The Golden Age of Basketball

"I think I saw Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as a rookie. In your impression, who else can score like this in a rookie season? Golden State's basket is like the ocean. Maybe this is a gift from Oakland to Gan. "

"In fact, he showed the same scoring explosiveness in the game against the Lakers. His continuous scoring ability is astonishing. Although his skills are still a bit monotonous and not proficient, his stability is amazing. I even think he It is possible to win the third nb rookie mvp after Unseld." During the intermission, James Brown's evaluation of Gan Guoyang was already a bit "flattering".

Gan Guoyang's performance in the second quarter can be described as divine. He has become the core of the Blazers' offense. Every offensive ball must pass through his hands, and he also uses one goal after another to narrow the gap behind and overtake. .

After the game, the other players of the Blazers just pulled away and handed the ball to Gan Guoyang. Regardless of whether the Warriors double-teamed or not, Gan Guoyang would shoot resolutely.

Tonight, his hand feels hot. Not only that, but he also has a very good sense of rebounding. The front and back boards are covered by him alone. In the first half alone, he scored 22 points and 17 rebounds. ——Even if the audience gets such data, it is good enough.

This performance also helped the Blazers successfully overtake the score, ending the first half with a 55:50 lead by 5 points.

Of course, the Blazers' defense is still not good enough, and the Warriors feel equally good with two guns in the backcourt, so even if Gan Guoyang's firepower is fully fired, it doesn't really open the score between the two sides.

This also gave Gan Guoyang a chance to score more points in the second half.

"Rookie mvp, only Wilt Chamberlain and Wes Unseld have done it in history. But now the mvp selection is no longer chosen by the players, so whether a rookie like Gan can get the mvp seems to be overstated early."[

"I'm just talking about his performance in the first half and the results of the Blazers now. It's really difficult for Gan to win the mvp, but at least he will enter the ranks of competing for mvp now or in the future."

Before 1980, the mvp of the regular season was selected by nb players themselves. Each player can choose the player he thinks is the most powerful based on his own experience in the game.

After 1980, the selection of mvp and mvp became the work of the media. Every year, some media workers engaged in sports reports will select the most valuable player of the season in their hearts, and this also means that some people outside of basketball Factors will have more influence on the selection results.

Based on the current results of the Blazers, it is not impossible to get an mvp, but Gan Guoyang wants to win the mvp as a Chinese in his rookie season, which may be more difficult than winning the championship that season.

"What's wrong with you today! You can't make shots, you can't defend well, you can't grab rebounds, and you can't even dribble. I don't know why your state is so bad." During the intermission , Ramsey questioned the players in the locker room.

The performance of the other Blazers players except Gan Guoyang is really bad today, and the overall state is very sluggish. From the end of November to the beginning of December, the Blazers' winning rate also gradually declined.

"My foot injury still hasn't completely healed. I didn't get good treatment on the last trip to the Eastern Conference. Now I have another away game. I don't know if I can last until the end of the season." Jim Paxson said.

Paxson has been up and down since his return from the Eastern Conference, and he's been a steady outside presence at the start of the season.

He is a very important part of Ramsey's offensive system, and is often the key figure in cracking the opponent's defense. Now he is troubled by a foot injury, although it is not serious, it affects his state.

"My back is the same. The league's schedule is really terrible. We have arranged such a long away game for us at once." Vandeweghe also complained.

"It's normal to have ups and downs, and I think we'll get better." Mitchell Sampson said some words of encouragement.

"We can't always have all kinds of excuses. Every team and every player has injuries, and many of you have played nb games for many years. You should be used to this kind of game arrangement. Everyone cheer up, a three-game losing streak is not what I want to see." Ramsey heard a little tiredness from the players' words, which can be said to be very bad at the beginning of the season.

The reason why the Blazers experienced player fatigue so early was not only because of the normal ups and downs and continuous away games, but also because there were too many young players in the team and not enough bench players.

The Blazers' substitutes are mainly Kenny Carr, Coulter and Drexler.

The inside rotation is often Kenny Carr replacing Gan Guoyang at the end of the first quarter, and then Gan Guoyang replaced Sampson at the beginning of the second quarter, and finally replaced Sampson at the right time before halftime. [

In fact, in terms of physical strength distribution, Sampson should be replaced now, and Gan Guoyang should finish the first quarter and the beginning of the second quarter, take a break in the middle, and then replace Gan Guoyang at the end.

After all, Gan Guoyang is young and strong, and he can dance happily even if you let him not rest for a minute.

But from a tactical point of view, Sampson has more experience than Gan Guoyang and stronger tactical execution. At the end of each quarter, inexperienced players often end poorly and will be caught off guard by the opponent's counterattack.

So Ramsey will always leave Sampson on the court to let him finish the closing stage.

This also increased Sampson's playing time, increased physical exertion, and easily affected his state.

The Blazers' outside line, Drexler and Coulter, a sophomore and a rookie, have more than enough momentum and lack of composure.

Therefore, Ramsey is very cautious in the use of these two defenders, often compressing their playing time, and more often let Vandeweghe and Paxson hold the lineup.

The health of Vandeweghe and Paxson is a concern.

"We are willing to play this game, as long as we pass the ball to him, the problem will be solved! It's really relaxing and enjoyable." Kenny Karl, as always, is doing the locker room atmosphere regulator.

Everyone laughed when they heard this, and the atmosphere suddenly became much more relaxed. Gan Guoyang's performance in the first half was really great.

Ramsay also glanced at Gan Guoyang, who was sitting there giggling. This guy is like a Monkey Sun who is beyond the five elements and six realms. Every time Ramsay thinks about the team's configuration and tactics, he always has to get rid of this guy first. Go out and add him after you think about it.

He's such an x-factor, improving at an incredible rate that every few games makes Ramsey feel: This guy has changed again.

Ramsey sometimes even thinks that maybe he should not be given a fixed tactical position, but let him grow freely and see what he will look like in the future.

The first half of the game was Gan Guoyang's free play period when everyone else was failing.

Although part of the reason why he scored 22 points in the half was that the Warriors' inside line was really bad, but it must also be admitted that there is no way for the whole Yuron to use any tricks to limit him.

Single defense is not enough, harassment is not good, flanking is not good, and going around is still useless. As long as Gan Guoyang receives the ball in his hand, he can get the ball in.

There is no way, the ability to make a large hook within 15 feet, as long as the hand feels good, it is really unstoppable.

"If you are willing to give Gan a share of the wages, then I don't mind if you pass the ball to him." Ramsey also joked, and the atmosphere in the locker room became more relaxed.

During the intermission, Ramsey did not make too many tactical arrangements for the first time. He also seemed to realize that the team needed to relax, both mentally and physically.

Since Gan Guoyang is in a hot state, let him control the game. Ramsey decided to try to let Gan Guoyang dominate a game.

Any nb superstar has the ability to change the situation of a game. They can use scoring, assists, and defense to control the trend.

It's time for Gan Guoyang to learn these things.

The second half of the game started quickly, and the Warriors took the lead.

"See if the Warriors can make some adjustments in the second half to limit Gan's performance. In a game against the Lakers, the Warriors restricted Kareem Abdul-Jabbar well. They lack height and try to keep Kareem from receiving it The ball. The defensive strategy of circling the front and half circling the front made Skyhook very uncomfortable. However, judging from the first half of the game, the Warriors did not have a good effect on Gan’s circling the front. After all, Gan is much younger and faster than Skyhook. Faster, more range of movement."

"Yes, the Warriors tried to go forward in the first half, but the effect was not very good. The Blazers' inside lob was quite firm, and Gan's flexible footwork also allowed him to catch the pass from his teammates. Maybe the pinch is a In a good way, as a rookie, Gan moved the ball has always been his weakness, but if it allows the Blazers to open up the perimeter, then it is not good news for the Warriors."

A powerful insider who can keep scoring will cause more trouble to the opponent than just losing some points. Strategically, such a player is often fatal.

But the trouble Gan Guoyang caused the Warriors at the beginning of the second half did not come from offense, but from defense.

The reason why the Warriors were able to attack smoothly in the first half was that the Blazers' lack of outside pressure and lack of rotation.

In the second half, Gan Guoyang began to frequently appear outside the three-second zone. He expanded his range of wandering and began to use his long arms to harass the Warriors' double perimeter walks.

After the Warriors lost Shaote, they mainly relied on the vitality of the dual engines in the backcourt to drive the overall offense, and Gan Guoyang's delay undoubtedly affected the Warriors' offense.

"Floyd misses the ball! He gets caught at the corner by Paxson and Gan, and the three get together! Gan calls a timeout!"

Gan Guoyang was much more experienced than before. When he saw Floyd drop the ball, he immediately fell to the ground and a tiger pounced on the ball, hugged the ball into his arms, pressed the ball under his chest, and stretched out his hand to call the referee for a timeout.

The Warriors used up a short 20-second timeout in the opening game, but they got the ball back once.

Ramsey did not blame Gan Guoyang for using up the 20-second timeout so easily, because his experience told him that this is likely to be the key to the team's momentum.

"Give more support to Gan, give Gan enough space on both sides, strengthen his offensive rebounds, and hit the basket more." Ramsey ordered in just 20 seconds.

The Blazers' consistent tactics are to retreat quickly without grabbing the frontcourt, delay the opponent's fast break, cooperate more in offense, run more and pass more, and less singles.

Today Ramsey decided to make some changes based on the actual situation. First of all, the Blazers' own rebounds are not very good, but the Warriors' are even worse, so we must seize this loophole and fight to the death.

The second is that he still doesn't have much confidence in the players' touch, since he still believes in Gan Guoyang's touch.

Of course, this arrangement is also risky, because this is not a common tactic for the Blazers. If it is not good, there will be chaos on the court, and the game will be messy, which is even worse.

And the biggest reliance on this arrangement is Gan Guoyang's fiery touch.

"Gan holds the ball at 45 degrees on the right side. This is not his usual position to hold the ball. It seems that the Warriors are very afraid of Gan Guoyang's position in the low post. No matter what, he will not let him in the low post."

After the timeout, the Trail Blazers served the ball, and Gan Guoyang wanted to play in the low post. The Warriors adopted a strategy of not allowing Whitehead to single-handedly defend, nor going around the front to pinch, but to use Larry Smith, a 6-foot-8 big The striker goes to the top defense.

Unexpectedly, this trick is not bad. Larry Smith's biggest reliance on playing power forward is his strength.

In addition, he is short and stable, and he desperately resists Gan Guoyang, just to prevent him from taking a position within 10 feet.

Gan Guoyang could only catch the ball at a relatively shallow position, but that didn't mean he couldn't do anything. He didn't make a hook. At the beginning of the second half, he didn't have much confidence in his long-range hook.

He turned into a face basket with a sigma step, feinted twice, and directly broke through the baseline with the ball.

Larry Smith's pace was not slow, and he stuck to Gan Guoyang tightly, sealing the bottom line breakthrough route.

Gan Guoyang did not squeeze in, but leaned against Smith, and turned inward.

If the Warriors came from the outside to double-team alone at this time, Gan Guoyang would have made dumplings, but the Blazers players who stood wide apart prevented the Warriors from choosing to double-team.

Gan Guoyang used an inside turn to find the shooting space, and made a right-handed hook shot 5 feet away from the basket.

"Shua!" The ball went in.

"An easy hook shot, the ball went in, Larry Smith tried his best, but he couldn't stop Gan."

Larry Smith did not lose his position when defending, and at the same time interfered to the extreme, but he still couldn't stop Gan Guoyang from throwing the ball.

Gan Guoyang's composure, calmness, and solid technique tipped the balance of the game.