NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 135 [He wants to go one-on-one with Kobe! 】

Seeing that Kobe wanted the ball, Simash Parker didn't dare to neglect and passed the ball directly.

Kobe took the ball and faced Deron's defense. He didn't even make a three-threat. He took a step to the right and pulled up to shoot!
Swish!
scored!

"What about your defense? I haven't seen any star player with such poor defense. It's like shooting training."

Kobe's trash talk came right away.

Deron didn't care either, "I asked you to look for a hand on purpose, and I didn't even reach out without looking at you."

"Then please continue."

Deron dribbled forward, and Kobe stepped forward to defend!
"Oh, it seems that Kobe is a little dissatisfied with Deron's extra provocative actions before. His defense and offense in these two rounds are obviously aimed at Deron." McLean said.

Robertson said with a smile, "Obviously, Deron was a bit impolite in front of seniors like Kobe, but what's the point? Young people should be like this. At that time, he didn't respect those seniors, chasing Jordan to single-handedly, it's normal."

The audience at the Staples Center also began to find that Kobe and Deron seemed to have just gotten on.

For fans, there is nothing more enjoyable than the toughness of the stars of the two teams.

Everyone started applauding and cheering, and the atmosphere on the field became tense instantly.

Deron faced Kobe's defense and started dribbling.

Last time, his dribble didn't break through Kobe, and he was basically blocked by Kobe. Although he scored a goal in the end, it was a shot after all, so this time he held back and wanted to score a clean goal in front of Kobe. Ball to prove yourself.

Deron, like before, dribbles in front of his body, and his dribbling rhythm keeps changing.

Kobe kept adjusting his footsteps and center of gravity. Deron had been running for a long time, but he still had no chance.

Upon seeing this, Kirilenko stepped forward to pick and roll for Deron.

But unexpectedly, Deron waved him away directly, and he wanted to fight Kobe one-on-one!

This move made the audience even more excited!
"Wow, Deron directly rejected Kirilenko's pick-and-roll, he wants to be one-on-one with Kobe!" McLean exclaimed.

Robertson's eyes were also shining, "This ball is so beautiful."

Deron continued to dribble, and Kobe's defense was impeccable, not giving him any chance at all.

Deron suddenly pulled up from outside the three-point line and shot directly!

That's all he can do.

Kobe takes off and blocks!

Deron shot this ball very reluctantly, and Kobe's block was very timely, so he could only make an early shot. If he shot slower, he might be blocked directly!
The basketball draws an arc and runs to the basket!

Hard work!
The basketball bounces high!

The inside players on both sides leaped high, ready to grab a rebound!

However... After the ball bounced, it didn't go out of the cylinder of the basket. It continued to bounce twice and went in...

A smug look appeared on Deron's face.

This shot, like his last shot, was a purely dribble, and Kobe's defense had no problem at all.

Lu Yusheng didn't know what this guy was proud of, but he just scored two balls in a row.

But for Deron, he didn't care so much, the goal was scored anyway, and the heads-up with Kobe was considered a win.

Kobe was also a little annoyed by this, urging Simash Parker to serve quickly to get back the court.

But at this time, the referee blew the whistle for a timeout.

The Jazz requested a timeout.

"I didn't understand Mr. Sloan's timeout. At present, the Jazz's offense and defense have no problems, and their score is still leading. In addition, in the contest between Deron and Kobe just now, Deron had a slight upper hand. Morale Zhengwang, at this moment, I don't think there is any need to call a timeout." McLean said puzzled.

"If my guess is correct, Sloan probably called this timeout because of Deron's two heads-ups just now." Robertson said.

"Oh? Why? I think these two heads-ups are very good. You know, the target of Deron's heads-up is the Lakers' top card, Kobe. The significance of these two heads-ups is extraordinary."

"But we all know that Mr. Sloan has always emphasized tactics and discipline. He doesn't pay much attention to those things that show off. Think about the soldiers he led back then, Stockton and Karl Malone. Which one of them is not strong in personal ability? ? But can you see the scenes where they compete with opposing stars on the court?"

"When you say that, if you think about it carefully, it seems that there is really no such thing," Marklin said.

"Yes, especially Karl Malone. I still clearly remember the scene in the finals between them and the Bulls that year. At that time, Rodman made two mid-range shots in front of Malone." Robertson said.

"Rodman? CIC?" McLean asked, "Does he have a CIC?"

"That's right, it's precisely because he didn't have a mid-range shot, so after getting these two mid-range shots, he started to provoke Malone in various ways. Malone was probably anxious by the provocation, and he directly started to eat Rodman alone, directly two singles All of them were scored, and one of them ended with a slam dunk."

"I seem to remember the round you mentioned. Malone's two singles were really exciting."

"Originally these were two morale-boosting goals, but as soon as they scored, Mr. Sloan immediately called a timeout. After the timeout, he criticized Malone unceremoniously in front of the live broadcast. When he came back, Malone never talked to Luo again. Deman will continue to pester and execute the tactics honestly." Robertson said, "So I guess, Sloan must be very dissatisfied with Deron's two heads-ups just now, so he called this timeout."

Big O's guess is absolutely right, Mr. Sloan, this is the reason why this timeout is called.

After the game, he unceremoniously criticized Deron.

"You can't ignore our pre-match preparations, you can't just disrupt our tactical rhythm, Deron, you have to remember, you are our point guard, you are the initiator of our tactics, you can't do whatever you want, what you want Hit whatever you want..."

Deron sat there wiping his sweat. He didn't say anything, but it was obvious that he didn't take Mr. Sloan's criticism seriously, and he didn't look at Sloan at all.

Instead, he looked at his teammates and smiled, feeling a little helpless.

"Did you hear what I told you?" Sloan asked, "We must play according to the tactics we formulated before the game." Mr. Sloan emphasized.

"understood."

Deron replied impatiently.

The whistle sounded for the continuation of the game. Deron smiled and said something to Okur before walking onto the court. From the beginning to the end, he didn't look at Sloan at all.

Sloan's body trembled slightly, but he held it back, looked at Delong's back, and sighed slightly.

In fact, Sloan liked Deron very much. At the time when the Jazz selected him with the third overall pick, Mr. Sloan had a lot of credit for recommending Deron to the management. He was optimistic about this young man, not only Has a good physical condition, and a pretty good pass.

The management naturally obeyed this meritorious coach who has coached the Jazz for nearly 1988 years since 20, and immediately chose Deron.

Facts have proved that the old man's vision is still good. Deron is indeed very suitable for the tactical system of the old man Sloan. His one-handed pass made the old man vaguely see the shadow of Stockton back then.

Last season, Deron, who appeared on the court as a rookie, scored 9 wins and 3 losses at the beginning of the game.

But after all, he is still young. In the middle and late seasons, he was gradually targeted by his opponents. In addition, there were really no good helpers in the team. This led to their final record of 41 wins and 41 losses in the regular season last season. The East can be ranked No.7, but in the fiercely competitive West, it is impossible to enter the playoffs.

After the game, Mr. Sloan comforted Deron, "You are only in the first grade, polish your skills well, and wait for your Karl Malone. Once he arrives, I will lead you to win the damn championship."

Mr. Sloan really had high hopes for Deron. He wanted him to become the second Stockton. Long found that Deron seemed a little disobedient. This kid became obsessed with competing with the opponent's top player. In the last game against the New Orleans Hornets, he was obsessed with competing with the opponent's top player, Chris Paul.

Although he did have an advantage in the contest with Paul, this is not allowed by Sloan. After that game, Mr. Sloan severely criticized him, but he did not expect that this kid finally said, but We did win the game.

In the next few games, more and more such things happened, which made Sloan a little angry.

After the last season, this kid has obviously swelled up, and he seems to care about his status as the team's top star.

Mr. Sloan is a little worried about this. If this continues, he will go further and further down the wrong road.

……

On the Lakers side, during this timeout, they replaced their substitute lineup.

According to the regular rotation, it is indeed time for the Zen master to rotate now.

Lu Yusheng was sent to play with the second team.

But the Jazz didn't make any substitutions, and they were still in the first team.

After seeing Lu Yusheng playing, Delong couldn't help but get excited again!

Lu Yusheng dribbled the ball halfway, and this guy started chasing and defending directly from the backcourt.

Lu Yusheng was not afraid of him in this kind of pediatrics, he saw the opportunity, and directly swung his crotch to pass him.

After dribbling to the frontcourt, Deron quickly caught up.

"Boy, it's not so easy to think about me. Come on, aren't you known as the league's point guard nemesis? Make gestures. If you are really scared, tell me earlier, and I can release you."

Facing Lu Yusheng, Delong kept talking nonsense.

But Lu Yusheng ignored it. After all, his main goal after playing was to drive his teammates to score first.

As for the duel with him, there is no rush.

So he beckoned Vujacic to come up to pick and roll for himself.

"Is this going to be called a pick-and-roll?" Deron said, "I said, if you really can't get past me, tell me in advance, and I can give you a proper release."

Lu Yusheng didn't speak, but Vujacic gave him a good pick-and-roll, and immediately followed the pick-and-roll.

Fisher and Deron also chose to double-team Lu Yusheng!

Deron started very quickly, and went straight to the ball after double-teaming!
This obviously looked down on Lu Yusheng a little bit, and Delong confirmed that, after double-teaming, Lu Yusheng not only couldn't play the ball, but also panicked.

But they didn't know that Lu Yusheng had faced this kind of situation countless times in the previous games.

I saw him calmly dribbling the ball and taking a step back, cleverly avoiding Deron's steal!
The space for this step is not enough to avoid double-teaming. Moreover, the sideline is behind him, so Deron naturally believes that he cannot play the ball.

As long as he continued to double-team, Lu Yusheng would definitely make mistakes.

But what I didn't expect was...

Snapped!
They only saw that Lu Yusheng flicked his wrist, and the basketball hit the ground from Fisher's leg and bounced directly to Vujacic who was about to come down!

This pass obviously surprised both Deron and Fisher!
They never imagined that the kid in front of him could accurately pass the basketball to Vujacic's hands with such an almost weird shot to the ground when he was facing double-teaming just now!
After Vujacic received the ball, there was no defense in front of him, and he jumped up and made a mid-range shot.

This is what he is best at. There is no suspense at all, and he directly scores.

"It's a beautiful pass!"

This time, before Macklin could speak, Robertson couldn't help shouting.

He hadn't watched Lu Yusheng's game before, so he really didn't expect that Lu Yusheng could pass such an exquisite pass.

Mr. Sloan, who was on the sidelines, also showed a surprised expression when he witnessed Lu Yusheng's pass just now.

However, he wasn't surprised by the excitement of the ball. The old man had never seen such a pass before. The reason why he was surprised was that from Lu Yusheng's pass just now, he seemed to see Stowe The shadow of that fellow Keton.

It is not surprising that Stockton can pass such a ball in the middle and late stages of his career, but the rookie in front of him, passing such a ball, somewhat surprised Sloan.

I don't know what the Stockton guy will say when he sees this scene.

Speaking of which, I really miss that guy. He always understands his tactical arrangements very well, and when he is on the field, he will always execute them according to the coach's arrangements. Besides, he executes them so beautifully.

Not like that Deron kid.

Thinking of this, Mr. Sloan became a little angry, and he had to correct these problems on Deron.

Off the court, Phil was chatting with general manager Kubchak.

"Oh, beautiful pass!" Kubchak said happily, "Phil, given Lu's recent performance, several teams in the league are already inquiring about him."

"I guessed it." The Zen master said calmly.

"Don't you want to hear what chips they're willing to pay?"

The Zen Master shook his head, "No, Mitch, there is no need to talk to them about chips yet."

"But you didn't say..."

"I didn't expect that this kid...would be beaten like this." Zen Master smiled slightly.

"Yeah," Kupchak also smiled, "A rookie with the 26th pick, who would have thought of it..."

"Anyway, Lu is a rookie, and he can only be traded in the middle of the season. Let's not talk about it for the time being." Zen Master said, "Who knows what he will grow into by then."

"You mean... let him grow well, and then in the middle of the season, change to a big card?" Kupchak asked.

The Zen master adjusted his glasses, but did not speak.

(End of this chapter)