Chapter 185 [Mid-Term Trade, Invincible Team]
This year's NBA trade deadline saw several big trades.
The Wizards traded Juwan Howard, Calvin Booth, and Obina Ekechi to the Mavericks for Christian Laettner, Dontney Alexander, and Berthoud Davis.
Jordan was preparing to make a comeback with the Wizards. Instead of Howard, who had an annual salary of 20 million, he named Laettner. And Laettner is no longer what he used to be. This season he averaged 7.5 points, 4 rebounds and 1.3 assists per game with the Mavericks. It is difficult for people to associate him with the word "genius".
Guo Xu couldn't figure out why Jordan would waste the last part of his career on a garbage team like the Wizards. He definitely wasn't doing it for money, he only got a basic salary when he came back. He is not going for the championship. The Wizards' garbage lineup cannot win the championship.
The current Wizards are a very inconspicuous team, and the team's business is terrible. In order to increase the team's commercial value, the Wizards' board of directors hired Jordan as the team's general manager.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Jordan came back for two years and drove the sports market, but was fired and his shares were taken back. He was obviously taken advantage of.
The most talked about is the trade between the 76ers and the Hawks.
The 76ers received star center Dikembe Mutombo and forward Roshawn McLeod.
The Hawks received forward Toni Kukoc, center Theo Ratliff who has been retired for the season, center Nazr Muhammad, and fringe Sanchez.
76ers coach Larry Brown is the head coach of the Eastern Team. He took advantage of the All-Star Game and risked being fined by the league to extend an invitation to Mutombo. Mutombo's arrival can be described as a "timely rain" for the 76ers. Otherwise, the 76ers who lost Ratliff would not be able to make it past the second round of the playoffs.
The Hawks didn't make much money. They were betting on Ratliff's future. Together with the young Jason Terry and Lorenzen White, it seems that next year's lineup will be good and has unlimited potential, but they ignored the injury factor.
Only Guo Xu, a reborn person, knows that Ratliff is a huge pit. If there is no butterfly effect, he will only play 3 games for the Hawks next season before being reimbursed again, and then gradually become an ordinary blue-collar worker.
Experts and fans are generally optimistic about the 76ers' breakout in the Eastern Conference. Looking at the news and online comments, Iverson is like the real protagonist of "Don't bully young people who are poor". It seems that he will turn around after this deal. With the help of “Mr.
In addition to criticizing Guo Xu, online fans also began to criticize O'Neal, believing that O'Neal only relies on his body to play, and his skills are far behind. Even if the Lakers won the best record in the regular season,
The MVP should also belong to Iverson, otherwise it would be unfair.
After reading the fans' comments, Guo Xu felt that he and the Lakers were villains. If the 76ers could win this year's finals, what a legendary story it would be. Fans would have to talk about it for a century.
However, it is definitely impossible for him to let go or act as an undercover agent. On the court, no matter how mentally invincible his opponent is, he has to fight for victory.
People are afraid of being famous, and pigs are afraid of being strong. The entire league has begun to block the Lakers. Regardless of the playoff team or the bad team, they will try their best when they beat the Lakers. The players want to prove their strength by defeating the Lakers.
The Lakers relied on their strength to maintain a complete victory in February, and their winning streak reached 23 games after defeating the Nuggets. At this point, the second longest winning streak in history is also theirs.
Experts evaluate the Lakers and believe that they are strong not only because of the strong individual abilities of their stars, but also because they play as a better team than last season. The Trident's performance is not stable, but there is always someone who can stand up and score points in every game. They will attack the opponent's weaknesses.
Guo Xu's average of 17.6 points per game is not too high, but his assists have increased to 5.7 per game, ranking first in the team.
Kobe averaged 5 assists per game, O'Neal averaged 3.7 assists per game, Fox averaged 3.2 assists per game, and the team averaged 24.2 assists per game. The ball moved very smoothly.
Originally, Jackson liked to have O'Neal come on the bench in the second quarter and play pick-and-roll with Guo Xu. Later, he began to try to have Guo Xu replace Kobe in the first quarter, and play a pick-and-roll attack with O'Neal in the second half.
In this way, O'Neal can reduce the physical exertion caused by the low attack in the second half of the first quarter, and can rest for a while at the beginning of the second quarter.
Kobe took a break and partnered with Guo Xu in the second quarter to lead the bench on the outside. The overall offensive power was stronger and the transition between offense and defense was faster. The other three were Ryan Bowen, Horry, and Devin George.
Veteran center Greg Foster has rarely played. The Lakers coaching staff has developed small-ball tactics in order to take advantage of the strengths of Kobe Bryant and Guo Xu.
The characteristic of this lineup is that it is extremely mobile and can engage in quick counterattacks. Guo Xu and Kobe can directly single out their opponents during counterattacks and cannot easily double-team. When attacking, you can also open the pick-and-roll, and George is responsible for covering Guo Xu in the middle.
During the Rookie Challenge, Guo Xu and Kenyon Martin worked together, which inspired the Lakers coaching staff. After research, they decided to train George and let him occupy the power forward position for a certain period of time and play like Martin.
George is also a beast forward, with super strength and explosive power. The disadvantage is that he has never been able to find his position accurately. He has played positions 2, 3, and 4, and his performance in all of them was average. His shooting percentage when catching the ball was not high, and his shooting percentage when holding the ball was even lower.
Judging from the size, George is similar to Martin. He is only slightly shorter. At 106 kilograms, he can withstand the power forward. If he is asked to lose weight and become a swingman, his shooting will be unstable and he will still rely on his physical fitness to play. He might as well just play the 4th position.
As a result, the unlucky person is Medvedenko. He has no chance to play due to his poor mobility. Madsen can still play due to his good defense and rebounding ability.
This change of the Lakers made it very uncomfortable for the opponent. George is very fast in cutting at the 4th position. Even if there is no screen, he can directly pull away to evacuate the inside. If the opponent's power forward doesn't guard him, George can catch the ball and shoot directly. If the big man guards him, he can pass the ball like a swingman.
No. 4 does not necessarily have to be tall. This year's Eastern Conference All-Star starter Anthony Mason Jr. is only 201cm tall, which is shorter than George. The famous power forwards Oakley, Barkley, Rodman and others at that time were also not tall.
It would be easier if the opponent sends a big man who is good at attacking in the low post. The Lakers only need to send Grant or Madsen inside for a while and let Horry rest. As long as the opponent does not attack the penalty area, Horry can play more and evacuate the penalty area to the maximum extent.
If Kobe and Guo Xu communicate more, there will no longer be a problem of difficulty in dividing the ball. If you have anything to say, let's talk about it. It depends on the court status of the two people and the opponent's defensive focus to decide who shoots more and who shoots less.
When Kobe has an advantage in a one-on-one, Guo Xu will naturally pass the ball over; on the other hand, if Guo Xu faces a point guard with poor defense, Kobe is also willing to pass the ball. He can shoot three-pointers in positional battles, and in counterattacks, he feels like he is stepping on wind and fire. In the same round, he entered the penalty area.
At present, Guo Xu's speed of changing direction and turning his back when facing the frame with the ball are the fastest among the Lakers players.
His training ideas in the time loop are very correct. After his physical fitness and reaction speed improve, his breakthrough power will naturally become greater. If he is not fast and explosive, just like Ganon Baker, Offensive Kaleidoscope will not become a star.
As long as the stars are not injured, this Lakers are an invincible team, and nothing can stop them from getting the best record!