Legend of Tomorrow

On the 14th, the Suns faced the Magic back-to-back at home.

Magic star Tracy McGrady is currently the league's scoring leader, averaging 30.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 5.6 assists per game. His popularity has soared and he is expected to be elected to the All-Star for the first time in his career.

However, the overall strength of the Magic is very poor. In the summer, the Magic introduced Rain Man Sean Kemp, and together with the team's Glass Man Grant Hill, they have completely destroyed the league in terms of bad contracts, and there is no solution. .

After the game started, the Suns' two model Kemp rookies faced off against the current fat Kemp, and staged a show where the waves in the Yangtze River pushed the waves ahead and beat Kemp to death on the beach.

Kemp is now about the same size as Haslem, moves slower than Haslem, and can't defend the pick-and-roll at all. After Magic point guard Armstrong was blocked, Guo Xu immediately got a chance to take a shot. He only needed to move laterally and take two steps to make a pull-up jumper.

Kemp switches to guard Guo Xu, and the Magic will suffer even worse. Guo Xu takes two steps to find an open space and hits the middle for a dunk. After covering inside from the side, the same situation occurs when power forward Pat Garrity switches to guard. He cuts inside and attacks the basket, basically ending the offense with a dunk.

McGrady cannot cooperate with his teammates. His style of play is mainly one-on-one, attracting double teams and then assisting his teammates. Faced with the interference of Marion's long arm, McGrady's shooting percentage is not high. No matter how many personal scores he scores, it is in vain. He is rewarded with high shots.

In this game, Hill's physical fitness dropped sharply after being reimbursed for two consecutive seasons. He was no longer able and dared not to change directions as much as he did back then. He couldn't take any advantage against second-year Joe Johnson.

There was also a funny tidbit on the court. When D'Antoni called a timeout, Magic backup point guard Jacqui Vaughn ran to the Suns side and eavesdropped. Guo Xu didn't chase him away when he saw it. He put his arm around Vaughn's shoulders and listened together.

It's useless to eavesdrop on the Suns' tactics. D'Antoni's tactics translated into the vernacular are everyone rush, blind chicken BD.

When people who can run come together, this tactic is very powerful, especially in the regular season. The Suns led by 25 points after three quarters, and the game entered garbage time early.

Guo Xu did not play in the final quarter, but played a total of 30 minutes and scored a double-double of 31 points and 11 assists, which was extremely efficient. Five members of the Suns team scored in double figures. Stoudemire had 20 points and 7 rebounds, Nene had 17 points and 6 rebounds, Marion had 16 points, 14 rebounds and 3 assists, and Joe Johnson had 13 points and 5 assists.

After this game, the Suns players got two days of rest before going to the away game against the underdog Hawks on the 17th.

The media predicted that the Suns would continue their winning streak. The Hawks were nothing special. With 10 wins and 13 losses, they were outside the playoffs. The Suns were crazy offensively.

Scored 110 points in two consecutive games.

On the afternoon of the 15th, manager Brian Colangelo called Guo Xu and D'Antoni into the office.

Both of you, I want to discuss the deal with you. It's not easy to send Chakalidis away. Only two teams are willing to take him. I want to ask you who you want.

D'Antoni asked: Who are the two teams? Please tell me the situation.

Bryan said: One is the Mavericks, and they are willing to send small forward Walter Williams.

The Mavericks are eager to trade for a center. They started well, but now their record has declined. Center LaFrentz's season data dropped to 9 points and 5 rebounds. He injured his knee last week and will miss 6-8 weeks.

In 2002, after LaFrentz became a free agent, the Nuggets gave him a seven-year, $70 million contract. However, the Nuggets did not take advantage of him for too long. They traded LaFrentz to the Mavericks in the middle of the season. In 27 games played for the Mavericks, he only had 10.8 points, 7.4 rebounds and 2.2 blocks.

Guo Xu shook his head. We can't exchange a tank center who is at his peak for a veteran who is about to retire. He is of no use at all. What about the other team?

The Grizzlies are willing to send swingman Gordon Kirisek, who is also a substitute. Unfortunately, only these two companies want to trade. Bryan sighed.

D'Antoni smiled and said: Then let's switch to Kirisek. At least he has rich experience in European competitions and can also shoot three-pointers. Jason, what do you think?

Just him. If he can shoot three-pointers, he can play. Guo Xu agreed. He was quite satisfied with this swingman, who is more suitable for the Suns than Chakalidis.

Yugoslavian Kirisek is 198cm tall and weighs 95kg. In 1999, he was selected by the Mavericks with the 11th pick in the second round and traded to the Spurs. Then he kept playing in Europe. The Spurs got impatient and traded him to the Grizzlies for a 2004 second-round pick. This summer, he joined the Grizzlies.

Different from Guo Xu's previous life, the Grizzlies lineup has changed a lot, mainly attacking inside. The outside players are not responsible for holding the ball and attacking, and they have no ball rights. Kirisek's position is very embarrassing.

In the summer, the Grizzlies traded Swift, the second-place pick with super athletic ability, for Magic swingman Mike Miller. Along with swingmen such as Wesley Person and Mike Dunleavy, Kirisek had almost no chance to play. , averaging only 9 minutes per game, scoring 4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 0.5 assists.

Not playing does not mean that he has no strength. In Guo Xu's previous life, Kirisek performed very well as soon as he entered the league and was selected to the second team of the All-Rookie Team. His starting speed is average, but he is good at pull-up jump shots, has outstanding three-pointers, and is more than qualified as a substitute.

The Grizzlies introduced Tsakalidis in order to enrich the team's defensive tactics. Gasol and Randolph are both suitable to play forward rather than center. No matter who plays center, they can't protect the penalty area well. Find a meat shield center. If you encounter a team that is good at attacking the basket, you can send him on the court to provide support.

In the eyes of the Grizzlies management, Chakalidis is still very good. After all, he is cheap. With an annual salary of 1 million, he can play the role of the Jazz's high-paid center Big White Bear.

After talking about the transaction, Brian chuckled and said, There is one more thing I want to discuss with you. I have thought of a way to let us know some of the opponent's on-the-spot tactics.

What? D'Antoni and Guo Xu said in unison, both feeling that this sounded incredible.

Seeing the Magic players running to the Suns side to eavesdrop on the tactics, manager Brian suddenly had an inspiration.

It is too easy for players to eavesdrop on tactics. If fans on the sidelines are allowed to eavesdrop on tactics, can the opponent see it?

Brian expressed his thoughts. In the future, when the Suns play at home, a staff member who understands football will be placed behind the visiting team's bench to watch the game. When the opponent calls timeout to adjust tactics and make substitutions, try to eavesdrop and edit text messages on the mobile phone. Sent to D'Antoni.

The auditorium is right behind the visiting team's bench. It is easy to place an undercover agent behind the head coach. The home team generally does not sell season tickets in this position because each team is worried about fans provoking visiting team players. If there is a disturbance, the home team will definitely be fined. .

Brian is really good at doing little tricks behind his back. This is his favorite thing to do. As a reborn person, Guo Xu was dumbfounded after hearing his idea.

This guy is so obscene, he is worthy of being the guy who will set up a bunch of Twitter accounts to troll people everywhere in the future, and even let his wife take the blame after being exposed. Guo Xu estimated that this guy had done this kind of thing not once or twice in his previous life. It was because of him that the sun was strong.