Chapter 20 [Ambition beyond expectations]

The two sides fought back and forth for several rounds. When the game lasted for 5 and a half minutes, Sura had already lost.

With the Sonics leading 16-6, the Cavaliers coach took the lead in requesting a timeout.

"What did you do? Why do you have to compete with Yang Jian? Can't you play pick-and-roll? Can't you walk around him?" Coach Eddie didn't want to criticize Sura, but he couldn't help it.

It's not the fault of playing in singles, it's the fault of not being able to score. Sura is the core of the team, how can he drive the whole team with his hot head?

The assistant coach leads the team to participate in the summer league, and achieving good results will be the qualification for becoming a head coach in the future. If the team is beaten every game and has no tactics, it is obviously because the coach is incompetent.

Sulla was speechless. He was the one who provoked Yang Jian first and said he would beat Yang Jian up. He had already said harsh words, so how could he not compete. The result was a bit disastrous. He made 0 of 5 shots and scored no points, and his data only had one backcourt rebound.

Yang Jian made 4 of 6 shots and scored 8 points. Sula was so beaten that he had no confidence at all. Yang Jian's style of play was simple and effective, and Sura struggled to defend.

Sura's offensive style was completely defeated by Yang Jian, and it was ineffective no matter how he played. His jump shot shooting percentage was already unstable, and he lost his accuracy after being interfered by the eye seal. He relies on his body to break through, and there is not much he can do since his overall quality is at a disadvantage.

How could this bastard be so fast and strong?

Is he really Chinese? Don't they all say that the physical fitness of yellow people is very poor? This guy is a monster!

Su La was thinking depressedly about how to deal with Yang Jian, racking her brains but couldn't think of any. He has never seen such a fierce person, and he has no experience against such a person.

Yang Jian is a "193CM Jordan". What's even more terrifying is that although Yang Jian is rated as a blacksmith by the system, his shooting ability is much better than Wade who just entered the league. His jumping ability is also much better than Wade's. He doesn't look at dribbling skills but only his body. He is an enhanced version of Wade.

Yang Jian was very satisfied with his performance. He made two mid-range shots and scored three goals. The effect of his "iron-blooded jump shot" was remarkable.

The shooting rate of 3 of 5 reached 60%. The player's mid-range shooting tactics have a huge impact. If he averages such a high field goal percentage per game this season, the media will praise him to the sky and call him the "Central Shooting King."

Players in this era are highly rated for their mid-range shooting accuracy, and future mid-range shooting king Alan Houston did not even hit 50%. Another mid-range shooting king, Hamilton, shoots less than 45% in most seasons.

He is planning to focus on mid-range shooting in the summer league, and he will scream when he scores a goal and see what his average field goal percentage is. 50% is great. The defenses he faces in the regular season may not be stricter than those in the summer league. By then, his teammates will be three All-Star players from the SuperSonics.

If the opponent needs to double-team a star and relax their defense on a certain player, he is almost likely to be that person.

"Well done, Yang. You can continue to play like this for a while. Run more to catch and shoot. Don't break through and make strong shots with the ball. If you attract help, pass the ball immediately." Weis knew that Yang Jian's dribbling skills were not good. Playing without the ball is more threatening. If you hold the ball, it will be difficult to speed up.

People who are good at "man-ball combination" may not necessarily be fast, but they can dribble smoothly. They can use their skillful ball sense to make defenders lose their direction. Yang Jian is fast and his dribbling is not smooth enough.

Weiss doesn't plan to let Yang practice his dribbling skills for the time being, believing that his off-ball style is a great threat and is the talent the Sonics lack most.

He can already foresee how explosive the Sonics' offense will be in the new season. The positional battle formation is completely expanded, and the team can even arrange tactical attacks around Yang Jian. Ordinary players will definitely not be able to keep up with his speed, and it would be too wasteful to only be a fixed-point shooter.

After the timeout, the Cavaliers did not replace Sura, and the SuperSonics did not replace Yang Jian. Seeing Yang Jian return to the court, Sura suddenly felt a lot of pressure and knew that it would still be difficult for him to score.

Weiss warned Yang Jian. "The main thing is to prevent Sura from breaking through. I don't blame you if he makes a mid-to-long jumper. If you cut off the connection between him and his teammates, he will be nothing special."

Yang Jian stood on the field, looking at Sura and thinking about the future. He has to practice his dribbling skills. If he can't hold the ball and hit hard, he won't be able to become the core of the team.

Although Sura is terrible, he has the ball. If Yang Jian is on the Cavaliers and Sura doesn't pass the ball, it will be useless no matter how fast he runs without the ball or how accurate his shooting is.

For players who play without the ball, the prerequisite for their performance is that the core of the team is willing to cooperate. Their destiny is not in their own hands. If your teammates are alone, that's it. It's hard to average 20 points per game. Those with the ball can obtain luxurious data based on the number of shots taken, and the data is always guaranteed.

Attacking with the ball is the core style of play. Players who can break through and distribute the ball to drive teammates are better than players who catch the ball and receive high assist rates. Inside players have a high assist rate and can increase their value through defense, inside support and other work. If outside players play without the ball, it will be difficult for them to get big contracts.

There is a player who averages 20 shots per game and only scores over 20 points including free throws, but a large group of fans say that he has no solution offensively. Because not all fans will check detailed data such as shooting percentage and number of shots, once the media hypes it up, fans who don't watch football will really think that this person is a superstar.

If Yang Jian does not attack with the ball and has unlimited shooting rights, 80% of the honors when the SuperSonics win the championship will go to Payton. In the first season, he can mainly play without the ball, but within three years he must become the first core player in the team. This is his long-term goal.

If other people knew about Yang Jian's ambition, they would think he was crazy. The undrafted rookie has just signed a one-year contract and is thinking about replacing Payton in the future. Is it wrong?

But Yang Jian is such an ambitious person. If he can't even think about it, when will he become the boss?

It's not easy for newcomers to get to the top. Kobe wore the No. 8 jersey and served as the second-in-command of the Lakers for 8 years. It was not until O'Neal went to the Heat that he became the boss.

In comparison, it would be too easy for Young to briefly replace Payton, who is known for his defense, as the boss.

The Cavaliers attacked, Sura broke through with the ball and was caught by Yang Jian. He did not make a strong shot this time, but passed it to his teammates on the outside. His teammates lobbed the ball inside, and Amic played a low post single to replace Steve Scheffler.

The physical confrontation between the two was very fierce, and Amici, who had not yet publicly "come out", had a strange expression, with a hint of shyness in his toughness. Fortunately, Scheffler is not a handsome guy, otherwise he would have to defend Amici's "standing stick" singles.

Amici only had a slight weight advantage and was unable to squeeze into the basket. He stepped on the penalty area line with his left foot and turned and missed the jumper. Yang Jian entered the basket, jumped high and grabbed the backcourt rebound.

Yang Jian does not deliberately grab rebounds, thinking that is the job of the big man inside. But Sura was very active in trying to grab the rebound, so he followed up and went to the basket. Yang Jian still had the upper hand in the blocking position, but Sura helped him improve his rebounding data.

The SuperSonics attacked, but Yang Jian moved again and failed to catch the ball. The Cavaliers stepped up their defense against him, and Amici came out to help defend, letting others shoot.

Yang Jian took advantage of the situation and passed the ball to Scheffler, who had just pulled out the screen. The latter was out of range and took the ball to the basket, but was blocked by the Cavaliers' power forward. Scheffler had poor passing awareness and couldn't find an open teammate, so he chose to force his shot and missed.

Yang Jian also encountered this situation in the last game and has experience in handling the ball. Regardless of whether his teammates made it or not, he did his job. If he doesn't pass the ball to a teammate in a better position and makes a strong shot himself, it's a cancerous play. If he plays reasonably, he has to stay on the outside and wait for the next opportunity.

Yang Jian feels that it is a bit torture to play with teammates who have no shooting range. Some tasks can only be done by him. In order to prevent his running catch and jump shot, the Cavaliers' inside players must rotate and change positions, which greatly increases the difficulty of defense.

The SuperSonics had a clear advantage in the first quarter, leading 30 to 16.

The Cavaliers did not have a stable outside shooting point, and the offense could only be described as ugly, with players on the court taking turns playing singles.

The overall strength of the Cavaliers is not as good as that of the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves at least have Garnett who is good at mid-range shooting and support, and can be pulled out to serve as a pivot. The Cavaliers' best shooter is Sura, followed by point guard Daryl, and the others are all blue-collar players.

Yang Jian appeared again in the second quarter. One minute later, he cut away from the defense with an air cut from the baseline, caught the ball and scored with a tomahawk dunk. He won the applause of the audience, the morale of the Sonics players was high, and the point difference quickly widened to more than 20 points.

The SuperSonics will definitely win another big victory in this game. Yang Jian's performance in the summer league greatly exceeded the management's expectations.