Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 168 [Bobcat's defensive loopholes, Nash who is not old! 】

"Marion is too presumptuous. He actually wants to block Chuck under the basket. Can a primitive man with a sword fight against a terminator with a rifle?" Barkley laughed.

When Barkley was happy, he would talk nonsense with his mouth. Kenny Smith laughed and said: "Marion's physique is far behind Hayes. The Suns seem to have no physical strength except Stoudemire. The guys against Hayes, don't know what adjustments they're going to make."

"I think the Suns made a very stupid deal this season, that is, sending away Kurt Thomas. Although Thomas' offense is average, his defensive role cannot be ignored. Now that the Suns have no anti-personnel insiders, they can't defend at all. G. They couldn’t defend against the Rockets’ offense last season. In fact, if the Rockets didn’t focus on Tracy McGrady and Yao Ming, and centered on Chuck, the Suns’ losses would be even worse. They traded exceptions, but they didn’t sign strong players in the free market. Players, I don’t understand what they want to do. Do they want to free up funds next year and really sign Marion for 3 million in three years?” Barkley laughed.He despises players like Marion who are not strong and lack the ability to attack with the ball.

"The Suns also won two consecutive victories. The Bobcats won't necessarily be the winner today, right?" Kenny Smith said with a smile.

"Why, do you want to bet with me again?"

"Ghosts bet with you, let's watch your game." Smith is no longer willing to bet with Barkley.

The timeout was short, and the Suns coach Terry Porter arranged tactics quickly. "Return to defense quickly, keep the defensive formation, Boris (Diao) on the outside to entangle Hayes, don't let him catch the ball easily, as long as he goes inside, Amare (Stoudemire) to stare at him, use Your body against him, weak side players pay attention to help defense. As soon as Biedrins pulls up to the high screen, let him shoot, double-team Hayes with all your strength, Biedrins' offense is only dangerous if he is close to the basket. "

It's not hard to see that Biedrins is the weakest point in the Bobcats' offense.Although Calderon and Pietrus are not good at attacking with the ball, they are very threatening outside three-pointers.So the Suns are going to put Biedrins and double-team Hayes. Porter believes that Hayes is the only person who needs to double-team the Bobcats.

Porter can no longer send Marion alone to defend, or Hayes will blow up the Suns inside alone.

The Bobcats are also talking about defensive tactics. Although they are leading by 5 points now, they are very difficult to defend against the Suns' offense.D'Antoni said: "Try to cut off the connection between Nash and other players. This is the most effective way to disrupt their offensive rhythm. If Stoudemire and Marion are pulled to a high position, they must be tighter after changing positions."

The timeout ended and the game resumed, with neither side changing lineups.

The Suns attacked, Nash dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, did not break through to the inside with the cover of Stoudemire, but dribbled the ball laterally to bypass the defense and hit a three-pointer. 19 to 17.

The Suns quickly returned to defense, and this round fell into a positional battle again.Biedrins came out to pick and roll Hayes.Hayes broke through from the right with the ball and was double-teamed by Marion and Stoudemire.

The Suns' tactic of emptying Biedrins began to be implemented.Hayes looked at where Biedrins was, then handed the ball to Gerald Wallace, who was running up to him.The latter turned around and shot a jumper. The rhythm of the ball was not well grasped. He missed it and Marion got the rebound.

Wallace didn't even have time to be upset, he had to go back to defense immediately.

Marion passed to Nash, and as long as Nash catches the ball, he is a threat to the Bobcats.During Nash's running, the long pass across the half court was accurately handed over to Dior.Pietrus chased back with all his strength, but Diaw still ran ahead and made a layup. 19 to 19.The Suns tied the score.

"Andris, don't come out for pick-and-rolls, and get ready to grab offensive rebounds and other balls in the paint." Hayes shouted at Biedrins.

Biedrins nodded.When he pulls up to the high post, his lack of shooting ability will be exploited.This will trap the Bobcats' primary scorer in a double-team, he can't come out at the basket, and at least he can attract a man's defense.

Diaw is inseparable from Hayes. Because of his thin body, he is generally confrontational, but he is more agile than Hayes. His goal is to prevent Hayes from receiving the ball easily.

The Bobcats were underprepared for the change, and Calderon couldn't pass the ball to Hayes, so he had to hand it over to Wallace.Wallace was also entangled by Raja Bell's defense, and it was difficult to get rid of. Seeing that the attack time was about to come, he passed to Biedrins and singled Marion.

Biedrins has an absolute advantage in height, but Marion makes up for it with his bounce.Biedrins turned in the corner and barely missed a throw, and Stoudemire grabbed the rebound.

In these few rounds, the Suns' defense has been very successful.The Bobcats' offense also has weaknesses, and only Hayes has a truly stable and strong scoring point.The Suns put their defensive attention on Hayes and let everyone else go.Hayes is now the axis of the Bobcats, once he is sealed, the Bobcats' offense has a problem.

Suns attack, Stoudemire again to Nash cover, the latter right breakthrough, Hayes out of defense.Nash moved the ball to the left first, then suddenly accelerated, and passed a back pass to Marion under the basket while running. The latter faced Biedrins, quickly turned to the basket, made a throw shot, and Biedrins jumped A big cap shot the ball out of the baseline, but the referee blew his whistle, and the ball had already started to fall. Biedrins was judged to interfere with the shot, and the goal was valid. 19 to 21.

Biedrins felt very wronged.

During this period of time, the Suns returned to defense quickly, and the Bobcats' fast offense was not well played. Calderon handed it over to Hayes.Marion took the rebound and handed it to Nash. Nash drove the ball into the three-second zone, and Hayes followed up.

This time, Hayes focused on every movement of Nash, and he wanted to prevent Nash once.He feels that his defense is still not good enough, and he can only be called a superstar if he completely overwhelms Nash.

Nash entered the three-second zone, took the ball, and took two steps to the left.At this time, if he wanted to attack by himself, the only option was a backhand layup. Hayes followed closely and was confident to give Nash a big cap.

Nash jumped up, and Hayes followed suit.You can't wait for Gainash, because his layup shot is too fast, not necessarily at the top of the jump.Nash took the ball with both hands, made a mistake with both hands in the air, and passed the ball from his armpit with his right hand. Stoudemire just followed up in the middle, received the basketball, and smashed the ball with one hand! 19 to 23.

The Suns played a 9-0 offensive climax and overtook the score by four points in one fell swoop.

Upon seeing this, D'Antoni requested a timeout.

This is the Suns, once it goes well.Almost unstoppable.The pause at this time is to arrange a tactical response on the one hand, and to disrupt the Suns' offensive rhythm on the other.

Van Gundy and D'Antoni have been discussing defensive tactics off the court, but the result is a bit helpless. The Bobcats seem to have defensive loopholes anyway.When the Suns played a fast break, the players had a problem with their positioning.According to what D'Antoni said, keep a close eye on whoever is close. This may allow the Suns offensive players to have a defense in front of them. However, if Calderon returns to the defense quickly in the Suns fast break, he will focus on Marion or Stoudemire, etc. People have little effect.

If the Suns are in a position to play, Nash seldom breaks alone and always relies on pick-and-rolls. If Calderon switches defenses, he will be at a disadvantage regardless of whether he is facing Marion or Stoudemire and cannot defend.The Bobcats also failed to limit Nash's passing, allowing him to send consecutive assists.

Biedrins also had problems defensively.He is one of the fastest insiders in the league. Now there are only two insiders in the league faster than him, one is "Warcraft" Dwight - Howard, and the other is Stoudemire.And Stoudemire's offense is sharper than Howard's, and Biedrins has a complete advantage.

It is difficult for D'Antoni to make adjustments to the lineup. If Calderon is replaced, Felton's defense will not be much stronger. His height is only 183cm, and his defense relies more on gambling steals.It's also a problem after switching defenses.Biedrins now has only two substitutes, Okafor and Landry.On Okafor?Last season when the Bobcats played against the Suns, Okafor made 6 of 0 shots in one game, scored no points and only scored 7 rebounds.What Okafor is most afraid of is running and bombing, so go to Landry?This rookie is capable of scoring, but very inconsistent and poor defensively.And he has no experience at all. Unfortunately, Thomas can't play in this game, and the Bobcats don't have many choices inside.

D'Antoni hesitated again and again, and decided to switch to Landry, who is more athletic and has the mid-range shooting ability, to try his luck. During the team training, Landry and Hayes cooperated well, and they might be able to make a difference. This substitution decision disappointed Okafor very much. He didn't care whether his speed could keep up with the pace of the Suns. He just felt that it was an insult to use Landry instead of replacing him at this time.

Landry was ecstatic when he heard that he was going to play. He thought it was the coach's trust in him.

"When attacking, try to break as fast as possible. If you fall, call Chuck. Carl, you cover Chuck and pull an inside to a high position."

Hayes said: "As long as you are on the ground, give me the ball, as long as you are one-on-one, no matter who the opponent is, I will score! Carl, be ready to catch the ball at any time, and whenever you have the opportunity, cut inside. I'll pass the ball to you if there's space."

Both D'Antoni and Van Gundy nodded to Hayes and gave him a positive look. Although Wallace also has a certain offensive ability, his efficiency cannot be compared with Hayes.The Bobcats can only rely on Hayes at this time.

Porter is very satisfied with the Suns' defense during this period and said that he will continue to play like this.The offense depends on the cooperation of Nash and Stoudemire. It's just this move, and the Bobcats are hard to defend.

The game restarted.

Hayes did not move outside this time. He reached out for the ball at the 45-degree three-second zone line. If he wanted the ball at this position, Dior couldn't defend him. His body couldn't fight Hayes.The defender was replaced by Stoudemire.

Hayes originally wanted to show his comprehensive skills from the outside, but he didn't expect to be entangled by Dior, and his offensive ability from the outside was not brought out, and he let the Suns overtake the score. He thought he was responsible, because he wanted to show off, he gave up the most suitable style of play.He is prepared to play inside all the way through the rest of the game.Because the Sun's defensive weakness is the inside.

Watching Hayes catch the ball, Stoudemire also became nervous.Hayes dribbled the ball with his back, took two steps to the left, shook his left shoulder, and Stoudemire's center of gravity moved slightly to the right. Hayes immediately turned to the baseline and hit a jumper. 21 to 23.

Hayes is now very disappointed with the Bobcats' defense.Facts have proved that just a strong personal defensive ability does not have much effect. A good defensive system is the key. In this regard, the Bobcats cannot compare with the Rockets last season.Unlike the relaxed mood of the entire season last season, Hayes now feels a heavy burden on his shoulders.Since the defense has loopholes, we can only rely on offense to solve the battle. It doesn't matter if the Suns score, but the Bobcats must score more than the Suns!
(End of this chapter)