Chapter 381 Passing Button
Carmelo Anthony was undoubtedly dissatisfied with JR Smith's performance in the first two minutes, but he also knew that Smith was a player who couldn't defend, so it was normal that he couldn't defend him. Therefore, he took the initiative to pass the ball and prepared to play against Yang Mo.
Carmelo Anthony is undoubtedly a great scorer, and he is proficient in almost all the offensive methods of a small forward. Although his physical fitness is not as strong as LeBron James, he is worse than James in terms of offensive methods. This guy was also a super rookie who kept pace with James, and even led the team to the playoffs in his rookie season, which LeBron James did not do.
And then... nothing happened.
Except for being able to compete with James in the first season, Carmelo Anthony fell behind in the second season. In the third season, after a fight in Madison Square Garden, he was completely left behind by the lineup of LeBron James' enemies and became an ordinary star who was not valued by the league.
On the contrary, LeBron James, who was once called his lifelong enemy, continued to rise in status and had a smooth journey. He always defeated the stars who were called his opponents until he met Yang Mo.
Swish!
Carmelo Anthony used a lot of fake moves to shake off Jeffries' defense and made a shot twelve feet away from the basket.
The Nuggets finally broke the deadlock, and their leader scored the first and second points of the game for them. Watching Anthony score on the court, George Karl, who was sitting on the sidelines, couldn't help but wave his arms vigorously.
George Karl briefly left the Nuggets coaching position after being humiliated by Yang Mo last year, but the team still found him before the start of this season. After all, everything about this team was built according to his will. If he were not the head coach, others would definitely not be able to control it and could only watch a good hand of cards being played into pieces, just like two kings and four twos combined could not beat others.
However, although George Karl is the head coach, he is very tactful and does not talk too much, especially not against Yang Mo. Even before the start of the season, when the whole world thought that Yang Mo would become a useless person and New York made a bad deal, he did not add insult to injury, because the lesson Yang Mo brought him was so shocking that he dared not provoke .
After Carmelo Anthony scored, Yang Mo quickly responded from the other side, hitting another three-pointer from beyond the three-point line. JR Smith said he was helpless, as Yang Mo only gave him three feelings: too strong, too fast, and too accurate.
There is no way. Yang Mo's current offensive ability is indeed not something that JR Smith and others can defend. At least someone like Battier is needed. And the Nuggets don't regard Yang Mo as a superstar? They don't double -team him. Isn't that crazy? Yang Mo is now a top five scorer. Did you send JR Smith to play with a taunt skill? Or did you want to attract hatred?
It's not that George Karl is slow to react, but that he really doesn't have any useful soldiers under his command. And to be honest, his team is not a defensive team. All the defensive capabilities are placed in the interior, and the outside is free to do whatever it wants.
This is the attitude of the Nuggets towards Yang Mo. Of course, Yang Mo would not show mercy and kept hitting shots over JR Smith's head, which drew cheers from Madison Garden, just like Beethoven's Ninth Symphony, so exciting and magnificent!
With one minute left in the first quarter, George Karl finally made the decision to replace JR Smith with Arron Afflalo. He originally thought that even if JR Smith couldn't defend Yang Mo, he could at least find time to shoot two three-pointers, but the fact was that JR Smith didn't even have a chance to shoot. Every time he received the ball, Yang Mo would appear on his route, constantly pressuring his steps, forcing him to pass the ball, and it was all high throws.
When a convulsive scorer is tied up and has no achievements on the defensive end, what is the point of keeping him on the court? It can only be a negative effect.
Although Afflalo is not as explosive as JR Smith in scoring, his defense is at least more stable than his. After all, he is a player from the Detroit Pistons. He is much smarter in understanding defense than JR Smith, the high school student. Moreover, although his partnership with big brother Billups cannot be said to complement each other, they have a tacit understanding.
However, he still couldn't defend Yang Mo alone, and Yang Mo still had the opportunity to easily throw the basketball into the basket as before. Afflalo's feeling of defending Yang Mo was actually similar to JR Smith. He also felt that Yang Mo was too fast, too strong, and too accurate.
There is no way. Yang Mo's appearance in the shooting guard position is indeed a challenge for other players. His physique is at the inside level, but his explosiveness and speed are top-notch outside. Who can defend such a physical fitness maniac? Although he may still lack in soft data such as coordination, his physical crushing is real.
Afflalo even thought that Yang Mo was more difficult to deal with than LeBron James. Although James was also like a bull, he had more flesh. Although it hurt when he was hit, it was mostly a dull pain. But Yang Mo was different. His flesh was not enough to protect the opponent. Instead, his bones were more prominent. Being hit by sharp bones would definitely not be more painful than being hit by an iron rod.
By the end of the first quarter, Yang Mo's score was a terrifying 25 points, while the Knicks scored 34 points. The Nuggets only had 26 points, which means that the five players on the Nuggets only had one more point than Yang Mo.
When the number 25 was magnified and displayed on the four large screens above, the fans went crazy and subconsciously called out Yang Mo's name. They only knew that Yang Mo was scoring, but they didn't expect to score so many points.
Twenty-five points in a single quarter, that’s 100 points in four quarters!
Oh my god! Super Yang's offensive ability is too terrifying, isn't it? He entered the league as a defender, but he didn't expect to become a top scorer in the scoring list a year later. I'm afraid Pat Riley, who chose him, couldn't have imagined such a leap forward. If he could have imagined it, why would he have bought out Super Yang?
To Pat Riley, the better Yang Mo performs, the more slaps he gets in the face. Because he bought out such an excellent player! Oh my god, what's the difference between this and exchanging Michael Jordan for a draft pick? It's even more stupid than that. At least that one got a draft pick, while that one spent money to send away a genius!
In fact, the whole of Miami has now regarded Pat Riley as a public enemy, and some fans even bought entire pages of newspapers to humiliate Pat Riley. Those newspapers also cooperated very well and gave friendly prices, because they were reluctant to part with Super Yang!
Although the New York media regarded Yang Mo as a scourge, in Miami, Yang Mo is still the city hero. Everyone is missing him!
At the beginning of the second quarter, George Karl finally asked Billups and Afflalo to double-team Yang Mo. Under the double-team defense, Yang Mo decisively reduced the number of shots, but he would still jump out to give the team some support. After all, for Yang Mo now, scoring is not a particularly difficult thing, and it is impossible for these two people to serve him all the time.
Therefore, Yang Mo's score is still rising.
But at this time, Barkley's butt was a little restless. Although Yang Mo's score increase made him very happy, after all, as a fan, he was very happy to see his idol break the record in front of his own eyes. However, the problem now was that Milicic and Yang Mo's cooperation had always stopped at two times, and the game was almost halfway through, and this number had not shown any signs of rising. Am I really going to kiss Smith's butt? Oh! God, no!
Barkley's anxiety was useless. Now Yang Mo was a complete offensive terminator. When the basketball came to him, 80% of the time he shot directly. Anyway, he had a high hit rate and was the only core player. Who dared to disobey? D'Antoni thought he could suppress Yang Mo, but what happened? Wasn't he driven away?
Barkley couldn't sit still, but Jeff Van Gundy couldn't help but feel proud: "I told you, didn't I? Young still hasn't learned to pass the ball, his passing button is broken. This is the key reason why he can't become a top player. He can attack, he can defend, and his physical fitness is impeccable. But... what else? Once the ball is in his hands, he can't get it out, which is harmful to the team. It will drastically reduce the team's offensive combinations. Now the Knicks have only two choices, either turn Young into a plug-and-play functional player, or equip him with a super point guard to help him organize the ball. Otherwise, the Knicks will never be able to reach a higher position."
"Don't underestimate the current Knicks coach. He will definitely be able to think of a third method." Barkley retorted unhappily, although he didn't know what the third method was.
"There is a third way." Van Gundy smiled and said, "That is for Super Yang to fix his pass button. "
