Chapter 219 [Regret is out of reach, adjust for it]
Due to the appreciation of "Smiling Assassin" Isaiah Thomas, Damon Stoudayre was selected by the Raptors with the seventh pick in '95 and became the team's offensive core as soon as he joined. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info He is rated higher than Camby, and he is the only star who has been touted by the media before the Raptors, and has played star statistics for two consecutive seasons, and many fans are unhappy that he cannot be selected for the All-Star Game.
Because many people think he is a star, Stadameyer's self-confidence is over-inflated, even if he has privileges in the team, and in the 1996-97 season, he and his agent pressed the management to insist on leaving. His reason is that he wants to go to a strong team and challenge for the championship.
At the time, Stodammire put himself on the heights of Iverson, thinking that he was also a star when he went to other teams. Now he regrets it, to a strong team, with his ability, he can't be the core at all. With the Trail Blazers, he's at best the fourth choice on the offensive end this season.
He only shot two shots, and the coach began to be dissatisfied, and this kind of treatment is very different from when he was with the Raptors.
Basketball is just business, and as Stoudamire grew up, he realized how hard it was to get a status on a team and build relationships with coaches and teammates. He had a perfect start and gave up on his own. No one coaxed him like a star, and he could no longer be as selfish as he was with the Raptors.
The Raptors are closer to a championship than the Trail Blazers, and Stoudamire doesn't have a chance to do it all over again, which is the most ironic. He failed to play under Yang Rui, just like meeting a girl he liked on the street, but he didn't chase after him and asked for contact information, leaving a lifelong regret.
Smith and Rashid blocked and split two steps to Rashid, who faced Christie, turned and hit a straight-arm jumper and missed the interference. O'Neal Jr. grabbed the rebound.
The Trail Blazers' starting few rebounding abilities are average, mainly relying on collective scrambles, Carter and Miller help teammates card people, and O'Neal Jr. is much easier to get rebounds. His teammates are interested in helping him play and play good statistics.
Boykins dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, Miller received the ball and organized, Carter led Pippen to the right, Miller dribbled the ball out of a bit of space and hit the ground to pass to Boykins. The latter relied on O'Neal Jr.'s cover to cut inside, and Stoudeyer was blocked for a moment.
Rashid was aware and hurriedly switched defenses, Boykins circled under the basket, and the right corner gave the ball to O'Neal Jr. on the left.
O'Neal Jr. leaned on his body to squeeze away Sadameyer to catch the ball, and made a jumper in the face frame, Rashid was too late to chase the defense, and Stodameyer couldn't cover it when he jumped, and the ball went in. 11 to 2.
The Trail Blazers attacked, and Stoudamire also played to the advantage of being a small man, passing Miller after blocking and dismantling, attracting the chasing defense and assisting Sabonis to score on a high shot. 11 to 4.
The Raptors made a mistake in the next round, Miller's intention to pass the ball to Carter was too obvious, Pippen made a steal, and the fast break was scored to Stadamire, who singled out Boykins and forced a layup to cause a foul, and hit both free throws. 11 to 6.
In the Raptors positional battle, O'Neal Jr. received the ball after covering, misplaced Stadamire, turned and jumped and scored. 13 to 6.
No matter what the media and fans say about O'Neal Jr.'s softness, his jumper when he is misplaced is a headache for many teams, the small man can't block, his turn is smooth, and his hand feels soft. A big man plays like a defender, and that's not a disadvantage.
With three more minutes played, the Raptors led 22-15, and Trail Blazers coach Dunleavy called a timeout to replace Sabonis and bring on Brian Grant.
The Raptors center moves outside the three-point line, Sabonis's frame protection role cannot be played, and the defense breakthrough is still a weakness. It took a while to make a substitution because Dunleavy also fancies offense, and the playmaking ability of the two interior players on the bench cannot be compared with Sabonis.
Camby continues to sit on the bench, and he's also a guy who has been cheated by trades. He doesn't know how to play, he shoots poorly, both of which don't like Dunleavy, and last season gave him a chance to perform, but Camby didn't take it, but showed the characteristics of the glass man.
Camby has averaged only 15 minutes per game this season, and is pure blue-collar, far from the glamour he had when he was with the Raptors.
With this amount of playing time, no matter how good the physical fitness is, it is impossible to get beautiful statistics, and Camby only feels that the future is bleak.
Only half a minute later, Yang Rui also made substitutions, Boykins, Carter, Hornacek, Maddy, the defense changed from man-to-man to pseudo-joint defense, Maddy was outside to guard the Trail Blazers' number one three-point Smith, and the other four shrank to near the penalty area.
Grant can't shoot a few balls in a game, and his 206CM height is easy to interfere with shots, so he is not afraid on the offensive end.
Seeing that the offensive end can't be opened, and there is no "good card" in his hand that is good at scoring, Dunleavy is a little angry, although O'Neal Jr. is also a marginal person under him, at least the mid-range shot is more reliable than Camby, and it is better not to trade.
The Trail Blazers' radio commentary on the live game was similarly dissatisfied. "The size of the player's role, I really can't look at the fame, Camby's data in the Raptors is brushed, and his role in the system is not as good as O'Neal Jr., and now it seems that the transaction is a loss for the Trail Blazers. They sent away a future All-Star in exchange for a blue-collar worker. ”
In the second half, Maddy and O'Neal Jr. ensured their offensive firepower, and the two played blocking and dismantling to find misplaced opportunities, and Hornacek, Miller, and Christie waited for opportunities outside the three-point line to transfer the ball well.
The Raptors led by 10 points at 35-25 in the first quarter.
O'Neal Jr. had the best performance, scoring 10 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, and almost won a double-double in a single quarter. Maddy played just five minutes and finished with 11 points, shooting 4-of-5, 1-of-1 from three-point range and 2-of-2 from the free-throw line.
In the second quarter, Carter, who had rested for a while, returned to the court, and the other four were Curry, Maddy, Detreve, and Willis.
Fans quickly discovered that this adjustment was again targeted.
The Trail Blazers' swingman Bunch Wells is super impactful and physically strong, and as he returned from injury, the Trail Blazers did not re-sign John Wallace, who is also good at messy battles. If it's Christie or Hornacek defending, it's hard to stop his forced break-through and back-to-back, while Carter is stronger, faster and not afraid to fight than Wells.
Wells hit three shots against Carter and was limited.
After "Little Bug" Boggs came out, he also did not play in the face of the Raptors' pseudo-joint defense. HE IS SHORTER THAN BOYGINS AND IS THE SHORTEST PLAYER IN NBA HISTORY AT JUST 162CM. He has a sharp break, excellent passing awareness, and his shortcomings are shooting, and he is also the kind of "traditional guard".
Pippen didn't get much better off the bench, and after leaving the Bulls, he seemed to have suddenly forgotten how to shoot and became a defensive blue-collar player, averaging only 12.5 points per game.
Camby and Grant on the inside also have limited range, and the Trail Blazers bench lacks three-point shooting points.
Brin commented: "A lot of people still don't recognize the importance of the three-point shot, even if reality hits them in the face again and again. A team with a consistent three-point score is better than a team that can't open up space. It's not just the Raptors, the Lakers, the Spurs, and the Knicks have all proven it. ”
Fraser said: "It's not enough for the Trail Blazers to rely on Smith and Stoudamire to shoot threes, and their total salary this season is as high as 70 million, and they can't bring in any more reinforcements, unless a team is willing to trade to help the Trail Blazers in the mid-term, they won't be able to play well in the playoffs." ”