You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 282 So Pure
That's the end of the regular season.

For the Lakers, in the future, history will write a lot for Kobe.

Averaging 27 shots per game, scoring 35 points and shooting 45 percent from the field, the 2005-06 season was a cathartic one for Kobe.All the resentment of failure accumulated in the past has flowed out this season.The Los Angeles Lakers, the Kobe Bryant team to be exact, were carried into the playoffs by him.

In the summer of 2005, the negative press piled up, but he turned it all into motivation.

He got everything he ever dreamed of: one person supporting a team, everyone playing around him, unlimited shooting rights.

It meant he was back in high school and he was alone against the world, which was his favorite feeling.He became a song and dancer at the center of the stage, asking everyone to dance for him... In the history of the NBA, there are only a handful of people who can bear such a big pressure, but indeed, the Lakers survived a season like this.

Kobe used the most spectacular offensive performance of his career to secure the Lakers' sixth place in the Western Conference.

In the first round of the playoffs, they will challenge the third-ranked Phoenix Suns in the West.

The system that D'Antoni implemented in the Suns is the V-shaped offense that Europeans are used to.A little attention can be known: the choice of long-range shots for the Mavericks and Warriors is the top of the arc, while Dayang pays more attention to the two wings.

The Suns have shooting guards and small forwards near the three-point line, with power forwards (Marion/Diao) or centers (Stoudemire) in the high post and Nash pick-and-roll.Because the shooter opens the corner, Nash, Stoudemire or Marion always have a very wide room to move: while the opponent tries to cover the corner, the three-point shooter in the corner will always be missed, so Nash or Diaw can easily distribute the ball.

Many people criticized Stoudemire's poor back-up attack, but he has developed a solid mid-range shot; Marion is not a singles player, but in the 2005-2006 season, he could score 20 points per game.

The reason is very simple: Nash is a great playmaker and an outstanding shooter.In positional warfare, as long as there is a shooter who opens up the space, he and any teammate inside can freely separate and close the pick-and-roll.

D'Antoni's excellence is that he not only uses the V-shaped offense for positional warfare, but also in fast break situations, the Sun's swingman will not be as eager to bombard the basket as the Dallas people, but will neatly and quickly settle to the wings.

Of course, the necessary conditions for this system are as follows; the offensive power of inside players after pick-and-rolls, smart point guards, and the threat of outside shooters.

The Suns' offense does not focus on the speed of the old Nelson's team, but pays more attention to space and tacit understanding.Dealing with most teams whose defense system is not strong can make the opponent powerless to fight back.

In the summer of 2006, in the first round of the Western Conference playoffs, the Lakers had to face this opponent.

There are still a few days before the Lakers go to Phoenix to play the first game of the first round, and they stay in Los Angeles to rest.

Wei Xia threw away his emotional entanglements, emptied his brain, and devoted himself to the playoffs.

方才结束的常规赛，他82场全勤，将近70场替补，每天晚上打32分钟，以第六人的身份场均得到17.7分6.4篮板和4.1助攻以及2.1抢断和难能可贵的1.2封盖。三项命中率是46.7%、33.2%和79%。

He is basically locked in the rookie team, and Paul, the only one who can threaten his rookie of the year, is far inferior to him in terms of reputation.Whether it is statistics, performance, or the media influence of the city where he is located, Paul has no advantage in anything.

It can be said that it is only a matter of time before he is selected for the rookie team and gets ROY.

The real question is Sixth Man of the Year.

His number one competitor is Mike Miller of the Memphis Grizzlies, who averaged 13.4 points, 5.4 rebounds and 2.7 assists per game with the same shooting percentage as him.

Wei Xia's data is obviously stronger than Miller.

Or it can be said that Wei Xia is better than Miller in terms of the career of the sixth man.

It is precisely his identity that restricts Wei Xia from becoming the best sixth man of the year.

As a rookie, the edge is too strong.

It can't be his fault, Phil Jackson has tried his best to limit his performance, but gold always shines.

Jim Buss used his media connections frantically to promote Versia.

A columnist of the "Los Angeles Daily News" claimed: "If Wish doesn't combine the rookie team, ROY and SMOY (Sixth Man of the Year), I will be very disappointed, very disappointed. You can't think he shouldn't be awarded just because he is just a rookie. He deserves SMOY more than anyone else!"

The "Orange County Chronicle", which has always been known as the mouthpiece of the Lakers, is bolder. They are not satisfied with making Wei Xia a "trinity".

They put out a 2 steals 1 block club.

He also claimed that there are only a handful of outsiders in the league who can reach his data.

Bowen can't do it, Kobe can't do it, Billups and Prince can't do it. If they follow their standards, then Wei Xia is not just a matter of entering the best defensive team, he should also compete for DPOY.

But that is impossible.

Media hype can only have a small impact.

In the end, it should be Wei Xia's, and it can't escape.It's not Wei Xia's turn yet, and he won't give it to him in advance.

On April 2006, 4, there were still three days before the start of the playoffs.

Inside the Toyota Center, the Lakers are holding a pregame deployment meeting.

During the meeting, Jackson pointed out several problems with the Suns.

The Suns' tactical system is too extreme. The essence is to disrupt the opponent's regular layout with a high-speed rhythm, or to use a stronger offense to cover up a weak defense. This biased style of play will obviously shrink in strength under targeted arrangements.

Also, the inside line is weak, extremely weak.After Stoudemire was reimbursed for the season, their inside line was already miserable.However, it still has an advantage over the Lakers.

Facing the Suns in the first round is not a bad thing for the Lakers.

They have an advantage inside, but not as much as other teams.Stoudemire's reimbursement made the restricted area a headache for the Phoenix people.The opponents in their eyes are not the Lakers, but the Mavericks and Spurs.These two teams have top insiders. If you want to beat them, you can't do without star insiders.

Being able to face the Lakers in the first round is no worse than facing the Mavericks.

Against the Mavericks, Kobe has the psychological advantage of 3 points in 62 quarters, and against the Suns, he has the advantage of the regular season record.

Moreover, in April at the end of the season, the Lakers won both games against the Suns.

Jackson drew the Suns' biggest X-factor.

Their frontcourt depth.

Although there is no one inside, the Suns have liked to let the third position play the role of the fourth position since D'Antoni coached, and let the fourth position play the fifth position.

The same goes for Stoudemire and Marion.

This is especially true for Boris Diaw, who has realized his talent in the Suns. Sometimes I really don’t know what position he is. He can organize like Odom, and he is more willing to fight inside than the latter, and he has excellent physical fitness.

Tim Thomas and Sean Marion, no accident, these three people will bring big trouble to the Lakers.

Steve Nash, soon to be hoisting his second MVP trophy, was flamboyantly ignored.

The Lakers did not regard him as a key player, because during the regular season, the result of his duel with Kobe was ugly.It is not an exaggeration to say that Kobe crushed him in several consecutive games.

If the star matchup between strong teams falls into a disadvantage, the impact on morale will be huge.

Wei Xia listened to the counterpoint that Jackson focused on, and when he talked about him, everyone's attention turned.

"Wish, no accident, you will face up with Leandro Barbosa more." Jackson seemed to not know that Weixia played a good defense against Nash in the regular season. "He is very fast and has an amazing breakthrough threat. You need to lock him up."

Since the day when he accepted the substitute arrangement from the bottom of his heart, what Jackson said, Weixia only had Yes and no No.

Isn't it against Barbosa?What a big deal.

After the deployment meeting, Wei Xia went home from training on time.

Two days of peace and harmony followed.

On Sunday, April 2006, 4, Wei Xia took his luggage, went to the airport, and took a special plane to Phoenix.He will make his career playoff debut today.

Since today is the weekend, Kobe went to the church to do mass before coming.

"I didn't even eat meat in the morning." Kobe said sullenly.

"You mean, are you hungry?" Wei Xia just wanted to get him some unexpired snacks.

Kobe refused: "Unfortunately, I can't eat meat today until sunset."

"Are you kidding, today is the game day!" Wei Xia was a little anxious.

"People like you may never understand what faith is." Kobe looked at Wei Xia mockingly.

Wei Xia was even more dismissive: "Your belief still tells you that you cannot have sex before marriage. Do you want to tell me that you and Vanessa never had physical needs before marriage?"

"Naive!" Kobe continued to look at Wei Xia with a contemptuous expression and eyes, his contrived appearance was very annoying.

It wasn't until a long time later that Wei Xia realized how naive he really was.

The country has been morally corrupt since the Clinton-Secretary scandal, since the counterpoint wasn't big enough to count as an act.

Even if the president is like this, don't Catholics learn a thing or two from the facts.

Therefore, for them, that and that are also not a betrayal of faith.

From this point of view, Wei Xia is more than innocent, he is as pure as an unused tissue.

　Thanks to @一卷青史 for the 2 rewards - owed chapter +[-].I try to pay off the debt before the playoffs are over. <(;;)

　　
　
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