NBA Big Devil: I rule the league with defense

Until the day before the game, the coaching staff suddenly announced to the media: Allen Iverson was absent from the away game against the Chicago Bulls due to knee soreness.

"Boss, are your knees uncomfortable?" Han Mo immediately sent a cordial greeting.

"No!"

"Then why did you ask for a truce?"

"Arranged by the coaching staff!"

Han Mo was speechless...

You are Allen Iverson, you agreed that as long as you don't die, you will never leave the stage, how can you be so obedient?

Wouldn't this character design completely collapse!

Chicago United Sports Center.

Allen Iverson, in black hip-hop sequins, sat slumped in the back of the bench.

When the camera swept over, Iverson showed his signature smile and greeted the fans in the audience.

"Damn, I'm here for Iverson, he doesn't play wool, refund the money!" The male fan roared dissatisfied.

"But Iverson's outfit today is so handsome, that smile, I love it!" The female fan looked like a nympho, "Playing basketball is really a waste of Iverson's talent, he should enter the Oscar! "

The Chicago Bulls players were very dissatisfied with Iverson's rotation.

Unlike the Heat, who are united from the management to the players and focus on being bad, although the Bulls' management is clearly flat, from the head coach to the players, the Bulls have no plans to be bad!

At the beginning of the season, facing an opponent like the Nets who was determined to win the championship, the Bulls not only had no fear, but dared to fight hard, faced up to difficulties, and overturned the luxury mothership of the Nets' three All-Stars with a civilian lineup.

Bill Cartwright, who was just promoted to the head coach of the Bulls last year, is a guy who will win in his bones.

As the main center of the Bulls' first three consecutive championships, Bill Cartwright is not only an invisible giant who assisted Michael Jordan in climbing the highest honor.

At the same time, he was also a tough guy who dared to face Jordan even when he made things difficult for him. He became the first player in the Bulls who dared to resist Jordan's hegemony.

The god of basketball, Michael Jordan, is nothing more than an "arrogant little man" in his mouth.

And when he retired, he participated in the Bulls' second three-peat as an assistant to Phil Jackson.

Although he is now leading a Bulls team that is both young and lacks core talent.

But he still has the blood of an old bull who refuses to admit defeat.

"Very good, it's good if you are angry, you have to fight for your dignity with your performance on the field!" Bill Cartwright was doing the final pre-match mobilization, "Boys, since they dare to rest Iverson, we Let them pay the price they deserve!"

76ers bench:

"Although Iverson will not play today, he will watch you off the court," said Monty Williams, who was doing the final pre-match mobilization instead of Larry Brown. You know how to play, and you have to prove to people today that you are a competitive team without Iverson on the court! You are also a team that can win!"

Both starting lineups: Philadelphia 76ers: pg: Andre Miller, sg: Greg Buckner, sf: Han Mo, pf: Wang Zhizhi, c: Michael Olowokandi.

Chicago Bulls: pg: Jay Williams, sg: Jalen Rose, sf: Eddie Robinson, pf: Donyell Marshall, c: Eddie Curry.

Game start!

The Bulls' 140kg Eddie Curry didn't jump at all, and Olowokandi easily jumped the ball!

Andre Miller advanced with the ball and passed it to Greg Buckner, who was outside the three-point line in the frontcourt.

Buckner catches the ball and makes a three-pointer!

Miss!

Eddie Curry, as the rare successor of the "big shark", he had the size of the late big shark when he first entered the league.

Absolutely fat and absolutely strong!

With a height of 2 meters and a wingspan of 14 meters, he has a huge size advantage!

Although he does not have the exaggerated athletic ability of the big shark, he only needs to stand under the basket, raise his hand, and jump a little bit.

Who else can compete with him?

While Eddie Curry easily received the rebound, he pushed out Wang Zhizhi and Olowokandi who wanted to compete with him at the same time.

Olowokandi was okay, just took a step back when he was hit by Eddie Curry's huge butt.

Poor Da Zhi was directly ejected in the passionate collision with Fat Rou!

Sitting on the ground.

Eddy Curry twisted, took two dribbles, and passed the ball to Jalen Rose.

Jaylen Rose is very confident on the field today, as if without Iverson on the field, he is the most beautiful boy in the field!

Dribble to the frontcourt, shoot directly from one step beyond the three-point line!

hit!

It caught all the 76ers by surprise!

"What are you thinking? Be serious!"

Larry Brown was still resting with his eyes closed, but Monty Williams obviously couldn't sit still!Jumping and jumping on the sidelines, gesticulating!

What the coaching staff didn't want to see the most, but had a premonition of what was going to happen, still happened!

After a fierce battle with a quasi-championship team like the Kings, the team's mentality has changed unconsciously when facing these big teams.

"No matter how slack I hit in front of you, as long as I push hard, you will fall down!"

No one on the team will admit this, and on the surface they will emphasize solemnly: "There are no underdogs in the NBA, and we will take every opponent seriously."

But subconsciously, when seeing a group of mediocre opponents, players will relax physically and mentally, and feel that they can easily win before they start playing.

And this is the main reason why Larry Brown decided to rest Iverson.

As long as Iverson is there, the team's lower limit on the offensive end will be absolutely guaranteed.

Therefore, in the face of any underdog, relying on the defensive foundation of the 76ers, they can instantly defeat it with a burst of one quarter.

If the goal of the 76ers is only the playoffs, it doesn't matter.

But if the goal is to compete for the championship, this is obviously unacceptable.

Especially starting from the team's strength assessment alone, many professional organizations rank the 76ers around 9 to 12 in their strength assessment.

The reason why he was able to rise suddenly was completely dependent on the amazing explosion of Han Mo, the undrafted pick.

This made Larry Brown, who had already given up the championship as his season goal, re-introduced the O'Brien Cup into his vision.

Who in this 76ers team has a deeper desire for a championship trophy than Larry Brown?

Larry Brown has been in charge of the NBA team since 1976, and it has been 26 years!

How long is 26 years?

26 years ago, Allen Iverson, the guy known as the uncrowned king of this era, was just a baby in a stroller!

In the past 26 years, Larry Brown's disciples have spread all over the league.

Among them, the most famous coach Popovich himself began to recruit disciples again.

And he didn't even get a championship trophy.

What makes Larry Brown even more bitter is that this summer, when he was inducted into the Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame,

Zen master Phil Jackson's evaluation is: "Not many coaches can enter the Hall of Fame without winning a championship. Brown deserves these honors. His coaching ability and influence have won him the acclaim of people in the basketball circle. Respect."

In this sentence, each word is clearly a compliment to himself, but Larry Brown always feels that it is strange to read it together.