Build a Dream Dynasty

Compared with last season, the Nets, who are also not strong on paper, have made significant progress compared to last season. One point is that they are less likely to be defeated by failure. In other words, this group of young people has never developed a habit of accepting failure. After the losing streak, there has always been a fire burning to end the embarrassing record. This is why among the mid-lower teams in the Eastern Conference, the Nets have the shortest losing streak, and the longest losing streak in the season is only three games.

Facing a two-game losing streak against their direct rivals in the regular season, the Nets' record dropped to seventh in the Eastern Conference. Back at home, they continued to use a victory to restore morale, and their opponent in this game happened to be the Eastern Conference's No. Eight 76ers, currently, the 76ers are 3 games behind the Nets, and they definitely hope to pull the Nets out of the quagmire of the playoffs.

To some extent, the staffing of the 76ers is somewhat similar to that of the Nets. A point guard (Bledsoe, Holiday) with excellent defense and full offensive impact, and a defensive player with comprehensive skills Forward and guard swingmen (George, Iguodala), the inside players have reduced low-post offense and more pick-and-roll and shooting. In the case of a poor lineup, the two teams can survive in the playoffs, which to a certain extent confirms that this tactical choice is correct. The 18th place can barely be considered a balance of offense and defense, and the 76ers have no offense at all. Among the team's three outside players, Turner has no three-point shooting at all. Iguodala and Holiday are also unreliable three-pointers in their respective positions. Thaddeus Young at the power forward position is considered Some three-pointer attributes, but he is more accustomed to using footwork and speed to break through the basket and score. Hawes at the center position has shooting, but the shooting speed is slow and unreliable.

The game between the two teams can be said to be an out-and-out defensive battle. The poor attacking 76ers can gain a foothold in the top eight in the Eastern Conference, which also has his characteristics. Facing this 76ers team, Stevens has a feeling of using his offense to beat his own defense, and even said that the 76ers' defense is still higher than the Nets. In this situation, the Nets' weakness of lacking a person who can open up the situation is magnified. Carter is too old, George is too young, Lopez is too slow. To be honest, if Bledsoe is in this game, the Nets should be able to play better. Although Jeremy Lin's impact is quite fierce, his physical fitness is incomparable with "Mini LeBron"!

83:76, after a game that sounded more interesting than it looked, the Nets finally crushed the 76ers and won at the critical moment. George was more of a leader than Iguodala. The ball was unstable and rushed into the penalty area to fight with Thaddeus Young. The win was against the 76ers. The final change, replaced Turner, replaced Louis Williams, and reduced his defensive strength. The win here is the Nets At home, the referee's whistle-blowing scale was slightly biased, and various small factors accounted for a little reason. The Nets won this 50-50 game and stopped the decline.

After the game, Stevens gave the team full praise. To bite down this game and end the two-game losing streak is particularly important for the young team of the Nets. The overall lineup of the Nets is still dominated by young people, and the momentum of young people playing is very important.

That is, today, the deal between the Jazz and the Warriors for Deron Williams was finally passed by the league and officially announced. The Warriors got their wish and got a top backcourt engine in the league through an ideal bargaining chip. Although the Jazz suffered a big loss on the surface, the potential of Derrick Favors and a potential lottery pick for the Warriors next season are good compensation.

Deron passed the ball and Curry made a three-pointer. This pair of backcourt combinations is more suitable than Curry and Ellis, but the specific situation depends on the effect of the play. Anyway, Jiang Mingliang is currently the most concerned about the Warriors. People, more than the Warriors themselves.

After the abnormal hand-to-hand battle with the 76ers, the Nets went away to challenge the Indiana Pacers, who are also contenders for the playoffs. The weakness is the same, that is, to force a player with the temperament of the second child to be the boss. Granger is a good scorer, especially shooting, very accurate. His performance on the defensive end is also worthy of the training given to him by the team. But his character is really not suitable to be the boss, at least not suitable to be the boss on the court. According to the template, Granger should be a mature version of George. Looking at the statistics after the game, you can also see that Granger is not inferior to George in terms of statistics, and even has a much higher shooting percentage, but this is not the case at all in the game. After Granger, when the two of them faced off with the ball, it was obvious that George was the more confident one.

At 99:87, the Nets won the game, further widening the distance between themselves and the fringe teams in the future.

On January 21, the Nets defeated the Charlotte Bobcats 121 to 107 at home, welcoming a three-game winning streak. More importantly, with this victory, the Nets' team record once again surpassed the Knicks and regained the sixth position in the Eastern Conference.

On January 22, the NBA officially announced the fan voting results for the first stage of the All-Star Game. Howard ranked first in the Eastern Conference with 1,073,358 votes, but he can only rank second in the league. The league ticket king. Although the grouping incident has been controversial in the league, thanks to the overall lack of star flavor in the Eastern Conference and the accumulation of popularity in the past, James and Wade still occupy the most popular positions in the forward position and guard position.

For the Nets, George, who has high hopes, has basically bid farewell to the main game of this All-Star Game due to the decline in the team's record and poor personal data. However, in the Rookie Challenge, he is still well-deserved. starter. The only hope for the Nets to advance to the All-Star Game is Lopez at the center position. Although he is far away from Howard with 680,687 votes, he has suppressed other centers including Noah and Horford. In the second place, it is very hopeful to fight for a substitute seat.

In addition to Lopez and George, Bledsoe must also have the opportunity to participate in the Rookie Challenge. On this year's rookie list, Bledsoe's ranking has been hovering between six and eight, and his explosive style of play is very suitable for the stage of the All-Star Game. In addition, Korver also received an invitation from the league to participate in the three-point contest. However, in recent years, Korver, who has been less keen on showing such limelight, did not decide to participate. After all, going to Los Angeles to participate in the All-Star Game means being distracted by various activities, compared to the useless three-pointer. Title, Korver is more willing to leave these time to himself, to his family,

As for Jiang Mingliang himself, no matter in his previous life or in this life, he has no interest in carnival-like events like the All-Star Game. When the victory or defeat is of no value, when the game is not confrontational, when everyone works together for the stars of the venue. When favors asked him to win the AMVP, the point of view of the game changed from victory to chasing stars, which was not what people like Jiang Mingliang cared about.