basketball pope

Chapter 138 [Tomorrow I will make you unable to climb high]

Glenn Gruward did not immediately contact the SuperSonics management, but waited for Yang Rui to help John Wallace brush the data and increase his transaction value.

Yang Rui no longer communicated with John, he felt that he had nothing to say.

The Raptors are no longer the underdogs of last season. Camby and Stoudamire asked for trades before. It can be said that the team's record is too bad, and it seems that they are very ambitious.John is working purely to get more playing opportunities and to get a high-paying long-term contract in the summer.

To put it bluntly, John cares more about personal data and contracts than team records and group honors, which is a bit selfish.

And his head is really not very bright. He was only a marginal person when he was in the Knicks. Last season, the Raptors had the bottom record in the East.Where does his confidence come from so that other teams will be reused?If other teams also come off the bench and look back to see the Raptors become the tycoons in the East, how exciting it would be.

Yang Rui thinks this is very likely to happen, but he doesn't plan to remind him, let alone persuade people to stay.He's just afraid that John won't go. If everyone on the team is unwilling to go, he won't be able to replace someone who is useful to the Raptors with someone from the fringe. Now the chips are at least a starter with data from last season.

On the evening of the 26th, Yang Rui adjusted the lineup and let John and O'Neal start together.

The Timberwolves played well at the beginning, relying on the ability to empty the inside, and Marbury made breakthroughs on the outside, and basically couldn't get to the basket.The strengths and weaknesses of both teams are the same.

The Raptors played very anxiously with the Timberwolves in the first quarter, trailing 23-25.

The Timberwolves inside is a combination of Garnett and Joe Smith. Both of them are tall and thin, with poor confrontation. They rely on outside shots to score. The Raptors sent two highly mobile players to defend, which not only prevented the Timberwolves from shooting shots, It's also a good pick-and-roll switch.

O'Neal Jr. and Garnett are one type, and they are mutually exclusive.Little O'Neal was targeted by Garnett, and it was difficult to score, and his teammates guaranteed the attack. He only needed to open up the space.

If Garnett doesn't make a move, the Timberwolves will lack important scoring points. There are too few scoring points in the team, so the Timberwolves are even more uncomfortable.

Joe Smith did not show any advantage against John. He was too soft and was called the "parallel import champion".In Yang Rui's previous life, he joined a total of 12 teams in his career, including the 76ers and the Timberwolves twice, and changed teams 14 times. He is a famous homeless man.

In the second quarter, McGrady served as an organization forward, and Di Brown, Detrev, and Christie opened the outside line to prepare to catch the ball and shoot.Willis was in charge of the side screen, then cut for the offensive rebound.

There is no mid-road cover, and McGrady can choose to go head-to-head because his opponent is 36-year-old veteran Sam Mitchell.

Yang Rui is very familiar with Mitchell, so he arranged a simple single challenge technique. The difference in athletic ability between the two is too great.

Mitchell's physical fitness is average. He can't run fast or jump high. His achievements are all hard work and can only rely on skills.For a 26-year-old guy who only played in the pro league, his greatest value on the court is what Minnesotans would say years later: He's someone who grew up with Garnett.

In the previous life, Mitchell's most glorious performance came from retirement. He became the head coach of the Raptors and won the best head coach in the 2006-2007 season.

刚上任时，他以一个33胜49负回报了所有人的厚爱，让阿鲁尤成为了联盟历史上最烂的8号秀；失掉了队史最伟大球员文斯-卡特；他还在2005-06季让猛龙成功被记入NBA史册。球队27胜东部垫底，这不重要，重要的是2006年1月22日对阵湖人，他让科比一个人砍下81分。

There is no doubt that Mitchell is a good person. If a bad person is the coach, Kobe may be chased and chopped by someone with a knife when he scores 70 points...

When Mitchell defended, the distance was too close, and McGrady could pass him with a change of direction. If the distance was too far, McGrady directly pulled out, and the 198CM floor flow could not be blocked at all.A teammate helped defend, McGrady passed the ball, and his teammate made a three-pointer.

The Timberwolves were beaten by a wave of 13-0, and coach Saunders was forced to request a timeout.

They mainly rely on the tridents of Marbury, Garnett and Joe Smith to win the game. The substitutes are weak. Mitchell and Bobby Jackson are the best substitutes, and the defense is still poor.

Sanders changed back to the starting lineup, and the substitute couldn't stand it at all. After that, the two cores were also very unsatisfactory, and the shots took turns to hit the iron.

In the second half, McGrady and Carter singled out the Timberwolves outside.

With a height of 193cm and a weight of 94kg, Peeler was too disadvantaged against Carter.After Peeler came off, the Timberwolves only had one three-pointer left by Marbury, unable to break the shrinking defense.The Timberwolves trailed by 21 points in three quarters.

At the end of the quarter, Yang Rui deliberately let John play more, and arranged counterattack tactics to help him brush the data. The Timberwolves took the opportunity to recover some points, but failed to reverse.

108 to 96, the Raptors ended their two-game losing streak.

加内特本场大失水准，15投仅4中，罚球4中4，得到12分9篮板4助攻2盖帽。

小奥尼尔16分7篮板2助攻2盖帽，数据并不逊色，12投6中，罚球4中4，命中率好一些。

John Wallace played 32 minutes and scored 19 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. This performance was good.His physical quality is indeed very strong. He is 203cm tall and can play the No. 4 position. Even Yang Rui admits that now John is stronger than Lewis in immediate combat.

After winning, John was a little proud. He thought that the management must have put pressure on Yang Rui, so he increased his playing time, and he proved himself and slapped the coaching staff in the face.

However, he has no plans to stay. He wants to go to another team to become the starter, play good stats, get a big contract, and finally target the All-Star, which will make the Raptors regret it.

Today you ignore my love, and tomorrow I will let you down.

On the 28th, the Raptors played at home against the Bulls, the worst team in the East, and won equally easily. 111 to 90.

In order to better help the players to brush the data, Yang Rui has John Wallace as a substitute, and letting him start against Kukoc will cost a lot of effort on the defensive end.

It's much easier to score points against the Bulls' unknown backups. The white forward Cronne David, who entered the NBA undrafted this year, is slow to move and can't keep up with John.

华莱士16投9中，罚球4中3，拿下21分5篮板1助攻3盖帽。

On March 3, they challenged the Hornets back-to-back away. After arranging data-swiping tactics for John, Yang Rui reduced the playing time of two veteran insiders and directly let Detrev rest.

John scored 16 points and 10 rebounds, no assists, the data is not bad.

The Raptors lost 94 to 97, and it wasn't John's fault that several perimeter players felt mushy.

Carter, who had a chance to tie the game and went into overtime, got out of the defense with a screen and a near-open [-]-pointer missed the rim.

After the game, Glenn thought the time had come and contacted SuperSonics manager Willie Walker with a trade intention.Now in every way, John Wallace is much better than Lewis.

(End of this chapter)