One Guard

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As early as when Deron was still playing for the Jazz, Cuban wanted to let him come to the Mavericks to form an impeccable double point guard backcourt combination with Yiyang.

At that time, the double point guard lineup of Yiyang and Kidd always achieved good results, so Cuban, who was rich and powerful, was ready to spend a lot of money to dig out the star of Deron.

At that time, Cuban was only superstitious about the superstar effect and was not so cautious in signing up as he is now.

But it turns out that Iguodala and Tony Allen are more suitable for the Mavericks and Yiyang. If Cuban had abandoned these two defensive champions for Deron's big contract, maybe the Mavericks would not have the two previous championships.

Deron is certainly an excellent player, but under the circumstances, Iguodala and Tony Allen were more suitable for the Mavericks. But now, when the team already has Tony Allen and Iguodala, it may not be a bad thing to try the backcourt combination of Yiyang and Deron.

But for this change, neither Carlisle nor Deron are ready yet. After losing to the Rockets, Carlisle informed Deron that he was likely to be put in the starting lineup to replace Wade.

After learning this news, Deron was very surprised. He didn't expect that after he came to the Mavericks, he would still have a chance to start. After all, here are the best point guards in the world.

In the confrontational training, Carlisle also let Deron and Yiyang partner for a while. But the effect is horrible.

Deron is a player who needs to have the ball in his hand to play the best role. When Yiyang is in possession of the ball, Deron seems a bit at a loss.

When Deron was in possession of the ball, he was obviously a little lacking in self-confidence. You know, there is a big difference between being cautious and not confident. If a point guard drags on the ball, it is a fatal flaw.

Deron is still confident in leading the second team, but if he gives him the starting point guard position, he is afraid that he will screw everything up.

The training effect was not as good as expected, Carlisle shook his head. Maybe it was not a good decision to let Deron and Yiyang play double point guards from the beginning.

But the NBA regular season battle will not stop because of the Mavericks' personnel shortage. On December 6, the Mavericks will fly far away in Washington, DC, to challenge the equally powerful Wizards.

John Wall, Bradley Beal and Otto Porter, through the draft, the Wizards have now formed a "trident" of their own. The Wizards’ offensive power is unquestionable, and their firepower is also among the best in the entire league.

Today's game, Carlisle continued to test the lineup. He let Barea play the starting second position. This is the second time the Mavericks' starting lineup has changed since Wade was injured.

Contrary to the fact that Tony Allen can only defend, Jose Barria went up offensively after playing the starting shooting guard, but the defense was stretched.

Barea’s official height is 1.83 meters, but Yiyang and the others on the Mavericks know well that the actual height of the Puerto Rican defender is actually less than 1.8 meters, which is about 1.78 meters!

Although Barea is very desperate to play, but the disadvantage of height cannot be filled with hard work.

Barea had just received a pass from Yiyang to make a three-pointer on the offensive end, but in the next round, Bradley Beal could return one back easily.

Once there, Barea didn't score. Use Tony Allen, you can only defend. With Barea, you can only score. Carlisle shook his head, and it seemed that the plan still didn't work.

Nevertheless, with Yiyang's strong field control ability, Wall has been squeezed to the second place by Yiyang in the recent draft rearrangement. From the perspective of this game, Wall's champion is indeed not as good as Yiyang.

Wall is still a top player, but Yiyang, he is the top of the top.

, The Mavericks won easily in Washington, DC. Yiyang had 36 points, 11 assists and 6 rebounds. He scored hard to fill the vacancy left by Wade. Although Barea scored 13 points, he let Bill score 21 points. In Carlisle's view, this is a serious imbalance.

Barea may be appropriate to shoot a few three-pointers in a limited time to reflect his value, but if he plays the first for a long time, he will only become the other's cash machine.

The Mavericks succeeded in avoiding losing streak and immediately slowed down. But Carlisle still can't feel at ease, winning, and it can't cover up the vacancy of the Mavericks' starting second position...

In the subsequent training, Carlisle was still trying to let Deron and Yiyang go to the backcourt. But Deron seems to have been cursed, and he performed well on the bench. When Yihe Yiyang hit the starter, he was at a loss.

This once the best point guard in the league seems to have lost his spirits.

On December 7, the Mavericks flew to the "Big Apple City" New York to face the Knicks back to back.

At this time, Carmelo Anthony was no longer the master of New York. Porzingis, the big Latvian man, took the key to New York City.

In this game, Porzingis allowed the world to see his extraordinary talent. With a terrifying height of 2.21 meters, he has the feel of a defender and the mobility of a small forward.

Whether Carlisle used Dirk or Nance, he couldn't prevent that unreasonable "monster". Since Durant was born, there have been more and more big men who are skilled, long, able to shoot and have mobility. Carlisle still remembers that when he was young, Garnett and Odom were already typical representatives of all-around big men.

But they are ashamed to call themselves "Mr. Almighty" compared with the current Porzingis, Durant, Downs and others.

Porzingis scored 28 points in the game, which is impossible. When he shoots, no one on the Mavericks can interfere.

Anthony, who scored 17 points with only 33% shooting, looked more like a nervous rookie in front of Porzingis.

But 28 points were not enough for a New York team to beat the defending champion. Yiyang scored 30+ points, 33 points, 10 assists and 4 steals today to help the Mavericks win.

Barea performed very well today, he scored a season-high 20 points in the starting game! But what Carlisle cares more about is that Barea actually allowed Spanish veteran Calderon to score 14 points!

You know, Calderon is now just a brain-type veteran point guard averaging less than 5 points per game. His duty on the field is to sort out the offense and try to let Anthony follow his tactics. Scoring is basically only based on picking up leaks.

If he can score more than 10 points, it is enough to show that there is a huge problem on the defensive end! Carlisle is fortunate that Barea’s opponent today is Calderon. It may not be as simple as 14 points to change someone else.

The Mavericks have won two consecutive victories, 20 wins and 2 losses record is still biting the 22-game winning streak has not lost the Warriors.

Deron Williams, when will you get used to a combination of two point guards? If you continue to start with Barea, you will have problems sooner or later...

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This season's NBA league is destined to belong to three-pointers and small lineups. The Warriors started with 22 consecutive victories, and this number is still rising, which almost reproduces the myth created by the Mavericks last season.

Last season, when the Mavericks did this, people said that such an achievement is likely to have no one to follow. However, after only one season, the Warriors have a tendency to overtake the Mavericks.

It was very rare to have two super teams that are strong enough to dominate the league at the same time in an era. The Warriors are still devastating the creation of their myth, while the Dallas Mavericks are still trying to get out of the predicament.

Since Wade injured the Mavericks and lost to the Rockets, they have achieved two consecutive victories. But Carlisle was not dazzled by the victory. The Mavericks were able to win a streak again, not because they solved the problem of Wade’s absence, but because Yiyang scored 30+ points in three consecutive games and the opponent itself is not particularly strong. This is the result.

But looking at the predicted starting lineup of the next opponent, Carlisle is one of the top two. The Atlanta Hawks, Kyle Korver, is one of the league's most accurate three-pointers. Last season, he averaged 49.2% of his horrible open three-pointers, which made people exclaim that he couldn't make it even in games!

Let Barea play against Korver, and Carlisle knew it would be a disaster without having to fight!

Let Tony Allen start? No, that Yiyang will be targeted to death!

The overall defense of the Eagles is very good, everyone will participate in the defense, the players encourage and support each other, very aggressive and very efficient, offensive and defensive transitions, positioning is very timely. Fast rotation, this is the Hawks' defensive knack. This is simple to say, but it is very difficult to find a whole team of players who faithfully implement the coach's defensive arrangement. However, the Atlanta Hawks have such a group of players.

Keep the pressure on the ball at all times~www.novelmtl.com~ Putting a man in the middle to destroy the inner cutting route, forcing the opponent to send the ball to a longer distance. The Eagles have the capital to do this because everyone on the field has sufficient mobility. The tallest Horford is 2.08 meters, and his speed can even keep up with the opponent's offensive and defensive transitions.

If only Yiyang and Dirk are allowed to carry the scoring banner, the game will not be impossible to win, but it will inevitably be extremely difficult.

Carlisle rubbed his temples, and now, he must force Deron. In the next game, he intends to let Deron come off the bench and form the backcourt with Yiyang to see the effect.

Although the Hawks were one of the best regular season teams last season, to be honest, they still pose little threat to the Mavericks. Carlisle has the capital to do some small experiments in this game, even if it fails, the Mavericks still have room to win.

In this way, Carlisle turned off his computer and let his heavily-running brain rest for a while.

He stood by the floor-to-ceiling windows of the office and looked at the beautiful scenery outside the arena.

In the afternoon, people come and go around the American Airlines Center Arena, which has become one of the most popular tourist attractions in Dallas. Countless tourists staying and taking photos outside the venue are extremely lively every day.

But in the surging crowd, Carlisle's eyes were attracted by a familiar figure.

A gray-haired old man, supported by a young girl, stood outside the arena, staring blankly at the sign of the American Airlines Center Arena.

The old man's eyes were dull, his mouth was open, his hands trembling uncontrollably. Carlisle's heart was shocked. How could this guy become like this now?

He rushed out of the door of his office and ran to the old man outside the arena. Deron on the training ground looked at Carlisle suspiciously. Is something wrong?

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