Guard With a Knife

Don't ignore my shots.

Doug calmly told Josh Smith, This is the last reminder. I don't want to see you make up all kinds of reasons for losing with a sad face after the game.

After finishing speaking, he ignored Josh Smith's killing eyes at all, and raised his hands to welcome the cheers of the entire arena.

When rookies in the same period were still struggling for playing time and tactical status, he had become the king of Madison Garden!

But even so, even though he is one of the two absolute leaders of the 2008 class, he still does not get the corresponding respect. Those basketball experts still don't put him in the All-Star sequence, only think that he has just stepped into the door of elite players. Even some nasty commentators claimed that he was just an all-around role player.

But now, with this three-point hit. The time has come when they must look up.

With the development of shooting ability, coupled with extremely creative ball handling ability and passing ability. Snoopy has established a trinity attack system of passing, shooting and attacking. He has entered the room and can be called a star.

McBrin emphasized: Although many of his statistics are still lacking, he has natural defects in perimeter defense. The shooting percentage does not seem to be stable enough to be experienced, but as long as he can keep the opponent's defensive distance within 60 Centimeters, he is enough to have the title of star.

Reggie Miller agreed, and he confirmed as a legendary shooter: Snoopy's shooting posture is as standard as a textbook, and there is no problem with his technical movements. He is the purest descendant of Jordan's faction.

He has stuck to that claim. He believes that Kobe Bryant is the player whose technical actions are most similar to Michael Jordan. Other players such as Vince Carter, Tracy McGrady, and Grant Hill who have been dubbed as Jordan's heirs are not completely similar in technology. And now, he believes that Doug's shooting and posting are exactly the same as the Black Mamba.

Therefore, based on this origin, Doug became the orthodox descendant of Jordan in Reggie Miller's mouth.

This statement has not received much recognition in the United States, but it has become popular after crossing the ocean. Some exaggerated Chinese media even made a sensational headline: Jordan's strongest opponent publicly certifies that Doug is the next basketball god! !

The fluency of Snoopy's movements is obviously not as good as Kobe's, let alone on par with Michael Jordan. Although his coordination is now much stronger than when he first entered the league, it is actually only at the level of a normal adult man. Compared with Michael Jordan , Kobe Bryant and other amazing talents are too far behind.

Bill Walton is not as optimistic as McBrin and Reggie Miller,

He believes: As for the shooting threat, further observation is needed. This is a long-term work, and it is not a conclusion that can be drawn from one shot or the shooting percentage of a game.

At this time, Jamal Crawford once again launched an offensive with the ball.

The Knicks still have Kirk Hinrich's defensive matchup, because Doug is indeed very passive when facing breakthrough players. His perimeter defense has always been a flaw that shouldn't be overlooked.

Swish!

Crawford once again threw off Hinrich's defense, and he hit a pull-up jumper at the free throw line.

After scoring the goal, he opened his hands aggressively.

Moreover, he gave Duge a provocative look.

Dug was very calm, and after reaching the frontcourt, he took the initiative to take the ball from Kirk Hinrich.

Josh Smith immediately came up on defense.

This time, his defensive position was reduced to about 60 centimeters. He can no longer ignore Doug's shots like he did before.

But this gave Duge more room to maneuver in the breakthrough, and Duge jumped up a little bit. Josh Smith immediately came close to the body like a frightened bird. Although he didn't have a center of gravity, he cleverly adopted an oppressive defense.

If it was Doug last season, he is likely to lose his position in this state. Because when holding the ball on the offensive end, he can't show his physical strength dynamically.

But now... Phew!

While Josh Smith was pressing up close to him, he turned around directly, and his body swept away around Smith like a spinning top.

Unexpectedly, Smith tried to block, but it was too late and the entire defense was spun dry.

By the time he turned around, Doug had reached the free throw line.

Jamal Crawford immediately rushed to make up defenses in rotation.

Josh Smith quickly switched defenses in front of Kirk Hinrich according to the established tactics.

At the same time, Doug slowed down suddenly, and Crawford took advantage of the situation to gain a foothold. But as soon as his feet hit the ground... bang!

Dug quickly completed a change of direction, and Crawford's defense suddenly lost its position.

He is not a very good defender, and his defensive judgment ability has natural flaws.

But at this moment, Duge suddenly took a step forward and made a disguised action.

Crawford quickly retreated to defend, but at the same time as he retreated to the left, the basketball suddenly turned to the right, and Doug flashed past... Phew!

Bless Buddha! !

Madison Garden watched Crawford, who is known for teasing his opponents, being completely killed by Snoopy's street moves, and all of them screamed excitedly.

At this time, Duge, who completely dodged the defense, easily made a jumper. Although he was a little uncertain, he shot very resolutely.

Swish!

The basketball goes through the rim again.

This anserball brought the sound of Madison Garden to its peak again.

After two people in a row, they scored two goals in a row, and they still hit Jamal Crawford.

For Knicks fans, this is so cool!

If it was said that sending Crawford and Chandler away made them feel bad about Isaiah Thomas, then now, Isaiah is simply a god in their hearts!

Snoopy-Du! Du! Du! !

When the home commentator stretched his voice and let out a rough roar.

Crawford gave Doug a deep look.

His emotions were a little inexplicable, all this made him unexpected, he never thought that Doug's progress was so fast.

Before this ball, he was full of indignation. But now... There is an indescribable feeling in his heart.

The back-turning after this fake shot has the feeling of a black mamba, although the shooting fake is not as realistic as the black mamba. But... the moment of the back-turning, I think it surpasses Kobe.

ESPN's McBrin seriously commented on this goal: After that, the dribble he passed Crawford didn't have much reference value because of the strength of the defender, but he reminded me of Jason Williams .”

This ball not only declared the bankruptcy of Josh Smith's wild words before the game. At the same time, it also officially announced that Snoopy has become a star with the trinity of breakthrough, shooting and passing. Reggie Miller said seriously.

Bill Wharton on the side had no objection.

Although he can find many shortcomings in Doug. But when Doug has shooting, all his previous advantages are blessed, which makes his ability to destroy the opponent's defensive system reach the star level.

boom!

Jamal Crawford's shot finally misses the basket.

Doug rushed to the basket and overwhelmed Smith for the rebound.

He then used Milicic's pick-and-roll to quickly get into the paint and pass the ball to David Lee while Al Horford quickly followed up. David Lee easily hit the mid-range jumper.

Because Doug's three-threat ability has increased rapidly, the probability of teammates getting opportunities has also increased significantly.

The Knicks' offense was gradually revitalized.

At the same time, the Atlanta Hawks have something to snatch the offensive power.

Josh Smith started to take over the offense after Jamal Crawford missed two in a row.

Because Doug kept emphasizing in his ear: I've already scored in double digits. Didn't you say that you lost weight, became more flexible, and your shots were more accurate? Now it's your turn to perform.

boom! boom! boom!

With a livid face, Josh Smith smashed the three irons angrily.

This allowed the Knicks to seize the opportunity to quickly expand the point difference to more than double digits.

With 3 minutes left in the third quarter.

Coach Mike Woodson, who is good at responding to all changes with the same, finally realized that something was wrong, and he quickly replaced Josh Smith with Joe Johnson.

Joe Johnson immediately stabilized the situation with a mid-range jumper after he came on the court.

But he did not bring a more obvious impact on the defensive end.

When David Lee and Kirk Hinrich hit consecutive shots from beyond the three-point line.

72:85.

The Knicks led by 13 points entering the fourth quarter.

At this time, Doug has scored 14 points, 8 assists, 5 rebounds and 1 block in this game, and his shooting percentage is 100% of 5 of 5 shots!

It was like two huge slaps were slapped on Josh Smith's face: what he said before the game was that he vowed to limit Snoopy's shooting percentage to 30%, and at the same time, he would not score. Will be limited to 10 points or less. But now, the three quarters are not over yet... Crack! Snapped!

It is worth mentioning that he himself made 3 of 11 shots in the three quarters, scoring 8 points and 4 rebounds.

During the intermission, McBrin even said: It seems that Snoopy should be ranked at least 55th. Although one game can't explain anything, I still think he is better than Josh Smith. powerful.

This conclusion is indisputable. Reggie Miller said with a smile: When Snoopy learned to shoot, Josh Smith's advantage was only his height and arm length.

There is also coordination and explosive power on the offensive end. Bill Walton added rigorously.

He fully agrees with the conclusion that Snoopy is better, and he believes: Snoopy's strength should be ranked among the top 50 in the league.

However, he emphasized: The Knicks are by no means sure right now. The Atlanta Hawks are more talented, and they have more game experience. When their rotation defense is fully opened, I don't think the Knicks can have a third. So many open shots.

While he was saying this, Doug was discussing a bold decision with Herb Williams on the bench.

He suggested to return to him on the defensive end!

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