Milicic couldn't figure out why he was at a disadvantage in the matchup with Kwame Brown. No matter how talented and capable he was, he was still far behind O'Neal. Why did he
He repeatedly fell into a passive position in confrontations with him.
Rivers sat there without looking at Milicic and said: "Darko, sit next to me!"
Milicic sat next to Rivers. He didn't know what Rivers wanted to say to him. Rivers just watched the game on the field like that. After about half a minute, he spoke to Milicic: "
Who do you think is stronger, Kwame Brown or you?"
"It must be me. Kwame Brown's body is very stiff, his pace coordination is not good, and he has no offensive ability..." Although Milicic was completely at a disadvantage in the confrontation with Kwame Brown on the court, he
I really don’t think Kwame Brown is better than me.
"Yes, what you said is not wrong at all, but now you are not competing with Kwame Brown for who is higher and who is lower. Now you are no longer the unknown rookie at the beginning of the season. You need to fight against
It's not just a player, but a defensive system of the opponent. Just like how I asked you to deal with O'Neal, one person defends, another person covers the defense, and there is an outside player to interfere with his dribbling and catching.
And derived from it a lot of defense, and this is what you will face in the future. Before you could score 20 points or 30 points, it was because what you faced was only the defensive intensity of rookies. If this is the case
In terms of intensity, I'm afraid it's possible for O'Neal to score 80 points in a game. Now you are enjoying the treatment of a star player. Do you understand now how difficult it is for Paul to score 20 points per game?" Rivers said.
Watching the movements on the field, he said.
Every time Pierce catches the ball on the court, it is very difficult. Hayes will get entangled with him. After receiving the ball, there will be layers of defense on Pierce's breakthrough route. Many times, Pierce needs to pull outside the three-point line.
Get the ball and then recalibrate your offensive options.
Rivers continued: "I believe Paul has also gone through a stage like yours. If you are a newcomer with good physical strength and good fast break awareness, then it shouldn't be particularly difficult for you to score five points in a game. If you
On this basis, if you also have the ability to shoot mid-range shots and three-pointers with a certain degree of accuracy, then you will become a player averaging 10 points per game and be able to win yourself a mid-level contract. If you can continue to work hard and practice your cutting skills
Awareness, improving your ability to break through and handle the ball, strengthening explosiveness and upper body strength, you may be able to become an excellent player averaging 15 points per game, but you cannot become a player averaging 20 points per game with these alone. Don't look at this alone
There is a 5-point difference, but this represents a level of difference. Players like Ricky Davis may occasionally burst out with such ability in a season, but that is based on the number of shots and the sacrifice of the team's record.
. Look at Paul Pierce. Every move he makes is clean and neat. There is nothing superfluous, and he must have his own killer move. Your various abilities are good, and you have about 40% of your three-pointers.
You have above-average inside footwork, you can hook with both hands, you can even dribble to the basket from the free throw line, your explosive power and coordination are very good, but this is in front of you.
When defending against a low-intensity defense, if the defensive intensity increases, your three-pointers will be inaccurate, your steps when breaking through will be messy, and your hook strength will not be controlled well... You are a perfect player in good times, but
You are useless in the face of adversity. What you need to know is that you are not playing in a high school league. This is the most powerful basketball league in the world. Even the fringe players sitting off the court may have been the best players in their city.
The most important reason why many people are unable to show their talents in the NBA is that they do not have their own unsolvable offense. Just like Pierce, you know that he is going to pass you and then hit the mid-range shot.
You know that he will break through you and hit the inside, but you can't guard him. Like Arenas, you know that he will force a three-pointer in front of you, but your defense has almost no impact on him. You can only do
Only those who have achieved this are considered real stars, and you still have a long way to go."
The first quarter of the game is over. The Celtics are leading 22 to 20. During the break, Payton has already shown his fatigue. Arenas is no longer the second-round pick a few years ago. Payton is vaguely in his corner.
You can see the potential of a top player in the league in him, but this guy is only 23 years old! Payton couldn't help but sigh and shook his head, feeling that he was really old.
After the start of the second quarter, Rivers asked Milicic and Jefferson to lead three substitutes, point guard Marcus Banks, shooting guard Tony Allen, and small forward Darrell Wright.
Here the Wizards saw Milicic coming on the field and quickly sent Kwame Brown up. After Jamison took a break, Kwame Brown's inside partner was replaced by Haywood. These two defenders have good height and strength.
The center position really gave Milicic some headaches. Fortunately, the Wizards' outside substitutes were not strong. The point guard was Steve Blake, the white point guard of the later Lakers, and the shooting guard was former Timberwolves veteran Anthony Pi.
Le, the small forward is Jared Jeffries, a big forward who once moved to the Rockets.
Blake was physically bullied by Banks while dribbling, and the veteran who has been in the league for 12 years struggled to catch the ball comfortably under the defense of the defensive hero Tony Allen.
Difficult, as for Jeffries, he basically has no attack ability.
The Wizards' second lineup is not strong in offensive ability, which is also the main reason that limits their performance. Therefore, in the next two seasons, they sent out defensive Kwame Brown and Jeffries one after another, and got
Caron Butler and Shawn Stevenson have raised the team's strength to a level comparable to James' Cavaliers.
Pillar finally got rid of Tony Allen's defense and shot a three-pointer. Milicic calmed down and held Haywood tightly behind him, while Kwame Brown over there was behind Jefferson.
He seems to be helpless in the blocked position. He can restrain Milicic, who has comprehensive offensive methods, but there is really nothing he can do when facing Al Jefferson, who is also defined as a defensive inside man.
The ball bounced out of the frame. Before grabbing the rebound, Milicic spread his hands to control the range of his rebound, and jumped to grab the rebound.
As Milicic grabbed the rebound, Tony Allen immediately stepped down. In the few games without Pierce, the two had formed a tacit understanding. Milicic passed the ball through the court, and Tony Allen received it.
He jumped up after the ball and rushed towards the basket. When Pillar also jumped up, Tony Allen threw the ball towards the backboard, and Wright followed up with a dunk.
Milicic said to Kwame Brown, who was defenseless before, "Whatever you can do, I will do better than you."
