It turns out, the overly demonized Dallas is far from as terrifying as the world imagined.
As for the group of Dallas fans banging drums and gongs at the hotel entrance shortly after the Warriors checked into their pre-booked hotel?
"Who do you think is crazier, them or those ’Caron Madn’?"
"It has to be the ’Caron Madn’."
For Qin Yue and Jack, who had both faced Duke in the ACC league, they had already witnessed more frantic scenes in college basketball.
Duke Blue Demon fans.
Indeed, those "Caron Madn" are the real madn in every sense.
"So, the league’s hope that young players spend at least a year in college basketball isn’t without reason."
"Yeah, just look at that guy who never went to college... isn’t he about to pee his pants?"
That day, Qin Yue and Jack were disappointed with Brown’s performance and reaction after arriving in Dallas.
After all, he is the number one pick in the NBA draft.
Facing the first round of the playoffs, do you really need to visit the bathroom over ten tis on the eve of the ga and stay awake all night?
Qin Yue had experienced the final four of the March Madness and had been baptized by Wake Forest’s rival Duke in the ACC league, so he never thought of himself as having a naturally strong nerve.
He just gradually turned into the calm and collected Qin Yue through ga after ga in his college career.
After a day of rest, on the night of the 23rd, the first ga of the Western Conference playoff first round between the Warriors and the Mavericks officially kicked off.
Arican Airlines Center.
During the pre-ga warm-up, another legendary mber of the Devil’s Deacon Team, second only to Tim Duncan, Josh Howard, actively ran to the Warriors’ half to chat with Qin Yue for a while.
Standing 6 feet 7 inches (201 cm), Howard boasts an impressive wingspan.
He is quick and agile on the court, which gives him the potential to be a top-notch periter defender. Moreover, having played all four years in college, he possesses very reliable scoring skills.
Dribbling, pull-up, even post-up play, he is proficient in almost everything.
Though only in his third professional year, he has already beco an essential part of this Mavericks team, averaging 15 points and 6 rebounds per ga in the regular season.
And strictly speaking, he is currently the deputy leader of this Mavericks team.
Because Avery Johnson, trying to make the team more balanced in offense and defense, built this post-Nelson era Mavericks’ defensive system around Howard.
Compared to the old Nelson era’s run-and-gun team that easily allowed over a hundred points per ga...
Under Johnson’s transformation, this season’s Mavericks have allowed an average of less than 94 points per ga, and the historically winning coach who led these Dallas Mavericks to the finals enjoyed boundless glory because of this.
Until...
Until Johnson had the wild idea to prop Howard up and have him replace Dirk Nowitzki as the new flagbearer of the Mavericks.
In Qin Yue’s mory, being defeated by the underdog Golden State Gang is a career blemish Dirk Nowitzki’s fans can never wash away.
But this career blemish of Nowitzki’s is not without reason.
Admittedly, Howard’s presence allows the Mavericks to have a top-notch wing defender and attacker.
But...
As Johnson gradually increased Howard’s shot attempts, he would discover a shocking fact.
That is, the Howard that originally provided sufficient defensive assurance for the Mavericks would, due to spending much energy on offense, lose the wing protection he provided the Mavericks.
As another elite player produced by Wake Forest, Howard has never managed to handle both offense and defense simultaneously.
If Johnson had only treated Howard as Nowitzki’s Pippen, he should have invested more resources in Nowitzki and returned those originally Nowitzki’s "easy shots" to this super power forward known for his offense.
But as Johnson intended Howard to play the role of Nowitzki’s Jordan...
The Mavericks would naturally collapse completely due to insufficient offensive firepower coupled with defenseless defense.
Historically, after leaving Dallas, Old Nelson would give the idealistic "Little General" Johnson a harsh lesson with his Golden State Gang.
In this life, this Warriors team led by Qin Yue had already warned the Mavericks during the regular season.
"Little General" Johnson certainly felt the Warriors’ warning, which is why he frantically complained about the format after the regular season ended.
But... even if Johnson cracked his head, he could not find the roots of why the Warriors always managed to perform miracles against the Mavericks.
Because this historically quickly proven-empty-headed coach after leaving the Mavericks didn’t realize...
The so-called root cause lies not with the Warriors but within themselves?
On the court, after bidding farewell to his uniquely-looking senior...
Next, Qin Yue would lead this Golden State Warriors to show the entire Dallas with their band’s "Show.Ti" that they are the wall-breakers of this era’s Dallas Mavericks!
In the center of the court, as the referee Dick Bavetta tossed the ball high, an initially very nervous Brown successfully secured possession for the Warriors.
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