Basketball myth

Chapter 52 Selling Pekovic
Knicks coach D'Antoni was a little sad after the game. Losing to his former subordinates was not a happy thing for anyone, but he still told reporters with a smile on his face.

"The Nets' victory today is well deserved. He (Thomas) knows our Knicks very well, but we don't know much about the Nets led by him this season. We don't understand the terrorist attack power of the Nets. We carelessly up.

Our game was slowly brought into their rhythm, so we lost!Thomas was really brought out by me. He has changed a lot, and he has changed very well. He completely restrained our running three-pointers, and they completely played the characteristics of their own team. We did not complain about the loss. ’ – Excerpted from the sports page of The New York Times.

The derby in the same city has attracted the attention of many people. D'Antoni made a summary of the Knicks' loss to the Nets, thinking that the Nets' new style of play can match the speed and attack power of the Suns back then.But the transformation of the Nets, especially the absence of a traditional point guard, is not everyone's favorite.

"Who does Thomas think he is? Another old Nelson? The world is too crazy for a beginner to invent his own play? New Jersey's victory is just unfamiliar, but he's not far from the abyss of failure. A big center even dribbled the ball over the half court more than 8 times, and that horrible triple-double, ha, when the famous coaches gradually understand the tactics of the Nets, it will be their death." It seems that there is a black basket , a reporter wrote in his column.

Many people think that the Knicks gave the Nets too many counterattack opportunities. The role of Curry's transmission is considered to be overkill, although Curry scored 33 points.

However, the team's choice is not in the hands of Curry, but in the hands of a tall man like Love. He actually dribbled the ball into the frontcourt, as many as 8 times. Is it completely random? There are too many Way to stop the Nets.

However, Thomas has no time to pay attention to these people now, because the Nets are facing their first crisis since the team was founded!

First of all, the Knicks were not at a disadvantage against the Nets. In other words, even though the Nets' main players played 34 minutes, they were still about the same as the Knicks!
You may say that Stoudemire's explosion, but this is Thomas' strategy. Once Stoudemire is allowed to drive the team's offense, the Nets have a great possibility of losing!Even if Stoudemire only scored 20 points by then!
Secondly, the Nets are now in the limelight across the league, which means that the vast majority of teams recognize the Nets' strength.

Such a result means that the playoff teams in the East will study you and stop you in every game!The powers of the West will hit you, because you will be one of the possible contenders for the championship in the future!

The road ahead for the Nets will be difficult!

Finally, the current strength of the Nets probably has a full understanding. It turns out that the Nets are only equivalent to the Knicks when Curry has not exploded!Just an Eastern Conference playoff team!Not so scary!
Therefore, D'Antoni, who saw this through, smiled knowingly and did not remind his "assistant coach" because, no matter what, the current Nets have the absolute strength to threaten the Knicks, and the two are now the biggest opponent!

Of course, it is not ruled out that D'Antoni wants to teach Thomas a lesson, because D'Antoni always feels that Thomas' road is going too smoothly!

The next day, December 12st, was another day for Thomas to yell, because today was another back-to-back game, and it was against the Thunder!

Of course, after seeing the Thunder's roster, Thomas first thanked God, Durant was injured?Not on the starting list!
Then, there are no words, because the current Jeff Green will make up for this position very well, and the Nets still face a tough battle! (Thomas secretly cursed, Green, when did your heart have trouble?)
Finally, there is still good news, the Nets are playing against the Thunder at home!For the journey to New York and New Jersey!It is really wonderful!Players can still have a good rest!
The current Thunder team is not yet the top three team in the Western Conference. Of course, it will be soon. If they were not suppressed by the Mavericks this season, they would have entered the finals this year!

However, luckily the Nets don't have to face the terrifying Thunder nor the terrifying Durant!

In other words, there is nothing to write about in this game. Of course, you would say it was Westbrook!Harden!

Harden?Now he is just a substitute who averages 12 points per game. To put it bluntly, he is the Super Sixth Man. To put it bluntly, he is not qualified to enter Thomas' eyes!
Westbrook meets Allen, how much do you think he will get?Hehe, seeing such an opportunity, the evil Thomas didn't try his best to open the score, so that the team's anger towards him was full?

In this game, Thomas has another task: to promote someone!Yes, it’s sales!It's Pekovic!

This is the current fringe figure of the Nets. The offense is not as good as Love, the defense is not as good as Asik, and the playing time has been significantly reduced. The contract that asked him to come here was that he came to the NBA just for the money. Now he is in The Nets have proved their strength, so if they want to suppress him again, it will be counterproductive.

It's not good for anyone, taking advantage of his benefits to be maximized, and the agent hasn't come to him yet, when the playing time is about to increase!Now the deal is good for everyone.

The most important point is that now he may be traded to the one Thomas admires the most, and he is also the most suitable player for the current Nets!

Serge Ibaka, a man born for Thomas! (This is Thomas' narcissism, please ignore it automatically.)
Nets start with Bledsoe (big vs small), Allen, George, Yi Jianlian, Pekovic

The Thunder's lineup is Westbrook, Jeff Green, Ibaka, Krstic, Safolosha.

The Thunder is now 12 wins and 6 losses, which is also a very good result in the West, but the Thunder has a very big problem with the defense inside, which is really bad!Ibaka can't handle people!

Also, one of the reasons Thomas thinks the Thunder will change is the existence of Cole Aldridge, because the Thunder spent so much money to get him for his defense.

To be honest, he was a master in college basketball back then, but he was a bit delayed in the Thunder team, because the Thunder team has a technical characteristic that is very similar to him, and whether it is athletic ability, learning ability, or ambition growth, he has a lot of experience. Can't keep up with Ibaka.

In the beginning of the game, the Nets began to torture the Thunder. First of all, the current lineup is dedicated to attacking inside. Yi Jianlian pulled the outside to shoot, and Pekovic faced the Ibaka who had not yet grown up alone!
The advantage of height and weight is too obvious. Ibaka's value was severely reduced by 10 points by Pekovic. Then the Thunder's offense, the current Thunder relies most on personal ability to attack.

Whether it is Westbrook or Green, when facing most opponents, they are quite effective, but facing the Nets' one-man defensive genius Allen, or the well-matched George, his personal singles ability has dropped to the lowest. point!

At the end of the first quarter, the Thunder trailed by 10 points.

The second quarter came off the bench, Harden, Collison, Maynor, Green, Krstic.

The Nets have a lot of extravagance, Curry, Matthews, Stephenson, Love, Asik
For the first time, Harden envied this same grader, because Curry led a team alone. He is the team's commander, and everything revolves around Curry.

In this case, whether it is statistics or victory or defeat, Harden is a complete defeat!When facing a student of the same grade, Harden's frustration was extremely strong, which is one of the reasons why he later left his hometown, because Harden's wisdom is extremely rich, and he likes the feeling of being the main force!
Of course, it’s not certain whether this world will go away!

Whether it is the performance of the stars or the overall strength of the team, the Nets are already ahead of the Thunder without Durant!

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