Legend of Tomorrow

The Suns returned to Phoenix for a day of rest and played against the Clippers at home. Guo Xu once again showed outstanding strength.

This Sun's overall defense is very good, and it has been anxious to the last moment, Sun 106 is behind 107.

After D'Antoni called for a timeout, Guo Xu arranged for his final attack. His teammates double screen helped him receive the basketball. Guo Xu broke the ball at full speed and forced a layup in the face of Odom. After closing the cover, a clean shot hit the buzzer lore. 108 to 107.

After several years of training, Guo Xu's tossing has become a conventional weapon, even a trick. This trick can both score goals, and do not need to avoid the cover and save energy by using various levers like those of trapeze.

Now many people in NBA imitate Guo Xu, and the hit rate is not high. This action requires one-handed to raise the ball in advance, it is not easy to force, if the arc of the pick is too low, it is easy to be directly cut off by the opponent. The requirements are particularly stringent.

Guo Xu's strength is excellent, he can easily pick the ball out, he uses the cover to start, misaligned and hits the big, relying on the speed inside to enter the unmanned state. His body stretched when he made a layup, using explosive force and shot to make up for the lack of height.

He played 40 minutes, 14 of 23 shots, 3 of 9 3-pointers, 4 of 5 free throws, 35 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists.

He didn't perform well outside the three-point line, and he adjusted it to breakout and CIC in a timely manner. After the misalignment, he passed Brand again and again.

The "Captain" defense is recognized as excellent. The low post can resist people and the long arm can interfere with the shot. Although he is only 203cm tall, the low post defense is very efficient. His weakness is the protection against pick-and-roll. The 125-kilogram weight is destined to make him unable to speed up, and his body is particularly thick.

The Clippers starting guard Andre Miller was abused this time. After he was traded to the Clippers, his data dropped to 13.6 points, 4 rebounds and 6.6 assists. His shooting percentage barely reached 40%.

To make matters worse, the Clippers' decline in the record this season did not make it to the playoffs. Although the team suffered from injuries and the core took a truce, Miller ’s weakness also showed that he was a free man in the summer. It is difficult to get a big contract.

As a heavy point guard with a height of 188cm and a weight of 91 kilograms, Miller is not fast and has no range. His best scoring technique is low back. This is destined to make it difficult for him to play without a suitable offensive system, and it will be uncomfortable in the case of joint defense. How can there be so many opportunities for him to go back to the basket with a point guard?

In fact, Miller is very strong, but the wrong times are born. In Guo Xu's previous life, Miller was a well-known iron man in the league, and his attendance rate was very alarming, having played in 632 consecutive games. He is a floor-flow player with a strong sense of assist. Although he has no speed, he has an excellent pace. If he entered the league in the 1980s, he would definitely be a super guard like Mark Jackson.

NBA has a lot of untimely players, and the achievements obtained in another era will be higher.

Take Yao Ming as an example. If he enters the NBA a decade earlier, the league will have five centers at 80%. If he only entered the NBA in 2012 for ten years, it was broken, and the offensive rhythm of each team changed quickly. He had to be exhausted.

In the same day's game, the Mavericks lost to the Bucks and suffered the 12th loss of the season. The Suns are one step closer to the league's best record.

Old Nielsen did not let the Mavericks play for a long time in the star game. The Trident played very well on the offensive end and scored 20+, and had a high hit rate, but the Mavericks' defensive weakness is still obvious. 114 to 120 at regular time.

The Bucks scored in double figures, and even the blue-collar insider Ratliff scored 16 points.

The media have expressed that they are not optimistic about the Mavericks winning the championship. They are particularly fierce when they abuse vegetables. When they encounter strong attack power, they can lose the team that can play the attack. The Mavericks have two blue-collars on the outside and can support them, but there is no defensive expert on the inside.

The advantages and disadvantages of the Sun are similar to the Mavericks, and experts are not optimistic about their championship. Sun's defense inside and outside is relatively weak, only Marion's flanking defense is acceptable, he can defend an excellent scorer and assist in blocking blocks.

The best person in the Sun's defensive penalty area turned out to be rookie Nene. This is a hidden danger. The two inside rookies can help the team win in the regular season by relying on their talents. In the playoffs, they must test their spiritual attributes. In this regard, most newcomers are not as good as veterans.

That night, Sun boss Jerry Colangelo called his son Brian to the study to discuss the Suns' status.

"Brian, I think the Suns have the hope of winning the championship this year, just two defenders, one inside and one outside, do you have any goals?"

The bosses of nba have a common problem. When the team is rebuilding, they ca n’t wait to trade all the high-paying players on the team. When the team has the hope of winning the championship, they always feel that the lineup is not good enough and are willing to use various methods. Reinforcing, even at the expense of the future.

Jerry looked forward to the Suns winning the championship. He was established from the Suns in 1968. As the youngest manager of the NBA, he became the boss step by step. He accompanied the Suns all the way from a passionate youth to an old man.

Jerry is a generous boss. He has made too many attempts to win the championship. Signing Gugliotta and Anfini Hardaway have spent a lot of money.

Brian poured cold water on the old man. "I'll just say it, don't expect mid-term trading. I have been studying for a month. I have contacted many teams. They are unwilling to trade strong insiders. All teams with good defense and good shields are not too many. , Want to exchange Dampier from the Warriors, they all proposed to take Nene as a bargaining chip. "

Brian explained that the only inside player to be traded this year is the Rockets' Kenny Thomas. He is a contract year and has a height of only 201cm. There are obvious defects so the Rockets management does not want to renew his contract.

Even Thomas, when the summer contract was renewed with the 76ers, the contract was certainly not small.

Jerry asked, "What about outside?"

"There is no need to find a defensive player on the outside. There are not many opportunities to play because the players who can defend and shoot are not cheap. Bruce Bowen is an exception. I regret that he is on the Spurs."

The Suns already have three swingers such as Kirisek, Joe Johnson, and Jakobson sharing their playing time. The 2002 first-round rookie Jacquesson didn't have much performance opportunities, and it's even harder to arrange rotations in the personal coaching staff.

The top teams usually take the elite route. Three swingers are enough. Rotating players in the playoffs is not very useful, mainly due to their ability to fight for stars.

Jerry sighed and said: "You will try again before the 21st to fight for a flesh shield."

"I got it ~ www.wuxiaspot.com ~ Brian said lazily.

Jerry hummed: "Don't be perfunctory, don't forget our agreement, I will let you take over these two seasons when the Suns win the championship, otherwise I will sell the team."

"Hello, didn't you say that the team will let me take over after the Western Conference? How did it change to the championship?" Brian smiled bitterly.

"Can I change my mind?"

Jerry plans to retire from the Suns next year, he can't wait.

But how easy is it to reinforce in the medium term? Not only the sun, the Mavericks management is also looking for people everywhere to discuss the deal. Unless there is a special relationship with the rushing championship team, there is basically no possibility of a big deal, and it is difficult to have a cheap and accountable.

It is also impossible for competitors of strong teams to send out "assistances", and their trading partners can only be selected from the bad teams. The role players in the bad team who have no data, the Suns are simply not looking at.

Which step the solar energy has taken this season depends mainly on the play of Guo Xu and the newcomers.

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