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第304章 305.弊端（1万4千4百字求月票!!!）

April 10

The Bobcats are a guest in Houston and will usher in the last preseason game of the season.

In these two days, other teams in the league will also complete their last preseason games one after another.

Teams will then have a few days off in order to prepare for the regular season in the near future.

In this game, everyone from the Bobcats also came to the Houston arena early for shooting training.

For coming to the arena to shoot so early, of course it is not out of the importance of the Rockets.

It's that the players haven't played for too long. After these few preseason games, the rookies have played heartily, and it's not enjoyable at all.

Already looking forward to the arrival of the regular season, can play more time, can get more confrontation.

This also made Liu Rui feel a little funny, it is true that a newborn calf is not afraid of tigers.

During the offseason of this season, the Rockets did not make too many reinforcements. The team first renewed the contract of Yao Ming's backup center, Uncle Mu.

Although Lao Mu is old now, he can still briefly defend the penalty area during Yao Ming's few off-court breaks.

The biggest reinforcement of the Rockets throughout the offseason is probably the acquisition of "Streetball King" Alston, which can be regarded as finally giving the Rockets a slightly reliable candidate in the backcourt.

In the end, I got the famous NBA springman Swift who can run and jump, but unfortunately, Swift really can only run and jump...

Fortunately, the arrival of Alston also allows the Rockets to have a third scoring point besides Yao Mai.

Although it is not stable, at least at critical moments, when Yao Mai faces physical problems, the Rockets can have more people successfully stand up and attack with the ball.

For the Rockets, this is the biggest change this season.

This season, the head coach of the Rockets is still Jeff Van Gundy.

So before the game, Liu Rui didn't go up to say hello to him too much. After all, there's no need for a hot face to stick to someone's cold ass.

It’s just that Yao Ming and Yao Ming were on the sidelines before the game, chatting with each other in their hometown dialect, and then adding roughly three people talking and laughing, it can be regarded as feeling a little warmth from China outside of this foreign country.

For Liu Rui, although this is the last game of the preseason, he doesn't care about winning or losing this game.

At present, what he values ​​most is the player's shooting touch this season and the tactical movement on the court.

Therefore, Liu Rui didn't pay too much attention to winning or losing this game, as long as the process satisfies him, that's enough.

After the opening, both sides also announced their starting lineups.

Bobcats:
Mo Williams, Joe Johnson, Granger, Wallace, David Lee.

Rockets:
Alston, Hyde, McGrady, Juwan Howard, Yao Ming,
In this game, Liu Rui is also making adjustments to the starting lineup.

Try to match different lineups and see which lineup can play the desired effect.

And Danny Granger, as a very selfless player on the court, put him in the starting lineup, Liu Rui felt that there was no problem.

Even Liu Rui is already thinking about the starting lineup for the new season, whether to let Granger completely replace Martin as the starting lineup.

In this way, Granger's selflessness on the court can also create more shooting opportunities for Joe Johnson to score explosively.

Joe Johnson, who came to the Bobcats, is actually very effective. The team does not need him to pass most of the ball, and Liu Rui will not ask him to do a good job on the field.

For Johnson's main purpose on the field, Liu Rui is to let him score.

Use the way of superstars to score that kind of unreasonable.

And in this way, putting Granger in the starting lineup will not only be better than Martin on the defensive end, but also allow Martin to carry the banner of offense on the outside from the bench.

After all, Lu Wei is still very young and will make many mistakes. When he and Martin are on the court at the same time, he can also learn the rhythm of the game on the court as soon as possible.

The most important thing is that although Joe Johnson can play both forward and swingman positions on the court.

But for Johnson, the most comfortable position is shooting guard.

In this era, the role of each position is not particularly vague, and each position has a strict division.

Therefore, Granger's playing can also allow Johnson to return to the shooting guard he is most familiar with, which can be regarded as a double win.

The choice to put David Lee in the starting lineup instead of Okafor is also because David Lee's golf quotient is surprisingly high.

Even though he is currently a rookie, his overall view on the court is already higher than that of the second-year rookie Okafor.

You know, Okafor also got personal teaching experience from veteran Divac last season.

But in just a few preseason games, David Lee has already conquered Liu Rui off the court with his excellent overall view.

And when Okafor returns to the bench, he and Jefferson can complement each other very well.

The two attack and defend one, and one score and one support, plus Ariza, whose 3D defensive effect is already considered good in the league.

As well as the two offensive points on the outside, it allows the substitute lineup to compete with the opposing starting lineup without fear.

Compared with Liu Rui who put all the rookies on the bench before, in this way, whether it is a starter or a substitute, they can all play outstanding performances on the court.

On the Rockets side, they have continued the starting lineup of the previous preseason games this season.

The difference is that Jeff Van Gundy has also made several changes in the adjustment of the starting second position.

But now, it is still the choice to use this year's rookie Hyde to serve as the starter at the second position.

Seeing Hyde in the second position of the Rockets' starting lineup, Liu Rui wanted to laugh sitting off the court, but felt that it was not very good for him to be like this.

I could only cover my mouth with my hands off the court, trying to hold myself back as much as possible.

Either way, it's clearly a good thing for the Bobcats...

After the game started, the Rockets undoubtedly got the ball.

After all, whether it is Okafor or David Lee, the height of the two of them is not considered outstanding when they are in the fifth position, and they are even a little short.

The advantage of being in the fifth position is that it surpasses the mobility and footsteps of ordinary centers, and this type is exactly the center that Liu Rui likes to use.

If you encounter a center who has no mid-range shooting ability and can only grab rebounds and eat cakes, then Liu Rui may really have a headache.

After all, the entire Bobcats team does not have a particularly good passing guard, but instead plays a kind of space.

Regardless of David Lee's extremely high golf quotient, his precise mid-range and long-range shooting is also an important part of Liu Rui's ability to make him a starter.

After the opening game, the Rockets' goals were also very obvious. Seeing that David Lee was more than ten centimeters shorter than Yao Ming, they also took the initiative to hit the ball into Yao Ming's hands, trying to open the situation from the inside.

For this point, Liu Rui was clearly prepared before the game.

When Yao Ming has the ball, the flank players will come over to double-team the defense, forcing Yao Ming to play the ball.

Once the ball was transferred to McGrady, Liu Rui resolutely used Wallace for one-on-one defense.

Except for Yao Ming, everyone else on the field used single defense.

And after Gerald Wallace went to defend McGrady, the task of defending Uncle Huo naturally became Granger, which is not a misplacement.

After all, there is not much difference between the two in terms of height and weight, and now Uncle Huo relies on his hand-to-hand shooting to avoid being forced to live in the league.

Liu Rui's strategy was to force the Rockets to hit the ball into the hands of Uncle Huo and Hyde as much as possible to finish it off.

Compared with the other three on the Rockets field, these two men have no threat of shooting dead people at all on the offensive end.

Even if he scored more than 20 points in a game, it can be said that there is no big problem.

As long as Yao Mai of the Rockets can be effectively targeted, the Rockets can't afford much trouble.

This also led to the fact that in the first quarter, as long as Yao Ming held the ball in the low post, he would face double-teaming from the Bobcats.

After Yao Ming distributed the ball, the Bobcats' lineup rotated very quickly on the field.

Forcing the Rockets to finally transfer the ball at the end point to Uncle Huo or Hyde.

And it will further give them room to shoot, weakening the offensive conversion rate of Yao and Mai on the court.

Forcing the two to turn back and run more at both ends of the offense and defense, while consuming physical strength, it can also greatly reduce the number of offenses the two have with the ball.

With the double-teaming tactics of the Bobcats on the field, Yao Ming was allowed to move from the low post to the high post as much as possible to make mid-range shots.

After all, with Yao Ming's height and shooting point, it is difficult to block Yao Ming's shots.

And Yao Ming also relied on his soft touch to help the Rockets keep clinging to the score on the court.

At the end of the first quarter, the Bobcats played on the road with:

29:27
Leading the Rockets by two points ended the contest in the first quarter.

In the first quarter, the Bobcats' defense was very targeted.

If it wasn't for Yao Ming's mid-range and long-range shots, the Rockets would be in trouble after the first quarter.

Moreover, Wallace's defensive ability is getting better and better now. When facing McGrady, compared to the matchup between the two last season, it has been greatly improved.

This is also very gratifying to Liu Rui. If Wallace can maintain this level of defense and is not troubled by injuries in the regular season, then after the end of this season, Gerald Wallace still has a high chance of being selected for the best defensive team.

After the second quarter, because this is a preseason game, and both Yao and Mai are currently suffering from injuries, Jeff Van Gundy also changed to a substitute lineup to train.

Naturally, there is no need to say much about Liu Rui, no matter what team he is facing, Liu Rui will rotate when it is time to rotate, no matter what the score on the field is.

In Liu Rui's view, not to mention the preseason, even in the regular season, health comes first and games come second.

Otherwise, even if they played well in the regular season, they will be in the playoffs.The main players of the team are all free from the battle, so the efforts of this season will be meaningless.

When both sides replaced the substitute lineup, the offensive firepower of the two sides on the field immediately deviated.

As soon as the second quarter came on, the Bobcats' five-man lineup on the court was:
Lu Wei, Martin, Ariza, Okafor, Jefferson.

What is quite dramatic is that three of the five players currently on the Bobcats team have played for the Rockets in previous lives.

Compared with the bench lineup sent by the Bobcats, the Rockets' bench led by Bogans and Swift are obviously not enough.

After all, besides Lu Wei, among the five substitutes currently on the Bobcats team, the other four are placed in most teams in the league and can also play a starting position.

Martin, Okafor, and Jefferson are placed in the weak team, and they must be the focus of training.

It has to be said that it was a little extravagant for Liu Rui to put these people on the bench.

Even if the Bobcats don't play any tactical moves and just hand the ball to Jefferson inside, the Rockets' bench is enough to drink a pot.

What's more, the Bobcats' bench lineup can be said to be both inside and outside.

At halftime, the Bobcats were on the road with:
58:50
Leading the Rockets by 8 points, the contest in the first half ended.

"This is our last preseason game. I won't send out the main lineup for the second half of the game. I will give more time to the rotation players."

"Winning or losing the game doesn't matter to me, because winning or losing the preseason doesn't mean anything to the whole season."

"I have a rough estimate of the personal abilities you have shown in this season, so there may be some differences in the use of each of you in the regular season."

"At this point, I hope everyone is prepared in their hearts. If you have any opinions, you can ask me or the assistant coach at any time, and don't be alone in your heart."

"Sometimes you are not used, not because your personal ability is not good enough, but when facing some teams, you may be targeted by the opponent when you go on the court, so I will choose to keep you off the court."

"For this point, White, who has been with me for a year in the team, should have a say, but he is the most indispensable part of the team."

"So I hope that if you have any doubts in your heart and are embarrassed to tell the coach, you can also talk to Wallace or White in private."

"After all, both of them have been with me for such a long time, and both of them have very good personalities. I believe they are also very willing to answer questions for you."

During the intermission, Liu Rui also told the players about the situation.

Although in this new team, Liu Rui can be said to have absolute prestige.

Facing these rookies under his command, let whoever he wants to go, let him go, and whoever he doesn't want to go, don't let him go, but Liu Rui is not a hegemonic person, on the contrary, he prefers to compare his heart with his heart.

No matter what happens to these people in the future, the first thing Liu Rui has to avoid is the unstable factors in the locker room.

Once someone in the locker room will cause negative emotions, no matter who that person is, no matter how capable he is, Liu Rui will try his best to trade him away from the team.

Or simply delegate to the Development League and let him fend for himself.

"By the way, there is one more thing. In the regular season, I certainly hope to win more games to strive for a better ranking."

"But compared to the sprint in the regular season, I care more about the health of everyone here, so at some point, I may arrange for everyone to take turns."

"Rotation does not mean that you must be unwell, but it greatly reduces the possibility of your injury."

"However, how do you say this to the outside world, I think you all have some ideas in your mind, don't do things that violate team discipline."

"After going back in the second half, let go of the game. Don't look at the score on the field, just treat it as a training game. After all, we don't care about winning or losing."

The reborn Liu Rui knows better than anyone else that injuries are the most terrifying enemy in this alliance.

How many people did not lose to their opponents, but eventually lost to invisible injuries. At the peak of their careers, they had to retreat to the second line because of injuries.

In Liu Rui's view, this is not only the loss of a player himself, but also the loss of the entire basketball world.

So after being reborn, Liu Rui has been carrying out load management, trying to ensure that the players can avoid injuries with a high probability.

Of course, these things are not something that Liu Rui can control, but what Liu Rui can do is to prevent problems before they happen.

After returning from the second half, the Rockets still used their previous starting lineup, while the Bobcats replaced the five players on the field with:
Lu Wei, Karim, Granger, Wang Zhizhi, Zaza Pachulia.

Liu Rui directly dispatched a rotation lineup.

This season, Kareem and others, whose playing time has been greatly compressed this season, are looking for status in the game.

And Lu Wei and Granger.It is more to adapt to the game. After all, compared to these two people, David Lee is already a stage ahead of his peers when he plays with his brain on the court.

It may also be related to its superior family conditions.

In this lineup throughout the second half, Granger and Lu Wei can be said to have enjoyed the full right to fire.

At the end of the third quarter, the Bobcats played on the road with:
82:81
Also ahead of the Rockets by one point.

After returning from the fourth quarter, Liu Rui still tried his best to use rookies and players who usually don't have much playing time for rotation.

Did not choose to let the main players such as Johnson and Wallace play,
After the whole game, the Bobcats finally played away with:

106:109
Lost to the Rockets led by Yao Mai by 3 points.

Yao Ming played 27 minutes in this game, and Tracy McGrady played 31 minutes. On the Bobcats side, rookie Lu Wei played the most minutes, but only 21 minutes.

For a preseason loss, Liu Rui doesn't take it seriously, after all, in Liu Rui's view, it's like a child's play house.

In this game, Granger, who played the starting game for the first time in the preseason this season, played 18 minutes in the game and scored 8 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists with good efficiency.

The most important thing is that in this game, Liu Rui has seen the cooperation between Granger and Joe Johnson.

One of the two likes to play singles with the ball, and the other likes to take into account the overall situation. Moreover, Granger's starting position can also allow Joe Johnson to return to his most familiar second position, thus greatly releasing his pressure on the defensive end.

Compared with Martin, it can be said that to make the entire starting lineup more complete, the next thing that needs to be done is the running-in between the players on the field.

David Lee, who is also the first starter for the Bobcats, performed mediocre in this game.

It may also be the reason why he didn't integrate as soon as possible. In the 16 minutes he played, David Lee only contributed 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

Maybe he still can't let go on the court, and Liu Rui is not too anxious about this.

After all, the season has just started, and it is impossible for every player to play as Liu Rui expected.

Otherwise, based on this lineup alone, if every player is at his peak, Liu Rui feels that the championship trophy can be awarded directly to the Bobcats.

After the game, Liu Rui and Yao Ming had a meal alone off the court.

After all, although the entire season is long, the Bobcats only need two games as a guest in Houston.

Therefore, it is quite difficult for the two to meet each other during this long season.

It was a rare visit to Houston, and Liu Rui brought Wang Zhizhi with him after the game, and the three of them found a restaurant to eat something casually, and they mostly talked about their usual interesting things.

And with the Bobcats' final preseason game over.

Bobcats next thing to do is to prepare for the upcoming regular season this season.

And all the operations of a team during the offseason are also aimed at making a difference in the new season.

Even if there is a big mountain in the east and west, waiting for other teams to cross.

But in this passionate league, there will always be fearless climbers.

The strong team will naturally win the respect of other teams, but at the same time, it will also arouse the weak team's desire to win. After all, the story of the miracle of Heiba ​​does not only exist in legends...

This year's regular season will start on time on October 10.

As the darkest dark horse of last season, the Bobcats were fortunate enough to be assigned a game on the opening day of this season.

The Bobcats will face the Pistons, who knocked them out of the playoffs last season, in their Game [-] opener.

After the league intentionally created this blunder, it was also a test for a season of operation. What kind of changes will happen when the two teams meet in the new season...

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April 10

When the coaching staff of each team in the league is making tactical deployments for the first game of the new season.

Liu Rui always pays attention to the news in China.

Because today is December 2005, 10.

On this day, China's Shenzhou-[-] manned spacecraft returned to the ground safely.

It also represents the great success of China's second manned flight!
Because no matter which country Liu Rui is in this life, at least Liu Rui is very fortunate that he was a Chinese.

Although in the previous life, he would feel depressed because of the mortgage and the pressure of life.

But at least he is fortunate, fortunate that he did not live in a war-torn country, fortunate that he did not live in a closed country.

In this era when backwardness is about to be beaten, China may not be the strongest in the world, but Liu Rui has always believed that being in China is the happiest.

Compared with the tedious things in life and the pressure of survival, it is a great happiness to be able to live safely and have a secure life.

Compared with being able to drink a bottle of beverage every day, in fact, in this world, there are still many people who worry about a sip of water.

Compared with when you order takeout every day and leave a pile of leftover meat, in fact, in this world, there are still many people who can't eat a bite of meat during the Chinese New Year...

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April 10

Liu Rui, the head coach of the NBA Bobcats, suddenly announced that he would donate an unknown amount of money and life resources to orphanages in 34 provinces in China.

For these things, Liu Rui has personally hired a team and formed an organization to go to orphanages, large and small, in every province to conduct investigations in person.

Be sure to put every penny in the right hands.

Due to the vastness of China's land, there are a large number of orphanages in 36 provinces.

So for this public welfare activity, it was officially announced on October 2005, 10.

Moreover, Liu Rui named his charity organization "Heavenly Selection"! !

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April 10

After a period of rest, the NBA regular season officially started today. In today's opening game, the league has arranged a total of four games.

They are the Spurs against the Suns, the Rockets against the Mavericks, the Lakers against the Kings, and the Pistons against the Bobcats.

The game will be played at Time Warner Online Arena, home of the Bobcats.

In this game, it can be said that the Bobcats' home seats are hard to come by. Long ago, the tickets for this game were sold out, and they were fired by scalpers to the equivalent of playoff-level tickets. The price is still in short supply.

The fans waited for a season, and finally the first official game of the league this season came.

And it was such an interesting game, coupled with this brand-new arena, it also made Bobcats fans eager to wait.

And because of Liu Rui's sudden announcement before, it also caused a lot of noise in the whole of China.

People who didn't pay attention to basketball at first started to pay attention to basketball, and began to know that there is a Chinese named Liu Rui in the NBA!

He also personally set up an organization to help orphanages in China, large and small.

Such good deeds were also reprinted by major media in China, and they became popular all of a sudden.

Among the overwhelming reports in the whole of China, it also quickly occupied the news headlines of major websites.

In places where mobile phones have not yet been popularized, the newspapers of major newspaper offices have already printed this news.

You know, in this era, there are many public figures who have made money in China and choose to settle and spend abroad, but there are very few people who have made money abroad and choose to give back to their motherland.

Although others don't know how much Liu Rui spent to set up this organization, it is such a large-scale task.

The cost it will bring, even those who have not gone to school, know that this is definitely a lot of money.

As for why Liu Rui suddenly established such a public welfare organization, Liu Rui also expressed that he had no comment on the reporters' interviews.

This made people more curious. In most people's eyes, doing good deeds is of course to gain a reputation, and people like Liu Rui who both do good deeds and don't want to publicize them really confuse people.

It is precisely in this way that Liu Rui's deeds are widely circulated in China.

Especially the domestic orphanages that are about to close down. After hearing the news, the dean couldn't help but knelt on the ground and cried bitterly.

For the orphanages that are about to close down, they can neither get money from domestic public welfare organizations nor support from the government.

The entire orphanage is in rags, and the lives of the children are getting worse day by day. Once the orphanage is declared closed, it means that all the children in the orphanage will become homeless.

So hearing the news of Liu Rui at this time also rekindled hope for too many orphanages that were about to close down.

Although China is so big, they don't know when it will be their turn, but at least in their hearts, a seed has been planted again, and the fruit that grows out of this seed is called "hope".

Of course Liu Rui knew how much uproar it would cause when he announced this matter.

Because Liu Rui knows very well that it is 2005, and in this era, there are still many orphanages in China, with too many homeless children.

Unlike the well-developed 21st century, the major orphanages have already received a lot of support from the government and the warmth of the community from the corresponding welfare associations.

The orphanage at this time is really a group of people leading a group of children to move forward hard.

And the reason why Liu Rui chose to make his plan public is to let those orphanages who can no longer hold on, grit their teeth and hold on.

During this offseason, Liu Rui has purchased some small properties around Charlotte.

These houses are not worth much at present, but Liu Rui is sure that they will all evolve into his own wealth in the future.

The reason why he named this organization "Heavenly Chosen" is that Liu Rui hoped that after receiving his help, these children in the orphanage could live a different life like the Chosen Ones.

Perhaps their lives may not be perfect, but they only need to be wonderful to have a clear conscience.

The reason why the organization "Tianxuan" was established is that Liu Rui also wanted it to remind him not to forget his original intention at all times.

Because with your rebirth, you will have more and more money available in your hands, and you only need to buy real estate to double your assets.

Liu Rui is very afraid that when he becomes rich, he will forget the original intention he once buried in his heart.

Therefore, "Tianxuan" is giving back to the society, and it is also an alarm clock for Liu Rui to keep himself awake at all times.

This season, the Pistons' champion coach Larry Brown left for New York. At present, the Pistons have undergone a coaching change. The new coach is Sanders, who previously coached the Timberwolves.

Although the Pistons' coaching staff has changed this season, the Pistons did not make any reinforcement deals throughout the offseason.

The entire team's lineup is still the lineup of last season.

It seems that the Pistons management believes that the loss in the finals is the incompetence of the coaching staff, and has nothing to do with the Pistons' lineup.

I have to admit that the current main lineup of the Pistons is indeed strong, but the depth of the bench is indeed too poor.

The only way to maintain competitiveness on the field is to increase the playing time of the main players.

This kind of behavior will expose hidden dangers in the playoffs during the long season.

Moreover, if there is no X factor on the bench, it is difficult for a team to go further.

The two teams played 5 games in the playoffs last season, and the Bobcats once caused a lot of trouble for the Pistons.

The two teams have not changed much this season, and both have introduced some newcomers.

It's just that with the introduction of two generals, Joe Johnson and Fan Crazy, the Bobcats are even stronger than last season.

So for the first game of the new season, Liu Rui is also looking forward to it.

As the referee's whistle sounded, the two sides also announced their starting lineups:

Pistons:
Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Rasheed Wallace, Big Ben.

Bobcats:
Mo Williams, Joe Johnson, Granger, Gerald Wallace, David Lee.

Liu Rui still quoted his previously determined starting lineup in this game.

This starting lineup, in addition to the general ability to protect the basket, can be said to be very strong in terms of mobility and the fast break of the quarterback's long pass.

And although this lineup's ability to protect the frame in the penalty area is average, the speed of assisting defense and switching defenses is definitely at a high level in the league.

After the opening, the Pistons got the offensive ball.

As soon as the game started, Liu Rui saw that the Pistons' offense this season was different from the previous ones.

Under Larry Brown, the Pistons had most of the ball on the offensive end in the hands of Billups.

Basically, big and small offenses are led by Billups to launch the team.

However, as soon as this game came up, as the Pistons faced a coaching change, Sanders' use of the team also underwent some changes.

As we all know, Sanders is a coach who especially likes to use forward players.

Regardless of whether this has something to do with his coaching Garnett before, at least this is an indisputable fact.

After the game started, Hamilton still kept running on the field, using the cover of his teammates to catch and shoot.

Billups moved to the left side of the court, and the ball holder became Rasheed Wallace on the right three-point line.

Except that after Big Ben mentioned the high pick-and-roll, Prince, who was supposed to be a spot-up shooter, increased his running on the field.

As Billups used the small man to make a pick-and-roll for Prince, with the help of the pick-and-roll, Prince suddenly made a counter-run, throwing off Granger who was defending him.

Rashid saw the opportunity in the high position and passed the ball directly to Prince inside. The latter caught the ball and turned back to Mochizuki to score the ball firmly.

sigh~
0:2
Liu Rui, who was off the court, also frowned when he saw the goal in this scene.

Granger didn't lose his position with the ball, but was blocked behind by a small high-quality pick-and-roll by Billups.

And Prince took the opportunity to run back, reached the inside for a layup.

David Lee on the inside was transferred out of the restricted area by Big Ben.

This is a tactic that the Pistons did not use last season. The style of a team after a coaching change is also reflected in this offense.

Liu Rui, who was off the court, naturally understood what was going on in the round of attack just now.

Because with Billups' pick-and-roll, whether the Bobcats choose to switch or not, the Pistons will have a good chance.

If the Bobcats hadn't chosen to switch, Prince would have had a good time gap for a layup.

If the Bobcats choose to switch defenses, it is a natural misplacement for Prince to play Mo Williams, and the scoring rate at the basket is still very high.

If the previous Pistons relied on Billups, the team's brain, to find opportunities for teammates on the offensive end, then the current Pistons have tried their best to create their own opportunities on the offensive end.

However, the game has just started, and it is not easy for Liu Rui to call a timeout as soon as the game starts, so he is sitting on the sidelines at this time, planning to watch the development on the field again.

The Bobcats have also undergone great changes from last season. In the playoff match between the two teams last season, Liu Rui clearly remembered that once the five Pistons were on the court at the same time, it would be difficult for the Bobcats to break through the Pistons' defense.

Even though Liu Rui has sent a three-back lineup, the effect is still not good.

But with the arrival of Joe Johnson this season, the Bobcats have more scoring guarantees at this time.

After all, as the later singles king of the league, Joe Johnson likes this rhythm the most.

And this is also the key for a star to truly experience his own value when the two teams are anxious.

Facing Hamilton's defense, this is the weakest part of the Pistons' defense on the field.

Joe Johnson directly signaled his teammates to pull away, and put on a three-threat plan at the top of the arc to single-handedly hit Hamilton.

Still dribbling the ball under the crotch continuously, and then accelerated sharply, Liu Rui had already closed his eyes, because he knew very well what Joe Johnson would do next.

Sure enough, Joe Johnson used his famous stunt again, returning the ball behind his back, and he only needs to create a little shooting space to make a mid-range fadeaway jumper.

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2:2
The most evil thing is that in later generations, the entire league already knew Joe Johnson's offensive rhythm and habits, but he still couldn't guard against his move.

If you talk about offensive kaleidoscope Anthony, he has a hundred ways to score on your head.

Then Joe Johnson used a method to score a hundred points on your head!
As the two teams played against each other on the field, Granger's physical fitness naturally went without saying, and he was calm enough to not be impulsive on the field.

But as a rookie, when defending Prince, his lack of defensive experience was also exposed.

Faced with the Pistons' multiple pick-and-rolls several times, Granger was a little confused, not knowing when he should switch defenses and when he should catch up.

Prince opened the back door to score several times on the field, and seemed a little frustrated.

Seeing this, Liu Rui also called a timeout.

Although the current performance of the players on the field, Liu Rui is quite satisfied.

But seeing the changes in the Pistons, Liu Rui felt that he really should say something.

"Look, the Pistons are currently on the court with Rasheed Wallace as the attraction point on the outside. There will be two fixed pick-and-rolls in the process of Hamilton's running."

"One is the first pick-and-roll from Ben Wallace, and one is the second pick-and-roll from Prince."

"Here is the key point. After Prince makes the second pick-and-roll for Hamilton, Billups will go straight up and make a low pick-and-roll for Prince."

"In this way, the Pistons have two points of attention on the field, so if there is a slight inattention on the field, the Pistons will open the back door and create opportunities for Hamilton."

"But this time is actually very simple. After Daben finished the first pick-and-roll, David, you go straight to recover. Daben has no shooting ability in the high post, so you don't have to stick so tightly."

"And when David recovers, the rest of the team immediately switch defenses when they encounter a pick-and-roll, because Ben has no shooting ability in the high post, and even if he is a small player, he has no offensive means."

"Once David Lee retracts the basket, the Pistons have no chance to open the back door, and you can change when you see the pick-and-roll. Remember, this is your advantage on the court, don't take it as a burden."

Holding the tactical board, Liu Rui drew the tactics of the Pistons on the court and said to the players.

In fact, the Pistons' tactic is a very simple tactic.

It's just that this style of play focuses on the lack of understanding between defensive players. It just so happens that the biggest shortcoming of the Bobcats' starting lineup this season is lack of understanding.

Because with the change of the main players and the arrival of newcomers, the Bobcats need time to adjust.

Therefore, facing the simple double pick-and-roll tactic of the Pistons, it will be played around.

"And Danny, you don't have any hesitation. When you encounter a pick-and-roll, you switch defenses. Your foot speed can guard against small ones, and your height and weight can guard against big ones."

"As for whether the defenders can defend the big man after you switch defenses, that's out of your consideration. This is Gerrard's problem, understand?"

"And the biggest problem with losing points on the court just now is David. You have to remember that Ben doesn't have any shooting ability. You don't need to guard against him so close."

"And once you choose to give up the big game and shrink back, even if he plays big and small, he won't have a good chance at the basket."

"On the whole field, except for Mo Williams who will have a huge dislocation when defending the inside players, both Danny and Joe can use their bodies to top them."

"I know you don't have experience with these things, so I don't blame you, but now that I've spoken to you, and I'm back on the court in a while, I don't want to see the same mistakes made again."

For David Lee and Granger, Liu Rui explained again with the strategy board. As rookies, Liu Rui would not blame them for making some mistakes in this situation.

After all, not all rookie players can reach their peak as rookies.

Most people have to have a growth process, but if Liu Rui has explained it once, they will still make this kind of mistake on the court, then Liu Rui will never bear it.

"Uh, I understand the coach."

"Understood the coach..."

Although Liu Rui didn't intend to blame the two, Danny Granger still felt a little frustrated.

I think the two lost points on the court just now were all because of his indecisiveness on the defensive end.

With the sound of the whistle, the timeout ended and both sides returned to the field.

In this section of the game, the Bobcats did not have any big problems on the offensive end, whether it was Joe Johnson's individual singles or Granger's shooting after the pick-and-roll.

As well as Wallace's fast-break counterattack, in the first quarter of the game, they were completely deduced.

It's just that due to the lack of defensive experience of rookie players on the field, some loopholes will appear in the Bobcats' defensive system.

After returning from the timeout, facing the same pick-and-roll tactics as the Pistons, the Bobcats' defense has obviously changed a lot.

When David Lee retracted, Big Ben took the ball and stood at the corner, which could only force the Pistons to stop the ball.

Forcing other players to come up to respond, because the big Ben in this position does not have any threatening ability.

It is precisely because of David Lee's recovery of the basket that Prince's back door cannot be fully opened.

Granger's decisiveness in switching defenses also allowed the Bobcats to become extremely smooth on the defensive end, which directly led to the Pistons having to play forced shots several times when the 24 seconds approached.

With the end of the first quarter, the two sides fought in the first quarter:
23:23 level.

When the second quarter came on the court, the two sides put in a rotation lineup, and the disadvantages of the Pistons were revealed.

After all, as far as the Pistons' lineup is concerned, no matter who leads it, all they can do is to rotate through substitutes.

Because the entire Pistons' bench lineup is really bad, and there is not a single scoring point that can be stable.

And the lineup the Bobcats played in the second quarter was:

Lu Wei, Martin, Ariza, Okafor, Jefferson.

It is still the familiar five-up-five-down rotation method.

After all, the current lineup depth of the Bobcats also allows Liu Rui to make such substitutions.

As soon as the second quarter came up, the Bobcats clearly had the upper hand.

After the two sides played for a few minutes, Sanders had no choice but to switch back to his main lineup.

Seeing the Pistons' substitutions, Liu Rui was not too anxious sitting off the court, and still maintained his rhythm of substitutions.

With more than six minutes left in the second quarter, Liu Rui also began to make substitution adjustments one after another.

At halftime, the Bobcats were at home with:
48:51
Three points behind the Pistons.

Throughout the second quarter, when Lu Wei was on the court, he faced Billups, the player who won the Finals Mvp.

Although he played very resolutely on the offensive end, as if he wanted to prove himself, but facing Billups, who was already excellent in defense, Lu Wei's offensive selection was extremely poor, which once caused the Bobcats to fall into a state of struggle on the offensive end.

Even though the assistant coach Montgomery asked Liu Rui to replace Lu Wei many times, Liu Rui still chose to keep him on the court.

Perhaps choosing to replace Lu Wei at this time will be the best change to the outcome of the game.

But what Liu Rui wanted Lu Wei to feel in this game was the sense of powerlessness when facing Billups.

Midfielder, Bobcats locker room:
"During the entire first half, two players in the team did not play well, but I will not name them. I should know who they are."

"As a rookie player, I gave you a lot of playing time in the first game, and I have a lot of patience with each of you."

"I just hope you can remember that basketball is a sport for five people. We are a team. I, Liu Rui, don't care about winning or losing a game."

"But I hope that you can think more when playing on the court, and when you go back in the second half, you can appropriately increase your outside shots."

"Although the Pistons put a lot of defensive pressure on the outside, the tactics we usually train during the offseason are to break the three-point shot under this high-pressure defense."

"Unfortunately, in the first half of this game, I didn't see much of this cooperation from you guys."

"The Pistons gave you a chance to break through on the defensive end, and then you went in. Have you ever thought about why it put pressure on the outside, but let you go inside so easily."

"Haven't thought about it, okay, now I'll give you time, think about it for yourself."

During the intermission, Liu Rui said to the players in the locker room.

Throughout the first half, the Bobcats did not take a high percentage of shots from beyond the three-point line, because the Pistons have been mainly defending the Bobcats' outside shots and chose to let the Bobcats enter the interior more.

After the rookie player got the ball, he saw the opportunity and plunged in along the inside of the Pistons, which caused a lot of mistakes.

In Liu Rui's view, this is really helpless.

But this is the consequence of inexperience on the court. Compared with the rookies, Joe Johnson played very resolutely in this game.

Regardless of the defensive pressure the Pistons put on, Joe Johnson has always maintained his offensive rhythm.

I usually play how I play on the offensive end, and I will not change my offensive choice just because the enemy's defense changes.

This kind of behavior, you can call it a top iron, but it was Joe Johnson, the top iron, who broke through the Pistons' defense on his own.

This also forced the Pistons to start double-teaming Joe Johnson in the second half of the second quarter.

Throughout the first half, if it weren't for Joe Johnson's excellent offensive ability, the Bobcats might have lost more points.

In the preseason, with the joining of Joe Johnson, Liu Rui has clearly divided the tasks of Gerald Wallace.

So while both Johnson and Wallace accomplished their tasks well, on the offensive end, neither Granger nor Mo Williams could provide enough help immediately after Joe Johnson encountered double-teaming.

Facing the Pistons' defense, he thought he chose the Pistons' weakness, but in fact he fell headfirst into the Pistons' defensive trap.

Liu Rui, who was sitting on the sidelines, saw this scene clearly, but did not immediately call a timeout.

Instead, I want the players to discover and adjust themselves on the field, but unfortunately, until the end of the entire first half, the players on the field did not find anything wrong and still maintained their own style of play.

This is what made Liu Rui feel helpless in midfield.

After all, one season is still a long time. Today's Bobcats have great potential, but it is a long process for new players, whether in terms of experience or running-in.

Therefore, rather than winning one or two games, Liu Rui hopes that the players can adapt to the rhythm of the NBA as soon as possible and find the style of play of the Bobcats as soon as possible.

If the Bobcats' style of play can be very clear, running and bombing to the Suns, and the Kings playing Princeton, then the Bobcats will not play very chaotically on the offensive end throughout the first half.

Breakthrough breakthrough, mid-range mid-range, singles singles, and theater watching, this is exactly the scene that the Bobcats evolved to Liu Rui throughout the first half.

"I told you in the offseason that the Bobcats are a perimeter-oriented team, although that doesn't mean the Bobcats only play outside."

"But you should know what the team's offensive focus is. You give me the feeling on the court that you are fighting for yourself. Everyone has their own ideas."

"I'm not going to discuss which of you is right and who is wrong. If five people play like this on the court, why is it called a team?"

"Xiao Mo, you have been with me for a season. Let me ask you, what offensive method do you think the defender fears most when defending you?"

Glancing at Mo Williams next to him, Liu Rui took the initiative to ask him.

"This..., a three-point shot after a pick-and-roll?"

Liu Rui's face is expressionless at present, but this is what makes Mo Williams feel terrible.

If Liu Rui yelled directly to express his dissatisfaction with the team during the halftime break, at least Mo Williams would not feel so nervous.

It was because Liu Rui didn't express anything at this time.

He also took the initiative to ask himself such a question, which made Mo Williams very nervous, even though he had been with Liu Rui for a year.

"Don't be nervous, your answer is correct, it is to use the three-pointer after the pick-and-roll, so you didn't find that the Pistons have been guiding you to make a breakthrough in this game?"

"I know you have a good breakthrough ability, but you take the initiative to give up your most threatening means to challenge the best defensive position of the Pistons. That's all I have to say, think about it for yourself."

"And why did I spend a month alone during the offseason to let you practice three-pointers?"

"I asked the assistant to list so many three-point escape tactics alone. I don't agree with you shooting three-pointers on the court, and I don't object to you having your own offensive options on the court."

"But I hope that when you are on the court, you can clarify your own offensive philosophy and the team's offensive philosophy."

"If you choose not to shoot if you don't have a chance, what's the use of tactics?! What is the meaning of tactics? It is to create opportunities through tactics when there are no opportunities. This is called tactics."

"As for how you played in the first half, among other things, Xiao Mo, you chose to give up three-pointers and break into the paint, but the answer you gave me in the first half was 7 for 0 shots."

"These seven shots, but if you make a little mistake, you can score one. Do you still think your offensive choice is right?"

"Actually, I could have replaced you early, but I didn't do that. I just want you to cultivate a tacit understanding on the court, not to let you fight on your own and fight blindly."

Looking at the players in the team, Liu Rui also felt a little headache.

As the team has added a lot of new faces, not only newcomers need to adjust, but also old players. With the arrival of newcomers, the entire team's style of play has changed.

The old players have also undergone a lot of changes on the offensive end, so the current team can be called a strong foreign team.

It seems that the Bobcats are stronger than last season, but now the Bobcats' entire team's play system, as of the start of the regular season, still has not maintained a good rhythm and unity.

The whole team was in a mess on the field due to the incompatibility of the newcomers.

These things cannot be solved by switching them off and choosing to avoid them.

It's like a mess of threads. If you want to solve this trouble, you need to untangle it again, find its source, and then untangle it bit by bit.

Instead of simply putting the ball aside, choose to take a ball that doesn't mess around.

Then this messy ball is placed there, it will always be messy, and it will not untie itself for no reason.

The entire Bobcats team is currently in such a state.

In the draft at that time, when he chose to gather so many potential players into one team, Liu Rui was already mentally prepared for this.

But when this situation came, Liu Rui still felt a sense of powerlessness and deep helplessness.

Until now, Liu Rui really understands why there are so many seemingly luxurious lineups in history, but they still failed to win the championship in the end...

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