basketball task

Chapter 277 Entering Los Angeles
On the night of winning the Nuggets, Channing approached Cheeks to discuss the trade of Iverson.

"The $2000 million one-year contract is definitely a loss, but our point guard is indeed very young, and it is not obvious in the regular season. When it comes to the playoffs, this problem will be picked up by the opponent."

Cheeks began to analyze.

"AI's scoring ability, experience in the playoffs, and grasp of critical moments will help us a lot, but his defense is a problem, he is a bit old, and he has a high spirit. After we traded away, whether we are willing to come back to assist you and Dayao now is a question."

"Also, no matter whether he was the big head in Philadelphia before or the second head in the Nuggets in the past two years, Iverson always plays with the ball and plays with the core. Now we have formed a team around you and Dayao. We have established a mature lineup, the ball is concentrated in the hands of the two of you, and the others are supporting roles. I am worried that after Iverson joins, he will not be able to integrate well into our existing lineup."

Sure enough, he was the coach who led Iverson to the peak in 01. When Cheeks said this, Channing also felt that something was wrong. In line with the Philadelphia team's current requirements for point guards, coupled with such a high value, both Cheeks and Channing feel inappropriate.

"Well, let's forget it. Our signing goals are focused on veteran point guards who are willing to play role players. Obviously, Iverson is not suitable now."

"If no one picks up the offer and the Nuggets choose to buy out in a fit of anger, maybe we can get a bargain at that time."

The master and apprentice discussed for a long time, and finally decided to give up the introduction of the answer.

Channing was a little sad. He originally thought that after Billups went to the Rockets, the answer would not be the sad old path of being short of breath in the Pistons in his later years. It would be best to introduce Iverson and bring him back to Philadelphia. He has a dream of winning a championship with a team at the beginning of his career. Now it seems that the Nuggets are still determined to send Iverson away, and the Philadelphia team is unwilling to take over at a loss.

I hope the answer will go smoothly in the future, and Qian Ning silently wishes.

The next game, the Los Angeles Lakers.

The Lakers, currently firmly occupying the No.1 position in the Wild West, are the most difficult opponents in Channing's mind, and they were also Yao Ming's pain point when he was in the Rockets.

In the finals of last season, the Celtics defeated the Lakers in the sixth game to win the championship trophy, which benefited from the overwhelming advantage of the Celtics on the defensive end, especially the inside Garnett. Excellent performance by Sol.

It is precisely because of this that before the start of this season, Kobe directly hung his gold medal in Gasol's locker room, with obvious intentions to inspire Pau Gasol to be as hard as a man.

This trick really has a good effect. Throughout November, Pau Gasol can get close to 11+20 data per game. No. 10 scorer.

After Kobe won the Olympic gold medal, he became more and more eager for the NBA championship ring. Not only can he score an all-around data of 26+5+5 per game, but he is also the best key killer.

Of course, apart from Kobe's stable performance and Gasol's rise to prominence, the Lakers are firmly on the top spot this season, and there is another very important factor, that is, the 23-year-old small forward Trey Woariza slowly grew up.

As a full-size small forward with a height of 2 meters, Ariza has excellent physical fitness and good athletic ability. His height and arm length coupled with strong jumping and explosive power are his main advantages. The defensive end is both physical and Speed, good at predicting passing lines, is a functional player with strong defensive basic skills and awareness.

The Lakers' original players at the third position are all old and slow types. Players such as Radmanovich and Luke Walton have always been the most stretched part of the Lakers' defense. Last season During the regular season, Channing beat all the small forwards of the Lakers face to face, leading the young 76ers to an upset victory.

So this season, the young Ariza was quickly reused by Phil Jackson after he took the lead, and began to replace Radmanovich and Luke Walton. As his playing time gradually increased, the overall defense of the Lakers The ability has also improved a lot.

With the top three on the inside, Ariza and Kobe on the front and back, the Lakers lineup is really strong enough. Except for Derek Fisher, Jordan Farmar and Sun Yue who are a little weak at point guard, the Lakers are weak in other positions. The teams are all top configuration.

Compared with the Lakers, the Philadelphia 76ers' lineup is not dominant. Yao Ming can slightly overwhelm Pau Gasol, but the inside combination of rookie Ibaka and Birdman Anderson is no match for Byner. Yao Ming and Odom, and the Lakers also have Mbenga, Chris Mim and other blue-collar meat shields inside, all of which are very suitable foul machines. In contrast, Yao Ming only has the old Uncle Mu as a substitute, and the Philadelphia team The inside line is a bit stretched.

In terms of front and defense, Channing played against Kobe and Battier faced Ariza. Both sides have their own advantages and disadvantages. Basically, it was a tie. The bench combination of Pietrus + Belinelli should overwhelm Luke Walton + Vujacic's Lakers bench, generally speaking, has Battier and Pietrus two high-quality defensive champions, plus the core of Channing, the Philadelphia team's [-]nd and [-]rd positions are the most powerful in the league Yes, even Kobe is right.

In terms of point guards, the Lakers still have an advantage. Although Derek Fisher is beginning to age visible to the naked eye and his legs and feet are beginning to slow down, his game experience and big-hearted three-pointers are still the Lakers' starting one. At the number position, the average scoring per game this season is also around 10 points, which is much better than that of Kyle Lowry, who is not yet enlightened.Substitute point guard Jordan Farmar also averaged about six or seven points per game, and was also selected for the All-Star rookie game last year, and his strength is also higher than that of Dragic.

What's more, on the bench of the Lakers, there is still a god-level figure who doesn't play much, a tall guard Sun Yue in his early 2 meters, who can't attack, has poor shooting, and is outside the Lakers' tactical system. Sun Yue immediately exposed many flaws after joining the Lakers. In addition, his performance in daily training did not meet the satisfaction of Kobe and Phil Jackson, so it was basically difficult for him to get playing time. It's been a month, and Sun Yue has only played twice, both of which were garbage time when the Lakers led by more than 30 points.

(End of this chapter)