The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 668 - 253 You Can Always Trust LeBron James! (Happy National Day!)_4

Chapter 668: Chapter 253 You Can Always Trust LeBron James! (Happy National Day!)_4

But things that made him feel awful weren’t just limited to this one.

Recently, a man named Anthony McClelland suddenly appeared, claiming to be his father, and said excitedly to the media, "I originally didn’t want to acknowledge this, this is my fault, I wasn’t there for LeBron during his childhood, so I don’t have the right to acknowledge him now, but when I hear so many fans shouting ’LeBron, who’s your daddy,’ it hurts me. I feel I need to let everyone know who LeBron’s father is; that’s the only help I can offer him!"

Go fuck yourself!

LeBron James, already devastated, felt even more shattered.

On December 2, the New York Knicks faced their first game of December, their opponents were the current Western leaders, the San Antonio Spurs.

The New York media was very confident about this game, believing the New York Knicks would defend their home court.

Although the Knicks had lost six games this season, all were away; they had not yet lost at home. This season, they were the true "home dragons."

Therefore, even though their opponent was the Spurs who had lost only twice in November,

they did not believe the New York Knicks would lose.

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He had defended his title with the Pacers and came to New York in the summer to start a new Chapter.

The San Antonio Spurs also went through changes in the 09-10 season.

Bruce Bowen, that "dirty player," announced his retirement, and the Spurs completed a "transition of power," shifting the offensive core from Tim Duncan to Tony Parker.

This transition caused some struggles.

The 09-10 season saw the Spurs just entering the playoffs as the seventh team from the Western Conference.

However, the following "Black Seven" proved that their adjustments were showing some progress.

This summer, Popovich signed Richard Jefferson in a rare big move, along with Battier who was already on the team, attempting to build the strongest wings in the league. Unfortunately, the transformation of Jefferson did not go smoothly.

Firstly, Jefferson couldn’t integrate into the Spurs’ system, and then, the makeover of Jefferson’s three-point shooting didn’t progress as anticipated.

He wasn’t a player who liked to linger in the corner.

And yet, Popovich insisted that he stay in the corner.

You can tell from the use of Jefferson that Popovich isn’t that miraculous.

The starting lineup for the Spurs this new season was:

"Point guard Tony Parker, two Dejuan Blair, three Richard Jefferson, four Power forward, and five Tim Duncan."

Dejuan was the "hidden gem" selected by the Spurs in the second round last year. He was strong under the basket, good at grabbing second chances off the boards, had a tough style, and his energy and activeness on the court were impressive. His biggest disadvantage is his height, only 6’7".

That height is a bit short even for a small forward, let alone a power forward.

This was why he dropped to the second round.

However, for him, it was incredibly fortunate. Dropping to the second round, he met Popovich who wanted a fast-play style; his mobility quickly made him the starting power forward for the Spurs.

This summer, Tim Duncan lost weight again, enabling the Spurs’ "quick attack whirlwind" to successfully kick off.

So far, the Spurs have been able to score an average of 103.4 points per game, which is seven points more on average compared to two years ago and nine more compared to three years ago.

As for where most of these extra points came from...

Three-point shots!

This season, the Spurs average 21.1 three-point shots per game while limiting their opponents to 15.9 attempts.

Just from this data alone, you can see that Popovich’s "small-ball concept" is about limiting the opponent’s three-point attempts while increasing their own, leveraging the extra number of three-point shots to accumulate a scoring advantage.

This is evident from their overall number of shots too. They average 80.3 shots per game this season, while opponents average 83.7, three more than them, but they still manage to win by about six points per game...

Clearly, the Spurs aren’t worried about their opponents getting more shots, losing rebounds.

They just use three-point shots and a better success rate to accumulate a scoring advantage.

Without a doubt, this is a risky play style.

That also led to them being "Black Eighted" this season...

Grizzlies just happen to be a team that ensures rebounds and high success rates under the basket.

Later on, many fans said the Grizzlies’ "Black Eight" over the Spurs was due to Tim Duncan’s injuries.

This cannot be denied—Tim Duncan did have injuries.

But in that period, even without injuries, Tim Duncan wouldn’t have been able to exert such strong influence on the court.

The Spurs being "Black Eighted" was purely due to Popovich abandoning the aspects which the Grizzlies excelled at.

Also...

Su Wan remembered which bald old monk criticized the three-point shot?

Turns out he criticizes it verbally, but in reality, he uses the three-point more frequently than anyone else, doesn’t he?

Compared to him, Larry Brown seems like an "honest man."

It’s also the Spurs’ own heavy three-point shooting, not letting opponents shoot threes, that many media believe this game will be a test for the New York Knicks.

But the result...

What a fucking test!

The Spurs did indeed plan to target the Knicks’ three-point shooting.

But the Knicks’ three-point tactics aren’t the usual core player driving to draw a crowd and then passing, nor are they the Spurs’ kind of team coordination with a wide range of three-point transfers.

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