Chapter 261 Selection of the Top 50 Superstars

  The Knicks attacked, and the boss Ewing came to the low position on the left wing. Instead of trying to get deep, he took the initiative to withdraw one step outside the paint area.

   He knows very well that the old K in his rookie season, he can't squeeze in. Now the old K who has gained weight to 129 kg, he can't squeeze in even more, and it is impossible to get the deep position.

   One step away from the left waist of the paint area, when he got the ball, the old K guarded behind him and prevented him from turning.

   But it didn't stop him. He took out the best beanie, and turned around in the air. When he landed a step away, he had already turned from his back to the face basket, and then took off a second time and made a mid-range shot.

   Lao Wang caught up with one step to seal and was already half a step behind.

   This is also the strength of Bizibung, which makes the defender unable to keep up with the rhythm, because the defender is behind, and when the attacker jumps forward, it is impossible for him to follow up immediately, and no matter how fast the reaction is, he will be half a beat slower.

"boom!"

  Unfortunately, the ball missed.

Ewing himself is one step away from the penalty area, and then jumping out one step is two steps, a complete two-point distance. His two-point shooting rate is less than 35%, which is not high, according to the probability. Three **** can hit one.

  AC Green protected the backcourt rebound and the Suns attacked.

   On the ESPN commentary booth, Rollin shook his head and said, "This is also a successful defense. If Ewing always makes jumpers outside, it is impossible for the Knicks to beat the Suns. Old K's efficiency can definitely help the team win."

Oldman continued: "This kind of ball, how do you say it, the more Ewing shots, the faster the Knicks lose. The more he scores this kind of ball, the more the ball is wasted, less than 40% How do you win with your hit rate?"

  Pharaoh came to the position one step below the free throw line and received the ball again.

   This time, when the Knicks double-teamed him, he did not choose to play hard, but chose to score the ball and give Drexler, who was open on the left-wing three-point line.

"boom!"

  Drexler made a three-pointer when the opponent's small forward was desperately returning to defense, but unfortunately missed.

"boom!"

   However, Pharaoh had already pushed Ewing away and entered the basket. At this time, he got up and grabbed the rebounded basketball with one hand, and made a dunk.

   "Once in the basket, Tiejun's tonnage has an advantage. You can see that Ewing can't stand beside him at all." Zhang Lili laughed.

Su Qun said with a smile: "Director Zhang, this season our live broadcasts are held once a week, and now the ratings are getting better and better, and there are more and more fans in China, and the hotlines inside and outside the station will be called every time the broadcast is live. Explosive, I also received a lot of letters from fans to Lao K, I heard that a conference room has been installed."

   Zhang Lili laughed a few times and said: "He is in the Tiejun training center on Fengshen Street, and there are often fans outside now.

  The street is almost finished. There are pavements in front and lots of open space in the back. A lot of basketball courts have been built. He said that it will be provided to fans for free in the future, and it can be developed into a basketball base. "

"Yes, Fengshen Street will be the capital city's sports culture and art center in the future. But Fengshen Street should be renamed in the future. What should it be changed? Iron Street? Tiejun Street? Iron Street? Basketball Street? I don't know yet." Su Qun nodded. It also followed Fengshen Street.

Lao Zhang took the opportunity to advertise Lao K's Fengshen Street. He has no objection at all. He is now bound to Lao K. The more Lao K gets involved in the NBA, the better he will follow. The more stable the position, the higher the status in the domestic basketball commentary circle.

   The two of them touted it for a while, but let’s not talk about other places. In the capital at the moment, there are countless fans watching the game who want to go to Fengshen Street tomorrow.

   On the court, shooting guard John Starks attacked with the ball.

   He is the main force of the Knicks' perimeter offense. The Suns arranged for Drexler to come over to switch defenses and block him.

After playing a fake, he dribbled the ball under his crotch, changed hands to control the ball, and shot the defender from the left, but he didn't completely shake off the defender, and was stuck on the right by Drexler. On the other hand, this breakthrough seems a bit sloppy.

   Two steps into the three-point line. Seeing that he couldn't get rid of the defender, the low-post AC Green also took a step up to double-team him, so he suddenly made a pull-up jumper and threw himself in the air.

  Green and Drexler took off and blocked shots at almost the same time, but the ball still flew past their fingertips.

   This shot is very difficult, and it is very difficult to throw.

"brush!"

   But unfortunately, the ball went in, and it was hollow into the basket.

   "Let the old K guy come to guard me, you are useless, and you are not as good as the old K's hand." After he succeeded, John Starks got excited and spat out trash talk at the two of them.

   And he is still very smart, actually trying to provoke the relationship between the two and Pharaoh.

   "Boy, do you want to be spanked by me?" Pharaoh, who was running to the frontcourt, heard it and spouted loudly.

   "Puff!"

   The Suns are all laughing.

The   Knicks side was furious and blushed.

"Humph!"

  John Starks snorted angrily, glared at Pharaoh, and then chased after Drexler.

   He didn't dare to provoke Pharaoh. If he was spanked again, he would not live.

  Below the free throw line, Pharaoh got the ball again and immediately raised the ball to the top with both hands.

   With his height and control over the ball, he is not afraid of being robbed at all by holding it like this. Even if someone sneaks a sneak attack from behind, the success rate is not high.

   With his tonnage and strength, no one can squeeze him, and the possibility of mistakes is very small.

   Obviously, the Suns have more changes in this offense.

  Other players increased their movement, constantly pulling the Knicks' defense, preventing them from double-teaming Pharaoh and creating singles for Pharaoh.

   This makes the Knicks embarrassed. In the past, they will be double-teamed, and their own people will be released. With the vision and passing ability of Old K, no vacancy will be wasted.

   If you don't double-team, Ewing's single defense can prevent old K, then there is a ghost.

   But there was no time for them to choose. The next moment, Old K leaned over and started to rely on Ewing.

   "Boom!"

   With one hit, Ewing was knocked back half a step.

"boom!"

   In the next instant, Pharaoh turned around quickly, then jumped up and smashed the ball into the basket.

   "Beautiful! This attack took less than two seconds from the start of receiving the ball to the completion of the attack. The technical movements are very powerful and concise."

   Zhang Liliang praised and said: "Now the Tiejun will no longer have to completely knock down the defense and then complete the attack as before, which consumes a lot of physical energy and wastes attacking time, resulting in a high chance of double-teaming him.

   Attacks like this one are the best, somewhat similar to another behemoth O'Neal. "

  Suqun nodded and said: "Indeed, now Old K uses more turning and steps, and the same is true for O'Neal."

   Zhang Lili said: "O'Neal's low post pace is very flexible, more flexible than the iron army's pace, and the use is better.

   But Tiejun has his strengths, and that powerful ability to rely on hits can help him get more space.

   At this point, O'Neal is getting space through his use of hits and steps, more flexible shaking and shark turns, etc.

  The two have one thing in common. When they can't get the space, the two giant beasts will use the method of horizontally pushing and crushing to crush everything, win by force, and push everything horizontally. "

   Looking back, Ewing tries to get into the paint again.

   He knew that he couldn’t win against Old K when he was shooting outside. He had to get into the paint and get close to the basket before shooting. With improved efficiency, he would have a chance to win.

   It's just that Pharaoh has always adhered to the defensive strategy of preventing breakthroughs but not throwing for their three super centers.

   And now his mobility is better, which gives him more confidence to implement this defensive strategy.

  When Ewing relied on his faster movement to bypass him and enter the paint, he quickly retreated and then implemented a close.

   Once he got close to Ewing, he immediately took out his greatest magic weapon and fought against him.

   "Damn!"

Ewing turned into an air cut, and just took a step into the paint area close to the bottom line, and was caught by the retreating Pharaoh. A huge force pushed him towards the bottom line, his center of gravity was lost, and his feet were scattered. , was squeezed to the edge of the bottom line, and there was no place at all.

   He could only leave the paint, wash the offense outside for three seconds, and then try to get in again.

  This time, he went around from above and entered from the waist, but just after taking a step, he was blocked by Pharaoh again.

   Old Wang stretched out his arms, blocking the boss's space, like a tiger blocking the road, and shouted: "Get out, this road is dead."

  Ewing circled again, and Lao Wang Xiongbu moved laterally and blocked in front of him in time.

   In this way, Ewing failed to enter the paint area several times, and the Knicks' offensive time was running out. Charles Smith missed a strong shot on AC Green's head, Pharaoh turned around to get a backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.

"In the past three seasons, two new-generation giant centers have faced off against three super centers. The former has the advantages of tonnage, confrontation and strength, while the latter has the advantages of technology and athleticism..." Rollin said at the ESPN commentary. Here, interrupted by partner Oldman.

   Oldman said: "In fact, the old K and O'Neal should be separated, because O'Neal also has the same or even superior athletic talent as the three super centers, and his physical talent is even better."

   Luo Lin nodded with a smile, and said, "In terms of athleticism, among the five people, Old K is indeed a lot worse. Even if he improves a little now, he is still a lot worse."

Oldman said: "But in these three seasons of confrontation, except for the first half of the season when Old K entered the league, he was beaten by these four people, and at other times, he was able to do each other with them. Of course, he was still weaker than the other four in scoring in his rookie season, but last season and this season, his offensive ability has been completely on par with the other four."

Rollin asked: "So how can old K make his offensive ability compete with them when his athletic quality is not as good as theirs? There is no doubt that his ability to fight and rely on his ability to fight are his unique skills and The trump card, that's why he can't lose to the four on offense."

Nodding his head, Oldman smiled and said, "His skill in hitting is already his signature skill, unique in the world. Combined with his hook, he can maintain a high offensive efficiency. Now there are more throws. Technically, he's more of a threat offensively."

   "Carter, who do you think, Old K or O'Neal, has a better chance of growing into the fourth-best super center?" Rollin asked suddenly.

Oldman pondered for a while, and then said: "In terms of record and honor, of course, the old K has the upper hand. In terms of personal data, the old K is not weaker than O'Neal, and even a little bit stronger than O'Neal. On the team. The contribution of the old K is not weaker than O'Neal.

   It's hard for me to choose, yes, they are all real beasts, the type of center that the league has never seen before, there are two at one time, I think the form of the league will also change because of them.

   In fact, because of the appearance of the old K, the Suns have interrupted the Bulls' three-peat, and he has changed something in this league. "

  Rollin nodded and said, "It's hard for me to choose too, so let the two of them compete with consistent performance."

   Oldman laughed: "The Magic is also very strong this season, but it is difficult to break out of the East. In contrast, the Suns have a better chance of breaking out of the West.

In the regular season, the Suns and the Bulls have one win and one loss. I think if the Suns beat the Bulls again this season to win the championship, then there is no doubt that the old K, who holds two championships, will be more qualified and qualified than O'Neal to become the No. Four super centers.

   You must know that so far, none of the three super centers has won the championship. If Old K wins two championships, he will definitely become the fourth largest super center, and no one can object. "

  …

   "Stop dreaming, I won't let old K succeed."

At this time, O'Neal suddenly roared at his home: "I want to kill Jordan and his Bulls, make it to the finals, and then kill K, and become the fourth super center. That position is mine, and no one wants to take it. Walk."

   In fact, he is not the most annoying person, Alonzo Mourning is.

  The talented, he participated in the draft together with O'Neal, and was crushed by the big shark, and then came an old K. The two giant beasts completely robbed him of his glory. For three seasons, he has been somewhat unknown.

   At this time, when the media discussed the fourth super center, the candidate ignored him directly. Why?

  …

At Madison Square Garden, Rollin nodded and suddenly smiled: "The NBA is almost 50 years old. Recently, an insider broke the news that the league plans to select the 50 greatest superstars in history in the past 50 years. .

  I think the three super centers must enter this series, but I don't know if O'Neal and Old K are qualified to attack the top 50. "

   "Well, I also heard that the selection will be held in 1996. They will be voted by retired players, media, coaches and reporters. All the hard honors are one of the elements of the selection." Oldman said.

   "Fifty superstars?"

   At this moment, many NBA superstars sitting in front of the TV have their eyes lit up.

   "Fifty superstars?"

  O'Neal was no exception. When he heard the Fifty Stars, his breath stagnated.

   "Fifty superstars?"

  Morning's eyes also lit up.

   At this time, Rollin analyzed: "From the perspective of personal data, hard honor, influence, etc., Old K is more promising than O'Neal. But there is still time, O'Neal still has a chance to catch up."

  Oldman nodded and said to the camera: "Shaq, did you see it? Come on, you are only one championship less than Old K, and one best second team less, you have a chance."

   "I know." O'Neal growled in a low voice in front of the TV.

   "Damn it, and me." Mourning, who was also in front of the TV, said unwillingly.

  …

  Madison Square Garden, the game continues, but the situation is clearly skewed towards the Suns.

   The Knicks are obviously inferior to the Suns in both the quality and quantity of low-post offense. The Suns, relying on Pharaoh's low-post offense and basket offense, pulled the team's overall efficiency to 51%, surpassing the Knicks by seven percentage points.

At the same time, because of the lack of Oakley, Ewing's rebounding ability was originally the weakest of the three super centers, and Lao K's rebounding ability has now surpassed the three super centers, so in rebounding, the Suns also prevailed.

   With these two advantages, the Suns won the game 115:102.

  Pharaoh played 42 minutes, made 14 of 21 shots, 66.6% from the field, 8 of 12 free throws, and scored 36 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 4 blocks, 3 turnovers and 4 fouls.

   Ewing played 43 minutes, 11 of 26 shots, 42.3% from the field, 6 of 8 free throws, scored 28 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 2 turnovers and 5 fouls.

  From team and individual performance, from individual offense to individual defense, he had the upper hand in the matchup in this game.

  After playing the Knicks, the Suns rushed to the last city of this round of road trip overnight, Cleveland, tomorrow they will challenge the Cavaliers in back-to-back games.

  The lineup was uneven last time, and the Suns lost to the Cavaliers at home. Although this time it was an away game and it was a back-to-back game, the team still wanted to win.

   However, the management and coaching staff require players to do what they can and not get injured in back-to-back games, which is the bottom line.

   Now that the game is halfway through, maintaining health is the most important thing. Waiting for the return of Lightning, and fighting again in the playoffs, the most important thing is to hit the championship.

   When I got up in the morning, Pharaoh looked at his phone, and there were two text messages from Hoxman and Yu Feihong.

   I first looked at Yu Feihong to tell him that he had arrived in Phoenix and waited for him to go home for the Chinese New Year.

  Hoxman's text message was to tell him that Wang Tielong and the five of them had arrived in Los Angeles.

   He immediately dialed the phone and connected it after a few rings. It was Yu Feihong's voice, there was the sound of the engine, it should be in the car.

   "Feihong, are you driving?"

   "Yes, sister Xiaofen and I went out to buy and prepare materials for the New Year's Eve dinner."

   "Prepare more, my five brothers from my hometown are coming soon, and they can eat them all."

   "You know, don't worry."

   "That's okay, I'm hanging up."

   In the back-to-back on No. 30, the main players' playing time was controlled. Pharaoh only played for 30 minutes before coming down. In addition, everyone was in a normal state and the Cavaliers were not weak. The Suns were double-killed by the Cavaliers this season.

   This game is over, and all the games in January 1995 are over. The Suns have 30 wins and 13 losses.

   The Spurs are still No. 1 in the West, with 30 wins and 12 losses, one less game and half a game more than the Suns.

  The third-placed Mosaic in the West won two consecutive victories, overtaking the Suns by half a game, tied with the Spurs for the first place in the West, the Suns third, and the Jazz fourth.

   But the Suns are only one more game ahead of the Jazz, who are now 29-14.

   This record made the Suns management and coaching staff anxious.

   But there is no way, the impact of Kevin Johnson's absence is still great, and it directly reduces the level of the No. 1 position a lot. The Suns' organizational function has the greatest impact, and the offensive ability is second.

But don't worry too much, because the Spurs and Mosaic are in the Southwest, only one of them can enter the top three of the playoffs, if they all enter the top three in the Western Conference regular season, then one must be ranked fourth. , to give up a position to be filled by the fourth place in the regular season.

   So even if the Suns fall to fourth, it doesn't matter, they will automatically enter the top three of the Western Conference playoffs.

   However, the rules are the rules, and the team does not dare to slack off. When the lineup is rotated, it is still necessary to try to win as many games as possible, and strive for home field advantage in the playoffs.

  Personally, Pharaoh doesn't want to let the Sir pass, he doesn't want the postman to ride on his head to **** and pee.

   (end of this chapter)