basketball talent system

Chapter 505
After a long talk at midnight, Ye Xuan didn't fall asleep until after three o'clock in the morning. The next day, the Lakers had a back-to-back game against the Eagles at their home court, but fortunately, they played against the Pacers. Ye Xuan didn't play for long in this game, so his physical strength is still good in all aspects, and it's still a home game, so he doesn't have to worry too much when the time comes.

Speaking of the Eagles, this Eagles team is very different from the Eagles team that Ye Xuan was familiar with before. After a 60-win season, the Eagles' record dropped somewhat last season.The team averaged 84.4 shots per game and shot 45.8% from the field, ranking 15th and 11th respectively.They are not good at free throws, averaging only 20 free throws per game and are at the bottom of the league. However, with an average of 28.4 times per game, they can rank seventh in the number of three-pointers per game and 7% (tied for 35th). Raise the true shooting percentage to 15% (tied for 55.2th).

But the offense is not the Eagles' strong point. The team averaged 102.8 points per game and ranked 12th, which is still based on a high rhythm (tied for 8th).In fact, the Hawks scored 100 points per 103 possessions, good for 18th.In addition, the same bottom defensive rebound rate (19.1%) and only 22nd turnover rate also dragged down the Eagles' offense. 19.1%, the second-highest assist rate not only demonstrates Mike Budenholzer's tactical thinking born out of the Spurs system, but also more or less reveals that the Eagles lack a unique superstar on the offensive end.

In contrast, the Eagles have done the ultimate defense.Although restricting the opponent's shots is not considered brilliant, they have suppressed the opponent's total shooting percentage (43.2%) and three-point shooting percentage (33.8%) to the lowest and sixth lowest in the league, and the opponent can only play against them in each game. Acquired 6 free throws (tied for sixth).With the addition, the Hawks conceded only 22.1 points per 6 rounds, ranking second in the league behind the Spurs.

Horford's departure was the biggest loss for the Eagles during the offseason. Fortunately, they added Howard, who intends to prove himself again in front of his hometown elders. This is also the biggest highlight of the new season for the Eagles.Another notable change is that the Eagles instigated a three-way deal, sending Teague away to help Dennis Schroeder. "German Rondo" was eyeing the starting position as early as last year's offseason, and finally got his wish after being appeased for a year.

Teague played with injuries last season. Although his three-pointers improved, his overall offensive efficiency declined, and his shooting percentage fell below the 40% mark in the playoffs.Budenholzer, who has been immersed in the Spurs for a long time, will definitely "sell on rallies", not to mention taking advantage of this year's lottery pick.In order to ensure a smooth handover of the No. 2 position, the Eagles introduced veteran Jack and supplemented Delaney, who has worked hard in overseas leagues for many years, with a two-year contract.

Schroder's ankle injury in the training camp gave the Eagles a red light. For this reason, they signed last season's NBDL assists leader Margate, which can be regarded as adding "three insurances" to the first position.In addition, the Hawks used a 4-year contract to retain Bazemore, who more than doubled his scoring average last season and played career masterpieces in starting games, playing time, shooting percentage and rebounding.

Of course, the most important thing is that they introduced Atlanta native, Dwight Howard in the summer. After returning to his hometown, Warcraft will inevitably be compared with his predecessor Horford.In this regard, both Schroeder and Humphries have publicly stated that the defense and basket lethality of the stalwart Warcraft are stronger than Horford. His existence will be the gospel of the Eagles' outside shooters, but in the eyes of the industry is another matter.A core question is involved here: whether the Eagles' offense should change from passing the ball initiated by the pick-and-roll to the traditional tactics from the inside out.

Born out of the Spurs, Coach Budenholzer has held high the banner of overall basketball in Atlanta for the past three years.The team's pick-and-roll is not an end, it's just a means to derive precision-guided passes.In addition, the Eagles are good at controlling the playing time of players, and the players score more evenly.However, after the arrival of World of Warcraft, Budenholzer must consider whether to introduce a center with a single offensive method but still a threat, should he increase his pick-and-roll efforts and make him the offensive hub?
From the perspective of the lineup, Paul Millsap, who played a career masterpiece in Atlanta, is versatile and has outside shooting. He is a suitable partner for Warcraft.Schroeder has a strong impact ability, and his breakthrough will also create a murderous opportunity for Warcraft.In the post-Horford period, the technical characteristics of the Hawks' two aces can be seamlessly connected with Warcraft, which is a major advantage of the team.

In addition, the change of Warcraft itself is also the top priority.Before and after this year's training camp, Howard's big change compared to the past is that he increased the practice of outside shooting, and said: "The coach has confidence in my shooting, so this is not a problem at all... It's just about mentality."But even so, the industry is skeptical about whether Warcraft, who has never mastered outside shooting and has an average distance of less than 1 meter from the basket in sports games, can practice outside shooting in his career.In terms of rich offensive methods, Warcraft's move is understandable, but is it necessary for the Eagles to let him do this?
Whether it is based on Warcraft and expects him to participate more in pick-and-rolls; or insists on passing the ball, hoping that Warcraft "steals" Horford and appears more often at the top of the free throw arc and on the weak side, the Eagles have to take certain risks, but they have no choice.And after the introduction of Howard, they will face an even more embarrassing situation. Their free throws may increase rapidly, but this increase is not necessarily a good thing for them, because at that time their opponents will use it. The "shark hacking" tactic and Warcraft's free throws have always been a stalk, so how far the Eagles can go this season, everyone can only wait and see.

However, in the first four games of this season, the Eagles played relatively well. Except for the loss to the Warriors, they won all the other three games, and even defeated last year's defending champion Cavaliers, but Howard His status in the team has not improved. In these four games, he still only averaged 9.5 shots per game. Although he can average 13 points and 11.25 rebounds per game, the shots still limit the performance of Warcraft. It can be concluded that he is not particularly satisfied with his number of shots, and Mike Budenholzer still has a lot to study and improve.

The game started soon, and Warcraft unsurprisingly overwhelmed Gasol and patted the ball into Xiao Huangmao's hands, but Xiao Huangmao had obviously just been entrusted with a heavy responsibility and was not quite used to it, so facing Ye Xuan When defending, instead of passing the ball to Howard according to the original plan, he dribbled a few more times. These few times also gave Ye Xuan a chance. An upper grab almost forced his opponent to make a mistake. In the end, he could only Hastily passed the ball to Korver on the side, but as soon as the ball was released, he knew it was bad, because the Lakers also had a master stealer-Wade, and Wade suddenly started He stopped Xiao Huangmao's cross pass, and started a fast break with Ye Xuan. Xiao Huangmao, Bazemore and others began to chase back, but the speed obviously couldn't keep up. Watching Wade easily send the ball to the backboard, Ye Xuan jumped up and dunked successfully.

Xiao Huangmao also knew that it was because of his mistake that caused the conceded goal, so he didn't dare to be careless in the next round. After controlling the ball to the front court, he immediately passed the ball to Howard, who was in the inside position. Howard is the decisive point. Although the Eagles don't rely on Howard very much, Warcraft is now the only point they have an advantage against the Lakers.

Warcraft received the pass, and immediately sank down to hit Gasol with his back, but Gasol is not a vegetarian, although he can't handle Howard's back, but some defensive skills are still good, Howard's side is also He was a little careless, and Gasol suddenly removed the chair when he hit the ball, and almost fell down with too much force. I can only see how the teammates on the outside play, but I have to say that Korver's shooting is still very stable. After receiving the ball, he directly hit the three-pointer with the help of Bazemore's screen.

In the next few rounds, Ye Xuan was still testing the opponent's strength, so he didn't directly choose to attack with the ball. As a result, he found that although Xiao Huangmao was very active in defense, he was very prone to fake moves, while Baez It also seemed easy for Moore to double-team, which gave Ye Xuan an offensive idea. First, he attacked with the ball for two consecutive rounds. The opponent then made a foul with a feint. After two consecutive attacks, when Ye Xuan continued to attack with the ball, Bazemore came over to double-team as expected, and Ye Xuan was already prepared to be double-teamed. In preparation, a direct pass behind the ball sent the ball to Solomon Hill's hands, and Hill's catcher went up and down to get a three-pointer.

The Lakers played well at the beginning relying on Ye Xuan's outstanding performance, but the Eagles were a little depressed. Although Millsap was able to single-handedly beat Randall, his success rate was relatively mediocre, and Warcraft had never been an Eagles team. The most important point is that although Howard also scored 4 points on 2 of 4 shots in the few rounds just now, he was not able to satisfy Mike Budenholzer, so when the game reached the first TV pause, the Eagles This side decisively replaced Howard and replaced it with his old routine. Although Horford is missing, at least his tactical system has not been destroyed.

But although this idea is good, if you want to use an old routine that is not as strong as the previous two years to deal with a team that is capable of hitting the championship, isn't it a bit whimsical? Sure enough, after the suspension ended, the Lakers Although Wade has been replaced here, the combat power has not been reduced much. On the contrary, the efficiency has not decreased because of the enhanced firepower of an outside line.

After that, the two teams played against Howard for a few more rounds, and the Lakers completely occupied the top. After all, there was no need to divide troops to help Gasol fight against Howard, so the Lakers played more easily here, while the Eagles They were completely dumbfounded. They only cared about their smooth tactics, but they didn't take into account Howard's ability to restrain the opponent's attention on the offensive end. As a result, a substitution completely liberated the opponent, and their defense was easily defeated by the opponent. On the offensive end, although the tactics have been played out, the opponent's defense is a bit strong, so the success rate of the offense is still very miserable.

After 10 minutes of the first quarter, the Lakers took an eight-point lead. If it weren't for Korver and Bazemore's two consecutive three-pointers, the Lakers might not be able to It will be able to directly lead the opponent by double digits.At this time, the Lakers took the initiative to call a timeout, replaced Ye Xuan and other main players, and replaced them with substitutes. Generally speaking, it is more reasonable to play for 18-20 minutes. Of course, if the opponent is not strong, then Ye Xuan may just play soy sauce in the second half and be gone.

Although Ye Xuan has his own thoughts on this, he doesn't really care about playing for an extra 2 minutes. After all, the opponents he faces now are not particularly strong. The real strong opponent will be the away game the day after tomorrow. , Their opponent on November [-]th will be the super terrifying giant team, the Warriors, which is also an unprecedented team where two regular season MVPs teamed up at their peak.

There have been two regular season MVPs in the same team in history, such as Magician and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, but Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was at the end of his career at that time, and Magician was still a young man. The same is true for the Rockets later. After Barkley defected to the Rockets under the slogan of "If you can't beat it, join", he also formed a regular season MVP combination with Olajuwon, but they have long since passed their peak. They are all old. People huddled together to exert their residual heat.Of course, the most recent one was actually last season. After Ye Xuan was traded to the Lakers, their team also had two regular season MVPs, but that was Corvo's last season.

After playing for a while in the second quarter, Ye Xuan was finally replaced. Although the Eagles organized a wave of counterattacks during this period, facing the Lakers' substitutes led by Wade, they still had only With the power to parry, there is no chance to fight back. After Ye Xuan was replaced again, the Eagles didn't even have the power to parry. The team led by Ye Xuan directly played a wave of 11:4. The point difference was completely widened to more than 15 points, and after this wave of highs, the Eagles also lost the idea of ​​​​continuing to struggle. They will continue to challenge the Clippers in Los Angeles tomorrow, so this game is basically out of reach In the coming game, it is more reasonable to give up as soon as possible.

(End of this chapter)