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Afterwards, Louie returned Pau Gasol to the starting lineup.

Although Gasol's weight loss has not yet been completed, Gasol can just start as a center when Yao Yueban is absent due to injury.

Lu Wuxia discovered that in the next two games, Dad did not use the positionless lineup that had an amazing effect on the Knicks.

The Celtics won these two games by virtue of the thickness of the lineup, but Wuxia always felt that it was almost meaningless.

He deeply felt the bonus of the positionless lineup to himself, and the oppressive force of the positionless lineup on the opponent.

For teams that don't have the countermeasures, the Celtics' positionless lineup could prove to be a devastating force.

Lu Wuxia was worried that the game that day was just a whim of his father, and he felt that the Celtics should not give up that style of play.

Therefore, when Lu Wuxia returned home, he mentioned the game against the Knicks to his father that day.

"The game against the Knicks?" Louis seemed to have forgotten that game, "Is there anything special?"

Lu Wuxia couldn't believe that his father was so forgetful—unless he was demented.

"Isn't our starting lineup very special?" Lu Wuxia said, "Although the start was not smooth, we replaced David with Wally, and the game was much easier."

Louie laughed, "I remember you playing really well that day."

Lu Wuxia said implicitly: "The best part of my game is precisely the first quarter."

"So you want to...?"

"Why don't we try more with that lineup?"

At this time, Lorraine gave his son a blank look, "Mike, it's rare for you to go home once, why are you still talking about the game? Your father never brings work home."

Louis joked: "Maybe our son made a special trip home just to talk to me about this."

"Nonsense!" said Lorraine. "Mike misses Mom, doesn't he?"

"Yes," Lu Wuxia replied perfunctorily to her mother, then looked at her father, "That... the lineup without positions..."

Louis asked with a smile: "What do you think is the difference between the so-called positionless lineup and the current mainstream 5-out (five outside) lineup?"

Lu Wuxia thought for a while, and replied: "5-out lineup needs inside players who can shoot three-pointers, and positionless lineup, as the name suggests... There is no fixed position on the court. The outside line can be inside, and the inside line can also be outside... This pair Players have higher technical requirements, and the requirements for players' tactical literacy are also more stringent."

Louis asked rhetorically, "Then, which of these two frameworks do you think is better?"

Lu Wuxia hardly hesitated.

"Of course it's positionless basketball!" Lu Wuxia said, "5-out doesn't break out of the framework of traditional games. Positionless basketball... sounds more like the future of basketball."

Louis smiled, he was not surprised that Wuxia had this insight.

He loves positionless basketball, and that's normal.

It is precisely because he likes it that he needs restraint.

"Then who do you think can play positionless basketball on our team?"

Lu Wuxia thought for a moment, then quickly said: "Manu, Kyle, Wally, Andre, Vasilis, Mike..."

At this moment, Louie interrupted him: "Who can play better in positionless basketball?"

"Me." Lu Wuxia admitted that he would be the biggest beneficiary of positionless basketball, "and Manu."

So, here comes the problem.

Louie asked again: "Who on our team can never play positionless basketball?"

Lu Wuxia first thought of David Lee.

Although Lee's height is in line with the concept of positionless basketball, he is a dead-end insider who can only swing up and cannot swing down.

The performance that day is enough to prove it.

Later, Lu Wuxia thought of Zaza Pachulia and Nick Collison, both of whom were traditional insiders.

Finally, Lu Wuxia thought of Yao Yueban and Gasol.

Although Yao Jia's skills as an insider are good enough, but their stature and insider's technical characteristics are destined to make it impossible to swing down.

Swing, that's the only indicator of positionless basketball.

The outside line can hit the inside line, and the inside line can hit the outside line, so that the position of the lake can be modeled.

Suddenly, Lu Wuxia knew the reason why Dad refused to promote positionless basketball vigorously.

But he didn't think through enough.

Louie said: "I'm sure you think of a lot of names, yes, they can't play positionless basketball. But that's not why I gave up positionless basketball in the last few games."

Lu Wuxia asked, "Is there any other reason?"

"Of course, do you think positionless basketball can play the entire court?"

Lu Wuxia frowned slightly. Thinking about it now, playing like that would consume a lot of physical energy, especially on the defensive end, which often required a small gain. Not only was it laborious, but it was also easy to lose fouls.

So maybe the best position for positionless basketball is as a clutch ace? Like a Knicks dynasty murder press?

"You should be very clear that positionless basketball can't last the whole court." Louis said, "This is a concern at the team level, and there is another concern, which is my concern for you."

"Concerns about me?"

Lu Wuxia didn't expect her father to be worried about her.

"Yeah, why do you like positionless basketball?"

"Because... this style of play suits me very well."

"That's right? It's very suitable for you. To put it bluntly, you are like a fish in water in this system. You can be your best self in positionless basketball, give full play to your talents, and touch the upper limit that is difficult to touch under the regular lineup."

Lu Wuxia nodded slightly, he had to admit that his father understood him very well.

Immediately, Louis looked at Wuxia fiercely, and said very seriously: "However, as the leader and core of the championship team, putting yourself in your comfort zone is definitely not a good thing for you."

Lu Wuxia looked at his father puzzled.

"Do you know Wilt Chamberlain?"

"Yeah, Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan."

"Unlike Michael, he has won the championship twice." Louis said, "You should have heard of Wilt's jaw-dropping scoring records. He likes to score, likes to sweep statistics, and likes to create records. His teams were successful when they gave up scoring and suppressed the vanity of the record."

"Ralph won the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years before he became Mr. Only. At that time, we looked at Ralph and only thought he was a defensive gate who could average 20 points per game. Until he was in 1984 and In the 1985 finals, Kareem was suppressed on both ends of the offense and defense, and we realized what a terrifying inside behemoth he is. If he can't suppress his ambition, if he is not willing to play a supporting role for Larry, the Celtics People don't build dynasties, and there is no one and only Mr. in the world."

"There are also benj and Patrick...the two of them, I don't need to tell you, you know, you grew up watching their games, do you think they are satisfied with their respective positions and tactical positions? If they are satisfied, They wouldn't break up, would they? It's because of their willingness to put themselves outside their comfort zone that the Knicks have won eight titles in nine years."

So far, UU Reading www.uukanshu.comLu Wuxia has completely understood what his father is worried about.

He opened his hands and made a convincing expression, "Okay Dad, I get it, I know what you're worried about, I'm going to step out of my comfort zone, no... starting today, I'm going to do all the courses I hate work, I would put myself in the uncomfortable zone..."

Louie smiled reassuringly: "Very well, but I have one last example here, which is far more impressive than these successful examples."

Lorraine couldn't take it anymore: "For God's sake, can we talk about this after dinner? I warn you guys, you're dancing in my comfort zone!"

The world fell silent.

Louie felt a little uncomfortable, and he felt that the last example was more suitable to be used as an example-that is, the ultimate loser Michael Jordan, a person who never left his comfort zone (Portland), and his final result was a crushing defeat.

Louis wanted to say it, but he already realized that his wife was unhappy, so forget it, the examples just now were enough for his son to understand.