The world of basketball

Chapter 150 The Targeted Healthy Youth
Basketball is full of confrontation. In fact, many ball games such as football and rugby are also full of confrontation.

Since there is a confrontation, and a group of young people are playing, it is easy to offend both sides of the game if a confrontation posture is not good, and then get angry.

For this game, Butler has been targeting Wiggins. Of course, this has Popovich's meaning, and Butler is not angry with Wiggins' professional attitude.

There is an old Chinese saying: Clay figurines still have three points of anger, let alone young people in their 20s.

Even Wiggins, a healthy teenager, made Butler feel a little uncomfortable. He thought: You play the game as soon as you play the game. As for targeting me like this?
Therefore, Wiggins also gradually began to confront, and his movements became larger.

Wiggins is very strong, very strong. He has a physical talent that is rare in decades, exaggerated jumping, explosive strength, wingspan speed, etc., which makes countless people envious-this is what God gave him to eat this bowl of rice. .

Even though he was not so desperate on the court, he did not waste his talent off the court, but worked hard to train his skills, whether it was the finish at the basket or the COSCO jump shot.

But ah, Wiggins is very talented and works hard, but he can't compare to James no matter what.

As a small forward, James' physical talent, whether it is strength, speed, explosive power, bounce, is no worse than Wiggins, and even much stronger in strength, and James has a one-handed breakthrough and distribution, and has a top-level overall view and basketball IQ. , which is what Wiggins lacks.

And what about Butler?He debuted in the draft in 11 years. The coaching staff and management selected Butler because of his extremely strong defensive ability and confrontation ability, so that he can match up with James.

The Bulls at that time were definitely Rose's Bulls. Coach Thibodeau was a master of defense, but he was not good at offense, so the offense at that time was basically driven by Rose alone.

And Butler's arrival is to limit James in the playoffs. Facts have proved that Butler has done a good job, and it is precisely because of this that Butler has received the attention of the coaching staff and management.

Coupled with Butler's own efforts and Derrick Rose's successive years of injuries, Butler has gradually become a superstar on both offense and defense, and has become the most sought-after swingman in the league.

I mean, Butler was defending James seven years ago, and it was James during the Heat period, which should be regarded as the peak period of James' physical condition. Will he persuade Wiggins?
Obviously not.

Although Butler's defensive enthusiasm and defensive attitude have changed a lot, there is an old saying in China: freezing three feet does not happen in a day, and the defensive habit cannot be developed in a short time, nor can it be changed.

We always like to talk about the word "beating". The so-called "killing" means that I can guard you and you can't guard me. Looking at Butler now, he beat Wiggins.

The most important thing is that Wiggins' long-range shots on the offensive end are unstable, and he is not aggressive when he ends up at the basket, and the defensive end does not like confrontation. It is expected that he will be blown up after being targeted.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Wiggins was a little bit autistic, and couldn't help taking consecutive retreats. Thibodeau took Wiggins to the bench.

In this star-first league, coaches don't have as much say as they used to, because most of the fans like stars rather than coaches.

In other words, many fans support a team because their favorite players are in the team. That is to say, fans buy tickets to watch football more because they want to watch their favorite stars.

Therefore, the star is the key.

Therefore, basically there are very few coaches who have that kind of right and voice or dare to take down the absolute core of the team, and Thibodeau is one of the few.

As a coach who emphasizes defense and iron blood, he is somewhat dissatisfied with Wiggins, but he has been given a big contract, and it is not easy for him to bring it up, so he generally asks Wiggins to change his defense very tactfully manner.

But this time, Wiggins' offensive end is also a bit higher. He took up a lot of possessions, but he couldn't make a breakthrough or make a shot, which gave the Spurs a good chance to widen the point difference.

With 5 minutes left in the second quarter, the Spurs have already led the Timberwolves by [-] points.

Ross put his dreadlocks into a simple ponytail, and hopped along with the dribble, feeling a little inexplicable joy.

Downs played a pick-and-roll for Rose from a high position. Rose used the pick-and-roll to accelerate to the basket.

Mu Xiaobei's center of gravity was shaken, then Rose turned over and hooked, and then the ball fell into the basket.

Ginobili used to like to use this trick very much, but now Rose has learned it in the past. When defending players under rapid running, especially the players with big defenses and small defenses, they are already a little confused and easily confused.

It's a simple trick, but it's very useful when the defense is on the counter, especially when the big player returns to the defense. The small player can always shake the big player away and make a layup.

Mu Xiaobei’s high pick-and-roll, Jeremy Lin accelerated and rushed to the basket. After Mu Xiaobei followed up, he received a pass from Jeremy Lin, and then made a long pass to Butler on the outside. Butler dribbled the ball into the three-point line with a feint. One step, then an emergency stop and shot.

"Shh-"

Soaring two points, this is already 25 points for Butler. Today Butler's touch is overwhelming, whether it is a three-pointer or a two-pointer, he can easily hit it.

Rose followed up the pick-and-roll and gave the ball to Towns. Towns held the ball at the top of the arc and made an accelerated breakthrough. Mu Xiaobei followed Downs.

"Strike Towns is really comprehensive. Many people think that Towns is very similar to Garnett. It is true that Towns is very similar to Garnett in terms of comprehensive offensive methods." Wang Meng said.

"Of course, Downs is still a little worse than Garnett, I mean, in many aspects." Su Qun said: "First of all, physical fitness. Garnett's physical talent should be the top in history. It's comprehensive, of course, Towns is also very comprehensive, but Garnett's comprehensive is another level."

"I understand what you mean. Garnett is also a good player on the offensive end, whether it is support or organization, and he is a power forward who can dribble across the half court." Wang Meng said.

That's Garnett, Garnett who can compete with Nowitzki and Duncan, no matter what era it is, Garnett must be the core of the team.

Both sides seem to be unable to guard against each other. They are in the confrontation stage. Butler is fully open on the Spurs side, and the Spurs are also consciously making the ball for Butler. In addition, Mu Xiaobei, Jeremy Lin, and Kuzma's touch is also not good. good.

The Timberwolves are supported by Rose and Downs, but the Spurs have scored a [-]-point difference before, and until the end of the first half, the Spurs also maintained a [-]-point lead.

It is worth mentioning that Butler has scored 33 points.

(End of this chapter)