Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 83 Training Match
Durant was not happy, because after hitting the back, Li Sheng resorted to the strategy of flanking the line, and even started to press before halftime. Ennis, Robertson and Brother Antetokounmpo cooperated to clip forward, and the other intercepted the passing route from behind, waiting to steal at any time, directly forcing him to make two turnovers.

In the end, Udoka asked Ibaka to provide him with a cover, and Li Sheng became a one-star quadruple again, allowing Robertson to follow Durant at any time. Once he catches the ball, the players near him immediately come over to double-team, and then wait for him to pass the ball before turning.

Moreover, the player who comes forward often becomes Fisher, so that the remaining three can quickly switch positions, even if Gobert is facing other people's footsteps at this time, he can fully keep up.

Because at this time, Fisher is usually released first against Reggie. When Antetokounmpo or Ennis switches to his side, he will either pass the ball to the neutral position, but in this way the others have no ability to control the ball, so they can only wait for Durant or Reggie to get rid of it;

Antetokounmpo Xia Lian was not very good at physical confrontation, but in the past two months, the effect of his muscle gain is visible to the naked eye. You may not be able to see anything just by looking at it, but as long as you find out his previous photos and compare them, you will find that he has become thicker in one dimension, and the curve of his muscles has become more obvious.

Not everyone can play small and big. Many times, they use the advantage of dislocation, that is, speed to get rid of it, and then either get shooting space, or pass through the basket.

But although Reggie is very fast, Ennis and Brother Antetokounmpo are not slow. The key is that they have long hands and feet, and even if they are passed, they can immediately turn around and return to defense.

And Reggie's current shooting is unstable, if the breakthrough is blocked, in fact, there are not many ways for him to score effectively.

Of course, it can still be scored, but it will not be efficient.

Similarly, the rookie team's defense is not successful every time. There are always times when the defense is not followed up or the defense is not in place, and the opponent is given a chance.

But the results of this training match are obviously enough to satisfy people, at least two points are satisfied, Durant's state is no problem, and the rookies are also very exciting.

During the training, Li Sheng will no longer cook chicken soup for them, but speak with facts.

There are detailed records of the progress of the rookies, and now a Gobert is added, but his practice is different from the other three. Li Sheng still arranges him to practice more passing, and then the regular shooting, layup training, and small hooks under the basket also need to be practiced.

Anyway, I don't expect him to attack. It would be nice to be able to eat cakes effectively and sneak chickens occasionally, just like the Warriors' center later.

In fact, even at his peak, Gobert was just a blue-collar player, and sometimes he couldn't even understand the cake.

Can you imagine that a center with a height of [-] meters and a wingspan of [-] meters can't handle a small guard under the basket alone?
Anyway, now that there is no shortage of offensive points for the team, it will be more helpful for the team to let him concentrate on doing his own tasks well.

To be honest, if the backcourt and striker are strong enough, it would be best to have a defensive blue-collar on the inside, otherwise the offense will overflow.

In the era of small ball, the importance of the inside line has been further reduced. Occasionally, the game can still be decided, but after all, one person can't kill someone, and the inside line is better restricted than the outside line, so that you can't catch the ball comfortably.

If you hold the ball in your hand all the time, you may not be able to do it at the critical moment after too much physical exertion.

So it can be seen that although there are teams with the inside as the core behind them, the results are always stable, especially once the outside line and the striker have weaknesses, no matter how strong your center is, you can only cut in vain.

These records that Collins has been managing can reflect that rookies have been improving all the time, and the growth rate in the rookie period is also an advantage. Like other players, including Durant, they have reached a bottleneck, but it is not easy to see how much they have improved.

And what can really verify their progress is naturally the competition, even if it's just an internal training match.

After that, there were two or three more training games, which were like a phased summary. The performance of the starting lineup was getting better and better. Obviously, Perkins has recovered a bit after practicing for a while.

The two play styles are similar, but they are lacking in ability, but as long as he is not allowed to dominate the ball as frequently as Westbrook, he can still give full play to his advantages.

The rookie team also performed very well. Fisher's shooting has recovered a bit, and the four rookies have become more and more tacit understanding. Even because everyone has improved now, this tacit understanding is even stronger.

The process of the training game has also become more and more stalemate. There was even a time when the rookie team was in a good state, and the lead was slowly tied by Durant to overtake, which is enough to reflect their progress and potential.

At this time, most of the players actually already have some recognition for the coach Li Sheng. Whether the coach is good or the players are good, like people who drink water and know how warm they are, they can always feel it when they get along with each other behind closed doors.

Compared with Brooks, one of the advantages of Li Sheng is that he will not let the players fight randomly, he will arrange rich tactics, even if he fails once, he will be willing to try a second time.

The training match is actually a time to practice the team's tactics. Of course, the tactical bonus BUFF can also be used.

Players certainly enjoy playing with talent, but it can also be enjoyable if they can successfully outplay opponents with tactics.

Moreover, the tacticians of the two teams are basically Li Sheng, and they also come from the same source. Durant is the first to dominate the ball, and Antetokounmpo is the rookie, and the position is basically right.

In terms of offense and defense, the two are basically the same matchup. Li Sheng didn't use Robertson to defend Durant because Antetokounmpo's effect is better.

Anyway, Durant doesn't play with his body. Although Antetokounmpo can't use the chassis to withstand him like Tony Allen, he has played with Durant for so long in the training camp and has figured out a little experience. It's okay to make Durant play uncomfortable.

The most important thing is that Antetokounmpo's physical strength is much stronger than Durant's, so don't worry about his poor distribution of offense and defense; on the contrary, Durant let the rookie lead the defense, so he naturally wants to defend him.

This is another reason for their anxiety. Durant competed with Antetokounmpo, or his own physical strength.

Fortunately, his condition has been maintained well, and the interval between training games is also long, so the impact is not that great.

In the starting lineup, apart from Durant, the best performer is Ibaka. His physical condition has been maintained well, he is very self-disciplined, and his defense is also very good.

And because Li Sheng used a three-point card for him, he was specifically told to practice more three-pointers during summer training, so the results will be shown during the training games.

At present, his most accurate position is of course the 45-degree angle on both sides. Basically, he comes out to play a pick-and-roll with Durant. Durant uses the screen to break through with the ball, and he runs outside the three-point line.

(End of this chapter)