Anthony the Reborn

Chapter 108 The Role of Dior

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After D'Antoni finished speaking, he walked to the sidelines and stopped the players on the court.

"Coach, coach..."

The players walked off the court dripping with sweat, greeting D'Antoni while surrounding him.

"Gerald and Rodney come down and take a rest first, Boris." D'Antoni said and glanced at the players.

"Here, coach." Dior squeezed in from the outside of the players and stood in front of D'Antoni, his immature face couldn't hide the nervousness.

"You will play against Melo later." Seeing Dior's nervousness, D'Antoni reached out and patted him on the shoulder and said, "Don't be nervous, this is an internal confrontation, you just need to show your ability Just do it."

"Well, I will work hard, coach." Dio nodded vigorously and said.

Anthony looked at Dior, with that green face, and couldn't help but feel a very strange feeling in his heart. He was quite familiar with Dior. It is legendary, but in Anthony's impression of Dior, Dior is the kind of strong and fat, which is far from the image of the thin young man in front of him.

After D'Antoni finished speaking, players from both sides entered the game. Perhaps he had learned from the experience of last time. This time, he did not directly divide the main force and the substitute into the two teams, but mixed the points, and tried to balance the strength as much as possible. , Divided into the Anthony team and the Nene team.

For the Anthony team, Mutombo and Wang Zhizhi are on the inside, Miller and Korver are on the outside, and on the Nene team, apart from Diaw and Nene, the other players are Camby, Bell and Boykins .

There was no jump ball this time, and Mutombo and Camby used a relatively simple defense to decide who should serve first, guessing punches.

With three wins and two victories, Camby was so lucky that he scored two cities in a row. Like the previous jump ball, he once again won the first attack opportunity for his home team.

Although it is a team with mixed points, Miller is the one who controls the ball on Anthony's side. With this main point guard, the team's offensive structure is still there, so they played smooth cooperation at the beginning of the game. With D'Antoni's "7-second offense" tactic, after a few pick-and-rolls, Anthony hit a mid-range jumper.

Diaw's body is relatively thin, and it is very difficult to defend Anthony. D'Antoni can't help but shake his head watching from the sidelines. It seems that he will have to find a physical trainer to make a plan for him alone.

After all, it is the structure of the main team. Anthony's team quickly turned to defense after scoring, and did not give the Nene team a chance to fast break.

Boykins is in charge of the Nene team. He is a typical chaotic master. Since Wallace and Bell came, he often plays fast defensive counterattacks. It can be said that his efficiency has improved a lot, but this For a while, he was a little helpless.

His teammates are familiar with his style of play, and they also have targeted defenses. Boykins is in control of the ball. He is limited by his height and cannot see his teammates. Tossing and striking iron.

D'Antoni watched from the sidelines, feeling a little helpless. Boykins is indeed not suitable as a ball handler. He can still play his characteristics in chaotic battles. As long as he enters the position, if he controls the ball, his lack of height will is infinitely magnified.

Thinking of this, D'Antoni unconsciously flashed through Anthony's mind that he would go to the free market to find a defensive third point guard. Appreciation was added one more point.

The Nene team's offense could not be opened up. Boykins failed to organize several times in a row. In the end, he simply gave up the organization and handed the ball to the inside Nene for a strong play after halftime.

After a period of special training, Wang Zhizhi's physique and defensive skills are much better than before. Although he can't completely withstand Nene, he is not completely crushed. With Camby's help in defense, Nene's The strong attack effect is also not good.

The outside organization is not open, and the inside attack is ineffective. The inner and inner teams will soon fall behind in an all-round way.

But in it, D'Antoni made a discovery, which was naturally Dior who was facing Anthony.

Because he does not have the ability to attack independently, Diaw seldom holds the ball, or in his subconscious, he lacks the desire to attack the basket, but it is precisely this that makes D'Antoni discover another major advantage of Dior, that is his pass the ball.

Dior's passes are not many, and they are not even completely for assists, but they play their due role in the connection. For example, when Boykins fails to break through, the ball will go to Dior first. , while Dior basically didn’t stop. After dribbling the ball to Boykins for a pick-and-roll, he returned the ball to him. For example, when Nene failed to score, he was forced to pass the ball outward. After the ball, it is basically handed over to the outside line without stopping.

Not to mention other things, this kind of passing awareness left a very deep impression on D'Antoni. He also has a deeper understanding of Dior, a playmaker.

Point forwards have emerged in the 90s. The more representative ones are Pippen during the Bulls' three-peat championship period, Hill during the Magic period, and Tracy McGrady who is currently active. While having self-help offensive ability, he can connect his teammates well.

As for Dior, although he does not have a strong offensive ability, his natural basketball habit of passing the ball makes him an unstoppable transfer station on the court.

"Earl, give the ball to Dior!" D'Antoni finally couldn't help yelling at Boykins after seeing him end the team's offense with another strike.

Boykins was hesitating. Hearing the coach's scolding, he was about to find Dio's position. Unexpectedly, when he raised his eyes, Dio appeared in his field of vision. The latter heard D'Antoni's shout, and immediately It came out from the inside pocket.

Anthony is defending Dior. Although Dior is thin now, he has the advantage of being thin, that is, he is fast and goes around inside. keep up.

Diaw ran to the perimeter and quickly got the ball from Boykins.

After Boykins handed the ball to Dior, he slipped to the inside with a single penetration, just passing by Anthony who ran out of the inside.

After Dior took the ball, he didn't make any stop. He dribbled the ball and ran to the right wing, running around Bell on the outside for a while.

At this time, Anthony was able to kill the outside line.

Counting Korver who was defending Bell, four players gathered at a 45-degree angle on the right wing, and the space suddenly became narrow.

But it is not dead.

To say that Bell is not only a defensive player, but also a player with a strong sense of teamwork, when Dior ran over, there was no need to remind him. He immediately raised his body to form a wall, blocking Anthony firmly.

Diaw's reaction was also fast. When Bell was doing a pick-and-roll, he went from the right wing to the inside along the three-point line.

Korver was too late to dodge.

With a "bang", Korver was hit and staggered, and his whole body was choking.

Korver was physically at a disadvantage when he was facing Bell, but it was also because Bell didn't have the ability to attack with the ball, so he was barely a pair. It is also relative, not to mention half a head taller.

However, Dior also seemed to know the physical gap between the two, so he didn't use too much force. Although he pushed back, it was not enough to knock Korver down.

Anthony was stuck by Bell, and it was impossible to switch defenses in the past. Dior noticed the change here and turned around without any hesitation. Dama Jindao sat in and directly pushed Korver behind him. , and then rolled into it like a tank.

Korver is really crying at the moment. If he is the core of the team's offense in the NCAA, the dirty work of defense is not something he wants to do, nor is it something the coach allows him to do. Knowing his biggest weakness, after coming to the NBA, he also realized this shortcoming and intentionally strengthened it, but this did not happen overnight, so in the game, he was often beaten by the opponent. Originally in the 76ers It is because of this that the team has not been reused by the coach. Seeing that the shortcoming of the bombarding team like the Nuggets can be covered up, now facing Dior, the kind of physical suffering that has been experienced is completely gone in an instant. When he came back again, he suddenly complained.

Diaw stared at Korver, one step at a time, leaning in and punching in. From time to time, he glanced around to observe the changes in the Nuggets' defense.

On the Anthony team, Mutombo is sitting under the basket. He looked at Dior's actions and became hesitant for a while. If he didn't go out to defend the ball, there are nine out of ten Dior will forcefully eat Korvo. Well, if he goes out to defend, Camby behind him will show a gap again. At that time, as long as Diaw passes the ball, Camby will definitely be able to easily score two points.

At the moment Mutombo hesitated, Dior had already entered the three-second zone against Korver.

But now, the Nene team still has nearly ten seconds to attack. If Mutombo doesn't go out, Dior only needs to hit the back two more times at most, and he can get an easy chance to score.

Mutombo moved suddenly. He stretched out his hands to maximize his defensive coverage, and then went out to supplement the defense.

He made another gamble, and his bet was his own experience. He believed that Dior, a rookie, was basically unlikely to pass the ball.

When Dior saw Mutombo's movement, an imperceptible smile suddenly appeared on the corner of his mouth, and then he pushed in again suddenly.

At this moment, Mutombo suddenly stepped forward.

But at this moment, Dio suddenly moved, and he suddenly threw the ball into the air.

The ball whirled past Dikembe Mutombo's head and flew straight over where Camby was standing.

Mutombo looked at the ball above his head, and a look of shock flashed across his face: This...how is it possible!

Camby was about to go over to meet Dior at this time, and before he even moved, he saw a ball flying from the sky, and the angle was right above him, his face was overjoyed, and he jumped up to meet the ball without thinking. Grab it.

With the sound of the wind, Camby grabbed the ball in the air and slammed it down.

"Oh!"

There was a loud noise, and the basket shook three times.

Camby scored an alley-oop!

After dunking the blue, Camby jumped back to the court, then stretched out his hand and patted his chest vigorously, and roared excitedly to the sky. It has been a long time since he dunked so heartily. He is like a roaring gorilla at the moment. Unspeakable madness.

(End of this chapter)