If I were Yi Di in the NBA

Chapter 38 The Old Spurs in the Afterglow

In the pre-season stage, the Spurs and the Lakers competed for the No. [-] in the Western Conference. As a result, both of their players were injured, and the Hornets, who had recovered their complete lineup, picked up a bargain and became the No. [-] in the Western Conference.

The Hornets are really in good shape during this period, but it is mainly the Lakers and Spurs that have pulled some.

Not only the Hornets, the Mavericks and the Suns also surpassed the previous Lakers and Spurs.

The Lakers have fallen out of the top four in the Western Conference. If it weren't for the trade for Gasol, the Lakers would have to waste this season.

This also shows that the competition in the West is fierce, and the Supersonics, as a weak chicken, can't participate in it at all, and can only be upset occasionally to show their presence.

The current Spurs can be regarded as the last two seasons of playing defense. In the future, as Duncan ages, they will gradually increase offensive elements.

The Spurs are mainly defensive, and their offense almost depends on GDP. One less player will reduce their combat effectiveness.

On defense, Duncan has no problem.

So now the Spurs without Parker are actually worse offensively than the Sonics. It depends on how much the Sonics' offense can play in front of the league's top defensive players.

In Yi Jian's case, he may play a supporting role in many cases.

But it's not like there's no chance, such as when the Spurs played a junior and a junior, or simply pulled Duncan out to play.

Whether Duncan is the main defense or the auxiliary defense is a big threat, it is actually a bit difficult to say.

The key may be to see whether the Spurs will pay attention to him. If the Spurs don't care much about him, even if Duncan keeps staring at him, it may still not be enough.

After all, as Duncan, it is impossible to go around and not catch the ball for him.

And if there is no help defense, it is not impossible for Duncan to become the background board if Yi Jian receives the ball in the right position.

After all, Shi Buddha often does this kind of thing.

After the game started, the Spurs were completely different from the last game.

The Spurs were originally the duo of Parker and Duncan who turned into the core of the offense. Now that Parker is away, it is Ginobili who holds the ball.

Ginobili played more as a sixth man in the Spurs, and his style is completely different from Parker.

The current Ginobili is also at his peak, showing his sharpness in the first quarter.

Ginobili has the edge of the sixth man, but also the instability of the sixth man.

When he's good, he's a powerful All-Star.

The Sonics can't limit Ginobili, who has been on the offensive end since he came up, but Bowen, who is already old on the Spurs' front line, can't limit Durant either.

In fact, it was difficult for Bowen to limit Durant's type of ignoring defense when he was at his peak, and it is even more impossible now.

At this time, it's time to watch the team's second matchup.

Yi Jian still pays more attention to Duncan, but the situation is better than expected. Duncan is not as fast as the last attack, and his cooperation with Ginobili is still not so tacit.

As for Yi Jian, it doesn't matter whether he is facing the most powerful striker or not.

As long as you receive the ball, you will rush in if you have the opportunity.

The cooperation between Yi Jian and his teammates was very good.

When Duncan was taken outside, Yi Jianshun went down faster than Duncan.

I still want to thank Durant for his unsolvable singles with the ball outside to attract firepower. The Spurs really didn't pay that much attention to Yi Jian.

They may be too confident in Duncan, but sometimes Duncan is not everything.

"Yi Jian is really strong, if you fight Duncan head-on, can Yi Jian be an All-Star?"

"The Supersonic's poor record is due to poor teammates. Yi Jian is definitely an All-Star."

"Whether Yi Jian faces off against any power forward in the league, he won't suffer."

Breaking through Duncan with the ball made all fans happy.

But Yi Jian himself still has a clue, knowing that apart from this move, he is far behind Duncan in other aspects.

If he really has all-round strength, even if he is a teammate in the CBA, he will not have a problem making it to the playoffs.

And as Duncan came to feel in the low position, Yi Jian couldn't stand it immediately.

The Sonics also had a wheel battle, but no one could stand it.

Fortunately, no matter how Duncan plays in the low post, the Supersonics have no problem here.

The other Spurs players are really not that good.

They have been able to maintain a good record this season, mainly due to the chaos in the Western Conference, there is no particularly strong team, and the Spurs are obviously more stable.

Just like now, it is difficult for the Spurs role players to make any contribution on the offensive end, but they also defended all the supersonic role players to death.

The Spurs' defense, the opponent does not have strong players on the offensive end, it is really uncertain.

However, there are supersonic speeds, and there are two more, but Yi Jian and Durant are still evolving, and there is no guarantee that they will be useful every time.

To be honest, the Spurs were full of confidence at the beginning, but later they started to play the main force.

The supersonic speed is a normal rotation, which seems a bit outrageous.

Obviously the Spurs don't like to fuck the main players, so they will give role players more opportunities, but fortunately, the main players can take a good rest in the regular season.

This is the flow of impressions. In fact, before GDP got old, the Spurs really liked to rely on three people to bully their opponents.

Just fight defense, and then beat the opponent with the star.

Later, after the style changed and the team had more offensive elements, the Spurs had some role players who disrupted the game, allowing the older GDP to take a good rest.

This is also the lesson learned from the blood and tears of the main players injured in the playoffs.

The Spurs will always be a strong team in the Western Conference. It is not their style, but they will change with the changes of the times. Popovich is a shrewd character and will continue to adjust according to the lineup.

During Duncan's peak period, Popovich was the most important coach.

So some of Popovich's disciples can't get along when they go out, they just learn the fur of the old thief.

This season is the afterglow of the Spurs' old routine, because the GDP is less, and now even if Duncan kills the Quartet inside, the Spurs find that they can't expand their lead.

Popovich stretched his hips on the sidelines, and the team's performance made him very dissatisfied.

If you want to say that the fight is not good, it is not.

But it's not that smell.

Like Ginobili, he started to play well, and when Duncan played, he started to pull his hips.

It's a pity that Ginobili has always been like this, and scolding is useless.

It's better to scold him, so as to save the players under him from itching, and his mood will be better.

After all, basketball is just work, and bad moods should not delay the red wine after the game.

At the last moment of the first half, Yi Jian dragged Duncan to the outside area again, and then the Supersonic's inside line completed the scoring work.

This is also a way to deal with Duncan, because of this trick, the Sonics found a third way to score.

In this case, they overshadowed the Spurs again.

The Spurs actually tried to do the same, with Duncan drawing the defense and allowing the five to score.

It's just that the talent pool in this area, or the flexibility, the Sonics are actually greater than the Spurs.

The Spurs are very strong inside, just because of Duncan.

As for the Supersonic, besides Yi Jian, there are still a few ordinary insiders.

A weak position can sometimes become an advantage.

(End of this chapter)