The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 31 31. Body Crushing

"The 76ers' outside shooting is very unstable, so we can shrink the defense as much as possible in the second half and force them to shoot from a longer position."

"Once Dwight encounters double-teaming again in the second half, he must be more decisive in his outside shooting and shoot as much as he can when he has the opportunity. Don't show so much hesitation like in the first half, thus missing a lot of good opportunities for nothing."

"Dwight, when you come back from the second half, you can take the lead in playing fiercely at the basket, otherwise your physical strength will become a problem in the fourth quarter."

"Finally, Su, you played relatively steadily in the first half. I am very pleased with that, but after going back in the second half, facing Luis, you can properly strengthen your personal offense."

"Louis' physical condition is very poor. Whether you play alone in terms of personal skills or use your body to eat alone, you have a great success rate in scoring goals."

At halftime, Stan Van Gundy kept explaining to the players the offensive after going back in the second half.

The 76ers team is currently rebuilding with Iguodala as the absolute core.

Although Iguodala is relatively comprehensive on both ends of the offense and defense, he lacks the temperament of being a leader, that is, it is difficult to stand up and lead the team to kill the game at critical moments.

So this also caused the 76ers to hand the ball to Brand for most of the critical moments.

The Magic's defensive strategy in this game is very obvious. Once Brand holds the ball in the low post and prepares to attack, the Magic will immediately step forward to pinch and try to let the 76ers take long-range shots from the outside.

Because the shooting ability of this 76ers on the outside is really poor, and it is currently ranked last in the entire league.

Therefore, the offensive and defensive system of the entire Magic team can be regarded as a deep and incomplete 76ers team.

Rather than saying that the Magic restrained the 76ers, it can also be said that all teams in the league with super centers and a few shooters have natural restraint attributes against the 76ers.

So after returning in the second half, Howard took the lead in the interior and began to exert force. According to Van Gundy's request, he kept asking for the ball at the basket as soon as he returned in the second half.

The whole person was extremely excited on the offensive end, and he caught the 76ers by surprise.

This 76ers team does not have a perfect candidate for the center position, so it is very disadvantageous to face Howard.

Once Howard can kill inside, the 76ers can only choose to double-team to contain Howard.

In this way, it can be regarded as hitting the hands of the Magic, giving the Magic more opportunities for outside shooters.

So instead of narrowing the score further in the third quarter, the 76ers got bigger and bigger, running towards garbage time.

Even though Cheeks, the head coach of the 76ers, was about to break his neck off the court, he kept pulling his neck and yelling, his whole face was flushed.

But the reality is often so cruel, and the ruthless encouragement cannot conceal the fact that there is indeed a gap between the two teams.

So when Su Jiu appeared on the court again in the second half of the third quarter, the score on the court had been stretched to as much as 19 points.

Facing this situation, Su Jiu also let go of the pressure completely. After all, with such a big difference, it is not an easy task to smooth it out in this era.

What's more, the 76ers have been one of the teams with the worst headwinds in the league since last season. It is precisely because they lack a real superstar who can perform heroism at critical moments and lead the team out of the quagmire with their own strength.

Whether it's Iguodala or Brand, the two seem to be able to add to the team's icing on the cake, but it's really difficult for them to do it in a timely manner.

So Su Jiu, who returned to the court, tried to increase his personal offense. Although he had no experience at this time, Su Jiu's physical fitness was still good. Facing the defense of Louis Williams, Su Jiu played very smartly.

Since he no longer has Owen's agility and Thompson's stable outside touch, Su Jiu tries to use his back-up technique to take advantage of Lu Wei physically.

After all, Su Jiu knew very well at this time that although his real skills were not very good, his health was good.

And it was true that Su Jiu scored several goals in a row on the offensive end.

This scene directly stunned Van Gundy off the court.

"This guy still has this kind of operation??"

Because throughout the history of the NBA, there are very few point guards who use their backs to force them. Among them, the representative figure is currently in the 76ers team, and that is Andre Miller.

Plus the alien Cassel, who was once called the three-headed monster in the Timberwolves.

So Su Jiu came up at this time and used his back to eat Lu Wei. Although this was a very smart choice, no one thought that this guy would still have such a skill.

He handles the ball well, can drive, can shoot [-]s, can defend, and can post up in the low post, and you're telling me he's an undrafted pick? !

Barkley: "Su's shot is very smart. Seeing that Louis' physical fitness is limited, he chose to use his back to attack in the low post. This is definitely a more efficient style of play."

"However, there are fewer and fewer point guards in the league who still use this back-up technique on the guard line."

Kenny Smith: "Yes, today's point guards either have a wide range of passing vision or excellent shooting ability. Everyone is constantly speeding up and improving."

"So these offensive methods that were very common in the past have become less and less common. Of course, this also has a lot to do with the dilution of the ball at the point guard position."

"From the original point guard as the absolute commander on the field, then he began to dribble the ball across the half court, and now he has started to play off the ball at the No. [-] position."

"Actually, it's hard to say whether this is an improvement or a reform of basketball. It can only be said that every era has a different style of play. At least as long as it can help the team win, it is a good style of play."

Indeed, as the league went from the center era to the later four major shooting guards, the point guard is no longer the absolute commander on the court like the magician at that time.

Coupled with the increasingly advanced tactics, it also makes what each position should do more and more blurred.

As Kenny Smith said, as long as you can win, that's a good game.

But only Su Jiu knew better in his heart that in future generations, this vague concept will be even wider.

The point guard may become a true off-ball shooter, and the center may be a team's court commander.

At this time, the inspiration of Su Jiu's back on the court was actually borrowed from Livingston, who made great contributions to helping the Warriors win the championship.

A talented point guard who suffered a serious injury in his career and was forced to change his style of play...

"I have been running hard, just to catch up with the self who was once placed with high hopes...".

　This sentence was not only sent to Livingston, but also to Derrick Rose.

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　　Although my current skills are mediocre, my shooting is not strong, and my defense is not good, I am in good health. —— Su Jiu

　　

　

(End of this chapter)