Chapter 219 Wangs Iron Elbow debuts(1/2)
"Wang Zelin played in the low post, and JaVale McGee never left... Oh, he was deceived. Wang Zelin turned over and feinted, turned around and hit a layup, beautiful! Oh my God! Wang Zelin scored the 22nd point of the game, and it was still a hundred.
100% hit rate!”
On the commentary stage, Weber stood up and applauded Wang Zelin.
Just halfway through the second quarter, Wang Zelin succeeded in all 4 individual singles without exception, single-handedly destroying the Nuggets' inside line.
"Thank you!" McGee growled. With such an optimistic personality, even after being beaten repeatedly, he couldn't help but blurt out rough words, including a few slang words that Wang Zelin didn't understand.
"The Nuggets are in big trouble. It's obvious that the fast break rhythm they are proud of has not only failed to play out, but has also been dragged into the quagmire of positional warfare by their opponents. It just happens that they do not have good enough interior defenders.
Coach George Karl must change his strategy, and this situation is doomed for the Nuggets not to go far."
As soon as Miller finished speaking, the Nuggets took a baseline kick. As soon as Ty Lawson reached the inside with the ball, he was blocked by Matthews who came over.
Matthews is 1.93 meters tall and is considered a short shooting guard, but in front of Ty Lawson who is 1.80 meters tall, he is still an insurmountable mountain.
Therefore, Ty Lawson chose to distribute the ball, preparing to find Iguodala who cut inside.
However, as soon as he passed the ball, the Blazers' "French Pippen" Batum stretched out his arm in advance like a prophet.
What he was waiting for was now.
Before Iguodala received the basketball, Batum stole the ball and quickly pushed forward in the opposite direction.
"You are blind!"
Iguodala cursed in his heart, stepped forward, and chased after him.
Batum pushed all the way to the basket. He knew that Iguodala behind him was not easy to mess with, so he made a three-step layup, blocking the rhythm and avoiding the block.
"Man, you are so delicate!"
Wang Zelin couldn't help feeling that he was worthy of being the billionaire who was able to sign a five-year, 120 million-yuan contract later. Although he had not reached the peak of his time with the Hornets, he could tell the whole story at a glance.
Batum during the Hornets era was definitely not only rated at 78 in terms of strength, he was probably at a quasi-All-Star level of 80 to 84.
Batum just signed a four-year, 46.12 million contract with the Trail Blazers last year. When thinking about the era of salary explosion in the next few years, Wang Zelin has to praise the team management again.
Matthews, another teammate who averages 13 3 3 per game, has a contract that does not expire until 2015, plus rookie bonuses for himself and Lillard.
To put it boldly, it would be no problem for the Trail Blazers to sign another All-Star player back during the offseason.
Maybe... I can win the championship this year!
Wang Zelin, who knows the future direction, knows exactly how strong the teammates in front of him can be in the future.
Lillard - the future first-line point guard in the league, Aldridge - the current first-line power forward, Batum and Matthews both averaged 15 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal at their peak, and these two are far from their peak.
The time is not far away...
Coupled with the fact that I am a bad person, I might actually be able to get something done.
After coming back to his senses, Wang Zelin temporarily blocked this wonderful expectation. Of course, he knew that it was unlikely because he and Lillard still needed to grow.
Besides, James, who was at his peak in 2013, and those old monsters from the Spurs who are getting more and more arrogant, are not easy to mess with.
However, there is a saying that goes well...
If a person has no dreams, what is the difference between him and a salted fish?
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With only 4 minutes left in the second quarter, 51:39, the Nuggets trailed by 12 points, and George Karl called the second timeout of this quarter.
This kind of offensive efficiency is what he hopes to see.
As a famous NBA coach, George Karl can clearly see that the fast break whirlwind he is proud of is completely restricted, and the source lies in the Blazers' No. 36.
That giant from the Celestial Dynasty, his dominance in the interior is too terrifying!
Why can he be like a bulldozer, easily dismantling the double attack of McGee and Fareed? George Karl felt that he needed to check the bench press strength of the yellow-skinned center on the opposite side after he returned.
However, he now needs to think of other ways to solve the inside problem, such as taking Wang Zelin off the court.
Since he started playing in the NBA in the 1960s, and in his nearly half-century coaching career, George Karl has seen countless teams' coaching staffs or players take extra measures to win.
George Karl, who played for the San Antonio Spurs as a player, is inevitably tainted with this tradition.
From player to head coach, what George Karl wants most has always remained the same, and that is victory.
As long as you can win, no matter what the means, the winner is the biggest truth.
Denver Nuggets bench.
"What are you all doing? Are you sleepwalking? In my eyes, your performance is like a piece of shit! Shit!" After speaking, George Karl yelled at Wang Zelin's defender McGee: "JaVale, be tougher.
Ok?
What did you do? If you can't let go of the opponent, then foul him and give me a hard foul! Do you still need me to teach you this?"
Since being diagnosed with throat cancer during the 2009-10 season, George Karl's fiery temper has calmed down a lot, but situations are easy to change, and nature is hard to change. When he is really angry, he can't control it so much.
"Coach, I..." McGee was stunned into silence.
It's a credit to McGee that he didn't see George Karl when he was healthy. At that time, he was truly the "Roaring King of the NBA", and sometimes even the team management couldn't stand it.
"Koufos has already committed three fouls. He won't come on the court until the second half. Then you stay close to the opponent and don't give him any space to shoot!"
"But what should we do if that guy breaks through? His power is too strong..." Mikey asked.
"Breakthrough?" George Karl said sadly: "Then you foul, and you must foul without mercy, do you understand?"
"Isn't this bad?"
McGee, who had a GPA of 4.3 (out of 5 points) in his senior year, was by no means as good as he showed on the court.
On the contrary, McGee's intelligence is definitely the strongest among NBA players. He has profound knowledge in current affairs and religion. Iguodala has said more than once that McGee is one of the smartest people he knows.
Therefore, McGee instantly heard the implication of the coach's words.
But asking him to injure a player for the sake of a victory is something he cannot do.
"Are you the head coach or am I the head coach? If you let No. 36 on the opposite side score casually again, you won't even be able to play this season."
To be on the safe side, Georgeka turned to the half-orc Fareed and said: "Kenes, if Javier fails to defend well, you must always pay attention to make up for it. Do you understand me?"
"Roger that, sir!"
Farid replied with heavy breathing.
Seeing this, George Karl nodded.
The reason why Fareed in front of him is called a half-orc by the outside world is that in addition to his excellent physical fitness and explosive fighting style, he also has a style of "dare to fight and dare to fight hard".
certainly.
For George Karl, what he was most satisfied with was that Fareed obeyed his words.
At the end of the bench, Iguodala, who heard everything, couldn't help but frown.
Suddenly, he understood more and more why he couldn't get along with this nugget.
Because from top to bottom, from coaches to players, most people are not in the same league as themselves.
No, there is one more person.
Walking over, Iguodala patted McGee, who was looking embarrassed: "Man, don't think so much, just play hard!"
"It's you!" Seeing that the person coming was Iguodala, the team's most in tune, McGee smiled and said, "I understand."
From beginning to end, he was just a ball player!
Beep~~~
In the last four minutes of the first half, the two teams took the field again.
Welles Chandler became DeAndre Miller, Anthony Randolph became Fareed the Orc.
"Hey, you, uh..."
As soon as he came up, McGee leaned against Wang Zelin and hesitated, as if he wanted to say something.
"Do you have something you want to tell me?"
"No, no."
In the end, McGee still did not dare to tell Wang Zelin about George Karl's arrangement.
He still has his parents, wife and children to support, and he offended George Karl. With his prestige in the NBA and just saying a few words, it will be difficult for a small player like him to survive in the NBA.
Andre Miller made an impact immediately after coming on, scoring a three-pointer from the left corner, and the point difference was instantly reduced to less than 10 points.
"mine!"
Matthews raised his hand to indicate that he was indeed careless just now.
The teammates didn't take it to heart. Wang Zelin served and Lillard advanced quickly. Batum moved without the ball and dived to the basket when he had the opportunity. Lillard handed the ball over decisively.
Batum dribbled the ball in the middle for a layup and made a gorgeous 180-degree turn, but McGee made a cover.
However, the basketball just rolled around on the rim and then fell out, causing the fans to scream in surprise.
"Backboard!"
To be continued...