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Chapter 105, page 103: You look like a primary school student now.
Yi Shui silently shut down the computer.

He did use a blaming tone and trash talk at the time. Different situations call for different approaches. Not everyone is so tough and only knows how to curse.

I never imagined that a schoolbag could be understood this way...

The madness in the Big Apple truly began the following morning, as television news and newspapers broadcast reports of the previous night's battle to every household in New York.

But Yi Shui didn't have the chance to experience it this time, as he left New York with the team at 10 a.m. and flew to Philadelphia.

On the plane, D'Antoni called Yi Shui over and asked him to review the game with him.

D'Antoni: "Reviewing the game is very important, especially for a core player like you. If you play well, you need to understand why you played well; if you don't play well, you need to summarize the experience of failure, learn from the lessons, and strive not to make the same mistakes next time."

I heard similar things from Clark and Calhoun when I was in college, and I learned them from them.

During his university years and with the national team, he would thoroughly review all the intense matches he played.

Can be used to pound fish belly...

He guessed it was due to the coaching habits of the man with the mustache over the years.

After joining the Knicks, he researched the team's management and coaching staff, with the head coach being a particular focus.

When D'Antoni returned to the NBA from Europe to work as a scout and assistant coach, the NBA was experiencing a boom in high school rookies. Nine out of ten of those rookies had nothing but talent and needed to be taught everything by the team.

Let's do a post-mortem analysis. It'll be a good opportunity to see how NBA coaches conduct post-mortem analyses and how it differs from how college coaches do.

Ten minutes later, Yi Shui returned speechlessly to his teammates who were playing cards, watching the elementary school students lose money in various ways.

D'Antoni's review just now had only one goal—to summarize the conditions required for him to score 45 points.

His run-and-gun offense created space and opportunities; his teammates passed the ball accurately; his ability to capitalize on opportunities, his skills in shooting and attacking the rim... and the Thunder's terrible defense.

Of the 10 minutes allotted, D'Antoni spent 8 minutes analyzing just how bad the Thunder's defense really was.

Yi Shui barely managed to refrain from replying, "Then why don't you analyze how bad our defense is?"
He knew D'Antoni's goal—to prevent him from getting carried away by scoring 45 points in the opening game.

He even guessed why the other party didn't say it directly but instead beat around the bush, which made him even more upset.

Big Q and Little Potato, keep it up! Make the elementary school kid cry! Win all his money!

...

After arriving at the hotel in Philadelphia, Yi Shui had lunch and then went to the Wachovia Center for extra training to activate the 'day 7' recovery effect and ensure his condition for the next game.

Another night has passed, and a new month has arrived.

Yi Shui had grown into a six-foot-ten-inch giant, and he felt a deep sense of familiarity looking at the 92 speed and 92 agility in the file.

However, his vertical jump dropped by 1 point this time, coming down to 91, which was a bit unexpected. He analyzed it and realized that it might have dropped before, but because the drop was not significant and the strength improvement also boosted his vertical jump, he didn't feel it.

He's been in his 'second growth spurt' for 17 months now, with 3 months to go. Based on the impact of his recent growth on his athletic ability, once he finishes growing, his mobility and agility will definitely still be at their peak. If he continues training and successfully gets through the 'growth period,' he won't have to worry about it anymore.

Of course, he hopes to gain more physical fitness points to make up for his lost athletic ability.

It was getting cold. After washing up, he put on a thick coat, ate breakfast, and then joined the team to return to the Wachovia Center.

He came to training alone yesterday, without joining his teammates for Halloween celebrations, and he didn't hear any gossip about the 76ers. He heard it from a primary school student today.

Curry: "The 76ers had internal strife after the opening game! Because Brand's preseason performance was terrible, Cheeks... well, the 76ers' head coach thought Brand wasn't suitable to start for the time being, and he communicated with Brand privately, wanting him to find his form on the bench for the time being. Brand didn't refuse, but after being put on the bench for the opening game, he refused to play in the fourth quarter. Guess what Brand said after the game?"

Yi Shui chimed in at the opportune moment: "What did you say?"

Curry was pleased with his teammate's reaction and continued, "He said he thought Cheeks was joking when he said he wanted him to be a substitute, and that he refused to play in the final quarter because he was angry. He also said that Cheeks is a pig who doesn't understand basketball at all and doesn't know how a superstar like him gets into form. He probably doesn't even know how great Cheeks was when he was a player. He's being cursed by fans all over Philadelphia right now."

Yi Shui: "Is Qix very powerful?"

Curry: "That number 10 jersey floating on the court over there belongs to Cheeks. The 76ers are planning to erect a statue for him! He was a four-time All-Star, a four-time All-Defensive First Team selection, and the 76ers won the championship in 1983. He was the core of the perimeter offense, even more important than Dr. J. He is a basketball hero of Philadelphia."

I heard that Cheeks submitted his resignation to the 76ers, citing feeling insulted. But I think he's just using this opportunity to leave the 76ers. I've heard that the 76ers have been interfering with the coaching staff's affairs and giving haphazard instructions for the past few years. Cheeks can't even control how to develop new players. He's wanted to leave for a long time, but he was too embarrassed to say so. Now he finally has the chance.

The 76ers' offseason acquisitions have become the biggest joke in the NBA. The Clippers wouldn't even offer Brand a 5-year, $6000 million contract, but they directly offered him a max contract.

ESPN has now downgraded the 76ers' 5-year, $8200 million max contract with Brand to the lowest possible rating, placing him on par with Houston, James, and Curry... not me, but the 360-pound guy!

Yi Shui: "Of course I know, I was just wondering why the lowest-rated contracts are all on our team?"

Curry gave Yi Shui a skeptical look and continued, "To be precise, those contracts were all given by Assassin. Downey was very cautious when signing players. I still really like Assassin's playing style. I used to watch his games live when I was a kid. But when it comes to management, my team-building ideas were better than his when I was in elementary school."

Yi Shui: "You look like a primary school student now. I heard you tried to sneak into a bar in New York but got kicked out?"

Curry's pupils dilated in shock. How did this guy know about this?!

He lunged at Yi Shui to silence her... but Yi Shui held his head down.

The elementary school student kicked and thrashed, but didn't even touch the hem of Yi Shui's clothes... His teammates were used to this.

Elementary school students are often angered by the top-scoring student. At first, they ignore him; then they start swearing, but they can't win an argument; and then they try to fight back, but they are easily subdued each time, and the way they are subdued is always so humiliating...

...

In the evening, Yi Shui and his teammates entered the stadium.

Seeing Brand on the opposite bench wearing his training uniform, Yi Shui felt that this guy was truly flexible and adaptable.

At noon, the 76ers suspended Brand for three games as punishment. That afternoon, Brand quickly performed a knee slide and held a press conference to apologize to Cheeks. Cheeks gave an interview expressing his forgiveness, and the suspension was lifted…

Cheeks is also quite eccentric. In an interview, he revealed that he will continue to resign, that he is no longer interested in being the head coach, that he feels too tired, and that he wants to join the Bobcats coaching staff and continue to be an assistant coach for his mentor Larry Brown.

It seems like there aren't many normal people on the opposing team, from management to coaching staff.

The game between the Knicks and the 76ers began at 5 p.m.

76ers starting lineup: Andre Miller, Willie Green, Andre Iguodala, Thaddeus Young, Dalembert.

Knicks starting lineup: Curry, Q, Yi Shui, David Lee, Swift.

Cheeks' idea of ​​having Brand as a substitute is absolutely correct at this stage.

Brand hasn't played properly for almost a year and a half. His Achilles tendon rupture has made him slower and less aware of the game. Whether he plays power forward or center, his defense is a liability.

During the preseason, the 76ers' starting lineup's defense was a complete mess.

But in the opening game, the 76ers rediscovered the team defense that got them into the playoffs last season.

Today, the Knicks also felt the changes in the 76ers' defense, which was completely different from the preseason starting lineup.

However, D'Antoni noticed the changes in the 76ers the night before last.

Despite Brand refusing to play in the final quarter and no one posting up Bosh, the 76ers still narrowly defeated the Raptors 94-89, thanks to their team defense.

Thaddeus Young is particularly good at defending pick-and-rolls, especially as a short power forward, and he plays very hard to avoid losing his starting position.

Therefore, D'Antoni made a tactical adjustment—Yi Shui initiated the attack in positional play.

Yi Shui did not disappoint his coach and teammates, just like in the preseason, crushing Iguodala like a 'heavy tank'.

Moreover, he anticipated that the 76ers players would pay extra attention to him because of his 45-point debut, so he always chose to double-team him when initiating the offense, and then used his height advantage over the opposing players at positions 1-4 to get the ball to the right teammates.

Although this wasn't enough to completely break down the 76ers' defense and prevent them from going on a scoring spree—after all, this is a team coached by Cheeks, who is a disciple of Larry Brown—it was enough; at least the team's offense was working.

Because the 76ers' offense, with Iguodala as their leading scorer, is really bad!
Otherwise, they wouldn't have needed to spend five years on a maximum contract to gamble that 28-year-old Brand could return to his peak after a year of injury due to a ruptured Achilles tendon.

Although Brand's defense isn't what it used to be, his low-post offense is still formidable. Standing at only 203 centimeters tall but weighing a hefty 125 kilograms, he played in the final minutes of each quarter tonight. In the first three quarters, he played 16 minutes, scoring 12 points with 5 of 8 shots and 2 of 2 free throws.

Every time the Knicks launched a fierce attack at the end of the quarter to try to widen the gap, Brand repeatedly withstood their low-post isolation plays.

Cheeks's on-court substitution timing and choices reminded D'Antoni of the 03 playoffs.

That year, the Trail Blazers came back from 0-3 down to tie the game at 3-3, just one step away from a miracle. But unfortunately, the Trail Blazers players, who fought hard for three games, collectively collapsed in the decisive Game 3 and were ultimately eliminated. At that time, Cheeks was coaching the Trail Blazers, and every substitution and tactical adjustment he made was aimed at the Mavericks' weaknesses.

首节比分26比24、第二节24比25、第三节27比22、末节常规时间23比27……

The score remained close between the two teams. With 37 seconds left, the Knicks led the 76ers 100-98 and the 76ers had possession of the ball!

But when it comes to the crucial moment, the 76ers only have one option – Andre Miller backing down the ball.

With no one else around, Iguodala could only pull up and throw, but Duhonka held his ground tightly and wouldn't give him a chance.

Brand was also substituted in, but Birdman was under the basket and Yi Shui was on the wing.

But Andre Miller's performance against Curry tonight wasn't as impressive as when he usually dominates smaller guards. He tried to back down Curry several times but only took three shots and made only one.

Curry looks thin, but his static strength is better than Andre Miller thought, and his awareness of pivoting is excellent.

This little trick, Andre Miller probably taught Curry that from his Hornets scoring champion father... If Curry knew what the other party was guessing, he probably would have punched him.

This time, Andre Miller went all out, using a turnaround jumper... and the shot hit the inside edge of the rim and bounced out!
Du Hong secured the rebound and launched a counterattack, passing the ball to Yi Shui during the advance.

Yi Shui drove deep into the paint and passed the ball back to Curry, who had followed up to the top arc.

Curry changed direction to the left, heading at a 45-degree angle to the left.

The 76ers players who had stayed on the perimeter rushed towards Curry.

Curry made 3 of 5 three-point attempts tonight, leading the Knicks in both the number of three-pointers made and the percentage!
Curry drew a double team, jumped, and flicked the ball to his right...

Yi Shui received the ball at a 45-degree angle on the right side and took an open three-pointer... and it went in!
Yiku connects and hits the game-winning three-pointer!
(End of this chapter)