Chapter 206 Battle Mosaic

   "Boom!"

  Under the double team of David Robinson and Willie Anderson, Wang Tiejun broke out and knocked Anderson directly.

   Anderson is just a swingman of iron guards. He is 201 cm tall, but weighs only 86 kg. With this tonnage, he was directly knocked into the air when he was close to him. He thought he had encountered a car accident.

  Wang Tiejun took the opportunity to turn around and slipped, and when Robinson retreated, he took a step and quickly turned his movement into a hit.

   "Boom!"

   Under the beating of the fierce iron mountain, David Robinson fell to the ground again.

   He is the smallest of several super centers in tonnage. When he encounters Wang Tiejun, who has a larger tonnage and stronger strength, as long as he hits, he has no ability to contend.

  Especially in the bear step state, Tieshan leans to fight, can switch between moving and leaning at will, the suddenness is very strong, and he is caught off guard.

"boom!"

   flew and smashed the basket, and the Westside Arena burst into flames again.

   The Spurs called a timeout, and Anderson was injured and couldn't get up.

   "Dennis, let go of AC Green and go to the low post for the old K. Others should make up for the defense in time, and don't let Green get a big vacancy."

   Spurs coach John Lucas has no way to limit Wang Tiejun, a low-level beast, and can only take the approach of double-teaming.

   He believes that with Robinson's main defense and Rodman's help defense, he should be able to limit the old K.

   Rodman's defense is good, which is one of the important reasons for the team to trade him. In addition to rebounding, it is his defense.

   After hearing the words of the head coach, Rodman did not speak, but raised his hand and combed his short hair dyed green.

   This is the first time he has dyed his hair. He is in a bad mood now. His wife cheated on his former teammate.

   "Dennis, what are you doing"

  Three minutes later, John Lucas yelled angrily at Rodman, then called a timeout.

   He let Rodman double-team Old K, which is also one of the goals of the team's trade, but Rodman seems to be reluctant to double-team Wang Tiejun.

So, David Robinson was knocked over by Wang Tiejun twice in a row, and got a second foul in the first quarter. He was so embarrassed that he was swallowed alive by old K, and he was completely useless on the defensive end. Looks like a super center.

   This kind of thing happened twice in just three minutes, making him very annoyed.

  David Robinson also had an opinion on Rodman, returned to the bench and ignored Rodman. Of course, Rodman ignored him.

   "Dennis, you're all in the paint, why don't you go to the basket to double-team Old K?" John Lucas asked.

   Rodman didn't even look at the head coach, nor did he look at David Robinson, who was staring at him, but this time he spoke, and he spit out a sentence that could madden Robinson:

   "He's a super center. Don't he have the ability to deal with the old K? No, he has to deal with the old K himself. He is not a child. I don't get involved in this kind of thing. I am not his coolie."

  John Lucas' mouth opened wide, you are not a coolie, the purpose of trading you is to help David, not to make you talk nasty.

  David Robinson almost vomited blood, did he find an uncle for him?

   Next, the helpless John Lucas had to change the defensive tactics again, adopting the method of killing the elephant with more ants, letting the outside line participate in double-teaming, and encircling and suppressing Wang Tiejun in the low position.

   "This is the role and value of a low-post behemoth. His low-post attack will greatly compress the opponent's defense and force the opponent to double-team the basket, thereby creating open opportunities for perimeter teammates." John Hanks laughed.

   Bill Walton nodded and said, "Yes, such a low-post behemoth can force opponents to change their defensive tactics by himself, which is something outside players can't do.

   Of course, the perimeter players I am talking about do not include Michael Jordan. He even forced the league to introduce anti-isolation singles laws through his own abilities. He is an exception. "

John Hanks laughed: "Bill, I agree with you, except for Jordan, other perimeter players, even a perimeter superstar with an average of 20+ per game, he can't really change the opponent's defensive tactics, because the opponent only needs Finding a perimeter superstar who can also shoot down 20+ per game can solve his threat.

   But behemoths like Old K and O'Neal can really force opponents to change their defensive tactics by themselves. "

  Finally, 98:109, the Suns defeated the Spurs in this game.

  Wang Tiejun made 10 of 16 shots, 62.5% from the field, 7 of 13 penalties, and scored 27 points, 14 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 blocks, 2 turnovers and 3 fouls.

The opposite David Robinson made 13 of 30 shots, a 43.3% hit rate, plus 4 of 4 free throws, and still scored 30 points.

His hit rate is not bad, because most of them are jumpers, and this hit rate is even higher than his mid-range hit rate. This is because Wang Tiejun's defensive strategy is to guard against breakthroughs but not against shots. gave him some vacancies.

   In addition to scoring, Robinson only got 8 rebounds, not a single offensive rebound, he was too far from the basket today.

   Rodman is not bad. He grabbed 25 rebounds in a single game, including 7 offensive rebounds. He made 0 of 1 shots. After missing the first ball, he stopped shooting, so he didn't score a single point. The data is very strange.

   But the total number of rebounds, the Suns are still stronger than the Spurs, grabbed a total of 46 rebounds, the Spurs only 42.

"In four games, Old K averaged 41 minutes, 25.7 points, 12.5 points, 6.2 assists, 0.7 steals, 2.6 blocks, 2.1 turnovers and 3 fouls. Old K played a superstar performance. Of course, in the playoffs and finals, he has Showed the quality of the top players, and the performance this season has not been surprising," John Hanks said on the ABC broadcast booth.

   Bill Walton nodded and said, "Old K has obviously increased his support this season. He scored 25 assists in total and averaged 6.25 assists per game. His performance is more versatile than his rookie season."

John Hanks nodded and said: "He has to increase support, because Barkley is gone, other people's scoring tasks are heavier, but his style of play consumes too much energy, so his own shots are not good and increase too much, And you can't let everyone just watch him shoot alone, so helping teammates score is the best way.

  The Suns are now mainly based on traditional center tactics. The ball will be the first to look for him. In addition to the offense after grabbing rebounds, he has many opportunities for assists. "

   Bill Walton continued: "We also saw that today he didn't get to the basket a lot of times to make room for Ceballos' breakthrough, so Ceballos scored 20 points."

  John Hanks said: "But I noticed one thing, Bill, old K actually made 5 throws near the basket today and hit 3 of them."

"Yes, he has reduced the attacking force around the basket, and the attacking efficiency at the basket has decreased a bit, but the physical consumption has decreased. This is actually the right choice. This means that he is good at another attacking method, which is even more difficult to defend. ' Bill Walton laughed.

   "On the defensive end, his performance is not bad, forcing David Robinson to make jumpers all the way, and his shooting percentage is 20 percentage points lower than him. This gap is too big." John Hanks laughed.

"His single defense has always been okay, passing level. If he adopts the correct defensive strategy, plus luck, the opponent's hand is not overwhelmed, and Mr. Admiral's hand is average today, and can only be regarded as passing, then his defensive effect It would be better." Bill Walton laughed.

   At the scene, some media interviewed Rodman.

   "Big bug, I saw that you had some kind of argument with the head coach Lucas on the bench, can you talk about it?" the reporter asked.

  Rodman shrugged and said indifferently, "Of course you can."

   "Great!" The reporter said excitedly.

   Rodman said: "It's simple, he asked me to help defend against old K, but I don't think it was the right decision.

I'm the Spurs' best defensive player, but there won't be any coach, I mean coaches like Chuck Daly and Phine Jackson, who don't ask for their team's best defensive player, in the first half Defend the opponent's strongest offense.

Why? Because I'm going to guard K, I'm going to keep getting fouls right away and can't last until the second half.

   And the most important thing is the second half, so the best players are usually arranged in the second half to defend the opponent's best offensive player. A good coach will do this.

  Yes, I declined his rude request. "

  The reporter looked sluggish, big worm, you are so rude!

  …

   "Four-game winning streak, the Suns stand out, all-round old K, lead the team to the championship!"

   "The Suns have a big explosion, starting with four consecutive victories, and aiming for the championship!"

  Many media were not optimistic about the Suns before, but now they have turned their guns and began to sing praises for the Suns, and Wang Tiejun has also received a lot of praise.

   However, some media calmly analyzed the Suns, believing that the Suns' defense is still difficult.

   Bill Walton, who just explained the Suns game, said in an interview with the media: "Old K started the season really well, especially averaging 2.6 blocks per game, and his one-on-one defense has improved.

   But we should note that the block data alone cannot fully reflect a player's defensive efficiency.

  Old K's help defense is still not very good. He hardly participates in weak side help defense, and his ability to protect the rim needs to be improved. He cannot prevent the breakthrough of the speedy perimeter. I think his defensive end will still be his weakness.

   My advice to him is that if this weakness is filled as soon as possible, then his strength will be sublimated, and being an All-Star is not a dream. "

  Wang Tiejun saw Bill Walton's interview and agreed with his view of himself that his defense really needs to be improved.

However, the five defenses, single defense, help defense, blocks, steals, and rebounds, only rebounding can be improved through the system training card, and the other four cannot be improved, but can only be improved through the usual in-team training and games. A bit slow.

   Now his athletic quality has improved, and his defense ability actually has the potential to improve, but it will take time.

   And to be honest, he has always attacked the strong and defended the weak. He is from the bottom of his heart to attack and light defense, and is unwilling to invest more energy on the defensive end.

   No matter how good his physical fitness is, his playing style is limited, his physical fitness is always insufficient, and he has to save a bit on the offensive end. If he strengthens the defense, the offensive end will be even weaker.

   That's why the team brought in Thorpe and Green, both of whom are good defensively.

Having said that, although he has a good start to the new season, he is not the one who attracts the attention of the media and fans the most. This refers to the fifth position, excluding players in other positions. Jordan’s perimeter stars with gorgeous playing style are the real ones. Guys that attract attention.

   At the 5th position, the most popular in the new season is Shaquille O'Neal.

   When this shark entered the league last year, it was 125 kilograms. It is said that the tonnage has exceeded 130 kilograms. Is it true? This is what some media said, and there is no official exact information.

   Anyway, the current O'Neal is a lot fatter than last season, and a lot bigger.

The shark averaged 33.5 points, 13.5 rebounds, 2.4 assists, 0.9 steals, 2.9 blocks, 2.7 turnovers, and 3.5 fouls in the first four games of the start. In his second season, he began to show absolute dominance at the basket.

  The fourth largest super center, this is the evaluation of him by most of the media.

   Wang Tiejun's assist data is much better than O'Neal, but his score is much worse, and his evaluation on the defensive end is far inferior to O'Neal, so the current overall evaluation is far worse than O'Neal.

   But his evaluation can already match that of Mourning.

Mourning continued to perform well this season, with 21.5 points, 10 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 0.5 steals and 3.1 blocks, especially his tough performance on the defensive end. Flat evaluation.

   Of course, compared with Wang Tiejun, his bonus point is that he is a native of the United States, and as an NCAA star player, he will naturally be liked by more American fans.

   But the most talked about this day is not O'Neal, nor him, nor Jordan, but Rodman.

  Rodman refused to double-team his news with David Robinson, which made the flower bug become a media hot spot.

He is also strange. Even if Rodman was next to him last night, he never double-teamed him. He once thought that the big insect was sleepwalking, but now I know that it turns out that the flower big insect is a person with a bottom line. This kind of person is more than the admiral. Respectful, next time you have a chance to hit him lightly.

   After playing the Spurs, the next game of the Suns is away, playing Mosaic on the 13th, and having two days of rest at home.

   This game has received a lot of attention from the media. The league also arranged for a live broadcast across the United States, and CCTV also chose to broadcast the game live.

  With two days left in the game, many media began to hype the game.

  Mosaic also played four games, and also won all four games, full of momentum, this is still in the running-in period of Barkley and the big dream, and the strength has not been fully exerted.

   Most of the media's predictions for the outcome of this game are biased towards the mosaic where the two superstars are located.

   At noon on the 11th, cousin Liu Changfeng made the lunch according to his request. He could only say that it was reluctant to eat. It was much worse than the original Zhang's reasonable craftsmanship. He didn't care, as long as he could eat it.

   Now that the conditions are so good, I think when the family was in difficult conditions, he wanted to eat a meal, so the two sisters and the parents had to tighten their belts to save some rations and give him a meal in exchange.

   "Brother Changfeng, can you take your driver's license test? You can drive that pickup truck, so just use it to practice your hands. When Brother Zhang is free, ask him to take you with you," he said.

   "Hey okay."

   Liu Changfeng was startled and nodded quickly.

   At this time, Colangelo is still preparing to adjust the lineup. He has been dissatisfied with Ceballos, even if Ceballos has performed well this season, averaging 18.8 points per game in the first few games.

   The reason is that Ceballos does not have the ability to shoot long distances. Breakthrough is his strength. This must rely on the old K to give up the space under the basket to allow him to have room to play, thus limiting the old K's performance.

Head coach Paul Westphal is also not very satisfied. He restricted Ceballos' shots last season. This season, he has no choice but to limit Old K's basket attack, activate Ceballos' breakthrough and increase the team's strength. offensive firepower.

When the team has a basketball giant, it is not good news for a player who mainly makes breakthroughs from the outside. waste.

   And Ceballos, his ability to break through the pull-up jumper, is average, which is the main reason why he is not valued in the Suns.

After Ceballos' contract ended last time, he sent him a 200-year salary contract, but it was only one year. This is Ceballos' second contract with the Suns. If he doesn't trade this season, he won't give him next year. If there is a contract, it will be released directly.

   Now the team has a replacement for him, and that is Robert Horry.

   At present, Horry is the first backup at the 3rd position and the second backup at the 4th position. He wants to straighten Horry as the starter at the 3rd position. Horry was the starting small forward of the Mosaic team last season.

   He knew that this young man was practicing the three-pointer, which was the ability the team needed, and Ceballos just didn’t have this long-range talent.

  …

   At three o'clock in the afternoon on the 12th, the Suns arrived in Houston.

  Barkley invited guests, found a Turkish kebab restaurant, and invited his old teammates from last season over, and everyone got together.

   He also put on a championship ring that he only got a few days ago.

   "This meat is delicious!"

   Before entering the barbecue restaurant, Wang Tiejun and others smelled the aroma of barbecued meat, and saliva came out.

   "Is this beef or pork?" Kevin Johnson asked.

   He doesn't want to eat pork. The media said that his state will decline a lot this season, so he is not convinced. He has not rested during the offseason, and he must control his diet now.

   "It should be beef, or mutton and chicken. Turks seem to be *** and don't eat pork." Lao Wang said.

   Then Buckley came out and shouted, "Hey guys, long time no see, how are you?"

   "Charles, did that old hooligan in Dameng bully you, tell me, and I'll beat him up for you." Old Wang shouted.

   (end of this chapter)