Pick Westbrook

Chapter 68 Tyronn Lue Is Very Nervous

AT&T Center Arena.

The 60-year-old Popovich looked at Li Lai, who was supervising the training of the Bucks players, with a grim complexion.

It was the first time he had met the young man who had made headlines since the offseason.

"It's a conscientious kid."

Seeing his head coach showing such an aggrieved look, Spurs assistant coach Mike Budenholzer smiled helplessly.

He naturally knows that his teacher still hasn't forgotten that the Bucks intercepted George Hill and Dragic one after another in the draft.

It's just that in Mike Budenholzer's view, this matter can't be blamed on Li Lai at all.

The Spurs' draft targets have been extremely concealed over the years, so how could Li Lai know that Popovich has already fallen in love with George Hill.

In other words, the Bucks' selection of the opponent is just a random move, which is not an offense.

"How is George Hill doing with the Bucks?" Popovich asked suddenly.

Budenholzer quickly looked through the materials he had prepared, and found a page that said: "The Bucks averaged 6 players in double figures per game, and George Hill averaged 12 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists per game. "

Even Budenholzer has been amazed by the Bucks' offense this season.

The team cooperates tacitly, the division of labor and cooperation is clear, and the offensive tactics are arranged extremely cleverly and smoothly.

The defensive blue-collar Artest is willing to do all kinds of dirty work, and he still rushes to do it, which is completely different from the Kings' appearance of eating and dying.

On the offensive end, Westbrook, the ball-handling core, is the main player alone, and now he is the only contender who can attack Rose ROY's best rookie.

And Yi Jianlian and Villanueva are the tactical offensive axes of the Bucks. All outside attacks are initiated by the pick-and-rolls of the two.

More importantly, the Bucks are still a team that is very good at passing and cutting.

Yi Jianlian's high-position card dealing tactics even made Budenholzer see the shadow of the Spurs.

Duncan also played this role in the Spurs, but he often dealt cards near the waist.

Thinking of this, Budenholzer looked at Popovich's back more curiously.

He could not believe that his teacher had not seen this.

"George Hill's role in the Bucks is very important!"

Popovich sighed.

Budenholzer was stunned, and argued, "The core of the Bucks' offense should be Westbrook alone.

Before Billups of the Nuggets restricted Westbrook and immediately blocked the Bucks' offense, this is the best explanation. "

Popovich continued with a soft snort: "Then why did the Nuggets lose in the end?"

"The name of Qiansheng coach George Karl is not for nothing."

"Isn't he using Billups to limit Westbrook to send a reminder to all teams in the league that such defense can't limit the Bucks' offense!"

Budenholzer was amazed, but he didn't realize that there were such details in it.

But if you think about it carefully, even Billups, who has one of the best defensive capabilities among guards, failed to stop the Bucks' offense by restricting Westbrook, and it seems that other teams do not need to continue to work hard on this point.

This season, many teams have become interested in how to defend the Bucks' offense.

"The reason why the Nuggets still lost was not because the Bucks suddenly changed their offensive tactics and let Yi Jianlian go to the top of the arc to deal cards and singles, so they reversed the trend again?"

Budenholzer said with reason and evidence.

Popovich was secretly amused, thinking that this student is an elm-headed student. Although he can learn everything quickly, he is far behind the top coaches in terms of adaptability and responsiveness.

"This game will let you see how the Bucks will play when Westbrook and Yi Jianlian are restricted."

"At that time, you will know where the Bucks' offense is."

"Of course, you should also study hard. Although I am very upset with Li Lai, this little bastard, his coaching ability caught my eyes."

Game start.

Regular starters for the Bucks: Westbrook, George Hill, Artest, Villanueva and Yi Jianlian.

Spurs starters: point guard Tony Parker, shooting guard Roger Mason, small forward Michael Finley, power forward Matt Bonner and center Tim Duncan.

"Although the Spurs also play the same twin-tower lineup, it is obviously very different from other teams.

Duncan's shooting area can extend to two points, and Matt Bonner has a 44% horror three-pointer this season. "

Tyronn Lue took a deep breath and said.

After all, it is the shadow of a famous tree. After encountering the Spurs, he was obviously a little nervous.

After all, it is the entire coaching staff of the Spurs who are now playing against Tyronn Lue, this so-called top think tank team in the NBA.

The opponent Li Lai is now facing is even more terrifying, the legendary NBA coach Popovich.

But Tyronn Lu secretly looked at Li Lai, only to find that Li Lai's expression was very relaxed now.

"It really deserves to be a coach that even I admire, and this is stable."

Li Lai is not stable, but at this time he is concentrating on the abilities of the GDP trio.

Tim Duncan has an ability value of 97 and a potential value of 97.

Ginobili has an ability value of 87 and a potential value of 88.

Tony Parker has an ability value of 86 and a potential value of 87.

"As expected of the top three players in history, Duncan's ability value is worthy of him."

Li Lai knew what kind of offensive and defensive superstar Duncan is. Whether it is with the ball or without the ball or any offensive tactics, as long as he is there, it will definitely get twice the result with half the effort.

This is why Duncan is known as the cornerstone of a once-in-a-century team.

It's not because he is the strongest player in all NBA history, but his ability is really suitable to be the core of a team.

"So this game is indeed a big challenge for Yi Jianlian and the Bucks."

Li Lai is looking forward to it.

Coupled with the fact that the opponent is the old man known as Zhuge Weiqi, he is even more eager to fight against the opponent.

Midline jump ball.

Duncan jumped off the first wave of possession from Yi Jianlian's head without any pressure.

Parker held the ball across the frontcourt and immediately handed it to Duncan who was outside the three-point line.

Duncan raised the ball with both hands, and after Roger Mason circled the baseline to cover, he quickly passed the ball.

Michael Finley came up to meet and Matt Bonner was in ambush in the corner.

In just a few seconds, four of the five Spurs on the court touched the ball and processed it.

More importantly, you can't tell what tactics they are planning to play on the court.

"The Spurs have a very rich tactical system. The most important thing they value for players on the court is basketball IQ and literacy, followed by ability."

Tai Lue reminded very nervously.

At this time, Duncan suddenly sat in a deep position inside the penalty area on the court.

When the ball arrived, Parker immediately passed the ball in.

Duncan in this position, not to mention the defense of Yi Jianlian and Villanueva, even if Wallace and O'Neal come, I am afraid they will not be able to defend.

Duncan hit the board easily and scored.

Li Lai, who had been paying attention to the changes on the field, suddenly said with his eyes fixed, "Just now we had a problem with our defense."

(End of this chapter)