swing striker

Chapter 21 Defense

"squeak!"

The sound of a whistle saved Shi Lei from the mental shock of being dunked by McGrady, but a greater fear enveloped his body and mind at this moment, because this is a timeout called by the Spurs!
"Am I about to end? Yes, the coach must be dissatisfied with my defense. What will be waiting for me? Be transferred to the Development League? Or be terminated?"

At this time, Shi Lei suddenly thought of his father's proud and worried eyes when he was about to leave, and the firm and hesitant back when he turned to leave.I remembered what he said to himself: "Since you have such an opportunity, do your best to do it well. We have taken care of you for 20 years, and we have never planned to let you leave our side, but there is no one here to take care of you. It's up to you."

Yes, I made a mistake, and my parents would give me chances again and again, hoping that one day, I would be able to return to the prodigal son, but here, would anyone give me another chance?

Shi Lei mechanically followed his teammates to the field, trying to hide behind his teammates as much as possible, but Popovich still called his name: "Shi."

This low-volume shout made Shi Lei's body tremble slightly, and he hesitated for a moment. In the end, Shi Lei flashed out from behind Duo You, and looked at Bobo numbly with his already desperate eyes. Vitch, awaiting his sentencing.

Here, he can only accept fate.

"Am I about to be replaced?"

Thinking like this, he turned his head and glanced at Yao Ming who was sitting across from him. He really thought that, like that person, he could have a destiny that he could control!
"You swap defensive positions with Michael!"

"I, am I not replaced?" The thought that flashed through Shi Lei's mind did not affect his affirmative answer.

"Understood, sir, I'll do the job well."

At this time, not to mention asking him to guard McGrady, even to mark Yao Ming, this living Shi Lei dared to pick him up, and he had to pick him up.

The Spurs did not make any lineup changes during this timeout, even though they were already thirteen points behind.

Back on the field, the Spurs have the ball.

Since becoming the boss of the team, McGrady's enthusiasm for defense has gradually decreased.Of course, he must put more energy on offense, and it is also objectively required that he must be reserved when defending.Otherwise, Van Gundy, who prefers defense, would not let his behavior go.

Battier defended hard, and Finley didn't get much chance to catch the ball.Howard's defense is average, but this generally refers to when defending a strong inside line, and Holly is obviously not included.Well, don't count on Butler, he is not good at making out with Yao Ming now.Udrih had no choice but to throw the basketball to Shi Lei.

This was a good opportunity to shoot, but Shi Lei dribbled the ball diagonally into the basket, and McGrady, who was ready to jump up and block Shi Lei's shot, was suddenly broken through.This was a misunderstanding, yes, Shi Lei, who even felt hopeless about his own shooting, made this choice bravely.He just hopes that his compression on the inside can slightly reduce the pressure on his teammates inside, so that he can pass the ball more easily.Unexpectedly, the effect was surprisingly good.

This step is the sea and the sky, purely considering the technical characteristics, Shi Lei is more like a fourth position.A No. [-] who wants height but not height, and strength but not strength.Facts have proved that such players have been eliminated by basketball and the NBA, like Joan Jackson, like Mike Tucker.

At the moment when Juwan Howard came to defend, Shi Lei instinctively turned his body away, a standard inside strong play posture, and then, with a ground pass, the basketball was handed over to Holly, who was in the air. hit.

Standard interior offensive coordination tactics.

"Shi Lei broke through and passed the ball, Holly made a shot."

Such words appeared on the screen of the live broadcast.At the same time, Chip Engelland on the coaching bench spread his hands at Popovich. He really didn't understand why Shi Lei's coach would train a young man about two meters into an inside line, and he was very Dedicated, let Shi Lei's judgment on rebounds, inside offensive cooperation, and inside defensive positioning all have a good performance.If he put all his energy on training Shi Lei's outside skills, Chip believed that the future of this young man in front of him would be much brighter, at least it would not be as bumpy as it is now.

Just when Chip Engelland was complaining about Shi Lei's non-existent coach, the Rockets had already completed the attack.Alston lobbed the ball inside, Butler resisted Yao Ming and refused to let him turn around, Yao Ming gave the ball to McGrady, who directly pulled it up, Shi Lei blindfolded him, and did not prevent Duo from scoring this time.

The Spurs attacked, and the basketball was handed over to Shi Lei again. McGrady's defensive attitude was much better this time. When Shi Lei was cruising around with the ball looking for a suitable passer, he was almost intercepted by McGrady. He was so scared that he quickly returned the basketball. Udri.

Seeing this, Popovich shook his head. Shi Lei has a pass vision, which he discovered. For example, his inside pass, whether in terms of timing or selection, is very good.But once he got to the outside line, he didn't have the ability to shoot and break through, and the center of gravity of the dribble was too high, so he was easy to be intercepted, so his passing ability could not be fully utilized.

Here I have to say that if Shi Lei has other choices, what he should do most is to train in the lower leagues for one to two years, which will be more helpful for his future development, or Shi Lei is a promising rookie, The team has the patience to train him and give him room to grow.Unfortunately, Shi Lei does not possess these two points.The only one willing to give him a chance is Popovich, so he can only be the player Popovich needs, not the player he can be.

As an insider, there are several skills that must be mastered, such as pick-and-roll!The moment Shi Lei passed the ball to Youdri, he reacted almost instinctively. He ran back sideways and blocked Alston who was chasing Youdri.

But Udrih didn't seize this rare opportunity to be open, he was stunned, he didn't expect that Shi Lei would give him the space to block the shot, and then McGrady followed the defense in place in the next second.With little time left to attack, Udrih had to force his shot.

The ball went a little crooked, and the rebound went to Juwan Howard, but his pass was blocked by Holly, and the Rockets didn't get a chance for a fast break.

Perhaps Shi Lei would not have imagined that his unsuccessful pick-and-roll this time became an important turning point in his career.

The Rockets' offense was completed again. Just after halftime Udrih had the ball, Finley suddenly moved from the left side to the right side quickly.The moment Finley passed by him, Shi Lei made a clever sliding step similar to an inside line, immediately blocked Battier who was chasing him.

Finley was open, caught the ball and made a hit.

"Good block." When returning to defense, Finley patted Shi Lei's butt.

Shi Lei didn't speak, he smiled and gave Finley a thumbs up.

Finley's scoring this time was like unlocking the basket, and the Spurs' offense finally became smoother.When the clumsy Butler couldn't count on him, Shi Lei took on the role of the tank time and time again, blocking the opposing defenders for Finley, Udrih and Hawley who followed suit.Although they eventually lost the game.

104:91, the Rockets won at home. Yao Ming scored 24 points and grabbed 17 rebounds, which made the majority of domestic fans happy. Not only did they look forward to the Rockets' record in the new season .

Shi Lei played 23 minutes in this game, scored three points, picked up two rebounds, sent out one assist, no turnovers, no blocks.Let McGrady under his defense score 29 points, which can be said to be a failure, but under his defense, the Rockets small forward Steve Novak, who came off the bench, only scored five points, which should be pretty good.

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