"This is just an ordinary team training. Don't read too much into it, and don't tell it to any media."
Paul Silas stepped out first and he has a lot of experience. He knew that this was a special time, and any slight disturbance would have a decisive impact on these two young geniuses.
Deep down, Paul Silas wants to keep both of these talents with the Cavaliers. His tactical system is large enough to accommodate the growth of two talented teenagers.
However, judging from the fact that the two sides did not communicate with each other after the one-on-one duel, the two people who originally seemed to be close to each other did encounter severe challenges.
This challenge was difficult for Paul Silas, who was no Phil Jackson and had no knack for dancing on two eggs.
In fact, he still can't figure out whether this is a battle of spirits between two young geniuses, or an irreconcilable battle for status.
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Indiana is currently No. 1 in the Eastern Conference. They average 91.4 points per game and limit their opponents to 85.6 points. Under the tactical guidance of Rick Carlisle, they made outstanding contributions on both offense and defense.
Their lineup is very tidy and strong.
The core inside is O'Neal Jr.
O'Neal Jr. was a first-round pick in 1996, a little younger than Kobe. But the starting point of his career is not the same as that of Kobe. After sitting on the bench in Portland for four years, he was traded to the Indiana Pacers. The Smiling Assassin single-handedly created him and tailored tactics for him. His face-up offensive ability and post-up skills improved rapidly, and he was elected as the league's best player. Quickly improve players.
As of now, he is the power forward with the best combination of face-to-frame offensive skills and back-up skills in the league today. There is no one. His offensive skills are even more gorgeous than Chris Webber's peak. Some people say that he can see Olajuwon's spirit in him. Shadow, this is certainly a compliment, but if you look at the offensive comparison chart between the two, you will find that they are exactly the same in many places. In particular, the trick he is best at using is turning his back from the baseline and wiping it into the basket, which is exactly the same as Olajuwon.
O'Neal Jr. has strong defensive mobility, and his ability to protect the basket is outstanding. In addition, his lateral movement speed is very fast, and he has a good sense of blocking. He has been at the forefront of the blocking list all year round. In 2001, he was elected as the league's shot blocking king.
However, O'Neal also has the shortcomings of O'Neal. Players with this kind of gorgeous style of play often do not play stably enough under high-intensity defense, because they have too many technical methods, and they will choose syndrome instead. In addition, his lower limbs are not strong enough, and his shoulders are very narrow and cannot carry much flesh, which makes him more disadvantaged when defending inside.
This summer, he signed a seven-year, $123 million contract extension with the Pacers. He has been designated as the Pacers' interior core for the next few years.
The Pacers' outside core is Ron Artest.
Artest was drafted by the Bulls in 1999, practiced for two and a half years, and was eventually traded to the Pacers for the dual position inside. When he arrived with the Pacers, he quickly found Isiah Thomas and worked hard to build him.
During this time, many people said that Suhi was the Ron Artest at the point guard position.
why?
Because their defensive styles are somewhat similar, and their shortcomings are also relatively similar.
Artest is known as the best defender at the 3rd position in the league today. His center of gravity is very low, his foot is very stable, and his hands are very fierce in stealing... These are very similar to Su Xi. But what's better about him than Su Xi is that although his explosive power is not as strong as Su Xi's, his lateral movement speed is very fast, his position is extremely accurate, and he can quickly identify the opponent's breakthrough route and follow up in place.
He can defend three or four positions on the court, and his marking ability is absolutely historical.
However, his ability to help defend and make rotations is a bit lacking. In the Pacers, it doesn't matter, he has O'Neal behind him, O'Neal is the master of this area.
Every single defense master in history has a strong assist defense master behind him, and they have a mutually reinforcing relationship. Bowen had Duncan behind him, Joe Dumars had an entire bad boy army behind him, and Moncrief had Lanier behind him.
In contrast, there is nothing behind Su Xi... This is why many defenders can penetrate the Cavaliers penalty area as if they are in no man's land once they break through Su Xi's defense.
Artest and Su Xi also have the same problem. When they face speedy and agile defenders, their defensive efficiency drops significantly.
It's just that Su Xi's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is much better than Artest.
Maybe it's because Artest's grandfather and father both practiced boxing. Their family is used to one-on-one fights.
In addition to the two core internal and external players, Indiana also has Reggie Miller, the top scorer in history, even though he is at the end of his career. However, the double-cover tactic designed for him by Larry Brown still plays a powerful role today.
In addition, they also have a group of elite players such as Kenny Anderson, Al Harrington, Closier, Anthony Johnson, Tinsley, Fortes and others.
It can be said that they surpass the Cavaliers by a large margin in terms of lineup.
Almost no one thought the Cavaliers could escape tonight, even the fans at home.
There were some boos and abuses heard at the Gond Arena when Suhi was introduced by name tonight.
It seemed ridiculous that a guy who had just won three straight games for his team and was elected Player of the Week was being booed.
This is probably the narrow-mindedness of small local fans. They wouldn't allow anyone to even remotely compete with their son of Akron.
That's the pressure that everyone who plays in Cleveland has to deal with.
"Jack, it looks like you're not popular in Cleveland."
Reggie Miller took the initiative to say hello to Su Xi: "Hello, I'm Reggie."
Su Xi reached out and shook his hand.
At this time, the elf automatically woke up and told Su Xi. Reggie Miller has a super talent, a super talent that is acquired. 'Super catch-and-shoot rhythm talent'!
Su Xi is not surprised, because Reggie Miller is the strongest three-point shooter on the planet, and his ability without the ball is the best in the world.
At this time, Ron Artest came over and bumped Su Xi with his shoulder: "Hey, little guy. You stole my Player of the Week. In this game, I want to show you what it is." Top defense!"
"The target of your defense is not me." Su Xi told him: "But my steal data tonight will definitely be more than yours."
"dream!"
Ron Artest said tit for tat.
Beep!
The whistle sounded.
Game start.
The Cavaliers' lineup tonight is: Suhi, Jason Kapono, LeBron James, Carlos Boozer, Ilgauskas.
The Pacers' starting lineup is: Kenny Anderson, Reggie Miller, Ron Artest, O'Neal Jr., and Jeff Foster.
Foster won the first opportunity for the Pacers.
Kenny Anderson, the once unruly and talented point guard, brought basketball to the frontcourt in a disciplined manner. He was no longer the "street culture" promoter who played the game with all the bells and whistles.
In Rick Carlisle's tactics, he honestly waited for his teammates to respond at the top of the arc, and then handed the basketball to Jermaine O'Neal who was standing in position.
O'Neal named Carlos Boozer and used his gorgeous forward breakthrough to pass Boozer, but the moment he took action, Su Xi rushed over to interfere... Bang!
Blacksmithing.
Su Xi got the rebound.
Larry Bird sat courtside with a smile on his face.
He had just had a discussion with Susie's agent, and although he was uncomfortable with Mike O'Connor's arrogance, at least he brought good news.
Su Xi dribbled the ball across half court. He ignored LeBron James's reach for the ball and instead directed James to run to the other side.
He and Carlos Boozer played a pick-and-roll, and he accelerated violently into the penalty area. He knocked Foster away in the air, turned around and passed it to Ilgauskas, who followed up and dunked.
Larry Bird was satisfied.
What the Pacers lack most now is this kind of powerful attacker: strictly speaking, the current Pacers are a jump shooting team. Almost no one can hold the ball from beyond the three-point line and enter the penalty area to create a threat.
Tinsley has breakthrough skills, but his finishing level is very weak, and his passing vision and passing options are average.
At this time, Suhi ambushed Kenny Anderson in the middle line.
Although Anderson was known as a genius among talented point guards in the 1990s, even Iverson said he was influenced by him.
But he is indeed old now, and his talent has left him along with his years of dissolute life. He was ambushed by Suzy and trapped on the sideline just as he was trying to pass the ball. Su Xi knocked him away and took his basketball away.
This was a brazen hold-up.
Su Xi accelerated into the frontcourt. When LeBron James followed up from one side, he passed the basketball and assisted James to complete a dunk.
The Gond Arena was in a state of excitement.
James raised his hands high, and in a trance, it seemed as if all the home fans were shouting long live.
Su Xi didn't take it seriously and continued to follow Kenny Anderson.
Anderson learned from experience this time and tried not to go to the sidelines, and Carlisle also arranged for Artest to support him on one side.
Anderson handed the basketball to Artest after halftime.
Artest's offensive efficiency is not high, but you can't say that he has no offensive means. In fact, he has quite a lot of offensive methods, after all, he came from the New York street court.
Now he has the ability to hold the ball and face the frame to attack. He can also shoot long distances from fixed spots, and his post-up singles are also quite large. However, his touch is really average. In terms of shooting talent, he is a little worse than Su Xi. His muscles are stiffer and he is not good at free throws. But he has worked hard in this area, and Reggie Miller has also given him guidance.
Therefore, he has the possibility of becoming a spot-up shooter.
Of course, all this is based on the condition that his head does not off-axis. If his mind goes astray, ten cows will not be able to pull him back.
He made a shooting fake in front of James. It was not realistic, but it made James' center of gravity shift upward.
He quickly charged forward with the ball... His dribbling looked awkward.
This made James' gambling nature overflow, and he forced his hand to steal.
However, Artest dribbled the ball away from behind, and Artest accelerated, used his body to push away James who was out of position, and went directly to the basket to complete a layup.
"Your defense is three levels worse than Suzy the Lamb."
After Artest scored, he said to James very sincerely: "You still need to learn, don't waste such a good body."
But now James is 'allergic' when he hears about Suzy the Sheep. He is furious and stares at Artest fiercely.
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(End of chapter)
