Almighty Coach

In Boston, Dennis, the general manager of the Celtics, came to the team early. As usual, the secretary gave him a cup of coffee, while he sat in front of the computer and called the web page to check the NBA game yesterday night. .

Boston is in the eastern United States, so the kick-off time of the Western team is relatively late for the Bostonians, especially the Lakers, Clippers, Warriors, Trail Blazers on the West Coast of the United States, the game kick-off time Three hours later than the east, the game in the east is over, and the game in the west has not yet started. By the end of the Western Conference, it was already late in Eastern Time, and many Bostonians were already sleeping. So Dennis rarely pays attention to the Western Conference on the night of the game. When I came to the office the next morning, I learned about the Western team's situation through the news, which has become a habit that Dennis has cultivated for many years.

Looking at the scores of the games, Dennis finally saw the Clippers and Spurs scores.

"92 to 87, the Spurs lost to the Clippers? How is this possible! Although the Spurs are unlikely to win this year, their strength is still not to be underestimated, and now is the key time to impact the playoff rankings, how can they Lost to the Clippers? The Clippers scored 92 points, but the Spurs only scored 87 points. The Spurs ’offense is not weak, and the Clippers have never been a defensive team. The team defenders only scored 87 points. What happened? "

Dennis immediately clicked on the detailed statistics, he hoped to find some clues.

"A full bench starter? What is the old fox of Grey doing! Both core players have been put on the list of inactive players. Is this a rotation holiday? It's one month away from the end of the regular season. Isn't it too early. "

Dennis has looked at the Spurs' ranking in the West.

"The Spurs are now fifth in the West. After losing this game, they are 1.5 wins from the fourth place, and the next six to nine are very close to catch up. Even the home advantage of the playoffs is not, Where did the Spurs come from? It ’s not time to work hard at this time and rise to fourth place, at least to hold the home court advantage in the playoffs. "

Dennis frowned for a long time, guessing various possibilities, but the more he guessed, the more he could not understand why the Spurs arranged this way.

"Although the Clippers are not a strong team, the Spurs have come off the bench and it is impossible to win. The Spurs are clearly posing as if they want to lose!" Dennis said to himself, suddenly, he thought of something, Then click the mouse to check the Clippers' record.

"The Clippers have now risen to 11th in the West, and the same record can be ranked 9th in the East, which means that four teams in the West are not as good as the Clippers, and six in the East. The team's record is not as good as the Clippers. If the current record ranks the strength list, the Clippers should be in the bottom 11th in the league! Damn ... "

Dennis could not help but scold, because he remembered the draft pick from the Clippers trade.

The NBA draft pick is related to the team's regular season record rankings. The worse the record, the easier it is to pick a high draft pick. Conversely, the better the team, the lower the draft pick. . The penultimate team in the league has the highest chance of winning the top pick. The number one team is basically the No. 30 pick.

So in theory, the Clippers are ranked in the bottom eleventh, so in the draft, they are likely to draw the eleventh pick.

However, before Li Dai served as the Clippers' head coach, the Clippers ranked second from the bottom in the Western Conference, and the entire record was ranked fourth from the bottom in the league. According to the situation in previous years, the penultimate team has almost a 10% chance of winning the No. 1 pick, and the probability of winning the No. 2 spotlight and the spotlight is also very high. Even if you are lucky, it is easy to keep the top five picks.

In other words, after Li Dai coached, the Clippers' draft picks changed from the top five picks to the eleventh pick, which is obviously depreciated.

In fact, the eleventh pick is actually not bad, but also a lottery pick. But compared with the top five picks, the eleventh pick has really dropped by several grades, and compared to the top pick, it is a heaven and a ground. Any team would rather bet on the 10% chance of winning the top pick than 100% of the 11th pick.

In order to form the Big Three, the Clippers traded a draft pick to the Celtics. This is the first round of picks this year. This season, the Clippers have such a bad record. The value of this draft deal that was traded to the Celtics is also rising. Dennis also feels that this deal is really profitable.

The Celtics have always been in the top three in the East and have a chance to impact the championship. The draft picks from the Clippers may win the No. 1 pick. A team that hits the championship may get the No. 1 pick, and whenever he thinks about this, Dennis can't help but applaud.

Unfortunately, the Clippers have improved their record, and the top five picks in the draft have become the eleventh, which is the possibility of a farewell draw.

The Celtics can't wait for the Clippers to play worse, it is best to fall to the last place in the league, so that the Celtics can enjoy a top pick. Now that the Clippers are doing better, the Celtics are the biggest loss.

Denniston was very annoyed at the thought of the depreciation of his draft picks.

"Damn Spurs, why did you lose? At this time, you should defeat the Clippers! You sent a full bench lineup, you are deliberately losing! Yes, it must be intentional! No, I want to complain to the league. Lost to the Clippers on purpose! "

...

After defeating the Spurs, the Clippers next opponent is the Rockets.

The last time the two teams met, the Rockets took a three-pointer in overtime to take the Clippers away.

At present, the Rockets are the first in the Western Conference and the first in the entire league. The Warriors with a record of more than two places have five wins. The probability of locking in the Western Conference is already very large.

In Houston, the Rockets coach Max also learned of the Clippers' victory over the Spurs.

"The Spurs actually lost to the Clippers, and they sent a full bench lineup, which is really unpredictable. Although the Spurs are one year older this year, there is still one month left in the regular season. Let the players take a break. "The assistant coach murmured in Max's ear.

Max smiled slightly and said, "You don't understand the old fox of Gray. This is not a holiday, but his tricks. But what I didn't expect was that he wanted to go to other people's routines. "

"Coach, I don't quite understand." The assistant coach asked confused.

Max went on to explain: "I used to work for the Spurs, so I know Gray. I guess Gray is to avoid overtime. The Clippers played too much overtime recently, and the Spurs The overall age of the team is too old. Playing an overtime game is equal to the usual two games of consumption, and the player is still at risk of injury. So Gray sent a substitute player to play, waiting to play overtime with the Clippers, but did not expect There was no overtime in this game, and Gray's plan for others was also lost. "

"That's what it is!" The assistant coach showed an expression of surprise.

Max explained this, but he was also lost in contemplation.

"Gray's old fox's calculation failed, but it reminded me, maybe I can learn it too." Max said inwardly.

Max is the "running master" in the NBA, and his tactics are very advanced. When the NBA was more defensive, he already led his team to play shelling tactics. Now that the NBA has entered the era of small balls, he has even come up with a set of magic ball theories. During the offensive, he gave up the CIC, either shooting three points or shooting the basket. In defense, it is the infinite change of defense that breaks the most advanced pick-and-roll.

However, Max has a big disadvantage, that is, he does not trust role players. In his team, many role players can only appear in garbage time. Because he does not trust role players, Max often uses a seven-man rotation lineup, which is where he is often criticized by fans.

The regular time of an NBA game is 48 minutes, and a team will have five players at the same time, which means that the entire team's playing time is 240 minutes, which is a fixed number.

If it is a seven-person rotation, the average person's playing time will be more than 34 minutes, if it is an eight-person rotation, the average person's playing time will be reduced to 30 minutes, and if it is a ten-person rotation, the average person's waiting time It is only 24 minutes long.

From this data comparison, each player can play 10 minutes less than the ten-person rotation and the seven-person rotation. This also means that each of them can take an extra ten minutes of rest per game and have more physical fitness.

Of course, this is only theoretical data. In reality, the main players will definitely have more playing time, and the substitute players will have less playing time.

But one thing is certain: the more people who enter the rotation, the more people who can play the game, the less physical energy the player will consume.

Considering that there are 82 games in the regular season of a season, plus the intense playoffs, the main players consume less physical energy, which is obviously a good thing for the team.

However, Max is a head coach who often relies on the rotation of seven players. He wants the players to consume less physical energy, which is impossible. What is certain is that the Rockets must consume more physical energy than other teams because they often play a seven-man rotation.

"There is one month left in the regular season, and it's time to prepare for the playoffs. This season, we played too many seven-man rotations, the players' physical energy consumption is relatively large, and there have been signs of injury recently. , I must find a way to control it. "

"Anyway, the Clippers can't make the playoffs and pose no threat to us. If we play overtime with them, it's really a bit worthless. And our current record is firmly ranked first in the West. It ’s not easy to catch up, we occasionally lose a game or two, and it ’s irrelevant. ”

...

The Clippers defeated the Spurs, which was already a shock, and what made me unexpected was that the Clippers defeated the league's No. 1 Rockets!

This time, the Rockets also came off the bench. Even the players who played in the Development League were called back and played for more than 20 minutes on the court.

The Clippers' players are no longer good enough, and they will not be able to deal with players who play in the Development League. This is another Tianji horse racing game.

The Rockets did this because they really didn't want to spend extra time with the Clippers. After all, the Rockets played a seven-seater rotation for a season. By the last month of the regular season, the players' physical fitness was already very poor. Instead of fighting one or two extra hours with the Clippers, it would be better to stay a bit more physically and play the playoffs.

...

Cleveland Cavaliers.

The head coach approached a strong player and asked, "Will you take a break next game?"

This sturdy black player named Brownie is the "first man" in the NBA today.

Brownie listened to the coach's words, revealing a trace of doubt. He asked: "What happened?"

"Our next opponent is the Los Angeles Clippers." The head coach said.

"I know some fans in Los Angeles don't like me, but most of those who don't like me are Lakers fans, not Clippers. Furthermore, even if the fans don't like me, the ball still has to be played. ! "Brownie answered.

"You don't understand what I mean. In the last game, the Clippers defeated the Spurs because the Spurs were on the full bench. In the last game, the Clippers defeated the Rockets and the Rockets were on the bench. Lineup. So I think, we face the Clippers, should we also give a few key players a break. There are less than one-fifth of the regular season, we should also focus on the playoffs, our The goal is the championship. As for the ranking of the regular season, it is not the most important. "The coach said.

Brownie can become the "first person" in the NBA, and his IQ must be online. After a little pondering, he understands the reason.

I saw Brownie nodded: "Our victory and defeat with the Western team hardly affect the ranking. Among the Western team, all we have to pay attention to are the Warriors and the Rockets. We may meet them in the finals ~ www.mtlnovel. com ~ If you play two or three extra hours with a team that has nothing to do with the playoffs, it is indeed an unnecessary consumption. "

"Okay, let's take a break for the next game. You can get at least five days of adjustment time for the rest of the game. Now the schedule is so dense, five days is really rare."

...

Boston Celtics.

Manager Dennis looked at the battle report yesterday, and there was a tearless expression on his face.

In the last three games, the Clippers have defeated the Spurs, Rockets and Cavaliers one after another, which are all strong teams in the league.

More importantly, all three of the Clippers' opponents are the main players of the ice storage team, and the replacement lineup is on the stage. And the Clippers have risen one place on the strength list because of this winning streak. As a result, the Clippers' first-round pick depreciated again.

"What's the matter? The Spurs sent the bench, the Rockets sent the bench, and even the Cavaliers sent the bench. This is the release of water! This makes it clear that the Clippers are deliberately winning! How do I feel that the entire league is against me!"