You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 473 The Man Born for the Triangle Offense
2008/2/5

The Lakers headed away to New Jersey, where their opponent was the Nets.

We all know that in the summer, Kobe was furious because the management did not trade Bynum to the Nets for Kidd.

Later, his personal performance in the new season also declined, and he was no longer at the level of an All-Star point guard. The so-called organizational skills, master-level planning, self-contained system... His advantages cannot be reflected by statistics.

This kind of player is very dangerous, and if one is not careful, he will be cheated.

So Kobe's obsession with working with Kidd is no longer so deep.

Just because the Lakers don't want Kidd doesn't mean other teams don't either.

A reporter broke the news: The Nets intend to drain Kidd's remaining value before the trade deadline, and they want to ensure that Kidd can bring back a potential stock.

Soon it will be the All-Star Weekend, and during the All-Star Weekend, the trade deadline will also come.Therefore, there are not many games that can be used to prove their worth.

Tonight's game against the Lakers is one of Kidd's last games as a Nets player.

For the Nets, the Lakers sent the starters: Fisher, Kobe, Wecha, Radmanovich, Gasol.

The Nets are basically the same old team: Carter, Richard Jefferson, Kidd, Sean Williams, Josh Boone.

Three veterans who can't make it to the All-Stars and two rough guys who have no body but no skills. This is the kind of team, a team that can't even make the playoffs in the East.

Wei Xia was arranged by Zen Master to defend Carter, and the defensive pressure on him is still the heaviest.

Starting from the starting list last season, Zen Master let him mark the opponent's arrow players in every game.

At the beginning, Kobe was still dissatisfied with this arrangement. In his mind, whether it was the offensive or defensive end, he should be the one with the biggest burden.

This is also a symbol of "boss".

You have as much responsibility as you have ability.

Later he discovered that Wei Xia went to mark the opponent's number one player.There are several benefits:
Only those who can't even guard against Wei Xia are allowed to guard against him.In other words, if that group of people can't even beat Wei Xia, what qualifications do they have for him to match up?
And the most obvious point is that the burden on the defensive end is reduced. The benefits to him are not only to match those players with weak offensive ability, but also to allow him to save his energy and attack with all his strength.The advantage of this is that his hit rate has increased.

There are data to prove it.

In the two seasons when Weixia entered the starting list, Kobe's shooting percentages were 46% and 47%, basically returning to the efficiency when O'Neal was by his side.

Is the influence brought by Wei Xia even better than that of O'Neill?
No one can give a definite or correct answer.

Gasol played for the Lakers for the first time, winning the jump ball opposite Boone.

Wei Xia wants to speed up the pace and have a fast break.

The Nets put Jefferson on him, Kidd on Kobe, and Carter on Fisher.

From the personal matchup, we can see who in their eyes is a threat and who is not.

Before the start of the game, Gasol and the Lakers only practiced together for one training session, and he could memorize not many tactics. Therefore, Jackson's requirements for him were very low.

Mainly let him act as an endpoint.

As soon as Wei Xia came up, he looked for opportunities for new friends.They have only practiced together for one game, but they have already mastered the opponent's characteristics-Pau Gasol has a very good habit when attacking, that is, after the basket is shot, he puts his hands in the air and relies on excellent judgment to complete the strong board and the second attack.On the defensive end, he spreads his arms well to interfere with the opponent, has good defensive habits, does not jump, and is rarely beaten and one. The weak point of defense is that he does not follow the opponent under his feet (to save energy and reduce unnecessary struggle).Slender body, thick calves.To sum up, static excellent physical fitness laid the foundation for his technical characteristics.

Also, it has a wide range.

The first point he scored for the Lakers was a high jumper after receiving a pass from Wecha.

The Nets' response was dominated by Kidd.

You can see why Kobe wants him, the current Kidd is basically a version of Derek Fisher with an enhanced version except shooting.His passes are often not the kind of passes that must get assists.Point guards who like assists only stand on the first floor, while those on the fifth floor often pass a seemingly meaningless pass to foresee where the final opportunity will come from.

Kidd and James all belong to this category of organizers.

In the first round of the Nets, Kidd gave Williams a chance to score.

Williams used his physicality to attack the Lakers' rim.

2 is better than 2
Neither Gasol nor Radmanovic belong to the rim protector who can protect the rim airtight.

Radmanovic's defense is not worth looking forward to, Gasol has outstanding talent, but the power of defense is a mystery.

Radmanovic seemed to want to prove that he could do what Gasol could do.

Standing where Gasol hits a jumper, he misses a pass from Fisher.

Judging from the slow motion, he may not simply miss the shot, but be covered by his opponent's fingertips.

Wei Xia paid too much attention to his new friends, forgetting that Carter beside him was still a scorer with an average of 20 points per game.The timely Carter has quietly begun to transform.Rarely eats the ball to attack, and most of his shots are in the middle and long distances.

This round, Kidd dribbled the ball outside, waiting for Carter to run out of opportunities.

Wei Xia didn't pay attention for a little bit, and let the opponent rush out of the three-point line to catch the ball and shoot.

5 is better than 2
"If you need me to help you defend, just say so." Kobe approached.

Wei Xia believes that his off-ball defense is above Kobe.

Kobe can't stalk his opponent like him - because Kobe can't give up the offense like him - but he did have a problem with Carter's defense just now, so he responded to Kobe's taunting expression to help himself with a more resolute and decisive defense.

The Lakers continued to fight the iron. The person who made the iron in the last round was Radmanovich. In the new round, it was Kobe's turn.

How could the name of the little blacksmith in Los Angeles come out of thin air? If there is an opportunity, he must strike iron, and if he does not have the opportunity to create an opportunity, he must strike.

Kobe received the ball and launched an attack on the inside of the Nets. Unexpectedly, the opponent let Kidd defend alone all the time.

Kobe elbowed Kidd before he shot, and his elbow got retribution on the spot. He obviously didn't defend, but his shot was ridiculously off. I don't know if it was the God of basketball who intervened, or his conscience was condemned, so the shot went wrong.

According to the frequency of Kobe's elbow hitting his opponent, Wei Xia believes that it is the light of the right way.

Gasol is out of the system. Except for Wei Xia, no one seems to have considered that there is a new friend in the team who needs to integrate into the team.

Even when defending, Kobe may have thought that Odom was the top insider and needed his help.

Otherwise, it cannot explain that he left Kidd empty on the outside.

Kidd's three-point shooting rate is at the lower-middle level, averaging 34.5% of his shots per game.Considering that he has a lot of shots, all of which are absolutely open, so this hit rate is not high.

However, according to the magic ball theory, a 33.5 three-point shooting percentage is equal to a 50% two-point shooting percentage. It is not wise to test his open shots like this.

Gasol has never been a loophole that needs support from his teammates when he is singled out.

Kobe paid for his bad choices.

Kidd hit an open three-pointer, 8-2.

Wei Xia treated him in his own way: "If you don't want to be in the best defensive team this year, just say it."

Kobe felt what Wei Xia felt just now.

Mingming is very angry, and obviously wants to refute, but it is his own fault, so he can only swallow his anger and wait for the opportunity.

Suddenly, Gasol runs high.

Zen Master said before the game, let the Spaniard mainly play as an end point.Positioning him this way is asking his teammates to see him as a white version of Bynum, at least temporarily.Until he fits into the system, until he memorizes all the plays, he shouldn't be the axis of the play.

How long does it take for talented players to integrate into the system?

Maybe just for a split second.

Pau Gasol has the organizational talent of Kidd and James.

Wei Xia bypassed Radmanovic's side. His running track was concealed, not only deceiving his opponent, but also deceiving his teammates.Including Gasol.

How did he get the ball out?

When Wei Xia got the ball, he made a three-pointer with confusion.

"Shh!"

He was supposed to create an opportunity for his new friend, but he let his new friend create an opportunity for himself.

"Good shot!" Wei Xia shouted.

Gasol standing on the court is far more confident than off the court: "As long as I get the ball, you can just run. A moment of hesitation is a distrust of my wisdom."

"Okay." Wei Xia agreed.

He became excited. He has suffered from his teammates not passing the ball for several years. Although Odom liked to pass him the ball before, the ball passed by Odom is not the same as Gasol.

Odom likes to show off and always shows off his creativity and talent to his heart's content, while Gasol sends the most penetrating ball, making sure Weisha can make it easy and quick.

The excited Wei Xia immediately put strong pressure on Carter on the defensive end.

Carter missed a shot and Gasol got the rebound and passed directly to Kobe.

Kobe strikes again.

Wei Xia caught up with the offensive rebound and passed back to Gasol.

The Spaniard made a decisive shot from a high position.

With a swish, the confidence on his face intuitively showed that this person was born for the triangle offense.

(End of this chapter)