the great gatsby

Chapter 55 Confronting Deron Williams!

"Friends from the audience, friends from the audience! Welcome to the NBA regular season broadcast live by Zhongyan TV Station. I am the commentator Yang Yi. Today I will watch the game with you, Mr. Zhang Weiping."

"Hello, audience friends, I'm Zhang Weiping."

"Today we are broadcasting the New York Knicks' away game against the Utah Jazz. Gatsby, who has recently become famous in the NBA, is a Knicks player. Today they came to Salt Lake City to challenge the Utah Jazz, who has the strength of Utah Shuangsha. For Gatsby, he has to face Deron Williams, the top point guard in the league today. Mr. Zhang, what do you think Gatsby will do against Deron Williams today? "Yang Yi asked.

"It's very difficult. Deron is the top point guard in the league today. Chris Paul, another top point guard, always gets upset when he meets Deron. The reason is that Deron not only has excellent vision and excellent skills, but also important Deron has a very strong body for a point guard, which may be very difficult for Gatsby.

I don't think we should have too much hope for Gatsby. After all, a genius still needs time to grow. After all, Deron is a top point guard at the pinnacle, which is not the same as point guards like Lu Wei and Chalmers. "Zhang Weiping said.

"Ms. Zhang is right. Gatsby is a rookie after all. This is only the fourth game of his career. Although his first three games are very good, a rookie is a rookie. He needs more time to grow. It's not realistic to expect him to compete with the top point guards in the league right now. He just needs to play at his current level under the pressure of Deron, and hope the audience doesn't put too much pressure on him."

Yang Yi and Zhang Weiping got their spirits right beforehand, so they shouldn't set their expectations too high at the beginning, otherwise if Gatsby doesn't perform well, some fans will criticize Gatsby.

Gatsby didn't think so much. Being able to compete with top point guards was what he really wanted. Although Lu Wei and Jennings were strong enough, they were not rated highly in later generations, so Even though today's experts praise Gatsby, he himself disagrees.

But facing Deron Williams, who will be finalized in later generations, is different. Although Deron's peak period is not long, he is really considered to be the top five top point guards in the league at this time.

Deron held the ball forward and did not choose to attack by himself at the beginning. He is a point guard who puts the ball first. He mainly feeds the ball to his teammates at the beginning. After a few passes, he finds Okur. Then singles David Lee under the basket.

David Lee is 208cm tall and weighs 111kg. Okur is 213cm tall and weighs 113kg. The difference in height and weight between the two is not too big. After two pushes, I found that David Lee was not easy to play. I quickly gave the ball to Delong again. organize.

Gatsby shook his head. It was a pity for Okur. Okur was a talent born in the wrong era. He was not a traditional center. In this era, his attack focus was on the outside and he was a center with excellent shooting ability.

His career three-point shooting percentage is 37.5%, among which he shot 2008% in the 09-44.6 season!

Moreover, with a height of 2 meters, he has a strong body, and his defense at the basket is fierce enough.A center like Okur with outstanding shooting ability and good defensive skills is a very sought-after resource in the NBA in later generations. If it is in later generations, Okur is expected to have more space to play, and he is expected to shoot more three-pointers. , Career data will not only be 13 points and 13.5 rebounds!

Deron received the ball and motioned for Okur to open the space. Okur landed a three-pointer in the corner. David Lee had to go out with him. Boozer chose to go up to help Deron pick and roll. Deron bypassed Boozer and directly charged Going to the basket, David Lee was pulled out of the basket, Gallinari was broken by Deron, the basket was already empty, and Deron easily made a layup.

Although Okur can't show all his combat power in this era, he is an excellent choice for the Jazz. His ability to empty the basket makes Boozer and Deron's high pick-and-roll even more powerful.

Once the basket is evacuated, whether it is Boozer's pass or Deron's breakthrough, it will have a very large tactical effect.

Gatsby was firmly blocked by Boozer and had no way of chasing Deron. He could only watch Deron layup, and he secretly praised: It is indeed a pick-and-roll combination comparable to Marlon Stockton. , Not to mention anything else, the quality of Boozer's pick-and-roll is also top-notch.

Gatsby quickly made a gesture before his teammates had passed the frontcourt, and then went to catch the ball and dribble across the half court. His teammates settled down before he crossed the half court. His tactic was also a pick-and-roll. Long is a master of the pick-and-roll, and he can see Gatsby's plan at a glance.

"Rookie, it's wishful thinking to play a pick-and-roll in front of me!" Deron sneered. Recently, there are always news about this rookie, but Deron doesn't think Gatsby has the strength to fight against him.

Gatsby glanced at Deron, didn't reply, raised his left hand, and Gallinari raised it up quickly. Deron had been paying attention to the center's pick-and-roll for a long time. , Gates had expected it earlier, and started it directly!

"Oops! I was cheated!" Delong's heart moved.

It turned out that Gatsby saw that Deron had seen through the tactics, so he didn't follow the original bypass and breakthrough. The reason why the pick-and-roll tactics can become a classic tactic, and there are traces of it in almost every game, is because it looks simple. , but it is absolutely changeable in use. The pick-and-roll tactics are cumbersome and complicated, with at least 30 variations.

Gatsby used one of the variants, the fake pick-and-roll—Gallinari’s move up made Deron think he was going to block him, and Deron could certainly avoid misalignment by going up first, but it was extremely easy for Gatsby at this moment. Take advantage of direct breakthroughs.

Gatsby passed Deron, Gallinari went down to help Gatsby block a breakthrough route, Deron had fallen behind and could not stop Gatsby's intrusion, Boozer could only let go of David Lee Defending Gatsby, Gatsby took a step forward, Boozer quickly lowered his weight to prevent Gatsby's breakthrough, but Gatsby tossed the ball lightly, David Lee fell from the sky, and directly pressed the ball into the basket !
In the away game, David Lee didn't dare to be presumptuous. He just tapped his chest with his right fist, and then pointed at Gatsby. David Lee may be the player who has benefited the most from Gatsby's position in the Knicks. David Lee has gorgeous footwork and agile speed around the basket, and his keen sense of smell around the basket has created many offensive opportunities for him.

(End of this chapter)