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Chapter 159 Whoever wins the rebound wins the world (today's first update)
He's here...he's here...the "Iron-Blooded Jumper" of "Wolf King" is finally here!
Wang Dalin rushed forward quickly, raising his long arms to block him.

But Garnett raised his hand very high when he shot the jumper, and he was slightly backward... With his shot height, almost no one in the entire NBA league can block him head-on, and Wang Dalin can only give some interference.

"Shua..." The basketball crossed a very high arc and landed precisely in the middle of the basket, barely touching the net.

4:2, the Timberwolves finally scored the second attack.

Although the Timberwolves did not completely rely on Garnett on the offensive end this season, he is the spiritual leader of the team after all and their most powerful weapon on the offensive end.

Although Garnett seems to play very selflessly, he doesn't often score high scores of 30 or 40 points in a single game, but once he exerts his strength, his offensive firepower is still very strong.

In particular, his high jumper almost ignores defense. Those who defend him usually can only hope that he doesn’t feel good... From the point of view of being difficult to defend, the degree of incomprehension of his offensive method is even better than Jordan’s fadeaway jumper back then, because he is much taller than Jordan!
Wang Dalin had a very strange feeling, because he seemed to see himself when defending Garnett's shot just now... Now he can probably understand what Carter said at the press conference last time.

"Although I don't want to admit it, I have to admit that the player I'm most reluctant to face is Darling Wang... Whenever I defend him, it will be very difficult. He can always shoot from all angles, but I can't do anything against him!"

Yes, that's what Carter said at the time.

How to defend Garnett?

Or...how should I defend myself?

Wang Dalin couldn't help searching for the answer in his mind.

As a time traveler and a seasoned fan, Wang Dalin certainly knew... Even Garnett was once restrained. For example, Chuck Hayes of the Rockets once defended him in a very embarrassing situation in a game.

How did "Hai Ye" defend Garnett at that time?

By the way...it is to strengthen the physical confrontation, so that he has been under physical confrontation from the moment he catches the ball. It is difficult to turn around, and it is difficult to maintain the stability of his body every time he makes a shot.

Compared with Garnett's size, it is almost impossible for Hayes' stocky power forward to defend Garnett's jump shot head-on, so he didn't start from this aspect at all, but worked hard on physical confrontation.

Although Garnett seems to be very tough, in fact, his physical strength has never been too strong, otherwise this guy would not have always insisted on this small forward style of play.

Compared with Tim Duncan at the same time, "Hard Special" seems not so hard?
Looking back, it was the Pistons' turn to attack.

This time Billups made the No. 4 tactic gesture, which means that Wang Dalin and Hamilton will set up a double pick-and-roll screen for him. After the screen, the two will screen each other again, and then cross-run.

This tactic was specially designed by Carlisle based on the fact that the Pistons players are relatively good at shooting. If this team is still the Pistons in history, Carlisle would not be able to design such a tactic anyway, because the shooting of Stackhouse, Williams and Atkins is indeed not as stable as that of Wang Dalin.

This time Wang Dalin was closely followed by Garnett bypassing the screen. Hamilton got rid of the defense and received the ball smoothly.

"when!"

The ball hit the rim and popped out. Big Ben jumped high and grabbed the offensive rebound over Nesterovic's head, and then quickly threw it to Billups who had returned to the outside line.

"Pay attention to protect the rebound!" Garnett roared.

Obviously, this ball is the fault of Nesterovic. As a blue-collar center, defense and rebounding are his "jobs"... If a blue-collar player can't even do his own job well, why should he gain a foothold in the team?

Although this guy's annual salary this season is only $173 million, who would have known that in the original time and space, this guy signed a six-year $2003 million contract with the Spurs in 6?
A blue-collar center with an average of 11.2 points, 6.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game was worth so much money in 2003. One can imagine how scarce excellent centers were in the league at that time?
Of course, Wang Dalin knew that this situation would be more serious in later generations.

比如爵士队的鲁迪.戈贝尔，2020年底爵士队就与他签下了一份5年2.05亿美元的续约合同，要知道他在2019-2020赛季场均不过15.1分13.5篮板1.5助攻2盖帽而已。

This kind of performance is actually not as good as Dikembe Mutombo in the Eagles period, but "Uncle Mu" has never received a maximum salary in his career for more than ten years.

In this era, there is no time limit of only 14 seconds for the second attack of later generations. After grabbing an offensive rebound, you can regain 24 seconds of attack time, so Billups did not rush to attack, but dribbled to the top of the three-point arc.

In fact, Wang Dalin was in a good position just now. If Billups passed the ball to him immediately, he would have a chance to complete the shot before Garnett's help defense was in place.

Of course, with Garnett's skill, it is very likely that the defense will be in place immediately... In terms of foot movement and lateral movement speed, Wang Dalin believes that no inside player in NBA history should be able to match Garnett.

The focus is still on Billups' pass selection. He chose to be safe with this ball, and then slowly searched for offensive opportunities at a high position. In the small ball era of later generations, this style of play is undoubtedly too conservative!
But in this era, the choice of Billups is the style of play that most coaches are satisfied with... It is estimated that except for the weird old Nelson, no coach likes players to play so aggressively on the court.

Otherwise, why is everyone's scoring average so low in this era?It's not because every team doesn't like to speed up the pace of the game, and they are too keen on defense!

After Wang Dalin gave Billups a pick-and-roll, Hamilton made another pick-and-roll for him. Billups rushed to the basket.
"Mine!" Big Ben jumped high again, this time even Garnett didn't snatch him back to the basket.

"Again!" Big Ben passed it to Hamilton this time, and Hamilton took the ball to stabilize it, and then passed it to Billups who came out of the bag.

Big Ben seldom makes a second attack on his own after grabbing a rebound. In this regard, he has fully carried forward the excellent tradition of seven-time rebounding champion Dennis Rodman.

"All pay attention to my position!" Garnett glared and shouted, "Protect the defensive rebound!"

Losing two defensive rebounds in a row is completely unforgivable for the "Wolf King" who can grab 12.1 rebounds per game.

Whoever can control the rebounds can control the whole court... This sentence is not only said by Takenori Akagi in "Slam Dunk", but also by NBA coaches.

Hmm... NCAA coaches also educate their students in this way!

It should be said that no matter which country you are in, anyone who plays basketball will regard this sentence as the golden rule, and Garnett is no exception.

Big Ben really doesn't have much presence on the offensive end, but his rebounding has brought a lot of trouble to the Timberwolves. Garnett even feels that this guy is more threatening than Wang Dalin.

Billups did not insist on playing the No. 4 tactic this time, but handed the ball to Wang Dalin, hoping that he would play a single... When the others can't open the game, it is time to hand the ball to the boss.

After Wang Dalin received the ball, he broke through without hesitation, and Garnett slid to keep up, but Wang Dalin made a sudden stop for a jumper again. This ball used "Golden Rooster Independent", Garnett couldn't get close at all, and the interference was almost non-existent.

"Shh!"

6:2, the Pistons finally scored a goal after missing two consecutive shots.

"Referee, his ball was a foul. He obviously raised his leg too high!" Garnett immediately went to the referee and complained loudly.

"Kevin, that's just an inertial action to maintain balance when shooting backwards, and he didn't raise his leg on purpose!" Facing the leader of a team, the referee usually has a good attitude.

"Shet! He almost kicked me just now, do you dare to say that this action is not a foul?" Garnett is not a good-tempered player, and he still insists on this question.

"Kevin, I have to warn you, if you talk to me like this again, I don't mind calling you a technical foul right away!" The smile on the referee's face disappeared immediately, he is not easy to mess with, if the guy in front of him is not Garnett, I am afraid he has already blown the whistle.

Garnett wanted to continue arguing, but Szczerbiak quickly pulled him away... the game was only 2 minutes into the game, if Garnett had a T so early, with his violent temper, who knows how long he can stay on the court tonight?
In fact, when Nowitzki first started to use the "Golden Rooster Independence" movement a lot, it did cause a lot of controversy. Some people thought that he really raised his legs too high, and he was suspected of deliberately enlarging his own cylinder.

However, the NBA officials quickly explained that his action was completely reasonable, because it is difficult for a tall player like Nowitzki to maintain the center of gravity when shooting backwards, so raising his legs is just a subconscious action to maintain the center of gravity of the body, not an intentional increase.

In the history of the NBA, there are many players who are good at backward jump shots, but only Nowitzki used the "Golden Rooster Independence" action a lot. Other players have also tried it, but they are not very accurate, so no one uses this action.

In the final analysis, the core strength of the body and the shooting movement are not coordinated enough, and it is really not worthwhile to use such a difficult movement just to shoot a two-pointer.

For example, Kevin Durant was able to use the "Golden Rooster Independence" almost perfectly when he was in the Thunder, but he almost never used this trick later, probably because he felt that the price/performance ratio was too low...just simply pull it out, why do you have to torture yourself like this?

Hmm... If the "veteran driver" has Durant's agility, and a simple dribble in front of his body can open up space and pull out easily, why should he develop the "Golden Rooster Independence"?Isn't this all forced?

When the Timberwolves attacked again and came to the frontcourt, Wang Dalin pressed close to Garnett and smiled next to Garnett: "Kevin, the way you complained to the referee just now is so funny! At this time, shouldn't you use the same method in front of me to fight back?"

Garnett glared at him viciously, turned around and yelled at Peeler, "Give me the ball!"

But at the same time as he yelled, Piller had just passed the ball to Szczerbiak, so he shrugged his shoulders and gave him an awkward but polite smile.

Garnett couldn't get angry, so he had another "death stare" at Peeler.

It is estimated that Piller has already scolded MMP several times in his heart at this time... You are so tightly attached to by Wang Dalin, how can I pass it on to you?Are you staring?

Many people think that Szczerbiak is just a shooter, but he is not only good at shooting.

While it's true that his outside shooting is quite accurate and can definitely cause headaches for any opponent, it is only a small part of his offensive methods.

His breakthrough skills are not great, but if he encounters a player who is thinner than him, he will break through very firmly... Well, although his breakthroughs are not aesthetically pleasing or technical, their success rate is still considerable.

And later on in the Celtics, I don't know if he was enlightened by Paul Pierce, and he actually practiced a very skilled turnaround jumper when playing back-ups, and even reached the point of perfection.

In addition, he has always had a soft shooting touch. This kind of ball looks like a free throw, and his most outstanding open jumper ability in the offense also opened up enough space for Pierce's singles.

Of course, his back-to-back fight is not very good now, but the breakthrough... Isn't Hamilton the opponent who is thinner than him?

Hamilton's height is the same as Szczerbiak's at 201cm, but he is far behind in weight...he weighs less than 90KG, but Szczerbiak weighs more than 110KG, heavier than Wang Dalin!
So it is conceivable that when Szczerbiak breaks through head-on, how should Hamilton stop him?

"Pong!"

"beep!"

Hamilton was hit and fell to the ground and slid far away, and the referee's whistle sounded immediately.

The ball was a blocking foul by Hamilton. If his movements were cleaner, he could have made Szczerbiak a dribbler... The difference between blocking a foul and dribbling is often the difference, and it depends on who moves faster!

Since this foul was not a shooting foul, the Timberwolves could only serve the frontcourt sideline.

The Timberwolves use Nesterovic to serve this throw... Most of the time NBA coaches still think that the tallest player on the team should send the frontcourt throw because of better vision.

In fact, this is not necessarily the case, because the Chinese men's basketball team lost a good game in 2019 because of this choice, and lost to the Polish team in a very useless way.

Sometimes, taller people don't necessarily have better vision, but more likely, they have rougher handwork...

It was the same this time, Nesterovic wanted to pass the ball to Garnett with a lob, but the slow speed of the pass just gave Wang Dalin a chance.

This kind of steal is very deadly, because when the offensive side suddenly changes to the defensive side, most of them cannot react in time, so no one from the Timberwolves returned to the defense in time for this ball.

Wang Dalin jumped directly from the free throw line, and made a flying one-handed tomahawk dunk.

8:2, the Pistons scored another 2 points.

Coach Saunders quickly called a timeout... The Pistons played more and more aggressively after the start. If the Timberwolves don't adjust their state in time, I'm afraid they will be beaten in a wave.

"Rasu, do you remember what I told you before the game? Hold your position and protect your rebounds... You let a guy 5 inches shorter than you grab two offensive rebounds on your head, what the hell are you thinking?" As soon as the players returned to the bench and sat down, Sanders immediately shouted at Nesterovic, "If you are not ready to play, I don't mind replacing you immediately!"

"I'm sorry, Coach Sanders!" Nesterovic knew that it was indeed his fault, so his attitude of admitting his mistake was extremely correct.

"Kevin, I need you to support the ball at a high position, we can't play singles like this anymore!" Sanders turned his head and looked at his most proud disciple and said.

"Okay, I see!" Garnett responded gruffly.

Since Sanders came to the Timberwolves to coach, it took him only one year to bring this No. 12 team in the Western Conference into the playoffs, and he can reach the playoffs almost every year, so Garnett still respects his mentor very much.

"And Wally, pay attention to using the screen to move more, I need you to make those open shots!" After confessing to Garnett, Sanders will naturally not forget his other favorite student, even though this student is only in the third grade.

"Okay, I got it!" Szczerbiak's answer was the same as Garnett's, his handsome face showed no expression... Well, it turns out that excellent pitchers are killers without expressions!
On the other side of the bench, Carlisle was also giving instructions to his disciples face to face.

"Wang, you have a good effect against Garnett, but I don't want you to go head-to-head with him at the beginning of the game, so I need you to go to the high position to support as much as possible, and give the offense to Richard and Clifford. Richard still has an advantage against Wally!"

"Ben, those offensive rebounds were good just now, we must continue to maintain them! Others should try to grab offensive rebounds as much as possible. If you master the rebounds, you can control the whole court, understand?"

"Chauncey, don't be afraid of that guy Anthony, he's just taller than you, but he's not as fast as you, you can definitely try to beat him!"

"Richard, you are the most advantageous person on our offensive end. Use the method you are most familiar with to beat Wally. His defense is as bad as a piece of shit!"

"Clifford, you can just fight like this, for you... I am most at ease!"

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After the timeout, players from both sides reappeared. The Timberwolves sent out the baseline ball. After Peeler dribbled to the frontcourt, he passed the ball to Garnett in the high position.

Wang Dalin still pressed Garnett closely. He had already guessed that Garnett would appear in a high position to support him. However, Garnett had a strong desire to attack tonight, so he did not expect Garnett to pass the ball to his teammates. He still had to guard against him.

On the other side, Szczerbiak has already used Smith's cover to run out of the open space, and Garnett immediately passed the ball...

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(End of this chapter)