NBA Dynasty Sniper

Chapter 368
Zhang Lili commented after the game: "Although the Knicks won, it was not easy to win. The Nets played their own tactical play, and the two inside lines can be opened, and then created a great breakthrough for the outside line. Space, this Marbury burst into the game and scored 32 points."

Su Qun went on to say: "The Nets are obviously better than the Knicks than the Knicks in the ability to stretch inside. Fordson's ability to stretch is not enough, so the Knicks don't have as many opportunities to break through from the outside as the Nets."

Zhang Lili said: "The Nets' style of play provides the league with a new way of thinking, that is, to pull out all the insiders, which is very different from today's traditional style of play where the insiders sit under the basket.

If it weren't for Zhao Dong's greater mobility and ability to keep up with Yao, the Knicks might not be able to win against the Nets.The Nets are now fourth in the Eastern Conference, only behind the digital team, the Knicks, and the Pacers, which is the reason for this kind of inside stretch tactic. "

Su Qun said: "In addition to the tactic of widening the inside line, Dayao's low-post offensive tactic is also one of the basic tactics of the Nets, which accounts for a large proportion, so the Nets have a lot of room for tactical selection, and can play different types of teams. .”

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "Yes, when encountering a strong inside line like O'Neal, the Nets can play the offensive tactics of opening the inside line and breaking through the outside line.

When encountering a team whose interior defense is not strong enough, Dayao can make a big profit in the low post. Now he can be called a low-post offensive killer, and no one can guard against the turnaround jumper! "

At this time, Knicks general manager Neil Grant was racking his brains, considering the lineup and trade issues.

The inside needs to be strengthened. He has taken a fancy to the Bulls' Kurt Thomas, a tough defensive insider who plays for Oakley and Rasheed Wallace in the Bulls.

After getting it, he can be a substitute, or he can start with Fordson, and let Zhao Dong return to the third position, so that only one person can be strengthened, and two positions can be solved.

At the same time, because Zhao Dong returned to the third position, the three defenders can take away a starting lineup to enrich the substitute lineup, which can be said to kill three birds with one stone and solve three problems at the same time.

But this plan has a weakness. The inside combination of Fortson and Kurt Thomas is good for defense, but not for offense.

The third position also needs to be strengthened, but he can't find a suitable one. All the small forwards he likes can't be traded. Those who can be traded are marginal people who make up the numbers, just like John Wallace in his hands now.

So the best solution is the one above, but he still wants to look for it again. If he can get an inside line with both offense and defense, it will be perfect.

This inside line can defend, play low-post offense, and can also open up shots. It cannot be opened up like Fortson, so the outside line cannot break through.

Such a player must be a star player, and it is difficult to find. He has been looking for it for the past few days but has not gained anything.

Popovich of the Spurs contacted him, wanting to trade Ginobili, but he couldn't offer any decent chips, just two role players, and he directly rejected it.

The Hawks' Mutombo has a chance to get it. Although the star center is not good at offense, he is strong enough to defend and rebound, and has top-notch ability to protect the basket. If he can get it, he will partner with Zhao Dong on the inside. It couldn't be better, the 201 cm Fortson can play the third position.

But Mutombo's salary is too high, and now the Knicks can't afford it. Although the boss, Mr. Dowland, promised to pay another 1000 million in luxury taxes, but only this season, he cannot support Mutombo's subsequent tens of millions. contract.

You must know that after this season, the contracts of Fortson and Stackhouse are over. They are both in the same year. Fortson is still on the second contract, and they must have big contracts. The next season is not necessarily the case for these two people. Can stay, so can no longer increase the contract load.

Grant searched repeatedly in the rosters of all teams, and finally found a more suitable candidate, that is, the Heat's small forward Jamal Mashburn.

Although this player has not been selected as an All-Star, he has the strength of an All-Star small forward when he is healthy.

The weakness is that there are a lot of injuries, and few players play a full season. This is a big problem.

The Heat's current lineup has no way out in the Eastern Conference. They are overwhelmed by the Knicks. Now there are more strong teams like the Digital Team and the Nets. The Pacers also performed very well this season. In the contract year, if you can get a good bargaining chip, you may choose to trade.

But Grant was unwilling to trade Ginobili. He changed his mind and wanted to keep Ginobili and trade the madman.

Although Ginobili is a rookie, he has shown certain potential and strength. His rookie contract is most suitable for the current Knicks.

And Stackhouse, 24 years old, played 20+ performances this season, the efficiency is also good, and the contract is not big, only about 500 million.

Madman's contract with the Knicks is 5 million for 5200 years. This is only the second season. After Ginobili showed the potential of cultivation, the Knicks can no longer tolerate such a large contract. Sending him away is the best way.

And the madman is already 29 years old, it is better to keep Ginobili than to keep him.

"Hey, Pat..."

On the morning of the 2nd, he contacted Pat Riley and asked about his willingness to trade.

"Sprewell trades for Mashburn alone?" Pat Riley didn't directly refuse when he heard this.

Mashburn has always been the main small forward in his hands, and even McGrady was traded before, but Mashburn was not traded.

But this year is Mashburn's contract year. If the contract cannot be renewed, he can only let him go, so he also has the desire to trade, as long as the bargaining chip is right.

However, after learning about the madman's contract, he rejected the deal.

The Heat's current lineup has clearly lost the strength of the championship. He already has ideas to rebuild, but the madman is not a suitable candidate, and the contract is too big.

One more thing, Pat Riley doesn't like this choke-throat madman.

Grant was a little disappointed. He wanted to trade Mashburn, and his main purpose was to get rid of the madman's big contract.

Rejected, he tried contacting the Bulls.

But the Bulls also refused, because the Bulls have no shortage of guards, McGrady and Mobley are both in this position, and they don't want a big contract from a madman.

After thinking about it, he contacted the Sonics again, wanting to trade the rookie Artest selected by the Sonics this year.

"Sorry, our head coach doesn't like him."

It's a pity that Supersonic didn't want the throat-lock madman, so he directly refused.

"Shet, is this going to rot in your hands?"

Grant was disappointed, but after thinking about it, it's not bad. The madman is still performing well. Although the statistics have declined, it is a three-back tactic. His shots have decreased. It's not that his ability has declined. Keep it as long as you can. Well, let's talk about it in the offseason next year.

However, he still had to try his best to reach a deal, so he contacted the Suns in the West.

This is his final goal. He wants to trade forward Marion, who was just selected by the Suns this year, and Rodgers, the Suns' backup forward. The Knicks are in urgent need of small forwards, both of which are.

A month into his rookie season, rookie Marion came off the bench and showed some potential, averaging 25 minutes per game, 9.3 points, 6.4 rebounds, and one block. If he gets it, he can play as a substitute at the third position.

But the rookie missed four games due to injury in the first month of the regular season, which made him hesitate.

Like Marion, the No. 9 pick in the first round, Rodgers was the No. 93 pick in the first round in 9. He is in the same position as Marion. This season, he averaged 28 minutes per game, 13.8 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal and 0.6 blocks. His strength is still good Yes, the Knicks can play the main small forward, or backup power forward.

In addition, Rodgers' annual salary is only $200 million, and Marion is also a rookie with an annual salary of $155 million. Trading them in can save a lot of space.

Then he contacted the Suns and sent a trade plan, one for four, trading forward Rodney Rogers + Marion + Rex Chapman + Kevin Johnson with a madman.

The latter two are guards, and they are about to retire. One is 33 years old and the other is 34 years old. They are both players with serious injuries. They only have contracts for this season left. This is an addition to the two matching deals. I plan to cut it off immediately after the deal is over.

He analyzed the Suns' lineup and felt that this trading plan should be able to generate enough interest from the Suns management.

Danny Ainge is the current head coach of the Suns. This is his fourth head coaching season with the Suns. As a member of the Celtics, he is not afraid of madmen.

He is very clear about the madman's ability.

The current lineup of the Suns has Clifford Robinson inside, who is the team's first scoring point, partner Tom Gugliotta, the inside strength is not bad, Nash on the point guard has matured, organization and offensive ability They are all good. If paired with Madman, they should be able to form a first-class guard line in the league. Then Penny Anfernee Hardaway is on the front line. This set of main lineup is very good. The Suns will have a playoff chance strength.

"It's done!"

The two sides hit it off, and Grant finally completed the deal.

After this transaction, his current consideration for the lineup is that the back line is Stackhouse + Ginobili, the inside line is Zhao Dong + Fortson, the small forward is Marion or Rodney Rogers, the main lineup is more than before. Reasonable, maybe slightly poor scoring ability.

In terms of substitutes, one of Kevin Willis, Gary Trent, Rodney Rogers and Marion on the inside and front line is enough.

But there is one madman missing on the outside line, and there are only two backup fringe guards, which are a bit weak, so Zhao Dong can only play a dozen guards on the bench.

The madman who was training at the training base was notified that he was traded to the Timberwolves, which felt very abrupt.

"Damn it, I don't want to go to that damn cold place!"

Very frustrated, he won a championship with the Knicks, and more importantly, he felt very good here, and he didn't want to leave at all.

"Boss?"

He looked at Zhao Dong.

Zhao Dong shook his head and said: "The team needs to trade, don't be as stupid as before, don't talk about you, let alone trade me someday, then I have to leave."

"understood."

The madman nodded in frustration.

"Remember, Latrier, don't do such stupid things when you go to other teams." Zhao Dong urged.

In Sun City, Sean Marion, who was also training, was notified by the team that he was traded to New York, and he was a little surprised.

He showed potential in the Suns and entered the team's training sequence, but he didn't expect to be traded after only playing for a month.

But the surprise is the surprise, he is quite satisfied with being traded, who doesn't want to play in New York?

There is not only the largest ball market in the league, the highest exposure rate, but also a championship to win, and then you can mix with the boss of Feilong, and you can also invest in it. Now that Jordan has heard that everyone hangs out with Feilong, who in the league doesn’t want to follow? Feilong is investing?

"Ha ha……"

Thinking of the wonderful thing, Marion screamed excitedly.

Like him, of course Rodney Rogers.

As for the two retiring guards, they are not on the team and are still on the injured list.

"Congratulations, Rodney, and Sean." Nash immediately sent his congratulations.

"Rodney, rookie, you are lucky to be able to go to New York." Many Suns players envied and hated.

The next day, on the morning of the [-]rd, Marion and Rogers got on the plane to New York together.

In the training class in the afternoon, Zhao Dong met two newcomers.

He has a certain understanding of these two people. Rogers' impression comes from the accident that he was paralyzed in a car accident after he retired, and Marion, of course, is because of the whirlwind Suns team.

At the same time, Marion is also famous for his ugliness, ranking among the five biggest ugliness in league history.

Of the five big ugliness, there are only two in this year's draft. In addition to Marion, the other is Baron Davis, which gathers the five biggest ugliness in the league.

"Boss."

Whether it was Rogers or the rookie Marion, they were always respectful when they saw Zhao Dong, even more respectful than meeting the team owner.

Zhao Dong talked about the rules of the locker room, and then said: "To play here, you must try your best. You must do your best every time you attack or defend. You can't be lazy on the defensive end, do you understand?"

"Understood, boss." The two hurriedly said.

Old Nelson thought about the lineup and decided to let Marion play the starting small forward and Rodgers as a substitute.

That night, Marion and Rodgers entered the roster and participated in the home game against the Eagles.

Marion was very excited. He didn't expect him to be a rookie in the starting lineup of a championship team like the Knicks. He was so lucky.

And Rodgers, although he did not start, can accept it because he has injuries.

Except for the rookie season, in the first few seasons, he played in both the Nuggets and the Clippers. However, he was injured in the last shrinking season and his strength declined sharply. Therefore, he withdrew from the Clippers' main lineup and was traded.

For the use of Zhao Dong, because the back line lacks a madman, the old Nelson decided to be more flexible. Against some teams that are not strong enough inside, Zhao Dong can be used as a full-back and Ginobili can be used as a substitute, so the rotation of the guards will be better.

With the addition of Rodgers and Marion, the Knicks basically solved the lineup problem.

After winning two away games, the Knicks ushered in the challenge of the digital team at home on the 9th.

The last time they lost an away game, not only did they lose the No. 1 spot in the Eastern Conference, Zhao Dong also lost his No. [-] spot in the MVP rankings. This time at home, the Knicks will of course win back. The whole team has the same idea.

At eight o'clock in the evening, the two teams announced the starting list.

Numbers: Leo Latliff, Karl Malone, George Lynch, Iverson, Eric Snow
Knicks: Zhao Dong, Fortson, Marion, Stackhouse, Ginobili

In the TNT live broadcast, Bill Walton said with a smile: "Old Nelson really dared to use people. As soon as the rookie Marion arrived at the Knicks, he was put on the starting lineup.

But the performance of this rookie is not bad, the frontal cutting ability is very good, he can make sudden shots, and the dunks he makes are very entertaining.

The weakness is that the three-pointer has not been practiced yet, and at the same time, the confrontation ability is insufficient, and the ability to attack with the ball is very weak. It is destined not to become the core of a team's offense.

In addition, he is also very hard on the defensive end, often rushing into the paint to help defend. "

Matt laughed and said: "In the regular season, with the old Nelson's habit of boldly using new players, Marion must be allowed to play and train new players, maybe they can be used in the playoffs.

After all, after Rogers suffered a serious injury, his strength and potential could no longer serve as a championship-level main forward. He was only a backup forward in a third-rate team like the Suns, let alone the Knicks? "

Bill Walton said with a smile: "The one-for-four exchange between the Knicks and the Suns this time is a win-win deal. The Suns got rid of two veterans on the two injured lists, and reinforced the All-Star guards. Si strengthened the striker, and at the same time got rid of the madman's tens of millions of big contracts, all of which saved wages."

Matt said: "The Suns have become more competitive, and there should be no problem reaching the playoffs this season. For the Knicks, the guard line has been weakened, but the front line has been strengthened, and the main lineup is more reasonable. At the same time, the bench lineup is also richer.

In addition, the two rookies Ginobili and Marion can be used by the Knicks for several years at a low cost, saving space for the renewal of Fortson and Stackhouse next season and creating conditions for renewal. "

In this game, the Knicks finally defeated the digital team.

It has the same record of 17 wins and 4 losses as the digital team. With the same record, because of the Knicks' total points difference, they surpassed the digital team and became the number one in the East and the number one in the league.

This season, the competition in the Atlantic Division is quite fierce. The Knicks, the Digital Team, and the Nets are the three strong teams ranked first, second, and fourth in the Eastern Conference. If they enter the playoffs, according to the playoff ranking rules, among the three teams Only the champions of the Atlantic region enter the top three, and the other two teams cannot enter the top three in the Eastern Conference playoffs even if their records enter the top three.

After losing to the Knicks, the digital team went to New Jersey overnight to challenge the Nets back to back.

Zhao Dong specially watched this game. He wanted to see how Dayao would perform against the inside combination of Karl Malone and Rio Latliff.

The result was very good. Malone and Ratliff couldn't defend Yao. Yao scored 27 points, 52% from the field, grabbed 11 rebounds, and sent 3 block shots.

With Dayao's outstanding performance, the digital team suffered a two-game losing streak, 17 wins and 5 losses, half a game behind the Knicks.

(End of this chapter)