Back in June 2009, the Spurs made a deal with the bucks for a physically fit Richard Jefferson.
In the view of the media at that time, Jefferson with excellent physical fitness joined the Spurs forward line is a big reinforcement. However, Jefferson''s performance in the Spurs did not meet people''s expectations. In two seasons with the Spurs, Jefferson''s personal data dropped from 20 points per game to more than 10 points per game, and the downward trend continues.
In the case of aging spurs lineup, Jefferson is undoubtedly a big gamble of the Spurs. However, it turns out. Jefferson, who can fly and buckle well and is used to being the focus, can''t adapt to the Spurs'' team style.
Compared with the former "martial arts saint" Stephen Jackson, Jefferson''s mid long shot is not stable and his defense is not so steady. Jefferson didn''t take any of the Spurs'' demands for the third place. Although occasionally Jefferson''s beautiful dunk can add a little surprise to the game, in the simple San Antonio, his dunk obviously has no market.
And to Jefferson''s great displeasure, no matter how much he flatters the Spurs fans, the fans here don''t buy it. Every night, even at home, he could hear some abuse of himself.
When he joined the Spurs, Richard Jefferson was full of ambition. But now, he only hates San Antonio. In a place I don''t like, playing basketball I don''t like. From a quasi all star player to a role player following the old guys.
Jefferson was deeply distressed by the big gap.
Now, watching Conley pass the ball to Randolph after half-time, Richard Jefferson gasped. As long as link doesn''t attack, the Grizzlies will play well. If the damned No. 0 scores, Richard Jefferson estimates that he will be scolded by the fans at home again...
"Zac Randolph holds the ball for the second time in a row. It seems that he still wants to play Duncan Steve Cole waved, and the better the two big guys played, the happier he was. After all, fans and commentators like to watch the excitement.
But Randolph didn''t have the iron. Maybe he had some waves in Portland and New York. But the stink changed when he stepped into the land of Memphis.
Randolph still holds the ball in the low position because he needs to attract defense. Just now Duncan''s big cap on his nail board has made the big black bear understand the situation.
No way. Your uncle is still your uncle. It''s not that there is no way to defeat Duncan, but it''s not wise to sit and fight him like this. What the big black bear wants to do now is to create scoring opportunities for another person!
Randolph pretended to sit back, Duncan''s defense was still tough. This picture is like Randolph is hit by a stone, Randolph is extremely hard, but the "stone" is not moving.
Just when everyone thought Randolph was going to keep fighting Duncan, link suddenly cut in!
"It''s over Richard Jefferson scolded secretly, and when he could keep up with him, link would get rid of him half way!
Randolph, sitting in Duncan, hit the ball to link''s hand, and link quickly killed to the basket. Because Duncan was restrained by Randolph, he couldn''t make up for it at all.
As for the other spurs inside Mike day, who won 20 + 12 at his peak and was selected as an All-Star, has little energy to squeeze.
The height of 2.06 meters makes him think that the protective frame is too short. Weakened sports ability, so that he can not use confrontation and bounce to make up for height defects.
And one more thing is, Macbeth is too light right now. At his peak, he was more than 110 kg, and later his weight dropped to 100 kg. Now, mcdace is estimated to be only over 90 kg, which makes him a small forward.
So, even though mcdeis got to the basket, link still got the ball in the fight. Just from Perkins''s penalty area defense to kill, now suddenly facing a weak one gear macdaes, link scored under the basket, don''t say how relaxed!
"It''s a pass. Link and Zach have a good understanding. As we all know, link''s performance in the last round was brilliant. Against the League scoring King Durant, he also showed outstanding defensive performance. I don''t know if Richard Jefferson, who has been criticized by Spurs fans, can withstand it
"I can''t stand it!" Jefferson secretly scolded a word, link just scored, the stands already have fans looking for him.
Popovich also touched his chin. During the regular season, he was a headache for link. But to be honest, he hasn''t had a particularly good way to limit link up to now. Richard Jefferson''s defensive ability is there. Popovich can''t make up for Jefferson''s lack of personal ability no matter how smart he is.
With this in mind, Popovich has some hope that this year''s draft convention will start soon. The kid named Leonard recommended to him by his teaching assistant, Brenner hozer, should be able to fill the gap in the Spurs'' front line.
Now, you can''t count on defense. Macbeth is old and Richard Jefferson is in the hole. We have to rely on attack. To put it bluntly, the Spurs won 61 games this year by attacking.A team led by two defenders is what Popovich has changed this year. In the past, the defensive battle between the Spurs and pistons was box office poison. But now, the Spurs game is actually very good. Because their attack is very gorgeous, but the scoring method is relatively simple, so it creates the illusion of "the Spurs are very simple".
Parker had hardly reached half-time when the Spurs ran. Ginobili was active in the cut, Richard Jefferson opened the space, and old Macbeth and Duncan covered the three outside lines.
But the Spurs'' ball passed for half a day, but it didn''t work. The reason is that the Grizzlies'' individual defense ability is too strong!
Conley, Tony Allen and link are not defenders that Spurs players can easily beat. It''s hard to get rid of them by passing and attacking without the ball.
Ginobili received the basketball on the right side of the three-point line and looked up at the attack time. With 12 seconds left, he has to make a decision.
So, Argentinian beckons for macdys to pick and roll, Ginobili speeds up the breakthrough!
Tony Allen soon got rid of the not huge macdaes and was back in front of Ginobili. Ginobili''s old trick was to use a European layup to avoid Tony Allen''s defense.
But just after Ginobili took two steps to get ready to take off, link came across, ready to take the ball!
"When did you come here?" Ginobili was startled. He didn''t expect to have any help!
It''s not safe to attack against a two man defense, so Ginobili passes the ball to Richard Jefferson, who is empty by link!
Jefferson stood at the bottom corner of the soy sauce, did not expect a pot from the sky, he was not ready to go!
So, from catching the ball to adjusting the shooting rhythm, Jefferson was too slow.
When he finally adjusted and shot, link''s blocking also arrived in time! At that moment, Jefferson had the heart to eat the ball. Well, now I have to be scolded again!
"Bang!"
"Richard Jefferson missed the shot, he missed a great opportunity! Link''s defense is very smart, worthy of being the Memphis iron guard who defends the scoring king to doubt himself As soon as Steve Cole finished, he heard the fans around him not calm down.
"Go to hell, you useless old thing!"
"God, why do the Spurs pay you so much every year?"
"Leave San Antonio. Go anywhere. Don''t come to San Antonio anyway."
Jefferson bit his teeth. I really want to hit the fans with his middle finger! Just two rounds with link, Jefferson''s mentality exploded.
The veteran should play a role in limiting new players in the playoffs. But when it comes to Jefferson, it''s upside down. Link is choking him down with 10 years of NBA experience.
As soon as Jefferson''s shot hit the iron, Conley handed the ball to link. This time, link is no longer covering up, he directly attacks with the ball!
Jefferson''s back defense was half a step slow, causing Duncan to make up defense to limit link.
However, link''s pass key was not removed, he was not Duncan''s make-up defense bluff, but gently threw the basketball into the air!
Randolph leaped up behind Duncan to catch the basketball and lay up easily. 4:0, link 2 points 1 assists, completely opened the Grizzlies attack channel!
"The Spurs'' defense is not very responsive. When the Grizzlies changed their attack point from Randolph to link, their attack was immediately revived. In the last round of the series, link put more energy on the defensive side. But this round, when he becomes the core of the attack, I''m looking forward to seeing him perform
After the goal, Randolph was excited to spit out his tongue. Sure enough, as long as he did not tangle in individual singles, it was not difficult to score on Duncan''s head.
Link and Randolph once again touch the arm, this pair of forward line combination lets the West first in the home ground shiver.
After the game, the Spurs were completely suppressed. Link took 6 points and 3 assists in the first quarter. Jefferson couldn''t do anything about it. Link was already the core of the attack. To know, the Spurs mainly team attack, the number of assists in the first quarter of the team is only more than link two times.
If Ginobili didn''t hit the super long distance three-point in the last moment, the Spurs would be 8 points behind the Grizzlies at the end of the first quarter!
"27-22, even if Ginobili finally magic three-point hit, Grizzlies are still 5 points ahead! It''s amazing. Grizzly bears are really in the dark this year! And link in the defensive pressure is not so big, in the offensive end is playing vividly! Popovich has to do something. If the Grizzlies are allowed to play like this, they may be two digits behind in the half-time! "
Steve Cole shook his head. The Spurs have been really upset in recent years. In 2009, third in the west, they were defeated by the sixth Mavericks 4-1 in the first round.
In 2010, the Spurs once again met the Mavericks in the first round of the playoffs, but that year the Spurs were seventh in the west, and the Mavericks became the second in the West. Although the Spurs made it to the second round that year, they took revenge on the Mavericks. But in the Western Conference semi-final, the Spurs were beaten 4-0 by the suns.This year, the Spurs finally won the long lost first place in the western conference regular season. But once again in the Western Conference semi-finals this barrier, encountered the big trouble.
Popovich held the tactical board angrily, but could not blame his players.
On the defensive side, the Spurs tried their best, but they could only defend to this extent. He let his players pay attention to the help defense, but the result of the help defense is link single section three assists and no mistakes.
On the offensive side, Ginobili and Parker are still good, but the Grizzlies'' defensive ability is unlikely to drop suddenly.
It''s hopeless to be a manager when your players are doing well and still can''t do anything about them.
Popovich could only stand in front of Duncan and stare at the big guy who pretended not to be able to swim.
"I need you on the offensive side, Tim."
"Well." Duncan nodded gently. There was no need to talk between him and Popovich.
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