The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Choosing to double-team Wade and short Mike Miller, Wang Xiao is also betting.

Bet on Miller's poor form.

Why did Wang Xiao let Miller go this summer?

On the one hand, it is because the team does not lack backcourt players, and on the other hand, it is also because of Miller's state.

Mike Miller is indeed a very good player, but Miller's attendance rate has not been high. Last season when he was in the Wizards, he only played more than 60 games. In another time and space, he reached 10-11 In the season, after Miller switched to the Heat, his competitive state declined further due to injuries. He only played 41 games for the Heat throughout the season, averaging 20 minutes per game, scoring only 5 points and 4 rebounds, and shooting just over 40%. , the lowest in his career.

In the eyes of many people, Miller is still the best sixth man of the Grizzlies back then, but in fact, things have changed.

As Wang Xiao expected.

Miller, who has a lot of open seats, failed to seize the opportunity.

Although he came off the bench, the Wizards' fast-paced offensive and defensive transition still made his old knee injury a little difficult to bear. This caused Miller to be unable to reach the best shooting position immediately after Wade was double-teamed.

After Wade passed the ball to him, he needed some time to adjust his position and shoot, and this time was enough for Danny Green, who was double-teamed, to rush back to defend.

Although the interference of rushing back to defend in a hurry is limited, it can still affect Miller, who is not very good at first.

After attacking from the outside several times in a row, Miller only hit 1 three-pointer.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Butler scored 5 points in a row, and with Curry's impact on the basket, the score gap was almost evened out in a blink of an eye.

Spoelstra had to call a timeout.

Looking at the Wizards, Spoelstra also had a headache.

He has the most luxurious team in the league, but Wang Xiao has the most powerful offensive team in the league.

In the head-to-head duel, the Wizards were completely unable to stop the bombing of James + Wade.

But once the Big Three of the Heat take a rest and the offense stagnates, the Wizards will be able to narrow the score gap or even overtake in an instant.

"These guys are much more difficult than imagined!"

Wade wiped the sweat from his brow and couldn't help but said.

"Yes, we must continue to maintain the offensive rhythm, and we also need to curb the opponent's offensive efficiency, otherwise the next game will still be difficult to play." James also said.

"LeBron, you have to return to the court to stabilize the situation." Spoelstra said, "Also, Dwyane, do you have any way to limit that three-pointer kid?"

Wade was taken aback for a moment, then said immediately: "I don't know, but I can give it a try."

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"That's it. Well done. Keep up the offensive rhythm. Next, the opponent will definitely let James return to the court. There is no point in double-teaming Wade." Wang Xiao was also talking with the players. "However, as long as we can continue to maintain this score, don't widen the gap. When their main body's physical fitness declines, it's time for us to blow the counterattack horn!"

After the timeout, the two teams played again, and Wang Xiao found that James had returned to the court.

The return of James naturally provided a solid guarantee for the Heat's offense.

And when the offense and defense switched, Wang Xiao couldn't help raising his eyebrows.

He saw Wade standing in front of Curry.

The Heat chose to switch defenses!

Although Curry is a point guard and Wade is a shooting guard, they have different positions, but both of them actually belong to the kind of players who tend to be combo guards, and their heights are relatively similar. strangeness.

But before facing Curry, most of the time it was Chalmers at the point guard position.

Chalmers is 1.88 meters tall, and the gap between him and Curry, who is 1.91 meters tall, is not very big, but there is a bit of a height gap between him and Danny Green at the shooting guard position.

If Wade switches to guard Curry, Chalmers will have to defend Green. Chalmers is not a point guard with strong defensive ability.

However, like the previous Wizards shorting Miller, Spoelstra is also betting that Green does not have the ability to score frequently in singles against Chalmers.

Compared with Curry, Green's offensive ability is obviously much worse, and most of the time he is positioned as a standard 3D player in the team.

Danny Green, who started last season and averaged about 28 minutes per game, barely scored in double figures.

In fact, this is also the case. Even if Wade switches to Curry, Wang Xiao is not prepared to let Green lead the offense.

In addition to the low efficiency, there is actually another reason.

Curry's matchups with the league's top defenders aren't actually that many.

Last season, Curry faced all the point guards in the league, but in today's league, there are very few point guards with superb defensive capabilities. If you have to count them, there are only Paul and Rondo.

But whether it is Paul or Rondo, the height is only about 1.83 meters. The effect of defending Curry, a player who focuses on shooting, is not particularly good. They are better at blocking the opponent's breakthrough route and cutting off the passing space.

As for Kidd, who is getting old and has lost the strong defensive ability of his youth, Jeremy Lin, whose defensive ability is not inferior to Kidd, only joined the league this season after using the Kidd growth template card.

So Curry has basically never played against a player like Wade who is taller than him, faster than him, and has a top-notch defensive ability in the league.

Last season, Curry was targeted by many teams because of his strong three-point ability. For example, the Celtics used defensive champion Tony Allen to defend Curry, and the effect was indeed quite good.

The inexperienced Curry was quite embarrassed by his opponents.

But at this time, Wang Xiao would resort to the pick-and-roll method and let Jamison perform the pick-and-roll.

In order to prevent Jamison from falling into the open space, players who are blocked often have to turn their heads to defend Jamison, thus forming a situation where the opponent's inside big man faces Curry and is taken by a small player.

But with the Heat game, the situation is slightly different.

Because at this time the Heat's center is Chris Bosh, who is at the top of the power forward position, and Jamison is facing LeBron James.

Once Jamison and Curry play a pick-and-roll, then there will be a situation where Curry faces James.

Wade's defense is very difficult, James is stronger than Wade's defense!

Wang Xiao can let center Jordan pull out to pick and roll for Curry, but it may be difficult to form a defense change, because Jordan doesn't have a three-pointer, and Wade has no need to defend Jordan after the pick and roll.