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Chapter 151 The embryonic form of the defensive system

"Where did this kid come from?" Watching Derek Fisher rushing into the basket with the ball, just as he threw the basketball, he was slapped by a burly man rushing over from the flank. The basketball hit the backboard, and Phil Jackson, who was sitting on the bench on the sidelines, had a black line, and even scratched his thinning head.

In the first game of the new season between the Lakers and the Kings, the players on both sides showed excellent game state after the start of the game. Whether it was Yan Hua's continuous strong attack at the basket or Kobe's back attack, they were all wonderful. At the beginning of the game, the most outstanding player on the field and the most eye-catching player was not Yan Hua, nor Kobe, but the king's rookie Serge Ibaka.

Defense has always been the king's shortcoming, especially the king's outside core Kevin Martin, who is like a defensive black hole. As for the other two core cores of the king, Yan Hua and John Salmons, their defense In the last season, there was no shortage of criticism. Although after entering the playoffs, the defensive efficiency of Yan Hua and John Salmons has risen in a straight line, especially Yan Hua, whether it is single defense ability or assist defense ability, After the baptism of the playoffs, all have made rapid progress, but the king's defense has not changed fundamentally. It is alone, without layers, not in a system, and Yan Hua is the only one in the defense. This is the king. Charles Barkley on their defense after their conference semifinal loss to the Mavericks.

However, in today's game, the king's performance on the defensive end is impressive. Yan Hua's defense is still excellent, not only defending Andrew Bynum to death, but also assisting in defending free throws. All the areas below the line, but no matter how strong a person's defensive ability is, no matter how large the defensive range is, it is inevitable that there will be omissions and loss of positions. If it is the king of last season, once Yan Hua loses position and omissions, the king's The basket is undoubtedly open to the opponent.

However, in today's game, Serge Ibaka, the king's rookie at the fourth position, has repeatedly succeeded in filling the gap left behind Yan Hua after Yan Hua was pulled out. In less than 7 minutes of the game, Serge Ibaka had sent out two blocks and one steal, especially in the defense just now. After Yan Hua left the basket, Lakers guard Derek- Fisher took the ball and went straight to the King's basket, but was shot directly to the ground by Serge Ibaka with a pegboard cap.

Although the offensive end is not obvious, there is only one mid-range shot in 7 minutes, and he has repeatedly suffered losses when defending Paul Gasol alone, but Serge Ibaka With his excellent sense of filling and defensive ability, as well as two big hot pots that smashed the sky, all the audience at the Staples Center will remember him.

But what made Phil Jackson scratch his head was not Ibaka's two blocked shots, but Serge Ibaka's excellent defense ability and his defensive sense of being able to make up defenses in place every time. Serge Ibaka cooperates with Yan Hua to seal off the area below the free throw line. An inside line with excellent defense ability is not terrible, but the terrible thing is that both inside lines have assistance defense. The ability to reach areas beyond the free throw line, this 1+1 result, is significantly greater than 2.

"Reggie, maybe we should try to replace Zhu with Tony to strengthen our perimeter defense." Serge Ibaka's debut is amazing, as long as he can maintain this defensive attitude and ability, His position is unshakable, and his existence can also make Yan Hua have no worries on the defensive end. At the same time, the combination of Yan Hua and Serge Ibaka's inside line also allows the Kings to see the value of building a system defense Hope, but the rookie Jrue Holiday, who also started the game, is a little mediocre, especially when the Kings need someone to fill Kevin Martin's place, Jrue Holiday always seems to be slow.

Kevin Martin's defense is basically useless, as long as he can keep up with his opponents, but the backcourt player partnered with Kevin Martin must have excellent single-defense ability and the awareness of filling positions Yes, and on this point, Jrue Holiday, who just entered the league, is obviously inferior to Tony Allen, so when the King's perimeter defense was repeatedly pierced by Kobe, Tyrone Corbin, as an assistant coach, Suggested to head coach Reggie Toyce to replace Jrue Holiday with Tony Allen to strengthen the King's perimeter defense.

Establishing an orderly and effective offensive and defensive system in the king has always been the pursuit of Reggie Toyes. After establishing the combination of internal and external tactics centered on Yan Hua, the king's offensive system has been established, and the next It is to build a defensive system that belongs to the king. Reggie Toyes, who has been in the NBA for so many years, is very clear that if he wants to win the championship, he must establish an effective defensive system. And defense, like two legs of a person, are indispensable.

Therefore, after Yan Hua and Serge Ibaka have established an effective defense in the area below the free throw line with excellent help defense, Reggie Toyce is also very excited, because he has seen The prototype of a defensive system, with Yan Hua's inside defense, coupled with Yan Hua and Serge Ibaka's help defense, as long as they are equipped with an outside defensive engineer, a defensive system from the inside out will be established. built up.

So when Reggie Toyes heard that assistant coach Tyrone Corbin had similar thoughts to his own, he decisively called a short timeout when there were more than 3 minutes left in the first quarter. Replace Jrue Holiday with Tony Allen, and prepare to experiment with Yan Hua-Serge Ibaka-Tony Allen in the remaining minutes of the first quarter, the effect of this lineup on the defensive end up.

After the game restarted, Tony Allen faced Kobe Bryant directly. As the player with the best single-defense ability among all the outside players in the Kings, as long as Tony Allen appeared on the court, the head coach asked him to There is only one, and that is to limit the opponent's outside offensive core.

Tony Allen is much more difficult to deal with than Kevin Martin and John Salmons, but the more difficult the player is, the more it will arouse Kobe's fighting spirit and competitiveness against them. After Kobe, Kobe didn't back down in the slightest, and was ready to play Tony Allen directly with the ball.

(End of this chapter)