The Godfather of Basketball

A wave of four consecutive victories allowed the Nets to gradually find a suitable way of playing.

Good things come in pairs. After this wave of four consecutive victories, the Nets also ushered in a wave of sweet schedules. Their opponents in the next few games were the 76ers, Lakers, Timberwolves and Knicks.

The biggest feature of these teams is their dismal record this season. Although only one-third of the season has passed, they have basically missed the playoffs and entered the poor mode ahead of schedule.

Now the record of the Nets is 20 wins and 7 losses, 2 and a half games behind the Cavaliers, and 3 more games than the third Raptors. This is also a great opportunity for them to throw off the Raptors and catch up with the Cavaliers. opportunity.

The 76ers waited for Joel Embiid for a year, thinking about doing a lot in the new season, but Embiid was once again reimbursed for the season due to injury. The Five Tigers are Ishmael Smith, Nick Stauskas, Robert Covington, Jahlil Okafor and Nerlens Noel.

Such a lineup does not have any competitiveness in the league. Their record since the start of the game is 3 wins and 24 losses, which cannot be too miserable.

Facing such an opponent, the Nets basically had no trouble, leading the opponent by nearly 30 points in three quarters.

The game also entered garbage time early.

"Greg's training is in good condition, let him go up and try?" At the end of the festival, Frank suggested to Tang Tian.

This wasn't the first time that the Nets had garbage time in a game, but Tang Tian had never sent Oden to the court before. The main reason was that Oden's condition had not yet met the requirements for playing.

He spent honor points and invited Dikembe Mutombo again. He invested so much in it, so he naturally didn't want to see the Oden he had seen in the preseason.

Oden has made significant progress in training, but he has recently reached a bottleneck, and it is time for him to find his feeling on the court. This kind of garbage time is a good start.

Back in the fourth quarter, the 76ers still wanted to struggle, and they still sent a serious rotation lineup.

Isaiah Cannan, Hollis Thompson, Jerami Grant, Carl Landry and Jahlil Okafor.

For the Nets, Tang Tian had already replaced the bench in advance.

Livingston and Tyler Johnson on the perimeter, Jefferson Jr. and David West on the front line, and Oden at center.

In the 76ers' offense, Cannan dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and handed the ball to Okafor in the low post, and everyone else stretched to the sides to give enough space for singles.

Okafor's technical characteristics are singles, and it seems that he can only play singles, he can't support, and his passing ability is also very poor.

For this kind of player, double-teaming on the weak side can basically prevent him to death, but Tang Tian and the coaching staff want to investigate Oden, so naturally they will not do so.

Okafor saw that there was no double-team in the low post, and directly started to dig Oden.

Oden's body is very thick, and he couldn't get in after a few hard pushes.

However, Okafor's low-post skills are really good. If he doesn't move, he immediately turns around to the basket with Oden as the axis. The timing is perfect and the technical moves are completed in one go.

If it was before, Oden would have basically been passed, but this time he took a step back to grab the basket and stretched out his hands to interfere.

Okafor turned around and found that Oden's interference was still there, and chose to turn and hook in the direction of the free throw line.

"boom!"

Oden is tall after all, and the impact on Okafor's vision after straightening his hand is not small. The shot is obviously a bit short.

Oden turned around and received the defensive rebound, and this time he defended it!

Tang Tian felt relieved when he saw this.

In addition to ability training and cultivation, after he really decided to train Oden, Tang Tianshui instilled some basketball concepts in him from time to time.

Defense is more than just blocking shots. This is the most understanding he conveyed to Oden.

The top defenders in history are not bad at blocking shots, but just like the proposition in mathematics, the inverse proposition and the proposition are not the same, that is to say, those who block shots well are all top defenders. This sentence is wrong .

Because defense is not just blocking shots, defense includes blocking, topping, assisting defense, rebound protection...it involves all aspects, and blocking shots is only the most intuitive link.

Like Oden before, he blindly wanted to block the opponent. It is wonderful to get the block, but the fouls, misses, loss of protection for the penalty area, and loss of rebounds are the most intuitive in terms of technical statistics.

So if you want to play, defend well is the biggest requirement of Tang Tian and the coaching staff for Oden.

Judging from the round just now, his progress is indeed good.

West scored a goal on the offensive end, and Okafor's protection of the penalty area was a bit poor.

Looking back, Okafor still played Oden in the low post.

The 76ers don't need to think too much about their current record. It's just training for rookies. Okafor is the No. 3 player, so it is naturally the focus of training.

The same low-post play, but Okafor learned from the experience of the previous round and turned around continuously at the basket. Oden was a little bit unsure of the timing of Okafor's shots, and the latter shot from the side and scored.

His defense still has room to improve.

Okafor was very excited after scoring, waving his arms and roaring at the audience.

He is the most invincible existence in the NCAA, and he is also the top pick. Not only did he lose to Towns, but he was also lower than the European Porzingis. He wanted to prove himself.

Not to mention that the opponent at this moment is the "parallel import" champion who has long been unable to get along.

The offense of the Nets is still West, using experience to shake Noel to kill the basket.

Okafor jumped out and missed the penalty area.

This is the same as the last round. He can rush to the penalty area and score the ball as long as he turns around or squeezes through. However, as the big brother, he still wants to support the young people more and directly pass the ball before making physical contact with Okafor. Tuck in to the right side of the basket.

Auden stood there.

A beautiful inside pass, Oden faced Kong Lan after receiving the ball, jumped up and hit a dunk with both hands.

There were bursts of cheers at the scene. Compared with Pralim, who was always buttery, Oden's finishing method was obviously more violent and more enjoyable.

Back on the defensive end, West also took the initiative to switch to Okafor, and turned around to talk to Oden, as if to let him see clearly from behind.

Okafor eats West and has an advantage in weight, but he can't get rid of the continuous turning.

Who is West? Since his debut, he has been famous for his mid-range and low-back play. In other words, Okafor's skills are all left over from his play. Not to mention that he does not suffer from strength, but he is crushed in experience.

Okafor finally opted for the turned outside hook.

At this moment, Oden seized the opportunity and jumped up from behind West.

"boom!"

Like a goshawk pouncing a rabbit to cover the sky above his head, Oden swung his big hand over to cover the sky and covered the sun, and directly rewarded Okafor with a big sturdy hat.

There were constant whistles on the scene.

Oden was beaten by Okafor in front of him, and this bloody attack completely saved his face!