Six Hundred and Seventy-Four. Rebounding Battle Part 1

Coach Hollins was in a state of confusion; Jason Williams was doubting his life; Conley was a dull guy, with 5 points, 4 assists and only 1 turnover in a single quarter, which was an extremely outstanding performance for him at the moment, but he didn't show any special emotions. As usual, he didn't get excited because of his progress, showing a strong psychological quality.

His teammates didn't feel much about the change in Conley's passing. The balls that Conley could pass, Sun Ce and Jason Williams could pass.

However, Sun Ce was surprised by Conley's change.

It is recognized that Conley has a high ball possession rate but few assists. Before the season started, several major media mentioned the problem of Conley's high ball possession rate but low assist rate in the Grizzlies' season predictions. Conley has played for three years and has been tepid.

Although his performance was not bad, as a No. 4 pick, Conley in his early career only met the minimum expectations of this pick. To be honest, apart from his stable passing and good psychological quality, Conley in his early career really had no highlights. In the original time and space, Conley played until the sixth season, averaging only 14 points and 6 assists per game. This data is not as good as the rookie data of Westbrook, Curry, Paul and other current or future MVP-level players. It is a big gap.

Because of Sun Ce, Conley is currently playing as a combo guard. He has played 22 minutes per game so far this season, averaging 7.6 points and 3.9 assists per game. His efficiency is not much different from Conley in Sun Ce's memory of this period.

Originally, Sun Ce thought that Conley should grow and develop slowly like in the original time and space, but he didn't expect Conley to play this unconventional move!

This is really a long-term experience.

In addition, when he sat down to rest for half a quarter, Sun Ce reviewed his performance in the first half of the game and found that his mentality had changed today, and his emotions were relatively high in all aspects.

When he saw his teammates fail to do something they should have done, he would complain in his heart if it was normal, but now he would yell directly; if he scored a good goal, he would only show off in his heart and pretend to be cool on the surface, but now he would celebrate with his teammates excitedly, and he would become more focused when he was happy; if there was a ball that was not defended or an offense that was not played well, he would choose to think calmly and would not act recklessly, after all, he knew where his ability limit was, but now he would want to fight back. At the beginning of the game, Chandler grabbed an offensive rebound over his head, and he tried his best to block Chandler in the next round...

Thinking of this, Sun Ce glanced at the long arm guard on his left arm.

"Is this the so-called emotional amplification? I thought he would play happily when he was happy, like Howard, and lose his fighting spirit and not play well when he was unhappy. It turns out that everyone's emotions have different effects on everyone. Howard's brain circuit is really weird.

If he is unhappy, he will not play well..."

Sun Ce didn't expect that this arm guard was actually a magical tool!

The only extra bonus of this equipment is the bounce bonus when grabbing rebounds. There are so many players with good bounce. If you want to grab more rebounds, you still need to rely on awareness and the forward group. For example, if Sun Ce competes with Chandler one-on-one, he may not be able to grab the ball even if he is stuck in position. His physical condition and rebound awareness are far behind. Of course, this bonus is definitely useful.

However, the greater role of this arm guard is the "emotional amplification" additional effect that Sun Ce did not want at the beginning!

Of course, there are pros and cons. For example, if you fail to defend the opponent, you may not be so calm in the next defense. If you don't score, you will want to score in the next round. This is a bit paranoid. If you are strong, like Jordan and Kobe, it's okay. Paranoia can make five or six championships, but if you are not strong, you will appear stubborn.

But despite such shortcomings, in general, the advantages outweigh the disadvantages!

The stronger the strength, the smaller the negative impact of this arm guard!

After learning the specific role of this arm guard through practice, Sun Ce calmed down. Everything has its pros and cons. If you want to get benefits, you have to pay something.

What is very important to Sun Ce now is the matchup with Kidd. He looked at the event target. He helped Jordan get 6 points, while Kidd helped Chandler get 4 points. 6:4, currently in the lead.

In terms of rebounds, he has two, while Kidd currently has only one. The two played the same amount of time. In the first half of the first quarter, the Grizzlies had a higher hit rate, and Kidd didn't get as many rebounds as him. He had a 2:1 advantage.

It's just a little weird. The event description says "need to compete with Jason Kidd for counterattack ability", but neither he nor Kidd played a very good counterattack in the first quarter...

Just when Sun Ce was thinking, Coach Hollins called his name, and he immediately took off his training clothes and went to listen to the tactical arrangement.

But when Sun Ce heard the lineup sent by Coach Hollins in the second quarter, he said "Fuck it".

The only impression Coach Hollins left on him in the last time and space was that he mysteriously preferred the five-up-five-down substitution routine!

Coach Hollins sent out Sun Ce, Tony Allen, Battier, Randolph, Haddadi.

On the Mavericks side, Kidd, Jason Terry, Brewer, Marion, Joe Smith played.

Both head coaches were surprised to see the other side's lineup.

Coach Hollins thought that the opponent would strengthen the defense because the Grizzlies played well in the first quarter, so he directly changed the playing style of five up and five down to prepare for the opponent's defense, but he didn't expect that the opponent sent out a short offensive lineup.

Carlisle thought that the opponent's shooting performance today was too good, and it was highly unlikely that he could be defended. Yao Ming was not there, and Chandler only played a high-efficiency performance of more than 20 minutes per game, so he was prepared to use offense to deal with the Grizzlies.

As a result, both of them expected it wrong!

Coach Hollins refreshed many people's perception of him this season. Some people linked his changes with Sun Ce. After all, coaching Sun Ce is not an easy task.

But Coach Hollins, a head coach who dares to play five ups and five downs in the playoffs without leaving even a single player to hold the team, is originally a sultry person. It's just that he was tossed around by coaching Sun Ce and let himself go.

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At the beginning of the second quarter, Sun Ce re-tied his wristbands and went on the court. He had to grind the defense. Seeing the opponent's lineup, it was difficult to grind the defense! The opponent's mobility was very good!

Gasol was not there, and Haddadi was used to top it. In addition to the fact that the rhythm might become slower, Haddadi was compared with Gasol... a D+ level quasi-NBA level center, Sun Ce felt that his defensive pressure had become greater.

Seeing Kidd receiving the serve and advancing, Battier came to the top arc to wait, and Sun Ce followed Brewer who was running. As a role player, although the captain was only rated as C+ in his peak period, every coach would like his hard-working attitude, but he was too thin, even thinner than Sun Ce, weighing only 89 kg. Sun Ce rarely encountered opponents with a height of 2.06 meters and a weight of this size, so he defended very vigorously.

Sun Ce was under great defensive pressure, and Kidd was also under great offensive pressure!

Nowitzki rested, Chandler also rested, and Kidd could only find a way to play a fast-paced offense.

Kidd came over and passed the ball to Jason Terry, who singled out Tony Allen.

When playing against Paul George, Jason Terry played like a joke, easily scoring 6 points with 3 of 4 mid-range shots. He was used to Paul George's defense, and suddenly became Tony Allen. He was not used to the first singles, and missed the fadeaway mid-range shot!

Haddadi is not good at anything in the NBA, but with his height and weight, he and Randolph easily locked positions, and when Sun Ce came back, he just grabbed the defensive rebound.

In the offense-defense transition, Sun Ce pushed forward to the frontcourt, dribbled against Brewer with his butt sticking out. Brewer was thin, but he defended very hard. It was a bit difficult for Sun Ce to break through directly, but it was impossible to interfere with Sun Ce's dribbling.

Kidd wanted to defend himself, but he couldn't! He went to defend the shameless guy who claimed to be a 192 cm point guard. That guy would definitely sit in the low post. Just watching the live broadcast of the game last night, Brewer went to defend and could interfere with Sun Ce with his height, creating a double-teaming opportunity for his teammates. Kidd was only 193 cm tall and couldn't interfere at all.

Sun Ce hesitated for a while and slowed down the rhythm. With 10 seconds left, Randolph sat in the low post on the left side of the basket and pressed Marion for the ball.

Sun Ce passed the ball to Randolph, who easily crushed Marion and made a floater shot...

Randolph's touch was not very good today. He also missed a single shot in the first quarter, but it didn't matter, there were still offensive rebounds... Kidd came in and blocked Randolph with Marion, and Kidd took the defensive rebound himself!

In terms of rebounding ability alone, Kidd is the best among the league's point guards, better than Rondo and Sun Ce! This is a rebounding expert who can average 8 rebounds per game when he was 34 or 35 years old, and he doesn't need his teammates to help him position. Instead, sometimes he relies on his tonnage to help his teammates position. Before losing weight, he was a 98-kilogram super floor-flowing strong man who could defend Kobe to an average of only 22 points per game and a hit rate 4 percentage points lower than his career average, and James to a hit rate 5 percentage points lower than his career average. It's only in the past two years that he has been over 35 and lost a few kilograms, and can't stand up to these two.

Attack and defense change, Kidd wanted to start a fast break after getting the rebound, but Sun Ce, Randolph, Battier, Tony Allen all retreated quickly. Haddadi was a little slower, but it didn't matter. The tallest inside player on the other side was as tall as Randolph. He was not afraid of the opponent's big man cutting in, so he just had to block the outside line.

Kidd knew that it was not easy to play fast break against the Grizzlies' outside three-man team. The only fast player on his side was Brewer, but he was followed closely by Sun Ce. However, Kidd still had to play fast break. Once he slowed down, he would enter the opponent's rhythm, which was even more disadvantageous for them!

So, the two teams started a battle of iron shots, and at the same time, it also started a battle of rebounds between Sun Ce and Kidd!