Y13 [EN]: Chapter 92

Y13-92 (92/296)

00092 2010-11 Regular Season =========================================================================

As the 1st quarter ended and the 2nd quarter began, Dallas and Philadelphia substituted players for reasons of stamina and tactics.

[Philadelphia is taking out Jodie Meeks, Andre Iguodala, and Elton Brand, and putting in Lou Williams, Evan Turner, and Marreese Speights! Dallas is matching them by taking out Jason Kidd, Youngjae Yoon, and Tyson Chandler, and putting in Rodrigue Beaubois, Jason Terry, and Ian Mahinmi!]

[It seems Dallas wants to give Beaubois a lot of opportunities. Immediately after the injury, it seemed hopeless, but he’s been recovering over time. He’s still a second-year player, so they need to develop him. Coach Carlisle also seems to be trying to help Beaubois regain his game sense. Jason Terry’s shooting touch is also on fire these days, and he’s being put in to distribute playing time appropriately. Coach Carlisle must have a headache dividing up playing time. I think Beaubois will only come out and play when he’s facing combo guard Lou Williams.]

As Steve Kerr predicted, Coach Carlisle was observing Beaubois with his arms crossed. From his rookie season until he got injured, Beaubois was a player with good athleticism and shooting, but he only showed his ace instincts and didn’t show good teamwork. But after the injury, he started to make an effort to change himself, and although it was a different style than before, possibilities began to emerge. From Coach Carlisle’s point of view, it was undeniable that the current Beaubois showed even greater potential.

‘Seize the opportunity, Beaubois.’

Just before Beaubois went back out, Coach Carlisle briefly called him over and said a word. Beaubois nodded seriously and went onto the court. Now, seizing that opportunity was entirely up to Beaubois.

[Beaubois has the ball and crosses the half-court line. Lou Williams has a similar style, so you might think this is what Beaubois would be like if he grows up like this.]

[Beaubois’s movements are unusual. His offensive abilities are definitely recovering. Rodrigue Beaubois goes over the screen set by Mahinmi at the top!]

Lou Williams was trying to keep up with Beaubois, but he was blocked by Mahinmi’s screen. In the first place, he was a player who led Philadelphia’s bench with his offensive power rather than his defensive ability, so he was terrible at dealing with 2-2 pick-and-roll defense. Beaubois skillfully went over Mahinmi’s screen, and just before entering the low post, he stretched his right foot forward to slow down and get into position.

[Beaubois’s pull-up jumper! And he jumps up right away!]

[He was one of the top rookies in shooting accuracy! But his pull-up jumper was considered a weakness, but it feels like he’s improved this year.]

Swish-

[Accurate! Rodrigue Beaubois!]

Coach Carlisle thought that Beaubois’s offensive side was still there. At the same time, he still couldn’t help but worry about how to use him, who was lacking compared to Terry and Barea.

[Beaubois blocks Lou Williams!]

[Lou Williams needs to utilize his teammates. With good teammates like Evan Turner and Marreese Speights, such reckless 1-on-1 is just making it easier for Beaubois to defend!]

Beaubois was only having trouble defending 2-2 plays using screens, but he was a player who had been doing above-average man-to-man marking. Lou Williams, trusting his dribbling skills, attempted a 1-on-1 isolation against such a player.

Lou Williams tried to penetrate to the left immediately after the crossover, but he was blocked by Beaubois, who accurately read the direction. As soon as Williams was blocked, he turned his body in the opposite direction and tried to shake off Beaubois with a spin move. Beaubois, seeing Lou Williams turning his body towards the baseline, didn’t bother to mark him closely, but rather took a step back and defended in line with Lou Williams’s forward direction.

“?!”

As Beaubois showed a seemingly penetrable appearance, Williams’s dribbling became increasingly reckless, and eventually, he was barely on the baseline, with Beaubois and Mahinmi blocking him in front and to the side.

[Lou Williams! He can’t break through Beaubois’s defense because he keeps trying unreasonable isolations [isolation plays, where one player tries to score against a defender]. He’s wasting a lot of time.]

[It was a defense that drove Lou Williams in by taking a step back rather than marking him too closely. If it was the old Beaubois, he would have rushed in with enthusiasm. He’s definitely become much calmer, and it feels like he’s done a good job of studying his opponent. Lou Williams, it would be better to pass the ball to a teammate rather than being reckless!]

At the same time as Kerr’s words, Lou Williams hurriedly tried to pass to his teammates, but as Beaubois and Mahinmi continued to cut off the passing lanes with their whole bodies, Lou Williams ended up throwing the pass haphazardly.

[Ah! An absurd pass is eventually intercepted by Jason Terry!]

[Dallas launches a fast break as soon as they steal the ball. The Dallas players on the court right now are really fast on the fast break! If Philadelphia can’t stop this attack, the atmosphere will be completely ruined!]

Mahinmi, like Beaubois, was a player with excellent athleticism, but his positioning and BQ [basketball IQ] were the problem. Even if he had lost some of his athleticism, Beaubois still boasted his speed, so the two quickly overtook Terry and ran forward. Philadelphia was disoriented by the fast break, and Terry, who had penetrated to the high post, looked at the rim with a blank face and threw the ball into the air.

[Jason Terry’s alley-oop [offensive play where one player throws the ball near the basket for a teammate to catch and dunk]!! Ian Mahinmi rising up!]

[Evan Turner, who followed to block Mahinmi, tries to jump, but misses the timing due to Beaubois’s screen!]

Beaubois was pushed back by Evan Turner, but he raised his head to see what happened to Mahinmi, who had risen up.

KWA-BANG!!!

“AAAAAA!!!”

Mahinmi, who grabbed the rim tightly with both hands! He screamed as if he was shaking the rim and breaking the backboard. Mahinmi, who slammed down a frenzied two-handed dunk, high-fived Beaubois as soon as he landed on the ground and went back to the backcourt.

[An unsung hero! Rodrigue Beaubois!]

[If he’s this good, Coach Carlisle has a reason to use Beaubois from time to time during the game! The competition for playing time with Barea will be fierce! This screen was really a masterpiece!]

Thanks to Beaubois’s efforts, Dallas widened the score to 29 to 38, a 9-point difference. Coach Carlisle, who had been sticking to the Beaubois-Terry combination until the middle of the second quarter, encouraged Beaubois for doing well and then made a large number of substitutions.

[The Dallas Mavericks are substituting players again. J.J. Barea, Youngjae Yoon, Shawn Marion, and Brendan Haywood are being put in!]

[With this, J.J. Barea – Jason Terry – Youngjae Yoon – Shawn Marion – Brendan Haywood will be playing! They’re resting Nowitzki and moving Marion to power forward. Beaubois, who showed a good performance today, may have his playing time increased in the future. But it’s too much of a small lineup. It’s another 3-guard lineup!]

Youngjae nodded as he saw Philadelphia’s members coming out as starters again. Philadelphia knew that they had to regain the lead before the score difference widened further in order to have a chance of winning the game. They intended to target Youngjae and Marion with Iguodala-Young’s size, using Thaddeus Young instead of Spencer Hawes.

Thaddeus Young had shown extremely strong performances against Dallas, to the point where he was called the Dallas Killer, and with Dallas bringing out three guards, they intended to gain an advantage in height by using Iguodala at the 3 position.

Youngjae, who was pacing around the outside while clenching and unclenching his right hand, began to circle the court widely to shake off Iguodala’s close defense. Youngjae, who was slowly heading towards the rim along the baseline, began to sprint towards the opposite side along the baseline the moment Marion went to the top to set a screen and Barea went over the screen. Iguodala naturally followed Youngjae, who was marking him, but he got caught in the gap between Haywood and Elton Brand, who were fiercely fighting for position under the basket, and lost Youngjae for a moment.

Due to the 2-2 pick-and-roll development between Barea and Marion, Barea and Marion’s markers, Jrue Holiday and Thaddeus Young, also had to mark them. Youngjae stood in the empty corner, and Barea glanced to the side and passed the kick-out pass to Youngjae without hesitation.

[J.J. Barea’s kick-out pass!]

[Is that really the Barea we know?! Where did the Barea who was criticized for reckless breakthroughs and drives go? These days, Barea is really good at shooting and passing! He’s a slasher optimized for the Dallas tactics! He’s becoming the kind of player Coach Carlisle wants.]

Youngjae jumped up as soon as he received Barea’s pass. A no-mark 3-pointer that he had shot countless times during the season. Moreover, it was a perfect position for a corner 3-pointer, which he was confident in.

[Youngjae Yoon’s 3-pointer!]

Swish-

[Accurate! Youngjae Yoon! As expected, he’s a player who wouldn’t want to be second to anyone in shooting accuracy!]

[I can’t help but praise the fantastic off-ball movement that shook off Andre Iguodala, as well as the shooting! He rather went out of the baseline through the gap between Haywood and Brand, and the two players’ box-out fiercely interfered with Iguodala’s path! Youngjae Yoon’s play, which sharply targeted the gap, is really worthy of being selected for the All-Star team!]

Philadelphia, becoming desperate, launched an attack that focused on pushing Thaddeus Young, but Thaddeus Young’s attack did not show much efficiency against Marion, who came out instead of Nowitzki. Marion was a player with outstanding physical abilities to the point where he was called the Matrix. Marion was still physically in his prime, and Thaddeus Young was a player who utilized fast speed and good technique compared to his size, and Marion, who had a long wingspan and active activity, was perfect for blocking this.

[Youngjae Yoon, another steal!]

As a result, Youngjae continued to create a vicious cycle for Philadelphia, skillfully knocking out the ball that was faltering in the hands of Thaddeus Young, who was flustered by the blocked attack, and stealing it by going into a double team appropriately.

[Youngjae Yoon sprints! He’s quickly crossing the half-court line!]

[Iguodala is following behind! But it’s impossible for Iguodala, who had already entered the low post, to catch up with Youngjae Yoon, who stole the ball from the high post!]

[Oh! But as expected, it’s Andre Iguodala! He’s catching up with Youngjae Yoon at an incredible speed…]

Whoosh-

[Oooo!!! Kick-out pass to Jason Terry, who turned his back in the direction Iguodala was coming from and ran to the right side! Jason Terry receives the ball and calmly shoots a no-mark 3-pointer!]

[BANG!!!]

Youngjae, who checked Jason Terry, whose hands were hot today, gave the ball to Terry without regret, thinking about Iguodala’s tremendous defense. Iguodala’s defense seemed to be gradually grasping Youngjae’s attack route, so Youngjae had no choice but to be even more nervous. Even now, if he hadn’t lifted the ball for a shot, there was a risk that the pass could have been cut off by Iguodala’s hand.

[Smart! He breaks down the posture that seemed like he was going to shoot and turns his back to kick-out jump pass to Terry. He knows very well that Iguodala’s defense is getting tighter!]

============================ Author’s Afterword ============================

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＠I only watched the second half of the finals for a while today, but it was chilling. Curry seems to have regained his shooting touch properly. The problem is that damn turnover;;; Of course, I think LeBron went a little too far with one, so a foul should have been called. Overall, it feels like Team Gold’s talent is being pushed back by LeBron and the kids’ passion superpower.

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