Yang Jian has not talked to anyone about competing for the assist title, but his teammates all know that he has the ability to do it. And if he wants to compete, even Payton has no objection.
Because Yang Jian is so strong when he plays like this, he can lead the team to win easily, and the scoring data of his teammates will increase. Everyone will benefit. Is there any reason to stop him from doing this?
During the preseason training camp, teammates from last season discovered that Yang Jian's organizational skills had improved significantly, and the speed of improvement was incredibly fast.
When he first joined the SuperSonics last season, passing was his weakest ability. After playing for one season, his organizational skills are better than Payton's, which is ridiculous.
The key factor that makes him better than Payton is that he can attract double-teams and create gaps more easily. Payton needs his teammates to run out of gaps and occasionally break through to attract defensive points. Opponents on the outside always guard him alone.
Yang Jian's scoring ability is coupled with his "domineering" reaction speed. As long as he focuses on organizing passes, there is no suspense about winning the assists title. Even Stockton at his peak has to step aside.
When the Warriors attacked, Mark Price played a pick-and-roll and rushed to the right, attracting Kemp's defensive pass to Joe Smith in the high post. The latter was uninterrupted and his mid-range shot missed the basket.
Joe Smith has begun to show his potential as a cancer player, and his statistics are all based on the number of shots taken. He does not have any efficient scoring methods, including the mid-range shot that was touted by the media during the draft, but he takes a lot of shots, making him unique.
His mid-range shooting ability is pretty good among inside players, but his shooting rate of over 40% is not a threat at all. If he uses mid-range shooting as his main offensive method, the opponent will be very easy on the defensive end. The more he shoots, the easier it will be for the opponent.
Win.
Yang Jian's mid-range shooting is not a concept. His mid-range shooting percentage is more than 50%, which is higher than the team's overall shooting percentage.
The rebound was grabbed by Buck Williams and passed to Payton to start a fast break.
A 2-on-2 situation formed in the frontcourt. Yang Jian rushed to the front and did not make any action to catch the ball, but pointed to the sky with one hand. This was a signal for Payton to shoot directly and ignore him.
Payton understood what he was thinking, and went to the left three-point line to face Price for a three-pointer. The ball did not go in due to interference, but it was indeed a chance. Price, who is 183cm tall, had no "blocked shots" in the entire season.
Yang Jian correctly judged the direction of the ball and rushed to the right to grab the offensive rebound. After landing, he bent his knees and took the ball with both hands and feinted without jumping, shaking Joe Smith who was returning to defense in the middle.
He didn't take action because there was Sprewell watching eagerly beside him. He saw his teammates running out of the corner of his eye, and passed a close-range pass with both hands to Kemp, who was following up in the middle.
Once Kemp charged up, he couldn't defend him. He took the ball and took off with one step, smashed into the frame with one hand and bumped into Joe Smith who had just landed. 14 to 8.
Zhang Lili shouted: "Good shot! Yang Jian grabbed the offensive rebound and sent his seventh assist. He can dominate the game without shooting, and assisted Kemp for two dunks."
Sun Zhengping said with a smile: "There are often scenes like this in Chinese team games at the Olympics. Yang Jian rebounds harder than the big guys. In the NBA, his teammates are strong, and he doesn't rebound much anymore, otherwise he can still challenge
Averaging a triple-double per game."
Zhang Lili said: "The Warriors haven't called a timeout yet, and the coach should have seen that the defensive strategy is no longer working. However, the Warriors are not a strong defensive team, and the coach probably can't think of a way to adjust."
Adjustment? If Adelman could make defensive adjustments, the Kings of the Parallel World would have defeated the Lakers and reached the Finals in 2002. Adelman’s poor on-the-spot adaptability has always been criticized. He is currently on the sidelines.
Just like a spectator, there was no intention of calling a timeout.
He is very envious and thinks that the SuperSonics' lineup is more suitable for Princeton's tactics. He has been obsessed this year and doesn't know anything else except Princeton. In fact, a team with star players can use any tactics they want. The key is people rather than tactics.
Sprewell received the ball and changed direction to break through but failed to pass Yang Jian. He protected the ball on the right side and waited for his teammates to respond. Price relied on Todd Fuller's off-ball screen to get around the three-point line and caught the ball in the middle and made a three-point jumper.
point.
Payton was slow to pursue the defense, and Williams did not change defense. Price made a very comfortable shot and hit the net. 14 to 11.
During the SuperSonics offense, Yang Jian ran from the left corner to the right corner and received Payton's pass. This time Todd Fuller did not help defend, and Sprewell did not jump to pursue the defense, lowering the center of gravity.
Concentrate on preventing Yang Jian from breaking through.
As a result, Yang Jian caught the ball and threw it away. His shot was very fast and the arc was very high. The ball hit the net hollowly. 17 to 11.
After scoring the goal, Yang Jian clenched his fists and shouted, adding a buff to himself. He didn't deliberately provide assists. If no one double-teamed him, he would still take action, combining sudden points and shots.
It's just that he had too many assists in the opening game. Many fans watching the game suspected that he wanted to increase assists and reduce his shots today. Opponents present were more likely to be confused and didn't know what he would do after receiving the ball.
Sprewell immediately wanted to return the favor. He caught the ball on the right and faced Yang Jian and hit a three-pointer. Yang Jian still did not jump and stepped forward to slightly interfere. 17 to 14.
George Karl knows very well what Yang Jian is thinking and will not call a timeout to emphasize defense. Entering the playoffs, Yang Jian's defensive ability will inevitably rise to a higher level, needless to say.
In the regular season, the Sonics only need to play a good offense. If they always come off work in the third quarter or even halftime against a weak team, where will the stars get the data? When they play against a weak team, it is just for fun, and it can be used as an offensive drill.
As soon as Payton dribbled the ball past half court, he passed it to Yang Jian who was reaching for the ball. Yang Jian held the ball and organized, continuously dribbling the ball slowly towards the three-point line, and suddenly started to drive to the left.
Schrempf ran to the middle to block Sprewell, and Yang Jian accelerated and passed Chris Mullin and entered the penalty area.
Center Todd Fuller defended and waited for Yang Jian to hit the basket. Yang Jian calculated the distance and took the ball, jumped up and turned 360 degrees in reverse, and gently sent the ball to the left baseline with his left hand.
Yang Jian's fake move was too fancy. Todd Fuller jumped up to block the shot, but was surrounded and couldn't find the ball. Buck Williams took a step after receiving the ball, jumped up with all his strength, and dunked with both hands! 19
Than 14.
The veteran's emotions were also aroused by Yang Jian. Williams felt that this kind of ball must be used to end the offense with a dunk, otherwise he would be sorry for Yang Jian's wonderful pass. He also wanted to show his face with the top five ball and let people know that he was still there.
Able to fight.
Zhang Lili shouted: "The wonderful pass came again. Yang Jian passed two people and attracted the center to help assist his teammates. All five SuperSonics starters scored. This is his eighth assist of the game."
Sun Zhengping lamented: "He is too fast. It only takes two seconds from starting to reaching the basket. This turn and assist is very imaginative. It will definitely be selected as one of the top five goals."
Zhang Liji said with a smile: "Yeah, Mullin didn't even react, and he didn't have time to change defense. If Yang Jianjian had named Mullin and beat him, he would have definitely scored a lot of points."
Mullin is an excellent white star who has been selected to the All-Star Game four times. He is 201cm tall and weighs 98kg. He does not have excellent physical fitness. He has developed accurate shooting with an almost crazy training attitude. Because he is a left-handed player.
, fans gave him the nickname "God's Left Hand".
When he was young, Mullin was not fast enough. Now his muscles are not strong and he cannot keep up with Yang Jian's speed. It is indeed a good opportunity for Yang Jian to select him from the list, and he plans to do it next time.
When the Warriors attacked, Price played a pick-and-roll, attracting Kemp to switch defenses and then passed the ball to the center. Joe Smith made a cut to catch the ball. Payton blocked the way when he switched defenses. Joe Smith decided to hold the ball and play a misplaced single, but as soon as he took one step, he was caught by Payton.
He reached out and cut off the basketball to steal successfully.
Payton went off the fast break alone and scored an easy layup. 21 to 14.
After this attack, Adelman finally asked for a timeout. The game had only started for 5 minutes. If the Sonics continued to play like this, they would definitely score 40 points in a single quarter. The Warriors' defense was too bad.
Adelman had a premonition that Mullin would be targeted next, so he took him off to rest, preparing to let him come on the bench to lead the offense in the second quarter. Donald Loyer, a black forward who is 203cm tall and weighs 95kg, was replaced. This is a man who is good at
The disadvantage of a defensive forward is that he has poor shooting and no range.
Adelman felt that it was just right to let Donald play at this time. The team needed to strengthen its defense and others would ensure the offense...