Chapter 724: The Crazy West

At the beginning of the new season, the Seattle SuperSonics had a record of 3 wins and 2 losses in the first five games. This record currently ranks them at eighth in the Western Conference.

"Cherish the current ranking of the Seattle SuperSonics. Maybe this season, the Seattle SuperSonics will be ranked among the top eight in the Western Conference for the last time!"

After the Seattle SuperSonics lost to the Boston Celtics at home, Barkley's words during commentary became the focus of almost all media reports.

In five games, we faced three low-level teams, and the game was extremely difficult. We faced two strong teams, and it was almost a fragile defeat.

And judging from the content of the SuperSonics' performance in these five games, other Seattle SuperSonics players really went all out in these five games.

Yes Needless to say, in the five games that started the new season, I scored at least 30 points in each game, and my shooting percentage in each game was above 80%.

This is a very scary efficiency!

Although except for the first game against the Warriors, yes took more than 20 shots, the other four games only took about 10 shots. It can be said that such a number of shots is pitiful for yes, but who can let yesIndulge in the memories of playing with Durant last season?

If he can't get over the memories with Durant, his playing style will always be like this.

Even if yes did not go all out to attack in the game, his scoring and scoring efficiency still topped the entire league. After five games, yes is now the league's top scorer and the top player in field goal percentage, and he is also the top scorer in the league. Ranked fifth in the league in rebounds and third in assists!

It can be said that yes's performance in the first five games of this season has been his strongest performance in the memory of playing with Durant.

And what about everyone else?

Milicic's offensive performance this season is also quite good.

Anyone who has watched the five games of the Seattle SuperSonics can clearly feel that Milicic has made significant progress on the offensive end this season compared to last season.

Milicic has changed from being mainly defensive last season to a balanced offense and defense this season, and his average data per game has also become 18+8. Although there are fewer rebounds, his points have increased, and the decrease in his rebounds is not unreasonable. Defensively, it's just that in terms of protecting rebounds, he changed from collecting backcourt rebounds to blocking positions.

The Seattle SuperSonics have two very good rebounding guards.

Blocking inside can better protect rebounds.

So despite the fact that Milicic's rebounding data is less, the number of rebounds for the entire team has increased, and it still ranks first in the league.

The Seattle SuperSonics' ranking first in rebounds this season is not only related to Milicic, but also has a lot to do with Millsap.

Millsap's performance this season is also better than last season.

Millsap's improvement this season is not reflected in the offensive end, but in confrontation.

Milicic's progress has made his offense even better, and his various offensive methods have become even better.

As for Millsap, his confrontation ability has become stronger.

Millsap's mid-range shooting percentage has declined, but his offensive efficiency at the basket is higher than Milicic's.

When defending, his blocking ability is even better than Milicic.

It can be said that Millsap's performance this season also exceeded last season.

In addition, Rondo, who had four triple-doubles in the first five games of this season, and the other four players in the Seattle SuperSonics starting lineup, their performance this season has improved compared to last season.

Especially Rondo. After Rondo averaged the first playoff triple-double in NBA history last season, he has played five games this season and currently averages 112 points, 11 rebounds and 122 assists per game.

I don’t know if Rondo can average a triple-double per game in the regular season this season, but so far, Rondo is the only player in the league who still averages a triple-double per game!

When your team starts with five players, including a scoring champion, a point guard who averages a triple-double per game, and two interior players who are both excellent offensively and defensively, these four people seem to have gone all out, but in the end you fail Even the weakest team in the league can't easily win.

Then you need to carefully consider the performance of other players.

"Ibaka's performance in the first five games of the season can wipe out all the efforts of the Seattle SuperSonics' four starters this season."

Ibaka's average number of shots per game in the first five games is currently ranked first in the entire league. It is higher than the number of shots taken by the Pistons' leading player Allen Iverson. So far, he has averaged 26 shots per game, which is only one shot per game. He averaged 6 hits and his field goal percentage was 23, not even 25!

"Using Durant's number of shots to beat Rondo's shooting percentage, after seeing Ibaka, I think fans all over the world will miss Durant last season and Rondo last season."

Ibaka used his performance to drag down the Seattle SuperSonics starting lineup.

After James Harden played as the sixth man for the Seattle SuperSonics, he also dragged down the Seattle SuperSonics' bench lineup.

James Harden has a lot of bad problems on the offensive end. After all, he is a rookie. His style of play is not concise enough, he sticks to the ball, has poor shot selection, is not efficient, etc., and his defense is also quite bad. However, compared to Ibaka, James Harden is still not that bad. After all, the substitute lineup can make opponents four free throws per game on average. This is really surprising.

In short, for the Seattle SuperSonics, many people can see that the other players on this team have really tried their best, but because of Ibaka and Harden, the entire team's current hard power That's it.

Compared with last season, it is really a very serious decline.

"Unless yes can have a more magical performance than last season, the Seattle SuperSonics can only make the playoffs by giving up Ibaka and Harden!"

"Even if it's Yes, I don't believe he can constantly fill holes for Ibaka. Yes's scoring ability is very strong, but he has faced almost all double-teams this season, and the opponent's attack on Ibaka is almost the same as To beat the air, one is beating the air, and the other is packing the clip, which is very unfair to yes."

"The desperate thing is that we all know Yes's character. It is impossible for him to give up on his teammates. This has been his consistent basketball style since he was in high school. Even if he sinks with his teammates, he will not be like some people. The smart choice is to jump ship.”

"Perhaps, this season we can see the same shipwreck that Yes was during the Garfield Five again."

Public opinion around the world is now very pessimistic about the situation of the Seattle SuperSonics.

This is not only the reason for the Sonics themselves, but also the changes in the entire Western Conference this season.

The changes in the Western Conference this season are very, very huge.

The whole world thinks that the strongest teams in the Western Conference this season are the Lakers and Grizzlies.

But after five games, the Spurs and Mavericks are ranked first in the Western Conference!

Both the Lakers and Grizzlies were blocked by last season's weak Western Conference teams.

This season, the weak teams in the Western Conference, the Clippers, Timberwolves, and Trail Blazers, performed very well. In addition, the Mavericks regained their true qualities as a strong team after acquiring Afflalo. In the Western Conference this season, Maybe there is no oligarchic team like last season, but the strength of each team is quite close.

If we talk about the Western Conference last season, from very early on, there were only 8 or 9 teams left competing for the playoffs.

But this season, there are likely to be as many as 12 or even 13 teams competing for the playoffs!

There are indeed 12 teams in the Western Conference with a winning percentage above 50.

Of course, the season has just begun and it's still very early, but the sudden rise of the Spurs and Mavericks is definitely not an accident, and it is not something that the Spurs and Mavericks will return to normal levels as time goes by.

Because the Spurs and Mavericks are indeed changing this season.

The Spurs used to be a defense-oriented team, and Popovich is also a team that focuses entirely on defense.

But this season, the Spurs changed their previous defensive style and actually started attacking and running and gunning.

Moreover, the Spurs' run-and-gun offense is different from other offensive run-and-gun attacks. The Spurs' run-and-gun offense places great emphasis on the speed of passing and transferring the ball, and it doesn't look jerky at all.

The Spurs are focusing on offense this season, and their defense hasn't fallen behind yet, which is scary!

As for Mavericks…

The biggest change this season for the Mavericks is the acquisition of UC guard Afflalo. This player was considered to be top-notch in everything during the draft. He has no shortcomings but does not have top-notch qualities. An All-Star is his peak player. With this short In just five games, he proved to the world that he is an All-Star!

And he is an All-Star player who has reached All-Star level in all aspects!

Afflalo is different from an all-star player like Durant who is partial to science.

Durant's offense may be a superstar, but his defense...that's hard to describe.

And Afflalo?

The offense is an All-Star, the defense is an All-Star, the physical talent is an All-Star, and the organizational ability is also an All-Star level!

This is a player who has not wasted any of his talents and has developed all his potential to the extreme!

"Youth is about constantly running and chasing your own limits!"

Afflalo and Westbrook, the mentors and apprentices, always wear strange costumes when facing interviews. This habit of saying this has now become a hot topic in the entire NBA.

"If your talent is not as good as yes and your efforts are not as good as yes, you are not qualified to chase him!"

In the past, Afflalo liked to keep saying that he was a competitor of yes, and others would dismiss it.

How could his potential be a contender for yes!

but now……

For such a player, if you say that his future is an All-Star, there seems to be no problem.

But is such a player really just an All-Star?

Because there are no shortcomings, he can display his All-Star strength against any player. Such players are sometimes more dangerous than many so-called superstars in the league!

It can be said that the most outstanding of this year's six rookies are Rose of the Bulls, Beasley of the Warriors, and Afflalo of the Mavericks.

This season's Western Conference, due to the sudden rise of the Mavericks and Spurs, coupled with the Lakers, Grizzlies, Nuggets, Rockets, and Suns, the five teams are as strong as ever. These seven teams are even the top of the Seattle SuperSonics. This season, they are just on par with them. It is impossible for the current SuperSonics to compete with these teams.

The eight spots in the Western Conference playoffs are now seven short.

Now if the Seattle SuperSonics want to enter the playoffs, they can only compete with the Timberwolves, Trail Blazers, Clippers, and Thunder.

This year's Timberwolves are very strong. Al Jefferson, Yi Jianlian, Ilyasova and Gay are continuing to grow this season. In addition, the team has added the very powerful Mayo. This team looks like It was already on the verge of taking off.

So even the Lakers were accidentally bitten by the Timberwolves this season.

And what about the Trail Blazers?

The leading player of the Trail Blazers, Adeldridge, has scored 20 points in all five games this season and has been stably averaging 20+ points per game. Mike Conley, Webster, and Gortat are also growing.

Last season, the Trail Blazers were a young team with excellent centers, power forwards, small forwards and point guards. This season, the Trail Blazers selected Eric Gordon with the 14th overall pick. The performance in five games is simply amazing!

Although not as good as Rose, Beasley and Afflalo in the first echelon, it is definitely not worse than Westbrook, Mayo and Love in the second echelon.

The rookie scored 20+ points in three of his first five games, and his efficiency was quite astonishing.

It is precisely because the Timberwolves and Trail Blazers have no shortcomings that many people think these two teams are more likely to become the eighth team in the Western Conference to enter the playoffs.

The Clippers led by Nick Young and Westbrook are also very strong, but unstable. When they are strong, they can blow up the sky, but sometimes they seem to be able to blow themselves up.

The Thunder, led by Chris Paul and David West, have lost Chandler's competitiveness, but the team's strength still cannot be underestimated.

It can be said that in the entire West, only the Jazz and the King are still weak.

The other thirteen teams' season goals are all to make the playoffs.

And these teams whose goals are the playoffs really have the ability to make the playoffs.

This is crazy!

Because the Sonics are currently in a difficult situation, media across the United States are analyzing the situation in the Western Conference this season. The beginning of the season is like analyzing the situation in the entire Western Conference like a sprint season.

For all the tension in the national media, the Sonics are very relaxed.

And Ye Si has been looking for a team to complete the 100-point mission.

After playing five games, three were teams that would not let him be humiliated even if he died, and two were teams where he could not score 100 points even if he scored 96 points.

November 7, 2008, Key Arena, Seattle.

"Yes, I didn't expect the situation to change so quickly!"

Looking at the excited Guy.

Mayo looked at Guy with hatred.

Ye Si's eyes lit up...

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