You'd better wrap me

Chapter 122

After a day off, the Clippers flew to Portland.

Before the game, we held a meeting as usual to study how to play. After the scouts reported, Su Yang found that the Blazers have played 8 games in the new season, with a total of 2 wins and 6 losses, and the victories are all narrow wins, and the losses are all disastrous defeats. A little 21 baskets net feeling.

The 00 Western Conference finals tiebreaker with the Lakers was the peak period of the Blazers, but Kobe passed Pippen to assist O'Neal to dunk, leading the Lakers to complete a major reversal, completely destroying the Blazers' years of accumulation, Rasheed, Kemp, Pippen, Sabo Ness has left, and there is only one little flying mouse who has faced charges for possessing marijuana many times, and Zach Randolph, who punched his teammates, is still here...

The Pioneer Prison Brigade is completely finished, reconstruction is inevitable, and they can really be defeated by just hitting them casually.

The game kicks off at seven o'clock in the afternoon.

As a point guard, Su Yang faced Damon Stoudemire, who was only 178 centimeters tall, with a huge size advantage. He succeeded in back-ups five times in a row, but the head coach of the Trail Blazers, Morris Cheeks, had no idea of ​​adjusting. , let him beat violently.

It wasn't until the fans booed wildly that Maurice Cheeks seemed reluctant to take a timeout and replaced Sebastian Delphi, cousin of the King of New York Marbury, MVP of Adi ABCD Training Camp, and McDonald's High School All-Star you.

But Telfair is only 188 centimeters.

Su Yang continued to play violently, but instead let Jaric control the ball, catch the ball at the waist, or run to catch the ball and shoot quickly. Teammates touch the ball more, increasing the sense of participation.

Telfair had nothing to do, he didn't take the initiative to call for help in defense, and the rest of the Blazers didn't mean to help.

Anyway, compared to teams like the Spurs or Pistons, or even the Clippers, the Blazers are three levels behind in terms of cohesion.

The halftime game ended easily. Su Yang played another 5 minutes in the third quarter, and then sat on the sidelines to rest. He looked at the 21-point lead and didn't plan to continue playing. However, his personal data was already 29 points, 9 assists and 5 Rebounds and 4 steals.

It may be because the Blazers are weak, and Iguodala led the team to play very well, and Abdullahim, who was in the same position as Maggette's hammer, succeeded in rushing to the basket four times in a row, helping the Clippers maintain and expand their lead. Make the fourth quarter garbage time.

Wilcox then led the Clippers third team, and the whole team launched an offense around him, allowing him to score 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in a single quarter in the fourth quarter, playing like a god of war, while Su Yang took the lead on the sidelines Cheers and shouts, waving towels vigorously.

After the game, the Clippers won 119 to 92.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked Su Yang: "You have averaged 36.5 points per game so far. Awards such as rapid progress will definitely miss out, and awards such as MVP will also suffer in the future. Have you ever thought about playing as a team? That will make your statistics still look good, and at the same time provide you with room for improvement, which is beneficial Various awards will be selected in the future.”

Su Yang smiled and nodded.

I thought what the reporter said was actually quite reasonable.

Because the judges of the major awards are all human, they will experience aesthetic fatigue, just like Jordan in 97, his personal data and team wins are perfect, but in the end he lost to Malone because of a one-vote difference. Losing the MVP is definitely aesthetic. consequences of fatigue.

Since the beginning of my rookie season, the air has been getting better day by day. In the future, let alone the judges, even the fans will feel tired.

After thinking for a moment, he said: "Honestly speaking, I have played very well as a team, and I can definitely get a higher scoring average..." Between the words, I thought of LeBron's words, "As long as I want, I can become a team player every season." Scorer'.

The reporters booed.

That's really 'You dressed up to attend a high-end western restaurant, but Sun Ge just went downstairs to have a light meal in a slipper vest'.

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang sent a text message to Erin, breaking the news that the Blazers head coach Maurice Cheeks will be fired. It is very likely that the Blazers player personnel director Pritchard will serve as the interim coach, and Randolph will also be fired. was sent to New York.

Irene asked in surprise how the news came about, and Su Yang said don't worry about it, just trust me to prepare the news in advance.

Instead, the Clippers flew back to Los Angeles and got two days off to prepare for the Chinese Derby against the Houston Rockets.

Su Yang kept training as usual, and received a call from his assistant Aunt Mei Li at noon, saying that someone broke the news that "Su Yang wanted to send Wilcox away, and deliberately asked the Clippers to launch an attack around Wilcox to collect data. Watch for teams in need'.

After thinking for a while, Su Yang decided that the person who broke the news was guesswork, a blind cat meeting a dead mouse, because he only hinted that Spoel let Wilcox brush up the data, and Spoel was absolutely impossible to break the news, but Wilcox had two games It is indeed obvious to brush the data.

Many teams have made similar moves, so it's not hard to guess.

Let Pelinka deal with it directly, and don't bother to take care of it.

Su Yang continued to train, but he didn't expect to wait until the evening, and saw the comment of the well-known ESPN commentator Bill Simmons.

[After learning that Su Yang may want to send Wilcox away, in my heart, he can no longer surpass Michael Jordan to become No. 1 in history, because Michael Jordan never asked the Bulls general manager Klaus to choose Who, who gets it in the trading market, or wants to send away a player he doesn't like in the team, Michael Jordan believes that he can win the championship alone, this is the gap in realm, it has nothing to do with statistics, even if Su Yang The average score per game will be higher in the future. 】

Such comments spread rapidly on major basketball forums and became one of the powerful weapons to fight against and belittle Su Yang.

"It does make sense."

Su Yang wanted to give Bill Simmons a thumbs up.

From a certain point of view, what Jordan said is indeed cool, but it is the change of coach + change of play + Pippen's growth that won the championship. Having conflicts and wanting to control the situation, he threatened to trade Pippen and chose to retire, but he didn't meet the lunatic Sterling who was willing to let go.

While thinking about it, Pelinka called and said that he would refute through Jordan's past and maintain Su Yang's image.

In Pelinka's view, this is Suyang's most serious crisis yet, threatening a long-established image of invincibility.

That has greatly weakened the offer for brand endorsement.

Isn't it history No.1?

Why do you need to send Wilcox away?
"No need, it's just a trivial matter."

Su Yang resolutely refused. His own experience and cognition are completely different. Of course, making a decision is also different from Jordan. If you can’t compare with it, you can’t compare with it. It’s fine to replace it with other aspects. After all, Jordan is not 100% perfect, and there are opportunities. .

On NO.20 the next day, the Clippers played against the Rockets at home.

During the live broadcast on CCTV5, Su Yang and Dayao said hello to the audience and friends, recalled the experience of winning the Olympic Games in August, and then talked about whether it is possible to join forces in the NBA in the future, which will make domestic fans happy.

Su Yang and Dayao both smiled and talked about him.

Anyway, it is impossible for the two to join forces at their peak. Dayao will renew his contract with the Rockets in advance after the end of the season. Su Yang will definitely renew his contract with a maximum salary in advance. It is estimated that there will be a chance only 10 years later, but who knows what will happen at that time what?

The game turned to play.

The Rockets won the jump ball, Yao easily singled out on the left waist, and Kaman defended hard, but there was no interference.

After a few balls in a row, Su Yang was not polite, and ordered the whole team to go forward and double-team, to make a fuss about Dayao's difficulty in catching the ball, and soon achieved success visible to the naked eye.

The Rockets did not have anyone who could pass the ball well to Yao, and Van Gundy did not design a tactic for Yao to catch the ball easily. He just let Yao follow Ewing’s example and spend a lot of effort to block himself in the paint. Great energy.

The Rockets' offense has gradually seen a large number of high pick-and-rolls.

Su Yang wanted to laugh.

Van Gundy is the kind who explains the game, the offensive tactics of each team are blurted out, and he knows the offensive tactics well, but when it is his turn to coach, he just cuts inside + high pick-and-roll, a bit like Nash, when he was a player, he had a lot of tactics, but when he was a coach, he knew dead grass stars , draw a 14flat boast, completely do not understand why, it is clearly replaced by another person.

Between the sighs, Su Yang and Iguodala, with Kaman or Varejao, continued partial 3 defenses and 2 to break the Rockets' high pick-and-roll, while Francis was limited in size and did not have such a wide range of distribution, nor did he have the idea of ​​​​prioritizing the distribution of the ball , The old cat Mobley has no organizational skills, and the Rockets' offensive efficiency has plummeted. They can only rely on their decent defense to forcefully hold the situation without collapsing.

Su Yang didn't put much effort into it either, with a lot of assists and catch-and-shoot shots, and occasionally made a dunk to the basket to make the fans cheer.

After the whole game, the Clippers defeated the Rockets 111-89. Su Yang scored a triple-double of 27 points, 16 assists and 10 rebounds. Yao scored extremely efficiently, but because it was difficult to get the ball, he only made 9 of 8 shots. , 16 points and 15 rebounds.

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang invited Dayao to dinner, and once again talked about co-organizing high school and college leagues with Nike. He hoped that Dayao would participate. After all, with his image and style, he didn't like to explain to the leaders.

After thinking carefully, Dayao agreed, and said don't worry, it will take a long time to learn what Americans have learned for decades.

Early the next morning, Su Yang rushed to the company and attended the press conference of the BIG3 Alliance with Baylor, Billy Chris and Mark Wahlberg. Best actor Jimmy Foxx and Downey Jr. attended as special guests to help out.

Retired players Charles Oakley and Derek Coleman were also present, respectively representing the first two teams of the BIG3 league, 'Power Boys' and 'Three-Headed Snake'. "Los Angeles Times" reporter Ramona wrote a special support .

"The purpose of our league is to allow fans to continue to watch their favorite players outside the NBA. There will also be a draft and trade system, but it is much simpler, and a different competition system will be adopted to ensure that the game is enjoyable!"

"We'll have games during the NBA's offseason, at Staples Center and Madison Square Garden, all the venues that the NBA uses, and venues in places like Las Vegas and Kentucky that the NBA doesn't use."

"Welcome interested people to join us, to provide more performances for fans and more stages for veterans."

The press conference didn’t end until ten o’clock in the morning, and Su Yang was also the organizer, holding a simple lunch party for retired players and star fans who were interested in participating. He didn’t take a break until two o’clock in the afternoon, and then arrived at the stadium at four o’clock. museum.

Because it was a back-to-back game day, the team did not hold a joint practice in the morning. Su Yang led everyone to run tactics in a hurry, and then went back to the locker room to watch the video and analyze how to play against the Suns who have 8 wins and 2 losses since the new season. It feels quite difficult to deal with.

At 06:30 in a blink of an eye, the game entered the stadium.

Mark Wahlberg and other stars who participated in the press conference before were present to help out, while Downey Jr. was interviewed on the sidelines, saying that this was the MVP competition between Su Yang and Nash. The two were ranked first and third respectively before. will be important.

At seven o'clock, the game officially started.

Su Yang was very excited, full of offense and defense, and led the Clippers to a 10-4 start, but quickly lost its effect on Nash's delay, and let Marion take advantage of Maggette's defensive mistakes to make consecutive air cuts, and was gradually lost by the Suns. Tied the score.

Seeing the stalemate in scoring, Su Yang made another wave, playing the entire first quarter, helping the Clippers lead 29-24, and during the break between quarters, considering the fierce offensive firepower of the Suns, he quietly told Spoelstra: "I can only Can rest for 3 minutes..."

Shiba nodded in agreement.

Unexpectedly, D'Antoni actually changed on the spot, and Nash made an early appearance, leading the Suns for two and a half minutes, blasting a wave of 14-0 attacks.Su Yang couldn't sit still watching, so he gave up taking a rest for 3 minutes, and made an early appearance to lead the team to stabilize the situation.

Unable to hold up the Suns, the Clippers can pass Su Yang and Iguodala to restrict the outside line, but the inside line cannot stop Stoudemire's impact, and Su Yang is cut off by the defense on the offensive end. Lost by 18 points.

With a 13-point disadvantage, the whole team returned to the locker room. Su Yang asked everyone to be patient. The Suns just played well.

The third quarter followed closely.

Su Yang's full firepower directly, broke through the defense with Varejao and Kaman perfectly, and took turns attacking the Sun's weak inside line.

Stoudemire couldn't resist at all, and the defense was really weak.

But Stoudemire rushed up with the ball, and Varejao and Kaman couldn't resist his face-to-face skills and explosive power.

The two teams played until the end of the fourth quarter, because the hole dug in the second quarter was too big, Su Yang rushed to shoot a lot of three-pointers, but unfortunately the touch was average, and he only hit two out of six shots. In the end, there was not enough time. The Clippers Lost to the Suns 117 to 122.

Su Yang had 39 points and 14 assists, while Nash had 22 points and 18 assists.

At the post-match press conference, a reporter asked if the team lost due to lack of training due to the press conference of the BIG3 league.

Su Yang replied no. He thought that he would not have the morning joint practice on back-to-back match days. He arrived at the arena at [-] o'clock in the afternoon, which was indeed later than usual, and he did not arrive at the game five hours earlier than LeBron restaurant, but not bad.

The reporter asked how to play against the Suns in the future, emphasizing that when the Suns run up and play fast breaks, the Clippers' big players obviously can't keep up. Will they consider sending away the muscular big men who are all center heights and exchange them for players with stronger mobility? .

Asking questions like that intentionally or unintentionally ignored Varejao's mobility, but it was more of an allusion to sending Wilcox away.

Su Yang didn't bother to pay attention, and said calmly: "After this game, I will never lose to the Sun again."

　The banned chapter messed with my mentality, I just wrote it now, and today is also a [-]D update.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)