The head coach of the 76ers, John Lucas, did not ask for a timeout. He crossed his arms across his chest and sat on the sidelines watching the game with a confident look. Looking at his image and temperament, you would never expect that this rock-steady man led the team with a winning percentage of only 29.3 last season.
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Lucas's coaching ability is very poor and he has almost no ability to respond to situations, but his reputation is not small.
He was notorious as a player because he was the No. 1 pick in 1976 because of his drug addiction. In his peak season, he averaged 16.1 points, 3 rebounds, 9.3 assists and 1.9 steals per game.
He became famous because of "The Prodigal Son", giving speeches in the Houston area to warn young players not to get involved in drugs, otherwise they would end up like him. He once became the NBA's ban d ambassador and helped many young people who went astray.
Therefore, it has a very high status in the Houston area and even in the league.
Then Lucas became a very bad basketball coach. He deceived the Spurs and deceived the 76ers. His main tactics, in addition to frontal pick-and-rolls, were for players to open up free singles. After the end of this season, there will be no NBA in the short term.
The team signed this guy as the head coach, unless the management is mentally ill.
The 76ers guard failed to break through after playing the pick-and-roll. Stackhouse passed the ball several times and wanted to challenge Yang Jian on the right side, but he encountered help from the inside.
Stackhouse passed the ball to Bradley, who was released in the high post. Once Dazhugan left the penalty area, he was a pure scammer, and his height of 229cm made it more conspicuous that there was no one to defend him.
Bradley did not have the confidence to hit a jump shot, nor did he have the confidence to dribble into the basket and take a shot. He stood high and held the ball up, waiting for his teammates to respond, and passed it to guard Maxwell.
This kind of shorted-out scene was very common in the 1990s, but if the person who was shorted was the second best, it would still hurt morale.
Maxwell couldn't get rid of Payton's entanglement, and made a mistake when passing the ball to Stackhouse who was running. Yang Jian suddenly accelerated past Stackhouse and cut off the passing route, stole the ball and went for a fast break.
He got rid of Stackhouse in two steps and dunked the ball in with both hands. He grabbed the basket and raised his legs high and circled back, and almost kicked the chasing Stackhouse in the face. 12
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Yang Jian yelled and the 76ers requested a timeout.
Seattle commentator Sheldon Lowry laughed and said: "Yang scored 10 points and 1 assist in the opening game. Lucas called a timeout. If he didn't call, the game would enter garbage time. The 76ers were obviously not prepared today.
The result of arranging to defend Yang alone is often to be suspended in the opening wave."
Plummer Lott said: "Stackhouse was the MVP of the McDonald's High School All-Star Game, a star at the University of North Carolina, 198cm tall, a shooting guard, and was selected in the third overall pick. Seeing these keywords, it is difficult for you to
I don’t think of Jordan, but Stackhouse is really no match for Young.”
Before entering the NBA, Stackhouse and Jordan almost shared a set of keywords. Their common mentor Dean Smith commented: "No one can stop Jerry Stackhouse from becoming the next Jordan. This
That's reality, and you can't stop reality from happening."
Therefore, when the 76ers management selected Stackhouse, all 76ers fans were very excited and thought that the team was about to rise. Since the start of the game, Stackhouse has performed well and is the team's leading scorer. Although
The 76ers' record is not good, but many fans say that the team lost, but Jerry did not lose.
Everyone has different ideas today. Stackhouse is at a complete disadvantage against Yang Jian. Does the "reality" that Smith mentioned really exist?
Stackhouse also has character problems, being young and frivolous.
In an interview, he said something like "not afraid of Jordan." Of course, these words were amplified by reporters and made headlines in sports news. However, Jordan, who had already established his position in the league, did not make any statement.
In today's game, people felt that there was no comparison between Stackhouse and Yang Jian, who was also a newcomer. The gap was obvious.
Stackhouse also found that he had underestimated Yang Jian's strength. Yang Jian was too fast, which he hated. After the timeout, he had to be the main defender, and it was even more inappropriate for his teammates to defend.
He always thought that Yang Jian's good statistics were related to playing in the Sonics, and that his teammates were strong so he had more good shooting opportunities. Now he found that he was wrong. Yang Jian is the most difficult person for the Sonics on offense. If his teammates
If he doesn't help with defense, he will definitely be beaten very ugly.
Lucas also saw this and replaced Sharon White with power forward Tim Perry.
Tim Perry was the No. 7 pick in the first round of 1988. He was a lanky forward with a height of 206cm and a weight of 95kg. Due to his poor confrontation ability, he was drafted by the Suns and played as a substitute for three seasons, with average performance. After gaining weight, he
The offense is slightly better, but the interior defense is still terrible.
After a serious injury last season, Tim Perry's condition declined severely. On the offensive end, he could only catch and shoot jumpers, and he also suffered a lot on the defensive end. Now the team needs someone to defend the pick-and-roll, rather than mainly defending the penalty area, so he has
Performance opportunities.
The Sonics do not need to make substitutions and adjustments, and George Karl has not changed his tactics. His job has become easier this season.
The game continues, the 76ers attack.
Bradley pulled to the outside and played a pick-and-roll with Maxwell. The latter dribbled the ball and forced a breakthrough to attract the defensive ball to the middle. Bradley cut into the penalty area to catch the ball and made a shot from close range, 12 to 5.
PJ Brown's wingspan is not very good, nor is he a powerful inside line, so he can only try his best to interfere. It is very difficult for ordinary players to block Bradley. He can be regarded as a beggar's version of Yao Ming.
When the SuperSonics attacked, Yang Jian received the ball from the outside again, and newcomers Tim Perry and Stackhouse double-teamed him.
Yang Jian immediately returned the ball to Payton who was nearby to support him. Payton quickly moved to the open Kemp. Kemp caught the ball and made a jump shot, and then made another rebound from the same position. 14 to 5.
Bradley followed P.J. Brown on the left side of the penalty area and was too slow to cover up. Tim Perry was also a step too slow to turn around and pursue Kemp.
Shelton said: "The SuperSonics' offense is too strong now, and it is impossible to defend. During the opening period, neither Schrempf nor Payton had shot, and they were only responsible for moving the ball. Young and Kemp penetrated
The 76ers' defense."
Plummer laughed: "Let's see if Stackhouse can score one, he hasn't scored yet."
Stackhouse caught the ball in the low post on the right and played Yang Jian in a back-up single. He turned around and shot a jumper from the bottom line twice, and hit a ball under interference. 14 to 7.
Kemp was attracted to the high post by Tim Perry, and Yang Jian's defense was not as tall as Stackhouse. It was difficult for him to block shots, so he could only try his best to withstand the opponent and interfere with the shot.
This is Stackhouse's unique skill, which is difficult to defend. As long as you give this guy unlimited shooting rights and create singles opportunities, he has the ability to score high points.
In a parallel world, Stackhouse averaged 24.1 shots per game in the 2000-01 season, scoring 29.8 points, 3.9 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.2 steals. His true shooting percentage was 52.1%, which was slightly better than the regular season MVP Ivor that season.
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When the SuperSonics attacked, Yang Jian first moved to catch the ball, attracting Tim Perry to help defend, and then passed it to Payton. Payton quickly transferred the ball to the low post. The several people cooperated very well.
Kemp made an air cut this time, and Stackhouse switched defenses and worked hard to support him, giving center Bradley time to retreat to the basket. Kemp protected the ball and attracted double teams, and saw the opportunity to score the ball.
Arrived at the middle road.
At this time, PJ Brown provided another off-ball screen for Yang Jian in the middle. Yang Jian received the pass in the air, rushed to the basket like lightning, and jumped up in one step.
As soon as Bradley turned around, he saw Yang Jian jumping towards him. He didn't have time to take off, so he just touched Yang Jian lightly with his raised arms.
If Bradley had made a hard foul, he could have pulled Yang Jian down. But he was too soft and did not react. By the time he thought about the foul, his opponent had already bumped into him sideways.
Yang Jian supported Bradley's shoulder with her left hand, and smashed the ball into the basket with her right hand!
Moreover, there was obvious physical contact between the two, and the referee called Bradley a defensive foul. 21. After Yang Jian landed, he beat his chest and roared. This ball was so hard-hitting!
Everyone was stunned, as if the mute button was pressed on the 76ers' home court. One second later, thunderous applause and cheers erupted in the arena.
At this moment, this place seemed to have become the home court of the SuperSonics, and a large number of 76ers fans were conquered by Yang Jian's dunk.
None of them have ever seen this kind of scene where a defender dunks on a center. It's so exciting!