msmithbooks Chapter 844 International Column
Chapter 844 International Column
Chapter 844 International Column
The starting lineups of both sides will be announced soon.
For the Thunder, the starters are the same as the previous round - Duck, Turk, Pickled Pepper, Xie Kai and Westbrook.
The Jazz's starting lineup for the away game is: center - Rudy Gobert, power forward - Joe Ingles, small forward - Gordon Hayward, shooting guard - Joe Johnson, organization Defender - George Hill.
Both teams are "international columns". The Thunder have three foreign players in their starting lineup, while the Jazz have two.
The starters of the two teams are considered to be the lightest-skinned teams in the league. On the Thunder side, only Pickled Pepper is slightly darker, and even Westbrook is not very dark.Xie Kai is of yellow race, Turk and Duck Dan are of white race, and their skin color is already light.
The starter of the Jazz, Gobert is French, although he is not pure white, but he is also very white, while Ingles and Hayward are both white.Jiao Zhixi was considered a black man with a fair complexion, and the darkest one was Singles Joe.
The coaches of the two teams are also white, and the skin color of these two teams is indeed light!
Duck and Gobert prepare the jump ball near the middle circle, and the game is about to start.
Gobert is a Frenchman. He is 216cm tall and is not particularly tall among centers, but his wingspan has reached 235cm, which makes his defensive coverage extremely large.
What is the concept of a 235cm wingspan?Yao Ming, who is 226cm tall, has a wingspan of only 221cm.
The slender arm makes Gobert's rim protection and rebounding obvious advantages. After he was selected into the league with the 2013th overall pick in the first round in 27, he has always been a defensive insider.The reason why his draft pick is not high is because he is a European insider, and the second is because his offense is really ordinary and he has no ability to attack independently.
But in the Jazz, he has grown into an inside defensive gate. This season, he averaged 2.6 blocks per game and won the league's block leader.Although the list of the league's best defensive team has not yet been announced, but according to gossip, his entry into the best defensive team is basically a certainty, the difference is nothing more than the first team or the second team.
The jump ball started, and Gobert's long arm allowed him to win the duck on the jump ball.
The Jazz got the first wave of offensive possession, and Jiao Zhixi slowly dribbled the ball over.
Jiao Zhixi was also a rookie in the same class as Xie Kai and Westbrook. He made his debut in the Spurs and later became a bargaining chip for facial paralysis.If you look at it now, facial paralysis is naturally a better player with more potential than him.But from the point of view at the time, the facial paralyzed brother was just a rookie No. 15 in the first round with a rough offense. Who knew that under the adjustment of the old thief Bobo, he became an All-Star striker.
Jiao Zhixi was traded from the Pacers to the Jazz last summer. He is still a solid guard who can provide stable defense, average scoring, and a stable personality.He's a lot like that Spurs team, but it's hard to be an All-Star guard after all.
In Xie Kai's view, the potential of the players who have been trained by the old thief Popo has basically been squeezed out. The Spurs assistant coach is indeed a good coach, but the players produced by the Spurs, don't expect him to have the potential to dig for you.
This season, Jiao Zhixi ushered in the season with the highest scoring average per game. He averaged 16.9 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.2 assists and 1 steal per game. The rate is 47.7%.
If you look at the data alone, this is basically close to the level of an All-Star guard, and the last time is a super 3D point guard.But in fact, he has never been the team's main attacker. He cannot score 30 or even 40 points in a game, and it is difficult for him to send more than 10 assists.
Sometimes, data does not represent everything. Some people are destined to be difficult to become the core because of ability issues.
Jiao Zhixi dribbled the ball and gave it to Joe in singles.
Singles Joe is 36 years old. After leaving the Nets, his scoring average has dropped to 9.2 points this season.He can still show his comprehensive offensive skills in some rounds of the game, but his speed is indeed gone, and there is not much explosive power left. You can hardly expect him to become the team's main scoring point.
Facing Xie Kai's defense in singles, Joe sat back with his back.He didn't choose to face the frame. With his current speed, it is basically impossible for him to pass Xie Kai face to face.
Xie Kai's strength is no longer as bad as it was when he first entered the league. Even if he is facing a heavy guard in singles against Joe, he will not be beaten back.
Singles Joe gave the ball to Ingles in the corner.
Ingles made a breakthrough and then split to Hayward who was on the line.
Hayward took a step forward and shot a jumper-yes!
The Jazz scored first!
Yu Jia sighed: "The Jazz's offense is very team-like!"
Su Qun explained: "Coach Schneider has been instilling the concept of team offense in this team, and I think with their current lineup, team play is basically the only way out. They don't have superstars, simple superstars Singles tactics, can't fight!"
Westbrook dribbled the ball, and it was not Joe who was singles, but Hayward who defended Xie Kai.
Obviously, the 36-year-old singles Joe defended Xie Kai.
In the Thunder's offensive system, the Turk is more of an existence to open up space. He himself does not have much ability to attack inside, so he will not be misplaced and forced to defend against him.
Hayward was the No. 2010 player in the first round in 9. He graduated from Butler University and is a disciple of Celtics coach Stevens.
This season, Hayward was selected to the Western Conference All-Star bench. He averaged 21.9 points, 5.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1 steal per game, shooting 47.1% from the field, 3% from 39.8-pointers and 84.4% from free throws. It is [-]%, which is a comprehensive and efficient striker.
Hayward does not have outstanding physical fitness, and his static physical condition is not good. With a height of 201cm, his wingspan is only 203cm.As a comparison, the facial paralysis with the same height of 201cm has a wingspan of 220cm...
However, Hayward's basketball IQ is very high, his basic skills are extremely solid, and he also has a good offensive ability. He is a very good team star.
With the help of Duck's pick-and-roll, Westbrook forced a breakthrough, but was destroyed by Ingles and went out of bounds.
The Jazz's defensive strategy is to let the shot-blocking king Gobert stay under the basket to protect the frame, and the outside players try to drive people in, send them to Gobert, and then attack inside and outside.
This kind of defensive thinking is somewhat similar to the Thunder, but the difference is that the Thunder's perimeter defense is stronger, and sometimes the problem has been solved on the perimeter.
The Thunder sent the ball out of bounds, and Westbrook gave the ball to Xie Kai who moved without the ball.
Xie Kai caught the ball, and with the help of duck eggs, he distributed it to Pickled Pepper on the other side.
Pickled Pepper turned to Ingles, and Gobert interfered with the layup-missed!
In singles, Joe accepted the rebound and handed it to Jiao Zhixi to advance.
(End of this chapter)