Chapter 34 Wang Chao who doesn’t want to be a tool man

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 34 Wang Chao who doesn’t want to be a tool man

(The starting list was corrected yesterday. There was a duplicate. It was actually Luke Walton. The previous chapter has been revised. Let’s talk about it here.)

Luke Walton, whether as a player or as a future coach, perfectly highlighted one word - mediocrity.

As a player, Walton is generally evaluated as a fairly good role player, with a high basketball IQ and knowing how to cooperate with the team.

He has neither excellent breakthrough ability nor stable shooting accuracy. In other words, his passing ability can make people shine, but in fact it is just that.

In terms of defense, Walton is not a defensive champion. At best, it can only be said that he is not a defensive black hole.

In Walton's 10-year NBA career, he averaged only 4.7 points, 2.8 rebounds, and 2.3 assists per game.

This guy is facing off against Wang Chao, which is definitely an easy difficulty for Wang Chao, who is starting his first game in the playoffs.

How could you miss this rare opportunity?

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At the beginning of the game, Kwame Brown relied on his height and excellent jumping advantage to easily beat Marion for the ball.

No matter how poor his basketball skills are, Bennett, the former top pick in the league, has really good physical fitness, otherwise he would not be valued by the Qiao gang leader and selected as the top pick.

The Lakers had the ball, and Smush Parker dribbled the ball past half court and immediately passed the ball to Kobe naturally, without any thought of attacking with the ball.

Kobe stood still with the ball at the top of the arc, facing the Suns' top perimeter defender, Lagar Bell.

The reason why Bell will be dubbed "Kobe Bryant's Terminator" in the future is that his entanglement with Kobe Bryant in this series played a crucial role.

If nothing else, although the Suns had a very difficult time in this series, they would eventually eliminate the Lakers with a score of 4:3 and advance to the second round of the Western Conference.

Kobe's average of 27.9 points and 49.7% shooting rate in seven games cannot be said to have been successfully restricted by Bell.

But after this series, Bell is still regarded as one of the best defenders in the league for defending Kobe Bryant.

The main reason is that during the game, because he could never guard Kobe, Bell became so angry that he directly choked Kobe who was breaking through and knocked him to the ground.

There is a saying that Wang Chao looks down on this kind of behavior that cannot be prevented and resorts to dirty tricks. However, the NBA of this era still has some of the so-called "iron-blooded" thinking of the 1990s, so Bell became the hero of the Suns.

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No matter what, there is no doubt that Bell, known as the "Kobe Bryant Terminator", cannot guard against Kobe Bryant.

The two met a total of 44 times in their careers. Kobe averaged 28.1 points, 5.7 rebounds and 4.6 assists per game, and his shooting percentage was 44.6%, both maintaining above his career average.

This is clearly visible on the field at this moment.

Facing Bell's defense with the ball, Kobe directly chose to break through with the ball. At his peak, Kobe's breakthrough with the ball was also at the top level in the league. He was as fast as the Thunder. Bell had no time to react and the latter had passed most of his body.

Take the lead and get to the basket.

Diaw immediately stepped forward to help defend, but Kobe chose to pass the ball while walking. Odom, who received Kobe's pass, immediately made a layup.

2:0, the Lakers scored the first point of the game.

The ball rights were exchanged, and Marion served from the baseline to Nash, who quickly held the ball and advanced past half court.

The Suns' fast-paced run-and-gun tactics remain unabated even in the playoffs.

The Lakers could only quickly follow the Suns players back to defense without any hesitation.

The team's small forward Luke Walton was following Wang Chao without stopping.

In this game, when he learned that the Suns' starting small forward was Wang Chao, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson gave Luke Walton a task.

"Luke, you don't need to do anything in this game. The scoring on the offensive end is left to Kobe and Lamar (Odom). The team's defense does not need you to look good. Your only task is to keep an eye on the King."

Chao, don’t even give him a chance to catch the ball!”

Today's Wang Chao has successfully become a thorn in the side of every team in the league. An outside shooter who can average 5 three-pointers per game is a considerable threat to any team.

In view of Wang Chao's height advantage among small forwards and his shooting speed that is too fast to react, it is no longer enough to prevent him from taking open three-pointers. The current method of league teams against Wang Chao is simpler and more direct, which is to arrange a player

Follow him throughout the entire process, intercept him on the passing route, and don't give him a chance to catch the ball.

This arrangement is actually a bit like how other teams will target the Warriors Splash Brothers in the future.

But is this defensive method effective? Obviously the effect is not very good.

Wang Chao's position in the Suns is a role player. Being able to score is great, but if he can't score, even if he is just standing outside the three-point line, it will draw the attention of a defensive player and prevent the opponent from participating in the overall defense.

, which is also profitable without losing money.

The Suns' lineup at this time, from position one to position five, all have three-point shooting capabilities. At this moment, all five players are outside the three-point line.

Faced with this situation, even Kwame Brown had to run to the outside.

The Lakers' interior defense was completely empty, and then Nash directly hit Smush Parker alone. Just like Kobe Bryant broke through Bell, it shouldn't be too easy for Nash to pass Parker.

After passing Parker, Nash didn't have to face the help of other players like Kobe and could easily score a layup.

2:2.

Such a result is completely acceptable to the Suns.

The only person who was a little unhappy was Wang Chao himself.

Even if this is a contribution to the team, Wang Chao is still more willing to score by himself, because the most critical factor in judging a player's ability and value is personal data.

At this point, some people may want to argue. There are many extremely strong players in the league who sacrifice their own data for the team.

So the question is, did these so-called extremely powerful players get maximum salary contracts after sacrificing their data for the team's victory?

Obviously no, in this league, most of the players who can get high salaries and be selected as All-Stars are those players with very good personal data.

As a senior fan from 2022, Wang Chao knows the nature of the NBA league very well.

Most of the so-called sacrifices made for the team and the team's honor will not end well.

Wade chose to take the initiative to cut his salary for the sake of the team, but the Heat would rather sign Dragic with a high salary than give Wade a decent contract at the end of his career.

This is true for someone as strong as Wade, let alone those role players who are not well-known?

Therefore, Wang Chao is very clear that he can be used as a three-point shock point to attract the opponent's defense and create space for the team. However, in this process, he must also score, which is why he suffers.

Reasons for practicing movement without the ball.
Chapter completed!