NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 324 325. Know Yourself and Know Your Enemy (Part [-])
The players on both sides conducted some warm-up training next, and then the starting lineups of the two sides for this game were announced on the big screen:
Bobcats:
Joe Johnson, Granger, Ariza, Wallace, Okafor.

Warriors:
Baron Davis, Richardson, Dunleavy, Murphy, Diogu.

In this game, Liu Rui also adjusted the team's starting lineup.

Because the Warriors are a purely offensive team, there are only a handful of people on the entire team who can defend.

Except for Diogu, the five players in the starting lineup don't know what defense is at all.

Although Baron Davis and Richardson have good physical talents, they just don't want to defend. What can you do?

Not to mention Murphy and Dunleavy, this is a well-known defensive black hole in the league.

The most important point is that if this game continues to use Mo Williams to start the game, then facing the bearded Baron Davis will only have one end, which is to be beaten.

Although Davis has experienced injuries today, even after the injury, Davis still exceeds the level of other point guards in the league by a large margin.

Even later, he led the Warriors to perform a black eight miracle.

Mo Williams' small body is really not enough to see the super impact.

And if it is replaced by Joe Johnson to defend, then he will have some advantages in height.

Although it will not completely lock Baron Davis, it will definitely cause him more trouble on the offensive end.

As for whether Joe Johnson can be qualified for the No. [-] position, Liu Rui is not worried at all.

Because even when Mo Williams is on the court, the Bobcats' ball movement is not initiated by the point guard.

Instead, Wallace and Okafor supported in the high position, and the defenders did more, but shot after receiving the ball.

Although there are still traditional point guards in the league today, most people believe that the first choice of a point guard is to connect the teams first, and then score on their own.

But Liu Rui, who came back from later generations, knows very well that it doesn't matter if you join the team or not, as long as you can score, you can lead the team to win the game.

Even zero assists in a game is no big deal.

The Bobcats are also sharp on the offensive end, which gives people a feeling that the Bobcats' defense is very poor.

In fact, the Bobcats' defensive efficiency is currently ranked No.11 in the league.

The reason why he failed to rank among the top ten is indeed because there is not a good frame protector inside.

When facing a super center team, blindly defending and double-teaming, it is inevitable that there will be flaws in the entire 48-minute game.

Otherwise, the Bobcats' defense will definitely rise to another level.

There are Gerald Wallace and Ariza on the front line, and Okafor who is not afraid of pick-and-rolls on the inside.

Now that Joe Johnson and Granger are placed on the back line, the overall defense of this lineup must not be underestimated.

The most important thing is that this lineup has not dropped at all in addition to improving on the defensive end.

After the two sides jumped the ball, the Warriors got the ball first.

Since Bickerstaff also went out under Liu Rui's men, when coaching, the use of three-pointers is gradually increasing now.

Coupled with Baron Davis, the absolute main control point on the field, plus Richardson, Dunleavy and Murphy, this also allows the Warriors to play well on the offensive end this season.

After all, except for Davis, the three-point shooting percentage of the other three is quite high in the entire league.

It's a bit like the later Thunder's tactical system of one star, three shots and one slot.

But for Baron Davis, Liu Rui had already prepared before the game.

When Joe Johnson was defending Davis, he took the initiative to put him two meters away, forcing him to make more three-point shots.

Davis certainly has the ability to shoot three-pointers, but his shooting percentage is relatively poor.

Because his greatest ability on the court is to make sudden fouls at the basket and violent dunks, the whole person rushes like a small human shell.

However, Liu Rui couldn't be more familiar with this aspect.

So of course he won't be given a chance to rush up, and the defensive end just puts him two steps away, forcing him to shoot more.

Seeing that Joe Johnson was far away from him, Davis directly chose a three-point shot at the beginning of the game. It seemed that he wanted to try his hand.

Bang~
The three-pointer bounced out of the basket, Okafor stuck Diogu steadily, and Wallace on the flank flew directly to win the backcourt rebound.

The Bobcats, who got the backboard, started to counterattack directly.

After all, the current lineup of the Bobcats on the field moves very fast in all positions, and everyone's running positions are very determined.

Wallace quickly rushed to the frontcourt with the ball, taking advantage of the Warriors' timing before they were fully settled.

With a direct burst, he broke through beside Murphy.

It would be too difficult for Murphy to follow in Wallace's footsteps.

In one step, Murphy was passed cleanly, and Dunleavy on the flank also hurried over to defend.

Otherwise, Wallace is facing an empty blue. After all, Diogu and Okafor are still behind Wallace at this time.

Seeing Dunleavy's cover on the defensive end, Wallace didn't even think about it, and passed the ball directly to Ariza who fell in the bottom corner.

In the fast break, Ariza is very clear about his position.

Unless it's a few-on-one situation, Ariza will 100% fall in the right corner.

After all, the corner three-pointer on the offensive end and the entanglement on the defensive end are the biggest foundation for Ariza to gain a foothold in the Bobcats.

Receiving a pass from Wallace, this kind of cooperation has been simulated too many times in the usual training.

Ariza adjusted slightly, and threw the three-pointer with his hands.

sigh~
3:0
Facing the open three-point opportunity in the bottom corner, Ariza is becoming more and more stable now.

So far this season, Ariza has made 39.3 percent of his [-]-pointers from the right corner.

The overall three-point shooting percentage is also 34.1%, which is also because of the three-point shots from other positions. Ariza's shot percentage is indeed lower.

Because everyone on the Bobcats has a clear division of labor.

Even Ariza, a player with a single role in general, still played a strength far beyond people's imagination under Liu Rui's men.

This is the change Liu Rui brought to the Bobcats.

Seeing the Bobcats' goal, Warriors coach Bickerstaff also yelled loudly at the players off the court.

Obviously, he is not satisfied with the defense this time.

Because Bickerstaff, who came out of the Bobcats, knew that in the fast break, Ariza would definitely fall in the corner.

Therefore, Bickerstaff felt very dissatisfied with Dunleavy's missed defense this time.

(End of this chapter)