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Chapter 213 213. Suter's Worth and Influence!The concern and fawning of the Eagles management!
Several other stars of the Eagles also accepted interviews with reporters.

Rasheed Wallace kept complaining that the Lakers players made too many small defensive moves, thinking that he had been treated unfairly.

He only grabbed 40 rebounds in more than 6 minutes of playing, and his height of 2 meters and his ape-like wingspan failed to grab rebounds in the backcourt. This is indeed a bit outrageous.

If Rasheed Wallace is only poor on the offensive end, it can also be said that the Lakers defended well, making him unable to comfortably put the ball into the basket, but Rasheed Wallace couldn't grab it. When it comes to rebounding in the backcourt, is it because his luck is too bad that the ball doesn't bounce in his direction at all?

Fans watching the live broadcast of the whole game will find that Rasheed Wallace will be whistled for a foul as long as he moves a little bit when he is stuck. Whether this whistle is fair and just has attracted many fans Tucao.

Steve Nash’s mentality is very calm. As an international player, he has experienced too much unfair treatment. As early as during the Dallas Mavericks, he was often targeted by referees, especially with Jason Kidd In a head-to-head match, he hardly took advantage of the whistle.

In fact, when he first entered the league, his skills were very comprehensive. His agile style of play and chic passing awareness can be called the top in the league. Except for his poor physical fitness and poor defense, Nash has always been excellent on the offensive end. Thank goodness for getting four free throws on average, and sometimes no free throws for the entire game.

Stephen Jackson said: "Today's game is really depressing, because we are fully capable of winning this game, but unfortunately lost in the end. But the team is still full of confidence in the next game, the Lakers have " OK combination", but we also have Vulture. Vulture is younger and more aggressive, his statistics are better than "OK combination", I don't think we will lose this round of finals."

A reporter asked curiously: "Are you saying that the Vultures are not inferior to the "OK Group" at all?"

Stephen Jackson smiled contemptuously and said, "Of course, I think this question you asked is stupid. The Vulture's strength is definitely the top in the league. Even Shaq can't take advantage of him, as long as he stands on the court It is the one who threatens the most, and you can tell by the strength of the opponent's defense against him."

As early as before the end of the regular season, Stephen Jackson was completely impressed by Suter's unparalleled offensive and defensive dominance. Suter put them together for comparison.

Because he knows very well that he and Suter are not at the same level of players, he is much better than himself.

The reason is simple. Before the Vultures joined the Hawks, Jackson never thought that he could follow the team to the finals this season and fight to the death with the Lakers, who are sitting on the Big Four.

Last summer, he was a little worried that he would be traded by the Eagles. Many people said that he was a thorn in his side, not as strong as Jason Terry, and that sooner or later he would be abandoned by the Eagles and become a prodigal son in the league.

But the final result was that Jason Terry was traded to the Portland Trail Blazers after less than half a season in the team, but he became Pippen next to Suter, teamed up to reach the finals, and jointly created The most glorious moment in the history of the Eagles.

Stephen Jackson knows better than anyone that Suter is the key to the Eagles winning all the way. It is already good for him to be the team's second leader, and even the second leader is not safe. Especially defending him like that, he has no confidence to score 20 points, and his shooting percentage cannot exceed 40%.

Although Stephen Jackson has some thorny attributes, he also has his own advantages, that is, he is more self-aware. He knows that he will never become a man like Michael Jordan. Even if he is given unlimited shots, he averages only 20 No matter how many points there are, it will be difficult to win the honor of scoring champion.

On the other hand, Suter averaged nearly 25 points per game in his rookie season. Jackson has no doubt that when Suter has more shots, he will definitely become the season's scoring leader.

The Hawks coaching staff arranged for Stephen Jackson to be the main attacker before the finals. Suter put more emphasis on the defensive end, and the offense played a supporting role.

But since the finals started, as long as the audience's eyes are not blind, they can see who is the real first offensive point of this Eagles. Even if Stephen Jackson is facing the defender who is Devin George, he is better than Kobe Dealing with more, but Suter is still the player with the highest scoring average in the finals.

At this point, Stephen Jackson was so convinced that he never had even the slightest bit of envy, jealousy or hatred.

Jackson felt that if he faced Kobe's lunatic's defense, it was hard to say whether he could average 16 points per game, and he might be limited to about [-] or [-] points per game.

No matter what kind of defensive strength Suter faces, he seems to have the ability to lead the team to victory, and what Stephen Jackson has to do is to play his own strengths, organize the offense and defend hard, and by the way, add a defense Suter Special, standing by his side unconditionally as a bodyguard.

He actually thinks his organizational ability is very average. This season, he averaged 5 assists per game. The main reason is that Suter's super high shooting rate has increased his assists. If it weren't for this, Jackson would not be selected for this season. best three teams.

As long as Jackson does what he should do, he is likely to win the championship with the team. If he can be selected to the best team a few times, his career will be almost perfect.

At present, the NBA Finals have not yet finished, Stephen Jackson has already contacted his agent, intending to renew his contract with the Eagles this summer.

Even though he knew that the salary he would get from renewing his contract with the Eagles would be lower than other teams, Jackson still wanted to continue to be teammates with Suter, and he was unwilling to give up the opportunity of his career, let alone give up Suter, a good player. brother.

As for Steve Nash, he would never discuss who is the leader of the team. His character has always been very Buddhist, and he never thought of competing for the position of team leader. Even when the Mavericks were traded to the Eagles, he I never thought that I was the head star of this team.

But now, Suter's personal strength has far surpassed him, and Nash will not fight for this false name. What Nash wants is nothing more than a chance to prove himself and a stage to show himself.

The Hawks gave him good answers to these two points, so Nash this season can be called a winner. Regardless of whether the Hawks can win the NBA championship in the end, Nash is already satisfied with his current status quo.

In Steve Nash's view, it doesn't matter who is the boss of the team. Whether he can get a long-term contract with a high salary is the key. Of course, he is also eager to win a championship. Historic status and bigger contract extensions.

After the game, the outside media generally believed that whoever can win the Tianwangshan battle will have a high probability of winning the championship, and the Eagles have an advantage in this regard.

As Suter said in an interview with the media before, the overall age of the Eagles is younger and their physical strength recovers faster. In the seven-game four-win game, the Eagles' advantage becomes more obvious. This is not empty talk, but It's the bare-naked-naked fact.

In the battle of Tianwangshan, no matter who wins the game, they will get the match point and take the initiative, and the players will also gain a psychological advantage, making it easier and easier for them to perform well than the one behind.

As far as the Lakers are concerned, if the Tianwangshan battle can conquer the opponent's home court again, the finals will basically be stable, because in the end they still have two home court advantages. Losing is not so easy.

For the Eagles, defending the home court again can better improve the team's morale. Holding the match point is also an important factor for the high probability of winning the championship. Relaxing your vigilance during the battle is not only the scene that the league wants to see, but also the peak matchup that fans most want to see.

The focus of outside attention is still on Kobe and Suter. Everyone recognizes that Suter is the top star in the active league. Another layer of identity is a rookie who has just entered the league for less than a season.

With the progress of the playoffs, those outsiders who said that Suter is not a top star in the league have been suppressed.

Suter proved everything with his strong personal performance, proved that he was more reliable than his teammates at critical moments, proved that he was capable of wrestling with Kobe and O'Neal head-on, and even had a great chance of defeating them, becoming his own " After "Magic" Johnson, another player who won the championship in his rookie season and was elected as the MVP of the Finals.

On June 6, before the start of the Hawks practice game, head coach Mike Woodson called the players together for an impromptu meeting.

He first talked about the main tactics to be played in tomorrow's game. "Tomorrow we will still focus on positional warfare. We don't need to deliberately look for fast-break opportunities. In positional warfare, Vulture and Jackson will still be the main attackers, and try to create dislocations. When passing the ball, we must be optimistic about the passing of our teammates and reduce mistakes. Don't be like before. Lost the game because of too many mistakes."

Mike Woodson sees it more clearly now. It is impossible for the Eagles to bring the Lakers into their own fast-break rhythm. Suter will consume a lot of energy defending Kobe. If he is responsible for fast dribbling, he will definitely become very tired. It is easy to affect personal status.

Souter, who played the whole game last game, seemed to be tired at the last moment, and missed a key shot that would be a good shot.

Even if Suter's physical strength is very abnormal, he can still charge up after playing the whole game, but being able to persevere and not getting tired are two concepts. Woodson does not want Suter to become too tired at the last moment. The eagle fell into an extremely disadvantageous situation.

The coaching staff decided that in the battle of Tianwangshan and the Lakers, they would continue to grind their positional battles. Anyway, their fast break effect in the last game was not good, and they made too many mistakes.

Then Woodson made another announcement. "When the players come out tomorrow, you, Vulture, will be the last one to play. The Tianwangshan battle is our last home game. We must not miss this opportunity."

Glancing at the facial expressions of the others, he found that Wallace, Nash, and Jackson didn't have any fluctuations in this, and then Woodson added: "This is the meaning of the team's management. It's not a bad thing for the team to build up the cohesion of the fans."

The Eagles management is now trying every means to please Suter, because they are afraid that Suter will join other teams after his contract expires.

As a second-round pick, Suter signed a rookie contract with the Eagles for only two years. The greater the sense of crisis.

For general manager Rick Sander, whether to renew the contracts of Jackson, Nash and Wallace is not a problem at all. The main problem is to try every means to keep Suter, preferably early this summer. Renew contract with Suter.

Even if the last year's low-salary contract between the two parties is terminated, Suter must be signed with a long-term contract to avoid long nights and dreams, and other irresistible factors in the middle.

But the main problem now is that the Eagles are definitely interested in Souter, but whether Souter is willing to stay in the Eagles is unknown.

With Suter's current worth and strength, he can go to a bigger city to play, which will not only get more salary, but also have greater publicity.

As a showy newcomer, Rick Sander felt that no one should be able to refuse this temptation, which made Rick Sander feel very headache. He tried every means to please Suter, just to make Suter Te continued to stay with the Eagles.

It is not an exaggeration to say that as long as Suter reveals to the Eagles management that he wants to renew his contract, even if he personally names who he wants to play with next season, the Eagles management will definitely try to match the deal. Under the premise that it is not too much, the Eagles management will unconditionally meet the request made by Suter.

This is not common in the NBA. Players interfere with the management's decision-making is a taboo in the NBA. Michael Jordan, who was as strong as he was at his peak, did not dare to publicly say in front of the media that he had interfered with the management's operations, even if it had long been human. All known things.

Looking at the entire history, players with such power and status are very rare, even the "Shark" O'Neal who brought three championships to the Lakers did not have this kind of treatment.

The players didn't find it strange, and some even felt that the management should have favored Suter so much. Suter was unanimously recognized by the outside media during the regular season, and even reached the top of the MVP list in his rookie season. five.

After he made the game-winning shot in the first game, everyone was even more convinced by his performance. There is no team in the league that does not want to have a player like Souter, and the pressure the Eagles will face if they want to keep Souter. One can imagine.

It is not surprising that the management deliberately pleases other people, and even thinks it is a matter of course.

Next, if there is a key ball, even if the coach does not arrange it, the teammates will definitely pass the ball to Suter. If Suter really has no chance to make a move, other people will consider making a shot.

This has become a subtle idea of ​​the Eagles players, who completely regard Suter as the backbone of this team.

Mike Woodson did not encourage the substitute players this time, because he will reduce the playing time of the substitute, and intends to let the starters play for a while, so as to ensure the competitiveness of the battle of Tianwangshan.

He just chatted with "Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley alone for a while, telling him to get ready, and he might get some playing time in the next game.

The Eagles are currently extremely short of people inside, and being forced to use the "big bamboo pole" Bradley is also a helpless thing. Although this guy's reaction speed is very slow, it has to be admitted that the player who encountered foul trouble in Lei Brascia Under such circumstances, "Big Bamboo Pole" Bradley is indeed the most suitable person for the Eagles to defend O'Neal.

In any case, Bradley at his peak also won the honor of the league's block leader, averaging four blocks per game, which is considered top in history.

Guarding the penalty area has always been his strong point. Even if he can't withstand the ravages of "Shark" O'Neal, but with teammates' help defense and double-teaming, Bradley's role in guarding the basket will definitely be far better than Chris. Lawford and Rasheed Wallace can also assist Suter to protect the backcourt rebounds.

Only by successfully limiting the performance of "Shark" O'Neal can the Eagles win the game more easily. Otherwise, no matter how good Suter's offensive performance is, it is impossible to be more efficient than O'Neal in the penalty area.

This summer, there is a high probability that the Eagles will not keep the "big bamboo pole" Bradley, and they may even discuss with him about buying out the contract for the last year, but that is an offseason thing after all, and now the Eagles still need Bradley. Deli played some residual heat, using what he is best at to make up for the team's worst shortcomings.

For the Lakers, only adaptive training was arranged on this day. The players stayed in the hotel most of the time to rest. Phil Jackson did not dare to arrange high-intensity training, thinking that the most important thing for the star to recover his physical strength.

The players are indeed very tired, especially Kobe, who consumes the most physical energy on both ends of the offense and defense. Instead of devoting himself to training at this time, it is better to get a good night's sleep and not lose the chain in the Tianwangshan battle.

The Lakers can only play positional battles, and there is nothing to practice in tactics. Apart from defense, it is left to the stars to attack. Jackson only hopes that Kobe's physical strength can withstand it. His lack of physical strength will lead to a drop in shooting percentage. Said it was definitely a fatal blow.

On the morning of the 9th, ESPN's basketball experts analyzed the game and believed that the situation was somewhat unfavorable for the Lakers.

Suter's physical fitness is too strong, and his athletic ability is better than all the stars of the Lakers. As Suter himself said, the more games there are, the more the Lakers will suffer in terms of physical strength. This cannot be solved by toughness alone. It depends on the state of the game between the two sides in the battle of Tianwangshan.

In addition, "The Glove" Payton is in poor condition, and people don't like him at all. Many people think that he is no longer worthy of his fame. Now Payton is not worthy of being called a giant at all. Derek Fisher on the bench is not as good.

After the four games of the finals, Payton "Glove", one of the Big Four of the Lakers, shot less than 40%. If it weren't for the outstanding performance of "Old Fish" Fisher on the bench, the Lakers would have been 1: 3 behind the Eagles.

Many Lakers fans are puzzled by Phil Jackson's employment. They don't know why Jackson doesn't reuse the "old fish" Fisher, who has better offensive ability, and insists on using the "glove" Pei, who is a burden on the offensive end and only defensive. pause.

Phil Jackson is also miserable about this point. The Lakers themselves are a team that defends as a team and then wins in singles by the stars. This arrangement fits the essence of the triangle offense. Although Fisher's defensive ability is still Yes, but Payton's defense against Nash is definitely better.

In order to prevent the Hawks from blooming more points, Phil Jackson can only continue to use Payton to defend Nash. Otherwise, once Nash and Souter show their power together, it must be a devastating disaster for the Lakers.

That night, the much-anticipated Finals Tianwangshan battle officially started at the Phillips Arena, home of the Eagles.

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