basketball hero

Chapter 598 The Absolute Talent Gap

On the defensive end, the Raptors are using a single defense method, cutting the offense into areas, forcing the Spurs to play one-on-one.

The strongest of the Spurs is their transfer of the ball, their off-ball positioning, and their tactical execution.When they are forced into singles by their opponents, their shortcomings are exposed.Duncan and Parker are the most stable starters in singles. Duncan is indeed a bit old. Singles against the big white bear, Along Gray, is already very difficult, not to mention that the opponent does not need to consider physical strength, and can fight him from the first round.The problem with Parker is that his 3-point long-range shooting is a problem, and his breakthrough is limited by the height of the opponent's inside line and Ying Xiong's ubiquitous defense.

In this way, the strongest attackers of the Spurs are restricted, and their offense is naturally extremely sluggish.The Raptors are not much better. After they gave up Bargnani, the interior is completely composed of blue-collar players, and it is conceivable that the offense will suffer from constipation.

However, the Raptors have an advantage that the Spurs do not have, and in this case, this advantage is infinitely magnified.They have a BUG-level figure who can adapt to any lineup configuration and can score steadily under any form of defense-this season's regular season MVP Yingxiong.

With Yingxiong, coach Casey can put on such a weird lineup, because he knows that Yingxiong on the offensive end will solve the problem.

——This is the biggest difference between the two teams and the biggest advantage of the Raptors.

The second half of the game started quickly.Neither side has changed their lineup, and it is still the lineup at the beginning.

"San Antonio doesn't know what will change in the second half. If they play at the previous rhythm, they will not be able to get cheap in the end!" Van Gundy said.

"I think Greg should be able to deal with it. This situation is not good for them!" Cole said.

Section 3 starts soon.

The Spurs' offensive routine is not much different from the first half, and their staffing is like this. It is not very realistic to want to play well on the offensive end under this level of confrontation.

On the defensive end, they have changed. They let go of Amir Johnson and let Dior serve as a mobile force to participate in the mopping up, mainly targeting Yingxiong.

In the first half of the third quarter, the Spurs' strategy achieved certain results.Although Dior's speed is slow, he is not too immobile. It is true that the outside players of the Raptors such as Xiongxiong on the defensive end have an impact on offense.After being emptied, Amir Johnson also missed two consecutive mid-range shots, which hit the opponent's arms.

The Raptors soon came to a timeout!

Back from the timeout, the Raptors have changed on the offensive end.They let Amir Johnson participate in the pick-and-roll on the offensive end, and then roll down immediately after the pick.

In this way, the Spurs can't completely ignore him, otherwise the ball holder will give him the ball, and he will attack the basket with the ball.The Raptors are 2-on-1 inside.2-on-1 inside, even if Amir Johnson and Aaron Gray are blue-collars, they are NBA players after all. They are really 2-on-1, and they are not bad.

At this time, Jeremy Lin's ability to play pick-and-rolls came into play, which made the Spurs quite uncomfortable.To clamp, or not to clamp?This is a multiple-choice question, but it is difficult to choose.

Popovich still gave up the pinch, he didn't want the 37-year-old Duncan to be 1-on-2 under the basket.Although Duncan is old, he is still the core of his defense and the backbone of his system.

The game has turned into a one-on-one local battle again, because under this kind of targeting, tactics are difficult to implement.

Ying Xiong received the ball from the left wing, faced Leonard, took a tentative step and then used a fake shoulder shake. Seeing that the opponent was very close, he directly forcibly changed direction and broke through the bottom line.

The Spurs' defensive philosophy is to "lead", let the opponent go in, and then Duncan on the weak side comes to make up for it.The player Duncan has always been said to be a power forward, but in fact he is the "C" of the Spurs team.Sometimes people are just confused by location.

Ying Xiong cut in from the bottom line and saw Duncan coming to help defend, but he didn't intend to split the ball. He took off with both feet and flew laterally from the side of the basket. With his excellent waist and abdomen strength, Adjust your body in the air, use your excellent air stay, pass Duncan's defense, fold the ball into the basket!
The Spurs fans at the scene watched this scene in surprise, as if time had stood still!
"This talent——" Cole glanced at Van Gundy beside him, smiled, and shook his head involuntarily.

Popovich was expressionless on the sidelines, and his heart was already turbulent.It's hard for a clever woman to cook without rice, because of his ability, the Spurs, a team in a small market, have been at the forefront of the Western Conference for many years.But it is precisely because of this that they have not had high-ranked and talented fresh blood to join them for so many years.The last talented player on the team was No. 21 Daidai, who has played for this team for 15 seasons...

Basketball is a very talented sport, and no matter how good the coach is, he can't help the team change some inherent defects.Leonard met Popovich, who made him grow from an unremarkable No. 15 rookie to a star embryo with top defensive potential.But even so, it still can't change the reality: his absolute talent is not as good as Ying Xiong's!

Leonard has a wingspan of 221cm and a pair of big hands, but his speed is not outstanding, especially the first step of the start.Holding the ball seems to have improved so far, but compared with those star wings, it still looks immature and blunt.The shooting has improved rapidly, but there is a big gap with those star wings whether it is a catch-and-shoot or a strong shot with the ball.

Can be selected by the NBA, can be squeezed into the first round, everyone has talent, but talent is also divided into grades, otherwise why LBJ can not go to college, enter the NBA rookie season as a high school student, he can get 20+5+5, and Some players will never get such statistics in their entire lives.

Leonard has great potential and is outstanding, but compared with Ying Xiong, except for his 1cm longer wingspan and bigger hands, he is at a disadvantage in all aspects, and the gap is very big.

——This is also where Popovich is very helpless. If the inside line is the peak Duncan, he is confident that he can limit Yingxiong with two iron cables, one inside and one outside.But Duncan is 36 years old, and no matter how well he maintains his body, he can't resist the marks left by time on him.

With the help of a screen, Parker returned the favor with a mid-range jumper.The old sports car is unstable for 3 points, and the middle distance is almost his signature skill.

But looking back, Ying Xiong ran without the ball, cut to the basket in the air, and after a large lateral leap, he hit the board with a left-handed throw!The shot was clever, shot when Leonard was not in place and Duncan's help defense was not in place.

(End of this chapter)