I'm really good at shooting.

"So you think he deserves that All-Star vote?"

The reporter noticed the change in his attitude and asked the opening question again.

"Yes, he has that strength, and he won't sit on the bench when he goes."

McGrady's next words surprised the reporter even more.

Although McGrady's words before and after are not contradictory.

He said before that the fans are not strong enough to choose him, and he can sit on the bench if he goes, but now he says that Sun Hao has the strength not to sit on the bench.

But the problem is attitude!

This is really the same as his layup in the game, it is a 180° turn!

But this is also the difference in personality. If it is Iverson or Kobe, the attitude before and after will not change.

The two teams had a final handshake ceremony, and McGrady took the initiative to hug Sun Hao.

"You played great, looking forward to playing against you in the All-Star game."

What McGrady said made Sun Hao even more stunned.

But after regaining consciousness, Sun Hao felt that McGrady was actually... quite cute.

Compared with Kobe that Nowitzki said before, he is still more willing to be teammates with people like McGrady.

After the game, Su Qun's "Such a player doesn't deserve an All-Star?" "Echoed with "The Youngest 40+10 Player in NBA History" on the Mavericks' official website, and formed a more favorable counterattack to the previous doubts of the media and fans.

Mavericks fans finally let out a bad breath in the forum.

"Charles I was born to punch in the face Buckley?"

"Barkley is a clown, grandstanding, I guess he can't count how many times he has been slapped in the face."

"Those who clamored that Sun was not worthy of an All-Star? Are they all missing now?"

"I will definitely tell my son that there is an 18-year-old player who won the All-Star vote, and he is the youngest 40+10 player."

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TNT's latest issue of "NBA Insider" arrived as scheduled, and the ratings created a new high for the program.

The focus of the fans' attention is naturally to see Barkley's reaction after being slapped in the face.

Sure enough, Barkley did not let them down.

"Do you know what this data means? It means nothing!"

Barkley was extremely high-profile at the beginning.

"I'm not someone who can only type on the keyboard in front of the computer screen. I watch the game with my eyes. That data is meaningless!"

"And what can a game show? You let me go to the Mavericks now, give me enough shots, and I can get 40+10!"

"By the way, that would also be a record, the oldest 40+10 player."

Barkley is really a talented host. Not only did he completely deny that he was slapped in the face, he even took the opportunity to tease the Mavericks and Sun Hao.

"Charles, you can't do it, your stomach tells you it's impossible."

His good partner Kenny Smith is on the line just in time.

That statement made Ernie Johnson laugh all the time.

The two enemies only stopped for a while, and then started to pinch each other again.

"And, they won."

Smith also knew that what Barkley was talking about was brushing data and hurting friends to the end.

The stats of winning games can be called brushing?

"They won't keep winning, those numbers won't last, time will tell."

Barkley was very smart, he immediately changed the subject, and he did not forget to set the flag again.

The curiosity of the fans was filled by him again.

After the end of the game with the Magic, the Mavericks returned to the home court, preparing for the next back-to-back game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers.

The records of the two teams in the season are more losses than wins, and the schedule in January can be called a honeymoon for the Mavericks.

But before the game started, Sun Hao received a "Christmas gift" from Cuban.

At Christmas, Cuban's special gift was sent down, but everyone's assistant coach reported to the team at different times.

Sun Hao's Deng Huade was originally coaching in the UK, but now he is back in the US.

Sun Hao was stunned for a moment when he saw Deng Huade, and then he couldn't help laughing.

It turned out to be this Deng Huade!

Deng Huade is a common surname in the United States, and the original resume is a real resume, just a simple introduction.

Moreover, it was written in the resume that he was the assistant coach of the Nets from 1993 to 1996. He really didn't remember it.

When I saw the real person, although I was much thinner than the person in my impression, this was the Bob Deng Huade who was the head coach of the men's basketball team in history!

He was quite familiar with Deng Jiajun's famous battle against Brazil back then!

Deng Huade is a very talkative person, coupled with Sun Hao's natural sense of familiarity with him, the two chatted together quickly.

And soon, the topic of the two turned to training.

After all, that's what the Mavericks brought him on as an assistant coach.

"Sun, what do you think is the key to defense?"

"pace."

Sun Hao's understanding made Deng Huade a little unexpected.

Generally speaking, the understanding of defense is divided into several grades. The most basic ones think that defense depends on talent and skills, the more advanced ones are predictions, and the more advanced ones are footsteps.

Being able to understand the footsteps shows that the coaching staff of the Mavericks still has some deviations in their understanding of Sun Hao's defensive ability.

Sun Hao's defense is not really bad, it's just limited by his short height and the need for time to accumulate experience.

"Passion is the highest level of understanding in defense, and it's something that can help your defense now."

However, Deng Huade's last idea was something that Sun Hao didn't expect.

"Actually, defense is also divided into a lower limit and an upper limit. Talent, skill, and footwork are the lower limits to improve oneself, and passion improves the upper limit, upper limit and lower limit."

Deng Huade's understanding is really special, but he really has a way.

He cites Gary Payton as an example.

Payton's defensive talent is very good, but by no means the best kind, but he did what no one else could do: as a point guard, he overwhelmed Jordan to get the best defensive player.

That is also the only one in NBA history who won the best defensive player as a point guard.

In addition to ability, what he has is passion.

The non-stop trash talking all the time, and all kinds of small actions that do their best.

These are the passions Deng Huade understands.

"Defense is something that everyone can do, but it is limited by the lower limit. Different people have different abilities at different stages, but passion is something you can do at every stage, which will make you get a lot of defense Great bonus."

Deng Huade concluded with a lot of philosophy.

Sun Hao was thoughtful after listening.

The two points that Deng Huade said were disdainful in his previous life.

This has something to do with the domestic education he received in his previous life, and also has a lot to do with the school spirit of Kangda University.

Needless to say, domestic education is a country of etiquette, and the sixteen-character policy is required for educating people.

All the stars from UConn, Ray Allen, Hamilton, Gay, Caron Butler, Kemba Walker...etc.

Basically every one of them is that kind of "good player".

But after Deng Huade talked about this alone, Sun Hao still thought about it.

Because after entering the NBA, he has seen both aspects and felt the help they can bring.

Trash talk, this Nowitzki has been swayed by his ears and eyes. If he doesn't say those trash talks, he can only be sprayed unilaterally.

Just imagine the picture of Nowitzki being sprayed with a soft egg but not responding to the short winter melon.

Don't talk about scoring back on the court, it really looks like a softie.

There are also small actions.

Under the penalty scale at the beginning of the century, Sun Hao had already benefited from the help that small moves could bring when he was facing Artest.

So in conclusion, he can clearly see the benefits of both.

Deng Huade summarized them on the defensive end and formed his own set of theories.

"Passion needs to be mobilized in various ways. The outside world, such as a passionate coach, and the other is your own. You need to constantly use words to mobilize that emotion on the court."

Deng Huade has even delved into this aspect.

Hearing this, Sun Hao suddenly had a deeper understanding of the men's basketball team "Deng Jiajun" in history.

"Zhu 8 Iron Fist" was born in that team.

It can be said that the men's basketball team is indeed not the strongest in terms of strength, but the team's morale is definitely the strongest.

Maybe I can't beat you, but I definitely won't love you.

And that did make the team perform better. The final results of the men's basketball team were stronger than what could be achieved theoretically.

"I'll try."

Sun Hao finally accepted Deng Huade's theory.

Speaking of which, when he failed to single-handedly beat Kobe, he unexpectedly received the [Fighter] badge.

That badge also needs this kind of passion, constantly consuming the opponent's physical strength, the same way but the same effect.

He didn't pay much attention to Cuban's gift before, but now it seems that this will bring him a lot of help.

Under the guidance of Deng Huade, Sun Hao began to learn the tricks of the NBA.

Because he had been an assistant coach in the NBA for a long time, Deng Huade really knew a lot in this regard.

Of course, there is a difference between small actions and dirty things Deng Huade said. The biggest difference is that it is within the rules, just like the All-Star voting.

For example, the non-ball-handler nudging action that Sun Hao used before to open up the space.

Another example is what Deng Huade said. If you lose your position and pull the opponent's jersey behind to prevent the opponent from jumping, turn around and use the non-ball player to pull the defender back, and when defending a post-up single, grab the waist on the side of the referee's blind spot. The offensive side turns around and presses his deltoid or latissimus dorsi with his elbow, etc.

Of course, Bowen's kind of stepping is not advocated by Deng Huade.

According to what he said, if you use that kind of harmful action on others, and the other person retaliates with an eye, you will end up hurting yourself.

Chapter 147 Yi Jianlian Will Be Humorous

After a day off, the Mavericks ushered in the game between the Grizzlies and the Clippers.

In these two games, the Mavericks won one after another, ushering in the longest six-game winning streak of the season.

The honeymoon after the devil's schedule is so sweet that it makes one's teeth crunch.

And it is worth mentioning that after Barkley made such remarks, Nowitzki and the others still created more shots for Sun Hao on the court.

Sun Hao's data also suddenly became unavailable.

Against the Grizzlies, the Mavericks won in three quarters, and Sun Hao scored 18 points in three quarters.

Against the Clippers, Sun Hao scored 27 points in the final moments of the two teams, and his performance was quite brave.

After becoming the first-round all-star ticket king and being questioned, Sun Hao's average data in the three games is 26.3 points and 5.2 assists!

If such data is not worthy of the All-Star, then no one is really worthy of being selected for the All-Star.

Moreover, Nowitzki and Nash discovered that Sun Hao's two games played a bit "bad".

Occasional small moves on the defensive end, as well as Nowitzki-like trash talk, are surprising and delightful.