Chapter 207 Big dream, we will never double-team you, because it's not worth it
2:4, Suns attack.
Barkley still took two steps ahead of Green, guarding the waist in the paint area on the right wing.
Kevin Johnson made a gesture of passing the ball to Wang Tiejun, but suddenly passed the ball to Green on the right.
Barkley reacted quickly and returned to defense quickly, but he still fell short. When he took a step forward, Green had already jumped up. He took off again to block the shot, and the ball flew over his palms.
"brush!'
The water splashed and Ironman Green hit a long two-pointer.
In the ESPN live broadcast, commentator Luo Lin analyzed: "AC Green's shooting speed is not slow. Barkley can't release too much, otherwise he will shoot to death.'
Oldman laughed and said: "Green is not a meat shield or a bulky insider. He is only 100 kilograms, moves very briskly, and his shots are quick."
4 draws, mosaic attack.
Next, Dameng missed nearly two jump shots under Wang Tiejun's single defense. Wang Tiejun won the backcourt rebound, and the Suns attacked.
Green just made a shot. This time, Barkley didn't dare to let go so much. He stayed one step away from the waist and only dared to let Green take one step.
In this position, he can return to the basket in time to defend the basket, but it is very difficult to help defend the low post on the left wing.
Wang Tiejun wanted the ball in the low post on the left wing. As soon as the ball was passed, while it was still flying in the sky, Mosaic team's small forward Mario Eli quickly came down again to help defend.
On the left three-point line, Horry opened his hands and was ready to catch the ball.
But Wang Tiejun didn't give it to him. Horry was drafted in the same year as him when he entered the league. Although he became the starting small forward of the Mosaic team in his rookie season, he played a few regular season games with the Mosaic team and still had some understanding of Horry.
, this guy's shooting percentage is average and he is not a very accurate shooter. He has to do it himself.
"Bang!
The moment Mario Elie jumped on his body, he was struck by an iron mountain and the huge reaction force caused the 95-kilogram Elie to flip over.
The next moment, he quickly turned around and made a sliding movement.
Dameng reacted quickly, retreated quickly, and was ready to retreat continuously.
He studied the last game between the Suns and the Spurs. In the process of slipping to the bottom, Old K suddenly made a hit. It was so sudden that he knocked over David Robinson several times. He cannot repeat the same mistake as the Admiral.
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At this moment, Wang Tiejun took a quick step.
Almost at the next moment, Da Meng, who was fully prepared mentally, retreated again.
“Retreat?’
The next moment, Wang Tiejun reacted and immediately jumped up and hit a frontal hook.
This is the advantage of the bear step. He walks close to the ground. The traditional martial arts footwork puts his lower limbs in a state of high-frequency vibration at any time, allowing him to take off in the shortest time.
'Damn it!'
Dameng cursed in his heart, the ball slipped over his head, and he retreated with no time to take off.
"brush!'
Behind him, a pool of white water filled the basket.
Lao Wang laughed. The signature skill hook that he spent two thousand points to integrate is not so easy to defend. With the cooperation of the reliable and movable bear step, it can be shot in various situations without forcing it at all.
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Predictive defense like Dameng, once he reacts and seizes the opportunity to take action, there is no time to return to defense. Whether he hits or miss depends on his own touch and has nothing to do with the opponent's defense.
"Hey, No. 17, are you okay?"
Mario Eli turned around to defend himself and almost stepped on Mario Eli who was on the floor. He immediately asked with concern.
Eli was holding his chest, his face was pale, and he was holding his breath and coughing. Pain came from his right chest, which felt like a broken bone.
"Shet!'
Dameng came up to take a look, and he guessed that Eli's ribs were broken. He glared at Wang Tiejun fiercely, and then rushed to the bench to signal for substitution.
"With Tiejun's power of fighting, plus the reaction force of Eli's own pounce, it is reasonable for his bones to be broken."
Seeing Mario Eli walking directly to the players' tunnel, Zhang Lili analyzed.
On the sidelines, Rudy and Tomjanovich gritted their teeth, waved to the bench, and called out the human shields he had prepared. Eric, Riley, No. 19 in the second round just selected by the Mavericks this year
Rookie, 213cm tall, 111kg when drafted. The Mavericks didn't want to give him a contract, so the Mosaic team's management bought the signing rights from the Mavericks for US$200,000, and then gave him a non-guaranteed contract.
After signing the contract, his assistant coach Carroll Dawson gave Eric Riley a task to use the offseason to increase his weight to 130 kilograms. Riley accepted and completed this in order to stay with the Mosaics.
mission, he became the human shield of this team.
The Mosaic team not only prepared a human shield, but also a second one, also a rookie this year, selected by their own second-round pick, a European, Richard Petruska, 208 centimeters, and the tonnage at the time of the draft was
118 kilograms, now 125 kilograms. Eric Riley took a deep breath and stood up from the bench.
"Eric, you only have one task, use your tonnage to hold up Old K, and don't let him get close to the basket easily. He wants to shoot from the outside, don't foul easily, let him shoot." Tomjanovich warned.
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"I understand, sir." He nodded solemnly.
The game continues with Mosaic attack.
"Are you going to use a twin-tower tactic? Mosaic has sent their rookie, No. 42 Eric Riley, and Barkley is playing the third position. Now Mosaic's offense has been weakened, but the defense should be strengthened." ESPN commentator
, Luo Lin analyzed
"Old K keeps up with No. 42, so he shouldn't have to defend him. AC Green can't defend against Dream, and Horry can't defend against Barkley. The Suns are in trouble now!" Oldman shook his head and shouted.
Wang Tiejun had to keep up with No. 42. As soon as he saw No. 42's huge physique, he knew that AC Green, who weighed only 100 kilograms, could not guard him.
He was completely unfamiliar with No. 42. He only knew that he was a rookie this year, so he directly guarded the basket and let No. 42 go to see how his shooting ability was.
Normally a center with such a big body would not have a good shooting touch.
Dameng caught the ball on the right wing and hit Green alone. After a few shakes, Green lost his center of gravity. He turned around and hit a throw before Wang Tiejun could catch up.
Zhang Lili immediately analyzed: "The Suns must make adjustments immediately. Neither Green nor Horry can guard Dameng and Barkley. These two positions will be destroyed. Tiejun's help defense is still not good, help
Can’t reach them.”
Su Qun shouted: "Now look at how the Suns attack, how will the Mosaics defend against Old K when they replace such a big center?
6 draws, the Suns attack.
Wang Tiejun asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing. Barkley was one step away from him and one step away from Horry on the outside three-point line. When the ball flew down, the latter did not immediately come down to help defend.
If he chooses to pass the ball to Horry, Barkley can immediately return to guard Horry, and the small open opportunity will disappear immediately.
Without a good opportunity to distribute the ball, Wang Tiejun began to rely on hitting Eric Riley.
‘Crack!’
While dribbling, he felt his shoulder and back slip to the side after a collision, and the thick fat on his opponent's chest was instantly removed by the force of the blow. The sound of the impact was wrong, like a slap in the face.
There's no heavy muscle banging sound.
Eric Riley's upper body only leaned back slightly, and only his front feet took a small step back, while his back feet did not move.
"Nah, is this a human shield?'
He was startled, and was about to hit him again, when suddenly someone rushed to him and cut off his ball.
But it turned out to be Barkley, who was one step above him. When he was dribbling and hitting, he decisively double-teamed him.
The Mosaic team counterattacked, Dameng went on a fast break, received a pass from Barkley, and dunked the ball.
Although Wang Tiejun's speed has improved a bit now, he is still not as good as a super center like Dameng and cannot return to the basket in time.
"Barkley is too familiar with Tiejun, and his defensive ability is also very good. It is best to have a timeout now. Both offense and defense cannot be fought. You can't delay. The longer you delay, the greater the loss. Tiejun has no experience in playing human shield.
There are two more superstars who may double-team him at any time. He is only a second-year player, and the coaching staff must provide him with guidance in a timely manner." Zhang Lijia suggested in the commentary box.
Although Suns head coach Westphal won the honor of the best coach, it does not mean that his coaching level is really that high. His reaction speed is not very good, and he is the kind of person who only knows what he is doing.
So no timeout was called and the game continued.
In the following time, Wang Tiejun faced Eric Riley's human shield and had to find a way to deal with it on his own.
There is no need for him to think of a solution on the defensive end. Barkley and Dameng dominate Mosaic's offense, and Eric Riley has no chance to catch the ball.
On his own offensive end, he is a little uncomfortable with big meat shields. He only encountered one such player last season, and that was O'Neal. When he played O'Neal for the second time last season, the Sharks should not have such a large tonnage, but still
It wasn't much different, and there was a layer of fat on his chest. He thought he could still deal with this guy, after all, he had knocked over a big shark at that time.
Although the tonnage of No. 42 is similar to that of O'Neill, its strength and quality should not be comparable to that large sewer. It is just a dream to block it based on its tonnage alone.
He didn't try his best that time just now, it was just an attempt, but he didn't expect the ball to be stolen by the abominable Barkley. But this also reminded him that unlike playing O'Neal, the Magic did not double-team him at that time.
It's a one-on-one duel. Now there is a very strong defensive Barkley on the top, and there is a big dream staring at him on the weak side. He has to be careful.
Two minutes later, he once again asked for the ball in the low post on the left wing.
When the ball was passed, Barkley was still the same. He took one step away from Horry and was only a little more than one meter away from him. He could take care of both sides and was very experienced in defense.
"shoot!'
He grabbed the ball with his right hand and raised it high, but he did not immediately launch an attack.
At this time, Barkley did not pounce down, but stared down. As long as Wang Tiejun passed the ball to Horry, he would immediately defend. As long as Wang Tiejun dared to dribble and hit, he would immediately pounce down and double-team.
On the weak side, on the right wing, Dameng stayed one step away from the right midfielder in the paint area. He also let Green take a step to maintain the opportunity to return to the basket. If Wang Tiejun broke through Eric Riley and scored the basket, he
Then you can get back in place in time.
He knew very well that Old K was now capable of breaking through Eric, because Riley, who had gained 130 kilograms in weight, was already moving very slowly, even slower than Old K.
On the sidelines, Tomjanovich nodded repeatedly, defending like this, using a human shield to hold Old K back. No matter what choice he made, as long as he held him back for even half a second, players in other positions could make timely decisions.
Supplementary defense.
At the same time, by using a human shield to liberate Dameng, the team's offensive and defensive energy will be completely released, especially the weak side's defensive ability in the low post will be extremely powerful.
"squeak!'
Sure enough, just as the Marseille team expected, Wang Tiejun started to turn around and slip away.
At this moment, Buckley and Dameng jumped down at the same time.
Eric Riley occupies a large space, not smaller than him at all. It took him two small steps to complete the turn, but his speed did not increase. At the same time, his arm was pulled again. When he completed the turn, his speed was gone.
At this time, there was Eric Riley on the right side. Dameng had already returned to the basket and was rushing towards him. The sound of Barkley's sneakers rubbing against him could be heard behind him.
He could only take action immediately. In order not to be affected by Eric Riley, he used his left hand, which he was not good at, to hit a front hook.
The moment he took off, Eric Riley squeezed his body and lost his center of gravity. He barely jumped, not even one foot high, and his body was crooked in the air.
“Crack!
Barkley came up from behind and blocked the ball before he could take action.
Dameng, who had already rushed over to double-team, grabbed the ball, and the three Mosaics teamed up to complete a very successful defense. "Beautiful!'
Tomjanovich nodded heavily, confirming the defense.
"We should call a timeout. Two superstars plus a human shield are teaming up to deal with Old K alone. He is still a second-year student, how can he have any experience?" Su Qun shouted.
Zhang Lijia nodded immediately and said: "The key is that these two super insiders are still top-notch defenders, and their defense capabilities are super strong. Wang Tiejun was not double-teamed when he played against Dreams before, and it was the same when he played against O'Neal. He has no experience in this area.
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They had a very good chance to double-team. Just when Wang Tiejun started to turn around and slip away, he could no longer pass the ball at that time. There was no way to use the big space left by their double-team, so he could double-team with confidence.
Even if Wang Tiejun forced his way in just now and faced Dameng's defense head-on, there should be no chance."
At the ESPN live broadcast, Luo Lin said in surprise: "Barkley helped defend against the double team, and Dameng also stepped in to defend against the double team. In addition, the human shield Riley Mosaic team's double team force against Old K was too strong, right?
Oldman was also shocked and said: "Two superstars with top defense can be said to be the strongest double team in history?"
The surprised look on Luo Lin's face remained, and after thinking for a moment he said: "From a defensive level, it can be said to be the strongest double team in history.
Superstars generally disdain to double-team others, but now two superstars are helping to defend and make up for the defense. How important is the Mosaic team to old K?'
Oldman shook his head and said: "I'm sure that Old K's current ability is unable to cope with this situation. Let alone Barkley, even if they take turns to help defend and add a human shield to contain it, Old K can't do anything
cope."
Luo Lin nodded and said: "This is indeed beyond the capabilities of Old K. Not to mention him, if it were Chamberlain or any super center, they would be in trouble.'
Oldman smiled and said: "You let Da Meng and a human shield defend another Da Meng. What's the effect? It's the same as defending him to death. The Suns attacked and called a timeout.
However, the timeout did not solve the problem. Head coach Westphal could not come up with any good way to help Wang Tiejun get rid of Mosaic's encirclement and suppression of him. He just asked him to strengthen his support and distribution of the ball.
But Barkley and Dameng were very good at timing when they chose to double-team. The openings for their teammates were all small and insignificant openings, which were of no use at all.
He then passed the ball twice, once to Horry, who made a strong shot over Barkley and was directly blocked, and once to Green on the weak side, which was intercepted by Dream, so it was considered his mistake.
He fought hard by himself, knocked over the human shield for the first time and scored the basket. However, he encountered Dameng's defense and his throw was blocked.
Another time, Riley gained a little space to shoot by playing as a meat shield, but when he hit a side hook for nearly two points, he was blocked by Barkley who came down to double-team.
He played the entire first quarter, had two blocks in a single quarter, was intercepted twice, made 3 of 9 shots, 2 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds, 2 turnovers, and 1 foul.
Mosaic team sent six blocks and three steals in the whole quarter. At 15:30, the Suns fell behind by a big score.
In the ESPN live broadcast booth, commentator Luo Lin shook his head and said: "Mosaic coach Tomjanovich performed very well and played very targeted defensive tactics.
However, Suns head coach Westphal did not show the best coaching quality. He sat back and watched Old K encounter difficulties without coming up with a good solution.
How important is the head coach to a team? We all know that the Suns are lagging far behind in this regard even though their lineup is not as good as the Mosaics. This is worthy of consideration by the Suns management.’
Oldman smiled and said: "In just one quarter, the super insider combination composed of the two superstars of the Mosaic team showed strong offensive and defensive capabilities. The Suns, which had won four games, looked extremely glorious, but in this quarter of the game,
Their true strength was revealed,
Yes, what I want to say is that Old K can't support the Suns at all. The Suns' approach of using him as the core and giving up Barkley has ruined this defending team. If the Suns maintain the lineup of last season, they will very
It’s possible to defend the title.”
Rollin shook his head and expressed a different view, saying: "Carter, I think even if the Suns keep their original lineup, it will be difficult to beat the reinforced Bulls.
Let’s put it this way, no championship team can complete the defense of its title without reinforcements and its strength will decline.’
"So how do you think the Suns' current strength compares to last season?" Oldman asked with a smile.
"Of course it has dropped a lot. AC Green can't make up for Barkley's loss, it's far worse." Luo Lin said with a smile.
Nodding, Oldman said: "The Suns chose to train Old K. His performance in the first four games was indeed very good, continuing his performance in the finals, and even showing strong ability to support and distribute the ball.
But in this game just now, he still showed his weaknesses in experience and offensive methods. He really can't support the Suns now.'
"So the Suns chose to train him. If he can cope with all difficult situations now, is there any need to train him? If Barkley continues to be retained, the possibility of winning the championship is not great, and at the same time, it is impossible to train an all-out veteran K, so Ke Mr. Langlo's idea is not wrong, I even think he is very courageous." Luo Lin said with a smile.
Oldman was startled, then laughed and nodded, acknowledging what his partner said.
Luo Lin added: "What's more, two superstars with top defense just took turns to help defend, plus a human shield. If Old K can solve them like this, then he will be one of the super centers that surpasses Big Dream. For a super center, don’t you think it’s normal for the Suns to give up Barkley for such a guy?
Oldman couldn't help but nodded again and said with a smile: "In this way, Lao K's failure today is indeed a matter of course. The opponent is just too strong.'
In this game, the Mosaic team finally won a big victory, 83:116, winning by 33 points, a real wild victory.
Barkley and Dameng didn't hold back at all, and together they scored 54 points, 32 rebounds, 9 assists, 5 steals and 9 blocks, completely destroying the Suns' inside line on both offense and defense.
Under Dameng's defense, Green made only 4 of 15 shots, 1 of 2 free throws, only 9 points and 6 rebounds, and made as many as 4 turnovers.
Wang Tiejun played 31 minutes in the first three quarters and did not play in the final quarter. He made 6 of 15 shots, a shooting percentage of 40%, and 5 of 9 free throws. He scored 17 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 steal, 2 blocks, 5 turnovers and 5 fouls.
In 15 shots, only 4 were at the basket. He was rewarded with a big block by Dameng. He missed one floater and only hit two goals.
The other shots were all close to two points. Under the double-teaming of Riley and Barkley, the shots were hurried, and he only made 4 of 11 shots, with a very low hit rate.
Today was the game where he had the most caps. He had five caps in total from two superstars. If he hadn't paid more attention later, he might have had even more caps. Most of the caps were given to Dameng and Barkley. Got him.
His Iron Mountain required almost all his strength to knock Eric Riley away, and to knock over this human shield, he had to have a certain amount of room to exert force. This human shield did cause him trouble. One time, Riley suddenly withdrew. Kong, even made him walk once.
This human shield, coupled with Barkley's double-teaming of him, seriously restricted his performance, seriously affected his performance, and made him quite depressed.
When Barkley rushed to double-team him, he also relied on punches to deal with it, but this fat man was also full of fat. When he bumped into him, the unloading force was huge and the collision was unreliable. He was also tonnage and powerful, and his reaction was quick. He has good defensive skills and rich experience. He is also very different. He will not be easily hit by him. It is very difficult to deal with. It is much more troublesome than that human shield.
This game woke him up and let him know what kind of impact a pair of super insiders combined with a human shield can have on him. Currently, he is indeed not equipped to cope with this situation.
In fact, let alone him, the ancient god Zhang Twenty Wan wouldn't be able to deal with such a double-team. Today he had a 40% hit rate, so his performance was actually not too bad.
"Boy, are you convinced?'
At the end of the game, Da Meng was very excited about winning, and the trash talk came to him again.
"Coward Meng, you will still beat me, because we will never double-team you, it's not worth it." He immediately shouted back. "You foul-mouthed boy!'
Dameng's face turned pale with anger, but he had nothing to say. The Suns never double-teamed him, and Mosaic's double-teaming of Old K was already the strongest in history.
"Old K, do you want a midnight snack tonight? I'll take it." Buckley came over and said.
"Next time, I'll take it back to Phoenix." He shook his head.