The NBA's opening sling against Chris Paul

Chapter 146 French Pippen?

After an offense, the ball reached Rudy Gay on the outside line, and he lifted the ball slightly, kicked off the ground suddenly, and made a beautiful mid-range shot against Batum's long arm.

"Oh, Rudy's shooting has improved, and his sight has started to climb up. Yes, he has improved a little in his shooting since he entered the league for a few years." Stoudemire obviously communicated with the Grizzlies' management The same is expected of him.

"You can't guard against me, buddy, you'd better go back to your country, the league there is more suitable for you." Gay did not forget to tease Batum who was opposite him after landing.

Who is this Batum?This guy just signed a four-year $4600 million contract with the team last season.

He is not a star trained in the United States. He played in the French league earlier. It is said that he only scored 12 points and 5 assists in one season.

But he was selected by the Houston Rockets with the 08th pick in the 25 draft and then traded to the Trail Blazers.

His first two seasons with the Blazers were mediocre and nothing spectacular, but his long arms and defensive attitude earned him minutes.

终于在2010-11赛季，尼古拉斯巴图姆代表开拓者出场80次，其中首发67场，场均得到12.4分、4.5个篮板和1.5次助攻。

Among them are the triple-double data of 16 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists against the Hornets.It can be seen that he is a comprehensive striker, but his shortcomings are also obvious. He can be a very qualified role player, but he lacks scoring explosiveness, so the upper limit is not high.

In contrast, his honor in the French national team is the only thing that can be sold.

Batum once helped the French under-16 national team win the European championship, averaging 14.3 points and 7.9 rebounds per game. At the time, he was almost unstoppable and was successfully elected as the MVP of the competition.

On August 2010, 8, the French team announced the 26-man roster for the Turkey World Championships, and Batum was successfully selected.

In September 2011, Batum represented the French team in the 9 European Championship.In the second day of the European Championship, Batum sent 2011 steals and also contributed an alley-oop across two defensive players, helping the team beat Israel 2-6 and achieved the second consecutive group stage win.At that time, he was really unstoppable, and he was a veritable top small forward in the international arena.

接下来在法国与俄罗斯的半决赛中，巴图姆出战34分钟，8投6中得到19分、7个篮板和4次助攻，帮助法国队79-71战胜俄罗斯男篮挺进决赛。

In 2012, Batum represented the French men's basketball team in the London Olympics.However, his performance in that Olympic Games was lackluster, perhaps related to his knee injury.

Just in September of this year, he represented the French team in the 9 European Championship and won the European Championship with the French team.His performance in the finals did not lose to the team's leader Tony Parker, scoring 2013 points and 22 rebounds.

The reason why Batum failed to go further in the league was mainly because of his unstable shooting ability. In the NBA, strikers must have accurate mid-range shots to contain the opponent's defense, so as to tear apart the opponent's defense. defense.

If the outside shooting ability is not outstanding, the opponent can safely shrink, so it will only be more difficult to play. This is a vicious circle.

On the opposite side, Rudy Gay has been the aura of the proud man since he entered the league. He is the key training object of the team, and his explosive physical talent makes him become the team's chief scorer without any effort.

Gay can easily dish out 25 points and 8 assists every night, and whenever he wants to pass the ball, he can easily send the ball to the open teammate.

This is the gap in talent. I have to admit that some people cannot achieve it no matter how hard they work the day after tomorrow. This is really the case.

These are completely two growth modes in different states of mind. Batum's road is destined to be much more difficult. He needs to put in more effort to impress the coaches and the management. As long as Gay does not make mistakes, he is a good player.

He needs to run around the court, pick and roll, rebound, do the dirty work, put the damn ball in the basket at the right moment, and keep defending. scolded.

In the next round, Gay once again let the opponent see the gap in talent. Gay jumped directly from the free throw line and pressed the ball into the basket against the defense of three people in the air. Additional penalties.

This ball directly led the United Express Center Arena into a sea of ​​joy. People who had been tired all day drank beer at this moment, completely relaxed, swayed to the rhythm, and enjoyed the game to their heart's content.

And those who have no money to buy tickets stay by the TV at home, swinging with the rhythm of the TV. Rudy Gay is the atmosphere maker, and his explosive performance is the guarantee of the box office.

Kids in the streets would wear his jerseys around, they would run around the living room imitating how he shot, practice shooting in their own backyard over and over again, and imagine that one day they would be like him A star can become famous.

Especially Guy's influence in the community made him the object of imitation for children.

"Rudy! Rudy! Rudy!" The aunts in the center of the arena once again put up a huge banner with all kinds of whispers.

"It turns out that they really like Rudy Gay, he is so popular." Wang Lele also felt incredible, the atmosphere of watching the game live and in front of the TV are two completely different concepts.

Speaking of the game, since Lillard left the field on the Trail Blazers side, Matthews has mainly brought the ball across the half court, and sometimes Batum will also play the role of point guard.

This time during the pick-and-roll, the ball was given to Batum on the outside.

"Shoot, I don't guard against you, just shoot, right there, and hit him in like a man." Guy continued to tease him, disrupting his rhythm.

Batum didn't speak, nor was he fooled. He chose to pass the ball after taking a step in, and Matthews beside him completed a half-stop jumper. Unfortunately, the ball fell off after two laps on the basket. fell down.

Arthur grabbed the rebound and threw it to Gay who took the lead. Gay once again completed a flat-frame dunk under the watchful eyes of [-] spectators at home! !

43 to 55, the Grizzlies lead by 12 points.

(End of this chapter)