the great gatsby

Chapter 13

While Gatsby was sweating profusely, Jordan Hill also came. He was very surprised when he saw that Gatsby was sweating profusely: "Wow! Gatsby! You came to practice strength so early?"

"Hey! Jordan, good morning." Gatsby wanted to put down the dumbbell in his hand, but he didn't expect his hand to be weak, and the dumbbell fell to the ground with a muffled sound. Gatsby smiled embarrassedly.

"You Chinese people work so hard. All the Chinese people I have seen work very hard!" Jordan Hill said with admiration.

"Well, it's all forced by life. You see, my figure is too disadvantaged in the NBA. I have to work harder than you to stay here." Gatsby laughed at himself.

Jordan Hill nodded solemnly: "In any case, people who work hard are worthy of admiration. I will practice with you in the future."

Gatsby looked at Jordan Hill's powerful muscles, then shook his head and said, "Jordan, what do you think the trend of the league will be?"

Jordan Hill shook his head in confusion.

"Speed!" Gatsby exclaimed. "In the next few years, the league will speed up significantly. This trend has already been reflected when our head coach is in charge of Phoenix. The league has also been encouraging offense. The offense will be gorgeous if the rhythm is fast, so speed up It's inevitable, it's the general trend of the league."

"Well said!" D'Antoni's cheers came from outside the door, Gatsby was startled, turned to look outside the door, D'Antoni and his assistant strode into the gym.

"Hi Coach!" Gatsby greeted with a smile.

D'Antoni smiled and nodded: "Gatsby, since you think the league will speed up, what advice do you have for the team?"

Gatsby was a little surprised. This was not something he could say casually. It was related to the team's strategy. If he said it wrong, he would not only lose D'Antoni's attention, but might also offend the assistant coach and other players.

Gatsby decided to play it safe: "Coach, I was just guessing..."

"Gatsby, don't worry, we're not in a meeting, we're just chatting privately. This is not the team's strategy." D'Antoni understood Gatsby's concerns and comforted him.

With D'Antoni's words, Gates made up his mind: Since he said it was a private chat, everyone would just smile if he made a mistake.

Gatsby nodded: "Then coach, I'll just make a random guess. Don't take it seriously."

D'Antoni nodded with a smile. This young man is very smart, and he doesn't behave like a young man in the world.

"After coaching your bombardment in Phoenix, the league has been slowly speeding up. I have seen an interesting statistic;

The league's scoring average in 2009 was 91.7;

The scoring average in 2008 was 92.4;

The scoring average in 2007 was 91.9;

The scoring average in 2006 was 90.5;

The scoring average in 2005 was 90.9;

The scoring average in 2004 was 90.1.

The data going forward has not changed much, so I boldly speculate that the team is generally increasing the number of rounds and speed. This is the general trend in the future. As for what changes the team should make in the face of this trend, the coach should compare I'm good at it. ’ Gatsby smiled.

D'Antoni nodded. Gatsby was right. He was indeed an expert. He was originally a master of small ball tactics, but he still wanted to test Gatsby to see how far this kid understood tactics.

"I want to hear your opinion." D'Antoni said.

Gatsby nodded: "Then I'll make a fool of myself. The team is a whole. Since the speed is increased, all five players on the field must adapt to this speed—so the inside must be miniaturized, and the outside must increase shooters.

The miniaturization of the inside line is conducive to offense. When five players can run, through unlimited passing and cutting, passing the ball quickly, there will inevitably be countless open shot opportunities;

The second is that it is beneficial to defense. After the rhythm becomes faster, playing small players with big generals is a hurdle that every team cannot get around. Therefore, the new requirement for the inside is to be able to limit the small players in the first and second positions to a certain extent. "

D'Antoni was thoughtful, and nodded for Gatsby to continue.

"The outside line is easier to understand. Everyone knows the magic ball theory. A three-pointer is one more point than a two-pointer. This is an improvement in efficiency. After the number of rounds increases, the importance of the three-pointer will rise to an unprecedented level. By then, The saying that rebounding wins the world will no longer be so certain," Gatsby said.

D'Antoni was very surprised, not because of how novel and shocking Gatsby said, but Gatsby's grasp of the general trend, let alone a rookie who is only 19 years old, even many head coaches may not be able to clearly understand Understand the development of the trend, but Gatsby has such a unique vision at such a young age?
Although he was shocked in his heart, D'Antoni didn't show it. He just nodded approvingly: "That's a good point. Since you think guards should shoot more three-pointers, why didn't you shoot yesterday?"

Gatsby smiled sheepishly: "You didn't tell me, so I'm still going to be on the safe side."

D'Antoni laughed: "Go, go to the court, let me see your shooting."

Gatsby was a little embarrassed: "Coach, I just finished strength training..."

Only then did D'Antoni notice that Gatsby was sweating profusely, and he admired him even more: a player with brains and perseverance, even if such a player cannot become a superstar due to physical fitness, he will still have good achievements, and It is often such a player who can become an NBA coach.

"It's okay, just take a look." D'Antoni said.

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"Shua!" "Shua!" "Shua!" "Shua!"...

The sound of the ball rubbing against the Nets was constantly heard in the arena. Jordan Hill helped Gatsby pick up the ball. D'Antoni and the assistant coach stood on the sidelines to watch. As if there was no need to prepare for it at all, Coach D'Antoni became more and more excited the more he watched.

"This may be a historic shooter!" D'Antoni turned around and said to the assistant.

The assistant coach nodded solemnly: "Although we didn't get Stephen Curry, we got a three-pointer as strong as Stephen Curry!"

(End of this chapter)