Chapter 189 An invisible team

Covered in cream and foam, Chen Yu sat down again.

"What's your idea?" Chen Yu turned to ask Brian next to him while wiping with a towel.

Brian shook his head hurriedly: "How is that possible? I just asked them to prepare the cake. Who knew it would be like this? It must be Jace's idea."

Chen Yu glared at him, it would be weird to believe you.

"By the way, after this season, I'm going back to Chicago, so I can't sign the contract for next season." Chen Yu said.

"what!"

Brian's face turned pale with fright, and he said hurriedly: "Chen, don't scare me, you can't make such a joke."

"Yes, it must be a joke, Chen, don't make such a joke next time. You know, my heart has always been bad." Brian said, covering his heart.

Chen Yu glanced at him and didn't bother to pay attention to him.

This game has attracted a lot of attention in China because of Wang Zhizhi.

Sports channels also broadcast it.

Host Yang Jian, guest commentators Su Yu, and Zhang Weiping came to the scene.

"The Suns just held a small event at home. Their mascot made a spoof of team doctor Chen Yu, but the main purpose was to celebrate the end of Chen Yu's first full season after working for the Suns."

Zhang Weiping introduced the situation at the scene, and then said: "I have to say that having a good team doctor is of great help to the team. Before the game, when I interviewed Hardaway, Olajuwon and the others in the locker room, they all followed I said, Chen Yu has done a lot of work this season, like Olajuwon, who is 39 years old, and it is really not easy to maintain his current status."

"There is also Hardaway. He was injured on the 11th. It is really not easy to come back so quickly and catch up with the first round of the playoffs. I heard from him that Chen Yu has put in a lot of effort."

We also talked about Yao Ming.

Everyone knows that in February, Chen Yu and Brian rushed to China to inspect Yao Ming.

After that, the Eastern Team has been expressing its hope that Yao Ming can go to the Suns.

And just the night before yesterday, in the Class A finals, Yao Ming scored 56 points and 21 rebounds, finally helping the Oriental team win the Class A championship. His opponent, the God of War Liu Yudong, scored 53 points and sadly missed the championship.

Fulfilling his promise, there is no obstacle for Yao Ming to land in the NBA, so there is more news about Yao Ming's draft again.

Zhang Weiping said: "I interviewed Suns general manager Brian before the game, and he said that Yao Ming's predicted pick is now very high, but the first-round pick they have is not that high, so everything is uncertain. Of course, he also expressed his position, saying that if there is a chance, he will definitely find a way to get Yao Ming, and I think this should be enough to prove the Suns’ idea.”

Having said this, Zhang Weiping sighed silently. In his opinion, the sun is suitable for Yao Ming no matter what aspect he looks at.

However, this is not as simple as running in both directions, it really depends on luck.

After chatting about some off-topic topics, the two returned to the game.

"Teacher Su, who do you think has a greater chance of winning in this competition?" Yang Jian asked.

Su Yu thought for a while and said: "Personally, I support the Mavericks. Because of Dazhi, I hope that the Mavericks can go further and Dazhi can perform better. But if I analyze it rationally, I think this In this series, the Suns have a greater hope of advancing."

Yang Jian nodded and asked why he saw it that way.

Su Yan picked up the materials he had prepared in advance and analyzed: "The Mavericks have a very strong offense this season. Many media say that King Princeton is the best in the NBA and has the most extreme offense. But if you look at the data, the Mavericks have been on the field this season. The average score is 105.2 points, which is still higher than the Kings."

"The Mavericks have shown extraordinary offensive scoring ability, but if you look at another statistic, the points allowed per game, the Mavericks average 101 points per game, ranking second in the league."

"In other words, their offense is the best in the league, but their defense is the second to last in the league. They are a team with a huge gap between offense and defense. Such a team has a big hidden danger, and that is Once you encounter a team with strong defense and the scoring is not smooth, it is easy to lose.”

"Especially since they still rely heavily on three-pointers, and three-pointers are more of a test of touch. In the game against the Suns at the end of the season, they lost on defense. Kidd led the defense on the perimeter, whether it was Olajuwon or Ewing. , all restricted Nowitzki very well, so they lost."

"Looking at the Suns, they are a very balanced offensive and defensive team. They rank seventh in the league in points scored per game and fifth from the bottom in points conceded per game. Moreover, the Suns are a very... peculiar team."

At the end of the sentence, Su Yan thought for a moment before using the adjective "strange".

Yang Jian was surprised and asked Su Yu why he said that.

Su Yu said: "For many teams, such as the Lakers, you can tell at a glance whether they are strong or not, but not the Suns. This is a team that you cannot see through."

"If you look at his starting list, you will be shocked. Ewing and Olajuwon are all legendary stars. Kidd is the assist leader, and Hardaway is the successor of the famous Jordan. Even Marion, he was also the All-Rookie Second Team, and he was the scoring leader for the Suns last season."

"But if you look carefully, you will find that Ewing is 40, Olajuwon is 39, and there are still a lot of veterans sitting on their bench."

"But these veterans are not all unknowns. Te'lon Hill has made a mark in the Cavaliers and was selected as an All-Star in 95."

"Tom Gugliotta, many people say that he is overpaid and incompetent, but a few fans remember that he was once the first Wolf King of the Timberwolves, and he also averaged 20 plus 8 per game, and was an All-Star. Nate is a star who calls himself Big Brother."

"Dan Marley has been selected to the All-Star three times and is a famous Sun star. Even fringe players like Rodney Rogers once created a miraculous moment of 8 seconds and 9 minutes."

"So if we use the All-Stars as the standard, then the Suns have seven players who have been in the All-Stars. It feels incredible. They should be very strong, right? But these people have either suffered serious injuries or are on the verge of retirement."

"At the beginning of the season, many media jokingly called the Suns an old, weak, and disabled team. It can be said that they are absolutely right. They are such a team with an old lineup."

"But in a team like this, you never know who will suddenly stand up and help the team win the game. For example, in the last game of the season, Mario Elie, who had been working hard for the whole game, suddenly scored 2 and 3 goals in a row. points, which directly makes the game lose suspense." "If you look at other people, such as Olajuwon, the media said that under Chen Yu's treatment, his body recovered and his condition improved, but he only averaged 8.9 points and 7.1 points per game. In terms of rebounds, compared to last season, the data has dropped a bit. But when it comes to the playoffs, aren't you afraid of him breaking out?"

"The same goes for Ewing. He had 9.6 points and 7.4 rebounds with the SuperSonics last season. This season he was on the bench. Although he was promoted to the starting lineup, he only averaged 5.4 points and 4.7 rebounds per game. But it's still the same. In the playoffs, you really don’t know what kind of numbers he can put up.”

"That's why I said that the Sun is hard to see through, and it's impossible to accurately measure whether they are strong or not based on data."

Yang Jian nodded thoughtfully, and suddenly remembered something after a while, and said: "Teacher Su, I think I understand what you mean, that is, you can never underestimate a veteran's desire to win the championship, right?"

Su Yan's eyes lit up and he nodded repeatedly: "Yes, that's what I mean."

"Like Mario Elie and Dan Marley, these are players who signed for one year and will definitely retire in the summer. Although Ewing and Olajuwon signed for two years, at this age, what will happen next year? You can imagine the state. If the Suns don't win the championship this season, then they will sign players next season and have to adjust again. No one knows what the result will be."

"So for Ewing and the others, this year is the final window to win the championship. They will definitely fight for the championship."

The two chatted and the game began.

Just like the last game, Olajuwon returned to the fifth position, jumped up, and easily picked off the basketball.

The Suns attack.

"Joint defense?" Su Yan whispered.

Obviously, the Mavericks played a 2-3 zone defense, and the defense moved inward.

"This is to deal with the Suns' poor outside shooting and prevent the Suns from breaking through."

The Suns don't shoot well from outside.

Kidd has a shooting percentage of 40% all year round, and Hardaway and Marion are also players who are better at breakthroughs and killing than shooting.

But this time, Kidd looked around and pulled it up to shoot.

Three points!

Nash placed it far away and caused little interference to Kidd.

Then there was a clang, and as expected, it smashed out of the frame.

Nowitzki gritted his teeth and stuck Ewing behind him, jumped up with a strange scream, and grabbed the rebound with difficulty.

The moment he landed, Nowitzki had been sent out by the ball.

Nash caught the ball and dribbled like the wind. On the other side, Finley had already rushed out.

Counterattack quickly.

Kidd rushed out to catch up, but Nash didn't stick to the ball and sent a long pass to Finley.

Facing Hardaway, Finley was undaunted and scored a layup.

Nelson immediately stood up and applauded Finley excitedly from the sidelines.

On the other side, Scales frowned.

Frank Johnson next to him also frowned: "Sure enough, just as we thought, they played a zone defense and then pushed for a quick counterattack as much as possible."

The defensive resources are limited. In view of the Suns' shortcomings of inaccurate outside shooting, shrinking defense and playing zone defense is the best option.

The push for fast breaks is obviously aimed at the shortcomings of Suns insiders Olajuwon and Ewing who are old and slow.

Obviously, after losing the last game, Nelson carefully reflected and made new arrangements.

"Lets see."

Skiles said calmly, after all, the game has just begun, so it is better not to rush to make moves, and we will wait and see.

In the back row, after the game started, Chen Yu sat back in his old seat.

Seeing Kidd coming up and almost hitting the iron in a big open space, Chen Yu couldn't help but said to Nelson next to him: "By the way, have you talked to Jason about summer training?"

The sports laboratory I built has almost been renovated and is just waiting to recruit customers and then open for business in the offseason.

In response to the problem that Kidd was not good at shooting and could not practice well, Chen Yu specifically asked Nelson to ask Kidd if he wanted to come to his sports laboratory for special training in the summer to make adjustments.

"I asked and he said yes."

Nelson's eyes followed Kidd on the court, and his heart was numb. It had been a long time, and he had been practicing shooting for a long time. He couldn't get it right. It was really a bit evil.

(End of this chapter)

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