The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 495 - 219: Do you want to ruin the efforts of a whole season for all of us by yourself?

Chapter 495: Chapter 219: Do you want to ruin the efforts of a whole season for all of us by yourself?

The third game of the series returned to Indiana.

Rick Carlisle changed his lineup again, promoting Millsap to the starting five, letting Zach Randolph play the five.

The Pistons’ frontcourt Twin Towers, Rashid Wallace and Antonio McDyess, are not traditional "big bruisers"; Zach Randolph has a hard time against opponents with heavy weight and low centers of gravity who are firmly lodged in one spot, rendering his "Back Attack" useless.

However, when facing these two, it makes no substantial difference whether he plays the "four" or the "five."

But there’s a fundamental difference between Millsap and Foster in terms of tactical positioning.

The most significant difference is that Millsap can shoot three-pointers, creating a "Fake Triangle Offense" type of environment for Zach Randolph under the basket.

If Randolph only had to face either Wallace or Antonio, he could have gone on a scoring rampage!

At the same time, this lineup change inadvertently exposed another problem for the Pistons:

Neither Rashid Wallace nor McDyess currently possessed the ability to defend out to the three-point line.

In this game, Millsap stationed himself in the baseline corners, frequently opening fire, and astonishingly made 5 three-point shots, scoring 15 points!

Plus, with Randolph’s massive killing power one-on-one under the hoop...

The Pistons’ "Iron Bucket Formation" resembled a strong man being subdued by a "female knight" who could pull him down to the ground.

It wasn’t that they weren’t fierce enough; it was that the opponent was too strong!

The fans at Conseco Arena were also swaying along, boosting their fighting spirit with a "buff!"

By the third quarter, the Pistons were on the verge of collapse; Su Wan then stood out, shooting consecutively and completely dismantling the Pistons’ defense.

In their first home game of the series, the Pacers won by a large margin of 19 points.

In addition to Millsap’s 15 points, Zach Randolph scored 19 points and 12 rebounds in this game, shooting an impressive 50%!

Su Wan slashed another 34 points, 17 of which came in the final quarter.

Bill Walton said, "I feel like I’m seeing Kobe from the OK era!"

As Shaquille O’Neal grew increasingly out of shape and started to deviate, during the latter part of the "OK combination three consecutive championships," it often involved Shaquille O’Neal wreaking havoc early in the game and Kobe closing out the game towards the end.

In fact, not only Kobe but Michael Jordan did the same.

Or rather, this type of "Swingman" just plays that way.

Early on, they use offense to drive teammates to score, and later, they use individual ability to close the game!

Even without passing, top-tier wing Scorers like them have many ways to drive team offense.

For example, Su Wan’s frequent "Assist boards."

With his growing strength, this theoretical style of play is indeed evergreen!

Also, drawing double teams and then passing to create more open shots for his teammates.

Even if they don’t touch the ball after being double-teamed, in terms of tactical positioning, their spot is still very important. It’s just not as evident because there’s no statistical data to showcase it.

This is also why Jordan, upon losing a game in ’95, said: "We’re just one rebound short of victory"; and why just giving Kobe one All-Star Level interior player was claimed to be enough for him to win championships.

The teammates surrounding them also have enough stage to showcase themselves.

On the other hand, some others are different...

Otherwise, how could Paul Gasol become "the best power forward in history" in the eyes of some fans?

Their good performance is premised on having a stage to perform.

The same applies in reverse.

Chris Bosh was just a "one trick pony" on the Heat Team, but he was the "Lord of the North" with the Raptors because of the size of the stage.

Without a stage, how can one become "the best power forward in history"?

Like Zach Randolph tonight, his strong inside kill ability shone brightly, thanks to Su Wan’s outside attraction and Millsap’s constraining presence beyond the three-point line.

Barkley said, "If this continues, Zach Randolph might become an NBA All-Star Player next year! That’s the power of Su Wan!"

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But as of now, these players who have cooperated with Su Wan:

Let’s not even mention championships!

Little O’Neal received "All-NBA First Team and All-Defensive First Team" awards he never had before in his career and grabbed the "Best Defensive Player Award"; Ron had his wish fulfilled in New York by getting his max contract and redeemed himself by becoming the first small forward in NBA history to win the "Best Defensive Player Award" twice; Calderon landed a contract that doubled his value...

These people all became better because of Su Wan.

Right now, Zach Randolph is also gradually changing.

At least it’s hard to see him working as hard when he played for the New York Knicks or the Blazers.

Not to mention what he said in front of the cameras...

The Pacers also smoothly took down the fourth game of the series, using the same playbook, but the Pistons were left without a means to reply.

The series score moved to 3-1!

The fifth game of the series shifted to Detroit.

Prior to the game, all the Detroit media who were clamoring for revenge now had nothing to say.

Oh, wait... that’s not quite right. They couldn’t speak in front of Su Wan.

But they did have various beeping greetings to the Pistons’ players and management.

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