Chapter 802: Oden Who Doubts His Life and Yao Ming Who Laughs Awkwardly

In the first half of the Rookie Challenge, more than six minutes had passed, and before the first commercial timeout of the seventh minute, Oden, the core of the second-year inside line, received his second foul of the game and was eventually replaced by head coach Yao Ming.

Oden left the court, and the second-year substitute center Noah came on the bench.

When Oden sat on the bench, he was still confused about whether he had hit James on the head or on his beard with his right hand.

Recalling that Harden, who threw himself into his arms and was hit by him in an unknown place, looked at him with innocent and confused eyes. He was willing to believe that this big beard with such a simple, innocent and confused look was not a bad guy who cheated to foul, but...

With his current defensive ability, when he defends, generally, no, not generally, it is impossible for him to block the wrong place and hit the opponent's head or other places!

If it was really not Harden's deliberate approach, that is to say, he thought he had practiced very well, or even fully practiced the defensive skills, but in fact he had not practiced them fully, and there were still loopholes?

Greg Oden sat on the bench and looked at his right hand, which changed from an open position to a clenched fist.

He was indeed complacent before!

His defense still has room for improvement!

Oden sat off the court and doubted his life for a while, but on the court, the game between the freshmen and sophomores had some sudden changes.

Oden is the offensive and defensive core of the sophomores this year. Without Oden, the sophomores lack not only the hardness of defense, but more of the strength and stability of offense.

No matter how uncomfortable the offense before the sophomores was made by the defense of the freshmen, Oden could attract one person even if he attracted double-teaming on the court.

After Noah replaced Oden, let alone whether he could replace Oden on defense, he could not beat Gasol in one-on-one offense, let alone attract double-teaming like Oden.

The direct consequence of this is that Nick Young, Yi Jianlian and Conley clearly felt that the pressure they suffered on the court became greater.

At the same time, the offense of the sophomores, which was originally difficult, became even more difficult.

In addition, although Noah's defense is very good, that is relative to other inside players in the league.

Compared with Oden, the leader of the league's four young inside players, Noah's defense is at a disadvantage in all aspects.

Noah's help defense may be the closest to Oden's help defense.

But before, Oden blocked James Harden, Westbrook, Derrick Rose and Mike Beasley's singles alone, not relying on his help defense, but Oden's single defense under the basket!

Oden can not only block Gasol Jr. under the basket, but also block Gasol Jr. and then defend the first-year outside players who break into the basket, and he also defends very well, which is simply a level higher on the court!

But after Noah was replaced, the situation on the court was completely different.

Noah's single defense is also very strong, but Noah's height and weight are a little different from Oden, and it is even difficult to block Gasol Jr.

Not to mention that after blocking Gasol Jr., he can also defend Westbrook, Harden and Ross Beasley who rushed in from the outside.

Such changes on the court made Yao Ming quite uncomfortable. At the first commercial timeout after more than seven minutes of the game, Yao Ming replaced Jeff Green, who lacked confidence, with Al Horford, the only defensive inside player among the remaining sophomores.

Al Horford and Noah were inside teammates at the University of Florida, and the two really cooperated well.

Al Horford's appearance can protect the basket more effectively than Yi Jianlian.

But...

When Rose, Westbrook, James Harden, and Mike Beasley rushed to the basket, Horford or Noah were really unstoppable!

These four people's singles were too brutal!

"Every attack of the freshman team is a single play!"

"If the defense of the first year is the unlimited switching of the University of Washington, then the offense of the freshman is unlimited single play!"

"Harden single play, Westbrook single play, Rose single play, Mike Beasley single play!"

"More importantly, let's not talk about the other abilities of these four people, they are really strong in single play!"

"The problem of the sophomores now is not only that there is a problem in the inside after Oden left the court, but the problem of the sophomores now is more that the outside line can't defend the single play of the freshmen at all!"

"It's too easy for the sophomore outside players to enter the inside line. Even if Oden stays on the court, he will be sent off sooner or later because of too many fouls!"

" Now I know that Yes did not use any other tactics on the offensive end at the beginning of this game, but directly used this rotation singles tactic that looked like xjbd, because he knew that these first-year singles players had too strong penetration ability. Even if the efficiency was not that high, they could still hurt the second-year inside players. Moreover, their singles efficiency was not bad after Oden left the court! "

"Compared to other offensive tactics, the unlimited singles tactic that Yes came up with in this game is simpler, more direct and more effective!"

As the game progressed, countless commentators from all over the world who had complained about Yes's offensive tactics at the beginning had changed their tone.

Because the scene happening on the court now was too shocking.

Before this game started, many people were optimistic about the sophomores, because the nine players in the sophomore class were more balanced, both inside and outside, while the freshmen were slightly stronger on the outside, but not so strong inside, and could be said to be beaten!

Generally speaking, it is difficult to reverse this situation.

According to many NBA expert coaches before the game, even if the legendary NCAA coach Lorenzo Romar served as the head coach of the freshmen, it would be difficult to make up the gap between the two teams.

But now?

Master Lorenzo Romar has not yet appeared, and his apprentice Yes has directly abolished the sophomore's inside advantage!

This is really incredible!

"Use Lorenzo Romar's unlimited switching defense to stabilize the defensive end of the small lineup, and then use the singles advantage of the small lineup to blast the sophomore's inside line..."

This tactical thinking stunned Phil Jackson and many basketball professionals on the sidelines.

Let's not talk about other things, just talk about tactics and coaching, Yes is also a genius!

Except for Master Lorenzo Romar, no other basketball coach may have such a clear understanding and attainment of basketball tactics!

And this is the first game that Yes coached!

His basketball experience and experience are nothing compared to those famous coaches who have played thousands of games in the NBA!

"Such an understanding of basketball is really incredible..."

Phil Jackson's sigh is really from the heart.

On the court, the first-year Yes team is suppressing the second-year Yao team!

On the sidelines of the court, the fans on the scene are shouting Yes's name crazily, and the magical number that has now become the most famous number in the NBA!

Listening to the fans on the sidelines shouting '58! ' As a second-year head coach, Yao Ming is really helpless.

In the current NBA, as long as there is a possible big score, the fans will shout this number.

From another point of view, when the fans collectively shout this number, it means that this game is likely to have a big score!

In the end, whether Xiao Ye will score 58, Yao Ming is not sure.

But now, there is indeed such a risk.

The first half has been played for a little more than halfway, and the score on the field has been almost 20 points different!

36 to 16!

This score!

This is because Oden played on the court for six minutes. If Oden was not on the court for these six minutes, it would be bad.

In order to make this year's Rookie Challenge more exciting, this year's Rookie Challenge has a rule of six fouls and leaving the court!

In the past, there was no six fouls and leaving the court in the NBA Rookie Challenge. Instead, when a team's total fouls reached 10 or the second foul was within 2 minutes before the end of the half, the opponent would get a free throw opportunity.

The rules of the previous Rookie Challenge were somewhat biased towards the NCAA rules.

It was really unfriendly to be the head coach in the Rookie Challenge this time!

What can he do in the face of the aggressive freshman?

In addition to playing Oden, he has no way at all!

Finally, after 14 minutes of the game, Yao Ming once again replaced Oden with two fouls.

After Oden came on the court, the situation of the second grade was significantly improved both in terms of offense and defense.

"Oden is still strong!"

Not only many spectators and journalists and media professionals at the scene sighed, but Yes also nodded secretly in his heart.

After Oden came on the court, O'Neal, who had been leading the fans to shout "58!" crazily, became a little sluggish.

Oden's appearance made the arrogant O'Neal unable to shout.

And James, who was sitting behind Yes, also breathed a sigh of relief.

He had no interest in the Yes team beating the Yao team by 58 points. He hoped that the Yao team would beat the Yes team by 58 points.

Yes's reputation and aura were already high enough. Now he was so good at being a coach, which really made Yes's competitors like him despair.

He wanted to surpass Yes in all aspects. Wouldn't he have to surpass Yes in the coaching field in the future, Coach James?

James, who was thinking wildly, shook his head quickly!

Before Oden came on the court, the sophomore had a little sign of collapse. After Oden came on the court, everything was stabilized.

However, the good times did not last long. Three minutes into the game, Oden was fouled again!

"James Harden broke through!"

"James Harden broke through again with the ball in his arms, and James Harden's head and beard were still swinging around!"

"Greg Oden fouled again!"

"Greg Oden's right hand hit James Harden's beard again!"

Seventeen minutes into the game, James Harden once again made Oden's defensive foul.

Looking at the big bearded man sitting on the ground in front of Oden with a blank and innocent look, Rose and Beasley who went up to pull him up were stunned.

It was really difficult to make Oden foul!

But this bearded man with not so good strength could actually make Oden foul twice in this game!

Isn't this incredible?

"This kid's foul-making posture is too cheap!"

O'Neal, who was somewhat suppressed by Oden, revived again after Oden committed his third foul in this game!

O'Neal said that James Harden's foul-making posture was cheap?

It was indeed cheap.

Especially with James Harden's talent for seeking benefits and avoiding harm.

As long as he is willing to be beaten, he can very sensitively sense where his body is most likely to cause the opponent to foul.

His plan for this game was not to foul Oden. The offensive tactical literacy of these young players in the first year is generally not high, but their singles are very strong, so unlimited singles plus counterattacks on the offensive end are the best way.

Yes did not expect that James Harden actually turned his offensive tactics into a tactic to foul Oden.

James... Harden...

In the Supersonics, many people said that James Harden turned on a button after being elbowed by Artest.

Yes always felt that this button allowed James Harden to overcome that fear.

Seeking benefits and avoiding harm, James Harden always likes to retreat when facing danger.

This talent is very strong, but if the player is too afraid, then the person with this talent is unreliable at the critical moment.

Being elbowed by Artest made Harden realize that this talent of his can even protect him.

He doesn't have to be afraid of anything, just like in this game, he is not afraid of being slapped by Oden, and he put his head and beard under Oden's palm. It doesn't matter if he is slapped. Anyway, this talent of the body to seek benefits and avoid harm can protect him to the maximum extent and let him avoid the greatest harm.

It may really hurt, but as long as you are not afraid of pain, you can also make Oden foul.

Seeing James Harden twist his neck and jump up after being slapped by Oden, Yes's eyes narrowed.

This talent...

He has a new understanding!

And Oden on the court really has a feeling of destroying three views.

Oden was fouled twice by James Harden, but Yao Ming did not dare to replace Oden.

This is really not daring to replace!

But when the half ended, watching James Harden and Gasol switch positions on the court, Harden leaned on Oden's body, facing Oden's defense, and turned around and put his hands under Oden's armpits...

"Big, big loop?!"

Looking at the confused Oden on the court, the audience and Yao Ming on the sidelines were shocked.

"Four, four fouls? Oden was fouled again by James Harden in the first half. This is his fourth foul in this game!"

"It's dangerous. The sophomore team is now completely in danger!"

To be honest, before this game started, no one in the world really thought that the most prominent player in this game would be James Harden!

Oden was fouled four times at the end of the first half, which had a huge impact on the trend of this game!

When the game ended, looking at the big score of 146 to 88 on the sidelines, Yao Ming shook his head with a wry smile.

He really didn't expect that as a head coach, with a stronger team, he would be beaten 58 by Xiao Ye, who is also a novice coach!

The first graders could have won more, but...

The first graders only won by 58 points, which was frustrating.

At the end of the game, Yao Ming had a bitter smile on his face.