Legend of Tomorrow

On February 1st, the Suns faced the Hawks at home.

The Warriors and Hawks previously had a big trade involving eight people. The Hawks sent Al Harrington, Childress, Jaskevicius and Josh Powell to the Warriors for Troy Murphy, Keith McLeod, Michael Pietrus and E. Gram - Diogu.

This transaction was regarded as a win-win by the media. The Hawks have been unable to reach the finals in the Eastern Conference, which is directly related to Harrington's poor rebounding ability. At his peak, he only averaged 7 rebounds per game.

Harrington, who is 206cm tall, played small forward when he first entered the league. Later, he mainly played power forward, and also played as a center when the Hawks played small ball tactics. It sounds nice to say that he is a jack-of-all-trades player, but in fact he has a big problem with defense in the penalty area when he plays as a center forward.

The Eagles have a pretty good record in the Eastern Conference, because the Eastern Conference lacks star insiders who are good at attacking. If they compete in the Western Conference, it will be difficult for the Eagles' lineup to break through the first round of the playoffs.

The Eagles management believes that Murphy, who is 211cm tall and weighs 110kg, can strengthen the team's protection of backcourt rebounds and launch a counterattack with a better first pass. He can also play pick-and-roll with Nash in positional battles, and his figure is better than Harrington.

Childress was sent away because his position in the team was very awkward. As a forward, he could not compete with Josh Smith and Boris Diaw. As a shooting guard, his offensive ability was inferior to Jamal Crawford.

The Eagles coaching staff doesn't think Childress has much potential. His shooting posture can be described as terrible. He lifts the ball directly from his waist over his head, and then uses both hands to push the ball out. Maybe he himself is aware of the ugliness of his shooting methods. He almost always uses breakthroughs to end the offense. This season, his shots at the basket accounted for 72% of his total shots.

A big man with a height of 203cm and outstanding speed and jumping relies on breakthroughs but lacks the ability to score points. Just think about it and you will know how painful this style is.

What the Hawks need most is a three-point shooting spot. After consideration, they replaced swingman Pietrus, who had not been reused in the Warriors recently after returning from injury. Luol Deng and Kobe Bryant averaged more than 35 minutes per game, and he also had to compete with Belinelli and Azubuike for playing time.

The Warriors have regained their immediate strength and are ready to charge into the playoffs.

The reason why Kobe is willing to join the Warriors in the summer is because he feels that the Warriors' lineup has great potential and may compete for the championship. In this case, it is impossible for the team to fail this season.

Harrington has been the main scorer for the Hawks in recent years; Lithuanian star Jaskovicius, who entered the NBA undrafted, is known as the European King. As Nash's substitute, he can also contribute 7.4 points per game; Chai Driss was ranked higher than Luol Deng.

The athletic talent is amazing; even Powell, who is the head coach, has championship experience and a mid-range shot.

They all firmly believe that the Warriors will rise. Even if they don't rise this season, there will be no suspense next season. There are too many potential new stars.

The only bad thing is that although the Warriors management has long wanted to trade Murphy, there are still many Kohei who believe that Kobe forced away Murphy, who had a bad relationship with them.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Kobe was often misunderstood.

For example, O'Neal, who had a conflict with him, was traded to the Heat, Zen Master Jackson, who wrote a book saying that Kobe Bryant was untrainable, resigned, and Malone, who wanted to play for the Lakers for another year, retired. Many people said it was because of Kobe that he remained silent. He has been taking the blame for the Lakers management for several years.

In fact, these have nothing to do with Kobe. When he jumped out of the contract in 2004, he had no intention of forcing him to leave. It was because the management did not want to renew the contract of an old big shark. The conflict between him and O'Neal was not because of the ball rights, but because O'Neal did it but did not support him on the Eagle County incident. As for criticizing Malone in the interview, he sincerely apologized. It was Malone who didn't want to come back.

In July 2007, Kobe forced the management, demanded a trade, and called the boss a fool, all because the Green Army formed the Big Three in August, which made him feel pressured. He later used his trade veto to refuse to go to the Pistons, because Luol Deng gave up and joined the Bulls as a symbol of loyalty. It was Zen Master Jackson who hinted him to do so.

As for why Jackson hinted that Kobe forced the palace and scolded Buss and Kupchak? How does this benefit Jackson? The person involved, Jackson, didn’t know, but Comey knew that it must be the case. It was so obvious, and it can be seen from what Jackson said later. (Jackson: What did I say?)

In short, Kobe's controversies are obviously everyone else's fault, but no one understands him except Comey, which is really annoying. It's a pity that no matter how Comey lists the facts, it's useless to scold those who are stupid.

In the game that night, Murphy started for the Hawks, and the other four players were Nash, Pietrus, Diaw, and Smith.

Crawford continues to be the sixth man. He plays the starting No. 2 position and has poor defense. He can take shots at will in the 6 minutes of the second quarter as a substitute.

Pietrus could only serve as a substitute for the Warriors. He scored 15 points in the first game after joining the Hawks. His skills are very comprehensive, he has the ability to attack with the ball, and he can also catch and shoot three-pointers. He is nicknamed French Jordan.

Since the team also has the French Magician, Canadian Guo Xu, and Poor Man James, this lineup looks scary enough, but the Hawks' record this year ranks fourth in the Eastern Conference, so they are eager to trade.

The Suns will not make any trades in the mid-term, and fringe players Gortat and Shammond Williams have never played.

The Suns' starting five: Guo Xu, Roy, Anthony Parker, Tim Thomas, Stoudemire.

The Eagles attacked first and gave the Suns a powerful start. The players opened up and attacked in position. Nash assisted Murphy twice in a row and hit a three-pointer from the outside.

This style of play is simple and effective. Stoudemire's defensive position is close to the penalty area. Once Guo Xu's height is misplaced, he cannot interfere with the big man's shooting.

Murphy's style is suitable for partnering with Nash, and he will be blessed when attacking. In Guo Xu's previous life, Channing Frye, who was about to be eliminated from the NBA, was also very comfortable partnering with Nash. Murphy's rebounding ability was much better than Frye.

Murphy's overall shooting percentage of 46% is not low. On the surface, he is an inside player, but in fact he has been shooting from the outside. He is one of the best shooting big men in the league. His shots at the basket accounted for only 19% of the total offense, which is quite strange.

What's even more amazing is that such a seemingly soft guy was the only white man among the top five rebounders last season.

However, Murphy can only play on the offensive end. On the defensive end, he is really average. He can only get by as a power forward, but he is a black hole as a guest center.

It's not that Murphy doesn't work hard, but that his physical fitness is limited. His movement speed and jumping are very ordinary. His peak average of 0.6 blocks per game speaks for itself, and he rarely jumps to interfere with shooting. His style of defense is okay against blue-collar insiders, but how can he defend Stoudemire?

Guo Xu started to play a pick-and-roll attack, attracting the Hawks to switch inside and then pass the ball to Stoudemire who was cutting through the air again and again, allowing him to attack the basket and lead the score soon.

Murphy has one big head and two big ones. Guo Xu will break through if the defense changes a little slower. He was out of defense, but Stoudemire attacked the Eagles but couldn't defend the penalty area. Smith's advantage as a power forward is his strong mobility, his ability to help block shots, and his average performance when standing under the basket to prevent interference from shooting.

Smith couldn't stand very close to the basket, because Stoudemire attracted double-teams and gave the ball an opportunity. Thomas made two three-pointers in the first quarter.

In the first half, there was not much difference in offensive points between the two sides, and the game was still suspenseful. In the third quarter, Guo Xu suddenly showed his power and sent out consecutive assists. He also scored 5 points on sudden shots. He shot a 14-2 wave and widened the point difference to 20 points...