NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 162 Adjustment Ability
Jazz coach Sloan is still relatively traditional. Although he is extremely optimistic about Deron and wishes to immediately make him the core of tactics, he decided to let Deron play as a substitute at the beginning of the season.

The Jazz's starting No. [-] position is still a conscientious tool man. The team let Okur and Boozer play the main attack on the inside, and Kirilenko on the outside.

They play pick and roll offensively. They have been playing for many years. If the rhythm is not fast, it depends on the player's ability.

So their offense is not very good now, and they don't like shooting three-pointers, they only like hand-to-hand combat and defense.

It's not easy to hit the Jazz inside. Boozer is just like that. Okur is a tank that can shoot. But when the two of them fight inside, the basket is a bit crowded. On the other side, Kirilenko can assist at will. Defend.

Kirilenko's role in the team is the same as that of Marion, single-handed defense, assist defense, rebounding, and scoring.

But Kirilenko is more versatile, he may be the most versatile striker before James.

Scores, rebounds, assists, steals and blocks are omnipotent, and it is conceivable that the striker is still the king of blocks.

It's just that he is not top-notch in other aspects except for his defense and blocking shots at his peak, so he didn't become a super star, but an all-around star.

With such a player, the Suns will not be so easy to hit the basket.

So they have to speed up, he plays transitions, and makes the Jazz's big men useless.

The Suns didn't get off to a good start, as their rebounds were overwhelmed by the Jazz.

The Jazz don't have top-tier rebounders to speak of, but there are three good rebounders in the starting lineup, and Humphries, Collins and Harprin are also good rebounders on the bench.

In fact, the Suns are also the type of rebounding for all members, but overall the Jazz rebounds better. They are considered a strong rebounding team, while the Suns are mediocre.

The Jazz took the lead with stronger rebounding ability and successfully interfered with the Suns' offenses several times.

Russell quickly made a choice, and he shot directly on the screen.

After scoring twice in a row, some loopholes inevitably appeared in the Jazz's defense.

Because they can't guard Russell in the regular mode, they can only attack him first when defending the pick-and-roll, and other Suns players will have opportunities.

But after playing for a while, the Suns found that it was still a bit difficult. Facing the Jazz's insider Varejao, this was of no use. They thought they could protect the rebounds, but the result was that the offensive end was a little bit less.

After half a quarter, the Suns replaced Wallace to play a small lineup.

Now the Suns' offense is fully alive. They can't win rebounds anyway, and they must at least suppress the opponent on the offensive end.

And as long as the speed is raised, their rebounds are no worse than when Varejao was on the court.

As far as the rotation is concerned, the Suns have a much stronger offensive power, and then Barbosa and Martin also came up to score. After training last season, Barbosa and Martin have both grown a lot.

Martin, in particular, has very distinctive features and strong attack power.

The current rotation lineup is that Martin and Wallace play more. Wallace has a better tactical effect and has a relatively large effect on both offense and defense, but Martin is scoring, which is very eye-catching.

There is no doubt that this Sun is much stronger than the original history.

Last season, the strength of some young players has not yet been revealed, and they have all grown up this season.

Including Wallace, who signed in, is also a ruthless character. The situation of the Suns was originally analyzed better by the outside world.

The team's defense is also very good. The Jazz's several strengths have been taken care of.

However, the Jazz also has an X factor. The Croatian Gordon Girisek feels hot. He is not the focus of attention.

Deron played longer than the Jazz's starting No. [-] position, and Russell also played against him.

Russell is more interested in players who have the opportunity to grow into All-Stars.

Deron's eyes lit up when he saw him. For young players, challenging famous stars is the fastest way to become famous, and Russell may be one of the best MVP players to challenge.

Russell didn't realize it in the first few games. After all, many teams like to let people consume him.

But Deron's situation is obviously the same, he can see the desire in the young man's eyes.

It's a pity that Deron is a blacksmith. He won't have any trouble getting into the inside of the sun, so he kept pulling up in front of Russell, and then there was the sound of hammering iron.

Russell chuckled, "Dude, don't be nervous, I won't do anything to you."

"I will beat you." Deron said through gritted teeth.

There is no enmity between the two of them, it is obvious that this buddy is losing face.

Russell shook his head, and then pulled out one directly in front of the opponent, "See, you have to shoot like this."

Deron was silent and wanted to fight back, but Sloan also reminded him from the sidelines to let him pick and roll honestly according to the tactics.

Deron was a little depressed, but there was nothing he could do. As a rookie, he didn't dare to challenge Sloan's authority.

With a shot before halftime, Russell was a little bit regretful that he missed the buzzer.

Unbelievable shots are not guaranteed to be scored, and Russell is also trying to find ways to make himself more efficient.

"Rebounds, we must protect the rebounds." D'Antoni said.

He paid attention to the rebounding thing because the team's rebounding in the first half was indeed a little bit worse.

"Everyone pays attention, the opponent is not a weakling." Russell said.

"Everyone protects the rebounds together, we can definitely do well."

Some players did take it lightly in the first half. The Jazz were bad last season, but their strength is not bad.

In the third quarter, the entire Suns team became aggressive.

It just became fierce. Before, they were acting like the defending champions, but they didn't expect the Jazz to be so fierce, and they couldn't stand it all of a sudden.

After analyzing the situation in the first half in the locker room, their spirits were different.

After all, it is a top team, and players change quickly.

Russell naturally set an example. He didn't cover the singles for McLeod a few times, and directly beat the guard who was not much taller than him.

Three fouls in a single quarter, it doesn't work if you don't go down, Russell's aggressiveness is shocking.

Sloan felt something was wrong. Russell seemed to deliberately foul the Jazz players, but it was not particularly obvious. When did Russell play like this?

In fact, Russell imitated some of the foul-making methods later. He would not have done it without incredible shots last season, and this season is also the first time he has shown it.

Russell played this way because the Jazz's starting No. [-] was not tall and weighed a lot. After Deron came up, he changed his normal style of play. You must know that fouling actually consumes more energy.

In addition, the Suns have already controlled the rhythm in the third quarter, and the score has also turned the game. Russell is not so hard. It is better not to use some skills frequently, so that there will be more surprises.

After all, there are not so many whistles now, so don't let someone break them.

(End of this chapter)