Chapter 17 [Not much harm, but extremely insulting]
The SuperSonics added a tactic to today's training session. When Sherrel Ford is playing in isolation with the ball, the center pulls out to the side to provide an off-ball screen for Yang Jian.
Yang Jian can run from the bottom line to the top line to catch the ball and shoot. If the opponent's players are in place to catch up or the inside players switch defenses, the center will cut to the basket and Yang Jian can pass the ball to the center.
Bob Weiss does not arrange for Yang Jian to attack with the ball, but he can arrange tactics for him. It is a waste of talent for Yang Jian to stand outside the three-point line. He has enough energy to run.
Moreover, this tactic is something that the Sonics need Yang Jian to be familiar with. It is good for the whole team and can be used in the regular season.
If the center pulls out to attract the defense, he can give his teammates room to break through. If the big man keeps standing near the penalty area, his teammates on the perimeter will have to mainly shoot jumpers outside the penalty area. If they break in, they will definitely get blocked.
Yang Jian talked about tactics with the coach, not only keeping them in his mind, but also taking out his notebook and writing them down in his notebook. He used numbers to represent the players, drew rough courses and running routes, and marked them with arrows.
Yang Jian's move once again improved Weiss' favorability. He has coached many players and has never met a newcomer who can draw his own tactical diagrams with a notebook.
No matter how good a young player's brain is, it is impossible to memorize the tactics clearly after a summer. Weiss feels that Yang Jian is not only smart, but also very careful. There are many things that do not need to be explained over and over again by the coach.
On the other hand, Scherer gave Weiss a headache, and it was difficult to arrange tactics to help him improve his data.
Scherer's style of play is too awkward and is only suitable for one-on-ones with the ball. There is no point in arranging big men for pick-and-rolls. The only option is to let the big men pull out so that he will not dive into the crowd when one-on-one.
Scherer is 201cm tall. His first step speed is average in the NBA, and it is difficult to get rid of the defender even if someone is covering him.
Some players like to take a step sideways after a pick-and-roll and make a sudden jump shot, which will cause interference but is difficult to block. Scherer makes his opponents laugh to death because his shooting rate of large mid-range shots is too low.
If you want people like Scherer to get good data, you can only let him take more shots and bet on his touch.
After a day's rest, the Sonics faced their second opponent, the Cleveland Cavaliers, at prime time in the evening. The arena was full, and many of them were spectators who came to watch Yang Jian's dunk performance.
"I heard that the Chinese rookie's dunks are as powerful as Jordan's. Is that impossible?"
"His story has been on the news. Why should I lie to you? He will definitely dunk again today. You will know in a moment. If it were not a wonderful game, would I force you to do it?"
"This undrafted player looks better than the No. 1 pick. If he plays well for two consecutive games, it won't be a coincidence."
"Except for the SuperSonics, all teams will regret not selecting Yang Jian. I think he deserves to be among the top ten based on his physical fitness alone."
In the locker room, Weiss and Yang simply chatted alone. "Yang, you have a heavier task today. In addition to offense, you have to face Cavaliers scorer Bob Sura on the defensive end. Tangle him and don't let him
Too arrogant."
Hearing this familiar name, Yang Jian was stunned for a moment and said: "I will try my best. Coach, can I take more shots from mid-range today? I feel very good during training."
"Yes, but don't relax your defense against Sura. I hope you can defeat him instead of each other." Weiss encouraged.
Yang Jian didn't take Sura to heart at all, thinking that he had a great advantage. As someone who paid attention to Yao Ming, of course he knew Sura.
In a parallel world, Sura and Yao Ming were teammates. Because he did not pass the ball to Yao Ming, he was nicknamed "Yao Bu Chuan". He only played one season with the Rockets before he was sidelined for a long time due to a knee injury and was forced to retire in 2007.
Throughout his career, he has been an ordinary role player.
As soon as Weiss left, Snow came forward. "Yang, what you have to face is Sula. If you defeat him, you will be very powerful. Maybe you will start directly in the regular season."
"Is Sura very powerful?" Yang Jian asked in a low voice.
"Don't you pay attention to the NCAA? He is the scoring leader in Florida State's college history." Snow said in surprise.
"Harvard can't even make it to the championship, so why should I care about players from other districts?"
"You have no common sense..." Snow told Yang Jian the information he knew.
Sulla is not only the scoring leader in school history, he is also second in school history in total steals and third in total assists. He is the greatest star since the school was founded, and is also the first Atlantic League player to score 2,000 points, 700 rebounds and 400 rebounds.
A player with 200 assists and 200 steals, he led his team to the NCAA quarterfinals in 1993.
Sulla was selected by the Cavaliers with the 17th pick in the first round. If he hadn't participated in the NBA draft after graduating from college, he would probably have been a lottery pick. His physical fitness is outstanding among white people, he often breaks through and dunks, and his passing awareness is also good.
Yang Jian doesn't really believe it. This guy has a good passing awareness? He can't even tell which teammate is efficient. He is either a fool or a licker. Yao Ming's shooting percentage is 55%, but he doesn't pass it. He passes it to the one with a shooting percentage of 40% again and again.
Tracy McGrady was so stubborn that he often hit the court like a stick.
In a parallel world, the 196cm Sura is both omnipotent and incompetent. He lacks scoring ability as a shooting guard and lacks efficient scoring methods. He has average organizational skills as a point guard and poor defense. Fast people can easily get by.
Drop him.
"I don't know how strong his physical fitness is. He is definitely not as strong as me." Yang Jian shrugged.
"That's true." Sura's quality can make Snow look up to him, but he can't be better than Yang Jian. Yang Jian's body can be compared with Jordan. If Sura uses his body to fight hard, he will probably be unlucky.
After chatting for a while, the players went out to warm up. Yang Jian took the time to practice mid-range shooting, but did not practice three-pointers. This time he had to do an experiment.
Snow was very curious. "Why don't you practice three-pointers? You also practiced mid-range shots for a long time yesterday."
"There are too few mobile phone opportunities outside the three-point line. I will increase my running position today. Give me a few more passes and I promise to give you more assists." Yang Jian said seriously.
"Okay." Snow agreed happily. It was easier to get assist data by passing the ball to Yang Jian. Yang Jian never carried the ball for more than 2 seconds. If he didn't pass the ball, he would shoot directly.
After warming up for a while, Snow looked at the Cavaliers at halftime and sighed: "I really want to play for the Cavaliers, but it's a pity that they didn't choose me."
Snow was born in a small town called Caton, Ohio. He has been a Cavaliers fan since he was a child. He never considered the factors of Cleveland's poor geographical location and only wanted to play for his hometown.
"Keep your voice down, it won't be good if the coach hears it." Yang Jian heard Snow talk about his background.
He does not understand this kind of hometown sentiment, and advocates individual heroism more. He feels that choosing a team must first suit him, and making it easier to become a star is the key. When he wins the championship, he may become a symbol of the city. This is no better than
Playing basketball for your hometown?
Snow likes Cleveland, but some people hate it very much, such as Cavaliers rookie Bob Sura, who will play against Yang Jian.
Sura was a superstar in college and had a proud personality.
He thought he would be selected by the Trail Blazers with the 8th overall pick, but he was not selected by the Cavaliers until the 17th overall pick. Even Brent Barry, whose college performance was obviously not as good as his, was ranked first, and was selected by the Cavaliers with the 15th overall pick.
Being selected made him very unhappy.
Before the game, the coach asked him to be careful about Yang Jian, an undrafted player. He felt it was not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
What a joke, he, the scoring leader in the history of Florida State, needs to be careful about undrafted players from a bad team (Harvard)? He happened to perform very well in one game, what's there to brag about? Players who perform stably and are very strong cannot be undrafted.
!
Moreover, the opponent is a Chinese... When did the Chinese learn to play basketball?
Sura didn't take the coach's words to heart at all. When he warmed up, what he was thinking about was that he had to guarantee 30 points in this game and try to score 40 points. He wanted to go all out and let Yang Jian see the yellow and white elites.
How big is the difference in strength.
During the warm-up, Yang Jian only practiced jump shots, not dunks. There was no video of the last game, so Sura couldn't imagine what kind of tough guy he was facing, and he thought his body had an advantage.
