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Chapter 375 Zhang Reasonably Recommends Rasheed Wallace

Phoenix, American West Arena, 97:103, the Suns won at home, the game is over.

Under Wang Tiejun's extremely strong low-post attack, whether it is sudden shots, Spencer, the tank shield, can't keep up with his rhythm at all.

However, the postman is worthy of being a postman. He is still the same hard-top, and he never takes half a step back. In the defense, Lao Wang's offense was greatly affected.

With such a large tonnage and size, as long as he blocks his way to the basket one step ahead, he can't attack again and again. Many offenses can only be ended by shooting. The shooting rate near the basket is not as high as that of the basket.

Moreover, the postman also protected himself, protecting his chest with two arms that were thicker than Lao Wang, so that Lao Wang's collision could no longer cause him any harm.

But the Jazz did not play a explosive game. Under Ben's top defense and Lao Wang's help defense, the postman made 23 of 9 shots and a shooting percentage of only 39.1%, which is completely better than Lao Wang's efficiency. There are not many free throws. He made 7 of 5 free throws and scored 23 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 steals and 2 fouls.

Hornacek beat Person, but because Lao Wang was under the basket, he rarely rushed in to play, and his efficiency was not high enough. He shot 43.5% and scored 22 points even with penalties.

Stockton made 8 of 5 shots, plus free throws and a three-pointer, scored 11 points, and only sent 7 assists, his performance was not as good as before.

For the Suns, five players scored in double figures, Lao Wang, Kevin Johnson, Horry, and Wilkins.

Wilkins scored 19 points, which is the team's second scoring point. His shooting percentage is only 39%, which is not high enough, but his scoring still helps a lot, because the bench lineup does not need to be so efficient, as long as it can grab points. It is a contribution to withstand the opponent and let the main players have a chance to breathe.

Although the game was won, it was not easy to win the game. The point difference was only 6 points. If Wang Tiejun's efficiency in the low position was not much higher than that of the postman, the outcome would have been reversed.

Wang Tiejun played 45 minutes, made 26 of 16 shots and 19 of 11 free throws. He scored 43 points and shot 61.5% from the field. At the same time, he grabbed 16 rebounds, sent 6 assists and 5 blocks.

In the TNT live broadcast, Albert said: "The postman tried his best. He made old K's offensive efficiency only a little over [-]%, and old K played the Bulls in the finals last season, and his efficiency even exceeded [-]%. That's really what you want. "

Kevin Harlan took the data sheet and said: "Old K's offense at the basket accounted for 41% today, which is lower than 58% in the regular season and lower than 47% in the first round of the series. This shows that he has encountered greater resistance in the low post."

Albert analyzed: "Ben Wallace can't pull away at all, almost making him face early double-teams every time he attacks. This is the reason for his reduced offense at the basket and lower offensive efficiency. He must invest more in the offensive end."

Kevin Harlan nodded and said, "So it's really hard to say whether the existence of Ben Wallace is beneficial to the Suns or not.

The current Suns team is completely different from last season when AC Gran was playing the main power forward. At that time, Green and others opened up, and old K could get the opportunity to play low singles. Now it is impossible. "

Albert added: "But Ben Wallace can make a lot of contributions on the defensive end and rebound control.

His contribution to defending the postman today is not small. Under his top defense, he created many opportunities for old K to help defend. The reason why the postman's efficiency is so small is due to his contribution. "

In the CCTV live broadcast, Zhang Lili said: "Although we won, just like the regular season, Tiejun can stand alone.

You can take a breather when you are tired in the regular season, and it’s okay to lose a game, but not in the playoffs. This is a series, and the same opponent has to beat a series. This is very tiring, and you have no chance to breathe! "

Su Qun nodded, but said: "But no matter what, the Suns still won. I think there is no problem in reaching the Western Conference Finals."

Zhang Lili said: "This Suns team is indeed strong enough to meet the average players, but it is still a bit difficult to meet the strongest teams. But Xiaosu, as you said, I also think the Western Conference Finals should be fine."

"I think there are only two teams that can win the Suns. The obstacles for the Suns to win the championship are Mosaic and the Bulls, so they need to build a stronger perimeter." Su Qun said.

Zhang Lili said: "Playing the Bulls is different from playing the Mosaic. When playing the Bulls, the opponent is not good inside. It is enough to break through the blockade of the outside line. But playing the Mosaic, the opponent has three superstars. It is really too much trouble. I don't know how to guard against the three of them."

"Let's wait for them to grow old." Su Qun said something depressing.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Reasonable nodded and said: "It's old, it depends on how long they can hold on. And after this season, the contracts of Dameng and Barkley are all over, and the contracts they are now taking are all previous small contracts. In the past two years, the salaries of the league have jumped up. Don't they want big contracts?
In my opinion, both Dameng and Barkley may run away, especially if they win the championship this year, the lineup of the Big Three will definitely break up, and there will be no material basis for being together again. "

"In addition, Jordan's contract is over, Mutombo will also become a free agent, Reggie Miller's and Cobra Grant's contracts are also over, and O'Neal's contract is also over. This year's free market should be very lively." Su Qun laughed.

"That's right, the pond is full of big fish." Zhang Lili said with a smile.

Su Qun asked curiously: "Jordan heard last year that his agent offered an annual salary of 2000 million. If he wins the championship this year and has four rings in his hand, maybe his agent will offer even more, two thousand five thousand or three thousand?"

Zhang Lili shouted excitedly: "Once the season is over, he will definitely lead to looting, and the price is likely to be raised. Let me analyze it this way. Last time the Lakers robbed O'Neal, the Sharks went to the Knicks, and last year they robbed the Iron Army." It didn’t work either, and now the Lakers have been eliminated in the first round, will they step in and grab Jordan this time?”

"Oh, it's really possible. The Lakers want money, and they have a football market. As long as the contract is big enough, Jordan and his agent should not refuse." Su Qun said excitedly.

Zhang Lili continued: "There is also O'Neal. He has played in the Magic for three years and has the bird rights. Now he has been traded for the fourth year. That is to say, his bird rights have also been traded to the Knicks. Then the Knicks can use the bird rights to renew O'Neal, and then clear the space to sign Jordan. This is their plan made last year, so this year is likely to continue to implement this plan."

Su Qun slapped his thigh and said excitedly: "Then this year's trading market will look good, and everyone will fight for it.

There is also the draft, which is said to be a big year. I don't know which one the Suns will choose? "

Zhang Lili smiled and said: "I think it's best to trade an older rookie, a rookie who is a junior or senior candidate, so that when he comes in, he will have immediate combat power.

The Suns have played like this this year. Regardless of whether they can win the championship or not, if they will definitely try their best to hit the championship next year, then the rookies selected this year may not get as many training opportunities as Finley and Ben Wallace next year. "

Su Qun nodded and said: "This year, Finley has been trained for most of the season. He played as the main player when he first came up. He hit the rookie wall later and entered the bench lineup. Not to mention the big Ben, he will play the main player in the playoffs."

Zhang Lili said with a smile: "The Tiejun is so strong. In fact, the Suns don't need a first-class star who averages 20+10 per game. What he needs is a reasonably configured lineup. As long as the lineup is reasonable, with his ability, he can completely drag four players in one. The team's salary will also be more reasonable, and reasonableness is the most important thing."

Su Qun suddenly asked: "Director Zhang, do you think Daben is a reasonable allocation? I think it's a bit difficult to win today's game. Daben couldn't get out. Old K was all defended by the postman and he was tied up.

Moreover, the Jazz only need the postman to assist in the defense, and the outside line does not participate in the low post defense. This makes old K unable to create space for the outside line, so today the Suns did not get many open shots from the outside line, and the offensive efficiency is not enough. "

Zhang Lili nodded and said: "In terms of configuration, AC Green is a good helper who can stretch, defend well, defend to the three-point line, and grab rebounds. It is indeed more suitable for the Tiejun. Otherwise, they would not have won the championship last year.

For an insider like Ben Wallace, when I interviewed him, he said that he was a center forward. Haha, don’t laugh, Xiao Su, he is really the most suitable position at the fifth position.

How should I put it, he can't pull it out, so the basket is the most suitable position for him, and it is the most reasonable configuration to configure him with AC Green, so that neither side will steal the other's space.

Now, although his contribution is not small, it has indeed formed a certain negative impact on Tie Jun and robbed Tie Jun of space. He and Tie Jun are not the most reasonable internal line configuration. "

Su Qun nodded and smiled, "So the most suitable for old K is a power forward like AC Green."

Zhang Li thought about it and said: "Last year's No. 12 pick in the first round, Rasheed Wallace, entered the rookie second team this time. He participated in this year's All-Star Rookie Game and scored [-] points. That time I noticed him.

He is similar to AC Green, with better talent, a shoe height of 211 cm, excellent wingspan, strong mobility, can run and jump, and has a very good shooting touch. He was born in North Carolina, and his offensive skills have been matured.

His offensive area can cover the three-point line, and his mid-range shooting percentage, whether it is close to two points or mid-two and long-range, is more than [-]%.

Offensively, he can stretch, and defensively, he can defend both inside and outside. Like offense, he can cover the three-point line and move very fast.

He is now in the Washington Bullets. The Bullets have too many insiders. There are Juwan Howard, Rasheed Wallace, and Chris Webber was traded. All three are very good players, and they are in the same position. Rasheed Wallace doesn’t get many opportunities. I think the Suns can be traded. "

"You can mention it to Old K." Su Qun nodded.

"We'll talk about it later when we meet." Zhang Lili also nodded.

"Ben, you played well today. I will reward you with a medicine bath." On the sidelines, Lao Wang patted Ben Wallace on the head before accepting the live interview.

"awesome!"

Da Ben smiled honestly and asked, "Boss, can I change it to a medicinal diet?"

"Get out, you idiot, medicine bath is better for you." Lao Wang cursed with a smile, and waved away people.

"But I want to eat chicken more." Big Ben muttered and walked to the bench.

Today he defended against the postman and suffered a lot, with elbow marks all over his chest and several blows on his face.

After the on-site interview, Lao Wang waved goodbye to a group of teammates and fans who hadn't finished walking, and returned to the locker room.

"Danny, any news from the Bulls?"

After entering the locker room, he looked at the time. The Eastern Conference should be over, he asked Danny Ainge.

"Just received the news that the Bulls won." Angie said with a smile.

Lao Wang nodded and didn't ask any more questions. It's normal for the Bulls to win against the Pacers.

While he was taking a medicinal bath, Westphal made a summary of the game, and then several coaches and Colangelo Jr. came outside and began to discuss today's game.

They only discussed one problem. The postman’s weak side defense had a great impact on Old K’s offense. At the same time, it prevented the outside line from getting open. The overall offense of the Suns was seriously affected. How to solve this problem, they have to come up with a way, otherwise the team is likely to lose.

In fact, the problem lies there. Ben Wallace can't pull away, allowing old K to be double-teamed in advance, which affects the offense of the whole team.

It’s just that there is no one in the Suns who can replace Big Ben. Horry’s low-post defense is not good, and he has no rebounds. Tisdale is too old and can only play more than ten minutes per game. The quality of offense and defense and rebounding has declined sharply this season. He will retire after the next season. The other two fringe players simply cannot stand up.

This problem didn't just appear today. It has been there since Ben Wallace played the main power forward. Of course, the coaching staff is very aware of this.

But in the regular season, the opponent's defensive strength did not improve, and not all of them were postmen. Old K's low-post offense was not greatly affected.

Westphal, Lewis, Danny Ainge, plus Nelson Jr., who has just joined the coaching staff, have thought about it for a long time, but there is no solution.

Little Colangelo has no choice. It is not easy to trade suitable personnel. Other teams do not want to see the Suns strengthen during the offseason. Now almost all teams are putting pressure on the league to introduce rules to restrict the old K. The team is very difficult, and the old K will face a more difficult season next season.

At this time, some reporters who were going to conduct interviews in the locker room came over, and Zhang Lili and Su Qun were among them.

The two are going to attend the post-match press conference. Now that they have time, they plan to chat with Wang Tiejun first.

At this time, the time for the post-match press conference was approaching. Westphal went in and called Wang Tiejun, Kevin Johnson, Wilkins, and Colangelo Jr., and five people left the locker room.

Zhang Lili and Su Qun followed, pulled Xiang Laowang back and chatted.

"Rashid Wallace?"

Hearing that Zhang Lili recommended a rookie to himself, Pharaoh Wang thought for a while, but he had no impression, so he quickly stepped forward to catch up with Colangelo and Westphal, who were in front of him, and asked, "Brian, coach, do you know this rookie?"

Westphal shook his head. It was impossible for him to notice a rookie and asked, "Old K, why are you asking a rookie?"

As the general manager, Colangelo Jr. knew very well that he had studied these rookies when he took over the position of general manager last year, but Rasheed Wallace's predicted draft position was too high, so he did not study this rookie carefully.

Lao Wang explained it, and Colangelo Jr. and Westphal were a little interested when they heard it.

It's not because of anything else, and it's not that they believed Zhang Reasonable's recommendation, but because Rasheed Wallace was the No. [-] in the first round last year. This pick shows that Rasheed is a talented young man. If it is really suitable, it can solve the configuration problem of the No. [-] position.

Little Colangelo turned around to express his gratitude to Zhang Lili, and said with a smile: "Zhang, I think you are very suitable to be a scout."

"Bryan, Brother Zhang is not only a commentator, but also the coach of our national team. He will participate in this year's Atlanta Olympics." Lao Wang said.

"really?"

Colangelo Jr. and Westphal expressed surprise.

"Old K, it is not easy for the Suns to win tonight. Do you have any concerns about this series?" A reporter asked during the questioning session of the press conference.

"Our lineup is definitely not worse than the Jazz, and the Jazz is not worth my worry." Pharaoh replied.

He really thinks so, not talking big. The Jazz only have two stable scoring points, a postman and a Hornacek. Stockton’s scoring ability is not as good as the Lightning, and it can be offset by Horry. If he, the Lightning and Person are combined, if they can’t get the postman and Hornacek, they deserve it if they lose. It’s definitely not the reason for the lineup.

Little Colangelo next to him was not thinking about the press conference. He was considering Rasheed Wallace recommended by Zhang Reasonable just now. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this rookie was very suitable for the team, and he was more suitable to stay with Old K than Ben Wallace.

(End of this chapter)