When the Warriors attacked, Arenas directly attacked Nash. Lu Yu had Yao Ming to keep an eye on, and it was difficult to defend him. Although Yao Ming's offensive range in the penalty area was not large, he was very efficient, and Lu Yu did not dare to
Relax your vigilance.
Fortunately, there was Marion on the side, and he could come from the wing to help defend. Arenas changed direction again, finally got rid of Marion, went to the basket and jumped directly. He avoided Lu Yu's block in the air, and came from the other side.
A backhand shot from one side.
7 to 12.
I have to say that this shot was really exciting. I could see Arenas challenging three players from the Suns in a row, especially Lu Yu. Many Warriors fans felt that this game was not in vain and it was worth the price of admission.
When did being able to score against Lu Yu become the criterion for whether the game was worth the ticket price?
I have to say that Arenas has indeed improved his performance, and he already has the shadow of Arenas who was at the peak of Lu Yu's previous life.
What level of player was Arenas at his peak?
Listen to what Arenas said in Lu Yu’s previous life.
"People call me the ball hog because I average 29 points per game."
"But my basketball IQ has always been among the top five in history. You see, the two partners around me both average more than 20 points per game, because I know how to understand the game and how to manipulate the rules. You will be willing to play with me,
Not Irving. I say this without disrespecting Irving, but his playing style is like that. When we play with me, we will not steal the ball. Everyone can get the ball he should have and perform well.
contract."
The above words come from Gilbert Arenas.
Is Arenas one of the top five golfers?
Is Arenas better than Irving?
This issue is open to debate, but don't think that Arenas is trying to impress people anymore. Arenas at his peak was really no worse than Irving now.
Or maybe, it's not that championship ring.
Irving probably couldn't see Arenas' taillights.
How strong was Arenas back then?
Compared to Irving, who entered the league with the halo of being the top pick, Arenas's starting point was much lower: he was also the "top pick", but he was the second-round pick in the 2001 class.
Interestingly, Arenas, the No. 1 pick in the second round of that year, is more worthy of this title than the real No. 1 pick, Kwame Brown.
In his rookie season, Arenas took half a season to become the main force. In the 2002-03 season, Arenas played in 82 games. His sufficient playing time allowed him to win the Most Improved Award that season. But the Warriors did not retain this
Due to the rules at the time, the Warriors were unable to offer Arenas a big contract without exceeding the salary cap, thus letting go of this rising star.
This has now changed, because Arenas is not a second-round pick this time, so the Arenas clause does not appear.
It only took Arenas two seasons with the Wizards to become an All-Star. If he were a first-round pick, he would still be holding a cheap rookie contract at this time.
So Arenas in Lu Yu’s previous life really knew the rules.
In the 04-05 season, Arenas averaged 25.5 points, 4.7 rebounds, 5.1 assists and 1.7 steals per game, announcing his official rise. Arenas was selected for the All-Star Game in the three seasons from 04-07, although this was
He was the only All-Star in his career, but the gold content of these three All-Stars was not low - because in those years the Eastern Conference also had veteran superstar guards like Iverson and Carter, and powerful players like Billups.
Wade, who is deeply favored by the industry and the 2003 generation, has also begun to compete for the right to speak.
Arenas can compete with these stars, and the 2007 Casino All-Star replaced Iverson who traveled to the West as the starter, and he can also occupy a place in the Adidas Five, which is enough to show the strength and popularity of the general.
Arenas' three All-Star appearances were also accompanied by three All-NBA teams. Although there was no first team among them, the general played like a first team superstar on the court.
Fans who are familiar with Arenas will never forget the classic game in which he and Kobe Bryant scored 60 points while defeating the Lakers. This game not only broke the team's scoring record held by Black Pearl Earl Monroe, but also perfectly explained Ali's
Why was Nurse able to be on an equal footing with many Hall of Fame stars at that time? With his outstanding personal scoring ability and strong competitive spirit, Arenas already had all the conditions for a first-class superstar.
In this regard, Ou Shenxian may really not be able to compare.
After 2000, there were only 8 players who scored at least 50 points in 3 games within a month, and Arenas was one of them.
Among these 8 players, he is the only one who has not won MVP or FMVP.
But for a player who can average 29.3 points per game at the age of 24, the MVP trophy is probably just a matter of course, right?
Arenas, who grew from a second-round pick to an All-Star starter, was undoubtedly a surprise to the league, and his style of play also broadened the horizons of fans. At that time, when flying guards and mid-range singles were popular, Arenas' style made him
People's eyes light up.
At that time, Arenas could be said to have enhanced the playing style of a strong and large point guard to a new level, redefining the offensive power of a large point guard; his strong upper body strength allowed Arenas to easily shoot three-pointers from long distances.
His outstanding explosive power also allows him to solve problems with unreasonable dribbling and emergency three-pointers.
Fans should still remember Arenas' three-pointer without looking at the ball. This is indeed an important way for him to affect the game: Arenas created 205 three-pointers in the 04-05 and 06-07 seasons.
The record in team history was later broken by Bradley Beal.
However, Arenas is not a pure pitcher. His breakthroughs are extremely destructive. At the same time, as he said, "I know how to manipulate the rules of the court." This allows him to get the referee's approval while going head-on in the muscle jungle.
whistle.
In the 2006-07 season, Arenas averaged 10 free throws per game. Only 9 defenders in history can do this.
So, he really knows the rules.
But his understanding of the rules is different from Harden's. He prefers to win the referee's whistle after a muscle collision, rather than a collision.
Therefore, in the 06-07 regular season when Arenas was at his peak, Arenas played AND1 73 times, averaging 0.99 times per game.
Arenas' style of play is both like a heavy-duty Curry and a more mature Harden. There is no doubt that he also influenced the later playing styles of a series of combo guards such as Harden.
In the 2006-07 season, he led the team to be No. 1 in the Eastern Conference. He was a man who could make the latter lose both statistics and games against peak Kobe Bryant. He was a heavy-weight number one position who also had excellent range and became more accurate at critical moments.
Looking at the statistics, the three-point shooting percentage is not impressive, but he was the first person in that era to turn the ball into a personal label.
Compared with Irving, his ability to lead a team and his leadership temperament are more convincing, and Lillard's attack ability is more reliable. Unfortunately, he is too heavy and his knees are too fragile, and his true peak is only half a year.
Today's Arenas obviously pays more attention to training.
His peak may last longer.
The reason why he insists on training is that Lu Yu is actually one of his motivations.
It is also a pity that because of Lu Yu, his peak was not so dazzling.
Players of the same era as Lu Yu are somewhat sad, because they are likely to be the next Reggie Miller, Barkley, Malone, Stockton...
The Suns continued to attack, and Lu Yu continued to play pick-and-rolls with Haslem. After attracting a double attack, he directly passed the ball to Marion, who was screened by Haslem. Marion rushed to the basket and made a hard layup, causing Yao Ming to foul.
And scored, 9 to 12
He also hit the extra penalty, 10 to 12
Yao Ming fouled, and the Warriors head coach began to worry. He wanted to replace Yao Ming, but since Yao Ming was replaced, who would defend Lu Yu?
Why don't you continue to put it above and take a look.
The next two teams fought hard to attack, and the game was very exciting.
Arenas broke out completely, with three-pointers, mid-range shots, and breakthrough layups.
Yao Ming also performed well, hitting frequent hook shots.
But the performance of the rest of the Warriors was mediocre.
The Suns' best performer is Marion. Marion is faster than Jamison, jumps higher, and defends better. Except for a slightly lower shooting percentage from the outside, he can basically score when he gets to the basket.
After Yao Ming was fouled by Lu Yu again, he began to feel a little helpless. The coach had no choice but to replace him and let him rest for a while.
Then the Suns began to let Lu Yuqiang play inside. This was a tactic that the Suns lost at the beginning, but it worked very well at this time.
There are no bad tactics, only coaches who don't know how to use them.
At this time, Lu Yu was the head coach on the court. After seeing Yao Ming go down, he took the initiative to ask for help in the paint, causing chaos in the Warriors' paint.
At the end of the first quarter, the Suns took the lead.
34 to 26, Lu Yu scored 17 points and 4 assists in one quarter, accounting for almost half of the Suns' points alone.
Zhang Weiping said: "Lu Yu is really too strong. Even if you put Yao Ming and Arenas together, they can't compare to Lu Yu. If Lu Yu hadn't stopped playing at the beginning, I'm afraid the point difference would never be 9 points now."
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Sun Yiping smiled and said: "So Yao Ming still needs to work harder. Not to mention that he can catch up with Lu Yu's height, as long as he can improve a little bit, it will be great."
In the second quarter of the game, Lu Yu rested, and both teams were substitute coaches. At this time, the Warriors' advantage in depth of the lineup was reflected. Without Lu Yu, the Suns could only play on a par with the Warriors. Without the ability to crush the underdogs,
A stressful situation.
The Suns usually face weak teams and use a quick run-and-gun game in the second quarter to defeat the opponent.
This is also the reason why the Suns can often clock out in two quarters.
But every time they meet a strong team, the Suns find it a bit difficult in the second quarter. Every time, at the end of the second quarter, after Lu Yu comes on the court, he takes away the game in a wave.
Sometimes it can be taken away in the second quarter, and sometimes it takes three quarters.
But this time, Lu Yu didn't play in the second quarter. It just so happened that the Warriors also played a fast-paced team. It was like a mirror that allowed D'Antoni to see how his running and gunning was better than the Warriors' style of play.
, what are the differences, and is there anything that can be improved?
In fact, run and gun is a very good tactical concept.
Not only can it make up for the players' average physical fitness and attack ability, as long as the players practice shooting well, the rest can be left to the point guard to arrange.
And this style of play has guaranteed ratings and attendance.
The only problem is that in the playoffs, this trick doesn't work.
In the playoffs, no team that plays run-and-gun can reach the finals. If you want to win all the way and win the championship purely by relying on run-and-gun, the possibility is too low.
Because the biggest flaw of run-and-gun is the lack of stability.
Whether you can score a goal or not depends entirely on the player's touch.
In the third quarter, Lu Yu was playing in and out. It was obvious that D'Antoni seemed to have caught something and began to constantly try to adjust the lineup. In this quarter, the Suns scored 27 points and the Warriors scored 30 points.
The Suns entered the fourth quarter with only a 10-point lead, 73 to 83.
This game also became one of the few games in which Lu Yu did not clock out early.
Zhang Weiping said: "The Warriors' performance is inseparable from Lu Yu's help. At least Lu Yu has not really shown his strength on both offense and defense."
Sun Yiping nodded: "I agree with this. Lu Yu seems to have disappeared from the court. This is very abnormal."
Many players want to see if Lu Yu can always get triple-doubles. In today's game, Lu Yu has already got 26,109 statistics, including only 9 assists.
Now a double-double is no longer within Lu Yu's consideration, because it's boring to play that kind of data.
And because the Suns directly accelerated the offensive and defensive rhythm in the fourth quarter, Yao Ming was a little tired from being led around.
But being able to persist until the fourth quarter is actually very good for Yao Ming.
At least it can prove that his physical strength is not bad.
Is Yao Ming physically weak?
In our impression, Yao Ming has poor physical strength because he is 2.26 meters tall. Players of this height, except Lu Yu, do not have good physical strength at all.
Actually no, Yao Ming's physical strength is not bad.
In Lu Yu's previous life, in the 2007-08 season, Yao Ming averaged 37.2 minutes per game. What is the level of 37.2 minutes?
In his first season with the Lakers, James averaged 35.2 minutes per game. In his last season with the Cavaliers, James averaged 36.9 minutes per game.
In this comparison, Yao Ming averages 37.2 minutes per game. Is his physical strength poor?
The NBA has several impression schools, wrong impression streams.
Yao Ming's poor physical strength accounted for one of them.
Others include O'Neal who can only dunk!
In our impression, O'Neal is a powerful inside player with all kinds of domineering dunks. It is impossible to become a historical superstar by just dunking!
O'Neal's support ability is also top-notch in the NBA, and he can also pass the ball like a defender;
O'Neal has never won the Defensive Player of the Year, but he averaged 2.26 blocks per game in his career.
O'Neal can also run long distances with the ball like a defender, and his dribbling and flexibility are not found in other big men.
In addition, O'Neal is also familiar with a series of standard center techniques such as small hooks under the basket. He really can't just dunk.
The rest are: Kobe has a unique playing style, Nash can only pass the ball, Curry can only three-pointers, James can only use his body...
Facts tell Lu Yu that Nash can not only pass the ball, but Kobe is not poisonous at all in his game.
As for Curry, who only knows three-pointers, Lu Yu hasn't seen him yet, so he doesn't know.
And James can only use his body...well, at least it seems like this now.
