Zhiba NBA

Chapter 174 (170 [-]) Raiders

In Brown's mind, this game is half the story.

With the lesson of being dominated by Yao Ming in the finals last year, the Pistons made great efforts to recruit insiders during the offseason.Unexpectedly, the new aid Coleman was no longer as brave as before. He fell out of the rotation early in the regular season and only played 50 minutes throughout the season.But Brown is not worried about this. After all, the inside lineup is very deep and there is no problem with the rotation.

But Ben's injury changed everything.Although Rasheed and McDyess are good defenders, they are far less athletic than Ben, and their defensive coverage is limited.Not to mention the old Campbell.Regardless of Daben's height of only about 2 meters, he averaged 2.4 blocks per game, and he was almost everywhere on the defensive end.

In the second quarter, the Rockets continued to hit the inside. Finally, Bosh's forced layup caused Rasheed's thug foul, which was also his third foul of the game.After Bosh made two free throws, the point difference has widened to 10 points.Brown had no choice but to call a timeout, preparing to rearrange the inside combination of McDyess and Campbell. Compared with the double Wallace, the athletic ability of these two can be described as far apart. Seeing that the steel defense line that the Pistons are proud of is about to be disintegrated from the inside.

It was still Bodi Loga who couldn't stand it anymore, and he boldly made a suggestion: "Coach, please let Darko play."

Brown looked ugly, and flatly refused: "Dako is not yet capable enough to play in the finals. Letting him play has the same effect as letting Coleman play. They are both blown out of the penalty area by Yao."

"Let him try!" Bodi Loga insisted: "At least he is the closest person in the team to Yao in size!"

According to the Pistons player registration data, Prince, McDyess and Big himself are 6 feet 9 inches tall, Rashid and Coleman are 6 feet 10 inches tall, and Campbell is 6 feet 11 inches tall, all of which are lower than Milicic's 7 feet (1 foot = 12 inches).So Bodi Loga is right, Darko Milicic is indeed the person on the team closest to Yao Ming in size.

Bodi Loga's forced recommendation is also selfish to a certain extent. At the Athens Olympics 10 months ago, the Serbia-Mongolia men's basketball team ranked first in the world suffered an upset loss to the Chinese team and finally ranked 11th.Bodi Loga once again lost to the Chinese Great Wall trio in just two months, which was a big blow to him.What's even more frightening is that the team broke out in internal strife, and the fellow teammates actually threw punches at each other.The head coach Obradovic, who resigned after the Olympics, revealed that Jalic of the Wolves, Radmanovic of the Supersonics and many other stars participated in the fight.Bodi Loga was completely disheartened by this, and he announced his withdrawal from the national team after the Olympics.It is because of this imperfect curtain call that Bodi Loga, who has a strong sense of responsibility, feels guilty.He often thought that if he had more leadership and had absolute authority in the national team, he might be able to avoid this infighting.But the past is irreversible, he can only look forward.

Now, the Pistons teammate Milicic is a rising star in Serbia and Montenegro. Bodillo strengthened his behavior and wanted to train Milicic to become a truly qualified NBA player and make him a new generation leader of the national team.

Eventually the stubborn old Brown succumbed.Bodi Loga is not as flamboyant and disobedient as the Iverson he coached.He has a gentle personality and is approachable. Coupled with his high golf quotient, he can understand everything the coach says.Brown likes this disciple very much in his heart, and he also deliberately wants to train this disciple to become the leader of the Pistons.Now that the leader has spoken, the coach should always respect this opinion.

Milicic glanced at Big Brother gratefully, but didn't dare to say anything.Unlike Bodi Loga, who had experienced many battles, he was just a fledgling shy boy. He respected and feared the strict old Brown, and he didn't dare to raise any objections.

"Oh, Milicic is on!" The sharp-eyed Curry first discovered the problem.

"Milicic didn't play a few games in the regular season, so is it okay to play such an important game?" Smith questioned: "After all, he is too young (Note: Although Milicic has played in the league for 2 years, he has just turned 20 years old at this time. When the Pistons scouted rookies, he was only 17 years old)."

"I think this is because the Pistons want to strengthen the frame protection. After all, our players broke through too easily just now." Yuan Fei analyzed: "Although Milicic has played very little time, he is very talented in blocking shots. This season's blocking rate is as high as 5.1%, which is higher than Daben's 5.0%!"

"That is to say, if he continues to improve and can get a stable playing time, he may be the next block leader in the league?" Tang Shuai asked.

"This possibility is not small. This player is very talented, but his development is not good for some reason. It is estimated that the stubborn old Brown doesn't like him." Yuan Fei laughed: "This is not a bad thing for us."

Bodi Loga patiently controlled the ball and gestured for Milicic to pull out the pick-and-roll.Milicic hesitated for a moment, but followed Big Brother's instructions.Yao Ming was a little hesitant, if he went out to the basket and counted on Big Zhi to do it?He took two steps forward but didn't quite follow.

Milicic blocked Jefferson with a solid screen, Bodi Loga broke through, Jefferson bypassed the screen and formed a front and back double-team with Yao Ming who was blocking in front.But Bodi Loga made a pass back and Milicic caught the ball before the three-point line. Will he shoot?
"Can he shoot three-pointers?" Tang Shuai was also confused.

"The data before the draft showed yes, but it was in Europe. I never heard that he would shoot from the NBA three-point line. He played for 2 years, and he only made 1-for-0 shots." Yuan Fei didn't know exactly how his shooting was. "His draft template is Dirk Nowitzki!"

"I heard that the reason why the Pistons selected him and missed Anthony and Wade was because he made three consecutive three-pointers from a distance of more than 1 meter from the three-point line in Europe." Curry said.

Milicic took a deep breath, adjusted, made a shot, and scored!
"It really went in!" Yao Ming's eyes widened, and he blamed himself for not guarding against it.It's really because I don't know much about the opponent's technical characteristics.

"Switch defense!" Big Zhi immediately said to him, "I'll defend him later, and you defend McDyess."

Yao Ming nodded.Soon he got the ball in the low post on the left, and he had to weigh Milicic on the offensive end.

"Last year I was able to blow him up, but this year he didn't play much, so I don't believe I can improve!" Yao Ming secretly thought.He made a bold move, a low-handed dribble pretending to go to the baseline to cut in, and suddenly turned around and shot with his right hand.

What he was waiting for was a big hand that had been planned for a long time. With a "snap", Yao Ming ate his hat.Bodiloga got the ball and advanced quickly, turning around and dribbling past Jefferson at high speed.Billups stepped forward to block, he directly pulled up and shot.

Swipe the net and enter.After two consecutive three-pointers, the Pistons recovered.

　Will the famous parallel imports also have a spring?At least Billups thinks so.Years later, Billups said: "Brown has gone too far. In fact, this kid has incredible talent." The 2004 Finals MVP also said that Brown's harsh remarks during training games seriously hurt Milicic's confidence. He said: "It has become difficult for Milicic to regain his confidence."

　　
　
(End of this chapter)