Chapter 533: Black Hawk Falls
Rudy. Gobert may not have imagined that the first statistic in his NBA career came from the pegboard hat! Moreover, the object of the cap is still Al. Horford, the famous All-Star center.
On the commentary podium of the American Airline Center Arena, countless commentators opened their mouths wide and frantically flipped through all the information related to that big guy. But in the end, they found out that they had very little information about Gobert, because the people who prepared the materials before the game didn't expect Carlisle, the academy coach, to use a rookie, let alone that this little-known rookie at the end of the first round would blow up the whole game.
Now, all they know is that the center forward from France is called Rudy. Gobert, moreover, he is very dangerous!
Gobert's defense gave the Mavericks another chance to attack, and in the summer, it was often said that the Mavericks' roster made them extremely unbalanced defensively and offensively. But in reality, the Mavericks' excellent defense will give them a lot of offensive opportunities.
Yiyang wanted to lead another counterattack, but this time the Eagles' retreat was very fast, and they were obviously scared by Yiyang's counterattack.
Since this is the case, Yiyang simply slowed down his pace. Positional warfare, can the Eagles do better?
Yiyang, who was originally running wildly, suddenly slowed down and slowly walked through the half court with the ball. He raised his right hand and directed his teammates to run. If a teammate does not do well, Yiyang will also shout it out. He directs the game, and he is almost like the head coach of the Nets - Jason. Kyd.
But there is still a big difference between Yiyang and Kidd, for example, Yiyang's projection ability on the outside makes the players who defend him more headaches!
Jeff. Teague didn't know if he was going to defend Yiyang's shot or defend Yiyang's breakaway. He couldn't handle his defensive position well and seemed very passive.
Yiyang looked at Teague and then at the basket, he neither shot nor broke through, but reached out and asked Gobert to block him.
"Also let Rudy. Gobert mentions the high post to cover, let's see how good this rookie center Kazuya is in good working together! ”
Gobert took his big stride and ran to the top of the pitch, then covered his crotch with his hands, and instantly turned into a solid high wall.
Yiyang wasted no time, and the moment Goebel's block was formed, he accelerated to start. Jeff. Teague struggled to get around the screen, and he didn't expect a 27th pick to be drafted to feel that a rookie could do such a good job of screening.
After hanging Teague for Yiyang, Gobert didn't stand still and watch, but suddenly turned around and cut under the basket again. Yiyang and Gobert advanced at the same time, and Carlisle held his breath, he had already foreshadowed what was to come.
I saw that after completing the breakthrough, Yiyang threw the basketball directly into the air, and after the cover, he cut inward and Gobert straightened his long arms and jumped high. While everyone was just looking up, Gobert had already caught the basketball!
"What a terrifying height this is!" Barkley gasped, what kind of monster the Mavericks had chosen!
Horford wanted to jump to stop, but he found that there was nothing he could do. Gobert's height, he couldn't reach it at all.
After grabbing the basketball in the air, Gobert puffed up his muscles and smashed the ball into the basket with all his might! Didn't you choose me? Don't you guys think I'm not worth a 17th pick? Don't you think that German defender named Schröder is better than me? Let's see who's the winner!
"Boom!" Gobert bombed hard, and the Hawks' basket seemed to be almost pulled off! This tall-looking European center is no worse than the muscular jumpers in the United States! His dunk smashed the Hawks' restricted area!
"Extremely devastating dunk from Rudy. Goebel! If you think the French are Mark. Gasol's style of center forward, that's a big mistake! This kid shows us his very destructive side! You're not asking for Tyson. Chandler? Now the Cuban has given everyone a French version of Tyson. Chandler! ”
Gobert and Yiyang's aerial cooperation completely conquered Barkley, a discerning guy. The Frenchman's aggressive running and excellent physical condition gave him all the ingredients to succeed!
After the dunk landed, Gobert roared angrily and vented all the unwillingness he had accumulated since the draft. Yiyang, on the other hand, stretched out his hand expressionlessly and gave Goebel a gentle high-five. Since Chandler's departure, Yiyang has not enjoyed this kind of exhilaration after completing an aerial relay with a center player for a long time. Last season, if Yiyang had passed this kind of ball, it would have definitely turned into a mistake. You can't expect Karman to do the same thing as Gobert, but this year, everything is different.
At this point, Iguodala, Tony. Aaron and Rudy. Gobert, the three new signings that the Mavericks focused on bringing in in the summer, all showed shining performances. But do you think that's already the Mavericks' ceiling? No, this is just a test run for the Dallas Cowboys.
In the eighth minute of the first quarter, after Yiyang received a three-point shot from Iguodala, the Mavericks had officially taken a double-digit lead. With eight minutes to open up, the Hawks were already in disarray.
The rest of the rotation time is considered by Budenhozer to be the hope of the Eagles to turn the tables. This year they are for German defender Dennis. Schroeder gave up Gobert because he saw Schroeder's greater possibility.
Gobert may be a defensive stalwort, but Schroder has a good chance of developing into an all-around leader. Today, Budenhozer expects Schröder to be able to express himself to the fullest in the rotation time.
Seeing that Budenhoze began to make substitutions, Carlisle will also plan and replace the main players one by one. Darren. Collison replaces Yiyang, Nick. Young replaces Tony. Allen, Carter Sr. replaced Iguodala in the No. 3 position, Marion took the power forward position as a short interior lineman, and Gobert remained on the court.
"I have to say that the defensive ability of the Mavericks' second team dropped a lot in an instant. This is an opportunity for the Eagles, and if they can't close the gap in rotation time, the game will be increasingly difficult for them. ”
Kenny. Smith knows what the Eagles players can't be. After returning from a timeout, Schroder launched an onslaught on the Mavericks' half. His speed is truly impressive. Darren. Collison was a little careless, and the price was to be passed by Schroeder in one step.
Carlisle was about to yell at the arena to express his displeasure, but what happened in the next scene suddenly made Carlisle's throat silent.
After Schroder broke through, he bravely went straight into the restricted area to make a layup, and even if he couldn't score, nine times out of ten he could make Marion a foul. Newborn calves are not afraid of tigers, and Schroeder believes that the current Marion is simply not likely to cause himself any problems on the defensive end.
Indeed, Carlisle put Marion in the number four position more for offensive flexibility than defence. Asking the 35-year-old Marion to complete the task of protecting the frame is indeed a bit difficult.
Just when Schroder jumped to the basket and Marion didn't have time to react. Behind that hacker No. 0, a French tower suddenly rose from the ground!
Rudy. Gobert slapped Schroder's layup out of bounds with an almost volleyball-like stance across Marion!
The basketball flew straight towards Yiyang on the bench, and the people around him were dodging because of their conditioned reflexes, but Yiyang didn't even blink his eyes, and directly stretched out a hand to grab the high-speed flying basketball steadily. Yiyang then threw the basketball to the referee and then applauded Goebel with a blank face.
"It's horrible! His performance was truly terrifying! Barkley grabbed the microphone and yelled, not knowing if he was referring to Gobert's block or Yiyang's superhuman reflexes.
On the sidelines, Hawks coach Budenholzer's face turned green. I knew that I might as well have insisted on choosing Goebel in the first place! Look at that guy's defense, he's sure to grow into a terrifying iron gate in the future!
Although the Eagles still retain the ball, this bloody block has undoubtedly left a shadow on the young Schroder.
After that, Collison did not let his guard down on Schroeder, and the Germans could not even make a decent breakthrough.
Under Collisson's deployment, Marion and Carter Sr. can still play their spare heat on the offensive end. Nick. Young's occasional two unreasonable goals can also give the Mavericks unexpected gains.
In this way, the Hawks' second team has been losing one after another, and now they are struggling to even maintain the point difference, let alone close to the score.
At the end of the first quarter, Budenhozer didn't even know what to say to his players during the break. There are too many problems for the team, and the Mavericks' roster is too strong. Sometimes, the gap between the two teams is not something that the manager can fill in a few words.
Stick to the inside attack? Goebel's abilities have been blocked by this path. Switching to the outside line? Yiyang, Tony. Allen and Iguodala's defence was even more insurmountable. It's not good inside and outside, so how should the Eagles play, they can't just shoot after halftime, right?
And that's the problem Carlisle's suffocating defense left for the other 29 head coaches in the league. Facing the Dallas Mavericks, how should your offense be played! Unfortunately, Budenholzer became the first to face the test.
In the second quarter of the game, the Hawks, who emphasized team offense, did not achieve much success. They increased the number of passes, but didn't do much to tear apart the Mavericks' defense.
In addition, the Eagles don't have a real super scorer on the lineup, so it will be difficult for them to rely on the individual play of their stars to break the situation. Millsap and Al. Horford's occasional petty fights became the last straw for the Hawks, but there was no way to close the double-digit margin by relying on two interior lines to dig two points and two points without being efficient.
After the defense was done to the extreme, the Mavericks' offense was also fully opened. Iguodala's shot opened people's eyes to the myriad possibilities for him and Yiyang, and Nowitzki's goal reminded people that the Mavericks still have a historic No. 4 position. Tony. Aaron's occasional in-cut sneak attack also brought surprises to everyone. This guy is not completely ineffective on the offensive end. It mainly depends on what level of ball handler is directing it all.
At the end of the second quarter, the Mavericks scored 60 points in the half. And what about the Atlanta Eagles? 42 points. That's right, in just 24 minutes, the Dallas Mavericks had the game spent. The 12-point margin may not seem like much, but in the face of the Mavericks' suffocating defense, it will be difficult for the Hawks to recover 12 points.
Defensively and offensively, the Mavericks put in their best performances. Budenhozer and his players walked back to the dressing room dejectedly, and spending even a second more on the pitch would have been an ordeal.
The Dallas Mavericks, the opponent in the opener, is really bad. Carelessly, the Hawks become a backdrop for the Mavericks to show off their strength across the league.
But Carlisle doesn't think so, an opponent like the Eagles is not enough for him to give his all......