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Chapter 188 One blink of an eyelid, the old hen turns into a duck

Chapter 188 With the blink of an eyelid, the old hen turns into a duck

This time the penalty was added, and Zhao Ke breathed a sigh of relief.

As an insanely accurate shooter, every free throw missed is shameful and unbearable.

Seeing that Zhao Ke was about to raise his head again, Popovich gestured on the sidelines, and Parker nodded.

Now, not only the Spurs players understood the tactics, but also the other five players on the court knew that the Spurs were going to double-team Zhao Ke again.

But the Knicks didn't show any worries, instead they showed a weird smile.

Popovich is going to kick the iron plate this time!

Larry Hughes is indeed a breakthrough maniac. He hates shooting from the bottom of his heart. That's right.

Especially in the Warriors' catch-and-shoot jump-shooting squad, this trait is even more out of place.

How much do you hate shooting?

During his three seasons in the Warriors, the highest three-point shooting percentage was only 24.3%, and the lowest was only 18.7%. As a high-quality outside line, he doesn't usually practice shooting much!

Based on statistics from the first three seasons, Popovich took it for granted that Larry Hughes was another version of Andre Miller.

However, there is an idiom in China called:

Three days away from Shi, when you look at it with admiration.

Under the influence of "Zhao's three-pointer" this season, most Knicks players will practice three-pointers with Zhao Ke after regular training.

Especially like Larry Hughes, who played a good start in the Warriors last season, but now he is competing with a bunch of rookies for the bench lineup. One can imagine the inner frustration and hunger.

The huge gap has inspired Larry Hughes' unparalleled enthusiasm and focus on three-pointers. After a lot of training, the current statistics in the team show that Larry Hughes's three-pointers hit 36.7% when he is defended, and twice as much when he is undefended.

It can be seen that he was not "unable to vote" in the previous few seasons, but "unwilling to vote".

However, Jiangshan is easy to change and his nature is hard to change. As the main scoring point of the substitute lineup in the game, Larry Hughes has never shot a three-pointer, and he is still tirelessly rushing to the basket!

This performance confused the Spurs' front office, and in their small books, Larry Hughes was still a weak shot.

So, the unsuspecting Spurs were flashed to the old waist by the coquettish Larry Hughes:

In the next three rounds, Larry Hughes, who was surrounded by three meters of no one, performed three consecutive standard three-point goal demonstrations from beyond the three-point line!

Strong tactical execution makes the Spurs lack of flexibility on the field:

The first goal was scored, and Popovich thought it was a trick.

The second goal was scored, and Popovich was in a tangle.

In this process, the Spurs players did not stop shorting Larry Hughes according to the situation, so the third three-pointer was also scored.

Starting from Zhao Ke grabbing the cap and Deng Dada, the Knicks played a wave of 16:6.

The tangled Popovich watched from the sidelines, his eyelids twitched and twitched, pondered for a long time, and called a timeout.

No matter what to do next, let Zhao Ke and Larry Hughes get cold hands first.

When he played again, Popovich replaced Steve Smith with Manu Ginobili. It seemed that he was about to attack.

The Spurs' double-teaming tactic was also aborted. Now Matt Harprin and Larry Hughes in the Knicks lineup have high open shooting percentages. The remaining Nene and Kurt Thomas really can't shoot three-pointers.

For the rest of the time, the Knicks started the cool and crazy "show time", and the offense started from Larry Hughes' breakthrough against the Spurs twin towers.

Zhao Ke and Matt Harprin kept running on the outside, while Nene and Kurt Thomas slipped to the baseline and the other went to the free throw line.

Tony Parker's defense can only be regarded as mediocre. He is used to using fast lateral movements to always keep up with his opponents without losing his position. He can continue to interfere, but he lacks aggression. There is almost no obstacle to a tall, fast and strong Larry Hughes.

So Larry Hughes in the high-speed breakthrough will directly dump Parker, and then his options become richer:

You can choose the Nene dunk that goes straight to the bottom line.

Or drop the ball to Kurt Thomas from behind for a mid-range shot.

If Deng Daida and Admiral don't close the door in time, he can also rush to the basket and make a beautiful pull-up layup.

If there is no chance, then a large-scale transfer to Zhao Ke or Matt Harprin on both sides of the three-point line...

Jeff Van Gundy's eyes lit up on the sidelines. He seemed to have found Zhao Ke's most suitable backcourt partner!

The current starting point guard Andre Miller is basically a back-to-back move. As soon as he singles, the offense stalls.Not to mention his powerless three-pointers.

And what is certain is that starting today, other teams in the league will follow the example of the Spurs.

When Zhao Ke and Andre Miller are on the court at the same time, they will definitely let Andre Miller go and double-team Zhao Ke.

This is a deadlock, unless Zhao Ke picks up the passing skill package and has a wider field of vision, or Andre Miller suddenly becomes enlightened and develops a beautiful three-pointer.

Jeff Van Gundy thinks that neither of these possibilities is high, and the water can't quench the near thirst.

As for backup point guard Lynch Hunter, he is really more suitable to play as a substitute.

Lynch Hunter's college career was very bright, but his career in the NBA was very unsatisfactory. He is a delayed "Assassin" seedling.

Whenever he has a little performance as the starting point guard, he will be squeezed into the bench by the team's big boss who suddenly returned from injury, changed positions, and joined.

These big guys are: Isaiah Thomas, Joe Dumars who changed to point guard, all-around point forward Grant Hill, Sam Cassell...

Lynch Hunter has no strength to struggle against these idol-level bosses. He can only float up and down in the substitute lineup helplessly. When he is in a bad mood, he will bully the opponent players and hone his defensive skills. This is the only gain.

Last season, he managed to squeeze Xiaoyu to the bench with strong defense and started 58 games.

However, to play next to the OK combination, you have to get hot quickly and turn the limited ball rights into value.

But Lynch Hunter is used to being on the bench. He is very slow. After playing for half a season, his breakthrough shooting percentage is only 38%, which is exactly the same as his three-point shooting percentage!

Since the hit rate is the same if you try your best to rush in and stand far outside the three-point line, what are you doing so hard to rush in, old man?

With such wonderful data, it is considered to be the only one in the NBA, and there is no other branch.

But the Lakers don't like such mavericks.In the Lakers, iron is a privilege, no one can be more iron than Kobe!

So after starting 58 games, Lynch Hunter was counterattacked by Xiaoyu and changed from a starter to a substitute. This summer, he was thrown to the Raptors as a bad burden, and then picked up by the Knicks.

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