Rebirth of Hayes Cyclone

Chapter 160 [Two Lineups!Two sets of play! 】

魔术92比81战胜了山猫，文斯-卡特21分全场最高，并送出6次助攻，霍华德也砍下18分12篮板。

Hayes only played 16 minutes, scored 12 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 steals.The highest scorer for the Bobcats was Weaver, who came off the bench and scored 18 points in 16 minutes.The main players of the Bobcats didn't play for a long time, and the intention was to adjust the lineup. Landry, Sessions, Gortat and others got a lot of playing opportunities.

Although he lost, Hayes was quite satisfied with the performance of his teammates. The Bobcats have a group of strong substitutes. When fighting tough battles, the performance of role players is very important.

The weaknesses in the Bobcats lineup are also very obvious.How to let the players give full play to their own advantages is a problem that the Bobcats two coaches need to solve.

Bobcats played a total of 7 preseason games.

On the 12th, they lost 83 to 101 in back-to-back away games to the Atlanta Hawks led by Yao Ming.

On the 14th, they beat the Miami Heat 87 to 84 at home.

On the 19th, they lost to the Eagles at home 91 to 98.

On the 21st, they defeated the Lakers without Kobe Bryant 93 to 82 away.

On the 22nd, they lost 85 to 104 at home to the Suns.

On the 27th, they lost to the Hornets 86 to 96 away.

In seven preseason games, the Bobcats only achieved 2 wins and 5 losses.Especially in the loss to the Suns, the media commented that the Bobcats had failed to rebuild.

D'Antoni has no way to transplant his running and bombing style to the Bobcats, because the Bobcats do not have Nash, which makes the Bobcats' running and bombing offense nondescript.People have been discussing whether D'Antoni made Nash, or Nash made D'Antoni, and now people are more inclined to Nash.Because the coach of the Suns has been replaced, the Suns' running and bombing are still better than the Bobcats.The Suns executives think it is a wise thing to fire D'Antoni.

Most experts are still optimistic about the Bobcats, because Hayes averaged only 16.4 minutes per game, and he was able to score 10.3 points, 4.4 rebounds and 3.8 assists per game.The shooting percentage is 53.8%, and the three-point shooting percentage is 40.4%, which is almost the data of a starting role player for 30 minutes.

When the Bobcats fought the Eagles, Yao Ming and Hayes took time to have a meal and have a good chat.

Yao Ming got married on July 7 at the Shangri-La Hotel in Shanghai.Yao Ming recently purchased a new house in Atlanta, and within a few months, he plans to bring his parents to Atlanta.He was regarded as the new "Eagle King" by local fans.The team also has a group of great teammates.Although the overall strength of the Hawks' players is not as good as that of the Rockets last year, he has become the first core of the team, and tactics are played around him.This made Yao Ming feel good!

Yao Ming once invited Hayes to China for a wedding.But after some consideration, Hayes went to Hollywood to practice as planned.He was very curious about the situation of his family in China. Since he could not go back to the past, life now seemed more important.In order to improve next season, Hayes decided to wait until 2008 before returning to China, to watch "Parents" quietly at home, and watch the Olympics by the way.

Hayes also thanked Yao Ming for being a matchmaker and introducing him to his agent and girlfriend.

Yao Ming almost swallowed.He had heard in the news that Hayes bought a new house with Taylor and Gao Tongxuan. He thought it was a rumor, but he didn't expect it to be true.When Yao Ming introduced Gao Tongxuan to Hayes, he felt a little selfish to help his compatriots and felt embarrassed.Hayes doesn't care, he likes to make decisions by himself, and his agent is actually his spokesperson.

Hayes has become the league's "money sucker."While Yao Ming admired him, he was also a little jealous.He is also a basketball player, there are too few things he can decide on his own, and more than half of the money he makes has to be handed over according to the cheating system.

Hayes does not negotiate at all for endorsements.He knew that all the companies looking for him wanted something from him, so it was Gao Tongxuan who came forward, and he opened his mouth when it was over. "If you want to sign me, you have to use the price of James, Wade, and Kobe as endorsements, otherwise there is no negotiation. Don't tell me about my strength, my reputation is no lower than them now!"

Although most of the companies gave up, there were also a few companies with a lot of money who continued to seek Hayes as endorsements and signed big contracts.

Hayes made a lot of money and signed a big contract.But his joining does not seem to bring much change to the Bobcats.The Bobcats still looked like a big team in the preseason.

This is actually a trick by the Bobcats to hide their strength and catch their opponents by surprise in the regular season. This is what the Rockets did last season.For the Bobcats, not only did Hayes have a short playing time, but the point guard Calderon, who was most suitable for leading the team to run and bomb, only got about 10 minutes of playing time.Not only the players hide their strength, the Bobcats even hide a set of tactics.

Bobcats new season's main rotation has been determined, play can be divided into two sets of lineups and two sets of tactics.

The first lineup was center Biedrins, power forward Hayes, small forward Gerald Wallace, shooting guard Pietrus, and point guard Calderon.The tactic is run and bomb.

These five will be the Bobcats' starting lineup for the new season.Biedrins is fast and more suitable for run-and-gun tactics than Okafor.Hayes' speed is also among the best inside players, he is an indispensable person for running and bombing, and the most sure point of attack!Once the positional battle is over, the players can also pull away and let Hayes play singles.Wallace has amazing athletic ability, can attack and defend.Pietrus' characteristics are very similar to Wallace's, with a high percentage of open shots.In the end, it was Calderon. D'Antoni finally decided to let him replace Felton as the starter, because his assist awareness is really strong, much like Nash.

The tactics of running and bombing are very simple. Everyone runs, shoots when they have a position, and shoots as fast as they can.Calderon and Hayes have become the key to this lineup. They cooperate very well.

During team training, this five-member team can beat others to the brink. Although Okafor and Felton are not happy about losing their main positions, they can only accept the coach's arrangement.

The second lineup is center Okafor, power forward Hayes (Kurt Thomas), small forward Azubuike (Barnes), shooting guard Weaver, and point guard Felton.

After a week of discussion and practice, D'Antoni and Van Gundy arranged the "Eagle Offensive" tactics for the Bobcats, so that the second lineup can also play its role to the maximum.

The Eagles offense is derived from the transposition offense.Hubie Brown first brought this tactic to the NBA when he coached the Atlanta Hawks, hence its name.

The Bobcats' main style of play with the Hawks offense is the high screen cut.Felton dribbles out to the wing as the initiator of the offense while Hayes pulls up high to set a screen for Weaver.The reason for this choice is that Weaver is too fast and has a good singles ability.

Eagles offense can be divided into various offensive methods.

The first is that the offensive point guard Felton can choose singles.Breaking through Felton's strengths, he can break through defenders on the wing, go straight to the basket, choose to lay up himself or attract the defense to score.

When Weaver cuts to the basket through Hayes' pick-and-roll, Felton can choose to pass the ball to Weaver from the side. Weaver's speed is not what ordinary people can keep up with. The opponent's inside defensive player is easily left behind by Weaver's speed. At this time, Weaver can choose to shoot, or break into the basket for a layup.

It doesn't matter if Felton can't pass the ball in time to a cutting Weaver.He can pass the ball back to Hayes in the high post. If Hayes is the opponent's shooting guard who is posting up and switching defenses...you can imagine, that person is out of luck.

While Hayes was catching the ball, center Okafor, who was behind him, wanted to run to the center, preparing to receive a high pass from Hayes.In this way, Okafor's physical advantage can also be used. As long as Hayes passes the ball, he can catch the ball and turn around to attack the basket.

Generally, no one will go around the front to defend Okafor, but if any center gets nervous and goes around the front to defend Hayes' "high to low" pass, Hayes can also pass the ball to the small forward Azu on the side. Booker, the latter doesn't need to take the ball, just pass the ball quickly to Okafor who is being circled and running towards the basket.Okafor will face the basket and score easily.

If the defense not only interferes with Weaver's receiving the ball through defense, but also interferes with Felton's passing route to the high Hayes, Hayes can then cut to the basket for singles.

This is the way the head coach plays in Bobcats practice, and the key to success is execution and coordination.The cutter, screener and passer must all think and act in unison.This requires proper footwork, timing, non-verbal communication, and experience.The chemistry of the Bobcats is not enough, but as time goes on, they will get better.

The Eagles' offensive system pays the most attention to the shooting guard's cut-in routine, so the person who benefits the most is Weaver.This holiday, Weaver practiced shooting hard under the encouragement of Hayes. His chance came in the new season, and D'Antoni valued his speed advantage.

In the first game against the Magic, Weaver's 16 points were obtained by the Eagles' offense. In order to prevent other teams from thinking of a solution, the Bobcats never played like this in the following games.

In order to have a surprise effect in the regular season last season, Van Gundy kept Hayes as a blue-collar player and never took a shot if he had the opportunity.This season, the Bobcats have hidden their strength more thoroughly.

Every time the Bobcats lose, D'Antoni said at the press conference, "The Bobcats are a young team with a lot of shortcomings. Even with a star like Chuck Hayes, we need a long time to run in and get into it. The playoffs are the number one goal for the Bobcats this season."

Most reporters believed it.If the Bobcats are as bad as they say, how could D'Antoni smile like he won the lottery at the press conference?

Although the Bobcats only have Hayes as a big-name star, they have many all-round fighters. Azubuike, Barnes, Pietrus, Wallace and others can play multiple positions and have strong single defense. ability.What's more, the 15 are almost all ultra-athletic players.

The Bobcats regular season roster is as follows:
Center Biedrins, Gortat, Okafor.

Power forwards Landry, Hayes, Kurt Thomas (Sean May injured list).

Small forwards Moon, Gerald Wallace, Matt Barnes.

Shooting guard Weaver, Azubuike, Pietrus.

Point guard Sessions, Felton, Calderon.

In the new season, the Bobcats are destined to surprise people!
(End of this chapter)