New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 207 Attacking Varanda
Because it was the third fight against Varanda, Zhang Yi, Wali and Robert already knew his strength and characteristics well.It's just that without the restrictions placed on him by Escarlo, the pressure on Lakers point guard Oscar is relatively high.

Although he shouldn't have played as a veteran, the Lakers don't have any other young point guards.Even the backup guards are old faces who have played for more than three years. Instead of letting them play, it is better to let Oscar try the true strength of Varanda, who has been blown up in the NCAA...

The Washington Wizards sent Varanda and Dum with double guns in the backcourt, the second-round pick Morey at the small forward position, the second-year pick Mourning at the power forward, and the just-traded Tucker at the center.

For the Lakers, the Bruins made their debut in all three quarters, the point guard is the veteran Oscar, and the power forward is the second-round pick, the British Mitchell.

At the beginning of the game, although Wally had good jumping ability, the opponent's Tucker had a height of 2 meters, and it was difficult to make up for the gap of 18 centimeters with physical fitness. The Wizards easily grasped the ball.

Varanda took possession of the ball and immediately played a fast attack. His partner, Doom, quickly rushed to the frontcourt. Facing Robert's defense, he was still a fake move even without the ball.In particular, Robert felt a little familiar with this third-year show, and later found out that he was the brother of Memphis Tigers sharpshooter Doom Jr.

In addition to scoring 20+ in the new season, this Dum has never scored less than 20 points in three seasons, and soon became the main scorer of the Wizards.

In addition to his three-point skills, his physical fitness is also very strong. He even participated in the All-Star Slam Dunk Contest last season. Although he finished runner-up with a difference of 0.5 points, he still showed his overall strength!
The disadvantage of Robert's poor defense against the All-Star shooting guard was immediately revealed.Although in this offseason, he has specially trained one-on-one defense and defense awareness, but it is obvious that Robert's defensive training is not enough.I saw that the opponent easily passed him after receiving the ball and faced Mitchell to pick the basket and score.

The first goal was scored by the opponent, and Robert seemed rather frustrated.It's just that this is an NBA game, all of them are full of talented fighters, and there is no need to take it to heart if they are beaten once.

"Pay attention to Varanda's defense!" Zhang Yi said in Oscar's ear.For the latter, a veteran who has been on the field for many years, a rookie who has just entered the NBA, there is no need to take it to heart.

I saw him dribbling with one hand, pointing his finger at Mitchell to let him come to pick and roll.However, he suddenly found that Varanda had been pasted in front of him at some point.

The other party waved his hand, the speed was completely beyond his expectation, and the most frightening thing was that Oscar felt that the rookie in front of him seemed to be able to guess his mind.Before fully reacting, Varanda actually completed the steal in the first defense of the opening game.

It's just that he didn't make a fast break, but controlled the ball to stabilize the situation.It's not that Varanda can't run, especially shooting guard Dum has started to speed up.The reason why he didn't make a pass at the end was because he noticed that Zhang Yi had completed his defense.

In his opinion, even Doom would have a hard time getting a fast break from Zhang Yi's hands.In order to be able to effectively complete the attack, the result of instant judgment is to play steadily.

The head coach of the Wizards stood on the sidelines and applauded Varanda's choice. He was very concerned about Zhang Yi's strength at the beginning.In the end, it was uncomfortable to be picked by the Lakers for a long time.

But now I find that it is not a disadvantage to miss Zhang Yi and get Varanda.Because of the team's control and leadership from the overall perspective, Varanda may be at the historical level.

From him, the old coach saw the shadow of Kidd, but Varanda's offensive and defensive strength may even surpass the legendary version of Jason Kidd.

Because of him, the Wizards have a great chance to reach the finals this year to compete for the championship.Other coaches may be worried about when their rookies can integrate into the team, but he is not worried at all, because from the beginning, Varanda has mastered the team and raised the team to a new level.

In this round, during the run, power forward Mourning had an open space of about one step. Varanda saw the ball with his eyes and made a precise assist to help him score a goal.

Even the on-site commentary was amazed by his performance.Mourning's movement may not be considered an opportunity at all, but Varanda seems to be a bit of magical magic, and the Wizards' offense looks much smoother than that of the Lakers.

"I'm sorry, I was careless just now!" Robert, who was facing him, immediately comforted Oscar, "Don't mind, just treat that guy as the second Zhang Yi!"

Hearing this, Oscar's forehead immediately broke out in cold sweat, thinking that he had learned Zhang Yi's monstrous strength in training.I didn't expect that there was someone as strong as him in this rookie class.

He also paid more attention to this attack. Although Varanda was still close to the defense, after all, Oscar's experience is here, and he can be regarded as able to deal with the opponent's entanglement. When he saw Zhang Yi asking for the ball, he immediately sent it over.

Facing the Wizards forward Morey, Zhang Yi has an advantage in terms of height and weight. When resisting him with his back, the opponent can only barely reach out to interfere.This was a fake move, and Morey was immediately fooled, Zhang Yi turned his back and went directly to the basket, flying and dunking successfully!
What the Wizards are most afraid of is that Zhang Yi will start the personal scoring mode, because Morey is just an unknown rookie after all. He didn't even make it to the top 64 of the NCAA Wildcats this year.

So the head coach immediately started yelling at the team to let them pay attention to the defense. When Zhang Yi encountered singles, Mourning, who was in the power forward position, also rushed to him to help defend!
Varanda is still connected to the whole team. It can be said that except for the position of shooting guard, they have a little advantage. Center Tucker's offensive ability is limited to lobs, and the commonly used skills at the basket such as post-up singles or hooks are relatively poor.So I don't take the initiative to play him in this position.

Wally tried his best to push Tucker, not giving him a chance to run out of space for an air catch.In the remaining positions, Varanda can only play tactics for Dum.Robert followed his opponent without taking a step. From this point of view, his defense was much better than that of the Bruins.

When the Wizards' tactics were at an impasse, Oscar wanted to force Varanda to make a mistake in order to regain the face he had just lost. As a result, when he was about to make a steal, the opponent calmly shot a three-pointer...

"Impossible?!" Oscar was stunned, because Varanda's three-pointer didn't get off the ground, and he shot it immediately after picking it up, and he shot it at an extremely fast speed without going over his head, very similar to the legendary shooter Stephen Curry!
Seeing the three-pointer hollow into the frame, he understood the meaning of Robert's words. It turned out that this is really another Zhang Yi, and Varanda is also at the monster level!
(End of this chapter)