shooting guard era

Chapter 237. 267. Singles Team
Can a singles team be ridiculously strong?

The Mavericks have refreshed people's perception. Four outside players, yes, four outside players take turns to play singles. The Bobcats can't defend at all. ball.

Whether it's Gerald Wallace or Milicic, Nowitzki solves everything with a flip-back jumper, and can even turn over and step back and jump out of the three-point line to shoot, with a frighteningly high shooting rate.

Nowitzki has averaged nearly 3.5 assists per game in recent years, and his passes after attracting double-teams have become sharper and sharper, and his control over the game has become stronger and stronger.

The other three outsiders of the Mavericks are all guys with strong singles ability. Whether it is Terry, Finley, Josh Howard, whoever meets Blake will play singles.Substitute Darrell Armstrong and Stackhouse and Marquez Daniels also have strong scoring ability.

To defend against the Mavericks, there are good defensive players at all four positions, but the Bobcats have no one who can defend at the point guard. Blake finally developed a defensive habit last season and learned to use stalking to help the inside Create an opportunity to make up the defense, but now as soon as the new rules come out, he is called a foul when he stretches out his hand. Now he is no different from a cash machine.

If Ye Han takes the point guard position, Kapono will become a cash machine again.

On the other hand, the Bobcats, relying on Hill and Ye Han who made reasonable use of the rules, also played impressively offensively.

Hill made use of the rules to make the insiders dare not to use it easily, but the opponent couldn't just watch him score and could only double-team to create opportunities for his teammates. Ye Han shot when there was a disagreement, and Josh Howard, who was defending him, stayed closer. Just break through and cause damage.

After Milicic and Kapono played, the Bobcats played even better offensively. Kapono's three-pointer and Milicic's high mid-range shot tore through the Mavericks' defense like a sharp knife, making it easier for Ye Han to score.

It was the Mavericks' offense again. This time Kapono used his brain and couldn't guard Stackhouse, so he simply refused to let Stackhouse receive the ball and stalked forward.

If it was five years ago, Stackhouse could easily get rid of Kapono with his explosive power, but now he is about to be 32 years old, like other ordinary stars, his explosive power and speed have dropped sharply. Part of him.

Terry, who was in possession of the ball, had already seen Ye Han's defense. Ye Han, who had become stronger this year, did not have the confidence to play. His first choice was to pass the ball.

It is not a good pass choice for Daniels to be watched by Hill, only Dirk Nowitzki with Milicic's back in the low post.

Find Nowitzki if you can't move, the Mavericks' strategy is still simple and rude.

Nowitzki playing Milicic is the same as playing games. Although Milicic is taller and has a better bounce than Nowitzki, Nowitzki's one-footed jump back can not interfere at all, and Milicic can only watch. Fly the ball into the hoop.

79 to 74, with Nowitzki's mid-range shot, the Mavericks widened the point difference to five points!

Bickerstaff called a timeout.

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"Ace and the others are in trouble. Last year, the Mavericks relied on this singles tactic to almost counterattack and win the regular season championship in the last month." Barkley said worriedly.

Kenny Smith looked at Barkley in surprise. He didn't expect this guy to make such an objective evaluation. Kenny Smith said: "Charles, you are right. When they first tried this style of play last year, they lost a few times. This year, their tactical execution has become stronger, even with a defensive combination like Ace, Grant and Emeka, it is still difficult to limit them."

"Yes, the Mavericks' offensive tactics are very simple. Relatively speaking, the opponent's defense is also very simple. The opponent can only defend alone. There is no other way. The offensive players have no running positions and the defensive players can only follow. Avery Johnson really dares to play." O'Neal remained objective.

Kenny Smith finally couldn't help it: "Wait, Shaq, did you take the wrong medicine today?"

O'Neill had a hurt expression when he heard Kenny Smith's words: "I have been giving fair and objective explanations all the time, and it makes me so sad that you said that."

"..." This treasure!Kenny Smith ignored O'Neal and continued to explain: "The Mavericks' offense really made the Bobcats a little passive. You must know that the Bobcats have always been known for their defense, forcing them to use offense to solve the game. It seems that the Mavericks' strategy has succeeded."

"Okay, come back from the timeout, let's continue watching the game... oh, God, what did I see, the guard went to guard the power forward?" Kenny Smith exaggeratedly exclaimed.

……

Back to the game, just as Kenny Smith's exaggerated cry said!
The Bobcats deployed a very small lineup, with Okafor on the inside, Blake and Kapono in the backcourt, Hill and Ye Han in the frontcourt!

After returning from the timeout, Hill hit a mid-range emergency stop jumper, the offense and defense switched, the Mavericks attacked, and the man defending Nowitzki became Ye Han!

Very tricky this task!Ye Han clung to Nowitzki, ready to catch the ball from this guy and start defending.

Bickerstaff was inspired by the first two games of the Mavericks and Rockets series in the playoffs last season. In those two games, the Rockets won away games because Nowitzki was restricted by them. The base is not Juwan Howard, but McGrady!

McGrady used his speed and bounce, as well as the defensive attitude he finally showed in the playoffs, to restrict Nowitzki to death.

But for some reason, Jeff Van Gundy didn't use McGrady to defend Nowitzki in the next four games, and the awakened German chariot shot to death at mid-range.

Leaving aside Van Gundy Jr.'s tactical decision-making, McGrady was able to defend Nowitzki, which inspired Bickerstaff a lot. He decided to use Ye Han to defend Nowitzki, which might be more effective than others .

This is a very different point between Bickerstaff and other coaches. He dares to do it when he thinks about it, and it’s another matter if he fails.

Nowitzki saw that the man defending him was a defender, and was about to use his strength to get a position, but he found that he couldn't squeeze the little man, so he could only say helplessly: "Ace, you have great strength!"

"Yeah, I didn't expect you to be so soft that you would be out of the three-second zone with a single push." ​​Ye Han replied in a contemptuous tone.

Nowitzki didn't show any anger at all. He already knew about Ye Han's vicious mouth from Gasol and Duncan. He also saw that Ye Han angered Terry and Finley in the two fights last season, so he should do it earlier. Well, prepare yourself.

But Nowitzki still feels upset when he is said to be soft!He simply didn't get stuck in the position, and directly leaned against Ye Han in the high position to ask for the ball.

Nowitzki was going to respond to Ye Han's provocation with practical actions.

(End of this chapter)