Pick Westbrook

Chapter 28

After Maurice Williams heard such remarks, he was taken aback for a moment, then raised his head and said, "Of course!
I can beat the crap out of those Suns guys. "

Li Lai smiled slightly and readjusted the players on the field.

Point guard Dragic, shooting guard Maurice Williams, small forward Marshall, power forward Villanueva and center Yi Jianlian.

"It's a very aggressive lineup from the perimeter."

Barkley took a deep breath and said.

Barkley, who watched the entire preseason game between the Bucks and the Bulls, naturally knows what the characteristics of these Bucks players are.

Dragic has strong shooting ability and extremely fast speed. He is very similar to the Suns' ball-handling Nash in his playing style.

It is rumored that on the night of the draft, the Suns management was close to winning Dragic.

Of course, the current Dragic is far behind Nash in terms of passing and overall strength, but he is also an outside shooter that cannot be taken lightly.

When Marshall was young, he was known as a muscular fighter and a good forward defender, but as he got older, he no longer had the excellent athletic ability he once had.

So the defensive ability has been greatly reduced, but the three-pointer has become more and more stable with age.

Last season, Marshall averaged 35% of their three-point field goals in the regular season, which is already a shooting percentage that cannot be released.

As for Villanueva and Yi Jianlian, both of them belong to the league's notoriously dubious players. They obviously have the height and talent inside, but they always like to shoot floatingly from the outside.

Coupled with the fact that Morris Williams, known as the all-time passer, can make sudden shots and has a very strong ability to attack autonomously.

In other words, the Bucks actually came up with a lineup that can vote with five players at the same time!
"This is probably the first time in NBA history that such a weird lineup has appeared, so how will the Bucks plan to play on the court?"

Kenny Smith is very curious, how to defend the Suns and O'Neal with such a lineup with all partial offenses?

sidelines.

Gentry also looked at this lineup dumbfounded.

Such a lineup completely subverts the core style of basketball where the inside and mid-range are the core of basketball.

Even the Suns, which once held high the banner of offense, mainly focused on the pick-and-roll offense of Nash and Stoudemire, as well as quick counterattacks.

It is also based on inside offense.

"D'Antoni didn't dare to attack the outside line so arrogantly, aren't you, Li Lai, a bit arrogant!"

Faced with such a big gift from the Bucks, Gentry did not intend to let the opportunity slip away, so he still won the team's three strongest cores.

- Nash, Stoudemire and O'Neal.

O'Neal looked at the opponent's lineup and smiled smugly. In the second half, he might be able to wreak havoc inside the Bucks at will.

On the court, Dragic did not hold the ball, but went directly to the left corner to ambush.

Villanueva and Marshall stood at a 45° angle to the left and right at the same time.

As for Yi Jianlian, the distance from the free throw line is always ready for Xiao Mo's pick and roll.

Buckley narrowed his eyes, and first saw the deep meaning of Li Lai's formation.

At this time, the Bucks players all stood on the outside, stretching the space of the penalty area to infinity. At this time, their offense was completely a one-shot deal.

Either enter, or quickly return to defense!

That's why Marshall and Villanueva, who have both defensive speed and height, are deliberately arranged on both sides of the perimeter.

These two positions are the most critical points for defensive counterattacks. They can not only form a defensive position to double-team counterattackers, but also cover a larger court area and block passes at any time.

"This tactic is very interesting." Barkley said to himself.

Easy-to-link high pick-and-roll.

Although he still resents Xiao Mo for letting him tie his opponent's shoelaces, lift his shoes, and buy TT at night last season, he knows that the team's victory is more important than anything else.

So at this time, Yi Jianlian chose to let go of his prejudices and gave Xiao Mo a perfect pick-and-roll.

Nash was completely blocked from the three-point line.

Xiao Mo quickly went down against O'Neal's defense, and Stoudemire in the bottom corner looked hesitantly at Villanueva in front of him, and did not choose to help defend.

Swish!
The basketball hits steadily.

Xiao Mo, who scored the goal, put his hand to his ear like a superstar. As a result, the Phoenix fans didn't give them any face. Instead, some young people cursed.

"You little dwarf!"

In the next round, Nash, who has a very high basketball IQ, signaled O'Neal to move inside.

Although this is just a preseason game, it is not worth his efforts to win the game, but such a free inside advantage, as a top point guard, it is impossible for him not to seize it.

O'Neal received the ball inside, and Yi Jianlian, who was defending him, knew that even Elson, who was heavier, couldn't guard the opponent, let alone himself.

So at this time he yelled: "Team double-team and help defend!"

Dragic, Villanueva, and Marshall, the three shrink the inside line.

At the same time, there were four people standing densely in front of O'Neill!
"Li Lai kept his promise." Barkley said softly from the side.

Kenny Smith didn't remember what this sentence meant, and asked subconsciously, "How do you say it?"

Barrick explained: "Lee said that O'Neal should be defended as if he was at his peak!"

Judging from the whole game, Li Lai did it. He was really trying his best to deploy tactics to defend O'Neal.

O'Neill, who has not suffered such defensive treatment on the court for many years, smiled foolishly, and would not let this opportunity go.

A signature big turn with the ball, pushes the two away and then uses both feet to dunk.

call!
"It's a little hook!"

The basketball dangled and hit the rim, and finally bounced out.

The knees of O'Neill's huge body could no longer be supported, and finally he could no longer send this big shark into the sky.

So O'Neal can only temporarily change his mind during the offense, changing from a dunk to a hook.

"I'm old, I'm old, and I'm going to make a fool of myself at this age." O'Neill said with self-deprecation.

The Bucks counterattacked again, Dragic made a wonderful pass, Xiao Mo went in at a 45° angle from the right, and scored a layup.

"If the Suns can't maintain their offensive shooting percentage, the Bucks, with this flexible shooting lineup, can beat them to throw their hands up on the counterattack alone."

Barkley shook his head and said.

He felt sorry for not seeing O'Neal dunk into that basket. At this time, he can best understand O'Neal's feelings.

When Barkley was in his twilight years, a slam dunk also turned into a slam dunk, and he also dropped a shit. At that time, people all over the world laughed at him.

"Tsk tsk."

Xiao Mo continued to bully O'Neal by relying on his nimble footwork and Yi Jianlian's pick-and-roll.

But this time, Stoudemire chose to take the initiative to return to the defense.

Xiao Mo frowned, and hesitantly glanced at Villanueva, who was unguarded on the right, who was raising his hand for the ball.

According to the correct way of playing and Li Lai's tactics, this ball should be passed.

"But I just want to attack by myself, even when the Heavenly King and Lao Tzu come!"

Xiao Mo, who made up his mind, looked at Stoudemire, who had already chased and defended to his side, bit the bullet and took off for a layup.

But a sudden roar startled everyone present.

"Pass the ball to labor and management!!!"

Ma!

Xiao Mo was so startled that the ball almost flew out of his hand. By accident, the basketball really came out of the court from his hand.

Villanueva caught up to the crooked pass, raised the knife and dropped it steadily.

Swish!
Three point shot!

After landing, Xiao Mo looked at his hands in disbelief, and the basketball hit happened to hit his head.

"Ouch."

Xiao Mo looked at his coach's bench full of resentment, "Shout a hammer."

Li Lai breathed a sigh of relief, looked at Maurice Williams who was still cursing and begging for an explanation, and said with his eyes fixed.

"If you want to challenge me, then show some real skills, don't just beep in front of me!"

Xiao Mo gritted his teeth and said, "That's what you said, let me attack with all my strength, let's see how good my score is."

The game continues.

The Suns, who have been continuously beaten by the Bucks' offense, have lost hope of a comeback.

Gentry has already won the three cores of Nash, Stoudemire and O'Neal early on, allowing the team's role players to play their best on the court.

This was just a preseason game. As for how the Bucks and Li Lai wanted to show off, Gentry didn't bother to care.

As it happens, there is a particularly pushy person in the Bucks lineup.

Maurice Williams was fully fired, scoring 14 points in a single quarter, and he was still proudly talking to Li Lai in the fourth quarter.

"This is my offensive firepower, take it?"

Li Lai shook his head, told all the team members to come down to rest, and replaced them with another group, except Xiao Mo.

"I haven't accepted yet, you continue to fight."

Maurice Williams: "What?"

As a result, Xiao Mo didn't rest for a second in halftime, and stayed on the court for 24 minutes, almost collapsed and died from exhaustion.

最后得到的数据是可观的，小莫几乎只用了半场的比赛就打出了21投11中，三分球6中3，罚球4罚3中，拿到了28分3篮板2助攻的数据。

(End of this chapter)