full court guidance

Chapter 40
There is a special group in the alliance, called Ancient Blow!

In short, the ancient athletes were awesome, and the ancient athletes were invincible.

This kind of argument is simply nonsensical. The NBA in the 60s and [-]s was not a climate at all. The number of teams was small, the physical fitness of the players was far inferior to modern players, the tactics were not as good as modern players, and even the training was not professional enough.

The first generation of legendary center George Mikan (died in June 2005), while playing basketball, he used the offseason to learn professional knowledge and obtain a lawyer’s qualification certificate-because their wages were still very low at that time, and they played more for Hobby.

The Lord of the Rings Bill Russell won 11 career titles, but his evaluation is not as good as that of Michael Jordan.The reason is that the basketball league in his era lacked competitiveness, the strength of the teams was very different, the number was small, and the competition was far less intense than it is in modern times.

After the ancient blow, there is also the modern blow. Among them, the most influential players are some retired players, such as Jordan's younger brother Scottie Pippen.

Pi Erye has a problem with his IQ. He was traded to the Bulls and asked for a long-term contract after his performance. The Bulls’ manager was a good man at the time and advised him not to sign for such a long period of time. He will definitely raise his salary in the future.Jordan also persuaded him many times, but Pi Erye went his own way. He finally signed a seven-year 2000 million contract with the Bulls, and the salary was the highest in the first year, and then decreased year by year.

As a result, the salary of the league skyrocketed later, and Pi Erye's "high-paying long-term contract" almost became a free job for the Bulls. Jordan, who came back after retiring for the first time, had a high salary of 3300 million U.S. dollars a year, but Pi Erye only had 200. With a salary of [-] yuan, he is still the second head of the team!

A person with this kind of vision will naturally not have a good life after retiring. He failed to invest and was almost penniless. In the end, he joined ESPN as a commentator, and often made some quite hateful remarks.

On the second day after he was late and scored a new record for his playoff debut, Pi Erye said on the TV show: "It is impossible for a player who is late to get high scores in our era, whether it is me or Michael ( Jordan), can prevent him from crying, but Larry Bird's three-pointer is more threatening."

So without waiting for others to react, Larry Bird, who is serving as the general manager of the Pacers, couldn't sit still.

"Don't always compare the current players with our era. There is no comparison between the two. I only made 40.6% of my three-pointers in my career. I have never seen such a special player as late. It's not uncommon for him to hit an amazing three-pointer in a game, but the game with the lowest late shooting rate is 50%, as if locked, I think this is his greatest place, like A player like him, even in my era, would become an All-Star. I watched his game carefully. His regular shooting range has exceeded the three-point line by two or three meters, and his shooting speed is very fast, which is currently the best in the league. The player with the fastest shot in the NBA is not that easy to guard, and I think a lot of older players would agree with me."

At the same time, the Rockets ushered in good news. McGrady suffered a slight ankle sprain and needed to rest for a week.

On May 5, the G7 match between the Rockets and the Mavericks will start in Dallas.

The pre-match media prediction basically became [-]-[-]. The three-point firepower that Late can provide on the outside is an important reason why the media believes that the Rockets can win.

Little General Johnson learned the previous lesson and sent Josh Howard to follow up late.

But in the end the Mavericks lost to the Rockets 111:115.

The late three-pointers cannot be restricted. In this game, he significantly increased his shots. He took 26 shots and hit 14 goals. He scored 42 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 fouls.

姚明继续统治内线，25中17拿到41分13篮板5助攻的统治级数据。

The two Chinese players of the Rockets teamed up to contribute 83 points!
其余球员状态糟糕，大卫韦斯利11中4，迈克詹姆斯9中3，穆奇诺里斯7中2。

The Mavericks felt pretty good on the outside. They made 18 shots in total, 9 goals, and a 50% shooting rate. Jason Terry ushered in an explosion, 14 of 8, 12 of 12 free throws, and scored 31 points. Defensive player Josh Howard also broke out unexpectedly, 13 of 8, 5 of 5 free throws and 21 points.

Helpless star Dirk Nowitzki felt cold, shooting only 37.5% from the field and scoring only 14 points, resulting in the Mavericks losing the tiebreaker and being eliminated by the Rockets.

Johnson said after the game that the players had tried their best. Yao Ming and Late were obviously more dominant on the court, leading a group of old, weak, sick and disabled to play an excellent game.

In the first round of this year's playoffs, only the Heat swept the Nets in the East, and the Suns swept the Grizzlies in the West.

The Celtics in the East beat the Pacers in a tie-break, and only the Rockets and Mavericks in the West reached the tie-break.

Facing the upcoming second round of the playoffs, almost all teams are unanimously optimistic about the Suns.

Isn't such a terrifying three-point shooting rate late enough to beat the Suns?
Of course not enough!
The late three-pointer seems to be a trick. Even many media have to admit that the late appearance has indeed greatly improved the strength of the Rockets. His three-pointer is the biggest weapon of the Rockets.

But the Suns' three-pointers are not weak either. Once they are allowed to shoot, the Suns' overall shooting rate is equally astonishing.

Moreover, the Suns, who mainly play running and bombing, obviously take the initiative when facing the Rockets. Yao Ming is indeed very deterrent in the penalty area, but once the bully Stoudemire rushes, he is also unstoppable.

Just after the game between the Rockets and the Mavericks, Suns coach D'Antoni said in a high-profile interview with the media that they will beat the Rockets with a total score of 4:1. The team in the position, not to mention they lost the outside core McGrady.

When asked by the media how to limit the late performance, D'Antoni said confidently: "The late three-pointer is indeed amazing, but I have noticed that the reason why he can remain efficient lies in the rationality of his playing. Most of the time he will take the initiative to choose to shoot when he is facing a weak defense, but occasionally he will take a few difficult three-pointers, so that everyone will be impressed. As long as the Suns can fully follow their own tactics Play it out, the Rockets have almost no chance of winning."

Phoenix Suns star Steve Nash also made similar remarks: "Yao is very strong now, he is already one of the most powerful centers in the league, but he also has his own weaknesses, and we are not afraid of him. The most powerful shooter, there has never been a player like him in NBA history. He uses three-pointers as his only offensive method, which makes him score very efficiently, but he is so obsessed with three-pointers that it affects With our own comprehensiveness, we are not afraid of his three-pointers, because we have an excellent perimeter defensive player, and I believe that under his defense, being late cannot change the direction of the game, and we have a great advantage."

Compared with the high profile of the Suns, the Rockets are completely battered.

The depth of the team's bench lineup is not enough. Bob Sura is too concerned about statistics, which angered the two cores of late and Yao Ming, and lost the starting position, causing the Rockets to suffer another huge blow.

It can be said that the current Rockets are completely full of internal and external troubles.

Team owner Alexander is very satisfied with the team's ability to break into the second round of the playoffs. He doesn't have much pursuit of the team's record, as long as he can ensure that he can make money.

But Yao Ming's pursuit is not just that, he wants to get more.

On May 5th, Yao Ming was late and participated in the pre-match discussion with the team's coaching staff—this is a very common situation in the NBA. The core players in the team have a great say in the team's tactics. Van Gundy is not the kind of devil coach Pat Riley.

However, this pre-match discussion did not come up with any good results. In the regular season this season, the two sides have played against each other four times. The Suns have an absolute advantage with 3 wins and 1 loss. Even the one the Rockets won was quite thrilling. In the third quarter At the end, the Rockets still led by 14 points. At the last moment, the Suns missed two consecutive lore shots, and the Rockets only narrowly won by one point, winning the only victory between the two sides.

Regarding the Suns' tactics, both the Rockets' coaches and players are very familiar with it. It is precisely because of this understanding that they feel more difficult.

The Suns seldom choose to play hard at the basket. They use whirlwind counterattacks, precise outside shots, and monsters to attack the basket to win.

The first match between the two sides on May 5 seemed to confirm everyone's guess.

The Suns played a high-scoring game and beat the Rockets at 127:108.

Steve Nash revitalized the entire team with 11 points and 13 assists.

The inside core of the Suns, the little overlord Stoudemire who entered the league in the same year as Yao Ming made 21 of 13 shots and an astonishing 17 free throws, scoring 40 points and 13 rebounds!With strong athletic ability, Yao Ming's defensive effect on him is not very good.

There was even a time when the little bully accepted a pass and directly ignored Yao Ming's defense to dunk.

姚明本场比赛表现依旧不错，23中15拿到32分，14篮板7助攻。

迟到出战32分钟，依旧保持高效命中率，24中12拿到39分，2篮板3助攻。

Even the efficiency of other Rockets players is not bad. David West, who has the lowest shooting percentage, has a shooting percentage of 40%.

The key problem is that the Rockets can't compete with the Suns for offense at all.

The Suns took 26 outside shots in this game and hit 14 goals, which is slightly more efficient than being late.

Sean Marion is ugly and defensive. Under his close marking, he had to make forced shots many times late, and his shooting percentage dropped a lot.

After this game, there are more media who are optimistic that the Suns can advance, and those who still insist that the Rockets can qualify are basically Rockets fans.

The next day, the two teams played again, and the late shooting rate was still only in the early 50% range, and the efficiency was not bad.

The Rockets also consciously lowered their offensive tempo, avoiding running with the sun like in the first game.

But in the end, the Suns still won the final victory at 118:107, and the Suns won two home games in a row. At this critical moment, a local media in Houston broke the news.

(End of this chapter)