Legend of Tomorrow

On the 17th, the Suns played away against the Hawks.

The two teams launched a fierce battle, scoring a high score of 132 to 115 in regular time, and the Suns won three consecutive victories.

The Eagles' tactics are mainly fast breaks, supplemented by singles at position 1234. Whoever has the opportunity will shoot. The Hawks are obviously inferior in terms of players' personal abilities. The four core players all focus on jump shots.

Anfernee Hardaway was the Hawks' worst performer on the offensive end. Facing his old club, he took more shots, making 5 of 16 shots, 2 of 2 free throws, and only scored 12 points and 4 assists.

Michael Jordan once said: If I had to choose a successor, Hardaway would be my first choice!

It was this sentence that made Hardaway lose himself. Not long after he entered the league, he became incompetent and was not very friendly to the fans. The young Kobe once asked him for an autograph but was ignored. This incident later inspired Kobe.

After the game, Hardaway faced the media and publicly expressed dissatisfaction with his teammates' defense. However, no one listened to his complaints. Now he is not even a spiritual leader in the Hawks, he is just a role player with high salary and low ability.

Hardaway has submitted a trade request to the management, believing that the Hawks have no future. The Hawks management also believes that he has no future, his strength has declined, and his popularity has declined... But his big contract is too big, it only expires in 2006, and no team is willing to take over. Had the Suns not traded for Kukoc and Chris Crawford's junk contract, the Hawks would not have traded.

Since the Hawks' interior defense was extremely weak, Stoudemire had a lot to eat in this game. He played 38 minutes and scored a career-high 40 points, 12 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks.

Guo Xu scored 25 points and 20 assists, almost 30+20. He didn't take many shots and mainly played assists. He broke through and attracted defensive points to his teammates. Six people in the team scored in double figures.

In the previous life, many Chinese fans resented Stoudemire and felt that he had taken away the best rookie award that should have belonged to Yao Ming. Guo Xu originally thought so. After becoming a partner with the Suns, he discovered that Stoudemire was a better immediate player than Yao Ming. His rookie season was simply delayed by Frank Johnson.

Stoudemire has the best physical fitness. He is a real beast. By the time he was in sixth grade, he could already dunk with his backhand. At the end of high school, his height reached 208cm and his weight reached 108kg. In the 2002 McDonald's All-Star Game, he stood out like an adult among a group of kids. So he decided not to go to college and enter the NBA draft directly.

At the time of the draft, his skills were still relatively rough, but his vertical jump of 105cm was enviable, and many people suspected that he was not a real high school student. He is indeed two years older than other high school students,

Because of the ups and downs in schooling, I changed to 6 schools.

It is no exaggeration to say that Stoudemire plays with his body and has the ability to average 20+ per game in his rookie season. As long as he plays more pick-and-rolls and passes to him, he will let everyone understand what a cake king is!

In his previous life, Stoudemire scored 20+ points in his second season. After Frank was kicked out of the team in the mid-term, D'Antoni took over and released Stoudemire's offensive power. The Suns did not make the playoffs because of injuries. Marbury and Hardaway both played only 34 games.

In the 2004-05 season, with Nash passing by his side, Stoudemire ushered in a big explosion. He averaged 26 points, 8.9 rebounds, 1.6 assists, 1 steal, and 1.6 blocks in 36.1 minutes per game. He also performed a lot of dunks in every game.

Before minimally invasive surgery, Stoudemire mainly scored on air cuts, supplemented by mid-range shots. After retiring for a season, Stoudemire worked hard on his mid-range shooting, and shooting took up a larger proportion of the offense, but he is still outstanding.

Now Stoudemire has broken out ahead of time, because Guo Xu's personal ability is stronger than Nash, and the two are not of the same type.

Nash's breakthrough mainly relies on pick-and-rolls to create mismatches. He rarely holds the ball to blast the opponent's No. 1 position to attract double-teams. This is a reasonable style of play.

Guo Xu is different. If the opponent doesn't send defensive experts to guard him, he can beat the opponent's point guard in a one-on-one duel. The opponent must have two defensive experts, one inside and one outside, otherwise Guo Xu will be more sharp when he plays the pick-and-roll and breaks out of position.

In Guo Xu's previous life, the Suns could not win the championship because the defense was too poor and Nash's one-on-one ability was average.

As the core of the team, Nash only averaged more than 15 shots per game in the playoffs once in his career. That time he averaged 40.7 minutes per game and only took 17.9 shots, which is still not too much. The Suns lack the ability to hold the ball and attack at critical moments. It is not difficult to understand why the boss has always regretted letting go of Joe Johnson.

After entering the playoffs, sometimes stars cannot pursue the reasonable and hard, which is why Kobe and James often perform better in the playoffs. They usually like to play hard and develop a habit.

Guo Xu is also the same type. If you don't double-team, I will shoot you to death. If you double-team, I will pass and watch his teammates perform dunks. He is the most terrifying when he is on the counterattack. He is very fast and can easily get out of position. Once he attracts a defender, he can throw the ball into the sky and his teammates will catch it.

On the 18th, the Suns challenged the Clippers in back-to-back away games.

The schedule was very tight, and Guo Xu could only find time to have a meal with Megan, Austin, cousin Guo Dasen and others at noon. It was impossible for the two of them to eat alone and they seemed not to be close to other people.

This game was easy to win. Brand and Odom were absent due to injuries. The Clippers' Andre Miller played with a group of substitutes. The gap between the two teams was too big.

The total score was 113 to 76, and the Suns beat by 37 points. This was because they didn't play in the final quarter, otherwise it would be easy to win by more than 50 points.

Guo Xu only played 30 minutes, making 8 of 12 shots, 2 of 3 three-pointers, 5 of 6 free throws, and scored 23 points and 12 assists. Under his leadership, six players on the team scored in double figures.

When defeating the Kings, Guo Xu caused a lot of controversy by mocking Frank Johnson. Many people said that he went too far, added insult to injury, and was a petty player.

Now Guo Xu has silenced everyone with his actions. Since Frank's dismissal, the Suns have beaten their opponents every time. Guo Xu's assists have doubled in four consecutive games, 20+ in two games, and his assist data has soared to 8.4, seemingly catching up with 9.1 assists. It's only a matter of time before Kidd becomes the assist leader.

The statistics of other Suns players have also increased dramatically, and Stoudemire has become the biggest beneficiary. He ranks first in the rookie rankings with an average of 14 points and 8.2 rebounds per game. The season is only a third of the way, and he still has a lot of room for improvement.

Nene averages 10.5 points and 6 rebounds per game. He will continue to improve and should be included in the best rookie team.

Online Suns fans are criticizing Frank, saying that he owes Guo Xu a regular season MVP. If the Suns are so strong at the beginning of the game, the regular season record will definitely be the same, and Guo Xu's personal data will be even better. Then his chances of winning the MVP will be higher. Very big.

Lakers fans began to criticize the Lakers management and Buss. The Lakers lost to the Timberwolves in an away game on the same day, with a record of 10 wins and 16 losses. O'Neal's comeback stopped the losing streak, but it is still incomparable with last season.

The Lakers averaged less than 100 points per game this year, and the game was very ugly. Lakers fans who have become more discerning can't stand it.

Some people on the Internet have long said that the Lakers should trade Kobe and keep Guo Xu. More and more people support this argument.

Guo Xu led a group of newcomers to a successful season in the Suns, with a better record than the Lakers. With the current situation, it is difficult for the Lakers to surpass the Suns in the regular season. Guo Xu slapped his old team in the face too hard.

The league has arranged the first Christmas matchup between the two sides. Guo Xu will receive his championship ring by then, and the ratings of that game will definitely explode!