Ridnour knows exactly how fast Tony Parker is at full speed. As soon as he passed the midfield, Tony Parker began to accelerate, and he was already one position ahead of him at the three-point line. At this point, he In addition to fouling, there is no ability to stop it.

Tony Parker, who was running full speed on the field, didn't even notice that the sweat was dripping from his forehead. He didn't play much in the first quarter, and he was just playing now. It really shouldn't have happened. Tony Parker, who is dominated by his strong will to fight, will not consider physical strength.

Tony Parker's position in the Spurs has always been second to none, and he is the only one who is often reprimanded by Vicki, but he also knows that it is for his own good, because compared with Duncan and Ginobili, he really There are such and such problems.

But what made him unconvinced was Stephen. Why did he have such free power? If he gave himself such a large degree of freedom, he would not make mistakes either. He thought a lot about Stephen. Of course, this was not the case. Not jealousy.

In addition to Vicki's attitude towards himself, he also worried about the status of the team. After Stephen joined the team, in the first season, he was still the third most important person on the team, but in the playoffs , especially in the finals, Stephen's performance has surpassed Ginobili and has become the core of the team's outside offense, not to mention defense.

Even when Duncan was not in a good state, Stephen became the core of the team and eventually led the team to the first defending championship. At this time, Duncan was injured because of injuries, while Ginobili was trapped by physical strength. But I have no problems at all, why not let myself play a more important role.

In the second season, Stephen even once replaced Ginobili and became the team's second man. Although no one came forward to officially confirm this kind of thing, with the support of Robert Horry and others, It is simply an unspoken fact.

And what worries him even more is that it is said that the team plans to use Stephen as the core to determine the long-term lineup, create an internal and external combination structure with Duncan inside and Stephen outside, and then let Stephen slowly take over from Duncan. The position of team boss.

This structure can at least keep the Spurs competitive for more than five years, and even if Duncan retires, the team can find players who can serve as the core of the inside in the past few years and keep the team stable. For such a small-cost team, this is the safest and safest way.

Under the Spurs' small-spending business strategy, if they want to keep Stephen, Tony Parker and Ginobili need to give up at least a bit to make enough space for Stephen. The team is ready to waive him.

The reason for choosing him younger than Ginobili is mainly because Ginobili is more difficult to shoot because of his age and injuries, and his trade value is a little bigger.

Although on the surface, Ginobili and Stephen are both forward and defensive players, and there is a certain conflict in position, but he himself is a point guard and has no conflict with Stephen, but Ginobili has proved that Can coexist with Stephen, and Ginobili is more willing to play off the bench.

More importantly, after Ginobili's contract ends, his next contract will definitely have a salary cut. The team will not have such a big pressure, but his own contract will increase, so in order to make it easier For the job, the team chose Ginobili and gave up on themselves.

After Tony Parker got the news, he was very dissatisfied and angry. After he joined the Spurs, he fell in love with this team and the city. For the sake of being traded, it really made him feel that his life was bleak.

His performance in those few games was struggling for a while. Every time Vitch spoke to himself, he was afraid that he would be notified of the news that he had been traded. Until that day in the game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Stephen got angry and was killed. After a 35-game suspension, his heart was relieved.

At least he won't be traded out this season, and he also knows how angry **vic is about this situation. Although he has been strictly disciplined by **vic, but at the same time he has feelings for **vic It is enough to understand that Vitch, who likes to plan and then act, will never like this kind of time bomb player, no matter how capable he is.

At the same time, in the Spurs' management system, Holt and Buford couldn't ignore the opinions of Vicki, and after that, he began to perform very actively and helped the team get through Stephen's absence. During that time, he even won the best of the week.

Sure enough, after the deal about himself was shelved, the team immediately changed course and changed the long-term plan. Although he regretted Stephen's departure, he also knew that there was no way for it, and the team couldn't give it. Everything Stephen wanted, otherwise he would have to sacrifice himself.

And he is not willing to leave. As a foreigner, he does not want to adapt to another city, another life, another team. The married wife has greatly improved her shooting.

Since this season, due to the decline of the team's strength, he began to play an increasingly important role. Slowly, he has adapted to the feeling of having the ball in his hands, and Vicki has become more and more tolerant of him. He was taller, which gradually gave him a little more confidence.

Although the relationship with his wife Eva is getting worse and worse, neither of them thought that they would encounter so many incongruous problems in such a short time of marriage, because Eva always puts her acting career first, And Tony Parker's mind is always basketball.

Although as a Frenchman, he does not lack the sentiment and romance that a French man should have, but basketball is always his highest pursuit, and this makes him sometimes neglect Eva.

Due to the initial news of the team's trade, Eva was expecting Tony Parker to leave the small city of San Antonio. She was happy to go to the east or west, but she didn't like to stay in the central region because there was too little entertainment here. , But now it seems that it is impossible for Tony Parker to leave the city, which makes the disputes between the two more and more.

Tony Parker insisted on an attitude, no matter how his personal situation changed, he would never let it affect his performance on the field, which made him more appreciated by Vicki.

Watching Tony Parker once again put the ball into the hoop with his best quick break and small floater, this is the third consecutive time he has scored in this way for the Spurs, and once was in Stephen's on the head.

"Now the game has entered Tony Parker time, the Spurs are in a good situation." Mark Jackson said to Jeff Van Gundy.ESPN is responsible for broadcasting the game, the commentator is McBen, and the two guest commentators are Mark Jackson and Jeff Van Gundy.

After the end of this season, the Rockets did not choose to renew the contract with Jeff Van Gundy. On the one hand, Alexander was tired of the current style of play of the Rockets, which was too disliked by the fans. On the other hand, he also saw that Jeff Van Gundy could no longer lead the ball. The team has improved further, so they made this choice, and Jeff Van Gundy was unwilling to make changes to adapt to this position, so he readily agreed to the Rockets' request.

But on the third day after resigning, he immediately signed a contract with abc, and began to commentate the game from the second round of the playoffs. For this game that may determine the team in the western finals, espn sent its own ace combination to explain.

Generally speaking, ESPN likes to send out such a combination of commentators, that is, the commentators are respectively served by a retired player and a resigned head coach. The head coach is responsible for analyzing the overall development, overall situation and tactics of the game, while the players are standing Analyze the player's position.

However, not many people in this area are suitable for commenting on TV. Although Jeff Van Gundy was not harsh when he was the head coach, he was also harsh on the players, but he was very funny when he was the commentator. His professionalism in game and tactical analysis is unmatched by others, which is why ESPN attaches so much importance to him.

Mark Jackson himself is an excellent point guard, ranking second in history in total assists, second only to the evergreen tree Stockton, although it seems likely to be surpassed by Jason Kidd at the moment. have a unique understanding.

"In fact, since last season, Tony Parker's progress has been very obvious. His shooting range has expanded from within six feet of the basket to more than seven feet now, but his shooting percentage has not decreased. It's down, the defense is up, and while he's always been overlooked because of the team, I think he's become a top-five point guard in the league."

Mark Jackson really said it, and Tony Parker seemed to be confirming his words. From a position far away from the basket, even at the horns of the free throw line, he jumped up and made a throw, and still sent the ball into the basket. This is already the fifth ball he has hit in a row. Except that the goal just now was a layup after a screen, he is all such unsolvable throws.

"When Ginobili's physical condition is deteriorating and the threat of breakthrough is getting smaller and smaller, he must take the responsibility of hitting the opponent's basket. He has the advantage of speed. Although his breakthrough lacks change, but combined His body and strength, he has an advantage when dealing with most opponents in the league, so it is not surprising that his performance is so good." Jeff Van Gundy played his own opinion, he did not I think Tony Parker's performance is unexpected. He already has this advantage, but now he just played it out.

"That is to say, but you have to know that he is 26 years old. He has played in the league for seven seasons. I think it is very rare and valuable to still make such great progress." Mark Jackson valued more It is Tony Parker's progress in this age group. Many players have basically been finalized by his third or fourth season, and Mark Jackson believes that he has no technical improvement after his third season. Yes, the increase is only the experience of the game.

In the past few minutes, Tony Parker seemed to be on a stimulant, constantly hitting the Sonics' basket, but he rarely rushed to the basket, just outside the restricted area, left and right One by one, Ridnor was no match for him at all. Stephen went up to help make up the defense several times, but it didn't work. He even got a foul once.

With the help of Tony Parker's superb shooting rate, the Spurs began to gradually expand their lead to more than ten points. When Carlesimo replaced Ridnour and replaced Watson, they did not give Tony Parker a chance. make an impact.

This is the legendary opening, also called crazy, or explosive seed. After he came on the court, he made seven shots and hit the basket six times. In addition, there were four free throws, although he only made free throws. three.

Fortunately, Tony Parker is not very good at three-pointers. He didn't have a three-pointer in several shots, otherwise he would score more, but even so, he scored fifteen points.

Carlesimo called a timeout in desperation. Facing Tony Parker, neither Ridnor nor Watson could do it. Delonty West has been suspended. He really has no good way, like Tony Parker. There is basically no tactical cooperation for attacking with personal ability, and you don't want to limit him through tactics, the effect will not be very good.

Moreover, the team didn't design such a tactic, and the temporary design was too late. After calling a timeout, he turned his attention to Stephen. Now, he thinks that Stephen must be a little tired. Should he be replaced for a rest? Then wait for the second half to launch a counterattack?

But the two of them also made an appointment that he would not be replaced in this game, so they looked at Stephen with questioning eyes. Stephen shook his head firmly. Since he had already said that he would not end, and now he did not feel tired, why It's time to take a rest, although the opponent is indeed leading the game, but I haven't fully exerted my strength either.

Stephen admitted that it was very difficult for him to defend and attack under Bruce Bowen, and to score through tactical cooperation, and because the Spurs' tactics were very targeted and did not have a good effect, in this case, it is necessary to test the player's ability The ability to bear pressure and attack difficulties.

The reason why Stephen didn't rush to start the offense was because he was waiting, waiting for Bruce Bowen to be too tired to defend his own offense. After finally getting through to the point where Bruce Bowen was about to fail, why would Stephen end the game and rest before giving the opponent A chance to rest.

Bruce Bowen is 36 years old, and his physical strength is not particularly good. When Stephen stays on the court, he also stays on the court all the time, running with Stephen, not daring to relax at all. Now, the pace was a little slow, and the breath was messy, which happened to be the time when Stephen started to show off his power.

Since Stephen insisted, Carlesimo didn't say much, let the players not be flustered by the opponent's lead, stick to their own defense, and play more patiently, especially Watson, who must strengthen his defense against Tony Parker Defense, after a few words, let the players back on the field.

After a short rest, Bruce Bowen felt that he was even more tired. The rest did not have the effect of recovery, but made his body more obsessed with the feeling of rest. However, the strategy formulated before the game was that as long as Stephen stayed on the court, he would To stay on the field.

Who would have thought that Stephen would still not take a break even after playing so far? Vicky wanted to replace him, but there was no one available at hand. Ginobili's physical strength still had to cope with the second half of the game, and Michael Finley's defensive effect Not good, just keep Bruce Bowen going.

After Stephen got the ball, he directly waved his hands to let his teammates spread out, leaving space for himself to display. Bruce Bowen felt a chill in his heart. Before he was ready, Stephen had already started to accelerate. When he started to chase, Stephen suddenly stepped back and shot a fadeaway jumper.

The ball flew into the basket easily with a swish. Bruce Bowen looked at it, and sighed helplessly in his heart. After coming back, Tony Parker suddenly gave the ball to Bruce Bowen after breaking through. Bruce Bowen, who was in the open, but whose physical strength was already severely lacking, directly shot a three-point shot.

Throwing the ball directly into Kurt Thomas's arms, after getting the ball, Kurt Thomas threw it directly to Stephen, and Stephen didn't hand the ball to Watson again, but after he took control of the ball, he kept throwing Foul toward their own half.

Stephen's dribbling speed was not fast, so the Spurs players followed, but Stephen didn't wait for his teammates to get in position, nor did he wait for the Spurs to set up a defensive formation, and directly took a step back on the right side of the free throw line. Jump shot, throw the ball into the basket.

Tony Parker still wanted to score alone as a savior, but he almost fell into the trap set by Stephen and Watling. Although he passed the ball, the ball just fell to Matt Bonner In his hand, Kurt Thomas shot and knocked the ball away.

Stephen took the first step to pick up the ball from the ground, then threw it into the air, and took a big step to catch up with the ball. Now the Spurs only had Tony Parker chasing him, but Stephen didn't care at all. The field line, just outside the three-point line at the top of the circle.

It was a pull-up jump shot. Stephen shot it flat and steady. The ball hit the backboard and then bounced to the rim and fell into the net. It was a three-pointer. After the timeout, Stephen scored seven points in a row The point difference was pulled back to within five points in one fell swoop.

After coming back, Matt Bonner made a mid-range shot, barely helping the team stabilize the situation, but after coming back, Stephen shot again, this time Bruce Bowen would rather pay the price of foul than let Stephen go to score , but Stephen still scored two points through free throws.

Tony Parker was no longer miraculous. He missed two small throws in a row, but here Stephen scored consecutively and scored [-] points in one fell swoop. Before the end of the first half, he successfully helped the team overtake by one point. Scoring looks so fluid, Bruce Bowen doesn't seem to exist on his defense.

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