play for it

Chapter 172
Kneeling on the sidelines, looking at the players on both sides of the court, Cole smiled, and said to O'Neal beside him: "Dude, I finally know why you like this Rookie Challenge so much!"

"Exciting, huh?!"

O'Neill nodded with a smile. Most of the rookies participating in the Rookie Challenge have not been seriously affected by the outside world, and they don't have too many worries. As the saying goes, newborn calves are not afraid of tigers.

Once the game is played seriously, they will show themselves without reservation.And since everyone is a rookie in the league for the first time, there is not much difference in status and experience, so they will play very confidently.

In this way, under the premise that there is not much difference in strength, the game will be very exciting!And each team in the league can also fully understand the rookies of their own team through this game!

Sweeping Rubio who was in possession of the ball on the court, O'Neal was taken aback for a moment, remembering his team's five-guard lineup at the moment, frowned slightly, and asked doubtfully: "Cole, why did you form such a lineup? With your character , you shouldn’t be trying to be funny, right?”

"I have an idea!"

With a flash of light in his eyes, Cole stood up straight, turned sideways, looked at O'Neal, and asked with a smile, "Man, what do you think of three-pointers?"

"How can you see it? It's just a scoring method?"

After giving Cole a blank look, O'Neal said angrily, as a former top traditional center, he has never been very interested in three-pointers.

"In the first half, Yang's consecutive three-pointers made me discover something new?! Compared with mid-range shots and dunks, three-pointers are more efficient and easier to score!"

Not surprised by O'Neill's answer, Cole raised the corner of his mouth slightly, with an excited expression on his face, "And if a player has a high three-point accuracy, he will be the most involved!"

This guy!
On the court, looking at Leonard who was close to him, Yang Ke shook his head speechlessly, looked at the respective positions of the players on the court, then let go and ran quickly along the three-point line.

Near the free throw line, relying on Jeremy Lin's cover, Yang Ke temporarily got rid of Leonard, who was chasing him, and ran outside the three-point line in the left corner.

Seeing that Rubio was about to pass the ball to Yang Ke, thinking of his power of quick three-pointers, Owen didn't even think about it, and just rushed over.

So strict?!

As soon as Yang Ke received the ball, Irving ran to less than one meter away from him, frowned, and swept past Jeremy Lin who cut to the basket behind him.

Bang!
With a wave of his right arm, Yang Ke passed the ball directly to Jeremy Lin with a ground hit. Facing an empty basket, Jeremy Lin made an easy layup and extended the lead to 11 points!
"Is this the intention of you sending out this lineup? To force all the insiders on the opposite side to open up the basket, and rely on Yang's defensive appeal to create open spaces for teammates, so as to get into the inside and score easily?"

Looking at the team's offensive round, O'Neill groped his chin, his eyes flickering with thoughtful light.As a Hall of Fame-level basketball player, he can analyze some pros and cons from offense and defense. Of course, he is definitely far inferior to Rondo's on-the-spot observation ability.

"Not all of them. The reason why I put these five guards is because they can pass the ball, they can shoot the three-pointer, and they can go to the basket."

Smiling and shaking his head, facing O'Neal's question, Cole expressed his thoughts, "Plus, they all have high golf quotients and are very capable of creating offensive opportunities. It can be said that as long as they are lucky in the game, It doesn't feel too bad, the opponent can't defend it at all!"

Listening to Cole's words, O'Neill fell into deep thought, and was even a little surprised in his heart, because he found that Cole's theory was completely applicable in the game.

However, at this moment, the Barkley team on the field completed the offense. Facing the short defensive players, Cousins ​​easily grabbed the ball and swept up the basket. With the current lineup of the O'Neal team, no one can He creates a defensive threat.

Looking at this scene, a flash of light flashed through his eyes, O'Neill laughed, and then said affirmatively: "But in this way, due to the lack of height, it is impossible to prevent the opponent's inside line!"

"Going back to the previous topic, a three-pointer is always worth one point more than a two-pointer! Moreover, if a small player goes inside, it is easy to cause fouls and kills!"

Shaking his head and crossing his hands on his chest, Cole turned around and looked at Gasol wearing sunglasses in the auditorium, smiled, and said slowly, "Furthermore, if there is a player who can shoot three-pointers and pass With the ball and a good defensive big man, plus the help of two forward players outside, isn’t the interior defense solved a lot?”

"hiss!"

Taking a breath, O'Neill stared at Cole in disbelief. He didn't expect his colleague to think so much, and it was shockingly feasible.

After a moment of silence, O'Neill looked at Cole who was talking eloquently, and said solemnly: "Dude, I think you've been delayed by the commentator, you should fucking be a coach!"

Cole shook his head with a smile, turned around and turned his attention to the field again, without saying a word, although he had the idea of ​​being a coach a long time ago.

But there are only so many teams in the league. Not only do you need to be the head coach, but you also need the team's lineup to allow you to operate. How easy is it to be such a head coach position?
After watching the game for a while, seeing that the point difference was gradually narrowing, Cole nodded and said casually: "It's time to change, the performance to this level is already the limit!"

"Substitution?!"

O'Neill was stunned, and looked at Cole in confusion. He felt that the players on the court had a tacit understanding as they played more and more, and they would definitely play well in the future. He said, "There is no need to change players? How do I think that we can continue to play like this?" .”

"It is necessary to change players. If we continue to play like this, it is easy to lose the point advantage. This game cannot be lost!"

Cole shook his head resolutely. The lineup he built in his mind was like dancing on the tip of a knife, except for the lineup with high level, strong execution, and excellent tacit understanding.Even if the golf quotient is very high, it is difficult for a temporary team to win.

Seeing Wall passing Rubio easily again, remembering what he just observed, Cole shook his head regretfully, and said: "Unfortunately, except Yang, the other four players' defenses are not dominant, otherwise they should be able to Persist for a while, and you may even be able to achieve the desired effect."

Looking at Cole with admiration, O'Neal felt for the first time that his understanding of the lineup was inferior to him, and then asked curiously: "So, buddy, do you think the current team in the league is the most suitable for you?"

"Spurs, Warriors."

Without even thinking about it, Cole said directly that he wanted to be a head coach for a long time, since he had already thought about his own routine, how could it be applicable without considering it.

(End of this chapter)