Don't talk trash to him.

Chapter 96 Su Wan Visited Here

As the game approached, Suwan entered the Wizards' home court, the MCI Center, with the Pacers. When they walked out of the visiting team's player tunnel, the boos from the audience were like thunder.

The Washington media's "verbal attacks" ignited the hostility towards Suwan in the hearts of these Wizards fans.

They regarded Suwan as Arenas' enemy.

In Washington, anyone who is against Arenas is their common enemy.

Rick Carlisle listened to the boos from the audience and could clearly feel that it was much louder than the last time he came. There was no hatred between the Pacers and the Wizards, and there was no intersection between them in the previous generation.

There is only one reason why they booed so loudly:
Suwan!

He had no doubt that once Su Wan did something, this place would immediately become the place that hated Su Wan the most, besides Detroit, San Antonio and Cleveland.

Given Su Wan's character, he also believed...

There's no way this kid won't do something!
It turned out that he was right. Su Wan walked out of the player tunnel, passed by the audience seats and headed towards the bench. He suddenly stopped and looked to the side. There, an excited "dreadlock boy" was holding a photo of Arenas and kept shouting at him: "You will die miserably, Su. Gilbert will let you know what a real agent is!"

He shouted with such enthusiasm that his saliva was flying everywhere.

Su Wan stopped in front of him, which made him stunned and he shrank back.

See, there are advantages to having a flamboyant personality, right?
What does "being awe-inspiring without being angry" mean?

Su Wan glanced at the poster in his hand, and then at the "dreadlock boy" wearing Arenas' No. 0 jersey. He took out a black signature pen from his backpack and wrote on the jersey.

Looking at the "dreadlock boy" again, instead of resisting, he covered his mouth and rejoiced.

Most fans...

Is such that!

Just like the later "Du Xiaoshuai" could always hear fans booing him in away games, but when he got close to those fans, they would smile and greet him.

Many fans want to use booing to get the players' attention.

The "dreadlock boy" in front of him may not have had this idea at first, but when Su Wan took a pen and scribbled on his clothes, he faced his own heart.

After writing the last stroke, Su Wan put the signature pen back into his bag and walked towards the bench as if nothing had happened. The camera was now focused on the "dreadlock boy" who was still covering his mouth. Of course, the focus was mainly on what Su Wan had written on it, a very simple sentence:

Suwan, I've been here!
The "dreadlock boy" was overjoyed and was about to take off his jersey to keep it and sell it for a good price. At this time, the Wizards players also entered the court. Arenas immediately noticed the fan wearing his jersey. Then he saw the "scribble" on the jersey and rushed forward to ask, "Who did this?"

The "dreadlock boy" saw Arenas walking towards him and thought he was lucky tonight, but he saw Arenas looking at him with a bad face and tone, and he stuttered, "He, he, he did it."

His trembling finger pointed toward the Pacers bench. Although he didn't point at anyone in particular, Arenas obviously knew who he was talking about.

He felt very angry at the time and wanted to suppress someone around him.

Chinese rookie, huh?
We’ll see!
Before the game started, Suwan successfully attracted Arenas' attention.

He believed that once the game started, as long as he said some trash talk, he would be able to make Arenas go wild.

Sometimes, it's that simple to make people lose their minds!
Rick Carlisle also knew why Suwan did this. As a head coach, if he didn't even have the idea of ​​irritating the opponent's emotional players and profiting from it, he would definitely not go far in this industry.

The Pacers' starting lineup remains unchanged tonight.

On the Wizards side, in addition to the "backcourt duo" and Jamison, the other two players in the Wizards' starting lineup are Jared Jeffries at the fourth position and Brandon Haywood at the fifth position.

Both of them are players with "blue-collar attributes". They score mainly by "eating cakes" and their main responsibility lies on the defensive end. Analyzing the two people from this aspect, they belong to two blue-collar players with very different styles.

Jeffries is good at protecting the rim and providing help defense, while Haywood is mainly responsible for protecting the rebounds, defending under the basket, and compressing the space in the interior.

The combination is also a perfect match.

The one who jumped the ball with O'Neal was Jeffries. With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of a "gibbon", O'Neal could only watch as the Wizards got the first chance.

The next move Arenas made with the ball in his hand, Rick Carlisle knew that Suwan had pissed him off, because he rushed straight toward Suwan with the ball, and before his teammates were fully in position, he just went for it without caring about anything else.

"Agent 0" has comprehensive skills, but his highest shooting percentage in his career is only 44.7% in one season. This is because his choices are often quite unreasonable, and he mainly adopts the attitude of "I want to shoot this way and I am happy with it."

Moreover, he has the common problem of "second-round picks" who have turned into "masters": they are particularly obsessed with shooting rights, as if only continuous shooting can bring them a sense of security.

He is like this. After Michael Redd became the leader of the Bucks, he also attached great importance to the right to shoot.

But even though he fought aggressively, Su Wan was unable to stop him.

After just two encounters, he pushed Arenas aside.

At this time, he also understood what the scouts meant by the unstoppable breakthrough option.

The breakthrough rhythm of this "Agent 0" is different from that of most ball-handling breakthrough players. Years of training in the training hall - yes, don't doubt your eyes, Arenas was also a "training maniac" before his fall - allowed him to figure out a completely different breakthrough rhythm.

Coupled with his quick first step, it is really difficult for players who are facing him for the first time to guard him.

Su Wan was no exception.

When he turned around to chase, Arenas did not rush directly to the basket, but chose to pull up and jump shot...

Now, this is what I said before, Arenas' bad offensive choices.

With a loud bang, Arenas missed his first shot.

The screams that had just been heard at the scene because of Arenas' successful breakthrough suddenly stopped.

There was a scramble under the basket. Jeffries just resisted for a while before being squeezed out of the restricted area by O'Neal. The Wizards basically relied on Haywood to "grab two rebounds at a time". Although Haywood only averaged 6.8 rebounds per game, 3 of them were "offensive rebounds".

His functionality in the Wizards is similar to that of Foster in the Pacers. In addition to him, the Wizards' best offensive rebounder is Jamison, who averages 2.4 offensive rebounds per game, a skill he developed when he was a substitute in the Mavericks.

However, in this round, Arenas shot before he got into position. He had no time to rush to the basket. He could only watch Haywood gradually lose his position in the desperate scramble, while O'Neal Jr. protected the rebound.

The ball was carried to the frontcourt by Tinsley and handed to Suwan.

Suwan originally wanted to call for O'Neal to play a pick-and-roll, as he thought he would be facing Larry Hughes.

This season's Larry Hughes is the ultimate "steal king" and a member of the "Best Defensive First Team". Based on Suwan's ability alone, without opening "The zone", there is no confidence in beating him one-on-one.

But what he didn't expect was that when he had the ball, the first person to slide in front of him was Arenas!

Then there is nothing to be afraid of.

O'Neal, who had just reached the high position, turned around and walked away very tacitly, standing in the right corner near the three-point line.

Arenas is 1 meters tall. His advantages are strong explosive power, strong upper limb strength, good balance, and excellent wingspan of 91 meters...

But these are also Su Wan's advantages.

But Suwan's height of 1 meters and weight of 98 kg are much better than Arenas' 96 kg.

What else is there to say? Just arrange for a “bulldozer-style” breakthrough and it’s done!

Arenas was very aggressive in the confrontation. Even head coach Eddie Jordan was a little surprised. "Agent 0" was not a "boss" who was willing to work so hard on the defensive end. But in this game against Suwan, he showed % of his energy.

Jordan suddenly wanted the Pacers to play 1 training games with them.

If Arenas stays this active on the defensive end in every game, after a hundred practice games, he will definitely have very good defensive habits.

"Bang!"

In the final confrontation, Su Wan came to the basket, shot high, and made a layup after the aerial confrontation. The ball bounced twice on the basket and finally fell into the basket narrowly.

It has to be said that Arenas' upper body strength is really outstanding. Without turning on "The zone" mode, he can't beat this guy. - You know, as the number of times "The zone" mode is turned on increases, Suwan's control over his body is definitely better than 70% of the players in the league, but after fighting with Arenas, he feels that the opponent regains balance faster than him.

Of course, this is also one of the best point guards in the league. It is normal that there is some gap between Suwan and such players at this stage.

Anyway, he scored the goal in the end.

"Agent 0, come on, don't let others see the gap between Agent 0 and Agent 99 so quickly!" Su Wan shouted to Arenas while returning to defense.

The "General" showed no sign of weakness and angrily shouted, "Shut up, rookie. It was just a goal. What are you so proud of?"

Su Wan shook his head and retorted: "I'm not proud of scoring a goal, so should I wait until you score a goal before I'm proud of it?"

"..."

What he said made a lot of sense. Arenas had no choice but to respond with offense.

In this round, Suwan once again let his unique breakthrough option go to the side, and this time Arenas did not choose the bad "pull-up jump shot", but rushed straight to the inside, trying to score a layup.

But it was also at this time that Arenas realized that the challenge he needed to face was not just Suwan's defense, but the Pacers also had to make subsequent backup defense.

O'Neal Jr. jumped out.

"Good opportunity, pass the ball!" Eddie Jordan immediately saw Jeffries who was left open, and he believed Arenas also saw it. In the past, he didn't need him to remind him, but tonight Arenas was full of impatience. Such Arenas often chose to be a "lone wolf" on the offensive end, so he had to remind him.

However, it was of no use.

Arenas, who entered that state, was not a "Tmall Genie" that could be "woken up" by a shout. He could only watch Arenas use his worst shot to get a crisp "iron shot".

After missing two good opportunities in a row, some fans at the scene began to hold their heads.

They love Arenas, and they hate Arenas.

What they love is Arenas, who brings hope of revival to Washington. What they hate is this "cancer of the team" who has no regard for his teammates on the court at this time.

Love and hate, just like being in love.

With the ball in the frontcourt, Suwan once again faced Arenas with the ball. This time, he was more adept at it and took advantage of the impatience of "Agent No. 0" and successfully caused him to foul.

Two free throw opportunities.

Eddie Jordan hurried to the sidelines, clapping his hands continuously to attract Arenas' attention, and using gestures to remind him to relax. Arenas probably heard it as "go easy", and after Suwan made two free throws, he made a dribbling error during a breakthrough. Fortunately, Larry Hughes saved the ball, and took advantage of the Pacers' attempt to form a quick counterattack formation, and scored a goal in the chaos, helping the Wizards get their first goal of the night.

Unfortunately, the Wizards failed to take advantage of the opportunity and the Pacers were still in the lead. The game reached the 6th minute and 45 seconds of the first quarter, and Arenas had a terrible 6 of 2 shots and 2 turnovers.

Eddie Jordan finally couldn't help it. He called a timeout, clearly arranged the tactics on both offense and defense, and emphasized twice: "Larry, you go defend that Chinese newcomer. Gilbert, your main task is to focus on the offense. Get back to your damn state!"

It was not known whether this roar had any effect, but Arenas returned to the court and delivered his first assist of the game, showing his ability as a "two-guard". Eddie Jordan's face showed a little smile, but more of it was solemn.

It seems that it is half improved, and the remaining half depends on whether Larry Hughes can defend Suwan.

When Suwan saw Larry Hughes, he decisively called over O'Neal Jr. to do a pick-and-roll.

Larry Hughes used his excellent "anti-pick and roll" ability. The moment O'Neal Jr. stepped forward to block the position, he first stood firm, and then successfully squeezed past when Su Wan was setting the screen.

But at this time, Suwan looked back at the moon and made a hook pass to O'Neal who was setting the screen.

Just as Jeffries was about to pounce, O'Neal, who was preparing to shoot, took the ball, rushed to the basket with two steps, and completed a slam dunk.

Bill Walton commented on the Pacers' game again today. When he saw this combination, he immediately shouted, "This is the pick-and-roll power of the Eastern Conference's best combination in February. No one can stop it!"

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