Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 188 [Lynx strikes, Warcraft!]

On November 11, the Orlando Magic played against the visiting Charlotte Bobcats.

This season, the Eastern Bobcats, Magic, and Eagles have risen strongly.Among them, the Bobcats have a record of 10 wins and 1 loss, and the Magic have also achieved a record of 8 wins and 3 losses.So this game has attracted a lot of attention.

Before the game, the reporter interviewed the main players of the two teams.The confrontation between Hayes and Howard is a highlight of the game.

The reporter asked Hayes: "Who do you think will win the game?"

Hayes said: "Maybe it won't be that easy, but the Bobcats will win the game. The Magic only got No.8 in the Eastern Conference last season. Now that Carter is here, Turkoglu is also a good player. I think the Magic will be the Bobcats in the future. The main opponent in the playoffs, but we must win."

The reporter asked: "People are talking about Howard or Yao Ming, who is the number one center in the league today. How do you evaluate this issue?"

Hayes said: "The two have their own strengths, and they are not the same type. Yao is a pure center, and his offense is much better than Dwight's, especially in attracting double teams. But when it comes to defense, Yao's athletic ability cannot match Dwight's. Compared with White. Otherwise, how can he be called Warcraft? Too fierce. He is improving every season. This season, he averaged 14 rebounds per game. I have always envied his physical fitness. If he participates in dunking again this year If it’s a competition, I’m optimistic about him winning.”

The reporter laughed and said, "You haven't said who is stronger between the two."

"Let's put it this way, Dwight is slightly better against other teams, but if he and Yao are one-on-one, it's Yao Qiang. Everyone has seen the result of the Magic's defeat of the Eagles not long ago. Haha." Hayes laughed.Not long ago, the Eagles defeated the Magic, and Yao Ming beat Howard one-on-one.

Hayes' evaluation is more pertinent. Yao Ming is the top five insiders in the league, but the number one center must be Howard. Yao Ming's weakness of slow movement is too obvious and can be easily exploited by opponents.Yao Ming is easily overwhelmed by a tall insider who is fast and can pull outside shots.Yao Ming can't pull out the outside line to defend, and he needs to be properly "protected" by his teammates in position 4, otherwise the opponent's guard rushing into the inside line after a pick-and-roll will easily cause his foul.Howard's speed is not slower than that of a guard, so naturally this problem will not occur.Howard's defense is much better than Yao Ming's.

When the reporter interviewed Howard, he deliberately asked similar questions.

"Who do you think will win this game?"

"Of course the Magic won. Even if Chuck plays center to defend me, I will blow up the inside of the Bobcats!" Howard grinned and said: "Their inside is too soft, if they are faster, we are not afraid .”

The reporter asked: "Hayes and James are recognized as the two most comprehensive players in the league. How do you evaluate them? Who do you think is better?"

"LeBron's physicality is very good, but I think Chuck is better. His data is close to averaging a triple-double per game, which is crazy for a guy who can't jump. Legend has it that Kevin Garnett can play. 5 positions, I haven't seen him play. But Chuck can really play [-] positions. Against the Hawks, he played point guard for a while, and everyone saw it. On defense, he can also top defense Shaquille (O'Neal), I think this is amazing! He's more of a monster!" Howard laughed.

The reporter asked: "Hayes also speaks highly of you. He thinks you are the strongest center in the league. Do you two have a good personal relationship?"

"Well. We are good friends. Every time we meet, we have to chat a few words. It's a pity that he didn't come to the Magic." Speaking of Hayes' transfer to the Bobcats, Howard shook his head.

Jeff Van Gundy also wondered why Hayes wasn't selected to join the Magic.Magic's coach is his brother Stan Van Gundy, it is impossible to treat Hayes badly, Hayes is the main attacker, Howard is the main defense, and there will be no conflict.It's just that Hayes wants to be the absolute core, Yao Mingcheng is precious, and the price of Warcraft is higher. If he is the core, both of them can be thrown away...

The Bobcats achieved 10 wins and 1 loss, which is not unrelated to the favorable schedule in the opening stage.They played nine home games and two away games.After playing the Magic, the Bobcats will fly back to Charlotte against the Celtics back-to-back.These two games were not so easy.

The magic lineup has been adjusted this season. In order to welcome Carter and let Milicic go, the magic's internal strength has declined.

Centers: Dwight Howard, Adonal Foyle.

Power forwards: James Augustin, Tony Barty, Beau Otero, Pat Garrity.

Small forwards: Turkoglu, Trevor Ariza.

Guards: Vince Carter, Jamal Nelson, Keon Dooling, Redick, Bogans, Arroyo.

D'Antoni deployed tactics against the Magic's usual starting lineup. "When attacking, if you fall out of position, everyone else will pull out to run. Chuck is alone in the paint, trying to find a way to make Howard foul. Howard is very strong, but the Magic is very dependent on him. Once he fouls off, the Magic is over. Defensive man-to-man, Chuck on Howard, Andrea (Bagnani) on Barty, Gerald (Wallace) on Turkoglu, Corunna (Azubuike) on Carter, Jose (Calderon) focuses on Nelson. Howard doesn’t have many offensive methods, as long as he pushes him outside the three-second zone to limit his offense, Chuck, you mainly guard against his baseline turn. If he goes to the middle, Ann Delia help defend!"

Biedrins opened his mouth, but finally held back his words, feeling very uncomfortable in his heart.He thinks this game should be a duel between him and Warcraft Howard. Bargnani was terrible in the first three games and scored a total of 18 points, but the coach still put Bargnani in the starting lineup in such a key game as the Magic. line-up……

This is so unfair.thought Biedrins.But he dared not speak out.He is just a rookie in the Bobcats, with no status or even friends.If he expresses dissatisfaction with the coach's formation like Okafor, it will only be himself who suffers.In the competition within the team, Gortat has also performed well recently. If he is dissatisfied, he may be thrown into the "cold palace".

Bargnani was very happy, and he vowed in his heart that he must seize the opportunity to express himself today.

After playing, Hayes stood beside Bargnani, and performed the ninjutsu "Koudu" created by the famous ninja "Naruto" again before the game started.He patted Bargnani on the back and whispered, "If you have a chance, you must shoot boldly, and you must protect the rebounds in the backcourt if you work hard. With your height, the requirement of averaging 6 rebounds per game is not too much, right? You have to dare to fight I have already resisted the most difficult one, if you can’t do a small role like Tony Batty, it’s too bad!”

"I'm going to blow him up," Bargnani said.

"Yes. You still have to think in your heart. Never let Howard make a goal in a sports game. His offensive range can only be at the basket and he is not allowed to make free throws. If he passes me, you must make up. Don't let He shot easily, and if he couldn't block it, he fouled hard. Don't let him dunk to show off his momentum. You are also the No. [-] pick, and you shouldn't be worse than him!" Hayes laughed.

"I understand." Bargnani gathered his strength.

After giving Bargnani a thought lesson, Hayes went to say hello to Howard again. "Dwight, I'll defend you today, don't think about scoring so easily!"

"It's just what I want. Be careful not to foul too much, and go down early." Howard laughed.

Hayes smiled slightly, it seems that the Magic's tactics also made me foul.

Magic starting lineup: Nelson, Carter, Turkoglu, Batty, Howard.

Bobcats starting: Calderon, Azubuike, Gerald - Wallace, Hayes, Bargnani.

Howard jumped the ball to win, Magic Nelson had the ball in half court, and Calderon defended close.

The outside world said that Calderon is the most improved defender this season, but Nelson does not take Calderon seriously.Most Improved?It's just luck to get into a running and bombing team and benefit from the tactics, right?How strong can a guy who only knows how to shoot from a fixed point of attack be?And the defense is terrible too...

Thinking of this, Nelson really wanted to break through Calderon's offense by himself, but the coach clearly arranged to call the inside Howard, so he reluctantly took the ball to the left of the three-point line and lobbed it in.

The Bobcats actually let Hayes guard Howard?As long as Hayes can be played off, the game will be won.Fat Stan Van Gundy immediately smiled.He was afraid that the Bobcats would not use Hayes to defend the paint, but let other players use foul tactics on Howard.This time the tactics were arranged, and the bet was right.

However, Howard can so easily cause Hayes foul it?
Howard got the ball with his back and leaned against Hayes.

"Come on," Hayes called.

After practicing alone with Odom and Barkley in Los Angeles, Hayes has made a little progress in defending the inside offense compared to last season.As long as he sticks to Howard and prevents him from getting inside, how much trouble can he cause?

Long before the draft that year, Howard's rough offensive skills had attracted widespread attention, and many people even believed that Okafor should be selected as the "No. 4 pick" because of this.This is Howard's fourth season, averaging a team-high 20.8 points per game, but his offensive skills have not been substantially improved.But among all players in the league averaging 20+ points per game, he took the fewest shots, only 12 per game.This certainly shows Howard's offensive efficiency is high, but it also means that apart from dunks and strong shots at the basket, he really has no other means of attack.

Howard moved his back and turned sharply to the bottom line.Hayes took a step laterally and got stuck.

His reaction so fast?Howard failed to break through, took the ball with both hands, and made an outside pass.

It's not that Hayes reacted quickly, but he fought the Magic several times. Howard always used such tricks.When Howard moved his shoulders, Hayes knew what he wanted to do.How could it be possible for him to pass easily?

Turkoglu didn't take the ball on the outside and immediately returned the ball to Howard.Hayes is still close to Howard's defense.

"You can't make it through." Hayes laughed.

Howard was a little anxious. The coach told him to force Hayes to make a foul. He had to go inside to make a foul. Hayes was too strong, he couldn't squeeze in, and he couldn't compete with speed. He is slow.What to do in this situation.When Howard was thinking about countermeasures, another two seconds passed.Seeing that the 24-second attack time is approaching.Howard took the ball and forcibly turned to the middle, took the ball with one hand, and threw it face-to-face.

"If he passes me by, you must make up for it. Don't let him get away easily." Bargnani silently recited what Hayes said just now, and has been paying attention to Howard's movements.As soon as Howard turned to the middle, he immediately let go of Tony Batty.

"I am also the champion!" Bargnani shouted and jumped up from the side.The right hand slapped Howard's shot hard. He used too much force and blocked the ball directly out of the sideline.

Everyone present was stunned.The bobcat's soft-bodied guy has a big hat for Warcraft Howard in the first round!

(End of this chapter)