The Legend of the Hungry Wolf in Basketball

Chapter 411 [Overrated Paul?Underrated sister-in-law! 】

Ye Feng and Bynum had a very good relationship. Seeing Kobe yelling, he suddenly wanted to complain about Bynum, and he had an idea, and shouted: "Kobe, it's up to you! We must prevent Paul!"

He has a loud voice that many people can hear.Van Gundy and "Magic" Johnson were also overjoyed in the commentary booth.

"It's really the funniest trash talk I've ever heard," Van Gundy said.

Johnson smiled bitterly: "Kobe is not so interesting to hear it."

When Bynum heard Ye Feng shout, he secretly laughed when he went to the low position.Paul, who was in charge of the ball, frowned when he heard this. He thought that the Lakers would have a future, and the lineup was better than the Hornets. Only when he got here did he realize that it is better to cooperate with Kobe than his partner David West. West will Give him the pick-and-roll without taking the ball.

Now Paul can't handle the ball all the time, and the pick-and-roll with Mike Roberts is not very useful. The task seems to be dribbling the ball across the half court. This is not the way he likes to play.

Although Zachland Dorff did not renew his contract and sent away Conley and Odom, the total salary of the Lakers still exceeds the luxury tax, but the salaries of Kobe, Paul, Bynum, and Metta World Peace are already very scary Number of.The Lakers can't make large-scale reinforcements, and Chris Paul is their only hope this season.

At the press conference for the Lakers, Paul firmly believed that he could complement Kobe, and his passing ability could help Kobe score more easily.Paul said: "I don't have to change my style of play too much. Kobe is a very good shooter. He can create scoring opportunities by himself. When I pull the space, I can pass the ball to him. Scoring open jumpers, I'm sure it would be fun to work with him."

Now Paul finds that playing with Kobe is not fun at all. He hopes that Kobe will be a shooter who mainly runs off the ball. Will Kobe listen to him?

Now more and more people say that Paul is overrated.Paul was injured in the 2009-2010 season, and his explosive power has declined since then. Last season, he was even considered "Kiddized", and his scoring dropped to 15.8 points.

This year, there is no news that many media have selected the Paul League as the number one point guard.Last season, he didn't even make the league's third team.

When people were paying attention to the duel between Kobe and Ye Feng, Paul suddenly broke out, perhaps stimulated by Ye Feng's words just now, he didn't pass the ball, and he didn't want to be "defended" by Kobe again!
Paul used the cover of Mike Roberts to break through from the left, and before Gasol forced him up, he made an emergency stop and made a jumper! 4 to 2.

Immediately afterwards, Paul successfully intercepted Smith's pass. After reaching the frontcourt, facing Ye Feng's defense, he suddenly changed direction and started. Using his agility and the time difference between his teammates stepping forward to cover, he successfully broke through and used a "helicopter layup" Evened the score. 4 to 4.

Obviously, Paul is not the "little man who can only break through and can't shoot" as some people say.It's not that he can't play alone without a pick-and-roll, and his big ass is not considered thin among point guards.

Who remembers that Paul used to be the second MVP vote?Who knew that Paul ranked second in the league in field goal percentage at critical moments?Does anyone know that Paul's efficiency value has always been among the top in the league?Does anyone know that Paul has consistently led the league in assist-to-turnover ratio?In recent years, many people have said that Paul is useless in defense except steals, and how many people have forgotten that he was in the All-Defensive Team?
In the past, when someone questioned Kobe's first defense, many people would stand up and say: This was chosen by the coach. Are you more NB than the coach?And when someone questioned Paul's first defense and second defense, it seemed so reasonable: too many steals caused people to mistakenly think that Paul was good at defense.

To be sure, Paul has made it to the playoffs with a bunch of role players that no one bothers to despise.David West, the No. 19 leader of the Hornets with 7.6 points and 12.8 rebounds last season, went to the Pacers. After leaving Paul, the data immediately dropped to 6.6 points and [-] rebounds.

The Clippers attacked. Before the game, Thibodeau arranged a triangle offensive tactic, and the Gasol brothers made the axis main attack inside.This is why the Clippers let Gasol Jr. replace Love in the starting lineup. His height of 216cm is more advantageous in low-post attack. Mike Roberts is only 208cm, and the low-post single defense is bad. Several inside substitutes of the Lakers are not qualified. This is their weakness.

Ye Feng hoisted the ball into the hands of Gasol Jr. in the low post. Gasol immediately ran to the high post to create space for his younger brother to play singles. If he didn't have full confidence, Gasol Jr. could pass the ball outside. Smith will use the cover of Gasol on the outside to attack the inside again.

The Gasol brothers are very low-key, especially Gasol Jr. Since joining the Clippers, he has never taken more than 10 shots per game, but this time, Thibodeau gave the two brothers unlimited shots, and the low post can enjoy storm.Especially Gasol Jr., he has a stronger physique, and Gasol supports high positions, passes the ball better, and makes it easier for guards to cut inside.

Facing Mike Roberts, Gasol launched a ruthless attack. He weighed 10 kilograms heavier than Mike Roberts, and with a few hits, the opponent's top was deviated from the position, and he turned and entered the basket.

McRoberts jumped up from behind to block the shot, Gasol Jr. leaned against him with a wide back and jumped back to score a jumper at the basket.McRoberts hit Gasol Jr. on the shoulder and couldn't bring him down in the air.The referee whistles, 2+1.

Usually people with a height of 215cm or more are not allowed to make free throws, except for European players, and Gasol made a free throw. 7 to 4.

The Lakers attacked, Kobe ran to ask for the ball as soon as halftime passed, and ran up to Paul. It seemed that he wanted Paul to cover him. He chose to hand the ball into Kobe's hands.Kobe flicked the ball for a while, didn't wait for his teammates to cover, directly pulled up a jumper, and missed again.He didn't feel good in this game, and Tony Allen's strict defense had an effect.

Gasol took the backboard and handed it to Tony Allen.The Clippers attacked in a position, and the two insiders went to the low position together.Ye Feng is on the left and Smith is on the right, delivering cannonballs to his teammates. Ye Feng is the most accurate three-pointer on the field. The Clippers rarely use this lineup, and they don't plan to shoot three-pointers.

Mike Roberts defended Gasol Jr., and as soon as Gasol Jr. went around the basket, Ye Feng didn't reverse the lob. Facing Ci Shiping's defense, he retreated a little and made a shot from outside the three-point line.He wanted to try to shoot a ball, but he couldn't make it to the team to grab rebounds. This is a fixed tactic of the Clippers. Shooting without pressure is often more grippy.

Ye Feng missed the goal. After the ball bounced out, Gasol got stuck and got the offensive rebound. He made a second attack under the basket. Mike Roberts jumped up from behind and knocked the ball away. The referee whistled again. It rang.

Gasol went to the free throw line and made two free throws. 9 to 4.

McRoberts fouled twice, and Lakers coach Brown was forced to make a substitution, letting Troy Murphy play.Murphy averaged 8.2 points and 8 rebounds per game in the Pacers last season, and his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 40%. Murphy's data did not drop too badly without leaving the Pacers. After the contract expired, the Lakers gave Murphy A mini-middle class dug him to Los Angeles.Everyone thinks that the Lakers made money by signing Murphy, but after the start of the new season, his state has declined alarmingly. This season, he averaged only 16 points and 3 rebounds in 3 minutes per game.

Murphy's peak data itself has a lot of moisture. He is the kind of player who relies on his teammates to grab rebounds on a single basis.Most of the offensive end relies on three-pointers and teammates to make the ball. He is just a shooter when the team does not use him as the core of the offense.Moreover, Murphy's defense is very poor, and the characteristics of the soft inside of the white man can be seen at a glance. His slow pace and poor explosive power make him very weak in single defense, which also makes it difficult for him to be reused by the coach after he was traded to the Lakers!
And Murphy can be regarded as a person with many injuries in his career. His attendance was less than 50% in many seasons, and this is also a reason for his early downhill!
Brown now only hopes that he can evacuate the inside and create opportunities for Kobe and Paul.Looking at the data, he just throws a three-pointer in a game, and then the task is completed...

Paul broke through with the ball, Gasol switched defenses, Paul passed the ball to the outside space, Metta Shiping caught the ball and did not pass it to Bynum in the low post, and made a pull-up jumper from the left perimeter. His shooting was worse than last season Reliable, 37 percent from the field, wide of the ball.Gasol Jr. scored the rebound.

In the frontcourt, Bynum played with Gasol, and Murphy fought against Gasol in the low post.Ye Feng moved to the right, Tony Allen passed the ball to Ye Feng, Ye Feng turned his back inside the three-point line to observe the situation, and lobbed the ball to Gasol Jr. on the same side.

With Murphy, Gasol Jr. is even more fearless. Murphy is a well-known softie in the league.Gasol took two steps with his back to the inside, turned around and threw the ball in the middle. 11 to 4.

The score began to widen.

The Lakers don't have much cooperation in offense, just a pick-and-roll, and then fight each other. This is the biggest change Brown brought to the Lakers. They are worse than when Phil Jackson was coaching.

"Zen Master" also arranges mostly singles tactics, but he has a way to maximize the role of the stars, and arranges a core to play inside and outside.The same is true for the Rockets back then.As long as the two stars are turned on and the role players play properly, the game can be won.

Brown is doing more thoroughly now. He can do nothing but star singles, and it's not a triangle offense. The opponent can defend.If this guy is not cut next season, he must be the illegitimate son of Bass.

Kobe received the ball on the perimeter again. This time he chose to use Murphy to cover and break through, and Gasol switched defenses. He and Kobe had been teammates for several years, and he knew Kobe's characteristics very well.As soon as the screen appeared, he immediately blocked Kobe's breakthrough route and went close.Time is not forgiving, Kobe's speed has slowed down now, and it will be difficult for him to break through if he is not given room for fake moves.

Sure enough, Kobe chose to protect the ball with his back and turned to the left. Seeing that he didn't get rid of the defense, he changed to take the ball and retreat to make an emergency stop jumper.At this time, Bynum was going crazy in the low position, but he kept beckoning, but there was a sound of iron hitting.

Smith took the backcourt rebound and immediately went upcourt, misplaced again.Ye Feng rushed past the half court, only Paul was the fastest to return to defense, Ci Shiping tried his best to chase back, but there was a clear gap between Ye Feng's speed and Ye Feng's.Ye Feng didn't dribble the ball after receiving the ball, he directly threw the ball to the backboard, then squeezed Paul away with his physical advantage, caught the rebounded basketball and scored a low-handed layup.

Ye Feng played a trick, the fans cheered loudly, the atmosphere reached a small climax, the Lakers still did not ask for a timeout.

"Magic" Johnson said: "The Clippers have already taken the initiative. This is the first time Ye Feng has scored, and Kobe has not scored yet. If he wants to prove himself in front of Ye Feng, competing is not a good way."

Van Gundy said: "The irony is that the Clippers took the lead by relying on the Gasol brothers to attack. After grabbing a rebound and launching a fast break, it is also very threatening. The Lakers rarely played like this before."

Johnson shook his head and sighed: "Now that the Lakers have Paul, if Kobiken runs more off the ball, the Lakers will be much stronger."

Kobe didn't like running off the ball, even though the Lakers should play that way now.For example, the Celtics, Ray Allen's offense relies on running without the ball. It should be attached to teamwork, continuous passing, running, and pick-and-roll are the right way, save energy, and it is easy to leave space. High-difficulty singles are used to open up the situation when the team cannot open. Blindly play singles while there are vacancies If you don't pass, it's useless no matter how powerful you are. Although playing like that is cool, it's just a distortion of your understanding of basketball.There are some reasons Kobe understands very well, but he just doesn't do it.

Paul broke through with the ball, faced Gasol with an emergency stop and made a jumper, and pulled back a goal. 11 to 6.

The Clippers still passed the ball to the low post. Bynum went to guard Gasol this time. Gasol immediately passed it to the outside. you.

Gasol didn't plan to pass the ball any more, and turned his back to the inside. Murphy was the softie among the softies. Gasol squeezed into the penalty area, turned around, and Bynum blocked the block.In order to avoid the block, Gasol leaned back when shooting and shot with one hand. His posture was a little deformed and the ball missed, but Bynum defended and the other side was free again.Gasol grabbed the offensive rebound and made an easy one-handed layup! 13 to 6.

The originally strong Lakers had only Bynum left inside, which became a weakness. The Clippers played a double-tower tactic this season.And the twin towers of the Gasol brothers seem to be stronger than the previous combination of Gasol and Bynum.

Van Gundy said: "The Gasol brothers are really underestimated. After leaving the Lakers, they have fully played at their level and played better than they did in the Grizzlies last season."

"Magic" Johnson said: "Ken constantly passing the ball to his low-post teammates also shows Ye Feng's selflessness. Two steps in a low-post offense is not an assist, which cannot be shown in the statistics, but the opportunities are indeed created by him. "

The Lakers must change their defensive strategy, otherwise the winner will be determined at halftime.

(End of this chapter)