stadium ambition

Chapter 108 The God of Point Guards
In the early morning of the [-]th, the Clippers arrived in New Orleans.

Su Yang slept until twelve o'clock at noon, and received a meeting notice from Marshal Stevens after lunch.

Facing the projector screen, Van Gundy repeatedly emphasized the need to pay attention to pick-and-roll defense against the Hornets. He must not use the method of bypassing the screen to intercept Paul, and he cannot let Okafor go in casually. The best strategy is to partially defend against two.

However, the local three defenses and two defenses need to beware of Paul passing the ball to open players, so the other two players who did not participate in the defense need to rotate at a high speed. It is best to defend the inside players a little bit, thereby delaying the Hornets' offensive.

Su Yang recommended PJ Tucker to enter the starting lineup as the small forward position on the spot. Gordon and Thornton temporarily went to the bench. He thought there would be resistance, but Thornton offered to be a substitute, and Gordon accepted the adjustment calmly.

The whole team is willing to make sacrifices to win the game. Van Gundy said that this is a symbol of the team becoming stronger. Su Yang's demonstration role in the Summer League and the preseason has been rewarded. The Clippers will have a bright future.

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the whole team arrived at the New Orleans Arena.

After a simple shooting warm-up, Su Yang and others began to practice the local three-defense and two-two strategy. After a few rounds, the whole team gradually realized Tucker's contribution on the defensive end. Van Gundy finally agreed to let Tucker start the game.

After the training, Su Yang came to the sidelines to be interviewed by the Associated Press reporter according to the arrangement of the staff.

"First of all, congratulations on your big victory last night, and congratulations on your 32 points to continue to maintain the record. Tonight you will play back to back against the Hornets, and your opponent is Chris Paul. How do you feel now?"

"I'm a little bit nervous because I'm the god of point guards."

"Why do you call him a point guard god?"

"Because he won the steals title for two consecutive seasons and the assists title last season. He is omnipotent in the field of point guard. I used to imitate him after the game and practiced extra, and gained muscle to become a heavy point guard. Many skills are also from him study."

"I remember that you guys played against each other in the Drew League. How do you think you have improved?"

"The improvement is knowing that he is very good at the time, but after entering the NBA, I realized that he is more powerful than I imagined, especially because he is only 183 cm tall, and he has to face taller and stronger players every night. It is really explosive."

"So what are your expectations for tonight's game?"

"I try to force out his full strength!"

After the interview, Su Yang returned to the locker room.

After taking a shower and changing clothes in 5 minutes, he walked out of the bathroom and saw his teammates discussing something around their notebooks.

Curious, he approached and checked. It turned out that it was an interview video of Paul, and the content happened to be full of praise, praising him for how talented he is, and he is also very powerful. He is now an All-Star and does not need two years to grow.

After watching the video, Su Yang was a little dazed. He didn't expect Paul to say that, as if he had made an agreement.

Davis said with a smile: "You two compliment each other, there is a kind of politeness on the surface but a feeling that you want to beat each other to death in your heart. It seems that Popovich praised the Suns in various ways before the game, and the result was 4-1. Gentleman sweep."

The whole team laughed, and Su Yang suddenly felt a little wronged.

I praised Paul sincerely, but I didn't know what Paul thought. After all, Paul's GIF of smiling face to face with Cole and turning his head showing a cannibal expression is too famous, and I can't forget it.

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At seven o'clock, the pre-match ceremony.

After the national anthem was played, Su Yang ran to the Hornets bench and thanked Paul for his comments before the draft.

"You've done a good job, keep it up." Paul patted Su Yang on the shoulder like a big brother. "If you have any technical questions, you can call me at any time. You can train together during the off season. I have a place to live in Los Angeles."

Su Yang said it was okay, and wanted to chat a little more, but seeing Hornets head coach Scott's disgusting eyes, he waved goodbye and returned to the Clippers bench, thinking that Nima won by relying on Kidd and Paul. Ball, what to pack X.

With the sound of the long whistle, the game officially started.

Su Yang entered the field and stood still. Before the ball was jumped, he quickly scanned the other four starters of the Hornets.

Shooting guard Devin Brown's three-point shooting rate is not bad. The classic scene should be in the highlight of McGrady's 35 minutes. He made a dribble error and was intercepted by McGrady.

Peja Jr., former King's Five Tigers, Princeton's tactical system has been nurtured for many years, so that he has a strong ability to cut and run.

Power forward David West, a representative of floor skills, a master of mid-range face-up shooting, average defense, mainly due to lack of explosive power, and he doesn't like confrontation very much. His muscle utilization rate is relatively low, a bit like Maggette.

The center is Emeka Okafor, a strong defensive player, and his ability to cut and eat cakes is not weak. In the past two seasons, he has played full-time and can be called an iron man, but his shooting ability is really poor. He shoots more than 30% all the year round. Hovering at 60%.

After scanning, Su Yang understood why Van Gundy asked to play more flanks and fight more with his body.

The Hornets' wings are indeed weak. Paul and Okafor alone cannot support the team's defense at all. The opponents of the Hornets in the first few games, the Spurs, Celtics and Lakers, all adopted similar strategies and easily won.

The referee held the ball to the middle circle, made simple gestures and explained, holding the ball with both hands and tossing it upwards lightly.

With his height and wingspan advantage, Jordan touched the ball first and moved back, and the Clippers won the opportunity to attack first.

Su Yang slowly dribbled the ball across the center line, raised his hand towards the four teammates, and signaled to play a mobile attack on the right wing first.

The fans at the scene shouted for defense in unison, and Paul blocked the space on the right like a prophet.

Seeing that the tactical execution was blocked, Su Yang rushed the ball to the right 45 degrees, then passed the ball to Jordan at the top of the arc, followed by dodging and cutting into the elbow area, and then made a cross-cut to Iverson along the free throw line, and arrived at the goal in a blink of an eye. 45 degrees to the left.

At the same time, Jordan turned around and dribbled the ball to the right, handing it to Davis who ran to his side.

Davis took the ball and immediately passed it again, while Su Yang received the ball and put it to the left. Without hesitation, he sank his shoulders and accelerated. Hit the board and shoot.

boom!The basketball bounces into the net.

Okafor picked up the basketball and retreated out of bounds. Paul caught the ball and quickly pushed it forward. The fans applauded and cheered.

The players of the two teams settled down in the frontcourt, and Paul called for a cover at the top of the arc, and then moved to the right.

Su Yang struggled to squeeze through the wall built by Okafor and chased after Paul, while Davis moved laterally from the right wing to suppress Paul's dribbling route in advance, and Jordan also slowly moved to intercept and expose the breakthrough route, forming a local three in the blink of an eye. Anti two.

Paul suddenly slowed down and turned to the right, pretending to pass the ball to the right-wing Brown, tricking Davis back to the defense, then half-turned and pulled back to continue to break in, one fast and one slow change, and he still grabbed the rhythm, easily breaking through Jordan Go to the basket.

But Tucker had already shrunk to the basket, forming a back and forth pincer attack with Su Yang, who continued to chase.

Just when Su Yang thought that Paul would circle around the baseline and run out to reorganize the attack, Paul smashed the ball vigorously to Tucker's feet without warning, and the basketball passed between Tucker's legs and rebounded precisely Fly into the hands of Peja in the bottom corner.

Peja went up and down with a knife in his hand, and hit the net with a three-pointer.

Cheers erupted in the arena, and Paul raised his hand.

Su Yang sighed in his heart: "Chairman Pao is really awesome!"

(End of this chapter)