Chapter 205 Optimizing Skills

   The next day, the Suns returned to Phoenix and played against the Kings at home on the evening of the 7th.

   This game is the first home game of the Suns. With the cheering of the home fans, the players are in such a good condition that they can be said to be crazy.

Wang Tiejun scored 31 points and 11 rebounds, Kevin Johnson scored 28 points and 14 assists, AC Gran also scored 21 points, Dan Marley scored 20 points, Ceballos did not have the scenery of the last game , only got 11 points.

  The five main players, four of which played an amazing performance of 20+, jointly contributed 111 points, and slaughtered the king with a score of 110:132 at home.

  The brutal performance of the Suns shocked the media.

At the press conference after the game, Wang Tiejun said to the media: "The more we look down on us, the more we want to surprise you.

   This season's championship, we will definitely fight to the end, all teams that want to prevent us from defending the title, please be careful. "

  8, his words appeared on the sports headlines of many media.

   When Jerry Krause saw the news, he felt as though he had underestimated the Suns who lost Barkley.

   He did prepare a meat shield, but if the Suns really made it to the finals, a meat shield would not seem to be enough.

   He knows that the old K continues to gain weight, so his lethality will be greater than last season.

   And after honing in his rookie season, Old K's physical reserve will definitely be better, and at the same time, his ability to manage physical fitness will also be better, which is also an extremely important point.

   But he didn't value the Suns' victory too much, because although the Suns scored 132 points, they also allowed the Kings, a bad team, to score 110 points. What does this mean? It shows that the Suns defense is not very good.

He is well aware of some of the Suns' stats from last season. The Suns allowed 106.7 points per game last season, while the Knicks, which ranked second in the record, only allowed 95.4 points per game last season. 98.9 points, Mosaic has only 99.8 points, but in fact the Suns are in the forefront of the league in average points per game. Many teams that did not make the playoffs did not lose as many points as the Suns, so the defense has always been the Suns. big problem.

The reason is that the old K at No. 5 cannot be the defensive gate of the Suns inside line. This has also caused the old K to be criticized and criticized by the media all the time. The empty space occupies such a large space in the paint area, but the defensive efficiency is low. .

   And this season, defense is still a problem for the Suns, and without Barkley, the problem will be even worse.

   Speaking from the bottom of his heart, the Suns with such a poor defense can beat his Bulls to win the championship.

   "Let's stop looking at it, the Kings are too weak to test the true strength of the Suns."

After thinking about it, he decided to wait and see for a while. If the Suns really have the strength to hit the championship, then he has to buy a meat shield.

   The meat shield he wanted most was Oliver Miller of the Suns, but unfortunately the Suns didn't trade with him, which left him with no choice.

  …

   After playing the King, the Suns flew to Los Angeles the next day to prepare for the away game against the Clippers.

   This year, the league seems to be tossing the Suns. Obviously, the two away games of the Lakers and the Clippers can be arranged together, but there is a home game in the middle, but the Suns run back and forth.

   After this away game, the Suns have to run back home to face the Spurs, and this is a back-to-back.

  The Clippers reached the playoffs this season and fell in the first round. This is also a rare team in the league that averaged more points per game than the Suns. Last season, it was 106.8 points, 0.1 points higher.

   In this game on the 9th, the Suns failed to play the high-energy performance of the previous game. AC Green made 2 of 7 shots and only scored 7 points, but Ceballos performed well and scored 21 points.

  Wang Tiejun played stably, scoring 23 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists. Kevin Johnson scored 35 points and 7 assists. This team contributed 61 points to the inside and outside core and ensured the victory.

   With three consecutive victories in the new season, the Suns made a very happy start even though they were underestimated.

   At the same time, Wang Tiejun, the inside core established by the team, averaged 25 points and 12 rebounds per game, which also made the fans very satisfied.

   After winning the Clippers, the team rushed back to Phoenix overnight. The distance of 600 kilometers was not far, and they arrived home after two in the morning.

   Sitting on the plane, Wang Tiejun turned on the system.

After three games, he scored 22 points and 12 rebounds, 31 points and 11 rebounds, and 23 points and 13 rebounds respectively, which brought his career total points and total rebounds to 1,000 points and 512 rebounds respectively.

   The total score reaches 1,000 points, and the reward is 300 points. The last time the total score of 500 was 200 points, this time it was only 100 points more.

   And the rebounds reached 500, and also got 200 points reward.

   "System, exchange me for a skill optimization card, I want to optimize the throw." He secretly said in his heart, and directly cleared the 500 points he just got.

   The throwing technique has been improved, which allows him to get close to the basket without consuming physical energy to attack the basket every time.

   "Yes, it has been exchanged. The optimization of throwing skills has begun." The system replied.

   After a while, the optimization ends.

The    system prompts: "Host, the result of the optimization of the throwing shot, the skill has been raised from 60 to 90, the basket attack has been raised from 94 to 95, and the low-position close-range attack has been raised from 86 to 87."

   He closed his eyes and digested the information flow that came out of his brain. These information flows directly allowed his body to form muscle memory, so the level would be directly improved.

This function of the    system is actually very powerful, and the function of the optimization card is much higher than that of the training card, and he can achieve a substantial increase in strength without the need for him to undergo hard training.

   But after that, these optimized technologies want to be improved again, unless you exchange a resource integration card of 2000 points, you can only improve through training. His hook can be raised to level 95, which is achieved with the resource integration card.

   "System, how many points does the total score need for the next reward?" he asked.

   "Multiple of thousandths." The system said.

   "Two thousand? Then there will be another reward this season."

   When he was about to shut down the system, he found that a task prompt suddenly appeared.

   This is a rare thing. The system gave you a few tasks at the beginning, but then they disappeared. Why did you suddenly think of sending a task today?

   "The host is invited to be selected for the All-Star Game this season, with 1,000 points for the starter and 300 points for the bench."

   He opened it and saw that the difficulty of this task was not ordinary, but very difficult.

What era is it now, this is an era of super centers, plus the rising star Shaquille O'Neal, the league can be said to have brought together four super centers, plus center strongmen like Mourning and Mutombo, whether it is the West or the East, the All-Star The center position is the most competitive of all positions, and it happens every year that supercenters come off the bench in the All-Star Game.

   In fact, not only All-Stars, but in other hard honors, several super centers are in a state of fierce competition.

  He is in the west, the main rivals are Olajuwon, Admiral David Robinson, Mutombo.

   For him to be an All-Star, even as a substitute, he would have to vote against two of those three.

   In addition to these three people, it is not ruled out that there are excellent big centers competing as centers, which is a common thing.

To tell the truth, the confidence is not very big, the strength of the big dream is too strong. After the first few games, he averaged 28 points, 12 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 4 blocks per game. Both offense and defense are super performances. He has almost no chance to get the All-Star start. possible.

   This is still a comparison of strength and statistics. He is not an American, and he is already at a disadvantage when it comes to competing for the All-Star.

   Unless, by brushing the data, his data will be improved a lot.

   But this season, the championship is the most important thing. If he can't defend his title, there are many reasons. As the core of the team, he will definitely be criticized by the media.

   Under this premise, whether or not he is selected as an All-Star, he can only look down on this honor. Whether he can complete this task depends on the will of God.

  …

   On November 10, 1993, the Suns faced the Spurs back-to-back.

  The Spurs have brought in Rodman, a rebounder and defense expert, and are well-equipped with the inside line. They are very ambitious this season, and the match against the Suns is an important match to test the strength of both sides.

  The Spurs' lineup has also changed a lot. The main guard Avery Johnson went to the Warriors, and the main small forward Sean Elliott was replaced by Rodman.

   At eight o’clock, the two sides announced the starters.

   Spurs: David Robinson, Rodman, Willie Anderson, Dale Ellis, Vinny Denut

  Suns: Wang Tiejun, Green, Ceballos, Dan Marley, Kevin Johnson

  The game is also broadcast live across the United States, on ABC television.

   However, CCTV did not buy the game, Zhang Lili and Su Qun brought cameras and interview equipment and entered the scene as reporters.

   ABC's live broadcast, Bill Walton analyzed: "Although the Spurs have introduced Rodman, Rodman is a bit old, 32 years old, how high he can be, it is hard to say.

In addition, the Spurs traded Sean Elliott to start the backup iron guard swingman Willie Anderson. He was the No. 10 pick in the first round of the Spurs in 1988, but he was seriously injured last season and only played 33 games. What is the status, I don't know.

   Also, the strength of the main controller Denat is also average, just a role player.

   So in comparison, I still really like the Suns a little bit, they have a stronger lineup. "

  John Hanks shook his head and said, "Bill, you are a super center, why don't you compare the inside?"

  The complimented Bill Wharton laughed happily and said, "Old K + Iron Man Green, Admiral + Flower Bug, each has its own advantages.

  In terms of rebounding, the Spurs' interior combination should have an advantage, depending on Rodman's performance.

   In terms of scoring, the Suns can score with both insiders, and the Spurs have some disadvantages, but as long as David Robinson wants to score, he can blast the old K+ Iron Man Green by himself. Defensively, of course, the Spurs are stronger.

  Inside, the Spurs have a slight advantage. However, from the analysis of the overall strength of the inside and outside, I am still more optimistic about the Suns. "

  John Hanks laughed: "But you didn't consider that the Suns are back-to-back tonight, and they are back-to-back alternately at home and away. They just got off the plane."

   At half past eight, the game started.

  Wang Tiejun and David Robinson jumped the ball and the Spurs attacked.

  Otis Thorpe sat on the bench again, and in the first four games, he did not get a chance to start.

   The reason is very simple, his offense is more carried out in the paint area, and there is old K there, there is no space for him to attack, so AC Green, who has the ability to make two points from far away, got the starting opportunity.

   The same is true in this game. His pulling ability is not as good as Green's, and the Suns can't let Rodman help defend old K on the flank frequently, so he can only sit on the bench.

   From the main power forward of Mosaic to the backup power forward of the Suns, this makes him a little unacceptable. He is only 31 years old and his strength is still there.

"boom!"

   David Robinson then missed a turnaround jumper.

   He was pushed a step beyond the paint area by Wang Tiejun, and he turned and retreated, and he was already five meters away from the basket. Facing the defender in this area, his hit rate was very low.

   However, Rodman grabbed a backcourt rebound on AC Green's head, then adjusted in place and made a second offensive layup.

"boom!"

   missed, hit the basket and jumped and fell out.

   But it didn't matter, he jumped up again very quickly and grabbed the rebound on Green's head again.

  This time he didn't attack, and after scaring Green with an elbow, he passed it to David Robinson.

   "What's so special!"

   has already rushed back and Wang Tiejun scolded secretly, it was too late to return to the defense, and he could only watch Robinson make a jumper.

   In this game, he still wants to get good statistics. After all, if he wins in this direct matchup, he will have an advantage in the competition.

   Also because of this competitive reason, a few super centers may not be very good at playing other teams, but when they play other super centers, they are very good and will fight to the death.

"brush!"

   Hit this time.

   "Two offensive rebounds in one offensive round, Big Worm's rebounding is too strong!" Bill Walton joked with a smile.

   "It looks like his rebounding numbers are going to break the table today." John Hanks laughed.

  The Suns returned to the offensive end, and AC Green moved to the three-point line on the right wing to bring Rodman out.

His two-point shooting rate is as high as 44.4%, which is an extremely high shooting rate. To what extent, Jordan is only 41.7% here, so as long as he stands in this position, no one dares to let him go, Rhodes Man naturally didn't dare, otherwise he would make eight out of ten open shots.

   On the left wing, small forward Ceballos received the ball and immediately passed it to Wang Tiejun, who was low on the left wing, and then immediately cut inward from the left elbow area to the basket.

Like Otis Thorpe, a small forward who doesn't have the ability to shoot from a long distance and focuses on driving layups, is actually at odds with Wang Tiejun. Because Wang Tiejun occupies the space in the paint area, there is no breakthrough for him. Space, encountering such a big center at the basket, a player like him, his martial arts will be immediately discarded.

   If it wasn't for the Suns' 3 position, he wouldn't have a chance to start at all, and even if he started last season, he didn't have many chances to shoot, and he lost his starting position in the playoffs.

   And this season, the Suns did not have Barkley, and the scoring ability was weakened a lot, so they could only give him some tactics.

  What tactics are the Bulls' triangle tactics.

   Let Wang Tiejun get the ball in the low post, he cuts inside, the former can choose to single or pass to him.

   But this triangle tactic, in addition to cutting inside, has another change, which is to pull to the left bottom corner to shoot three-pointers, but he does not have the ability to make three-pointers from the bottom corner, so the changes in this triangle tactic are not enough, and the tactics are very limited.

  The left wing is low, forming a chance for Wang Tiejun to single against Robinson.

  Robinson took the top defense, but he did not have a dead top, but put a hand on the attacker's back waist and stepped back half a step.

   His defensive strategy was to retreat from the front, delay Wang Tiejun's attack time, and wait for double teams.

  Wang Tiejun is no longer a rookie. He had a 20+10 performance in the finals. This is a standard star. As a super center, it is not too embarrassing to double-team such a person.

  Wang Tiejun saw Ceballos cut in, he did not choose to pass the ball, but wanted to play the first ball himself.

   suddenly swayed up and down, and now his quality has improved, his agility has been improved, his movements are faster and more coordinated, and he shook Robinson's center of gravity.

   In the next moment, facing the bottom line, he stepped inward with a bear step, turning his movement into a slap. Tieshan's slap suddenly erupted, and his right shoulder and back slammed into Robinson's right chest.

   The strength of level 97 and the strength bonus of nearly 10% are extremely powerful. David Robinson groaned, only to feel a pain in his chest, and he flew backwards.

"Oh!"

  Under the exclamations of the audience, Wang Tiejun took advantage of the situation and made great strides.

"boom!"

   In the moment after Robinson hit the floor, a one-handed dunk detonated the Western Arena.

  Robinson hit the floor and slipped back more than two steps before hitting the basket before stopping.

   "This guy, he not only has greater strength and tonnage, but also his explosiveness is much stronger than last season!" With a pale face, he looked at Wang Tiejun who came down from the basket, and was shocked in his heart.

   "Old guy, hurry up and learn the soft egg dream, go find a superstar to form a group, or you will never have a championship in this life."

   smiled at the admiral, Lao Wang threw a trash talk, turned his head and ran to the backcourt.

   Although his strength has only increased by one level, his flexibility, coordination, and speed have all improved, so his explosive power, if the system has data, must have improved a lot.

   This time he knocked Robinson away, he felt easier than last season, and he had a greater impact on the rim.

   Next, the wise Robinson changed course immediately, no longer defending, not going around, he would be pushed away before going around, and he still used the winding defense that he first adopted to defend Wang Tiejun.

   But this kind of defense is also unstoppable. He never defended Wang Tiejun with this kind of defense last season, let alone now?

   But last season he didn't need help defense, this time is different, he asked his teammates to help defense, the effect is different.

   It’s just that Rodman was pulled away by AC Green, and there was no chance for weak-side help. The Spurs could only let small forward Willie Anderson participate in low-level double-teaming.

   But in this way, Ceballos has a lot of opportunities. When he cuts inside, he frequently gets passes from Wang Tiejun, and his inside cut tactics are so high that they are comparable to the Bulls' Cobra Grant.

   On the defensive end, Wang Tiejun adopts the defensive strategy of dead top + anti-penetration but not anti-shooting. As long as David Robinson shows signs of breakthrough, he will quickly retreat.

The speed of the admiral is the fastest among the three super centers. It is very easy for him to rush forward, but this time he adopts a strategy of preventing penetration but not throwing, it is difficult to rush him in one step. If you stop it, it will be troublesome.

   Under this defensive strategy, the effect is OK. After Robinson failed to break through twice, he basically didn't come in very much, and just threw it outside.

   One is thrown outside and the other is closer to the basket, which makes a significant difference in efficiency.

   (end of this chapter)