basketball talent system

Chapter 313 Veterans Don't Die
It can be seen that Duncan's gradual aging has a great impact on the Spurs. With the lineup basically unchanged this season, the Spurs have won 9 games less than the same period last season. And as the season slowly progresses, this number is estimated to increase slowly, and although Leonard has gradually grown up, the deterrence brought by Duncan sitting on the inside is still something Leonard cannot possess.

In the next few rounds, the Spurs were still looking for opportunities on the outside, while the Pacers began to use Hibbert, who was alive and well inside, to launch a more threatening inside attack. The inside line has a certain effect, but his defensive pace has been a bit behind, and his physical strength is not enough to continue the high-intensity confrontation for more than 10 minutes. effect has declined.

Zhuge Weiqi, who was off the field, obviously knew this too, so after another 2 minutes in the first quarter, Parker and Duncan were replaced, and Dior and Ginobili were replaced.The Pacers replaced West and Shumpert with CJ-Watson and Scola.In the first round after the timeout, Ginobili showed his excellent offensive sense. In front of Ye Xuan, he took advantage of Ye Xuan's focus on the pick-and-roll player to speed up and pass Ye Xuan. Under special supplementary defense, he used the European step to dodge the shot and hit the ball.

I have to say that Ginobili is indeed one of the Spurs' pinnacles. It is estimated that only in the hands of Mr. Zhuge Weiqi, he will be willing to fight the sixth man. If his combat effectiveness is really counted, He should be much better than the main players of most teams. If he is in some big teams, Ginobili can be the boss.

And after Ye Xuan was attacked by Ginobili, he was obviously very unconvinced, and immediately wanted to get him back on the offensive end, but Leonard's defense caused him a lot of trouble, and After the pick-and-roll switch, Ginobili's supplementary defense was also very timely and successfully interfered with Ye Xuan's shot, but Ye Xuan's hit rate was not blocked. He made a dodging movement, and then threw the ball steadily. Under the support of the scope, the ball still scored, but this also reminded Ye Xuan that the Spurs were attacking him. In terms of defense, Leonard will not be allowed to defend alone like the last match, and they will also double-team when necessary.

This is a recognition of Ye Xuan's offensive ability, but it also makes Ye Xuan consume more physical energy when facing the Spurs.So with one and a half minutes left in the first quarter, Ye Xuan was replaced to take a rest. Along with Ye Xuan, Solomon Hill and Hibbert were replaced.On the field, it became JR-Smith leading the bench against the Spurs bench led by Ginobili.

Manu Ginobili deserves to be the old-fashioned super sixth man. In the matchup that was also a substitute, the Spurs had an absolute advantage. The Pacers still had the same problem. After the lack of Ye Xuan, they became He is a little less good at playing. In just 4 minutes, the Spurs scored 37:31. The Pacers led by 2 points, but now they are 6 points behind.

Coach Frank had to replace Ye Xuan again, and the Spurs also took advantage of this opportunity to replace Duncan. Now the players on the opposite field are really a group of old ghosts, except for Leonard. Other than 24 years old, Duncan is 39 years old, Ginobili is 38 years old, Matt Bonner is 35 years old, and Parker is 33 years old. This is simply the oldest lineup in the league.

Originally, Ye Xuan saw the opponent's lineup and planned to play a quick attack to consume the opponent's physical strength, but the Spurs' ability to control the rhythm is very good, and they will not be easily distracted by the opponent, and Ye Xuan He also didn't expect that the opponent, a caravan of elderly people who didn't look very good, would actually explode with amazing fighting power.

First, Duncan singled out Mahinmi with the ball in the interior. His excellent footwork made Mahinmi dizzy. Then Bonner, who was already slow, moved away from Scola on the outside. Although Scola Ye Xuan's movement speed is also very slow, but the smooth operation of Bang Jishi using his running position to throw off the defender, and then catch the pass and hit a three-pointer still makes Ye Xuan feel a little unbelievable.

Moreover, although Parker did not score in the offense under Ye Xuan's defense, he was able to pass some precise passes during the offense, helping Ginobili or Leonard to cut inside without the ball. When it is time to catch the ball easily to complete the attack.So in the first few minutes after Ye Xuan came on the court, the Pacers not only failed to recover the 6-point difference, but also fell behind by as much as 12 points because of the outstanding performance of this group of old guys.Fortunately, the physical problem still effectively curbed this group of immortal veterans, allowing the Pacers to slowly recover the point difference step by step.

But even so, the Pacers were still 5 points behind the Spurs when the entire second quarter was almost over.This is good news for the Spurs.Because they successfully used up a lot of Ye Xuan's physical strength in the second quarter, and they still had an advantage on the scene. The most important thing is that these old men seem to have inspired the fighting spirit of other young people. So after Bonner and Duncan were replaced, Splitter and Danny Green played much better than in the first quarter.

At the end of the first half, the Pacers trailed the Spurs by 5 points at home due to the poor performance of the substitutes. Ye Xuan played a full 20 minutes in the first half, which was different from the previous game against the Cavaliers. Of course it can't be compared, because Ye Xuan had two bottles of stamina recovery potions for the game, so he was full of confidence, but now he can't use any potions, so every minute of rest is very precious to Ye Xuan .

After returning to the locker room, Ye Xuan immediately lay down on his physiotherapy chair and asked the team doctor to give him a massage. While receiving the massage, he listened to Coach Frank's tactics for the second half. Ye Xuan was the only one in the team who had this kind of massage. Treated, of course, there was a pickled pepper in the past who could enjoy this kind of treatment.

(End of this chapter)