Chapter 23 An Pig
On October 19, the Los Angeles Clippers Expedition to Phoenix City to challenge the Phoenix Suns.
Today, the little bully Stoudemire did not play, Nash was one year older and was also resting. The two soul figures on the Suns' inside and outside lines did not appear, and it seemed that it should be easier to deal with.
But in fact, the two brothers of the Ji family felt that such a sun was even harder to fight.
Boris Dior and Sean Marion are the Suns inside team. One of them is 203cm tall and the other is 201cm tall. They are half a head shorter than the two brothers when they stand on the field.
Ji Guoqiu faced Dior without underestimating his opponent at all. He is the champion of the French "Slam Dunk Contest". He usually looks like he jumps, which is a floor flow. If you really think so, you are wrong. In fact, Dior's bounce ability is even better than Marion, and he is second only to Stoudemire in the Suns.
The Suns' seven-second run and shot, not just Nash and Sir. One Dior took all five positions and one Marion defended all five positions. These two guys made no worse contributions than the Little Overlord.
Ji Guomeng was the first to see the interests of his opponent. Marion was no worse than his flexibility and faster. Although he was a little shorter, he couldn't resist the jump, his arms were long, his defensive consciousness and skills were excellent, and his strength was much stronger than him.
Looking at myself, it seems that he has no advantage except height and wingspan. Marion's follow-up defense made him almost unable to get an opportunity to shoot at an open spot, and it became extremely difficult to connect the ball.
Ji Guochou is also not easy on the defensive end. Dior is not fat yet, but he is more flexible. This guy has a very strong ability to catch the ball at the free throw line and attack the basket in the face frame. Not only can he attack by himself, but he can also pass the ball behind his back and play the ball behind his head. Once his teammates open up the space, he can still play at a low post, and occasionally throw a three-pointer from the outside. This is simply terrifying!
Fortunately, Ji Guoqiu still maintains dominance in one thing, that is, control of rebounds and defense in the penalty area. His strategy against Dior is to defend the paint area. The French guy wants to shoot from outside and go as long as you go. He is betting that Dior's mid-range shot is unstable. The effect is not good but not bad, at least he did not get high scores, so he is not considered a dereliction of duty.
Today, Ji Guoqiu played for 28 minutes, scored 10 points, 12 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 blocks. Half of the scores were second dunks after the frontcourt rebounds. The Suns' inside was too short, which allowed him to grab several frontcourt rebounds.
Compared with the brother's double-double data, the younger brother was in trouble. Ji Guomeng was depressed by Marion today. He only scored 8 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, made 3 of 8 shots, and 2 of 5 three-pointers. He didn't get a few chances to make a phone call, and his shooting percentage was not good.
The Clippers finally lost to the Suns 95:110. In addition to Marion and Dior, there are also a group of outstanding players such as Barbosa and Laga Bale, who are many soldiers and widespread. Cassel and Marbury of the Clippers still only played for a little more than one quarter and stopped playing. Dunleavy refused to let his team's veterans play more in the pre-season game. He played for more than ten minutes to prevent his body from rusting, and just warm up.
Kaman played for 27 minutes today. For a while, the old coach transferred Ji Guoxie to the third position, allowing Ji Guoqiu to the fourth position, Kaman played the center, and formed a three-high combination.
The effect of this combination is not good or bad. Ji Guomeng can indeed play in the third position. He has good flexibility and slow speed. Both are not inferior to ordinary third position players, which are very similar to Durant.
It’s a pity that Marion seemed to have recognized him today. Ji Guomo moved to the third position, and Marion followed him to the third position, which was unstoppable, so he did not see how much strength Ji Guomo could exert in this position.
Old Dunleavy doesn't care about Ji Guomeng being beaten by Marion today. When Marion at the peak defends the No. 3 player, few people can get high scores against his defense. Without exception, all the players are all All-Star players. Who are those? They are super stars such as James, McGrady, and Pierce. If Ji Guomeng can get 20+, the old coach will kneel down.
As a defensive insider, Ji Guochou's data today is obviously better, especially in rebounding. The old coach is very satisfied with the two blocks, and he also blocked Dior's step-dunk, which is a wonderful shot of the whole game.
At the press conference after the game, no reporter deliberately made things difficult for the two.
Among the two brothers, Ji Guomeng performed slightly inferior today. He scored 8 points in 28 minutes, which was a drop from his previous performance. But this result is already very good for a rookie. I believe that if he gives him a few minutes of playing time, he should be able to get tens.
Looking at previous rookies, how many players can average 10+ per game in their rookie season? Aldridge, who is very similar to Ji Guomeng, averaged only 9 points per game in his first season.
The reporter did not make things difficult for the two after the game, but Da Sabi and Da Bendan of the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times will not miss the opportunity of the two black brothers.
——New York Times
"There is an old saying in China, "One inch long, one inch strong" means that when a person grows taller, he will take a lot of advantage. But from today's game, it doesn't seem that's the case."
——Los Angeles Times
"Ji Guoqiu vs. Bynum? I often hear such comparisons recently. I think he must be the starter before he can be qualified."
The two also listed the data of Dior and Marion with the two brothers, and made a special comparison to pick the two, which was a typical picky guy.
Dior played for 28 minutes, scored 16 points, 8 rebounds, and 3 assists. Marion played for 29 minutes, scored 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals.
After reading it, Ji Guomeng threw away the newspaper. They had already returned from Phoenix City to Los Angeles, and the two of them returned home. Someone knew that they could not write good words, but still wanted to buy one. See how they slandered them?
"'One inch long, one inch strong', the first time I heard it was his mother's meaning? I want to know who translated it for him?" Ji Guomori cursed at home: "By the way, boss, they are comparing you with the little shark, aren't you angry?"
Ji Guoqiu was in another room and said disregardlessly: "I know I won't write you nice things, but I'm still going to buy it to find anger. I'm not as bored as you. Besides, the little sharks played well in the next few seasons. What's wrong with the competition? I need to have the peak data of the little sharks now, and it's too late to be satisfied."
Ji Guowei asked to the bottom of the question: "Boss, are you just so ambitious? That pig's peak season was barely accurate in the All-Star level. I think his highest is at the All-Star level."
"The road has to be taken step by step. It's so hard to deal with Dior now. You're so ambitious and unrealistic." Ji Guoqiu said in his heart, walked out of his bedroom and drew a big red circle on the living room calendar.
"October 22, two days later, we will play against the Lakers in the Staples Arena. As long as we have good performance, we can end this main battle ahead of time. Now put all the irrelevant things aside and we must concentrate on preparing for the battle." Ji Guoqiu looked solemn, and walked to the coffee table to secretly receive a few playboys in his hands, which meant to help his younger brother take care of it.
Of course, Ji Guomomiya looked contemptuous of this and cursed in his heart: "Hyphorful!"
Speaking of the same-city derby battle, both football and basketball have extraordinary significance. As long as you have excellent performance in such a game, you will win the other ten games in one game, and you will definitely not be able to lose money!
Ji Guochou is right. The Los Angeles derby is indeed not an ordinary game. Although it is just a preseason game that is irrelevant, it still attracts live broadcasts across the United States, demonstrating the influence of this game.
The little shark Andrew Bynum, who had just talked about by the two brothers, was asked about this game in front of the media. When reporters asked him what he thought of the two rookies of the Clippers? This guy with a problem with his brain once again spoke in a brainless manner: "This season, my goal is to be the number one center in the West, and I have been training hard all summer long and I have never heard of any twin brothers."
Chapter completed!