Basketball Myth: Super Guard

Without Qin Hao on the court, the first-year team would soon be at a disadvantage.

At this time, Qin Hao, Griffin, Wall, Cousins, and Turner didn't play, and the remaining few people were a little worse than the second-year team in terms of personal ability.

After all, the opponent is a second-year player. Although Curry and Harden have also been replaced, as a backup player, the second-year team's bench lineup is obviously stronger.

So when the first quarter was over, the lead was narrowed to just one point.

Butler came to the sidelines and was a little depressed. Qin Hao smiled and took Butler's shoulders: "It's okay, aren't we still one point ahead? Besides, it's not your fault, Favors, Fields, Bu Ledsoe and the others didn't play well either."

Even though he said that, Butler still felt a little ashamed. How well Qin Hao played on the court before, Qin Hao would not be able to go away.

Looking at the good brother around him, Butler felt a little lost.

Back then at Syracuse University, the strength of the two was similar, Qin Hao was only slightly stronger and more comprehensive, but now that he has entered the NBA and played for two-thirds of the season, the gap between the two seems to have widened a lot.

"Qin Hao has become a favorite for 'Rookie of the Year', the No. 2 of the 76ers, and was almost selected as an All-Star. And I'm still fighting to get into the starting lineup." Butler sighed, then shook it off He shook his head and cheered up again, "It's okay, I can still catch up. Qin Du said that I will definitely become one of the best players in the future, and he never misses what he said."

Of course Qin Hao didn't know what Butler was thinking, but he really didn't fool Butler.

Some players can shine when they enter the NBA, such as Griffin, such as Wall, Cousins.

But some people need to grow up slowly. Butler is just one of them. He is still selected for the Rookie Challenge. The other two future All-Star players in the 10-year rookie class, George and Hayward, are they the same or are they off the bench? And they didn't make it to the Rookie Challenge.

All Butler lacks is time and opportunity.

"Let me tell you." Coach Budenholzer greeted everyone, first gave Qin Hao a look of approval, affirmed his performance in the first quarter, and then spread out the tactical board, "Our advantage is balance inside and outside, every time There are enough people in every position, so we have to strengthen our defense and take it seriously. Also, share the ball more, don’t think about your performance first, no matter how well you perform, you get a lot of points, but if the team If you lose, you can't get mvp either."

Some people want to take mvp. Coach Budenholzer can see this. For example, Qin Hao, Griffin, and Wall also have ideas about mvp. Cousins ​​is just a simple temper.

But if Wall has a chance, he certainly doesn't mind helping his former teammates.

There is nothing wrong with players wanting to win the MVP. Coach Budenholzer understands it very well, but the methods and methods cannot be ignored. After all, you must win first, otherwise it will be useless.

"Okay, get ready, let's play."

After some arrangements, Coach Budenholzer waved and signaled everyone to come on stage.

Qin Hao didn't play, but Wall, Griffin, and Cousins ​​were sent on. They didn't play for a long time in the first quarter, so it's time to calm down.

They were joined by Fields and Bledsoe. Butler was not dispatched. Coach Budenholzer was very satisfied with Qin Hao and Butler's performance in the first quarter, and saw that the two of them worked best together, so he made some adjustments and let Butler wait a while. Go with Qin Hao.

......

on the field.

The second-year team was attacking, and they had too many guards, so at this time, the team was still a big and a small team. The inside line was Gibson, plus Jennings, Holiday, Matthews, and Evans.

Holiday served as a point guard. When he came to the frontcourt, he did not give the ball to Jennings, but passed it to Matthews. Matthews was still selfless. After breaking through, he scored the ball and gave it to Evans. Vince caught the ball and saw that the defender didn't pounce, and immediately made a three-pointer.

Swish!

With a soft sound, the hollow hit.

The first-year team counterattacked. Wall took the ball and advanced to the frontcourt. Griffin rushed to him for the ball in the low post. Wall hesitated for a while, thinking of the coach's advice, he still passed the ball.

Griffin took the ball but still played singles, because at this time it was a low-post single defense, and the person defending him was Evans. Although Evans has good physical fitness, his height is only 198 cm, which is a lot worse than Griffin.

So there is nothing wrong with this one.

But... Griffin failed to score.

With a "bang", perhaps Griffin felt that Evans would definitely be caught, too casual, and the ball bounced out of the box.

Fortunately, there is Cousins ​​on the inside. The first-year team has an absolute height advantage. Cousins ​​grabbed the offensive rebound, but immediately encountered a double-team. Griffin stepped back and came to a step inside the three-point line. Sings asked for the ball, but Cousins ​​ignored it and passed it to Wall.

Wall catches the ball and hits a three-pointer.

In the next few possessions, although Wall did not deliberately not pass the ball to Griffin, he often passed to others when others had a chance, or to Cousins.

Griffin has an advantage in the low post, doesn't Cousins ​​also have an advantage?

You are an inside player, what's your ability to bully other defenders in the low post?

Cousins, on the other hand, was more direct. He had no communication with Griffin's interior team at all. The two of you hit you, I hit me, and defensively, you can do whatever you want.

"Shh!"

The second-year team scored a breakthrough from Matthews.

Cousins ​​and Griffin stood alone, but neither of them went to make up defenses. When Matthews made a layup, the two men stared at each other.

"Why don't you make up for it?"

"You told me, then why don't you go?"

"You're a center, isn't that what you should do?"

"Could it be that the power forward can not make up the defense, so what do you need to do?"

For a while, the two almost didn't fight.

The face of coach Budenholzer was darkened, and he immediately called a timeout. He didn't talk nonsense with Griffin and Cousins, but secretly decided that he would never let Griffin and Cousins ​​play together. .

Such a combination of insiders is completely harmful and useless.

The two insiders should communicate more and cooperate, especially on the defensive end, otherwise it is easy to miss people and be easily scored.

And obviously, Griffin and Cousins ​​are not compatible.

"Coach." Anthony, who was the assistant coach of the first-year team today, suggested: "Let's replace him, replace Qin, and Butler, they played well in the first quarter."

"Yeah." Coach Budenholzer nodded and gave Griffin and Cousins ​​an unhappy look. If this was his player, he would have scolded him long ago, "Substitution. Qin, Butler, you two. One." After speaking, he paused before saying, "Replace Griffin and Wall."

Hearing this, everyone was stunned for a moment, why don't you change Cousins?

[Author's digression]: There is also the fourth update, which will be a little later, in the early morning. You can watch it tomorrow.