diskusbooks Chapter 393 Jimmy Is A Big Fool
Chapter 393 Jimmy Is A Big Fool
Chapter 393 Jimmy Is A Big Fool
The first quarter is over.
The Pelicans trailed the Spurs 25:26.
The second game.
Pelicans rotation: Beverley, JR Smith, Vince Carter, Anthony Davis and Oden.
Spurs rotation: Point guard Corey Joseph, shooting guard Manu Ginobili, small forward DeJuan Blair, power forward Aaron Baynes and center Matt Bonner.
The Spurs attack.
Ginobili held the ball and played a high handoff with Aaron Baynes. Matt Bonner's position in the bottom corner attracted the attention of the defense, and Ginobili easily went to the basket.
Facing Anthony Davis' defense, Ginobili made an early throw and made a throw.
Davis jumped high, and the basketball flew just a few millimeters above his fingers.
Seeing this scene, Ginobili couldn't help but feel a lump in his heart. Although the basketball still hit the basket, Anthony Davis's bounce and wingspan are really exaggerated.
Switch offense.
Beverley signaled the Twin Towers to drop low, and after Oden and Davis played an inside screen, Beverley passed the ball to Davis.
Davis singled Aaron Baynes in the low post, and Matt Bonner double-teamed the moment he held the ball.
Oden immediately forcibly moved from the right waist to the front, so that there was an opportunity to pass inside the penalty area, and Matt Bonner had to return to the defense.
But the Spurs' defensive rotation was very fast. The moment Oden moved, the strong-side small forward DeJuan Blair immediately double-teamed.
Davis bounces the pass to Vince Carter in the corner.
Swish!
Hit a three-pointer steadily.
Uncle Carter started his motorcycle on the field and slammed the accelerator with both hands.
"Amei and Oden's tactical cooperation is good."
On the Pelicans coaching bench, Du Feng said with great satisfaction.
Stevens knew that this was the coach's opportunity to take advantage of Anthony Davis' early departure tonight to let him and Oden try to partner inside.
In fact, in Stevens' opinion, Li Lai's regard for Anthony Davis was beyond his imagination.
Stevens, who was still worried that Li Lai would not use Anthony Davis too much, and might even waste the opponent's top talent, did not realize until now that the coach has an overly ordinary understanding of Anthony Davis.
"With the talent of Anthony Davis, it should not be a big problem to become a top defense master and frame protector like Wolf King Garnett in the future."
"And Anthony Davis was born as a point guard. We can also train him to be like Garnett, who can pass, support, organize and become the core of tactics."
"But the coach seems to want him to be a different kind of player?"
Stevens directly expressed his doubts.
Li Lai nodded and admitted: "The reason why Garnett became Garnett was because he was in the era when the four major centers were strong, but when those four centers and most of the league's strong inside centers were old, Garnett Nate was also mentioned by the Celtics at center."
"During the Yellow-Green War in 08, Garnett appeared in the center position for nearly half of the time. It is precisely because of his rotation assist defense, frame protection and ability to open up space that helped the Celtics. Successfully won the championship."
Li Lai still remembers the last game of the 08 Finals. The Celtics' starting center Kendrick Perkins only played 13 minutes in the entire game, and Garnett played the center for the rest of the game. Location.
而那场比赛加内特18投10中，狂砍26分14篮板4助攻3抢断1盖帽的数据。
Odom and Gasol, who were facing each other, only scored 25 points together, and were fouled a lot in the process of chasing Garnett.
It is precisely because of Doug Rivers' bold change that the Celtics succeeded in having the last laugh.
Li Lai continued: "With the advent of the small ball era, the future league structure will continue to develop in the direction of flexible lineups and offense."
"There will be fewer and fewer insiders like Yao Ming and O'Neal, so who can be the most dominant player at the basket at that time?"
"It's thick eyebrows."
"So he can't play like Garnett, or more than just like Garnett. Thick eyebrows need a lot of low-post strong and extremely dominant performance in the penalty area."
on the field.
The thick eyebrows took the ball inside again, this time the Spurs were a little afraid to double-team, the thick eyebrows forced Aron Baynes to score a layup in the penalty area.
Spurs coach bench.
Because of the continuous strong performance of the thick eyebrows, Popovich frowned slightly and his face was a little ugly.
The Pelicans last season have already demonstrated their excellent defense and overall strength, and even went all the way to the Western Conference Finals beyond everyone's expectations.
But who would have thought that with the growth of young players Leonard and Jimmy Butler, the strength of the Pelicans this season was already destined to go to the next level. Anthony Davis, who is so talented.
This is the third time Popovich stomped on the court in anger. Even when Gasol joined the Lakers, the Pelicans did not get Anthony Davis to make Popovich angry.
The Spurs made substitutions and adjusted.
"Popovich took Duncan ahead of time, intending to use this to increase the defensive strength of the inside."
"Considering Duncan's various military training Anthony Davis in the first quarter, I suggest that the Pelicans should replace him at this time."
On-site commentary desk, Kenny Smith suggested.
on the field.
Nong Mei also looked at his coach's bench very worriedly. He saw the coach's expectant eyes, and saw the nodding and encouragement of Stevens and Coach Du Feng.
Du Feng suddenly shouted: "Amei, be tougher!"
The thick eyebrow on the court nodded, he knew that the coach would not replace him, but wanted him to continue to play on the court, or to fight Tim Duncan head-on.
The thick eyebrows remembered what the coach had said to him before, he is a player who has the ability to challenge Tim Duncan's status as the league's number one power forward!
The game continues.
The inside line with thick eyebrows actively lowered to ask for the ball.
Beverly signaled all his teammates to pull away, then hit the ground and passed the ball.
The Spurs players on the court did the same thing as the Pelicans players, spaced out.
They no longer care about how the thick eyebrows turn the tide in the interior, because they have full confidence in Duncan.
"Although Duncan has never won DPOY, everyone knows that his defense has always been the top in the league."
Li Lai stood up from his seat.
Thick eyebrows played Duncan in a low position, and he couldn't move at all. He tried to turn left and right, but under Duncan's strict defense, his footsteps kept getting stuck and he couldn't turn at all.
Nongmei has never encountered such a defender in his career. The opponent can't jump high or run fast, but he can handle you submissively.
The helpless thick eyebrows suddenly heard a shout, it was coach Li Lai's shout.
"Pull it out! Hit what you do best!"
Nong Mei remembered what the coach had been telling him to reduce the outside singles with the ball in order to reduce the pressure on the knees and ankles, but this does not mean that he will not play singles with the ball. This is the housekeeping skill of Nong Mei.
After the yell, the thick eyebrow immediately lifted the ball to a 45° angle, and Duncan followed without taking a step.
After Nongmei made a bergamot shot fake, he immediately changed direction and dribbled the ball in a big way. The old Duncan could no longer keep up, and Nongmei took advantage of the opportunity to accelerate and break through the basket.
Duncan moved his legs and struggled to keep up, his thick eyebrows gliding with one hand and smashing buckles.
boom! ! !
"This is Anthony Davis' second-best goal this season. The last time it was dunking Gasol, this time it was dunking Duncan."
"This rookie is full of energy!"
On the CCTV commentary station, Yu Jia commented.
In 6 consecutive games, Su Qun has seen the Pelicans' lineup.
Chris Paul's offensive combing, Leonard and Jimmy Butler's singles and defense, Anthony Davis' rim protection and impact to the basket.
The Pelicans use these four as the core of the team lineup, which is enough to solve the problem most of the time. What is even more frightening is that such a team also has D'Antoni Jordan, Beverly, Diaw, Vince Carter, JR Smith and Auden.
"Of the 30 teams in the league this season, only three have a roster better than the Pelicans."
"One of the Los Angeles Lakers has already been battered by team problems, and the future is unknown, so I really look forward to the next match between the Pelicans and the other two teams."
on the field.
Ginobili, who saw the team gradually getting into trouble in the score, began to exert his strength. He made consecutive singles and JR Smith made fouls and went to the free throw line.
Li Lai immediately made substitution adjustments, replacing Leonard with JR Smith.
Next, Ginobili experienced the level of the Pelicans' perimeter defense, and then Li Lai also replaced Jimmy Butler.
Half time is over.
The Pelicans lead the Spurs 56:52.
The third quarter of the game.
Paul led the rotation to play an offensive wave, JR Smith and Vince Carter hit consecutive three-pointers, and Oden completed his first alley-oop dunk this season.
The players on the Pelicans became more and more excited as they played.
Early in the fourth quarter.
Li Lai suddenly came up with a lineup of Paul, Leonard, Jimmy Butler, Vince Carter and Anthony Davis.
This is another bold attempt by Li Lai on the Pelicans lineup.
Under this lineup, the Pelicans have taken four strikers, the lineup is extremely flexible and impactful, and Paul, the passing master, is also present.
Interspersed screens and quick counterattacks, as well as pick-and-roll cooperation and space on the field, are very advantageous.
Popovich obviously did not expect that the Pelicans would suddenly take such a lineup, but he reacted quickly and raised Duncan to the center position, and took Ginobili to play at this critical moment.
Pelicans offense.
Leonard performed singles at the top of the arc. He first changed direction in front of his body and caught the dribble under his crotch. After a fake dribble with his left shoulder forward swayed Ginobili's defensive center of gravity, he immediately joined the ball and prepared to shoot.
But Ginobili's defense is very experienced. After being shaken, he immediately adjusted his second take-off and directly followed Leonard's shooting action.
"This!"
"Shoot fake followed by a forward-leaning shot to test the foot!"
"Isn't this Kobe's usual mid-range singles move!"
Kenny Smith, who was commentating on the spot, was dumbfounded. This is Leonard from last season. He is simply the embodiment of Kobe's mid-range singles.
Barkley couldn't help having the same thought in his heart, he took a long breath and then remembered what he said.
"Leonard's singles is indeed very similar to Kobe, especially the footwork, but I haven't heard that Kobe has practiced with Leonard, nor have I heard any news about the contact between the two."
"During the offseason this year, I heard about the joint training camp between the Hornets and Pelicans."
Kenny Smith and Barkley slapped the table excitedly at the same time and said, "It's that old rascal! (It's that old bastard!)"
Barkley recalled the scene when he fought against the old beast when he was young, and said with more certainty: "Kobe's footsteps also have a lot of Michael's shadow, so Leonard has undoubtedly received special training from Jordan."
It's just that in such a short period of time, Leonard was able to learn Jordan's singles footwork so well, which was indeed somewhat beyond Barkley's expectations.
Of course, Barkley has seen Jordan train, and has personally participated in the opponent's Devil's Breakfast Club.
He clearly knew how terrifying and perverted Jordan's training was. Leonard's ability to persevere required not only talent but also hard work.
Barkley couldn't help but said: "Kawhi Leonard is an out-and-out mid-range singles talent, and he is definitely the biggest legacy in the 2011 draft, even though he was the No.15 pick in the first round. "
Leonard, who scored this goal, played it lightly and was not excited.
next round.
Paul passes the ball to Leonard, who passes the ball to Jimmy Butler at the top of the key, and then immediately draws the defensive attention down.
Because of the stunning technique just now and the Kobe-like singles, the Spurs players were obviously a little afraid of Leonard continuing to hold the ball.
So after seeing Jimmy Butler holding the ball instead, they were obviously relieved.
On the coaching bench of the Pelicans, Du Feng couldn't help but chuckle, and Stevens pursed his lips and snickered very relaxedly.
They thought at the same time: underestimate Ji?He was the one who beat Leonard in the team's heads-up match.
on the field.
Facing the better defender, Danny Green, Jimmy Butler bends down to keep his weight low while looking up at his opponent's positioning.
"Tony Parker was taken to the bottom corner by Paul. The only man who could double-team me was Ginobili who was taken away by Kawhi who slid down. Only the chicken thief Duncan was on the left waist to help defend."
"I can't win this ball by breaking through. I can consider mid-range shooting and the attack of the right waist."
It took Jimmy Butler only a moment to think about the details of such singles. Of course, Michael Jordan told him that the best choice is to make the best choice without thinking about the muscles of the body. That is holding the ball. Singles are born with a sense of smell and pursuit.
Although Jimmy is still far from becoming a singles master like Jordan, this does not affect his completion of offense at this time.
Leaning forward for a tentative step, then adjusting the offensive rhythm continuously with the crotch, a sudden acceleration and breaking through the left with the ball, tricked Danny Green into shrinking the defense immediately.
Jimmy Butler then pulled the ball. Because of his talent, even though the ball was 2 meters away from Danny Green, Jimmy Butler still chose a more difficult fadeaway shot.
Swish!
The basketball hits the rim crisply.
Even the defensive Danny Green couldn't help but look back at Jimmy Butler one more time.
"This single."
Yu Jia, from the CCTV commentary station, watched this round of offense and always had a feeling of deja vu, but he just couldn't remember it for a while.
Fortunately, Su Qun, who was at the side, was well-informed, and immediately remembered the person he hadn't seen for a long time.
"This is an offensive tactic that Jordan often used in the post-three-peat period. Jimmy Butler not only has a good grasp of technical moves, but also looks very similar to Michael in singles posture on the court."
Yu Jia was startled, and looked back again.
Hey, don't say it, the more you say it, the more it looks like.
On-site commentary desk.
Kenny Smith watched silently, and Barkley commented after a long time.
"Leonard's singles skills are better, his footwork is more and more confusing, he is definitely a genius."
"As for Jimmy Butler, he also scored the middle distance, but due to his physical talent, it is more difficult to play singles. It can be seen that he must have put in a lot of effort this summer."
The Pelicans' two mid-range singles directly stunned the Spurs. Both Tony Parker and Ginobili wanted to fight back at this time. The team's current lag needs them to stand up as soon as possible.
But Leonard's defense and Jimmy Butler's help defense are too deadly. The two are completely locked by the Pelicans' perimeter blockade, making it difficult to complete the offense well.
In the end, the ball could only be returned to Duncan. The old Duncan was as solid as a stone Buddha in the past, and became the most reliable person for the Spurs.
He drills Anthony Davis again, putting the basketball in the rim with a front-hand turn hook.
"This is already Duncan's way of attacking the bottom of the box. I rarely see Duncan use this kind of offense to help the team score hard on the court."
Kenny Smith's voice fell, and Paul on the court suddenly hit Duncan on the outside pick-and-roll list, and then made a successful hit with a signature mid-range hit.
"Let you hit me AD?"
Immediately afterwards, Anthony Davis shot Duncan at a 45° angle from the waist.
"Let you hit me?"
Anthony Davis, who scored this goal, almost helped the Pelicans seal the victory, and the players on the Pelicans were very excited.
Anthony Davis raised his right hand to compare his eyebrows, and roared very excitedly: "This is a better me!"
At this time, Li Lai noticed that in order to single-handedly play Duncan, the thick eyebrow held the ball outside for a long time, and his ankle was obviously uncomfortable after the shot just now.
Although it doesn't look serious, Li Lai attaches great importance to it.
Stevens noticed the detail and said, "Coach, hasn't Davis followed your advice to change his shoes?"
Du Feng said a little angrily at this time: "That guy just doesn't make people feel at ease. The kid said that Kobe is his first idol, and he wants to wear his idol's shoes to play."
"But Kobe's shoes are low-cut and only suitable for guards. For forwards and centers, wearing such shoes does not provide any ankle protection at all."
Li Lai signaled the two not to act hastily and said, "It's more useful for Nongmei to know how serious the problems caused by doing this are than for us to talk too much."
"I don't want to force him, but I will always pay attention to his state, as long as there is any uncomfortable reaction, I will replace him immediately."
"I believe he will one day understand the good intentions of the coaching staff."
Oden, who was on the bench, heard Li Lai's words. Although he already knew that Coach Li Lai was a good person, he couldn't help but continue to respect him this time.
He glanced at his knees and ankles, and suddenly smiled bitterly.
"I, Greg Oden, was also a No. [-] pick, but I didn't have Li to coach me."
on the field.
The game ended immediately.
The Pelicans won the game 105:99.
This is the first time since the season that the Spurs have not scored more than [-] points.
After the game, Li Lai took the initiative to walk to the technical stage to wait for the old man. Popovich stared at Li Lai pretending to be angry, and only turned his anger into joy when he approached.
"This big man is good, like young Garnett, you Pelicans are full of cheating in the league, taking away one potential player after another."
"His name is Nongmei." Li Lai reminded.
Of course, Li Lai knew there was something in the old man's words. He was complaining that he had snatched Dragic, George Hill, and then Leonard.
Originally, these three were players that Popovich wanted very much, but it was a pity that Li Lai stepped in every time.
after the game.
Leonard and Jimmy Butler attended the postgame press conference.
Reporters like to ask questions about Leonard, who is more talented. Jimmy Butler was almost left alone, and Li Lai watched all this with a smile, not worried at all.
The familiar Butler saw that the reporters didn't like to ask him questions, so he directly picked up the microphone in front of him and interviewed Leonard.
"Hey, Kawhi, you've become a big star, and the reporters don't even interview me, so can you accept my interview?"
"What do you think of Jimmy Butler who beat you in the one-on-one game? Is he a genius?"
Leonard was amused by the intruding Butler, and his stern face turned into a goose-like smile, cursing, "Jimmy is a big fool."
(End of this chapter)