Legend of Tomorrow

The star of the Nets is the lone wolf Stephon Marbury, who has also just returned from Washington.

Some fans on the Internet joked that there is no star worse than Marbury. He will be abused by O'Neal back to back. There are also people who are looking forward to the matchup between Marbury and Guo Xu. In addition to Guo Mi, there is also Aimi.

Jason Guo wants to treat Iverson as a strong rival and beat Marbury first. Even if the Lakers can win this game, I don't believe his performance will be better than Marbury.

I think Jason Guo's offensive ability is better than Marbury's now. He only takes fewer shots and doesn't average 20 points per game. His shooting percentage is much higher than Marbury's.

Marbury's low shooting percentage is because his opponent double-teamed him. Jason Guo dared to shoot in the face of double-teamed players?

In the Lakers, not only did Guo Xu not shoot when faced with double teams, O'Neal and Kobe also rarely shot. The basic requirement of the triangle offense is to create one-on-one opportunities. Stars attract double teams and immediately distribute the ball, allowing role players to take shots easily. Even blue-collar workers cannot watch the whole game. This is the key to the Lakers' high winning rate.

Marbury did often force shots when facing double teams, so he later became a CBA teammate.

Guo Xu also looked forward to playing against Marbury, but Jackson still let him come on as a substitute, even though he had a day off yesterday and was the most physically energetic among the Lakers' trident.

Veteran Ron Harper was a bit ugly in the first quarter. Marbury made 5 of 7 shots and 5 of 7 free throws in a single quarter, scoring 15 points and 3 assists. Harper only had 2 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.

However, relying on the performance of O'Neal and Kobe, the Lakers still led 29-23.

In the substitute contest in the second quarter, the Nets couldn't stand it anymore.

Even if Corey Kittles, nicknamed Mosquito, is out for the season, the Nets' starting lineup is not too bad. Marbury averaged 24 points and 7.6 assists per game; No. 1 pick Kenyon Martin averaged 12+7 per game; 1997 Keith Van Horn, second in the year, averaged 17+7 per game.

But the Nets' bench is in a mess, both offensively and defensively.

The backup point guard is 34-year-old veteran Sherman Douglas, who is 183cm tall and weighs 82kg. It is almost time to retire this year. He couldn't move fast because of a knee injury and couldn't keep up with Guo Xu's rhythm. Moreover, his shooting is not good, and he cannot help the team on the offensive end. He averages 18.5 minutes per game and can only contribute 5.7 points and 2.4 assists.

Sherman was a very inspirational star back then. He was drafted first by the Heat in the second round of 1989. In his unexpected first season of his career, he scored 14.3 points, 2.5 rebounds, 7.6 assists and 1.8 steals, with a shooting percentage of 49.4%.

In the second season of his career, he scored 18.5 points, 2.9 rebounds, 8.5 assists and 1.7 steals, with a shooting percentage of 50.4%.

The young Sherman is fast, good at breakthroughs, and his style is similar to the Spurs' little general. Guo Xu had defeated the Little General before the time loop. Sherman faced the upgraded Guo Xu, and the ending was predictable.

Guo Xu didn't directly play one-on-one, he played a pick-and-roll with Cobra Grant, and misplaced Nets substitute center Jamil Faik. This heavy insider, who is 206cm tall and weighs 116kg, moves very slowly and can only act as a human shield, unable to defend against pick-and-rolls.

Faike's change of defense slowed down Guo Xu's outside shot, and he was passed when he was out of defense. After playing for 3 minutes, he almost changed his surname to Faike.

Nets coach Byron Scott replaced the fast-moving forward Keith Van Horn to defend the pick-and-roll. However, Guo Xu did not look for a cover and directly held the ball from the outside to challenge Sherman. He liked to finish off the opponent's ankle. Sherman was passed over again and again. He lowered his center of gravity to prevent breakthroughs from a distance, and Guo Xu would step back and shoot a jumper.

Only 5 minutes were played in the second quarter, and the difference between the two sides widened to 17 points. Guo Xu made 5 of 7 shots, 2 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 12 points and 2 assists, leading his opponents who played off the bench to defeat. Scott, who didn't react well on the spot, replaced Marbury, but it was already too late.

In the second half, the Lakers Trident played a triangle offense and widened the point difference to 26 points with an 18-5 run, entering garbage time.

Kenyon Martin's bravery was of no use to O'Neal. His body was too thin compared to O'Neal. He was squeezed in the low post and couldn't jump. He could only foul and send the opponent to free throws. If he didn't foul, he would be dunked. In a total of 25 minutes of playing time, the grumpy Martin committed six fouls.

Don't question O'Neal's dominance. In this era, no one can limit him in one-on-one defense. He has dunked on almost every inside player in the league, and he can dunk on anyone.

This is not an exaggeration. During the game between the Lakers and the 76ers last year, Iverson jumped on O'Neal's back when he wanted to pull someone under the basket for a foul. However, he still failed to catch him. O'Neal pulled it out and dunked with both hands, causing 2 +1.

As long as O'Neal gets to the basket, the opponent really has nothing to do except foul. In Guo Xu's previous life, O'Neal scored more than 8,000 points just by dunking. The only thing that could reduce his scoring efficiency was the shark-killing tactic, in which case his shooting rate would be around 50%.

In the outside competition, Guo Xu and Marbury, who is 188cm tall and weighs 82kg, did not fall behind.

Marbury's playing style is very wild, similar to street ball. He mainly breaks through the frame and often plays tricks to break through with the ball and send out very creative passes. His defensive shooting percentage against Guo Xu dropped because it was difficult to break through without relying on screens, so he could only make mid- and long-range jumpers.

In this cycle, Guo Xu's improvement on the defensive end is no less than that on the offensive end, mainly because his concentration and reaction speed have greatly improved, and he is better at predicting the direction of breakthroughs and following others than in the past. Both of these are hidden talents that cannot be seen and are very difficult to develop.

Talent is given to people by God. They have qualities that are better than others since birth. They can be divided into explicit talents and recessive talents.

Manifest talents are those that people can see at a glance. For example, photos of Diego Costa often leak out in football. His beauty is an obvious talent that you can't ignore at all, and it makes your eyes cry. So an Indian female fan asked Costa if he was 60? My friend replied that he is only 27, and the female fans said that he is not bad, and he is more handsome than a 60-year-old man.

Another example is the height of people. The same surname is Guo. Some are 1.4 meters, some are 1.6 meters, and some are 1.8 meters. This is also a talent given by God. Guo Xu should thank God, otherwise he can only write books or speak. Cross talk, can't play basketball.

Hidden talents are those that people cannot see directly and need to be discovered through people's own exploration and participation in activities to awaken them.

Concentration is this kind of talent. Some people can concentrate on doing one thing for a long time and get twice the result with half the effort. Some people have difficulty concentrating. After studying for 10 minutes, their brains begin to wander and they jump to other fields, playing with their mobile phones and scrolling through Weibo, and eventually become scumbags.

Reaction speed is a terrifying talent. Guo Xu has developed it through parkour and drag racing. If he doesn't react quickly, he will be injured or even die directly. This is a potential that is stimulated on the edge of life and death.

People with quick reactions have a perfect combination of comprehensive consciousness and muscle reaction, and the control of fists and feet is very important, and they can send and receive freely.

There are many examples of this in the NBA. Olajuwon, Payton, Jordan, Kobe, Rodman and others all react very quickly. Therefore, they have outstanding defensive awareness and are not easy to get rid of by their opponents. Their rebounding and shot-blocking abilities are not good. As usual, the performance on the offensive end is to make breakthroughs wherever possible and so on.

On the surface, Guo Xu looks like a player with a height of 180cm, an average build, and obvious disadvantages on the court. In fact, he has become a superman with many top-notch hidden qualities and cheats on both offense and defense.