Chapter 380 Perfect Cooperation
At the moment when Charles Barkley and Jeff Van Gundy made a big bet on the relationship between Yang Mo and Milicic, Yang Mo on the court stole the ball again, and the person who was intercepted was still JR Smith. He returned to the half court and continued to actively ask for the ball. Billups thought he wanted to get back on the field, so he passed the basketball to him. Unfortunately... Yang Mo saw through his intention and directly squeezed him out with speed and strength and forcibly stole the basketball.
Fortunately, when Yang Mo intercepted the ball, Billups desperately blocked Yang Mo's running route, slowing down Yang Mo's running speed. Yang Mo did not continue to force overtaking, but slowed down the frequency and rhythm, and began to move towards the front court at a slow speed.
As he ran to the front court, Yang Mo arrogantly stretched out his index finger and hooked JR Smith: "I have already stolen the ball from you twice. Come on, try to steal the ball from me too. Didn't you say you wanted to teach me a lesson?"
JR Smith was already very annoyed after being intercepted twice, and Yang Mo was now so provocative that Smith rushed up with red eyes and gritting his teeth.
JR Smith's anger is now fully mobilized, and his enthusiasm is naturally mobilized. But defense is never equal to enthusiasm. Although a positive attitude can make defense more powerful, it is not all about defense. In fact, defensive skills are more important.
As a player who was promoted directly from high school to the NBA, JR Smith's defensive skills are also at the high school level, and of course his basketball IQ has always remained at the level of his high school days. This is why he can often score 30 points but never get any star title, always hovering at the second-rate level, playing a tasteless role in the NBA full of talents.
The reason why Yang Mo was able to terminate his sponsorship contract with just one sentence was because he had no economic value at all. Since he had no value, just terminate it. What's there to regret about it?
JR Smith obviously doesn't understand how capable he is. He only knows that he wants to steal the ball from Yang Mo and get back the ball, forgetting that he can't defend. He is now like a fool who is blinded by hatred, and he wants to swim across the poster to avenge himself, but he forgets that he can't swim at all.
Bang!
Facing JR Smith's aggressive hand, Yang Mo easily dodged the defense, and just a simple slight change of direction got rid of this aggressive defense. This is the result of Yang Mo's special training for a summer. If Pat Riley saw it, he would definitely be surprised, because he never thought that Yang Mo would have such a skilled ball control one day. Although he knew that Yang Mo had amazing potential, he would never guess that Yang Mo would improve so fast. If he could guess, he would never let Yang Mo go so early, and he would even choose to reject LeBron James.
After all, LeBron James is almost at his peak, and Yang Mo has only been receiving systematic training for a year. Who knows how far Yang Mo can grow in the future?
This is the difference between Pat Riley and Isaiah Thomas. Pat Riley is a businessman in a sense. He is used to expanding his own interests to the extreme, so LeBron is undoubtedly his best choice. Isaiah Thomas is a gambler. He prefers to take a small risk for a big gain, so he chose Yang Mo.
It is still unclear who is better and who is mediocre between the two, because neither of them has won a championship. But there is no doubt that the championship will be the most important factor in evaluating the historical status of the two.
JR Smith missed the first shot, and immediately stretched out his hand to continue swinging to try to steal the ball. His movements were wide and wide, and he looked very aggressive. But in fact, he did not threaten Yang Mo at all. Yang Mo moved forward easily as if he was strolling in the garden, and continued to advance. Even if JR Smith pressed fiercely, he could not hide the fact that he was retreating step by step.
Yang Mo brought the ball to the frontcourt one step outside the three-point line. JR Smith had gone from being angry to being furious. His several failed steals made him feel like he was being played. But just as he was about to jump forward and use a move that would kill one thousand enemies but hurt himself eight hundred to stop Yang Mo from continuing to advance, Yang Mo suddenly jumped up and shot... The arc of the basketball was very short and smooth!
If he had stretched out his hand to block the shot, he would have been able to do so for sure, but unfortunately his center of gravity had already tilted forward. He had already prepared himself for a desperate fight, but he had not expected that the cunning Yang Mo would have made a move in advance, and in such a hasty move.
Did my defense succeed?
When JR Smith was burning with hope, a roar suddenly came from the inside, and then he heard the sound of someone ravaging the basket. He looked back and saw that Milicic, the big white bear, was already hanging on the basket. Very fierce!
He hesitated for half a second before reacting: So, that just now was not a mistake but an assist?
He was still hesitating when the fans at the scene cheered. They cheered for the wonderful cooperation between Yang Mo and Milicic. The big screen above the court was also replaying the scene just now: Yang Mo kept shaking off JR Smith's pressure and came to the three-point line easily and calmly. At the same time, Milicic just made a reverse run to get rid of Nene's defense, and Yang Mo immediately jumped up and passed the ball. When the basketball fell into the penalty area, Milicic just arrived. After he received the ball, he easily dunked it because there was no one defending in front of him.
The fans kept cheering for this cooperation, but Yang Mo secretly broke into a cold sweat. This pass was undoubtedly a risk for him, because he had never passed such a direct pass before. Fortunately, the opponent was not prepared, and he also passed it by shooting, otherwise it would have been directly intercepted.
Yang Mo's overall view is perfect, and his court awareness is top-notch. His current problem is that his passing skills are too bad, especially the straight pass across half court. If JR Smith hadn't been so aggressive, his risky pass would have probably turned into a complete block. It's impossible to form a perfect match.
But there are no ifs in this world. The wonderful assist has been added to Yang Mo's data sheet, and Milicic also added two points.
Coach Stan Keen on the sidelines smiled and muttered in his heart: If Super Yang really learns Stockton's passing skills, coupled with his court awareness, wouldn't he be able to play the role of organizer and finisher in my lineup at the same time? In this way, the tactics of my dreams can radiate unparalleled offensive power. By then, even the triangle tactics of Princeton will have to surrender! Super Yang is indeed my benefactor!!!
Stein is full of expectations for the future. He is an ambitious head coach. He gave up his NCAA status and came to the NBA to start from scratch in order to realize his ambition in the professional basketball world. He originally thought that he would return home in defeat, but now he has met Super Yang. He firmly believes that Super Yang can lead him to a brilliant future. Because Super Yang was born for the amazing tactics he dreamed of.
Stein was full of expectations for the future, but Charles Barkley felt extremely good about the present. At the moment when Milicic dunked, he glanced at Jeff Van Gundy next to him arrogantly: "Hey, the game has only started for less than three minutes, and Super Yang and Milicic have already cooperated twice. Hehe, some people are only six assists away from appearing in a wig!!!"
Barkley was undoubtedly arrogant, but Van Gundy was no pushover. He immediately used a series of data to prove that he was right. At the same time, he kept emphasizing that the assist just now was just an accident, a not-so-beautiful accident!
Barkley hated this kind of chattering technical flow, just like JR Smith hated Yang Mo who kept talking trash in his ear. JR Smith wanted to get the ball and shoot Yang Mo, but unfortunately, his boss Carmelo Anthony had lost his last bit of patience with him. When he reached out for the ball, Anthony directly said to him: "Run!" and then took the basketball.
This made JR Smith very frustrated. He felt lost as if he was being attacked from both inside and outside, but he had no choice but to bear it.
