Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 28 The real master of attack!Presti: So the genius is in front of my eyes
The next night, Sam Presti took his assistants to the game.

He deliberately found a seat near the front, wanting to observe Lu Yong's coaching performance more clearly.

Presti is a clear-headed, can-do guy, and he admitted that he has become interested in Lu Yong, especially since he only signed a one-year contract with the Grizzlies.

Lu Yong gathered the players together before the game, holding a tactical board in his hand and drawing: "Pay attention to the cross-screening on both sides, Paul, don't frequently fall to the low post tonight, and pull to the free throw line to hold the ball. Take advantage of your passing vision. I believe you have the ability to balance offense and passing. You are the core of the team's support tonight. Keep your spirits up."

"Don't worry, Lu, I am very good at the tactics you set up, and I like this style of play." Gasol smiled softly.

During the warm-up, Fratello called Ariza and Swift to his side, emphasizing defense.

The offensive tactics of the Grizzlies are currently arranged by Lu Yong. As the coach, Fratello does not want Lu Yong to show too much limelight.

On the defensive end, he tossed and said a few words, crazily brushing his presence in front of the players, for fear that he would look like a puppet in the eyes of others.

At seven o'clock in the evening, the two teams announced their starting lineups.

Grizzlies five: Amare Stoudemire, Mike Miller, Ariza, Swift, Gasol.

Supersonic five: Ridnour, Earl - Watson, Ray Allen, Lewis, Wilcox.

After the start of the game, Gasol implemented the elite version of Lu Yong's offensive tactics, pulled to the free throw line to support at a high position, and acted as the dealer at the top of the arc.

Facing Wilcox, who is 2 meters tall and weighs 08 kilograms, Gasol can not only act as a dealer, but also hold the ball in front of the frame to break through. One hit and one is an opportunity, which is easier than falling into a low position and recklessly fighting with the body. few.

This style of play not only allows Gasol to take advantage of his all-round fighter, but also maximizes the three-point shooting ability of Stoudemire and Mike Miller.

Supersonic head coach Bob Hill stood expressionless on the sidelines. He saw the Grizzlies play a 7-0 climax at the beginning of the game. Not only did he not call a timeout to adjust the defense, but he sat on the bench instead. He frowned and discussed something with the assistant coach.

Obviously, the 2.0 version of the Grizzlies' offensive system is far beyond his cognition. Bob Hill couldn't understand it after reading it for a long time, so he could only discuss it with the assistant coach.

The Sonics lineup is actually very talented. Ridnour, Watson, Ray Allen, Lewis, and Wilcox are all strong, but Bob Hill, the Spurs coach, is obviously not good at arranging Offensively, the true level of this lineup cannot be played at all.

It wasn't until Paul Gasol handed over the top of the arc to assist Mike Miller to hit a three-pointer again that the Grizzlies, who started 10 to 0, were completely boiling.

Forced Sonics head coach Bob Hill to call the first timeout of the game.

Nine of the first 10 points scored by the Grizzlies were related to Pau Gasol. He scored 9 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists in the opening game. come out.

During the timeout, Lu Yong took the tactical board from Fratello, raised his head and quickly arranged for the players: "Well done, guys, we will still fight the positional battle as before. Paul, if you win Backcourt rebounds, launch a fast break as soon as the opportunity arises, use the quarterback long pass to hit fast, speed up and kill the opponent's lair."

"Stromile and Damon are both good on the fast break. You have to pay more attention to their positions."

Gasol nodded in response. He was good at wide-ranging long passes. The European-born big men have very soft wrists. Whether they are passing or shooting, they are thinner than the insiders in the United States.

Sonics coach Hill also made adjustments to the lineup. He took the short insider Danny Fortson, who is only 2 meters tall, and lowered the height of the lineup, trying to limit the Grizzlies' pick-and-rolls by speeding up.

Fortson joined the Supersonics in the summer of 04. He averaged 11 points and 12 rebounds per game in his peak season. However, he has fallen out of the regular rotation since last season. This year, he averaged only 11 minutes per game, 3 points and 3 rebounds. Data is clearly on the verge of losing their jobs.

If it wasn't impossible, Bob Hill wouldn't have replaced Fortson so early.

Unfortunately, the appearance of the short insider Fortson did not help the Sonics solve the problem.

He is not Big Ben, let alone Rodman. His poor defensive awareness makes him unable to defend even the most basic cross-screening.

Gasol can play whatever he wants with the ball at the top of the arc, one-on-one duels relying on his height advantage to beat Fortson for two rounds.

Tonight, the incarnation of ancient center David Robinson played a strong enough dominance on the offensive end.

After the first quarter of the game, 33 to 20, the Grizzlies lead away by 13 points.

保罗-加索尔单节7投6中，轰下12分5篮板4助攻，今天很可能斩获三双。

In the second quarter, the main players rested.

Fratello began to reuse his father-like Hakeem Warrick again, and he played hard and ugly on the offensive end, and almost didn't cause Lu Yong, who was watching the game, to have a cerebral thrombosis.

Warrick's positional offense will only break through, and the second team's offensive with him as the core is greatly restricted. It is better to use undrafted Jose Barea.

It's a pity that Fratello still doesn't believe in rookies until now. Except for Ariza and Reggie Evans who are excellent defensively and are highly valued, the other three have been refrigerated to varying degrees.

With the main lineup, the offensive fluency of the Grizzlies in the second quarter dropped significantly.

It's really a shame that they failed to gain an advantage against the last-to-last Sonics in the West.

Lu Yong tried to persuade Fratello to use Barea, Lowry and Gay in unimportant games to increase the offensive firepower of the Grizzlies' bench and pave the way for the playoffs.

However, Fratello still insists on his rotation concept, thinking that Warrick and Eddie Jones have taken the initiative to give up the starting lineup for the team. How could the second team not use them as the core to launch an attack?
Knowing that he couldn't persuade this stupid pig, Lu Yong simply sat aside and shut up, watching the drowsy game on the field depressed.

Sam Presti, in the first row of the auditorium, was in a daze.

The place he chose today is just behind the Grizzlies bench, and he can clearly hear the conversations of the Grizzlies coaching staff.

In the first quarter, when Lu Yong took over the tactical board and arranged offensive tactics, he was relatively calm, but after the first quarter, the smooth offensive cooperation of the Grizzlies gradually made him uneasy.

It wasn't until Fratello stood up to rearrange the offense in the second quarter and watched the dull game on the court that Presti realized the importance of Lu Yong to the Grizzlies.

This young coach who is only 31 years old is a real offensive master! !
At this moment, Presti completely believed in George Karl's evaluation, and it turned out that the genius was in front of my eyes.
(End of this chapter)