Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 211 [Offensive Big Killer, Super Hayes]

On February 2, the Bobcats played against the Sacramento Kings at home.

There is no shortage of egomaniacs in this world. Before the game, Kings player Ron Artest said in an interview with great momentum: "I am the best defensive player in the league. I will defend Hayes to death. Same as last season. Don't underestimate the Kings."

When the reporter interviewed Hayes, Hayes said with a smile: "Ron is a player I like very much. His defensive ability is really strong. Last season, he failed to enter the best defensive team. I think it is because Because of the team's record and tactical system. He is one of the most likely players in the league to limit me. He is strong and not slow. In short, he is very strong, and I am looking forward to playing against him."

Gerald Wallace was in the locker room and asked curiously: "Chuck, you even overwhelmed James, why are you being polite to Artest?"

"I want to be humble and make him look more idiotic when I blow him up. You all pass the ball to me, and today I'm going to blow him up at half court!" Hayes said loudly.The Kings are now ranked 11th in the Western Conference and have basically missed the playoffs. To deal with the Kings and beat Artest, Hayes thinks it is a piece of cake.In his view, Artest's remarks are self-defeating,

Artest didn't know what Hayes was thinking. He thought that Hayes was really afraid of his toughness, and he started to be complacent before the game, imagining what it would be like to limit Hayes' scoring to less than 10 points.His biggest hobby is to block the opponent's main scorer.Before the game, he proposed to Kings coach Reggie Theus to defend Hayes.Theus had planned for a long time. If Hayes broke through, he would use two inside teammates to help defend at any time.

Because the Eagles did not propose to trade Mike Bibby, the veteran is still in the lineup. The king's lineup is as follows:
Centers: Brad Miller, Spencer Howyers, Watkins.

Power forwards: Mickey Moore, Shareef Abdul-Rahim, Kenny Thomas, Justin Williams.

Small forwards: Artest, Salmons.

Guards: Mike Bibby, Kevin Martin, Quincy Dolby, Francisco Garcia, Mustafa Shaker.

"Today we are going to change tactics and change positions." D'Antoni called the players and said: "Carl (Landry) starts power forward, Gerald (Wallace) small forward, Chuck, you play shooting guard. Pay attention to playing Counter attack, when the ground attack, Gerald and Carl cover for Chuck, the Eagles attack."

Landry usually plays very hard, and his performance in the rookie game is even more eye-catching. D'Antoni is going to give Landry more playing time. As long as Landry plays with confidence, he will become a powerful weapon on the offensive end.

"Give me all the balls, don't talk about Martin, even if I'm one-on-one with Artest, I will blow him up." Hayes laughed.

The king's starting shooting guard is Kevin Martin, and D'Antoni wants to focus on this. Both Hayes and Wallace have a physical advantage against Martin.

Martin averaged 23.6 points, 4.5 rebounds and 2.2 assists per game this season, shooting 45.6% from the field and 40.2% from three-point range. He is the king's top scorer and seems eligible for the All-Star Game.In fact, don't be fooled by Martin's luxurious statistics. No coach will ever select Martin as an All-Star because he has no defense at all.His thin body puts him at a disadvantage against most of the league's 2 players.His only function is to grab points. When the king has a lot of shooting rights and feels good, he can score more than 30 points and win a victory.

The lineup of the Kings does not seem to be weak, and the team executives who have been unable to make the playoffs in the past two years feel a little strange. In fact, the main problem lies in the first scorer.

"Chuck Hayes, I won't let you score easily today." Artest provocatively stood beside Hayes on the court.

"Understood." Hayes sighed. He didn't take what Artest said before the game to heart. It was too easy to break Artest's defense.Too much self-confidence may not be a good thing. Hayes admitted that Artest's single defense ability is very good, but the King's defense is full of loopholes. What's the use of his own defense?
After this season, Artest can choose to jump out of the contract and enter the free market.If it weren't for Artest's character has a big problem, Hayes really wanted to pull him to the Bobcats, Artest might become a ticking time bomb in the locker room.

Bobcats starting: Calderon, Hayes, Wallace, Landry, Biedrins.

Kings starting: Mike - Bibby, Kevin - Martin, Artest, Mickey - Moore, Brad - Miller.

Biedrins' jump ball winning percentage can rank among the top three in the league this season, and it is very easy to beat the old Miller who can't jump.Calderon received the ball, stabilized the rhythm, and slowly organized the attack.

Hayes can't even suppress Duncan, let alone the King's Artest. Calderon is now in a relaxed mood.He only needs to dribble the ball across the half court and pass it to Hayes. The task is completed.

Artest has been close to Hayes. When defending James, he used this trick, not to mention entering the inside, and not allowing the three-point line.Hayes ran laterally and Wallace screened on the perimeter to block Artest when Calderon's pass arrived.

Hayes took a dribble of the basketball and easily got rid of Artest. Martin was the one defending him after the switch.At this time, a strange phenomenon appeared. The person who defended should stick to the player who broke through, but Martin deliberately slowed down. He didn't want to be hit by Hayes, so he simply gave up his position and let Hayes break through to take the defensive task. Give it to the inside players.Hayes, on the other hand, rushed towards Martin with the ball. After pushing Martin with his back, he got up and scored with a jumper. 2 to 0.

As long as Martin defends in front of Hayes, he must be knocked out of the shadows.Wallace watched from the side and smiled secretly.His task today is also very simple, to block Artest and let Hayes, the strongest offensive point, touch the opponent's defensive loopholes.

Hayes played shooting guard today?Kings head coach Reggie Theus's heart missed half a beat. The Bobcats attacked the King's Achilles' heel at the beginning of the game. Artest's footsteps were not very fast, and pick-and-roll defense was his weakness.Martin is even less likely to defend against Hayes' offense.It's a matchup between the best against the weakest in the league.In addition to Artest, no one in the Kings has the strength to resist Hayes.

On defense, Wallace defended Martin and Hayes faced Artest.

"You coward, why don't you dare to fight me?" Artest asked.

"What about you? Dare to fight me?" Hayes said calmly, looking at Artest with dead eyes.

The biggest problem with Artest's personality is his irritability.Hayes' expression clearly just doesn't take him seriously.Artest also scored 20.4 points this season.Don't dare to attack? Artest immediately held the ball and Hayes was singled out, dribbling the ball outside the three-point line to break through to the inside.

Compared with strong defense, Artest's offense is much worse.He has very few scoring methods. Except for mid-range shots and three-pointers, he is best at relying on his ugly dribbling to forcibly cut into the penalty area. There are no fake moves and changes in dribbling. Layup or dunk chances, skill and shot timing are poor, so Artest's offense left the most impression as a blacksmith.

He can squeeze others, but he can't squeeze Hayes, who is almost the same size as himself.Artest took a few steps and forced a shot.

How could such a bad move score a goal?Hayes didn't even jump, and ran straight to the Kings half.The shot popped up, Landry grabbed the rebound, threw the ball to the frontcourt with both hands, and handed it to Hayes accurately.Due to the tactical needs of the Bobcats, the players will practice half-court long passes in every training session. After half a year, everyone has a good long pass ability.

Seeing only Mike Bibby followed behind, Hayes took three steps slowly and easily scored on the basketball, 4-0.After the trade, the Bobcats lineup was reduced to 14 people.Excluding Bargnani who is injured, there are exactly 13 players, which is also the number of people who can sign up for the playoffs.Now the Bobcats can not be less than a person.With the experience of being injured during a dunk last season, Hayes is now playing as much as possible to use the floor to reduce the possibility of injury.

Compared with the clear tactics of the Bobcats, the Kings' offense is very loose.Veteran Miller pulled high to support the attack, allowing Martin and Artest to break through.Bobcats defense has been vaguely a shadow of the Rockets last season.Landry and Biedrins also have super athletic ability and make up defenses in a timely manner.Martin missed the shot after the breakthrough and was almost blocked by Landry.Biedrins grabbed another backboard.

The Bobcats launched a quick counterattack, Calderon handed over to Wallace, and Wallace passed the ball to Hayes.Hayes entered the penalty area from the left, and Artest stood outside the reasonable collision area.After decelerating, Hayes collided with Artest, leaned over to take the ball and took a step back.

Your strength is still incomparable to mine!Artest thought.But he immediately discovered that Hayes was not hit and lost his balance, but used his strength to take a step back to open the distance between the two. When he realized this, he chased after him to block the shot. After taking off, he threw the ball high with one hand.The basketball hits the front of the board and goes into the basket. 6 to 0.

After the goal, Hayes was not particularly excited, and his throwing became more and more accurate. This is just normal when no one is blocking the shot.He just finds it strange that Artest seems to be nothing special except that he is stronger and more ferocious in defense.In fact, it's not that Artest is weak, but that Hayes is too strong now.He is very comprehensive, although his footwork is not as good as Dream, his strength is not as good as Barkley, his rebounding is not as good as Rodman, and his dribbling and passing are not as good as Johnson.But the weakened abilities of these four appear on the same person, and he is an invincible monster.

Martin made a three-point jumper from the outside. 6 to 3.

"Carl, switch positions." Hayes called.

Landry immediately pulled up to the high position, Hayes asked for the ball at a 45-degree angle from the left three-point line, and the defender was still Artest.

Now Artest's mentality has changed. He is arrogant, but he is not a fool. After a few rounds, he realized that it is impossible to control Hayes within 10 points.Hayes dribbled the ball with his back, and under Artest's close pressure, he used his thick body to protect the ball and entered the middle. Hesitating, Hayes turned to the left and squeezed into the basket between Artest and Miller who was defending.Underhand pick basket hit. 8 to 3.

"It's so easy." Hayes looked at Artest and smiled.

its too easy! ——This sentence has become Hayes' mantra on the court. Artest has long noticed that the Bobcats have many fans playing on the slogan with this sentence on it, and now he has heard it on the court.

Artest was even more angry. He broke through Miller's pick-and-roll in the frontcourt, passed Hayes, and went straight to the basket for a layup. 8 to 5.

Be sure to defend, this time must defend, Artest's defense is tighter, Hayes runs laterally without the ball, and uses Wallace's cover to throw Artest away, Calderon one Passing the ball, Martin stepped forward to gamble and steal, without success.Hayes caught the ball and made a jumper, but Moore missed the defense and hit the ball again. 10 to 5.

Changeable offensive methods, coupled with excellent touch, if no one is double-teaming, Hayes' offense has no solution.

(End of this chapter)