basketball hero

Chapter 624 Teaching Rookies

The commentators for this game are Reggie Miller and Charles Barkley.

"Reggie, I heard that the last time you commented on the Toronto game, your home team, Indiana, got beaten up!" Barkley opened his mouth wide, without any hesitation.

"Charles, I'm a commentator now, and there's no such thing as a 'home team' anymore." Reggie Miller said.

"Oh, that's it! I just said it casually. If you don't mind, just treat me to dinner." Barkley said with a smile.

Reggie Miller: "...",

Faced with his old club in this campaign, Ying Xiong no longer had the same different emotions as before, he no longer felt it.Today, he is already the MVP of the league, and his mentality is completely different from when he was DNP.If the years in the Bucks made him feel anything, it was to make him understand: nothing is taken for granted, and only strength can make people not fail to grasp the opportunity when it comes.

The current Bucks are completely different from when Yingxiong was there. Except for Ilyasova, Lucidno and Carlos Delfino, he can no longer find other teammates at that time.

Yingxiong's head coach at the time, Skiles, was also fired in the middle of last season. The current head coach of the Bucks is coach Larry Drew.

Valanciunas and Larry Sanders prepare for the jump ball near the middle circle and the game is about to start.

As a center, Larry Sanders is not tall, but he has outstanding bounce and extremely long wingspan. He jumped the ball with Valanciunas, easily grabbed the highest point, and gave the ball to his teammate Middleton.

Brandon Knight dribbles across half court.

Except for Ilyasova and Knight, the starting players of the Bucks are all long-legged, but they all look thin. As for strength, they are naturally not much better.

Knight passed the ball to the high post Ilyasova, who passed the hand to Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Giannis Antetokounmpo is the No. 13 rookie in the first round of the 15 draft. He is a young man from Greece and is under 20 years old this year.Because his name is very long and difficult to pronounce, fans in China nicknamed him "Brother Alphabet".

Antetokounmpo's figure is very close to the Thunder's head star-Kevin Durant.He also belongs to the tall and long arms, but very thin type.He plays the small forward position, but his height has reached 211cm. In this position, he is considered the tallest existence in the league.

As a rookie this season, Antetokounmpo has been reused in the reconstruction team Bucks and got a lot of playing time. The team even gave him a starting position, which is enough to show how much he is valued.

Brother Antetokounmpo faced the corresponding hero, the MVP of last season, he was excited and rushed in with the ball.But his center of gravity is still high, and the range of direction change is large, but the ball is also exposed, and the ball is knocked off by the opponent with a cut.

Brother Antetokounmpo went to get the ball again, but Ying Xiong took the first step and took the ball away.Regretted in his heart, he ran his long legs to catch up with Ying Xiong, who was making a quick break ahead.

"Giannis is still too young, it's not so easy to think about it one-on-one!" Reggie Miller said.

"Young people must have this kind of courage, otherwise they will be young people in vain!" Barkley said easily.

Ying Xiong made a fast break with the ball and picked up his speed. Even though Antetokounmpo's legs were longer than his, he couldn't catch up.He directly succeeded in a one-handed fly dunk.

The Raptors fans on the scene screamed again and again, cheering for the home team's MVP!

Knight made an emergency stop jumper here to tie the score for the visiting team!

Jeremy Lin dribbled the ball and gave it to DeRozan on the left.

DeRozan broke through with the ball, passed Ilyasova and layup and was blood capped by Larry Sanders!
The players of the Bucks have long hands and long legs, and the entire half court is also a bit narrow.

Jeremy Lin sent the ball to Ying Xiong.

Yingxiong dribbled the ball to the right wing and gave it to Valanciunas in the low post to single Larry Sanders.

Valanciunas used his strength to resist Larry Sanders at the basket, and scored the ball with a wipe!
"Larry's strength is still a little weak, and he suffers from low-post confrontation!" Reggie Miller said.

"Larry is suitable for assisting defense, not for top defense, and none of Milwaukee's starting lineup is good for top defense!" Barkley added.

The Bucks' starting offense relies on Knight and Ilyasova. Antetokounmpo's shooting is too poor, and the threat is not enough outside the 3-second zone; Middleton is a good 3D seedling, but currently he is still too thin to fight well. The ability to hold the ball is also insufficient, and he is more suitable as a pitcher; while Larry Sanders is a defensive center, so you don't need to count on him for offense.

Yingxiong's defense against Antetokounmpo is to prevent him from going deep into the 3-second zone. You can give him some 3-point opportunities, but he is determined not to give breakthroughs or opportunities to switch to start speed.

"Giannis needs to pay some tuition for this game, which is also conducive to his growth!" Barkley said with a smile.

Ying Xiong held the ball on the left wing and faced Antetokounmpo's long-arm defense. He held the ball and walked to the left. Suddenly, he made a large crossover, throwing off half of his body. As soon as his center of gravity dropped, he directly accelerated to pass the opponent and faced the opponent under the basket. Larry Sanders directly forced the opponent away and made a domineering layup!
"Strike! Tough!" Reggie Miller couldn't help shouting.

"You should play tough and play smart. If you fight Larry, if you hide, you will be easily blocked. If you go directly to the opponent, you will not have enough strength, and the defensive effect will not be so good." Barkley explained.

The Bucks' offense was not going well, but at this time, Ilyasova had a touch, hit two consecutive 3-pointers, caught up with the lagging point difference, and stopped the Raptors.

"Toronto was a little relaxed just now. Amir didn't defend enough against Erson's 3-pointer! Erson had a 3-pointer, although it wasn't perfect." Barkley said.

After the timeout, the Raptors made personnel adjustments, Patterson replaced Amir Johnson, and Lowry replaced Jeremy Lin.

Lowry dribbles over and picks and rolls with Valanciunas in the high post.

Larry Sanders is good at defending against pick-and-rolls, and his feet move very quickly. Whether it's a delay or a defense change, he won't suffer too much against a small opponent.

Seeing that there was no chance, Lowry gave it to Ying Xiong on the outside.

Ying Xiong caught the ball and made a breakthrough, then suddenly stopped and retreated, which made Antetokounmpo stagger and almost fell.He made a solid 3-point shot—a precise hit!
"Good shot! The ability to control the body is still strong. Compared with Giannis, his ability to combine core strength with the human ball is much stronger!" Reggie Miller said.

"This is a normal thing. If Giannis can be compared with Ying, then he is at least an All-Star level figure." Barkley said.

Here Knight kept crossover, trying to get past Lowry.But Lowry's chassis is too low, it's not easy to think about him.In desperation, he could only choose to make a strong shot, which naturally ended in a miss.

(End of this chapter)