NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 18 The Fans Are Crazy
The Jazz's paper strength this season is actually not bad, the guard line is not so bad, but they still have the Puerto Rican Arroyo who led the national team to beat the US team in the summer, and there is a base with the ability to score in double figures last season. Risek, who has a role player with both offense and defense, Raja Bell, said that the difference is actually that the organization is not so good.

They were so high-profile in the summer, and they actually want to directly produce results this season. Players who have won big contracts also want to prove themselves, so the preseason is not soft.

Unexpectedly, they met their opponents in Phoenix.

At the beginning, Joe Johnson and Stoudemire broke out, and the Suns led by double digits in just a few minutes.

Jazz head coach Jerry Sloan's face turned black. He only realized today that there was a big problem with the defense that the Jazz has always been proud of.

He got Boozer based on Karl Malone as a template, but Boozer's defensive awareness is really just average, and Boozer's half-block defense against the Suns is not very effective.

The Suns said that they like the inside line who likes to shoot, and it's great that they don't have to stop and resist.

And seeing the Suns play well in pick-and-rolls and Russell giving second passes again and again, Sloan's heart was about to break.

He is not like Popovich who thinks that Russell can be used as a substitute. The Jazz is now being crushed by the opponent with a pick-and-roll tactic. How can Russell's pass be so good.

Looking at the guards of the Jazz, Sloan's mentality is a bit broken. What he needs is a new Stockton.

Especially Arroyo, who thought she was getting a good deal at first, but now the more she sees it, the more she doesn't like it.

So what if he is proficient in ball handling skills and can perform various difficult moves. He doesn't look at juggling. He needs to be a player who can pass the ball after a pick-and-roll and can kill with one hit.

Not afraid of not knowing people, but afraid of being compared to others, the team's guard was disgusted by Sloan.

In fact, they were beaten by the sun, and the guards were only part of the reason. The main reason was that they were too slow inside.

Especially in terms of defense, he can't protect the frame, and he can't help defend.

The Suns' lineup is too special. Marion at the fourth position can be pulled out to shoot, and if Boozer is defended, Marion can rush him.

Stoudemire dunks when he catches the ball. The explosive power is too strong, and the Jazz's insiders often can't respond.

No team knows the pick-and-roll better than the Jazz, but today they knelt under the Sun's pick-and-roll.

Sloan was having a headache and called a timeout to arrange, "Gentlemen, you need to be tough, you have to stand in front of them, don't be afraid of physical contact, just like we did in training."

The Jazz's lineup has changed too much this season, and it's normal for players not to understand the tactics.
It's just that Boozer's defensive problem, which was dug out with a lot of money, seems to be more serious than expected, and Kirilenko needs to make up for it in many cases.

It can't be said that Boozer is not active. Boozer is still trying to prove himself despite his reputation as a rebellious boy, but his defensive habits are not very good, and his awareness is not in place.

It was not obvious in the first few games, but now the Suns' offense has completely exposed the Jazz's defensive problems.

"Is the team's offense that strong now?"

"It's really handsome. It easily penetrated the Jazz's defense. Today's ticket is too valuable."

"Russell is really handsome and capable of fighting, ah..."

At the beginning of the game, the home fans were conquered by the Suns' offense, and the screaming ones were female fans.

There are also very annoying words, and the fans will discuss it on the spot if it is not good, that is, Russell is still a super rich second generation.

If Russell hadn't always been surrounded by two unsightly bald and muscular men, many female fans with ulterior motives would have blocked them.

Russell really doesn't know much about this. He's not used to going to places like nightclubs, and he doesn't know how many young models are staring at him. Russell's family is richer than other NBA players, so it's good to have a little time.

The Jazz made adjustments and went to Okur to open up space for Boozer. Okur is now a very good space-type insider who can shoot and single-top, so he can get a big contract.

But now the Jazz let him play as a substitute, so that there will always be insiders suitable for pick-and-roll tactics on the field.

This method of use is still quite extravagant, of course, the Jazz will eventually find that he is more suitable for starting.

This adjustment is mainly aimed at offense. The Jazz want to play offense to make the Suns afraid.

However, Boozer's space to play Marion is not so neat.

And the Suns can defend against it, and they are not afraid of Okur's shots at all.

On the contrary, the Jazz's defense has been unable to solve, and Okur is also slow and has no defense.

The Jazz's defensive habits are aimed at teams with big centers. They can shrink inside and fight hand-to-hand.

They later became Yao Ming's sufferers several times because of the restraint of both offensive and defensive tactics.

But the Suns are not this type at all. The Suns rarely play low post singles inside.

They went down the pick-and-roll and shot from the outside. The Jazz couldn't keep up with the inside, and they couldn't be tough even if they wanted to be tough.

The Jazz want to play this game, but they really can't play it.

Russell's pass is not a skill that can be used to figure out the means on the spot. The Jazz can only look forward to the sun's own travel problems.

When both sides are on the bench, the Jazz are much more comfortable.

After Stoudemire and Joe Johnson went down, the Jazz's defensive pressure dropped by more than half.

Russell is no longer on the court, they only need to pay attention to Barbosa's breakthrough.

A role player for the Suns, it's hard to play without Russell's magic passing.

Among the three strong points of the Suns' starting lineup, Marion is not that strong in holding the ball, and the effect of leading the team is not good.

So the substitute lineup, the two sides are almost the same.

But the main lineup is really All-Star level, and Russell can score points alone without Russell. Joe Johnson is at least a quasi-All-Star level, and he can play with the ball by himself.

The Sun's lineup is much stronger than everyone guessed in the summer.

The growth of young players is far more realistic than the bright cards in the free market.

According to the exaggerated description more than ten years later, it would not be against the Sun to say that they are the Big Four.

In the third quarter, the main players of both sides played again, and the Suns players were in a hot state. When the Jazz focused on Stoudemire and Joe Johnson, Marion and Iguodala each hit a three-pointer, and the difference between the two sides suddenly came to 20+ , Jazz had no choice but to give up resistance.

Coach Sloan has no choice. He has already given targeted countermeasures, but the players can't handle it.

Unexpectedly, amidst the crazy shouts of the home fans, the Suns' substitutes also exploded. The two fellow Brazilians, Barbosa and Varejao, scored consecutive points to help the Suns expand their lead.

In the end, they beat the Jazz by 48 points.

This is because they are embarrassed to attack again before the end of the game, otherwise they may win 50 points.

Now the Suns players are completely crazy. If there is an accident in the first game, it will be another 40+ victory. No matter how rational they are, they are not fans.

The Suns in the new season may really be super fierce.

(End of this chapter)