Chapter 434 [Black ones are lighter, back-to-back goals]
Guo Xu made headlines of sports news in major media, among which Chinese media's reporting intensity is not as strong as North America. Since Yao Ming joined the Rockets, the number of Chinese fans who are paying attention to the NBA has increased exponentially.
Guo Xu can't play such data too much. After the game, his All-Star votes increased a lot, and many Chinese fans who watched the live broadcast actively voted for him. Unless he suddenly couldn't play later and the data dropped sharply, he would definitely be able to lock in the votes of this season.
Only Vince Carter's votes in the Eastern Conference can be compared with Guo Xu, and the gap between Yao Ming and Guo Xu is very big.
Although Yao Ming's personal data has improved a lot compared to last season, with an average of 17.5 points and 9 rebounds per game, ranking first in the Rockets in both statistics, the team's record is not good, and the Rockets' performance has repeatedly disappointed fans.
Since the head coach was replaced by Jeff Van Gundy, the Rockets' game has been ugly than last season. Their tactics are the same in every game, and even the time for substitutions has rarely changed. The pace of offense and defense conversion is so slow that fans are anxious.
In addition, no one has compared Kidd, Iverson and Guo Xu anymore. He is recognized as the strongest point guard at the current service.
Kidd, who has poor shooting, will never score 60 points in a single game, and it is difficult to score 30 points. He just often plays a trumpet triple-double.
Iverson averaged 26+7 data per game, but in fact he averaged 42.5 minutes per game, shot 23.4 times, and could only hit 9.1 goals, with a shooting percentage of 38.7%.
Iverson has only one season since he entered the league and has averaged 14+ shots per game for five consecutive seasons. He has the lowest shooting rate among all starting guards, but the most shots in the league. The 76ers head coach cannot arrange tactics at all. Iverson is allowed to fight in every game, and it is only a matter of time before he gets off.
Fans have almost always praised Guo Xu online, and many people are looking forward to him completing his regular season MVP feat.
How difficult is it to be a MVP? Only eight people have done it in history, including the "Big Shark" O'Neal in 2001.
The "black pot" can still find out Guo Xu's problems. For example, he played for two more minutes to brush the data, while the Clippers are weak in defense, which is too bad and vulnerable, and they brush from beginning to end. In short, his data does not count, unless he plays a strong team, he can perform like this.
The argument of "black pot" is like Chamberlain, "Magic" Johnson, and Jordan, who are all super data from people like Chamberlain, "Magic" Johnson, and Jordan, who are all played when facing strong teams. They are disdainful to play against weak teams, but how is this possible?
Guo Xu didn't take this kind of comment seriously. Compared with LeBron James in his previous life, he was considered to be less criticized.
Komi proved that Kobe's ultimate move over James was: "If James eliminated the layup, how much would the score be reduced..."
They subconsciously believe that layups and dunks are not counted as points, because they do not count so they should be subtracted. James has always believed that James's layups are all due to walking, and this argument is even more unsolvable. Some people simply put forward the argument of "protecting hit rate", and some people have ignored the rules of basketball for black.
There are also retired celebrities who commented on Guo Xu, who mostly say bad things. The basic argument is that the defense of players is not as tough as in the past. If it were in their era, players like Guo Xu would undoubtedly die.
In fact, the number of short point guards in the 1980s was far higher than that of modern times. Even the "little bug" Boggs, who was 160cm tall, was well done and received "defensive toughness". Stockton, whose physical fitness is far inferior to Guo Xu, was selected into the best defensive team five times. He was known for his small moves on the defensive end but was not killed. He played healthy for 19 seasons.
To put it bluntly, Guo Xu's data on the field made many ancient masters feel threatened, and they were worried that the "records that could not be broken" he created would be broken in the future.
Pippen is the most present among celebrities. He said firmly: "If Jordan at his peak is put into this era, he will have no problem averaging 40 points per game and can score 100 points in one game. The current game is completely dominated by offense. For an offensive player who holds the ball, it would be too simple to maintain aggressiveness."
Pippen obviously doesn't count. As we all know, Jordan's long shots are very bad. He almost doesn't shoot three-pointers except for the shortened three-point line. Based on his 50% shooting percentage in his career, if he wants to score 100 points in a single game, he has to shoot at least 80 baskets and 40 goals, and also has to have 20 free throws opportunities, all hitting. Has anyone seen a peak star who takes charge of the team's shots in one game?
Guo Xu did not respond to these negative comments. He would not throw out the magic ball theory to teach people how to calculate, nor would he fight with celebrities.
His plan is to play back-to-back away games against the Kings, and strive to score 60+ consecutive times, and use data to speak.
Kings star Chris Webber has been absent after undergoing knee surgery and will not return until the second half. In order to enhance his inside strength, the Kings poached Pacers center Brad Miller in the summer.
Adelman played the double tower tactic in the new season, allowing Miller and Divac to appear together. The two slow inside offensive end performed very well. Currently, the Kings ranked second in the West with 16 wins and 5 losses, second only to the Suns.
On the offensive end, Miller can indeed replace Weber. His support ability was perfectly played in the Princeton system, and he played two triple-doubles. The Kings players' balls are both fast and good, and they bloom in multiple points in every game.
After Peja Stojakovic's number of shots increased, his current scoring efficiency is far better than Weber, averaging 25.3 points, 6.2 rebounds, 2.2 assists and 1.3 steals per game, shooting percentage of 48%, three-point shooting percentage of 43.3%, and free throw shooting percentage of 92.7%.
At this time, the Kings management regretted the most was signing a high-paying and long-term contract with Weber. At that time, they thought the team could not live without Weber, and needed him to lead the team to win, and rely on his popularity to attract fans.
As a result, the team is not as good as Weber now. Kings fans generally begin to hate Weber. Many people leave messages on the official website, hoping that the team can send him away as soon as possible in exchange for a power forward who can defend so as not to steal Peja's ball rights after he returns.
Weber, who has changed from a core to a cancer, doesn't want to watch the news at home, and his position is too embarrassing.
Los Angeles is very close to Sacramento, and Suns players get a good rest. When they go to adapt to the field, the role players are in good shape and have a high catch and shooting percentage.
After the training, Guo Xu chatted with D'Antoni and made his own request. "Mike, I want unlimited shots and scored a high score tonight."
D'Antoni asked: "Does I need to adjust the lineup? Let Nene and Amare help you with double screens at the beginning?"
Guo Xu said confidently: "No, I'd better play small ball tactics. As long as I attract double team members, I will pass the ball and assist my teammates. Sean is fast and can beat Miller off when counterattacks. I want to take more moves in positional battles, because I will definitely beat Bibi."
"Then let's fight according to the way we used to deal with the king." D'Antoni smiled.
He didn't think he was a puppet coach, but he was easier to work with Guo Xu because Guo Xu knew how to play to make his opponent feel uncomfortable and made adjustments at any time. He received a good review. As long as the Suns won the best record in the league this season, he should almost win the Best Coach Award.
The best strategy to play against the King is to pull three people away, point guard and center play pick-and-roll. Guo Xu can attract double-teams, but if he doesn't have double-teams, it's easy for him to face Divac and Miller to break through.
Chapter completed!