Chapter 369 Lu Yu came in and followed his own back garden
In early January, the Suns never lost, winning consecutively against the Pistons, Grizzlies, Bucks, and Trail Blazers. On January 14, the Suns will start another back-to-back road trip.
Every back-to-back is a test for the Suns.
Because they can't lose. If they lose one game, they will lose two. That's what a winning streak is. All they need is a spirit of determination.
And the first game of their road trip is against the Warriors.
The two teams had a coaching match before. In that game, Arenas played superbly and took away the game in a wave. At that time, D'Antoni had not yet followed Lu Yu's tactics.
Yao Ming has been playing better and better recently, and has developed very well in Golden State. Not only does he have a large number of fans, he has also become the second center in the Western Conference.
Well, the first one is Lu Yu.
When O'Neal was in the Western Conference, all the outstanding big men in the Western Conference went to play power forward. Once O'Neal left, if Lu Yu hadn't come over, only Yao Ming would be the only one left in the Western Conference.
Now it seems that it is a good thing that Yao Ming was selected by the Warriors. The Warriors lacked an inside barrier. Before Yao Ming came, they had several good outside young people, but the inside was a mess. After Yao Ming came, he was immediately reused.
Changed the Warriors' losing culture.
Thanks to the teams that did not go to the Eastern Conference, the Eastern Conference now has a center center, and O'Neal went to the Eastern Conference. Even though O'Neal is old, after he went to the Heat, he directly led the Heat to the first place in the Eastern Conference.
O'Neal still has some power left.
In terms of geographical location, Golden State is the area with the largest number of Chinese, which also allowed Yao Ming to quickly accumulate a large number of fans and have a high enough exposure. If Lu Yu had not entered the league a few years earlier, the most popular Chinese player would still be
Not necessarily who it is.
This game was broadcast live across the United States and was also broadcast live on CCTV. The matchup between Lu Yu and Yao Ming attracted a lot of attention. The two were in the Chinese Derby and the competition for the No. 1 center in the Western Conference was very fierce.
Most Chinese fans are torn. They want Lu Yu to win and Yao Ming to win. However, judging from the current situation, there is still a certain gap between the Warriors and the Suns. The Suns have now risen to the fourth position in the Western Conference.
, and the Warriors are still ranked sixth in the Western Conference.
The Warriors just can't keep up with the Suns' running and gun play.
Although the Warriors also play at a fast pace, in order to take care of Yao Ming, their pace has slowed down a lot. More and more positional battles have actually slowed down the Warriors' pace.
But this is also necessary. After all, no one will leave a big insider like Yao Ming unused.
How many monsters like Lu Yu are there in the alliance?
When the players came on the field, both Lu Yu and Yao Ming received huge applause. Because Lu Yu is also a Chinese player, many Chinese fans came to the scene and they supported both sides. Of course, they were not supporting two teams, but two Chinese players.
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Zhang Weiping explained: "The Chinese in the Bay Area have the largest number of Chinese in the United States, so while the fans here support Yao Ming, they also like Lu Yu very much. It is not surprising that Lu Yu can receive applause here."
Sun Yiping smiled and said: "Lu Yu can get such applause in the away games in the United States. He really deserves to be the most popular player in the United States. I am very curious, who of the two will win this year's All-Star Game?"
He’s the starting center in the Western Conference.”
Zhang Weiping said: "It must be Lu Yu. Without Lu Yu, it is certain that Yao Ming will become the starting center. But when Lu Yu came to the West, everything became different."
During the warm-up, Lu Yu and Yao Ming said hello. Since the national team separated in the summer, the two have only been able to see each other during games.
"I've been playing well recently." Lu Yu said with a smile.
"good."
Yao Ming was very humble: "Can I give you some advice?"
"What's your opinion?" Lu Yu was stunned for a moment.
Yao Ming smiled and said: "Can you please let your Luji Restaurant serve some Shanghainese dishes? I'm a Shanghainese and I'm not used to Sichuan food. It would be great if I had some Hangzhou cuisine."
Lu Yu nodded: "No problem."
Just adding a cuisine, a small thing, "By the way, how is Gilbert doing lately? Has he bullied you?"
Lu Yu was actually more worried about Arenas. When Yao Ming first entered the league, Lu Yu told Arenas not to bully Yao Ming like he did to rookies.
Arenas is quite well-behaved, and at least he respects Yao Ming in the two years since he entered the league.
But Lu Yu knew that Arenas was a prick. In his previous life, he dared to point his finger at his teammates, and he might get sick one day.
Yao Ming shook his head: "He is very good. He is okay to me, but not so good to others."
Lu Yu smiled: "You don't have to spoil him. In this team, you are the cornerstone of the team. If he is provocative in any way, you can just attack him. You must know that our Chinese players are here
The NBA has such a big market behind it, and no one will offend us for it."
Yao Ming smiled bitterly: "Isn't this bad?"
Lu Yu knew that Yao Ming was worried that this would affect the unity of the team. What he didn't know was that in the NBA, sometimes it's like being a gangster. If you are softer, others will do whatever they want on your head.
In Lu Yu's previous life, there was a very famous photo.
When Yao Ming first joined the Rockets, he tied the shoelaces of Cato, the team's starting center. Playing tricks on rookies has long been an NBA tradition, and many people thought it was okay.
But in Lu Yu's view, with Yao Ming's status, even if he is a rookie, why should he tie the shoelaces of a trash like Cato?
"There's nothing wrong with him. If he doesn't bully you, he'll be fine. If he dares to bully you, just slap him back. Don't worry, that's what I did back then. He's not the same.
Be obedient."
Lu Yu remembered the time when he took a banana and forced Arenas to cough up a hundred dollars.
Yao Ming glanced at Arenas not far away and nodded heavily.
If Lu Yu hadn't said hello, Yao Ming would have been teased by the team during his rookie season. James also helped Ricky Davis carry his shoes, and Lillard carried a pink hello kitty schoolbag, just like Lillard.
Griffin also received a pink schoolbag as a gift from his teammates, and Griffin had to put on an "I'm very happy" expression, which was really difficult for him.
Lu Yu had Trae Young in his previous life. He was already a proud man when he entered the league, but he was still teased miserably. He had a towel on his head, a pink school bag on his back, yellow slippers, and was stuffed in the car.
Lots of popcorn.
It is said that Jeremy Lin came up with the idea of playing tricks this time, which shows that playing tricks has become a tradition in the league.
When Van Jordan was preparing to drive home as a rookie in 2010, he found that his car was covered with post-it notes!
Moreover, the shooting posture after the change did not look much better, and it felt even weirder.
How to put it this way, for a player like Marion who even walks as if he is from an alien planet, his ugly shooting posture is not necessarily due to lack of learning. Physical deformity also has a certain degree of influence.
The rebound was picked off by Yao Ming and passed to Arenas through the midfield. After reaching the midfield, Arenas and Yao Ming played a pick-and-roll. In fact, they learned this move from the Suns.
That's not right, it's not all about the sun, it's also about the bull.
Anyway, I learned from Lu Yu, the pick-and-roll between the ball handler and the inside player, and emptying the opponent's inside line. The disadvantage is that Yao Ming does not have the shooting ability from beyond the three-point line like Lu Yu. Yao Ming can only return to the high position or even within the high position every time.
The threat of attack.
After the pick-and-roll, Arenas faced Lu Yu's defense, and he seemed even more uncomfortable.
I could only ask Yao Ming to continue the pick-and-roll, and after switching the defender back to Nash, I felt that the pressure was much less.
It seems that in this game, the conventional pick-and-roll tactics are not easy to use. He can only rely on his own singles, and it is too easy to beat Nash.
Nash's thin body could not withstand a collision from Arenas. After being knocked away by Arenas, he changed direction and swayed forward.
Arenas, who broke in, did not continue to walk in, but chose to shoot at the free throw line.
Just kidding, there was Lu Yu in the game. Arenas couldn't guarantee that he would be able to make a layup under Lu Yu's defense.
This is Lu Yu's current defensive power.
It is also the basis for the Suns to win. At this time, Lu Yu is as dominant in the interior as O'Neal was back then, except that O'Neal dominates more on the offensive end, while Lu Yu dominates on the defensive end in the interior.
As for the offensive end... isn't Lu Yu a center who plays outside?
When has his offense ever dominated the paint?
Arenas made a mid-range shot.
Score 2 to 0
The Suns' offense is different from the Warriors' need to change their style of play. The Suns' style of play is the same as their starting lineup, which remains unchanged for thousands of years. It is still the pick-and-roll. The Warriors have also made special defensive arrangements for this tactic.
Yao Ming only needs to be responsible for defending in the low post, and Murphy is responsible for defending the pick-and-roll.
Yes, they play a zone defense.
After watching the game video, the Warriors decided to use a zone defense to limit the Suns' pick-and-roll efficiency. It has to be said that although they were not the first in the league to do this, they were the first to deploy such a system from the beginning.
Defensive tactics.
The reason for choosing this kind of defense is entirely because Yao Ming's height is too tall.
Lu Yu launched an attack from the outside. Even without the pick-and-roll, Yao Ming couldn't keep up with Lu Yu's speed.
After the pick-and-roll, Arenas' height is simply not enough.
No matter who of the two of them defends Lu Yu, it will be a problem. Yao Ming can easily get past him and cause a foul. If Arenas defends... he may only be able to see Lu Yu's knee.
Of course, this was when Lu Yu jumped up.
It wouldn't work if they didn't change defense at all. They just let Lu Yu go crazy on the outside. Lu Yu's three-point shooting rate was ridiculously high. They could only use zone defense and let Murphy push out. Yao Ming guarded the low post and gave Lu Yu one inside and one outside.
pressure.
But after Murphy pushed out, he gave Haslem a chance. Haslem caught the ball in the high post and shot directly. Yao Ming in the low post couldn't make up for it.
If he makes up for it and the inside line is empty again, Lu Yu will come in just like he did in his own back garden.
