Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 48
During the intermission, Li Sheng did not only let Jalen Collins communicate with the players as before, but went to talk to everyone himself.

Needless to say the four rookies, although Gomez and others were destined not to be signed, Li Sheng also encouraged them.

First of all, I will be in the league for a long time in the future, who knows if I will meet them again in the future, and when I need to use them.

Secondly, he felt that he still had to take this opportunity to learn how to be a good coach, and how could a good coach not communicate with players?

No matter how powerful the tactics arranged by the coach are, the players need to execute them. Players are human beings, and they have emotions and state fluctuations. If the coach does not understand his players, then the so-called tactical arrangements will be difficult to achieve results.

To understand, of course, not only start from the ability and technical characteristics, but also look at their personality characteristics.

In fact, what kind of achievements NBA players can achieve is related to talent and hard work, and is also inseparable from personality characteristics.

No matter how much controversy James has, he can always maintain his physical condition. That kind of abnormal self-discipline is the key to his longevity in the league.

McGrady's talent is amazing, but his body is impatient. As a result, several injuries have affected his career, so it is nonsense to say that he is lazy and not competitive. If that is the case, his career may not have so many highlights, but it may be extended a lot.

There is also Curry, the baby-faced killer. This nickname can be said to be the most appropriate description for him. He looks harmless to humans and animals, but he can give you a fatal blow on the court.

Li Sheng still has some impressions of those players who remember their names, but most players don't know what their personalities are in private.

But in fact, it can also be inferred that those players who failed to make it to the NBA are nothing more than lack of talent or character. There may be more of the former, but there are also many of the latter.

And after these games, basically he has played more than a dozen players in the Thunder team, and he can also see some clues from their style of play and appearance.

Those who are not athletic but like to play singles with the ball, those who are capable but willing to share the ball, and those who are not good at anything but love BB.

However, it is basically unlikely to deal with each other again in the future, so Li Sheng actually said some words of encouragement to each other at this time.

Then judging from the attitudes of these people, those words should be said more, and those words need not be said.

Some of the players didn't care, while others were flattered.

The former Li Sheng probably seemed to them to be the kind of high-cold head coach who didn't communicate with them very much. If he came to talk to them suddenly, he would at least be surprised.

But after saying some unnutritious words, Li Sheng called the starters again, preparing to change his style of play in the second half, mainly as an experiment.

Except for Gomez, the first five players will all become important rotations in the new season. After all, the four rookies are all paid by Li Sheng. Who else can be cultivated without cultivating them?

And Xialian happened to be used to train troops and practice tactics. This time Li Sheng planned to use the "elevator door" tactic.

The elevator door tactic has actually been around for a long time, but it is still in the Warriors that it really flourished in the league.

When Mark Jackson was in charge of the team, this tactic introduced by the Spurs was frequently used because of the brilliant three-pointers, and it worked very well.

After that, Cole took the position and brought the pass and cut system, but also retained this tactic that can maximize the shooting space for marksmen.

But how to put it, this tactic creates too many problems for the defensive team, especially after the elevator closes, the defensive player is easy to get injured if he plunges into it.

Although it does not constitute a screen foul, it can also be regarded as a hindrance to the progress of the game, or even a play on the rules of the game.

The rules of the NBA are perfect. With the development of the times, offense is more and more encouraged, but an offense without defense at all will not look good, so there will also be restrictions on offense.

The prohibition of elevator door tactics can actually be counted as such, which is the same as setting a three-second zone and turning back for five seconds. When a style of play or a tactic is too strong, it has to be restricted.

And this is basketball after all, not rugby. If it becomes a game of people hitting people, the meaning will be different.

But now this tactic can still be used, and as long as it is a team with a strong three-pointer in the team, it can try it.

Li Sheng's main purpose is to see the effect of using it on the spot first, and then he can try other tactics later, using the arena as a training ground.

The main reason is that they led too much in the first half, and it can be seen that the strength of both sides is obvious, and the opponent can't even find a strong point like Oladipo.

As long as the Thunder defend well, it will be difficult for them to break through their defense.

After all, the Thunder's offense has been unstable before, but their defense has gotten better and better over the past few games.

But the facts have proved that tactics are things that look simple but are difficult to do, and it is even more difficult to achieve results.

Even if the elevator door tactic is not banned, many teams will not use it, because the same effect cannot be achieved. The two screeners who close the door are the key here. If the timing is not grasped, it will become a mobile screen.

In addition to the players themselves having to understand the tactics and grasp the timing, it also depends on whether the referee will give face.

In fact, mobile screens are a common phenomenon in the NBA. After the advent of the three-point era, there are often open shooting opportunities in a single gear. In many cases, such balls are created by illegal screens.

The Warriors actually benefit the most in this regard, which is related to their frequent use of this style of play at the beginning, which is why they have the title of the so-called "Mobile Great Wall".

Of course, many teams were like this later, but as a "first mover", they were naturally impressed, so that when it comes to moving screens, people think of the Warriors at the beginning.

The Thunder are also relatively favored and taken advantage of in the league, which is understandable. After all, the Thunder has both young and old. This is a new star in the new era, especially after James went to the Heat to form a giant team, which to a certain extent affected the league's plan to make more stars.

For the NBA, it is obviously better to have a lot of heroes and compete in the Central Plains than a single player, so that the final winner will always remain in suspense, and the "fighting skills" of the various stars in the process will also make fans and the media hooked.

In the decade between 00 and 10, the champions appeared in different teams such as the Lakers, Spurs, Heat, Pistons, Celtics, etc., and the styles of these teams are also different. Except for the Spurs vs. Pistons The defensive (fighting) defensive (iron) battle makes people drowsy and unable to arouse the desire to watch the game, and the rest of the competition is all bloody.

This is not without controversy, such as the game between the Lakers and the Kings, such as the 06 Finals, but overall it still presents a vigorous attitude of upward development.

But it came to an abrupt end after that decision. If the Spurs hadn't been strong enough to snatch a championship from the Heat this year, the Heat, who have entered the finals three times in three years and won two championships, would definitely give people a sense of fatigue.

(End of this chapter)