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Chapter 26 Superstar Treatment
"This rookie's post-up is really good! Jason Collins doesn't look like there's anything he can do about him."

"It's unbelievable. There are not many rookies with this kind of low-level skills these days!"

"That's true. There is actually no shortage of talented rookies now, but there is only a lack of insiders with both physical and technical skills. Look at that so-and-so, and so-and-so, who have been in the league for so many years, and still can't learn. Can play low singles, just from this aspect, the King's No. 12 pick is still very worthwhile."

It seems that Yan Hua won the trust of his teammates on the court through this post-up singles after the opening game, especially under the arrangement of the head coach who didn't feel good outside, so he would hit the basket more, Yan Hua won the next game. In the process, he also got more and more opportunities, and after Yan Hua succeeded in the first post-up single against Jason Collins, he was out of control, and he succeeded in post-up single against Jason Collins four times in a row. Three times, the success rate is surprisingly high.

In this game between the Pacers and the Timberwolves, after entering the third quarter, the protagonists on the court became the two rookies of the two teams. Kevin Love is the rookie that the Timberwolves focus on training. Become the new wolf king of the Timberwolves, so after the team boss Al Jefferson and the second master Randy Foye are off the field, Love naturally becomes the core of the Timberwolves' offense on the field.

As for Yan Hua, although Yan Hua does not have the current status of Kevin Love in the Kings, Yan Hua has also successfully won the trust of his teammates through his outstanding performance after the start of the third quarter. -From Martin to point guard Bobby Brown, they are all willing to pass the ball to Yan Hua now.

Although both of them are inside players, Kevin Love and Yan Hua's offensive methods are completely different. Yan Hua always attacked in the low post from the beginning to the end. Facing Jason Collins' defense, Yan Hua played more and more smoothly. , Not only did Jason Collins succeed in consecutive singles, but he also made two defensive fouls and scored two 2+1s.As for Kevin Love, he has an offensive style similar to that of Al Jefferson. With his excellent shooting touch and a shooting range that can cover below the three-point line, Kevin Love is constantly on the offensive end. Pulling to the high position and both sides of the basket, one after another jump shot at a place four meters away from the basket, this is also the main style of play of the increasingly popular space-based insider.

However, the biggest disadvantage of mid-range and long-range shooting compared to offense at the basket is the lack of lethality. Naturally, there is no way to cause fouls when shooting outside. Fortunately, Jason Collins is just a blue-collar insider. If it is Al Jeffer Sen kept fouling while defending. I am afraid that Timberwolves head coach Randy Whitman could not hold back and called a timeout.

But now, when Yan Hua succeeded in backing up Jason Collins again and scored his 10th point in the third quarter, Randy Whitman still called a timeout. In this case, we must change The team's defensive strategy has changed. In less than 4 minutes of the third quarter, a rookie scored 10 points. In the game, he scored 20 points in a single quarter, and the Timberwolves and Timberwolves head coach Randy Whitman will definitely make headlines tomorrow.

However, after the short timeout ended, Randy Whitman did not replace Al Jefferson in advance. After all, Al Jefferson's defensive ability was not as good as Jason Collins. Sen has just rested for a few minutes, so it is obviously very unwise to replace Al Jefferson in advance when the situation on the court is not out of control.

Randy Whitman's adjustment after the timeout is very simple, that is, let Timberwolves' power forward Kevin Love cooperate with Jason Collins to double-team Yan Hua. The one with the best defensive ability, so basically Jason Collins can't defend it, and neither can others, so Randy Whitman directly resorted to double-team defense simply and rudely, but Randy Hui Terman's decision to double-team a rookie immediately caused a stir on the scene.

"It's crazy, it's a bit crazy, isn't the Timberwolves double-teaming a rookie?"

At this time, whether it was the fans or the few reporters on the sidelines, they all looked at Yan Hua, who was being double-teamed by the Timberwolves, in shock. In the first game, I enjoyed the treatment of double-teaming, which is incredible. Although the Timberwolves are not strong, and they are even the favorites for the No. [-] pick in the eyes of many people, this is an NBA regular season after all. People will joke in this level of competition, double-teaming is double-teaming, this kind of treatment that basically only NBA superstars can enjoy, but now it really appears on a rookie.

"Reggie, should we call a timeout and replace Yan?" After Yan Hua began to be double-teamed by the Timberwolves, assistant coach Tyrone Corbin immediately suggested to head coach Reggie Toyce to replace Yan Hua. After all, Yan Hua is just a rookie, and he doesn't have the experience and ability to deal with double-teams. If he is at a loss under the double-teaming of the Timberwolves, or even makes mistakes again and again, then the confidence he has built up in the previous games will be sure. will be hit.

"Let's wait until this round is over." Yan Hua's performance today has exceeded Reggie Toyce's expectations, but he is not popular enough. Reggie Toyce still wants to see Yan Hua when he faces double teams. , how to handle the ball.

Because of his natural sense of the ball, Yan Hua's ability to handle the ball is very good, and he can't say that he is a guard. It is still no problem to surpass most of the inside players. After being trapped, although Yan Hua was not used to it, the basketball was still within Yan Hua's control. After being double-teamed by two people and barely hitting the basketball a few times, Yan Hua knew the ball I definitely have no choice, so now I have only one choice, and that is to pass the basketball in my hand before I make a mistake.

But the two teammates in front of Yan Hua, Kevin Martin and John Salmons, were closely following the Timberwolves defenders. If they gave the ball to them rashly, the chances of being intercepted were very high, so they quickly thought in their minds. After thinking for a while, Yan Hua made a very bold decision, and after slapping the basketball on the spot, Yan Hua passed the basketball in his hand towards the oblique rear of his body.

After passing the ball, before Yan Hua had time to turn around, he heard a bang from behind. It was definitely the sound of someone dunking. , Yan Hua knew that he had made the right bet.

(End of this chapter)