Chapter 622: Mississippi Rose

Compared with last year, the Grizzlies' biggest change comes from shooting guards.
They sent away Mike Miller through a three-way transaction and welcomed Ronnie Brewer, who was on the rise.
Brewer was a lottery show in 2006, with a height of 2.0 meters and a weight of 103 kilograms, and his arms are on display.
These words are placed here, and your first impression is that this is a perfect swingman with a perfect body type.
The fact is true. Brewer is not only excellent in physical fitness, but also exceptional in his ball handling ability, including his speed and passing vision.
In the Jazz's third year, he averaged 14 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists and 1.7 steals per game, and his shooting percentage exceeded 50%.
According to normal development, he has the opportunity to become an All-Star player.
But the cruelty of the NBA is that in many cases one of your shortcomings will ruin your upside.
Brewer's "shortcoming" was a car accident when he was a child, his right elbow could not be fully straightened, which made him unable to train a standard shooting posture.
As a result, his weird shooting posture made him unable to maintain a stable level, especially his outside shooting ability has been poor.
This is why the Jazz finally chose to send him away.
But in addition to shooting, his other talents are outstanding, including excellent defensive ability.
This is also the main reason the Grizzlies traded him.
They need a top perimeter defender to match Rose.
Brewer did do this, and his athletic talent and speed are excellent, which is also very suitable for the Grizzlies' current defensive counterattack style.
The big role of the little guy, his arrival has greatly improved the Grizzlies' offensive and defensive quality, and is also the key to the team's ability to reach the playoffs.
And the interesting thing is that the Grizzlies play mainly defensive and counterattacks, which is very similar to the Warriors style.
So it can be foreseen that this will be a full of spectating offensive battle.
The playoffs are about to start, and the league announced the first batch of season awards.
The Warriors had a bumper harvest.
Carl Landry narrowly won 28% of Crawford with 30% of the votes and was elected as the sixth man of the season.
Landry's scoring is about 3 points less than Crawford, but the Warriors' record is a notch better than the Eagles.
In the selection of the best sixth man, the team record is still very useful.
Aaron Brooks of the Houston team won the Most Improved Award.
After so many years, they seem to have finally found a good newcomer.
The best head coach was picked by Nelson.
This is also the second time he was elected in his career.
The Lone Ranger was called the Mavericks when he was elected last time, and Sun Hao was also on the team.
And it’s very interesting that after getting the best head coach, the old Nelson has tied the number of best head coaches for Phil Jackson.
I won two of the three awards, and this wave is very profitable.
When this wave of awards is over, the playoffs will officially start.
As in previous years, the Eastern troops will fight first.
The Bulls beat the Bobcats, and the Wizards beat the Pacers.
The Bobcats rallied first and then decayed, and they were diarrhea in the second half, and finally fell to the eighth first round to play the Bulls.
The strength and state are not present, the result can be imagined, they finally returned with a 81 to 101 defeat.
Paul showed his fiery state, hitting a triple-double of 27 points, 11 rebounds and 16 assists, and Yi Jianlian also scored 21 points.
With the decline of Peja, Hamilton and others due to age issues, Yi Jianlian has become the bull's stable second master.
Compared with the previous game, the game between the Wizards and the Pacers is obviously much more intense.
The biggest change for the Pacers this season is that, after a series of low-right competitions, they have basically clarified the inner and outer cores of Granger and Randolph, which has also greatly improved their overall strength.
Looking back at the Wizards, in the second half of the game, Josh Howard proved that he really was not good enough, but Matthews played well.
But in terms of overall strength, the Wizards must be weaker than before.
The competition is inexhaustible.
At the end of the fight, Yao Ming still teaches life.
Randolph and Noah tied a piece and didn't stop him.
In the end, with Yao Ming's 35 points and 15 rebounds, the Wizards beat the Pacers 91-83 and won their first playoff win.
The eastern side has not finished the fight, and the western side has also started.
The first to start was the Lone Ranger and Suns game.
In fact, looking at this year's Western Conference wins, even the eighth Grizzlies are 8 games short of the No. 1 Warriors, which is exactly one beat.
The fourth and fifth are one win, not to mention.
The game was also very intense.
However, the scene was different from what many people expected.
Due to the arrival of O'Neal, the Mavericks have been playing slowly.
For the Suns, in addition to the counterattack after a successful defense, most of the time the rhythm is actually very different from the crazy bombardment of D'Antoni.
Ever since, the two sides are actually playing with a bayonet, and there are also various opponents on the court.
But in terms of viewing, it turned out to be surprisingly good.
In the end, the Suns had the last laugh, winning their first victory in the series 108-98.
Those who have watched the game carefully will find that the Suns' unexpected record this season lies in their sense of space on the court.
Frye, Richardson and Hill all have excellent three-pointers, and the space on the court is infinite.
Coupled with O'Neal's inability to get out, this makes the Mavericks defensive side a particularly headache.
And from the Grizzlies' promotion to the playoffs to the Suns' sense of space, a new tactical system is actually fully described.
Small ball tactics.
Including this season, the Warriors' old Nelson will also let Ibaka play the fifth position at certain times, which is also a manifestation of this tactic.
Small ball is not equal to bombardment, it emphasizes defensive coordination and position space, as well as high-speed defensive counterattack.
The appearance of these things shows that many fans have had a misunderstanding, and it is not the change in the penalty scale that led to the appearance of the small ball.
Small ball is a development of basketball, just like the blurring of the court position, it is an improvement of basketball.
As for Xiao Hua's behavior in history, he just made an irrational decision after seeing the appreciation brought by the ball.
But Xiao Hua has already gone to harm the NFL. Now the budding ball is based on confrontation, and it is still very enjoyable.
After the match between the Suns and the Lone Ranger was over, the day's final battle between the Warriors and the Grizzlies followed.
As mentioned earlier, the Western Conference is highly competitive this season, and the strength of the teams that advance to the playoffs is close.
The Warriors face the Grizzlies, and the suspense is not small.
Of course, the Warriors have the advantage of the home court, and they have a good location, and they will win even more.
The Oracle Arena is full of attendance.
The Warriors' record this season surpasses the West. This is something that hasn't happened in nearly 40 years.
Coupled with the presence of Sun Hao and Durant in the team, they really felt the possibility of the team's revival for the first time.
Now the enthusiasm of Bay Area fans is the burning of decades of desire in their hearts!
The logo "It\'s. Time" can be seen everywhere in the arena, and many people also held up Scarlett posters.
"" has become the battle anthem most familiar to Bay Area fans, and even Scarlett is on fire in the Bay Area.
When warming up before the game, the scene was given to the Grizzlies star Derrick Rose.
A bit like the Pacers next door, the Grizzlies have also made it clear this season that the core of the team is Rose, and it is his whirlwind style of play that leads the Grizzlies forward.
Although only in the second grade, Rose has averaged 22.3 points, 3.7 rebounds and 6.7 assists per game, and his shooting percentage is as high as 48%.
He also gained his nickname in Memphis: Mississippi Rose.
On one hand, this nickname is derived from the pronunciation of his name "rose", which is the same sound as rose.
And there is Mississippi ahead because Memphis is a river port city on the Mississippi River.
Together, they are the roses by the Mississippi River, which sounds very poetic.
Another reason for this nickname is his style of play. The rose smells strong and blooms brilliantly, which is also very similar to Rose's open and close style of play.
But when the live camera was given to Rose, he looked a little dull.
In stark contrast to his style of play, Rose is actually a very reserved and introverted person.
The most classic shot in history is his performance at the 2012 All-Star appearance ceremony.
Howard, James, Anthony, and others danced to the music, and he looked at him with nowhere to put his eyes alone, making people laugh once at a time.
In fact, if it weren't for his skin color, you would easily think of him as a Chinese.
When warming up before the game, Gasol ran to the Warriors to greet Sun Hao.
Compared with a year ago, Gasol's body has become much stronger.
What you have to admire is that, as the highest level basketball league in the world, the NBA is really different in terms of controlling the size of players.
Thin people can quickly become strong here, and fat people can quickly become lean and strong.
Of course, in the future in history, due to the decline in the scale of confrontation, the decline in confrontation will cause fans to perform well without maintaining their shape.
After the pre-match warm-up, the scene entered the opening ceremony.
On the Grizzlies side, Rose, Ronnie Brewer, Guy, Ruel Deng, Gasol Jr.
On the Warriors side, Curry, Sun Hao, Durant, Ibaka, Oden.
The enthusiasm of the fans was ignited at the opening ceremony, and when the two sides started to jump the ball, the mood had reached the first culmination.
Oden jumped high and set the ball back to the Warriors half, and the Warriors season's playoffs officially opened.
The Grizzlies started with a 3-2 defense formation.
The purpose of this defensive formation is very clear. It is to give the Warriors frontal defensive pressure and then wait for the opportunity to launch a defensive counterattack through steals.
The zone defense Spurs use a lot, but the most used is the NCAA.
So Curry didn't panic when he saw it, but calmly directed his teammates to move.
The weapon to break the zone defense is the three-pointer, but the core method is to form more local shots through tactical moves.
Curry quickly applied the essentials mastered by this university to actual combat.
Under his command, Ibaka mentioned the free throw line, allowing the Warriors to form a 4-on-3 position on the left.
Here is a question that many people will have. The zone defense is a zone defense, and the defensive player will not leave his defense area, so it can form a situation of more local play and less.
To sum up, zone defense is a very targeted defensive formation, which can give a lot of defensive pressure locally, but as long as it breaks, it will become very bulky.
Curry didn't panic, but he obviously didn't expect the pressure on the Grizzlies defensively.
Because when he was commanding, the top of the arc had already double-teamed him immediately.
The suddenness and speed of that double-teaming is much stronger than in the regular season.
Curry came up with the ball in a double-team, but it was snapped by Brewer's hand and it was directly broken.
Rose flew out to grab the ball, and then directly launched a fast break.
Sun Hao's reaction was also very quick, he had already returned to defense when he saw Curry being double-teamed.
(Curry:???)
Ever since, fans soon saw Rose and Sun Hao one-on-one in midfield.
Sun Hao knew that Ross was fast and he had a high chance of being passed by frontal defense, so he directly chose to accelerate and run back.
The two went from midfield to the free throw line in the backcourt in a blink of an eye.
Sun Hao turned around at this time to prepare to block.
But the moment he stopped, he felt Rose flew past his eyes with a swish.
Careless!
This guy does not slow down! !
When Sun Hao reacted and then turned around, Rose had already jumped up and dunked with both hands to end the fast break.
There was a stir at the scene.
McGrady came to the Warriors' first game, and they saw how Westbrook played.
That's the kind of violent play that has a chance to dunk and never layup, and feels rushing to dunk every round.
But Rose's words, although they are also fierce, but in comparison, they are more elegant, and in analogy, they are more like violent aesthetics.
I have to say that the nickname "Mississippi Rose" is really appropriate.
The Warriors' frontcourt attack, Curry wanted to give Sun Hao the ball, and Sun Hao motioned him to continue.
In the first round, the Warriors gave Curry room to make mistakes, which is also a link he must go through to grow.
If one ball stops him from attacking, then the possibility of Curry becoming Redick will continue to increase.
Curry continued to hold the ball after seeing it.
With the experience of the first round, he was obviously more careful, and he was at least one meter away from the three-point line when he was in possession of the ball.
The basketball half court is not small, but it is actually more crowded after ten people.
This is also the key to the success of the zone defense, because the defensive players can protect their respective areas, but they can also rush out for a flanking attack as before.
But if the person who holds the ball is far from the three-point line, this can be reduced.
Curry's learning speed is still very fast.
Ibaka continued to pull high.
After observing the Grizzlies' defensive formation, Curry quickly assigned the ball to Ibaka, and he quickly penetrated into the corner, ready to catch the ball and shoot.
The Grizzlies have a pre-judgment in defense, and they move to the bottom corner.
Ibaka got a good shot at this time. He also has mid-range ability, so he chose to shot directly.
The choice of the ball is no problem, but it may just come up with cold hands, Ibaka's mid-range shot missed the basket.
The rebound was taken by Gasol.
Gasol Jr. got the ball ready to make a long pass, but the Warriors retired quickly this time, and the Grizzlies didn't have a direct fast break opportunity.
The two sides moved into positions.
Rose advances to the frontcourt with the ball, and Gasol mentions a high pick-and-roll.
Little Gasol and his brother play very differently, but there are some things in common.
For example, they also have excellent organizational skills, and they also have a stable middle-distance ability.
Sun Hao is most familiar with this, and it is almost a necessary ability for European big men.
And the key is that Rose's speed is really fast~EbookFREE.me~The Warriors can only choose to change.
That is to say, the fans saw another ability of his: an emergency stop!
He braked almost instantaneously, then started instantly, jumped directly to the right to get rid of Oden, and then threw the shot before Durant helped defend.
"Boom!"
The ball bounced off the backboard into the net bag.
Rose scored 4 points in a row!
The eyes of the fans on the scene bubbling.
It's the same rush, but Rose and Westbrook are really different.
Westbrook is the one who rushed into the post. As long as he enters the three-second zone, you know that he is going to take off and dunk next.
But Rose's words have changed more, and the most important thing is that his ability to stop and stop is too terrifying, just like a bullet.
The Mississippi Rose is worthy of the name!