NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 336 Xia Ji’s eight shots? ([-]-in-[-])

The Kings didn't play "Princeton" at all when they came up. It was more like a pick-and-roll and pass-and-cut game.

But it doesn't matter. Adelman, who has a flexible moral bottom line, has already added this set of tactics to the "Princeton Gift Pack"!
Who said cutting to the basket is the authentic Princeton?

Princeton is also good at outside pick-and-rolls and passes.

I said!
I am now a Princeton expert!
After all, the core of Princeton is to "let the smart overcome the strong."

My tactics also reflect the core ideas of Princeton.

The Lakers ran into trouble right from the start. Their strong point guard was used as a breakthrough point by the Kings.

Before the start of this game, Phil Jackson had no idea that the strong Billups would enjoy this kind of treatment.

Shouldn't the one being named be a small guard like Bibby?
Why would Billups encounter such a situation.

The Lakers, who were still stuck in the mentality of "war against war, against generals", had no plan for the dislocation defensive dilemma in front of them.

In other words, the NBA in this era still has a very superficial understanding of its own weaknesses. They have not realized that no matter how strong a point guard is, they are just a point guard.

They are natural defensive holes.

Able to organize, shoot accurately, and be fast, they are the tactical engine on the field. They are indispensable figures for the team, but at the same time, they are small, weak in strength, and can be easily eaten.

Whether it is Nash, who is recognized as a poor defender, or Kidd, Billups, who is considered by everyone to be excellent defenders, or even Payton, they all have the same big loopholes when facing singles against big men who are more than 200 centimeters tall.

If you cannot use the strength of the team to protect your own point guard, then the point guard is the best breakthrough point on the court.

Adelman and his coaching staff certainly cannot see this beyond the limitations of history.

But it doesn't matter, Lu Yuanzhi has seen enough.

He came up with the idea of ​​attacking Billups, and then the Kings coaching staff implemented the idea into tactics.

Now it seems that the effect is very good!
Of course, this tactic is slightly different from the original idea proposed by Lu Yuanzhi.

At first, Lu Yuanzhi wanted to cover Billups by himself.

But although Lu Yuanzhi is very accurate from outside the three-point line, his shooting inside the three-point line is very stretched.

There is no way, all his abilities come from that strange basketball system.

Although the three-point shot is accurate, it is a bit counterintuitive to miss the two-point shot, but Lu Yuanzhi has a system, you tell me it is reasonable?

If Lu Yuanzhi is allowed to challenge Billups inside the three-point line, the urban legend of "a mountain outside Denver" will probably spread.

Although the Lakers have never seen a tactic that directly attacks the point guard, this does not prevent them from making corresponding adjustments after the Yugoslavs scored 4 goals.

The adjustment method is very simple and crude, shrink the lineup, double-team Stojakovic in the mid-range, and reduce the defensive pressure on Billups.

But the Kings players are not fools, or in other words, they are the smartest players of this era. Stojakovic quickly noticed the change and quickly returned the ball. Billups seized the opportunity and quickly connected with Bass. Till completed the defense change and faced Bibby again.

Hey, little man, it's back to our duel round now!

It's really great not to have to face those strong forward players!

But the next moment, another huge figure ran over and stood on Bibby's side, preparing to cover Bibby.

Again?

Billups was shocked.

The one who came up to cover was Lu Yuanzhi.

Since this set of tactics for point guards was proposed by Lu Yuanzhi, how could the Kings coaching staff forget to arrange a set of tactics for him?

After Lu Yuanzhi firmly blocked Billups, he did not choose to bounce away quickly, nor did he choose to sneak away. Therefore, Billups could not quickly get rid of Lu Yuanzhi's cover and chase Bibby.

But it didn't matter. It was Kobe who was guarding Lu Yuanzhi. With Kobe's defensive reading, he naturally made the most correct choice immediately - switching to guard Bibby.

Billups also calmed down. Kobe was guarding Bibby. He was taller, faster and more powerful. He didn't know what Bibby could do to break through Kobe's defense.

Stupid pick-and-roll at position 12. So what if it's blocked? Your point guard is still no threat.

Of course Bibby can't do anything against Kobe.

But it doesn't mean that this pick-and-roll was a failure.

Bibby steadily passed the ball to Lu Yuanzhi outside the three-point line.

Lu Yuanzhi showed a dangerous smile to Billups.

Yes, the general pick-and-roll at position 12 certainly cannot cause misalignment, but am I an ordinary offensive defender?
Only then did Billups realize something was wrong. The Lu Yuanzhi in front of him was also 206 centimeters tall, as tall as their small forward Stojakovic and as tall as his own power forward Horry.

This is also a misplacement!

Fortunately, according to the data, Max is not good at attacking in the mid-range. Most of his scoring comes from the basket and outside the three-point line.

He doesn't have the ability, like Stojakovic does, to use his body to punish mismatched defenses in the mid-range.

As long as he is blocked from entering the paint and O'Neal assists in defense, he should not be able to use his strength advantage to break through and score.

As for the three-pointer, if I stand in front of him like this, will he still shoot three-pointers?

It’s like I don’t understand three-pointers!
Don’t three-point shooters all need shooting space?
Lu Yuanzhi's smile was still on his face. Looking at the little man in front of him who was 15 centimeters shorter than him, Lu Yuanzhi raised his hand and shot a three-pointer without hesitation.

This little guy can't even interfere with my shooting!

What's the use of standing in front of me?

The 10-point strong shooting skill can completely help me ignore Billups' defensive interference!

Billups didn't expect Lu Yuanzhi to be so determined. He didn't even make a fake move to escape after receiving the ball, and shot directly above his head.

Billups stretched out his hand helplessly, trying to tell Lu Yuanzhi, bastard, I'm defending you in front of you!

But Lu Yuanzhi ignored Billups and quickly drew his gun easily and casually, "Brush!"

The basketball accurately drilled into the hoop.

That's it?

Is there really someone defending in front of me?
Who told you that to punish mismatched defense, you must play in the post?

I can withstand your almost non-existent defense and fire directly from outside the three-point line!

The Kings' style of play, which is two or three versions ahead, makes the Lakers very uncomfortable.

The pick-and-roll does not require inside involvement?
Then all the defensive tactics I developed before the game will no longer be used?

My strongest defensive point, O'Neal, is going to watch the whole show?

Fortunately, the Lakers' Shane Battier and Kobe Bryant have excellent defensive abilities. If they were to switch to a team with poor forward defense, Bibby would be able to show off his power and start scoring points using his small skills to make big plays.

The Lakers couldn't find a way to deal with it for a while, but after observing for a while, they came to an intuitive judgment-Stojakovic could not be played.

Peja's singles performance against Billups was very efficient, with a field goal percentage of over [-]% and close to [-]%.

With such a high shooting percentage, if he is allowed to continue shooting like this, the Lakers will be defeated sooner or later.Let Max fight!

Although it seems that there is nothing Billups can do against Max, Max's shooting percentage is only about [-]%, which is acceptable!
40% and 55%, it is not difficult to make a judgment on who to vote for!

Lu Yuanzhi was confused. He obviously saw that my three-pointers had a hit rate of more than [-]%, and Peja's mid-range shot was less than [-]%. Why do you dare to let me shoot?

Don’t you know that a mid-range shot is worth 2 points and a three-point shot is worth 3 points?

My [-]% three-point shooting percentage, converted into a mid-range shot, is a scoring efficiency of more than [-]%!
Nine fish?
Oh, I'm sorry, you don't talk about compulsory education, but happy education, then that's okay. It's easy to understand that mathematics is so touching.

Stojakovic went deeper into the Lakers' defense and took shots from mid-range, certainly not without purpose.

In the defensive system of the early 21st century, the mid-to-long distance, or the more familiar expression, the two-point long area, is a defensive area that all teams have almost given up.

In this area, you can get good one-on-one shots.

And if you go deeper into the mid-range and short-range, you will face double teams coming at any time.

This is why when we watch these ancient games, we will find that this attack area, which was later proven to be very inefficient, will have a large number of shots.

It’s not that players are unwilling to shoot closer to the basket, but that in the long two-point area, they will face less defensive pressure. Especially for some shooters, shooting in this area is more effective than mid-range shooting. Easy to hit.

As for why not take a step back and come outside the three-point line?
On the one hand, when many players come outside the three-point line, especially the one farthest from the basket, their shooting percentage will drop sharply.

The long two-point area and the area outside the three-point line face relatively weak defenses, so why not choose an area where you can shoot accurately?

On the other hand, there is dogmatism.

Yes, that's right, hard-nosed coaches like Mike Brown and Jeff Van Gundy were prevalent in the league at that time. They got the data and told them that long two-point areas are areas with higher shooting percentages, and three-pointers are areas with higher shooting percentages. Lower outside the line.

They don't care about player characteristics at all and force players to shoot in the long two-point area.

Therefore, you can see that Alan Houston, whose career three-point shooting percentage exceeds 40%, is known as the "Central Shooting King". He was forced to shoot in the long two-point area and could not even take a step back to reach Shoot from beyond the arc!

For such a marksman, his career true shooting percentage is only about 55%. You will know how inefficient the offense at the beginning of the century was.

But the Kings are different. Although they don't know the principle, under the leadership of Lu Yuanzhi, they give up the long two-point area and take more shots outside the three-point line.

There is no data to tell them the reason for doing this, but there is enough data to tell them that they can win by doing this!

Winning is everything!
Therefore, in the first set of tactics, the Kings and Stojakovic gave up the long two-point area and did not let the great shooter shoot in this inefficient area. Instead, they moved closer to the basket and let Stojakovic attract the package. folder.

As long as you double-team, my other shooters will get a good chance to score.

Whether it's Bibby or Lu Yuanzhi, they can punish the Lakers' double-teaming of the Yugoslavs from outside the three-point line!
The idea of ​​this tactic is to use Stojakovic to attract double-teams and create opportunities for teammates.

But in the actual operation process, hundreds of millions of problems were encountered.

Stojakovic's independent skill package for the Golden Rooster is not yet complete, and he is not that skilled. When faced with double teams, it was difficult for the Yugoslavs to pass good passes, and instead he was completely double teamed.

Therefore, there was a second set of tactics.

Okay, I let Stojakovic go in to double-team, but the ball was not given to him. The function of the Yugoslavs was just to attract the defensive attention, and the real attack was initiated by Lu Yuanzhi and Bibby.

The effect was very good. Billups interfered in vain in front of Lu Yuanzhi again and again, but it did not reduce Lu Yuanzhi's shooting rate at all.

However, it is obvious that the three-point shooting rate of more than 40% has not attracted the attention of the Lakers.

They can still see Lu Yuanzhi miss shots, and there are quite a few.

This gave them the illusion that Lu Yuanzhi's offense was not a threat, and their defense was doing well.

But the score was opened unconsciously.

24: 18.

The Lakers' offense is still effective. Their triangle offense allows O'Neal to thrive in the paint, while Battier and Billups on the outside also get a lot of opportunities.

Look, even if Lu Yuanzhi can make a three-pointer, our Shane Battier and Billups can also make a three-pointer. Doesn't that mean they cancel each other out?

But no one noticed that the Kings had launched their third set of tactics.

The two teams have increased their shots from beyond the three-point line, which will naturally produce more rebounds.

No, no, no, it's not offensive rebounds. In such a critical game, everyone will try their best to protect their own backcourt rebounds. Even the Lakers took advantage of O'Neal to lead by 2 offensive rebounds in the first quarter.

The difference comes from both sides' attitudes toward fast breaks.

The Lakers' fast-break attacker is Kobe Bryant.

In this game, Kobe played very steadily. After not getting a good fast break counterattack opportunity, Kobe would calmly slow down the rhythm and hand the ball to Billups who was following up. After his teammates were completely in position, Organize another positional battle.

Barkley and Smith in the commentary box praised Kobe's ability to adjust his mentality.

If we go by domestic commentators, it means that Kobe's shot was very reasonable!
This is indeed the style of the Lakers. After all, with O'Neal in the team, it is always right to play positional warfare.

But the Kings' choice of fast break is completely different from that of the Lakers, which even makes commentators doubt the discipline of the Kings players.

The Kings' fast breaks rarely translate into positional battles.

Lu Yuanzhi, who faced off against Kobe, was also a fast-break attacker, but in the eyes of so-called basketball experts, Lu Yuanzhi played in Xia Jiba.

Slow down the pace and engage in positional warfare?

How can it be!

Lu Yuanzhi rushes forward after receiving the ball, and even takes a shot directly from outside the three-point line after he has no chance to get to the basket.

"Blind fight!"

"There is no discipline at all in this ball!"

"There is not a single Kings player in the three-second zone, and Max is just shooting from outside the three-point line!"

"After the ball was thrown, no one could compete for the offensive rebound!"

"Why would Adelman allow players to play like this on the court!"

"No! Don't shoot! Why are Bibby and Stojakovic also shooting three-pointers in the fast break!"

"Kings coaching staff, are you blind? Why would you allow this to happen!"

In the commentary box, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith, who received traditional NBA training, simply couldn't understand the Kings' fast break tactics.

They either shot from the outside immediately, or after passing on the ball, before their teammates and opponents were in position, they shot from the outside.

This would not be allowed by the general coaching staff at all, but seeing Adelman sitting calmly on the coaching bench, Barkley asked with some confusion, "Is it to force the rhythm to weaken O'Neal's influence on the court? !”

Of course, it is to weaken O'Neal's influence on both offense and defense.

As long as he starts running, O'Neal's power will be greatly reduced.

But it's not just for O'Neal.

Who told you that Xia Ji’s eight-shot shot when transitioning from offense to defense must be Xia Ji’s eight-shot shot?
(End of this chapter)