NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 217 The Rockets' Horrific Defensive Force in the New Season

Leading the entire game, the result fell short in the fourth quarter, and the American men's basketball team was numb.

Take all precautions, let Wang Chao complete the comeback at the critical moment.

This result really frustrated all members of the American Dream Team.

But who is to blame?
Is it Durant who maintained an efficient performance, but was provoked by Wang Chao in the fourth quarter and acted irrationally, resulting in a waste of several rounds of offensive opportunities?

Or is it because Kobe's final perfect mid-range shot was too direct, and Wang Chao judged it in advance and completed the block?

James was not good enough to defend Wang overtime at the last moment, and was scored consecutively by the opponent. As a top defender who was selected for the best defensive team and ranked among the best in the best defensive player selection, he was obviously not qualified.

Lady Luck seems to be on the side of the Huaguo men's basketball team every time. Obviously, if it is a seven-match four-win system like the NBA playoffs, the Huaguo men's basketball team has no chance at all, and there is a high probability that they will be defeated by a big score.

But the single-elimination competition system of the Olympic Games gave the Huaguo men's basketball team a chance to survive. Even if the overall strength is at a disadvantage, as long as there are Wang Chao and Dayao, there is a slight chance of winning.

This was the case during the 08 Beijing Olympics, and it was the case again in the London Olympics four years later.

The U.S. men’s basketball team actually has a lot of excuses to say. For example, Howard and Bynum, the strongest centers in the league, were unable to play due to injuries. The starting center of the Dream Team is only Tyson Chandler, and the other center Anthony David Si is just a rookie who is not even a first-year player. Although the Dream Team has used a lot of tactics against Dayao, the lack of quality inside still allows Dayao to play a role in the game.

Wade, Rose and other guards with enough impact to break through with the ball also failed to play due to injuries, plus the space-oriented power forward Bosh, the offensive ability of the 12 London Olympic Dream Team is indeed top-notch. After all, there is Kobe. James, Durant and others, but not the strongest lineup.

Durant scored 31 points throughout the game, the highest scoring player in a single game during the US Dream Team finals.

It is extremely rare even for the dream team to score 30+ points in a single game in the international arena. It can be seen that Durant's style of play is indeed very suitable for the rules of the international league, at least more suitable than James.

But compared with Wang Chao, who scored 57 points in the whole game and broke the single-game scoring record in the history of Olympic basketball, it still pales in comparison.

In this final, Wang Chao showed his offensive ability to the extreme. With James as the main defense, he took a lot of shots and shouldered the burden of Dayao and Hua Guo, who were no longer as brave as they were in the 08 Beijing Olympic Games due to factors such as physical fitness, age and injuries. The offensive burden of the men's basketball team.

In the final match against the Dream Team in the Capital Olympics, Wang Chao and Dayao both scored 30+ points, which can be regarded as a joint victory over the American Dream Team.

But this time, although Dayao also played a role, he only had a double-double of 18 points and 10 rebounds.
The Huaguo men's basketball team scored a total of 83 points, 57 of which were scored by Wang Chao, accounting for nearly 70% of the points, which is an exaggeration.

Calculating the technical statistics carefully, it is frightening to think carefully.

Wang Chao and Dayao scored 83 points out of Hua Guo's 75 points, and all other players scored only 8 points.

Although the Huaguo men's basketball team won the Olympic gold medal, the problems mentioned by Director Zhang are still a reality that they cannot avoid.

In this way, if Wang Chao and Dayao's Huaguo men's basketball team loses these two one day, it will be revealed in an instant, and it will even be more unbearable than before.

It's just that it doesn't matter if you worry about this problem later, they won the gold, that's the point!
In the case that London is not their home game, they still defeated the American Dream Team and won the gold medal. Although this is the second Olympic gold medal in the history of the Huaguo men's basketball team, the gold content and significance are far inferior to the one in the Beijing Olympics. It is still an unparalleled top honor.

The Huaguo men's basketball national team returned from victory and returned to the court to reap the applause of many flowers in the country.

When Wang Chao participated in an exclusive interview with a reporter from the CCTV channel, he was asked about the Huaguo men’s basketball team’s lack of success and over-reliance on himself in the game mentioned by Director Zhang when explaining the game, and asked him what he thinks about it.

He answered like this: "That's why I don't participate in all other national team competitions except for the Olympics and World Championships. I hope that Huaguo men's basketball team can have more potential players, instead of relying solely on me or Dayao to win. next game."

Many Huaguo fans who were dissatisfied with Wang Chao because Wang Chao never participated in Asian competitions, which caused the Huaguo men's basketball team to lose the Asian Championships and Asian Cups, suddenly realized.

"So that's the case. It seems that Wang Chao also has good intentions. I really misunderstood him before."

"Brother Chao is indeed the light of Huaguo basketball. Not only can he use his super god-like performance to win the victory, but he also wants to drive the development and progress of the entire Huaguo basketball."

"Having Wang Chao and Dayao is really a blessing for Huaguo basketball! It's a blessing for us Huaguo fans!"
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The end of the London Olympics was already in mid-August. After staying in China for about half a month, accepting interviews and commercial endorsements, Wang Chao only took time to go home and visit his parents, and then left for the United States non-stop.

NBA players are indeed very busy, especially last season was a shrinking season, which led to a very hectic offseason.

In mid-September, all teams in the league began to formally gather players and start training, and the Rockets were no exception.

After a summer, the Rockets' lineup has undergone great changes, including Courtney Lee, Jordan Hill and many other players leaving the team, but also absorbed a group of new players, such as Garnett, Kidd, Jermaine O'Neal three veterans and Middleton and Whiteside two rookies.

Overall, the Rockets' new lineup looks much stronger than at the beginning of last season. The arrival of Garnett allows the Rockets to have their own Big Three combination, although compared with the Big Three of the Heat and the F4 of the Lakers. It is still slightly inferior, but the new season has not yet started, and the situation of the league's top three contending for hegemony has already formed.

In the latest championship odds list, the Lakers, Heat, and Rockets rank among the top three and leave other teams far behind.

The defending champion Heat, which has absorbed Ray Allen and Lewis two veterans, ranks first at 3.25 odds to form F4, but the Lakers, which has Howard's potential injury risks, come second at 3.75, and get Garnett to form the Big Three The Rockets odds are 4 for the lineup.

The odds of the above three teams winning the championship are only within 1, and they all have a great possibility of winning the championship.

The fourth-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder, the odds of winning the championship are only 9, which is more than twice the difference from the above three teams. The Rockets have greatly affected the evaluation of the Thunder.

Moreover, the Thunder are still wrangling over the issue of Harden's contract extension, and it is still doubtful whether the best sixth man can be retained in the end.

Wang Chao also doesn't know the final result of Harden. The Rockets will definitely not acquire Harden through a trade like in the original history, but there are more than one teams interested in Harden. It depends on the decision of the Thunder team management. up.

For Harden, it must be a better choice to leave the Thunder. Although he himself prefers to stay in the Thunder during this period, he will always be ranked under Durant and Westbrook in the Thunder. , It is hard to say whether there is still a chance to become a super scorer at the MVP level.

However, no matter whether the Thunder keeps Harden or not, it is unlikely that he will have the strength to compete for the championship in the future.
Neither the Rockets in the past two years nor the Warriors in the future are opponents that the Thunder can contend with. Durant will most likely choose to run away with oil on his feet as in the original history and embark on a "difficult" road.

For the Rockets in the new season, the biggest opponent is obviously still the Heat in the East.

Both the Lakers and the Thunder are unfounded. Without Leonard, the Spurs' combat effectiveness will definitely be weakened a lot. In addition, the Rockets have added Garnett as a strong support. At the same time, Leonard, Butler and other first-year rookies With the end of last season, the strength has also made great progress. In the new season, the Rockets' combat effectiveness has soared in Wang Chao's view, and he doesn't even need his desperate scoring like last season to ensure the team's winning percentage.

Averaging 40+ points per game looks very good, but it is really tiring to play, and the tiredness is secondary. After all, there are physical potions to help you recover after the game. The key is to focus all your energy on offense. Wang Chao is on the defensive end It really doesn't do much.

Obviously during the offseason of last season, Wang Chao had already strengthened his defensive ability in a targeted manner, but he did not show it well during the regular season or even the playoffs.

This season, with someone helping to share the pressure on the offensive end, he can devote more energy to defense and assists, and make the Rockets stronger in other ways!

As for the Rockets' starting lineup for the new season, Wang Chao has already made plans.

After Garnett joins, he will naturally play as the team's starting power forward, but Wang Chao is not prepared to adjust to the small forward position.

In the new season, Wang Chao is going to try to play point guard. After all, he has the prerequisites to be a point guard.

Both the ball-handling ability and the passing ability have reached 92, and at the same time, with the blessing of the three organizational talents of ball-handler, God's perspective and wonderful passer, Wang Chao feels that he is at least more suitable than Westbrook as a point guard.

王超2米06的身高去打控球后卫看着好像是有点奇怪，但毕竟联盟曾经就有过2米06的魔术师埃尔文.约翰逊担任控卫的先例，而且几年后，联盟中还会出现一个身高2米08的控卫状元本.西蒙斯。

If Wang Chao is the point guard, there is another advantage, that is, Leonard can continue to serve as the team's starting small forward, and at the shooting guard position, he can grow up for a season, and through his continuous efforts, he has gradually caught up. With Leonard, Chandler Parsons and Thomas Jr.'s Butler.

In this way, the Rockets' starting lineup will be point guard Wang Chao, shooting guard Butler, small forward Leonard, power forward Garnett, and center Yao.

Not to mention the offensive ability, the defense of this lineup alone is already terrifyingly strong.

Although Garnett was not selected to the best defensive team in the 12-13 season, his defensive strength is still there.

Leonard and Butler were selected to the best defensive second team in the 13-14 season, that is, next year, but with Wang Chao's training potion and daily training, their strength is already quite good.

Dayao's ability to protect the frame is top in the league. Although his pace is slow and he can't defend the outside line or the pick-and-roll, but with players such as Garnett and Leonard on the side to help, he only needs to rely on his height advantage to complete the work of protecting the frame at the basket. up.

As for the point guard position.

Wang Chao's current average defensive ability value is close to 90. Combined with his height, wingspan, speed, explosive jumping and other advantages, his defensive ability is only stronger than Leonard, Butler and others.

It is conservatively estimated that the Rockets' defensive efficiency in the new season will be the top in the league, stronger than the Heat, Bulls, Grizzlies and other teams!
While the starting lineup is strong, the Rockets' bench lineup is also full of talents.

Needless to say, Chandler Parsons and Thomas Jr. are both the main force in the Rockets' rotation. Although the newly signed Kidd and O'Neal are not worthy of much expectation, after all, they have passed They are veterans who have reached their peak, but Wang Chao will sign the two of them, of course not to spend money to support idlers.

In his opinion, in the 12-13 season, both Kidd and O'Neal performed pretty well, at least as measured by the basic salary of a veteran.

本应该加盟尼克斯的基德，在12-13赛季场均出场27分钟的情况下，有6分4篮板3助攻的数据表现，虽然投篮命中率仅有37%，但三分命中率还是能维持在35%的水准。

Stats have never been a buying point for Kidd as a traditional point guard.

In the 12-13 season, the Knicks' record has improved to a great extent, achieving a record of 54 wins and 28 losses, which is the best result of the Knicks in the past ten years.

常规赛出场了67场比赛，场均贡献28.7分荣膺12-13赛季得分王的卡梅隆.安东尼固然是尼克斯能赢得54胜的主要功臣，但出战了76场其中48场首发的基德也绝对有一份功劳。

As a former top point guard in the league, although his competitive level has declined due to aging, his ability to control the court is still undeniable.

As for Jermaine O'Neal, after joining the Suns in the 12-13 season, his performance is also remarkable. He played 55 games and averaged less than 20 minutes per game. He can contribute 8+5 data and sign two veterans. The total cost is less than 400 million, even if they can't perform as efficiently as before, they won't lose money.

As for Middleton and Whiteside, it is Wang Chao's investment, and it is not expected that the two will immediately show good combat effectiveness this season, especially Whiteside.

The experience of Huai Shen Wang Chao can be described as a treasure, and he is definitely one of the most inspirational players in the NBA.

After being selected by the Kings in 2010, Whiteside has been in a situation where he has no ball to play. If it weren't for Wang Chao, Huaishen, who was cut by the Kings this summer, could only go to Huaguo to play. I can't look down on them, and can only play for the second-tier NBL league.

Everyone knows what happened afterwards. After the Sichuan and Jiangsu teams of the NBL won two championships in a row, in 2014, Whiteside, who had successfully leveled up, chose to return to the NBA and averaged double-doubles per game for two consecutive seasons with the Heat. Performance, successfully won a 4-year contract extension with a maximum salary of 9800 million US dollars, and reached the pinnacle of life.

Wang Chao thinks that with the addition of his training potions, Whiteside's growth rate will not be worse than that of the two years in China, but at least this season may not be of much use, but the low salary of 4 years can help him. It would be a pity to miss this opportunity to sign Huaishen.

(End of this chapter)