NBA Absolute Flood Dam

Chapter 156

"This start remains unchanged. On the offensive end, Hammer, we need you to play in the low post. The basketball will give you first, you attack, or attract the defense and pass it out." Frank said.

"OK." Li Ba said.

"At the same time, Stephen, you need to increase the breakthrough on the offensive end, but don't hit hard, and increase the connection with the hammer." Frank said again.

"OK."

Stephen Mab was expressionless inside, with sharp eyes.

"Others, pull away, run out of the open space, and wait for the pass from Stephen or the Hammer." Frank said again.

"OK" the others replied.

"On the defensive end, the guard combination of Madman and Alien is indeed a headache. They are accurate in mid-range shots and have three-pointers. Madman's breakthrough is not bad. He can score and assist, and he also defends."

Frank said with a headache.

He has no good way. The Suns Marbury and Joe Johnson's guard combination has a lot of poor defensive capabilities.

That lunatic is a guy who has been selected to the league's best defensive second team twice and the best first team once. He is very strong on both offense and defense.

As for the aliens, although their single defense is a little weaker, they are good at assisting defense.

The combination of these two people is a headache on both ends of the offense and defense, otherwise the Timberwolves would not have the best record in the league this season.

"Frank, make them all come at me, just let them in." Li Ba said with a stern look.

"That's all."

Nodding his head, Frank showed his trust in Li Ba's defense, and said to Marbury, Joe Johnson, and Sean Marion: "It can be put in, but we must try to slow down their breakthrough speed so that The Hammer is ready. Position [-], Sean, you have to pay attention to mending and carrying the Hammer."

The three nodded at the same time.

"Brother, thank you!" Then Marbury said to Li Ba solemnly.

"Our Chinese tradition, between brothers, needless to say thank you, it's a matter of duty." Li Ba laughed.

"Haha!" Marbury laughed.

Li Ba stood up at this moment, stretched out his hand, and after the others got on top, he roared, "Tonight, we will slaughter wolves! Tonight, we will win!"

"victory!"

There was loud shouting in the Suns locker room, so loud that the staff outside looked back frequently.

On the other side, the visiting team's locker room.

Head coach Philip Saunders is also making tactical arrangements: "Don't be fooled by that rookie, don't attack the basket easily, he didn't get ten blocks in the game, maybe he wants to get it this time."

Well, he didn't seem to be euphemistic enough when he said this. The madman first showed his dissatisfaction, jumped up, and shouted resolutely: "Philip, I don't want you to boost that rookie's prestige like this. We have The best power forward Kevin, he can play the [-] position, after attracting that rookie defense, we can fly around him the whole game."

When he said this, Garnett's expression turned gloomy.

"Latrier, only in the fourth position can I display my full strength, and the fifth position cannot fully display my talent."

Wolf King Garnett emphasized at this time.

The madman was taken aback, brother, I am supporting you, you should support me too, right?

But he didn't know that Garnett didn't want to start a hand-to-hand fight with Li Ba in the low post.

The league's inside players who have played against Li Ba in the low post include O'Neal, Malone, Da Ben, Nene, Camby, Gasol, Nowitzki and so on.

But including O'Neill, no one can gain the upper hand in front of Li Ba, and now no one dares to bend his elbow behind Li Ba, and some of them were killed by that villain Li Ba on or off the court.

So he doesn't want to be tough with Li Ba in the low position. Even though he weighs 115 kilograms, that's not his style.

Philip Sanders understood Garnett's thoughts a little bit, and said at this time: "In this game, we will play three guards. On the offensive end, we will blast them from the outside. Except for James Posey, they have nothing on the outside. Defense, do you understand?"

When he said this, he was a little regretful that the Timberwolves this season were still not perfect because they lacked a capable third position.

Wally Szczerbiak's injury prevented him from helping the team more. Losing his outside scoring ability and containment force may be a huge hidden danger for the Timberwolves.

Based on this, without a good third position substitute, he had to play a three-back lineup.

"In the interior, Kevin can attack if he can. No, pay attention to the ball." Speaking of Garnett, Philip Sanders did not specify his specific position.

"On the defensive end, the guard combination of Stephon Marbury and Joe Johnson, this is their main scoring point, strangle them, we win. Sam, Latrell, be sure to strangle them! "

"Inside, Kevin, pay attention to the help defense of the fifth position. The rookie boss of the Suns has some offensive capabilities in the low post, especially the kind of lob called by Barkley, which is very concealed. The defense must keep up. He's out of the paint, and he's got to keep up."

The first game, the visiting team ushered in the boos of the home fans.Especially the war of words in the past two days has caused the boos of the American West Arena to be particularly loud.

"I think a real super giant should be welcomed by the fans of the home team even in the away game because of his skills and influence. For example, I will have applause instead of booing in any away game."

In the TNT live broadcast, Barkley spoke boldly and authentically.

"Haha, so you mean, the Timberwolves are not super giant?" Kenny Smith said.

"That's what you said, not me, haha!" Barkley quickly denied.

"You cunning guy, you can compare with that kid Hammer." Kenny Smith said angrily.

"Hey, Charles, Kenny, you guys are too mean." Kevin Garnett came over at this time and said a little unhappy.

"Kevin, just kidding." The two of Barkley stood up and laughed.

The three hugged, and Garnett greeted the camera and asked the two: "We will definitely win today, and I want to get [-] points."

"Oh, another twenty rebounds?" Barkley booed.

Garnett's face froze, and he thought to himself, damn Charles, that rookie is good at grabbing rebounds, but I may not be able to grab twenty, right?I am now No.2 in rebounding, not much different from that kid.

"Okay, now let's welcome the home team." Kenny Smith said.

Garnett shrugged and left.

The home team hadn't played the first game yet, and the American West Arena fell into fierce cheers.

"Oh hoo, did you hear what the fans were shouting?" Barkley yelled.

"I'm not deaf. They're calling it the city of lobs, the city of fast breaks, and the city of heavy dunks." Kenny Smith said.

"So, although the Suns are a team with defensive players like the Hammers as the core of the field, they are different from the Pistons. They have a lot of fast breaks, a lot of heavy dunks and lobs, and their style of play is very popular. , The ratings of all the national live broadcasts are very impressive. I think TNT should increase the Suns' national live broadcasts, which can bring great ratings." Barkley said.

"Don't worry, there will be more capital than what you see. They may be negotiating business with the alliance." Kenny Smith laughed.

"The only problem is, the Hammer guy isn't very involved in the offense. You have to be lucky to see his dunks and lobs. Sometimes he has a lot, sometimes he doesn't. He's not a talkative guy. I think he Because the salary was too low, the Suns only gave him a basic salary of 37, so he didn’t want the Suns’ ball market to be better.” Barkley complained.

The speaker had no intention, but the listener had intentions. General Manager Colangelo and Director of Operations Ross Bruce behind the bench heard these words, and they all showed thoughtful expressions.

At this time, the starter started, and when Li Ba and the other five came to the exit, the visiting team had already gone out.

When Marbury rushed out first, the audience burst into cheers.

"What's their name?" Teacher Zhang Lili didn't hear clearly in the CCTV live broadcast.

"Head horse?" Yu Jia laughed after listening for a while and said, "Haha, the fans really call it that?"

"Top horse? Marbury's new nickname?" Zhang Lili was startled.

When Marbury heard the nickname, his face was a little dark, but he still waved at the fans and didn't refuse. Anyway, it was better than the original one.

Marion, who came out second, was a little worried. He liked the nickname hacker, so what if he was called Er Ma or something?

Fortunately, the fans were not that boring, which made him feel relieved.

"Hammer! Hammer..."

"Flood dam! Flood dam..."

When Li Ba came out, two voices of calling rang through the arena.

These two voices represent the different hobbies of the fans. They prefer the offensive end to be called the hammer, and the defensive end to be called the flood control dam.

He passed the half court where the Timberwolves were active, glanced over, and just in time saw the three-headed monsters staring at him.

Li Ba put his arm around Marbury's shoulder and walked over.

Upon seeing the three-headed monster, he was unwilling to be outdone and walked up.

(End of this chapter)