basketball never sleeps

Chapter 5 Shock! The top pick in the draft lost to the last pick!

Ford was shocked. His hunting target was the No. 1 pick in this year's draft, but he was revealed by the last pick in the draft?

Woodson watched seriously from the sidelines. He was almost angry. He emphasized defense so many times before going on the court, but the Pistons point guard was still passed by in one step. Fortunately, Mo Wen reacted quickly.

Otherwise, if the Bucks were able to win so easily, wouldn't his so-called defense become a joke?

Is it really just a matter of quick reaction?

Of course not, Mo Wen had played against peak TJ Ford in the dungeon, and his speed, which was half a step faster than Iverson, put a lot of pressure on the defender's mentality and ankles.

He knew very well that with the Pistons' current fringe point guard, it was impossible to guard against Ford's speed, so when Ford broke through, he had already consciously started to move towards the inside, and then he was able to catch up.

Fortunately, Ford is only strong in speed. Even at his peak, his offensive skills and finishing level are not half of what Iverson was as a rookie.

Just like a tram and a supercar, the acceleration may be similar, but other configurations are vastly different from actual racing on the track.

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When it came to the Pistons' offensive round, Woodson prepared only two sets of offensive tactics - high pick-and-roll and low-post attack - which was the simplest version.

If these two sets of tactics surrounding Okur and Sura fail, there is still the ultimate magic weapon - Mo Wen opens the singles.

They are all a new group of fringe players who cannot practice complex tactics. Of course, Woodson will have to talk about complex offensive tactics to some extent.

The Pistons point guard wanted to return Ford's favor on the offensive end, but I don't know where he got his confidence. His skills were not good, his speed was not good, and his physical confrontation was not as good as Ford's. He crossed over in front of Ford and was knocked away by Ford without taking two dribbles.

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Mo Wen looked at him and covered his face. He couldn't even protect the ball. What kind of job is he to do this?

The two teams were very tangled in offense and defense in the first quarter. The Pistons' starting point guard couldn't guard Ford at all. He was knocked unconscious after several rounds. The substitute he replaced was half-assed and not much better.

Mo Wen and Sula helped wipe the butt.

The Bucks were also troubled by the Pistons' shrinking iron bucket. Mo Wen and Sura both had defensive capabilities, and the Pistons' inside man Okur was also very focused on defense.

Shrinking defense and moving it to the small ball era, problems that can be solved with a few shots are almost unsolvable now.

The other Bucks players on the court didn't shoot accurately, and Ford didn't shoot either. Even if the breakthrough space was limited, they had no choice but to break through.

After one quarter of the game, Pistons 23:22 Bucks, the two rookies were testing each other while pecking at each other.

Mo Wen scored 6 points in the first quarter, and he has a presence on both ends of the offense and defense. After being trained in various basketball dungeons, he has great experience in stealing points and missing points. Compared with the strong teams he encountered in the dungeons, the Bucks in front of him are better.

Basically everything he sees is opportunity.

In the second quarter, the Pistons focused on taking care of TJ Ford, who kept the kid with the ball in his hands.

Ford was stubborn for half the game and finally remembered that he still had the ability to pass. In college, he relied on breakthroughs and organized passes to make a living. Unfortunately, he wanted to prove himself too much today, but he was in trouble.

But picking up the ball didn't allow Ford to lead the team out of trouble. The summer league was not Ford's college team, and the players didn't have much tacit understanding.

After Ford's passes were robbed several times by two veteran players, Mo Wen and Sura, he became much more cautious about passing the ball.

After halftime, the two teams combined to score less than 70 points. The Pistons were leading. Woodson was quite satisfied with the status quo. This is the game that the Larry Brown faction likes.

Extreme defense, stereotyped offense, and a rhythm that makes the audience sleepy.

Mo Wen's performance became more and more brilliant in the second quarter, cutting without the ball, and the transition organization was also very impressive on the offensive end. Three times when there was no time at the end, he took over the singles and surrendered two out of three shots. He was in this game.

Just like a star.

The Bucks' assistant coaches in charge of the summer league started looking for scouts to get information about Mo Wen.

Where did this Asian guy come from? His playing style is so sophisticated. Could it be that he is a national player from China?

At the end of the game, the Pistons beat the Bucks 89:77.

TJ Ford was wearing a waistband, and his small body was very unwilling. He made 6 of 16 shots and scored 15 points, 6 assists and 2 rebounds. The data was not good, and the team also lost.

He looked at Mo Wen unwillingly, it was this guy who ruined his debut plan!

Mo Wen played 33 minutes in this game, made 10 of 15 shots, and scored 23 points, 3 assists and 7 rebounds. As a late rookie, these statistics are scary.

The player the Bucks faced off against was an undrafted player who was not in good health and whose playing style was still immature. He was no match for Mo Wen. After being tortured for half a game, they replaced him with another veteran with a minimum salary, and they were able to restrain Mo Wen a little.

Playing in NBA-level dungeons every day, he felt like a fish in water for the first time in a low-intensity league like the Summer League.

Just like a gangster from a high-end game arriving at a low level, the feeling that I can C is really addictive.

Mo Wen scored 6 points in the first quarter, 9 points in the second quarter, 8 points in the third quarter, and got off work in the fourth quarter.

Usually he works his best to score in the dungeon, but today he felt like he was able to show off without much effort. This is basketball.

"This Asian man has more fake moves than Mazefak. The girls on my college cheerleading team don't have as many tricks as him!" The undrafted draft pick who started to defend Mo Wen complained in the locker room.

"The coach also said that he is a rookie, a soft persimmon, and he will definitely not be good at defense. I really want to defeat his whole family! With his black hands, he will not suffer a loss even in the Octagon! The referee is also blind, and he will not brag even if his labor and management are red.

Him!" The black man who was assigned to defend Mo Wen also complained.

"Getting pinched? Brother, you are a purebred Brother Ni!" The black guy changing clothes next to him took one look at him and joked.

"Fake Squid, you're even darker than me, and you still have the nerve to accuse me. You're really Brother Ni!" Brother Hei who just spoke pouted and angrily retorted.

The Pepsi Six-Team League opened with two games today, but after watching the second game, many reporters deleted the articles that praised James in the first game.

The score of the No. 1 pick is not as high as that of the Asian pick at the bottom. Is this the opposite?

They originally wanted to compare James' performance with other rookies.

As a result, my dear, the Bucks' No. 8 pick and the Pistons' second-round pick both scored higher than Ajan. How can you brag about this?

Nike's public relations budget is limited, and the media who are paid can ignore the subsequent games and brag about Arjan without any conscience, but many media who are not paid will immediately expose this fun.

"Shocked! The No. 1 pick in the draft actually lost to the top pick!", "The No. 1 pick from high school students struggled in their debut, and Nike failed in their big bet?", "The Pistons succeeded in Taobao, and the last rookie is targeting the No. 1 pick!"...

Anyone who has watched the game knows that James' debut performance was not bad. His performance in the first quarter was almost the same as his gorgeous style of play in high school. Later, James showed good passing and organizational skills.

But everything must be based on comparison. You, the "boss" with the number one pick in the draft, can't outperform the "youngest" pick in the draft in his first performance. What story is there to tell? Isn't this an accident?

Why didn't the two of them play in the same game, why did the intensity of the game differ, and why did Zhan Zhan get special attention.

The huge group of fake fans don't care, they only look at excel.

James knew that he would be under a lot of pressure after entering the NBA with the title of "The Chosen One", but he didn't expect the pressure to come so early, let alone that the pressure would come from an Asian player he had never heard of before.

American rookie?

In the Summer League in Long Beach, which started earlier, Carmelo Anthony, who has been compared with him, averaged 19+8 in three games and has already made a name for himself.

It was originally thought that Milicic would not be able to come, and that the Orlando Summer League would be his solo dance with James, but as a result, the Pistons' No. 58 pick showed up again and disrupted the situation.

Let a late pick score 23 points in three quarters. Is the Bucks' defense all trash?

(End of chapter)