Chapter 169 Educating the rookies of the same class, look, Chen Yan is smiling!
After playing against the Wizards, Chen Yan flew to Detroit with the team to challenge the Pistons away from home.
The next day, the entire Suns team had a day off to recharge their batteries.
Detroit has the highest crime rate in the United States. In order to avoid trouble, Chen Yan did not go out.
Although Chen Yan's current fighting skills can easily deal with three or five gangsters, you must know that this is a free America, with one gun per capita.
Chen Yan didn't want the opponent to take out a Desert Eagle from his waist and say to him as soon as he showed his fist: "My lord, times have changed."
So on this rest day, he chose to call Swift in the room and play NBA Live with his teammates.
The day's rest time passed quickly. On the afternoon of January 6, all Suns players took a bus and arrived at the Palace of Auburn Hills, home of the Pistons.
Before the game started, Azubuike and Barea were surprised to find that there were four more pairs of [Yanyi] in different colors in their wardrobes!
Chen Yan kept his word and asked the team to send 8 pairs of signed sneakers directly after the last game.
“These shoes are so cool!”
"This orange color is so sexy."
"I like black, is there anything else? Chen!"
As soon as the two opened the cabinet, the Suns players surrounded them.
Most basketball players are obsessed with sneakers, especially unique sneakers. The highly technological appearance of [Yanyi] is the biggest feature in this era.
Stoudemire, Diaw, Nash and Hill also asked Chen Yan for sneakers.
These players all have sneaker endorsement contracts. They cannot wear Chen Yan's signature sneakers on the court. They want them purely for collection.
Chen Yan said that there is no problem, but he will have to wait for a while, because his signature sneakers are also sold out in the United States...
Before the game started, ESPN reporters specifically found Stuckey of the Pistons for an interview.
"Hey Rodney, tonight you will be playing against the best rookie in the same class, Chen. Are you nervous?"
"Don't be nervous, because I am the best rookie."
When interviewed by reporters, Starkey spoke nonsense!
Compared with other rookies in the same class, Stuckey's rookie season was a bit special. This guy broke his hand due to excessive force in the preseason. This was his first comeback after two months of injury.
During the period of injury, Starkey heard news about Chen Yan almost every day, which made him feel disgusted.
Starkey believes that if he is not injured, then he will be the protagonist of these headlines. His illusion comes from his extraordinary performance of 32 points, 5 rebounds and 9 assists per game in the preseason.
But it seems that the veterans in the Pistons have not told this rookie that the preseason and the regular season are two different games.
When an ESPN reporter relayed Starkey's words to Chen Yan, his response was stunning:
"Do we have this guy in the same rookie class? I don't know, but it's a good thing for young people to be motivated. I hope he can leave some impression on me."
The ESPN reporter was dumbfounded by Chen Yan's answer. His tone was like a 10-year veteran preparing to teach newcomers.
Starkey did not use reporters to respond again. He chose to walk directly in front of Chen Yan before the game started:
"Hey! I'm going to impress you tonight and knock you out of my skin!"
Chen Yan was amused by Starkey and pointed to the sidelines: "Hurry back to the bench and sit down. The game is about to start. That's where you should be."
Starkey felt that he had received a 100% critical hit, but he could not refute.
As a rookie who has just returned from injury, Stuckey can hardly guarantee even the most basic playing time, let alone beat someone.
Stuckey spent the first quarter on the bench.
It wasn't until an indirect break that Pistons head coach Flip Saunders called out Stuckey's name for the first time.
Stakistaki was very excited, he knew he was going to face off against Chen Yan!
He didn't listen to a word of Phillip Sanders' tactical deployment. All Stucky could think about was how to defeat Chen Yan!
The second quarter started quickly, with the score tied at 22.
Pistons lineup: Stuckey, Afflalo, Jarvis Hayes, Amir Johnson, Nazr Muhammad
Suns field lineup: Barea, Chen Yan, Hill, Azubuike, Barnes.
In the first quarter, the Suns did not play their own run-and-gun style under the Pistons' defensive system. In the second quarter, D'Antoni wanted Chen Yan to lead the second team to speed up and impact the Pistons' defense.
The Detroit Pistons attack first in the first round.
As soon as Stucky came up, he forced Barea and caused a foul!
He is 196cm tall and weighs 106kg. He can be regarded as a heavy point guard, and his athletic ability makes it difficult for Barea to restrain him when rushing forward.
Standing on the free throw line, he made one of two free throws and then the ball was transferred.
After Barea dribbled the ball across half court, Chen Yan took the initiative to ask for the ball.
In the first quarter, Chen Yan only took 2 shots and provided 4 assists. He played very well as a team today.
During the break, D'Antoni specifically emphasized that Chen Yan should increase the number of shots. The Suns' starting lineup already has two good passers in Diaw and Nash. If Chen Yan continues to play assists, the ball rights will really be difficult to digest. It cannot be done.
Let Stoudemire take 40 shots in a game, right?
Moreover, breaking the Pistons' iron barrel formation requires Chen Yan's sharp breakthrough and strong firepower. He can open up his teammates on the offensive end to make the game easier.
Barea handed the ball to Chen Yan, and Stucky took the initiative to defend.
One of the two is a point guard and the other is a shooting guard. From a positional point of view, this is a mismatch, but from a physical point of view, Stucky is not inferior at all.
"Bang!"
"Bang!"
Chen Yan continued to dribble under his hips. This was the first matchup between the two. Chen Yan wanted to test Stucky's defensive steps through rhythm dribbling.
Starkey's physical fitness is good, but his defensive skills are a mess. Under Chen Yan's mobilization, almost every part of his body has flaws.
After a crotch change, Chen Yan rushed past Starkey!
In the penalty area, Nazr Mohammad quickly made up for it. Chen Yan threw out [Shadow's Trace] in the middle of the game, bypassing Nazr Mohammad's back basket and scored two points.
24 to 23.
Although the defensive system is the same, the defensive level of the Pistons' substitutes and main force is too different. Chen Yan scored the goal with ease visible to the naked eye!
Looking back, Stucky ignored his teammates and once again rushed inside the Suns with a bag of explosives!
This guy's style of play is so brainless, otherwise he wouldn't have been trained by the Pistons as the core for 7 years in his previous life...
If you want to make a name for yourself in the NBA, physical talent is important, but golf intelligence is also essential.
Barea is much stronger than him in this regard.
After being forced by Stucky in the last round, Barea immediately learned the lesson this round and deliberately chose to let Stucky go.
This resulted in Starkey being unable to completely shake off Barea when breaking through, and could only rely on Barea to advance.
After taking two forcible steps, Stucky took advantage of his height advantage to make a small throw!
"Snapped!"
Chen Yan came out from the flank to cover up the defense and directly confiscated Stucky's throw!
Caught against the will of heaven, humiliated by Chi Guoguo!
Although Barea did not interfere much with Stucky on this shot, Barea's confrontation with Stucky seriously affected his take-off height.
"go!go!go!"
Stoudemire and Laga Bale on the bench were very excited and shook their towels wildly!
Chen Yan handed the ball to Hill and then inserted it at high speed along the sideline!
Grant Hill made a move and found Azubuike in the center circle.
The Sun's counterattack was very fast!
As Azubuike advanced with the ball, Chen Yan kept pointing to the sky.
Azubuike understood this and took a step outside the three-point line to throw the ball high!
After Chen Yan took off, he waited in the air for a while and then poured the ball into the basket with both hands!
"Boom!!!"
The Suns bench was in an uproar, and everyone smashed their towels on the ground!
Chen Yan's performance in this offensive and defensive round can be described as awesome in two words, and too awesome in three words!
After his physical fitness has evolved, Chen Yan has made more simple and crude alley-oops in recent games!
Pistons offensive possession.
"Rodney, use a tactic!"
Pistons coach Flip Saunders yelled at Stuckey from the sidelines.
Flip Saunders was very dissatisfied with Stuckey's performance in these two rounds. If the management hadn't tried hard to train this kid, he would have replaced Stuckey.
Starkey nodded to show that he understood that he would use tactics this round.
But what Flip Saunders never expected was...the tactics this kid was talking about were singles tactics!
Starkey first called Afflalo as a cover, then switched defenses and faced Chen Yan directly!
The hat-grabbing attack just now made him lose face, and he wanted to fight back against Chen Yan.
After continuous dribbling, Stucky tried to break through Chen Yan's defense.
"Snapped!"
Just when Stucky was about to take off, Chen Yan cut the basketball into his hand.
However, Starkey regained the ball with his quick reaction and outstanding explosive power.
Although he regained control of the ball, there were only the last 6 seconds of the attack time left in the round, and Chen Yan continued to put pressure on Stucky.
In panic, Stucky chose to take two steps outside the three-point line.
"boom!"
The ball went so far that it hit the backboard and bounced into Barnes' arms.
Stuckey's three-point shooting percentage is less than 20%, let alone such a long-range three-pointer. The probability of making a three-pointer is estimated to be about the same as lottery tickets.
After receiving the pass from Barnes, Chen Yan slowed down his pace and passed the half court by himself.
In front of him, Starkey was still defending.
Azubuike wanted to step forward to help Chen Yan block one, but Chen Yan waved him away.
Chen Yan did not bring his personal grudge with Stucky to the court. Chen Yan simply felt that it was easier to score against him in singles.
Chen Yan lowered his center of gravity. He didn't do any extra dribbling this time, and made a huge crossover that directly knocked Stucky aside!
After easily passing Starkey, Chen Yan did not forget to look back at him.
Of course you can't forget the pig's heart when you kill someone!
At this time, the broadcast camera just showed a close-up of Chen Yan. When the fans saw Chen Yan's expression, they couldn't help but exclaimed: "Look at the corner of Chen Yan's mouth, he is smiling!"
