I'm not really a brutalist striker

Chapter 66 66. The team is in turmoil, causing a losing streak in transactions, frustrated McGinnis! (8.4K words large chapter)

On the 5th, the Eagles, who have experienced consecutive away trips, returned to their own territory to meet the challenge of the Los Angeles Lakers at home.

The two teams played against each other once before. In that match, Suter scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 6 assists, leading the team to beat the favorite Lakers.

And also staged the brutal "death button", twice separated the league's No.1 "Shark" O'Neal, shocking the league in one fell swoop.

However, the reason why the Eagles were able to defeat the Lakers last time was mainly because the team felt too hot, how the outside shooters shot, and played a game far exceeding the average level of the season.

And it was the excellent offensive performance of his teammates that allowed Suter to send a career-high six assists in the game against the Lakers. Until now, the six assists still maintain Suter's career record.

However, the reason why upsets do not happen frequently is because luck will not always stand behind a team.

When the Eagles' outside shooting percentage returned to normal levels in this game, the Lakers under the leadership of the "OK combination" almost killed the Quartet, allowing the Eagles to see what real cruelty is.

Especially Shaq O'Neal, who suffered a big loss in the last match, played extremely brutally from the very beginning of the game, falling to the low post many times, pushing away Rasheed Wallace hard and dunking successfully.

Even if the Eagles' defense against O'Neal is still based on cutting off the passing lanes, they use Souter and Rasheed Wallace to double-team to limit the inside overlord as much as possible.

But the reason why the triangle offense can be called one of the "four major tactics" is because the triangle offense can create a perfect singles space for the stars through non-stop movement and pulling.

The Eagles' defensive arrangement last time caught the Lakers by surprise, but when the Lakers coaching staff headed by "Zen Master" Jackson reacted, the Lakers played much more smoothly in this game than before.

全场比赛“大鲨鱼”奥尼尔出战36分钟，在老鹰禁区堪称翻江倒海，用一份34分16篮板3助攻2封盖的数据率队完成复仇。

In addition, Wallace and Souter's defense has repeatedly forced dunks, demonstrating his league's No.1 dominance in the penalty area.

There is no doubt that when the Lakers with the OK combination get serious, even "Shark" O'Neal becomes full of fighting spirit. Few teams in the league can beat the Lakers head-on.

At least the current overall strength of the Eagles is still slightly inferior. Suter concluded that if the two sides meet in the playoffs, the Lakers will be able to send the Eagles home for fishing in no more than five games.

This also includes the probability of the Eagles' outside shooters ushering in an explosion, otherwise in the seven-game four-win game, the Eagles will have a high probability of being swept.

Especially when McGinnis was blocked by "Glove" Payton with all his strength, even Suter was greatly affected on the offensive end.

In the battle with the Lakers, McInnis once again exposed his lack of offensive ability. Even though McInnis is currently averaging 8.6 assists per game and ranks third in the league, McInnis' offensive ability is really poor.

When the opponent thoroughly studies the pick-and-roll offense of McInnis and Suter, it becomes more and more difficult for Suter to successfully receive the pass on the offensive end, and even if McInnis is emptied by the opponent outside, the three-point efficiency is not too stable. protection.

Before, McGinnis's first choice on the offensive end was to lob the ball to Suter after the pick-and-roll. Only when Suter's receiving position was not good, or his own offensive space was excellent, McInnis would take the initiative to attack.

This over-reliance on passing the ball allowed the Lakers to put more than 70% of their defense on Suter. After the pick-and-roll, "Glove" Payton simply teamed up with Karl Malone to form a flank attack on Suter.

Even if McInnis would have a brief opportunity to open up on the perimeter, Jackson was not afraid that McInnis could kill the Lakers by himself.

Once McGinnis missed consecutive shots and the offensive end lost confidence in himself, the final offensive pressure was still on Suter and other teammates.

In the final analysis, McInnis' personal strength is still not enough. Facing the average team, McInnis' personal ability is good enough.

Able to both shoot and pass, McInnis has no obvious shortcomings except that he almost missed the end of the shot.

But against a team like the Lakers who are popular for winning the championship, and under the pressure of "Glove" Payton's flexible defense, McGinnis's performance is undoubtedly a bit of a struggle, and it is even said that one person drags the entire team back. Not too much.

整场比赛，麦金尼斯出战34分钟，进攻端12投仅3中，三分球7中1，罚球2中2，效率极低的拿下9分2篮板4助攻的数据。

The Lakers' excellent defensive arrangement made it difficult for Suter to receive the pass after the pick-and-roll, which also greatly reduced McInnis' assist data. more bleak.

As for Suter, who is good at playing off the ball, after McGinnis, the "court engine", was powered off, his offensive performance was also affected.

Facing the veteran Karl Malone, Suter still has an advantage in speed, but many times, Suter has already run out of opportunities, but McGinnis has been unable to pass the ball under the defense of "Glove" Payton.

This also caused the Eagles to miss a lot of excellent offensive opportunities for no reason. In the end, the Eagles, who fell into a long-term offensive drought, had no choice but to pull everyone else away and let Suter use his personal ability to single out Karl Malone.

This method was tried on the "Shark" O'Neal, but for the Eagles who rely on defensive counterattack and teamwork, it is undoubtedly a disaster.

再战湖人苏特全场出战35分钟，18投9中，罚球7中4，虽然也砍下了22分8篮板3助攻1封盖的数据，并且还两次触发甩锅魔术师助攻队友得分。

But facing this well-organized and powerful Lakers, the Eagles still lost at home, losing to the Lakers by double digits.

After the game, Eagles general manager Rick Sander, who was sitting on the sidelines watching the game, was very dissatisfied with this. In addition to not being satisfied with the handling of the ball by point guard McGinnis, he was also dissatisfied with the employment and management of head coach Terry Stotts. The on-the-spot command was questioned.

McGinnis' defensive performance against "The Glove" Payton in the first half was very dismal, and the pick-and-roll tactics that the Eagles have been proud of this season were also restrained by the Lakers, but even so, Stotts still used this method to play. completely field.

In the end, he was suppressed by the Lakers from the first quarter to the last quarter, and watched the team lose the game.

Losing to a team of the Lakers level is not difficult for Rick Sander to accept, but what makes Sander difficult to accept is Stotts' rigid employment and the stupidity of the team's guard line.

Stotts has a lot to offer as a rookie coach, unlike established coaches who can make players better.

Especially when the Hawks are playing better and better this season, not only hope to return to the playoffs, but even have a chance to enter the top four in the Eastern Conference, the current little flaw makes Rick Sander furious.

It is not difficult to judge from Rick Sander's private contact with George Karl before. Even if Stotts' performance in leading the team so far is not bad, it does not mean that Stotts has already secured his position as the head coach. s position.

If Stotts fails to show a better coaching performance in the future, Rick Sander is likely to "kill his relatives" and choose to lay off the rookie coach he personally selected, and find a veteran coach with more senior qualifications to take over halfway .

On December 12, the Eagles continued to sit at home to meet the challenge of the Los Angeles Clippers.

Looking at the entire league, this game is not much to watch, because the Clippers' current record is only 6 wins and 14 losses, ranking first in the West.

Although the Eagles can only be regarded as a mid-range team in the league, they still have a very obvious record advantage against the Clippers.

Just when most fans thought that the Eagles would vent all their anger on the Clippers for losing to the Lakers in the last game, the result of this game was beyond everyone's expectations.

Under the leadership of "Captain" Brand, the Clippers have firmly suppressed the Eagles from the first quarter, except that when there were more than seven minutes left in the second quarter, the Eagles briefly overtook the score. The boats are always in control of the game.

At the end of halftime, the Clippers in the away game led the Eagles by 7 points. In the second half, the Hawks also tried to counterattack, but in the end they lost to the Clippers by [-] points at home, regrettably swallowing a two-game losing streak in the season.

This result obviously exceeded the expectations of the home fans. After all, the Clippers are the last in the West, and no one thought that the Eagles would fall into a disadvantage in this game.

The reason why the Eagles were deflated in the game against the Clippers, except that Suter was completely suppressed by Brand, the main reason was point guard McGinnis.

The starting point guard for the Clippers this season is Marko Jaric, a Serbian player who is not very famous.

Jarich is 90 meters tall and weighs [-] kilograms. This figure is definitely tall for the No. [-] position.

Even if you look at the entire history, there are very few point guards taller than two meters in the league.

The most important thing is that although Jaric is an international player from Serbia, after being selected by the Clippers in the [-] draft, he did not officially land in the NBA until last season.

But Jaric's defensive ability is very strong. This season, he averaged 30 steals in 1.8 minutes per game, ranking fourth among all point guards in the league.

Marko Jaric has been selected to the best defensive team in the European League for many times, and was almost elected as the best defensive player in the European League in the 99-00 season. A better defender.

Facing Marko Jaric's defense, McGinnis was in a state of sleepwalking throughout the game, just like his opponent "Glove" Payton in the last game.

Not only did the personal offense fail to open, but there were 6 turnovers, and it was also very difficult to deliver the ball to Suter after the high pick-and-roll. Either it was intercepted by Jarich, or the rhythm was half a beat slow.

By the time the ball was passed to Suter, Brand had already found a defensive position.

全场比赛麦金尼斯依然出战了32分钟，面对悍将马科·雅里奇的防守，麦金尼斯12投4中，三分线外5中0，罚球2中1，只拿到9分2篮板5助攻的数据。

And there were as many as six turnovers, two consecutive games were dismal, and even the most basic tandem tasks were not done well.

And McGinnis was unable to pass the ball after the pick-and-roll, which also affected Suter's offensive efficiency and played a very bad personal performance.

Originally, Suter would not have any advantage against a star at the level of "Captain" Brand. Once the air cut after the pick-and-roll is cut off by the Clippers, Suter's offensive efficiency on the court can be imagined.

Brand is 125 meters tall and weighs 1999 kilograms. He was the No. [-] pick in the [-] draft.

The election of Francis and Baron Davis, who were able to overwhelm their physical fitness and exploded, as the champions is enough to prove Brand's personal strength.

本赛季布兰德场均可以砍下20分10篮板3助攻以及2封盖的数据，且投篮命中率高达54.3%，攻防两端的效率甚至可以跟传奇大前锋蒂姆·邓肯公开叫板。

As a short insider, Brand has very good strength. With a weight of 125 kilograms placed on the power forward, he is already "the only gear".

Generally, players of this tonnage move slowly, and the advantages brought by strength will have disadvantages in speed attributes.

But Brand is obviously a different kind of guy. With a height of [-] meters, he not only has the strength to withstand O'Neal for a short time, but also has a very good reaction speed.

At the beginning, Brand’s physical test data before the draft even surprised the scouts of each team. You must know that the NBA in the 90s hated short insiders the most, because it would make players look nonsensical on the court. Four is not five, no matter which position you play, it feels a bit abrupt.

Even under such circumstances, Brand still won the No. [-] pick with a crushing advantage, relying on his excellent physical test data and dominating performance on the field.

Facing "Captain" Brand, Suter struggled on the defensive end. Even though his teammates double-teamed him many times, Brand still scored 26 points, 13 rebounds and 4 blocks.

On the offensive end, Suter, whose passing route was cut off by the Clippers, could only choose to play singles with the ball in the horn position, which was exactly the same as facing the Lakers in the last game. He used the worst offensive choice and played the worst efficiency.

As for why he didn't ask for the ball to play singles closer to the basket, it is because Suter still wants to live for two more years, and he doesn't want to experience a case of "social death" on Brand.

Suter's weight is only 106 kilograms, and there is a gap of 20 kilograms between him and Brand, which is a full tonnage of 40 kilograms!

Suter couldn't stand up to Brand even if he got shit out of the back, especially since Brand's lower body strength was already very solid. Even if O'Neill wanted to fight this guy, it would be very difficult, let alone Suter with such a huge disparity in strength.

It was under this rhythm that both offensive and defensive ends were tortured, Suter only scored 11 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 steals, and his shooting percentage was less than 40%. He played the worst game since entering the league. war.

It was even more embarrassing than facing the Pistons with Ben Wallace at the beginning. After all, in the game against the Pistons, Suter at least scored a double-double of 11 points and 10 rebounds, and staged a dunk over Ben Wallace. The shocking drama can be regarded as becoming famous by virtue of that buckle.

On the other hand, in this game, besides being embarrassed on both offensive and defensive ends, Suter's only bright spot is probably the two alley-oops with Stephen Jackson.

This is because Suter basically seized every opportunity of fast break and counterattack. Otherwise, only relying on the offensive of positional warfare, Suter felt that he might pay tribute to "The Great" Embiid and forcibly hand over a "zero egg".

In addition, the main reason why the Eagles lost this game was that McInnis could not send the pass in the first time, and it also had a lot to do with McInnis' lack of offensive firepower.

When McInnis repeatedly missed shots on the offensive end, the Clippers could unscrupulously flank Suter when defending the pick-and-roll and let go of McInnis' shots from outside the three-point line.

As long as McGinnis's outside projection can be more stable, so that the Clippers feel threatened and lethal, Suter's offensive environment will not be compressed to the size of a sesame seed.

After all, McGinnis' personal ability is still insufficient, and he cannot tear the opponent's defense line through kills, so that he can use the pass to drive the offense of his teammates around him, making the defensive players fearful in their hearts.

Now McInnis' style of play is mainly based on passing, especially feeding the ball to Suter after the pick-and-roll, which is McInnis' top priority.

However, once this style of play encounters a player with excellent defensive ability on the opponent's back line, McGinnis will be easily deflated. The offensive end is completely exposed by the opponent's defense, and it even hurts Suter's ability to attack the basket. efficiency.

At the same time, these two consecutive losses also made Suter realize his own shortcomings, that is, he can't play the threat of off-ball cuts when attacking with the ball.

The explosive slam dunk style of play is undoubtedly very attractive to fans, but once the defender's performance is inaccurate or the level is not enough, Suter will also be affected by the system.

Just like the "little bully" Stoudemire who left Nash in later generations, and Blake Griffin who left Paul, although he can still play good personal data with the ball in hand, the matter of winning has changed from then on. It was extremely difficult.

After losing to the Los Angeles Clippers, which ranks last in the West, the Eagles' record came to 12 wins and 10 losses, slipping from fifth in the East to seventh in the East.

Hawks general manager Rick Sander reportedly went into a rage after the game and scolded head coach Terry Stotts in his office.

The quarrel between the two in the room spread far away, and even Mike Woodson, who had been sitting anxiously in the next room, shook his shoulders subconsciously, feeling the coercion brought by the superior and the subordinate.

Of course, it was said that the two had a quarrel in the office, but in fact, Rick Sander pointed his nose and scolded Terry Stotts for being incompetent throughout, and even the Clippers, who were ranked last in the West, could lose.

And losing two consecutive games is the same problem, it's just his mother's idiot.

In the face of Rick Sander's angry reprimand, Stotts only occasionally opened his mouth to explain.

But the rumors that came out turned into Rick Sander and Stotts having a heated quarrel, and even came close to fighting...

After learning the news, Suter was a little worried, worried that Stotts would dismiss get out of class because of this, and even more worried that George Karl, who had had private contact with Rick Sander before, would take over the team midway.

Although Stotts is not an excellent basketball coach today, Suter is still able to be today because of Stotts.

Stotts is a typical knife-mouthed bean curd heart. He often pours two basins of cold water on the players' heads on weekdays, so that the players can return to reality in an instant from the beautiful fantasy.

But in private, Stotts will let Mike Woodson be the good guy, and the control and use of players on the field is also careful.

Unlike the guys like Van Gundy and Tom Thibodeau who fucked up the stars, as long as the team can show a record, it doesn't matter whether the player lives or dies.

In addition to employing too rigid staff and tactical attainments that need to be improved, Stotts can be regarded as a good basketball coach. Compared with other rookie coaches, Stotts is obviously very talented.

If Stotts was going to dismiss get out of class early because of this, Suter felt that the feeling must be terrible.

Especially the candidate head coach George Karl is not a good guy. Whether it was the Bucks period or the Nuggets period, he had a very unpleasant experience with the head star.

Even if George Karl has coached the peak Payton and "Rain Man" Kemp, if he really wants to take over the team, it must be more natural to use Suter than Stotts.

After all, George Karl has a wealth of coaching experience, and he personally brought out the originator of brutalism like "Rain Man" Camp. In terms of tactics and employment, George Karl does have two brushes.

However, this old guy is not a good guy. His coaching career can be described as rusty, with players, management, and his assistant team. Basically, there is no group that this old guy has not offended.

And George Karl's control over players is also very strict. At the beginning, Allen Iverson was often late for training and always appeared on the court in some hip-hop clothing.

George Karl has insulted Iverson's friends many times, bluntly saying that the friends around Iverson are a group of cronies, and those who stay with garbage can only be garbage.

Because of this incident, Iverson and George Karl clashed many times. When Iverson was finally traded to the Detroit Pistons, the two not only broke up, but also blatantly started tearing each other up on the Internet. .

Of course, the outside world still supports Iverson more. Even though Iverson is often late for training and violates the team's regulations, George Karl's face is really disgusting.

Even the media can't accept George Karl's frequent insults to players' families.

It is said that when George Karl was diagnosed with cancer, many fans on the Internet clapped their hands and applauded, and some even prayed to God, hoping that the disease would defeat George Karl and bring this old thing to heaven as soon as possible.

In short, there were too many such comments on the Internet at that time, and only a few NBA players publicly blessed George Karl during his cancer. These are enough to prove how bad George Karl's popularity is.

In the end, even Carmelo Anthony broke up with his mentor George Karl,

The most famous thing is that on a show, when the reporter asked George Karl to rank the top ten stars in the history of the Nuggets, George Karti didn't mention Anthony.

At the end of the list, there is really no one to rank. George Karl even ranked Nene and Kenyon Martin in the top ten, but he did not mention Anthony's name.

Many fans ridiculed this matter at the time. Thanks to the reporter, George Karl ranked the top ten Nuggets players in history. superior.

As for the relationship between Anthony and George Karl, it was not until George Karl's cancer worsened that the two had some relief.

But it's just that the contradictions are no longer open to the outside world, but there is still no intersection in private.

Suter, who is well aware of these things, naturally does not want George Karl to coach the Eagles. If possible, Suter hopes that Stotts will withstand the pressure and try to prove his strength to Rick Sander.

Suter still can't influence the decision of the management, especially the selection of the head coach. Even a star of Michael Jordan's level is difficult to openly challenge the management.

The most taboo thing in the NBA is that players intervene excessively in the management. Neither the management nor the league want to see this kind of behavior.

Stars with a certain status can reserve the right to opinions and discuss with the management, but the final decision is still made by the management.

So all Suter can do at this stage is to unite his teammates in private, strive for a wave of winning streak in the future, and help Stotts stabilize his position as the head coach.

At the very least, you can't let that guy George Karl settle in the Eagles, so as to harm your 200-month-old baby!

On the second day after losing to the Clippers, because the Eagles management is currently in a period of turmoil, the management meets every day from beginning to end, so Stotts took a day off to let the players rest.

Suter was not idle during the break. He took Wallace to the training hall in the morning and had Rasheed Wallace as a partner. Suter's progress was still relatively obvious.

When I got home in the afternoon, Nina Dobrev had already prepared meals. After a few days of adaptation, Suter had gotten used to this rhythm of life.

Although it is a little strange that there is an extra beautiful girl in the family for no reason, but Dubov's looks are really exciting!
As for the food taste...

Ok…

Su Te is a beautiful woman. After all, a 15-year-old girl is willing to do housework and prepare meals every day, and Su Te really can't bear to beat her up.

But when Suter took a shower and was about to come out for dinner, he unexpectedly received a call from teammate Jeff McGinnis.

"Hey, what's the matter, Jeff, maybe you have a dog's nose and you can smell the fragrance from a long distance, and you are going to come to my place for a meal."

Su Te tilted his head and held the phone between his shoulders, wiping his hands with a towel, and said with a smile.

Suter has a good relationship with his teammates in private, and it has long been a daily routine to joke and brag.

But today McGinnis was obviously in a bad mood, and the voice on the other end of the phone seemed a little tired and bitter.

"Stop teasing me today, I'm in a terrible mood."

"I just got the news from my agent. If there is no accident, I should be traded by the team in the near future."

Hearing this, Su Te was obviously a little surprised, and even his expression became serious in an instant.

His own existence has caused the Eagles team to deviate from history. This season, a large-scale transaction that did not happen before has been carried out, and there are also a few bad transactions related to draft picks.

It is not a surprising thing that the Eagles will continue to make lineup adjustments in the middle of the season, but Suter did not expect the "butterfly effect" he incited to come so quickly. It seems that Rick Sander really made up his mind Get ready to go big.

"what's the situation?"

"Where is the team going to trade you to?"

"Is the news accurate?"

"Why so suddenly."

After asking three questions in a row, at this moment, even Suter became confused, wondering what the management's plan was.

After all, what is happening now is beyond Suter's cognition, and it is difficult to continue to use the "God's perspective" to clarify the next development.

"I don't have a very accurate plan yet. I also got the news from my agent. Although I don't know where my next stop will be, the transaction should be pretty close." McGinnis smiled wryly, his tone Sounds a little frustrating.

"It's not clear on the phone. You come to Smith's Steakhouse, and Rashid and Derek are here. I'm in a bit of a mess right now, and I'm also full of confusion about the future."

"Oh, by the way, you can bring your little girlfriend along, so that she won't have a place to eat alone."

Suter still understands McInnis' current mood very well. Since the Trail Blazers were traded to the Eagles, McInnis has just played a few good games, and he knows that he may be traded by the team again. This kind of thing It would be frustrating to put on anyone.

McGinnis is currently averaging eight assists per game and ranks among the top five in the league. However, due to his poor offensive ability, the Hawks lost two consecutive games.

If the Hawks want to soar this season and set their sights on the playoffs, McGinnis will change this point sooner or later.

Otherwise, even if the Eagles, who can't fight tough battles, make it to the playoffs, there is a high probability that they will be at the level of the first round.

It seems that this should be the reason why Rick Sander is ready to trade McInnis.

"Don't get too upset, Jeff, I'm going to go now."

"You have to believe that even being traded by the team is not necessarily a bad thing."

"Just like you came to the Eagles from the Trail Blazers, if you hadn't been traded by the Trail Blazers, you wouldn't have become as good as you are now."

"As for the last sentence, I want to correct you. Nina is not my girlfriend. We are really just friends, and we are just renting together."

"And the family is not small at all!"

"Of course, if you mean age, then ignore me."

After briefly comforting McGinnis' depressed personal emotions, Suter hung up the phone with a smile.

Some words were really unclear on the phone. Picking up the coat from the clothes rack, Suter turned around and shouted to Nina Dobrev who was cleaning up the kitchen: "Don't clean up now, Nina, let's go, we are going to dinner meal."

"Feast?"

"No, no, I've already prepared everything. It's fine to eat at home, but it will cost a lot of money to eat out."

Dubov quickly waved his hand and refused, like a stingy housekeeper, which made it difficult for Suter to compare the current Nina with the later generations of the spendthrift Dubov.

It seems that the ancients did not deceive me, people will eventually change because of the changes brought about by wealth.

Walking into the kitchen with a serious face, looking at Nina Dobrev who was wiping oil stains with burnt yellow leather gloves, Suter reached out and touched the guy's head for the first time.

"You have cooked for so many days and kept the house spotless. A big meal is nothing."

"Elbow, order whatever you want today, you don't need me anyway..."

"Ahem, I mean, you won't mind if there will be a few friends then?"

Subconsciously took a step back, avoiding Suter's huge palm rubbing his head, Dubov couldn't help but blushed, feeling that Suter's boyfriend was so powerful at this moment, what happened?
Putting two fingers in front of him and kept stirring, Dubov looked shy, lowered his head and hummed softly: "Then this time, let's not go out to eat such expensive things next time, or else Cooked meals are wasted."

"???"

Three question marks appeared above his head, and Suter looked at Dubov in confusion.

When did I say there will be a next time? ?
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