NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 103
"God! Is there any mistake? He must have flopped this ball! I only hit it once, and before I put any effort into it, he flew out."

"Such an exaggerated flop, you call me an offensive foul."

Curry held the basketball and complained to the referee excitedly.

As soon as I lowered my shoulders, when I exerted strength on my shoulders, his whole body flew out.

No matter what it looks like to outsiders, only Curry knows that Ariza, who is defending himself, has no strength to fight against himself.

Instead, he fell backwards directly. Isn't this a flop? !

"Calm down, please calm down, if you are so excited again, I will blow T."

Of course, in the face of Curry's complaints, the referee still insisted on his penalty and warned Curry to remain calm.

The Bobcats players on the field, Knight, Kapono and others hurried to the basket, ready to pull Ariza up when he fell to the ground.

"Haha, good job rookie, this ball defense is beautiful."

Knight smiled, and each of Kapono and Kapono lifted Ariza who was lying on the ground.

Because Knight is only 1.7 meters eight and weighs less than 80 kilograms.

So after living in the NBA for so many years, defense has always been the biggest problem for the thin and small players.

So in the defense just now, he could tell at a glance that Ariza had prepared in advance and deliberately made Curry an offensive foul.

Because Curry is hitting sideways to the back, all the muscles will be working from the shoulders.

And this shoulder sinking action is prohibited by the league. If a person's shoulder bone hits the defender's chest hard, there is a danger of cardiac arrest.

In cooperation with Ariza's perfect performance, he really tricked Curry into an offensive foul.

At present, the league does not have a particularly clear definition of flopping.

Unlike later generations, diving also faces a fine.

At present, the flop is seen through, and it only pays for a defensive foul.

It is equivalent to a gamble between a foul, either an offensive foul or a defensive foul.

But it is clear that Ariza made the right bet this time.

He knew that if he was in a head-on confrontation, it would be impossible to guard against Curry.

After the last mistake, Curry has already taken some precautions.

The offensive side launched sideways, so even if Ariza wanted to steal, he didn't have a good chance.

So when Curry tried his best for the first time, Ariza withdrew the confrontation, took advantage of the trend, and achieved a perfect defense.

"what!!"

"Huh ~ thank you."

Ariza, who was pulled up from the ground, first patted his chest excitedly.

With a roar, he came to boost his confidence.

Because Ariza discovered that Curry is not so scary anymore, and he also has obvious weaknesses.

Basketball is indeed a big man's sport, but a thin man also has his own way of survival.

Compared with when he was in the Knicks, Ariza got up by himself when he fell to the ground.

But now his teammates will step forward to pull him up immediately, and also express encouragement to himself, which makes Ariza's whole mentality gradually relax.

In the past few months in New York, Ariza never thought that one day he could play like this.

And a happy team basketball atmosphere has always been the root of Liu Rui's emphasis. For cancer players, even if his personal ability is strong, he will be of great help to the team.

Liu Rui would rather not use it on the bench, or even trade it out, than keep him. This is Liu Rui's coaching philosophy in this life.

That's why Liu Rui urgently needs to increase his popularity, because only the higher his status is, the more he will have the right to speak in the team in the future.

After getting up, Ariza subconsciously looked at the coach's bench and found that Bickerstaff was also applauding for himself off the court.

Obviously, I didn't expect that I could defend Curry this time, and it was so successful.

On the offensive end, because the Bulls' starting center is boxing champion Chandler.

Chandler is a defensive player with a very strong ability to guard the penalty area. Okafor does not have much advantage at all in the matchup with him.

So as soon as this game came up, the Bobcats played the high pick-and-roll of Knight and Okafor.

Use pick-and-rolls to create opportunities, and Kapono, Ariza and Robinson, who are ambushing on the flanks, all have good three-point capabilities.

Because the Bulls put out a two-tower lineup, the Bobcats just grabbed Chandler and Curry. The shortcomings of the two cannot be defended at the same time and they fought endlessly.

This is also Liu Rui's suggestion before the game, because even in this game, Jamal Sampson will be the starting power forward.

There is no advantage at all for him to defend the little shark Curry, and he may even be blown up on the defensive end.

So instead of this, it is better to put Ariza in the starting four position. On the defensive end, although the defects of the small lineup will be exposed.

But on the offensive end, whether it is the opening of the space or the speed of the counterattack, this is the most troublesome point for all the Twin Towers teams.

But this time, in the face of the Bobcats' offense, the Bulls actually chose to switch defenses, and Duhon defended Knight, who was in possession of the ball.

Because although Hinrich can switch defenses against strikers who are taller than him, his defensive ability is not too bad.

But as a white man, his physical fitness and speed are indeed relatively slow.

When defending the pick-and-roll between Knight and Okafor, he can't get around it, and he can't catch Knight's point in advance.

So Bulls coach Skiles yelled to switch defenses off the court and asked Duhon to defend Knight.

Knight and Okafor were at the free-throw line, and after the pick-and-roll, Duhon got stuck early.

It made Knight unable to go straight to the basket, and Okafor was completely covered by Tyson Chandler.

But at this moment, Knight suddenly threw the ball into the air.

Because a black shadow has already appeared from the side, the jump height of the whole person is not bad.

Bang!
The teenager Robinson suddenly broke out from the flank, threw off Hinrich's defense, and took advantage of the time when Chandler and Curry were both hung out, and actually completed a beautiful alley-oop with Knight.

And the smooth cooperation this time, presumably, in the usual training, there must have been a lot of effort.

4:2
After the opening game, it was the Bobcats who turned away, making the Bulls at home frequently deflated on both offense and defense.

This made Skiles a little unhappy off the court. Skiles was a defensive assistant coach during the Bulls dynasty.

Therefore, he personally values ​​people with excellent defensive ability, and Chandler is the gate to defend the inside line. It can be said that wherever he is, there is a no-fly zone.

But because of the small lineup of the Bobcats, coupled with the high pick-and-roll, the two twin towers of Chandler and Curry were transferred outside.

Let Robinson complete such an alley-oop easily, which is really unforgivable for a defensive-oriented head coach.

With the game only going on for more than 4 minutes, since the Bobcats:

12:6
Leading the Bulls by 6 points, they played very smoothly at the beginning.

The forced Bulls took the lead in making substitutions, and Skiles took Ben Gordon and Nocioni ahead of schedule.

Because of Curry's irrationality on the offensive end, he actually received two fouls early.

And Skiles also found that Curry was facing the thin Ariza, although he had a physical advantage.

It can be strong inside, but on the defensive end, it is really a disadvantage.

So take Nocioni, the insider who also focuses on shooting.

And taking Ben Gordon to replace Luol Deng is also because the Bulls' offense during this period is really bad.

Facing the Bobcats, since they are playing you and me, there is no tendency to crush them.

This kind of Skiles felt very dissatisfied.

Because as far as he knows, the general manager of the team came to watch the game...

(End of this chapter)