Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 161 How to break the predicament?
The gap in strength is the most frustrating, because it is difficult for you to fill the gap through tactics, at most it can only be weakened, nothing more.For professional teams, the best help is to seek reinforcements, but it is not yet the time.The Blazers didn't make any big moves before the trade deadline, and they can only wait for the offseason to make reinforcements.In other words, McMillan must rely on the deck of cards in his hand to play well in the playoffs, regardless of whether he wins or loses.

This is a relatively difficult thing for him.

Whether using the original starting lineup or choosing a change under tremendous pressure, there are only so many players McMillan can use. Ye Feng's comeback relieved him of the pressure, but it was only a relief. The Lakers' available soldiers Much more than the Blazers.There was no one available on the bench except Outlaw. Batum was not bad, but he was just a low-profile version of Ye Feng. The others... McMillan shook his head irritably.

The small lineup of the Lakers in the last game gave him a big shock. It turns out that Phil is also such a deviant old man. Oh, it is said that he was a hippie when he was young, so that's right.McMillan thinks that he can't use such a crazy lineup, but now he can't think about it. With his strength and experience at a disadvantage, the only way is to use a swift attack to stun his opponent at the beginning of the game. , it's best that they don't wake up until the second half.In this kind of competition for speed and assault ability, only a small lineup can be used, which is impossible.

But there are also unavoidable problems here.It's true to play fast and slow, but the Lakers can also play big and small. The big man may feel a little bit reluctant when defending the small man, but he can hang up and play on the offensive end.What about the defense around the inside?Hang the ball directly behind you, and the opponent catches the ball and turns around.The Blazers don't have an all-around inside line like Odom, they only have an all-around outside line. It doesn't work. At least half of Ye Feng's 8 rebounds in the last game were long rebounds that were grabbed and popped out. There is nothing to brag about , although Sir Barkley, who is 1 meters tall, also used to go to the basket, but after all, he has a big ass that allows him to crush the defense with his back like a bulldozer. These few people in the Blazers do not have such a magical weapon.

McMillan couldn't help thinking about the trade, but he was strangled by himself soon after he made a fool of himself. Now is not the time to consider a trade. That would only allow him to bear the loss of this round of the series with peace of mind. .Although the Blazers want to beat the Lakers to enter the Western Conference Finals, it is almost a dream, but McMillan has no intention of giving up, and the transaction will not be considered until the offseason.The most important thing for him now is how to arrange the starting lineup for the fourth game, which is very troublesome, because the Lakers can switch styles almost instantly, and their manpower can support such changes.

The Trail Blazers are different. McMillan has gone through the list of players in his mind, Blake, Roy, Ye Feng, Alder, Oden, Fernandez, Batum, Outlaw, Przybilla, basically this Nine people split up the playing time of each game, and the others can only play a few minutes in the insignificant time. It is not bad if you can keep your own statistics from being not all zero eggs.This kind of lineup can't be changed. Fernandez and Blake are different types of point guards, but Batum and Ye Feng have similar functions, Przybilla and Oden are similar, and Outlaw is purely a scoring arrow. It is difficult to come up with new tricks.

Maybe play a purer small lineup like Phil?

This idea lingered in his mind as soon as it came out. McMillan knew very well that the Lakers had no problem using this tactic. The Blazers used it to kill one thousand enemies and harm themselves by [-]. Perhaps the self-injury was more than [-].Strictly speaking, Adelaide, Oden and Przybilla are all the same insiders. They can't take care of ball control, scoring, rebounding and other tasks at the same time. That's what a player like Odom can do. matter.So why not consider attacking against attacking?Since you can't guard against it, then hit him vigorously. As Payton's teammate, McMillan is not a good-tempered person.

This is the choice that a weak team must make when facing a strong enemy, either tighten the fence and defend firmly, or attack with all its strength and leave no retreat.There are not a few people who choose the former on the football field. After all, it is possible to defend against the opponent's attack on such a large green field, but the latter is always chosen on the basketball field, because you can't let the opponent score a point, as long as you can score I can't hold back my mouth, so it's better to have a good fight. It doesn't matter if you lose. Anyway, you can't easily snatch the victory from me. Even if you want to win, you have to use twelve What's the point of winning casually with a lot of effort?
Once the idea is determined, the rest of the staffing arrangements are very simple.Blake is stable, but he is not fast enough, and his three-pointers are not so accurate. It is good to use Fernandez as the starting point guard. Yes, letting him swing up again will kill him. He is a player who relies on his brain to play, not his body; put Batum at the third position, this kid has performed well after polishing, and his defense has also improved, but That passing hand still needs to be practiced, but there is no more suitable candidate for the third position now.

The fourth position continues to be Ye Feng. He has done a good job combining internal and external work, and he can also share the heavy responsibility of organization for Roy. The Lakers basically have no insiders who want to rely on speed to guard against him; the last is the fifth position. He is cruel enough not to be a pure insider, but to play Outlaw. This guy is not tall, but he is strong and strong. It doesn't matter that much.

In fact, it is still too early to say that the boats are broken. After all, the Lakers only lead 2-1, but McMillan firmly believes that now is the best time to gamble everything. If this game is lost, the opponent will get this round of the series. The match point of the game, and the fifth game is their home game, the Blazers may not even have the power to fight back.The fourth game is much better than the fifth game. If you win the game, it will be a 2-2 draw. In this way, you will have some confidence when you come back to the Staples Center; That's the worst result.

(End of this chapter)