NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 331 The Spurs' Helplessness

The Hornets were actually not much behind at the last moment, but they ran out of time.

After making a foul play and betting on a three-pointer and missing again, they can only concede defeat.

In fact, this Hornets are only a little bit short of being able to compete with the first-tier team. At Paul's age, they still have hope, but unfortunately, various reasons such as injuries will make them mediocre again.

Two guard-forward teams, the Hornets and the Utah Jazz, ended up with similar results, trading off good players and rebuilding.

When Russell sees those familiar players, he can't help but sigh, and he just thinks too much.

Of course, because of his appearance, the current league has changed, and the fate of some players will also change.

However, most of the players at the All-Star level may be similar to the original history, because with the sun, they can't get what they want to use.

Especially for the head of a small team, the end is doomed from the beginning. If you don’t open up, you need suitable teammates. Small teams generally don’t have such a big budget.

Except for a few times, the league is still more fun with those giants.

At this time, the eyes of the outside world are still more on the sun.

Because next they will touch the Spurs and Mavericks in a row against the strong teams in the West.

Moreover, the Suns will compete with the Spurs for the No. [-] spot in the Western Conference.

In the past few seasons, it seems that many things have not changed. Even if the Suns change personnel, they will still be able to compete for the position of Western Conference hegemony.

The Spurs give people the feeling that the lineup is not much different from season to season. They have been tinkering around GDP in the summer, which can also be said to be stable.

Russell plans to build a team like this for the Suns in the future, with three All-Stars and high-quality rookies from the draft in other positions. They will definitely make the league more unhappy than the Spurs.

The Spurs had a better record than the Suns, and they started the season very well.

It's a pity that they suffered some minor injuries. For example, Parker couldn't play this time.

After Parker couldn't play, the Spurs' strength still declined. Although Parker was able to play so neatly because of Duncan, his offensive power must be much better than the average player.

As for the Suns, it doesn't make a big difference whether they have Parker or not. Facing the Spurs, they mainly study how to deal with Duncan.

The role of Gasol must be played here, but it depends on the development of the game if he comes up directly to partner with Stoudemire on the inside or Stoudemire comes up to pester Duncan frantically when he is resting.

Parker truce, the Spurs did not let Manu Ginobili start, so they will definitely be Duncan's main attack.

In fact, as soon as the game started, Duncan went all out.

Maybe facing the Suns, even if a key player is missing, the Spurs want to find out for themselves.

Duncan is still as strong as ever, neither Millsap nor Stoudemire can handle it.

Duncan is too stable inside, and the Suns' starting inside weight is a bit smaller.

Fortunately, there are big guys who look a bit fat on their bench, and Gasol Jr. is more solid than Varejao.

The Suns did not completely flank Duncan for the time being, but restricted the Spurs' perimeter.

On the offensive end, they use the front and back lines to exert their strength, because this is the weak link of the Spurs.

The Spurs' defense is still very good, but it's a pity that they play team defense. If the opposing player is strong, they can't defend alone or they can't defend.

The three outsiders of the Suns, Russell, Ray Allen and Durant, all have the ability to play each other singles.

Last season, Russell and Joe Johnson played casually, and now Ray Allen is slightly lower by half a gear, and Durant is still developing, but overall he may be more flexible than last season.

The Suns are a little bit defensive this season. The offense is really not weak, but the stability may be slightly worse, and this will gradually improve as the season progresses.

Because without Parker, no matter how well Duncan played, he couldn't score against four players, so the Suns still lead.

In the lead, the Suns acquiesced to this kind of defense, temporarily not flanking Duncan, but just assisting in defense.

Prioritize killing others and keep the team ahead.

During the rotation period, Ginobili wanted to go crazy, but unfortunately he was not as stable as Duncan and did not explode.

The Suns are in a similar situation, with Ellis and Ginobili comparing each other.

Compared with Martin, Ellis is physically stronger, so he doesn't play so smart.

Martin will take the initiative to make fouls, and Ellis will pull up half a step away from the defense.

However, there is not much difference in efficiency between the two, and they are actually more handy.

As the team's sixth man, it's actually not a big problem, and the competition during the rotation period is also very fierce.

It is a good habit of the Suns to defend well when the offense fluctuates.

Therefore, the sun will basically have no problems at this time, and Russell can rest with peace of mind.

It's just that Duncan was even more brutal in the second quarter, which caused the Suns no chance to open the score.

Russell played relatively easily on the perimeter, and Stoudemire was able to seize the opportunity to play two.

It's just that the stability of the outside line is still not as good as the inside line. Duncan's shooting rate is too high without flanking.

The Suns completely restricted the Spurs' three-pointers, but it was not fully reflected in the score.

During the intermission, the Suns coaching staff thought it would be more cost-effective to pinch Duncan after discussion.

Without Parker, just limit Duncan and Ginobili to death. The Spurs' role players can score points.

Duncan's efficiency is too high, the defense will change, and Gasol will play longer in the second half.

There are still various players in the Suns lineup that can deal with different situations.

As for the Spurs, there are not many choices for personnel, they can only do better in details.

How to limit the Sun's offense and how to do a good job of your own offense.

Whether it is a good defense or an offense that is not good enough, the Spurs must do this, because the offensive end is a topic that cannot be bypassed in the face of the Suns.

But this is the regular season after all, and the Spurs will not be as nervous as the playoffs.

Even if their head coach Popovich was so angry that he cursed on the sidelines, he didn't care too much about the outcome of a regular season. He hoped to learn more about the Suns so that they could have a chance to win in the playoffs.

Therefore, it will not be too difficult to play against the Spurs in the regular season. Everyone is just testing each other.

In the third quarter, the Suns began to attack Duncan in an all-round way.

This change was very successful. Without Parker, flanking Duncan was more likely to succeed.

Finley no longer has the ability to support the outside offense, and the others are even worse.

Therefore, in addition to allowing Ginobili to play faster, the Spurs only have defense, which is actually not enough.

(End of this chapter)