You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 679
Chapter 689 Forced, Squeezed, Entangled

Thunder coach Scott Brooks was unhappy with Jackson's few minutes of play.

"We didn't play tactics, didn't think and cooperate, and every attack was very stiff, so the 76ers could figure out our movements!" Brooks had great expectations for Jackson.

Since his 2008-09 season as Thunder coach.It can almost be said that Brooks single-handedly built the Thunder around Westbrook into today's fast-playing whirlwind.It sounds ridiculous, why Westbrook and not Durant?Durant is a jack of all trades, he can fit into any system.Since he can play in any system, as a coach, it is difficult to find the most suitable system for him.

At the same time, Westbrook, a titan, emerged in the Thunder's draft.That being the case, Durant can integrate into any system and play a role in any system, so why not create a new system with Westbrook as the core?

Here's the problem: Five years on, Brooks hasn't moved the Thunder any further.

If before this, the management was more or less holding on because the team was young and the future could be expected, then the 2013-14 season is almost the limit.

If the Thunder's results this season are not good, the management will have a downhill step, and they can directly ask Brooks to leave.Therefore, during Westbrook's recovery, Brooks has to find a way to come up with a new system; after Westbrook returns, Brooks also has to pray that Master West will be blessed by God and recover well.

Because of this season's record, basically holding Brooks' fate.Everyone is happy, but if the performance is bleak, the Thunder still have time to wait for Westbrook to recuperate and recover to see the aftereffect, but Brooks' job will really be in danger.

Jackson messed up the rhythm, Brooks let him down to rest, and then called someone from the bench.

Derek Fisher, a veteran from the 96 generation, is also Wei Xia's old teammate.

As a player, Fisher is known for his big heart. He has hit many great key goals in his career, but off the court, he is the current chairman of the players union.

Seeing his old teammates, Wei Xia naturally came up to say hello.

His main way of greeting is to give Chairman Yu an original Weiss-style full-court press.

"Long time no see, is this your gift to me?" Fisher asked unexpectedly.

"Do you like it?" Wei Xia asked seriously.

Fisher scolded: "Fuck you, Wish!"

Seeing that he liked it violently, Wei Xia couldn't be too satisfied, and immediately made a stronger defense.After all, Fisher is getting older, and dribbling the ball across the half is far less stable than when he was young. What's more, it is Wei Xia who is the first DPOY elected as a defender after Payton.

Fisher was just about to pass the ball, but Wei Xia's action was faster than his.

With a snap, the ball is knocked out.

Fisher's body seemed to be paralyzed, watching Wei Xia snatch the ball and rush past him but didn't know what to do.

In the end, he could only watch Wei Xia dunk and score.

7 is better than 2
"Facing his former teammates, Wish is merciless."

The commentator's exclamation made Fisher break out in a cold sweat. Looking back, sure enough, he was still in the backcourt.

"Is it necessary, Wish?" Fisher didn't expect Wei Xia to kill him.

Wei Xia smiled arrogantly, "It's very necessary."

The words are arrogant and tense, but the tone is soft, just like Shanghainese speaking Shanghai dialect, the soft tone seems to be gentle no matter how dirty the words are.

It is impossible for the Thunder to sit back and watch the president of the players union be disgraced in the game.

They quickly brought someone over to hand over the work of dribbling half court.

Soon, Fisher realized that Wei Xia was not targeting him, Wei Xia was targeting the Thunder's ball holder.

The Thunder's solution is to let the Swedish saber Szabo Sefolosha come to pick up Fisher.

Seeing Sefoloza, Wei Xia immediately released Fisher.

From this, Fisher knew that Wei Xia was only targeting the Thunder's ball holder, and it had nothing to do with who held the ball.

In doing so, he wasted a lot of stamina, but effectively undermined the Thunder's tactics.In the timeout just now, Brooks asked them to play content, but now, they can't play anything, because Weixia's full-court pressing destroyed the rhythm of each of them.

Fortunately, the current 76ers and Wei Xia partnered with Nash instead of Holiday. Otherwise, if the two of them pressed the whole court together, Fisher and Sefolosha couldn't stand it.

Wei Xia's one-on-one offensive and defensive strength is the strongest in the league. Even if this evaluation is put in front of James, those who have personally played against Wei Xia dare to say it.Even James himself subscribes to this view.

One-on-one is invincible, but one-on-two, especially to delay the advancement of two people at the same time on the defensive end, is an impossible task.

He can only pester Sefoloza and force him to make mistakes.

The Swiss passed the ball to Fisher, and the Thunder made it through halftime safely.

Without Wei Xia's guard, Durant was like a prisoner who had been unshackled. He wanted a screen outside the paint area on the right and rushed out from the crowd to catch the ball against Yang's help defense and score a jumper.

"Your goals can only be achieved if you prevent me to death." Durant said arrogantly, "It's a pity you can't prevent it."

How arrogant, how arrogant, who said he was humble and friendly?

The personal relationship between Weixia and Durant does not exist on the court. They both know that the greatest respect for each other is to go all out.

"Before the game is over, what is your basis for saying that I can't guard against you?"

As soon as Wei Xia finished asking, he made a reverse run, and with the cover of Cousins, he threw off Durant's pursuit.

Compared with offense, his defense, especially off the ball defense, is far worse.

With a height of 209 cm, he still needs to play small forward. As a winger, he will never be able to defend well. Wei Xia, a guard who likes to roam, is his pain point.

The moment Wei Xia got rid of the defense and rushed out of the arc top three-point line, Nash's ball came over.

Being a teammate with Nash made Wei Xia die on the way to the running position for the first time.Because he believes that Nash will not miss any of his opportunities.

Nash passed the ball, Durant waved his long arm to interfere, and Wei Xia pulled it up on the spot, with a comfortable shooting rhythm, high arc, and a soft feel like pressing the pause button for time.

10 is better than 4
Durant didn't have time to be frustrated by the failed defense, because in the blink of an eye, Wechat's off-ball defense started from behind him and stuck directly to him, making him have to run around for the ball.

He obviously can't use speed and strength to claim positions.

Because Wei Xia's speed and strength are above him, even though his size seems to be able to wrap Wei Xia into dumplings.

Weixia's defense against Durant suffocated the Oklahomaians.

They covered their mouths.

Has Durant been guarded to death?certainly.

Against the Grizzlies in the playoffs last season, Tony Allen's defense against Durant was a textbook. Even the Grizzlies still couldn't perfectly limit Durant.

But Weixia can make Durant go through a lot of trouble for the chance to catch the ball.

Running from the left to the right, from the top of the arc to the bottom corner, off-ball screens one after another, and Wei Xia is always behind him, much faster than Durant, none of those screens can get him stuck.

The Thunder were so desperate that they handed the ball to Perkins singled out.

In the future, when Perkins, as a media person, speaks out on TV shows and insults Durant, will he think of the helplessness at this moment?

No, absolutely not, because the bad guys are often so good that they don’t know it. If you don’t believe it, you can find a few teammates who are self-righteous, good at playing the piano, and experience all kinds of life in all online confrontation games.

Perkins is hesitant to take the ball, confused, he has no offensive ability, and everyone knows that he has no reliable offensive means when he leaves the three-second zone.

"Snapped!"

With a sound, Cousins ​​​​cut the ball and the referee called a foul.

"Is this a foul?" Cousins ​​yelled.

Wei Xia stopped immediately: "Shut up Boge!"

"Uh" Cousins ​​couldn't help but wiped the sweat off his face, and muttered, "I didn't make a foul."

The Thunder took the opportunity to make substitutions.

Fisher is still there, Sefolosha is gone, and he is replaced by 2K artifact Jeremy Lamb.

As for Lamb, what fans know most about him is his performance in 2K14. Countless players complained online that Lamb scored 100 points against his team.What role does Lamb play in the Thunder in reality?

He came from the University of Connecticut, where two great shooters, Ray Allen and Hamilton, were produced; therefore, he is also a good shooter, with smart off-ball moves and lightning-fast shots.Now, he has to replace Kevin Martin; not only that, he can also change the Thunder's lineup structure.

The Thunder have never lacked three-pointers who stand in the corner and wait for the ball in a daze, but lack players who can move without the ball, affect opponents, and make the lineup move.

The Thunder's current offense without the ball is really limited to Durant's cuts.Lamb has the opportunity, and the ability, to change all of this: As long as he cuts the baseline a little more per game, even if he doesn't catch or shoot, he can make the Thunder's offense more varied.

Generally speaking, the players produced by UConn, especially the guards, always have their own two-piece set of shooting and running.

Letting him come is undoubtedly to give more space inside, and by the way, to give Durant a wider offensive area.

Vesha is waiting.

He wants to know when the Thunder can't help but allow Durant to attack with the ball a lot. The matchup so far is just a test, and the real challenge will be when Durant frequently holds the ball.

The Cousins ​​foul gave the Thunder 14 seconds of shot time.

They sent the sideline ball, but it still couldn't be sent to Durant's hands.

"The energy of Wish is beyond imagination!"

"No one wants to play against Wish, no one!"

As soon as the words fell, the 76ers' perfect defense forced the Thunder to hand the ball to the side without Durant. Lamb caught the ball and shot, three non-stick.

Hayward's waving hand shows what he's done: He blocks Lamb!

(End of this chapter)