Author: Aiying Shutan

"See, this is what big players should do!"

Watching Stoudemire's efficient attack at the basket, Barkley was very satisfied.

When he first emerged with the Suns, he mainly played the power forward position. Although he was only 1.98 meters tall, Barkley relied on his strong lower body strength and post-up skills to thrive in the post in the 1990s when there were many strong men.

He led the team to the finals and also won the regular season MVP honor.

As the Suns' second All-Star power forward after Barkley, Stoudemire has always been deeply loved by Barkley.

The reason why Barkley made a bet that Yao Ming could not score more than 19 points during the season was also because Yao was the No. 1 pick in 2002, while Stoudemire and Yao were only the ninth pick in the same year. It was a bit

The meaning of complaining.

It is true that Stoudemire was very strong in his peak period, and even beat Duncan in the post more than once in the playoffs, but Dayao's career was also not inferior by much, and Dayao brought a lot to the league.

The commercial value is far beyond what Stoudemire can compare with.

As for Dayao, who has never made it to the Western Conference Finals, and Stoudemire's Suns, who have made it to the Western Conference Finals many times, it's even more funny that some people judge the two of them based on their results.

The main reason for Stoudemire's record with the Suns is because of Nash, a two-time regular season MVP. Later, after Stoudemire went to the Knicks, wasn't he also a first-round rotation every year? Even if

Even when paired with another top star, Carmelo Anthony, it wasn't much better.

The topic has gone a bit far, so let’s get back to the point.

Barkley praised Stoudemire's performance, but Kenny Smith held a different view.

"Amare did play very well, but the main reason why he was able to attack with the ball on the ground so unscrupulously was because the Lakers' inside line was completely evacuated. In this regard, the other four players of the Suns were present.

The role is also crucial.”

This sentence is the truth.

The Lakers tried to help Bynum defend Stoudemire during the game, but the opponent was also very cunning. Once they saw a player coming to double-team, they would immediately pass the ball out.

As a result, open opportunities will irreversibly appear on the outside.

Wang Chao had two such open opportunities in the first quarter, one at the three-point line in the corner and the other in the mid-range. Wang Chao did not miss both opportunities and made all the shots. Therefore, in the first quarter

He also scored 5 points in the game. Although it is not a lot, his 100% shooting rate cannot be faulted at all.

In the first quarter, Wang Chao had few opportunities to perform, but as the game entered the second quarter, the opportunities began to increase.

After the main attack in the first quarter, Stoudemire was also a little tired. He had just returned from injury and did not dare to let his body get too tired, which would easily induce another injury. Therefore, Stoudemire played in the second quarter.

Demier simply came off the field to rest early and replaced him with Dior.

With Diaw's appearance, the Suns changed from a single-point offense to a multi-point attack. With Nash holding the ball and controlling the rhythm, all five positions had opportunities to perform, and Wang Chao was no exception.

Just like last season, Wang Chao started running again.

When Luke Walton, who was guarding Wang Chao, saw this, he immediately followed Wang Chao's footsteps, but after only two steps, he was shocked to find that this guy was the same guy who played against him in the first round of the playoffs last season.

Compared with Wang Chao, his speed was obviously much faster. He was already trying desperately to catch up with Wang Chao, but he was still half a beat behind his opponent.

Wang Chao easily ran from the left to the right three-point corner through the big baseline. Nash's pass came as expected. After receiving the ball, Wang Chao directly raised his hand to shoot and hit the ball steadily.

"Um?"

In the stands, Barkley's eyebrows raised slightly.

"What's wrong? Charles?" Kenny Smith laughed. "Didn't you say that it's not difficult to keep up with Wang Chao's off-ball movement as long as you study it carefully? Did you see that ball clearly just now?"

"Of course I saw it." Barkley touched his chin and said angrily: "This guy... seems to be a little off. His speed is obviously much faster than last season, and his movements are crisper and neater.

"

Of course.

Throughout the summer, Wang Chao's speed and agility increased from 74 and 79 to 81 and 84 respectively. Don't underestimate this increase of 7 points and 5 points respectively. The changes on the court are quite obvious.

The current Wang Chao in the Suns is only slower than Nash, Barbosa and other guards. He is already ahead of most forward players. Even the team's starting shooting guard Lagar Bell is slightly behind him in speed.

With one advantage, Marion's speed can reach the same level as Wang Chao.

But as the running distance increased in the Wang Chao game, Marion had to accept the disadvantage later on.

With good speed and a running route that he has memorized after practicing for a long time, Wang Chao can be matched by few in the league in the field of off-ball movement. It is estimated that only Hamilton of the Pistons is better than him.

Of course, if you look to the future, Thompson is obviously a better off-the-ball player than Wang Chao now, but Thompson is still studying in a certain junior high school.

"You said Wang Chao's trick may not work in the new season, but I think he may continue to cause headaches for all teams in the league with this trick." Smith said with a smile: "This is as a former professional shooter.

intuition."

…

On the court, after watching Stoudemire come off the court, the score continued to grow uncontrollably, and Kobe became a little impatient.

On the offensive end, he frequently held the ball in singles and attacked, and on the defensive end, Kobe also specially ran to guard Wang Chao. Compared with Bell, who was opposite him, Wang Chao was obviously the more threatening one.

But it was just like the playoffs last season.

No matter how strong Kobe's defensive ability is, facing Wang Chao is like a dog trying to catch a hedgehog.

Wang Chao didn't want to play against Kobe at all, so he came to guard me, which is what I wanted. Wang Chao directly led Kobe in circles on the court. He didn't catch the ball a few times, which made Kobe very tired first.

Again, Wang Chao is not the core of the Suns. Even if he does not score, the team can maintain the offensive rhythm under the leadership of Nash. But for the Lakers, Kobe is the only offensive core and wastes too much on the defensive end.

In terms of physical fitness, the Lakers' offense will also be affected.

Therefore, a few minutes later, Kobe gave up guarding Wang Chao with a speechless expression.

He didn't want to waste all his limited energy on racing against Wang Chao.

Wang Chao had many more opportunities in the second quarter than in the first quarter. He made 2 of 5 shots from beyond the three-point line and 1 of 2 mid-range shots, scoring 8 points.

As a result, at the end of the half, Wang Chao scored 13 points, and his shooting percentage remained above 50%, becoming the Suns' second scoring point after Stoudemire.
Chapter completed!