in2ebook Chapter 79 Wood: Why should I fight alongside a bunch of trash?
Chapter 79 Wood: Why should I fight alongside a bunch of trash?
In Billy Donovan's eyes, Ball on his team is a more modern type of guard.
This is what is known as a "dual-role position" that can both pass and attack.
Wang Xiucheng clearly prefers the traditional point guard style.
This type of point guard was mainstream 20 years ago, but it's no longer suitable for modern basketball.
He knew Wang Xiucheng could shoot, but it was clear that Wang Xiucheng didn't like to shoot. Whenever a teammate was open, Wang Xiucheng would pass the ball instead of scoring himself.
Billy Donovan believes this habit is bad. In this era, shooting is definitely more important than passing. Harden, Curry, Westbrook, Doncic, all the top point guards in the league are like this.
In particular, he personally coached Westbrook. If Wang Xiucheng cannot change this perception, Billy Donovan does not believe that Wang Xiucheng can become such a top point guard.
Snapped!
Just then, Billy Donovan saw Wang Xiucheng suddenly pounce out and steal the ball from Ball, who had just set a screen with LaVine.
Then Wang Xiucheng caught up with the basketball in a few steps, went straight for the three-point line, and after two steps, stepped on the free-throw line and slammed it down with a tomahawk dunk.
Bang!
Billy Donovan stepped onto the court and called the first timeout.
Billy Donovan checked the time; the game had only been going on for a little over three minutes, and the Bulls were already down 10-3.
If someone had told you before the game that the Bulls would be blown out by the Rockets at the start, Billy Donovan would have thought you were crazy.
But now, looking at the score and then at Wang Xiucheng, who was high-fiving his teammates as he returned to the bench, Billy Donovan could only shake his head inwardly.
If we have to say who beat him up, it was Wang Xiucheng.
When all the head coaches in the league are asked about Wang Xiucheng, most of them offer compliments and praise.
Billy Donovan believes these guys are just trying not to offend China, or rather, not to offend Adam Silver. Everyone knows Silver must have given orders to the referees, otherwise why would Wang Xiucheng get so many star referees?
What makes a newbie so special?
But after actually meeting Wang Xiucheng today, Billy Donovan had to change his mind.
At least in terms of organization, Wang Xiucheng did a very good job.
"Watch out for Wang's passes, keep an eye on the other perimeter players, and don't give them open three-point opportunities." Billy Donovan drew a few circles on the whiteboard, which he believed were the places where opponents most liked to shoot three-pointers.
On the other side of the Rockets' bench, Silas was also drawing symbols, and several circles quickly appeared on the whiteboard: "If there is an open three-point opportunity, don't hesitate, shoot as soon as the ball arrives."
If someone were to place the two head coaches' tactical boards side by side, they would find that the circles they drew perfectly overlap.
Wang Xiucheng took a sip of water, and then stood up one after another when the referee blew the whistle to signal the end of the time.
As they walked onto the court, Wang Xiucheng covered his mouth with his collar and said to Green, "Watch out for opportunities to cut to the basket."
Green nodded without saying a word.
The game begins again.
After a brief pause, the Bulls' offense finally returned to normal.
With the help of his teammates' screens, LaVine finally broke into the paint, jumped on one foot, dodged Shen Jing's attempt to block, and slammed the ball into the basket with one hand.
LaVine didn't celebrate. He just turned around and ran back, making a point of passing by Wang Xiucheng and looking at him.
Shen Jing picked up the basketball, passed it to Wang Xiucheng, and ran forward to the center line.
Ball was guarding Wang Xiucheng and tried to steal the ball several times, but he dodged it each time. So when Wang Xiucheng tried to use Shen Jing as a screen, Ball secretly bumped Wang Xiucheng with his shoulder.
This was originally a malicious move, intended to catch Wang Xiucheng off guard and cause him to lose his balance, or even crash into Shen Jing.
But what Bauer didn't expect was that Wang Xiucheng used Bauer's momentum to accelerate and rush out, leaving the unprepared Bauer completely behind.
Almost instantly, Wang Xiucheng crossed the mid-court line. Facing Vucevic, who had been lobbed out by Shen Jing, Wang Xiucheng dribbled between his legs without slowing down and switched hands, directly getting past Vucevic, who had a good physique but was not agile.
Green, who had been standing in the corner, suddenly darted towards the basket.
LaVine, who had been jolted, didn't have time to turn around.
Green jumped high, stretched out his hand, and the basketball landed perfectly.
Bang!
Alley-oop dunk!
Green landed and, mimicking LaVine's earlier actions, walked past LaVine expressionlessly.
He may appear expressionless, but he's more arrogant than any other expression!
The subsequent attacks by both sides proceeded relatively smoothly, thanks to the organization of their respective point guards.
With four minutes remaining in the game, Silas stood up.
According to his plan, it should be time to replace him.
However, seeing that Shen Jing had grabbed the rebound and passed it to Wang Xiucheng, giving the Rockets a fast break opportunity, Silas decided to wait until after this offensive possession before making a move.
Wang Xiucheng dribbled forward and saw Green shake off his defender. Wang Xiucheng then passed the ball directly to Green.
Green received the ball and continued his speed into the penalty area, then broke through with a powerful shot while holding the ball.
Caruso and Coby White double-teamed Green, with the latter even pulling Green onto his arm.
Green was pulled down, and the basketball was not even released.
Coby White immediately and innocently withdrew his hands.
The referee blew the whistle; Coby White committed a defensive foul.
Silas quickly seized the opportunity to call up all the substitute players.
Wood stood in front of the technical table with a gloomy expression, seemingly lost in thought.
Apart from Green, who needed to shoot free throws, Wang Xiucheng and the others all left the court.
Green's free throws are clearly much more reliable than Wang Xiucheng's.
Both free throws went in.
The Rockets lead the Bulls 25-20.
Including those two free throws, Green has scored 11 points in the quarter.
The game continued, and the Bulls made substitutions, but Caruso, who came on in the second half of the quarter, along with the substitutes, gradually caught up in the score.
In particular, three consecutive three-pointers put them ahead of the Rockets.
When the referee blew the whistle to end the first quarter, the Bulls led the Rockets 32-30 by 2 points.
With a loud thud, Wood slammed the basketball in his hand hard against the protective plate under the basketball hoop.
The referee immediately gave Wood a technical foul.
Wood returned to the bench with a gloomy expression.
Wood had reason to be angry; he was indeed on the bench today, and in the back no less.
The front seats were actually given to Wang Xiucheng and Shen Jing.
In the less than four minutes of the game just now, he was playing with players like Matthews, Brooks, House, and Augustin.
What the hell is this?
He wasn't even a substitute, yet he was playing alongside them?
Especially Matthews, who had a two-way contract!
Another two-way contract!
Is Silas sick?
Although I had the ball in my hands when I was on the court with these guys, it was useless to score more points on my own.
Four useless people!
Wood cursed under his breath, downed the water in the bottle in one gulp, and just then the whistle blew, and he stood up.