Chapter 191: Too Bullying
With that, Yang Mo called a timeout and walked back to the bench. There were still more than two minutes left before halftime, which was more than enough time to implement two new tactics.
"Gasol disappoints me so much. He is so tall but yet he was snatched the rebound by Young. It's totally wrong. With his strength, he should be able to easily grab the rebound over Young's head. I didn't see his fighting spirit at all. He automatically gave way before Young even squeezed him. How could he grab the rebound like this?" TNT host Collins shouted excitedly during the timeout.
"He's too soft, that's why." Kenny Smith said very confidently: "He is only suitable for playing with the wind. Just look at his poor performance in last year's finals. When he met a tough opponent, all his gorgeous skills became a mess. He is a typical regular season player, not a playoff player. That's why he never won a playoff game before joining the Lakers."
"It actually has nothing to do with being soft or not." Barkley gave another explanation: "Young's strength and ability to judge rebounds are the most critical factors. Young is about the same height as me, and I also won two rebounding titles. Rebounds are not exclusive to tall people. You can see the scene where Yang Chong grabbed two frontcourt rebounds just now. When the ball flew out, he judged where the basketball would land. This is an amazing talent. I heard that Rodman could do this back then, so he won more rebounding titles than me. In the 1990s, the rebounding title was actually monopolized by two short people."
"So you mean Yang is a player like Rodman?" Collins asked, and then answered himself: "It's true that they are a bit similar. They are both so arrogant, can grab rebounds, can play tough defense, and they can also pick up female stars in the entertainment industry."
"Come on, Rodman is just one of Madonna's lovers. They are not in a romantic relationship. It's just simple physical contact and he provides bed services for Madonna." Kenny Smith complained unhappily.
"Young is indeed similar to Rodman in some aspects, but he is not Rodman. Rodman's rebounds mostly rely on judgment, jumping ability and amazing endurance. Young's rebounding mainly relies on strength, judgment and ruthlessness. Moreover , Rodman is only a defensive player, while Young is an excellent three-point shooter and back-to-the-basket master. In this game he showed us his skilled dribbling skills. So... I think if Young can practice his skills a little better, he has a good chance of becoming a player like LeBron James." Barkley put forward an amazing idea.
"A player like LeBron James?" Collins was stunned after hearing this, and then he said loudly: "Hey, man, are you kidding? LeBron James! He is the chosen one! He will soon become the number one player in the league. In fact, he is already the number one player in the league. He led the Cavaliers to the finals two years ago, man!"
"Yeah, Charles, you are kidding. There is no comparison between LeBron and Young. LeBron may not be as strong as Young, but his speed, explosiveness, jumping ability, agility and other physical qualities are all better than Young. Moreover, his skills are becoming more and more impeccable, and his shooting, which was criticized before, has gradually become more accurate. Most importantly, he has a killer move, and no one can stop his tank-like body from rushing into the restricted area and bombing the basket at the speed of FI6."
"I'm absolutely not kidding. When Young faced Ariza in two fast breaks, I clearly saw the shadow of LeBron, the same speed, the same strength, and the same domineering and violent dunks. They are so similar!" Barkley said very confidently, he believed what he said was correct.
"Come on, they are just not the same type of players. Young is destined to be a defensive player. LeBron is 100% an offensive core. No matter which team he is on, he is the team's first choice. And what about Young? Look, even though he is the core of the Heat now, he is not the first offensive choice." Kenny Smith argued.
"You don't have to believe it, but I firmly believe that Yang can become a player like LeBron James, or even better than LeBron James."
Charles Barkley said this very seriously, but Kenny Smith and Collins couldn't help laughing. They wanted to argue with Barkley before, but now they thought he was just dreaming. In their opinion, Yang Mo will never surpass LeBron James. LeBron James is already the strongest player, and he is still improving at a high speed. He has not reached his peak yet.
But, is it really impossible for Yang Mo to surpass LeBron James?
drop!
A whistle blew and the game continued.
The Heat then replaced the lineup with Yang Mo, Joel Anthony, James Jones, Dorell Wright and Chris Quinn.
Yang Mo strongly requested Spoelstra to change to this lineup because he also wanted to try out a few more tactics. After all, Dwyane Wade will not be back for nearly twelve or thirteen games. Before he comes back, the team must find a stable key to winning, otherwise if they lose this time, they may say goodbye to the playoffs completely.
The unreasonableness of this lineup lies in the fact that there is no point guard, no breakthrough ability, three shooters and two inside defenders, and they are players of short height.
When Kobe Bryant came on the court and saw the opponent's lineup, he was a little surprised: Is the Heat preparing to dig their own grave?
He was very confident that his team could beat this lineup because the combination was too unreasonable. There were shooters and rebounders, but no link-up, let alone breakthrough and killing. All they had to do was defend the three-point line. SO easy!
After the game started, Kobe Bryant was surprised that Yang Mo actually stood outside the three-point line. When Chris Quinn brought the ball over, he reached out for the ball. Then Bynum was also confused: Am I supposed to defend outside the three-point line? This is not my defense range?
While he was in a daze, Yang Mo smiled and hooked his finger at him, saying, "Hey, didn't you say you were going to beat me up? Come and defend me!"
Yang Mo threw a provocative hook shot at him, and he had to walk out with his arms open and get into a defensive stance.
Yang Mo waited until he pulled out from the inside and quickly broke through, catching Bynum off guard. He quickly took a step back, and his center of gravity changed so rapidly that he almost fell to the ground due to inertia.
After he staggered in reaction, Yang Mo quickly pulled back and then broke through to the right again.
Bynum quickly turned around, his ankle was about to explode, twisting back and forth, he was very upset, you can't play like this, we are all inside players, what are you doing playing with the rhythm? Are you bullying?
That’s right, Yang Mo is a bully!
After two change-of-direction breakthroughs that made Bynum fascinated, Yang Mo took the ball back and performed a crossover very easily. The basketball danced back and forth under her legs like a butterfly, which dazzled Bynum.
It’s so bullying.
He wanted to bend over to steal the ball, but his center of gravity was too high, so he couldn't touch the ball at all. Although Yang Mo was an inside player, he was only 1.94 meters tall, and his center of gravity was very low. Coupled with his long arms with a wingspan of more than 2.18 meters, he dribbled the ball almost close to the ground.
There was no way Bynum could put his hands on the ground. Even if he managed to touch the floor, he would definitely not be able to get up for a long time.
Just when he was about to collapse and wanted to end this "bullying" duel with a foul, Yang Mo suddenly moved, and then he felt a chill under his crotch, as if a strong wind swept through from below...
