Pick Westbrook

Chapter 244 Thibodeau is convinced

Of course, when Rose first entered the league, when he encountered an opponent who was as tall and as fast as himself, he still exposed his shortcomings of slow lateral movement, inaccurate defensive judgment and timing.

So at that time, it was extremely easy for him to miss players in the same position.

But this season, Rose's defense has obviously improved as visible to the naked eye, not only reaching the average level of the league, but even exceeding it by a lot.

Although there is still a gap compared with Rondo, Kidd, Paul, Wade and other top defensive guards in the league, Rose will never lose the chain in single defense at critical moments.

From Lee's point of view, Rose's athletic ability and physical talent are no problem. As long as he is willing to work hard to defend, even if he can't become a defensive gate, he can at least become a defensive leader.

So at this time on the court, if Westbrook wants to single Rose, there should not be a very big crush.

on the field.

Westbrook thought of the lore that Rose made against him in the summer league in his rookie season, and also remembered that when the two played against each other in the regular season in their rookie season, he was basically crushed by Rose.

Although in the following season, Westbrook grew rapidly and achieved a go-ahead in ability and statistics, and also won the MVP.

But even so, all fans around the world and people in the professional field of basketball believe that he is still not as talented as Rose.

How could Westbrook, who has always been dissatisfied, not keep these things in mind.

So this time, this matchup, he wants the whole world to take a good look at him, he is no worse than Rose.

Westbrook began to dribble continuously at low angles and high frequency.

After Rose didn't have any impulse to reach out, Westbrook didn't continue to wait for the opponent to make a mistake, but suddenly accelerated and walked straight towards the inside.

"call!"

"This step accelerates so fast!"

But Rose did not lose his position, but tried hard to catch up and defend.

At the moment when the two bodies collided, Westbrook and Rose paused at the same time.

Neither of them showed a significant disadvantage in this physical confrontation.

It's just that Westbrook took advantage of this moment of pause to forcibly take off and rise into the air.

"The attack is about to be completed."

"wrong!"

At the same time, Noah made up the defense.

Duang!

The basketball hit the rim hard and flew directly off the court.

beep!beep!
The referee blew his whistle at the same time and called Noah a defensive foul.

Even if it was a foul, Noah did not forget to applaud excitedly, very excited.

"Noah's supplementary defense is very beautiful."

"Although Rose did not lose his position in the process of defending Westbrook, the opponent is obviously determined to get inside."

"In the breakthrough physical confrontation, Westbrook also got a good shooting space."

"In addition, the shooting point at this time is near the paint area, so the hit rate is very high. If it wasn't for Noah's timely defense, the goal might have been scored."

That's the Bulls' defense.

While most would agree that the Bulls' defense was built by their head coach Tom Thibodeau, Barkley still wanted to say it.

Without Noah, the Bulls would not have such a good defense.

Westbrook goes to the free throw line.

One of two free throws.

The Bulls continued to attack.

Rose seemed to want to take revenge on the goal he broke through just now, so at this time he held the ball again and wanted to regain his face.

Still the same tactic, Noah came up to the pick-and-roll, Westbrook and Cousins ​​chose to retreat and defend again.

Rose still went straight to the basket after borrowing the pick-and-roll.

But this time Westbrook blocked Rose's route ahead of time.

call!
Rose made an emergency stop in the paint area, gave up the breakthrough offensive method of attacking the frame directly, and ended the offense with a one-handed throw.

Swish!
Go in!

"Ross' throwing can also be regarded as his own unique offensive method. His throwing is different from the throwing posture of most guards in the league."

"You always think he's twisted, he's in a weird position, but Rose hits a good one-handed floater."

Rose scored two in a row, which finally made Li Lai unable to sit still.

He called one of the fastest timeouts in the playoffs this year.

All the Bucks players gathered around at this time.

"It was obvious that the emotions on the faces of the Bucks players were very serious."

"Presumably at this time they have also discovered that this Bulls team is really a very terrible opponent."

At this time, Yu Jia was already very worried about the state of the Bucks in tonight's game.

The opening score was 1:6, is this a game that the Bucks can play?
You know, the Bucks are the most scoring team in the league for three consecutive seasons, but now they are defended by the Bulls like this.

Bucks players bench.

Li Lai looked at Cousins, who was still sulking, after setting up his tactics.

Uncharacteristically, he didn't blame the other party, but put his arms around Cousins' neck and said: "Noah is a player who likes to provoke opponents very much."

"Basketball has never been more than a competition of skills, and this place is equally important."

Cousins ​​saw Li Lai pointing to his head. He knew that the coach was talking about golf intelligence, but after thinking about it carefully, he felt that the coach had other meanings.

Cousins ​​is very talented on the offensive end, and he can learn any offensive skills and skills in no time.

Whether it's O'Neal's post-up technique or McGrady's ball-handling offensive technique, as long as Cousins ​​wants to learn it, he will definitely be able to learn it well.

But sometimes, many things on the basketball court cannot be understood by learning.

For example, court rhythm, psychological tactics, foul timing, defensive selection, and offensive selection are simply the ability to read the court.

This is why the management and coaching staff of all teams in the league attach great importance to the players' playoff experience.

Because only players who have experienced the baptism of the playoffs will know those things on the court that are not skills.

In many cases, in the playoffs, especially in the finals, skills and strength are often not the most important.

In fact, how many teams that can reach this stage have players without skills and strength?

What really determines the outcome of this level of competition is often things other than those skills.

Like, morale!

Or a heart that wants to win the game!
Cousins ​​looked at Li Lai at this moment, and he finally understood what the coach was going to teach him.

At this time, Cousins ​​also looked at his coach very seriously. For the first time, he said seriously with the attitude of a disciple: "Coach, I understand, thank you."

Tai Lunlu on the side was stunned, a little surprised that Cousins, who has always been my mother, my mother, would show such a humble attitude and say thank you.

Marshall also quickly took out his notebook and wrote down, "On May 2011, 5, Cousins ​​said sincerely to coach Li Lai that he understood, thank you."

"Tayren Lu was shocked by the side, and couldn't help but dig out his crotch."

Li Lai showed a very happy smile at this time.

Among the players he picked, only Cousins ​​worried him the most.

He contradicted the two assistant coaches in the summer league, and dared to contradict himself during the team's training camp. He insisted on playing offense with the ball from beyond the three-point line.

Didn't he get a foul for no reason just now.

If Artest, O'Neal Jr., O'Neal, and Iverson weren't in charge, this bastard would have had troubles as early as the regular season.

"Cousins, this guy's heart has never been bad. On the contrary, he is as simple as a simple piece of white paper."

The NBA has always been a hot mess, with some competing for the top spot, some competing for playing time, some competing for historically low positions, and some chasing away teammates for their own big contracts.
In the NBA, there are all kinds of people. Li Lai hopes that in a few years, Cousins ​​will still be like a blank sheet of paper, instead of turning into all kinds of weird colors after entering this big dyeing vat.

Therefore, if you want to get out of the mud without being stained, you must let Cousins ​​know what the mud looks like.

Li Lai looked at Cousins ​​who was back on the court, and said seriously: "I should be envious of this trip, and I hope that I will never violate my original intention."

The game continues.

The Bucks attack.

Kenny Smith looked forward to seeing the picture on the court.

As early as the 08-09 season, the Bucks were famous for being able to reverse the disadvantages of the team every time a timeout was called.

Before, some media deliberately counted all the timeouts called by the Bucks coaching staff in the past three years, as well as the changes in the battle situation that occurred immediately after the timeout.

If Kenny Smith remembers correctly, the Bucks can shoot a terrifying 60% of the team's offense after each timeout, while defending the opponent's offense can limit the opponent's shooting rate to 40%.

More importantly, every time the Bucks coaching staff calls a timeout, they will help the team change their fatigue, and even completely break the opponent's superior tactics.

This is terrifying.

on the field.

Westbrook held the ball to the top of the arc and raised his hand, signaling his teammates to start running.

Curry used Artest's off-ball screen to catch the ball from the bottom corner, and Villanueva gave Curry a pick-and-roll at a 45° angle on the weak side.

"Pay attention to defense!"

Seeing Curry suddenly hold the ball, Bulls coach Tom Thibodeau rushed to the sideline of the court and shouted a reminder.

He had done very detailed homework before the start of the series, knowing that the Bucks' Curry's sudden attack with the ball was very unsolvable, and even he could find it difficult to find a cracking defensive tactic.

So the moment Curry held the ball, Tom Thibodeau was very nervous, and he was also very surprised that Curry would start to change to ball-holding tactics so early.

"It stands to reason that it shouldn't be!"

"Curry's ball-handling style requires a lot of running and ball-handling offense. In the past, the Bucks always used this tactic after consuming a lot of physical strength from their opponents."

"Let Curry play like this at this time, because the opponent's physical strength is abundant, and the effect may not be very good."

In Tom Thibodeau's extremely puzzled murmurs, Rose and Boozer have already occupied a very favorable defensive position on the court.

Rose blocked Curry's three-point shot, and Boozer defended off Curry's breakthrough.

In this way, even if Curry is the league's scoring leader this season, it may not be easy to score under such a defense.

It's just that the Bulls never expected that Curry just moved to the top of the arc with the ball after using the pick-and-roll.

After he drew a lot of defensive attention, Westbrook suddenly cut to the basket.

Seeing this scene, Tom Thibodeau took a breath, a little shocked by the creativity of the Bucks.

Both Rose and Boozer also nervously shouted at their teammates in the paint: "Help defend."

The Bulls urgently readjusted their defensive positions, so that their defensive formation was completely scattered.

After Westbrook cut to the basket, he didn't open his hands to ask for the ball. Instead, Cousins ​​suddenly accelerated from the inside to a 45° angle on the strong side.

Noah was stunned, he didn't react at the first time in order to help defend Westbrook.

After seeing that Pierce had completely settled in the penalty area and kept up with Westbrook, he quickly moved towards Cousins ​​​​outside the three-point line.

But at this time Curry has moved the ball.

Cousins ​​catches the ball, raises his hand, a point.

All in one go.

"You rookie, you can't vote in."

Noah took off early and flew into the air, trying to interfere with Cousins' shooting rhythm. At the same time, he didn't forget to sneer and spray trash again.

But after Cousins ​​took the penalty, he immediately received the ball, and then made a very surprising defender's change of direction in advance, speeding up and heading towards the basket again.

"Fuck!"

Noah exclaimed.

At this time, he has left the familiar penalty area and came outside the three-point line, and it is impossible to return to defense.

And another inside barrier of the Bulls, Boozer, who has an above average defensive line in the league, in order to limit Curry's possession of the ball, at the moment he is outside the weak side three-point line.

In other words, the Bulls' two inside frame protectors were all taken out of the paint.

"It's over."

Tom Thibodeau looked at the Bucks coach bench and couldn't help being discouraged.

He was invited by the Bulls management to coach the Bulls this season. Before that, Thibodeau had not played against the Bucks and Li Lai as the head coach.

Previously, Popovich and Zen Master Phil Jackson praised Li Lai's offensive system for the Bucks, and even the media recognized Li Lai as one of the top coaches of the new generation of NBA, tied with Rick Carlisle .

At that time, Tom Thibodeau was extremely unconvinced.

He thinks that these head coaches in the NBA have completely declined, and even gave such a high evaluation to a young boy. The reason why the Bucks can play extremely well on the offensive end is entirely because they did not meet him. Tom Seaber Du.

If he was allowed to find a way to limit the Bucks' offense and Li Lai's offensive system, not to mention completely suppressing it, at least it would make the opponent submissive and extremely uncomfortable.

Moreover, Rick Carlisle's coaching ability Tom Thibodeau is very clear and admired.

Rick Carlyle does have something.

But why can Li Lai be compared with Rick Carlisle?

"However, the offensive tactics played by the Bucks just now are really amazing."

"In terms of the sophistication and rigor of tactics, I am afraid that only Popovich of the Spurs can compare with it."

on the field.

Cousins ​​went inside. At this time, only Pierce, who was chasing Westbrook, was left in the Bulls' penalty area.

Pierce originally wanted to bite the bullet and go up to the top, but saw Cousins ​​jump directly at the free throw line.

boom!
Cousins ​​dunked from another person and blasted the frame vigorously with one hand.

Pierce was detained and turned his back on his back, and was accompanied by a defensive foul.

At this time, Pierce was sitting on the ground with his hands on his knees, with a poisonous look on his face.

Pierce still vividly remembers the Celtics being broken up by the Bucks last season.

In Pierce's view, he doesn't hate the Celtics management and general manager Angie who traded him away cruelly.

Because the Celtics really can't beat this extremely perverted Bucks on the offensive end. If they don't make great adjustments in the lineup, the Celtics will never be able to break through the Bucks.

Only then did Rondo leave the young and talented Rondo and put all other players on the trading shelf.

(End of this chapter)