Chapter 345 [There are bright spots in losing, and the champion becomes a parallel import]
In the third game on November 2, the Wizards played at home against the Eastern Conference upstart Nets, and Yang Rui broke his personal record and called all 8 regular timeouts for the team. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
This game is intermittent and long, and it affects the CCTV5 commentators to have lunch. Zhang Li sighed: "In the Raptors, Yang Rui often keeps snacks in his hand, and when it comes to the Wizards, he never leaves his tactical board." ”
There are three types of NBA timeouts: 20-second timeouts, 100-second timeouts, and official timeouts.
The number of 20-second timeouts is two for each team, one for each half.
The number of 100-second long timeouts, each team has a total of 6, and 4 single quarter timeouts cannot be accumulated, and they will be invalid after expiration. Two free timeouts, which can be accumulated to the fourth quarter.
In other words, the two sides of the game can apply for a total of 16 timeouts in 48 minutes, and Yang Rui did not fall any of them.
85-91, the Wizards ultimately lost.
In the first three quarters, the two sides were able to contend with each other, with the Nets' Mutombo not moving fast, and the Wizards guard running without the ball to pull out the space. Yang Rui came off the bench to bring on center Hywood and also limited Eddie Curry.
In the final quarter, the Nets played small-ball tactics, Kittels defended Hamilton very successfully, and Stephen Jackson also defended Jordan, and the performance was eye-catching. Margeti's cameo appearance at the No. 4 position is a surprise soldier, and Kenyon Martin is also a short man with super physical fitness, who prevented a breakthrough and was not easily fouled.
Kittels was the biggest contributor to the Nets' victory, getting rid of catchers and hitting two valuable three-pointers in the final quarter. Jordan was responsible for the final shot, and two consecutive shots missed the basket.
The Wizards were not without bright spots, and they also had a good fight against last season's Eastern Conference Finals team, and they were evenly matched for most of the time.
As soon as the Nets have the momentum to play an attack wave, Yang Rui immediately pauses to adjust and strengthen the defense.
The Wizards' defensive system can work with the Wizards' defensive system, with Gerald Wallace, Raga Bell, Jordan, Hamilton, and Wesley defending very well. As long as the inside line does not use Stoudeyer and Boozer, send Highwood or Lightner, and the defense of the penalty area is also qualified.
Wesley was eye-catching, scoring 18 points and 4 assists in this game, and he didn't fall behind against Kidd.
Although Kidd recorded a quasi-triple-double of 18 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists, he only made 5 of 13 shots and 8 of 8 free throws to break through misalignment, and the shooting percentage was not high.
Wesley is still at his peak this year, and his signature is outside shooting and defense, in addition to looking like Mickey Mouse.
Backup point guard Alston is still unreliable, the organization is very messy, and he is confused on both offensive and defensive ends.
Lightner became Stoudamire's top bench and played a role, shooting 5-of-9 from the field and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line to finish with 12 points, six rebounds and five assists. When Jordan was off the court, he played as an organizational center for a period of time under Yang Rui's arrangement, and he had a good sense of passing.
After the game, Jordan was in a good mood and gave interviews to publicly praise several new players.
He mentioned Gerald Wallace first, Wallace didn't score a double-double, but played 31 minutes, and Rodney Rodgers, the sixth man of the Nets, shot 1 of 8 in 20 minutes, and only had 2 points, 5 rebounds and 1 assist.
Against Kenyon Martin, Wallace was able to withstand it, keeping him unable to get close to the basket. Kidd broke through Wallace after blocking and dismantling, and he also had a low shooting percentage.
"Gerrard was able to grab rebounds, blocks, steals and also delivered two beautiful assists," Jordan said. He can take the pressure off the other players on the pitch and as long as he plays well in attack, I think he'll be a well-rounded striker like Pippen. ”
The reporter asked: "What do you think of Stadameyer?" ”
"He's also very good, as long as he rushes up, it's hard for opponents to stop, and his quality reminds me of Sean Kemp, and I'm optimistic about him as the best rookie of the year."
Jordan also praised Yang Rui by the way. "Jerry told me before the draft that Gerrard had to be swapped and the deal was too successful. He was also very accurate in his view of Amare, and he was grossly underestimated when he fell to the eighth pick. ”
Yang Rui also praised several players in an interview, and also specifically mentioned Tyrone Lu.
"Tyrone Lue is only on the fringes for a while, I will play according to the opponent's line-up and if the opponent has a flexible small defender, I will definitely give him a chance to perform. Not only can he shoot on the offensive end, but he is also very tough on the defensive end and keeps his focus all the time. In the playoffs, he'll be useful. ”
Yang Rui must stabilize Tyrone Lu, he was the team's starter last season, and now he has become a marginal person, the gap is too big, and he is unhappy.
Tyrone Lue is not a star and has obvious weaknesses, but this kind of fast, flexible player must have one in the team. Otherwise, last season's Lakers are role models, and they will be dumbfounded when they encounter a speed guard who is good at breaking through.
There are all types of players, and the Wizards have a future in the playoffs.
The next day, the news reported on the Wizards' loss, but few people underestimated them, and even more favored them to make the playoffs. Some Chinese fans support the Wizards as China's home team.
The Knicks started with three consecutive wins, but Yao Ming played badly, shooting 1-of-5 in the second game, scoring only 2 points and 7 rebounds. In the third game, he played 24 minutes, shot 4-of-7, and had 10 points and 4 rebounds.
The Knicks outside players didn't pass the ball to Yao Ming at all, which made Chinese fans go crazy, and watching the Knicks game was angry.
What's even more annoying is that some media call Yao Ming a "parallel import".
There are two reasons why Yao Ming did not play well, one is that he has just arrived in the United States, and he has a cultural conflict and cannot integrate well into the team.
It's not clear who the Knicks are right now, and some people think it's Sprewell, but he's a jerk and has publicly stated that he doesn't want to be here anymore.
Some say it's Ben Wallace, but he's just a senior defensive blue-collar worker.
Grant Hill was the most qualified, but he was seriously injured for two consecutive years, and the team in the pit was not light and not convincing.
Now these three people have ideas in their hearts, and none of them took the initiative to help the quiet Yao Ming integrate into the team. Ben Wallace didn't want to give up the penalty area, and even saw that Yao Ming was a little unpleasant, and secretly competed. He is an undrafted rookie who wants to prove that he is better than the top winner, and he has a sense of accomplishment.
The second is that Larry Brown is eager to lead the team to results, using veteran players and not giving Yao Ming too many opportunities to perform.
Scott Redden spoke to Brown in the hope that he would focus on developing Yao Ming.
As a result, Brown gave Yao Ming a chance, and in the third game against the Celtics, the two sides scored 119-117, and the Knicks narrowly won. Yao Ming made very few shots on the offensive end, just to block and dismantle his teammates, and then stand in a high position and wait for an opportunity to catch the ball and shoot.
Grant Hill played very hard after returning from injury, taking up a lot of the ball, breaking through and not getting in and out, Sprewell shot when he had the chance, and didn't have the chance to break through again, Yao Ming couldn't catch the basketball and ran back with it.
After the high-post block, Yao Ming didn't cut and catch the ball in the air, and the low-post skills couldn't be played, and he couldn't rush to grab the rebound in the front court. All of this was caused by Larry Brown's tactics, and he was worried that Yao Ming would not be able to guarantee the speed of his return to the defense when he entered the basket. And rushing to grab rebounds, Big Ben is obviously better at it.
Defensively, Yao Ming and Ben Wallace were terrible. Big Ben has been addicted to rebounding in recent years and is reluctant to leave the low post. Yao Ming is willing to block and dismantle, but the lateral movement is too slow, and he is weak.
Big Ben can't play big forward, and Yao Ming can't do it, so the two can only share playing time.
Yang Rui logged on to the Chinese website through a proxy server to watch the news, and found that many domestic fans began to question Yao Ming's level, thinking that he, like Wang Zhizhi, could be dominant in the CBA and could not adapt to the rhythm of the NBA game.
Yao Ming's NBA career began to change, and it was a bad change. Yang Rui began to think seriously about a question, should he pull Yao Ming?
If Yao Ming can't become a star in the Knicks, his value in the future will not be too high, he has potential, works hard enough, and is worth cultivating.