kingnovel Chapter 202 The Strong Mouth King
Chapter 202 The Strong Mouth King
Chapter 202 The Strong Mouth King
Li Lai frowned slightly, a little surprised that McGrady was able to single-handedly beat Artest to score.
He asked: "What is Tracy McGrady's side data?"
Marshall opened the data and said: "Height 204cm, wingspan 218cm, weight 100kg."
Li Lai nodded. Just now he was comparing McGrady and Cousins when they stood together.
McGrady is indeed shorter than the 208cm Cousins, but it is far less exaggerated than the rumored 208cm, 210cm, and 211cm.
Just because he is slender and his limbs are too long, because of visual deception, it always makes people think that McGrady is tall.
This is a talent that even a blacksmith would envy.
In other words, McGrady is 201cm taller than the 3cm Artest, and his wingspan exceeds the opponent by an unknown amount.
In addition, Artest has never had an advantage in defending shooting players with height and wingspan, so McGrady scored the first goal unexpectedly.
Marshall knew that Li Lai was curious about McGrady's height, so he continued at this time: "When McGrady first entered the league as a high school student, his height was only 199cm."
"But by the time of the Magic, McGrady had grown to 202cm."
"So during the Rockets period, McGrady often appeared at the small forward position because his height has completely exceeded the standard."
"But even McGrady, who moved to the power forward position, still has a mismatch advantage when playing against players in isolation."
"His wingspan is just too exaggerated."
In other words, McGrady is no longer the top four points back then, and he is now completely transitioning towards the direction of the small forward.
But even though McGrady's current height makes it difficult for Artest to interfere with him when shooting, it is still a bit unreasonable to succeed in singles against Artest so easily.
Sure enough, the next round.
The experienced Artest chose to use bullshit plaster defense to cling to McGrady, and it would be difficult for the latter to get rid of Artest's defense with speed after the latter had no shooting space.
Tracy McGrady, who was recognized by all the stars in the NBA as the first step to break through, is now having difficulty even surpassing Artest. What kind of impact came.
McGrady, who was defended so that he had no room to attack, could only forcibly pull him out.
call!
The basketball was hit on the edge of the rim and missed.
It's all defended like this, and I almost made it.
Regardless of defense and others, McGrady's shooting ability is still at the top level in the league.
It was difficult for McGrady to control his body after the difficult throw, and he fell directly backwards from the air to the ground. He wanted to reduce the impact on his back.
At this time, Artest suddenly pulled McGrady and helped him up from the fallen state.
"When the Bucks played the playoffs against the Cavaliers, I also wanted to play closed games, but was strictly stopped by the coach."
"He said that teams shouldn't win on the basis that they overdraw a player's entire career."
Artest said full of memories.
McGrady and Artest high fived.
Thinking of this sentence, the Rockets coach Adelman also said to him.
But in the playoffs that year, both the Rockets executives and McGrady himself hoped to continue playing in a closed game, and the result is now.
McGrady paid a great price for his impulsiveness.
off the pitch.
Li Lai has figured out McGrady's current strength.
Still have the power to fight, Teby's shooting ability is still at the top of the league.
The shot facing the defense just now almost went in, which also proves from the side that McGrady can still play in the NBA.
But his footsteps are really not sensitive enough.
Marshall reminded at this time: "McGrady's injury has not fully recovered, and he is still playing with injuries."
"So after he fully recovers from his injury, his breakthrough ability may be raised to another level."
Li Lai nodded.
So in this way, McGrady can be regarded as a very good signing for the Bucks this offseason, but the use of McGrady needs to be re-planned now.
"McGrady will be an excellent spot-up shooter for the Bucks to space the floor!"
"I will reduce his isolation on the ball end, and he can make full use of his shooting ability when facing shorter defensive players."
In addition, as the game progressed, O'Neal's ability gradually showed.
Flexible footwork, first-class defensive ability, and an excellent shot blocker, especially in team defense.
This is a bit like a weakened version of Garnett.
O'Neal's rebound protection is also good, but his shooting percentage on the offensive end is a bit low, and he can shoot mid-range shots, provided there is no strong defensive interference.
Compared with his peak period, O'Neal's athletic ability has declined seriously, so now he is completely unable to carry his opponent in the paint to score.
"O'Neal's flexible footwork is an advantage, so in the future he will become our extremely important pick-and-roll executor, and has the ability to end offenses in the middle distance."
Li Lai already had preliminary expectations for the two new members of the Bucks, McGrady and Jermaine O'Neal.
on the field.
Cousins watched his teammates show their abilities one after another, but he didn't make any achievements except for a dunk pass from Dragic.
At this time Cousins was in a hurry, so he took the initiative to move from the inside to the outside, raising his hand for the ball.
Dragic hesitated.
After all, in the Bucks, the only big man who can hold the ball outside the three-point line has always been Yi Jianlian.
The latter has a certain high and low passing ability and stable three-point shooting, so it can be played like this.
But this rookie Cousins?
Dragic was teammates with Cousins in the summer league, knowing that if the opponent wants the ball from beyond the three-point line, it must be a show singles.
Although the opponent's singles ability is good, but he is a big player after all, who will grab the rebound when he goes to singles?How do other players cooperate with him?Do you all stand and watch?
"Give it to me, you bastard!"
Cousins grew impatient and scolded Dragic loudly for passing the ball.
George Hill, who had a good relationship with Dragic, was a little upset when he heard Cousins' tone.
But George Hill's deadpan face never showed any emotion.
At this time Dragic passed the ball.
Cousins played singles with the ball, and O'Neal defended.
A feint with the ball and sinking shoulders, then raised his head and swayed, and then changed his direction to hit the basket directly after picking up the crotch.
Cousins used an extremely simple but technical guard move to pass O'Neal.
But after all, Villanueva is a player who has experienced championship-level games, and it is extremely timely to decisively return to the basket at this time.
Cousins still went in regardless, and finally ended the round with a hand-changing layup commonly used by guards.
Snapped.
The basketball was photographed by Villanueva, and Cousins also staggered to the ground, and the referee called Villanueva a thug foul.
Cousins goes to the free throw line.
"His offensive skills are indeed very solid, and can even be compared with the small players in the league. Even Jr. O'Neal's nimble footwork can't keep up with him. There are not many inside players in the league who can defend him one-on-one."
Marshall couldn't help but once again lamented Cousins' offensive skills with the ball.
Li Lai, who was on the side, saw the huge problem after Cousins played singles with the ball at a glance.
"If the ball just now was not defended by Villanueva, but replaced by a player who is better at defending, Cousins would probably not even get a foul."
"His skills are good, but after all, he is a big player. It takes far more time to break from the three-point line and enter the paint than a small player."
"That gives the opponent a chance to help the rotation."
"So in the end, it is difficult for Cousins to compete with smaller players, and it is impossible for him to glide in the air for layups or pull the bar to avoid defenders to score like Iverson or Curry."
"Moreover, the inside players are too heavy, so playing like this will easily hurt their knees, and it is destined not to last long."
Marshall was awakened by Li Lai's words.
Originally, he wanted to say that Cousins playing like this seemed to be good, but now it seems that he was wrong enough.
Just because playing like this will cause great physical damage to the center forward, it is destined that Cousins must not play like this.
The knee is the most important place for inside players. Once injured here, the center player's entire career will have to be scrapped.
on the field.
Cousins pursed his lips angrily, watching Villanueva, who fouled him, walk up to the free throw line with arrogance.
Made two free throws.
Cousins' move completely angered O'Neal, who was facing him on the outside.
O'Neal has a violent temper. If it wasn't his first team training match with the Bucks, he couldn't help but want to rush over to teach the opponent a lesson.
So at this time, O'Neill was full of fire in his stomach.
Artest played his true role as a leader and walked over to remind him kindly: "Hey, rookie, don't be so angry, we are teammates."
"It's one thing to be tough on the court, it's another thing to play aggressively."
Cousins shook his shoulders and glanced at Artest in front of him, and said unremittingly, "I'm mad! Who are you, old boy? I want you to teach me?"
Curry on the field laughed.
Dare to talk trash to Artest, this kid can do it!
Looking at Curry who suddenly laughed out loud, Cousins raised his eyebrows and said with extreme displeasure: "Why are you laughing? You have a baby face."
Ok? !
Curry, who heard this sentence, couldn't bear it anymore.
"You can say anything about me, but you can't say that I have a baby face!"
Seeing this scene that suddenly appeared on the court, O'Neill and Iverson got up at the same time and prepared to persuade them.
At this time, these two big players in the NBA are also needed to calm down the situation.
"Everyone calm down, listen to Shaq, we are a group, there must be no infighting."
"It's just a small friction on the court. Everyone had fun and it passed."
Cousins looked at O'Neal who was walking over, he was as fat as a ball, raised his eyebrows and said, "Is it the one who killed Matt?"
O'Neill rolled up his sleeves and wanted to hit someone, repeating: "It's Shaq's sand."
Iverson stopped O'Neal, who was about to run away. He knew very well that if this big shark joined the battle, he would have to call Buckley, the flying pig, to persuade him to fight.
"Shaq, you forgot, we are here to persuade you to fight! Why are you still arguing?"
Cousins looked at Iverson, who was the shortest in the Bucks, and frowned and said, "Such a short guy can play in the NBA? I didn't see how powerful your breakthrough was just now."
Iverson: "This guy is really looking for death."
Marshall, a veteran of the Bucks, couldn't help shaking his head at this moment.
This scene of chaos and conflicts among the players is even more serious than when Maurice Williams was with the Bucks.
Seeing Marshall shaking his head repeatedly, Cousins seemed to have found a like-minded friend, and said happily: "Do you also think that these two guys, one is Shamat and the other is a shorty?"
Marshall's eyes almost straightened.
You are looking for death, don't take me with you.
Tyronn Lue was completely happy from the nervousness at the beginning to now.
Not to mention, although Cousins' arrogance is arrogant and his temper is a little bit big, it's quite interesting.
Cousins looked at Tylen Lue and said solemnly: "Excuse me, how did this guy who looks like a fish get in? What are you laughing at?"
Tyronn Lue was so angry that his face flushed, "Cough! Cough! Cough!"
Cousins: "Listen to your cough, maybe you are not in good health."
Tyronn Lou.
Just when everyone in the Bucks was about to rush up to find Cousins' theory, Artest unexpectedly stopped everyone and kept Cousins firmly behind him.
Artest remembered that when he first entered the NBA, he had the same temper as Cousins now.
He was even more exaggerated than the opponent, and broke two ribs of Jordan, the basketball god, on the first day of the Bulls' training ground.
The next step was naturally considered a problem player by the Bulls management, and then he was swept out and traded to the Pacers without any accidents.
"If it weren't for the help of the boss Reggie Miller, and later learned to control my temper with the help of Coach Li Lai, I would be nothing now."
So Artest hopes to help the rookie with this problem like Reggie Miller did.
Seeing that the irritable emotions of all the players on the court finally calmed down, Li Lai walked onto the court with a sullen face.
"Can anyone tell me what team this is?"
"The defending champion?"
"Look at what you look like now, what defending champions you look like!"
"On the first day of the team's joint training, it's almost time for a fight! Do you still want to play well this season!"
This is the second time Tyronn Lu and Marshall have seen Li Lai so angry.
O'Neill and Iverson bowed their heads aside. This kind of matter should have been dealt with by them. Unexpectedly, the two almost fell into a battle.
Westbrook blamed himself a bit. He should have stood up to stop the infighting at the first time, but because he relied too much on Artest, O'Neal and Iverson, he always thought that everything would be fine with them. , but let things develop in a worse direction.
Curry was still angry there, and said in his mouth: Calling me a baby face, it won't work!
Seeing that everyone who had been irritable suddenly quieted down, Cousins spread his hands, extremely puzzled.
"Are you so afraid of this young man?"
"I don't see any advantages in him other than being a little handsome."
As soon as this sentence came out, all the players on the field turned their faces to look at Cousins, their eyes were full of murderous intent.
Even Cousins, who has always been fearless, felt a little unsure after seeing this posture.
Tyronn Lue and Marshall have chosen to walk away, and they prayed for Cousins while walking.
"You guy, who is wrong to mess with you? You want to mess with the coach? Then you will know why the flowers are so popular."
Andre Ingram, who had received Li Lai's kindness, couldn't bear it at this time.
He was supposed to stay in the NCAA for the rest of his life, but it was because of Li Lai's appreciation that he was able to enter the NBA, and he has his own foothold here, and he is still shining in the playoffs.
So the last thing he could accept was someone insulting Li Lai in front of him.
So at this time, Andre Ingram took the lead in rushing over and wrestling with Cousins.
But the size gap between the two was too great. Artest, who had originally protected Cousins, slapped Cousins to the ground, and was still muttering viciously.
"You messed with the wrong guy, bastard!"
Iverson, who had been saved by Li Lai throughout his career, also rushed over at this time, jumped up and slapped Cousins.
"You can call me a dwarf, but if you dare to mess with the coach, you are courting death!"
Westbrook, George Hill, and Villanueva rushed up one after another.
That Curry guy was yelling at you to call me babyface, and then kicked him viciously.
Then O'Neill yelled to get out of the way, and rushed in directly.
Cousins, who had been beaten so helplessly by the group, saw O'Neill rushing towards him with green eyes.
"My mother, such a big lump is killing me!"
Yi Jianlian walked to the field with a cane, and did not forget to give Cousins a hard blow with the cane.
"If I didn't see something wrong with you, I would have killed you long ago."
So far, this problematic player who has been arrogant and domineering since the beginning of the summer league has finally received the punishment he deserved.
(End of this chapter)