the great gatsby

Chapter 46 Brandon Jennings!

"Gatsby, you continue to play in the second quarter." D'Antoni said, he wanted to see the extent of Gatsby's physical strength. Be the sole core of the team!

Chris Duhon lowered his head sadly. He saw Gatsby running around energetically tonight. He had already expected it. He didn't expect the situation to change so quickly, but he was relieved because Gatsby Bi's rise is unstoppable.

His own ability is limited, and it is more than enough to be an excellent backup point guard, but being the core of the team is a little less interesting, and he sees it very clearly.

Although Larry Hughes is still a threat defensively, he can't maintain his state for a few years. He is an excellent immediate combat force, but that is not the future of the Knicks. David Lee and Gary Neri may be good players, but they The potential of him may not be so great, and for D'Antoni, he is actually best at training point guards.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Gatsby and David Lee, Gallinari, Douglas and Jordan Hill played five people, while the Bucks played Bogut, Jennings, Charlie Bell, Essen Ilyasova and Lu Kba Mott.

Coach Scott probably made some psychological adjustments to Jennings. He lost the hesitation and confusion when he was off the court, and regained his confidence.

Jennings came over and stood beside Gatsby, took a deep look at Gatsby and said, "Gatsby, you are very strong, but I will not admit defeat. I will definitely defeat you today!"

"You are also very strong, you will become a superstar!" Gatsby smiled and said, if you can go on like this forever, but in fact it is impossible, this is what Gatsby did not say in his heart.

The Knicks had the ball, and Gatsby dribbled the ball for half court. Jennings knew that pressing was useless against Gatsby, so he went back to defend in the half court first. He settled down to concentrate on defense. Impetuous, he thought that Gatsby was easy to bully, but Gatsby taught him a lesson. When he let go of his carelessness, Gatsby also felt that Jennings' strength was not a lie.

Although Jennings' physical confrontation was normal, he did not lose his position in defense. He kept in front of Gatsby. Gatsby tried to break through, and Jennings kept in front of him step by step. Gatsby knew that with his own speed, he could It was difficult to break through Jennings, so he waved for a pick-and-roll.

The pick-and-roll is D'Antoni's most commonly used tactic. Both David Lee and Gallinari have a lot of experience. David Lee quickly raised up to help Gatsby block it and then quickly went down. Gatsby's timing was seized. Very well, a crotch hit pass to David Lee, David Lee made a feint, shook Ilyasova, then turned around and gently put the ball into the basket.

"Wow! Gatsby's sixth assist, he has scored 9 points, 6 assists and 3 steals. This is the data he got in 6 minutes of playing! Amazing!
Although Gatsby's physical fitness is not strong, at least in terms of confrontation, his speed is not as slow as the legend says, but he is not too fast, but his physical strength is much better than the previous two games.

From these aspects, he is only at the middle and lower level among the point guards in the league, but he also has his advantages, precise shooting ability, excellent pick-and-roll ability, these two points are enough for him Become the jewel in the palm of Coach D'Antoni! "

Kenny Smith exclaimed that he had almost forgotten the bet with Barkley. He was fascinated by the potential shown by Gatsby.

Coach Scott frowned. This rookie is surprisingly difficult to deal with. He looks ordinary. Of course, I don’t mean appearance. If I refer to appearance, it is probably more ordinary than Leonardo DiCaprio. He Referring to Gatsby's mediocre physical fitness.

There are many players in the NBA who use mediocre bodies to perform as superstars, such as Steve Nash and Stockton, but their rookie seasons were not so good, but they gradually grew up in the NBA for many years. This Gatsby's maturity and stability is actually stronger than some veterans.

In contrast, although Jennings performed well, he was suppressed in the same field as Gatsby. When Gatsby played, Jennings only got 3 turnovers in more than five minutes. , No other data is recorded, what a horrible thing, Jennings' offensive talent is amazing, and he is restricted by a weak rookie!

However, Coach Scott's headache is not offense. It is difficult for a player like Jennings to be restricted all the time. In the first quarter, he was caught off guard and confused. Now that he has calmed down, Jennings naturally He will figure out a solution by himself, but the headache is how to defend Gatsby.

Gatsby has three-pointers and is good at pick-and-rolls. It is true that such a player is not very good at defending, right?Coach Scott shook his head, it's not that good yet, he's just a rookie!

Coach Scott yelled at Charlie Bell, "Charlie, next turn you go guard Gatsby."

Charlie Bell nodded, but Jennings was a little dazed. The coach thought he couldn't defend Gatsby, right?After Gatsby came on the field, he really didn't really defend him.

Jennings quickly dribbled the ball across the half court. Since there is no way to limit Gatsby on defense, let's do something offensively!

Bogut went up to block Gatsby, just for a short time, Jennings passed by like flying, David Lee didn't even have time to make a move, Jennings passed like a knife across the water, Gallinari Wanting to go over to help defend, Jennings shot the ball lightly on horseback and archery, and the basketball fell straight to the basket impartially.

"Wow! Brandon! This series of actions is so perfect, the speed, timing, and soft touch, Jennings' offensive talent is really amazing, Milwaukee has selected an excellent rookie, which may It's their future," said Charles Barkley.

"Oh? Charles, are you so optimistic about the rookie Jennings?" Kenny Smith asked.

"Yes, for now, I admit that Gatesby is a better player, but Jennings' future is much brighter than Gatesby's. Jennings' speed, offensive sensitivity, balance, His physical coordination surpasses that of Gatsby. Gatsby can now rely on his calm play, but once he is targeted by the opponent's defense, his flaws will be exposed.

And a player like Jennings is just inexperienced. Once he has enough experience, he will explode amazingly. If you don't believe it, you can wait and see. "Charles Barkley is indeed very optimistic about Jennings, and spares no effort to help Giannis advocate.

(End of this chapter)