Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 376 Agent No. 0, Shane Battier ruled all kinds of dissatisfaction (for subscription)
After Lu Yu returned, the Suns ushered in a nationally broadcast game.

Suns VS Warriors.

This is a key battle for NBA publicity, and CCTV [-] also broadcasted this game.

Although the Warriors are only ranked seventh in the Western Conference, because it is a Chinese derby, the Warriors have won three consecutive victories recently, and the Suns just lost a game. Many people are looking forward to whether the Warriors can continue to overthrow the Suns.

In addition, Arenas has made rapid progress this season, averaging 18.4 points per game this season from 29.3 points per game last season, and is expected to win the most improved player award.

And many of his playing styles remind fans of Lu Yu who just entered the league. Now many people say that he is a little Lu Yu. In fact, he and Lu Yu entered the NBA in the same year.

And he is older than Lu Yu.

You must know that when Arenas entered the league, if it wasn't for his outstanding performance against Lu Yu in the NCAA, he might have fallen into the second round just like Lu Yu's previous life.

After all, with a height of 192cm, he is still a shooting guard. Even if he has good scoring ability, he has no future.

Probably NBA scouts are trash, otherwise it is impossible to explain why Gordon can be selected by the Bulls at the No. 191 position at the same height of [-]cm and also plays shooting guard, while Arenas will fall to the second round.

However, Arenas in this life has developed well, and his journey has been smooth and smooth. Apart from being always crushed by Lu Yu, he has no other shortcomings.

Fortunately, Lu Yu has already played center. Among the young defenders in the West, Arenas has become a school of his own and has become a representative figure.

"I like people to compare me with Lu Yu." Arenas said in an interview: "This way I know that I can still be compared with No.1 in the league. I found a purpose to fight for."

Forget it, no matter how hard you try at your height, you can't play center forward.

You're not a Golden State villain!

This season, Arenas broke out completely, and the reason for the outbreak is simple, hard work!When he was at someone else's house, he was practicing ball, managing crazy shots during training, sleeping in the training hall when he was tired, and finally worked part-time as the security guard of the training hall to get an extra salary.

In this regard, Arenas, like Kobe Jordan, has the paranoid attribute. Ever since he knew that Lu Yu was in college, even if it was windy and rainy, he would train outdoors, he knew where he had lost.

Let him go to outdoor training, he may not be able to do it, he is training him indoors without sleeping, he can.

Many Wizards fans began to question that year's draft. How could Lu Yu not be selected? If Lu Yu was not selected because Lu Yu refused to participate in the draft and offended Jordan, then what happened to Arenas? Can't you see that's a genius?
What worries Wizards fans the most is that an idiot like Kwame Brown was chosen.

As a result, Kwame Brown was flogged again.

After whipping Kwame Brown, the Wizards management was slammed again, and the Wizards management was also wronged. At that time, we were not in charge at all, okay?
Why don't you spray your cute basketball gods?
After warming up, the starters came out, but Arenas didn't speak. Lu Yu could see from his eyes that he wanted to score points.

Lu Yu secretly sighed. If it was still the Suns before, maybe Arenas could really score points, but since the Suns came to Battier, their group of defenders wanted to score points on the Suns, which has become a kind of extravagant hope.

The starting five of the Suns are still Nash, Richardson, Marion, Haslem and Lu Yu.

Nash didn't start because he met Arenas, but it is foreseeable that Nash is also a false starter in this game. As long as he encounters the opponent's defender who is super domineering, Nash will suddenly become the team's substitute. sharp knife.

Yao Ming came over to say hello to Lu Yu.

Anyway, every time I play a game with Lu Yu, it seems that I can be more friendly except when I say hello. Once I get to the arena, Lu Yu is a master that my relatives don't recognize.

Yao Ming was actually wrong, Lu Yu had already let him go for a while.

Lu Yu didn't see the jump ball in this game, so Lu Yu jumped a bit late, but Yao Ming was still surprised, how he got the ball by himself.

Arenas dribbled the ball beyond the three-point line and was stuck by Nash. He used his physical advantage to squeeze Nash away and passed the ball to Jamison who made an air cut. Jamison made a layup and was blocked by Lu Yu.

Jamieson still underestimated Lu Yu's defensive deterrence on the inside, and he didn't jump high enough. Facing Lu Yu's slap that blocked the sky, he had nowhere to hide.

The basketball happened to fall into Yao Ming's hands.

He raised his hand and made a mid-range shot.

Yao Ming's middle distance is very accurate, leading the Warriors 2-0.

In a program of Lu Yu's previous life, McGee talked about the inside player he thought was the most difficult to deal with: Yao Ming!

"Although many people don't know who he is anymore, he is a Chinese center forward."

McGee said: "I sincerely say that when a 7-foot-6 big man can score with different skills at different distances, there are few comparable to him at that time and in current service, so I think it should be the most difficult to defend in the NBA. Inside players."

Look at his skills, a 300-pound player can use his feet to play inside, Yao Ming's mid-range can be said to be the best in the inside, Yao can initiate offense and complete free throws by himself, I can only say that I can't help it at all, too It's difficult.

It is worth mentioning that the later "NBA's No. 9 Center" Warcraft made great efforts in the Magic with his one-star shooting, but Howard lost 7 of the 12 games against Yao Ming, and averaged only 9.8 points and 46 rebounds per game. , The hit rate is less than [-]%.

The Suns attacked, Lu Yu and Haslem played a pick-and-roll, easily created a dislocation opportunity, Murphy failed to defend, Yao Ming also recovered the penalty area, but for the Suns, this made the game easier.

Lu Yu took a step sideways and made a shot from outside the three-point line.

There is no opponent to defend the three-pointer in this position, just like training, Lu Yu is very sure, 3 to 2
Zhang Weiping commented: "The Warriors still have problems with their defense. Their offense is good this season, but their defense is average. This is why they can only get seventh in the Western Conference. Without defense, it is easy to make mistakes. Just now Ball, it is obvious that Yao Ming and Murphy have communicated in confusion."

Sun Yiping said: "Is it possible that it's just that Murphy made a mistake, because Yao Ming was obviously blocked, and it was very difficult to go around. Murphy didn't jump on it."

Sun Yiping still protects the calf. In fact, even if Yao Ming is blocked, he should give Murphy a reminder.

When changing defenses on the court, it is necessary to give verbal reminders, but Yao Ming did not speak. Maybe he was absolutely sure that even if he let Murphy go up, Murphy would be beaten. Instead of wasting energy, why should he be complained by his teammates? Let me go up, just choose to shut up.

Immediately afterwards, the Warriors made another mistake. Jason Richardson passed the ball to Yao Ming with too obvious intentions.

Nash speeds up, and when he is caught up by Arenas, he directly dribbles the ball at a variable speed and throws Arenas away. This is Nash's signature move. He doesn't change direction easily, because changing directions is easy to be intercepted, and he is moving at high speed. In the meantime, he prefers to choose a direction to dribble. If he dribbles with his left hand, he will keep his left hand.

His stop-and-start dribble rhythm is very good, and Arenas was also tricked. After breaking through Arenas, Nash scored a layup, 5-2
Arenas did not dare to foul. If he fouled at the beginning, the game would not have to be played, and it is obvious that although he suppressed Nash on the offensive end, Nash did not suffer any disadvantages on the offensive end. After all, Nash was faster than himself. After eating fake moves, it will be difficult to catch up again.

The Warriors attacked, Arenas dribbled the ball across the half, was stuck tightly by Nash, and passed it to Jamison, hoping to transition the ball.

Jamison used his body to live sideways, handed the ball to Arenas, and then blocked Nash.

Arenas made an emergency stop after the pick-and-roll, and the basketball fell steadily into the basket.

5 is better than 4
Suns home fans also gave Arenas some applause. It doesn’t matter if Arenas scores in the opening game. This is the reason why I like to play in Phoenix.

Unlike other teams, it was all booing.

The Suns fans are so nice, and now the Suns are the best team in the league.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu hit the pick-and-roll to the left, attracting Murphy to switch and pass to Marion. The Warriors' system of defense made a mistake again, and the defenders of Marion didn't know where to go.

Marion was unlucky in one step, and quickly pushed the ball from the baseline, but the defensive player was slow to pounce, and the ball scored.

7 to 4, Lu Yu's first assist, all the fans stood up and cheered together.

Arenas lobbed the ball to Yao Ming, Yao Ming leaned against Lu Yu, then turned around and walked to the baseline, hit the board from close range, 7-6
The last time he played against the Warriors, Lu Yu said that if he relies on Yao Ming, the Warriors will still be able to fight. After all, he can't defend against Yao Ming, but if he relies on Arenas, it really depends on luck.

But this time, it's basically useless to watch Arenas, after all, Battier is still sitting under the Suns.

When Lu Yu came to the Suns, it was completely different from the inside defense of the Suns last season. Last season, Stoudemire slapped the opponent's ball as far as he could. He was a frequent visitor to the top five balls. , Lu Yu rarely does this, because the defenders who do this basically defend poorly.

An excellent defensive player will not allow the opponent to easily enter the restricted area. The reason why the restricted area is called the restricted area is not because scoring is prohibited here, but it is easy to score here.

So like Stedmire, chasing behind the defender and blocking the ball is actually an out-of-position defense. A really good defender is like Lu Yu who does not lose his position and tries to interfere with the opponent's shooting. Many players will find it particularly uncomfortable to play against Lu Yu, and their efficiency will be greatly reduced.

This standard is equally applicable to outside players, which is why many people say that Bowen's defense is much better than Iverson's steals.

When Iverson won the three-time steals champion, people picked him as a loophole on the defensive end, claiming that those steals numbers were obtained by excessive leakage.

Zhang Weiping commented: "The Suns' defense is really good. Sometimes the opponent scores a goal, like Yao Ming's goal, but Lu Yu didn't lose his position at all. Although Yao Ming scored, it was not easy."

Sun Yiping said: "This is the difference between the Suns and the Warriors. The Suns are both good at offense and defense, and the Warriors are more offensive than defensive."

The Suns attacked, Lu Yu attracted the pincers and then passed the ball to the middle. Haslem caught the ball and took off with one step.

9 is better than 6
Lu Yu's second assist.

When the Warriors attacked, Arenas made a mistake in his organization and passed the ball directly out of the baseline. His idea was good, but he overestimated Murphy's cutting speed. This is Arenas' shortcoming. His error control It's not good.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu continued to play pick-and-rolls. After several consecutive screens, the defender in front of him was replaced by Arenas. Lu Yu accelerated in a straight line. The ball is gone.

While dribbling, Marion ran past Lu Yu. No one would have thought that Lu Yu, who had accelerated his breakthrough, would tap his wrist lightly, and the basketball fell directly into Marion's hands.

Marion made a mid-range shot and made a direct hit.

11 is better than 6
Lu Yu's third assist.

Marion is like this, whether it is mid-range or three-pointers, as long as he catches the ball comfortably, he can make it. Although his shooting percentage is not high, it is so strange.

The Warriors attacked, Arenas and Murphy picked and rolled, Lu Yu went up to help defend, and he split the ball to the middle.

Yao Ming shot a feint in front of the free throw line, Haslem was shaken and jumped up, Yao Ming bumped into him and made a shooting foul, two free throws, a 11-7
Yao Ming learned this trick from Lu Yu.

The Suns attacked. Lu Yu observed the situation and found that the Warriors changed from zone defense to man-to-man tactics. They seemed to focus on defending Marion, because these goals were all credited to Marion.

Lu Yu also adjusted. After breaking through, he gave the ball to Richardson. Richardson caught the ball and shot, but the ball was a bit cold and he missed the shot. The rebound was taken by Yao Ming and passed to Arenas.

Arenas scored a layup.

11 is better than 9
Nash couldn't help it. His thin body couldn't withstand such a wide Arenas at all, so he could only stretch out his hand to interfere.

The best way for a point guard to guard Arenas is...see his luck.

Of course, there is nothing Arenas can do about closing his eyes like Battier's.

Arenas can become a super scorer. In addition to his amazing shooting touch, he is also very strong. Most guards can't stand him. Those who are faster than him are not as strong as him, and those who are stronger than him are not as fast as him.

Otherwise, he wouldn't be called Agent 0.

D'Antoni watched the game from the sidelines, and felt that although he was playing well, he couldn't open the score, so he waved his hand.

"Sean, get ready to play!"

(End of this chapter)