Rebirth of Yidi Legend

Chapter 15 Adjustment of Yi Jianlian
"Second quarter, if possible, give the ball to me!"

When he was about to play, Yi Jianlian said this to his teammates. Li Chunjiang, who was arranging tactics, heard his words, smiled with relief, and directly crossed out the tactics on the tactics board.

"Just do what Ah Lian says!"

Originally, he saw that Yi Jianlian's expression was wrong at the end of the court, so he thought of playing other tactics so that his beloved apprentice could buffer it.

But he didn't expect that Yi Jianlian would recover by himself in less than 2 minutes of rest time!This self-regulation ability has improved a lot compared to when he was in CBA!

"Huh? Yi hasn't rested yet, and still plays!"

In the auditorium, Hammond and Little K were a little surprised to see Yi Jianlian playing again. It is said that Yi Jianlian's performance in the first quarter was so bad, so he should take a break from the court anyway, and wait until the downturn is over. It's not too late to play, and forcing them to play can easily make players lose confidence completely.

This certainly does more harm than good.This coach is not very good at employing people!The first thought that popped up in their minds was their confusion about Li Chunjiang's employment.

Of course, it was impossible for them to think that it would be Yi Jianlian who took the initiative to ask to play, and he even took the initiative to take the offensive pressure on himself, and it was not affected at all by Horford's blowout in the first quarter.

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Yi Jianlian not only adjusted his mood off the court, he also carefully thought about the strategy to deal with Horford.

In the first quarter, he was completely blown up on both offense and defense, indicating that there must be something wrong with his style of play.Although there is a gap in hard power between him and Horford now, the gap is not so obvious, and it is too exaggerated that he has no power to fight back.

After all, it is still some of Horford's weaknesses that he did not grasp and make good use of.

In the second quarter, the Eagles had the ball. As the defender, Yi Jianlian changed his defensive strategy against Horford from the very beginning and actively sought physical contact with Horford. Horford did not take Yi Jianlian seriously at the beginning, just like the first He stood in a high position on the left side like the first quarter, but he soon felt the resistance behind him, and it was getting bigger and bigger. In the end, his strength could no longer support him to receive the ball safely, so he could only give up the position under his feet and go around to the other side of the penalty area. go aside.

But Yi Jianlian's footsteps were very fast. As soon as he went around to the other side, Yi Jianlian stuck to his back in the next second, squeezing him out desperately, just not giving him a chance to catch the ball comfortably.

Horford's wingspan was originally short, and the center of gravity under his feet was still unstable at the moment. He didn't dare to signal the outside line to pass the ball to him.Seeing that the offensive time limit was approaching, the Eagles had no choice but to attack on their own from the outside line. They made a hasty shot, hit the backboard, and were roughly taken down.

The Hawks' first drive in the second quarter went nowhere, and Horford didn't even catch the ball.

Yi Jianlian saw that his defense was effective, so he made a decisive decision and adjusted his defense against Horford. In the next time, as long as Horford stands in a high or low position, he must be ready to fight Yi Jianlian in the next second.

Yi Jianlian also made up his mind. Anyway, Horford couldn't run him, and he couldn't jump him. There was a big difference in strength, but strength was linked to physical fitness.

In short, this guy is like a red-eyed bull, and Horford is the red cloth that drives him crazy.

This ferocity startled Horford. Yi Jianlian, who was obviously more active in looking for confrontation, made his performance less calm. First of all, he could no longer easily get a position in the interior like he did in the first quarter. If his physical strength is spent on fighting with Yi Jianlian, then his physical fitness on the offensive end will definitely have problems.

His physical fitness is actually average, and his wingspan and jumping are not at the upper-middle level. Without physical support, Horford's offensive threat will plummet.

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Horford was indeed affected a lot. Almost 5 minutes into the second quarter, he only completed one assist on the offensive end, and the only shot ended in a strike.

This performance made the Eagles general manager Danny Ferry, who sat off the court laughing for a while, look serious again.

"Huh? Yi seemed to find a way to counter Horford in the second quarter?"

Hammond looked at the sudden changes on the field, and a trace of surprise flashed in his eyes. Judging from the process of the first quarter, Yi Jianlian would definitely be unilaterally killed by Horford in this game, but it was impossible to imagine that in the second quarter At the beginning, Horford suddenly "facilitated", completely invisible on both ends of the offense and defense.

"Yes, Yi changed his defensive strategy. This guy completely gave up on his offense and forced himself to use up physical energy with Horford in order to disrupt the rhythm of Horford's game!" As an NBA-level head coach, Xiao K's vision is still the same. It was a bit vicious, and Yi Jianlian's defensive intentions were immediately seen.

He also said the most important point, Yi Jianlian completely gave up his offense.

From Yi Jianlian's data on the data panel, it can be seen that Yi Jianlian's performance from the second quarter to the present is actually no different from the first quarter. He has only scored 4 points so far. This is still at the cost of five shots. It is said that Yi Jianlian is still guarded by Horford to death.

But he is smart because of his ideas. Since I can't score goals, then you can't score goals either!

It's this kind of rogue-like thinking that made him try his best to choke Horford on the defensive end, completely deviating the latter's game rhythm!
It is a life for a life, Yi Jianlian did not contribute, and Horford also did not contribute, but the problem is that in the first quarter, Horford led the Eagles to a 10-point advantage as the offensive core on the field. Now that the core is suddenly missing, the Eagles' offense must confusion.

From the second quarter to now, 43 to 38, the Huaxia men's basketball team recovered the five-point difference, which is the best evidence.

Yi Jianlian saw that Horford had a greater effect on the Eagles than him in this game, so he chose to die.Tian Ji's horse racing is about exchanging inferior horses for superior horses, which is almost the meaning.

In 01, Phil Jackson was like this, letting Tyronn Lue stalk Allen Iverson to death. If it weren't for this shameless guy, the Lakers' back line would not be able to defend the answer at all. It won't be so easy for the Lakers to win.

"This is a smart player. It is necessary to add this sentence to Yi's evaluation. Also, he has a strong psychological adjustment ability, has a firm heart, and will not be easily disturbed by the outside world!"

After watching the 5-minute performance in the second quarter, coach K did not hesitate to praise Yi Jianlian at all. In his opinion, Yi Jianlian's defensive strategy adjustment when facing Horford was very good.

This is a player who plays with his brain. He knows how to use his advantages to attack the opponent's disadvantages. Little K likes such players.

"I have to take back my initial evaluation! Not only will Yi become a defensive insider, he will be a very good star in the Bucks team. We must be patient with him!"

(End of this chapter)