the great gatsby

Chapter 56 Impressive!

This is a coincidence, right?
Deron Williams didn't think the rookie could predict his moves, and he didn't think Gatsby could set a trap for him, and he didn't care. Directly after halftime, he helped Deron do a high pick-and-roll at the top of the arc.

Teams in the league are reluctant to play two teams, one being the Cleveland Cavaliers.

"LeBron James, his game is full of pick-and-rolls, and he'll call Ilgauskas or Varejao to do all kinds of pick-and-rolls with him. Pick-and-roll, pick-and-roll, pick-and-roll, that's what you do against LeBron. Gotta deal with it," said Tayshaun Prince, a four-time All-Defensive Team selection.

The other team is the Utah Jazz. James plays because of his personal style of play, and the Jazz because the old coach Jerry Sloan has been playing pick-and-rolls all his life. The famous pick-and-roll combination, Nash and Stoudemire are a pair, Duncan and Parker are a pair, Yao Mai is a pair, and Jerry Sloan has trained two pairs, Stockton-Malone and Deron- Boozer.

As for the pick-and-roll combination of Chris Paul and Chandler and James and Chalmers in the Heat, it is a variant of the pick-and-roll, and its reputation is not as big as the above five.

All in all, pick-and-rolls are extremely annoying to defenders. If you encounter a team like the Jazz that can play pick-and-rolls superbly, it will be even more difficult. No matter how strong your personal defensive ability is, he will always find you attack on weak points.

Gatsby himself is a player who likes to use pick-and-rolls. He didn't know how annoying it is to play pick-and-rolls until he faced Deron. In order to be a player who is not annoying, he thinks that in the future... he should play more pick-and-rolls .

Deron used Boozer's pick-and-roll to break through. Gallinari and Gatsby did not communicate well. Gallinari switched defenses, and Gatsby also chased him. Boozer was emptied, and Deron returned the ball. Boozer, Boozer made a direct shot.

The common feature of classic pick-and-roll combinations is that the person who rolls the roll must have a precise mid-range shot. If there is only a pick-and-roll combination that goes down to the basket, the power is generally not that great.

Of course, there is no shortage of such combinations. The combination of Harden and Capela in later generations is equally powerful, but it is based on Harden's top personal ability. The power of the pick and roll may drop a lot. Ma Long is not only copper-skinned and iron-framed, but also has a precise hand shot. That is his real housekeeping ability.

The Knicks had the ball, and Gatsby and David Lee still played a pick-and-roll. This time, Deron didn't take the risk to grab the ball, but let Okur make a big delay, and chased and defended himself.

David Lee was left wide open, and Gatsby hit the ground and passed the ball from Okur's crotch to David Lee's hands. Wei Li's housekeeping skill is to embroider under the basket.

He shook Boozer with a shot fake, then turned around and put the ball gently into the basket, and Gatsby was also amazed by his gorgeous footsteps.

Deron looked at Gatsby with admiration. The ball was delayed by Okur when he went up, and he followed up to catch up with him. In fact, it was equivalent to the two attacking Gatsby at a high position. With Okur's height and his old-fashioned position Feeling, it is difficult for ordinary players to send the ball out calmly, but Gatsby easily sent the ball to his teammates under Okur's crotch, and gave it very comfortably. This rookie is not easy!

"It's beautiful! Gatsby's crotch hit pass is really wonderful! In the last two rounds, both Deron and Gatsby hit each other with a pick-and-roll, and no one could guard against it." Who is amazing, it seems that the two sides are trying to see who is better at the pick-and-roll." Yang Yi wondered.

"Speaking of which, the styles of Gatsby and Deron are quite similar. They are both point guards who put passing first, and are especially good at pick-and-rolls. However, Gatsby's shooting is better offensively. Deron has a better shooting style. Long is better at breaking through, and judging from the two rounds just now, the two are tied." Zhang Weiping said with a smile.

The outstanding performance of the rookie inspired Deron's competitive spirit. At this time, Deron was at his peak. The king at the peak naturally has his own arrogance. Although he will not be able to suppress the rookie, if the rookie dares to grin in front of him, he will definitely He won't hesitate to teach rookies a lesson.

He quickly crossed the half court with the ball, waved his big hand to signal that there is no need for pick-and-roll, he wants to single Gatsby, he is very majestic in the team, other players quickly opened up the space, old coach Jerry Sloan frowned In the past two years, this disciple of Delong has always not played according to his arrangement on the court, and always changed his tactics without authorization, which made him very angry.

Deron was cultivated by him alone. In the 2005 draft, the Jazz, who had a top pick, originally wanted to choose Paul. The latter was considered to be the best player in Wake Forest University since Duncan. Watch Paul try out and go to Chicago specifically.

However, coach Sloan chose Deron despite all the opinions - the No. [-] pick in the hands of the Jazz was traded up for Deron. He took a fancy to this strong young man when he saw Deron. And described Deron: "I think he is ready to play, he is really smart, and his training attitude is also very positive."

In his rookie season, Deron did not play more value than Paul, and Paul averaged 16.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 7.8 assists per game. He was successfully elected as the best rookie of the year. Deron only scored 10.8 points and 4.5 assists.

He wasn't even as good as Felton, who also came off the bench for nearly half of the Bobcats' games, averaging 11.9 points and 5.6 assists.

In the following years, Deron gradually grew up. In the second season, he averaged 16.2 points and 9.3 assists per game. In the third season, he even reached 18.8 points and 10.5 assists, and gained the upper hand in the match against Paul.

However, in the eyes of more people, Paul is still the better one. His performance is more comprehensive, his statistics are more beautiful, and he was already competing with Kobe for MVP in the third grade.

Almost every year, Sloan is asked if he regrets not choosing Paul, especially after 2008, when Paul was an All-Star, All-NBA First Team, All-Defensive Team and second in MVP, while Deron Not yet an All-Star.

However, when the old coach was asked this question, his answer never changed: "If time could go back, I would still stick to that choice."

It can be seen that the old man attaches great importance to Delong, but things are often like this, the more he loves him, the more he will hate him. How angry, which later led to the resignation of the old man, and the hidden danger of Delong's departure has been buried at this time.

(End of this chapter)