NBA: I have 3, no D, and I can't dribble

Chapter 92 [92] The beginning is to show off, Marbury shows off Liu Wei and spurts blood!

United States, Miami.

Heat general manager's office.

Because of the time difference, it's still afternoon in Miami.

Just finished watching the Chinese VS Greece game in the office, Pat Riley leaned on the sofa chair with a far-sighted smile on his face.

"This Lin is really becoming more and more charismatic as a superstar!"

For the Heat in the new season, Pat Riley is becoming more and more confident.

At this moment, someone knocked on the door and walked in. It was Heat coach Stan Van Gundy.

"Mr. Riley, what do you want from me?"

Pat Riley motioned for Van Gundy to sit down on the sofa, then frowned and said:

"I'm going to trade Eddie Jones, what do you think?"

Stan Van Gundy was taken aback. He didn't expect Pat Riley to even trade Eddie Jones. You must know that this was the Heat's scoring leader last season.

Eddie Jones was the No. 1994 pick in the first round in 10. Since his rookie season, he has been the starting shooting guard for the Lakers. In his peak season, he scored 20.1 points, allowing Kobe to play as a substitute for two consecutive seasons.

A three-time All-Star and four-time defensive lineup, Eddie Jones is absolutely top-notch on the front and back lines, and the defense is better than the offense.

In fact, Pat Riley wants to trade Eddie Jones, and Stan Van Gundy can fully understand it. After all, Wade will be righted in the new season, and Jones and Wade have a high degree of overlap in ball play.

Although Eddie Jones was the Heat's regular-season scoring leader last season, Wade began to rise rapidly in the second half of the season and overtake in corners.
After the Heat played two rounds of the playoffs, rookie Wade's scoring average soared to 18 points per game, while Eddie Jones dropped to 13.6 points.

This also shows that even Wade in his rookie season can fight tougher battles than Eddie Jones.

And Eddie Jones' contract for the new season is also the highest among the Heat except for O'Neal, reaching more than 1400 million dollars.

"It's not impossible to trade Jones, but I don't know if I can get a suitable bargaining chip. After all, his current market price can't be said to be high or low!"

Pat Riley frowned and said: "Eddie will soon be 33 years old. While he is still at his peak, there is still some trade value. Trading as soon as possible is the most suitable choice!"

"The small forward is most suitable for a role player who is mainly defensive and can also shoot three-pointers, such as Shane Battier of the Grizzlies. I am still very optimistic about this player!"

Stan Van Gundy nodded and said: "Well, Sean is indeed a good player, and he has a lot of room for growth. He has been playing as a substitute for the Grizzlies for the past two seasons, and he has not been reused!"

"However, Mr. Jerry West is not a cheap lamp. If he wants to get Sean Battier, I'm afraid it will take a lot of trouble!"

Pat Riley nodded and asked again: "The starting point guard is still a problem. What good plans do you have?"

Stan Van Gundy has recently been thinking about who should be the team's starting point guard for the new season. After all, Wade is the core of the ball, and the point guard should find a role that can switch freely between with the ball and without the ball. is the most suitable.

At the same time, Lin Fei, who is on the bench, can also produce enough chemical reactions in the transition period of the rotation.

"Now there are only a few good point guards in the league, and the rest are mediocre!"

"Other teams with good point guards will definitely not let them go. We don't have enough bargaining chips. There are a lot of bad point guards. If we don't choose well, we will lose them!"

"The most important thing is to be able to match Dwayne's starting point guard, which is even more difficult to find!"

Pat Riley acted resolutely: "Well, if it doesn't work, just renew Ralph Alston's contract, try it first, and trade if the new season is not good!"

"I would say that Lin is the most suitable partner in the backcourt with Wade. As long as his defense can be improved and he has basic dribbling ability, it will be perfect!"

Stan Van Gundy said with a smile: "That's right, Lin's defensive strength in the backcourt in this Olympics is still good, and he has improved!"

"The day after tomorrow we will play in the semi-finals of China in the United States, what do you think the chances of winning are?"

Pat Riley is not optimistic about this year's U.S. Dream Six. He knows that the two losses in the group stage are not accidental. The lineup of this dream team is quite deformed and there are too many internal problems.

"I feel like it's six or four at most. Although the overall strength of the Tianchao men's basketball team is weak, they have become more and more united all the way. The players in the United States are fighting on their own, and they are scattered!"

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With China's men's basketball team beating host Greece to reach the semi-finals of the Olympic men's basketball team, China's fans are also rejoicing and looking forward to the semi-finals and the US Dream Six battle with eagerness.

On the Internet of major sports forums and Olympic special forums, the voices of fans are also emerging one after another, making the semi-final China vs. the United States very popular
At least domestically, the focus of this semi-final has already surpassed this year's NBA Finals.

"The American Dream VI is not that scary, otherwise how could they lose two games in a row in the group stage. Although our chances of winning are not high, we definitely have a chance!"

"After the lore against Greece, I feel that the Chinese men's basketball team has been sublimated. At least this united momentum is much better than the loose sand of the American Dream Six!"

"Being able to reach the semi-finals is already a super-level performance. It is basically useless to eliminate the United States and enter the finals. You must know that the United States just pretended to die in the group stage. Didn't the knockout round win Spain?"

"I watched the knockout game against Spain. There was no strategy at all in the U.S. game. It was completely Iverson's performance alone. Duncan also restricted Gasol's performance in the paint!"

"Meng Liu has Iverson and Marbury here. This is too much a test for our men's basketball defense line. Only Lin Fei can defend. How is this enough?"

"FIBA doesn't defend for three seconds. With Dayao and the general Shuangta sitting in the penalty area, Iverson and Marbury don't want to rush in. If you want to shoot, you can let them go. If you are shot, you can only admit it!"

"Don't forget who the coach of the U.S. team is. Philip Sanders is the coach of the Timberwolves. He knows how to use Lin Fei best, so he naturally knows how to defend against him!"

"It doesn't matter how strong the United States is, just do it without saying much, and defeat the wolf of the US imperial capital!"

With the enthusiastic anticipation of the fans, the time finally came to August 8.

The Yadian Olympic competition has also entered the final stage of the last three days.

For Chinese fans and sports fans, this day is a very important game day.

Not only will the Tianchao men's basketball team face the American Dream Six in the semi-finals, but Liu Xiang will also participate in the 110-meter hurdles final, trying to break through the Tianchao men's track and field Olympic medals.

At [-]:[-] p.m. local time, it was still the Olympic Stadium, and the match between the men's basketball team and the United States was about to start.

On the basketball court at this time, players from the United States and China are warming up.

Compared with the highly uniform head shape and skin color of the Tianchao men's basketball team,
The players of the US team are full of flamboyant personalities, with various tattoos on their shoulders and arms, and their own hairstyles.

Even though this is the dream team with the dimmest overall stars of the US team after the 1992 Barcelona Olympics allowed NBA players to participate,

But there are still NBA superstars such as Iverson and Duncan in Dream Six, and there is an endless stream of European fans in the stands. To put it bluntly, they are here to watch these American stars play.

Although the game was a battle of life and death, the players of the Tianchao men's basketball team still couldn't help casting admiring glances at the stars of the American side.

Especially several young CBA players, Zhu Fangyu, Ah Lian, Liu Wei, etc., are still waiting for Iverson, Marbury, and Duncan to ask for autographs and group photos after the game.

Zhu Fangyu's idol in the NBA is Kobe, but he also likes Allen Iverson very much. After all, Iverson singled out the OK combination in the 01 Finals, which is enough to make him famous all over the world.

Compared with Iverson, Liu Wei prefers Marbury. He believes that Marbury's strength is not inferior to Iverson's, but his luck is worse.

Watching NBA games on weekdays, Liu Wei also watches more Marbury games than Iverson.

The idol of the United Arab Emirates is Michael Jordan, but he has to learn more from Tim Duncan to become a qualified power forward.

"Lin Fei, who is your idol in the NBA?"

Being asked by Zhu Fangyu really stumped Lin Fei who was shooting. If he wanted to say that his idol is Nowitzki, Zhu Fangyu probably didn't quite believe it.

After all, Nowitzki has not won a single honor in the NBA at this stage, neither the MVP nor the championship.

But it would be even more absurd to say that Curry is his idol.

"Iverson and Kobe, these two guys are my idols!"

Zhu Fangyu excitedly said: "Lin, Marbury is playing point guard, and Iverson is the starting shooting guard tonight, so it happens to match up with you, and you can use your three-pointer to pay tribute to your idol!"

Lin Fei glanced at Iverson, who still had a dimpled hair on the opposite court, and said with a smile, "That's right, the best way to pay tribute to an idol is:"

"Break him!"

Liu Wei obviously didn't have enough courage: "I'm playing against Marbury tonight, damn, I hope he won't steal too many times!"

Li Nan directly punched Liu Wei in the chest, and said coldly: "Don't f*ck up other people's ambitions to destroy our own prestige, if he steals you, you just turn around and put him down!"

Xiao Li's flying knife still has the momentum, and the iron-blooded spirit of the soldiers cannot allow the prestige of the US emperor to be raised.

Generally, he was also full of fighting spirit, and nodded in agreement:

"The male brother is right. When you are on the field, don't engage in idolatry. Even if you are facing Jordan, you must show courage and shine your sword!"

Dayao stared coldly at the "little bully" Amare Stoudemire on the opposite court.

Knowing that Stoudemire is the starting power forward tonight, Dayao's fighting spirit is a little bit more.

Both Stoudemire and Dayao were rookies in 2002. Dayao was the No. 9 pick and Stoudemire was the No. [-] pick in the first round.

At the beginning, Stoudemire publicly ridiculed Dayao in front of the media that he was not worthy of being the No. [-] pick, and he was the best candidate for the No. [-] pick.

After the 02-03 season, Stoudemire also won the best rookie award as he wished, leaving Dayao behind.

但在那一年的两人场均数据上，“小霸王”是13.5分8.8篮板1.1盖帽，而大姚则是13.5分8.2篮板1.8盖帽。

The statistics of the two are completely equal, and Dayao's shooting percentage is higher.

So Dayao was not reconciled to being robbed of the best rookie award.

Coupled with the usual difficulties and ridicule in front of the media, as well as various targets in the Suns and Rockets game,

Dayao secretly made up his mind that he would make Stoudemire his defeat in the life-and-death battle between America and China tonight.

"I dare not say that I can beat Tim Duncan, but this Standemire, I must beat him tonight!"

On the other hand, in the warm-up half of the US team, the friendly exchanges between the players were much less, and they seemed to be divided into several different camps.

As teammates in the Suns, Marion and Stoudemire are naturally close, but the two are actually fighting for more shots in the team.

In the new season, the team has a Steve Nash, and the two have become a camp instead. Let's see how many brushes this 30-year-old guy can have.

Marbury and Iverson are both of the 96 golden generation, and naturally they have a good relationship.

According to legend, when he first entered the league, Marbury refused to accept Iverson, thinking that he was more worthy of the No. [-] pick, and the two often faced each other in the game.

But in 2001, as Marbury encountered gangsters in a bar, Iverson made a phone call to settle the difficulties for Marbury. Since then, the two have become good friends off the court.

The three rookies James, Wade and Anthony obviously formed a small camp by themselves, and they had nothing to say with the old players.

Deng Dada is even more low-key. He doesn't talk nonsense with the players, but chats with Philip Sanders on his own. This obviously has the intention of joining the assistant team.

Boozer made a fool of the Cavaliers because of his promise to sign with the Jazz, and now he has nothing to say with James. The two had a lot of conflicts over the ball last season.

As for the new No. 10 Emeka Okafor, he was completely reduced to a drinking fountain administrator. In the previous six games of the US team, he only played less than 2 minutes, grabbed [-] rebounds and other statistics were all zero. .

Such a loose team of American Dream Six can still win the bronze medal in the original world. In fact, it is already very good. It really relies on personal strength to play randomly.

Before the start of the game, Lin Fei had a friendly exchange with Philip Sanders on the sidelines.

After all, he was his mentor in the Timberwolves last season. Lin Fei still respects Philip Saunders, although there is no way to cooperate with him in the new season.

Philip Sanders also affirmed Lin Fei's good performance in this Olympic Games, and congratulated him on his better development in the new season with the Heat.

The time soon came to eight o'clock sharp, and at the referee's whistle, the game officially started.

The starting five tigers of the Tianchao men's basketball team are:

Point guard (PG): Liu Wei,

Shooting guard (SG): Lin Fei,

Small Forward (SF): Zhu Fangyu,

Power Forward (PF): Roughly,

Center (C): Dayao.

The starting five for the US team are:
Point Guard (PG): Stephon Marbury,

Shooting Guard (SG): Allen Iverson,

Small Forward (SF): Shawn Marion,

Power Forward (PF): Amare Stoudemire,

Center (C): Tim Duncan.

In previous games, Flip Saunders has been playing Richard Jefferson at small forward and Shawn Marion at power forward.

But Jefferson's performance was not good, and his personal condition was average, so facing the Tianchao men's basketball team tonight, Philip Saunders took the initiative to change his lineup and let Marion and Xiaobawang partner as strikers.

Although Marion is only 2.01 meters tall, he has a strong body, outstanding jumping, and amazing speed. He also has an ultra-long wingspan and is very tough on the defensive end.

On the court, Marion can play power forward and small forward, and he can defend from 1 to 5 on the defensive end. He has only played in the league for 5 seasons, and he has been selected to the All-Star twice in a row.

The Suns also offered Marion a six-year, $6 million contract early.

On the U.S. sidelines bench,

The three brothers James, Wade and Anthony talked and laughed happily while biting their fingernails, while Okafor played with the towel in his hand.

Philip Sanders deliberately let Stoudemire and Dayao take the jump ball in the middle circle. This time, Stoudemire relied on better bounce speed and reaction to fly the basketball before Yao.

"Snapped!"

Marbury received the ball and advanced, the scene was full of cheers, and the US team took the lead in attacking at the beginning.

Facing Liu Wei, who was a little nervous near the three-point line in the frontcourt, Marbury took a decisive attack with his right foot after a three-point threat, and Liu Wei subconsciously took a step back.

Marbury took advantage of the situation and took a quick cross step, followed by another dribble with the crotch to retreat. The change in rhythm was quite skillful, and he opened a distance of three meters away from Liu Wei in an instant, and made a shooting threat.

Liu Wei was afraid that Marbury would make a wide-open shot, so naturally he rushed forward again.

Marbury took advantage of the situation to make an attack to the right and dribbled the ball with his right hand, which made Liu Wei subconsciously move sideways to block the right side.

"Whoosh!"

At this time, Marbury suddenly made another cross step and changed direction. He went to the left and passed Liu Wei in an instant.
Marbury made a sudden stop and jumped out of the distance decisively.

"Shh!"

"boom!"

The moment the basketball hit the net, Liu Wei also lost his center of gravity and was directly knocked to the ground.

Marbury, who was returning to defense, spread his hands with a smile, and made an apologetic gesture to Liu Wei who fell to the ground.

"OMG man, with your level, are you worthy of playing in the Olympics?"

China (0): (2) The United States.

Lin Fei frowned and his eyes were sharp. Marbury's breakthrough just now was completely playing Liu Wei like a monkey. With his strength, he didn't need such complicated movements to score.

It seems that this is obviously intentional, and it is necessary to give the Tianchao men's basketball team a bad start at the beginning.

After the last two victories and training, Lin Fei finally raised his defensive attribute to 70 points.

But can this 70-point defensive attribute prevent Marbury's breakthrough just now?

Obviously impossible, Lin Fei is self-aware.

If Marbury can't prevent it, wouldn't it be more troublesome to face Iverson?

In the offense of the Tianchao men's basketball team, Liu Wei made a mistake in throwing the ball to the low post Yao, and was directly intercepted by Stoudemire who circled forward.

"Snapped!"

Stoudemire's pass was very fast, and Marbury hurriedly made a fast break.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

Lin Fei chased after Iverson and retreated quickly, clearly seeing the Chinese character "loyalty" tattooed on his neck, but Marbury threw Liu Wei away from the middle and went straight to the penalty area, and threw the ball high above his head when he missed the empty basket tempered backboard.

"boom!"

The basketball flew over the head of Liu Wei, who was chasing after him, and Marion, who quickly followed up from the left, jumped up to catch the ball, flew more than half of the penalty area, and sent a powerful dunk.

"Boom!"

There were thunderous cheers at the scene, and most European fans were cheering for the American Dream Six.

Del Harris, who was standing on the sidelines, frowned. The point guard gap was too great.

This time it was Liu Wei who was injured again. When Marion jumped up, he rushed towards Liu Wei's face with his slanted stab, and his knee just scratched Liu Wei's nose.

Liu Wei clutched his nose for a sharp soreness, and nosebleeds immediately seeped out from between his fingers.

(End of this chapter)