Chapter 734 Ibaka and Harden Are a Perfect Match!

Losing to the Pacers in an away game, who really wanted a victory to put themselves in the forefront of the Eastern Conference, Yeos thought a little.

He didn't have any objections to the loss to the Pacers. The Pacers worked very hard in this game. This team that is currently rebuilding also played very disciplined in this game.

Danny Granger, the core of the Pacers' reconstruction, is also one of the league's "little yeses". He is a very hard-working and very admirable player.

Yes had no problem with losing to the Pacers, who worked very hard to win this game, but he still frowned a little on the Pacers' defensive strategy against him in this game.

This season is his third season in the NBA. In the other two seasons, when other NBA teams faced him, there were always many, many people adopting many, many strategies to face him. .

Some people will double-team him, some will guard him alone, some will use fast players to guard him alone, some will use tall people to guard him alone, and some will use strong and strong people to guard him alone.

It can be said that in the previous two seasons, he had a lot of room for operation in the game.

He can always find some places where he can operate based on the opponent's defensive strategy against him.

But this season, so far, the Seattle SuperSonics have played nine games.

The Seattle SuperSonics' nine opponents, whether they are strong teams like the Celtics and Rockets or slightly weaker opponents like the Jazz or Pacers, will adopt a double-team strategy when facing his defense.

Quick rotation of double teams.

Very, very determined!

In the past two seasons, most teams in the league were more afraid of his passing, but now, these people are obviously more afraid of his scoring.

After all, Durant is no longer here.

It is a very, very wise decision to use the people defending Ibaka to flank him and completely let Ibaka go.

Of course, Yeez never blamed Ibaka's poor offense for causing him to encounter such a double-team and a stronger defensive force than Jordan's.

He knows very well that even without Ibaka, he will encounter such defense. Even with Durant, the league will probably defend him like this this season.

Since he has been hyped by the league's public opinion as the strongest player in the league's history, how could he not be treated like the strongest player?

It should be said that the defensive situation of other teams in the league against him in these nine games made Ye Si even more fortunate. Fortunately, although he lost Durant to protect him this season, he was given another to protect him. Ibaka.

Under the general trend of crazy double-teaming by these teams, before his traditional ball-playing ability reaches the top level, he needs someone who can receive passes from any angle to take over for him.

When he faced the crazy double-teaming of these people, his 'super' passes to avoid these defensive players were very fast and the angles were very tricky. It was really not something that ordinary players could catch. .

Although there is still a slight gap between Ibaka and Durant in this aspect, his role as a substitute for Durant is sufficient.

Ibaka is indeed working very hard to take over the responsibility for him now, and he is also working very hard to grow, but his ability growth is almost from E to D. In front of NBA-level opponents, the difference between E and D There is no difference between the players;

So it seems like he hasn't made any progress at all.

According to team coach Nelson, Ibaka would be better off training in Europe for a season than coming directly to the NBA.

But for him, if Ibaka really trains in Europe for a season, this season will be the Avalanche season for the Seattle SuperSonics!

Even if Yeos gives up his unconventional passes now and increases his passing attribute ability to 80, he can't stop this avalanche.

Based on the defensive strategies of other teams in the league against him this season, if his passing attribute does not reach above 90, he will not be able to handle the ball properly.

The ability to handle the ball in the face of double teams has always been an important criterion for the NBA to distinguish superstars from all-stars.

For example, Parker of the Spurs has always been considered an All-Star, not a superstar, because he cannot handle the ball well after being double-teamed.

For defenders who are not very tall, their ability to handle the ball after being flanked does require very strict standards.

The requirements for passing attributes after double-teaming decrease as the height increases.

For Parker, his height is 1.88 meters. When he faces a double team, his passing ability needs to reach at least 95 before he can easily break the double team. But now Parker's passing attribute is low. At 95.

For a tall center like Howard, when he faces double teams, maybe Howard only needs to have a passing ability of 70 or 75, and he can handle the problem of being double teams well. Height can Providing them with unimaginable vision advantages, excellent vision can reduce the requirements for passing.

And what about him?

He is now 1.95 meters tall, which is a bit taller than Parker. Coupled with his experience, the passing ability he needs to break double teams definitely does not need to be above 95. Maybe 90 or even above 85 is enough.

but……

His passing attributes will definitely not bring Yees the reputation and treatment of the strongest organizer in history.

Compared with the reputation he gained in passing in the previous two seasons, if he gives up those difficult passes this season, maybe his bubble will be gradually popped.

Although he really doesn't care about the wonderful halo around him.

But it is undeniable that these wonderful auras are an important reason why he and his teammates can have a good environment for growth and progress.

Without this wonderful halo, it is absolutely impossible for Ibaka and James Harden to get such a long training opportunity this season.

Of course, Durant and Rondo will not complete their growth so quickly.

And this is why Yes has always been very resistant to drawing ordinary star cards with bonus passes.

He really doesn't dare lose that ability to throw random passes.

Naturally, he can't lose a player like Durant or Ibaka next to him.

However, even if he does have Ibaka by his side this season, he can take action when the touch feels good and dump the blame when the touch feels bad. He can control the game with ease, but facing a very disciplined ball When he was on the team, when his touch was not so good, the Seattle SuperSonics' winning rate might not be so good.

His statistics and shooting percentage may still be very good.

But Ibaka is indeed much weaker than Durant. His statistics and shooting percentage cannot make up for the big holes that Ibaka has dug. Those big holes require Millsap and Milicic. Fill it out for help.

The two have made very good progress this season, but they still have not reached the point where they can get everything they want from any opponent. In this game with the Pacers, the Pacers' rookie center Roy Hibbert performed quite well.

He is tall, moves quickly and has outstanding defensive awareness.

In the end, the Seattle SuperSonics lost this game.

After losing to the Pacers in an away game, the Seattle SuperSonics' record this season became 6 wins and 3 losses, ranking fifth in the Western Conference.

According to Nelson's previous agreement with him, as long as the Seattle SuperSonics fall out of the top eight in the Western Conference, Nelson hopes that he will reconsider Ibaka's starting position.

Although Nelson really respects his choice, he only said to reconsider Ibaka's starting position, but did not say to remove Ibaka from the starting position.

but……

If the team really can't rank among the top eight in the Western Conference, is there any point in maintaining the beautiful aura around him?

Maybe there is some meaning, but as a defending champion, if he can't even make the playoffs next season, even if he is willing to let Ibaka continue to play, Ibaka may just leave the team...

Yesi looked at Ibaka, who was training alone with James Harden. Although the expression on his face did not change, he really admired Ibaka.

Not only does he look like Durant, he also has a similar personality. This is a player who is really willing to sacrifice his entire career for him and the team. He is also a truly grateful person.

Practicing one-on-one with Ibaka every day is really, really uncomfortable!

Especially yes also stipulates that during one-on-one training with Ibaka, he can only defend and Ibaka can only attack. This is even more uncomfortable!

He wants to attack!

He dreams of attacking!

But yes asked him to start with defense!

Forget about starting with defense, at least find a strong offensive player to fight him!

If the player standing in front of him is yes, wouldn't he have a reason to stare with his hands on his hips and look blank during defensive training, and then focus all his energy on offensive training and learn yes's tricks that favor Ibaka's fouls? ? !

Yes, there are so many tricks that tend to cause Ibaka to foul, which really makes him jealous and makes his hands itchy every day!

Now, all the time and energy are spent on defending Ibaka every day. He can only learn the tricks of yes in his dreams!

Because he is now defending Ibaka, a piece of garbage with absolutely no talent on the offensive end.

If he really continues to defend with eyes akimbo and confusion on his face, then he's not even good at trash!

James Harden also wants to save face, okay?

James Harden has no complaints about the training plan Yeas gave him.

The best player in history to train his teammates, just follow yes's training plan.

I don’t know if it’s an illusion, because the object of defensive training is offensive garbage like Ibaka, which requires him to take every round seriously. It would be really embarrassing to be defeated by Ibaka.

This made his defensive focus and body's involuntary eyes akimbo symptoms seem to be slightly relieved.

"It shouldn't be an illusion, right?"

James Harden was lost in thought again, and then there was a swipe...

Ibaka hit a mid-range two-pointer over James Harden.

Seeing Ibaka's mid-range shot, Nelson's eyes also lit up.

He can feel that Ibaka's mid-range shot is slowly improving!

James Harden's defensive level is not enough, so Nelson can feel Ibaka's improvement from E-level to D-level.

It is also because James Harden's defensive skills are not enough, so Ibaka, who is now deeply self-blaming, has the confidence to continue working hard.

"As long as I keep working hard, I will be able to help you one day!"

Harden's defense can allow SuperSonics players and Ibaka himself to feel their offense and growth.

Ibaka's offense can improve James Harden's focus on his own defense.

Seeing Ibaka and Harden training hard every day, Ye Si is very pleased.

Although these two people are being criticized all over the world, they are indeed on the right path.

The game between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Pacers disappointed many, many media outlets across the United States.

The coconut flour media is disappointed, and the coconut black media is also disappointed.

When most of the media in the United States are disappointed, the pressure on the Pacers is understandable.

Larry Bird really didn't expect that his Pacers would receive such high attention.

Since the incident at the Palace of Auburn Hills, his Pacers have really not attracted the attention of public opinion across the United States and the world for a long time.

I have to say that the influence of yes is indeed terrifying.

No wonder that guy David Stern almost regards Yes as his own son.

No, closer than a biological son!

However, it doesn’t matter if the national media ridicules him as “just a bad winner”, “no pursuit” and “no will”.

What the Pacers got was a real victory!

This is a win against a Western Conference team!

So far this season, the Heat, Celtics, Wizards, and Cavaliers in the entire Eastern Conference have defeated the Western Conference teams.

It has to be said that although the Western Conference this season is not as dominant as the Western Conference last season, the strongest team is even the Heat in the Eastern Conference.

But the other teams in the Eastern Conference this season are really worse!

The number of strong teams in the Western Conference this year has changed from about ten last season to thirteen this season!

Even the remaining two teams, the Kings and Jazz, are not easily defeated by ordinary Eastern teams.

It can be said that winning a Western Conference team is really important for a team that wants to enter the Eastern Conference playoffs. This is a victory that can widen the gap with other Eastern Conference playoff contenders!

The national media frantically sprayed the Pacers for a day or two.

On March 14th, the Seattle SuperSonics will continue to visit Philadelphia to challenge the 76ers.

Seeing Iguodala, the leading player of the Philadelphia 76ers, clumsily coaching Ibaka on the court, many of the media at the scene cried and laughed.

Not only the reporters and the audience at the scene laughed.

At the end of the game, after the 76ers defeated the SuperSonics at home, Iguodala himself smiled a little embarrassedly.

"The movements are very standard, just a bit tough."

This evaluation is too damning for Rondo.

Am I a player like Rondo?

Yeah?

Iguodala glanced carefully at the SuperSonics No. 2 not far away.

Look at Nima!

hehe……

Rondo's disdain made Iguodala smile awkwardly and scratch his head.

It's embarrassing, but it's a win!