Chapter 148 [The Opponent Is Not Human at All (7)]
On the morning of January 2, Guo Xu practiced shooting and made full preparations for the rematch against Iverson.
After helping the team beat the Trail Blazers where "Flying Squirrel" Stoudemire played again on Christmas, he felt that he had found a way to deal with the smaller guards.
As a result, after the game started that night, Guo Xu was completely at a disadvantage in the starting matchup, and was broken by Iverson one after another. After only 4 minutes of playing, the Lakers were forced to make adjustments. Kobe went to defend Iverson, and Guo Xu dealt with Snow.
What made Guo Xu even more depressed happened. The 76ers fought a quick counterattack. Snow, who is 191cm tall and weighs 86kg, also used his height advantage to beat him twice. He scored a mid-range shot with a sudden stop and forced a layup that caused a foul. All free throws.
After Harper was injured, Jackson could only increase Guo Xu's playing time. In the second quarter, he brought a substitute, and suffered a big loss against Iverson who didn't rest.
Iverson's back and forth is a crotch dribble to change direction, relying on rhythm changes to perform in two directions at will, there is always a way to surpass others. Guo Xu's prediction was correct, but he couldn't keep up with his pace, and the start was always half a beat behind.
The most exciting scene occurred at 8 minutes and 12 seconds. During the counterattack, Iverson used his speed to get rid of Guo Xu, received a pass from his teammate and completed a two-handed alley-oop dunk, with his head almost flat against the frame.
Seeing this scene from behind Iverson, Guo Xu felt very powerless. The opponent was not human at all, and he flew away without any strength in his legs.
None of the top stars in the NBA has a bad body, they are all superhuman. Iverson is indeed not tall, but he has an amazing starting speed. The net jumping height in place reaches 40.5 inches, and the net jumping height in the run-up reaches 45 inches, which is about 114cm. The future dunk king Zach LaVine broke out His run-up bounce is only 112cm.
Iverson is also the player with the highest average playing time in active service in the NBA. He spends 40 minutes + playing time every season, giving people a feeling that he can't run to death. Guo Xu has never developed such terrifying physical strength in the time loop. If he is allowed to focus on breakthroughs and run wildly on both offense and defense, he can persist to the end, but his condition will definitely be affected.
Compared with Iverson, 99% of the players in the future league are poor in physical strength. They occasionally play for more than 40 minutes and then say that their physical strength is not enough. They still focus on teamwork and can run on the court to rest.
Iverson's passing awareness is not bad, and he has a wide vision. He used to be a very prominent athlete when he played football.
In Guo Xu's previous life, in 2001, the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League (NFL) selected quarterback Michael Vick with the No. 1 pick in the draft. A reporter asked the No. 1 pick: "Which one is the best quarterback in your hometown, Newport, you or Aaron Brooks?"
Vic smiled: "No,
The best quarterback from our hometown is now playing in the NBA. "He was referring to Iverson. In high school, Iverson led the team to win the state championship.
Iverson scored 21 points and 6 assists in the half, while Guo Xu only had 7 points and 2 assists, and his statistics were completely blown up.
In the third quarter, the shooting percentages of both sides dropped, the game was tight, and the point difference did not widen. During the stalemate at the end of the quarter, Iverson stood up again, hitting a mid-range shot, a three-pointer, a breakaway assist, and substitute insider Geiger for a dunk, leading the team to a 7-0 run to open the score.
Guo Xu was exhausted on the defensive end and did not hold the ball on the offensive end. After halftime, he distributed the ball and waited for opportunities outside the three-point line. He scored 10 points and 3 assists and committed six fouls with 3 and a half minutes left in the game. Apart from fouling, he had no good way to prevent Iverson from breaking through, and he was going crazy.
His best personal defense was completely useless against Iverson. Iverson was running around regardless of whether he had the ball or not, and all his movements were fast.
Iverson made 14 of 29 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, 10 of 11 free throws, and scored 40 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals. Under his leadership, the 76ers won 112-101 at home.
While handing the Lakers their sixth loss, Iverson also retained the possibility of competing for the regular season MVP.
At the post-game press conference, Iverson was the focus of the audience. The reporters asked him to talk about his feelings and evaluate Kobe who scored 18 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and 6 turnovers.
As for Guo Xu, no reporters compared him with Iverson today. Everyone felt that the two were not on the same level.
Guo Xu was interviewed and didn’t know what to say.
He realized a very serious problem. If he played like this against Iverson in the finals, I'm afraid the media wouldn't say anything good about him.
He is different from Tyronn Lu. The Taipei guard only guarded Iverson for ten minutes, but his statistics were completely blown up and he was still touted because his starting point was so low that no one knew him. He was a pure fringe player.
It's normal for a fringe player to be beaten by Iverson. If Iverson can't score in a few rounds, he will be worthy of his price. Guo Xu is now an important rotation member of the Lakers. If everything goes well, he will also be the best rookie.
The time he and Iverson will face off against each other in the finals will not be short. If he can't guard against him, the media will definitely say that he is "the Lakers' defensive black hole" and "is beaten every time." Judging from the current star voting situation, many fans already have great expectations for him. If he fails to meet people's expectations, the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.
what to do? Unless his physical fitness can be improved before the finals, and his speed and reaction become faster, the gap between the two will not be evened. With the same skills, it would be difficult for him to beat Iverson because of his physical disadvantage.
Guo Xu was very upset at the press conference, and when he flew back to Los Angeles that night, he became even more upset when he read the comments online.
"Jason Guo is far from a real star point guard. He only benefits from the Lakers' tactics."
"Jason Guo himself admits that he came to the Lakers to catch Olympic content. He should be a defensive black hole who is good at shooting. He is hopeless at first glance." (He is 3cm shorter than Iverson as falsely reported.)
"Trash, do you know the gap with Iverson? Who said he was the one who guarded me to death on the field?!" (Guo Xu himself didn't say this at the press conference.)
"This sb bastard who was promoted by relying on the gimmick of a Chinese-American player finally showed his true colors. I have long said that he could not become a star because he... (Listing Guo Xu's height and fabricated side data, omitting a few hundred words .)”
Different from regular media comments, there are many trolls on the Internet who swear verbally and personally attack others at every turn.
After some of the best products have finished spraying, they still pretend to be "I am an expert", "My words are the truth", "Didn't I just tell some facts and send an advertisement by the way?", as if everyone has to coax him. If you pull the sample, you will die if you are awesome. If you have to refute him a few words, he will think you are an idiot. Greet your family first, and then spray more vigorously.
After reading the messages from some low-quality fans on the Internet, Guo Xu was a little angry. He really couldn't ignore these villains.
He really wanted to grab these people's ears and yell at them: "You said I can't do it, but you can do it?!"
Guo Xu feels that if a noble person cannot say good things about a person, it is best not to say anything good about that person.
Therefore, he wishes all the fans who like him and support him good health and happiness, may all their wishes come true, live a long life, have continuous good luck and abundant wealth.
Well, he believed the above was bound to happen.