The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!

Can this really work?

He's genuinely frustrated...

Or maybe, try someone else?

Suppressing Su Wan is something that definitely needs to be done, but given Su Wan's reputation, if he dares to target the New York Knicks in his refereeing, he'll surely face a wildfire and warnings from the streets of New York.

Therefore, besides supporting forces to deal with Su Wan, he has no better option.

He can't put all his hopes on LeBron!

"Swish!"

"Swish!"

Two free throws made.

Barkley looked at Su Wan retreating casually from the free throw line, suddenly chuckled: "Honestly, Su Wan's dislike for LeBron has really persisted!"

Kenny Smith gave him a "how do you know" expression.

Barkley said: "Haven't you noticed that throughout this game, Su Wan has been using the cylinder rule to cause fouls?"

It's well-known that last season Su Wan only faced the Heat Team using the "SOMA step," a method to vent his dissatisfaction with the league.

And this season, up until this game, Su Wan hadn't so frequently used the "cylinder rule," but when facing LeBron, he'd intentionally create contact during shots, leading LeBron into "cylinder fouls."

In fact, this season, LeBron already had several "cylinder" fouls against other teams, but he defends against the weakest links, some unknown Little Kalamis; even when referees notice, they'd turn a blind eye, letting him off the hook.

This is why LeBron rarely gets fouls.

Even though his defense is passive, combined with the "superstar" protection, he gets even fewer fouls.

But his fans praise him for high intelligence, which leaves Su Wan puzzled.

Is there really a necessary connection between fewer fouls and high defense quality?

However, facing Su Wan, his status isn't impressive enough, even if it's the Forest Wolf's home ground.

Just like referees in the 90s would ask Jordan if there was a foul after contact, showing a status of transcendence.

Su Wan, who has solidified his divine status, holds such a transcendental status too.

If fouled, referees dare not ignore.

Philip looked at LeBron with two fouls, hesitantly touching his bald head, with less than 6 minutes into the first quarter, LeBron already had 2 fouls; ideally, he should be substituted, but the current situation isn't typical, Forest Wolf needs someone as the "engine" to drive the whole team, and LeBron is that engine; if he's out, Forest Wolf's machine can't operate...

But if he's not substituted, and LeBron picks up a third foul, the situation becomes even more passive.

In this dilemma, Forest Wolf has already completed inbounding; witnessing this, Philip made a resolute decision:

Go all in!

Given the situation, subbing LeBron is death, not subbing is death too, might as well stay on and continue fighting!

His gaze followed LeBron moving to the front court, murmuring in his heart:

LeBron, it's all on you!

Before coaching LeBron, due to external opinions, Philip had an impression that LeBron was inferior to the peak "Wolf King" by 70%.

Maybe expectations were low enough, but upon contact, he suddenly realized perhaps...

LeBron is still pretty good, not much different from the peak Kevin Garnett, can steadily win against weak teams and mostly handle fake strong teams; with Howard, they can handle 90% of the league without any problem.

His true level might be around the second tier of "superstar."

Not reaching the level of Su Wan, Kobe to win games as the absolute core, but as an "engine" matched with high-quality teammates, he's also extremely potent.

For example, his combination with Howard can be said to be the strongest rim threat in the league, especially after the league rule changes this season.

The current Forest Wolf's sluggish and passive performance in the game is because their previously invincible offensive core weapon has been broken.

Philip's task is to reassemble this weapon!

Bill Walton looked at the New York Knicks' defensive setup and commented: "The New York Knicks' defense today is like a wall; it's quite targeting for Forest Wolf, breaking down this wall is very difficult; what they need is to bypass it for attack!"

"Breakthrough is definitely not their best option now!"

"They need to open up the outside!"

Bill Walton believes the best way is long-range shooting!

Basketball philosophy has innovated to the current stage, there's a standard template to resolve interior double teams, which is forcing opponents to expand defense through outside shooting.

Once the defensive area needs expansion, timely retraction isn't simple.

Howard has shown, up to this season, his ability to attack the rim in motion is absolutely outstanding among the league's interiors.

If someone is willing to pass him the ball from outside, becoming the next "Little Si" isn't a big issue.

The solution is on the table, but...

LeBron...

"Really doesn't dare shoot!" Barkley frowned tightly, a matter he's always confused about: