Five Hundred and Twenty-Two. When the First Point Guard Meets D’Antoni

Randolph and Battier took Sun Ce, Gay, Gasol, Conley, etc. to chat with the other two big guys.

As a member of Banana Boat, similar to Anthony, Paul was very enthusiastic towards Sun Ce when they met for the first time. He raised his neck and said: "Noah, don't hit me with your arm when you hit me from behind."

Are you afraid of being elbowed by others? Sun Ce thought of Paul's little moves and felt that he was the one who needed to pay attention. He elbowed Paul, at most to his shoulders and head. This guy elbowed him... Sun Ce felt a slight chill in his crotch...

Sun Ce put aside the thought of pain in his balls, and the camera was almost in front of him. He said politely: "Hello, Chris, nice to meet you. I grew up watching you play, and I am your fan. , I have been looking forward to competing with you for a long time."

Why do these words sound so familiar? Paul smiled and said: "I'm also looking forward to playing against the strongest young players. Our statistics are similar, and I also want to know who of us is better."

Speaking of data, Sun Ce thought about it and realized that his and his opponent's data were pretty similar.

The measurements data are all around 19+5+11 per game. The opponent is temporarily ranked first in the steals list, and he is temporarily ranked first in the blocks list...

In addition to the similar statistics and the fact that Sun Ce is looking forward to playing against Paul, there is another thing that makes him more motivated for this game.

"Due to Host's outstanding performance since the start of the new season, Chris Paul, the league's number one point guard, is very interested in Host. Grade C: Triggered by a man at the top."

"The man standing at the top (c): The host needs to score at least 10 points when facing the league's first point guard Chris Paul. If Chris Paul defends the host less often, the completion level will be based on the actual situation. judge.

Reward: A c-level lottery card.

Failure penalty: The host's unused B-level lottery cards are downgraded to C-level lottery cards. "

In the past two days, Sun Ce wanted to use this lottery card, but he kept randomly getting some crappy stuff. Well, he became the target of failure punishment.

Playing against the first point guard... there are also scoring requirements.

The difficulty... Sun Ce doesn't know whether to say it is high or low. In terms of defense, the Knicks' entire team's defense is terrible, losing an average of 106 points per game, but Paul still played the best defensive performance among point guards in the league.

I don't agree with scoring 10 points when playing against Paul, but since the rest of the Knicks are terrible defensively, there are many ways to distract Paul's defensive attention.

The NBA is a very interesting place. For example, in the original time and space, Rose won the MVP in the 10-11 season, but no one thought he was the best player, or even the first point guard.

This is the amazing thing about the NBA. Maybe you are not the best player, but you can still rely on the efforts of your teammates to win the highest individual player award such as the championship, finals MVP or even regular season MVP.

Of course, top strength is the foundation.

The greetings with Paul were very polite. After greeting Stoudemire and Randolph, he came over and hooked Sun Ce's shoulder: "Wow, rookie, you are getting better and better. Hey, if it weren't for that idiot manager of the Suns, wouldn't you If I choose you, we might be able to win the championship together last season!”

"I think so too..." Sun Ce acknowledged the other party's statement without blushing at all...

Stoudemire is now very proud. So far in the new season, he has averaged 26 points, 8 rebounds and 1.9 assists per game. After leaving the Suns, he has at least proved one point, proving that the Suns think that he can only play well by following Nash. Incorrect.

"Amar'e Stoudemire, ability evaluation is s-, offense is s, defense is c+, three-pointer is d+, mid-range shot is a, layup is s+, speed is a-, strength is a-, endurance is a+, injury risk is s... …”

It is true that Stoudemire once again showed his S-level super-super-edge strength this year, but the fact that the opponent left the Suns... Sun Ce felt that this was wrong in itself. Except for the Lakers, Celtics, and Small... The medical team of a few teams like the Bulls can barely come close to the Suns' miracle medical team.

Other teams are at least two levels behind the Suns' miracle medical team.

At least the Knicks team doctors are at least two levels different from the Suns team doctors.

After a round of pleasantries, the players from the two teams returned to their benches, and the coaches of the two teams made final arrangements.

For the Grizzlies, although they had two days to prepare, their opponent still felt unfamiliar to them.

For example... Bill Walker, a player with such poor career data who averaged 1 point per game last season, averaged 1.9 three-pointers per game this season and averaged 12 points per game...

Sean Williams, the 17th pick in the first round of the Pacers in 2006, happened to pass new regulations in 2006, shortening the maximum length of a player's contract from 7 years to 6 years, and by the way, the contract of the first round pick was shortened from 7 years to 6 years. Four years of full guarantee turned into two years of full guarantee and two years of team options. Sean Williams has a "historical record". He is the first rookie since the NBA has first-round pick contract rules. A first-round pick who was rejected by the NBA team to exercise the team option during the contract period was waived by the Pacers in 2008.

In the past two years, this 2.06-meter shooting forward with excellent skills has signed two short-term contracts with the Mavericks. Last season, he did not play any ball. He went to the Australian League to hang out for half a year. This season, the Knicks After trading Paul, they were short-handed and signed him for a trial.

So far in the new season, D'Antoni has directly used this 206 cm tall striker who cannot play the third and fourth positions as a substitute center. He averages 8 points and 3 rebounds per game, and his three-point shooting rate is as high as 40%. 2.3 three-pointers ranked first in the Knicks, becoming an artifact to open up space!

This kind of operation makes it almost difficult for the Grizzlies to have an in-depth understanding of the Knicks. Many of the opponent's players are the kind of fringe players who had no impression of them before. As a result, when they got here, each one became the main force. Dual-core... plus D'Antoni, the head coach, may be considered a triple-core, everyone is playing well.

"Paul s-, Walker c, Fields c+, Stoudemire s-, Turiaf d+..."

Sun Ce looked at the ability evaluation of the opponent's starting lineup. This lineup actually averaged 108 points per game, which was nearly 10 points higher than the Grizzlies. It was simply enough.

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At 8:28 pm, the starting lineups of the two teams came on the court.

The Knicks' starting lineup, if it weren't for two superstars, would look really...

The center is the seventh overall pick in the second round of 2005 when the Los Angeles Blacksmith was still a young blacksmith. Ronny Turiaf, known as the Butcher, was the starting center in the 2008 Finals...

Walker, the front guard pitcher, thought he was Pierce's former All-Star teammate.

Another front pitcher is Landry Fields, the ninth pick in this year's second round.

For the Grizzlies, the starting lineup of Sun Ce, Conley, Gay, Randolph, and Gasol appeared.

Paul was very envious... When Randolph and Shane Battier greeted them with a group of young talents after entering the venue, he looked up in envy.

As a top player, he knows very well that Sun Ce can play so well because of his hard work and strength, but more importantly, the team is stronger.

However, compared to leading the team alone in the Hornets before, his best teammate is David West... Paul looks at the new power forward he partners with...

In the past, there was a saying that Paul didn't believe much, but now he believes it, that is: Point guards who can't play well under D'Antoni are really rubbish.

Paul feels this deeply now. His efficiency this season is higher than that in the 2007-08 season!

Now that he has Stoudemire as a teammate and a head coach like D'Antoni who can maximize the point guard's strength, he feels that it is almost dawn. When he and Stoudemire have a good season, they will naturally Attract high-quality role players and veterans to join!

Gasol came to the center circle and confronted Stoudemire. At 8:30, the referee blew the whistle to start the game on time and threw the ball into the air...

Although he is only 208 centimeters tall, Stoudemire effortlessly won the jump ball over Gasol.

The Knicks attack first!

Out of trust in Gasol, the other four people started to retreat when the referee blew the whistle. When Gasol turned around and ran out of the center circle, he saw that several teammates had already settled into defensive positions. Sun Ce was first. Time moved from the free throw line to the right side of the top arc. After blocking the jump ball, Stoudemire immediately rushed forward and Gasol did not stop him.

Sun Ce intercepted Stoudemire and was hit hard, giving Gasol time to recover the basket, and then immediately followed Fields, a rookie. In fact, it only took a second or two, and Paul took advantage of it. Circled over, Conley defended.

Sun Ce dare not underestimate Fields. Although he is a rookie, Fields is almost 23 years old. He is 2.01 meters tall and is good at shooting, cutting and rebounding. He is a very mature older rookie. He entered the NBA as a second-round pick. As a starter, he averaged 10 points and 6 rebounds in the first ten games, helping the Knicks achieve an excellent record of 6 wins and 4 losses.

Fields made a total of 15 three-pointers in the first ten games, with a three-point shooting rate of 38%.

Although with Paul and Stoudemire, many players on the Knicks could not play on any other team, but under D'Antoni, when Paul approached the three-point line, Stoudemire led Lando When the husband's net came online and they were about to set a pick-and-roll for Paul, the three Knicks players began to move actively, picking and rolling without the ball, cutting in and out... very smooth!

Turiaf got his chance! After Paul and Stoudemire's pick-and-roll attracted Gasol's attention, Paul passed the ball to the left side of the basket, and Turiaf cut through and dunked with both hands on the frame!

too fast!

Having been on the same Southwest Division team, Conley and Gasol had the impression that Paul was a center in a positional battle. Although they knew that the opponent's style of play had changed a lot in the new season, just like Harden, who met D'Antoni in the future, suddenly became a center. Same as mvp level point guard.

But it only took Paul two seconds from initiating the pick-and-roll to passing the ball! His passing was integrated into his teammates' pre-started movement!

In just 10 games, the core trio of Paul + D'Antoni + Stoudemire has already formed a tacit understanding!

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