Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 227 How can one sweep the world without making trouble in one's own house (Happy Mid-Autumn Festival, brothers)

Along with this great victory, there were also some discordant voices.

Some media people think that the Pacers' starting lineup is not reasonable.

In their opinion, the Pacers can come up with a more reasonable starting lineup.

They have such conditions.

However, after the Pacers won the first game, their winning streak was not one, two, three or four games, but a "6-game winning streak".

The team has not lost a game in the first half month of the new season.

This makes it difficult for media people who think the Pacers' starting lineup needs improvement.

Finally, the opportunity came. On November 11, the Pacers challenged the Bulls led by the "new No. 15 pick" Derrick Rose away from home. The Pacers were in a sluggish state throughout the game and lost their first victory of the season.

After the game, reporters swarmed in front of Suwan, questioning the Pacers' starting lineup for the new season. They believed that Shaquille O'Neal should not be in the starting lineup.

Su Wan replied calmly: "If the starting lineup of the 6-1 Pacers has problems, then there is no team in the league that has no problems with its starting lineup!"

The Pacers have a record of 6 wins and 1 loss, the same as the Lakers and Celtics, and are tied for first place in the league.

Just this one sentence left the reporters speechless.

The media asked Suwan to comment on Derrick Rose's performance in this game. Suwan said: "If it weren't for me, he would be the youngest regular season MVP in NBA history!"

When these words were spoken, the media at the scene were shocked.

Especially the local media reporters in Chicago, they really didn't expect that Su Wan, who always looked down on others, would have such a high opinion of Ross. They were so excited that they almost rushed to Su Wan and gave him a big hug.

how to say!

If anyone else had praised Ross like this, they would never have been so excited.

But when Su Wan said this, the value of his words was completely different.

Another excited person was Shaquille O'Neal. When Su Wan just returned to the bus, Shaquille O'Neal saw him and gave up his seat directly: "Su, you are really very considerate!"

He already knew that Su Wan was defending him in front of the media!

To be honest, given the hostile relationship between him and Su Wan, he would not be surprised at all if Su Wan "added insult to injury" and thought that he should be put on the bench.

result……

Unexpectedly!

Not only did Su Wan not do so, he also defended him in front of the camera.

Is this still the vengeful Su Wan?
"Since you're wearing the Pacers jersey, I have to be responsible for you!" Su Wan pointed disdainfully at the seat vacated by Shaquille O'Neal and told him to sit back, "Get out of the way!"

Shaq quickly sat down again with a wry smile, watching Su Wan sit in his old seat at the back.

In his mind, a face popped up that looked mature beyond his years, with a rough appearance and a hairline that showed that he would be dangerous in the future.

If this happened to LeBron James in the same situation, what would he say?

Shaquille O'Neal almost vomited when he thought about LeBron's hypocrisy.

You say, they are both players selected by Danny Ferry, why is there such a big difference?
Starting from the second day, Shaquille O'Neal became more proactive on the offensive end.

Whether Chauncey Billups or Suwan has the ball, he will actively step forward to help with the pick-and-roll.

Given his physique, there is no need to say much about the quality of his pick-and-roll.

This means that the opponent's inside players must also send out a player to switch defense, provide backup defense, or delay the opponent's outside players.

Billups and Suwan now have the ability to pass the ball to the basket.

After Zach Randolph's core strength was enhanced, his 1v1 ability under the basket became more prominent.

Moreover, even if Zach Randolph can't score, don't forget that O'Neal can still drive to the basket.

The offensive system of the entire Pacers starting lineup suddenly became clear.

Just this way...

Shaquille O'Neal's last time on the court was really only 6 minutes!
Reporters quickly noticed the change in Shaquille O'Neal.

There is no way, "don't like pick-and-roll" has almost become a label for "Shaq".

His sudden and proactive pick-and-roll was really eye-catching.

Of course, some media people believe that Shaquille O'Neal made temporary adjustments only because he saw the criticism from the outside world and felt a sense of urgency.

No one can guarantee how long he can maintain this state.

They also took the example of Shaquille O'Neal when he was on the Cavaliers. At that time, Shaquille O'Neal, who had just joined the Cavaliers, was very active in cooperating with LeBron. But after cooperating for a while, he shrank under the basket again. Although he started pick-and-roll again later, outsiders could see that Shaquille O'Neal had a conflict with LeBron, and he was so active in cooperating with the pick-and-roll in order to support Gibson on the outside to pass the ball to him.

Didn’t you see that he later went to the Nets and kept hiding under the basket?
These past cases are proof of this.

Shaquille O'Neal is a man who will not do anything unless there is something beneficial to him.

The frightened "Great Shark" quickly went to assure Su Wan that he would definitely maintain this enthusiasm.

Since Su Wan supports him so much, of course he has to contribute to the "society"!

At this time, there were only Suwan and Shaquille O'Neal in the locker room. He said directly and seriously: "Shaq, let me correct you on one thing. You are not doing this for me. If you are so active on the court just because I defended you in front of the media, then you don't have to do this!"

"I defend you only because you are a member of the Pacers. I would do the same for anyone else!"

"You're winning the championship for yourself, not me!"

"What you need to prove is that you can win the championship even without Kobe! Not me. I beat Kobe two years ago. If there's revenge, it should be him who seeks revenge on me!"

"So, I don't really care what you think."

"besides……"

"Rick Carlisle has given you the face. If you can't hold on, you may have to sit at the 'water cooler' in the playoffs."

"As a core member of the tactics, I won the championship and proudly held up the championship trophy!"

"You still sit on the bench, unable to play for even a minute, and finally win a championship with us, proving to Kobe that you are lucky."

"Think about it for yourself!"

Suddenly, a basin of cold water was poured on Shaq's face.

This "great shark" was completely stunned.

but……

Shaquille O'Neal thought very carefully about what Suwan said.

Even though there was a threat in it, he had to admit that Su Wan was not wrong.

Although he can no longer get rid of the label of "clinging to someone powerful".

But winning the championship as a "tactical core" is different from winning the championship sitting next to a "water dispenser". His confidence in facing the media and Kobe will also be different.

At this time, Shaq finally realized that Su Wan was willing to protect him not because of any friendship between them.

There is no friendship between them!

The real reason why Suwan defended him was that he felt that he was indeed suitable for the starting position, but he needed to clearly realize what he should do. If Shaq still didn't wake up, Suwan would give him face during the regular season, but in the playoffs, he would put him on the bench without mercy.

This time...

It was the Su Wan he was familiar with!

Shaquille O'Neal's back was wet.

After that, he became even more active in the pick-and-roll movement on the court, but when he saw Su Wan, he was not as enthusiastic.

Su Wan didn't mind at all.

He never thought that his relationship with Shaquille O'Neal would warm up after becoming teammates this time.

He can't afford a petty friend like Shaquille O'Neal.

Take this time for example, he was able to actively set screens because Su Wan defended him in front of the media; but next time, he will become lazy on the court again because Su Wan lost his face.

When that time really comes, the Pacers' tactical system will be passive.

From the effectiveness of Shaquille O'Neal's pick-and-roll in these games, we can see that this tactic is likely to become the key tactic for the Pacers this season.

A very important key point of Shaquille O'Neal's pick-and-roll is:

Even if he doesn't have the ability to shoot from long range, at the moment the pick-and-roll is formed, the opponent's outside and inside players who want to double-team the ball handler will not be able to form a position instantly. Instead, because of Shaquille O'Neal's obstruction, the ball handler who cooperates with Shaquille O'Neal may have the opportunity to jump through them.

If Shaquille O'Neal does some moves similar to the "mobile pick-and-roll", the damage will be enormous.

For example, the pick-and-roll between LeBron James and Varejao, which he is most proud of, is based on this principle.

He also talked about the Warriors' "mobile pick-and-roll" in person on the show, which he learned from me and Varejao!
Then why didn't the referee call a moving pick-and-roll for Varejao?
In addition to the "whistle protection", there is another point. These people are too big and occupy a large space when moving. The referee cannot directly call a "moving pick-and-roll" based on their movement. If they really call it like this, the big men in this league will quickly become extinct.

Because then it won't be the defender hiding from the screener, but the screener hiding from the defender.

This is also the reason.

Some big inside players will take advantage of this, such as Varejao, and later on the Warriors' Bogut and Zaza. Later, when Steve Kerr saw that you wouldn't blow the whistle anyway, the entire team more or less had some suspicion of "mobile pick-and-roll" when performing pick-and-roll.

Of course, someone’s fans should not complain.

The crow is standing on the pig.

Don't laugh at anyone.

But even if this tactic is very strong, if Shaquille O'Neal did not consciously want to pick and roll, but just responded to his protection with high emotional intelligence, he would only have four words:
Rest early!

Now it seems that his words obviously played the role he wanted. Shaquille O'Neal took the initiative to change and actively set pick-and-rolls for the team.

The Pacers' style of play has gradually taken shape.

In the first 6 minutes of the game, the ball handlers Suwan or Billups launched their own offense through the pick-and-roll with Shaquille O'Neal, or gave Zach Randolph a strong shot when he had a 1v1 opportunity under the basket.

When the opponent's defense shrinks because of the breakthrough of the Pacers' outside ball handlers and Randolph's damage under the basket, the Pacers will begin to show their "shooting density", especially after Shaquille O'Neal is replaced by outside shooters such as Afflalo or Anthony Parker, they will strengthen their mid-range and long-range shooting.

If the Pacers have a good shooting touch on this night, they will often pull away by the end of the first quarter.

In the second quarter, he continued to use shooting to disrupt the opponent's defensive focus.

If the opponent shifts the focus of defense outward, Zach Randolph or Shaquille O'Neal will continue to put pressure on the basket to ensure that the opponent's defense dare not expand outward.

This is often also an opportunity to launch a scoring spree.

In the third quarter, it was almost a condensed version of the first half, except that the overall rhythm changed a little faster.

If the score gap has not been widened by the end of the fourth quarter, Rick Carlisle will let Suwan step out to end the fourth quarter.

This is a period of time when Su Wan will make a lot of moves.

So when the first month of the new season came to an end, Suwan had a nickname that he should have gotten long ago:
"The King of the Final Quarter"!
In the past, Suwan always left a deep impression on the media by "single-handedly saving the team" in the fourth quarter of the game.

This season, after adjusting his playing style, this trait has been on full display.

In the first month, Suwan averaged 25.4 points per game, 13.8 of which came in the fourth quarter.

In other words, looking at this season's data, if he doesn't score 14 points in the final quarter, it will not reach his average, and it can be described as a downturn!
This kind of "final quarter scoring ability" is familiar to Shaquille O'Neal.

This is so similar to Kobe back then.

No, to be honest, Suwan now is even better than Kobe back then!

In addition to the title of "King of the Final Quarter", many media people also believe that Suwan is fully qualified to be included in the selection of the "Best Defensive Player Award" this season.

If an average of 2.2 steals and 1.4 blocks per game cannot intuitively reflect Suwan's defensive ability, then here is a set of terrifying data. The average shooting percentage of all opponents Suwan faced in November was only 11%, which is nearly 35.6% lower than their average of 40.3% this season!

This number ranks first among all outside players.

This is not some "first" customized by customized data with a limited number of times, but a real first on the list.

Among the outside players this year, the one with the highest defensive efficiency is Suwan!

With such performance on both offense and defense, coupled with the Pacers' record of 12 wins and 3 losses, Suwan was successfully elected as the "Player of the Month" for the first month of the new season.

Many media believe that Suwan is approaching his third regular season MVP trophy in his career.

Of course, the reason why people think he can win the regular season MVP trophy is not just because of his performance on the court.

And then there's his performance in other areas.

Like his ability to stabilize the locker room.

Before the start of the season, all major media outlets believed that there were many "time bombs" in the Pacers' locker room, which might explode at any time and "ruin" the season.

But in the end, we didn't see any signs of the "time bombs" exploding. Instead, we saw changes in many people, such as Shaquille O'Neal and Zach Randolph.

The former began to actively set pick-and-rolls on the court, an enthusiasm he had never shown in his 16-year professional career. This change alone is enough to make people jaw-dropping; then there is Zach Randolph, his change is also very obvious, as can be seen from the team's record. In the three games the team lost, he did not get 3 plus 18 data in two games, and in the games he got this data, the Pacers won all of them.

Maybe the current sample is a bit small.

Not enough to explain the problem.

But…how long has it been since he got into trouble off the court?
Zach Randolph, who transferred to Indiana, was photographed by reporters hanging out in nightclubs at the beginning, but now, he is extremely low-key off the court and rarely goes to nightclubs, let alone getting into trouble.

Completely focused on the court, two words to describe it:
cooked!

"You didn't have any conflicts with Tina, did you?"

"No, no, did she say anything to you, Sue?"

"I'm just asking casually. Don't be nervous, Zach. Didn't you see that the newspapers are praising you? They say you've matured now!"

"That's all thanks to you, Su, for introducing me to a girlfriend. You were right. If you don't have a sexy house, how can you conquer the world? You really need someone sexy at home!" Zach Randolph now goes home after training. His life is very regular.

"It seems that you have a good chance of saving your career! Congratulations, Zach!" Su Wan slapped the newspaper that praised Randolph thoroughly on Randolph's thigh.

Randolph was overjoyed. He opened it quickly and read it carefully again.

In the past, he always felt that this group of media was nothing but instigating and inciting fans to confront players.

But now he loves reading newspapers!
Some are happy and some are sad.

Zach Randolph has begun to transform since he came to Indiana last season. From being threatened by Suwan to play seriously, he has now completed the first stage of growth, which can be regarded as a response to some of the doubts.

可小奥尼尔新赛季到现在，场均14.5分6篮板2助攻1盖帽，投篮命中率45.7%。

Both his statistics and shooting percentage are far worse than his peak last season.

And since his salary this year is one million more than Suwan's, not only the outside world has various doubts about him, even some Indiana media have begun to question him.

Fortunately, the Pacers have a good record now, which gives him an extra "amulet". Some media even speak for him, believing that he sacrificed himself for the team's tactics, and his poor statistics are understandable.

But he is very clear that once the team's record fluctuates, he will immediately become the target of public criticism, and the media that speak for him will disappear.

This situation made him feel like he was stepping on a landmine, and if he was not careful, he would be crushed to pieces.

Suwan has played with him for 4 years, and this is the 5th year. During the most glorious times in the past, O'Neal Jr. was one of his "right-hand men", which was unmatched by any other person on the team, so he paid more attention to O'Neal Jr.'s situation.

So he knew some unknown secrets of O'Neal...

"Jermaine, you're worried about getting injured again and being out for the season again, right?"

Su Wan's words made O'Neal's pupils shrink slightly. He looked at Su Wan in disbelief, as if he was surprised how Su Wan knew. Su Wan waved his hand. He just "happened" to talk to the team doctor, and this team doctor was a classmate of O'Neal's attending doctor who treated his leg injury at the time. Then he knew what O'Neal had been talking to the attending doctor about recently.

NBA players will more or less suffer some psychological trauma after suffering a serious injury.

For example, when Paul George, who had short legs, returned to the team, he didn't dare to jump hard for fear of breaking his legs again.

Although O'Neal's injury, which was ruled out for the season, was not as serious as his, his worries never eased after he learned what stress fractures are and the sequelae of such fractures.

Now, with my poor performance and growing doubts from the outside world, my worries are about to turn into anxiety. If this continues, I'm afraid I'll have to see a psychiatrist.

Su Wan said: "Jermaine, do you believe me?"

O'Neal Jr. nodded, he certainly believed Suwan.

After the "Palace of Auburn Hills Incident", it was his arrival that reunited the fighting spirit of the scattered Pacers; this summer, it was his staying with the team that made the Pacers, who were about to fall into a dark quagmire, still full of light in the new season.

In O'Neal's heart, Suwan and Reggie Miller are the most trustworthy people he has ever met.

"Then adjust your mindset. I believe you can adjust back to normal, Jermaine!"

Su Wan didn’t say much. Sometimes, it doesn’t matter how many words you say, as long as the meaning is conveyed!

O'Neal Jr. nodded, his eyes seeming to show some kind of determination.

Then the next day, Suwan heard Rick Carlisle tell him that O'Neal sent him a message last night: "He said he volunteered to be a substitute!"

Su Wan was a little surprised: "Huh?"

Seeing his surprise, Rick Carlisle was even more surprised: "Not you?"

Su Wan rolled his eyes: "Rick, do you think I look like the kind of person who would persuade a prostitute to become a good woman?"

Carlisle stared at him carefully for a while: "Like!"

Su Wan gave a thumbs up: "You are really good at judging people, Rick! But this matter really has nothing to do with me. I guess I have figured out some things myself."

Carlisle still looked unconvinced, but it was a good thing anyway.

Do you think he was going to field such a weird starting lineup?
Zach Randolph was in his prime, and O'Neal bled for the Pacers.

As for Shaquille O'Neal...

Rick Carlisle knows very well that only by giving him the starting position can he be motivated.

If I sit on the bench, I will feel uncomfortable even if I don’t say it.

This is a means of motivation.

Therefore, he could only put out such a strange lineup at the beginning of the season.

Fortunately, the performance in November was not bad.

But he never expected that the problem would be solved on the first day of December.

Anthony Parker put him in the starting small forward position.

Originally, he preferred Afflalo, but as of now, he is more suitable for "off-peak travel" and his ability has not yet reached the Pacers' starting standard.

As for Anthony Parker, after two seasons of growth and now with championship experience, although he cannot give any surprises, he is stable.

More importantly, with O'Neal Jr. on the bench, the team instantly had a reliable "sixth man".

Now the connection of firepower is smoother.

Before December 12, the Pacers lost only one of the eight games.

The Pacers' constant firepower during the game proved this.

On December 12, the Pacers' lineup for this season faced the final test.

Their opponent is the Celtics who defeated them in the Eastern Conference Finals last season to enter the Finals!

Now that the new season has been over for a month and a half, the rankings of the Eastern Conference teams have become clearer. There is no longer a situation like at the beginning of the season where losing a game could lead to a reshuffle of the entire standings.

The Pacers are ranked first in the Eastern Conference with a record of 21 wins and 4 losses.

But for Suwan and the Pacers, if they cannot defeat the Celtics head-on, then the first place in the Eastern Conference will not be worthy of its title.

This game is their battle to prove themselves as the "No. 1 in the Eastern Conference".

Su Wan wants to warm up for revenge this season.

With the battle approaching, the Celtics are also on high alert.

They know very well that this year's Pacers will be more difficult to deal with than in previous years.

But for them whose goal is to win the championship, the Pacers are a strong enemy that they cannot get around. If they want to make it to the finals again, they must defeat the Pacers again!

This game will to some extent reflect the status of the two teams so far in the new season.

The "Big Three" of Boston were all more nervous than each other, with Paul Pierce being the most nervous. Ray Allen glanced at him and silently moved to the side, fearing that he would be splashed with shit.

Kevin Garnett was considerate enough to ask with concern: "You should have gone to the bathroom, Paul?"

As soon as he came to the locker room today, he saw Paul Pierce going in and out of the locker room and the bathroom several times. After a year of contact with Paul Pierce, he now knows that this grandson wants to poop when he is nervous and can't control the urge to defecate at all.

And these thoughts are constantly reminding Pierce of the embarrassing scene in the Eastern Conference Finals last season.

What he once didn't want to recall was the scenes in which he was stabbed 11 times.

But ever since those embarrassing scenes in the Eastern Conference Finals, the night when he lifted the Eastern Conference Finals championship trophy for the first time in his career has become an indelible nightmare in his heart.

This was clearly the highlight of his career so far, but now...

What a nightmare!
It's really a nightmare!
Ok……

If only it were a nightmare!

At least I can wake up.

Now this is simply a nightmare that I can't wake up from.

The most annoying thing was that Su Wan on the opposite side was more serious than him.

no……

I was so nervous that I almost vomited shit!

You still think you lost?
Paul Pierce didn't understand.

Then the competition officially began.

Pacers have the ball.

Last season, the Celtics used a siege to deal with Suwan in a decisive game and won the "Game 7". They played the same way in this game.

Only this time, the Pacers have other solid ball handlers:

Chauncey Billups is averaging 14.6 points and 9 assists per game so far this season.

The average points per game has dropped, but the average assists per game has increased.

It is worth mentioning that if this average assists per game continues until the end of the season, it will be a new high in his career. So far, the season with the highest average assists per game for Chauncey Billups was the 05-06 Detroit Pistons, averaging 8.6 assists per game.

And now, just one and a half months after joining the Pacers, he has averaged 1 assists per game.

Of course, what cannot be ignored is that out of his average of 9 assists per game, he provides 4 to 5 assists to Suwan in every game.

In other words, half of his assists came from Su Wan.

But this tactic is indeed easy to implement. In the first round of this game, after Billups and Shaquille O'Neal made a pick-and-roll, they were delayed by Kevin Garnett. Suwan cut in and received the ball. Facing Ray Allen who was defending him, he directly pushed him away with his elbow and then raised his hand to shoot.

The ball hit the net.

Ray Allen has enough speed to face Suwan.

But his ability to fight back is too weak.

As for Pierce, he has strength but no speed. The result of defending Suwan is that Suwan is able to trick him with fake moves while running without the ball.

As soon as the ball was made, Thibodeau, the defensive assistant coach, noticed this trend.

However, the Celtics still rely mainly on the offensive end. Only when the "three elders" cannot open up the situation on the offensive end, will they think about limiting it from the defensive end.

Moreover, the Celtics prefer to use a "meat grinder" style of play with their opponents on the defensive end, so it is really difficult to deal with the Pacers' style of play of passing the ball and shooting. - This is more demanding on the legs.

The "three elders" were not very agile in their movements to begin with.

Rajon Rondo dribbled the ball across half court, facing Chauncey Billups, and prepared to break through.

He is good at finding opportunities on the break.

But when Billups was defending him, he didn't give him any chance to get close and kept a long distance away from him, which made him dribble in place and wait for his teammates to receive the ball.

Paul Pierce got the ball at this time, and facing Suwan's close pressure, he could only play with his back to the basket and slowly move forward.

This is what he does best.

However, the Pacers did not give him too many opportunities to adjust his pace while holding the ball. They double-teamed him directly. The moment Ray Allen received the ball, Zach Randolph rushed out with his fat body.

This scene scared Barkley so much.

What few people know is that Barkley actually likes Zach Randolph.

Barkley admired his skills and his playing style.

It's even a pity for him. If he had outstanding explosive power, Zach Randolph would definitely become a "behemoth under the basket."

But Barkley also dislikes his lazy character and often points this out during games.

So when Barkley saw him actually flying towards the outside, he was really stunned.

Although this save did not prevent Ray Allen from making the shot.

But his fighting spirit is infecting other members of the Pacers.

Shaquille O'Neal's movement became more aggressive.

Looking at this appearance, it is really hard to imagine that he is someone who doesn't like pick-and-roll.

Billups was intercepted again, and he decisively looked for Suwan's position.

Otherwise, he would assist Su Wan 5 times per game!

The frequency shouldn't be this high, how come it happened five times?
Suwan got the ball, but threw it back to Billups.

The "flounder" then retreated to the three-point line, drew his bow and arrow, and hit an open three-pointer.

At this time, Rajon Rondo, who was blocked by Shaquille O'Neal, just rushed in front of Billups.

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