Chapter 401 [Professional fans, real parallel imports]
Last season, Billups finally got rid of the title of "Square-Free Tanhua" in the Pistons and made a final shot six times. In addition, Billups also ranked first in the league in the goal statistics that equalized or helped the team lead in the last two minutes. He was nicknamed "mr big-shot".
On the offensive end, Billups's style is simple and unpretentious, good at shooting three-pointers and back-playing, with a high pitch and a very stable ball. Although his data is not impressive, he is considered a first-class defender.
On the defensive end, Billups has weaknesses, he is a player who is good at defense and bad at times.
He has excellent defense against heavy defenders such as Kidd and Payton. He is not afraid of misalignment when encountering pick-and-roll, and can also fight against swingers. However, he usually cannot defend against short point guards and is easily escaped by his opponent because his speed is not fast enough, and he is even a little slow to move sideways.
When in the Timberwolves, the coach often lets Billups play the shooting guard for this purpose. At the Pistons, sometimes the defense and point guard tasks are handed over to Hamilton.
During the suspension period, the two commentators predicted how many points Guo Xu could score in this game, and Barkley was optimistic that he would be 50+10 consecutively.
Smith is more concerned about how many three-pointers he can shoot and whether he will break the record.
"Jason scored 3 at the beginning of the game. Currently, he can average 6 three-pointers per game, far exceeding the historical record. As long as he guarantees attendance and maintains averaging 5 three-pointers per game at the end of the regular season, he will become the first player in NBA history to make 300 shots in a single season, or even more than 400 three-pointers."
Barkley smiled and said, "Jason has no competitors in three-point data. Others are far from making 300 shots, and the coach will not arrange for them to take action at will on the outside. The Suns are different, Jason can play whatever he wants."
The timeout ended and the game continued, and neither side made any substitutions.
Billups first played the pick-and-roll, then hit the ground and passed the ball to the bottom line. Prince cut the ball to catch the ball and made a basketball goal. 12 to 4.
When the Suns attacked, Billups and Guo Xu kept a distance, ready to bypass the cover and chase after the defense at any time. Guo Xu controlled the ball with his right hand over the half, stretched out two fingers with his left hand, clenched his fists, and gave his teammates a secret code.
Xiao S did not pull out the cover again, and stood at the low post on the right to attract the defense. Bale reached the bottom corner on the right, Marion and Joe Johnson pulled away from the left, and Guo Xu had a large space to hold the ball and fight one-on-one.
Guo Xu's dribble was changed from direction to direction but failed to pass Billups. He took it to the right side to the horn position. He stopped quickly and dribbled the ball behind his right hand to his left hand. After taking the step with the trend, he held the ball with his left hand and moved closer with his right hand. Billups also stopped suddenly and took a step forward.
Billups kept up twice in a row, and his speed was already amazing and his defensive awareness was outstanding. However, Guo Xu's retreat this time was still a fake move. After "worshiping Buddha", he changed direction to the right and got rid of speed, and rushed into the basket at 45 degrees.
Wallace made up for defense, and Guo Xu distributed the ball to Xiao Si at close range. The latter took off in one step and dunked the ball with one hand, 14-4.
The pistons were fighting slowly in positions, constantly looking for misalignment and empty space opportunities. Hamilton ran in and out, and Bell was not a vegetarian, so he ran with all his energy.
Before the game, the Suns coaching staff emphasized that Bale should follow closely and strive to "remove" with Hamilton. It doesn't matter if Bale is tired, Josh Howard can be replaced by substitutes. If Hamilton rests after the court, the Pistons' outside strength will decline.
After 24 seconds of use, the ball was passed back to Billups. He got rid of it on the left without the ball cover. Facing Marion's defense, he forced a layup and missed. This was not his good scoring method, and he was hit by a blacksmith.
Joe Johnson grabbed the rebound and passed the ball to Guo Xu, and there was a misplacement on the court.
Guo Xu singled out Ben Wallace, and formed a 2-to-1 match with Xiao Si who was about to get off the ball. He glanced at Xiao Si during the run and changed direction and passed Big Ben. He just took a step and was pulled and sent to the free throw line.
Players have many skills on the court, and the most important thing for point guards is speed. Guo Xu's current forward direction change speed is often at a loss, even big books are no exception.
Driven by the staff, the fans on the sidelines shouted "mvp" neatly to encourage Guo Xu!
Guo Xu made two free throws, 16 to 4, with the 11th point in his own score.
When the Pistons attacked, Hamilton took the ball with cover and took action, but was blocked by the wing Joe Johnson. Marion picked up the ball and launched a counterattack. The Suns and the three of them were about to get off.
Guo Xu held the ball and looked at Joe Johnson without a pass. He suddenly accelerated and forced a strong attack on Billups. He hit the board and took a layup to avoid the block. The ball bounced out of the box.
Billups picked up the rebound and launched a counterattack immediately. Campbell relied on his height advantage to force a layup against Marion and caused a foul.
The home fans began to boo again, and the fans at the basket waved the glow stick and interfered with the opponent. Campbell missed both free throws, and Marion grabbed the defensive rebound.
Most fans usually think that athletes' performance is unlikely to be affected by external factors, regardless of whether this impact is positive or negative. The fact is that although professional players have super strong bodies, most people are no different from ordinary people in their hearts. They will be nervous, afraid, and will be affected by off-court factors.
That's why almost all teams have higher home win rates than away games, not just because of the referee's home whistle.
Professional leagues require professional fans. They wield fluorescent sticks to interfere with the opponent's free throws, the home team shouts wildly after scoring the goal, and the players' high-fives greet them. Participants will be excited in such a scene.
When the Suns attacked, Guo Xu started the old routine again, first playing pick-and-roll in the middle, and the person who switched defense finally became a big book.
Daben is only 201cm in height, has good upper limb strength, does not suffer any loss in positioning, and has the flexibility of an outside player. His movement range can cover the three-point line on the defensive end, prevent pick-and-roll, and are very useful when changing to the outside.
Guo Xu was not impatient and changed direction to the middle and took a step, passing the ball to Marion, who was running to the left bottom line. The latter received the ball and shot. Campbell was far away and failed to block it, so the ball entered.
18 to 4. Guo Xu made the third assist.
His simple pass creates opportunities, because Marion is more like an outside line than Big Ben, and is also 201cm tall, and he is obviously misplaced to play a center like Campbell.
Barkley said: "The Pistons are not substituting people yet, Campbell has no effect on both offense and defense. I really don't know what Brown values him."
Smith smiled and said, "Maybe it's age. Brown probably thinks that allowing veterans to use their experience advantages is more important than helping young people realize their talents. I think Milicic is not a parallel person, he just doesn't have a chance to perform."
Brown was elected ABA's head coach of the year three times in 1973, 1975, and 1976; in 1980, he led the team to the NCAA championship twice in 1988; in 2001, he led the 76ers to the NBA Finals; in 2002, he was selected as the NBA Basketball Hall of Fame without winning the championship; when these intuitive honors are piled up in front of people, how should this coach be evaluated?
Smith gave the answer implicitly. He believed that Milicic was not a parallel product, so who is the real parallel product of the Piston?
The Pistons attacked, Billups broke through the pick-and-roll and attracted Xiao Si to replace the defense, and Guo Xu bypassed the defense from the inside.
When Billups saw that he was going to be double-teamed, he passed the ball to the middle. Campbell, who was in the open, did not shoot and chose to take the ball to the inside.
Guo Xu did not follow Billups, and moved one step closer and stood in front of the reasonable collision zone. Campbell hit him when he was preparing to make a layup in the second step of the game. Guo Xu deliberately turned backwards and fell to the ground.
Chapter completed!