basketball pope

Chapter 836 [No solution tactics, lack of clones]

There are always people on the Internet saying that Curry is a defensive black hole, and it has been said for several years to prove that Curry is seriously overrated.

In fact, Curry's defensive ability has been improving, and this year has surpassed the league average and is probably in the upper-middle class among point guards.He has been teammates with Tony Allen, Paul and others for several years, and he hasn't opened the wheel, so he can't learn any defensive skills?
Curry is basically not out of position in preventing breakthroughs. In terms of interfering shots, he is even better than Paul, who is 183cm, because he is 190cm tall.

Curry is always said that the fundamental reason for his poor defense is his image. He is not black and tough, and he does not have the appearance of a tough guy. It is useless to have a hair and beard on that Q face.

The funniest thing is, when experts say that Curry is not bad on defense and list the defensive plus-minus data chart, some fans will say that it is because the opposing star point guards are all shooting guards, and Curry is the best defense against opponents on the court. the weak one.When the data of the opposite point guard broke out, these people said that Curry was blown up.

This season, Curry ranks sixth among point guards in official defensive rating and outperforms the Thunder's top physical, Westbrook, who likes to huddle around the paint for rebounds and gamble-style steals.

The disadvantage of Curry is that he can't guard against strong, fast guards, but many people can't guard this.His strengths are that he can guard 3-and-D players, shooters like Redick, and is good at stealing when guarding such players.

Parker is a face-to-face defender, and he's been at a disadvantage against Curry in this series.

Seeing that the situation was not good, Popovich yelled at the players and asked Parker to pass the ball to Duncan and Leonard to attack. On the defensive end, Parker asked Parker to guard Green, who lacked the ability to hold the ball, and replaced Leonard to defend the library. inside.

If Danny Green was in the Spurs, Fournier was in the Clippers, and Popovich's switch adjustment would definitely work. Green is good at defending the face frame and disrupting shots. He is an excellent 3D player.But Fournier is not. Popovich hopes he can, but he not only has poor confrontation ability, but also lacks excellent defensive awareness.

Curry began to play without the ball after attracting Leonard's defense, and Parsons passed the ball to Gay on the left.

Gay began to play his specialties, hitting a mid-range shot from an emergency stop and a turnaround shot by Fournier.

Seeing that there was a problem with the single defense, Popovich asked for a timeout.He dispatched Ginobili ahead of schedule and continued to let Leonard defend Curry. Ginobili used experience to defend Gay while strengthening the offense.

Curry continued to play without the ball and handed over the main offense to Guy and Parsons. Whoever Ginobili guards would play singles.This tactic is so simple that there is no coordination, it is to avoid the two strong points of the Spurs' defense and attack.

As early as the fifth game victory over the Spurs, Yang Rui figured out one thing, dealing with the Spurs does not necessarily require cooperation, the Spurs' defensive system is good at defense and cooperation, attacking their weaknesses, and crushing talent like the Thunder may be able to. Get better results.

If the Spurs have two Leonards on the perimeter, the Clippers will undoubtedly lose this series. Unfortunately, the Spurs have only one perimeter defender, which means they can only guarantee one side of the defense.

Gay guaranteed the attacking firepower, and the three guys who could shoot [-]-pointers were separated, and the Spurs were not easy to double-team.Popovich is reluctant to double-team Curry, let alone Gay?The only one he likes to double-team is Griffin, and it is not easy to have obvious gaps in the area near the penalty area.

In the first quarter, Gay scored 10 points and 3 rebounds. Curry played 8 minutes and then rested and scored 8 points and 3 assists. Griffin's main task was to attract defense and made fewer shots. He made 3 of 2 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. Get 6 points.

Parsons hit a 29-pointer, Green made a 22-pointer, and all five scored, giving the Clippers a [-]-[-] lead.

In the second quarter, Yang Rui sent Curry, Livingston, Middleton, Faried, and Draymond Green.

The Spurs asked Leonard to defend Curry. Yang Rui’s adjustment method was to let Curry rest early and bring a substitute. He didn’t always attack in the first quarter, but just waited for a three-pointer on the periphery, and his physical exertion was not large. .

Popovich felt a bit of a headache. Although he also replaced Leonard in advance and took a break to bring a substitute, the defense in other positions also had weaknesses.

The five Spurs are Mills, Belinelli, Fournier, Leonard, and Split.

Leonard's appearance at this time was aimed at the Clippers' small-ball tactics. In the last game, the Spurs achieved good results in the second quarter. He can defend both the outside line and the height of the small forward, relying on impact to mix. Farid.But when Curry played at this time, Leonard couldn't defend Curry, and the three perimeter teammates might not be able to get stuck on Faried.

Leonard dealt with Faried, and it was a dead end for Mills, who was 183cm tall, to guard Curry.Although Mills is highly motivated on defense, he belongs to the type who often makes mistakes as soon as he plays. He not only lacks height, but also has no wingspan.Solo defense against Curry and against Livingston suffers.

Popovich was in a daze on the sidelines, he could only sigh in his heart "good tactics" and could not make targeted adjustments.

He could see that Yang Rui's tactics today were not a positioning routine, but a rotation of players, arranging a lineup on the court that prevented Leonard from defending Curry, and then attacked the Spurs' weak side.

Leonard has indeed improved a lot from last season. Which side he defends is the weak side, but no matter how good his personal defensive ability is, he can't control both sides. This is called lack of skills.

Popovich can't even arrange a single defense on the inside now, let alone double-teaming on the outside. He can only pray that Curry has no touch and can't shoot against a short guard.The reality is, facing the defense of 183CM players, even if that person is Paul, Curry can easily find the touch.

What made the Spurs even more collapsed was that the best player in the second quarter was not Curry, but the role player who had beaten the Spurs in the regular season, the swingman Khris Middleton.

Popovich did not expect that Yang Rui actually arranged for Middleton to attack with the ball and play Belinelli with a low back.

Middleton is 201cm tall, has a wingspan of 210cm and weighs 100kg.Belinelli is 198cm tall, weighs 91kg, has an average wingspan, and is obviously insufficient in confrontation and jumping.

Yesterday, Middleton practiced his back-up technique at Yang Rui's request, and he attacked very resolutely. He beat Belinelli and scored 6 points in a row, including a large fallback jumper; he also ran out of the perimeter and received a Curry's pass hit a 50-pointer from [-] degrees on the left.

The score difference quickly widened to 17 points. The Clippers' home fans cheered wildly, and the home team's morale completely overwhelmed the Spurs.

Popovich called a timeout and was forced to adjust.

The wonderful goal replay was broadcast on the big screen of the stadium.Zhang Lili sighed: "Middleton's post-up singles today is like being possessed by Joe's gang leader. This turnaround and jumper is really picturesque."

Yu Jia said: "I think Yang Rui's biggest strength is not arranging tactics, but cultivating new players. Many people who were not optimistic in the draft have been played by him."

This season, Middleton has been fully upgraded, not just a pitcher.His flank defense ability is enhanced, and attacking with the ball is not a conventional weapon, but if he encounters a person with poor defense and a height and wingspan that is inferior to himself, he is definitely capable of teaching the opponent to be a man.

Middleton had some post-ups in the regular season, scoring 0.88 points per possession above the league average, but he took fewer shots and was ignored by people, and he also learned to play with his back.

By the time people realized that the little-known man was the Spurs sufferer, the score was already open.

(End of this chapter)