roccoschili Chapter 309 [Rondo is on top]
Chapter 309 [Rondo is on top]
Chapter 309 [Rondo is on top]
Generally, after the Bobcats' daily training is over, there will always be players who will take the initiative to practice more.Hayes used to like to practice shooting more, but now Hayes has to go home to accompany his pregnant girlfriend after training, so he has reduced practice.Brook Lopez, Rajon Rondo, George Hill and others took Hayes' class.
The two guards mostly practice shooting.Lopez went to the gym to increase strength.
What is the most important thing for inside players to grab rebounds?Some people say it's the position, some say it's the height, some say it's the bounce, and some say it's the wingspan.In fact, the success of Hayes and Barkley has already illustrated this matter. The most important thing in rebounding is strength.Strength is the most difficult ability to see from a person's appearance, but it is the most important.
Strength determines two points: position and take-off.
If the opponent has height and bounce but lacks strength, then Hayes can push the opponent away from the basket with his butt and body. No matter how high this player jumps, he is still far away from the basketball. Hayes can pick the ball calmly into arms.A good strength insider, as long as he puts his whole body on his opponent, even if he has a strong jumping ability, he may not be able to jump up.
Lopez is a person who has height, wingspan, and lack of strength, so going to the gym to exercise his strength has become his top priority, otherwise his rebounding will not be strong.
Lopez worked so hard, thanks to the Knicks' Kevin Love's stimulation.
Love ranked 5th in the draft behind Lopez, but this season he almost contributed double-doubles every game. The current data is 14.6 points, 14.3 rebounds and 1.8 assists. The average rebounds per game ranks first in the league. Has vaguely become the first core of the Knicks.Although the Knicks are currently at the bottom of the league, experts still generally believe that the Bobcats have chosen the wrong person. If Love goes to the Bobcats, he may be another superstar after two years of playing.
Lopez wanted to prove that the Bobcats did not choose the wrong person, so he has been very hard to rebound recently.After Camby was injured, he got the opportunity to start and played more time, but he rarely had a double-double performance, mainly in rebounding.He averaged 26 minutes and only 5.6 rebounds per game for the Bobcats.Both Hayes and Wallace are people who grab rebounds as soon as they see them. They never know how to let teammates, but the fans don't know that Lopez is rightly said to be a soft guy.
Now almost everyone thinks that Love is better, and Lopez must work harder to change people's views, especially the views of the coaching staff.
The two point guards added practice because of Billups' absence.
Billups will be out for two weeks with a strained groin. His injury will give the team more playing time for Rondo and Hill will get more opportunities.
Both of them are very clear that this is a rare opportunity to perform, and Rondo wants to take advantage of Billups' absence to play at his level.It's a pity that his shooting is still very poor, and his scores are basically breakthrough layups.After the team's daily training, he will also practice shooting, but the effect is not obvious.
And George Hill's goal is to surpass Rondo and get more playing time.The only thing he is better than Rondo is shooting. He continues to practice in the hope that his shooting can be as accurate as Mike Miller and Anthony Morrow.
On January 1, the Bobcats played against the New Jersey Nets at home.
The Nets have become an underdog in the Eastern Conference this season, sending away Kidd and Jefferson. Now the number one star of the Nets is Devin Harris. The position is point guard...
The Bobcats Billups and Camby were injured, and Anthony Morrow failed to enter the 12-man roster.
In the locker room, D'Antoni announced Rondo as the starting guard for the game.
Rondo jumped up happily, his head almost hitting the ceiling of the locker room.Before, he had been worried that the head coach would not let Hill's shooting ability make him start. After all, the Bobcats often play the triangle offense, and his outside shooting is not good.
Rondo is the happy fruit of the team.Even in a serious game on the court, you can find a lot of fun from him.The headband on Rondo's forehead is worn backwards.This is because Rondo is a superstitious person.He didn't realize it the first time he wore it backwards until he looked in the mirror after the game.He played so well that game, so he's been intentional about doing it every game since. (You'll be stronger in your underwear, that's how Superman gets his powers.)
This is not the most exaggerated.Rondo also tucked a tube of Carmex lip balm into his sock during games.In the US, Carmex is the most popular lip care product.It is reported that the brand can sell 100 tubes of lip balm every minute.After his teammates discovered his quirk, Rondo made excuses for himself that his lips were always dry during the game, and Carmex was so easy to use.
The problem is, no one has seen Rondo take out lip balm from his sweaty socks and swipe it twice on his mouth during the game.Later, the teammates forced Rondo to tell the real reason honestly. "Every time I do this, the game always goes very smoothly. Don't tell any of you!"
At this time, Jeff Van Gundy stepped forward with a serious expression and put his hands on Rondo's shoulders.Rondo thought he was going to say something like "don't be superstitious."As a result, Van Gundy lifted his trouser legs, pulled out a lip balm from his socks, and said solemnly: "So you also know that putting this in your socks will bring you good luck..." (You two, leave the galaxy and go back to your own planet !)
Since that incident, Van Gundy has appreciated Rondo even more, and he has found a superstitious bosom friend.In the game against the Nets, D'Antoni originally wanted George Hill to start, let Hayes organize, and Lopez played low singles to form a triangle offense.But Van Gundy emphasized the importance of defense. "Rondo's offensive organization and defense are much better than Hill's. Other players have attracted the opponent's defensive focus. Rondo can also make baseline cuts. His breakthrough is also better than Hill's. If you play Rondo, you can attack and defend. .We just need to play double pick-and-roll. On the defensive end, Devin Harris is very fast and is the first scoring point for the Nets. Rondo must have better defensive effect on him than Hill."
D'Antoni thought about it and listened to Van Gundy's suggestion.The two have been partners for a season, and they have a tacit understanding in terms of formation.D'Antoni believed in Van Gundy's hiring principles.
If the Bobcats can rise because of "vision", the high-level vision of the Nets is not so good.They let go of Carter first, and then sent Kidd and Jefferson away.Now the Nets can only use young players to conquer the world.Harris is really not the material to be the boss, but the Nets have no one available.
Bobcats starting lineup: Rajon - Rondo, Kevin - Durant, Gerald - Wallace, Chuck - Hayes, Brook - Lopez.
Nets starting lineup: Devin Harris, Danilo Gallinari, Bobby Simmons, Brandon Wright, Josh Boone.
Lopez, who was supposed to be the backbone of the Nets, now appears in the Bobcats' starting lineup, and he relied on his long arms to transfer the ball to Durant when he jumped the ball.
Durant met his opponent today, the Italian Gallinari is 208cm tall, and he is also a big swingman.Gallinari also played very well this season, averaging 12.4 points, 4.2 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game.In a one-on-one confrontation, both of them lost their usual height advantage.
Durant passed the ball to Rondo, and Rondo slowed down and stabilized the rhythm.
For the first time this season, Rondo was very excited. He believed that he could play well.He strictly executes the tactics and passes the ball to Hayes, and then runs to the right baseline.Hayes dribbles the ball with his back at the top of the arc, and the defender is Simmons.Simmons said that he hopes to become a player like Bowen of the Spurs. Defending Hayes is a big test for him, because Bowen can't defend Hayes.
Brook Lopez pulled up high to set a screen for Hayes, Hayes dribbled the ball to the left to shake off Simmons, and second-year rookie Wright covered the defense.Wright strengthened his strength training after being dunked by Hayes last season. This season he is a little stronger, but his muscles are better. His shooting touch is even worse. The Bucks have a new training object, Joe Alexander. Richard Jefferson, sent Wright and Simmons to the Nets.
Wright wanted to compete with Hayes, but Hayes had no such intention.He held the ball in his left hand and crossed it to his right. He pulled the ball up with his right hand, circled behind his back and returned it to his left hand. Defense, Hayes withdrew his left hand and passed the ball to the right.
Gerald Wallace's position is empty, he leaps up to catch the ball, and hits a Tomahawk dunk! 2 to 0.The Bobcats played exquisite cooperation at the beginning.
The Nets sent the baseline ball to Harris.Harris often dribbles the ball from the backcourt to the frontcourt in the offensive position, and one or two people break into the opponent's penalty area to score. At this time, it is no problem for the other four teammates to go down for a cup of coffee and then come up again.
'The Bobcats point guard is no longer available, so let me add another loss to you. ’ thought Harris.In the last game against the Suns, he scored 47 points, 7 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 steals to beat Nash. With such an outstanding performance and the experience of breaking the two-time MVP, Harris feels that he is already a first-line star in the league.Rondo is a person who often can't even get into the 12-man rotation in the Bobcats. How could he take it seriously?Playing against Billups, Harris also has the confidence to rely on his speed advantage to get high scores.
But Harris was wrong.Harris can beat Nash with speed, but he may not be able to do it against Rondo. Some people are born to be restrained.Rondo is no slower than Harris.
Harris originally wanted to pass Rondo by changing direction and dribbling the ball without using his teammates' pick-and-roll, but Rondo was tightly entangled with him, waving a pair of long arms, ready to take the racket off at any time.Harris put away his contempt when he saw this, but he still didn't pass the ball out, dribbling the ball laterally and waiting for Wright to step forward to cover, throwing off Rondo and breaking through to the inside.Harris took a step to the right, and before he entered the three-point line, he was blocked by Hayes.Then Rondo came up from behind and stabbed the basketball out of Harris' hands.
Wright's pick-and-roll timing was poor, failing to completely block Rondo.Hayes picked up the basketball and threw it upcourt.Rondo received a pass for a single fast break.Harris just wanted to grab the basketball in the hands of Hayes, but did not return to defense at all.
Rondo turned his head to see that there was no one behind him, and had the idea of performing.Take the ball to the penalty area to slow down and find a good step, turn 180 degrees and make a dunk! 4 to 0.
Rondo's jumping ability can also participate in the dunk contest, and the performance of the Bobcats has begun!
(End of this chapter)