I just play ball

Chapter 10 Take turns in battle
"Huh? You mean Andre Iguodala? The Denver Nuggets?" D'Antoni's tone was slightly puzzled.

"Yes! I hope to focus on defense and organization like him, occasionally shoot three-pointers or cut layups, and push the fast break to make a super long pass, as a lubricant and glue for the team, helping all teammates Play in the most comfortable state and let them play the strongest combat power." Li Yue's tone was sincere and his expression was serious, as if he had made a serious decision.

"Well, I have understood your request, and I assure you that the coaching staff will seriously consider it."

D'Antoni nodded and turned to walk away, then stopped abruptly and said, a little embarrassed, "Young man, I think you can set your career goals high like other rookies."

"Why?" Li Yue asked.

D'Antoni pouted: "Iguodala is just an All-Star substitute..."

"People must have dreams?" Li Yue asked subconsciously. What he knew D'Antoni hadn't finished speaking, but the meaning was very simple. Aiming for higher honors may not necessarily be realized, at least it sounds good to say.

Just like when he was a young candidate for universities, he only chose between Tsinghua University and Peking University, and his career was either a scientist or an astronaut.

"That's natural." D'Antoni spread his hands, his eyes seemed to see a Tie Hanhan.

...

The 10-minute break ended quickly, assistant coach Hamm clapped and greeted, and the entire Lakers team set off for the video room one after another.

The journey was a bit far, but Li Yue participated in the video analysis of the regular season for the first time, and he was quite excited. He walked and ran and arrived first.

The two video editors, Bodaan and Patrick, had already started preparations. After greeting them, he observed them on his own.

The size of the entire video hall is close to that of an ordinary classroom, and it is mainly divided into two areas for operation and viewing.

There are four long chairs in the operation area, neatly laid out in a word, on which there are 5 laptops and several handheld DVs, and the three recorders make a "sizzling" sound of work, and a picture is hung on the nearby wall. There is a huge white cloth, and there is a TV series next to it, which is playing the highlights of the Thunder team, and some data tables will pop up from time to time.

The viewing area is mainly four rows and five rows of chairs, surrounded by many posters, and you can see some classic photos of the Lakers. The most obvious one is: Kobe jumped on the technical platform and opened his arms to celebrate after defeating the Celtics in 2010.

The back of the chair is low and can only support the waist, and cannot put the head on it.The front and rear space of the chair is very large, enough for a player like Gasol to freely position his legs, and it is also equipped with retractable pedals.

After observing for a while, Li Yue sat down in the middle of the first row.

"I suggest you stand up quickly and choose another position, that is Kobe's position." Bodaen smiled, his expression seemed to be joking, but his tone was sincere: "He can let him, you can't take the initiative to grab it."

Hearing this, Li Yue hesitated for a moment.

In the NBA, each player has his own locker and chairs, and some teams even fix various seating positions.

Those are the symbols of the player's status, and they also have a certain degree of privacy. Even the team leader cannot use or sit casually. JR Smith once refused to be interviewed because the chair was sat by a reporter.

"It's not that scary, as long as you answer Kobe's questions correctly and let him approve." Patrick shook his head.

"What's the question?" Li Yue asked curiously.

"The characteristics of each opponent's player are mainly tactics, how to attack, and how to defend." Patrick replied.

"Do you think you are sure? Kobe is a video maniac. He likes to study the video more than anyone else, not only before the game, but also after the game. He doesn't want to let go of any weakness of the opponent." Bodaen asked.

Li Yue subconsciously recalled the characteristics of Thunder players. He had done research before.

Patrick smiled wryly and shook his head: "Our title is the video editor of the Lakers, but we mainly work for Kobe. I once edited the videos of the six main players of two teams for him within 48 hours, but he asked me if there were others... "

Although he had heard about Kobe's preference for watching videos, Li Yue still felt a little crazy when he heard the comments from the video editor himself, but this may be the reason why Kobe was able to get nine defenses.

Out of respect, Li Yue stood up, ready to find a seat after the whole team sat down.

Kobe just walked in the door, saw him get up, waved his hand and shouted immediately: "Sit down, we are just going to discuss how to defend Durant. We must come up with a good strategy. He has been difficult to stop recently."

After hearing the words, everyone looked at Li Yue, with a trace of 'sympathy' in their eyes.

Kobe sat next to him, patted the chair and said, "Sit, why are you standing there?"

Now that the matter has come to this, Li Yue is no longer polite.

The video analysis meeting began immediately. The content came from the Lakers' previous three games against the Thunder. The record was one win and two losses. One of them was a big loss because of Howard's absence, and the other two games, regardless of whether they won or lost, did not have a score difference of more than six points.

The first to speak is assistant coach Steve Clifford, who is mainly responsible for the team's defense.

He walked to the long table, clicked a few times on the laptop keyboard, and a set of data was displayed on the TV.

"Let me start off by saying that the Thunder went 25-for-10 and 19-for-9 from 16-point range in the two games they lost, and they shot 4-for-[-] from [-]-point range in the game we won."

After speaking, he tapped the keyboard a few more times, and the video began to play on the TV.

"In those two losses, Thunder guard Lasse and forward Durant got into the lane as easily as they opened their own doors, which resulted in us having to use a lot of weak-side defense, giving the Thunder shooters too much space, and In the game we won, most of the Thunder's shots were long two points, which was very different from their tactical style and player characteristics, and they were very uncomfortable."

"So, tomorrow night we will increase the flank defense on the basis of maintaining a fast rotation."

After finishing speaking, he turned his head to look at Li Yue, staying for two seconds deliberately, as if implying something.

...

With the completion of D'Antoni's explanation, the analysis of the coaching staff is over, and the video analysis meeting enters the stage of free discussion.

All the players immediately relaxed and stretched their muscles.

Kobe turned his neck and asked Li Yue, "What do you think? Especially for Durant."

"Focus on marking, double-team when necessary, try to prevent receiving the ball, and create physical contact throughout the process. In addition, by shrinking the basket and intentionally emptying, cut off Russell's connection with his teammates and lure him to take more long-distance shots." Li Yue blurted out.

"You mean to use Russell's singles efficiency as a breakthrough to indirectly limit Durant?" Bryant asked.

"Yes! We can see some clues from the game we won."

Li Yue walked to the laptop, and after a few operations with the mouse, a piece of data was displayed on the TV screen.

"Look, Russell made 24 of 6 shots, and the number of shots is much higher than his average of 18.7 times per game this season, and because of his long-term possession of the ball, many of Durant's shots are catch-and-shoot, resulting in a lower shooting percentage."

After Li Yue finished speaking, Kobe bit his lip and thought.

The coaching staff also began to ponder, the other players shut up when they saw this, and the video hall fell silent instantly.

"I object!" Artest shouted suddenly, and everyone looked curiously at him.

"I don't have that much energy to keep an eye on him the whole time..." Artest's tone was full of sadness.

"Isn't there still me here? Let's take turns." Li Yue said with a blushing face.

　The rhythm of this plot is relatively slow. I mainly want everyone to familiarize themselves with the basic process before and after the game. The video analysis will not be detailed later.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)