Chapter 5 Surprised D’Antoni

Author: Aiying Shutan

Chapter 5 Surprised D’Antoni

"Coming in again?"

At this time, not to mention off the court, even everyone on the Suns and Cavaliers benches were stunned.

With two consecutive three-pointers, Wang Chao scored 6 points in the blink of an eye. At the same time, the Cavaliers' original 20-point advantage was now only 14 points left.

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on Wang Chao.

D'Antoni's eyes were full of surprise.

One thing is that Wang Chao's shooting action just now was very bad in his opinion, and it was even worse than his most proud disciple Nash.

But Wang Chao actually made two three-pointers in a row, still using that ugly shooting posture.

"This kid feels pretty good today..."

D'Antoni has an impression of Wang Chao, a fringe role in the team. In the original draft, he actually did not want to choose Wang Chao. Although the static talent of this player from China is pretty good, his dynamic talent is very average and his speed is very average.

, agility, strength, jumping, burst and other aspects are far from the standards of the NBA. At the same time, his skills are also lackluster. The only thing that can be expected is whether the opponent will grow and improve after entering the NBA.

It's just that the Rockets' commercial success with Dayao made the Suns want a piece of the pie, so they chose Wang Chao.

The past season has proven that Wang Chao does not have the ability to play in the NBA.

To this end, the Suns' management has already met to discuss it.

The reason why Wang Chao was transferred back to the team from the Development League was the last attempt made by the team management.

If Wang Chao can show something impressive during his return to the team, then there is still value in staying in the team.

But if Wang Chao is still as inactive as before, the team will cut Wang Chao to make room for him.

Even if the rookie contract Wang Chao signed with the team is only a 2+1 cheap contract and does not occupy much salary space, there is no need for players who have no value to stay.

It's just... the current situation is somewhat beyond D'Antoni's expectation.

"Is Wang Chao's three-point shot so accurate? I haven't seen him shoot three-pointers in training before?"

D'Antoni recalled it carefully, but he didn't have a very specific impression of Wang Chao, a fringe figure on the team.

"If that's the case, it's not like he has absolutely no value in staying..."

The Suns, which mainly use run-and-gun tactics, have an extremely fast offensive pace. Offense is the lifeline for this team to win, so three-pointers account for a large proportion of their offense.

In the past two seasons, the Suns have ranked first in the league in three-point attempts and field goals per game, and D'Antoni also has a soft spot for players who can shoot three-pointers.

Wang Chao's two three-pointers successfully attracted D'Antoni's attention.

At the same time, on the field, the Cavaliers attacked.

Two consecutive offensive failures and 6 points scored by the Suns have already made the Cavaliers' bench players a little anxious.

The situation of the two teams' bench players on the court at this time is actually very similar. This kind of garbage time is a rare opportunity for them to show their abilities to the team and the head coach. If they perform well, they may be able to enter the rotation list and gain stable status.

Appearance time.

However, once he performs poorly, he is very likely to be directly laid off by the team, which will lead to the end of his NBA career.

After the Cavaliers substitute point guard held the ball through halftime, he actively organized his teammates to coordinate tactically.

He first called his teammates to pick and roll, and then he broke through with the ball. After attracting the attention of the Suns defensive players, he passed the ball to the outside. The basketball went through two passes and cuts, successfully creating an absolutely open shooting opportunity from the outside.

However……

"frame--!"

The sound of blacksmithing sounded again.

With the ball completely open, the Cavaliers' bench shooting guard still failed to make the ball.

This is simply a matter of ability and luck.

The ability values ​​of all these bench substitutes who cannot get stable playing time are generally around 50 or 60, and their scoring ability can be imagined.

The Suns substitute center picked off the rebound and was about to pass the ball to the point guard, but happened to see Wang Chao raising his hand to signal for the ball.

Wang Chao's two three-pointers made a deep impression on everyone.

Therefore, the substitute center passed the ball directly to Wang Chao without thinking.

Wang Chao didn't expect that he would actually get the ball. He was stunned for a moment before dribbling the ball past half court.

As a 2.06-meter forward player, Wang Chao's ball-handling ability is seriously substandard, only 45.

Most people may have no idea about this value, but for comparison, Yao's ball handling ability at his peak is about 51, and O'Neal's is as high as 69!

As a forward player, Wang Chao's ball control ability is not as high as the two big centers, which shows how low his ability value is.

Fortunately, the Cavaliers' substitute players had no intention of stepping forward to challenge Wang Chao, so Wang Chao could just dribble past half court and reach beyond the three-point line.

The problem facing Wang Chao now is how to attack next.

With his ability value, the only reliable offense is three-pointers.

But Wang Chao made two consecutive three-pointers, and the Cavaliers' backup small forward was already a little anxious.

He was very convinced that if Wang Chao continued to score again, he would definitely be replaced by the coach and there would be no chance of him playing in this game again!

At this moment, he was almost close to Wang Chao, determined not to give Wang Chao any space or chance to shoot.

With a close defense at such a close distance, under normal circumstances, the offensive player will directly choose to break through with the ball, and the defensive player will never be able to react.

But for Wang Chao, the option of breaking through with the ball does not exist.

Ball control ability 45, speed 62, agility 71, explosive power 43.

According to the above numerical reference of several abilities, Wang Chao's breakthrough with the ball does not have any lethality at all.

"I still have to shoot three-pointers..."

With this thought in his mind, Wang Chao involuntarily looked at Dion again.

"..."

Dion felt speechless for a moment when he felt Wang Chao's gaze.

"Is this guy finished?"

Although he was very unhappy thinking this, Dieng understood it clearly. Even Wang Chao didn't make any tactical gestures, just a glance. He had already taken the initiative to approach Wang Chao and started a pick-and-roll screen for him again.

His good friend is feeling hot and he needs to help!

Dieng's pick-and-roll successfully separated the defenders who were close to Wang Chao. Wang Chao, who regained the dribbling space, moved sideways to the right, hoping to use this gap to shoot a three-pointer like before.

But Wang Chao, who circled to the right, couldn't help but pause, because he had just stood still when another defensive player appeared in front of him, and that was the Cavaliers player guarding Dieng!

Obviously, Wang Chao's previous goal was still fresh in his memory, and he would naturally not give up the same opportunity to Wang Chao.

Watching this scene, D'Antoni shook his head slightly on the sidelines.

"It's a good idea... But it's a pity that this is the NBA. How can a simple pick-and-roll cooperation always be effective?"

Wang Chao's three-pointers are quite accurate, but once there is not enough space to shoot, with his offensive ability with the ball, there is no way to continue scoring.

At this moment, D'Antoni's expression suddenly became startled.

Because he saw that facing the defensive player in front of him, Wang Chao did not hesitate at all and directly chose to take off and shoot against the defensive player's defense!

The opponent's defense was very good, completely blocking Wang Chao's shooting sight. The pressure of the defense even forced Wang Chao's shooting movement to be slightly deformed.

But……

"Whoa!"

The sound of a basketball hitting the net was heard again!

The ball went in again!
Chapter completed!