The convulsion superstar of basketball

Chapter 95. 95. You are gone

Since Westbrook and Durant both played the first quarter, they are currently sitting off the court to rest.

Now the Thunder is responsible for leading the team on the court is Jeff Green, who got some rest time in the first quarter, plus the insider Collison on the team's bench.

From the perspective of the lineups on both sides, the Magic can be said to have the upper hand without any suspense.

And that was indeed the case. As soon as the second quarter came up, the Thunder quickly fell into a disadvantage at a speed visible to the naked eye.

On the defensive end, Su Jiu's defense is still very good. While imposing personal sanctions on Watson, he also made up for teammates who lost their positions many times.

This clever and positive scene on the court also made Van Gundy, the head coach of the Magic, secretly nod off the court.

Obviously, it is also a great appreciation for Su Jiu's spirit and ability on the defensive end.

As the top basketball hall in the world, the NBA has never lacked all kinds of talents.

But geniuses have their own field, and players with strong offensive ability often have some shortcomings on the defensive end.

Or because my heart is higher than the sky, I just want to score amazing statistics on the offensive end, and I don't want to invest too much energy on the defensive end. This kind of thing can be said to be very common in the NBA.

However, Su Jiu has already shown too much talent on the offensive end, and this talent is among the best among all rookies this year.

Even in this situation, Su Jiu is still willing to put more energy on the defensive end, to fight hard, to make up for his teammates.

Then it is really hard for this kind of player not to like it, and even the spirit on the field alone is worthy of people's admiration.

So after the second quarter, the defensive gate composed of Su Jiu, Courtney Lee and Gortat as the axis also made it difficult for the Thunder, which lacked offensive points.

In this case, the originally weak lead was quickly pulled away by the Magic.

Watching the team fall into offensive troubles, the head coach of the Thunder, Carlesimo, was also very anxious.

In the end, he could only bring Westbrook and Durant to the court in advance. After all, in his eyes, the rookies are young and strong, and playing more time on the court is not a problem at all.

It is also because of this poor tactical concept and employment concept that Carlesimo will be fired by the Thunder's management in the near future in the original coaching trajectory.

Carlesimo's dismissal also gave Brooks a chance. After Brooks came to the Thunder, it can be said that he gave the team new life.

Under the employment of Brooks, coupled with the idea of ​​instilling the process first and winning and losing second to the players, it also gradually let this talented Thunder team let go.

In the end, coupled with the return of James Harden, it finally succeeded in allowing this young Thunder team to even reach the finals in the near future, and played against the Heat that formed the Big Three at the time.

Although in the series of the inner round finals, the young Thunder lost to the Heat without any suspense.

But Coach Brooks' enlightenment to the players after that completely moved people.

Therefore, a good coach does not necessarily have to lead the team to win many championships. There are many coaches who have not led the team to win a championship in their entire coaching career, but they still have a great reputation in the entire history of the NBA, and they were even selected into the NBA Hall of Fame.

It is precisely because they have made great contributions to the team culture and enlightenment to the players, so no matter whether their personal coaching ability is strong or weak, they can be called real life mentors.

Following the Thunder's substitution, Van Gundy frowned unconsciously.

Although I really wanted to bring the main players on the field, I finally endured it because the current rest time for the main players is too short.

If the main players are allowed to return to the court early, then this is not good news for a 48-minute game.

With Watson off the field, it means that the next player Su Jiu needs to match up with is Westbrook.

In the previous short duel with Watson, Su Jiu also used his physical advantage to forcefully beat Watson twice in the low post.

But after Westbrook comes back, then this method obviously doesn't work.

Because if we only talk about the duel in terms of strength, I am afraid that Su Jiu is not Westbrook's opponent.

It's just that although he can't get too much money on the offensive end, Su Jiu is full of confidence on the defensive end.

At this time, Westbrook was just a rookie in the league, and Su Jiu, who now has a Draymond Green experience card, can be said to be unstoppable in terms of field experience and physical fitness.

Just relying on Westbrook, who was holding the ball and rushing straight to the basket like carrying a dynamite bag, it was really difficult to break through Su Jiu's defensive barrier.

But the only thing that annoyed Su Jiu was that he got his third foul once.

Although Van Gundy didn't replace him off the field, it meant that Su Jiu's next defensive actions had to be restrained.

Su Jiu on the field also felt a little helpless, because on the defensive end, although he felt that he had a very clear judgment on the defensive line, he couldn't help but want to make some big fouls.

Even though Su Jiu tried his best to restrain himself, he still knocked the opponent's starting center Krstic to the ground in the supplementary defense.

But thankfully Su Jiu didn't do anything to kick his balls, otherwise the nickname of kicking balls might have been born early...

But even so, Krstic, who was knocked down by Su Jiu in the air, was still dissatisfied with the referee's decision.

Kostic believed that Su Jiu's action this time had completely constituted a malicious foul, so he protested violently against the common foul rule whistled by the referee.

However, the referee, who was like a mirror in his heart, did not express anything about Kostic's proposal, and even couldn't help but want to touch his bald head with few hairs...

Seeing that the referee didn't mean it, Krstic felt a little bit annoyed.

"Humph!"

Passing by Su Jiu's side, Krstic, who has a high personal quality, couldn't help but snorted heavily, wanting to express his dissatisfaction with this foul in this way.

Seeing Krstic's stubborn expression with bald hair, Su Jiu was also a little confused, wondering what kind of tricks this guy had.

But seeing Krstic staring at him all the time, and the expression on his face seemed a little dissatisfied, this also made Su Jiu feel a little uncomfortable.

Then Su Jiu also stretched out his index finger, pointed at the air in the direction of Krstic from the air, and said in his mouth as if whispering:

"Good job, your egg is gone..."

　Legendary Jazz coach Jerry Sloan died today of Parkinson's disease at the age of 78!

　　Jerry Sloan is an NBA legend, he has a splendid career in both roles of player and coach.

　　In the player era, he was selected to the NBA All-Star team twice, and was selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team four times;

　　In the coaching era, his Jazz must have impressed Rockets fans and gnashed their teeth.

　　And Sloan was also inducted into the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame as a coach!

　　Although the old coach is dead, his life has left a great contribution to the sport of basketball. He is a pick-and-roll maniac who plays tricks in pick-and-roll.

　　May Mr. Sloan have a good journey...

　　

　

(End of this chapter)