I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 567 Mike Malone's One and Four Children

Min Congda was watching the game from the sidelines, his brows twisted into a Sichuan character.

After playing for 5 minutes in the first quarter, Min Congda felt that the situation was not good!
What kind of plane is the Warriors doing today? Why is the offense so bad?
Why do you always rush in?I don't know if the Clippers have two big and tall guys inside, black and white are impermanent and difficult to play?

Shoot three-pointers, shoot three-pointers, wasn’t it great before!
As a result, he didn't score in 5 minutes, and he barely scored two points after a timeout, but he still relied on free throws.

At the end of the first quarter, the big score was 13 points behind, and the score almost did not break 10.

Min Congda, who was originally sitting comfortably on the stool, was beaten until his butt was itchy within a session, and he was obviously restless.

"Damn, this kind of key battle, the Warriors, are you kidding me? Lose the chain! The turning point battle! If you win this game, you will send the Clippers to a four-game losing streak!"

To say that Min Congda hasn't made much progress over the years, he can't look at the game calmly and objectively when he comes to the Clippers game.

Are the Warriors off the hook?The Warriors were obviously defenseless by the Clippers, and there was nothing they could do.

In the first quarter, the Warriors used the previous successful routine, using pick-and-roll, speed and outside projection to attack the Clippers' outside line, forcing the Clippers' defense to expand.

Then two points, David Lee and Bogut, used their offensive rebounds and air cutting ability to carry out continuous harassing attacks against the Clippers, allowing the Clippers to continue to bleed.

The Clippers' previous defense has always been more than resilient but not strong enough.

The reason why they are strong is that their offense is too sharp.

But Harden switched to the sixth man, and the offensive firepower declined.

More importantly, the continuous blood loss on the defensive end made young people like the Warriors go crazy and the offensive team played more and more crazy. When they finally got up, the Clippers couldn't stand it anymore.

But for the Clippers tonight, there are not many bright spots on the offensive end, just the usual style of play.

The defensive end uses dense space filling and great defensive strength, allowing the Warriors to appreciate what is called a championship talent.

After the start of the second quarter, Mark Jackson tried to make some adjustments and wanted to use the second team to open the situation.

Trailing by 13 points in the first quarter, the game was not hopeless, and the Clippers rested four main players in rotation!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers debuted their third team.

PJ-Tucker, Bazemore, Jimmy Butler, Matt Bonner and Anthony Davis.

As a young rookie, Anthony Davis must play more games on the court to accumulate more experience.

The players in the Clippers' third team, of course, went all out when they had the opportunity to play.

So 3 minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors didn't score again!

Tucker, Bazemore, and Butler are all extremely defensive players on the court.

All three are low-talented, very hard-working players who will do their best every minute on the court for a big contract in the future.

The start of the second quarter was another wave of 10:0, and the Warriors players were given a 1-minute rest time.

pause!

Mark Jackson was on the sidelines with his mouth down and his brows tightly frowned. Why couldn't he score a goal?

Is my offensive system malfunctioning?

In fact, in terms of the sophistication of the offensive system, Mark Jackson's set is not as good as Steve Kerr's.

Pick-and-roll starts, open three-pointers from the outside, and follow-up harassment from the inside. This set of offensive tactics similar to Flow has become popular in the league since the Mavericks won the championship in 2011.

This system focuses on the selection of pick-and-rolls and shots, and does not pursue some specific routine selections. The focus is on adapting to the situation and allowing the offense to flow.

Mark Jackson, as an emerging force in the coach, of course brings new elements to the Warriors.

But although Flow is new, and the pick-and-roll tactical system has spread like a virus across the league since 11, gradually replacing those relatively fixed tactical routines, but it is clear that the Clippers have a more advanced and brilliant strategy than Flow. Comprehensive system of transmission and cutting.

The Clippers set is one version ahead of Flow and two versions ahead of the entire league.

The Clippers, who entered the Western Conference finals in the 11 season, can be regarded as the Chuanqi 1.0 era. At that time, Min Congda first proposed to revive the Princeton tactical system, and he hit it off with Cole, opening a new era of tactics.

After winning the championship in 12, the Clippers' passing and cutting tactics went a step further, weakening the tactical role of the low post inside, entering the 2.0 era, and successfully winning the championship.

Under the leadership of Cole this season, the Clippers have a faint tendency to evolve towards 3.0.

The weight of the outside line is getting higher and higher, the offense is getting more and more strengthened, and the firepower of Curry + Harden must be brought to the extreme.

As a result, Min Congda let Cole leave, and just rightly stepped on the brakes for the Clippers.

With Mike Malone taking over, he proposed to re-emphasize defense, change the overly aggressive starting strategy, and make the rotation and system more balanced. The Clippers' pass and cut system was reverted to version 1.5.

This version may be a good thing for the Clippers.

It is of course a good thing to be ahead of the version, but too much is not necessarily a good thing.

Just like the old Nelson's Warriors, they led the league by four or five versions at once, but ended up over the head, but the scene was good and the record was not good.

It's too advanced, and entering Cole's ideal lineup where everyone shoots three-pointers and five small players appear on the field may not be able to please the current league.

Version 1.5, if tuned properly, Clippers will be more powerful and balanced.

Of course, Tyronn Lue, the head coach of the Clippers, didn't notice these things. He just felt how the game was playing, and he led by 20 points!

Warriors, why don't you score?
Please play well, it's hard for me if you don't score.

What do you say when you pause?

A long timeout, Tyronn Lue thought about it, and handed the tactical board to Mike Malone.

Let me tell you, I don't need to make a move in this situation with a lead of 20 points, I don't know what to say.

Mike Malone took the tactical board, confused, and said, "Let me tell you?"

Tyronn Lue nodded, "This is a fine tradition of our Clippers, and any coach can arrange it during a timeout."

You still have a good tradition, obviously you, the head coach, have no status in this team.

Ma Long took over the tactical board. He was different from Director Lu. After a short period of time, he had vaguely figured out something.

He realized that the Clippers were at the forefront of the basketball trend of the times, and everything about them was groundbreaking.

"No wonder Mr. Smart always said that the most important thing here is basketball. I understand that this is a testing ground for great basketball thinking and a great temple for sublimation of basketball skills and tactics!"

Mike Malone was agitated, but his expression was very calm, he squatted down, let all the players come over, and told them some defensive points.

Because usually there is not much training time, and there is no block of time for defensive training.

Mike Malone believes that it is better to use games instead of training, constantly instill some defensive concepts during the game, and at the same time correct the players' defensive habits and problems in a timely manner.

Mike Malone is a pretty good defensive coach.

His father, Brandon Malone, was one of the creators of the "Jordan Rules" when he was in the Pistons.

Inheriting his father's career, he has a deep understanding of field defense.

Unlike some coaches who go all over the world with a template or routine, they use the three axes everywhere, no matter who they are, they apply what they are good at.

Mike Malone is a smart, modern coach.

He will teach students in accordance with their aptitude and formulate strategies and systems suitable for players based on their characteristics.

Mike Malone is keenly aware that the Clippers are extremely strong at the [-]rd position, and have Anthony Davis, a [-]th position defender with top mobility.

And the players' single defense ability is generally very strong, basically above the standard.

It can be said that the Clippers' defensive resources are extremely abundant.

It would actually be a pity if it wasn't used.

"When necessary, we need to switch the opponent's defense. In order to ensure our strength and squeeze the opponent's space, don't be afraid to switch defenses, and don't fix your opponent. Boldly carry out substitution defenses, let The opponent's transfer of the ball, movement, and falling into a situation where there is always someone in front of him!"

Mike Malone reminded the players with a tactical board.

At the same time, he drew a simple anti-pick-and-roll switching strategy.

Before the Clippers dealt with a large number of high pick-and-rolls, they have always used a defensive strategy based on sinking and retreating.

The advantage of this strategy is that it is stable and protects the three-second zone well. The disadvantage is that it has no strength and does not pose enough threat to the ball holder.

If you switch defenses, the pressure can be full, but it will test the player's personal defensive ability and movement speed.

Once the defensive ability is insufficient and the movement speed is insufficient, the defense line will be torn apart by the opponent, and the door will be wide open.

Mike Malone began to try to make the Clippers gradually increase the defense, which is a good exploitation of the Clippers' defensive resources.

The 1 minute pause passed quickly.

Mike Malone proposed a substitution inside.

Matt Bonner went down for a while to rest.

Malone replaced Leonard, so that the Clippers formed a lineup of one big and four small.

Leonard, Anthony Davis, Butler, Bazemore and PJ Tucker.

When Cole was in the Clippers, he also liked to use one big and four small, but it was an offensive one big and four small.

With Marc Gasol as the core.

And the Clippers are a defensive big and four small.

Mike Malone wants to see what kind of defensive effect excellent strikers can form on the field.

(End of this chapter)