NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

In fact, if the Raptors players receive a little training, the Timberwolves' off-ball running and assist defense tactics can be fully applied to the Raptors players.

After all, the key to this tactic, in addition to the tacit pick-and-roll cooperation between the players, is mainly to have an inside defender who can rush around with quick steps like a firefighter.

Coincidentally, the Timberwolves have a new "Wolf King" and the Raptors also have their first "Dragon King".

The two players are almost the same in height and wingspan. Although Hanamichi is much heavier, he is more suitable for confrontation and can also quickly jump from the inside to the three-point line. His explosiveness and core strength are even better than KG.

Last season, Hanamichi was needed to guard the inside defense, but this season, with Ben Wallace and Oakley, plus a lot more scorers on the team, it's time for Hanamichi to show his amazing defensive talent.

Having made up his mind, Hua Dao decided to ask Coach Lao Deng, who was good at listening to others' advice, for some advice after the game.

After all, "Coach, you don't want to miss the opportunity to coach the best defensive player!"

As for now, little wolf king, just take it easy!

The most essential difference between Hanamichi and KG in physical fitness is strength!

This is due to various reasons, including the key factor of weight.

Being overweight and having too much fat are two different things. No matter how good your skills are, you will still be helpless in the face of a huge weight difference on the defensive end.

Facing KG who was defending carefully behind him, Hanamichi used the post-up technique very naturally!

Speaking of which, Hanamichi's post-up ability is as high as 106, which is of course far behind the current league's best post-up player, "Flying Pig". However, Hanamichi, who learned from Oakley and has a weight advantage of nearly 20kg, might as well commit suicide if he can't even post-up against KG, who weighs more than 90kg.

At that time, there was no so-called "5-second rule for post-up singles". It was not until the 1999-2000 season that the league introduced the "Barkley Rule" which did not allow post-up singles to exceed 5 seconds.

So at this moment, the [Dragon King] on the court made full use of the 24 seconds, back-moving the [Wolf King] step by step, pushing the latter to the basket, then using his physical fitness to forcefully push KG away, turning around and dunking to score.

The whole action was smooth and flowing, and it didn't even take 24 seconds for Hanamichi to crush KG with his power.

KG, the new "Wolf King", suffered a lot. He was pushed to the basket by Huadao again and again but he had no power to fight back:

"Fuck, when did this red-haired guy learn this trick again!"

"I hate players with these muscular bodies!"

The commentators at the scene were also delighted when they saw Hanamichi's skillful back-to-the-basket moves!

Thomas: "I think Flower should give Jazz the copyright fee. After all, the latter's back-to-the-basket play gave the Raptors a chance to score and break the ice!"

Steve: "Thomas, do you know the difference between Flower's post-up and Barkley's post-up?"

Thomas stroked his chin, compared it with the movements in his memory, and gave an answer that he thought was very correct:

"Well, the former's back hit is like a bull in heat, while the latter is more like a wild boar with big breasts and a big ass!"

Commentator Stephen couldn't hold it in anymore and burst into laughter, then he said to the video:

"Excuse me, I just thought of something funny. My wife is about to give birth!"

Then he said to Thomas:

"Although your analogy just now is very appropriate, it also points out the key point, that is, Flower does not have a pair of naturally gifted fat buttocks. This is also the key to [Sir Flying Pig] being able to fly freely in the interior line surrounded by tall players!"

Thomas interrupted, "Oh, I really can't imagine where the NBA's inside line can develop with Flower and a talented fat ass."

Stephen said: "It's easy. Just imagine increasing the height of Barkley from 198cm to 214cm. No, increase it to 210cm!"

"I think if this is true, the NBA might be over!"

"Michael can't limit the 210cm tall Barkley!"

"[Sir Flying Pig's] post-up play is unmatched in the world. I think the league's top brass, who are striving to find [balance], may soon focus on the post-up play!"

Thomas suddenly had an idea.

Throughout history, there have always been some special players who have been able to cause changes in the rules of basketball.

In the early 1950s, George Mikan, the first generation leader of the NBA, led to three important rule changes:

1. In order to prevent McCann from doing whatever he wants under the basket, the three-second rule in the offensive restricted area was introduced.

2. After finding that the results were not significant, the league doubled the width of the restricted area from 6 feet to 12 feet.

3. Finally, the defensive interference rule was added because George Mikan always knocked the ball away from the basket.

In the 1960s and 1970s, when Zhang Liangwan was the pillar of the inside line, he introduced four changes to the rules:

1. In order to deal with McCann, the width of the restricted area was increased from 12 feet to 16 feet. Restriction area: "Am I easy?"

2. Offensive interference. Obviously, when George Mikan knocked the opponent's almost shot away, the NBA did not expect that someone would be able to accurately guide his teammate's shot until Chamberlain did it.

3. The free throw shooter cannot cross the free throw line before the ball hits the basket. Chamberlain has a habit of hitting the backboard with free throws and then shooting the ball himself, with a very high success rate. Each free throw scores +2 points and rebounds +1. Who can resist this?

4. The serve from the baseline cannot go over the backboard. Another special trick of Chamberlain: stand under the basket and catch the ball from above the backboard and score directly.

Including Michael Jordan, the lone hero Allen Iverson, the roaring god Rasheed Wallace, and O'Neal. Even Bowen, the future league's "stepping king" who was beaten to death by countless people in his imagination, also introduced a "stepping rule" in 2006.

In short, judging from KG's performance in the post-up singles in this game, as well as the on-site commentator and the interviews with reporters after the game, this back-to-the-basket play that was even better than the master's has probably attracted the attention of the league in advance. Maybe the future "Barkley Rule" will also come out in advance!

But right now, he can play the back-to-the-basket ball however he wants. There's nothing we can do about it. It's KG's fault for not being able to stop him.

We are all "kings", if you have the ability, you can change someone!

Well, the Timberwolves really made a substitution, letting the team's 208cm top scorer Tom Gugliotta defend Hanamichi.

In this case, Hanamichi really couldn't use this new back-to-the-basket attack to bully the 110kg Tom Gugliotta, but it didn't matter, because Hanamichi had many offensive methods, and no two were repeated.

After a successful layup in front of the basket and a 2+1, Hanamichi pretended to fan himself and said in a particularly conspicuous voice:

"Alas, there is only one good thing about me, that is, I am good at facing the basket. Unlike some people, they are too ashamed to look directly at the basket!"

KG: "If I still can't tell who I'm talking about, then I don't even need to play basketball!"

"Damn red-haired Tom Gugliotta, the people who are watching you..."

Tom Gugliotta:

"No, now you are mine?"

A few months later, when KG renewed his contract ahead of schedule and negotiated the 7-year, $1.26 million contract with the team, there were other reasons why Tom Gugliotta, who had worked like a slave, decisively left the Timberwolves!