Basketball Legends: Strikers Are King

Ganis broke through with the ball, and using Okur's pick-and-roll, he quickly passed Stephenson and broke through.

"careful!"

West heard the shouts of his teammates, and his heart moved. While Ganis was passing the ball, he came to Okur in the high position and successfully interfered with the opponent's shot.

"clang!"

The basketball hit the rim hard and bounced out.

"rebound!"

This time the basketball didn't bounce very far, and several people under the basket immediately scrambled together.

Finally, Sheldon Williams got the ball and passed it to Stevenson on the outside.

George lost his position. Although he tried his best to pursue the defense, he could only watch his opponent shoot a jumper and three-pointer.

"clang!"

The basketball bounced on the rim and fell out.

"snort!"

Hansbrough did not let the basketball slip away this time and protected the defensive rebound.

"Quick attack!"

Hansbrough did not rush to give it to Stephenson, but dribbled the ball himself and looked at the position of his teammates.

"Chance!"

Seeing Hansbrough dare to dribble by himself, Ganis quickly passed behind his teammate and snatched the basketball from his hand.

The offensive and defensive situation of both sides immediately changed, and George and Qi Tian rushed towards the rear before they had even finished half of the game.

"Is he sick?"

Assistant coach Brian Shaw, who was standing on the sidelines, cursed in a low voice.

Since post players are too tall, they can naturally dribble much higher than defenders. Naturally, they are easily intercepted by defenders. Therefore, the first thing almost all post players do after grabbing a rebound is to hand the ball to their defender teammates.

Brian Shaw didn't expect the players on the field to be so bold, and immediately turned to look at Vogel.

Vogel was not surprised, and instead comforted the assistant coach:

"It's okay, we're still getting used to it."

When DeShawn Stevenson saw his teammates counterattacking his opponent, he immediately cut in from the midline and reached out to signal to his teammates:

"empty link."

Gannis understood and immediately threw the ball.

"They want alley-oops!"

The moment Gannis released the basketball, Qi Tian judged his opponent's intention. He jumped up decisively and collected the basketball before Stevenson.

"Nitrogen Tomb!"

Stevenson jumped up but returned in vain. After landing, he quickly turned around and ran towards Qitian, trying to interfere with his opponent.

But Qi Tian hugged the ball and did not rush. Instead, he first observed the surrounding situation.

Seeing that there was no chance, Stevenson could only quickly retreat and return to the defensive backcourt.

Seeing that his opponents were all back on defense, Qi Tiancai stood up and handed the basketball in his arms to Stephenson.

"This is the right way to respond!"

Brian Shaw was a little bit upset about Hansbrough's low-level mistake of being intercepted by his opponent. When he saw Qi Tian handing over the correct answer right after, he became even more angry.

Why can't you, a veteran of many years, remember things that a first-year rookie knows?

Vogel shook his head slightly and said nothing.

Although Hansbrough was completely suppressed by Boozer in the playoffs last season, he was a first-round pick selected by the Pacers themselves after all, and his rookie contract still has two years left.

Now that the starting position has been taken away by West, his mentality is unbalanced and it is normal for his performance to fluctuate.

Due to the low salary of the rookie contract (less than 2 million), even if team manager Bird wants to trade it, it will be difficult to exchange it for positive assets. Even if it is exchanged, Hansbrough may not be more suitable.

Therefore, the team's idea is to try to bring out Hansbrough's potential while his rookie contract has not yet been fulfilled. If his performance still does not improve, the most they can do is not renew the contract.

Paul George grabbed an offensive rebound and then tipped the ball in.

"33-26."

Ganis attacked with the ball, and then broke through and handed the ball to Okur in the high position.

West, facing a formidable enemy, immediately stepped forward to defend.

Okur quickly found Anthony Morrow who was running back and passed the ball.

Morrow faked a shot and shook Qi Tian, ​​then adjusted his rhythm and broke through the emergency stop to shoot a jump shot.

"Whoosh!"

Basketball hollow hit.

"33-28."

"handsome!"

Anthony Morrow was undrafted in 2008, but with the Warriors' career averages of 13 points and 3.8 rebounds per game, he successfully established a foothold in the NBA. The Nets provided a 4 million trade exception and traded him in the form of a sign-and-trade.

This bench gangster.

Seeing how sharp Morrow's offense is now, Nets fans applauded and cheered for him with mixed emotions.

George passed the basketball and then passed it to Qi Tian in the corner.

"Give him one back!"

George winked at his little brother, and then ran out to give Qi Tian some space.

This was the first time for Qi Tian to participate in this kind of attack that was completely led by himself. He only felt his heartbeat was fast and his throat was a little dry.

Of course he knows that whether he can successfully enter the rotation from now on depends on this tremor.

The difference between second-round picks and first-round picks lies in this. Team management will be patient with first-round picks, and may even allow first-round picks unlimited firing rights;

But the second-round pick will probably sit on the bench because of one mistake and never appear in the rotation again.

Opposite Anthony Morrow was also an undrafted player, so he naturally knew what Qi Tian was thinking.

In the absence of entanglements, Morrow naturally doesn't mind showing his goodwill, but on the field, the relationship between victory and defeat is king. If you perform well, I may lose.

So Morrow concentrated on defense, intending to prevent the opponent from taking action in one fell swoop.

Seeing Qi Tian dribbling slowly, Morrow immediately stretched out his hand to interfere and force his opponent towards the baseline.

"My opponent is a little taller than me, but I won't suffer any disadvantages in the confrontation. I have to fight more resolutely."

Qi Tian quickly made a decision. He dribbled the ball behind his back, broke through to the left, and then directly shot a fadeaway jumper in front of Moreau.

"Whoosh!"

Accurate basketball shooting.

"35-28."

"pretty!"

The Pacers sitting on the bench did not hesitate to praise Qi Tian and waved their towels. Granger was especially excited. He was jumping up and down and looked excited.

Then, without anyone noticing, Granger quietly moved to the end of the bench.

It turned out that he hadn't noticed just now and sat directly in Qi Tian's seat, which was closest to the head coach and was called "school".

If the head coach only made occasional remarks to rookie Qi Tian, ​​when Granger sat on top, Vogel quickly switched to chatterbox mode.

Questions such as "What do you think of XX?", "How to seize the opponent's weaknesses", and even "Why has your shooting rate dropped during training recently?" have become routine questions.

Unable to bear the disturbance, Granger took advantage of the opportunity and slipped to the end of the bench, treating himself like an ostrich and quietly watching the show.

Vogel, who had no one to talk to, then turned his attention to the court.