basketball pope

Chapter 118 [The gap is too big]

In the second half, Carter, Willis, Wallace and others who were fully rested returned to the court, ensuring the mobility of the lineup and continuing to run and shoot.

The point difference widened to more than 20 points, but the most eye-catching players were not the Raptors. Some coaches succeeded in stealing the spotlight.

The live broadcast was shown on the sidelines. Yang Rui held a large bag of potato chips and ate while watching the ball. He also had a cup of iced red bean milk tea in hand, and took a sip from time to time.

Clark fainted. "Is this the basketball coach? Is he watching a movie at the cinema?!"

David couldn't help crying. "It seems that in the Knicks last season, Jerry Young performed very restrained, because he was only an assistant coach, and now he is the head coach, he is the boss of the team, no one can control what he does on the sidelines."

Clark asked: "Can NBA regulations allow this?"

"I don't know, coaches attach great importance to image, and I have never seen anyone eating on the sidelines..."

The two commented on the game while complaining, and the ratings of Toronto Sports have been rising.Fans who were originally disappointed with the Raptors suddenly found that the game became better.

The Raptors owner Richard Peddie was very happy. He originally only wanted to find Yang Rui to increase the home attendance rate, but he did not expect that the first offense would be different from the two teams.

The Green Army just got used to the Raptors' counterattack, and Yang Rui replaced Detrev and O'Neal Jr. to strengthen the positional attack.

Except for O'Neal, the other four have a good sense of passing and rotate the ball very well. O'Neal is mainly responsible for interior defense, assisting in defense and blocking, and after covering the offensive end, waits for the ball to return and shoot, and does not enter the penalty area.

Carter and Billups made three-pointers after receiving the ball. With 5 minutes left in the final quarter, the difference was 26 points and it entered garbage time.

The Green Army can't defend or attack. The core Antoine Walker feels cold. He obviously played too much during the holidays and didn't practice much. He became a fat man in the new season and could only go to the basket and play hard.Into the basket, Walker has no advantage over O'Neal Jr.

Seeing that the overall situation has been decided, Yang Rui replaced Alvin Williams, Miller, Leicester, Wallace, and O'Neal Jr. to stay on the field and continue to play.

Potential rookies need more exercise. Yang Rui specially called for a timeout to arrange tactics, let Alvin and Miller play pick-and-rolls, and O'Neal can ask for the ball one-on-one from a low position.

O'Neal Jr. showed amazing skills. He quickly turned low and passed Riley's one-handed dunk; 45 degrees received the ball and leaned twice, turned back and scored a jumper after feinting; After the jumper hit.

O'Neal Jr. was a swingman at the beginning of high school, and then he grew taller before turning to the inside line. His style of play focused on shooting, and his mobility was strong, which made it very difficult for opponents to defend against big men.

The more he played, the more excited he was on the court, and it was also garbage time, which was completely different from when he was in the Blazers.

Because Yang Rui clearly told him when he paused. "I only came out to let you exercise. Take care to protect yourself and not get hurt."

In the Blazers, how can O'Neal Jr. get this kind of treatment?The coach simply treated him as air, played for a while in the second quarter, played in garbage time for a while, and the coach did not communicate with him at other times.

In the locker room, Rashid Wallace dragged him to death and scorned him; Grant was a competitor and ignored him; Sabonis didn't like to talk, and no insider was willing to teach him a few tricks. He was stocked.

Now, he feels respected, no one looks down on him here, the manager values ​​him.

Miller also performed well. He was very low-key. After the pick-and-roll, he waited for a return pass from the middle, and did not enter the inside line. He played strictly according to Yang Rui's arrangement.

When he was out of position, he received a pass from Alvin and made a high mid-range shot. On the defensive end, he prevented the opponent's big man from entering the penalty area and won backcourt rebounds one by one.

David exclaimed: "There used to be news that the Knicks' offense was stronger than the 1997 season because of Yang Rui. I, like many fans, don't believe it, and now you can't believe it."

Clark laughed: "This Oriental seems to have a kind of magic, he just arrived, but the players like him very much. When he came off, the players first gave him a high five to celebrate, and Carter also ate his potato chips... There is no preseason. It's amazing how he made the Raptors have such a strong cohesion in such a short training camp!"

David said: "If the Raptors make the playoffs, even if it is only No.8, Jerry Young should be named the best coach."

The Raptors were on the bench, and the radio ratings didn't drop much.If it was last season, garbage time fans would have looked elsewhere, and they would not even watch it after halftime. The Raptors often fell behind by a large margin.

Glenn Gruward, who was watching the live broadcast at home, received a call from his boss, Richard. "Glen, you're doing a great job, that's great! Bringing in Jerry Young is right!"

"Thank you, I hope to play so well in the future." Glenn laughed.

"Didn't you find out? The atmosphere of the team is different. These people really want to play for the Raptors!" Richard was very excited. From 95 to the present, the Raptors have been at the bottom, and the tickets could not be sold. What he did It's not interesting either.

This year, he believes that more fans will come to the home to watch the game.

There were smiles on the faces of the players and coaches and they were relaxed, which was never seen before.

The core of the team and the management used to be like enemies, and they only wanted to leave; the head coach never dared to promise records, he would only shirk his responsibilities and complain about all kinds of difficulties.

The difference is too big!
In the final 123 to 92, the Raptors won the away game by 31 points. Many fans of the Green Army hurriedly exited the game without waiting for the end of the game.

威利斯16分11篮板砍下两双；卡特17投8中，三分球6中3，罚球8中8，得到27分4篮板2助攻；麦迪10投5中，罚球3中3，得到13分3篮板7助攻；比卢普斯12投5中，三分球8中4，14分5助攻；小奥尼尔14分6篮板；华莱士15分，克里斯蒂12分。

Detrev, who scored 7 points, 7 rebounds and 4 assists in the Raptors team, scored in double figures and performed well.

Carter became famous in one battle, scoring the highest score in the first show of his career, his performance was impeccable, and he made four wonderful dunks.

In the locker room, Yang Rui ordered a few people to attend the press conference, but did not call John Wallace.

If you are very affectionate now, and in the future, if you say goodbye, then it will be too hypocritical. Yang Rui can't do such a thing.So he deliberately revealed some information that Wallace would not be a core member.

Wallace was a haughty, ambitious man who was immediately upset.

Why don't you call me?Even Billups went, why didn't you let me go to the press conference?In his eyes, am I not as good as the guard who only shoots?
Wallace really looked down on Billups, taking two points against the opponent's three points, feeling that he was much more accurate.

He is also not a generous person, and has a trace of resentment towards Yang Rui. He feels that he has been treated unfairly and should have more opportunities to perform.

In his eyes, Carter is just a newcomer who is good at running and jumping.

To put it bluntly, this buddy can only see his own strengths, but not his weaknesses. The secondary disease is very serious.

(End of this chapter)