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Generally speaking, it is very normal for a team to have three players in the same position, but the second substitute usually has little playing time. For most teams, maintaining an eight or nine The name of the main player in the regular rotation is enough, and other players will not have much playing time.

The second substitute is generally only able to play for a while during garbage time. If he is on the injured list, he cannot even play during garbage time.

Their existence is just in case, or to prevent the main players from being injured, and sometimes even the main players are injured. They may not get too much playing time, like the Chinese team Sun Yue in the Los Angeles Lakers. The coach sends you to play for a while on a whim, otherwise you will definitely not have a fixed playing time, and there will be no place for you in the tactical system.

Such players generally have a basic salary, but in the Sonics, due to operational reasons, the team has two powerful substitutes in this position, Russell Westbrook and Jarrett Jack. El Westbrook is a strong favorite of Presti and a high-ranking rookie. Naturally, it is impossible to play as the second substitute.

And Jarrett Jack used to play as the first substitute when he was in the Portland Trail Blazers, but after coming to the Supersonics, he could only play the position of the second substitute aggrievedly. In the year of playing, there were no injuries, and there were very few players in the league who played as the second backup point guard with a salary of more than 200 million US dollars.

If it weren't for Carlesimo's double-point guard tactics from time to time, Jalion Tejack would never stay in the Sonics with peace of mind. He would have sought a deal a long time ago. I think, secondly, he is not convinced by Earl Watson and Russell Westbrook, and feels that his strength is not inferior to them. As long as he is given a chance, he will definitely be able to succeed in the top position.

When he heard the news of Earl Watson's injury, he couldn't hold back the ecstasy in his head. He felt that his chance had come. The time spent playing double point guards is no different from that of the main force.

But when he saw that Russell Westbrook was also injured again, he was surprised and happy. This is too coincidental. The starting point guard was just injured, and the backup point guard was also injured immediately. , For myself, how lucky I am to encounter such a thing, but for a team, this is definitely bad news that cannot be worse.

Could it be that the Sonics got the point guard curse just like the Trail Blazers got the curse of the center? This is too inappropriate.

This made him feel a little apprehensive, not because he was afraid of curses, but because he was afraid that he would not be able to bear this responsibility alone. It was indeed too heavy for him to bear all the burden on him when three people did it. There was another domineering arrogance, it seems that this is God creating opportunities for himself, so as not to bury his talents.

In the second half of the game against the Timberwolves, Jarrett Jack was very stable, even more calm than when he was on the bench. The team voted convincingly and won the game.

After the team returned to Seattle, they only had a day's rest, and even conducted simple tactical training once. At this time, they ushered in the challenge of the Los Angeles Lakers. This is a strong enemy. , and in a hurry, the performance of the Sonics can be imagined.

Encountering Derek Fisher is a very serious test for Jarrett Jack. Although Derek Fisher is not the top point guard in the league, most of the Lakers just dribble the ball across the half court, and then when The role of a fixed-point three-point shooter, but such a player made Jarrett Jack suffer a lot.

As if they had learned a lesson from the last two failures, the Lakers did not attack from the inside or from Kobe Bryant's side in this game. From the beginning, the Lakers began to attack Jarrett Jack repeatedly.

Derek Fisher's advantage in strength made it very difficult for Jarrett Jack to deal with it. Finally, when Derek Fisher was tired, the Lakers sent Jordan Farmar up again, although Jordan Farmar did not have Derek Fisher's impact, but his dexterous breakthrough also made Jarrett Jack very uncomfortable. If Stephen hadn't come over frequently to fill him up, he would have been unable to handle it, but in this way, Kobe Bryant's side The opportunity came again, Stephen has been exhausted.

As soon as Jordan Farmar got a little tired, he replaced Shannon Brown with a more athletic ability. The Sonics only had one Jarrett Jack available, and the other players who could play point guard were also available. Just Stephen, but now Stephen is tired enough on the court.

But even under such circumstances, Jarrett Jack can still provide enough help to Stephen on the offensive end, not only dribbling, but also receiving. point.

In the second half, Stephen went off to rest first, and then came on the field to replace Jarrett Jack, allowing Jarrett Jack to get a few minutes of respite, but in this way, the team's forward and defensive manpower was insufficient. But fortunately, after both Earl Watson and Russell Westbrook entered the injured list, they activated Von Weaver.

Originally he was just Yao Ming, but he performed very well in this game, especially when Stephen was not on the court, he had a match with Kobe Bryant in just 3 minutes. Kobe Bryant, who was planning to widen the score gap when Stephen was not on the court, failed to achieve his goal. Kobe Bryant was so angry that he bit his jersey and glared at this unknown person, wondering what the Supersonic team could do. With so many capable players hoarded, why don't I have a capable helper around me.

But even so, in the fourth quarter, the Sonics still began to fall behind slowly, and it was Jarrett Jack, who alone could not cope with the repeated attacks of the Lakers, although Stephen also He scored consecutive points in a very exhausted situation, and tried his best not to be opened by the Lakers, but at the last moment, Kobe Bryant still led by two points with a quasi-lore method, but his own offense was due to Jarrett Jack was intercepted and ended up losing the game [-] to [-], not only the individual score but the team, Kobe Bryant finally beat Stephen once and made his face more There was a smile.

After losing this game, the Sonics got two days of rest. During these two days, the Sonics conducted high-intensity joint training to adapt to this forced change of the team, especially when Stephen wanted to Appearing more at the point guard position, Jarrett Jack can't always play the whole court.

Two days later, the team easily defeated the Toronto Raptors on the road, disappointing the Raptors who had wanted to take the opportunity to win a victory in the Sonics to make their playoff position more stable. At the North Shore Garden Center Arena in Boston, the Sonics were not so lucky. Under the repeated impact of Rajon Rondo and Stephon Marbury, they lost to the Boston Celtics without any resistance. Stephen scored 46 points and 21 rebounds, and Jarrett Jack scored [-] points and [-] assists. The team still lost the last game of the month.

However, although they lost relatively, the team's cooperation has improved significantly, especially when Stephen appeared at the point guard position, Durant, Damien Wilkins and Von Weaver all increased their autonomy. The offensive performance, and after returning to Seattle, I got good news that Russell Westbrook can already devote himself to training, which means that the day when he returns to the game is not far away.