God's hand behind the scenes

Chapter 506 The Future of the Center Forward

"Doesn't it feel good to fight Warcraft in the paint? How about it? Can you hold on?" At the beginning of the second quarter, Jackson continued to come on the bench to let the main players rest more. Chang Wei moved next to Milicic and patted his shoulder, asked with concern.

Milicic grinned, grabbed a towel and wiped his sweat, and said excitedly: "I'm a little tired, but I think I should be fine. After all, I seldom confront him head-on, and the physical exertion is not enough." It looks so big."

Chang Wei nodded and said: "That's good. But I think if you can, you should do better on defense. Howard's skills are actually very average. Most of the time, he relies on his strength to dominate the basket. , There is basically no footsteps, as long as you can interfere with his take-off or even cut the ball when he turns around, it will make him suffer a lot.”

This sentence is a little bit standing up and talking without back pain. Milicic certainly knows that this is a good opportunity, but Howard's explosive power is the top in the league. Going up to interfere or even block shots, maybe it's just sending free throws to the opponent.Sure, Howard sucks at the free throw line, but it's not a good feeling to be fouled.

But Milicic thought for a while, gritted his teeth and nodded.If you can't limit Howard on the defensive end, it means that your offensive points will basically be lost again, which is very detrimental to the team, so you should also make some contributions on defense.Even if Howard can't be restrained, it's better than watching him score from the sidelines, right?
After 3 minutes and 20 seconds in the second quarter, Jackson changed the main lineup sternly.The reason is simple. The Bobcats' bench is slightly better than the Magic's. Besides, they are leading now. Since they can form a stalemate, why bother to switch to the starting lineup early?It's just that Jackson silently followed suit because Brian Hill was the first to change into the starting lineup.

Howard has just regained his confidence in Max Hill, and he is about to face Milicic, his face with a childlike smile is also tense, and he is frowning. He still doesn't know what to do with himself Go deal with this guy.In fact, since entering the league in 2004, Howard has indeed had few opponents at the basket. His powerful style of play can completely crush most centers in the league.Originally, he was only afraid of Yao Ming, but he didn't expect Milicic to have a faint tendency to suppress himself now.

So Howard hesitated for a few seconds, then gritted his teeth and prepared to give Milicic a little color.Although Milicic joined the NBA a year earlier than him, he has always been regarded as a parallel import. Howard firmly believes that the first quarter was just an accident.

However, the accident did not end. In the first round of the second quarter, Milicic simply cut off the ball the moment he turned around. Although Nelson quickly regained control of the ball, Howard was scared. I broke out in a cold sweat.However, this ball was Milicic's blind cat and a dead mouse, and it would be a thug foul if he was asked to play again.

Milicic is still thankful that he didn't foul, while Chang Wei nodded slightly on the sidelines. It seems that this kid has listened to his words.In fact, there is not much technical content in stealing. There are only two basic requirements, one is quick eyes, and the other is quick hands.You have to start at the moment when the opponent has a flaw, and seize the fleeting opportunity to complete the steal.

Although Milicic's cut was a bit of luck, as long as he can grasp this feeling, he can embarrass Howard on the defensive end. After all, Howard is also a relatively traditional center. his forte.

In Chang Wei's view, the future development path of a center like Howard will become narrower and narrower. Even now, there are not a few teams in the league that insist on fast offense. Howard basically relies on his athletic ability to make a living. .When his physical fitness declines in the future, he will basically be helpless in the face of Milicic's type of insider.

In addition to Daben, Chang Wei has been committed to training the inside players he can influence into all-round insiders who can be inside and outside. Even Dalembert has also trained a reliable center under his special training. distance shot.This is also the reason why Chang Wei insisted on picking Milicic at the beginning. This guy's foundation is there, and a little training can come in handy.

Howard was horrified to find that not only did he have no contribution on the defensive end, he was often interfered by Milicic on offense, and he also sent 3 turnovers, basically under the pressure of Milicic.Although he can still cover for his teammates and grab rebounds on the field, he is confused inside. Why did the weapon that worked so well before fail?
By the time he struggled, the Magic had trailed by double digits, and the first half was coming to an end soon.The Magic almost played the entire second quarter with their own starters, but they didn't achieve very good results. At the end of the half, they were 47 points behind 60 to 13. What made Brian Hill even worse was that, Howard actually lost his love to Milicic.

When he saw the statistics, he was really unbelievable. Howard scored 18 points, 8 rebounds and 2 blocks in the half, but Milicic still had the upper hand. His data was 14 points, 6 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steals and [-] block, comprehensiveness is much stronger than Howard's, and his performance is also the key to the Bobcats' double-digit lead at halftime.This kind of performance also made his teammates look at him with admiration. Obviously, Milicic will have more opportunities in the second half.

This situation is very common in basketball games. If you play well, both the head coach and teammates are willing to give you more balls so that you can continue to maintain your fiery touch.But if the shooting rate drops, then except for the team leader who has unlimited fire rights, other people will not want to shoot casually like before, and of course Milicic is included.

However, his performance has laid the foundation for the second half. As long as he continues to maintain, everyone will be willing to let him play a few more rounds in the paint.During the intermission, Jackson praised Milicic's performance. He said proudly: "Dako has already played to a standard inside, which means that the Magic will probably shrink their defense in the second half. Outside shooters, yours The opportunity has come, let the three-point rain completely submerge the opponent, we will definitely be able to win this game!"

(End of this chapter)