knife point guard

Chapter 120 [Indiana Pacers]

"This is just an ordinary team training, don't interpret it too much, and don't tell any media."

Paul Silas came out the first time, he has a lot of experience.He knew that now was a special time, and any disturbance would have a decisive impact on these two young talents.

Deep down, Paul Silas wants to keep both of these talents with the Cavaliers.His own tactical system is large enough to accommodate the growth of two talented teenagers.

However, judging from the fact that the two sides did not communicate with each other after the heads-up match, the two seemingly close friends did encounter severe challenges.

This kind of challenge is very difficult for Paul Silas, he is not Phil Jackson, he does not have the ability to dance on two eggs.

In fact, he still can't figure out whether this is a battle of spirits between two young geniuses, or a battle for status that is irreconcilable.

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Indiana is currently No.1 in the Eastern Conference. They averaged 91.4 points per game and limited their opponents to 85.6 points.Under the tactical leadership of Rick Carlisle, they have made outstanding contributions on both ends of the offense and defense.

Their lineup is very neat and strong.

The inside core is O'Neal.

O'Neal was a first-round pick in 96, a little younger than Kobe.But the starting point of his career is not the same as that of Kobe.After sitting on the bench in Portland for four years, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers. The Smiling Assassin created him and tailored tactics for him. His face-up offensive ability and post-up singles skills have improved rapidly. Quickly improve players.

As of now, he is the power forward with the best combination of face-to-frame offensive skills and back-up skills in the league today. There is no one. His offensive skills are even more gorgeous than Chris Webber's peak. Some people say that he can see Olajuwon from him. Shadow, this is of course a compliment, but if you look at the offensive comparison chart of the two, you will find that they are very similar in many ways.Especially the trick he is best at using, turning his back from the baseline and smearing into the basket, is exactly the same as Olajuwon.

O'Neal's defensive mobility is very strong, his ability to protect the basket is excellent, coupled with his fast lateral movement speed, and a good sense of blocking shots, he occupies the forefront of the blocking list all the year round.

However, O'Neal also has O'Neal's shortcomings.Players with this kind of flamboyant style of play are often not stable enough to play under high-intensity defense, because there are too many technical means, and they will choose syndrome instead.In addition, his lower body strength is insufficient, and his shoulders are too narrow to hang too much meat, which makes it more difficult to defend against the inside line.

This summer, he renewed his contract with the Pacers for 7 years and 1.23 million US dollars.He was designated as the core of the Pacers' inside line for the next few years.

The outside core of the Pacers is Ron Artest.

Artest was selected by the Bulls in 99, practiced for two and a half years, and was finally traded to the Pacers for the double Proton position inside.In the Pacers, he quickly dug for Isiah Thomas and did his best.

In the past period, many people said that Su Xi was the Ron Artest at the point guard position.

why?

Because their defensive styles are a bit similar, and their shortcomings are also relatively similar.

Artest is known as the best defender at the 3rd position in the league today. His center of gravity is very low, his foot is very stable, and his steals are very fierce... These are very similar to Su Xi.But what makes him better than Su Xi is that although his explosive power is not as strong as Su Xi, his lateral movement speed is very fast, and his position is extremely accurate, and he can quickly distinguish the opponent's breakthrough route and follow up in place.

He can defend three or four positions on the court, and his marking ability is absolutely historical.

However, his defensive ability and rotation filling ability are a little bit worse.In the Pacers, it doesn't matter, he has Jermaine O'Neal behind him, and Jermaine O'Neal is the master in this regard.

Every single-defense master in history has a powerful co-defense master behind him, and they complement each other.Bowen has Duncan behind him, Joe Dumars has a whole army of bad boys behind him, Moncrief has Lanier behind him.

In contrast, Su Xi's back is empty... This is why many guards can kill through the Cavaliers' restricted area once they break through Su Xi's defense line.

Artest and Su Xi also have the same problem. When they face speedy guards, their defensive efficiency drops greatly.

It's just that Su Xi's ability to prevent pick-and-rolls is much stronger than Artest.

It may be because Artest's grandfather and father both practice boxing, and their family is used to one-on-one.

In addition to the two inside and outside cores, Indiana also has the top scorer in history, Reggie Miller, although he has entered the end of his career.However, the double-screen tactic that Larry Brown designed for him is still playing a powerful role today.

In addition, they also have Kenny Anderson, Al Harrington, Clothier, Anthony Johnson, Tinsley, Fortes and a group of elite soldiers.

It can be said that they surpassed the Cavaliers by a large margin in the lineup.

Few people think that the Cavaliers can escape tonight, even the fans at home.

There were some boos and abuse heard at the Gund Arena when Suzy was introduced tonight on stage.

It sounds ridiculous that a guy who had just won three straight games for his team and was named Player of the Week should be booed.

This is probably the narrowness of fans in small places.They would not allow anyone, even the slightest, to compete with their Son of Akron.

This is the pressure that everyone who plays in Cleveland has to deal with.

"Jack, it looks like you're not welcome in Cleveland."

Reggie Miller took the initiative to say hello to Su Xi: "Hi, I'm Reggie."

Su Xi reached out and shook his hand.

At this time, the elf automatically woke up, and he told Su Xi.Reggie Miller has a super talent, a super talent that has been practiced the day after tomorrow. 'Super Catch-and-Shoot Rhythm Talent'!
Su Xi is not surprised, because Reggie Miller himself is the strongest three-point shooter on the planet, and his off-ball ability is the best in the world.

At this time, Ron Artest came over, and he pushed Su Xi with his shoulder: "Hey, little guy. You took away my player of the week. I want to show you what it is to play in this game." Top notch defense!"

"Your defense target is not me." Su Xi told him: "But I will definitely have more steals than you tonight."

"dream!"

Ron Artest said tit for tat.

beep!

The whistle sounded.

Game start.

The Cavaliers' lineup tonight is: Suzy, Jason Kapono, LeBron James, Carlos Boozer, Ilgauskas.

The Pacers' starting lineup is: Kenny Anderson, Reggie Miller, Ron Artest, O'Neal, Jeff Foster.

Foster gave the Pacers a first-down opportunity.

Kenny Anderson, the once rebellious and talented point guard, brought the basketball to the frontcourt. He is no longer the "street culture" propagandist who plays the game with all the bells and whistles.

In Rick Carlisle's tactics, he honestly waited for his teammates to respond at the top of the arc, and then handed the basketball to Jermaine O'Neal who was standing in a fixed position.

O'Neal named Carlos Boozer, and used his gorgeous forward breakthrough to turn around and pass Boozer, but at the moment of the shot, Suzy rushed to interfere... bang!

strike iron.

Suzy gets the rebound.

Courtside Larry Bird sat smiling.

He had just had a conversation with Suzy's agent, and while he was uncomfortable with Mike O'Connor's arrogance, at least he had good news.

Su Xi dribbled the ball across the half. He ignored LeBron James' reach for the ball and directed James to run to the other side.

He and Carlos Boozer hit the pick-and-roll, he violently accelerated into the penalty area, he knocked Foster away in the air, turned and handed it to Ilgauskas, Ilgauskas followed up and dunked.

Larry Bird was satisfied.

What the Pacers lack most now is this kind of strong attacker: Strictly speaking, the current Pacers are a jump shooting team.Almost no one can bring the ball into the penalty area from beyond the three-point line to create a threat.

Tinsley has driving skills, but his finishing skills are weak and his passing vision and pass selection are average.

At this time, Su Xi ambushed Kenny Anderson on the center line.

Even Iverson said he was influenced by Anderson, who was known as the genius of point guards in the 90s.

But he is indeed old now, and his talent has also left him with his years of debauchery.He was ambushed by Suzy, trapped on the sideline, just as he was trying to pass the ball.Su Xi ran into him directly and took his basketball away.

This was a flagrant highway robbery.

Suzy accelerated into the frontcourt, and when LeBron James followed up from one side, he passed the basketball and assisted James to complete a dunk.

The Gund Arena was boiling.

James raised his hands high, and in a trance, it seemed that all the home fans were shouting long live.

Su Xi didn't care, he continued to follow Kenny Anderson's side.

Anderson learned from experience this time and tried not to go to the sideline as much as possible, and Carlisle also arranged for Artest to support him on one side.

Anderson handed the basketball to Artest after halftime.

Artest's offensive efficiency is not high, but you can't say he has no offensive means.In fact, he has quite a lot of offensive methods, after all, he was mixed from the New York street court.

Now he has the ability to attack with the ball in front of the frame, he can also shoot from a fixed point, and his post-up singles are also a bit large.However, his touch is really average. In terms of shooting talent, he is a little worse than Su Xi, his muscles are stiffer, and he is not even good at free throws.But he worked hard on it, and Reggie Miller taught him.

So, he has the potential to be a spot-up shooter.

Of course, all of this is based on the fact that his head is not off the axis.If his mind goes astray, ten cows will not be able to pull back.

He made a shot fake in front of James, which was not realistic, but it made James' center of gravity jump.

He rushes forward with the ball... his dribbling looks awkward.

This made James' gambling instinct flood, and he forcibly reached out to steal.

However, Artest dribbled the ball from behind completely, and Artest accelerated, and used his body to push away James who missed the position, and went directly to the basket to complete a layup.

"Your defense is three grades worse than Suzy the Lamb."

After Artest scored a goal, he said to James sincerely: "You still need to learn, don't waste such a good body."

But James is now 'allergic' when he hears Suzy the lamb, and he is furious, staring at Artest fiercely.

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(End of this chapter)