basketball pope

Chapter 62 [Go all out, three-point tactics]

After chatting with Ilgauskas for a while, Yang Rui gathered the players together in a circle and began to mobilize before the war as in the regular season.

Yang Rui asked: "Everyone? What do you think of the rookie game?"

Everyone just thought he was young and wondered why he asked this, but no one rushed to answer.

"I see the rookie game as a platform to show myself, a shortcut for fans to know me." Yang Rui paused and said loudly: "Some people told me that the rookie game coach's job is very simple, with adaptive training, At that time, the players will be free to play. The core of the star game is not the game, but the show. So the question is, if there is no smooth cooperation between you, what will you show to the audience? Is it boring singles?"

When it comes to show, everyone's interest is hooked.

Yang Rui went on to say: "None of you are the boss of your respective teams, and you lack the experience of being the core of the NBA. If you want to show your strength, you'd better show the side of the team, rather than just play randomly when you have the chance. I ask you, who is there? Are you here for fun, just to be a foil for the star race?"

Of course no one answered, unless it was a fool.

Yang Rui said loudly again: "Now I have a way to make you more famous, and make people think of 1998 when they mention the rookie game. Will you listen to me?"

Mercer raised his hand and expressed everyone's heartfelt thoughts: "Don't just focus on selling out, what is the solution?"

"It's very simple, go all out to play this game, play this game selflessly, don't save face for your opponents, beat them as much as possible, and set a record for rookie game points difference!" Yang Rui replied.

Tim Thomas asked: "How do you know the West won't play seriously? Are you saying we can do it?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Tim Thomas, your three-point ability is needed in all offensive systems. A large part of my confidence comes from you. You have no confidence?"

Thomas looked embarrassed, and everyone around him laughed.

Yang Rui said loudly: "This training time is limited, and everyone will focus on running in tactics. It is difficult to develop a tacit understanding in such a short time, so I will not arrange complicated things. There are two routines in total. The first set is the three-point tactics. …”

Yang Rui drew with the tactical board and showed the Knicks' basic three-point movement tactics to these people. "Big Z screened on the side to help Chauncey (Billups) get rid of the ball without the ball, Tracy (McGrady) held the ball in the middle, and saw the opportunity to score the ball for Chauncey to catch and shoot, Keith (Van Horn) in The bottom corner on the right attracts defense, and there is a single advantage to cut to the basket. Tim (Thomas) waits for the pass at about 70 degrees on the right.”

He is not worried that these people know the tactics, and they will be able to deal with the Knicks in the future. Other teams must be studying the tactics of the Knicks.What the Knicks are really good at is the inside support. Ewing can pull out and shoot and pass. Big Z is definitely not as good as Ewing.

Mercer was upset. He was ranked lower than his teammate Billups, but he was more reused in the Celtics and had better data. He raised his hand and said: "I have a problem, why am I a substitute? Right now, my numbers are in the top three of the rookie games."

"Good question. Two sets of tactics, the second set is more suitable for you to play, in order to ensure efficiency and get more points, so you need to stagger the playing time, there are only 8 people in the team rotation, you don't have to worry about missing the chance to play, the first set of lineup is Shooting three points, your shooting is a little worse, am I right?"

Mercer has nothing to say. His shooting is really average, his mid-range shooting is good, and his three-pointers are not good. In the Celtics, he is responsible for the ball and attacking, mainly relying on impact to score.

Yang Rui went on to say: "The second lineup is a fast break, grab a backcourt rebound and immediately launch a counterattack, Blevin (Knight) is responsible for fast advancing, organizing the pass, and others can break through or make a pull-up jumper. Complete an offense in five seconds, then come back on defense."

Knight, who is 178cm tall and weighs 78kg, became the "brain" of the Cavaliers as soon as he entered the league. He averaged 31 points, 9.1 rebounds, 3 assists and 8.2 steals in 2.5 minutes per game.

Knight's speed is very fast, his breakthrough is sharp, and his passing is accurate. The main tactics of the Cavaliers are "big Z" to get rebounds and four people to play fast breaks. He is familiar with this routine.

Cedric Henderson is also a rookie of the Cavaliers. He was selected with the 16th overall pick in the second round. He averaged 10.4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game. He shot 48% from the field. Oops, obvious tactical benefit.

Yang Rui's tactics are conducive to play the strength of the three knights.He managed the NBA website in his previous life and had an impression of the Cavaliers' Four Little Tigers.

In the 97-98 season, the Cavaliers entered the Eastern Conference playoffs with three rookie starters and a sixth-man rookie lineup, No.6 in the regular season.Four people were selected to the All-Rookie Team at the same time, two for the first team and two for the second team.

The sixth man who was not selected for the rookie game this time was Derek Anderson, who later went to the Spurs to practice, and even went to the Rockets and was well known by Chinese fans.

No matter fast break or positional battle, "Big Z" is the most important person. He is the only big center in the team who is good at rebounding, and he is the only one who is good at covering, so Yang Rui focused on talking to him just now, and he must cooperate selflessly Just do it.

After talking about the tactics, Yang Rui began to direct and practice. "Big Z" and Billups took on the roles of Knicks Ewing and Houston, and McGrady played as a playmaker in the middle, and they played well.

Yang Ruiben was worried that there would be a big gap between McGrady's passing and the Magic period. It turned out that he already had a good ability.

McGrady has always been very strong, but the coach of the Raptors will not use it. He has been a blue-collar player for two years. Without the ball, his natural statistics are not good. In the third year, he was only the sixth man, with 15.4 points, 6.3 rebounds and 3.3 assists.

To the Magic, with the ball, McGrady instantly became a superstar, an all-around warrior.

The counter-attack tactics do not need to be drilled, grab the rebound and give Knight a quick advance, and after the ball is scored, others beat the attack to end the attack.Thomas plays power forward, and the second unit can follow.

The one-and-a-half-hour training session ended quickly, with good results. Yang Rui believes that he can give the Western Conference rookies a "surprise" tonight!
When leaving the arena, Billups deliberately fell behind and whispered to Yang Rui, "Jerry, thank you, I like your tactics."

"Don't thank me, I made this arrangement because you have the ability. It is also your strength to win the MVP. At night, you dare to shoot three-pointers. I don't think you will be too active in the rookie game."

Billups sighed: "It's a pity that the coach of the Celtics is not you. It must feel great to play on your team."

He really hoped that he could transfer to the Knicks, and he told Yang Rui that he had a very bad relationship with the Celtics management and knew that he was about to be traded.

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