Updated: 2013-01-15

Kyle Lowry's offensive momentum is a little bit bigger, but this is not a disadvantage, nor is it a weakness. A point guard with no offensive ability, even if the ball is passed well, it is worthless, because the opponent can directly double-team his passer.

And Stephen knew very clearly that if the team wants to develop in a higher direction, it is impossible for the team to control the ball alone. There is no problem for half of the season, and no one wants to do it over time. Whether it is for the ideal or for the money, they need to have the ball in their hands, which is more or less different.

In addition to making offense easier, tactics also have the function of allowing more people to participate in the offense. Otherwise, there would be only one ball. If it is passed around one person or a few people, then other people will lose interest in participating.

So whether it is for the more reasonable play or for the team's internal harmony, Stephen needs to further give up the ball, reduce playing time and reduce the number of games. Although Watson and Ridno are both good, the role and ability of the two are more coincidental. Stephen tends to send Ridno away and keep Watson behind.

Although Ridno is younger, he has a history of serious injuries. At the same time, he is too arrogant in his personality and is unwilling to be inferior to others. He is not a suitable team player, but Presti's plan is not as good as both of them sending them away.

Watson and Ridno are both qualified but not excellent starters. If you want to use it, you can use it barely or make do with it, but if you want to leave too much responsibility to them, they can't take it down. After reading the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Stephen learned an adjective, which is "small ribs".

It’s a pity to eat, but it’s a pity to throw it away. Watson and Ridno have both played for several seasons, and their potential has been almost done, and their personal abilities are basically the same. There will be no big improvement.

The success of this season allowed the Supersonics to see the dawn of victory right in front of them, from Presti to Stephen. I originally thought that the team would take two to three seasons to grow, but I didn't expect that it would grow to this level in one season.

This season does not require too high results, but if you can reach the second round or the division final this season, and then go further in the summer, there is no reason not to go further. In this way, the team will be strengthened more urgently.

Not to mention the substitute for the current SuperSonics, the weakest position in the starting lineup is the point guard. Although Durant's defense is still a weakness, his offense is quite outstanding. In addition, he is still young and has endless potential to tap.

In Presti's long-term plan, it is to build a core lineup with Stephen, Durant and Cooper as support. All three of them are still young and still have potential to dig. When the three of them fully grow up, they can at least ensure that the Supersonics will maintain competition for the championship within ten years.

Just like the Spurs, no matter how other players change, as long as Duncan, Ginobili, and Tony Parker can maintain health, it can ensure that the Spurs stand in the West with strong teams, and with some rookie players and veterans, they can attack the championship.

However, the game is not over yet, and it is useless to think about it. In two or three hours, the transaction deadline will be the end of the game. If you want to pursue the opponent, you have to wait until the season is over. However, Stephen has made up his mind and tell Presti about this matter as soon as the game is over, so that he can be mentally prepared.

It seemed to be distracted by this matter. Stephen's performance was a bit weak. The score entered a stalemate. It was only more than four minutes before the end of the game that Stephen began to break through and exert force, and narrowed the score to within ten, but with Mike Conley's three-pointer and Warrick's three-pointer, the score was instantly pulled back.

At this time, many people had already seen that the Supersonics had already had a chance. Not to mention anything else, it would be difficult to catch up with the Grizzlies' three-point shooting percentage today, but Stephen was unwilling to admit defeat and still led the whole team to chase him hard.

With two minutes and twelve seconds left at the end of the game, Stephen's two plus one was brought closer to within ten, and then he completed a steal from Rudy Guy, assisting Durant in a fast break score. With more than one minute and a seven-point gap, both the fans and the players seemed to have seen hope of victory, especially the fans, almost all stood up and cheered up.

But at this time, the Grizzlies replaced Navarro again and replaced Mike Conley. He was 1.91 meters tall and was originally a point guard. When facing opponents who were far taller than him, no one could stop his shot, let alone Watson, who was not as tall as him. He not only scored two points on a landing, but also earned Watson a free throw.

When Stephen watched him calmly and freely pass the ball into the basket, Stephen couldn't help but think that if Kyle Lowry was not recruiting, it would be nice to be able to take this guy down. With Paul Gasol already leaving, this guy might not have to stay in Memphis.

Stephen felt that he was a little obsessed. Seeing that other teams had good point guards, he recruited his team. The cooperation with Chris Paul in the All-Star Game made Stephen feel that it would be so good to play with a good point guard. Unfortunately, point guards like Chris Paul are hard to come and play, and players with such ability will not come to take action.

Navarro's appearance not only gave the Grizzlies a stable and reliable scoring point, but also helped them quickly stabilize the situation. With the game time left, the leading side does not need to worry at all, just delay the time slowly.

After Stephen scored two points, Navarro started to delay time when the ball passed halfway through the game. Someone approached and passed the ball, and then took the ball back, just not in a hurry to attack. Although his attack finally failed, he successfully dragged the ball over the twenty-four seconds.

What made the Supersonics even worse was that the rebound was taken by the opponent. Seeing that the opponent was about to delay the two more seconds, Stephen instructed Watson to go up and make a foul. Unfortunately, Navarro made both free throws and still failed to close the score. At this time, the game time was less than one minute, and it was still a seven-point gap.

Stephen made a quick three-pointer, and the ball passed through the net with a silence. When the Grizzlies came back, they wanted to continue to delay time. As soon as the ball was passed to Rudy Guy, Stephen cut the ball down with a palm. He originally wanted to make a foul, but it turned out to be a steal. Unfortunately, Durant missed a three-point shot under unguarded, and the Supersonics were out of the way.

Although the Supersonics were only three points behind the opponent in the end, this was the result of Stephen's buzzer-beating three-pointer. Stephen scored 52 points in this game and 18 points in the fourth quarter alone, but it was difficult to get a victory in a game.

After the game, Stephen found Presti and talked about Kyle Lowry and Navarro. After listening to Stephen's introduction, Presti smiled. He told Stephen that he had paid attention to these two players, and that he personally admired Navarro even more.

He is capable, capable, has a calm and low-key personality, and dares to stand up and take responsibility at critical moments. He has experienced many international competitions and has excellent psychological quality. However, after contacting Navarro's agent, Navarro's agent told Presti that after losing Paul Gasol, a fellow countryman and teammate of the national team, Navarro could not find the passion and motivation to play here, and had made a decision, not to stay here, and was preparing to return to Europe after the end of the season, so he did not consider the pursuit of any team.

As for Kyle Lowry, his youth and his personal abilities are very satisfying to Presti. As a low pick in the first round, he has already tasted enough contempt and bitterness for the Grizzlies. If anyone gives him a chance at this time, he will definitely play very hard.

But what he wants is the starting position. In the middle of this season, Presti does not intend to send Ridno and Watson away, but Kyle Lowry is unwilling to be a substitute. What Presti is also worried about is that Kyle Lowry's style of playing is very easy to get hurt. This is what Presti is least interested in. At the core, he is not a person who is willing to take risks.

However, he promised Stephen that if Watson and Ridno could both send him away by the season, he would definitely consider Stephen's suggestion. Kyle Lowry still has potential to tap, but it really doesn't work. It's not too late to send him away after playing for one or two seasons.

Losing this game did not affect Stephen's mood. After a day of rest, the Supersonics flew to Portland, which is only 220 kilometers away from Seattle, to challenge the Trail Blazers here. The Trail Blazers are now ranked 11th in the West and have only theoretical opportunities to enter the playoffs, but the hope is slim.

Such an opponent should be a little easier. Unexpectedly, the game was also very difficult. Stephen scored 47 points, eleven rebounds, eight assists, four steals and four blocks, and finally won the game with only two points. Brandon Roy finally made a three-pointer. Fortunately, he didn't make it so that the Supersonics escaped the disaster, otherwise he would have lost a row.

As soon as the game ended, the Supersonics flew back to Seattle, and they also took off with them the Trail Blazers charter flight. They also had to go back to the Supersonics home court and play a back-to-back game. I don’t know how the league arranged the schedule, so it would be better to finish it directly in one place. [(m) Read without windows]

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