Guard With a Knife

"snort!"

Sean Marion raised his chin disapprovingly. 【】He didn't think at all that this rookie's passing would be better than his own. After all, he had studied passing skills with Stephen Nash, the strongest passer in the league today.

At this time, assistant coach Keith Smart walked up to Spoelstra, and he whispered something softly.

Then Spoelstra passed on the order from Pat Riley: Sean Marion was off the court. Magloire stepped up to the center position, and Snoopy retreated to the fourth position.

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Josh Smith on the other side of the court was making an exaggerated laugh when Sean Marion stared and questioned whether Spoelstra was wrong: "I knew that kid was overrated early on, But I didn't expect him to be like a lost white rabbit, wandering around among our strikers without any sense of presence."

Josh Smith is becoming the No. 2 task for the Hawks, even though his draft pick is far lower than Marvin Williams and Al Horford. However, his excellent physical fitness and explosive style of play are making him the darling of Atlanta fans.

In contrast, Marvin Williams, the No. 2 in 2004, and Erhufud, the No. 1 pick in 2007, seemed calm and even reticent.

In recent years, whether it is head coach Mike Woodson or general manager Billy Knight, they have shown that they have lost control of the draft: they seem to be addicted to forwards. Today, Atlanta's bench is almost entirely filled with 6-foot-7 to 6-foot-9 wings.

"Listen, lads. Let's not get it wrong about the main purpose of the night. We're taking the win from here, not the jeers at Snoopy. This thing means nothing to us. Even if you blow him up and dunk him, it won't change the fact that Taylor Swift and Miley Cyrus are still obsessed with him."

Mike Bibby came over and spoke like a leader.

The Hawks traded Mike Bibby for another high-draft forward, Sheldon Williams, to become their most successful trade in recent years. He's becoming a playmaker for a team that's overflowing with talent but is fragmented.

"Then deduct two more from him, hahahaha." Josh Smith laughed arrogantly.

At this time, beep!

The whistle sounded and the game continued.

When Magloire stepped onto the field, Al Horford quickly followed. And Marvin Williams automatically followed in Doug's footsteps.

Marvin Williams is from North Carolina and was the super sixth man in North Carolina's championship lineup that year. With a height of 206, a wingspan of 217, and a maximum bounce of more than 90 cm, he has the ability to guard rebounds above the standard, and also has delicate mid-to-long-range shots.

Therefore, in 2005, he overwhelmed Paul, Deron and the other three North Carolina players to get the second overall pick.

However, after arriving in the NBA, he was gradually distanced by the people behind him, and some people even began to say that he was a parallel importer.

Originally, he could play both the third position and the fourth position in the NCAA. But now in the NBA, the third and fourth positions are a bit powerless. Because he does not have excellent ball-handling ability and post-up singles ability.

Therefore, in this era where half-court positions are still the main play, his energy can only be blocked in his body.

Dug soon caught the ball from beyond the three-point line and Marvin Williams stretched out. To be honest, his single defense ability is still good, and his footwork is relatively good.

However, the movement rate is slightly slower.

Especially in the situation where Duge's explosive power has increased... Bang!

The moment Snoopy took his left foot, his defense would loosen, and then... bang!

The sharp change of direction in front of the body was completed almost instantly.

Marvin Williams' defense was passed by three-quarters, and he simply turned sideways, trying to keep up with Doug's breakthrough with his pace: According to the information given by the team's video editor, Doug's breakthrough pace was not large .

However, when he turned sideways.

Doug took a big step directly, and he almost stepped on the free throw line in one step. The big step made Marvin Williams' defense fall behind by half a beat in an instant.

And Doug quickly took the second step, and his pace allowed him to shake off Williams' defense.

Seeing this, Josh Smith quickly retracted his defense. He was going to give Doug an overwhelming pegboard hat.

However, just as he retracted his defense and took the second step, the basketball flew over his head and passed directly to the bottom corner.

When Dorell Wright received the basketball, he was even a little unexpected. He didn't expect Doug to pass the ball to him: after all, he was a member of the UNLV gang who was incompatible with him.

However, the astonishment was only for a moment. As a professional player, he shoots the basketball very quickly and hits it with precision... Whoa!

Three-point hit.

It's a nice assist,

"Snoopy's breakthrough looks weird, stiff like a robot, but the effect is outstanding." Earl Johnson said on the commentary stand: "This time the breakthrough goal achieved the purpose of splitting Atlanta's defense. He let Dorell Wright's shot became a normal 3-point drill."

TNT praised Doug for breaking through the ball. Although they have also participated in the ridicule of the "point guard" before. But Kenny Smith still said sincerely: "He is a player with point guard genes."

On this point, Pat Riley has long seen it.

What surprised him the most at the moment was... Snoopy's use of breakthrough footwork. First cut the defense with sharp and quick small steps, and immediately take big steps to expand the offensive advantage after tearing open the space, and while attracting Josh Smith to help defend, he passed the basketball to the bottom corner just right.

Everything fits perfectly, like a precision instrument.

Pat Riley turned around and couldn't help being a little proud: "Mitch, what do you think of the ball just now?"

"Yeah. Not bad." Ellison nodded, and then said: "I heard that Dorell Wright gained another 5 centimeters after joining the team, so now he is almost two meters one?"

ah?

Only then did Pat Riley realize that the boss and himself were not thinking of the same person, and he quickly replied: "Now it is 2.09 meters, maybe it will be 2.1 meters."

Mitch Ellison nodded: "I think this kind of tall shooter will become more and more popular. I realize that the league may be entering the era of small balls, and inside players without shooting ability will be quickly eliminated. In the future... open up space The ability is the first criterion for judging insiders."

Pat Riley approves of that.

But at the same time, he also heard some implication: It seems that the boss is not optimistic about Snoopy in basketball, he just wants to use Snoopy as a cash cow.

This is contrary to Pat Riley's ideas. He wanted to make Snoopy a franchise star who could perfectly execute his ideal play, not a role player who added millions of dollars a year to the club by sitting on the bench.

boom!

There was the sound of snapping from the stadium, and Josh Smith's arrogant expression was shown on the large TV on the VIP wall, he beat his chest hard and let out a roar. Then he pointed to the free throw line, where Snoopy was standing.

"You're next."

He growled defiantly at Snoopy.

Just now, when Doug was pulled to the left of the free throw line by Marvin Williams, Josh Smith rushed into the penalty area from the right side and received a lob pass from Mike Bibby, and he was directly on the head of Margo Leuer Complete double kick.

This violent dunk showed his physical fitness at a glance, and Magloire looked extremely embarrassed under him.

After landing, he directly provoked Doug.

This sparked a collective boo at the American Airlines Center arena.

Duge's expression was as calm as water. He didn't want to engage in meaningless verbal disputes, but he was muttering in his heart: Why don't these black players give up when they see the Yellow River? If you scratch off the layer and see the word "thank you", you should throw away the lottery ticket. Why do you have to see 'patronage' before giving up.

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