the initiative to propose a trade to the team's management.
In response, Wizards general manager Ulvin Hayes, who adheres to the spirit of doing nothing, also agreed to his request and quickly reached a deal with the Nets.
In the deal, the Nets sent their 2005 first-round pick, as well as Rodney Rodgers, who acquired Richard Jefferson from the Wizards.
Judging from this season's data, since Jefferson has not played much playing time, the Wizards' trade with the Nets can be considered a fair deal.
But for Wang Shuo, who knows Jefferson's potential......
But he felt that Rivers deserved to be the "big smart" in his memory!
In the new season, can you believe that the Wizards of the post-Wang Shuo and Jordan era are currently ranked seventh in the East with a 9-8 record?
Yes, this summer, with the departures of Hamilton and Artay, the Wizards have indeed been weakened in terms of overall strength.
But this Wizards still have Gasol, Arenas, Crawford, Jackson, Wallace, Jefferson and others!
Wang Shuo didn't understand, and he couldn't figure out why Rivers couldn't reasonably allocate the playing time of this Wizards, causing Jefferson to take the initiative to request a trade and lead the Wizards to play so badly.
But soon, Wang Shuo will know.
Because on the evening of the 8th, after losing back-to-back to the Nets, Wang Shuo led his league-shaking Suns to his loyal Washington!
mcI Center, this night, before the start of the game, the Wizards also held a special unveiling ceremony for Wang Shuo to unveil his statue:
I saw that on the lifelike statue of Wang Shuo, Wang Shuo was holding a cigar in one hand and a tactical board in the other, and his expression was so chic and calm.
In addition, on this night, Wang Shuo officially received the second championship ring of his career that he won with the Wizards last season.
It is worth mentioning that when he walked back to the bench with the ring, Barkley immediately showed a look of envy.
"Can I touch it?" Barkley asked.
Hearing this, Wang Shuo simply threw the ring box directly to Barkley.
Seeing this, Barkley was just desperate with Wang Shuo at that time!
Look at you scumbag!
It's an NbA championship ring, and you threw it away like that?
Do you know how many people have worked hard all their lives to get this championship ring?
"Isn't it just a ring?" Wang Shuo said disdainfully while picking his nostrils.
Barkley said angrily, "This is honor, the supreme honor!" An honor that many people can't get in their lifetime! ”
Wang Shuo shook his head and said, "This ring doesn't mean anything, Charles, the real honor is here." ”
As soon as the words fell, I saw Wang Shuo hammer his chest and said: "This champion's heart is far better than that ring." ”
Barkley: "......"
!
Why weren't you born in the same era as Larry Bird?
I really want to see which of you two can pretend to be the best!
On the pitch, before the start of the game, there was also an interesting scene in the mcI center:
After I don't know which cutie started the game, the fans who were about to lose watching the Wizards game this season chanted Wang Shuo's name and said, "We don't want Doug, we want Wang!" We want our Meritorious Coach! ”
At this moment, on the Wizards bench, Rivers looked embarrassed.
And what about Wang Shuo?
After signaling the fans to be quiet and bowing sincerely to everyone, Wang Shuo stood back on the sidelines with a calm face.
At the scene, with the big screen giving the starting list of the two teams tonight, this game called "Wang Shuo's Battle to Go Home" is also about to start!
Wizards: Gasol, Wallace, Jackson, Crawford, Arenas.
Suns: Chandler, Jr., Marion, Bale, Iverson.
On the court, after the jump ball, the Suns attacked.
This season, Arenas and Gasol have both played star stats.
The former can contribute "22+5" to the team per game, while the latter can contribute "21+10+4" to the team per game.
Theoretically, no matter how poor Rivers' coaching ability is, the Wizards will not be in seventh place in the rookie-infested East.
However, as soon as tonight's game began, Wang Shuo found out......
Rivers is a real "chicken soup coach for the soul".
If he has a good think tank to help him, he may be able to make the most of his verbal incentives.
But tonight......
Who gave him the confidence to start Crawford and Arenas at the same time in the face of this Suns?
Isn't this a clear way to give Iverson points?
On the field, after being passed by Iverson, Arenas, who found that there was no teammate to fill the position, had to chase back by himself.
Wizards inside, Gasol has good defensive awareness, but limited physical talent.
Wallace is athletic, but the model size is not enough.
Previously, when Wang Shuo used the forward combination of Gasol and Wallace, most of them would adopt a tough defensive strategy, and if they could keep the opponent outside the three-point line, they would never put it inside the three-point line.
If he encounters a team with a strong breakthrough, Wang Shuo will even take the initiative to slow down and expel the twin tower combination of Haywood and Gasol.
In order to fully ensure Heywood's mobility on the court, during the Wizards, Wang Shuo never asked Heywood to gain weight, and he would strictly control his diet.
But tonight, looking at Heywood, who was obviously fat on the sidelines, Wang Shuo could guess with his toes that Rivers must have planned to train Heywood in the direction of Perkins.
Perhaps, this can increase Haywood's ability to carry people in the low post, but as one of the few frame barriers for the Wizards, Rivers' approach will undoubtedly cause the Wizards to dare not send Haywood on the court when facing a fast-break team like the Suns.
But here comes the problem again......
You sent Jefferson away on the outside, you put Crawford in the starting lineup, and there is only one Gasol on the inside, how do you limit Iverson?
At the mcI Center, with the golden flash of Phoenix piercing the night sky of Washington, Iverson successfully scored the first two points of the night for the Suns!
Looking back, the Wizards' offense was also interesting.
Pick-and-roll, Rivers will definitely play.
But high up, when Arenas and Gasol are playing pick-and-rolls, where can you still see the Wizards' previous off-ball runs?
What does the co-author mean that tonight the Wizards will point to Arenas and Gasol to fight against the Suns?
Come on!
On the court, after Arenas grabbed a shot that missed, Chandler picked up the rebound and quickly got on the ball, Iverson quickly dribbled through the half court and assisted Marion in the form of an aerial relay!
At the scene, the Wizards fans immediately applauded the Suns' fast break in less than 4 seconds!
On the sidelines, Rivers was once again in an awkward state.
"Without Michael Jordan, can the Wizards still play the triangle offense like we did before?" On the Suns bench, Mike Brown asked.
"Of course you can play, Paul is a natural interior commander, this wizard, what tactics can't be played?" Wang Shuo asked rhetorically.
"But why...... It seems that the Wizards will only play blocking and dismantling tonight? Brown asked.
"Then you have to go to the head coach opposite, where do I know?" Wang Shuo shrugged his shoulders and said.
On the court, Gasol was about to play out after blocking Arenas this time, but Chandler immediately pounced on him.
Judging by the Wizards' tactics tonight, Rivers clearly still wants to make the most of Gasol's high playmaking ability.
But in Wang Shuo's opinion......
Shouldn't this Suns put Gasol in the low post?
Chandler is good at helping defense, not single defense.
In terms of the experience of this "sister-in-law" who has won two championships, even if he can't give the same amount of demand as Yao Ming and O'Neal when facing Chandler in the low post, his scoring efficiency will not be much worse.
And, hit Iverson......
He's Arenas in need of a hammer to block and dismantle!
Isn't it over to find a way to open up space for him and let him go?
In addition, the purpose of your blocking and pick-and-roll can't just be to make the guard shoot through or let the big man shoot outside, right?
In fact, the high-level inside and outside blocking and dismantling also requires the active cooperation of the other three teammates.
During the Wizards' period, why was Gasol often able to brush up on beautiful assist stats when Jordan was not there?
Because after he received the ball after blocking and dismantling, as he attracted the attention of the opposing defense, as long as the Wizards' forward macho can run, which is not an opportunity? Which is not an empty seat?
On the court, watching Rory play for a long time, and finally the wizards thrown by Arenas himself, Wang Shuo immediately shook his head again and again: "If you continue to play like this, because other players lack offensive participation, it will greatly affect their game status on the court." ”
Mike Brown and Spoelstra echoed as they took notes: "So, that's why we ask Allen to make quick decisions on the pitch and not hold the ball for too long, right? ”
Wang Shuo nodded, "Players are also people, think about it, if you are our player, but in this game, from beginning to end, you can't even touch the ball a few times, then what kind of mood will you feel in the next game?" ”
This season, in addition to the fast attack, once he lands in the position, Wang Shuo will ask his teammates to actively pass the ball and actively run.
Even Chandler, who is only slightly better offensively than Big Ben, has to participate in the transition of receiving the ball when attacking.
In NbA, many teams where stars have held the ball for too long, why do teammates often cbA?
Because when your teammates can't touch the ball on the pitch for a long time, how can you guarantee that they will be able to throw the ball in immediately after receiving your pass?
No, everybody's Klay Thompson, right?
mcI Center, as the Suns played a series of exciting fast-break performances on the court, Rivers hurriedly applied for a timeout in front of the technical desk.
At this time, the Wizards fans at the scene also chanted Wang Shuo's name again.
At tNt, Kenny Smith said: "For Doug Rivers, this night was destined to be difficult.
Wang is the legendary coach of the Washington Wizards, and this season he has created the Phoenix Suns, the most popular in the NbA.
If something doesn't change, I think the cheers the Wizards fans give to King will continue! ”
Change?
What has changed?
At the timeout, on the bench of the Wizards, I saw that after Rivers' very emotional speech, when he returned to the court, even Gasol, a player who has always been known for playing with his brain, was buzzing in his head at the moment.
Wizards players have long been accustomed to Wang Shuo's mode of either not calling a timeout, but once a timeout is called, he can see through the opposing tactics and make targeted adjustments.
Moreover, because the players on the Wizards court at the moment are all players who have won two championships......
No one really thinks that words like don't underestimate the heart of a championship will work for them, right?
On the court, a timeout came over, and the Wizards attacked.
Arenas got in this time.
However, after Arenas scored, an embarrassing scene for Rivers came again.
For I saw Arenas raise his right hand and point at Wang Shuo with his left hand.
Coming back, the Suns attacked.
After Xiao Si and Iverson blocked, Iverson distributed the ball to Marion on the flank, and then the "hacker" passed the ball to the inside.
Although Xiao Si's downward route was blocked, Xiao Si, who noticed that on the other side, Chandler had given Bale a chance to block and dismantle, but immediately threw the ball into Bale's hand.
In recent games, Xiao Si's passing skills have obviously improved, at least, the number of times the ball is thrown directly out of the field by him is gradually decreasing.
On the left wing, Bale gets the ball and fires three times!
Swish!
tNt TV, Smith sighed: "This is the attack of the Suns!" Sometimes, they only need one or two people to settle a fight, but sometimes, they also use teams like the one just to prove how gorgeous their passing and running matches are on the field! ”
Inside, outside, inside, outside.
In the constant involvement of the Suns, no matter how strong Jackson and Wallace's defensive ability is, they can't keep filling in for the other three teammates.
But Rivers' heart-wrenching moment tonight is clearly just beginning......
On the court, I saw that Gasol had just pulled back two points for the Wizards, and his back foot was ......
The damn broadcast camera was once again left behind by Alan Iverson!
Sun's Extreme Break......
Not again!
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