I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 182 182. Let the entire alliance tremble because of his awakening!
Of course Wilkens didn't want to see Souter break his personal scoring record at home with the Knicks, but the team really didn't have anyone suitable for defending Souter.

Kurt Thomas is the only player whose defensive ability is not bad and whose physical fitness can resist Souter. The others are either too slow or too weak to compete with Souter head-on.

In the second quarter, Knicks rookie Michael Sweetney did not believe in evil and went up to defend for two rounds. As a result, he was easily thrown behind by Suter to break through the dunk when defending the pick-and-roll.In a defensive counterattack, Suter relied on him to force a layup and caused a defensive foul.

Both are rookies in the 2003 class, and Sweetney, who is 120 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms, is still the ninth pick in the first round.But Suter's speed is simply much faster than him, and he can get rid of his defense in one step with explosive power alone.

The matchup time between the two on the court did not exceed 2 minutes, and Sweetney was replaced off the court by coach Wilkens, because the two were not at the same level of players at all.If the fight continues, Sweetney's mentality will definitely start to break down.

He was so blown up against Souter that he felt like a clown as the No. [-] pick in the first round.Originally, Sweetney felt that it was an honor for him to be selected by an NBA team in the first round of the lottery. Satire.

New York fans are disgusted with his performance, thinking that his average of 4.3 points and 3.7 rebounds per game in the regular season is not worthy of the status of a lottery pick.

Now New York fans have been calling on the team's management to sign Suter to the team after his contract expires. No matter how much money is offered, New York fans believe that this will prompt the Knicks to return to the team in a short period of time. One of the brilliant shortcuts.

The current level of interest in Souter from the outside world has put the pressure on the Eagles management. Even the general manager of the team that single-handedly selected Souter, Rick Sander, is not fully confident that he can keep him after the contract expires.

After all, the league has not introduced the arenas clause yet, and it is up to the players to keep the second-round picks. The old club does not have any signing advantage without the bird rights.

As Suter's performance this season is getting more and more explosive, the Eagles management is full of joy, but at the same time, it is inevitable that there will be sorrow in their hearts.I am worried that teams with supermarkets like the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers will offer a more lucrative contract than the Eagles to poach Suter.

Few rookies can refuse the huge markets like New York and Los Angeles, and there are few rookies who can reject the market and salary at the same time, but still choose to play for their old club without forgetting their original intention.

Rick Sander knows that the Hawks are naturally not attractive enough compared to these giants in the league. Whether it is the size of the market or the salary offer that the team can offer under comprehensive consideration, it is definitely not the best.

So the only thing Rick Sander can do now is to have a good relationship with Suter as much as possible, and meet all the requirements that Suter puts forward to him.Then wait until Suter's contract expires to match the salary offers made by other competitors, so that Suter can feel the love of Atlanta fans and the importance that the Eagles management attaches to him.

As for whether the Eagles can successfully retain the strongest second-round talent in NBA history, it depends on Suter's own meaning.

"The team's positional battle in the second half still revolved around the vulture. Steve, pay attention to his running position and send the ball to the vulture in time."

"If the vulture attracts the opponent's bread trap and the wing players pay attention to responding in time, I will let the vulture find the open player to break through the ball at the first time. If there is no space, you can also pass the ball to the outside player first, and then make a second pass transfer."

Mike Woodson was ready to continue the main attack with the Vulture as the core in the second half.Even if the Knicks' defense against him will rise to the point of insanity, the Eagles will never change the team's fixed tactical ladder.

He wanted to see how many points Suter could score today, and whether he could successfully break the personal scoring record just set in the last round of the series.Defense has become unimportant, the Eagles just want to fight their opponents to attack.

With the support of Steve Nash, the top passer in history, Mike Woodson really doesn't believe that the Knicks can defend Suter to the point where he can't even catch the ball.

Nash does not have the scoring explosiveness of Suter, and he is more suitable as the second leader to connect the team, rather than dragging the team forward as the star star.Unless Nash is surrounded by a number of mobile defensive champions, Nash will still be targeted by his opponents in the playoffs.

Nash has no objection to the arrangement of the coaching staff. This season he has won the league's assists leader and was successfully selected to the All-Star team, laying a very good foundation for testing the free market in the offseason.

There is a high probability that he will not play for the Atlanta Hawks next season, so there is no need to fight for something before leaving, and there is no need to go against the meaning of the coaching staff.

Mike Woodson said to Rasheed Wallace alone: ​​"Rashid, you feel mediocre today, open up the perimeter to attract defense, and shoot when there is an open spot. If there is no chance, there is no need to force individual singles."

"You can also wait for an air cut on the wing. I will let other players pay more attention to your position, but you must shoot and transfer the ball quickly. We need your secondary support ability."

Rasheed Wallace has averaged three assists per game this season without occupying the ball, which is a relatively important part of the Eagles' tactical system.

Especially when Suter frequently encounters opponents double-teaming, Rasheed Wallace can easily come up with opportunities. Whether it is shooting by himself or passing the ball to others, Wallace can use it according to the situation on the field. Make up your own mind.

Hearing Mike Woodson's advice, Wallace nodded slightly. He really felt a little bad today. He didn't make a three-pointer until now, and he almost knocked the blue neck out of the way in the second quarter.

The point difference has not really widened, which is directly related to his abnormal performance.Today, when the opponent defended him, the referee escorted his defensive actions. He was not easy to break through and play with his back, so he could only stand on the outside to open up space to attract defense.

Wallace doesn't even have to think about Suter's style of play that relies on speed to create opportunities. It is impossible for him to do it.He also admires Suter's mentality. He can have such a strong psychological quality in his rookie season. He will not be nervous at all during the game. Playing the playoffs is as easy as playing the regular season. This makes him, who has been in the league for nine seasons The veteran admired it from the bottom of his heart.

The two had compared shooting in the team training game. At that time, Suter's three-point shooting percentage was not as accurate as Wallace's.But as the game went on, Wallace found that this guy was a monster, and his three-point shooting rate became more and more accurate. Even now, he dare not say that he will definitely win against Souter.

Moreover, in actual combat, Suter's mid-range shot is more stable than Rasheed Wallace, with a scary catch and shot percentage, and he is often not afraid of interference from defenders. Very strange posture to throw the ball into the basket.

Rasheed Wallace has played in the league for nine seasons, and he has seen too many players who hit every shot in practice but miss their shots as soon as they play.However, he has never seen a monster like Su Te who is more accurate in games than usual in training.

And the closer to the end of the game, the more monstrous the personal ability that Suter showed, he never seemed to have any deformation of his shots due to lack of physical strength.

Until now, Rasheed Wallace still doesn't understand how Suter managed to become more excited and more physically active the more he played?To defend him, he must adopt wheel tactics. If he relies on one person to defend, he will definitely be dragged down by Suter in the end.

Wallace had a hunch that Kurt Thomas' physical strength in the final quarter would definitely be a problem, and the biggest test for the Knicks had not yet arrived.

At the beginning of the second half of the game, the Eagles still started with the same set at the beginning.

On the other hand, for the Knicks, Wilkens no longer dared to let the old Mutombo play with Kurt Thomas. Instead, he sent Tim Thomas as the center and continued to use the double Thomas to attack and defend. internal combination.

The Knicks took the lead, and Kurt Thomas used the pick-and-roll to prepare to catch the ball, but was stunned by Suter's powerful upper body strength.His physical confrontation ability is not bad, but the explosive power of sprinting is definitely not as good as Suter.

Seeing this, Marbury didn't pass the ball, so he chose to single out Nash and hit the iron with a jumper under the interference. Rasheed Wallace grabbed the rebound and passed it to Nash, who immediately started to counterattack at full speed.

Stephen Jackson and Derek Anderson are all running forward. If the Knicks players choose to double-team Souter during the counterattack, they have to leave one person empty.This is the counterattack style that Mike Woodson mainly emphasized during the intermission. In this way, he creates single-handed opportunities and allows Suter to avoid frequent double-teaming.

Nash passed the ball to Suter just after halftime, and the latter took the ball from outside the three-point line on the right. Seeing that Kurt Thomas retreated relatively far, he simply shot a three-pointer at a position two meters away from the three-point line. .

In this day and age, few players dare to rush to shoot a three-pointer from such a distance. Seeing a shot from such a distance, they basically just stretch out their hands, and no one will really jump up and interfere.

Kurt Thomas is no exception. His teammate Stephen Marbury often rushes to shoot three-pointers, taking more than five shots per game. Even the head coach Wilkens thinks it is too much and often tells him to hold the ball. Go to the basket.

If Marbury dares to snatch a three-pointer two meters away from the three-point line, Wilkens will definitely replace him immediately and calm down. Do you really think you can beat Yang with a hundred steps?Why don't you throw a three-pointer in the middle of the field!

Who would have thought that Suter would practice shooting from this distance on weekdays?And the shooting percentage is not much different from standing on the edge of the three-point line.In addition, he felt very hot today, and his hit rate was higher than 80%. When the ball was thrown, the trajectory was very positive, and it finally went into the net without any accidents!

"Shua", 73:60, Suter scored his 38th point in the game.

He clenched his fists and yelled at the audience, while Kurt Thomas, who had witnessed all this, stood still for a while before recovering, and the whole person was just fucking stupid.

"This...this he-mother can also enter??"

The Knicks attacked, Marbury and Tim Thomas played a pick-and-roll in the middle, moved laterally and got rid of Steve Nash's defense, and returned a jumper with a three-pointer. 73:63.

Marbury is a player who is very easy to get ahead on the offensive end. When he saw Suter rushing to shoot a three-pointer from such a long position, Marbury felt that he would feel uncomfortable if he didn't return one.It is this unique offensive personality that created the all-star match of the fairy fight level in the parallel world.

The Eagles attacked, and Nash and Wallace played a pick-and-roll in the middle, attracting Shandon Anderson to help defend, and the former quickly passed the ball to Stephen Jackson on the left perimeter.

After taking a dribble, Jackson looked up to observe his teammate's running pass. Suter slid to the bottom line and used Rasheed Wallace's cover to get rid of Kurt Thomas who was chasing him all the way to the right corner to receive the ball.

He turned over and shot a jumper without the slightest hesitation. Outside the right three-point line, he was the man who shot 5% more for no reason.And he is very confident in his jumping ability, and firmly believes that defensive players cannot cover him head-on.

The result was exactly as he thought, Kurt Thomas took off slowly to block the block, Suter's shot was not interfered by any defense, the ball drew a beautiful arc in the air, and finally hit the net hollow again! 76:63.

Kurt Thomas has to chase after his mentality collapses. He is currently the Knicks' best defensive inside player.However, Suter's off-ball movement is too fast, scurrying back and forth like a loach, which is not the type Thomas is good at defending at all.

Suter is attacking Kurt Thomas today. Who made this guy have a bad mouth before the game, and even provoked himself in front of the media. He didn't give him any color. He really thought he was "Rain Man" Kemp The kind of violent power forward who can only dunk.

"My lord, the times (food) (food) (food) (daily) have changed a lot!"

The commentator Mark Anderson shouted: "At the beginning of the second half, the Vulture hit two consecutive three-pointers. He is completely crazy today, just like the killing god on the court!"

"If nothing else happens, Vulture will probably break his career scoring record today. He has become completely unstoppable!"

Partner Tom Horvath said: "I feel sorry for the fans who didn't watch the whole game, because they missed a visual feast that is enough to go down in history."

"The Vulture has a great chance to break the career scoring record tonight. Before that, his highest score in a single game was 54 points. Judging from the current state of the Vulture, he may even score 60 points."

Stephen Marbury, who has always been unwilling to admit defeat, also wanted to return one. After holding the ball for halftime, he directly pulled up a three-pointer against Steve Nash.His offensive state is good today. Nash didn't have time to jump up to interfere, but he just stretched out his hand for a moment, and the ball was scored. 76:66.

The home fans stood up and applauded one after another, feeling that this kind of soaring points battle was very exciting.Little did he know that Suter had begun to relax a little on the defensive end and put more attention on offense.Otherwise, Suter, who is fully assisting in the defense, will make it difficult for Marbury to find even a shot.

He is in a very brave state today, and he also wants to see if he can take the opportunity to break his career record of 54 points in a single game.If he comes back from the third quarter and beats the Knicks in a wave, he will have to sit on the bench to watch the substitutes play in the fourth quarter. In order to challenge the scoring 60+ career gift box, Suter decided to focus more on offense in the second half end.

Suter still pays more attention to personal data. He knows very well that if a player wants to stand at the top of the NBA, he must have data and honor blessings.Stats are directly linked to the historical status of the players. Relying on entertaining slam dunk performances alone can only be a moment of glory. To become the top star in the NBA, you have to rely on hard honors and statistics.

"White Warcraft" Griffin is a good example. In the first year of his career, he attracted a large number of fans with his explosive style of play. In his rookie season, he averaged 22.5 points, 12.1 rebounds and 3.5 assists per game. Successfully selected for the Western Conference All-Star.

In the second season of his career, Blake Griffin's three statistics did not increase but declined, due to injuries, all of which declined to varying degrees.

But because Griffin's dunk performance was too exciting, Griffin, whose statistics have declined in all aspects this year, not only did not lose his popularity, but was further selected as the Western All-Star starter and the second team of the best team. .

It is no exaggeration to say that Griffin's two years in the league can be said to be in full swing, and the Los Angeles Clippers' home tickets are even more difficult to find. The name of "Loop City" resounded throughout the league, and it was a team that most fans liked to watch very much at that time.

However, when Griffin's competitive state began to decline, the white monster who flew into the sky and escaped from the ground quickly fell from the altar. In his early 30s, he had to join the Nets with a basic salary contract to seek a report.

In the end, he couldn't even squeeze into the rotation lineup. He was kicked out of the rotation by the head coach of the Nets, Steve Nash. He could only watch the younger and better "Antetokounmpo" Antetokounmpo on the court Raiding the basket, performing flying dunks on his head again and again, giving him nails and hats again and again, treating him like a water dispenser player who has no power to restrain the chicken.

I don't know if Griffin at that moment saw the shadow of his youth from Antetokounmpo, and whether he remembered the picture of how he buckled as he wanted when he was young.

To become the top player in the league, it is not enough to be remembered by fans. Honor and statistics are indispensable.

The person who understood this truth best in the 90s was the "God of Basketball" Michael Jordan.As early as before Jordan won the championship, his popularity was ridiculously high, because he had many scoring champions and was the man with the strongest scoring ability in the entire league at that time.

Later, Allen Iverson, a player who has been extremely popular since he entered the league, has not even won an NBA championship in his entire career, but the four scoring champions have made people remember his invincibility. destructive power.

Even if Iverson, the ten-time scoring leader with the lowest efficiency and lowest shooting percentage in NBA history, occupies four seats, this still does not affect people's love and pursuit of him, because he is a lone hero with super scoring ability.

Only four seats are not because the other six scoring champions have lower offensive efficiency, but that Iverson has only won four scoring champions in his career.

Suter, who knows this well, will not choose to keep a low profile. He is eager for statistics, eager to be a hero, and eager to be a "one-of-a-kind" superstar like Michael Jordan, not the so-called "Rain Man" Kemp.

He wants to set records one after another in his rookie season, let the outside world see the explosive power and talent hidden in his body, and make the entire league tremble because of his awakening!
(End of this chapter)