Pick Westbrook

Chapter 206

Rockets coach.

Cousins ​​was able to single Chuck - Hayes success, so that Rick - Adelman was extremely surprised.

In his view, Hayes is the detector of the league's inside superstars, especially those with rough offensive skills.

They often don't have the destructive power they have in other games against Hayes.

"But the No. 15 rookie doesn't look like a player with very good skills no matter how he looks. Why can he single-handedly beat Hayes?"

Rick - Adelman some unbelief, still did not change the defensive strategy against Cousins.

What surprised the Rockets was that the Bucks then used Cousins ​​as the main attack point and continued to play singles inside.

Cousins ​​cut into the inside after the outside pick-and-roll, then turned his back to the right corner and raised his hand again to catch the ball.

"This is the low-post singles tactic designed by the Utah Shuangsha Jazz for Malone!"

Barkley saw at a glance the ball-seeking tactic designed by the Bucks for Cousins.

Off-the-ball pick-and-rolls outside the three-point line help teammates get offensive opportunities, but at the same time Cousins ​​himself will also get inside offensive space in the pick-and-roll.

Opponents will face two defensive conundrums at the same time.

The Rockets' Kyle Lowry chose to throw out to defend Dragic's breakthrough. At the same time, Chuck Hayes immediately retracted the inside and continued to participate in the defense after a high delay.

But in this way, Cousins ​​​​will definitely be able to get the opportunity to cut inside, and it is easy to face the basket directly.

"However, Chuck Hayes is not a regular center player. He is 198cm tall and his defensive steps are too fast, so he can quickly recover from the delay."

"So with this ball, Cousins ​​didn't get a chance to directly attack the basket."

But because the follow-up defense was a step too late, Cousins ​​turned his back in an instant at the waist, and it was extremely easy to get the opportunity to attack singles.

This is the low-post singles tactic specially designed by Jerry Sloan of the Jazz for Iron Elbow Malone.

There were two opportunities at the same time in the outside pick-and-roll, even if they were both blocked, there was still Malone's single play.

Teby is in this situation. After the outside pick-and-roll, there is a lot of space in the middle. If the opponent wants to double-team, he has to re-dispatch defensive players from the weak side, but in this way, the Bucks will get a great opportunity to open outside.

In Barkley's view, the ingenious design of this offensive tactic is not far behind the triangle offensive tactic.

It's just that when Li Lai designed the same tactic for Cousins, he didn't have as many follow-up changes as Jerry Sloan.

Because Villanueva was ambushing in the left corner, it was destined that the Rockets would not dare to double-team Cousins ​​at will at this time.

So the Bucks don't need so many follow-up changes at all.

"But Hayes' defense this time was more active. He pushed Cousins ​​hard to the outside of the penalty area."

"He doesn't want to be singled out twice by a rookie player."

Kenny Smith repeatedly praised Hayes' defensive ability.

He first destroyed Cousins' chances to attack the rim, and then destroyed his low-post offense.

Can destroy the opponent's two offensive tactics in a row, which is why Rick Adelman dared to let Hayes play center.

on the field.

Cousins ​​was pushed to the waist position.

This position is not even two meters away from the corner three-point line.

When Hayes pushed Cousins ​​away, he was obviously a veteran on the court. Not only did he put a lot of strength in his hands, but the part where he pushed hard with both hands was Cousins' ribs.

This position is an extremely sensitive part of the human body, and once it is pushed, it will be difficult to accumulate energy.

Therefore, Cousins ​​was easily pushed out of the penalty area by the opponent when his strength was obviously not weaker than Hayes.

Hayes' little moves made Cousins ​​a little upset.

He looked back speechlessly as if his mouth was puckered and his brows were in his hair. His hands after catching the ball even wanted to turn his head and elbow the opponent's forehead.

Artest quickly stood up and shouted: "On the court, you have to use basketball to teach the opponent, this is called a tough player!"

O'Neal also cheered Cousins ​​on the sidelines and gave Cousins ​​a signal look.

The referee is right there!
Cousins ​​calmed down, and at the same time saw Li Lai on the coach's bench had stood up.

"That devil is looking at me with warning eyes. I dare to swear that as long as I look back and take out, I will be replaced by this guy directly."

Getting along during this period of time has made Cousins ​​​​understand his head coach more and more.

He was really merciless in his actions, including O'Neill and Iverson, who said that DNP is DNP, and they will never be muddled.

Cousins ​​has never understood how these Bucks players are so convinced by Li Lai. Even Iverson, who is rumored to be extremely rebellious, respects him very much.

Iverson had no complaints against Li Lai after being DNP, and even supported Li Lai's decision very much.

"He can make everyone obey him, but I just don't obey him, what kind of hair is he?"

Although Li Lai is still extremely unconvinced, this does not prevent Cousins ​​from choosing to listen to Artest and O'Neal.

The two asked Cousins ​​to listen to what Li Lai had to say, so he would listen reluctantly.

on the field.

This position is already a little far away from the basket, and it will be difficult to achieve significant results with post-up singles.

Li Lai signaled Dragic and George Hill to run from the side, while Villanueva came from the left bottom corner to the waist on the same side to help defend.

In this way, the strong side of the field was completely pulled away, and Cousins ​​obtained an extremely comfortable singles space.

At the same time, Dragic responded at the top of the arc. If Cousins ​​​​failed in singles, he could quickly catch the ball and reorganize.

Coupled with George Hill and Villanueva on the weak side ready to grab offensive rebounds and switch defenses at any time, this is an outside singles tactic specially designed for Cousins.

Tai Lue looked up at Li Lai who was standing near the sideline of the court, and couldn't hold back his laughter.

Although Li Lai never advised Cousins ​​to play singles with the ball on the outside, when the opponent insisted on playing this way, Li Lai still chose to design the most reasonable offensive tactics for the opponent.

"Coach, you look fierce, but you have a soft heart."

At this time, Li Lai turned his head towards Cousins ​​on the court, signaling him to use his most familiar attack method.

After seeing Li Lai's calm and composed appearance, Cousins ​​also childishly wanted to show off in front of him.

Raising the head, making a fake gesture of the bergamot, leaning forward and making a breakthrough with a tentative step, then made a good change of direction in front of the body, and then raised the head again and made a fake gesture of the bergamot.

This time, he deceived Hayes' defensive focus.

Cousins ​​accelerated towards the basket and went straight in!
"Oh my god! Was the rookie center responsible for the outside singles technique just now?"

Kenny Smith looked at Barkley beside him with disbelief and said.

Barkley nodded very solemnly.

It was indeed played by this rookie, even now his heart is full of ups and downs.

The Bucks' No. 15 rookie's singles level on the perimeter is not even weaker than his young self!
But Cousins' height is much taller than Barkley's 199cm, but the opponent can still make such smooth passing movements at this height.

Even Barkley, who was as proud as he was, was extremely convinced at this time: "This is a player with extraordinary talent, and the Bucks have picked a treasure."

Rockets coach.

Rick Adelman was equally astonished at the extraordinary skills Cousins ​​showed on the court.

It's just that this shocked look lasted for less than a second before disappearing.

Because Cousins' breakthrough speed on the court was not fast, Chuck Hayes, who was passed by, quickly followed up.

Still being followed.

Rick - Adelman very puzzled.

Even if the No. 15 rookie didn't understand, the Bucks head coach Li Lai, who is good at designing offensive tactics, shouldn't also be ignorant.

"Even if such a huge weight can be successfully broken through, the speed of travel will not be very fast because of the weight, so it is extremely easy to be rotated and double-teamed by players on the field."

"What's the use of fighting like this?"

Li Lai hugged his hands on the sidelines. He naturally knew the problem with Cousins' style of play, so he thought of a solution early on.

Cut in the middle!Break the double team!

When Cousins ​​entered the penalty area, one of Dragic and George Hill at the top of the arc directly entered from the middle.

This change suddenly attracted the attention of all Rockets defenders.

Cousins ​​didn't encounter a double-team, and went directly to the basket against Hayes.

Hayes might be able to limit Cousins ​​in the back-to-back, but after rushing up like this, Cousins, who is obviously heavier, has the advantage.

So Hayes was completely unable to restrict Cousins ​​from continuing to hit the basket, and in the end he could only watch the opponent dunk and score.

boom!
After the opening, Cousins ​​made two dunks!

Cousins, who scored the goal, directly raised his hands to Hayes domineeringly, showing off his biceps, and said without forgetting the mantra: "I'm damn!"

O'Neill almost made his stomach ache from laughing off the court.

This Cousins, even at this time, has not forgotten the little tricks Hayes made on him on the court before, so he must ridicule him.

"It's really a penny count."

Li Lai finally smiled on the sidelines.

He has now solved at least half of the problems the Bucks have encountered one after another in the new season.

Being able to address Cousins' style of play and temper is the most critical part of this half.

Of course, judging from the pictures on the court, Cousins ​​still has problems with his mentality, and his temper is still so irritable, and he may not be able to suppress it if he is not careful.

"However, it is not so easy to change the temper and mentality problems. This is a person's innate personality, and it has to be done step by step."

Li Lai didn't even think about changing Cousins' temper problem at all. He only needed Cousins ​​to restrain himself or play more professionally on the court.

That's enough.

At that time, and when Yi Jianlian returns from injury, the Bucks only need to solve the other half of the problem to return to the peak strength of last season.

Even better than last season in interior offense and defense.

Seeing Li Lai's smile, Cousins ​​raised his head proudly.

For the first time, he found that playing under this head coach is also a very comfortable thing.

The sudden cut into the double-team in the middle just now was very cleverly arranged.

Li Lai also sat back on the bench at this time, indicating that the team does not need to play Cousins ​​again, but to practice other tactics of the Bucks last season.

Subsequently, Jeremy Lin, Andre Ingram, McGrady, and O'Neal played a lot of time one after another.

Several people were not familiar with or did not adapt to the offensive tactics of the Bucks, which caused the Rockets to play a 12:6 spurt in the mid-term.

Marshall recorded these places that were not in place off the court one by one.

While the regular season has not yet started, the Bucks still have time to re-run and correct the coordination mistakes just now.

The last quarter of the game.

Li Lai did not wait for Yao Ming to play.

It seems that Rick Adelman chose to deliberately protect the opponent because Yao Ming played for a long time in the Men's Basketball World Cup and let Yao Ming take more time to rest.

So Li Lai also didn't let Cousins ​​play again.

The scene of Cousins ​​singles against Yao Ming did not appear tonight, which made him feel a little regretful.

In the last 5 minutes, Li Lai sent Westbrook and Curry, who had not been on the court, to look for the feeling of the new season.

And the two contributed a 10:0 offensive high slot as soon as they played, which directly made the game lose suspense.

Rick Adelman was extremely speechless, and even frowned when he saw Li Lai.

"This little guy is still so shameless, he will do anything to win a game."

"It's already this time period, and Westbrook and Curry are still playing, are you embarrassed?"

In the end, the Bucks won the preseason game 114:102.

考辛斯14分14篮板，德拉季奇12分4篮板5助攻，乔治希尔13分6篮板4助攻，维兰纽瓦15分7篮板，丹尼格林10分4篮板2助攻。

(End of this chapter)