Wang Tu Baye

Chapter 269 Beyond the Speed ​​of Sound

"But it doesn't matter. McGrady rushed to grab the rebound and passed it to Yao Ming again. This time, Yao Ming did not let his teammate assist and made a steady three-pointer."

"The Supersonics hurriedly called a timeout. In the first quarter, even Yao Ming shot a three-pointer willfully. The point difference has already opened to more than ten points. If the Seattle people don't call a timeout, the situation will be completely irreversible."

"For the NBA team, the situation on the court is unfavorable. All they have to do is to call a timeout, then arrange tactics, and change two players."

"The Supersonics replaced Vladimir Radmanovic, the Bosnian player they selected with the 12th pick in the first round of this season. Radmanovic is young and has a flexible footwork. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 08 pounds, and a good outside three-point shooting ability."

"Jerome James, who performed poorly, was also replaced, replaced by Pedrago Drobiak, 2 meters tall and 11 pounds. This is a Montenegrin player. Anyway, Jerome and He takes turns starting center for the Sonics, whoever is in good shape will play a little longer, and his scoring ability is better than Jerome."

"It seems that Supersonics coach Nate McMillan has made up his mind and is determined to compete with the Warriors in offensive ability. Now the two teams have a similar winning percentage and hope to enter the playoffs. All NBA teams before the All-Star Game It’s more unrestrained.”

"In the first quarter, the Warriors led the Sonics with 24:30. In the second quarter, the Warriors sent another group of players. Center No. 55 Uncle Mutombo, Power Forward No. 15 Pau Gasol, Small Forward No. 50 Zach Randolph, No. 20 shooting guard Larry Hughes, point guard No. 31 Jason Terry."

"The Sonics have also replaced several players. Desmond Mason, the second-year rookie of the Sonics last year, and Earl Watson, a point guard with a height of 1 meters, is the second-round rookie selected by the Sonics this season. I have to say that the Sonics have a good vision in selecting players in the past few seasons, at least the players selected can be used."

"Don't think that the players in the NBA draft can get a big contract with an annual salary of tens of millions. In fact, most first- and second-year rookies can finally stay in the major league of the NBA. Players who enter the NBA through the draft and various channels every year At least one hundred, and the NBA, a major league, can only provide three or four hundred positions."

"That's not including the unlucky guys in the trials and summer training camps. Those are the real cannon fodder, looking for opportunities in the training camps of various teams year after year, and can't get stable long-term big contracts. These players Quantity can be described as massive."

"Especially in the second round of the NBA Draft, more than 90% of them will disappear from the sight of NBA fans in the third year, and more than half of them will not finish their rookie season in their first year, and the second round picks basically have no guaranteed contracts. You can leave as soon as you leave, and you don’t need to pay too much compensation.”

"The situation for the first-round pick in the NBA draft will be much better. At least the NBA's labor agreement stipulates that the team that drafts you must provide you with a three-year guaranteed contract. Even if the team option is not implemented in the third year, the former You still have to pay the salary for two years, if you still can't find someone who likes you after two years of playing, then there is no need to say anything."

"There is no guarantee that the contract of the second-round pick is short, but on the other hand, if you play out and the data is outstanding, you can get a super contract faster, while the first-year rookie in the same period has to continue to hold the first rookie. The basic salary of the contract, it has to be said that it is fair, to say a thousand and ten thousand is ultimately a matter of strength.”

"In the second quarter, the Supersonics were beaten by the Warriors at 13:29. Even though the Supersonics coach McMillan took turns replacing the main players to save the field, the Supersonics were still defeated by the depth and height of the Warriors' bench gangsters. In the first half, the Supersonics The Sonics trailed by a full 37 points at 59:22."

"Unwilling to fail, the Supersonics replaced all the main players in the second half to fight back. Their head coach McMillan also didn't care about going back to Seattle at home tomorrow to play back-to-back Phoenix Suns. The Suns also played very quickly. Their star point guard Ma Bree is hungry and thirsty, and the All-Star voting is pretty bad for him."

"The current Western Conference All-Star guard voting process, the Warriors Tracy McGrady and the Lakers Kobe are far ahead with more than 100 million votes. They will join hands to start the All-Star Western Conference guard. The final suspense is just who will get more votes."

"Rockets star point guard Francis Ferrer got more than 40 votes, and Payton of the Sonics has never been absent from the All-Star feast. More than 35 votes made his Western All-Star position very solid."

"There is still competition now, that is, Finley of the Mavericks and Marbury of the Suns. They both have almost the same number of votes, less than 30 votes, and the difference is only about [-] votes. Finley is slightly ahead of Mavericks. Bree, of the two of them, there will be only one of them in the end, and they will be able to appear on the Philadelphia All-Star Game."

"Lanny was not in a hurry to replace Yao Mingmai Di Hill. It was not until the middle of the third quarter that the three of them went into battle. The Supersonics chased after each other. They scored 32 points at 28:4 in a single quarter, but they were still behind the Warriors. 18 points."

"The last quarter turned into an exhibition game of fast breaks and long shots between the two sides. It was like a preview of the All-Star Three-Point Contest and the Rookie Game. There are many three-pointers in the Sonics. Rashard Lewis and Brent Barry are still there Glove Gary Payton, with Radmanovic coming in, are three-pointers."

"On the Warriors' side, Yao Ming and O'Neal also threw a few three-pointers to add to the fun, and McGrady made three-pointers frequently. , I scored a goal there, and had to run back again, before I could stand still at the basket, the opponent chased in with a three-pointer, and then started to run forward."

"However, to collect points and rebounds, Lenny will naturally not replace Yao Ming. A quick three-pointer will inevitably lead to a lot of front and rear rebounds. For a big center like Yao Ming, rebounds are often more important than points. important."

"The final game was 97:113. Even though the Sonics were desperately catching up, the gap lost in the first half was too large, resulting in the effort in the second half being for naught. San Francisco fans enjoyed an intense, crazy and exciting NBA game."

"Yao Ming scored 9 points, 6 rebounds and 19 blocks on 9 of 2 shots, including 2 three-pointers. His offensive and defensive speed was too fast, which affected the number of rebounds and not many blocks. After all, most shots They are all on the outside, and he can't reach them even if he wants to."

"McGrady had 25 points, 5 rebounds and 2 assists, and Grant Hill had 21 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists. The two of them mainly played by themselves today, and rarely passed the ball to their teammates to score. Occasionally, it is more healthy to score points in the second game. O'Neal also Scored 20 points and nine rebounds."

(End of this chapter)