Legend of Tomorrow

Even if Francis fights against Guo Xu with all his strength, he is no longer his opponent. When the Lakers played against the Rockets, Guo Xu singled out Francis several times and the breakthrough was very easy.

Francis is a tall and heavy defender, strong in offense and weak in defense. His playing style is very wild, relying almost entirely on his body, and his golf IQ is not high.

On the offensive end, he likes to rely on screens to force his way inside to score. If he doesn't get into the opponent's defender, he will easily get out of position and hit the counterattack.

On the defensive end, his skills are not solid, and he mainly relies on physical fitness and defensive attitude. He is particularly active in assisting defense and switching defenses against inside players. He can sometimes cover players 30cm taller than himself, but often fails when faced with breakthroughs by smaller defenders.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Francis' statistics against speedy point guards were simply unreadable. For example, he competed with Iverson in 14 games, averaging only 17.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 6 assists per game. Iverson averaged 30.9 points, 3.6 rebounds and 6.6 assists per game. assists.

Van Exel, who has passed his prime, has the upper hand against Francis. The two faced each other 17 times in their careers. The Crazy team has 10 wins and 7 losses, averaging 17.5 points, 2.9 rebounds and 6.5 assists per game; Francis only averages 16.4 per game. Points, 6.2 rebounds, 6.2 assists, shooting less than 40%.

Francis' 9-year career as a team leader has been extremely poor. He only attracted many fans with his style of play. He is by no means a qualified boss. He has only played in the playoffs once, and it was the first time after Yao Ming joined the Rockets. In the second year, he was eliminated by the Lakers 1-4 in the first round, and his career playoff games were limited to 5 games.

Among all the players who have been selected as All-Stars in NBA history, it is impossible for anyone to have a worse record than Francis. There is no one before and no one since. Miraculously, he made three starts in the Western Conference.

After Terry came on the scene, Guo Xu changed his defensive method and began to stick close to the ball and not let anyone shoot. If Terry holds the ball and breaks through for a mid-range shot or layup, he can relax a little.

Terry is a point guard with average organizational skills and good at shooting. He was selected by the Eagles with the 10th overall pick in the first round of 1999, and was nicknamed The Jet. Last season, he was denied the ball by Isiah Lederer. He only came out this year and is expected to win the Most Improved Player Award.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Terry was a well-known shooter in the league. Once he found his touch from the outside, it was difficult to be interrupted. He has played for the Hawks, Mavericks and other teams. In his 18-year career, he made 2,249 three-pointers, ranking third in history.

On the offensive end, Guo Xu also made adjustments and began to frequently play pick-and-rolls in the middle, passing the ball to Martin and Richardson. As for Miller and Jackson, he ignored them because they were not familiar with them anyway.

Terry is better at defensive breakthrough than Francis. He is 188cm tall and weighs 80kg. He is very fast and has excellent physical fitness.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the 36-year-old Terry could perform flying dunks during fast breaks.

Guo Xu then broke through and scored layups three times, mainly to attract the inside to switch defenses and then distribute the ball. Martin was very threatening when he went down the pick-and-roll. After he was replaced, Miles came up with this style again.

The Rookie Challenge was divided into two halves of 20 minutes each. Guo Xu played 15 minutes and made all 8 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 2 of 2 free throws, and scored 20 points, 1 rebound, 8 assists and 2 steals.

The first grade team led 59 to 47.

Guo Xu didn't take many shots. He only took shots when he had good opportunities. He thought about scoring a lot of points at the beginning, but after scoring 14 points, he changed his mind and focused on ensuring efficiency. He will appear selfless when he plays like this, and may get a higher evaluation. He wants to show people his organizational ability, rather than playing like a shooting guard.

Guo Xu rested in the second half, and Crawford came on as point guard. The first grade turned into a chaotic battle, who got the ball and who played it, and the ball didn't move smoothly.

Crawford is a player who can shoot suddenly, but he is not like a point guard at all. The first choice is always to shoot by himself, and his shooting rate is not high. Second-year backup point guard Andre Miller is well-organized and can always distribute the ball to reasonable positions.

Szczerbiak performed the most eye-catchingly, shooting three-pointers from the outside, showing off his offensive skills with the ball in the low post, and scoring against Mike Miller many times.

On the offensive end, Quentin Richardson, Crawford, and Myers took turns taking long-range shots, and they could only score by entering the penalty area. In particular, Quentin made 0 of 5 shots, and he was very determined in his shots. He dared to throw in front of people, which made people speechless.

In fact, Quentin has certain strength. He is 198cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is full of strength and not slow. But his offense with the ball is a tragedy. It has no use except reducing efficiency. What he is good at is catching and shooting, and his outside accuracy is good.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Quentin was able to help the Suns on both offense and defense in the 2004-05 season. His three-point shooting rate in the playoffs was as high as 39%, and he won the three-point king at the Star Weekend. Unfortunately, in order to strengthen the inside line, the Suns sent him to the Knicks in just one season. After leaving the Suns' run-and-gun system, Quentin embarked on the evil path of holding the ball and attacking, and never played at a high level again.

After 7 minutes of play, the second-year team led by 4 points, and coach Marin replaced Guo Xu, Richardson, and Peterson on the outside, with Martin and Jackson on the inside.

The division of labor among these five people is very clear. The offense is frontal cover and side cover. Guo Xu combined with sudden split shots to drive his teammates, and soon a 13-4 wave led the score again.

The first-year performance on the defensive end was not bad either. Jackson guarded the penalty area, and Martin was fast enough to defend pick-and-rolls and help block shots.

The highlight was when Guo Xu made two breakthroughs and attracted defensive points. Martin and Richardson each performed alley-oop dunks. In the second grade, Brand was the only one who was good at guarding the penalty area. Once he came off the field, things became difficult.

Odom is 208cm tall and weighs only 100 kilograms. In this era, he is more like a small forward. He is known for his versatility and claims to defend five positions. In fact, he is very disadvantaged in defending the inside.

Except for Martin, all his teammates have shooting range. Guo Xu reduced his mid-to-long-range shots and relied on breakthroughs to tear open the opponent's defense. The commentator lamented many times that he didn't know he had such a breakthrough before.

Peterson, Miller, Richardson, and Martin all catch the ball and shoot without taking an extra step. With such teammates, it is easy for Guo Xu to get assists. His pick-and-roll style of looking for mismatches is not like Assassin Thomas, but a bit like Nash.

This is a habit that Guo Xu developed unknowingly in the Lakers. The coaching staff needs him to play reasonably and assist the OK combination instead of holding many one-on-ones with the ball in every game, unless the point guard he faces is very poor in defense. Only then can you cast it endlessly.

Thomas likes to work alone without looking for screens. His career field goal percentage is only 45.2%, and it is only 44.1% in the playoffs. This is because he rarely shoots three-pointers.

Nash is the kind of player who pursues reasonableness and efficiency. His choice of shots is among the best in history. Only at critical moments will he choose to force shots and assume leadership responsibilities. Therefore, he achieved the highest overall shooting percentage among point guards in history and entered the 180 Club for many seasons.

Before the game, the media was generally not optimistic about the first-year team winning, and many people online said that the overall quality of this rookie class was very poor. Guo Xu proved these people wrong with his actions, and he helped his teammates develop their strengths.

In the second half, he insisted on scoring suddenly and assisting his teammates. He only took 4 shots and all of them were successful. Three breakthrough layups, one break through Davis and then stopped for a mid-range shot. In addition, he also broke through during the counterattack and caused two fouls on Marion. All free throws.

In the end, the first-year team defeated the second-year team 115-107.

Guo Xu played amazing statistics, making 12 of 12 shots, 2 of 2 three-pointers, 4 of 4 free throws, scoring 30 points, 1 rebound, 17 assists and 4 steals.

His assists and field goal percentage both set historical records in the rookie game, and he won the MVP without any suspense!