Anthony has been marking Adrian from the beginning. This is something Adrian did not expect. In Adrian's view, today Jr. Smith and Allen Iverson entered the injured list at the same time. The Nuggets' outside offense
His ability will definitely be reduced a lot. At this time, Anthony has become the most reliable point in the Nuggets' offense. George Karl should not assign too important defensive tasks to Anthony, allowing him to devote more energy to offense.
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When the team's own offense is unfavorable and only a superstar like Anthony is reliable and stable on the outside, most people will choose this. Just like in the Lakers, Phil Jackson would never let Kobe Bryant defend the opponent's arrowhead.
Likewise, even though Kobe's defense is pretty good, the Lakers need his offense more than his defense.
So when he saw that Anthony was defending him, he couldn't help but murmur in his heart that George Karl was in name only and didn't even know such a simple truth. How did Adrian know that this was not the tactic that George Karl formulated before the game?
, but Carmelo Anthony made a strong request and took the initiative to find George Karl to take on the task of guarding Adrian today. George Karl was also troubled by Anthony and had no choice. In addition, he was not easy to deal with members of his team.
This superstar was too strict, so he finally agreed half-heartedly.
The reason why Anthony is so interested in the confrontation with Adrian is that in the final analysis, it is caused by the media. The most popular backcourt combination in the league today, except for the golden double-gun combination of the Denver Nuggets, is the Los Angeles Lakers.
Derian and Kobe Bryant formed a backcourt duo.
Similar combinations will inevitably be compared by the media. And Kobe is often compared with Iverson. Then the target of Anthony's comparison is naturally Adrian. However, in the last confrontation
, although Anthony surpassed Adrian in terms of statistics, the Lakers won the final victory.
Especially now, the Lakers are ranked second in the Western Conference and still maintain a positive impact on the Mavericks, who are first in the Western Conference. However, the Denver Nuggets are ranked sixth in the Western Conference due to a series of reasons, and their position is also very unstable.
A bunch of teams that have playoff hopes but no playoff spots are frantically trying to make the playoffs.
The difference in record has caused the media to naturally tilt towards Los Angeles when judging the two backcourt combinations. What's more, the chemical reaction between Anthony and Iverson has never been very good, and they were judged by Los Angeles'
The two-star combination in the backcourt was overwhelmed.
Speaking of Anthony, after all, he is also the No. 3 pick in the 2003 platinum class. He has won the Western Conference Rookie of the Month for six consecutive months. He is also a arrogant and high-minded person. He has always believed that if the league had not favored James,
If that were the case, he should have been the Rookie of the Year winner in 2003, and in his three seasons in the league, he quickly grew into the league's top swingman. However, now he was given away by Adrian, a rookie this year.
How can he be convinced even if he is suppressed?
Normally, he is not a loudmouthed person. Naturally, he would not seek out the media to make any radical remarks against Adrian. But today, after he had the opportunity to fight Adrian, he naturally had something to do in his heart.
A long or short meaning.
Carmelo Anthony showed rare positivity when defending Adrian. Generally speaking, Anthony's defense is relatively lazy. This is also a common problem of talented players. After all, he can use beautiful offense to attack.
In order to gain attention, who would really want to lower themselves and do such dirty work?
But today, there was no sign of laziness on Carmelo Anthony. A pair of thick arms waved up and down, maintaining pressure on Adrian. Although Anthony's defensive skills are not very high, he has enough strength.
, has quick feet, and now his attitude can be said to be very positive. He has two of the three defensive elements, and the requirements for the remaining one are not so high.
Although Adrian was not in a hurry under his defense, it was certainly not easy. Feeling helpless, Adrian waved to Turiaf to signal a pick-and-roll. Turiaf had been blocking Adrian's pick-and-roll for several months.
It can be said that it is very handy and of extremely high quality. Anthony was blocked, and Adrian immediately followed Turiaf's side and went in.
However, although this pick-and-roll helped Adrian successfully get rid of Anthony, the Nuggets were also prepared for this. It is well known in the league that Adrian likes to use pick-and-rolls to get rid of the defense. Although he obviously has a lot of
He has strong singles ability, but unless the situation requires it, he will rarely take the initiative to play singles.
The effect of the pick-and-roll was good, and the Nuggets' defense was not slow. Camby quickly pounced on him. He is not an inside man who is good at frontal defense. His relatively thin body cannot withstand the collision of those beasts, but he can make up for it.
Defense and assist defense are his specialties. Coupled with his shot blocking and the muscular beast Nene cooperating with him, his performance this season is also extremely good. He has the potential to compete for the best defensive player. More importantly,
With Nene guarding the basket, he can make more saves to defend.
Camby jumped out to defend. Adrian wanted to pass the ball to the basket and let Bynum try in isolation, but Camby was obviously very experienced in this and he blocked Adrian very well when he made the save.
There was a passing path, and no one else was able to get away from the defense, so Adrian could only choose to go on his own.
Stepping into the free throw line, he jumped up towards Camby. Camby's footsteps just moved and did not stand firm. Adrian did not have to worry about Camby committing an offensive foul, and he bet that as a court player
A shot-blocking master who blocks more than three shots on average, Camby will definitely try to block himself.
Sure enough, when he saw Adrian taking off, he immediately jumped towards Adrian. Like many beast-level insiders in the United States, Marcus Camby's jumping is amazing, and he has a pair of long arms, which is very good for ordinary players.
The player's timing of shots is very accurate, which gives him the capital and ability to become the league's top shot blocker.
However, Adrian showed a proud smile. Jumping in the air, he gently flicked the basketball to his left. Turiaf, who had already cut inside quickly, caught the basketball and rushed into the reasonable collision zone in one step.
Nene, taking off high. Nene was distracted by Bynum and had no time to cover up, so he could only watch Turiaf dunk. After changing positions, Anthony was cut inside.
Riav was firmly stuck behind him and could not have any impact on his dunk.
Turiaf dunked and the ball was transferred to the Nuggets. Steve Blake originally wanted to show off his organizational skills, but before he could do so, team boss Anthony had already reached out.
He asked him to play basketball. Although he is highly regarded by head coach George Karl, Steve Blake also knows that there is no comparison between him and Anthony. The two were both rookies in 2003, but one was the No. 3 pick and the other was
They are second-round picks. One is a superstar, the chosen one. The other is just a dispensable role player.
Steve Blake handed the basketball to Anthony without thinking twice.
Anthony received the basketball near the left side of the free throw line. It was not Adrian who defended Anthony, but Trevor Ariza. The Lakers traded Ariza because they valued Ariza's perimeter defense ability. It was not easy at this time.
When you meet a top perimeter player, of course you have to take a look at Ariza's quality.
However, Ariza's body is relatively thin and his strength is not very strong. Based on Ariza's conditions, he is not suitable to defend an aggressive swingman like Anthony. Phil Jackson is also worried that Ariza cannot stop Anthony.
attack, so Adrian was arranged to help defend Ariza, ready to double-team at any time.
Holding the ball in both hands, Anthony took a tentative step. Ariza naturally took a step back to prepare for defense, but saw Anthony quickly retract that foot, step back and jump high.
It was too late for Ariza to pounce again at this time, and he could only watch Anthony shoot the basketball in his hand.
"Whoa!"
Although Adrian had been paying attention to Carmelo Anthony, he really didn't expect that Carmelo's shot would be so quick and decisive, so he didn't have time to react. Like Ariza, he watched Anthony hit this high position.
Jump shot!
Subsequently, the two sides exchanged several offenses and defenses. Adrian never had a head-to-head confrontation with Carmelo Anthony. Every time he faced Anthony's defense, he either passed the ball out or called a pick-and-roll. He only tried to shoot a mid-range shot once, and Anthony was still there.
Due to interference, it missed the basket.
As for Carmelo Anthony, his choice is much simpler.
Among the elite 03 platinum classes, Carmelo Anthony may not be the best, but he is definitely the one with the most comprehensive skills. Even his singles ability is said to be something that only emerges in ten years.
LeBron James can't compare either. Although he is not as versatile as James and may not be as fast as the Flash, in terms of offensive ability alone, there is no doubt about Cameron.
Different from Adrian's organization of the team, he chose to play to his strong point, that is, his singles ability, and use his singles ability to drive the team's performance. He did this very well, and Adrian had to
Frequently helping Ariza double team Anthony, although he can guard him, the defensive lineup will be torn apart. If Anthony's passing organization ability is not far behind his offensive ability, the Lakers
