Almighty Coach

New York, NBA headquarters.

In the reception room, NBA President Adams is receiving guests. These guests are representatives of several major sponsors of the NBA. They can also be said that they are all NBA wealth gods.

Facing the God of Wealth, Adams did not dare to be a little negligent, so he personally received them in the reception room and listened to their opinions.

Only one of the sponsor representatives said: "Mr. President, we have a small request. We are negotiating with ESPN and hope that they will broadcast a few more Clippers games, but the negotiations are not going well, so I hope the NBA league can help us put some pressure on ESPN. "

"It's not difficult. ESPN's broadcast schedule needs to be negotiated with us. It's not difficult to change the broadcast schedule for one or two games a month." Adams nodded and asked, "But the Clippers The team is not a strong team, their record is very bad, and there is no star in the Clippers, so I do n’t understand why your company wants to increase the Clippers ’games."

"We also know that the Clippers are not a strong team and they do not have stars, but their games always show overtime. Our company puts some ads on ESPN, so if overtime appears, it will be more publicized for us. Favorable. "The representative said.

Adamston knew it.

When NBA games are broadcast on television, advertisements are inserted during pauses or breaks. If it is overtime, the suspension during the period and the rest before the overtime are all into the advertising period. This is what advertising sponsors like to see.

Under normal circumstances, a game is 48 minutes, the number of pauses and the rest period between the seasons are fixed, and the number of advertisements is fixed. If there is overtime, the sponsor is equal to Ping Bai earned several advertising periods. The more overtime, the more the sponsor earns.

And the ratings of overtime games tend to be more than regular time ratings.

If the two games start at the same time, they will basically end at the same time, and the end time will be within a few minutes. But if one of the matches is overtime, then the match will end later. Audiences watching TV or watching live webcasts are much more selective about the game. After watching a game, they naturally go to see those games that have not ended yet.

Therefore, advertising in overtime will allow more people to see it and achieve more results with less effort. It is also the most cost-effective deal for sponsors.

Adams already understood the sponsor ’s intentions, he nodded: "I understand, I will arrange as much as possible to increase the national live broadcast of the Clippers and all strong teams, so as to ensure the ratings. But next The monthly broadcast plan has been determined and announced to the entire United States, so your company ’s request will not be implemented until next month. "

"I understand this, Mr. President, thank you very much for your help." The sponsor representative thanked.

However, Adams hesitated for a few seconds or two, and then reminded: "There is one thing I must remind you that the current Clippers have to play extra time in almost every game, but this does not mean that next month, or Next month, the Clippers will be able to play so much overtime. "

"I understand this, the competition is always full of uncertainty." The sponsor representative said.

"Not only that, but also physical problems." Adams continued: "The NBA's game is fast and the body is also very antagonistic, so the intensity of the game is very large. If you only play one or two extra time occasionally Athletes ’physical fitness is not a problem, but they play overtime in every game, and often two or three overtimes. I do n’t think there is an athlete with such sufficient physical fitness to continue playing extra time in every game.”

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A TV program about the NBA is playing on the TV.

"We just appreciated yesterday's best dunks, best blocks and best steals. Next, let's discuss a hot topic in the NBA recently, which is the 'Los Angeles Overtime Team'. Here are some of our guests, famous Basketball commentator Mr. Blair! "The host waved his hand, and the picture was directed in the other direction. I saw basketball commentator Blair walking into the studio.

"Mr. Blair, yesterday ’s game, the Clippers hit overtime again, and the Clippers are now called a new nickname by the fans, that is," Los Angeles Overtime ". Now the Clippers have broken the NBA The record with the most overtime in a single season, what do you think about this matter? "The host asked.

Blair cleared his throat and said: "If it weren't for witnessing, I really don't believe that a team will have so many overtimes. This is simply incredible, both from a technical and an empirical perspective. Through analysis, I can't figure out why the Clippers have so much overtime. But one thing I can be sure is that this is a short-term situation and it can't last long. "

"Why did you make such a judgment?" The host asked.

"Because of physical fitness." Blair said calmly: "The physical fitness of players can't support so much overtime. The intensity of the NBA game is already very large, even if you play two or three more minutes per game, cumulatively, physical fitness It is a huge consumption. At present, the main players of each team have played an average of about 35 minutes to 40 minutes. The Clippers have played more than 45 minutes per game. In the overtime game, the main player's playing time actually reached 60 minutes against the sky. Obviously, the player's physical fitness cannot withstand this long-term consumption. "

"Now that the regular season has entered the second half, the players have entered a fatigue stage after more than half of the season. We can see that in the most recent period, the frequency of player injuries has obviously begun to increase. This is one of physical fatigue. which performed."

"At the same time, we all know that the game in the second half of the NBA is much more intense than the first half of the season, especially in the last two months. It is the key moment for the team to impact the playoffs, and the confrontation of the game will also follow. Improvement. Under high-intensity physical confrontation, overtime is a risk for players, especially under poor physical conditions, players are more likely to be injured. So if the Clippers continue to play like this, they will inevitably Encountering a massive wave of injuries and illnesses, in the worst case, it may not even be possible to rotate the lineup. "

Blair talked eloquently. In front of the TV, Raul, who was watching the program, nodded frequently, obviously agreeing with Blair's statement.

"Too much to say, the Clippers play like this, even if they are not injured, they must be exhausted! That **** four overtime ..."

Raul couldn't help cursing that four-overtime game again. After playing four overtimes, he couldn't get tired anymore.

For Raul, it was really a nightmare. Although the Nuggets won the Clippers, Raul dropped a "no lift" title in Los Angeles.

"Los Angeles overtime team? Huh, continue to play overtime, I see when you crash!" Raul thought happily.

...

The Clippers assistant coach Kassel put down the newspaper in his hand and smiled disdainfully.

"Look forward to our physical fitness problems? Maybe you won't see our physical fitness problems until the end of the season." Kassel said to himself.

As the No. 2 player in the Clippers ’coaching staff, Kassel is naturally very knowledgeable about the physical condition of the players. He spends most of his time with the players on the training ground, so he knows that the Clippers players There is no problem at all.

"If you change to another physical coach and let the team play so many overtimes, the players may already be exhausted and paralyzed, maybe a large area of ​​injury and illness will also appear. But now our physical training is Li The coach is responsible, so there is no problem with the physical fitness of the players. Having said that, Coach Lee ’s physical fitness training center is so well-known. There is a reason for it. One, I am afraid it is not an exaggeration. "

In basketball, Li Dai is indeed very good. At least in Russell's opinion, his training in basketball and his understanding of basketball are far above Li Dai's. Now Li Dai, even a Clippers coach for some time, is an entry-level coach in basketball. The Clippers coaching staff are better than Li Dai.

However, in terms of physical training, Kassel was really convinced by Li Dai. Recently, the Clippers have experienced so many overtimes, but they are still able to handle physical problems, and no one has been injured. This seems to Kassel to be a miraculous result, at least in Kassel Cognitively, no physical coach has this level of training.

Thinking of overtime, Kassel could not help scratching his head: "After all, since Coach Li came, we really played a lot of overtime. The overtime in my life has not been the most recent. It ’s so many days, I ’ve seen a ghost. "

...

Many media have given predictions that the Clippers are about to break out of physical fitness problems. Some media even believe that the Clippers will suffer a large number of injuries due to lack of physical fitness.

However, after a few games, the Clippers players did not show any physical problems, they are still alive and well, and are not bothered by physical fitness.

The Clippers players have gradually become accustomed to playing overtime. For other teams, overtime is the most tense and exciting, but for the Clippers, playing overtime is like a routine. Which game If you don't play overtime, you will feel uncomfortable.

With the passage of time, there has been less news in the media that the Clippers will crash soon, and those sports commentators are not fools. Divert the topic and say something else.

There are also many people who are studying why the Clippers can play so many overtimes. At that time, they did not play overtime, and when they faced their strong team, they will definitely have overtime. Obviously, the Clippers are special and strong teams can not get through.

For strong teams, if the opponent is a team with a lower ranking in the league, it is natural to hope to make a quick decision. It is best to let the main players punch out of work in the first three quarters, then rest off the court, take some substitutes and exercise. Bench player.

However, when encountering the Clippers, they often play overtime. In overtime, the main players must be on the field. Not only do they not get the opportunity to take early breaks, but they also increase the physical consumption. At the same time playing on the court will also increase the risk of injury.

Especially after the end of March, those teams that are likely to enter the playoffs have turned on the "desperate mode", and the top ranked teams are also working for the home advantage of the playoffs. At this time, fast The team, which always plays overtime, has become the most unwilling opponent of any strong team.

At this time, the Clippers are like a hedgehog. They don't look very powerful and can be bullied casually, but if they swallow a bite, they will definitely be bleeding from the pierced mouth.