Chapter 23: Dress up as a pig and eat a tiger
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Princeton is a system that the Kings have always used, a system that is more popular in the league today.
However, in an era when Triangle offense was so popular, Princeton's tactics were not the mainstream of the league.
Kevin Martin, who is considered the best player in the league without the ball, is a player who is very suitable for Princeton. The Kings' first offense, Kevin Martin ran back. After receiving Randy Foye's pass, he stopped shooting and the basketball went into the net, winning the first point of the game.
The loophole on the Kings' defensive end is also at Kevin Martin's point. Because he is weak, it is difficult for him to defend one-on-one. It was the Supersonics' turn to attack. Nick Collison, wearing a No. 4 jersey, took the pick-and-roll for Kevin Durant. After receiving the pass, the latter opened his hand and shot. The basketball was pushed twice in the basket and finally fell into the basket. The Supersonics completed the counterattack.
Score 2:2.
Princeton requires players to be flexible, so it doesn't require that kind of clumsy inside.
Mickey Moore, nicknamed "Snake Man", is the starting center brought in by the Kings this year. He is 213cm tall and is one of the more useful blue-collar insiders in the league.
Entering the NBA in 1998, Mickey Moore is a standard homeless man. The Kings are the ninth team he plays for. Moore, who is 7 feet tall, is only 102 kilograms, but he is so tough that he is never afraid of confrontation. His thin figure and long braids are flexible and active in defense. He is named "Snake Man" by fans.
Mickey Moore is already 32 years old, but his competitive level is well maintained. Although he is a bit reluctant to start the inside of a team, his flexibility and aggressive defense have put him in the Kings' starting No. 5 position.
With 7 minutes and 18 seconds left in the first quarter, he gave Kevin Durant a big hat with his long arm covering the sky, which made the fans excited for a long time, and then scored two more rebounds.
Kevin Martin weighed only 84 kilograms, and his off-ball run gave Delunt West a headache, making all three shots, including a dunk, and Martin scored 9 points from the Kings' first 14 points.
Artest, the boss of the team, also caused great trouble to Kevin Durant, the rookie. Zhang Weifeng, who was sitting off the court, couldn't help but sigh that Artai's body was so great. Durant's several breakthroughs ended in failure, and his barely shot was also without any sight.
At 5 minutes and 30 seconds of the game, Reggie Siyus called a timeout and replaced Zhang Weifeng who had been sitting for a long time. Sharif Abdu Rahim was also on the way.
When I learned online that Zhang Weifeng was on the court, some fans who clamored that Zhang Weifeng was unable to play before the game had to shut their mouths.
Countless pairs of eyes were staring at this game everywhere, especially Chinese fans, who wanted to know what kind of performance this mysterious Zhang Weifeng could perform.
After the change of the lineup, the lineup on the court became center: Mickey Moore, power forward: Zhang Weifeng, small forward: Sharif Abdu Rahim, shooting guard: Kevin Martin, point guard: Randy Fery.
The Supersonics lineup is really not good. The inside is a coolie-type blue-collar worker with limited offensive ability, while the outside firepower is greatly reduced under the defense of Ate and Randy Fury. The score before the first quarter is 17:7.
The 10-point gap allowed Kings coach Seyus to temporarily replace the main player Arte and Brad Miller who had no performance.
The news that Zhang Weifeng was on the court immediately reached the other side of the ocean. The fans present opened their eyes wide, with expectations in their eyes. Zhang Weifeng was the "culprit" who caused them to lose starting point guard Mike Bibby.
After sighing, everyone was looking forward to Zhang Weifeng's preseason debut.
"Wow, you're so strong!" Zhang Weifeng suddenly whispered in surprise after pushing Chris Wilcox behind him. (Pretty cute?)
"Is that so? Rookie, then you should communicate with the elderly. Hehehe, the water in the league is deeper than you think. You can't gain a foothold here without a strong body." Chris Wilcox also heard about Zhang Weifeng's transfer from football to the NBA draft.
While speaking, Zhang Weifeng had received a pass from the "old man" Sharif Abdu Rahim, who had a good relationship. Before Wilcox could react, he moved his feet and turned around. The man had already reached the basket and dunked with both hands.
Zhang Weifeng won the first point of his debut with a dunk.
The fans were very happy. The big man from the East seemed not as good as he thought. The basket skills and steps shown by this ball were very good.
Sharif Abdu Rahim smiled and was obviously relieved by Zhang Weifeng's smart playing style. Although he didn't know what the two were talking about, he actually cheated the old players who had played in the league for several years and were distracted.
Wilcox raised his brows, obviously not satisfied with Zhang Weifeng's approach. He was careless and was actually humiliated by a new rookie who entered the league.
"Boy, I won't be fooled by you anymore." Wilcox curled his lips and shouted.
"Is that so? Then you have to be careful." Zhang Weifeng shrugged and expressed helplessness.
Kevin Durant did not look excited on the court. As a rookie, he still didn't perform enough. For most of the first quarter, he gave people the feeling that he was dumbfounded. Zhang Weifeng remembered the nickname "D-Military Worker" given to him by later fans.
Indeed, Durant, who has a migrant worker face, always looks dumb. When Ate defends him, even if he can't score a goal, he will not have any expression. He is afraid on the court and is completely unable to adapt to this completely different NBA professional arena.
Amid the fans' exclamations, Durant lost the ball. Under Randy Foye's defense, the Supersonics sent him his seventh turnover in the game, and only more than 8 minutes passed.
Zhang Weifeng was very active on the court. When Randy Fery picked up the basketball, he had already rushed to the backcourt.
Other players wanted to catch up, but were surprised to find that the Chinese ran very fast, and his speed was definitely comparable to that of some ordinary speed players.
Randy Ferye and Zhang Weifeng have a pretty good personal relationship. Both of them are newcomers to the Kings. When they are practicing, they often chat and laugh together and sometimes fight bulls. However, every time, Zhang Weifeng wins with a huge advantage, which makes Randy Ferye suffer a great blow. He practices for at least two hours every day, and Zhang Weifeng will accompany him, so the relationship is also developing towards a hardcore aspect.
The relationship was good in private, and the cooperation was quite pleasant in the game. When they were just dribbling, Randy Fery had already seen Zhang Weifeng stepping into the three-point line. Without hesitation, he pushed his palm and the basketball had already flew into the air.
Under the gaze of tens of thousands of fans, Zhang Weifeng suddenly paused three or four meters away from the basket, squatted slightly, and his legs bounced up like a spring. The supersonic players behind him had given up chasing and were only staring at Zhang Weifeng who was rising into the air.
Randy Fier's pass was very accurate. When the basketball just passed through the basket, Zhang Weifeng just bounced up. When he slid to the side of the rebound, the basketball also fell between his raised hands.
Chapter completed!