Super Basketball Manager

Chapter 287 The Spurs' Secret!The key to victory!
Before the start of G3, even the crazy magic stick never predicted that in this season where the Lakers, Cavaliers, and Celtics star shine, and they will die if they don’t win the championship, when they reach the semifinals, the gaming company will give the championship odds, and the Spurs will be the leader.

They beat the Mavericks 4-1 and nearly fucked the Toyota Center...

If Yao Ming hadn't broken his leg bone in the first game, San Antonio would already have two games advantage.

The Spurs hadn't had a major trade since the Duncan era until the summer of 09.After the introduction of Jefferson and McDyess, ESPN columnist Bill Simmons commented: Although Duncan has won 4 championships, he has never owned a team that can be called great, and now this team will be able to make up for the shortcomings of Duncan's career. This Spurs can achieve greatness.

However, due to a sudden injury, the Spurs were old and injured. In the regular season, they "only" entered the playoffs with the 7th place in the Western Conference and [-]th place in the league...

What made the Spurs sweep away the haze and suddenly lead the league in the playoffs?
In fact, this question can be asked another way: Why are the Spurs in the regular season and the Spurs in the playoffs so different?

This seems absurd, because the Spurs' skeleton lineup has not changed much from last season: a 25-year-old rookie George Hill was added to the backcourt;

Other than that, everything is business as usual, even Duncan and Manu are a year older.

It should be noted that the GDP has returned to the old, and the overall age has jumped a triple jump. The old, middle and young have taken over the Spurs' team basketball mode together.

This is indeed a younger team. Through the Jefferson trade, the Spurs sent three 35-year-old veterans.Young people are beginning to take over, and the second-year George Hill will gain more and more trust. He first performed well in the playoffs against the Mavericks, and then tied with Dragic; Blair gave the team unprecedented vitality. The Spurs have never had a player who can turn the opponent upside down in the paint;

In anticipation, it seems that the whole world is waiting for them to go to Los Angeles to challenge the defending champion Lakers who have already led the Suns by 3:0. At this time in the semifinals G3, the Spurs suddenly made a joke to the entire league - saying that it is recognized that the abnormal performance may not be so easy. Doing what Yao Ming did in G3 Shining Toyota Center on his own, he must not be afraid to hit the Spurs...

Duncan's soy sauce in the normal game, but is this really a good thing for the team?
Duncan has not declined significantly compared to the previous season. His physical condition is still the same. Duncan averaged close to 18 points per game in the regular season, but only 14 points in the playoffs. How should we measure Duncan's decline in statistics?
For a long time, the Spurs were Duncan's team, and all tactics on the offensive end revolved around him. Duncan was in the low post, the Spurs played inside-out, Duncan was in the high post, and the Spurs played pick-and-rolls.

Once, the Spurs relied on these tactics to win 4 championships.

However, Duncan is old, and his power continues to weaken as he grows older. He can no longer guarantee to deal with the big man on the opposite side every night, send 20+10 steadily, and help the team control the situation with steady scoring every time the team encounters a crisis... He can't do this anymore.

what to do?The answer given by Popovich surfaced in G3: give up the Duncan system on the offensive end, and after finally seeing through all this, he was almost taken advantage of by Aon...

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Duncan's slow speed limits the performance of the team's two core guards. When he is powerful, this limitation is beneficial to the team. When he is no longer powerful, it limits the team's offensive vitality.Abandoning Duncan's system means that Duncan's data will inevitably drop sharply, his possession of the ball will decrease unprecedentedly, and he will not be as hands-on on the offensive end as before, but this will make the team's offense cheerful and open.

As a result, today's Spurs have become such a team-they don't miss any opportunity to switch offenses, they speed up the offensive tempo as much as possible, the backcourt players are given more authority, and they allow the first good opportunity to score.It's a lot like what Sanders brought to the Pistons in 2005-06.

Duncan's role has changed. When he picks up a defensive rebound, his teammates have already crossed the half court, and he will quickly pass to speed up the offense;

Duncan's low-post tactics will only appear when the team is at a loss. The conventional weapons in the past have become the Spurs' hole cards. It is similar to the last few minutes of G3.

In fact, the Spurs centered on Parker throughout the playoffs, and they had already worked out a mature system before the playoffs. Therefore, when the Mavericks in the first round and the Rockets in the first two games were still focusing on Duncan, Parker or his substitute George Hill made the former two pay a heavy price.

People talk about Tony Parker this season, the first reaction is always his divorce case.

But take note: On the court, Parker is having the best time of his career. He's shooting 2008 percent from the field, and he's the most consistent scorer for the Spurs.

Perhaps, Parker will not be the top five point guards in the league in terms of statistics, but it is difficult for any top point guard to take advantage of him.

Moreover, for the Spurs, he is the most suitable point guard.

Limit Parker?

In G3, A Weng completely let the world see his style as a master tactician, and a lineup of defensive counterattacks was basically formed...

It's still Lowry, but Lowry, who has changed to the point position, stands in front of Parker. It's none other than Allen Iverson, the best defensive player in the world. The latter is quick and at the same time, playing his own fast break mode. Although he suffers too much physically, his seasoned defensive experience and innocent eyes have earned the referee a few offensive fouls on Parker...

So what else can Lowry do to stay on the court except to fill the gap where "Answer"'s old and uneasy legs are exposed?

The answer is to crack the Manu-Jefferson system that the Rockets G2 was beaten...

Jefferson's 2008-09 season was like a nightmare. He came to a completely unfamiliar team. At the beginning, he wanted to show his talents, and the fans had high hopes for him. However, he didn't find the feeling for a season.When Jefferson chose to jump out of the 1500 million contract in the final year, many fans rejoiced, thinking that the Spurs finally got rid of a bad relationship.

However, that's not what the team thinks, and it's not Jefferson.

Popovich still has faith in Jefferson, who wants to bounce back after a disappointing season.

Then there was a summer of hard training. Jefferson soaked with Popovich. As Popovich said, he was like returning to college, learning to play from scratch, and working hard to practice various basic skills in order to find himself in the Spurs.

This is the style of a typical Spurs-willing to make [-] percent efforts for the team.

Jefferson is not a young player anymore. He is 30 years old. He has been in this league for a long time. He is a star player and has played in the finals. Few people like him, at this age, start from scratch for a failed season, but he did it. In the face of setbacks, he chose to bite the bullet.

Jefferson renewed his 4-year 3890 million salary reduction contract with the Spurs, and all he needs to prove next is that this is a beautiful operation.

So we can see that the Spurs No. 24 has a new look in the new season. He has become more decisive, his shot selection has become more reasonable, his three-point accuracy is better, he can hit key shots, and he is smarter on the defensive end.

Therefore, in order to contain this brand-new former All-Star, Awon had no choice but to ask Ariza to give up the third "boxing match" with Manu, and let the former defend against this tall and thin three-pointer who was similar in stature to him...

In the end, Lowry, G3, the Houston Rockets can survive to that point, and Scola, who contributed the highest score in the game, contributed a lot, but the real thing is Lowry's persistence...

Xiao Gangpao just gritted his teeth and ran back and forth from the locker room-the court-the locker room-the court to the end. It can be seen how many somersaults he fell in G3.

Lowry only scored 12 points in the game. Most of the time, he squeezed Ginobili with his thick body, making him extremely uncomfortable whether receiving or passing the ball. However, these 12 points were all scored during the anxious period of the fourth quarter. He made 14 of 10 free throws and contributed 10 points. If the free throw percentage is higher, maybe the result of the game can be more perfect...

When Lowry behaved like this, Old Sloan expressed to Ron very relieved that only this hard-working and resolute kid really learned the physical confrontation and pressure he emphasized...

Perhaps there has never been a situation like the Spurs in the history of the league. After G3, the odds of winning the championship plummeted... It was as if a golden finger that passed the test was controlled by others...

So this is why Ron has always insisted that the rocket will not pick up the boom to go fishing in advance, and he does not need to arrange vacations in advance...

He can find plenty of reasons to be pessimistic about the Spurs:
The inside line is not strong enough-Blair is too short and the offensive end is too rough; McDyess is too old and his feet are too slow; Bonner is too floating, the offense depends on the sky, and the defense is like paper;

The overall defense is not stable enough-they can't cope with all situations. The Spurs can deal with the slow-moving Mavericks, but they can't deal with the crazy Yao Ming and the wild and unruly Houston Cyclone.

The offensive ability is no longer what it used to be-the Spurs used to have two attacking masters. In the past, Duncan could withstand the opponent's storm like a rock, and Manu could kill people immediately once the demon sword was unsheathed.But now, Duncan is discounted, and Manu's blade is rusting...

Lack of fire extinguishers - when the Spurs had Bruce Bowen, they had no fear of any god-level perimeter players, and when Bowen Lian was old, they almost couldn't stop Dragic.

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These reasons may make the Rockets' playoff prospects look brighter, but don't underestimate the Spurs in advance, just as you shouldn't bad-mouth the Spurs before the game.This is a mysterious team, until the curtain falls, you will never see all the answers to the mystery, but at least, the key to the door to victory is finally held by Ron.

(End of this chapter)