basketball pope

Chapter 198 [The stars are gathered, and the position is more difficult to defend than running and shooting! 】

On November 11th, Toronto Sports and CCTV4 in China will broadcast the second home game of the Raptors live.

There is no national live broadcast, there is a clear gap in the strength of the two teams, and no one is optimistic about the Celtics causing trouble for the Raptors.

After the big win, the Raptors' home atmosphere became more lively, and the price of tickets was raised this season. Fans still see that the season tickets have been sold out long ago, and there is a tendency to develop into the devil's home court.

The Raptors have the same starting lineup: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller.

Positional warfare is the main focus, so Yang Rui doesn't plan to change the starting lineup frequently. With a fixed starting lineup, the core players can play a tacit understanding.

Five Celtics: Kenny Anderson, Adrian Griffin, Paul Pierce, Antoine Walker, Vitali Potapanko.

O'Neal won the jump ball, Billups took the ball to the frontcourt, Miller pulled out the three-point line, received the pass, turned around and waited for his teammates to run. O'Neal gave Carter no ball cover on the left side, the latter Run to 70 degrees.

This tactical player is already very skilled and meets Yang Rui's requirements.

Adrian joined the NBA undrafted and started the first game of his career, which shows that the Celtics' No. 196 position is not deep enough.He is 100cm tall and weighs [-]kg. He is very strong and has average speed. He can't catch up with Carter by bypassing the screen.

Walker hurriedly switched defenses, Carter took the ball to the middle and returned the ball to Miller at close range.Miller made an inside pass near the free-throw line to O'Neal Jr., who was empty-cutting, and it was another small-range pass.

Vitali is only 208cm tall and weighs 127kg. He moves slowly and has an average wingspan, making it difficult to block Miller's passing.

Little O'Neal took the ball with his back and turned around and entered the penalty area. He leaned against Adrian in the middle and threw the ball with one hand. 2 to 0.

Adrian didn't lose his position, but there was a gap in height and jumping, so he couldn't block shots at all.

The Celtics attacked, and guard Anderson took the ball to Pierce in the frontcourt.

Pitino's idea is to create a twin star of the Green Army's front line, like the Bulls, two people are the main offense, and the others are the main defense.But the Bulls are Jordan and Pippen, both offensive and defensive, Pierce and Walker's defense is incompetent in comparison.

The players all pulled away, Pierce's right side framed, his right foot stepped forward, and his left foot stepped forward to break through to the bottom line. Christie's judgment was accurate and he followed up from the side, but Pierce had a better physique and pushed him to the basket. Jump up before the defense, hold the ball in both hands and pull the bar slightly to play cricket. 2 to 2.

Christie tried his best to jump up, but Pierce was already showing star quality, skill, shot, and good use of his body.

Yang Rui didn't arrange for Carter and Pierce to face each other, but he knew that Carter couldn't defend one-on-one.

The Raptors attacked, Billups and Miller played a pick-and-roll in the middle to the right, attracting Vitali to switch and pass back to the middle.

Miller took a look at the ball, ignored the guard's interference, and hit a high mid-range shot. 4 to 2.

Zhang Lili said: "It's a very simple match, and Miller feels good today."

Partner Sun Zhengping said: "Miller hardly jumps, but a short guard can't cover it. As long as he pulls out, there will be dislocations on the court. This style of play is really very similar to the king."

Thibodeau sat beside Yang Rui and was talking about Miller.

"How did you find out that Miller can become a playmaking center? He was just an undrafted rookie, and now he looks almost like Divac." Thibodeau asked in a low voice.

"His physique and IQ are good, of course he has to practice. I think he is better than Divac, he moves faster when defending, and has a wider attack range when attacking. For the Raptors' tactics, it is enough to be able to shoot from the mid-to-long range." Yang Rui explained proudly.

Thibodeau took out a serious record in the book, and planned to become a head coach in the future to cultivate a center into this type.

In Yang Rui's previous life, Thibodeau liked to support the inside line. He let Noah be the playmaker. He averaged 12.6 points, 11.3 rebounds and 5.4 assists per game at his peak. He was selected for the best team. Noah is not good at shooting.

Princeton is a tactic that uses the top of the center's arc as a pivot to free up the perimeter to run off the ball.Therefore, the supporting center in the Princeton system plays the role of the decider and is the organizer in the actual sense.Yang Ruixia told the management that Miller must stay, just for this.

The Celtics attacked and Pierce singled out. This time, Miller retreated in time and formed a double-team under the basket. Pierce scored the ball to the middle.Vitali scored mainly by attacking the basket. The range was too short, and he did not dare to shoot in the open space. He passed it to Anderson, who was in contact, who missed a pull-up jumper.

Thibodeau had read the opponent's information given by the scouts and suggested that Vitali should be left empty. Once Miller retreated to the basket, he could control a large area with his height.

The big men of the Green Army went out, and Miller easily grabbed the backcourt rebound and passed Billups to stabilize the rhythm and play the position.

Billups is the point guard Yang Rui wants. He has a high ball quotient and is getting better and better defense. He just has a little difficulty defending against small men and is not afraid of dislocation after pick-and-roll.

Billups and Miller first picked and rolled from beyond the three-point arc, taking two steps to the right to attract defensive back passes.Miller received the ball in the middle and faced Anderson without pressure. He held the ball above his head to observe the movement and gave it to Carter on the left.

Carter used O'Neal's cover to get rid of Adrian. Walker switched defenses slowly and he pulled out. There was no interference in front of him and he hit a three-pointer. 7 to 2.

The Green Army attacked, Walker took the ball to the outside and was followed by O'Neal. He wanted to make a three-pointer and had no chance. He scored the ball to Pierce to single out Christie, turned and missed the jumper under interference, and Miller got the rebound again.

In the Raptors positional battle, Miller took a step from beyond the three-point line to help Billups get rid of Anderson. Dodged Anderson's pursuit and blocked the cover and hollowed into the net. 70 to 10.

Sun Zhengping said: "It's not accidental that the Raptors came on the court to blow up the Heat. They are indeed stronger than last season. The offense is almost unstoppable. Everyone is good at shooting and blooming more."

Walker is not tall, has average pick-and-roll effect, and is good at shooting three-pointers. Facing O'Neal's poor chance, he points out the ball.Pierce relied on his personal ability to break through again, and he was double-teamed near the penalty area and assigned to Vitali, who was emptied again.

Vitaly took aim at the mid-range shot, and missed without any interference.

Walker rushes to grab the offensive rebound and gets stuck, Miller easily grabs the rebound, Billups retreats to catch the ball, and then falls to the ground.

Miller received the ball and organized it in the middle, and gave the ball to O'Neal Jr. from close range near the free throw line.

O'Neal Jr. suddenly cut in the air without the ball to cover. After receiving the pass, he took three steps, avoided Walker with the lever, and made a basketball. 12 to 2.

Zhang Lili exclaimed, "O'Neal is like a small forward. His physical fitness is really good. Walker gave up when he saw the height and didn't jump. If O'Neal was bolder, the ball would have been dunked."

There was no chance for a three-pointer on the periphery, Walker went to the low post to catch the ball and attacked, hitting the iron under the interference of O'Neal Jr.O'Neal has the advantage in height and wingspan. Walker's strength is useless, and he can't play in the low position. In order to avoid the block, he can only increase the shot point and lose the rhythm.

The Raptors continued to cover from the side. O'Neal Jr. caught the ball and played Adrian. 14 to 2.

More than 3 minutes into the game, Pitino was forced to request a timeout.He was surprised to find that McGrady was not present, the Raptors were also tridents, and the positional attack was more difficult to defend than last season's running and shooting!
(End of this chapter)