What kind of nonsense is this, digging your own grave and burying it yourself, blaming Wei Guo for Butler's outburst?
That's really going too far...
Gentry said this half-jokingly and half-seriously because he felt that the team's defenders should also play when they are behind; they can't always be down by more than ten points before they have to come on.
There are no weak teams in the league.
Even with Wei Guo, there's no guarantee that they can come back from a deficit of ten or more points every time. If they lose one or two games, the fans will inevitably blame Wei Guo for being overconfident.
Wei Guo is under even more pressure this season. He is not an ordinary starting player, but the star player. Even a head coach like Popovich, who is used to using unconventional methods, will at most put Ginobili on the bench, but will never put Duncan on the bench. Since Wei Guo is going to be on the bench, he must have the determination to win every game.
Fortunately...
After the key players entered the game, the Suns regained their offensive rhythm under Nash's organization.
The offense that seemed to be stuck in a quagmire a few minutes ago is gone, and the fluid, unstoppable offense is back. However, Butler's sudden outburst on defense relieved the offensive pressure on Kobe.
However, Kobe would not pass the ball proactively.
Even after retiring more than a decade later, looking back at Kobe's entire career, he didn't pass the ball very often.
This is largely related to Kobe's playing habits. Kobe had only one goal: to score. In fact, Kobe's assist numbers were not low, averaging close to 5 assists per game. He would only pass the ball if his teammates had a better scoring opportunity than him.
This is different from organizations...
Nash was a master of playmaking on the court. True playmaking relies on passing to activate the team, passing for the sake of passing. Kobe was different. Kobe passed the ball to score. His passes were very entertaining, but in terms of playmaking ability alone, Kobe was only slightly better than the average player, far inferior to a playmaking master like Nash.
certainly!
Nash's scoring ability is not on the same level as Kobe's.
When Kobe had the ball, his eyes were only on the basket. With a superstar center like Shaq, Kobe would have passed the ball more often. But now, it's hard for him to trust his teammates.
......
With less than three minutes left in the second quarter, the Suns missed two consecutive shots, and Kobe seized the opportunity to hit two pull-up three-pointers.
41:51!!
The Suns are down by 10 points.
Wei Guo didn't even glance at D'Antoni, took off his coat and walked towards the scorer's table to stretch his wrists and ankles.
The commentator exclaimed excitedly, "Head coach... no... Wei Guo is warming up!"
Kobe glanced at Wei Guo, a subtle smile playing on his lips, thinking to himself, "This guy finally couldn't sit still anymore."
That's what makes a competition interesting.
Kobe had an extremely strong desire to win; he wanted to win the game, but he wanted to beat the Suns, led by Wei Guo, even more.
Wei Guo came on, replacing Richardson.
Nash dribbles the ball, Stoudemire sets a screen for Nash, and Wei Guo rolls down the court... Kobe closely guards Wei Guo, it's not a good time to pass, but Nash still throws the ball towards the basket, he trusts Wei Guo!
Wei Guo turned around and went to the basket, jumping with all his might!
He catches the basketball in mid-air with one hand, without dunking, but with a slight flick of his wrist, like a small toss, and the basketball rises another 0.3 meters before slowly falling into the basket.
"Whoosh!!!"
This is the most beautiful sound on the basketball court.
Attentive fans have noticed that Wei Guo has not only come off the bench this season, but his attacking style is also not as dazzling and explosive as in previous seasons.
Many players go through this phase...
Tim Duncan, known for his fundamental skills, also had a nickname in his youth: "Flying Devil," which was related to his playing style during his college years.
Duncan would often receive a pass from his teammates during a fast break and unleash a thunderous dunk. Sometimes, when a teammate missed a three-pointer, Duncan would rush to the paint, jump from the free-throw line, and complete a putback dunk before the opponent could even react. Ben Wallace is definitely one of the strongest interior defenders today.
However, when matched up against Wei Guo and Duncan, even with his physical advantages, Ben Wallace couldn't gain any advantage.
But...
Duncan left many people with the impression of a stationary high-flying car, a style of play that resembled that of an old man. This change in playing style also reflects a change in mindset.
The same applies to the State of Wei.
Just like that aerial relay just now.
If this had happened during his rookie season, Wei Guo would definitely have delivered a powerful dunk, engaged in intense physical combat with Kobe in the air, and even knocked Kobe away.
"This is just the beginning..."
Gentry's face was beaming with smiles, and his eyes were shining with excitement. "In this game, Wei's biggest role is to limit Kobe!"
When Wei Guo was not on the court, the Suns could only limit Kobe's scoring by using zone defense or double-teaming. In one-on-one situations, no one could stop Kobe.
The Suns' high-scoring offense is incredibly dazzling.
But if the defense is lost...
Even against the worst team in the league, the Suns could still suffer an upset.
Moreover, the Suns' opponent in this game is the Lakers, who have Kobe Bryant, one of the league's top scorers, so the Suns dare not be careless in the slightest.
Kobe dribbles the ball beyond the three-point line!
Wei Guo, with his left foot forward and arms outstretched, stood in front of Kobe, saying, "Every attack you make from now on will be incredibly difficult. Are you getting excited?"
"Um..."
Kobe said in a deep voice, "You need to defend this ball first!"
Kobe dribbled with a crossover step, took a step to the left, and his body was already close to Wei Guo's. He wanted to find that physical contact. Then Kobe took another step back to the three-point line and took a fadeaway shot.
Wei Guo only jumped lightly...
It wasn't to block Kobe. If Wei Guo had lunged forward any further, he would have violated Kobe's cylinder, which would have been a defensive foul. A fadeaway three-pointer is inherently difficult to block. Kobe simply used his large hand to cover Kobe's eyes. Whether the shot went in or not, ability accounts for 3 points, and dribbling accounts for 7 points.
"duang~~~"
The sound of striking metal is very crisp.
Wei Guo turned around and rushed to the basket, grabbing the rebound. Facing Kobe's close defense, he laughed and said, "If your father wasn't a great player, I would suspect your family owned a blacksmith shop."
That's... trash talk!
Even though they have a good relationship, they can't skimp on trash talk.
“Every night before I go to sleep, I listen to the sound of your blacksmithing; it’s just as crisp.”
Kobe also retorted.
It's normal to miss shots... Just because Wei Guo has the highest field goal percentage in the league doesn't mean he won't miss. In a game, Wei Guo will miss seven or eight shots.
There is a netizen with the username "The Craziest Man Ali" whose favorite thing to do is to edit videos of Wei Guo not scoring and post them online, which has earned him hundreds of thousands of fans.
This reverse maneuver was brilliant...
If it were more than ten years later, this netizen named 'Ali the Craziest Man' would probably become an internet celebrity.
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