basketball never sleeps

Chapter 81 The future is yours.

"AI: He will be the next top point guard"

"Average assists in double figures, second-year rookies compete for the assist king"

"Ordinary player WIN: I'm not interested in statistics. "

"The Breakout Point Guard, On How the New Rules Are Changing the League"

News reports about the Heat and Mo Wen exploded after the game against the 76ers.

There is no way, who made the Eastern Conference teams so disappointing this year.

In the top four in the Eastern Conference last season, the Nets can't even get a starter, and they are directly diving for the No. The only one that can be processed cold and can be blown is hot.

Wade, who scored 30+ points, thought after the game that he could finally have a good time. Mo Wen didn't have a triple-double, and the Sharks only scored 19+8 in this game. In addition, this is his fourth 30+ game this season. , Another confrontation with Iverson.

With so many buffs stacked, it's not too much to be on the headlines and on the cover, right?
But after he got the newspaper the next day, he realized that so many reporters interviewed him for so long yesterday, why did he account for a quarter of the entire Heat section?

This is 30+, at the very least, shouldn't a column be dedicated to blow me up?
Then he looked at the headlines of some sports newspapers, looked at the headlines above, Wade suddenly felt as if his eyes were blind.

Don't love data?average player?By the way?

FNMDGP!

That bastard really dared to say it, and those idiot reporters really dared to believe it.

On ICQ, Wade complained about it with the friends he made during the All-Star Weekend last season.

[Did you see Mo’s post-match interview speech after the last game, hahaha. 】

Wade, who is not very good in cultural class, is still trying his best to type the following sentences

【I really can't believe him, he is so young yet so imaginary...】

Before Wade could type out the words, the young man from Akron on the other end of the computer replied to him first.

[He is right. I feel that Mo and I are the same kind of people. In order to win, statistics are not important to me. You think so too, right? 】

The Enter that Wade was about to hit stopped, and the smile on his face froze.

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After returning from the 76ers' home court, he took a breath and hurried to the Utah Plateau by plane.

When Mo Wen was with the Pistons last season, he came to Salt Lake City once with the team. The altitude of 1300 meters will not cause serious high reaction for players who exercise every day, but the impact on physical strength is still inevitable.

So Mo Wen knocked on Rhodiola in advance after seeing the schedule.

It might be the placebo effect. After getting off the plane, Mo Wen felt pretty good, and after a night's rest, Mo Wen's condition was much better than that of his teammates.

Today's Delta Center arena (the Jazz's home stadium at this time) is extremely lively. Not only is there no empty seats, but also many "big shots", including previous Jazz legends, several local state congressmen, and President Stern.

Of course, they didn't come to watch today's game, but to participate in a more grand ceremony.

The number one assist king in history, John Stockton's No. 12 jersey, will be officially retired by the Jazz today and hung up.

"John Stockton is an exemplary NBA player both on and off the court. He will go down in the history books of Utah and the entire league. In addition to his unmatched statistics, people should also remember He is a source of pride for our state of Utah for his boldness and poise in the game, as well as his exemplary work ethic and ethics."

Under the speech of a familiar Utah congressman, Stockton and his six children slowly raised the old jersey to the roof of the arena like a flag.

Mo Wen watched this scene with admiration, but he didn't have much respect. He had played against Stockton many times in the dungeon, and he knew how the No.

The unsolvable pick-and-roll between him and Malone is not so much a product of the rules as a golden partner's tacit cooperation.

In the 81 season, in order to encourage offense, the NBA banned zone defense and strengthened and clarified the "illegal defense" rules at that time.

The rough and one-sided explanation of the main content is that man-to-man defense is necessary. After the defensive target is established, double-teaming is allowed (the target must be the ball holder) but cannot be switched.

Take a chestnut: Stockton, who was defended by Kerr, held the ball and looked for Malone to cover. Once Kerr couldn't keep up, Rodman could step up to make up the defense, but Kerr couldn't switch defenses, and he couldn't even show any defensive posture. Otherwise, it will cause a "non-defense" violation, and Cole must insist on catching up and double-teaming.If Stockton passes the ball to Malone at this time, Cole must not interfere. He must wait until Rodman makes a defensive posture before defending Malone as a double-team player.
Under this rule, as long as Malone blocks Stockton's pursuers at the first time, it means that one of him and Stockton must be able to get a long or short-term vacancy.

Otherwise, with Stockton's floor-flow style of play, every game is full, and he can't achieve his peak season average of 14.5 assists per game.

After the jersey retirement ceremony, Stern did not leave, but looked at the Heat on the court and showed his auntie smile.

This is not a coincidence, isn't it? The old assist king retired, and the new generation of assist king came to take over. Originally, it was just a random schedule, but a "inheritance" was formed by chance and coincidence.

The old man noticed Stern's silly look beside him, and after a little thought, he knew what the old fox was up to.

But this so-called "take over" gimmick does not catch him.

He will train Stockton's successor himself, and it will not be the turn of other teams to get involved.

The Jazz started: Arroyo, Kirisek, Kirilenko, Boozer, Geron Collins lineup.

The Heat still have the same lineup as before.

Seeing "AK47" Kirilenko defending in front of him, Mo Wen showed a little helplessness on his face.

AK47 has not suffered serious injuries yet, and he is still an all-round fighter. Among all his skills, his most outstanding one is defense. His height of 206 and his monster-level wingspan of 228 made him a good player on the defensive end last season. Can contribute 1.9 steals and 2.8 blocks.

And when the game started, Mo Wen found that Kirilenko was not the only one in the care he received.

The entire Jazz's defensive focus is not on Wade and O'Pang, who scored high scores before, but put a lot of energy on him.

Sloan had previously studied the Heat's tactics this season.

Most of the time, the Heat's offense is completed by Wade and O'Neal, but the key to making these two inside and outside stars play so freely is Mo Wen's connection with the entire team.

Mo Wen will always use some tactical coordination to let the role players show their strength and threat, and then the defensive lineup has to be stretched, giving Wade breakthrough and O'Neal the space to play singles at the basket.

In his prediction, as long as Mo Wen was stared at, the entire Heat would suffer.

To the surprise of the old man, Mo Wen, who was targeted at the beginning of the game, did not show much discomfort. Although Mo Wen would basically call a cover every time he attacked, and it looked like there were some ink marks, but the victory was stable and the mistakes were very frequent. few.

Moreover, Mo Wen was not obsessed with dribbling and organizing the offense. After finding out that Wade was in a good state today, he handed over the ball to Wade in the second half of the first quarter, and he pulled away from the strong side, giving it to Wade casually. singles.

Mo Wen is just one of the Heat's offensive veins, while Kirilenko is the only defensive vein on the outside of the Jazz.

Without Kirilenko, the Jazz's other two perimeter players, Arroyo and Kirisek, cannot be said to be defensive colanders, but they can't do much to break through with Wade.

In his previous life, Wade restrained the Jazz very much. Before he teamed up with James, he basically shot more than 50% of his shots when he played with the Jazz. The Heat are also one of the few teams that can score three consecutive victories at home in Jazz.In contrast, Cavaliers Zhan has not won the embarrassing record of the Jazz at home for seven years.

O'Neal is looked down upon in the low post. Collins is a traditional blue-collar insider who weighs nearly 120 kilograms. Cooperating with Boozer who is always ready to go around and steal the ball, the front and rear clips are just because of it, and the arrangements for O'Pang are in place.

After the first quarter, Mo Wen and Ao Pang were basically playing soy sauce. Mo Wen only made a three-pointer, made 1 of 1 free throws, scored 4 points, 1 assist and 2 rebounds, Ao Pang made 4 of 2, 3 of 1 free throws, and scored 5 Points and 4 rebounds, while Wade made 6 of 4, 4 of 4 free throws, 12 points and 2 assists in the first quarter.

Relying on Wade, the Heat led the Jazz by 24 points in the first quarter at 21:3 in the first quarter.

The Jazz without De Xiaopang is a mess in offense. Arroyo did not show his spirituality in international competitions. He always likes to observe before passing the ball, so that his assist-to-turnover ratio is well controlled, but Because of this, he missed a lot of opportunities, and Ayoro, who led the team to win the Dream Six team in the summer, is a little bit drifting now. He doesn't listen to Sloan so much on the offensive end, and the Jazz failed to play many tactics.

In the second quarter, Ao Pang rested as usual, and Mo Wen and Wade played fast breaks, and the point difference gradually widened.

Wade went crazy, so Kirilenko had to divert his defensive attention, and before he could give Wade his strength, Mo Wen set him back with two three-pointers.

Sloan has been experimenting with fast breaks since last season, and then stepped up his efforts this season, but there is no point guard like Kidd who passes the ball in the halfcourt, causing most of the Jazz's outside lines to reduce their defensive intensity for fast breaks. The entire team can't pull out a person who can face Wade.

Lagabel was replaced by Sloan in the second quarter, but this season, Lagabel has not yet found the balance between fast break and defense. His defensive efficiency per 112 rounds is [-], which is higher than the old man.

At halftime, the Heat 52:45 the Jazz, and the point difference was further widened.

During the intermission, Da Fan, who looked a little strange, offered to let Mo Wen, who was fishing for fish, increase his possession of the ball in the second half, and arranged for Wade to run a lot without the ball.

When it was time to play, Mo Wen was pulled aside.

"A 'big fan' just said to me that I hope you can see Stockton's retired jersey and think about it."

Mo Wen paused for two seconds before realizing what it meant.

Sure enough, it's different for a cultural person to be a leader.

Unlike his father, he would say one thing in his speeches on weekdays - give me a shout.

After receiving the "fan's task", after returning from a break in the second half, Mo Wen did not go to Wade like he did at the beginning, but went to Ao Pang, who received more help.

As for Wade, he was arranged to play off the ball on the strong side. Although he didn't know what he was running, but due to the defensive pressure Wade put on in the first half, they really separated. A lot of manpower to watch Wade.

In the third quarter, the two teams did not widen the point difference, but Mo Wen scored 9 assists.

In the last quarter, the Heat resumed their regular style of play. Seriously, the Jazz were quickly beaten.

The offensive system is not mature enough, the team does not have a core scorer, and the defense still has loopholes. It is really difficult to win.

Sloan racked his brains and couldn't make up the gap in the lineup.

韦德15投9中，三分3中1，罚球12中11，拿下了全场最高分30分。奥胖主打绿叶，14投8中，罚球8中6，砍下22分12篮板。

Mo Wen scored very well for Stockton, with 16 points and 12 assists.

Although the boss Sloan was still very upset in the end, he could only watch helplessly as Mo Wen and Stockton in suits and ties completed a classic "high five relay" in front of the camera under the arrangement of the president.

"Come on, the future belongs to you."

Mo Wen, who was still smiling, froze immediately after hearing what Stockton said.

　The second update is tomorrow morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)