activa-t Chapter 309 Are You Ready To Lose?
Chapter 309 Are You Ready To Lose?
Chapter 309 Are You Ready To Lose?
On May 5, the Charlotte Bobcats who had just retreated were packed into a bus and sent to Indianapolis.
The Indiana Pacers, opponents in the Eastern Conference finals, are waiting in Conseco Arena.
Larry Bird is very atmospheric and invited the Bobcats to adapt to the venue two days ago.
This friendly proposal was rejected by Don Nelson without hesitation, those disobedient boys had better retreat obediently.
Of course, this also stopped Larry Bird from observing his opponents at close range.Since you can't make adjustments based on your opponent's characteristics, stick to your own style. The Pacers' starting lineup is:
Point Guard: Jamal Tinsley
Shooting Guard: Reggie Miller
Small Forward: Artest
Power Forward: Jermaine O'Neal
Center: Dale Davis
Compared with the young Bobcats, this is a lineup of old guys. They have played together for a long time, and even Artest, who joined last, has stayed for three years, not to mention Dale Davis and Reggie Miller.
Rick Carlisle is an amazing coach, the opposite of Larry Brown, another academic leader. What he is best at is not to transform the team into what he is satisfied with.
It's about letting the team's original lineup be their best selves. It's the same in the Pistons, it's the same in the Pacers, and it's the same in the Mavericks in the future.
However, this lineup is really a bit old, and they are the slowest team in the league.
Reggie Miller, the oldest, is 40 years old, followed by Dale Davis, who is also 37 years old.Jermaine O'Neal and Jamal Tinsley are both 28 years old, and Artest is 27 years old.
Consider that the Bobcats oldest Stephon Marbury is only 28 years old!
It's just that the Pacers' slowness is different from the Heat's slowness. The Heat had to slow because O'Neal couldn't run, and the Pacers did it on purpose.
The Pacers are not only slow on their own, but also make their opponents slower than themselves with their oppressive overall defense!
Before the game started, Artest ran over and gave Zhao Ke a big hug:
"It's great to see you on the court! My brother!"
When Artest was in the Knicks, due to the bet and the power of Zhao Ke, he always respected Zhao Ke's boss.
After walking away from the walker, it was changed to "my good brother". He is more than five years older than Zhao Ke. It is really too shameful to continue to be called the boss.
Zhao Ke smiled and said, "Are you sure?"
Artest said: "Haven't you recovered yet? We still have a good chance of winning!"
Zhao Ke laughed again: "I mean, are you sure you will lose?"
Artest said embarrassingly: "Zhao Ke, if I were an undercover agent, I would be beaten to death by them..."
Zhao Ke laughed and scolded: "Who the hell made you an undercover agent? I mean, forget it. Get the hell out of here, or Reggie Miller will be jealous..."
Artest ran away with a smile. The atmosphere of the Pacers is actually quite good, not worse than the Knicks back then.
Don Nelson's starting lineup is:
Point guard: Stephon Marbury
Shooting guard: Zhao Ke
Small Forward: Gerald Wallace
Power Forward: David West
Center: Dwight Howard
Zhao Ke replaced Andre Iguodala in the starting line-up today, and played against the 40-year-old Reggie Miller. At least physically, Zhao Ke will not suffer.
In the ball jumping session, Happy Beast easily beat Uncle Dale, who was twice his age.
Since the Jolly Beast, few other teams in the league have deflated the Charlotte Bobcats at the jump ball.
Stephen Marbury advanced quickly with the ball, but he was blocked by Jamal Tinsley just after two steps.
Jamal Tinsley was born in streetball, he dribbled the ball superbly with one hand, and he was one with the ball.There is a resounding nickname in the arena called "Raging Man". Although Marbury has a strong street atmosphere, he came from a serious college, and his name is not as good as Jamal Tinsley.
People who play streetball have a pair of fast hands with a good feel for the ball, and steals are like picking something out of a bag.Feeling threatened, Marbury slowed down, protected the ball with one hand, and advanced cautiously.
Happy Beast was very active today, squeezing Uncle Dale behind him and desperately beckoning for the ball.
Marbury satisfied the kid and lobbed the ball in.
The Charlotte Bobcats are not as particular about other teams, whoever has the opportunity will play.
Unlike those ancient teams, who will play the first few balls, the order is stricter than the meeting, and what is the team tradition.
Howard got the ball and immediately performed the "dream dance" he had just learned.
However, his skill has just been lit up, and his proficiency is very low. It doesn't look dreamy at all, but he stumbles like drunk...
Olajuwon on the sidelines covered his face and said silently: I don't know this kid, and this kid doesn't know me either...
Dale Davis is happy, isn't this kid amused?When labor and management are fighting with "Big Dream", you are still breastfeeding!
He stood aside and watched Howard pretending to be aggressive, and when he finished his "drunk dance" and raised the ball to throw it, he took a step forward and easily slapped the basketball that Howard had just shot flying.
Artest picked up the basketball that bounced to the floor, but did not make a fast break. The Pacers played very steadily.
Jamal Tinsley rushed over to take away the basketball, and Artest ran forward.
Zhao Ke posted his defensive object: 40-year-old Reggie Miller.
Reggie Miller is the most cold-blooded killer in NBA history and a famous trash talker.
Although he is about to retire now, and the killer's blade is no longer sharp, his trash talk has become more and more proficient.
Today, he is not going to let Zhao Ke go. For 15 years, trash talk has been integrated with him and has become part of Reggie Miller's strength. He should change his name to:
Garbage Miller!
Zhao Ke's personal defense was abnormal, perfectly fitted, without any trace of PS, which made Reggie Miller very annoyed, and immediately turned on the trash talk mode.
"Boy, I heard that your brain was smashed?"
Zhao Ke was stunned.
"Boy, your defense is as bad as a broken wine bottle!"
Zhao Ke was still bewildered.
"Boy, are you deaf?"
Reggie Miller is angry, Zhao Ke is unreasonable to play cards, shouldn't the trash talk come and go?
Zhao Ke secretly laughed, dealing with trash talk, my buddy summed it up in the rookie season, I'm afraid you won't succeed?
Zhao Ke said in stumbling English: "Mr. Reggie, what did you say just now, before, a long time ago? My English is not very good, you can speak slowly. Does it mean that you admire me? It doesn't matter, I am very good to the fans. After the game, I will give you a signed pair of socks, the original one, don't worry!"
Reggie Miller was so angry that he wanted to hit someone, Zhao Ke was much worse than he imagined!
(End of this chapter)