Chapter 930 [He Is Just a Child! 】

If they could pick their own opponents, the last thing the Trail Blazers would want to encounter would be the Suns.

It's not just them. No team wants to face the Suns in the regular season opener. Being beaten in the first game hurts morale.

You can't hide from the Suns if you want. Every year, the league has to arrange an opponent to compete with them in the opening game to test the strength of the Suns' new lineup that is full of energy.

The opening games of the championship teams are all broadcast live. When the Suns held last season's championship ring award ceremony, TNT Radio's Barkley and Kenny Smith chatted about the Suns' lineup.

Barkley said with a smile: "It is not difficult to see from the Suns' signings in the summer that Jason is a very nostalgic person and he will not forget his friends. If Cliffs hadn't retired and left the NBA in 2006, I guess the remaining The next spot is his."

Kenny Smith said: "Most people want their teammates to be as strong as possible, and Jason may be an exception. There is an interesting statistic. Since he joined the Suns and became the star, except for Marion, all the stars he has played with have... They were cultivated by the Suns themselves, and most of them were picked very low."

Barkley smiled: "It doesn't matter if you join the Suns with a low pick. As long as you can catch and shoot, you will have a chance to perform. When they leave, the data will not be bad and they may get a high salary. This is really amazing. The Suns selected them at the end of the first round. All the rookies showed up.”

Smith nodded: "This is undoubtedly good news for Whiteside. His physical fitness is superb and he should have a future if he practices hard. However, he did not enter the 12-man roster today."

The two also expressed their disapproval of the Trail Blazers because their starting center today is the inexperienced rookie Cousins.

In order to train Cousins, a high-ranking rookie, veteran Marcus Camby was used as a substitute. Przbilla only played 30 games last season before being seriously injured. He will not be able to return until December after surgery.

What the Blazers management wants to do most now is to trade Przbilla. Unfortunately, no team is willing to hire an injured player. They must wait for him to return and play for a while before seeking a trade.

Cousins ​​swelled up without even playing a regular season game. He smiled very happily during the warm-up, practiced a large mid-range shot, and hit the ball continuously.

In team training, Camby was no match for rookie Cousins ​​one-on-one. The weight gap between the two was huge, and Camby couldn't handle it.

Since Camby has been selected to the NBA All-Defensive Team many times, Cousins ​​​​had the illusion that the NBA's interior defense is only as strong as this. He had a premonition that he would show off his might against the defending champion and become famous in one battle.

The starting players stood on the court,

Smith joked: "Chuck, if you are still a player now, you are very suitable for the Trail Blazers. Beatard is suitable."

"Why?"

"Because the faces of their starting players are rounder than the other, and you will look more coordinated if you go there." Smith said with a smile.

Coordinate your sister with a team of round-faced monsters? Barkley's round face was often ridiculed, which affected his domineering attitude to a certain extent when he was a player.

Suns starting lineup: Guo Xu, Roy, Richardson, Ibaka, Gasol.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Andre Miller, Eric Gordon, Jeff Green, Aldridge, Cousins.

Cousins ​​won the jump ball and the game was on.

Guo Xu let Miller go two steps away, preventing breakthroughs but not shots. Miller has never been good at practicing three-pointers and is an alternative defender who is good at post-up play.

Miller held the ball and forced a breakthrough. Guo Xu saw the opportunity to keep up with him and did not suffer any loss in the confrontation.

Miller leaned on him and passed the ball to Gordon on the left. Facing Roy's defense, the latter changed direction, broke through, and made an emergency stop to score. 0 to 2.

As soon as Guo Xu dribbled the ball past half-court, he played a pick-and-roll with Gasol to get rid of Miller and blocked the opportunity. Cousins ​​was inexperienced in the game and retreated to the three-point line. Aldridge followed the highly mobile Ibaka to the three-point line.

Guo Xu got an open space and made a jump shot from one meter outside the three-point line in the middle. 3 to 2.

When the Trail Blazers attacked, Miller passed to Green, who passed to Cousins ​​who pulled to the right and actively asked for the ball.

Cousins ​​couldn't wait to show off his talent. He dribbled the ball from his hip and then changed directions to break through. Gasol let him go more than a step away. He had a good sense of position and saw the right time to get close to him.

Cousins ​​​​protected the ball with his back and leaned against Gasol twice, but he didn't give up. He turned to the middle and feinted with the ball in both hands. Gasol only stayed close to the ball without jumping, and raised his right arm to interfere.

Cousins ​​did not pass the ball, which showed his low basketball IQ. Without getting rid of the defense and facing a center that was one size bigger than himself, he chose to force a jump shot far away from the basket. The blacksmith pops up.

This kind of shot, let alone Cousins, even Guo Xu cannot guarantee a high hit rate. The rhythm of the game is not right, which can be called blindness.

In Guo Xu's previous life, Cousins' two-point shooting percentage from close range has always been speechless. In his peak season, he was 42.3%. As a heavy center, it is simply weird.

Gasol turned around and blocked Cousins, helping Ibaka easily pick up the rebound.

In the Suns position battle, Guo Xu played a pick-and-roll with Gasol outside the three-point line. After getting rid of Miller, Aldridge defended.

Guo Xu's center of gravity dropped very low when dribbling the ball, and it was impossible for Adelaide to bend down and reach out to steal. Guo Xu used the corner of his eye to observe the movement of his teammates. During the run, he quickly moved the ball to the left with his right hand and low hand.

Roy relied on Ibaka to run without the ball and catch the ball, and made a 70-degree jumper for a three-pointer.

Cousins ​​missed someone again. He stood in the corner and didn't come out. Gordon was a step too slow to catch up and block the shot. Roy already has a height advantage, his shot rhythm is perfect, and the ball hits the net hollowly. 6 to 2.

Barkley shouted: "Three-pointers! The Suns scored two three-pointers in the opening game. Cousins' defensive experience is obviously lacking."

Smith said: "This is the tuition fees that newcomers must pay. The mentality of the rookies in the first game with the Suns will undergo a huge test. I don't know what Cousins' mentality is like. He must withstand the pressure."

Cousins' mentality is really hahaha.

After failing to guard against the two balls, he frowned and became a little anxious, wanting to retaliate harshly to his opponent. He pulled out of the penalty area and asked for the ball, and Miller passed it.

Cousins ​​​​faced the three threats of the frame, and Gasol kept his distance to interfere. Cousins ​​​​ faced Gasol and made a mid-range shot. The ball bounced out of the frame, and Richardson grabbed the backcourt rebound.

When Cousins ​​was in rookie training camp, it was said that he made 80 of 95 jump shots from inside the three-point line, which fascinated many scouts.

His basic skills are excellent, his passing touch is excellent, he is only 19 years old, he is just a kid!

Cousins ​​isn't a bad guy, but he's a really bad kid. As soon as he comes on the court, he likes to show off with all his strength: "You see I can do this, you see I can do that, I can do it all."

It doesn't matter if he's a metropolis player. No coach would ask a heavy center to know everything and play like a guard or small forward. However, Cousins ​​​​does very poorly in terms of scoring efficiency. In order to show off his skills, Cousins ​​often uses inefficient offensive methods.

His high school coach Otis Hucre once said that he used to have a very impatient personality. "When he is reading a book, he always likes to jump directly to the passage he likes. I tell him that when reading books and tactical manuals, he must patiently turn from beginning to end and read page by page."

When he was in middle school, he once had to take medicine to relieve his symptoms of inattention and was seriously lacking in patience.

He admitted during this year's draft that he had a hard time trusting others. "I don't want people to see the real me. But when someone understands me and says, 'This kid is actually smart,' I don't look happy, I don't look like I care about it, well, actually I Listening."

This person's character is destined not to become a superstar.

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