readytorunbook Chapter 244 Qin Yang Dependency (1 more)
Chapter 244 Qin Yang Dependency (1 more)
Chapter 244 Qin Yang Dependency (Part [-])
After the game, TNT news reported at length:
"During the Magic's home game against the Bucks, due to the absence of Bruce Qin, the Magic played abnormally at home, lost a big score, and paled at home. Qin Yang's dependence has begun to emerge."
Fox News:
"Bruce Qin missed the game due to injury, and the Magic lost by a big margin."
All major news reported with similar headlines. It seemed that because of Qin Yang's absence due to injury, the Magic became a third-rate team, and it was difficult to enter the playoffs.
This game was the first game Qin Yang missed due to injury. His teammates did not fully adapt and played poorly.
But the Magic's lineup is not weak. Even without Qin Yang, they would be among the top ten teams in the league.
After all, in this game, the Magic met Michael Reid and Brandon Jennings who were in excellent form outside, and they were blown up directly, and the outside line did not react.
The insider Howard himself is the biggest advantage, but when he met Bogut, he didn't play particularly well.
The overall state is sluggish, and it is not surprising that the Magic lost.
Of course, the biggest factor was Qin Yang.
After a day off, the Magic flew to Minnesota to play the Timberwolves.
In the game on January [-]st, Minnesota was already bone-chillingly cold. This season's game has gone on for more than a third. For many teams, many things can be seen from the record.
Some teams are starting to prepare for the next year's draft.
Some teams aim to train newcomers in preparation for next season's trade.
The Timberwolves are such a team that trains rookies and plays poorly. It is impossible for Minnesota to enter the playoffs this season. The only plan is to train Al Jefferson and Kevin Love.
Qin Yang did not travel to Minnesota, but watched the game at home.
The Timberwolves played well in this game, even leading by 3 points in the first quarter.
Al Jefferson has no disadvantages against Howard inside on the offensive and defensive ends. Howard has a hard time defending Al Jefferson and Kevin Love.
Al Jefferson has a strong low-post ability, hooks, low-post singles are very powerful, and mid-range shots are also very accurate.
Kevin Love is a space-based insider, who can shoot outside the three-point line, and Howard can't defend it at all.
The Timberwolves used such two insiders to catch the Magic by surprise.
What's even more frightening is that both Al Jefferson and Kevin Love have strong rebounding abilities, especially Kevin Love, who is simply a miracle. It's nothing more than a strong outside shooting ability. This type of insider is generally terrible in rebounding. For example, Ryan Anderson of the Magic is like this, but Kevin Love beats Howard in the number of basketballs.
In the first quarter, the Magic rebounded 7-18 and fell behind by a large margin.
But the Timberwolves' lineup is still too flawed.
The two insiders are not good at defense. Al Jefferson is slow, and Kevin Love is terribly slow. The inside composed of two people is almost non-defensive.
In the second quarter, Coach Van Gundy changed the lineup.
Pietrus began to explode, Pietrus is not slow, and his physical fitness is relatively good.Vince Carter will encounter the best perimeter defender in the Timberwolves, and his shooting percentage is a bit low, but Pietrus will not have this difficulty.
In this quarter, Pietrus continued to break through and score, scoring 12 points in a single quarter.
The Magic also found a winning rhythm.
The outside line began to frequently pick and roll breakthroughs and hit the basket.
The two insiders of the Timberwolves can't defend at all.
In this case, the Magic easily took the lead in the second quarter.
Then in the third quarter, Jason Williams made 3 of 2 layups to help the team stabilize the victory. The Magic won the game without any risk in the away game.
However, the media's evaluation of this game was not good.
US Weekly Sports Edition:
"The Magic give people the impression that they are a strong team. However, in the game against the Timberwolves, the Magic fell behind in the first quarter and struggled very much. When Bruce Qin was absent due to injury, the Magic no longer knew how to play. The outside offense was poor, and the team's rhythm was completely chaotic. In comparison, Bruce Qin was more than a bit better than Jason Williams."
Not only the media, but also experts have similar views.
Charles Barkley:
"This kind of performance is not surprising. When a team is used to a certain change in the perimeter, it will naturally do it habitually. When Bruce Qin is on the court, his three-point shooting and passing will give teammates a lot of space and opportunities to attack. Other teammates are used to doing this, but when this situation changes, the players will be a little confused."
"In fact, if James or Wade is out due to injury, the Cavaliers and Heat will also perform this way."
With James sidelined due to injury, it's hard to imagine what the Cavaliers will become.
"What if Kobe is out due to injury?"
Charles Barkley smiled: "I don't know. The Lakers have many stars. Even if someone is absent due to injury, the impact will not be great!"
The rest of the Lakers might laugh if Bryant is sidelined due to injury.
Qin Yang missed the game due to injury, and the media got involved with the Lakers again.
No way, the Lakers are hot right now. Ever since the loss in the Christmas game and the infighting in the Lakers was exposed, Kobe is stubborn and insists on himself.
A man who can get up at five o'clock in the morning to practice basketball will definitely not be hurt by a little bit of bad words.
No matter what other people say, Kobe is still a strong shot. He lost two games in four consecutive games. Kobe averaged 29 shots per game. This number of shots stunned a group of people.
In any case, many people in the Magic have to thank Kobe.
If it weren't for Kobe to attract attention in front, the Magic would have to be pulled out to flog the corpse in these few games.
On April 1, the Magic played away against the Bulls.
The Chicago media has been looking forward to this for a long time, the battle of the strongest rookies in 08.
The Chicago media has always been unconvinced that Qin Yang was called the strongest rookie in 08. In the home game, Derrick Rose must prove himself against Qin Yang.
Of course, the Chicago media would not say that Qin Yang was not facing Derrick Rose most of the time in the first few games.
Because Derrick Rose is a head shorter than Qin Yang, Qin Yang, who defended three shots, will be shot out.
As a point guard, Qin Yang is not targeting anyone. No one dares to defend Qin Yang for the entire game, because this dislocation is basically compared to the dislocation of the shooting insider and the point guard.
In this game, Howard is ready to prove his ability to lead the team.
But...the Magic lost again in the away game.
Derrick Rose played well at home, shooting 21 of 11 shots, 10 of 8 free throws, 30 points, 7 assists and 6 rebounds, leading the Bulls to overthrow the Magic at home.
Howard's face was ashen after the end, and he was unwilling to speak.
(End of this chapter)