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Russell Westbrook is not an ankle terminator in the traditional sense, because he doesn't have many dribbling tricks, but his first step is very fast, because he has explosive power that ordinary people rarely have, and at the same time, the change of direction is very large. If you insist on twisting your body, you will put extreme pressure on either your ankles or your knees.

Russell Westbrook has a super ability to attack the basket. As long as he can hold the ball and get close to the penalty area, few people can stop him. The reason why Presti insisted on getting him is because of his The ability to attack the basket, because the current Sonics team lacks the offensive means in this area.

Stephen's offense is very comprehensive, and his ability to hit the basket is no worse than Westbrook, but he can't be kept on the court all the time, and he can't attack the basket alone. Other players, like Kevin Du Lant and Earl Watson are both good at shooting. Damien Wilkins' ability can barely meet the needs of the team in an ordinary team, but in an overall In a championship-level team, his ability is insufficient.

Therefore, the team desperately needs an outside scorer who can attack the basket. As for the organization of the team, with Stephen around, there is no need to ask too much, but the problem is that there are not no capable people these days, but The requirements are high, the salary is one thing, and the playing time is another.

If you are looking for a forward and defensive player whose salary can satisfy the opponent, it will be difficult to allocate playing time. Stephen's playing time is basically more than 35 minutes in each game, and it is not uncommon to play the whole game. In this case , Let a player with a salary of several million only play ten minutes or even not even play, not to mention the status quo of the Sonics, it is not enough for this luxury, and no player will accept such playing time. [

So Presti shifted his mind to the point guard position. He is also an outside player, and the point guard can also attack. I don’t see how popular offensive point guards are now, and the point guard position really needs manpower. Earl Watson alone is definitely not enough, so when Presti picked a rookie, he took a fancy to Russell Westbrook at a glance, and basically fully met his requirements.

As for the shortcomings of Russell Westbrook, what is the lack of long-range shooting ability, the pass has no overall view, and the timing of the pass selection is poor. These shortcomings are all critical, at least for the current Supersonics team. The most important thing is that the team is looking for players who can attack the basket. If they want mid-range and long-range shooting ability, then why do they need Kevin Durant? The right to organize the team is in Stephen's hands, and he doesn't need to organize it.

The advantages displayed by Russell Westbrook are all what the team needs, and the shortcomings in him happen to be what the team doesn't care about, so Presti took a fancy to him at a glance, and then Fei It took a lot of work to get Russell Westbrook into his hands, and Russell Westbrook's performance this season, although not surprising, is also satisfactory enough.

Russell Westbrook still has many shortcomings that prevent him from securing the position of starting point guard, but these shortcomings can be solved through growth, and Russell Westbrook's diligence and studious also make him People are looking forward to his future.

After Russell Westbrook came on the court, he broke the offensive and defensive balance between the Lakers and the Supersonics, and attracted the Lakers' substitutions. Coming to the team's offense is tantamount to revitalizing it.

At this time, the chances of the inside line gradually increased, because to defend the breakthrough of the Supersonics, the defensive pressure of the inside players from the outside line was greater, and if this side was big, the defensive pressure on the inside line was naturally reduced. Yao The name began to show off its own scoring methods in front of Andrew Bynum.

As the saying goes, it’s better to be surprised than not to know. When he didn’t face Yao Ming, Andrew Bynum was also very good. Facing most of the team’s inside opponents, he has height and weight. He is also flexible and has a variety of offensive methods. He has been cultivated by the Lakers as the core inside for ten years.

In the last round of the series, Andrew Bynum faced Eric Dampier, who once claimed to be the "second center in the West". The key point is that although free throws are a bit unreliable, there are no obvious technical defects in other aspects, which is very reassuring.

But now compared with Yao Ming, there is a very obvious gap. Yao Ming is taller than him, and slightly heavier than him. However, after effectively reducing his weight, Yao Ming also found the dexterity of the past. What came from him was his footsteps, which also became more flexible. No, just as Andrew Bynum stood still to prevent him from squeezing into the basket, Yao Ming leaned back and turned twice, and Andrew Bynum just I don't know how Yao Ming is going to attack, but in the end, Yao Ming forced half of his body in, leaning over and throwing a hook.

After receiving the pass from Paul Gasol, Andrew Bynum relied on Yao Ming to use the traditional offensive method of an inside player, a small hook at the basket, but because he is not too strong, he cannot squeeze To move Yao Ming, it is a little farther away from the basket, and the general small hook needs to be very close to the basket, and at the same time the height must be the same as the basket to ensure the hit rate. The ball hooked by Andrew Bynum only touches slightly. When he reached the basket, he fell down. Although he hurriedly jumped up to grab the rebound, Yao Ming didn't even have to jump. Andrew Bynum squeezed outside and easily grabbed the rebound himself.

Then Yao Ming came out and made a pick-and-roll with Stephen, but he returned to the basket with Stephen at the same time. Facing this situation, Andrew Bynum didn’t know what to do, because Kurt Thomas had transferred Pau Gasol When he got there, he was the only one left in the defensive line of the Lakers, but the opponent had two players, and both of them were quite threatening. What to do, Andrew Bynum was very smart and stood in the middle of the two offensive lines. , thinking that he can take both left and right sides into consideration, and he can pose a threat no matter which side launches an attack, but he doesn't know that he is wrong, really wrong.

Regarding this situation, Stephen leaned directly to the left, widening the distance between himself and Yao Ming. Facing this situation, Andrew Bynum didn't know what to do, over there?there?His very league mind quickly made a choice, Stephen, because the ball was on Stephen's side, so he also moved accordingly, getting closer to Stephen's side and away from Yao Ming's side accordingly.

But fortunately, Pau Gasol was rushing over to help him at the fastest speed. At this time, Stephen made a sudden stop, then jumped into the air lightly, and threw the ball to the basket. Shooting?Not quite, Andrew Bynum shook his head, turned around hastily, and saw the ball pass over the hoop and fell towards this side, just landing on Yao Ming who had already jumped into the air, Yao Ming Catch the ball with both hands, and use the inertia of low-altitude flight to pour the ball into the basket.

Because Yao Ming's take-off height is really too low, but he took off after all, his feet are obviously [-] centimeters from the ground, and although his gliding distance in the air is very short, it is not gliding, so I saw Yao Ming After the alley-oop dunk, a fan had an idea and came up with a nickname for Yao Ming. Otherwise, he would always call him "little giant, little giant", and it was not very close to Yao Ming's performance, so he was very cute. The nickname of the wind came out.

"Ultra low-altitude bomber" became the nickname that accompanied Yao Ming all over his body, and "Little Giant" gradually disappeared. Although Yao Ming couldn't bomb once in a game, everyone agreed with this nickname. After all, is this Seattle? Something related to flying or airplanes can prove that he belongs here. Slowly, the entire Sonics team has a nickname related to flying or airplanes, and the Supersonics also have nicknames. Another nickname is "Seattle Flying Squad."

Please give any current Sonics player a cool nickname like this one.