()Hinrich plays simple and unpretentious, Chandler's alley-oops are very impactful but also require the cooperation of defenders to break through. Griffin can only shoot and defend. Curry is a stable scoring point but rarely can enter the five-pointer.
Therefore, if he wanted to inspire a little bit of morale for the Bulls, who seemed not to be very excited, Skiles could only choose Chen Jie.
Chen Jie's breakthroughs are sharp, and he can occasionally have wonderful dunks, and his breakthroughs can also create opportunities for Chandler. This is the conclusion Skiles came to by watching NCAA game videos.
Although this conclusion has not been tested in the NBA, Skiles chose to believe him once.
Chen Jie also naturally knew how determined Coach Scales was when he said these words. He thought in his heart that he must not let down the coach's hope. He raised his head and glanced at the championship banner on the ceiling with a firm look in his eyes.
In fact, Jordan and Pippen, the former partners, were originally going to watch the game today. They were also looking forward to seeing the performance of the No. 3 pick selected by the Bulls this year, but due to some temporary matters
, so neither of them came to the scene, but now they are watching Chen Jie's performance through the TV broadcast.
Seeing that the timeout was over, Chen Jie walked back to the court with a determined look. Jordan, who was watching the game with his friends in a hotel, smiled and said: "It seems that coach Scott is planning to let Jay Sean take on the heavy responsibility!"
Jordan's friend is surprisingly none other than Michael Woods, the most famous sportsman in the American golf world. The two had just participated in a charity golf match together today. Tiger Woods, who is also a basketball fan, chose Jordan to watch the Bulls game together.
Well, when he heard Jordan say this, Woods nodded and said with a smile: "What do you think?"
Jordan naturally knew what Woods was asking and smiled: "I'm optimistic about him!"
With just these four words, Woods knew that Jordan was full of hope for this rookie.
Since he left the Bulls, the team has been in a trough. As one of Jordan's friends, Woods has always been resentful about this matter.
In 2002, a star of hope, Jay Williams, was originally selected. Jordan, who was working hard for the Wizards at the time, was also happy for his home team, and there was hope for a revival. However, he did not expect that a tragedy occurred before that player officially played a game.
The Bulls have waited for another two years, and now Jay Sean is here. It seems that hope is once again ignited in Jordan's heart.
However, Tiger Woods knows that just because Jordan is optimistic about this player, it does not necessarily mean that this player will be promising.
There's no telling what the Flyer's skills are, but his vision. Woods smiled inwardly and knew it just by looking at that parallel import number one pick, Kwame Brown.
While the two people were talking, the game started again.
The Magic team sent a sideline ball and handed it over to Francis. Francis used his speed to break through Hinrich and hit the inside. Chandler had to come over to help defend, but Brother Fu was fearless and passed the ball high from Chandler.
Chandler threw it over his head, and after Chandler landed, Howard jumped high and smashed the ball into the basket.
Although this alley-oop is not very exciting, Howard's body's explosive power still makes this dunk very enjoyable to watch.
After the ball was scored, Howard smiled and high-fived Fred with his signature smile.
The Magic's bench was in full swing, and their morale was even higher.
Curry ran forward with his head expressionless, while Chandler frowned and handed the ball to Hinrich.
After passing the half court, Hinrich followed Scales' instructions and passed the ball to Chen Jie on the outside. Hinrich then went around to the outside, leaving room for Chen Jie to play singles.
Chandler took the initiative to go up to the line and set up a pick-and-roll for Chen Jie, while Curry always stayed near the three-second zone on the baseline. Howard, who was defending next to him, put his hand on his arm while staring at Chen Jie on the outside who was trying to break through.
Jay.
After the pick-and-roll, the Magic did not choose to switch defense, but let Cato continue to follow Chandler, while Mobley quickly passed behind Chandler and prepared to continue to defend Chen Jie.
This moment of delay is the only opportunity, and Chen Jie knows it very well.
Chen Jie, who was very familiar with this simple and practical single-blocking tactic as early as when he was in the NCAA, did not give Mobley a chance to defend, and directly accelerated to the inside.
The Magic quickly shrunk, Howard stood in front of Chen Jie, Cato defended in front of Curry, and Mobley used his slightly weaker body to hold Chandler, Francis and Hill tightly.
They also retreat to the three-point line and are ready to make up defense at any time.
It can be said that although compared with his younger brother Van Gundy Jr., Van Gundy's characteristic is not defense but offense, the entire Magic team's defensive system is still good. At least Chen Jie's breakthrough did not disrupt it.
Without a good passing line, Chen Jie had no choice but to push Howard for a layup.
The two rookies have another direct conversation. Just at the beginning of the game, Chen Jie missed a shot in front of Howard. What will be the result this time?
The entire audience watched nervously.
With a pull bar, Chen Jie used his waist and abdomen, which was very strong due to training, to make a difficult move. When his body was about to land, he successfully picked up the basket in front of Howard.
The ball goes in!
Chen Jie also lost his balance and fell to the ground, but he got up immediately.
Outside the venue, the DJ shouted Chen Jie's name, and the audience also stood up and applauded.
These two points are very memorable because they are the first points Chen Jie scored in the NBA.
Dan Fagan in the stands also said to his assistant: "Do you know why I chose him? Even if he can't become a superstar and lead a team to victory, there are definitely many fans for the way he plays.
Such a player, no matter what, has many supporters and has great commercial value. It is said that his template is Francis, who is now his opponent, but I feel that his template should actually be Tracy Mack
Grady."
The assistant smiled slightly and nodded in agreement.
In the hotel just now, when he saw Chen Jie successfully gliding to the basket through Howard, Tiger Woods exclaimed: "Michael, this rookie is really a genius! This ball should be among the top five balls today!"
Jordan gave a wry smile, frowned, and said: "Although the goal was scored, it was very reluctant. Jay can score such a good goal, but there is no guarantee that it will always score. Victory does not rely on goals like this. If the Bulls
I can no longer find a good offensive method. This game is very uncertain. You have to know that winning the championship in the past did not rely on my dunks and pull-ups, but on my and Scotty's defense, Dennis' rebounds, and open shots.
Shoot."
Woods nodded, deeply convinced of Jordan's words.
But on the court, because of this ball, the situation quietly changed.
The most obvious thing is that Xinrich finally began to trust Chen Jie.
Maybe the pass just now was just because of the coach's instructions, so in the next few times, Hinrich passed the ball willingly. He seemed to think that this 2004 rookie could really lead the Bulls to break the current offensive deadlock.
