You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 744 The Untapped Hole Card

Regional Finals Game2
Before the game, Pat Riley, the godfather of the Miami Heat, sent a text message to the team: "The strength of the wolf pack lies in each wolf, and the strength of each wolf lies in the wolf pack behind it."

This is the acceptance speech of a certain Nobel Prize winner in literature.

Filling chicken soup is not uncommon in the NBA. Those coaches who have no real guys in their stomachs and can only mobilize the enthusiasm of players are all good at filling chicken soup.

But Pat Riley never took that seriously.

Doing this now is a bit like learning from Phil Jackson.Jackson's triangle offense is famous all over the world, but his psychological construction and spiritual refinement of players on and off the court are all commendable.

As a coach, Riley experienced two betrayals because he paid too much attention to the shaping of court discipline.The third time he came out of the mountain with the Heat, it was also after the team lost its potential to compete for the championship and retreated bravely. It did not continue to oppress the players in the team, which did not lead to the third appearance.

He suddenly learned from the Zen master, which shows that there is indeed a problem within the Heat.

Being abused by the 76ers for four consecutive games, as the defending champion, no matter what, the psychological pressure is huge.

In the second game, the Heat's starting lineup changed.

The original regular starter Rashard Lewis went to the bench, and the person who replaced him was Greg Oden.

Oden has been playing as the team's mascot before, playing few games and less time, because he is too fragile, and his style of play does not match Janeway.

The Heat's strategy was clear from the very beginning. They wanted to play old-school basketball and adopted a conservative strategy in defending the pick-and-roll.

The 76ers' approach is also the same old way. Let Wechat defend LeBron. If James calls for a pick-and-roll, he will use Wechat's ability to defend and Faried's amazing mobility to use a double delay to force the emperor to play and prevent him from using the pick-and-roll to drive his teammates.

Moreover, the Heat actually encouraged the 76ers to play one-on-one, allowing Wei Xia to use single-block cover to single-handedly or Cousins ​​to single-play Oden, resolutely not flanking, thus achieving the effect of consuming the dual-core inside and outside of the 76ers.

As far as the change is concerned, Oden's value is underestimated.

Although Oden's personal ability is far inferior to Cousins, but the skinny camel is bigger than a horse, he still has outstanding physical talent, and his athletic ability has been severely damaged continuously. He can even tie with Cousins. The Heat confidently sent Oden to defend Cousins ​​alone.

Cousins ​​was unlucky, he didn't feel good, and faced Oden for three consecutive rounds without any achievements.

Oden dreamed back to the national finals that year, and served Cousins ​​with hot pot and fell to the ground to entertain Cousins. The Heat took advantage of Oden's successful defense to push back. James switched to rush and linked Ray Allen to chase three points;

After half a quarter, James sorted out the positional battle with 2 points and 3 assists, and suddenly scored to echo Ray Allen and Bosh in the bottom corner.

Next, Wei Xia scored consecutive singles, smoothing the point difference.

Jay Wright boldly set up a four-back lineup, and no longer let Hayward play power forward.Hayward is still playing small forward on the court, Faried is placed in the fourth position, and Hayes is in the fifth position!

This lineup, which is so awkward that fans call it outrageous, has some obvious advantages: it can play unlimited defenses, counterattack and push as fast as grandma's house, amazing rotation defense speed, and outstanding athletic ability.

There are also disadvantages. The rebound protection is not good, and I am afraid that the opponent's big center will dominate the penalty area.

At this time, Rajon Rondo began to manipulate the ball to lead people away. His organizational ability was comparable to that of any pure point guard, high-throwing lobs, and Wei Xia understood it;

The Heat never expected the 76ers to make this change, suddenly lost their sense of proportion, and were overtaken by 4 points after one quarter.

In the second quarter, Wright changed again.

The controller of the four backs has changed from Rondo to Nash. In addition, Weixia is off the court to rest, and Cousins ​​​​plays to become the only big man in the system. The other three positions are Hayward, Faried and Robertson.

Strictly speaking, this is a lineup of one guard + three wings + one insider.

The four-back system was originally four small and one big. Wright made a scalpel-like adjustment to the lineup and became four big and one small.

The Heat were beaten enough by the 76ers' mature four-back system. Seeing that Nash was in charge, they bullied him to be old, and simply and rudely used two-man pincers to contain Nash's outside organization.

Their approach is too contemptuous of the two former MVPs, and the position of point guard is the most age-defying position.As long as their brains are not flooded, their skills are still there, and their bodies have deteriorated, their experience and leadership can benefit their teammates.

Nash had a clear mind and used pincers to play more and less. His shots linked Hayward and Faried. Hayward also had the ability to pass the ball. His cooperation with Nash helped Faried and Robertson, two monsters with no other valuable strengths except their bodies, to attack the basket continuously.

Wei Xia sat on the sidelines and saw the Heat being defeated by their second team.

James, who had just rested for a few minutes, had to come up to stabilize the situation.

"It's not easy for him." Weaver laughed.

Rondo said coldly: "No matter how strong the lineup is, it will encounter aging and injuries. Only by overcoming these difficulties and winning the final victory can we become the best."

Rondo is right, this is also an important indicator for Weixia to judge whether a team meets the "dynasty" standard.

What is Dynasty Team?In addition to official certification, there are also Jackson's so-called three-peat hard indicators.For Wei Xia, his target is not official, not three consecutive championships, but to maintain top competitiveness for 4-5 years, win the championship in half of the years, and in the season when the dynasty ends, until the second before losing, he still maintains the dignity and nobility of the defending champion.

Losing is bloody.

Some champions are still champions before they fall, and some champions, just like today's Heat, were slaughtered by the 76ers for four consecutive games. Does anyone still think they are champions?Is the title of defending champion still intimidating?

The loss was so disgraceful that it's hard to call them a dynasty.

In the 5 minutes of Weixia's rest in the second quarter, Nash was not only the brain of the team, but also inspired Hayward's potential. The 76ers' 41 system made the Heat helpless. Cousins ​​and Faried acted as the screen wall, and Hayward acted as the ball handler.

For a long time, Wei Xia's light has covered his teammates.

The rise of Cousins ​​made Hayward lose his sense of existence.

You can see that Wei Xia has won the scoring title for four consecutive years, Cousins ​​​​has grown step by step from a questionable child to the league's number one center, and who has paid attention to Hayward's scoring average from 10 to 14 to 17 for four consecutive seasons, until the 20 points that made him an All-Star today.

Some people say that Wei Xia "learned" to pass the ball this year, so the 76ers turned into a championship team.In fact, if Hayward has not made significant progress, who will be digested by Wei Xia for the ball he gave up?

Therefore, sometimes it's not that the scoring champions like to rank first in the scoring list. If the teammates can't reach that intensity, then it is natural that those who can do more work.

As for Jordan's bad behavior of sacrificing the ball to let the second leader accelerate his growth, giving up a lot of ball holding time to become the deadliest end point in history, maintaining his first-class level for years, winning championships, and using his spare energy to monopolize the scoring leader.

When Wei Xia returned to the game, the 76ers led the Heat by 13 points.

There is no pressure. His appearance has made the 76ers' 41 system more dangerous.

Hayward went to play power forward, Faried was replaced, and Wei Xia played small forward.What if there are suddenly two more players on the field who can dominate the ball and initiate tactics from the outside?

That's right, Director Lu told us that if there is a guy on the opposite side who can kill you with a pick-and-roll call, then you'd better pinch him before he kills you.If the opponent has two of these guys, you can still pinch them both at the cost of emptying the opponent's shooter.

So, what if there are three people?

"Rajon, rest."

Seeing Rondo eager to try, Wright let him sit down softly.

Yes, the current roster isn't the system's strongest period.

If the 76ers put Rondo on the field and let Robertson come down, then the five people on the field are Rondo, Nash, Wecha, Hayward, and Cousins.

This is a set with five ball-holding points, four outside core ball-holding points, and except for Rondo, the other three outside ball-holding points do not take the ball to open up space.

Wright also knows the truth that there is no need to kill a chicken to kill a chicken.

So he let Rondo rest, and it is best to keep this hole card until the final.

Not only the 76ers are improving, but Jay Wright's coaching ability has also improved rapidly after entering the NBA.

His coaching philosophy is not so suitable in the NCAA, but in the NBA, there is no three-second defense, zone defense is allowed, but because the center cannot stand dead under the basket, the zone defense seems to have been castrated, coupled with a series of rules that encourage offense, and the number of cards available in hand has greatly increased compared with the past, he began to boldly put his previous ideas into practice.

The four-back system is just one card in his hand, and the 41 system that blows up the Heat tonight is another card in his hand.

Even before the power of this hand is brought into full play, the heat is gone.

The 76ers tormented the Heat by 30 points in the half, and played a 10-man rotation in the first half, and all players on the field scored.

Although LeBron James said that the NBA is a place where miracles happen, and they will do their best in the second half to make the miracle of the big reversal happen, but rational fans are clear about it.

The 76ers will have five straight games to send the Heat into garbage time.

(End of this chapter)