Chapter 211 Jazz Attack
On the commentary seat, Barkley said with pride: "In the past two years, I have found that my predictions have become more and more accurate, which is mainly due to my proficiency in business and my love for the commentator's job. This is also the case tonight. The Wizards cannot stop the Bobcats' winning streak, and Wall is completely inferior to the No. 1 pick in front of Jiang."
Kenny Smith said disdainfully: "Charles, if nothing unexpected happens, you will be optimistic about the Bobcats in all future games. Who made you a friend of Michael? You will definitely support his team without principles. I really know you very much."[]
Barkley was not ashamed and said with confidence: "No matter what, my predictions are accurate. What about you two? I suggest that you go to nightclubs less in the future, study the NBA more when you have time, and learn more about the current team and players' strengths. It is not that simple to become a famous person like me."
Miller curled his lips and said, "Fatty, I think your heart has been swelling recently, and you are about to catch up with the fat on your body."
Barkley touched his bald head and said, "Reggie, you are purely jealous. Oh, it seems that if you make predictions in the future, you must bet with you. Otherwise, I will always suffer."
Smith said: "Okay. Seriously. Everyone has seen the situation in today's game. It can be said that both sides have a chance and have been ahead in the game."
Miller nodded and said, "I have to admit that the Wizards' inside line was not inferior. Their Bletch scored 22 points, while Yao and Jiang's Chinese compatriot Yi also scored 6 blocks. They both overwhelmed the Bobcats in terms of both attack and defense. Unfortunately, they performed a bit poorly in terms of outside lines."
Smith said: "The Wizards' outside line should have been good. Wall, Arenas, Hinrich and Sauton should have both offense and defense. Who would have thought of being restrained?"
Barkley sighed: "To be honest, it is the role of this Chinese rookie Jiang. He revitalized the team's offense alone and also led the team's defense. Whether you believe it or not, I believe it anyway."
Miller shook his head and said, "Oh, it's really unbelievable for a rookie like this."
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Although he won the ball, Brown still looked serious because they faced a stronger challenge next time - back-to-back against the Utah Jazz.
The Utah Jazz has never been a team that is easy to deal with. Many NBA teams will be terrified when they mention the Jazz. Because this team has a tough style and is very tenacious, it is hard to say that they really defeat him until the last moment.
Last season, the Jazz entered the playoffs with fifth place in the West and successfully eliminated the Denver Nuggets, who lacked head coaches in the first round, but met the defending champion Lakers in the second round and was swept out. This was also the three consecutive years when the Jazz were eliminated by the Lakers.
In recent years, the Jazz have been familiar with the Chinese team, mainly because they met the Rockets twice in the playoffs, and they all eliminated the Rockets, making the Rockets, who have Yao Ming and McGrady hate the first round. This made McGrady's reputation even more embarrassing, because McGrady has never led the team to break through the first round in his career.
In this way, Chinese fans can be said to be both hated and afraid of the Jazz. In this team, the most dazzling star is Deron Williams.
At the 2005 draft, the Jazz selected defender Williams at the third pick in the first round. He was a steady defender. His style of play was simple and unpretentious. He was one of the few guards in the league who took organization as the top priority on the court. He did not have any fancy passes, but he had an excellent overall view and good basketball IQ, and could always pass the ball to the best teammates.
In the 2006-07 season, the Jazz rose again after the post-Marlon-Stockton era. Carlos Boozer and Deron Williams formed a powerful combination. They defeated the Rockets and Warriors in the playoffs and reached the Western Conference Finals, but unfortunately they lost to the Spurs who won the championship in the end.
In the 2007-2008 season, the Jazz met the Rockets again in the first round, and when the Rockets lacked Yao Ming, they once again stopped the Rockets in the first round. But in the end, the Jazz were eliminated by the Lakers in the second round. In the 2008-2009 season, the Jazz advanced to the playoffs with eighth place in the West and met the Lakers in the first round. After losing to the Lakers in the second round of the playoffs last year, they lost to the Lakers again this year with a score of 1-4 and were eliminated.
In the 2009-2010 season, the Jazz entered the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season with fifth place in the West. In the first round, they eliminated the favorite Nuggets in the West 4-2 without being favored, but were swept out by the Lakers in the second round with a score of 4-0.
In this offseason, in order to compete with the Lakers inside led by Paul Gasol, Jazz manager Kevin O'Connor decided to reorganize the team, let Boozer, one of the new "Utah Doubles", and exchange for the Minnesota Timberwolves' inside core - "New Wolf King" Al Jefferson, and the team has entered a new era.
The Jazz's record is 6 wins and 3 losses at the beginning of this season. It can be said to be a strong opponent.
So the Bobcats have to return to Charlotte overnight.
In order to give everyone a full rest, Old Brown asked everyone to sleep at home the next morning, and in the afternoon, they would conduct simple tactical running training, and then asked everyone to watch the video.
Because the Jazz's last four games are very strange, the Jazz's four consecutive victories have all made a big comeback when they are behind double digits. Including the game where the Heat was 22 points behind, there are two games behind 18 points. Yesterday, they also reversed the Hawks while they were behind 11 points.
It can be said that it has become a habit of jazz to put it to death.
For any opponent, he would never dare to underestimate a team like the Jazz.
Brown Old is still a little worried because he found that the team's dependence on Jiang Jun is getting bigger and bigger, which is not a good phenomenon.
It is a good thing for a team to have a superstar, but it is also a double-edged sword. That is, teams often rely on superstars in particular. Once the superstar goes off the field, they are often at a disadvantage immediately. It can be said that there is a huge difference.
In this way, many coaches will let the superstar continue to play, increase their playing time, lead to overdrawing of their physical strength, affecting their subsequent games, and even causing injuries. It can be said to be a vicious cycle.
So Brown hopes that Jiang Jun can get a full rest. Unfortunately, the schedule is tight and the team is moving in a good direction. According to Brown's rigorous personality, he cannot lose in order to let Jiang Jun rest.
In this way, Jiang Jun was the player with the most playing time in the team, reaching 39 minutes, which was more than captain Jackson.
Brown, a rookie player like Jiang Jun, dares not use him without restrictions. Who knows how his physical condition is? After all, his compatriots Yao Ming and Yi Jianlian both have injuries of varying degrees.
If Jiang Jun is injured, it will definitely have a great impact on the team.
Last season, Gerald Wallace had the most playing time, reaching 42 minutes, but Wallace is a famous Iron Man, and for black players, they are usually considered to be more durable than players of other skin colors. So Brown is not under pressure.
But Jiang Jun cannot rest yet. Because this time, the Jazz's leading organizational defender Williams is exactly the strongest point of the team. Moreover, this little fat man is one of the best organizational defenders in the league. Not only is he strong, his speed is amazing.
In this case, Jiang Jun faces great pressure.
In the afternoon, the players gathered in the stadium.
Brown, the assistant coach has arranged for the video of the Jazz's recent games. From the video, the Jazz's style is very obvious, good at physical confrontation, and the style of the game is tenacious and difficult. Although he always lags behind in the beginning, there is always a way to catch up and give his opponent a fatal blow.
Jiang Jun and his teammates watched the video clip carefully, and everyone's faces were a little solemn. It was obvious that the opponent was difficult to deal with, especially Delong's threat was quite great.
Only Jiang Jun is still calm and gentle. His creed is that soldiers come to block the enemy, and water comes to cover the enemy.
The tall tables and short benches are all wood, and the fat and thin Japanese are all Japanese. As long as they are Japanese, they are all targets that Jiang Jun wants to defeat, of course, let’s forget about teammates.
We must eliminate all harmful insects and be invincible. Jiang Jun has the belief that he will win in these opponents.
After everyone finished watching the video, Brown looked at Jiang Jun, glanced at other players, and said slowly: "You can see that the Jazz are very difficult to fight under the leadership of Coach Sloan. Delong is undoubtedly the core of the tactical strategy. Everyone thinks, how should Delong be restricted?"
Augustine said: "I think Jiang and I should take turns to attack him, consuming his physical fitness on the defensive end, so that he will definitely be tired when organizing the offense."
Jackson said cautiously: "Maybe double-team him. The attacking guards in the Jazz are a weak link. Our attacking guards can focus on Deron to prevent Deron from connecting the team."
Everyone spoke, most of them believed that the king should be captured first, and that a lot of defensive energy should be invested in Delong.
Jiang Jun and everyone were talking about a paragraph before smiling: "Derlong doesn't need to double-team. If he double-teams, his teammates will definitely be missing, and the other people's defensive pressure will be greatly increased. I am willing to defend him alone."
Everyone was a little silent. In recent games, Jiang Jun was remarkable in organizing offenses, and his teammates were becoming more and more confident in him. But Delong gave everyone the feeling that he was too strong. It was difficult for a single soldier to defend him with bean sprouts like Jiang Jun.
[Thanks to Brother Ming of Yicheng for his reward. The update has been completed today, thank you for your support. I will definitely update you more next week. Tanhua will have a rest first.]
Chapter completed!