Chapter 276 275. Son of the Wind: I am also being used as a training tool!

Seeing that Zhang Yang couldn't create a shooting opportunity after a series of moves, the fans at the scene became extremely anxious. When Zhang Yang forced a shot, many people thought that the ball was over and the bad boy would be embarrassed... but it went in!
From anticipation, to nervousness, to anxiety, to unwillingness... and then to surprise, in just a few seconds, the fans at the scene experienced strong emotional fluctuations due to Zhang Yang's singles. When the positive emotional feedback finally came, everyone cheered and screamed!
Zhang Yang and Raja Bell, who were on the opposite side, were also amazed.

Zhang Yang jumped up and immediately retreated, exclaiming in his heart: He is worthy of being the only player in the league who was selected into the best defensive team purely by single defense.

Raja Bell's level of one-on-one defense is the strongest that Zhang Yang has encountered since entering the NBA. Neither Bowen nor Kobe can compare to him. Bowen's physical fitness is too poor, and Kobe needs to focus part of his energy on shrinking defense.

Being selected as a first-team defensive player on a run-and-gun team like the Suns is enough to show how good Raja Bell is in one-on-one defense.

If he didn't choose to break inside, it would be difficult for Zhang Yang to get rid of Raja Bell's close defense. If he did break through, Marion and Stoudemire on the opposite side would mindlessly double-team him. He was aiming for a goal in response to Naismith, so he couldn't break inside. Fortunately, he had a good touch and managed to make the shot.

The Suns immediately served the ball and Raja Bell followed his teammates. He was shocked: This XXX has improved so fast! Are all geniuses so extreme? He wanted to reach out... No, he would die!
For this ball, Zhang Yang relied on hitting, turning over, jumping, and leaning back... If any one of these steps was slow for a moment, the shooting action would not be complete.

Raja Bell clearly felt that Zhang Yang was different from last season. His singles playing style was similar, but his movements were simpler and more efficient!
Nash advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play one-on-one against Zhang Yang's defense. Hill retreated from the wing in advance, and Alan Anderson let go of Dio on the left side of the three-second zone and moved to the right elbow area.

When Nash was double-teamed by Zhang Yang and Hill, Alan Anderson cut off the passing route between Nash and Marion who was cutting in, and Nash passed the ball to Dio in the left elbow area.

Dio received the ball and took two steps into the inside. At the same time, Stoudemire moved to the left baseline. Dio passed the ball...to the left sideline!
Felton moved around Stoudemire, and Raja Bell received the ball and shot a three-pointer...and it went in!
In the transition from offense to defense, Felton advanced to the frontcourt and did not pass the ball to Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang did not go for the ball, but moved with Raja Bell.

Nash tried his best to use his height advantage to defend Felton's long shot on the three-point line, and Felton pushed Nash away and broke into the inside.

When Felton rushed to the free throw line, Zhang Yang happened to be circling the basket. Raja Bell, who was defending him, quickly let go of Zhang Yang and rushed towards Felton. At the same time, Stoudemire also followed suit. Together with Nash who turned around to defend him, Felton rarely enjoyed the treatment of being attacked by three people.

Felton couldn't shoot, and Raja Bell's interference also prevented him from passing the ball to the basket, but he was prepared when he broke in, and pushed the ball along the baseline parallel to the baseline, and Zhang Yang came out just in time to catch the ball!
Zhang Yang received the ball at the left elbow, and Marion immediately got next to him. He passed the ball without stopping... not to the basket facing each other, but to the left baseline!

Okafor stood with his hands outstretched under the basket, confused for a moment, and saw Raja Bell suddenly appear in front of him. He immediately understood and was amazed at Zhang Yang's defensive reading ability. He quickly turned around to grab the rebound.

Hill received the ball and made a mid-range jump shot from the left baseline...hit!
Nash wiped the sweat off his crotch. Here it comes, the bad boy Jack's running, shooting and assisting style of play is here!
Zhang Yang's playing style is what he, the Son of Wind, is familiar with when playing against the Bobcats.

Raja Bell may be the best player in one-on-one defense in the back line in the past two years, no doubt about it. All the guards who are good at one-on-one defense have a headache when they meet him. He, the Son of Wind, is often annoyed by Raja Bell during the team's training games.

But Zhang Yang is just as he said, he has plenty of ways to deal with Raja Bell. In addition to his excellent singles, his off-ball movement is also top-notch. He is very good at utilizing the positioning of his teammates and opponents, and he also has the ability to coordinate.

In Nash's opinion, if Zhang Yang did not play as a deterrent this season, but played without the ball as a finisher and support point, his scoring efficiency would be higher.

After wiping the sweat off his face, Nash received the ball and moved forward quickly. We defended so well just now, and a rare three-man encirclement was formed, but we still couldn't defend it. So let's attack!
After two rounds of testing at the beginning, the offensive battle between the Bobcats and the Suns began!

On the sidelines, Carlisle was talking to Millsap: "Dio just deliberately went to a shooting spot he was not good at, and Jack created obstacles for Raymond's breakthrough when he was running. The movement of both of them looked bad, but in the end they successfully helped their teammates create open shooting opportunities. Do you understand?"

Millsap thought for a moment and replied, "Dio's lobs in the three-second zone and mid-range shots from the free throw line are very accurate. He took the initiative to leave his favorite shooting point to reduce his own threat so that he can receive the ball better. The Suns have good space. He can return to his favorite shooting area at any time after receiving the ball to pose a threat. Moreover, he has a strong ability to predict and knows that Raymond will definitely go to defend Stoudemire who has top mid-range shooting ability.
Jack predicted that a top defensive player like Bell would not watch his opponent shoot easily, and he judged that Bell did not trust Stoudemire's ability to help defend. He also predicted that Bell would definitely go around to defend Emeka first, and Marion would definitely help defend him..."

After listening to Millsap's analysis, Carlisle was very satisfied. This older second-year player had great talent in passing. Then he was full of resentment towards Louisiana Tech Bulldogs head coach Mike Witt.

The Bulldogs deserved to be crushed by the LSU Tigers!

Such a talented supporting inside player was actually used as a blue-collar worker in college!

Not only that, Carlisle had something even bigger to complain about.

After discovering Millsap's talent for passing, Carlisle paid more attention to this short power forward, whom he originally did not value and thought had only top blue-collar potential. He was looking through Millsap's training files after he entered the NBA.

Although Millsap's current shooting ability is still poor, his shooting training, starting from the summer league in July 06 to the preseason this year, has shown some progress every once in a while and is steadily improving.

Mike Witt didn’t even notice his shooting talent…

Fortunately, the Bobcats have Engelland, who has been steadily developing Millsap's shooting since last season's training camp, otherwise Carlisle would be even more angry.

However, Carlisle thought again, if it weren't for that third-rate coach Mike Witt being blind, their Bobcats wouldn't have been able to pick up such a genius for free... Give him as many opportunities as possible!

In fact, from Zhang Yang's point of view, Millsap is already very lucky. Originally, Millsap's passing ability began to be demonstrated after 2010. After the Jazz lost Boozer, Millsap, who started, got the chance to hold the ball, and he was not regarded as the core. It was not until he went to the Hawks in 13 that his passing talent was fully demonstrated. He played All-Star performance for four years when he was around 30 years old.

Carlisle asked Millsap to watch Dio and Zhang Yang's off-ball coordination carefully. He stood up and walked to the sidelines, watching Zhang Yang receive the ball with the help of a screen, take a step forward, and make a close-range jump shot against Stoudemire's defense, making a "tsk tsk" sound.

Randy Brown, who was standing by, heard Carlisle's voice and asked, "What's wrong, Rick? Do you think Jack made a bad shot?"

Carlisle: "No, no, he chose the ball very well. He stepped to avoid Marion's switch defense and made a complete shooting action. Stoudemire couldn't block him from such a long distance. He decisively shot the ball in, which can make his off-ball threat even greater. He is very smart and confident.

It's just that his current playing style reminds me of the two years when I coached the Pacers. I thought Jack was a calm killer who prioritized the team like Hamilton and Miller. "

Randy Brown: "Why would you have that illusion?"

Carlisle: "Didn't you think so before?"

Randy Brown: "When he first joined, I knew he only had eyes for the basket. He could shoot 18 times in 20 minutes in the preseason in his rookie year. He played calmly and rationally in the regular season, but it was just because he was not strong enough at that time."

Carlisle's mouth twitched: "I fought calmly and rationally only because I was not strong enough..."

Randy Brown: "Haha, you'll get used to it... By the way, you seem to think highly of Paul. Do we really need to develop Paul's passing ability?"

Carlisle: "We need an excellent supporting player. In the past, we had Gerrard, who was like a sharp knife and could stab into the opponent's inside line at any time. Others could play smoothly with his threat.

We lack this now. Although Emeka is adjusting in this direction, we can't put pressure on him alone. Paul has the talent to become a supporting power forward, and he must be developed. Of course, I won't be as aggressive as I was in the preseason. I will remain patient. "

Randy Brown: "Rajon, Jack, and Grant have excellent passing abilities. Jack's passing performance tonight was no worse than Dio's."

Carlisle: "Jack certainly has the ability, he's so talented, he has the talent to do everything, but it's a waste of his scoring talent to let him be responsible for this aspect.

Unless I meet a defensive player like Raja Bell, or like tonight, Raymond's matchup advantage against Nash and Emeka's matchup advantage against Stoudemire are greater than his matchup advantage, otherwise I will not let him serve as a supporting point.

Grant's performance in assisting is good, but there is a big gap between him and the real assisting masters. After all, he switched from organizing the offense with the ball to playing without the ball. He mainly relies on experience in assisting. He teaches Paul mainly through his experience. In fact, he is not as good as Jack in this regard, not to mention compared with real assisting forwards such as Duncan, Dio, and Gasol.

Rajon has better assisting talent than Grant, but he is similar to Grant in that his playing mindset is to organize the offense with the ball, and the gap between him and Kidd is still obvious. Kidd has truly achieved top-level offense with the ball and assisting without the ball, while Rajon is still far behind. In the first few games, Rajon and Grant have done a great job in assisting because we haven't encountered a strong defensive team yet. When we really encounter a strong defensive team, I think they are not good enough.

Of course, Rajon is still young and it is only his second year in the NBA. He still has room to grow. Perhaps in the future he will become a player like Kidd who is proficient in both ball-handling and off-ball coordination. However, training a small guard to coordinate is much more difficult than training a forward.

I plan to separate Rajon and Paul next, so that their roles on the court can be differentiated, which will help diversify our tactics and train them more accurately. "

The workload has increased again, no wonder he's bald... Randy Brown complained in his heart, but expressed his approval, providing enough emotional value.

Carlisle explained the adjustment direction of his system building to the "emotion-providing machine" of the coaching staff. On the court, the players were struggling to compete with the Suns, but as the game went on, the gap in the offensive capabilities of the two teams gradually emerged.

Halfway through the first quarter, the Bobcats called a timeout and the game entered the official timeout stage. The Bobcats were 4 points behind the Suns!
The 4-point difference was partly because the Suns were the team that attacked first, and also because the Suns were better at three-point shooting. The Suns made three three-pointers in the first half, one each from Nash, Raja Bell, and Marion. The Bobcats only had Felton make a step-back three-pointer.

The Bobcats are not without top wing shooters, as Mike Miller is still on the bench.

But Carlisle cannot replace Mike Miller early. The inside duo is Hill and Okafor. Hill cannot play the role of cutting in and causing damage. Okafor will be responsible for the main attack tonight. The one responsible for cutting in and causing damage is Alan Anderson. The one protecting the rim on the opposite side is Stoudemire. Alan Anderson is capable enough for this role and he played really well.

Substituting Mike Miller early would have missing a link in the tactics, and the offensive coordination would not have been so good.

However, Carlisle will have a headache because of the small number of three-pointers he makes, mainly because the opponent's scoring ability is too strong.

The Bobcats scored 6 points in 21 minutes and 18 seconds, which was already very impressive, but the opponent only scored 22 points...

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The Bobcats sent out a combination of Rondo, Zhang Yang, Mike Miller, Millsap and Okafor.

The Suns fielded a combination of Nash, Barbosa, Raja Bell, Dio and Stoudemire.

Only one player was replaced during the rotation phase, and Carlisle felt that the opposing players were really tough!

Carlisle is not unwilling to accept the new coaching style, but he still cannot appreciate the 8-man rotation.

After the timeout, the Bobcats attacked.

Rondo received the serve at the mid-line and advanced to the three-point line. Okafor did not go to the low post. In this rotation lineup, he played a role similar to Hill, receiving and screening at medium and short distances; Mike Miller was restraining outside the three-point line; Millsap rushed to grab the ball...Rondo was the main attacker!
Yes, there was also a day when Rondo was used as the main attacking point. He waited until his teammates were in position, then suddenly started to attack the inside line, and Barbosa had no time to react.

However, Rondo did not get a chance to score after his breakthrough. Stoudemire saw Rondo's lightning-fast breakthrough and quickly expanded his force, actually blocking Rondo's route to the basket!

Stoudemire's defensive ability as a center is ranked last, but he is just enough to defend Rondo.

The sneak attack failed, and Rondo, who had been paying attention to the movements of other players on the court during the breakthrough, passed the ball immediately.

Zhang Yang went around to the left side and received the ball in the middle distance. Raja Bell followed closely. Zhang Yang received the ball, dribbled behind his back, took a step sideways, and jumped. Raja Bell followed closely and judged Zhang Yang's next move, and jumped almost at the same time as Zhang Yang.

Zhang Yang showed no hesitation, he had already made the jump and shooting movements, facing the interference of Raja Bell, he took a long two-point shot... and it hit!
20 to 22, Zhang Yang helped the team narrow the gap to two points and refused to let the opponent widen the gap to more than 5 points!
Nash: Bad boy Jack is really capable!
Whenever the Bobcats desperately need to score, Zhang Yang always stands up.

Raja Bell was going crazy because he was doing a great job defending without the ball.

But this guy is even more reckless than the old blacksmith and the civilian FMVP. As long as he is not stuck and has the opportunity to jump and shoot, he will definitely shoot!
However, he can always defend closely when defending the ball, but how can he defend when the ball is not in his possession? Even Hamilton can't do it!

Felton, Okafor and Hill passed the ball and might have missed the best opportunity for Zhang Yang to receive the ball. Rondo came up with the ball and organized the offense, and Zhang Yang's off-ball scoring ability was fully activated.

But this is not the reason why Raja Bell went crazy. In the first and middle stages of last season, when Zhang Yang's shooting was not so accurate, he could not prevent Zhang Yang from running, receiving the ball and shooting. The key point is that the "deterrence" he expected from him was not shown at all.

Different people have very different views on the same thing.

Both D'Antoni and Raja Bell believed that the chokehold could intimidate Zhang Yang and affect Zhang Yang's offensive concentration.

And what Zhang Yang was thinking was - even after being beaten like that, he was still so aggressive and rough in defense, he is worthy of being a defensive leader.

However, both sides also have a consensus. Zhang Yang is sure that Raja Bell will not dare to do bad things again, at least not in front of them. Raja Bell really does not dare...

When the Suns attacked, Nash took a three-pointer after a screen!

He wanted to take a gamble and widen the gap to 5 points to boost their morale. A purely offensive team like theirs can play better with more momentum.

Millsap, who was defending the pick-and-roll, moved far outside and attached great importance to Nash's long shot. This time, Nash made a quick shot and abandoned the rhythm, purely gambling on the feel... and lost the bet!

The ball hit the basket with a "clang" and missed!
Okafor secured the defensive rebound and passed the ball to Zhang Yang, who started a fast break... but it didn't work. The Suns' lineup was very fast and they blocked the fast break very well. No matter how bad their positioning or the defender's choice of defensive target was, they retreated anyway.

As for how bad it is...standing in front of Zhang San is Teacher Na who has his teeth clenched.

Seeing the student suddenly smile, Teacher Na gritted his teeth. The unfortunate student's "malice" was written on his face!

Just when Nash was wondering what kind of defensive posture he should use so that he wouldn't look so embarrassed after being passed, he saw Zhang Yang lean over, lower his center of gravity, and start to pull the ball with a huge amplitude... His eyes widened instantly!
A long dribble looks very stretching and beautiful, but it has a huge impracticality - the time the ball is out of the hand is much longer than normal dribbling.

Nash suppressed his shock and stared closely at Zhang Yang's action of pulling the ball. When Zhang Yang tapped the ball with his right hand and raised his left hand, Nash suddenly started, pounced forward and reached out to grab the ball.

At this moment, Zhang Yang's left hand, which was raised upward, quickly pressed down, and pressed the ball back to the floor before the ball bounced up and the force of the bounce was fully released. The ball bounced back to the right at a faster speed. Zhang Yang took a step sideways, caught the ball with his right hand, and rushed forward!

Nash directly blocked the ball from the top arc, but was completely passed by!

Nash nearly fell flat on his face. After he stood firm, he turned around and saw Zhang Yang suddenly stop at the free throw line, step sideways to the left and reach the free throw line, avoiding Raja Bell's defense, jump up, and make a mid-range shot from the free throw line!
Nash: Really developed it? He actually developed it! Rhythm Flow Butterfly Step! But when I watched the Bobcats' previous game videos, he clearly didn't use this move... Wait, this unlucky student used me to practice basketball!

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