I Am in the Same Year as Duncan Show - Vol 2 Chapter 37

Chapter 37 Chance to Overtake the Score

I also said before that Malone’s top defense is indeed not as strong as the blue-collar Greg.

But Malone is the top offensive and defensive power forward in the league after all.

In terms of strength, footwork and defensive skills, Malone is also the league’s top defensive player.

So although Malone is not as good as Greg in top defense, Malone is definitely stronger in overall defensive strength.

Coupled with Malone’s elbow attack skills, sometimes Malone’s defensive deterrence in the interior is very strong.

After Xu Liang fell to a low position this time, he first tested the strength and defensive pressure of Ma Long behind him.

Xu Liang clearly felt that even if Malone’s defensive strength was not as good as Duncan, it was only slightly weaker than Duncan.

is still enough to deal with inside attackers of his own level.

So Xu Liang also gave up using his not-so-so mature inside assault technique.

turned to use his back to stand and cast.

Xu Liang fiercely used his weight to squeeze Malone down, then took a turn, stepped back, and stood up to cast.

And this series of fluent offensive moves made Ma Long too late to interfere with Xu Liang’s standing shots.

It’s just that Xu Liang is very unbelievable. This time, he missed the throw without interference.

After 　　 missed the ball, Xu Liang immediately glanced at Popovich standing on the sidelines when he returned to the defense.

After all, this ball is not the same as the one missed before. That ball is under defensive pressure and is a long-range shot.

And this ball was thrown at a non-interference station near the three-second zone.

According to the truth, with Xu Liang’s touch, the hit rate should be close to 70% to 80% without interference.

Fortunately, Popovich did not feel unhappy or angry about Xu Liang’s miss.

After all, no matter how top-notch shooter is, he can’t guarantee that he will be able to hit a hundred shots every time he makes an open shot.

What’s more, Xu Liang is not a pitcher, but a tactical core and inside player.

So it’s normal for Xu Liang to miss some shots.

It is normal to miss a shot without interference.

Although the ball did not score, it also surprised Sloan and Malone on the sidelines.

After all, originally in Sloan’s gambling, Xu Liang was betting that Xu Liang did not have any internal attack ability.

And Xu Liang turned back to stand and shoot, but he is very proficient and excellent in attacking skills.

Even relying on this technique alone, Xu Liang was able to gain a firm foothold in the NBA.

to ensure that he is at least a high-quality rotation player, even with Xu Liang’s age and future potential.

Xu Liang now to any non-playoff team will be trained as an inside core.

Give enough shots, high enough tactical status, enough playing time and enough protection.

Looking at it now, these abilities shown by Xu Liang are enough for him to develop and cultivate as a team’s inner core player.

Good card position and rebounding awareness, strong enough body, able to adapt to the intensity of the NBA game, excellent tactical understanding and passing ability.

and a soft touch and excellent standing and throwing ability.

All these skills have allowed Xu Liang’s strength to continue to increase in the hearts of Sloan and the sidelines and reporters.

Even the reporters and commentators next to him have had an illusion that Xu Liang is more likely to compete for this year’s Rookie of the Year, which means that in their hearts, Xu Liang’s strength is somewhat stronger than Duncan’s illusion.

After all, what Duncan is showing now is more of excellent inside basic skills and excellent defensive ability, as well as top physical fitness.

And these can prove that Duncan is at least an All-Star player, does not mean that he can be the cornerstone of a team.

After all, no matter how you say it, a better offensive performance can add points to a player.

Duncan’s not so stable range now has become his apparent shortcoming compared to Xu Liang.

Of course, the premise is that Xu Liang’s various shortcomings have not been exposed.

If Xu Liang’s dribbling ability is not good enough, the inside defensive strength is not stable enough.

The rebounding ability is not good enough, the moving speed is too slow compared to the top center, and it lacks enough inside kill ability.

etc. Once these shortcomings are exposed, Xu Liang’s strength and evaluation will inevitably drop by a cliff.

It’s not that Xu Liang’s strength will be weak after these shortcomings. It’s just that Xu Liang’s current performance has gradually raised the outside world’s expectations of his strength.

And when this sense of expectation was raised to a certain level, Xu Liang exposed the real situation of his lack of strength.

Then this sense of gap will make the outside world hold Xu Liang high, and at that time, it will step Xu Liang low.

Of course, Xu Liang is only the strength that he has shown now, and it will not cause the outside world to have excessive expectations of his strength.

I will only feel that the Spurs’ draft this year is very successful, not only won the No. 1 pick and selected a super insider Tim Duncan.

also used the No. 21 pick. This middle and lower draft pick selected a cornerstone-level inside player. UU Reading www.uukānshu.com

Of course, it’s time for the game now. Because of Xu Liang’s performance on the field, some people are a little fanatical, and they are not very rational in analyzing Xu Liang’s strength.

Once this enthusiastic feeling subsides, Xu Liang’s physical disadvantages as an Asian player and yellow race will be brought up.

At that time, Xu Liang needed to undergo more tests to prove that his physical fitness was sufficient to cope with NBA-level confrontations and competitions in the next decade or even 20 years.

After all, there is a common prejudice.

That is, athletes of the yellow race have high injury tendency and low physical tolerance.

Generally in high-confrontation sports, professional yellow race athletes have relatively short careers.

So what extent Xu Liang can reach in the future remains to be seen and discussed.

Sloan stood on the sidelines and couldn’t help feeling envy and hatred in his heart.

Damn, the number one pick is Duncan, a super defensive player and a very mature finished product.

was able to choose a very promising cornerstone player in the 21st pick.

And even more nonsense, these two players are both very rare high-quality big men in the entire league.

Damn, you have to fire the team’s scouts when you go back. How the **** did you collect player intelligence.

Xu Liang, such a high-quality rookie, has not prepared a detailed draft report.

If I know that Xu Liang’s strength and potential are like this, what the **** I will find a lottery pick to sign Xu Liang.

These people on the sidelines don’t care what they want, and the situation on the court is because Xu Liang didn’t make a goal.

gave the Jazz a chance to overtake the score.