Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 212 We Are Not Weak

During the halftime break, the atmosphere in the Suns locker room was a bit dull, and Nash was even more annoyed.Originally, he thought that the Trail Blazers full of wounded soldiers was just a piece of cake. Although there were many young talents in the lineup and the strength of the head coach was also good, he had already lost several generals. Unexpectedly, it was just an injured tiger, and it was still far away. Far from dying.However, if he is annoyed, he still intends to continue to stick to the style of play in the first half, after all, he is at his home court.

Gentry has no objection to Nash's idea. He has more confidence in the team. He insists that this is just the Blazers' stubborn resistance, and he also pulled out the old Miller as the main attacker. It's not very stable, and the hit rate will definitely not be much higher if you make a forced shot.He trusted Nash and knew that the thin point guard, who looked weak, was a good shooter, as evidenced by his 90% free throw percentage.Under normal circumstances, players who shoot poorly make free throws almost nine times out of ten. Players who are good at free throws can definitely shoot well, even if it is the middle distance near the free throw line!

So he didn't blame the team's performance in the first half, but just asked everyone to focus on the offensive end in the second half.In fact, this is also the tactical style passed down by the Suns. When Gentry’s predecessor D’Antoni was coaching, the Suns were famous in the league for their “seven-second offense” and “fast whirlwind”. Use continuous running to involve the opponent's defense, so as to get shooting opportunities.This time Nash took the initiative to take the offensive responsibility, and Gentry had nothing to say, but hoped that others would get involved in defense and share the pressure with Nash.

Contrary to the locker room of the home team, the atmosphere in the locker room of the visiting team is very relaxed. After all, they are facing the third strongest enemy in the Western Conference. It is already very good to be able to maintain the advantage at the end of the first half.However, McMillan does not think that this little advantage will have any impact on the final outcome. He feels that the team needs to continue to strengthen their offense in the second half.Thinking of this, he said to Ye Feng: "Ye, what do you think of Nash's organizational offense? Can you compete with him?"

Ye Feng knew what the head coach was thinking. In the first half, Miller had shown a fiery shooting touch. Under normal circumstances, when a coach sees his players suddenly feel hot, he will let them keep shooting until the feeling disappears.Now that Miller is in such a state, of course he must continue to attack, but in this way, his responsibilities as the team's point guard can only be shared by others. Ye Feng is the most suitable player to play with him, but McMillan didn't know if Ye Feng would like to play a supporting role, and continue to organize the offense as the team's commander. In his opinion, although Ye Feng has always been very generous, as a young player, he may be a little bit resistant.

However, Ye Feng doesn't think there is any problem with this. There is camaraderie on the basketball court, but most of the time there is also competition. If you feel good, you should shoot more. This is the default rule.He smiled and said: "Steve's passing is indeed at the master level. I don't dare to say whether I can reach this level now, but in the second half, let the team organize the offense and leave it to me. I will do my best. Anyway, facing the Suns is the easiest for me. So, Andre, the offense in the second half is still up to you, I hope you can continue to maintain the fiery touch of the first half." He smiled and glanced at Miller .

Old Miller is also a good person. He knew that Ye Feng was showing his favor to him. As a veteran player, he could see the situation clearly. The Blazers' main attack point in the first half was indeed on him, and Ye Feng He has taken the initiative to organize the offense, and now he is just saying this to let other teammates know this.But no matter what, this is also my responsibility. Now that I have put on the Blazers jersey, I must make contributions to the team, which I cannot shirk.Facing Ye Feng's sincere eyes, he smiled and said, "No problem, let's see what happens to me in the second half. Nash's offense is not bad, but his defense is much worse. I'm still sure."

McMillan looked at the expressions of the others, and everyone seemed to have approved of this arrangement. He nodded and said, "Since you all think this arrangement is acceptable, then Ye will be responsible for organizing the offense in the second half, and everyone will try to pass the ball to you." Andre. Others do their part, but don't follow the sun to speed up. In terms of speed, we are definitely not as good as the other side. The half-court battle is our advantage. We don't pursue faster speed, as long as we maintain Offensive efficiency is fine, as for offensive possessions, we can increase the number of possessions by rebounding, and I think LaMarcus and Marcus can solve the problem."

After the start of the second half, the two sides continued to use Nash and Miller to fight against each other, but Gentry was not a stubborn person. Although he recognized Nash's request to continue scoring, he still sent a fast defensive champion Barbosa came to partner with Nash in the backcourt, hoping that Barbosa could use defense to suppress the old Miller's scoring.But anyway, the old Miller is also a point guard, and his partner is Fernandez, who is also a player who plays off the ball and shoots well. Barbosa is just one person, unable to guard both ends, and can only be exhausted between Miller and Fernandez.

It's not that Gentry didn't think about changing Hill's defense and hiding Nash on the defensive end, but Hill's pressure was even greater. Ye Feng surpassed Hill in terms of strength, speed, and ball skills. Hill could only rely on his own strength. Experience struggles.So if Ye Feng wanted to pass the ball, he couldn't stop it. It would be even worse if Nash was replaced, because Nash didn't even have a height, basically he was caught and bullied by Ye Feng, so he might as well let Hill follow him.If Nash is replaced, not to mention that it will break his heart, who will the team's offense be entrusted to?Hill?Barbossa?They are all generals, not handsome talents.

And as the game progressed, Nash's aging flaws were exposed. He was a little overwhelmed with the two important tasks of scoring and organizing. He was not the kind of physical madman, and the combination of the two made him Feeling a bit overwhelmed, but looking back at the Blazers, the old Miller is still able to handle it with ease. After all, he only needs to focus on scoring, and Ye Feng can organize the offense.Nash secretly sighed, it seems that he still has to return to the organization, otherwise the game will be too aggrieved.

Seeing Nash's unwilling expression, Ye Feng smiled and whispered to him: "Hmph, don't think too much, we are not weak!"

(End of this chapter)