Sports Almighty King

Chapter 482 Mobilization Before the War
On the morning of April 4, the Spurs arrived in Houston.

After getting off the plane, Popovich took a deep breath, smiled and said to Rudy Gay who was walking beside him: "The weather in Houston is really good, the sun is shining and the weather is pleasant. Makes you feel happy."

"Yes, the weather here is always so good. I heard that it rarely rains in Houston." Rudy Gay said with a smile.

"Enjoy all this, I believe, God will bless us, tonight, we will have a good result." Popovich said calmly.

"Mr. Popovich, I also think that God will be on our side tonight. The Rockets are only relying on one person to play. As long as there is a little problem with that Chinese kid, I believe we can win the game." Rudy Gay said.

"No, no! You can't pin your hopes on this." Popovich shook his head.

"Do you think you can restrain the king?" Rudy Gay blinked.

"Of course, Wang is just an ordinary person. He is not a god. I don't think he is invincible." Popovich said.

The two walked while talking.

When I came out of the airport, there were already many reporters standing in the lobby.

Seeing the Spurs walk out, the reporters rushed over one after another.

"Mr. Popovich, tell me some of your thoughts on the upcoming series, okay?"

"Mr. Popovich, may I ask, do you think your team can get a win from this series?"

"Mr. Popovich, may I ask, how do you plan to deal with Wang?"

The reporters frantically asked their own questions.

Popovich pursed his lips tightly, without saying a word.

The Spurs players also bowed their heads one by one, pushing their luggage and walking out quickly.

When we arrived at the hotel, we settled down.

Popovich held a pre-war mobilization meeting.

Tactics against the Rockets have been run-in and practiced before.Popovich feels that the most urgent task is to mobilize the enthusiasm of all players.

"Gentlemen, tonight, we are about to usher in the Rockets in the semifinals! I have emphasized many times before that to play the Rockets, we must drag them into the rhythm of our game! We can't play fast with them, we have to We must fight steadily and fight against them, and we must grasp every offensive opportunity and not handle it hastily."

"We must admit that the opponent is really strong. They have a very good rookie Wang Fei. This Chinese kid has been making waves since he entered the NBA. His speed is very fast and his stealing frequency is faster. He In this case, if we can restrain Wang, we have a chance to win the game! Conversely, if we cannot restrain Wang, our probability of failure will be very high!"

"So, how to restrain Wang Fei?"

"Here, I want to emphasize again, entanglement! Entanglement! Entanglement! We must entangle him when defending him, and we must use reasonable entanglement to make his speed lose room to play! Also, we must try our best to entangle him. It is possible to make his foul, he comes to steal us, we have to make his defensive foul, some people may ask, his speed is so fast, when he comes to steal, we can't even make a reasonable response to the ball , Then how can he make his foul? This problem is actually very easy to solve. As long as he comes to grab the ball, then he must be infinitely close to our ball-handler at the moment of grabbing the ball. At that time, we have nothing to do. Don't think about it, let the body spontaneously conditioned reflex and knock him away. In addition, we should try to avoid long passes in our passes. Long passes are easy to be intercepted. We must do the safest short-distance pass. At the same time, we have to try our best to do pick-and-rolls and create obstacles for him..."

Popovich emphasized his tactical arrangement again.

The Spurs are a veteran team. Under Popovich's training, they have always played team basketball.

Moreover, their style of play is very traditional, and many attacks are completed in the form of positional warfare.

The current NBA league has already evolved into the small ball era.

The small ball era is all about fast breaks and three-pointers.

In this era led by the Warriors, the Spurs are somewhat out of place.

As Popovich complained, the current NBA game relies too much on three-pointers. This is a bad phenomenon. If everyone keeps shooting three-pointers, the game will become too monotonous and lose the past Brilliant and exciting.

Complaints are complaints, Popovich has actually been making adjustments.

Just like Popovich's tactics specially arranged to deal with the Rockets, he has always emphasized that the speed of the game must be slowed down!It is necessary to rely on positional warfare to slow down the game, and use tough defense and offense to suppress the opponent's momentum.

D'Antoni believes that although Wang Fei is fast, the confrontation is too weak.

D'Antoni is now asking his players to increase their confrontation and deterrence against Wang Fei.

For example, if you come to grab my ball, then I will directly hit you with my body.

No matter how fast you are, as long as you get close to me, I can fight with you.

In fact, what D'Antoni emphasized is mainly to increase the intensity of the game!Use the strong bodies of your own players to try to squeeze Wang Fei's space for movement.

After Popovich finished his tactical arrangement, he began to arrange the main candidates to defend Wang Fei.

His gaze turned to Patty Mills.

"Mr. Mills, I think that the important task of defending the king belongs to you. Do you think you can complete this difficult task?" Popovich said with a serious face.

Patty Mills immediately straightened his chest and said, "Mr. Popovich, I think I can do it! He's fast, I know, but I'm not slow either. All I have to do is not slow." Follow him all the time, get entangled with him, make him sink into a quagmire. I think I can do that."

Patty Mills was a second-round pick. In 2009, he was selected by the Trail Blazers with the 55th overall pick.

Then, in 2012, the Spurs signed him for the minimum.

The advantages of this person are fast speed, high defensive enthusiasm, and strong defensive focus. He can run tirelessly and meticulously chase after his defensive object.

He can be regarded as a defensive backbone of the Spurs.

This is also the main reason why he has been able to play with the Spurs for so many years.

Popovich nodded appreciatively, smiled and said: "You have very rich defensive experience, I trust you a lot! Mr. Mills, your task on the court is to defend the king! As long as you do this well, then you The contribution to the team is even stronger than those top scorers! Of course, I know that Wang is the fastest guy in the world. He can definitely run the [-]-meter World Series. I think this guy may beat Bo Walter runs fast! Moreover, he not only runs fast, but his direction and movement frequency are much faster than all NBA players. In view of this, I will not let you single-handedly defend the king. In defense At that time, I will ask DeMar to help you! You two guards will double-team him and interfere with his receiving the ball so that he cannot have an easy shot."

DeMar DeRozan sat aside, and when Popovich said his name, he puffed out his chest and said, "Mr. Popovich, don't worry, I know what I should do."

DeMar DeRozan just came to the Spurs last year.

He is swapping clubs with Leonard.

To be honest, DeRozan is very dissatisfied with this deal.He thought he was betrayed by the team.

But after the start of this season, DeRozan is actually doing well in the Spurs.

He is regarded as the core of tactics by the Spurs, and he has a lot of mobile phone opportunities and ball possessions.

Therefore, DeRozan's data this season is quite good.

Slowly, the trace of resentment in DeRozan's heart about being traded by the team dissipated.

DeMar DeRozan's offensive ability is still quite strong. He has good explosive power, good speed, various offensive methods, and a high shooting percentage.

But he has a weakness that prevents him from further developing into a superstar.

This one weakness is: defense!

DeRozan's defense can only be regarded as unsatisfactory.

The Rockets also held a pre-war mobilization meeting in the morning.

D'Antoni also carefully analyzed the characteristics and flaws of each Spurs player, and arranged special defensive tactics for each of the Spurs' main players.

After finishing speaking, D'Antoni glanced at Wang Fei and said, "Wang, do you have anything to add?"

Wang Fei smiled and said, "Mr. D'Antoni, you have spoken very well."

D'Antoni smiled and said: "The Spurs' background is much stronger than the Clippers. They are a traditional strong team. They have a wealth of experience in the playoffs. I have a hunch that they will definitely open up to you in tonight's game." Crazy defense, you have to be mentally prepared."

"The Spurs are also my favorite team. I know them. Their lineup is very stable. They are always good at tapping the potential of every player in the team. They are very strong. I will not deny this, but I don't I think they can cause trouble for me." Wang Fei said, shaking his fingers.

"Wang, you still have to take it seriously. Popovich is a cunning old fox. He probably has done a lot of in-depth research on you. He will definitely come up with some unique methods of defending you tonight. I think that among the Spurs The one most likely to defend you is Patty Mills, who is very crazy defensively, he is fast, and he can tirelessly execute the coach's intentions. I hope it can attract your attention." D'Antoni said.

"I know Patty Mills. I watched the finals between the Spurs and the Heat in 2014, and I was very impressed with him," Wang Fei said.

In 2014, the Spurs were able to defeat the Heat to win the championship, which was beyond many people's expectations.

Because, at that time, when the Big Three of the Heat were in full swing, LeBron James was at his peak.

However, the Spurs still overturned the Heat abruptly.

Among them, Patty Mills also played a big role.

(End of this chapter)