New Century Basketball Frenzy

Chapter 269 Defensive Trouble
Washington Wizards basketball fans see Varanda as a magician, and every night they are overwhelmed by the magic pass.The 23 assists in the first game of the new season set a record for assists in the opening game.

Varanda's toughness can be seen from his personal comparison with some teams that don't like to share the ball.For example, the Dallas Mavericks, where all members are singles crazy, can only get about 30 assists per game.

In addition to his assists, the Wizards team has also begun to transform towards sharing the ball. Those fearless singles have all turned into patient conversion offenses.

With the Princeton model, but the core is still on the body of the point guard.In the Wizards, the center and power forward don't focus on low-post offense at all. Both of them roam around the outside line and the extended free throw line.

Anyway, in terms of tactics and positioning, they are all different.The Washington Wizards' offense was weird but effective.Varanda, who has extraordinary reflexes and vision, is not only a magician, but also a god on the court.He doesn't look down on the court every night and can clearly see any opportunities for others.

In addition to assists, Varanda's individual singles are just as picturesque.He can cheat fouls or mid-range shots, layups, or even dunks at any time!A humble gentleman has a violent side, which is what makes Varanda so unpredictable.

Before the opening, when the two teams were doing their final warm-up, Zhang Yi saw Varanda again for the first time after the preseason. Unexpectedly, after a few months, his body seemed to be a little stronger.

Although in terms of the record of the two fighting against each other, Zhang Yi firmly holds the advantage.But to be honest, every time he meets Varanda, he understands that this game will be very difficult.

The atmosphere in the Washington Wizards team is very good, and Varanda's leadership can be seen.Similar to Zhang Yi, he also has an inherently convincing power.

The game started. Although it was not a particularly focused round of the regular season, the scene was still full of spectators.And because it is the first direct dialogue between the new No. [-] pick and the new No. [-], it is normal for everyone to look forward to it.Especially the two of them showed super strength in the previous games.

At the beginning of the game, Wali struggled to win the ball. Considering his height, this sense of rhythm is really rare.In addition, his jumping ability is completely inherited from his father'Smiling Butcher', but his physical talent is enough for him to gain a foothold in the NBA.

Although the Los Angeles Lakers attacked first, it could be seen that Oscar did not plan to deal with it quickly, because he hadn't figured out the quality of his opponent Varanda.The opponent played stats that he couldn't get in his entire life. The most deadly thing was that he could tell that Varanda wasn't a stat at all...

Osk began to dribble the ball with a low body from outside the three-point line. This was an action for him to break through, so Wally, who was supposed to come up to play the pick-and-roll, immediately went down to get stuck.A good team can immediately form tactics after receiving a little information.

It is a bit surprising that the first attack in the opening game is a point guard one-on-one.Because it should be the best policy to hand the ball to Robert and Zhang Yi, who are more confident.Although Oscar has experience, there are also opponents who beat Varanda in the first three games!

When the opponent suddenly made a fake move to the right to change direction and accelerate, did not expect Varanda to step aside? "Are you going to let go without eating?" This also startled Oscar, who was about to make the next move, wondering if his opponent was distracted?But the next second, the basketball in his hand was suddenly knocked out with a snap...

"Impossible!" If it was said that Varanda stepped aside and startled Oscar for a moment, then he was really frightened by his sudden hand, because Oscar, who is a short point guard, couldn't react because of the speed of his hand.

I saw that Varanda did not immediately switch to a fast break, but stabilized the situation after controlling the ball.He knew very well what the result of his fast break would be. Not to mention Zhang Yi was a master of defense, even Robert's speed was not slow, and the result of a strong attack was not good.

Oscar's face was a little pale, but it wasn't because he was intercepted at the beginning.It's just that this opponent seems to know what he is thinking.A momentary distraction becomes a fatal mistake. This is something that only experienced point guards can do.

When it comes to defensive point guards, people may think of the conventional impression of big weight, long arms, tall stature, and fast speed.But obviously, Varanda directly denied the impression flow, and he redefined what a good defensive point guard looks like.

Even if there is no confrontation, just give the matchup a little misdirection, and Varanda can use his extremely fast hands to complete the steal.Even for a professional player, when his attention is distracted, the ball handler will relax. This is easy to say, but not easy to do...

Zhang Yi looked at Varanda, who had grown a size bigger, but was still as flexible as usual.I really don't know where the upper limit of this guy is.At the beginning, Varanda's template was Jason Kidd. After three games, people knew that his template was set low.

The Washington Wizards' offense ran with five players at the same time, and Varanda organized it near the free throw line.His height of 2 meters is definitely considered tall among point guards, and he is full of strength and can indeed play the task of organizing the central axis.

Even if the Lakers immediately switch defenses and replace Zhang Yi or even Wally, they may not be sure to be able to defend against Varanda's back, let alone this guy's vision is all over 360 degrees!
I saw that he suddenly saw the good opportunity of Nopton at 45 degrees behind him with long eyes in the back of his head, and immediately teleported over without looking at the person's back, and his eyes directly deceived Robert who was hesitant to defend.I saw 'Madman' easily put in a three-pointer!
Since becoming teammates with Varanda, he feels that his basketball path has completely changed.In the past, Knopton was called a lunatic because he only made crazy shots every game. This title is of course ironic.But now, the lunatic refers to the fact that he can make countless three-pointers like crazy!Especially in the second single quarter with 7 three-pointers, almost breaking the historical record!

If the Los Angeles Lakers can't solve their defensive problems now, they will obviously be shot into a sieve like the three previous opponents of the Wizards...

Wacker did not immediately call a timeout, although they also analyzed how the Washington Wizards should defend with Varanda as the core before the game.The result is still zone defense, there is no other good way.

Although the Wizards don't have much ability to take the initiative to attack in other positions, even if they take shots, most of them are wild shots.But Varanda's style of play does not consume too much physical energy at all, so it is just a pipe dream to expect him to be tired to curb the Wizards' offense.

Oscar didn't fall for Varanda's tricks again this time, but the ball just now definitely caused him a psychological shadow, because the two were still far away, so he sent the ball to Zhang Yi's hands, and after the latter shook Go to the basket and score easily.

(End of this chapter)