Basketball starts with breathing

Chapter 401 Richardson is a bit square

In fact, if Lu Yu hadn't changed teams, NBA President David Stern would not have wanted to see Lu Yu enter the finals. After all, the champions of the finals in recent years have always been Lu Yu's team, and there is no suspense.

This year when Lu Yu switched to the Suns, there are still fans willing to watch. In a few years, if the Suns win the championship every year, will there still be fans willing to watch the game?
Because of the appearance of Lu Yu, the NBA has entered an era of lack of competitiveness ahead of schedule.Just like the days when the Cavaliers VS Warriors in his previous life, there were no more than four teams in the NBA that had a chance to compete for the championship, and most of the teams were accompanying runners and were not competitive.

If you want to win the championship, you must team up with stars, which has gradually become a trend.The only way to change this is to implement a hard salary cap, but that is not in line with the NBA's business line.James has not announced the first decision, and when he decides, it will open a new era of star teaming.

But this time it shouldn't be James' turn to make a decision.

Because there are too many players who are bigger than James in the league, they all have this kind of thinking. It depends on whether the Suns will win the finals this year.

If the Suns don't win the championship, it means that even if they don't team up, they still have a chance to win the championship.

Because what the Pistons can do, other teams can do the same.

But if the Suns win the championship, many stars are ready to join forces, such as Garnett who is still in the Timberwolves. He has no hope this season.

In order to win the championship, the Timberwolves kept recruiting and buying horses, and their total salary was over the top. Judging by the card lineup, they are not inferior to the Suns.

The biggest regret of the Timberwolves is that Szczerbiak's performance is disappointing. He can't even be called a qualified role player this season.

After entering the playoffs, Szczerbiak averaged 12.8 minutes per game, only scored 3.6 points and 2.3 rebounds, and made 16.7% of his three-pointers.Fortunately, there is only one year left on his big contract, and the Timberwolves can free up more than 1000 million in salary space in the summer.

However, the Timberwolves are still unable to introduce big names in the free market. After throwing away the big burden of Sczerbiak, their total salary will still exceed the salary cap.

This restricts the Timberwolves' signing plan. This lineup with an explosive salary has not even made it to the playoffs, so there is no hope at all.

The total score of the Suns and Pistons came to 2-0
Before the game, both basketball experts and online fans were overwhelmingly optimistic about the Suns winning the championship.

No way, who is not optimistic about the sun?When Lu Yu was in the East, it was a mountain that the Pistons could not overcome. When Lu Yu was on the court in the first two games, the Pistons had no chance of winning.

In the third game, Lu Yu fought back because of Daben's sneak attack. Lu Yu was suspended for one game, and the Pistons seized the opportunity to win the next game. Now that Lu Yu is back, Daben of the Pistons is still under suspension. Where? Is it possible to defeat the sun?

Many people question Wallace's leadership qualities. He seems to get lost in a tough battle. Whether Lu Yu is in the East or West, the Pistons he leads cannot beat Lu Yu's team, and they don't even have any offensive means.

Only a few Pistons fans think that if Ben Wallace has not been suspended, he can lead the team to defeat the Suns and win the championship this time, on the grounds that his defensive strength has improved a lot compared to last season.

Defense wins championships.

Ben Wallace's interview before the start of this round of the series was very low-key, and he didn't say anything about defeating his opponent.

He keeps a low profile because he is under a lot of pressure. He can't afford to lose this year, and he can't remember how many times he lost to Lu Yu. This is the rhythm of becoming the second child in a thousand years!

That's why he elbowed Lu Yu.

Lu Yu said in an interview: "I have played in the finals three times before and won two championships. This is because I was in the East and played the Western team. Now I am in the West and I am playing the Eastern team. If you say you don’t have confidence, will anyone believe it?”

What he cared about was another matter. After training, Richardson approached him to discuss and asked if Lu Yu could give him the FMVP trophy if the Suns could win the championship this year.

After thinking about it, Lu Yu agreed. Richardson followed him in the past few years, and did not grab the ball or make trouble. The two also partnered together for 3 years.

If it weren't for such a guard with a knife by his side, Lu Yu wouldn't be able to easily win the championship.

After three years of cooperation, if the personal honors belong to Lu Yu and Richardson has nothing, he will definitely be very depressed.

Just like the two dynasties of the Bulls back then, all the honors belonged to Jordan. Will Pippen be depressed?He tried his best to prove himself when Jordan retired, so he had a strike in the playoffs in 1994, which was "the biggest stain in Pippen's career."

But his request is not too much, he just wants Lu Yu's trophy as a collection.

Because he knows that no matter what kind of data he gets, the FMVP trophy must belong to Lu Yu.

In the current league, there will be no such thing as Iguodala opening the coffin. The earliest Leonard won the FMVP was also in 2014.

If Daben knew that the core research of the Suns is not how to win, but who the FMVP trophy is for, he would feel that his elbow was in vain.

However, Lu Yu still decided to explain the situation to Richardson.

He knows that Richardson is a player who can be motivated and motivated as long as he is tempted.

"Quentin, if you really want the FMVP trophy, as long as you play well and with my help, you can put up good numbers, I think maybe you can get the FMVP trophy directly instead of me You alone."

Richardson didn't believe it, he knew exactly how much he weighed.

However, if Lu Yu helped him, he would also murmur in his heart.

Game [-] was held at the home court of the Detroit Pistons.

There is no room for loss in this battle. In order to better prepare for the battle, Lu Yu hasn't had sex with his wives in the past few days, and has been recharging his energy for two days.

When Lu Yu played at home, he no longer threw chalk. This very ceremonial opening was handed over to Richardson. He now prefers to keep things calm on the court.To put it bluntly, it is facial paralysis, and the look of not caring about anything is even more exciting.

Suns starting: Nash, Richardson, Marion, Haslem and Lu Yu.

Richardson is responsible for defending Hughes on the outside, trying to attract Hughes to make more jump shots. The Suns will double-team Hughes near the penalty area and try to limit his breakthrough.

Because the entire Pistons have no other stable scoring points except for Hughes, it is unprecedented to score more than [-] points in the last game.

Only Billups, Prince and Rasheed were left in the Pistons in the previous life. After replacing Hughes, although the offense looks a little better, it is still constipated.

Big Ben was suspended and replaced by center Antonio McDyess.

This time, the two top-five picks in 95 finally started on the same team at the same time, namely Antonio McDyess with the second pick and Rasheed Wallace with the fourth pick.

The No. 95 pick in [-] was Joe Smith.

That's right, it's the big Qiao who was caught by the alliance after Mingxiu plank road secretly made Chencang and made a yin and yang contract.

Joe Smith is famous in the league not because of his performance on the court, but because of his cleverness in private and signing yin and yang contracts.After his rookie season, Joe Smith joined the Timberwolves with a two-year contract of $2 million.

But I didn't expect that the superficially rough man and the signing team came to repair the plank road with one hand, secretly crossed the Chen Cang, and signed a 7-year $8600 million contract in private, in an attempt to deceive the world and deceive the league.

It's a pity that he was caught by the league, and both the team and the individual were severely punished by the league.

The Timberwolves were stripped of their first-round pick for five years, and Smith returned to free agency due to a contract violation.

And the second place is McDyess, who is the substitute for Big Ben this time.

After the Clippers selected McDyess with the second pick, they sent him to the Nuggets. McDyess had 15 double-doubles in his rookie season, averaging 13.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 48.5. %, showing their potential.

He was selected as an All-Star at his peak.McDyess averaged 20+ points per game in two seasons in his career, especially in the 00-01 season, he averaged 20.8 points, 12.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 1.5 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage reached 49.5%. star.It can be said that the 26-year-old McDyess is gradually entering his peak state.

It's a pity that God is jealous of talents. McDyess, who has just been selected as an All-Star, has been tortured by injuries. His knee injury has worsened and he has undergone many surgeries.Even though he returned from injury with the Pistons, his physical condition and competitive state declined significantly, and he never returned to the top, falling from a star to a role player.

It can be said that McDyess was defeated by injuries.If there is no injury, McDyess is enough to become a star in the league. He must have been selected to the All-Star more than once, and his career achievements will be even higher.

The fourth pick is Rashid Wallace, the roaring god.

"Roaring God" Wallace, compared to his skills, I think more people know him because of his fiery temper. Almost every season he gets the most technical fouls in the league.

But in the last fight, it seemed that the roar of Tianzun was not seen in the video.

So sometimes whether to yell or not really depends on who is right.

Wallace has gradually grown into a first-class insider in the league in the Trail Blazers. In his peak season, he averaged 19.2 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.8 assists, 1.2 steals and 1.8 blocks per game, and his shooting percentage was 50.1%. team.

However, he really became famous all over the world, but he joined the civilian Pistons to help the team win the championship.In the Pistons, although Wallace sacrificed personal data, the entire team has a good chemical reaction.In Lu Yu's previous life in 04, he made it to the Finals, faced the Lakers F4, and the inside line composed of double Wallace, very well restricted the Lakers' offense and made great contributions to winning the championship.

Rasheed Wallace is a good team player.

With defense and offense, and the shooting range can be extended beyond the three-point line, such a comprehensive power forward was rare in that era, and it can be called the earliest template of a space power forward.

If Wallace was in the small ball era, he would definitely be the target of all teams. The perfect helper to win the championship, the annual salary should be at least 3000 million US dollars.

And the fifth overall pick in 95 was the tough guy who was going to join forces.

Closer to home, let's talk about the game.

Lu Yu won the jump ball and the game started.

Nash passed the ball to Lu Yu, and Lu Yu flicked it directly. Richardson caught the ball from the baseline and shot a three-pointer.

Pistons attack.

Billups organized the ball in the middle, and Nash took a step more distance, lowering the center of gravity to break through the main defense.

The Pistons pulled out two insiders, covering the guard teammates off the ball on both sides, and helping them create opportunities for them to run and catch the ball.Many of the Pistons' tactics imitate the Suns, and occasionally launch a quick counterattack. The essence of positional warfare is constant cover and air cuts.

This is very effective, at least so that their less-than-smart offense occasionally has a flash of inspiration.Prince catches the ball on the left side and draws Haslem to switch, who then passes the ball to a cutting Hughes, who squeezes away Richardson for a layup. 3 to 2.

Richardson was blocked by his opponent, which was an easy score.

The Suns attacked, and Lu Yu signaled Nash to organize, and he and Richardson also relied on screens to move, which was the same as the Pistons' position play.

Lu Yu received the ball on the weak side, and McDyess caught up. He had a one-on-one chance and did not make a strong play, and passed it to Richardson who was in the air.

Richardson made a face-to-face breakthrough, Hughes kept a distance to keep up with the interference, Richardson's layup missed the basket, the rebound was grabbed by Rasheed who retreated, and passed to Billups.

Billups launched a counterattack with the ball, and scored 3 points in the frontcourt to Hughes who followed up on the right.In the counterattack, Hughes showed his advantage, relying on Richardson to force a layup. 3 to 3.

Suns attack, Lu Yu and Richardson play a pick-and-roll in the middle, and the weak side attracts a double-team to the middle. Richardson misses an open three-pointer, the rebound bounces far, and Billups picks it up arrive.

After Lu Yu agreed to help with the stats, Richardson became excited. He wanted to shoot more points at the beginning of the game, and the rhythm was a bit rushed.

In the Pistons battle, Billups calmly observed the organization in the middle, waiting for his teammates to move.Hughes broke through with the ball from the left side, attracted the inside to switch defenses and passed the ball to Rasheed. Nash saw that Haslem turned slowly and couldn't return, so he held Rasheed near the penalty area.

Rasheed stepped to the free throw line, and the Pistons fans applauded.

CCTV5 Zhang Lili smiled and said: "Rashid is playing well. The style of play he is imitating now is exactly the style of play that Lu Yu played as a power forward when he was in the Bulls. Now Lu Yu's various tactics have become a template for every position. "

Yu Jia said: "The Pistons imitated well. They have already won a game and have not suffered a loss."

Rashid made two free throws, 3-6.

The Suns attacked, Lu Yu and Richardson played a pick-and-roll to attract Hughes to switch defenses, and distributed the ball to Richardson who cut in the middle.

Richardson squeezed away Billups and went to the basket. Rasheed retreated and emptied Haslem to block Richardson's way, interfering closely.Richardson chose to turn around to the right to force a shot, and missed the basket under interference.

Haslem cut in from the left to grab an offensive rebound but failed. Rashid didn't take the ball, and hopped the ball out with one hand. The rebound was grabbed by Prince, who held the ball in his arms Slow down.

In the positional battle, Prince first passed to Billups, who was caught up by Nash and had no chance to make a mobile phone. The lob was given to Rasheed in the low post on the left.

Now that Rashid was excited to play, his teammates passed him more passes, and before the game he expressed confidence that he could single-handedly beat Haslem.His size does have an advantage. He leaned on Haslem twice, turned around and hooked in the middle to avoid the block. The movement was not very beautiful but the ball was scored. 3 to 8.

Richardson is a bit square, FMVP is not easy to get.

(End of this chapter)