basketball never sleeps

Chapter 36 How long should the sentence be?

Mo Wen was chewing gum quietly off the court, lazily leaning back in his chair and watching the lively game on the court, waving a towel for his teammates who scored goals from time to time.

The life of a substitute is so boring and unpretentious.

The leader of the Bucks in front of them is the famous "draft treasure" and "golden left hand" Michael Reed. As a second-round pick, he scored 21+5+2 this season and was selected to the All-NBA Team for several years.

star.

Reid's physical talent is average, but his ability to move without the ball is excellent and his shooting ability is top-notch.

Mo Wen still remembers that when he was teammates with "Yidi", a certain issue of a basketball magazine had a whole page boasting about how unsolvable Reed's jump shot was. In the end, the Bucks didn't even make it to the playoffs that year.

Compared with Hamilton, Reid also has the ability to break through with the ball and play in low singles above the standard line.

If it were in the small ball era, he would be a good outside firepower and a "championship puzzle", but in this era, it would be a tragedy for a player like Reed to be the boss.

Shooting stars will already face greater pressure in the playoffs. The "no handcheck" rule has not yet been introduced. Reid does not have the dirt and star privileges of Reggie Miller. Being able to stand on the court and breathe is a reward for the Pistons.

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Hamilton may not be very good at defending power guards in the low post, but he is very good at chasing down Reed, who is similar to him.

Under a defense that doesn't care about physical strength, let alone shooting, Reed is often successful if he can catch the ball.

On the defensive end, Reid's defensive ability can compete with Nash.

It's not that Nash doesn't know how to defend. In the dungeon, Mo Wen has played against Nash several times. Regular season aside, Nash in the playoffs has a defensive attitude, but sometimes he can't defend because of his thin body.

As for Reed, it was purely an ideological problem.

Perhaps he learned from his former boss, Ray Allen, but Reed's concentration on the defensive end is extremely poor.

(Ray Allen was a defensive colander before joining the Celtics)

The Bucks' boss is locked up, so they can only rely on the second and third bosses.

Unfortunately, their second-in-command, Joe Smith, is also a space-based power forward. His playing style is similar to that of the "hard special" and Rasheed who were in the same class before. They are both flexible inside players who like to float and shoot from the outside.

The famous incident of this guy is that he signed a yin-yang contract with the Timberwolves two years ago. According to the yin-yang contract, Joe Smith can get a four-year remuneration of 80 million yuan.

Yin and yang contracts in the NBA have always existed, but they are rarely signed directly on paper. They are all verbally agreed and then signed once a year. By coincidence, the Timberwolves and Joe Smith signed a paper contract.

But because of the uneven distribution of the spoils, Joe Smith had a falling out with the agent who was responsible for his entire contract, and finally went to court to get the matter out.

As a result, the Timberwolves were fined 3.5 million and a three-year first-round pick. Smith also lost his big contract and could only sign a large mid-level player to start his wandering career.

Offensively, this guy can still compete with Rasheed, but defensively, he keeps up with Reid, just like the national football defender. You feel that he is defending, but the defense keeps losing ground.

Every time I see someone trying to frame Joe Smith, he makes a slight gesture to show respect, just like when he sees someone with a mustache.

As for the Bucks' third-leading small forward Mason, how can I put it, Prince performed like an All-Star under his defense.

In fact, looking at the past, the Bucks players are almost all this type of players, Van Horn, Kukoc, and little Damon Jones. They can contribute good vitality on the offensive end, but they are not physically capable on the defensive end.

The flaw is a psychological problem.

Mo Wen replaced Hamilton in the middle and had a good time on the court for about ten minutes. The player he likes to play against now is Reed.

"Mo blocked Reed's shot, oh ho ho, Reed couldn't find a chance to take the shot in front of him."

"Poor Reid had to follow Mo in the circle after running half-time with Hamilton. I'm really worried about whether his strength can last until the fourth quarter."

"Billups passed the ball, Mo received the ball and shot, damn it was another fake move, he shook Reid away, 3 points - hit! God, he was punishing Reid's defense with Reid's scoring method.

!!”

The Detroit home announcer was still roaring passionately, but the atmosphere on the court had already turned cold.

After 3 quarters, the Pistons already led the Bucks by 22 points.

The Pistons players all scratched their heads, preparing for the Bucks for a long time, and that’s it?

After four games in the first round, the Bucks were almost crushed by the Pistons.

In the second game, Reed's touch was a little twitchy, and he scored several magic goals with strong shots, dragging the game into the fourth quarter. The remaining three games were all decided within three quarters.

Under the Bucks' meticulous defense, the Pistons players performed well. All five starters scored in double figures. Hamilton highlighted his selflessness.

Mo Wen averaged 16 minutes of playing time in four games, took 8.7 shots, scored 12 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1.5 steals. Although he did not play much time, his efficiency was terrifying.

Many media have reported on Mo Wen - he is the only three rookies in this year's playoffs who can score in double figures. The remaining two are Melo, who averaged 15 points per game and has gone home to fish, and Melo, who is still there.

Wade who is shopping with the Hornets.

This is amazing, and many media even said that "the Pistons used the second pick to select a late pick, and used the last pick to select a second pick."

The Domestic Basketball Association originally thought that Mo Wen was an unstable factor when looking at Malone, and was considering whether to call him up. However, Mo Wen's stable and excellent performance in the playoffs as in the regular season cannot be ignored.

The men's basketball coach and assistant coach Yunus, who have been advocating the recruitment of Mo Wen, are about to smash the table. If you don't recruit Da Zhi, this guy hasn't offended you, right?

Excluding a player who played in the NBA, you don't really think that the CBA stars have any value, do you?

Yunus was once an assistant coach of the Mavericks. He knows very well what level of competition the NBA playoffs are. The Rockets only had four players scoring in double figures in the playoffs. Yao Ming only averaged 15 points per game. Mo Wen was placed in the ordinary category.

Not to mention starting the team, being the second or third player is definitely more than enough.

In fact, after the first round of the playoffs, many teams inquired about Dumars.

The Raptors, Cavaliers, Hawks, and Magic in the East, the Trail Blazers, Warriors, and Rockets in the West.

The lowest bids offered by the seven teams to Mo Wen all started with a first-round pick.

But these offers were declined by Dumas.

A player who can come off the bench in the playoffs and score in double figures is a Chinese player and a first-round pick. You guys are thinking nonsense.

Dumars is no Larry Brown, and he knows the value of Mo Wen.

The Rockets in the West were losing ground to the Lakers, and more and more Chinese reporters came to the Pistons.

Whether from a business perspective or from a player's perspective, Mo Wen is one of the best high-quality assets for the Pistons.

The only thing he regrets is that he only gave Mo Wen a 1+1 contract before. If he had a 2+1 contract, Mo Wen would be worth at least half an All-Star.

He has recently been considering whether to let Mo Wen be the starter next season. Yao Ming's vote-getting ability in the Western Conference All-Stars is obvious to all. He believes that as long as Mo Wen's playing time and statistics increase, an outside player's vote-drawing ability will definitely not be enough.

Will be worse than the center.

Thinking about the money the Rockets earned this season from Chinese sponsors, Mane really hated why he gave Mo Wen a 2-year contract in the first place.

While Dumas was still imagining how big a contract he would be offered to Mo Wen when his second-round rookie contract ended, Mo Wen was discussing with his agent Heumann about leaving the team in a subsequent trade.

"Both you and Dak are leaving? I don't think Joe (Dumas) will let him go."

Milicic also became a client of Heuman through Mo Wen's introduction. As one of the top ten agents in the NBA, Heuman would be better than Milicic's previous inactive agent.

"I already have a plan for Dak to leave, but for you, one is that your second-round contract is too small to be traded, and the other is the commercial value you have shown recently. Davis (Pistons owner) will not do this.

I let you go easily."

Huemann thought about it twice and gave the reason.

"Steve, I won't say much else. Tell me, if the person I beat up that day was replaced by the old man on our team from Malone, how many years would he have been sentenced according to the laws of your ugly country?"

Mo Wen turned to ask Humane a legal question with a serious face.

"..."

"I understand, I can only say that I will try my best."

(End of chapter)