Build a Dream Dynasty

On January 8, the Nets ushered in the challenge of the Western powerhouse Utah Jazz at home. The current record of the two teams is still one game ahead of the Utah Jazz, but the situation is completely different. In the excellent environment of the East, although the Nets are in the second half of the playoff team, they are ahead of the Pacers, who are ninth in the East. With four wins, the advantage is obvious, while the Utah Jazz in the West can only barely be ninth in the West, one game away from the Trail Blazers, who are eighth in the West.

The Utah Jazz, who had no pressure in the playoffs in previous years, declined significantly this year. The primary reason is the change of the team's inner core. After Carlos Boozer chose to go to Chicago, the Utah Jazz ate in the Timberwolves’ high-quality insider Al Jefferson in time as a replacement. Big AJ’s low attack ability is excellent, and he also has a stable half-ball, which seems to be enough to complement the Jazz. The inside line of the team, but it is not the same thing to use. Big AJ's slow footwork can't play the pick-and-roll at all, and the lack of tacit understanding between him and Deron Williams also makes it impossible for the two to work together. And his defense, regardless of his head, has become a drag on the Jazz. Boozer is also not good at defense, but at least he is in the position, and the top player is not ambiguous, but as for the big AJ, he is probably one of the few players in Sloan who can't teach defense well.

Even so, the Jazz still have Deron Williams, Kirilenko, Millsap, and Sloan himself hand-picked and carefully cultivated rookie Hayward, the performance decline will not be so serious. ? All I can say is that it's not that simple. Big AJ's incompatibility with pick-and-roll tactics and his personal threat on the offensive end forced Sloan to modify his offensive tactics and reduce the use of pick-and-rolls. More individual singles, recklessly use the front of the body to sway the opponent to score, the moves are more dazzling, and the personal data is also better, but these are not only for the team's attack, but also for your own health. Not good.

During the warm-up before the game, rookie Gordon Hayward of the Jazz went to the Nets coach's bench and hugged Stevens. Hayward's time with the Jazz this year can only be described as quite satisfactory. Jerry Sloan's strictness is notorious. Even if Hayward is a progressive player, he will inevitably be scolded. However, Hayward, who works hard enough on the training ground, has a position in the team. Still not high, even though the Jazz lost Matthews, Brewer, and Korver successively in the summer, they still did not give their No. 9 pick too many opportunities, which also made Hayward miss his college days. , and envy the Nets' George can shine in the teacher's tactics.

After finishing the final tactical arrangement, the players from both sides came on stage. The Nets continue to use the most-used starting lineup during the season, while the Jazz have Deron Williams, Lagabel partnering with the guard, Kirilenko and Millsap as the striker and the inside. Still Al Jefferson.

The game officially started. Lopez won the jump ball against Jefferson. Bledsoe took the ball over half court and handed it to George. Kirilenko immediately covered it.

He is tall and has long arms, flexible movement, and good sense of filling. The former Kirilenko was indeed a chess piece with extremely obvious tactical effect on the defensive end, but that was in the past. Now Kirilenko, although physical and defensive awareness is still excellent, but the footsteps of defense can not keep up with the fast-moving perimeter scorer. If Kirilenko was with the Nets, Stevens might have preferred to put him at the power forward position rather than force him at small forward.

And the Jazz's own defensive system, the most taboo is the mid-range master. They are able to limit breakers like James and Wade very well, which is why the court with the lowest winning percentage in James' career is the Jazz's home energy solution center. But Kobe, Anthony, Durant, and even Arenas in the past, can often play the Jazz's perimeter. Of course, George at this stage can't match the destructive power of these guys, but he has done a lot with his poor performance in the past few games. After a pick-and-roll from Anderson took away Kirilenko, Millsap didn't have time to make up the defense. , George made a solid mid-range and scored the first two points for the Nets.

Back on the defensive end, Jefferson and Millsap's two chunky insiders made Lopez uncomfortable. Although Jefferson's defensive end is pitiful, his low-post attack skills are not a big problem to say that the top three in the league. Lopez's own defense is also quite satisfactory, and it is quite difficult to defend.

On offense, the Nets took advantage of Jefferson and Millsap's inability to defend against pick-and-rolls, and back to the Jazz, two skilled insiders also made Lopez exhausted. Deron restrained his desire to perform in the first quarter of the game, and concentrated on combing the offense of the Jazz team. Jefferson was an insider. After he played well on the offensive end, he finally worked **** the defensive end.

Seeing that the team was slowly suppressed by the Jazz, fortunately, Korver stood up at this time. On two consecutive offenses, Bell made a three-pointer without losing his position, and the score between the two sides was fixed at 24:25, with the Jazz leading by one point.

In the first quarter of the game, Deron Williams put more of his personal energy into the work of organizing the team. He suppressed the whole quarter of the game. At the beginning of the second quarter, he fired one after another, hitting Jeremy Lin twice in a row. UU reading www.uukanshu.com breakthrough score.

Possessing the strongest body of a point guard and having no shortcomings in his personal offensive skills, Deron Williams is indeed a very good player. To be honest, if it wasn't for the turmoil caused by Delong's arrogance, Jiang Mingliang would be even more interested in him than Anthony.

However, a strong body is both Deron's strength and his weakness. To drag such a huge body to do technical movements, the load must be very high. When Deron's stamina fluctuated but he trusted his offense more, it was time for the Nets to fight back. Relying on active running and fast passing, such as tigers, the rhythm of the game suddenly became faster. With a small climax of 11:3, the Nets overtook the score in one fell swoop.

When there were five minutes and seventeen seconds left in the second quarter, the Jazz called a timeout again. Sloan directly let Deron rest on the court, so that the Jazz lost the strongest outside scoring point and replaced the veteran point guard Earl- Watson played. In addition, Gordon Hayward replaced Kirilenko. Unlike other small forwards, Gordon Hayward has high tactical literacy and good organizational skills. He came to partner Watson. , but actually played the role of a point guard on the field.

Seeing that after his former favorite came on stage, the Jazz's offense was smoothed out again, and Stevens couldn't help but feel sorry for him. More or less, Hayward was buried in the Jazz.

"Paul, when Hayward is on the perimeter, you can strengthen your defense against Jefferson on the inside. His three-point shot is not stable." During the timeout, Stevens hugged George's head and gave him a face-to-face opportunity. .

No one knows this disciple who he cultivated better than Stevens. The pros and cons of Hayward, Stevens knows no better!

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