Build a Dream Dynasty

After the clarification period, Josh Smith finally decided to sign with the Toronto Raptors. Before the official announcement, this kind of rumor was the most popular, so that when it was actually announced, it was not surprising.

how to say? Maybe it's too early for the Raptors to talk about the championship at this stage, but Lowry is a very good point guard. Smith plays with him and hopes to sign a better contract in the coming year. You must know that there is an unspoken rule for NBA veterans. Once you sign a basic salary, it is very difficult to sign a big contract. You need to show a very exciting performance.

The personal relationship between Howard and Smith played a huge role in it. For the Raptors, the thickness of the lineup that was sacrificed due to the trade of Howard seems to be fully recovered with this signing. Now the team's lineup is better than before the trade , is indeed a lot stronger, and it seems that it is indeed more competitive.

The Pistons chose the strong man to cut his wrist, and the Celtics followed suit. They also discussed with Stoudemire and cut Stoudemire with an extension clause. This season, the Celtics’ total luxury tax has exceeded 20 million. If you choose to use the extension clause, the total salary and luxury tax amount will drop by 30 million. A small sum, and Ainge would have to negotiate with Stoudemire about the amount he gave up.

However, compared to the current situation where Josh Smith is very popular in the market, Stoudemire seems to be warming up in the free agent market. Not many teams are interested in him. There are also many reasons for this. First of all, although Josh Smith is inefficient, he is at least healthy, and Stoudemire's injury history in the past two seasons really makes people reluctant to gamble. Secondly, Josh Smith himself is known for his versatility. He can play two or three of the eighteen kinds of martial arts at will, which is profitable for the Raptors, while Stoudemire is famous for his face-up offense. But a steady stream of injuries have taken away Stoudemire's explosive power, how much of his current offense is there? As for his defense, to be honest, thank you that there were no five big embarrassments at that time.

It is precisely because of the coldness in the free market that Stoudemire is very strict about the buyout. If the team wants to buy him out, he will not give up a penny! And Angie is also very strong, and he will buy out if he doesn't let him! Let me release some unfavorable news to further discredit you.

Both sides are ruthless people, not giving in to each other, the Celtics have a little more blood, Stoudemire's job is more difficult to find, and both sides suffer.

Came to the capital to challenge the Washington Wizards, the remnants of the Nets made Stevens very helpless.

Facing the weakest Nets team in recent years, the most powerful Wizards team in recent years had a clear advantage at the beginning. Bill played against Taylor Johnson, who is known for his "defense". ! Taylor was hammered point-to-point.

There is no way, from talent to experience, Bill has crushed Taylor Johnson in everything, and Bill is soft-hearted if he doesn't make Taylor cry. What's more terrible is that the other players of the Nets are also overwhelmed. The Wizards team, even if you don't look at his results, they will be ranked eighth in the Eastern Conference. In fact, their book strength is really strong. Wall, Bill, Porter, Neil Inside, Gortat's lineup is really good, very balanced. The reason why his grades are mediocre is that the core problem is Wall. First, he has too much desire to control the ball. There are 30 starting point guards in the league, and they are worse off the ball than Wall. You have to hold the ball to be a threat. Secondly, there are some small problems with his professionalism. He gained ten pounds during the offseason, and it is already an annual thing to lose weight at the beginning of the season. Without O’Neal’s life, with O’Neal’s disease, this sentence describes him. Couldn't be more apt.

But Wall is a quasi-All-Star point guard after all, and his strength is not given in vain. His shortcomings are obvious, but his advantages are equally prominent. First of all, his excellent physical fitness brings all-around attributes, not only on the offensive end, but also on the defensive end. Both single defense and cooperative defense are very good, and he can also contribute nails from time to time. . Secondly, he is very suitable to cooperate with 3D players. Every 3D player can always show the best performance of his career when he cooperates with Wall. This was the case with Ariza before, and the same is true of Porter and Dudley in the team now.

Normally, Wall occupies most of the ball and really uses Bill as a 3D player. But in this game, whether it is Bill vs. Taylor, or the inside vs. Green, Wall can find an advantage. Wisely handed over the ball. It's up to your teammates to punish the Nets' defense.

Conversely, on the defensive end, the Wizards continued to siege Curry heavily, while the Nets, except for Porzingis, really lacked scoring ability, and it was really an offense that affected the team too much. . At halftime, the Nets trailed by 12 points.

In the third quarter of the game, Stevens made a contingency and replaced Prigioni to control the ball, pushing Curry to the second position to add a point of possession. This arrangement really worked. Prigioni's offensive end This ability to play the ball is the capital of his foothold in the NBA. This veteran also has the unique "cunning" of the Argentine. Sometimes his style of play is even a bit evil, but it has improved the offense of the Nets to a certain extent.

At the same time, in this quarter, Curry's restrictions on Bill were reasonable. Not only did Bill not continue to score in double figures in a single quarter, but he also completed two steals by the way. Curry proved that his defense is not like many people mistakenly I thought it was so bad, it was a loophole. In fact, Curry's defensive ability is definitely above average at the point guard position.

Another reason why fans misunderstand Curry's defense is physical strength. As the most threatening starting point of the Nets' offensive end, Curry must focus on the offensive end, so the defensive end will naturally leave room for energy. In fact, even James, who has been yelled at by his fans because he has never won a dpoy, rarely maintains a full sense of presence on the offensive and defensive ends throughout the game, but his highlights on the defensive end are also great. It is easy to be remembered and amplified by the media.

The advantage of the Wizards inside was also slowly wiped out due to the decline in Nene's physical strength. After all, he is a 33-year-old veteran. Against DPOY this season, it is difficult to last a whole game.

In the face of adversity, the mentality of the Wizards players is obviously not as mature as that of the Nets. Facing the overshadowing of insider Porzingis, Wall chose to use the middle distance that he is not good at after being blocked. Jump shots to complete the offense, however, the efficiency is very low, eh, this is a bit euphemistic, the specific point is 0 for 3 shots, no efficiency at all.

For most players in the game, good times are only temporary, stalemates and headwinds are the main theme, and how to face difficulties divides the players into different looks. On the Nets side, there are more people who can persist in the headwind. Curry takes the lead, followed by others. The Wizards clearly still have the advantage, but they can't play the established tactics time and time again. The gap between the core players is obvious.

With Porzingis's buzzer tip-up at the end of the third quarter, the Nets beat the Wizards by 15 points in a single quarter and surpassed their opponents by 3 points.

Although Nene scored 20+10 in this game, and even though Wall also completed a double-double in this game, after the fourth quarter, this game became more obvious between Curry and Bill. alone. Wall is closer to Kidd's function in the Nets period. The counterattack pushes a fast break, dribbles the ball across the half, and hands the ball to Bill.

What surprised Stevens was that Bill's performance was really tough enough, and he didn't lose the wind in the battle with Curry.

Originally, he liked Bill very much, and even Bill was one of his most ideal second positions on the team, second only to Klay Thompson of the Jazz, but he did not expect that Bill, who was in the third grade, already possessed The ability to play the leading role in the fourth quarter, and Wall also obediently surrendered his possession of the ball.

And this game is destined to be worthy of Bill's entire career. In the fourth quarter, he really broke out. In the last half of the quarter, he made 7 of 9 shots and scored 17 points. The 5-of-8 shooting in the field pales in comparison.

This is how Big Boss became famous!

At 127:123, the Wizards defeated the Nets at home and continued to move towards a better ranking. (32-13)

After the game, Curry left the court looking a little lonely. He had tried his best, but he was indeed powerless in this game. Subjectively, as the boss, he should bear the responsibility for the loss, but it is really not easy to play against Bill, who is on the hook today, when the No. 2, No. 3, and No. 4 scorers in the team are not there.

Perhaps it is to pay off the debts of the good luck of the past two seasons. It may be really difficult for the Nets to achieve good results in the 1415 season. But for Jiang Mingliang, the temporary failure was within his calculations. In other words, after Fernandez and West left the team, he was ready, although he did not expect the injury to be so serious. But how to put it, no one's life can go on smoothly all the time.

An away game against the Eagles, who have maintained a complete victory so far in January, the Nets ushered in their first three-game losing streak in two seasons! In this game, the Eagles blossomed a lot. Lavin, who was teased and teased by the Nets and finally realized that he was just a spare tire, met a pirated LaVine and gave a wonderful performance in the game. He shot from inside and outside and scored 24. Points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists. Horford, Millsap, and Carroll all contributed more than 16 points. The Eagles relied on their overall strength to defeat the shining basketball stars of Curry and Porzingis. The Nets completed the feat of 15 wins in a single month. As long as they beat the Nuggets in the game on January 31, the Eagles will become the first team in the league to maintain a record of unbeaten victories in January. This may also be the best way for a civilian team to leave its mark on the league.

In the situation where he chased the 76ers to no avail, Jiang Mingliang really hoped that the Eagles could suppress the 76ers in the regular season record this year. After all, it is difficult for team basketball to produce an MVP. an excuse.

But the premise is that the Nets have a decent record~ After all, as of now, there is no MVP with less than 50 wins. This record has to wait for Westbrook to break.

The Nets' last game in January was against the Oklahoma City Thunder. Under the predicament of three-game losing streak, Jiang Mingliang came to Oklahoma City with the team in a rare personal expedition.

Originally, the game was originally a good opportunity for the Nets to end their losing streak. However, for the Thunder, after Kanter was traded from the Jazz, the team's offensive efficiency has improved a lot. Kanter is really a player on the offensive end. Killer, can play low singles, has a mid-range basket, and is very good at second offense, very suitable for the Thunder.

The key point is that the Thunder team really lacks a stable offensive point. The team introduced West and Ray Allen during the offseason. Facts have proved that these two veterans are not very reliable. The image that is not suitable for veterans to hug their thighs is deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, which makes them face more resistance when they seek opportunities to strengthen in the future. Kanter is almost the point that after Westbrook came to the Thunder, other than Durant and Harden, the offensive stability is rare and he can grasp the opportunity. Therefore, Westbrook shared a certain amount of the ball with Kanter. Help the Turks better adapt to the Thunder.

Kanter's strength is indeed not bad, but this person's emotional intelligence is not worth mentioning. Not long after he came to the Thunder, he began to blackmail his old club, the Jazz, saying that "the only thing that can be remembered in Salt Lake City is the mountain." Naturally, he was also criticized by teammates including Thompson and Gobert.

The strength of the team has improved, and the record has also improved a lot. Coupled with the recent poor performance of the Nets, in the eyes of many people, the Thunder have a certain advantage in this game. However, after the opening, Curry used his own performance to prove how naive this idea is.

Kanter is indeed a bit of a threat on the offensive end, but on the defensive end, he is almost Curry's favorite cash machine. A pick-and-roll finds a small chance to play big. Curry has ninety-nine ways to kill Kanter. Not exaggerating. Four minutes into the game, Curry hit five of six shots, including two of two three-pointers, and scored 12 points in the opening game. Brooks had no choice but to replace Kanter and put on a little defense. More reliable Olynik.

But in this way, the Thunder's offensive threat will lose a lot. The lineup built around Dewey's two young men was a bit deformed. Now that Durant, who has no dead ends in offense and can cover up all problems, is injured, all his shortcomings have been exposed.

The Thunder team fell into this field, but also blame the team's team building ideas. The team always puts defense first in the allocation of role players. The team is full of jumpers with strong athletic ability and stiff shooting touch. Even Holiday's offensive performance in the Thunder has been declining year by year. . Everyone cooperates with Lei Ting and Shuang Shao to polish themselves. If one of the two has a problem, can they not be messed up? Not to mention, Ibaka's athletic ability was taken away by his forced comeback last year. The decline in medical insurance card is visible to the naked eye. In addition, it is not known whether Durant Jones can fly to the sky after a fracture. , will eventually become a thing of the past.