NBA: I am the god of basketball

Chapter 84 3 of 3!Shoot off the dribble to show off!

Wang Chao took the initiative to ask to play as a substitute?

To be honest, D'Antoni never expected that Wang Chao came to him specifically to talk about this matter.

In his opinion, the current Suns are constantly refreshing the winning streak in team history. The atmosphere of the team is excellent, and there are no problems in tactical play. There is no reason or need to adjust the current starting lineup.

D'Antoni also didn't understand why Wang Chao proposed the idea of ​​playing as a substitute.

He played very well in the starting position, and his performance even greatly exceeded D'Antoni's expectations. To put it bluntly, Wang Chao contributed a lot to the Suns' winning streak!
"Ahem... Wang, why do you want to go back to the bench?"

After being stunned for a while, D'Antoni came back to his senses, looked at Wang Chao and asked.

"Because I have been thinking about the team's tactics during this time. Although the team has been winning, I think the team can get better!" Wang Chao said nonsense seriously.

"The team's offensive firepower in the starting position is already very strong. Even if I are replaced by Dior or other players, the offensive end will not be affected too much. If I come off the bench and help the team score with Barbosa during the bench time, Undoubtedly, it can further improve the scoring efficiency of the team during substitute time."

"Although I changed from starting to a substitute, I can actually be defined as a pseudo-substitute like Manu Ginobili of the Spurs. In this case, we have me and Barbosa on the bench, no matter facing any team in the league. The team's bench lineup is believed to be able to easily gain an advantage."

Wang Chao Balabala said a lot of the words he had thought up before, and D'Antoni was really moved by what he said.

The current state of the team is very strong, but can the current Suns team win the playoffs?

At least D'Antoni doesn't have any confidence in his heart, so it is of course a good thing that the team can become stronger.

What Wang Chao said was indeed reasonable.

It is undeniable that if Wang Chao is replaced by Dior, the offensive ability of the Suns' starting lineup will be affected. It can be done, although his long-range shooting is not stable enough, but it is not to the extent of being shorted by the opponent.

At the cost of a slight decline in the offensive ability of the starting lineup, the result is a substantial improvement in the strength of the substitute lineup. Such lineup adjustments are definitely worth a try.

The victory in the regular season is important, but if it is a trial experiment to prepare for the playoffs, even if it loses a few games, or even the end of the winning streak, it is worth it in D'Antoni's view.

"Wang, you have to think about it, starting and substituting are different, although your playing time will not be affected too much, but..."

Before D'Antoni finished speaking, Wang Chao said firmly: "Coach, I have already thought about it. For me now, the team's victory is more important."

……

When he walked out of D'Antoni's office, Wang Chao let out a long sigh of relief, with a satisfied smile on his face.

Plan pass!
Of course, the righteous words he said to D'Antoni were all false.

It is undeniable that if he really goes to the bench, the Suns will definitely be stronger than they are now. The lack of scoring in the starting lineup because of him can be smoothed out as long as Nash, Marion and others increase their shots a little.

Especially Nash, in Wang Chao's impression, Nash should have averaged 18.6 points per game, and his shooting percentage was as high as 53.2%, which is really outstanding among point guards.

But because of Wang Chao, Nash has not even scored 15 points per game so far, which is somewhat wasteful.

As for Wang Chao, coming off the bench and starting the game will not have any impact on his current status in the team, and his playing time will not be reduced because of this.

But when Wang Chao is on the court, the teammates around him are more often the Suns' substitute players.

This is different.

Can playing with Nash, Stoudemire, Marion and other All-Stars feel the same as playing with a group of backup role players?

Even if he can average 19.2 points per game, Wang Chao is still the younger brother on the court. When the above three reach out for the ball, he has to obediently pass the ball to the opponent, otherwise he will just wait to be sprayed.

But if the teammates around him are James Jones, Kurt Thomas, Marcus Banks and other role players whose names most readers may not know, even if Wang Chao turns into a volute, he can play all kinds of rogue players at will. No one will say anything about shooting randomly, because among the substitute players, he is definitely the one with the most sure and efficient offense!
In this case, he still has a chance to average more than 20 points per game this season.

As for the other great player on the bench, Leonardo Barbosa... It's better to have one competitor than to face several at the same time, right?
And the reason why Wang Chao and D'Antoni proposed to play as a substitute at this time is of course something to rely on. Just a few days ago, his dribbling ability value finally increased to 80!

This also means that he can already hold the ball for independent offense.

In the past few days, Wang Chao has tried to practice a variety of shooting skills after dribbling on the field, especially Harden's trick of retreating three-pointers. This trick is also within the scope of shooting after dribbling, although His footsteps can't be as perfect as Harden's, but with his height and wingspan, he is also very difficult to guard when he uses it.

Wang Chao can't wait to show his new skills that he has practiced for a long time on the field!

And he didn't wait long.

On December 12, the Suns ushered in a challenge from the Washington Wizards at home.

Before the game, the fans at Phoenix's home court had already displayed a banner of 19 consecutive victories in the stands in advance.

For the fans, they can't wait for the team to keep winning, break the Lakers' 33-game winning streak, and witness the birth of a new best winning streak in the league.

In their view, the Wizards are not a strong enemy. Although the team's core leader Arenas played one of the best performances of his career this season, he has averaged 29 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists per game so far, ranking No. 2 in the scoring list. .31, second only to Bryant's [-] points per game.

But the record of the Wizards is not very good, only maintaining a winning rate of just over 50%, and can still be ranked in the top eight in the Eastern Conference where the average strength is relatively weak. If it is changed to the Western Conference, even No.

No one thought that the Wizards would cause such a big trouble for the Suns!

At the beginning of the game, the home fans of the Suns were a little surprised, because in this game, their favorite player Wang Chao did not start the game. He was replaced by Boris Diaw, the team's starter from last season.

Many people could see that Wang Chao was sitting on the bench with a calm face, and he didn't look injured.

Why did Wang Chao suddenly switch to playing as a substitute?

This doubt still lingers in the minds of the fans, but the game that has already started has changed dramatically.

"Oh my god! Gilbert's touch in this game is really good! This is already the 4th three-pointer he made in the first quarter! He has made 6 of 4 three-pointers and is completely unstoppable !"

In the first quarter of the game, Arenas of the Wizards was fully fired, 11 of 6 shots, 6 of 4 three-pointers, 17 points and 2 assists, leading the Wizards to score 39 points in a single quarter.

On the Suns side, only 28 points were recorded in the first quarter.

In fact, 28 points in a single quarter was not too low in 06, when it was difficult to average more than 39 points per game, but the Wizards' [-] points in a single quarter were too exaggerated.

D'Antoni couldn't sit still halfway through the first quarter, and replaced Wang Chao on the court, replacing Dior.

Dio looked very upset when he came off the court.

It was not easy to get a chance to start. Although Dior didn't know why the head coach suddenly arranged for Wang Chao to start as a substitute for him, he didn't want to waste this rare opportunity, so he was very active in the game, thinking about it when he got the ball. Use offense to prove your ability.

The result of this is that he made 4 of 1 shots in the first quarter and was the only player among the five starting five players of the Suns who shot less than 40%.

Although he relied on his all-round attributes and sent 4 assists, which can be considered as a contribution to the team, but looking at Dior's performance, D'Antoni still couldn't help wondering whether the decision to let Wang Chao play as a substitute was really correct?

Wang Chao came on the field at the 7th or 8th minute of the first quarter, and he was immediately taken care of by the Wizards as soon as he entered the field. Small forward Caron Butler was specially arranged to mark Wang Chao all the way.

After his debut, Wang Chao tentatively made two shots from beyond the three-point line, hit one of them, scored 3 points, and then the first quarter of the game ended.

At 39:28, the Suns were beaten by the Wizards at home and fell behind by 11 points in the first quarter.

Looking at the situation, the team's winning streak may end in this game.

Fans at home to the Suns are starting to feel a little uneasy.

Wang Chao didn't take it seriously, because he hadn't started exerting his strength yet.

After a short break, the second quarter continued.

Just as Wang Chao thought, at the beginning of the second quarter, the Suns did not have many starters. The five players who played were Barbosa, Bell, Wang Chao, Marion and Kurt Thomas.

Both Nash and Stoudemire rested off the court.

If nothing else, Nash, who played 11 minutes in the first quarter, should play about 5 minutes into the second quarter, and then play the rest of the second quarter.

As for Stoudemire, playing time is similar.

At this time, the first 5 minutes of the second quarter is the best time for him to seize the opportunity to grab points!
The Suns Marion served from the bottom line. After receiving the ball, Barbosa quickly held the ball for half court, and then habitually wanted to speed up and break through to the basket.

Previously in the Suns, during the beginning of the second quarter, Barbosa was playing time.

But this time the situation has changed.

Before Barbosa could launch an attack, he first saw a figure raising his hand to ask for the ball.

"That's... Wang Chao?"

The Suns players on the court couldn't help being stunned seeing this scene.

Wang Chao raised his hand and asked for the ball?This is so rare.

Now I am afraid that the entire league knows that Wang Chao is a shooter who mainly runs without the ball and shoots three-pointers after running out of open spaces.

In the arena, Wang Chao has basically never used the ball to attack on his own. Can he attack with the ball?
Not to mention the fans in the stands, even Barbosa, who is his teammate, couldn't help being very curious.

Wang Chao has been practicing extra dribbling. This is not a secret in the Suns team, but no one thinks that Wang Chao can really practice anything. His height is not suitable for breakthroughs with the ball, and Wang Chao is running without the ball. The speed in the middle is not bad, but the speed of moving with the ball is not so good.

At least in the eyes of the famous Brazilian Lightning Barbosa, Wang Chao's dribbling is very amateurish.

"How dare he take the initiative to ask for the ball? Is it because he feels uncomfortable as a substitute in this game and wants to find a sense of presence?"

Barbossa was amused by Wang Chao.

Speaking of it, the relationship between the two in the team is not very good.

The main reason is that Barbosa has a good relationship with James Jones, and the latter often tries to isolate Wang Chao in the team because of his rivalry with Wang Chao.

So Barbosa really wanted to see Wang Chao make a fool of himself on the court.

Without much hesitation, he passed the ball directly to Wang Chao.

Wang Chao, who got the ball, stood at a 45-degree angle to the right of the three-point line and looked at the defender in front of him.

Like the Suns, the Wizards were not in the starting lineup at the beginning of the second quarter. At this time, the player in front of Wang Chao was the Wizards' substitute Jarvis Hayes, a 2 meter tall small forward.

Wang Chao has never heard of the name of the man in front of him. He is probably a standard fringe figure in the league. He played in the NBA for a few seasons and then disappeared.

At this moment, he is quite serious about defending against Wang Chaoshi, and his defensive position is very high. Obviously, he has studied Wang Chao's game video before the game and is familiar with his technical characteristics.

But Wang Chao naturally dared to take the initiative to ask for the ball, so he must have been mentally prepared.

Slightly lowering the center of gravity, he suddenly accelerated and broke through to the opponent's left side.

"Oh?"

Standing at the top arc, Barbosa, who was about to watch Wang Chao's jokes, raised his eyebrows slightly.

Wang Chao's breakthrough action is really decent. Although the details still need to be perfected, and the breakthrough speed seems to him to be slow as a tortoise, it is obviously enough to face the Wizards' substitute players.

Jarvis Hayes' attention was all on Wang Chao's shooting. He never expected that Wang Chao would choose to break through with the ball. He was caught off guard and was directly passed by half of his body. He subconsciously turned his body and moved at the same time. Step back to defense.

But at this moment, Wang Chao, who was in the middle of a breakthrough, suddenly pulled the basketball back with one hit, and at the same time took a big step back, directly retreating beyond the three-point line, raised his hand and shot in the direction of the basket, and raised his knife fall!
"brush!"

The basketball crashed into the net, a perfect hollow ball!
Wang Chao's crisp three-pointer caused cheers from the Suns' home fans.

Although it felt a little awkward to see Wang Chao's attack with the ball, it was a good goal, especially at this time when the team was still behind. The 11 points behind in the first quarter of the game were directly scored by Wang Chao's 3-pointer. Narrowed down to 8 points!
The Wizards attacked, and the ball was handed over to the only starter on the field, power forward Antawn Jamison. The latter missed a mid-range shot against Marion's defense, and the rebound happened to be picked off by Wang Chao.

Seeing this, Barbosa immediately raised his hand to signal for the ball.

But Wang Chao didn't even look at him, he just dribbled the ball and ran towards the frontcourt.

It's not that Wang Chao didn't understand the meaning in Barbosa's eyes when he passed the ball to him just now. This guy clearly wanted to see himself make a fool of himself on the court. The guy with the ball won't pass the ball to him anymore.

Wang Chao took the initiative to play as a substitute. His original purpose was to get more points than the starters, and he was already ready to compete with Barbosa for the right to shoot.

Quickly dribbled the ball across the half, and before the players of both teams were in position, Wang Chao saw that Hayes, who was defending him, was standing a little behind, just standing inside the three-point line.

The current Wang Chao is no better than last season. His talent as a sniper allows him to still have a very high shooting percentage from two meters away from the three-point line.

Since the other party was standing at such a distance, he would naturally not be polite.

Then, Hayes watched Wang Chao, who was two meters away from him, suddenly stop, jump up on the spot, and throw the basketball towards the basket.

Hayes: "???"

Since Wang Chao was mainly running without the ball on the field before, he didn't show much in terms of shooting range. Blocked by the opponent.

But things are different now.

Hayes obviously did not expect that Wang Chao would shoot from such a long distance, nor did he expect that Wang Chao would dribble across the half court by himself, so when Wang Chao made a shot, he just watched helplessly.

"brush!"

Shoot again!

Sun fans cheered like thunder.

Not only because after Wang Chao's three-pointer hit, the 11-point difference was only 5 points, but also for Wang Chao's extremely wonderful ultra-long-range three-pointer.

After all, this is not the era when Ku Ritian was rampant in the future and all kinds of unreasonable three-pointers were thrown around. Wang Chao's shooting is still rare.

"Pretty!"

On the Suns bench, Nash and his teammates sitting off the court couldn't hold back their excitement. They stood up from their seats and waved a towel to cheer for Wang Chao.

D'Antoni also had a smile on his face.

Wang Chao did not disappoint him!
On the other side of the Wizards' bench, the team's head coach Eddie Jordan twitched his eyelids, resisted not calling a timeout, and just stood on the sidelines and shouted at Hayes, who was defending Wang Chao: "Defend, go up! Don't let him shoot so easily!"

It's just that before he yelled this sentence for a long time, Wang Chao repeated his old trick from outside the three-point line. Hayes, who broke through and cheated with the ball, shifted his center of gravity back, and then stepped back to outside the three-point line to shoot a jumper.

In fact, Hayes, who had suffered a loss once, already felt something about this ball, so he reacted relatively quickly, and he had time to step forward and raise his hand to interfere, but he still failed to prevent Wang Chao from shooting.

After all, Wang Chao's three-pointer after the dribble is an exaggeration of the full value of 99, and it can also be superimposed with the interfered three-pointer. If he is defended by the league's first-line perimeter defenders, it may still cause some interference to him, but At this time, he was indeed a rotation substitute player, and the level of Lv was too poor.

Now the head coach of the Wizards really couldn't sit still, and called a timeout.
第二节比赛开始不到2分钟，王超三分球3投3中独砍9分！直接将原本11分的分差追到只差4分！这还是奇才队刚才贾米森命中了一个中投的缘故，否则分差就只剩下可怜的2分了。

"What's the matter with this guy? Is he still that Wang Chao?"

(End of this chapter)