Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 170 [The full-court pressing of the substitutes, Hai Ye's dreamy footsteps! 】

Both sides tried their best.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats led the Suns by 105 points 101 to 4.

In the last 4 minutes, Hayes and Wallace were replaced for a rest, but the Suns did not dare to let Nash and Stoudemire off the court, because the Bobcats adopted a "full-court pressing" defensive strategy, which limited the Suns' running and bombing. Without Nash and Stoudemire, the sun's positional offense would have no power at all.

After a whirlwind confrontation with the Suns, D'Antoni decided to fight his opponent.Instead of retreating quickly, it is better to block the opponent in the frontcourt and find a way to prevent the opponent from running.

The full-court press is a type of man-to-man tactic.It is usually a tactic adopted when one's own position is unfavorable, or when there is not much time left in the game and one's own side is still behind.All players start from the opponent's bottom line, press one-on-one to defend closely, block all the passing routes of the opponent as much as possible, and exert pressure on the opponent.

This is an aggressive and destructive gambling defensive tactic, which is regarded as the most lethal and effective basketball defensive tactic system in modern high-level basketball games.However, full-court pressing tactics are very energy-consuming, so coaches generally do not use them unless it is a last resort or when the situation on the court is particularly tense. Otherwise, once the players lose their energy, the subsequent games will be difficult to play.

Not many people know that the "invention patent" that is pressing on the court belongs to Chinese basketball players in the 50s and 60s.At that time, the skills of Chinese players were rough, and the key to winning was hard work.They see the full-court press as the most effective tactic.It's a pity that the current Chinese players have not carried forward the fine traditions of their predecessors. On the contrary, in the international arena, when they encounter the opponent's frontcourt press, they are beaten to the ground and ended in tragedy.

The Bobcats players used this defensive tactic in the third quarter, which naturally consumed a lot of energy, but D'Antoni dared to arrange it this way because the Bobcats have a strong substitute and can give full play to their physical advantages.

Azubuike, Pietrus, Barnes, Felton, and Landry ran relentlessly, and fouled if they missed someone, successfully disrupting the Suns' offensive rhythm.Although the Suns did not make too many mistakes, they were forced to play positional warfare in multiple rounds, and their offensive efficiency decreased.

The Bobcats won by 8 points in a single quarter, and the form became very favorable for the Bobcats.

"The Suns were eliminated by the Rockets in the playoffs last season, because they suffered from the poor strength of the substitute players. But this season, they still did not strengthen their substitute lineup. It is impossible for them to win the championship with their current lineup. ESPN expert Chad -Ford made a rating on the operation of the league's teams this summer. The Bobcats have undergone a major change and have one of the best bench gangsters in the league. The trade is rated as A+ level, and the sun is only the penultimate D+ level .Van Gundy has become very good at scouting the bench since last season, which is the right strategy," Kenny Smith said.

Barkley broke the news: "The person who is good at finding a substitute is not Van Gundy but Chuck. I know the details. One of the conditions for Chuck to join the Bobcats is to build a team with him as the core, and any transaction must be discussed with him. Almost all Bobcats’ current players are traded by Chuck. At first, I doubted that this group of people could do well. Now, after watching Bobcats’ performance in the first three games, I admire Chuck’s vision. And I heard that last season, the Rockets Chuck recommended several successful deals, including Weaver, Azubuike, and Moon, who suggested to stay, so when he left, these three people also left immediately. This is what Van Gundy said personally of."

"According to what you said, it was not Dawson who made the Rockets successful last year, but Hayes? The more you say it, the more mysterious it is. If you say it like this, Hayes is short of buying a team and becoming the owner, right?" Smith laughed.He took Barkley's revelations as a joke, because the whole world knew that Barkley was "Hammy".

"I don't know if Chuck will be the boss in the future, but if he becomes the team manager after retirement, he will definitely be more successful than Michael (Jordan). Just look at this year's rookies Brooks and Landry." Barkley laughed : "I hope tomorrow no media will question what I said. I hate people who talk big mouths. Fortunately, I have never been that kind of person."

The audience watching the live broadcast in front of the TV was stunned.

In the last quarter of the game, the Suns deployed the strongest offensive lineup, replacing Raja Bell with Barbosa, and prepared to attack desperately.

Bobcats also sent the opening lineup, and the sun started Rush.

The Bobcats took the lead in attacking.Calderon dribbled the ball across half court, and Hayes demanded the ball from Stoudemire.

Haye has turned around and passed Stoudemire several times, so that Stoudemire has not dared to stick too close.

Hayes caught the ball at 45 degrees on the left and dribbled a step. The weak side Barbosa immediately came to help defend. Hayes took the ball as the axis, turned to the center with the ball, and took a big step with his left foot.Stoudemire raised his hand to keep up, leaning to the left, and Hayes turned back again, jumping with both feet, and shot a fadeaway jumper.

Stoudemire had nothing to do with the ball. He could only raise his hand and watch Hayes provoke it. The distance from him was getting farther and farther away, and the basketball went into the net hollow. 106 to 101.

Barbosa ran to the referee to signal the ball to Hayes to walk, but the referee ignored it.

The so-called walking means walking more than two steps when the ball is in the hand and the ball is not shot. If the ball appears to be walking more than two steps when the ball is in the hand when dribbling, it is walking with the ball.

All basketball games, including the NBA, are very strict on walks (except crab walks), but many viewers don't know what counts as a walk.

To see whether to walk or not, you must first know when the first step is counted. The walk is counted from the first time the player's foot leaves the ground after taking the ball. If the foot is in the air when taking the ball, just wait for that foot to land. Start counting when you leave the ground.

The so-called two-step walk means that each foot leaves the ground once, and then lands once. If the ball is in the hand after two steps, the foot that landed first and then leaves the ground must pass or throw the ball. If you continue to dribble or hold The word of the ball is walking.

The NBA's walking rule is that if only one foot is constantly changing positions and the other foot is always on the ground, then the player with the ball will always only count as one step.

Although Hayes turned around a lot, his right foot never left the ground, so he didn't walk.According to Barbosa, Olajuwon has been in the league for more than 10 years, and he has not used big dream steps instead of "dream walks"!

After this goal, Hayes has scored 38 points.

Sun coach Porter was distraught.How can the sun guard Hayes?Marion and Diaw come on, Hayes hits back with power.If Stoudemire or Marx defends and the Bobcats pull away, Hayes will dribble for distance and face up.His skills are like a defender, and tall players can't guard against him at all.LeBron James' breakthrough is to rely on explosive power to rush to the inside, while Hayes is a combination of guard fakes and inside footsteps, making it difficult to guard against.

Porter really couldn't understand how Hayes was trained, and there was no second such player in the league.

Porter isn't the first coach to find Hayes strange.Not only Hayes' opponents, Jordan, Barkley and others wondered about his characteristics.To say that he trains harder than others, there are many players in the league who train hard, and none of them can train like Hayes.Jordan even believes that even Karl Malone has no technical advantage compared to Hayes.

This is Hayes' secret, if he hadn't been a time-traveling man, he would never have reached his current height.He practiced guard skills for more than 10 years in his previous life, and Hayes in this life has practiced inside play for more than 10 years.Once the abilities of the two were combined, it took more than a year to adapt, and Hayes became the comprehensive "freak" he is now.

Hayes may not be able to beat strongmen like LeBron James, Nowitzki and Garnett, but he is already at a first-class level.

The Suns have Nash, and their offense is still very sharp.But the Suns scored a goal, and the Bobcats immediately returned one.Hayes has a very high success rate in singles. If double-teamed, he will quickly distribute the ball to open players.

The two sides are still fighting each other.With 4 minutes and 11 seconds left in the game, Hayes attracted the defense inside and assisted the air-cut Azubuike. After scoring a layup, his assists have reached 10. The game is not over yet, with 43 points, 11 rebounds and 10 assists. Had a triple-double.

123 to 117, the Bobcats lead by 6 points.The sun requested a timeout, and there was not much time left for them.

The timeout ended, and the Suns replaced Marion with backup power forward Brian Skinner at a critical moment.The Bobcats felt strange at first, but soon discovered that Skinner played for a clear purpose, which was to foul.

Nash first used his teammates to cover and break through the mid-range shot and scored two points, 123 to 119.Then on defense, the Suns used foul tactics, and Skinner hugged Biedrins in the return defense.

Biedrins shot just 52.1 percent from the free-throw line last season, and this season barely improved to 55 percent.He missed two free throws and gave the Suns a chance to chase points.

Stoudemire grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed it to Nash. Nash dribbled the ball and passed it to Barbosa. The latter shook off Azubuike's breakthrough layup, 123 to 121.

Bobcats quickly requested a timeout, the foul tactics used by the Rockets many times last season.At this time, if the opponent sends Biedrins to the free throw line continuously, it will be bad.

D'Antoni was forced to replace Biedrins, who was replaced by Landry at this point.

Okafor is still sitting on the bench, his free throw level is about the same as that of Biedrins, and he was "chopped" when he played.Landry's free throws are already the most accurate among Bobcats inside players.

After the timeout, the sun really fouled Landry.Landry showed his big heart, hit two free throws, and the Sun's wishful thinking failed. 125 to 121.

After breaking the foul tactics, the Suns are not so easy to defeat.Nash dribbled the ball across the half court and suddenly shot from outside the three-point line. Calderon jumped up to block the shot, but Nash was unmoved and made the ball under interference. 125 to 124.

This is a close contest, the two sides have been biting the score from the first quarter to the end.At the last moment, every team uses the core as the first offensive choice.The sun's offensive points are Nash and Stoudemire.Bobcats offensive point is undoubtedly Hayes.

Time passed by every minute and every second, the Bobcats and the Suns each scored a few goals.

In the last 17.3 seconds, Hayes was closely guarded, and with all his efforts, he received the pass at a 60-degree angle, and his position was forced to one step outside the three-second zone.Stoudemire fought hard, and Dior and Barbosa went up to grab it.Trying to seal off Hayes' passing lanes.

Once a mistake is made at this time, it is likely to ruin the victory that is about to be achieved.Hayes gritted his teeth and chose to fight hard.With the ball in his left hand, he took a step behind his back to the baseline, observed the position of the defender, took the ball and suddenly turned around and passed through the gap between Stoudemire and Diaw, making a face-up jump shot.

Stoudemire turned around and took off to block the shot. He could feel his fingers gently touching the basketball, but the strength was too light.Not enough to change the direction of the basketball's flight.The ball went in! 135 to 132.

Just a little bit!Stoudemire suspected that if his nails were not too short, the ball would have been blocked, and he grinned angrily!

Porter requested a timeout.With 13.1 seconds left, the Suns have only one last chance to attack. Their only choice is to shoot a three-pointer!

(End of this chapter)