The next day, Hibbert was fined $75,000, the largest fine in the NBA this season.

…

"Why are there always players with big mouths?"

The first game between the Nets and the Pacers was scheduled for two days later. At the end of the day's training, Deron and Lin Ying sat there to rest and chat, and he couldn't help but complain.

Payton and Barkley in the early years, Dampier, Pierce, and Garnett more recently, and Dampier later.

There are always people who can't keep their mouth shut.

Lin Ying just smiled.

Maybe he has seen them so often that he has become accustomed to them.

Moreover, the number of votes Hibbert dpoy received is indeed a bit small, so it is understandable to vent his emotions.

Anyway, as long as you have money in your pocket.

Seeing Lin Ying's reaction, Delong looked at him even more confused.

"When people are deficient in certain aspects, they like to use words to emphasize it."

Lin Ying stopped smiling and gave Delong an answer.

This sentence is easy to understand.

To give an example that is closest to their lives: Garnett.

Garnett always likes to use various actions to show his toughness, but he always gets scared when faced with tough situations.

Even if you observe the people around you, if some people always like to show off their strength or length of time, there is no need to doubt that the fact is definitely the opposite.

Delong thought for a moment, then nodded in approval.

Maybe Hibbert wants Lin Ying to go head-to-head with him. After all, if Lin Ying shoots in a pick-and-roll, he can shoot him to the point of being self-defeating.

"Speaking of which, you played against him in college?"

Delong's curiosity was aroused.

Lin Ying nodded.

This impressed him deeply. It was when the Madmen played Georgetown University in the first round, and Jeff Green and Hibbert were both there at the time.

"Did he guard you?"

Delong asked.

"I just gave him two deductions."

Lin Ying thought for a while and said.

At that time, he did not have many offensive methods, but the collision of tactical systems gave him some opportunities to show his talent.

"What a pity!"

Delong sighed.

"Um?"

"You said that if a well-meaning fan reminded him of these past events, I wonder if he would still say that."

Delong continued.

Lin Ying was amused and laughed.

But it’s actually useless to remind me.

No one in this world will keep bad memories, only the good parts will be remembered.

…

In the last two days of training, Sloan made some subtle adjustments to his tactics.

Or, it can be understood as targeting.

The old coach had already done all the things that Lin Ying needed to do in the Suns in advance.

While the Nets were preparing for the game, G1 between the Spurs and Lakers in the Western Conference had already been played.

The Spurs defeated the Spurs 120-112.

You read that right, the Spurs scored 120 points.

But of the 120 points, Duncan scored 26 points, Parker scored 20 points, and none of the remaining players scored more than 15 points.

The Spurs this season have perfectly demonstrated what hammer tactics and team basketball are.

Previously, fans were hotly discussing the Lakers team. Some fans compared the teams in the Eastern and Western Conferences that are expected to advance to the finals to stocks.

After the game, the Lakers' stocks in the Western Conference fell, while the Spurs' stocks rose sharply.

Next, there is the game between the Nets and the Pacers.

May 5th, the first game of the Eastern Conference semifinals.

The Barclays Center was full.

Big mouth is still very useful sometimes, at least it can warm up the game and arouse the fans' expectations.

Take tonight for example, at least five of the ten people present wanted to see Hibbert get beaten.

The on-site photographers were also very cooperative. During the warm-up before the game, they took good care of Hibbert and took shots from time to time.

Now even the audience who didn't know what was going on were educated by the fans around them.

Well, tonight's hate target at Barclays Center has been marked.

Then when the warm-up was over and it was time to enter the opening ceremony, Hibbert enjoyed the boos he deserved when he came on the stage.

A big part of what makes the NBA interesting is the fans.

And a more interesting thing is that there are some familiar figures sitting on the Pacers bench.

DJ Augustine, Tyler Hansbrough.

Including Lin Ying and Hibbert, tonight can be regarded as a small gathering of the crazy three players!

After the opening ceremony, the lineups of the two teams were randomly released.

Pacers: George Hill, Lance Stephenson, Paul George, David West, Hibbert;

Nets: Deron, Joe Johnson, Lin Ying, Yi Jianlian, Chandler.

Hibbert and Chandler's jump ball in the opening game.

Perhaps because of Hibbert's big mouth, Chandler seemed particularly serious when jumping the ball.

In the two years Lin Ying has been with the Nets, in addition to becoming stronger himself, he has also made the Nets into his die-hard younger brothers.

Deron is like this, and Chandler is even more like this.

He is Lin Ying's main target.

Hibbert was arrogant to Lin Ying, and he wanted to be the first to go up and punish Hibbert.

"beep!"

When the whistle sounded on the sidelines, Chandler jumped up first and pushed the ball back to the Nets half.

Hibbert is 2 centimeters taller than Chandler, but his bullet speed is more than one and a half times slower than Chandler.

Deron advanced to half court with the ball, and the opening game was still a UCLA pick-and-roll.

It's just that this pick-and-roll is different from what the Nets usually use.

In previous pick-and-rolls, Sloan asked Yi Jianlian at the fourth position to go to the high post to do the pick-and-roll because he had shooting ability.

So more accurately, it should be a variant version of UCLA's tactics.

But tonight, Chandler at position 5 moved to a high position.

This is the most authentic UCLA pick-and-roll.

This moment really confused Pacers head coach Vogel on the sidelines.

Although Vogel is not as famous and powerful as Sloan, he is definitely excellent, especially good at defense.

Fortunately, he soon understood.

Chandler's pick and roll is a dead block.

In other words, the purpose of this pick-and-roll is to create dislocation.

Because his body is fast enough and his movement speed is not bad, Chandler's dead block effect is very good.

Then the problem came, Hibbert couldn't get out...

This is the weakness of the traditional center.

The Spurs played the same way when they played the Lakers, especially in the years when O'Neal suffered from toe injuries and gained weight.

Hibbert's weight is not as big as O'Neal, but his speed is slower than O'Neal.
To be continued...