NBA's strongest prince

Chapter 35 Interview
The Hornets are playing well, but they have a big problem, that is, they can't score when they get ahead.

Their scoring ability is too poor, even if the Suns do not play well, it will be difficult for them to gain much lead.

And the defense also consumes energy, and the Hornets will not be able to play well after the Suns' strong points calm down off the court and then come back.

This is the case with weak teams. Even if they gain some advantages for various reasons, as long as the strong teams react, they will not be able to maintain it.

In competitive sports, food is the original sin, and the weak and strong teams in the league are treated completely differently.

Representatives of weak teams have little attention, it is difficult to earn more dollars, and the team will not give a good contract if they play good statistics. Let alone advertising endorsements, merchants will not think much about it.

Relatively speaking, in a strong team, especially a strong team that won a championship, even role players will be poached by other teams at a premium, earning a lot of money.

If it is a big city, it will be even more beautiful.

But big cities have a better chemical reaction with strong teams. If the city is weak and the city is small, then it is honestly a low-level person.

After the main lineup of the Suns played again, they became neither arrogant nor impetuous, unable to play fast breaks or mess around.

Under Russell's scheduling, their positional offense is also better than the Hornets.

The Hornets are short on the perimeter. The two veterans are 36 and 34. Russell is faster than them.

So this time Russell showed a good defensive ability, and the Hornets didn't have many outside opportunities.

On the inside, both Stoudemire and Marion sent big caps.

Stoudemire's defensive awareness is average, but where his physical fitness is, the Hornets can definitely defend against some obvious offenses in front of them.

Needless to say, Marion's defense is not a low-post weapon. Marion is the leader in single defense and assist defense. Now that O'Neal has gone to the East, the insiders who can do him are Duncan, Yao Ming, Garnett, and Novus. There are very few people left.

So the sun's current inside looks a bit wrong, but there is no problem at all.

The Suns gradually took control of the situation on the field through their excellent conduction of the ball. At the end of the first half, they also became the leading side.

Hornets coach Byron Scott did not make any adjustments during the intermission. The current situation of the Hornets is problematic, and the management is already considering giving up the new season.

Did you give up at the beginning?They can't help it. If Davis can't be dealt with, they can only rebuild.

The poor results now have accelerated their determination to rebuild.

Of course, it's not completely confirmed yet, but I just said hello to Byron Scott.

Anyway, he won't blame him for the temporary poor performance, he just needs to let the players play freely.

Young players check to see if they can be used, and veterans help to swipe the data to make a deal.

The NBA is a business league. This is not college basketball. If the situation is not right, players and coaches may change clubs. It is not surprising that anyone takes the initiative. Even the boss can be changed.

So it's a personal choice for a team to play badly from the beginning to the end.

In the third quarter, the Hornets tried to strengthen the offense, but the defense could not take care of it so well.

Stoudemire showed off his power and did whatever he wanted in the paint.

There is no doubt that the current Xiaobawang is definitely at the All-Star level, and he is still relatively strong.The Hornets were able to limit it in the first half, but in the second half they also had consumption, and they couldn't handle it at all.

The Suns are still back to back, such a comparison will tell how big the difference in strength between the two sides is.

The third quarter is a watershed for strong teams and weak teams.

After the halftime break, the Suns played more targeted. The cooperation between Russell and Stoudemire was simply flying.

"It's so cool!" Russell also cheered.

Stoudemire is really a weapon for assists, and it is no problem to offer a maximum salary for such a bully.

Although Joe Johnson dissatisfied with Stoudemire, it is true that Stoudemire's lethality is stronger.

It's a pity that Stoudemire was dragged down by injuries in the later period, and his career salary still did not earn as much as Joe Johnson.

The Suns steadily expanded their lead, but the Hornets did not give up.

Defensive teams are still not so easy to collapse, not to mention those with poor offense and poor defense.

But every loss is a loss, so few weak teams are willing to do a good job of defense.

The Hornets have long-term goals and don't want young stars to be abolished, which is why they are in this strange state.

The score gap between the two sides has been around 10 points, but the Suns feel very stable.

In the end, Russell also worked hard and scored in double figures.

That's 10 points, and I didn't get any more points.

The opponent's defender is short and it is not easy to score points. There is a long way to go to improve his strength in this area.

10 points and 16 assists, another beautiful double-double data, mainly assists.

He is now firmly No. 2 in the assist list, much higher than No. [-], and the number of fans is also rising.

The Suns only had one day to adjust when they returned to the home court, but Russell still couldn't resist the demands of the media and gave an exclusive interview to the local team's cooperative media.

He originally planned to keep a low profile at the beginning of the season, and deal with the media before the All-Star, so as to get some votes.

Now because of his status as the invisible boss, the fans and the media are very enthusiastic about him. The media in front of him are crying and calling for an appointment. The team's game is relatively busy, and Russell has not agreed.

But now seeing that this posture is a little crazier than expected, Russell also let go.

After the previous losses, his thinking has also changed a little.

It's good to let the media do some publicity. Anyway, the next game is at home, so he can spare a little time.

The location of the interview is a corner of the training hall, a temporary interview scene.

Russell struggled for a while between the ball uniform and the formal attire, and finally chose the formal attire.

After all, this time it is mainly to answer some questions of the team, and a few other handsome guys wear ball uniforms in the training hall to make a background board for 2 minutes and cut it in.

Agatha Evelyn, a well-known female reporter from the cooperative media, wore light makeup and was well-dressed.

Her attitude was very upright, the young man in front of her was as handsome as a Hollywood star, but he was not just a player of the Suns, Russell was also the actual manager of the Suns, the eldest son of the giant Russell family in Phoenix.

Such a character can make a reporter fly, or lose his job.

"Follow me to understand the story behind the new season of the Suns." Evelyn's intellectual voice sounded.

Then the two talked about the situation of the Suns as if they were chatting, and Evelyn also asked a lot of questions that everyone cared about on behalf of the fans.

This kind of interview can speak freely, anyway, it will be edited later, and it can only be officially released with the consent of the sun.

"We are serious about the declaration of winning the championship."

"The team didn't make big moves in the summer because there are no suitable star players in the free market. We are willing to spend money, but we don't spend money indiscriminately. We operate the team very seriously."

(End of this chapter)