Chapter 373 Lu Yu is playing on the outside, why is no one saying Lu Yu is soft?
Lu Yu motivates his teammates from the bottom of his heart. The most important thing for a team is a winning culture, and there are many ways to establish a winning culture. Being the league's number one villain like Lu Yu is undoubtedly a unique one.
Just like the Bad Boys back in the day, they were the baddest group in the entire league.
They pride themselves on being bad boys.
This is also a winning culture.
Lu Yu's number one villains are far less dirty than the Bad Boys. They are more like villains who can win everyone's love.
The reason why the Suns have been able to form this kind of winning culture actually has something to do with every player except Lu Yu. Many people said that Nash was not good in the Mavericks and Marion was average in the Suns before.
In fact, they forgot that Nash was already one of the best point guards in the Western Conference with the Mavericks, and Marion was one of the few star players on the Suns.
No matter how strong Lu Yu is, he cannot win the game with a group of players who are not good enough, otherwise he would be really invincible. Many people have not noticed that the Suns' role players are also very good.
In Lu Yu's previous life, the Suns won the first place in the regular season this season. Although the lineup has shrunk a bit, Lu Yu can make up for the shrinkage.
It's just that many people now underestimate the sun.
At this time, other Suns players felt that they were very lucky to have met a boss like Lu Yu who helped them shoulder losses and didn't take credit for winning games.
After the game, the media praised Lu Yu wildly and questioned Arenas not being good enough and not cooperating well enough with Yao Ming.
In fact, this is a bit unfair to Arenas.
Arenas is one of the few outside players who can pair well with Yao Ming, and since Yao Ming has not yet fully grown up, it is natural for him to take on more offensive responsibilities.
However, his habit of passing the ball to Yao Ming is not good. Sometimes Yao Ming is not in the best position to receive the ball. This problem needs to be corrected. Either he changes or Yao Ming adapts to it. But Yao Ming's shooting percentage is much higher than his.
Although the style of play attracts fans, winning or losing all depends on the feel of the day.
On January 15, the Suns challenged the San Antonio Spurs in back-to-back away games.
This game is called a preview of the Western Conference Finals. Many fans believe that the Suns and Spurs are most likely to enter the Western Conference Finals this season.
And this time the two teams played really like Mars hitting the Earth.
The Spurs and Suns both play a team style of play, but the Spurs' team direction is defense, while the Suns' team direction is offense. One of the two teams is a spear and the other is a shield.
The core of the Spurs is Duncan.
In Lu Yu's previous life, Duncan was recognized as the No. 1 power forward in history. He had solid basic basketball skills and was not flashy but practical in his play. His steady and steady play brought five championship trophies to the Spurs.
But Duncan could have produced more explosive data, but a serious knee injury in the 1999-2000 season affected his athletic ability.
In fact, Duncan was also a high-flyer when he first entered the league. You can often see him slam dunks. In his rookie season, he averaged 21 points and 12 rebounds per game and was selected to the first team. In the second year of his career, he led the Spurs to win the championship.
However, after his knee injury was reimbursed the next year after winning the championship, his data has been stable at around 20 points and 10 rebounds all year round. There are no particularly explosive data, which is similar to his rookie season, so he is nicknamed the No. 21 rookie by fans.
Imagine that if Duncan didn't have that knee injury that affected his explosiveness, he would definitely be able to perform more brilliantly. But a truly great superstar will not be frustrated by injuries. After his comeback, Duncan became the best floor player.
Before retiring, he undoubtedly locked his seat as the No. 1 forward in history.
The Spurs' second leading scorer is Tony Parker, who once targeted Lu Yu.
He was indeed making continuous progress in the direction of Lu Yu, but after working hard, he discovered that Lu Yu actually played center. How should he work hard?
With his height, he can't play center no matter how hard he tries.
Isn't this embarrassing?
However, since learning Lu Yu's style of play, his organization has improved a lot. Unlike Parker in Lu Yu's previous life, that Parker was better at attacking the basket than organizing. The current Parker is even better at organizing, and of course his offensive ability.
Didn't fall down either.
The Spurs' vulture Ginobili has also grown up and become the most stable member on the bench. Of course, his stability depends on his condition, which can be good or bad.
But what he wants most is to really beat Lu Yu on the court for once.
Whether in the international arena or the NBA arena, he has never truly defeated Lu Yu.
So in this game, he worked hard to defeat the Suns.
The Spurs also have their defensive hero Bowen. Bowen was once caught stepping on Lu Yu's feet. The most important thing is that since then, Lu Yu has been playing inside, leaving him no chance to face off against Lu Yu. He wanted to step on Lu Yu's feet.
It has also become difficult.
Generally speaking, there is not much difference in strength between the two sides in this match.
It's just that the Spurs have obviously been adjusting to this lineup for a long time, so when the game entered the fourth quarter with only one minute left, they still led the Suns by five points.
Everyone thought the Spurs were sure to win.
As a result, Lu Yu killed the game with a three-pointer and a 21, and the Suns narrowly defeated the Spurs 117-116.
Never stay in a stalemate with Lu Yu until the end. This has been proven once again. Even if you lead by five points, there is no guarantee that you will win the game in the end.
Because that was Lu Yu.
Lu Yu scored 39 points, 14 assists, 17 rebounds and 3 steals in the game, which completely overwhelmed the Spurs' center. Duncan was unwilling to face Lu Yu, just like he was unwilling to face O'Neal and chose to play power forward.
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If Lu Yu was in the Western Conference last season and played power forward, Duncan would probably choose to play center without hesitation.
Both Parker and Ginobili performed well. After all, their strength still has an advantage against the Suns' perimeter. It's a pity that their defense is just that. The Spurs' defensive system has never been supported by the two of them.
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When Lu Yu attracts enough defensive energy, the already average defense on the outside becomes even more shabby.
In this game, it was obvious that the shield was pierced by a spear.
After this game, the Suns have risen to second place in the Western Conference, only one game behind the Spurs, who are first in the Western Conference. Lu Yu has quietly risen to the first place in the MVP rankings.
Behind him is Duncan, and then Nowitzki, but many people think that Nowitzki is still a level lower than Lu Yu and Duncan.
Now the only player in the Western Conference who is most capable of competing with Lu Yu is Duncan.
Duncan is the core on both offense and defense, and the same is true for Lu Yu, but Lu Yu's offensive power is stronger, which is undisputed.
The Suns returned to Phoenix for three days to recuperate and began another road trip in the Eastern Conference.
In the game against the Heat, I thought the two sides would stage a fierce battle. As a result, O'Neal was unwell and took a truce, and the Heat were brutally beaten by the Suns.
What is wrong with O'Neal? It is said that it is because of diarrhea, but many people think that O'Neal just doesn't want to compete with Lu Yu.
Or maybe the Heat don't want O'Neal and Lu Yu to meet prematurely.
The Heat's goal is the finals. They want to be like the Lakers that year, trying to maintain a sense of mystery in front of the Suns, and then compete with the Suns in the finals.
But is this method of picking off people’s wisdom useful?
You must know that after Zen Master used this method, the final result was still lost to the Bulls led by Lu Yu.
In fact, Lu Yu's performance in this game was not good. He only played about two quarters and took a rest after scoring 13 points, 7 rebounds and 5 assists. One reason was that he was in poor condition due to consecutive away games.
Another reason is that the game was a bit boring. After two quarters, the Suns were already leading by a big score.
In the end, the Suns defeated the Heat, the No. 1 team in the Eastern Conference, 133-107.
Wade scored 22 points and 6 assists in this game, and his performance was quite satisfactory. If he showed Lu Yu's superb performance in the previous Finals, he might be able to beat the Suns, but this is the regular season, and he doesn't seem to be too good.
With a strong desire to attack, at this time, everyone has set their sights on the playoffs. The regular season record seems to have little impact on the Heat, which is number one in the Eastern Conference, losing one and two games.
One day later, the Suns defeated the Bulls. Lu Yu scored a triple-double with 29 points, 12 rebounds and 10 assists, leading five players on the team to score in double figures, and finally defeated the Bulls 117-109.
Wang Zhizhi scored a game-high 38 points and 11 rebounds. The Bulls' second-highest scorer was Hamilton, who scored 26 points. Their combined scores actually exceeded half of the Bulls' team scores.
Since the Bulls let Lu Yu go, although they are still playing well in the Eastern Conference and ranking second in the Eastern Conference, they no longer have absolute dominance.
However, Wang Zhizhi's performance conquered the fans at the United Center.
Anyway, don’t worry about selling tickets.
This is the plan for the Bulls after Lu Yu leaves. After all, without Lu Yu, it will be difficult for the Bulls to win the championship, so the rest of the time is just to make money like crazy.
Chicago is a big city and it is not difficult to make money.
After the game, Haslem reflected on himself: "Although the team won, I did not do a good defensive job and allowed the Bulls' main power forward to score 38 points. This is inexcusable."
When every player will no longer be proud of winning, but will reflect on themselves, this Suns team will really mature.
Haslem is right. In fact, he is not the only one. Almost every Suns player is keen on offense and gradually ignores defense. In recent games, the opponents have scored higher and higher, although they can still win the game.
But can this really go further in the playoffs?
Lu Yu never raised this point.
Firstly, because the recent opponents are some of the strongest teams in the East and West, it is not surprising that the opponents can score high points.
Secondly, he hopes that his teammates can realize this on their own. After all, the shortcomings raised by others are completely different from the shortcomings that he realizes.
After the game, Lu Yu met his old friend, Caron Butler.
The two hugged each other and were separated for a long time. It was an honor for Butler to witness the beginning of Lu Yu from the small arena in Spokane and to witness the peak of Lu Yu in the NBA.
The Suns return to Phoenix with a winning streak.
And Anne Hathaway also quietly flew from Boston to a city in Luyu.
On January 26, the entire Suns team was on vacation. Lu Yu drove to the airport and picked up Annie.
The two had not seen each other for a long time. The reason why Annie came to see Lu Yu was because she suddenly felt that maybe she should have a child, just like Bellucci.
She never expected that Bellucci would become her competitor with her casual introduction in a Boston coffee shop.
And he also had Lu Yu’s child before him.
This made her, who had a quiet personality, feel a little jealous in her heart. She originally focused on her career, but now she suddenly changed her mind. She also wanted a child, and she didn't want to lose to another woman.
This meeting was naturally like thunder from the sky and fire from the earth.
Lu Yu was just wondering why Annie, who had always been the dullest in the past, suddenly became so proactive and unlocked new ways, which made him a little tired.
Until Anne told him that she wanted a child, he could only keep his head down and work hard.
After all, there is no reason not to agree to this kind of thing.
What's more, he also wants another one, mainly because he wants to see if it's a boy or a girl. He hopes it's a boy. It's not that he prefers boys over girls. He just doesn't want to be like Kobe.
On the 28th, the Suns faced the Mavericks at home.
This game is another strong team after the Suns defeated the Spurs, Bulls and Heat.
The Mavericks are currently ranked third in the Western Conference. After defeating the Mavericks, the Suns have won all the strong teams in the East and West.
No one is optimistic that Nowitzki will win the MVP, because although the Mavericks have a good record, they will always compare Nowitzki with Lu Yu.
Originally last summer, the Mavericks had the best chance of acquiring Lu Yu.
As a result, the Mavericks took the initiative to give up Lu Yu in order to keep Nowitzki.
Many people wonder if they are mentally ill for not giving up Lu Yu for such a soft Nowitzki. In fact, Nowitzki is not soft. He has always been the most lethal inside man in the league, averaging free throws per game.
His numbers have always been among the top ten in the league, but his style of play is on the outside. In this era, many people think that this style of play is a sign of a softie.
Everyone has double standards.
Lu Yu plays on the outside, why doesn't anyone say Lu Yu is soft?
Lu Yu also shot from outside the three-point line!
Maybe it's because Lu Yu was an outside player when he entered the league, and everyone was used to his playing style on the outside, while Nowitzki was an inside player when he entered the league, but on the outside, he was inevitably criticized.
Lu Yu played on the outside because he couldn't change his habit of playing as a shooting guard.
Nowitzki plays outside because he doesn't dare to go inside to fight.
The most critical point is that Lu Yu never lets up in the playoffs and becomes even more powerful at critical moments.
Nowitzki is just the opposite. Although his statistics are better in the playoffs than in the regular season, he always misses the key every time at critical moments, causing the team to be eliminated.
In Lu Yu's previous life, he didn't get rid of the soft-ass label until he won the championship.
