Versatile Point Forward

Chapter 346 Tactic No. [-]
Although he was only forced to change his lineup, McMillan had tested Ye Feng's center forward many times in training, and the results were quite good, largely because Ye Feng loved to fight for rebounds and was not at a disadvantage.It seems that he is a little smaller than the muscular sticks inside, but the anticipation of landing and jumping are top-notch.

After the Trail Blazers' small lineup came on stage, Phil was surprised, and then he was relieved. He didn't think this very strange-looking lineup would pose any threat to the Lakers.He has always been quite confident about the team's interior configuration. In his opinion, Ye Feng is certainly an excellent player, and even has the potential to become a top star in the future, but with his physical fitness, do you want to play the fifth position?Facing the luxury insider group of the Lakers, you are still a little tender!
But what he didn't expect was that McMillan had already found a suitable tactic for a similar small lineup, that is, very few people could be competent for the core No. [-] tactic.The No. [-] tactic, to put it bluntly, is a tactical system with the center as the core, but this center cannot be a standing center in the traditional sense. The most basic requirement is to have the ability to pass the ball.In other words, the No. [-] tactic is actually a way of organizing the center forward. Everyone moves around the center. This has high requirements for the center forward's mobility, organization ability and ball protection ability, especially the ball protection ability. After all, the center forward is long. If you hold the ball for a long time, the chance of being intercepted will be greatly improved.

From this point of view, Ye Feng is simply the perfect No. [-] tactician.When he is in the fifth position, these requirements seem to be a bit low, and when Ye Feng holds the ball in the high position, he has three threats at the same time, that is, dribbling, passing and shooting. The Lakers had to let the inside players pull up to the high position, which made room for the inside players to facilitate the Blazers players to slip directly to the bottom line for layups.

This lineup made the Lakers' insiders look confused when they first came on the court. After Odom and Gasol communicated briefly, they decided to let the faster and more versatile Odom defend, and Gasol guarded. basket.But they quickly realized that this is not a good choice, even if it is the only thing they can do at present, the reason is very simple, if Gasol shrinks to the basket, the Blazers will be four-on-three on the outside, no matter how they rotate They will all miss people.

Although Odom has the height advantage, but with Ye Feng's court vision, this obstacle is not a problem at all. He can pass the ball between flashes and maneuvers. At most, Odom is limiting his personal strength. It's just a ball attack.

And Ye Feng didn't sit still, Odom's defense was really good, but it wasn't impossible to break through.Another advantage of using a breakthrough to tear apart his defense is that it can attract Gasol to the high post, so that the basket will be even more empty.After the Trail Blazers slipped to the baseline twice in a row, Gasol didn't dare to grab it easily, so he could only continue to stay at the basket aggrieved, at least in this way he could bet on the opponent's touch.

Originally, everyone thought that Ye Feng would be very difficult to play in the fifth position, but he didn't expect this guy to be like a fish in water. Apart from the hard work of defending against Gasol's post-up singles, there seems to be no discomfort at other times.And this is not a big problem, the team defense of the Blazers has shared the pressure of Ye Feng very well. Under normal circumstances, he resists behind and his teammates can wait for the opportunity to steal, which makes Gasol have to pass the ball out. .

For a while, the No. [-] tactic with Ye Feng as the axis was played vigorously, both offensive and defensive ends pushed the Lakers to the ground and beat them violently.Especially on the offensive end, when the perimeter has always kept at least one player open, their violent three-point rain made the Lakers unable to lift their heads.McMillan's meaning is very clear, either you will be killed by a three-pointer, or you will be replaced by the same small lineup to fight for speed. Basically, there is no third option.

Phil does not intend to replace the team's inside line. He is a person with a strong desire to control, and he is never willing to fall into the opponent's rhythm, let alone give up the team's advantage voluntarily.However, the Blazers' tactics had to be dealt with. He could only ask the players on the field, especially Odom, to continue to expand the defensive line, double-team the Blazers' ball holders, and try to compress their shooting space.In his mind, such a countermeasure is enough to deal with the Blazers.

However, the Lakers' lineup is mostly veterans after all. It's okay to double-team wildly for a while, but it's not a long-term solution.And on the basketball court, why is the team with the most team spirit easy to win the game?Because they can mobilize the opponent's defense during the process of sharing the ball, the ball always moves much faster than people.In addition, Ye Feng is already the league's leading field control master, his court vision can fully guarantee to find teammates who are in the gap at the first time.

The Blazers' outside players did not disappoint Ye Feng's good intentions to attract defense for them. In the remaining 8 minutes of the second quarter, the Blazers shot 9 of 7 three-pointers, stopped the Lakers in one fell swoop, and put The point difference widened to 9 points.This point difference does not look big, not yet in double digits, but if Fisher hadn't hit a halftime three-pointer at the buzzer at the end of halftime, the Lakers would have returned to the locker with a 12-point deficit room.

The Trail Blazers' small lineup undoubtedly caused huge troubles for the Lakers. Now the Lakers are like a tiger biting a hedgehog, with no place to bite.And they are facing a dilemma, whether to go inside or not, it seems a bit cowardly, and the protection of rebounds is not so good; go, the small lineup on the opposite side is really annoying. The moving speed of Mu and Gasol can indeed prevent the breakthrough of small lineups, but if they pull out, the inside line will become empty, and the opponent can cut in empty-handed with any pick-and-roll, and directly catch the ball and make a layup.

In fact, Phil's best choice now is to play a junior and a junior, use Odom as a center, and use his height and movement speed to constantly switch between inside and outside, but this may be what he has encountered in his career The most severe test.Kobe and Artest can certainly share the pressure of the outside defense, but the inside defense can't match them. You must know that the Blazers are not simple and rude. They will use several screens to let the final terminator enter the basket , Completed the fatal blow. At this time, the few people on the outside line did not know where they were thrown.

As a historical head coach, Phil is constantly weighing in his heart. After all, this game is very important to the Lakers. Do you really want to take the initiative to enter the rhythm of the Blazers?In this case, can the team beat the opponent in the familiar aspects of the opponent?
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