Chapter 132: [The best rookie]

Popovich was surprised and more and more regretted that he did not choose Guo Xu this year. This is the Spurs' much-needed point guard. With him, the Spurs can hit the championship. No. 1 is no longer a weakness.
He thinks Guo Xu is like the enhanced version of Avery Johnson. He has a longer range on offense, stable ball protection, and he is not weak on defense. He can withstand most defenders, which Johnson does not have.
Popovich wondered why Guo Xu could knock Johnson off twice and turned around, obviously the two were similar in shape. How did this kid practice? Is it natural to look so thin?
Guo Xu's fight against strong is the reason for practicing dance and boxing. His toes are strong, his body is used to being fisted, and the impact on the basketball court is naturally not taken seriously. He dared to stay close even if his opponent was much stronger, he didn't care about the pain.
Played two more rounds, Ross missed the ball from the running position and was disturbed by Grant. Duncan grabbed the front rebound and hit the ball out of the bottom line, forming a dead ball.
There were 2 minutes and 33 seconds left. Both sides made adjustments. The Spurs replaced Johnson and Elliott and replaced Danny Ferry and Antonio Daniels. The Lakers replaced Guo Xu and O'Neill and sent Brian Shaw and Horry.
Guo Xu scored 19 points and 2 assists before finishing the first quarter. At the end of the game, the fans gave him a warm applause.
Woodson said: "It's crazy, Jason dedicated the most horrible scoring performance of this rookie, the opponent is still the second-ranked Spurs in the West."
Hovas smiled: "This year's draft conference is really ironic. The last rookie is more like the champion than Kenyon Martin. Martin is a blue collar in the Nets and he can't even control fouls."
On the sidelines, Megan Fox stared at the stadium's big screen in a daze, feeling a little unreal.
This person who grabs the limelight of "OK group" turned out to be my neighbor. Will he chat with me, eat together, and buy food together?
Austin touched her arm and smiled: "Don't be in a daze, he is looking at us here."
"Who sees us?"
Megan looked along Austin's finger and saw Guo Xu waving at them from the bench. Austin gave him a thumbs up and shouted, "Brother, you are the best!"
Megan suddenly didn't know how to say hello to Guo Xu. She opened her mouth as soon as she was nervous. She bit her lips subconsciously, with an awkward smile, as if tempting.
Guo Xu couldn't stand her expression most, afraid of affecting the state of the game, he turned around quickly, picked up a bottle of sports drink that he spoke for and slammed it with a few pressures.
After the substitutions, the Lakers could not attack, only Kobe made two fouls and scored two points. On the side of the Spurs, Anderson scored two points for a counter-attack and a layup. Robinson was replaced in the last 8 seconds. He played a pick-and-roll with Daniels and hit a buzzer.
The Lakers led the first quarter with a 34 to 21 lead.
Jackson changed his strategy in the second quarter, Guo Xu first rested, OK combination played with a substitute.
Only played for one minute, and Popovich realized that Robinson could not withstand the OK team's offense, and replaced Duncan early.
The Lakers firmly grasp the initiative, leading by 16 points in the second half 48 to 32. 6 minutes and 20 seconds, replaced Johnson to strengthen the offensive Spurs, replaced Daniels. The "Zen Master" immediately replaced Brian Shaw and sent Guo Xu.
O'Neal attracted Duncan's defense in the low post. Guo Xu and Grant hit the pick and roll to get rid of Johnson. Robinson slowed down. The experience is still there. Seeing the timing, he extended the long arm from the side. After a mistake, the Spurs quickly counterattacked and Burt scored. 48 to 34.
After a long period of wisdom, Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll with Grant Mid Road. The right breakthrough and Robinson kept the distance to 45 degrees. Robinson had to keep up. If he did not follow him, he shot. Guo Johnson jumped and defended and Guo Xu jumped fast. The ball was scored in the middle and Grant opened the ball with a jumper.
50 to 34, Guo Xu's third assist.
Guo Xu's midfield pick-and-roll had to be guarded. Popovich rushed to the court to let Duncan go to guard the pick-and-roll. Johnson was tighter.
However, Jackson's offensive strategy has changed. He asked Grant to pick and place Guo Xu. O'Neal continued to be in the low post, and both players are familiar with the offensive position.
Middle Road Guo Xu didn't show up in the mobile phone meeting. After attracting Duncan's defense, he passed it to the wing Kobe. Kobe singled out or gave O'Neal a low shot to form a triangle with Fox on the right corner.
Triangle offense has many routines, the purpose is to create a heads-up opportunity for players.
Guo Xu, Kobe Bryant on the right, and Grant on the middle are also triangle positions. He attracted Duncan to change his defense only by looking at two points, and it was easy to find his teammates.
Many people look down on the triangle offense and feel that it is not easy to create vacancies, but with the stars in the game, the heads-up is enough for the opponent to take it. There is no need for so many vacancies.
Fox and Guo Xu can also transpose. When Fox cuts the bottom line, he can receive the O'Neal pass and directly hit the rim. If he can't receive the ball, he can go to the left corner and other opportunities. At this time Guo Xu wants to run to the right corner to ensure that someone on the strong corner can catch the ball. This is a few running positions for the Lakers, not difficult.
Guo Xu mainly practiced three running routes after joining the Lakers, running very smoothly. In his previous life, Artest complained when he joined the Lakers that he never knew what was going on in the triangle offense. This made Guo Xu feel that he was a very good player and was a little smug.
2 minutes and 40 seconds, O'Neal grabbed a defensive rebound and passed the Fox, Fox long pass to Guo Xu, the Spurs showed a misalignment after the pick and roll, Guo Xu rushed to open Robinson layup ~ EbookFREE.me ~ The second quarter opened.
In 31 seconds, the Lakers quickly counterattacked, Guo Xu advanced the ball to the frontcourt, facing Johnson's 70-degree grab shot from the right side, which was his sixth three-pointer.
His shot selection seems to be very poor, but he is actually very clever. The Spurs have 9 seconds left to attack once, and the Lakers have enough time to attack another one.
After two passes, Leder cut the ball and hit the basket to make a foul, making two free throws.
At the end of the half, the Lakers led 24 points 66 to 42 and almost locked the victory. Guo Xu scored 24 points and 3 assists, 6 of 9 3-pointers, and the Spurs made a total of three points.
Popovich did not return to the locker room during the halftime break. A reporter took advantage of this opportunity to interview him on the spot and asked him to evaluate the first half of the game.
Popovich sighed: "We have to guard Jason Guo. He is a huge threat. Before the game, we seriously underestimated his strength. If he let his outside shot be a terrible thing, he pulled it away. Space also makes O'Neill and Kobe more difficult to defend. "
The reporter asked: "Do you think Jason is a better point guard than the Spurs starting Avery Johnson?"
Popovich replied without thinking: "There is no doubt that Jason is going to be a lot stronger, and Avery may be able to fight against him at the peak, but now Avery is in a state of decline, he is the best rookie this year."
The reporter noticed that Popovich said "the best rookie" and did not add "one".
This is Popovich's real idea, not killing. The Spurs' three point guards all play a single role and can only break through or make three-pointers. If you want to adjust your tactics, you have to replace them. Guo Xu is a defender who can combine points and shots. He is the only rookie who can do this.
There is no suspense, he is the best.