shooting guard era

Chapter 162 192. Sublimation
Kapono said so, but his eyes were full of fighting spirit. He has maintained the historical three-point shooting percentage, but when people mention the historical three-point shooting, few people think of him.When he mentioned his three-pointers, he just said it was not bad.

After staying with Ye Han for a long time, Kapono tasted the taste of winning, and his requirements for himself became higher.Kapono remembered the first time he trained with Ye Han, he always heard Ye Han talk about goals that seemed impossible to achieve. Those training goals could not be achieved at all, but he never tired of it.

Over time, Kapono also set his goal in a seemingly unreachable place and worked hard for it.

"Is it the first three-pointer in history? You should practice your running position more. I heard that Reggie Miller invited you to practice in Riverside in the summer. If this summer passes, your running position will still be like this. If you don't live, I will definitely find you to practice solo every day." Ye Han started spraying again.

"Boss, I've been working very hard to run! Didn't you see that my three-point shooting percentage in my recent career has returned to the top in history!" Kapono broke down.

"I'll take care of you." After Ye Han finished speaking, he turned around to practice dribbling, leaving Kapono in a mess.

Ye Han's dribbling has reached a bottleneck now, this kind of practice has made it difficult for him to improve, but even if he can improve a little, he will practice every day.The sense of the ball has to be cultivated slowly.

At ten o'clock, Bickerstaff assembled his teammates and practiced tactics for a while, mainly to familiarize Hill with the team's style of play.

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On February 2005, 2, at the Time Warner Center in Charlotte, Hill played his first game after joining.

The Bobcats' starting lineup changed, Kapono was put on the bench as expected, and Hill became the team's starting small forward.

Bobcats lineup became: Blake, Ye Han, Hill, Gerald - Wallace, Okafor.

Sonics starters: Antonio Daniels, Ray Allen, Damien Wilkins, Rashad Lewis, Robert Swift.

When Hill entered the stage, the cheers were equal to Ye Han's!The addition of such a super small forward makes Bobcats fans feel that the team is getting more and more hopeful, and they can already see that this new core lineup will bring the team to the peak.

The referee blew his whistle and the game was about to start. Okafor, as usual, gathered his teammates and surrounded him.

"What time is it?" Okafor asked aloud.

"Battle time." Everyone replied loudly.

"Let's go!"

The game starts with a jump ball in the middle circle.

Okafor is wondering if everyone named Swift is a man of physical fitness?SuperSonics rookie center Robert Swift once again won the jump ball with Okafor, passing the ball to Antonio Daniels.

Supersonic first strike.

Daniels advances with the ball.

"You actually came here to play. I really didn't expect that you would come to such a small city." Ray Allen said to Hill, who was defending himself closely.

There was a sour taste in Ray Allen's tone. He was also one of the "victims" of Hill's joining the Bobcats. Even if Ye Han's chances of leaving the Bobcats and going to the Supersonics in the future are not high, it is very possible. This possibility was completely cut off within a few years.

"Here is a thick thigh for me to hug. Naturally, I have to come early. I don't want to become a mixed champion in the future." Hill didn't care about the teasing in Ray Allen's tone, and expressed his thoughts generously.

Taking advantage of Hill's answer, Ray Allen suddenly turned around and wanted to run out of neutral.

But Hill didn't get distracted, and blocked Ray Allen like a shadow, not giving him a chance.

"Hey" Ray Allen cursed secretly, this old man's defense is too good!How can it be like a 33-year-old who has suffered so many serious injuries?

Coupled with the fact that the Sonics do not have an authentic inside line, Ray Allen will struggle every time he encounters an opponent with this kind of cowhide defense.

The two cores of the Sonics are pitchers, neither of which has the ability to attract double-teams. Ray Allen is entangled by Hill, and Lewis is standing in the corner waiting to catch the ball. His running ability is very clumsy.

Upon seeing this, Daniels chose to do it himself, forced Blake to break through to the basket, and relied on Okafor for a layup.

"Snapped"

Ye Han swooped from the weak side and slapped Daniels' layup, Okafor grabbed the ball, and the Bobcats counterattacked!
Gerald Wallace dunks quickly with both hands.

The arrival of Hill has brought about a huge change in the defense of the Bobcats forward. Hill has a very strong single-defense ability. When he was in the Pistons, he has always been the defensive gate of the team's perimeter. He is a standard offensive and defensive star born in the 90s. .

Now with the Bobcats, Hill has decided to simplify his role and focus on defense.

After Hill was in charge of defending the opponent's arrow figure, Ye Han was released!He can now show his advantages in mobility, make complementary defenses, and form a powerful inside defensive combination with Okafor and Gerald Wallace, while reducing the defensive pressure of the inside duo.

The role of a star is not only reflected in popularity and offense. If the star has an excellent defense, the entire team may undergo qualitative changes.

For example, for the current Bobcats, Hill's arrival was thought to be just an increase in strength, but after the game, the defensive tacit understanding that seemed to be destined by nature caused a qualitative change in the team's defense!
The inside defense of the Bobcats makes the Sonics feel like they are playing the Pistons!
There may be a certain gap with the real Pistons, but the defense of the inside like a net made the Sonics at a loss for a while.

Is this still the bobcat from last time?Last time the two teams played very anxiously, but now the Sonics seem to have no power to fight back!
The Sonics can now rank third in the West because they are the division champions, but in fact their record is fifth in the West. Although the record is better than the Bobcats, the strength of the two teams now does not show that the Bobcats are even better.

The Supersonics have only one feeling in the face of the Bobcats' defense - impenetrable!The first five attempts within the three-point line were all counterattacked by the Bobcats.

In less than 3 minutes, the Bobcats scored 11 points in a row, giving the SuperSonics an 11-0 start!Directly hit the supersonic to call a timeout!

"Pay attention to the defense outside the three-point line! This is an outside team, don't take it lightly, Gerrard, you and Grant are optimistic about Ray Allen and Lewis, Steve, if your defender wants to break you Let him rush, but follow him closely and push him into Emeka's defensive area..." Bickerstaff is now a defensive master in an instant, shit!In the past, it was only because Kapono's defense was too sloppy, but now with such a lineup, he can become a defensive master.

After returning from the timeout, relying on Lewis' outside three-point shot, the Sonics finally scored their first goal of the game.

Gerald Wallace has already defended very well, but that's how defense is. We can only try to prevent the opponent's regular offense. It is impossible for a top inside shooter like Lewis to prevent death.As long as the defense is in place, it is his ability to make strong shots.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Bobcats attack.

According to the pre-match arrangement, Blake slowed down the tempo and prevented the opponent from playing fast breaks. The Supersonics are a bit like the Suns.

It took Blake 10 seconds to get to the opposite three-point line.

After another 4 seconds, the Bobcats started to attack.

Okafor came up to pick and roll Ye Han without the ball, and brought Swift out by the way; at the same time, Hill came to screen and roll for Blake, who immediately passed to Hill after Blake entered the three-point line, and Hill caught the ball. Seeing the opponent's defensive loopholes in an instant, he threw the ball to the basket.

"boom" "clang"

Ye Han used Okafor's pick-and-roll to cut into the inside line, then lobbed the ball with both hands and glided through the reasonable collision zone with a back dunk and sent the ball into the basket.

"Grant's pass is awesome!" Ye Han gave a rare high-five to his teammates in celebration.

"You dunk better." Hill smiled and gave Ye Han a high-five, and then immediately returned to defense.

It was the turn of the Supersonics to attack. This time Daniels broke into the inside line and did not continue to make a foolish strong shot. He circled the baseline and had no chance to attack. He then circled the three-point line and gave the ball to Lewis. A three-pointer against Gerald Wallace.

Did not enter this time!
Ye Han received the rebound and passed it to Hill. Hill took two steps and saw Blake who was about to go down, and immediately passed it.

Blake glanced behind him, came to the three-point line and directly pulled up a three-pointer!
Miss!

Ye Han who followed up rushed in to receive the offensive rebound, and lightly jumped up on the spot to dunk the ball in.

(End of this chapter)