the great gatsby

Chapter 141 Difficult Road!

The Knicks couldn't guard against the Hornets' pick-and-roll, but the Hornets couldn't guard against the Knicks' pick-and-roll. David Lee and Gallinari took turns helping Gatsby set up a high-post pick-and-roll. Today's Gatsby is no longer the same in terms of physical confrontation. In other words, it was not easy for Paul to force Gatsby to make pressure errors. Instead, Gatsby used his aggressive advance to get past him, and then either made a three-pointer or attacked the inside.

Gates is more decisive than the current shooting and passing. Whenever he has a chance to shoot, he shoots instantly. If his teammates have a better opportunity, he will quickly pass the ball to the past. Paul was secretly surprised. This rookie Showed the potential to make him speechless!

After one quarter, Gatsby scored 14 points, made 4 of 3 three-pointers, sent 3 assists, got 2 rebounds, and even had a steal.

Gatsby returned to the bench to rest, and Paul also returned to his seat. He wiped his sweat with a towel, and Jeff Ball sat beside him and asked softly, "Chris, it doesn't look easy today." ?”

It was indeed not easy. After the first quarter, the score between the two sides was 28:24, and the Hornets were still 4 points behind at home. These [-] points were the gap opened by Gatsby's three-pointer.

Paul nodded with a dignified look on his face: "This rookie is much stronger than when we met for the first time... not only because of the physical confrontation, but I feel that his overall strength has improved, especially in terms of breakthroughs, and In the pick-and-roll, his sense of rhythm has become very strong, and his footwork and dribbling have become a lot more proficient in the pick-and-roll. When he can open the space, his three-point shooting ability can be brought into full play. Strong, he is already running wildly on the road that cannot be defended."

Jeff Bauer was surprised: "So difficult?"

Paul looked up at Jeff Bauer, and said, "It's more difficult than expected, because he has an unparalleled three-pointer. If you have seen his three-pointer highlights, you will know that his three-pointer is powerful. Several features:

One is super long. Many of his three-point shots are super long three-pointers beyond 35 feet (about 10.67 meters).It is very difficult to double-team a player from such a far position.The key is that he can still make those shots;
Secondly, most of his three-point shots are non-assist shots. He actively creates opportunities through his dribble pick-and-roll. This is the scariest part. There are many three-pointers in the league, but most of them are positioning three-pointers. Why, defending them is also simple, as long as they follow in front of them, they can either pass the ball, or they can only break through.

Such an opponent is too difficult to deal with. With such a deadly three-point threat, his breakthrough and passing become easy, because you don't know whether he is going to shoot, breakthrough or pass when standing near the three-point line. Ball, how do you defend against such a player? "

Jeff Bauer showed a surprised expression. He is not an idiot in basketball. Before entering the NBA, he was the head coach of Marist Academy, but he had to take care of both the general manager's affairs and the head coach. The newly rising rookies in the league really don't have much time to understand, let alone watch video data analysis.

What Chris Paul said is so surprising, the NBA three-point line is 22 feet (about 6.71 meters) from the bottom corner to the basket, and 23.75 feet (about 7.24 meters) from the top of the key to the basket. ), and many of Gatsby's three-point shots as a rookie are over 35 feet. From such a distance, it is difficult to defend alone, let alone a double attack, because it is too easy to break through at any position.

Under normal circumstances, a team needs to defend the court area is about 1100 square feet, but Gatsby's sky-defying shooting range suddenly expanded the area that the opponent needs to defend by more than 25%, and the space he created not only It can only allow him to display his passing talent by himself, and it can also allow other teammates to get a lot of open shots.

Jeff Bauer understands what this means too well. It means that the opponent's entire defensive system will change because of this. The defense in 1100 square feet is an impregnable wall, but after expanding by 25%, the entire defense becomes It was riddled with holes.

This young man is very likely to become a trend-setting person!Jeff Ball thought to himself.

After talking with Jeff Ball, Paul put on a towel to rest his mind, but his heart was extremely restless. He was a small group of players with outstanding ball intelligence, and his tactical quality made him realize how terrible Gatsby was. , the current Gatsby can be restrained by the opponent. He will be restrained when the opponent specifically flanks him, partially sieges him, and sets traps. A system suitable for his abilities was not built for him. If such a player has a system specially built for him, it is really unstoppable.

Paul couldn't help thinking about his own situation. The Hornets lineup was actually built with him as the cornerstone. It also belongs to their own system, but five years have passed, and they haven't been able to take a step to the highest stage. Said that he was able to hold that trophy, so...is this his upper limit?
The advantage of the game on the field went to the Hornets. The Hornets' Marcus Thornton and Darius Songela were in excellent form today. Facing the Knicks' rotation lineup, they behaved like stars , and the Knicks' defense is like a mess.

Gates sighed secretly, this season was too difficult for the Knicks, if he didn't want to change it, and he was still like his previous life, then he was wasting his time in the Knicks, not to mention the two years with a contract, I'm afraid it will be later Time is also wasted.

Regarding James Dolan's desire to trade Wade with him, it would be impossible for him not to have the slightest mood swings, but he has no resentment, because the NBA is a business league, and he never believes in loyalty, nor I don't think there is anything wrong with James Dolan wanting to trade him, it's just a business.

As for finding players who can improve the team's strength for the Knicks, it's just that he wants to improve the team's performance. Gatsby has no feelings for James Dolan, but that doesn't mean he doesn't have feelings for the Knicks. Just because he doesn't have feelings for New York doesn't mean he has no feelings for D'Antoni.

Besides, many personal honors are linked to the team's performance. If the team's performance cannot be improved, it will be difficult for his personal data to compete with other players, so making the team's performance better is not just for the team. , but for himself.

It's just that the road is very difficult!
(End of this chapter)