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Chapter 231 Fast and Furious

Although Clifford played a two-point guard lineup boldly at the beginning of the game, in fact he is still relatively conservative in his bones. At the same time, he only let Rose and Westbrook play because their technical characteristics are more like combo guards.So now his lineup is more traditional Rose, Gordon, Gallinari, Love and Lopez, positions one to five are clear at a glance.

In Clifford's view, the freshmen's roster has gone awry.Both Gibson and Casspi are swinging up from their original positions, which means they need to face up against bigger and stronger opponents, which will make them struggle to a certain extent.He believes that the combination of insiders on his field will have an advantage, which is not an order of magnitude at all.

Several players on the second-year team thought so, too, but Love didn't seem as optimistic as they did.The Timberwolves have played small-ball tactics more than once during the regular season, and Love can naturally see the power of the opposing lineup, let alone Xu Hao who is in charge of commanding.He doesn't know whether the coach of the first-year team did it intentionally or unintentionally, but in any case, he should deal with it carefully, otherwise he will be in danger of being directly penetrated by the opponent. At that time, the advantage on the field cannot be guaranteed. up.

When Clifford was laying out his tactics, Love carefully put forward his suggestions, but received good-natured laughter from his teammates.For them, putting up such a lineup for the first-year team is obviously asking for death. They just need to perform normally.

However, after the game restarted, they soon discovered that the plot on the court did not develop as they thought.The first offense of the first-year team took less than 12 seconds. Xu Hao passed the ball to Harden just after halftime, and Harden passed the ball to Gibson inside. Gibson turned around and attacked the frame, attracting the defender Transfer to Evans, who hit a corner three.

Yes, the first-year team doesn't bother with you inside at all. Even if the ball hits the three-second zone, it's just a touch and go. How to find a space outside the three-point line and catch and shoot is their compulsory course.This kind of thinking allowed them to easily score a goal through conduction, but the big brothers in the second grade didn't care too much. If you want to shoot a three-pointer, then we just pinch the outside line.

However, Gibson on the inside quickly taught them how to behave.Although he seems to be a tough guy who plays the ball with a single eye, he unexpectedly has a beautiful mid-range shot, which adds an extra support point to the three ball-handlers Xu Hao, Harden and Evans.Maybe the price-performance ratio of the mid-range shot is not as good as the three-pointer, but as long as the shooting rate is high enough, it is not a problem at all.

It is a fact that the average height of the first-year players is not enough, but they avoided their own shortcomings to the greatest extent, and instead used the advantage of speed to compete with the second-year big brothers, shooting three-pointers like a raging fire.In addition, Gibson is also a good rebounder, and many missed shots can be returned, which creates more offensive rounds for the first-year team.

When attacking, the second-year team certainly has a certain advantage in the interior. The height of Love and Lopez is there. It is easy to send the ball into the basket when playing high. It is difficult for Gibson to carry them alone. low rolling.But before the outside player passed the ball in, the first-year rookies wisely adopted a defense around the front, forcing Rose to handle the ball more carefully, for fear that a pass error would be directly intercepted by the opponent. It will become a sure thing.

In fact, Xu Hao didn't intend to care about how many points his opponent scored inside. Anyway, he had Dantley's permission to formulate tactics freely on the court.So under the command of Xu Hao, the first-year team completely turned into a torrent of steel, continuously attacking the opponent's defense line, and the elusive running positions and precise three-point shooting made it difficult for the big brothers to parry.

Love, who knew Xu Hao well, smiled wryly in his heart. His previous premonition had come true. Under the leadership of Xu Hao, this seemingly flawed lineup was enough to show its strong strength.He had always been a beneficiary of running and bombing before, and he played very well in such a tactical system, but standing opposite Xu Hao today, he deeply felt the helplessness of his opponent.

In the last 7 minutes of the first half, Xu Hao led the team to a 36-20 climax, which not only wiped out all the advantages of the second-year team, but also led the first-year team to establish its own advantage again.Such a gorgeous run and gun also ignited the enthusiasm of the fans at the scene. They shouted hoarsely to cheer for this group of rookies who were still in their rookie season.

Before you knew it, the first half was over. The first-year team led by 83 points 69 to 14. Including the previous double-digit lead of the second-year team, Xu Hao's plus-minus value after his second appearance has reached +27 , This is already a very terrifying performance.It was difficult for the second-year players to accept such a result. After the whistle sounded, they hurriedly left the court along the player tunnel, presumably to go to the locker room to reflect.Of course, this is not a regular game, but there is still a sense of shame.

Compared with them, the first-year rookies are much more "arrogant". They lined up on the sidelines and waved and bowed to the fans, as if they had already won the game.Dantley didn't step forward to stop the group of young people either. He stood on the sidelines with blurred eyes, perhaps because he remembered the days when he was wearing a jersey and playing on the field like them?
Back in the locker room, Dantley didn't arrange any tactics for the players. He thought that Xu Hao's adaptability on the field was very good, and he played the strength of this lineup well, so he planned to let Xu Hao play the best in the next game. Xu Hao came to control. Unless he rested, there was no need for him to arrange any tactics. Anyway, this young man could solve the problem.

Xu Hao is not hypocritical. As a player who has topped the rookie list many times, he should enjoy such treatment, and he also used his performance in the first half to prove that he is trustworthy.Under such circumstances, it is normal for Dantley to directly delegate power. After all, this is just a rookie challenge, and the outcome is not very important, as long as the players can show themselves on the court.

However, if there is a chance to win, Dantley will definitely make targeted arrangements, which has no conflict with his current tactics.In Dantley's view, these rookie players who have just entered the league are very good. If they can beat players a year higher than them in the rookie challenge, it should be able to further improve their self-confidence.Dantley, who once played in the NBA as a player, knows very well that building confidence is necessary for young people to grow up healthily.

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