Legend of Tomorrow

Since Pedrague had no shooting action, he did not go to the free throw line. The Sonics only had 2 seconds of attack time left.

The out-of-bounds ball was passed to Pedrague. He faced Jack Tsakalidis and forced a throw on the left. The ball bounced out of the frame and Marion grabbed the rebound.

The SuperSonics players were not fast. Guo Xu wanted to launch a fast break, but after a quick look, he could only stay in position because the Suns players were slower.

He brought the ball to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with his teammates in the middle. After attracting a double team, he passed the ball to Gugliotta in the middle. This time, he did not dare to shoot when there was an open space, and passed the ball to Marion, who was running on the left.

Marion passed a close pass from the left to Joe Johnson, who cut from the bottom corner to the basket, and the latter relied on Barry to force a layup. 2 to 0.

Joe Johnson is a floor swingman as strong as an ox, with a height of 201cm and a weight of 107kg. He is very similar to Pierce. He is a technical player with solid basic skills. He has almost no shortcomings in his comprehensive skills and can shoot and play in isolation. In Guo Xu's previous life, some fans ridiculed him as a contemporary Jordan.

When the SuperSonics attacked, Payton passed the ball to his teammates after halftime. He ran to the corner and turned around to catch it back. He singled out Guo Xu and turned around to shoot the ball. 2 to 2.

The Suns attack, Guo Xu plays pick-and-roll again, and the opponent double-teams again...

The offense in these rounds was a microcosm of the entire quarter of the game between the two sides, with positional battles, boring back and forth passes, no exciting dunks, and a low shooting percentage.

SuperSonics coach McMillan is very aware of Guo Xu's ability. He is blocked at this point, not allowing breakthroughs or three-pointers, and letting others take shots.

In the first quarter, Joe Johnson and Marion both performed well, scoring 8 and 6 points respectively. Guo Xu made 1 of 2 shots and only scored 2 points and 2 assists. The Suns led 24-15.

Suns coach Frank Johnson was all smiles on the sidelines, feeling smug and felt that his tactics were successful in preventing the Sonics' attack.

Little did he know that Guo Xu had the urge to beat this guy up when he was off the field. No, it's just that it's too easy to beat him, so Ha Fatty has to sit him down to death.

Do you still have to play defense when playing against the Sonics? The SuperSonics center is a second-round pick, extremely slow, allowing Stoudemire to run up and down the SuperSonics inside minute by minute.

But Stoudemire sat on the sidelines for the entire quarter, and Frank loved Tsakalidis.

The Suns were struggling to get into position throughout the game. If Guo Xu and Marion could run faster, Frank would give them a lesson after the game, You have to steady your rhythm.

Hitting success rate.

D'Antoni suggested: As long as we speed up the tempo, the opponent can't defend us at all. Why not try a fast break?

Frank pretended not to hear anything and continued to emphasize defense.

In the last quarter, Barry faced the Suns Twin Towers, played off-ball screens with his teammates, ran to catch and shoot, and hit four three-pointers in a single quarter, leading the score in one fell swoop.

Fortunately, Tsakalidis got into foul trouble and rested, and Gugliotta was also tired. Guo Xu and Stoudemire played pick-and-rolls, passed cuts and made emergency stop jumpers, winning the game 12-2.

90 to 86, the Suns had a hard time winning against an underdog. Guo Xu performed well with 22 points, 5 rebounds and 7 assists. However, he had a dark face during the press conference and was too lazy to comment on the game.

He is now certain that the preseason is not about inspecting new players. Head coach Frank is a big SB. He doesn't even know what his players are suitable for.

He only allowed Nene to play 6 minutes in the game and reused veteran blue-collar Scott Williams. Scott is easily left open on the offensive end, is not fast on the defensive end, and is a scumbag in pick-and-roll defense.

Jacobson, this year's first-round pick, can catch the ball and shoot, and he doesn't suffer on the defensive end. He only played 3 minutes in the game.

Guo Xu, Joe Johnson, and Marion played for 40 minutes, 42 minutes, and 45 minutes respectively. The Suns had no rotation at all. Guo Xu didn't even know how this person became a coach.

Frank arranged a very rigid lineup, the same one left by Scales last season. The two inside positions held back the team's ability to play fast breaks, and Guo Xu had to be double-teamed in position battles.

In the second home opener, the Suns narrowly defeated the underdog Cavaliers, with a score of 83 to 74. The scene was so ugly that it was impossible to watch. Guo Xu and Marion scored a double-double, while the others were better off.

After the game, Guo Xu couldn't praise his two inside teammates at all, and he couldn't say anything against his will.

He didn't play a minute in this game, Alston only played 8 minutes, Joe Johnson only played 24 minutes after a rest, and the positions of Tsakalidis and Gugliotta were as stable as rock.

Later, the Suns met strong teams in the playoffs and lost to the Mavericks and Pistons.

Facing the Trail Blazers, Hawks, Nuggets, and Rockets, the Suns narrowly won by 1 point twice, narrowly won by three points once, and won by five points once.

Guo Xu played steadily, and in the last 6 seconds, he made a sudden stop shot, which definitely killed Yao Ming's Rockets.

Relying on the personal abilities of Guo Xu, Marion, Stoudemire, and Joe Johnson, the Suns started with 6 wins and 2 losses. The scary thing is that they have not scored more than 100 points in these 8 games.

Guo Xu didn't know what it was like not to score more than 100 points last season with the Lakers. It was normal to beat the opponent in the third quarter. In the Suns, although his statistics were higher than last season, averaging 24.3 points and 6.6 assists per game, his efficiency actually dropped because his playing time increased by 6 minutes, and his shooting percentage was only 47.1%, and his three-point shooting percentage was only 40.4%, both in his career. New low.

Frank was very happy at the press conference. He was so excited that he started to give pointers. He thought that the Suns won because of his good coaching and proper tactics.

As a result, Frank was only handsome for one day. In back-to-back games, the Suns lost to the aging Jazz 76-99. No player except Guo Xu and Marion scored in double figures.

The Twin Towers of the Suns never score in double figures, and usually the two of them combined don't even score in double figures. They are easily broken through by defenders in pick-and-roll defenses, and they can't grab a few rebounds, but they just steadily suppress Stoudemire and Nene.

Because of the existence of the Twin Towers, Guo Xu couldn't fight without following tactics, and couldn't break fast. Marion has to retreat to protect the backcourt rebounds, otherwise the opponent may grab offensive rebounds. There can't be only two guards who play less fast breaks.

At the end of November, the Suns lost to the Warriors and their record became 8 wins and 7 losses. Frank still feels that he has done a good job, with a winning rate of more than half, which is much better than last season.

At the beginning of December, the Suns lost to the Heat, Nets, and Celtics in the Eastern Conference. After two losses to the Grizzlies and another loss to the Warriors, they suffered a seven-game losing streak. Their record became 8-13 and they fell out of the playoffs. .

Frank made excuses for the loss and even said that outside players did not play according to his tactics. The Suns must combine inside and outside and pass more passes to low-post insiders instead of endless shots from outside.

Guo Xu and Joe Johnson passed the ball to Tsakalidis in the low post. Is this a tactic that normal people can come up with?

After this game, Guo Xu was completely angry.

He and D'Antoni had communicated with Frank many times before, suggesting that he reuse Nene and Stoudemire for fast breaks. Frank rejected them all, and in turn told the two of them the importance of defense, even though the two insiders he reused were the team's defensive black holes.

His reason is very strange. Although Tsakalidis and Gugliotta were not well guarded, it was even worse to guard the inexperienced Stoudemire and Nene because they were too young.

After returning home, Guo Xu and D'Antoni went to find manager Brian Colangelo.

Their request is very simple, make D'Antoni the head coach, and that big SB Frank must get out! immediately! immediately! The further you roll, the better!