I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 194 194. The fastest man!

Jermaine O'Neal stood there and was dumbfounded, realizing that he was completely unable to guard against the guy in front of him now.

Suter gave him a stronger sense of oppression than when he played against Tim Duncan. It sounds unbelievable, but this is the truest state of mind of O'Neal at present.

The two had played against each other a few times during the regular season. At that time, Suter gave him the feeling that he had a strong physical fitness, and he knew that he was a frequent visitor to the top five balls on the court.There are some difficulties on both offensive and defensive ends, but it is far from being too difficult for him to deal with.

But now that it's time for the playoffs, O'Neal was surprised to find that Suter's personal strength has risen by more than one level compared to the regular season.

If Suter's strength at that time was probably at the level of an All-Star crane tail, then now, Suter already has the strength of the league's top insider.

That sense of oppression and aggression, even Tim Duncan and Kevin Garnett never brought O'Neal.

If he hadn't experienced it personally in the playoffs, O'Neal would never have believed that Suter's overall strength would have improved so much.

Suter's current movement speed is the only one in the NBA. Even TJ-Ford, an ultra-fast rookie whose rookie physical measurement data shocked the league, dare not say that he will surely beat Suter in terms of speed.

You know, Ford is a point guard with a height of only 1 meters, while Suter is a power forward with a height of nearly 8 meters. The two are far apart in terms of height and weight, but even so, the two The speed is still comparable, which is definitely a scalp-numbing thing.

And TJ-Ford's speed is only fast, but the physical confrontation is very poor, except for the first position, it is impossible to conduct dislocation defense.

But Suter, who is at the top of the league in terms of body and speed, can defend from position 1 to position 5. This is definitely not a compliment, but Suter really has the ability to dislocate and defend five positions.

The complete Suter is the type that O'Neill is afraid of. This guy doesn't play any skills with you at all, and it will be over soon.

If the Hawks counterattack quickly and Suter sprints forward, he has few options, and his teammates can't help. He can only watch Suter complete various fancy dunks in the frontcourt like a runaway wild horse.

Bill Walton sighed: "The Vulture broke out again today. After the opening, he scored 4 points on 4 of 10 shots. The Pacers' insistence on O'Neal's single defense is tantamount to letting the Vulture play casually."

"They don't play in the same rhythm at all. The vultures are physically crushed when they rush up. Even O'Neal's physical fitness is very strong, but the two are indeed not at the same level."

Aaron Myers said with a smile: "The Vulture in the playoffs is not a scorer who can be limited by a single defense. In the first round against the Bucks and the second round against the Knicks, he can score high points even in the face of double teams. Not to mention one-on-one defense."

"Probably because he is still a rookie and looks a little young, so many coaches are unwilling to believe all this, thinking that his performance cannot be stable throughout the game, so they are not willing to let players play against him throughout the game. All double-teamed."

Bill Walton laughed: "But when the coaches realize how good the Condors are, that's when they have to call the first timeout."

"If you want to defend against the vultures, you must have a flexible center forward to help defend, and you must have a perimeter player with excellent defensive ability to harass him from time to time. Otherwise, he will always have a way to catch the ball without showing Too many skills, you only need to use your body to crush your opponents on the court."

Aaron Myers nodded: "Yeah, the vulture's shot speed is faster than many outside shooters. Before, people said that Reggie Miller was the player with the fastest catch and shot in the entire league, but today Come on, who is the player with the fastest shooting speed in the league may cause quite a debate."

Bill Walton added: "The vulture is not only fast, he chases and defends fast, steals fast, cuts fast, and seems to do everything amazingly fast. Tim Duncan's lateral speed is not as agile as him. It will be very difficult for Rand to face him, and the only one in the league who can defend him one-on-one may be the monster "Wolf King" Garnett."

The two commentators gave Suter a very high evaluation during the timeout, and they are not optimistic that the Pacers can win the game at home.

It's not that the Pacers didn't play well on the court, but that the Eagles played too well on the court as their opponent.

As the saying goes, there is no harm without comparison. When the Eagles showed passion and crazy scoring ability on the court, the Pacers' high evaluation of offense and defense seemed to disappear in an instant.

Coach Rick Carlyle made substitution adjustments during the timeout. Center Jeff Foster went off and replaced with the team's best sixth man, Al Harrington.

Carlisle's stubbornness doesn't mean he doesn't understand the ball. He knows that if Foster continues to play, Suter can easily run out of the shot.

Jermaine O'Neal still had to continue to defend Souter, and Carlisle arranged for other players to help defend, not only to defend against pick-and-rolls, but also guards to help defend Souter when necessary.

Al Harrington is 2 meters tall and weighs 06 kilograms. He can play both power forward and small forward positions on the field, and can occasionally dislocate to defend the opposing center.

His weight is not too heavy, but his muscle density is very high. He can defend alone or help. His style is a bit similar to Josh Howard who played for the Mavericks and Thaddeus Young of the Bulls.In the small ball era, this figure can properly serve as the center of the death five.

This season, Al Harrington is still a strong contender for the best sixth man. If it weren't for the Mavericks' Antawn Jamison's dimensionality reduction blow, Harrington would have won the award for the best sixth man. Second only to Antawn Jamison on this list.

Although Harrington played at the 4th position after he came on the court, Rick Carlisle could not let him defend Souter, because his defensive ability is far from that of O'Neal. If he is allowed to defend Suter, the latter will definitely play more luxurious personal data.

The center of the Eagles is Rasheed Wallace, who mainly shoots. Except that he is a little taller than Harrington, there is not much difference in weight between the two.

Harrington's use of the fourth position to defend Rasheed Wallace is not a misplacement, and the effect is definitely better than Jeff Foster.

After the substitutions, the Pacers' current lineup is already the strongest lineup the team can come up with. Point guard Jamal Tinsley, shooting guard Reggie Miller, small forward Artest, power forward Al - Harrington, center Jermaine O'Neal.

Four of the five scored in double figures per game, and three of them averaged more than 15 points per game. Apart from the veteran Reggie Miller, there are no obvious defensive loopholes. Even if you look at the entire league, it can be regarded as top-notch. lineup configuration.

For the Eagles, Mike Woodson did not choose to make substitutions, nor did he need to change his tactics, because the team played very well on the court. No matter what adjustments the Pacers will make during this timeout, the Eagles will accept them all. That's it.

He just emphasized a few words on the style of play. "Vulture, they should send players to help defend you when you come back this time. The positional battle attracts the defense. You can find Nash and Jackson immediately. Wallace and Anderson will open up the space to attract the defense, and do a good job of catching and shooting. .”

"Remember, if you grab a backcourt rebound, try your best to play fast break. Only when the offensive end is open, we don't have to worry about the Pacers' counterattack."

After running through the entire regular season, the current tactical system of the Eagles is relatively mature. The team has an absolute offensive backbone on the field. When everyone has no chance, they will pass the ball to Suter. Once the opponent double-teams Suter , It will definitely show flaws on the defensive end.

In the small ball era, this style of play can be called a one-star radiating cone, but in the present, it is a test of the star's personal strength.

Because in this era when the three-point shot has not yet been fully popularized, the concept of one-star shooting is still very vague. After a star encounters double-teaming and passes the ball to an open player to shoot, it is just a choice made by the star according to the situation on the court, not the coach. The tactics arranged in advance by the group.

As the game continued, the Pacers' already indistinguishable possession of the ball became more chaotic.

艾尔-哈灵顿本赛季场均可以交出14分6篮板和2次助攻，他拥有不错的投射能力和持球突破能力，2米06的身高给队友做掩护效果也不会太差。

But when Harrington and the other 4 main players appear on the court at the same time, the Pacers' possession of the ball will become a bit crowded. Simply put, one ball is not enough for five players to play.

It is precisely because of this that Carlisle will arrange for Harrington to play the role of the sixth man this season.

Basically, Harrington's playing time in the first quarter is when there are three to four minutes left in the game, staggering the timing of appearances with other main players at the same time, so as to avoid a scene where a ball cannot be played.

But Suter's agility at this point is so flexible that Carlisle had to adjust Harrington's appearance time in advance, which also caused the Pacers' original substitution ideas to be completely disrupted, allowing Reggie Miller and O'Neal This kind of player who needs a lot of shots has become a bit restrained.

You know, Reggie Miller's defensive efficiency is at the bottom of the league. If he can't contribute on the offensive end, then the meaning of his staying on the court is either to be blown up by the opponent or targeted by the opponent.

In other words, Reggie Miller has only one role on the court, which is to hit as many three-pointers as possible to continue the firepower for the Pacers' outside offense.

Fans can't ask how hard a 38-year-old veteran shows on the defensive end. Human energy is limited. To enjoy his offense, you must accept his defense. To enjoy his defense, you must endure his offense. .

Except for Suter, of course, who is an out-and-out freak.

Watching the Pacers pass the ball again and again but still can't find an offensive opportunity, when the 24 seconds are about to run out, Eagles coach Mike Woodson is a little excited sitting on the sidelines, as if he couldn't help standing up and shouting for the players applaud.

This is the rhythm of the game he wants to see, maintain enough aggression, keep oppressing the opponent on both ends of the offense and defense, make the opponent feel uncomfortable, torture them mentally, ravage them, let them experience what is called collapse.

Since Suter's scoring methods have become more and more comprehensive, the Eagles can play offensive firepower that crushes opponents in almost every game.

In order to defend Souter, the Pacers were forced to replace the big center Jeff Foster. The drop in lineup height allowed the Eagles to hit the basket more easily, and the situation became less optimistic.

As the offensive time was about to run out, Al Harrington, who had just played, had no choice but to take the ball and hit the basket. He forced a layup and caused a defensive foul by Rasheed Wallace.

The referee's call was a bit far-fetched. Rasheed Wallace had clearly blocked the defensive position at the last moment, but raised his hand symbolically to interfere with the shot. As a result, after Harrington voluntarily bumped into it, the referee still whistled. Wallace defensive foul.The reason is that Harrington's shot was deformed in the confrontation.

But it was clearly that Harrington was not prepared enough, but let Rasheed Wallace pay for him. Obviously, the Pacers enjoyed the treatment of the home whistle.

Rasheed Wallace was a little dissatisfied with the penalty, and walked towards the referee with a fierce look on his face. It seemed that he could display his unique skill "Roar of Heavenly Venerable" at any time.

Suter was afraid that his irritable character would get a technical foul. Seeing that the situation was wrong, he immediately hugged Rasheed Wallace from behind and spoke to calm his personal emotions.

"Hey man, please keep calm and don't let anger overwhelm your sanity. I know this ball is a bit far-fetched, but this is the Pacers' home court. We should use actual actions to face his behavior. The argument is Doesn't make sense, it just makes things worse for you and the team."

"If you really can't bear it, you can go to the other side and fight hard, but you should try to avoid unnecessary quarrels."

The thing Suter dislikes the most is to argue with the referee, because the referee will not change his judgment just because you lose control of your emotions.

If you can't bear it, you don't need to bear it anymore. At worst, you punch and fight with the opponent, but if you can't fight, it's better to respond in the next attack round.

Following Souter's flickering like appeasement and fire, Rasheed Wallace calmed down a little bit, reached out and patted Souter's shoulder, and Wallace said helplessly:
"It's the first time I've seen you persuade a fight like this, and you actually let me fight fiercely with the opponent. Don't worry, buddy, I have calmed down. Winning is what I want to see the most."

Joining the Hawks this season, Rasheed Wallace has become more mature than in the past. Whether it is the concession of the ball or the decline of tactical status, Wallace has never had any unpleasant quarrels with management because of these things .

Because Rasheed Wallace knows better than anyone that with his current competitive state, if he wants to sign an annual salary of more than 1500 million in his next contract, he must have a championship ring to increase his worth.

Otherwise, the annual salary of tens of millions is already his limit, and the team has to pick him, not him to choose the team.

In order to live a better life at the end of his career and avoid wandering, Wallace is determined to help the team win the championship trophy, no matter whether it succeeds in the end, as Rasheed Wallace himself said, winning is the most important thing. The thing he most wanted to see.

With Al Harrington making two free throws at the free throw line, the score of the two teams came to 12:7.

In the Eagles' positional battle, Suter continued to run without the ball. This time he played the most common routine of the Eagles' offensive version 2.0.

Rasheed Wallace gave him an off-ball screen at 45 degrees on the left, and he suddenly started to cut to the middle and received a pass from Nash.At this time, if the Pacers' inside players don't choose to help defend, Suter will pull it up directly and it will be a dunk.

However, what Carlisle emphasized the most during the timeout was that the defense must be timely. It must interfere with Suter's shooting, block his breakthrough route, and prevent him from having any chance to rush.

It takes time for Rasheed Wallace to turn around and hit the rim, so Harrington is in the path of Souter's drive the first time he receives the pass.Strictly implement the defense tactics that coach Carlisle arranged during the timeout.

Seeing this scene, Suter was not surprised. After taking a dribble, he pulled the ball up with his backhand. While making a fake shot on his hand, he also took a big step with his right foot to attract Al Harrington's center of gravity. move right.

At the same time, he quickly took another step to the left to complete the pass, jumped up and easily picked the basket with his right hand to score.

At 14:8, Suter scored his 12th point in the game with the European step.

Al Harrington's body is still strong, and his lateral speed is not too slow, but he just can't keep up with Suter's change of direction.

Although the responsiveness is much better than the traditional center Jeff Foster, he still failed to prevent Suter after all.

Jermaine O'Neal was a little slow to get around Wallace, jumping from behind Suter and failing to cover it.

This season, he averaged 2.6 blocks per game, his jumping ability is very good, and his reaction speed is also very quick.But for some reason today, Jermaine O'Neal was very annoyed when he was always a little short when trying to block Souter.

Till now, O'Neal has become a little impatient. He really can't stand Souter being so aggressive at the Pacers' home court.He admits that the opponent is very strong, and he may lose face if he continues to fight like this, so he must respond on the offensive end, otherwise the media after the game will definitely bury him.

So on the offensive end, he began to increase his body movements. When receiving the ball at the right horn, Jermaine O'Neal pushed Suter violently in order to squeeze out space. O'Neal catches the pass easily in the mid-range.

The sideline referee, standing next to the two, saw Jermaine O'Neal's action but didn't blow his whistle.

This is the tradition of the Pacers team. After pushing someone, he creates an opening to catch the ball, and sometimes he pulls his clothes to affect his speed.

As early as the 90s, Reggie Miller often used these moves, and later he passed on these experiences to younger generations such as O'Neal and Artest.

Fans watching Pacers games often see these images, and referees turn a blind eye to it.

As long as the range of action is not too excessive and directly pushes the defensive players somersaults, the referees are often too lazy to whistle one by one. If the whistles are really followed according to the rules, the Pacers will leave the field with six fouls in the starting lineup.

As early as in the 1998 Eastern Conference Finals, Reggie Miller used this move to push away Michael Jordan, and then hit the classic three-pointer.

Until now, Reggie Miller's three-point lore is still talked about by fans.And this trick has also become the current conventional weapon of the Pacers with the teaching of Reggie Miller, which can be called shameless to the extreme.

Suter's body froze after being pushed hard, and Jermaine O'Neal took the opportunity to hit a mid-range pull-up jumper. 14:10.

Little O'Neill's actions did not anger Suter, on the contrary, it made Suter couldn't help laughing, pointed at Little O'Neill and said: "Things of a kind gather together and people are divided into groups. This sentence is really true. I will let you I regret what you just did."

The Eagles attacked, and Suter ran to catch the ball, attracting Jermaine O'Neal and Al Harrington to double-team, quickly transferred the ball to Nash, and Nash passed the ball to the right corner. Rasheed Wallace.

Wallace didn't even think about it after receiving the ball, and directly shot a three-pointer on the spot. Al Harrington's timely recovery made the shot miss, and the rebound was accepted by Artest.

The defensive effect of O'Neal and Harrington on the inside is indeed better than when Foster is on the court. The Eagles came out with too obvious open opportunities.

The Pacers attacked, and O'Neal planned to repeat the same trick this time, and pushed Suter again when he received the ball.

However, Suter had already prepared this time. Jermaine O'Neal pushed and failed to push. Suter stood still and did not give Jermaine O'Neal any room to make a move.

After receiving the ball, O'Neal forcibly turned around and made a mid-range shot, but was slapped head-on by Suter.

The basketball flew directly into the hands of Stephen Jackson. Jackson passed the nearest pass to Nash to start a fast break, and he also ran forward like a mad dog.

Nash passed the ball to Souter before half court, and the latter used speed to get rid of Jermaine O'Neal and attracted Artest's supplementary defense.During the march, the ball was given to Stephen Jackson who was going down together. The latter got an open space on the left side and dunked the basketball with one hand in the fast break. 16:10.

The commentator Bill Wharton sighed: "The Eagles have too many people who can play fast breaks. The vultures are a huge threat when they defend and counterattack. Once they get rid of the defenders, they will form a situation of more play and less play. Except for fouls, I really can't think of it." How else can the Pacers limit the Hawks' fast break."

Aaron Myers said: "The Eagles' offense in this game is very smooth. All the team's points are related to the Vultures. He sent two assists. O'Neal can't guard him. I'm afraid there is no chance to show off today It's all gone."

Bill Walton said with a smile: "This can be. For example, Jermaine O'Neal can show off after the game that he clocked out of get off work earlier than the Vulture."

"Ha ha ha ha."

The Pacers attacked. This time Reggie Miller actively ran outside to catch the ball and made a strong three-pointer, but he missed the basket under the interference of Derek Anderson's defense.

Anderson was a little slow to take off this time, but he accidentally hit and pressed his hand on Miller's face, so that Miller didn't even see the basket, which was considered a successful defensive interference.

In order to avoid Reggie Miller's slapstick legs, Derek Anderson always kept a distance when defending. After all, although winning is important, it is also important to keep your own balls.

Under the basket, Artest used his strong body to block the most powerful rebounding position. After grabbing the offensive rebound, he made a strong shot for the second time. 16:12.

In this round, Suter was pulled out of the penalty area by O'Neal and failed to return to the basket in the first time, so Artest grabbed the offensive rebound and played it as a second offense.

It was already difficult for Jackson to match up with Artest, and it was even more painful to grab rebounds and get stuck.

Squeezed but not bumped or bumped, Jackson really wants to gain 20 kilograms immediately to compete with Artest.

In the Eagles battle, Suter was too closely watched by the Pacers on the defensive end and failed to receive the pass.Nash and Rasheed Wallace played a pick-and-roll in the middle and then gave the ball to Stephen Jackson, who was cut from the wing. The latter relied on Artest's body to force a layup and caused a foul.

The defensive end was frantically ravaged by Artest, and Jackson couldn't swallow the bad breath.On the offensive end, with Suter's off-ball involvement, Jackson can still get a mobile phone easily. Today, he will beat Artest a few times, so he can't lose face in front of the media.

At the free throw line, Jackson steadily made two free throws to help the team continue to expand the score. 18:12.

After the timeout, the Pacers' defense against Souter became significantly tighter. One person was responsible for following the positional battle, and the other was ready to double-team at any time.

It is not easy for Suter to shoot directly after receiving the ball, so he simply started to focus on dividing the ball and connecting other teammates to score.

Under Suter's double-teaming from time to time, the rest of the Eagles began to score one after another. Nash and Stephen Jackson performed well, and Rasheed Wallace also scored a three-pointer.

In the middle of the first quarter, after Jackson was replaced, Josh Davis, who came off the bench, also received a pass from Suter in the counterattack and scored a violent dunk.

Suter reduced his shots in the second half, and only made a three-point shot from beyond the arc top three-point line and missed the basket, shifting the focus of the offense to the organization pass.

After the first quarter, the Eagles in the away game led the Pacers by 29 points at 20:9, which seemed to be the opposite.

苏特第一节出手次数不算太多，但命中率却很高效，个人6投5中，三分球3中2，砍下12分5篮板5助攻1抢断和1次封盖。

Playing at this pace, Suter is likely to score another triple-double today, or even a 30+ triple-double.

If it weren't for the Pacers' frequent double-teaming of Suter from the middle of the first quarter, based on his fiery offensive touch today, it would be another 20+ game in a single quarter.

Both Jermaine O'Neal and Artest's defense capabilities are excellent, and they can even be said to be the top in the league, but limiting Suter's shots does not mean that the Pacers can achieve a lead in the score.

The Hawks have many players who can score, and Suter's means of influencing the trend of the game are not limited to scoring by himself.

(End of this chapter)