Healing Basketball

   Chapter 574 574. The ambition of the little giant (5600 words)

  Liu Xiu changed into training clothes and came to the training ground. After basic warm-up preparations, he conducted pick-and-roll training with Blake, McDyess, and Kwame Brown.

   After practicing for a while, McDyess called Stevenson and another teammate, Fred Jones, who came to practice in the morning, 3-on-3 in a row, and entered a deeper training.

Tomorrow's game against the Hornets, Fred Jones will continue to get a chance to play. It's not that Stevenson can't play tomorrow, but he said in the pregame meeting against the Rockets yesterday that if Stevenson is not big Question, Payton will be resting against the Hornets in preparation for the final game of the month against the Pistons.

  Although he is still wandering between the active list and the inactive list, at least there is a chance, and finally we have reached the stage of lineup structure adjustment.

Liu Xiu can feel Fred Jones' love for basketball. It is said that when he graduated from high school, Fred Jones was invited by the basketball team of the University of Oregon and the football team of the University of Central Florida at the same time. He resolutely chose. The University of Oregon, because he has been living in Portland since his junior high school, does not want to be too far away. Although it is not as famous as Momoko in Oregon, it was considered a local star in this area at the time... These are things Liu Xiu only learned about recently.

A while ago, the vice president revealed to Liu Xiu that after the opening game, the management asked Fred Jones if he wanted to change teams and seek better opportunities. The contract is a year old. Although Fred Jones has a great physical fitness , but the basketball talent is really bad. The weak team's main bench and the strong team's edge-level strength really have little chance of staying in the team.

   But Fred Jones is reluctant to leave. He wants to continue to work hard for the championship, and for this reason, he is willing to fight for that little playing time, even if it affects the new contract.

   This kind of love for basketball is very pure, and Liu Xiu, who is also a basketball player, is ashamed.

So Liu Xiu made a move. Since Fred Jones wants to stay and the team really needs an atmospheric perimeter with running and jumping ability, then let Fred Jones try his best to develop functionality - counterattack fast break , flanking shooting, don't practice the others, anyway, there is no improvement after a few years of practice.

   This suggestion was both reliable to the vice president and Fred Jones, and they didn’t struggle, so they just started it.

   It depends on how much you can grow up to!

   As for the new Deshaun-Stevenson, it's really worth it for Varejao!

"Deshaun Stevenson, 24 years old, 196 cm, 99 kg, SF/SG, ability rating 77, offense 71, defense 82...speed 90, strength 87, bounce 92...2005-2006 Magic team stage, In 10 games, he averaged 10.4 points, 2.6 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.9 steals...42.5% shooting from the field, 32% from three..."

  The shooting percentage is a bit low, but the defensive shotgun is replaced by a cannon! After waiting for two years to reach the golden period of his career, the possibility of becoming a top defensive player is zero, but it is appropriate to become a first-class defensive player with an 85+ defensive rating.

  It is worth mentioning that although he is only 24 years old, this season is the sixth year of Stevenson's career, and he has quite a lot of experience in the game!

   In the three-on-three training, Stevenson showed his ability very actively. The other five players played very seriously under his leadership. He also showed his decisive flank shooting and excellent defense.

  Kwame Brown and McDyess, who were in charge of interior defense, were excited about Stevenson's defensive ability. Although they didn't say it, everyone was disappointed with Delfino's defense. The progress was really too slow.

   The defense of the backup small forward is finally mentioned!

  …

   The vice president doesn't know what to say now, the newcomer was really beaten by the warden!

  Stevenson vividly shows what it means that as long as he is not embarrassed, nothing embarrassing has happened.

  He took the initiative to help Liu Xiu with chores, but he still looked like he was so familiar with himself. He was still easy to get angry and easily conflicted with his teammates.

   But because of his initiative, his teammates quickly got used to the fact that he was a teammate.

   Of course, not everyone likes him, but most people don't like him, but the defensive ability he showed in team training has been recognized by everyone in this team that speaks on strength.

   The one who dislikes Stevenson the most is the extrajudicial fanatic.

   He hates that he has no foresight. He didn't even think about doing things like organizing his wardrobe, brushing shoes, and receiving training clothes on rest days. He gave this newcomer a chance!

  Fortunately, the warden's attitude towards this newcomer was vicious, and the extrajudicial fanatic was a little relieved, but he vowed to cover up the newcomer's limelight.

   The next day, on November 28, the Blazers' 14th game day of the new season arrived, and today's opponent is the Hornets.

   This opponent, Liu Xiu is looking forward to it.

   Since the offseason, he has seen too much news about the new No. 1 pick.

The news of the Hornets this season is really supported by Bogut. The latest news is that after the NBA issued its first biweekly salary on November 13, Bogut was sued for not paying the loan on time. Later, Bogut took the money. After repaying it, a bunch of banks lined up to lend him money, but the interest was not low.

Liu Xiu also saw the news that Bogut went to borrow money to buy a lot of subprime loan securities. His net worth, his expected income for many years in the future, and his future credit were all invested. He wanted to take advantage of the booming real estate market in the United States. The property market is at an extreme high, and the money lost by the hurricane is made back in one breath.

   Regarding the news on Bogut's stadium, what Liu Xiu noticed was that the new top draft pick looked down on Yao Ming, claiming that he was the strongest foreign top pick, and boasted that he would blow up Yao Ming.

  On the 21st, the Hornets and the Pistons played a game. Bogut 4 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 block, Yao Ming 19 points, 13 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 blocks. The Pistons easily defeated the Hornets 94-78.

  Liu Xiu remembers that in the original time and space, Bogut also made outrageous remarks about Yao Ming when he entered the NBA, but the two played against each other 5 times in their careers, and each time Bogut was **** hanged and beaten by a furious Dayao.

   Liu Xiu remembered this clearly because it was a rare experience for Yao Ming to slap his face like crazy.

   After spending so many years in the Rockets, even if his personal ability is good, many times the team’s strength can’t support him. The best teammate he has worked with in the playoffs is Artest, who has passed his peak…

  After McGrady went to the Rockets, in addition to being healthy in the first year and playing an outstanding season, it would not work later. The 26-year-old McGrady has already fallen due to injuries, and the average season of 25+ seasons cannot be guaranteed.

  …

   At 7 p.m., the Blazers vs. Hornets game started.

   Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, extrajudicial fanatics, Raheem, Kwame Brown.

   Hornets starting lineup: Speedy Clarkston, Kirk Schneider, JR Smith, David West, Bogut.

  Tonight Fred Jones entered the active list, Liu Xiu decisively copied this teammate, copied the talent of 'Slam Dunk King', bounced +3 when trying to dunk, and the core strength in the confrontation was greatly improved.

   Opponent, Liu Xiu honestly copied the opponent's backup pitcher, Joan Barry. When shooting from a fixed point, the mid-range shot +1 and the three-pointer +2.

   After the game started, the Blazers failed to put a clear lead in the opening stages.

Bogut has mature defense and good rim protection. David West has made great progress. Last season, he averaged 6 points and 4 rebounds per game. He also missed more than 50 games due to injury. This season started in good health, with excellent personal performance. The average was 18 points and 8 rebounds, and the shooting rate was 48%. It was very good for an insider who mainly scored in the middle and long distances, especially the free throws, which made the teams cry, and the free throw shooting rate was as high as 83.3%.

   However, it only lasted for a while at the beginning. As the game deepened, the Hornets could not keep up after the Blazers opened their offense with Liu Xiutu as the main force.

  Bogut is excellent defensively, but the Hornets chose him in the hope that he would be the best in the NBA like Duncan.

   However, Duncan averaged 17.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, 2.8 assists and 2.2 blocks in 15 games in the first month of his career, the worst single-month performance of his career so far. It seems that Duncan will never be able to play in his life.

  David West and JR Smith worked hard for a while, but they couldn't hold it.

   In the first quarter, the Trail Blazers led the Hornets 28-21 by 7 points, establishing the advantage.

In the second quarter, the Trail Blazers mainly played defense, with Kwame Brown as the power forward, Mourning as the center, and Liu Xiu's flank defense, David West also did nothing, 21 to 17 in a single quarter. After the score, the Blazers led the Hornets 49-38 by 11 points into the second half.

  Mourning played the full second quarter and played very well, but he was also a little tired and did not play in the second half.

   Since playing the Nuggets, Maurice Cheeks has intentionally given Mourning more and longer playing opportunities to help Mourning, who has not played for a while, find his feeling faster.

  Mourning did not disappoint him. In the second quarter, he scored 2 points, 4 rebounds and 1 block, protecting the basket and bringing excellent rear protection for Kwame Brown's close-range assist and mid-range expansion.

   In the third quarter, the Trail Blazers’ defensive pressure slowed down, and they played a 25-24 single-quarter score with the Hornets. After three quarters, the lead expanded to 12 points.

At the end of the quarter, the Blazers sent a combination of Momoko, Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Raheem, and Kwame Brown to a 16-8 half-quarter climax, a ferocious offensive impact, and the Hornets shot consecutive shots. I don't know how to shoot anymore, 90 to 70, when the official timeout entered the fourth quarter, the Trail Blazers' lead expanded to 20 points.

   The last few minutes entered garbage time. Liu Xiu was replaced and rested. After 31 minutes, he made 9 of 15 shots, including 1 of 1 from three-pointers and 4 of 4 free throws. He scored 23 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals.

  The Blazers played the most time tonight, Kwame Brown!

Maurice Cheeks tried multiple lineups, and the one that appeared most frequently was not Liu Xiu, but Kwame Brown. Liu Xiu played 31 minutes in three and a half quarters, Kwame Brown played 36 minutes, and only 42 minutes. Less than 6 minutes rest.

When he was replaced, Kwame Brown only made 2 of 5 shots and scored 6 points with 2 of 2 free throws, but his performance of 13 rebounds, 3 steals and 8 blocks made 7 shots in 27 minutes tonight. Bogut, who scored 4 points and 4 rebounds in 2, cried quickly!

Before the game, a player who did good deeds and did not keep his name told the parallel champion that Yao Ming only scored 4 points and 6 rebounds against Bogut when he played against Bogut. Kwame Brown, who played a lot of time tonight, regarded Bogut as breaking him. The enemy of the financial road is generally aimed at.

In the last few minutes, Momonga took Fred Jones and Stevenson on the court to play around. There is a word called "smelling congeniality", which means that Momonga and Stevenson are both thorny, and others can't understand Stevenson. Vinson and Stevenson often quarreled with other teammates, but Momonga and Stevenson saw each other right away.

   After a wave of 11-16, the Trail Blazers defeated the Hornets 101-86 and won 8 consecutive victories!

  …

  …

   On November 29, 2005, it was after 11:00 in the morning. At this time, there were not many people outside the Rose Garden Arena, but not a lot.

   Those who came and went, all turned their attention to a man wearing a hat, a windbreaker, and a mask with sunglasses on the small square outside the arena.

   They don't understand why this man is dressed like this, does this guy think that if he wears this way, others won't recognize him?

   Does this guy really think his disguise is impeccable?

   Such a big man is two taels heavier than others when turned into ashes!

   I heard that if you grow too big, your brain is not very smart.

  Some tourists from China photographed his outfit and posted it on the Internet, so the nickname Dasha came into being.

   The person who won the new nickname is, of course, Yao Ming.

  Only talking about the role of 'disguise', he was successful, maybe it was sympathy, no one really came to expose his disguise.

   However, he himself did not notice this.

   Now, his mood is very heroic.

   I have been here 3 times before, and every time I am envious, even jealous, and then feel sorry for myself.

  Now, he finally left the team that made him sick for two years.

  The Rockets didn't want him to go, and tried their best to deal with him outside the game, such as mobilizing domestic public opinion and starting with his relatives and friends, which made him even more disgusting.

  With this kung fu, is it bad to honestly spend money on signings?

Originally, he was not so anxious to leave at the end of the third grade. Although the Trail Blazers rushed to the second place in the West again, they only surpassed the strength of the Western Conference in the second round. In his opinion, the Trail Blazers in the second round. Playing the Mavericks can't necessarily win.

   As a result, the Blazers beat the Mavericks!

   When it came to the Western Conference Finals, it was indeed the Spurs who were better than the Blazers. The Blazers could only struggle to contend, and they fell behind for a long time. Normally, the Spurs beat the Blazers 4-1 is not a problem.

  As a result, whenever the critical moment came, Liu Xiu was able to smash the Spurs with his own strength, and reached the finals 4-3 in a tiebreaker.

After reaching the finals, the Trail Blazers, consisting of Randolph, Kwame Brown, Raheem, and McDyess, beat the Nets. I decided to leave, otherwise the gap would be widened to the point where it was impossible to catch up.

   Although he says he doesn't care about these things, the development of Chinese basketball is the most important thing.

   But how could he not care!

   He wants Liu Xiu to get better and better, but he hopes that he is even better than Liu Xiu.

   In order to leave the Rockets, he made a lot of efforts, which were difficult and inhumane.

   But all the suffering and suffering are worth it!

   After the opening 14 games, the Pistons have achieved a record of 11 wins and 3 losses. Currently, they are beating the Heat with 10 wins and 3 losses, ranking first in the East and second in the league!

   Even if he loses the last game, he has already achieved the best single-month record in the NBA in four years, and he feels that he will not lose this game, nor can he lose!

   He's going to beat the Blazers! Defeat Liu Xiu! Take the top spot in the league!

   At present, the Blazers have won 8 consecutive victories and are at the top of the list with a record of 12 wins and 2 losses. His Pistons only need to defeat the Blazers to directly reach the top of the league!

   He is very confident about tomorrow's game. The most powerful player in the Blazers is injured and he will not feel that he is invincible. This is competitive sports. The state and health are part of competitive sports.

   However, he was still uneasy.

   He took out the newspaper, which was the news that the warden led the prison team to 8 consecutive victories.

The data of Liu Xiu's opening 14 games has been posted, averaging 21 points, a drop of more than ten points compared to last season. Some media even speculated that Liu Xiu's average points per game this season will drop below 20, and his average rebounds per game is a new career low. , averaging 6.5 rebounds per game, averaging 3.7 turnovers per game, and the worst performance in three years, but averaging 10.7 assists per game, second only to Nash who averaged 11 assists per game, ranking second in the league! Averaging 3 steals per game, he beat Paul, who was in second place, by a large margin. His 50.6% shooting percentage was amazing. This year, the top three point guards in the Western Conference all hit 50% in the first month.

   And the 10.7-to-3.7 assist-to-turnover ratio is not much worse than Nash's 11-to-3.5 assist-to-turnover ratio per game.

In the first month, there are only two players whose personal performance can be compared with Liu Xiu, Kobe and Nash. The former is currently averaging 37 points per game and his performance is shocking; The three-point shooting rate and 92% free-throw shooting rate are career highs in all four data. Under the leadership of Nash, the Suns gradually broke out of the quagmire and began to compete with the Lakers and Clippers for the top spot in the Pacific Division.

   The performance of these two is crazy enough, but Liu Xiu, with his average performance of 21+6+10+3, combined with the team's record, is not inferior to these two!

   Liu Xiu's performance at the beginning of this year shocked Yao Ming. With Liu Xiu's performance in the late season, Yao Ming couldn't imagine how crazy Liu Xiu would perform in March and April.

   Therefore, he now wants to snipe Liu Xiu even more! He sees this as the beginning of his re-rushing in front of Liu Xiu!

  …

   "Warden, the little giant seems to be outside, won't you go and chat with him?"

   "I know, I saw him when I went to buy a doll just now, so I won't go."

"why?"

   "I don't want to be looked at in the same way as him... I don't mean anything else, I and he are Furend, brother, it's definitely not ashamed."

"Ha ha ha ha…"

  In the Rose Garden Arena, Liu Xiu conducted a 3-on-3 pick-and-roll training with McDyess and others as usual today.

   McDyess and Liu Xiu chatted for a while and continued training.

   Maybe it’s because of his talent. Liu Xiu feels that Kwame Brown’s improvement in defending pick-and-rolls is much faster than his pick-and-roll attack with the ball!

In addition, the difficulty of 3-on-3 has been improved. Liu Xiu and McDyess chose Fred Jones as their teammates. That is to say, in addition to the pick-and-roll combination of Blake and the top pick of parallel imports, there is also Stevenson's defense. When Liu Xiu attacked, the pressure increased.

   This was felt by Liu Xiu in the training the day before yesterday, so for this training, Liu Xiu prepared in advance and added more technical combinations in the pick-and-roll attack.

   The most used one is the high back fight on the move.

   Switch to other outside lines, and if you encounter an inside line defense in a pick-and-roll attack with the ball, no one will choose to take the initiative to back play.

   But Liu Xiu is different. After he picks and rolls, he leans on Kwame Brown sideways, and the confrontation on the move will not be particularly disadvantaged!

   This kind of thing, you have to dare to think and do it, try it out and the effect is good, so they called Payton for teaching guidance, thinking that this is a good development direction for back play.

This combination of    is quite difficult. It requires fairly complete basic skills of pick-and-roll offense and basic skills of high-position back play. It doesn’t have to be so strong, but there must be enough changes in the ever-changing game, at least the basic skills are complete.

   Coincidentally, Liu Xiu's pick-and-roll and back play are not strong enough, but comprehensive enough!

   After a few more sets of training, at 11:30, after the last set of additional training this morning, Liu Xiu received a system prompt!

   "Congratulations to the host for raising his high back to 60, reaching the basic level for court use."

   "Congratulations to the host for improving his post-up singles application skills to 75, reaching a good upstream level."

   "Because the host's high post post-up technique has reached a qualified level, the linking technology of high and low post singles has been improved, and the post-up singles have completed the technical diversification polishing. Congratulations to the host's low post post up from 89 to 90, advanced to the top level.

  Congratulations to the host, the mission: the opportunity for top-level post-play has been completed, and the reward: low-post singles matching equipment - the balance ankle brace of the **** bear. "

   (end of this chapter)