Chapter 1306 The Rules Will Support Whoever Is the Leader of the Alliance

"There is no choice. The league has remained the same for the past few seasons, so small ball play is half dead." Kenny Smith laughed.

"Only crazy people choose to support small ball."

Barkley laughed and said: "How does the current football market expand? Who does it rely on? The Hammers are back. The ratings of the first game have been told to everyone. It depends on him.

So you ask the league to set rules to limit his performance on the defensive end and promote small ball play. How is that possible? Isn't that self-defeating martial arts? "

"So, as long as the hammer remains the hammer, the small-ball style will never have a chance to succeed, because the hammer has become a trend."

Kenny Smith laughed.

"His main advantage is the countless fans who like to watch him play." Barkley smiled.

"Whoever can bring more fans will be the general trend of the league, and the rules will support him." Kenny Smith laughed.

At this time the game started, Li Ba did not jump the ball with Bogut, Garnett went up to beat Bogut, and the Suns attacked.

The Suns pulled away and Harden gave Li Ba the first ball.

Li Ba caught the ball and arched his back, then made a reverse dunk, which directly overturned Bogut and got a two-plus-one opportunity.

"Listen to the shouts of the fans. What they like is this kind of dunk that pushes everything aside! Not the small ball style that doesn't even have a center."

Buckley shouted excitedly.

"No matter how strong the outside line is, without the support of the inside line, it is like water without a source." Kenny Smith said.

"This is why the Suns played two dynasties, because the Hammers dominated the paint area." Barkley said.

When the Warriors attacked, Curry came to the left wing with the ball. When he was one step away from the three-point line, he suddenly took off and shot a super long three-pointer.

Harden didn't react and could only defend with his eyes. Then he looked back and saw the basketball penetrated his own basket.

Curry was also very excited when he made this shot and looked at Li Ba under the basket.

"George, on the defensive end, switch defense with James and hold him down for me. Even if he is in the backcourt, he is not allowed to take shots at will."

Pointing at Curry, Li Ba shouted to George Hill.

"Yes, boss." Hill replied quickly.

The Suns attacked, and Harden retaliated by making a fake sudden shot. After knocking Curry down, Harden threw in a three-pointer.

Zhang He understood and said: "Harden has also practiced fly-catching training for many years. His first step was very fast, and Curry couldn't keep up. In fact, Curry's defense is still good. In his rookie season, he averaged 1.9 per game. steals, averaging 1.5 per game in the last two seasons.”

Yujia said: "The Hammers have only held three fly-catching training camps in the United States. Harden was invited for the first time. It has been five or six years. Curry has never heard of joining, nor has he heard of it. "Having practiced fly-catching, Harden is faster in the first step."

"Curry only played more than 20 games last season and suffered a serious injury. He seems to be in good shape this season." Xu Jicheng said.

"His touch is really good. Some media commented that it is a historical level. After practicing in the past few seasons, it is indeed getting better and better. In addition, his shooting range is getting longer and longer. It is a pity that his physical fitness is not good. , It’s difficult to grow into a superstar.”

Zhang Lili said.

At this time, Curry advanced to the left wing of the frontcourt with the ball, and George Hill defended him.

As a defensive back and a player trained by the Spurs, George Hill defended Curry very well. He always controlled the distance from Curry through his pace, so that the latter did not have a good shot.

Curry this season is already in his fourth season. He averaged 17.5+4.5+5.9 in his rookie season and 18.6+3.9+5.8 in his second season. His offensive firepower has improved, but after last season’s experience He suffered a serious injury and his performance was interrupted.

This season, he feels good and hopes to have a good performance.

At this time, he was gradually approaching the three-point line with the ball, but he felt that the defensive intensity was increasing, and the opposing Suns guard had begun to press closely. He immediately took a step back, trying to distance himself.

But George Hill followed up quickly, continued to press, pushed Curry with his body, continued to force Curry away from the three-point line, and was forced to protect the ball.

"Tangle him to death, stay close to him, move your feet quickly, keep up with him, constantly push his center of gravity, don't give him any space, make it difficult for him to face the basket, and don't give him any chance to get the ball..."

Li Ba constantly pointed out Hill's defense under the basket.

Hill turned into a piece of dog skin plaster, so sticky that Curry had difficulty breathing.

Curry was forced to not get up, so he could only move, turn left, move in a wide range, and move towards the center.

The Suns did not implement double-teaming, and Curry is far from qualified for the Suns to double-team now.

Moreover, the Suns don't have enough capital to double-team now. The defensive thickness established by the current lineup is far inferior to the defense of the first Suns Dynasty. It even took too short a time to establish a defensive system.

Now the Suns don't have a good defensive coach, so they rely on Payton, the head coach, to take charge, and Li Ba's own defensive system.

At this time, seeing Curry moving to the middle, Li Ba immediately yelled at Harden: "Double-team him."

He doesn't think much of Curry, he just wants to use actual combat to train these rookies' defense.

Harden was very obedient and jumped at the approaching Curry.

He has been practicing fly catching for five years. He started practicing two or three years before entering the league. He mainly trained on two points, the first step and the accuracy of catching flies.

The first step can strengthen the offensive breakthrough ability and also strengthen the defense.

The accuracy of catching flies enhances the ability to steal.

Last season with the Mosaic team, he averaged 2.1 steals per game, which shows that his stealing ability is very strong.

Seeing Harden rushing over, Curry had no choice but to forcefully get up and shoot.

He took another step back when he was still two steps away from the three-point line, widened the distance from Hill, and then shot a super long three-pointer.

As soon as Li Ba saw the arc of the ball, he knew it was short. He immediately moved to block the ball, and then the basketball bounced up from the basket and was caught by him.

He immediately passed the ball to Harden, who quickly stepped down and carried Curry for a layup.

Looking back, rookie Klay Thompson asked for the ball and beat Harden alone.

This is also a three-point shooter. The No. 11 pick in the first round of 2011 averaged 10.9 shots per game in his rookie season, and three-pointers accounted for almost half, reaching 4.1 times, with a shooting percentage of 41.4%.

From the left corner, Thompson made a fake shot.

But Harden adopted a defensive strategy of guarding against shots rather than sudden breakthroughs. He was not shaken back by Thompson's fake breakthrough. Instead, he stole the ball at the moment when Thompson hit his chest and was about to take off.

"Snapped!"

A perfect steal, the ball was knocked off the floor and then grabbed by Harden.

"Harden's shots are very accurate!" Barkley laughed.

"In the Suns, there is a hammer at the back, and the defense on the outside generally focuses on preventing shots but not sudden attacks. This is very beneficial to the defense on the outside."

Kenny Smith laughed.

"So to deal with this kind of defense, you should use two points from a distance, take one or two steps forward and then take the shot. This can not only prevent the Hammer's defense, but also break through your own defender. This is what LeBron James and Kobe Bryant did." Buck Lee smiled.

"But he still lost! Kobe won the Hammers in his rookie season. James has never won, including the Olympics."

Kenny Smith complained.

Buckley was startled, shook his head and smiled bitterly.

The sun was going down, Harden passed to Hill, and the latter made a layup.