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Chapter 501 What is this operation?
In 01, the Suns had a major transaction.

After several failures, the Suns sent away their All-Star player-Jason Kidd in the offseason, in exchange for the Nets' young star guard Marbury.

The deal happened so late in the offseason that it happened less than a week before the start of the new season.

The protagonists of the transaction all fell silent.

Among them, the most injured was Qin Fei's friend and excellent guard Marbury in the same class.

In the past few years with the Nets, although Ma has not been able to bring out any particularly impressive results, he has been conscientious and has also been selected as an All-Star, which can be regarded as reaching a new milestone in his career.

During the offseason, Lao Ma also actively participated in team affairs, preparing to do a big job in the coming year.

Unexpectedly, the turn of events, the active management of the Nets, finally ruthlessly sent him away.

He was "assigned" to Phoenix.

Although the word does not sound friendly, he must admit that he was heartbroken by the Nets.

During this process, the Nets must have hesitated, but in the end they decided to send Marbury away.

After all, no matter how good Marbury's data is, there is no evidence of his leadership performance, and there is no way to help the Nets go further. Kidd is different.

For the Suns, sending Kidd is difficult, but there are some important reasons.

From the perspective of Qin Fei's understanding, on-court factors are part of it, and off-court factors cannot be ignored.

For example, last season, Kidd was complained by the local women's association because of domestic violence, and he was deeply involved in negative news. His personal image was Waterloo, and the fans turned against each other.

But in the playoffs, Kidd was unable to kill, and his weakness of inaccurate shooting was magnified. He was still unable to go further in the playoffs and was stuck in the second round for many years.

Last year, the Suns even missed the first round and were eliminated by the Mavericks.

The impatient Sun management finally decided to trade Kidd.

From the perspective of the Suns management, trading to Marbury is not a particularly good choice, but Marbury also has his strong side, such as personal breakthroughs and shooting with the ball, which are his personal highlights.

In the end, the two teams hit it off, seized the tail of the offseason, and completed the most important deal in the summer trading market.

But the truth is, Marbury was embarrassed.

The reason for the embarrassment is that Gugliotta, a current player in the Suns, was an important reason why Marbury left the Timberwolves back then, and there were conflicts and festivals between the two.

Unexpectedly, the two who had a quarrel with each other back then became teammates again.

It's true that things are impermanent, and everything is possible in the NBA.

Marbury came to the Suns, and what greeted him was a loss in the first game.

In the first game, the Suns played against the Kings at home, but they were defeated by the Kings 122 to 101.

The house leak happened to rain overnight, and the Suns' opening season schedule was simply a devil's schedule.

The second game started with an away game, and the second game played the Warriors away.

The players of the Suns are speechless, and the confidence of the Warriors is very low.

"We still have a chance, everyone must firmly believe in victory!"

On the bus driving into the arena, Scott Skiles, then the head coach of the Suns, encouraged the players loudly to inspire the morale of the players.

At night, the lineups of the two teams were set up on the field.

Standing in the middle, Marbury took the initiative to meet Qin Fei. The two greeted each other with high fives and hugs.

"It's pretty good in the sun, but it's a bit far from New York."

Marbury's mouth is very hard, and he will never admit that he was abandoned by the Nets.

Of course, Qin Fei would not expose his friend. He smiled agreeably, "It's pretty good, but you have to be prepared, the competition in the west will be stronger than in the east."

"Am I afraid of stress?"

Marbury sneered, and a new fighting spirit appeared on his haggard face.

In the Suns team, Qin Fei has a lot of acquaintances.

In addition to Marbury, he also greeted the starter Anfernee Hardaway, and then high-fived Tony Delk, John Wallace and others on the bench, many of whom were students of the same class.

During the game, the starting players of the two teams appeared on the field.

Warriors: Billups, Qin Fei, Artest, O'Neal, Big Ben.

Suns: Marbury, Anfernee Hardaway, Marion, Gugliotta, Jack Voskull.

After the ten players appear on the field, they will stand at their positions according to their positions on the field.

The one defending Qin Fei was Marion, a young small forward of the Suns.

Marion is a player with a strange appearance and amazing talent.

He can guard from the one to the five.

It belongs to the more popular players in the NBA who can be both inside and outside.

He is also the No. [-] champion the Suns have cultivated, and it is the correct matchup to defend Qin Fei.

Marion and Qin Fei are also old acquaintances.

When he was a rookie before, he had been to the Warriors, participated in the training camp, and then witnessed the scene where Artest was blown up by Qin Fei.

In the past two years, Marion has improved very fast.

Marion last season was the second season of his career, but he has already averaged 17.3 points and 10.7 rebounds per game.

In addition, there were 1.7 steals and 1.4 blocks, and his value doubled.

So there is news that Marion will receive a maximum salary offer from the Suns after his rookie contract.

Marion's defense depends on his super athletic ability and top static talent. His wingspan is very good. If the ball holder is not paying attention, he may suffer a big loss.

It was not the first time Qin Fei and Marion had fought against each other.

I have a certain understanding of Marion's defensive style.

The game started, and Big Ben won with a jump ball.

In the Warriors' first wave of offensive possession, Qin Fei got stuck on the three-point line and caught the ball with his long arms.

He took the ball and turned around halfway back, raised his hands high, and stood there upright, observing the situation on the field.

With the legalization of zone defense, the entire NBA focused on defense in the first place.

Qin Fei stood on the right side to defend. In the entire right area, there were at least three people guarding against his breakthrough.

Pile up the defenders in advance, and when you look around, there are no passages in front of you.

For zone defense, the Warriors must have done their homework.

Qin Fei did not break through blindly, but diverted the ball back, and Billups at the top of the arc regained control of the ball.

The Suns saw their tricks and saw that Billups was holding the ball. They immediately withdrew their personnel and switched back to man-to-man defense.

It seems that a defensive system has changed, but in fact the players didn't move much, and the physical consumption is not great.

Billups called Big Ben to come out for the pick-and-roll.

Qin Fei moved his footsteps and landed in the bottom corner. Artest gave Qin Fei a position, obediently walked around the bottom line, and ran to the bottom corner on the other side.

Meanwhile, Jermaine O'Neal comes out and begins to screen off the ball.

Billups and Big Ben's fake pick-and-roll attack attracted the attention of the Suns players. When Qin Fei came out to catch the ball from a real screen around the sideline, a zone defense system did not form for a while.

Qin Fei still received the ball in the same position, but faced a completely different defense.

He presses the accelerator button, explodes with the first step, and handles the ball with his non-dominant left hand.

Marion was already a beat slow, and Qin Fei's explosive speed was extremely fast. When he chased him, he was one body behind.

"Make it up!"

He shouted.

Anfernee Hardaway also reminded on the side: "Pay attention to the bottom corner!"

Hardaway is now in a state after a serious injury, but his basketball IQ is still there. He can see at a glance that if the Suns continue to follow the zone defense strategy, the bottom corners on both sides will become loopholes.

Speed ​​and passing is the best way to break any system.

The Suns players didn't have time to react. When Hardaway came to defend Qin Fei, his teammates couldn't react and didn't help him to fill the position. Qin Fei directly broke through and scored the ball to Artest who was open in the corner.

What Artest has done the most in the past two years is to shoot corner three-pointers.

This time it was the left corner. Compared with the left corner, his three-point shooting rate in the right corner was higher.

So the shot was missed.

Big Ben turned around and grabbed the offensive rebound, and grabbed it with Suns center Jack Voskull.

Jack Waskull is a 25-year-old young center. He was a second-round pick last year. He is 2 meters tall and weighs 11 kilograms. He is a blue-collar player and his specialty is rebounding.

In the fight with Daben, he used one hand, while Daben used both hands.

Big Ben took the lead, and with stronger strength, he just grabbed the offensive rebound.

Daben, who grabbed the offensive rebound, did not try to attack, but threw the ball out.

It was given to Billups at the logo position again.

The Warriors got a second chance to attack.

This time, Billups attacked himself and passed the ball to O'Neal under the basket.

Jermaine O'Neal shouldered Gugliota and scored the ball under the basket.

The host and guests of the broadcast gave Jermaine O'Neal a high evaluation.

"Jermaine O'Neal's progress is obvious to all. This year, he seems to have matured a lot."

"Yeah, he's playing more confidently."

"In the Warriors, he has a lot of offensive opportunities, and both Qin Fei and Billups have a strong ability to control the ball."

Qin Fei also felt that O'Neal had really improved a lot since this summer.

He's gotten stronger, and that's made up for some of the weakness he had last year.

Are you about to reach your peak?
Qin Fei thought silently. He couldn't remember when O'Neal's peak period began, but judging from O'Neal's current state, he should not be far from his peak period.

Off the court, Manu Ginobili sat on the bench.

Two days ago, he had just completed his NBA career debut.

In 8 minutes of playing time, he did not score and picked up two rebounds.

The NBA is more difficult than he imagined. Most of the people he can meet here are the kind of people who fly into the sky and escape from the ground, especially the confrontation between the starting players, which is even more fierce.

The tempo is also much faster than in Europe.

Ginobili sat there watching secretly.

He is now a rookie and is still in the process of learning.

The NBA's rhythm, style, tactical system, and even the referee's scale and method of whistleblowing are all things that he needs to understand and master.

So, while other players chat with each other.

Ginobili just sat there quietly, observing the dynamics on the court, not missing every detail.

Qin Fei never scored in the first quarter.

People began to worry about whether he would limit his offensive performance because of the zone defense.

Halfway through the first quarter, Qin Fei relied on the foul caused by the breakthrough and walked to the free throw line to score.

Throughout the first quarter, Qin Fei didn’t score a single goal in a sports game, so he scored these two points. However, he helped the team in other aspects, such as rebounds, assists, and steals. He appeared everywhere on the court. The Warriors scored 34 points in the first quarter, leading the Suns by 34 points 25-9 in a single quarter.

Marbury looked dignified and walked off the court.

It is important to limit Qin Fei's scoring, but now it seems that the Warriors' offensive firepower is stronger than they imagined, especially these new substitute players.

James Posey, Ginobili, and Clifford Robinson all scored.

Relatively speaking, the Suns' scoring points are relatively concentrated, that is, Marbury and Anfernee Hardaway are scoring.

Qin Fei was surprised by Anfernee Hardaway's state.

Hardaway, whose legs have already been overwhelmed, has shown a very good state in the beginning of the season, with several half-block jumpers and excellent jump shots.

After Qin Fei left the field, the Warriors officially completed the 10-man rotation.

The normal rotation in the NBA should look like 9 players. If there are 10 players, then the 10th player must also be a fake rotation and will not play more than 10 minutes of playing time.

Manu Ginobili belongs to this 10th person.

Although according to the pick, it seems that the Warriors should train Arenas more.

But Arenas is too young, only 19 years old, and Ginobili is already 25 years old, he is an older rookie, and his style of play and strength are obviously stronger.

The Warriors are not the kind of weak team waiting for rookies to grow, but a powerful team that goes straight to the championship.

Therefore, the Warriors will not specifically accumulate game time to train rookies. What they want is the record and immediate combat power.

This is bad news for a rookie like Arenas.

But they have no choice but to do this first, after all, they have already signed a contract with the other party.

It is also necessary to fulfill the contract first and gradually accumulate enough strength.

In the second quarter of the game, the Suns' substitute players felt warmer.

The Warriors' substitute players played a little messy and made some mistakes. The Suns' more mature substitute players seized the opportunity and played two counterattacks.

The difference has been narrowed a bit.

But it's not yet time for Qin Fei to appear on the stage.

The return of the main players of both sides is around the middle of the second quarter.

At this time, the Warriors are only 3 points ahead of the Suns, and the point difference is not obvious.

As soon as he entered the court, Qin Fei, who was holding the ball from the outside, tried to shoot a three-pointer against Marion.

All the superstars on the team have this kind of privilege, and only Qin Fei has unlimited shooting rights in the Warriors. "Test shooting" is also his privilege, and he uses it to find the touch.

Marion didn't expect Qin Fei to throw a cold arrow suddenly, so he raised his hand a little slower.

Turning around, the basketball went through the basket with a "swish" sound!
"Three balls!"

Fans held up three fingers in celebration.

Fans in the Bay Area especially like to see this scene. Whenever a three-pointer passes through the heart, it is even more exciting than a dunk.

This scene left Ginobili, who was watching carefully off the court, dumbfounded.

"What is this operation?"

The team's lead has disappeared, shouldn't they play more steadily?

Why did you pull it out all of a sudden?
And fucked in?

Is the key to playing well in the NBA is to play this unexpected ball?

At this moment, Ginobili felt that his view of basketball was completely subverted by Qin Fei.

He has a feeling that he should play this kind of ball too.

Unpredictable, unprepared!
Isn't this the way he was looking for to break the situation?
(End of this chapter)