the rest, only noise

Chapter 148 The Basics of Coaching
"Our defense lacks some vitality." Louis clearly pointed out, "Although our opponents are not defensive at all, considering their record, this approach is wrong. We should raise our own requirements."

Louie first decided to make a substitution.

"Cedric, you replace Bill."

"Ralph goes to the fifth position, Larry and Cedric, according to your usual habits, the offensive and defensive ends are misaligned." For this non-defensive team, what Louis wants is to strengthen the flexibility of the defense, and then compare the offense with them.

Isiah Thomas asked: "Coach, how to deal with their tactics?"

"Did you see any tactics from their style of play?" Louis asked back.

Thomas was speechless.

"It's a special game, enjoy it."

Louis also couldn't see what kind of medicine was sold in Nuggets' gourd.

Back in the game, the Nuggets seized two free throws and scored all of them. However, the poor defensive coordination allowed John Long to run past Bird and get an open space, coming to his own super sweet spot.

Catch and shoot the ball at the corner to the left of the free throw line.

"Shh!"

Louie continued to watch the Nuggets' offense.

The intuitive feeling is still decisive. Their players make decisions quickly. They should pass and play, and they don't mean to be muddled at all.

The 193-cm forward and guard swingman TR Dunn took the ball from the outside and distributed it to Kiki Vandeweghe at the free throw line.

Instead of Maxwell defending Vandeweghe, it is impossible to bully Bird to play slowly and fast.It took only a second for Vandeweghe to see that it was not easy to play, and then passed to English on the left.

Mr. English feinted, ready to forcefully pass Byrd.

Although Bird's speed can't keep up, he can give enough interference from the side.

English just broke through Bird, but he didn't expect Sampson to appear in front of him, forming an amazing pincer attack with Bird.

"Snapped!"

Finally, the Nuggets made a mistake.

"Ah! This team's defense is really like a ghost!" Doug Mo complained loudly, "How could we beat them!"

Bill Ficke, the only assistant coach of the Nuggets, reminded: "Doug, pay attention to the impact of your words."

"Pay attention to the impact? You don't really think we have a chance to win, do you?" Coach Mo rolled his eyes indifferently, "Can these few guys win against the Celtics? It's almost done, daydreaming must have a limit!"

It is true to say so, but this guy is the head coach.

Fick didn't know what to say.

And this is the reason why Doug Morian became a star coach. His coaching is too extreme, and he is regarded as a thorn in the side of those teams that value defense more than life.

"Don't play too easily, Isiah."

Louis reminded.

Louie's words changed the Celtics' sloppy offense that did not take the Nuggets seriously since the opening game.

Bird took the ball high and played an "L" tactic.

Thomas cuts, John Long runs, and Maxwell's high screen helps him create a corner [-]-pointer.

The Nuggets are basically defenseless against three-pointers.

Bird didn't look at the pass, and Lang made an open three-pointer.

The Celtics made a three-pointer, as if turning on some kind of switch in the Nuggets, and they also wanted to bring the rhythm up.

Robert Williams dribbles in the middle, and there are follow-ups on his side, left and right lines.

Thomas's defense was a bit lacklustre, and Sampson in the middle was like a pillar of support, forcing Williams to pass the ball.

He passes the ball to English on the left.

This man is a very characteristic scoring maniac, and his offensive distance is limited to the mid-range with the free throw line as the critical point.As long as he is at that distance, he is a shooter with a [-]% shooting percentage. Beyond that distance, watching him shoot three-pointers is no less than watching a Japanese action movie with a heavily photoshopped cover.

You naturally don't believe that the heroine who is as beautiful as a fairy on the cover is a real person, but you always have a little expectation to unveil her veil—is it really ugly?Can't it?
That's what it's like to watch English shoot from beyond the free-throw line. Most of the time you're disappointed, but every once in a while, you laugh with contentment.

Bird's defense was limited, giving him room to start.

Because Byrd believed he wouldn't succeed.

Although Sampson did not grow into a unique basketball innovator as Louis promised at the beginning, and he has not developed a skyhook-like signature scoring method to this day, but his defensive ability has been maximized under Louis' system.

English's cut layup was rejected by Sampson.

Bird takes the ball and throws a long pass.

Maxwell quickly followed up and scored a layup.

All of a sudden, the Celtics scored 15-12.

Only 4 minutes have passed in the first quarter, and the scores of both sides are already very high.

The Nuggets decisively passed the ball to English.

They wanted Mister English to break their slack, and at the same time, they weren't confused because scoring was too easy for them.

Bird obviously knows how to defend against English. Although he can contribute the most scoring output of the team steadily, he is not a reliable attacker because his style of play is soft and he doesn't like confrontation. Once confronted, his shooting percentage will drop off a cliff.

Bird put pressure on him from behind, and English had to turn around for a jumper.

Obviously Bird didn't jump up to interfere, but his shot was so stiff.

"boom!"

Suddenly, Louis saw Coach Mo getting angry.

Coach Mo's neck was bursting with thick veins, and he was so angry that he seemed to strangle the player to death: "Pass the ball! Damn, you idiots, pass more balls without a good chance, can't you be smarter? The offense is no better than the defense, and it's no better than a fart!"

"I thought he was indulging his players." Louis laughed. "It seems that Mr. English's style of play just now didn't please him."

Tomjanovich has a certain understanding of the situation of the Nuggets: "Although Coach Mo has always claimed that they have no tactics, according to the Nuggets players, they internally call their system 'Passing Game'."

"A pass game?"

"Yes, Coach Doug Mo asked the players not to think, to play according to their instincts, not to slow down the pace of the game, and to decide whether to pass or attack within two seconds every time they take the ball."

Hearing this concept, combined with the content of the game he saw, Louis had a general understanding of the Nuggets game.

This can explain why the Nuggets players are so decisive and don't delay for a second.

Coach Mo said that he has no tactics, maybe he is right, they don’t have a clear strategy, they all rely on passing the ball and the players see their own moves, but how to build the tacit understanding of the players, and let the players get used to making decisions in two seconds, but it depends on Coach Mo to train.

High, Bird missed a jumper.

The Nuggets' counterattack was as fast as the tide, and Williams' front was cut off, and he passed back to Vandeweghe behind the free throw line.

Vandeweghe caught the ball and made a two-pointer after chasing his length.

14 is better than 15
Louie sat down, and the Celtics would not lose to the Nuggets if they were free to attack.

Therefore, there is not much room for coaching in this game. All he has to do is to seize the right time to pause and make substitutions.

After attacking each other for 5 minutes, both teams had high shooting percentages, but from the 6th minute onwards, the Celtics' system started to work.

Thomas and Bird cooperated with each other, and the No. [-] system was activated on the spot.

The Nuggets' defensive attitude is very extreme, blocking the road to the penalty area and letting the Celtics outside for three-pointers.

And, they even let Bird go.

You know, Bird has strictly followed Louie's instructions so far this season, shooting at least 5 three-pointers per game.

With a shooting rate of 40%, Bird averaged 2 three-pointers per game, which can be regarded as the biggest outside threat in the world.

The Nuggets are really hard-hearted, they let you shoot if they say they want to shoot, and they are cowardly if they take a step outside. Thomas passes the ball very simply.

In a single quarter, Bird scored 6 of 4 from outside and scored 22 points alone. The Celtics led the Nuggets 42 to 32.

"Scored 42 points in a single quarter." Cowens, a cynic, twitched with anger, "Is this the NBA? Damn, high school games are not so exaggerated."

Louie kindly reminded: "Because there are only 8 minutes in a high school game."

"Can I not know? I mean there is no game with such a low defensive intensity in high school!" Cowens cursed, "What is this team called the Nuggets? Call it the Diggers instead. A team that likes to dig their own graves! What a cancer!"

Cowens' attitude represents the mainstream view of the basketball world.

Doug Mo's philosophy is destined to be tolerated by the world.

It’s not impossible to only attack and not defend, but you can’t say it out, boasting proudly, and Coach Mo also likes to say that they have no tactics and just let the players play whatever they want, and that coaches are the easiest job in professional basketball.

This is simply insulting to all involved practitioners.

In Louis' view, Doug Mo's ideas may not be wrong, as long as a good team is given, it doesn't matter too much who coaches.

For example, in the Warriors in 2017, during the period when Cole was sick, Mike Brown led the Warriors to sweep the playoffs to the finals, and the whole process of Kudu pick-and-roll, Kudu pick-and-roll, and Kudu pick-and-roll tortured the opponent in an infinite loop.Isn't it good to replace this kind of operation with others?
Coaching is only part of the job of a coach. What is really difficult is to balance the relationship between the whole team and make the players believe in you. This is the basic position of a coach.

Supported by players, this is the reason why Coach Mo was able to successfully promote his system in the Nuggets.

This is what Louis currently lacks. He is too young, and players tend to have no rules in front of him. For example, Bird, a low-quality country bumpkin, will open his mouth to "QNMD" if he disagrees with him.

However, Louis' tactical system balances the needs of all parties in the team, but the player position arrangement cannot satisfy everyone.

Such as the sullen Maxwell.

He played well tonight, attacking the four, defending the three, seamlessly interspersed in the Celtics' system one, system two and system three.

As one of the biggest beneficiaries of the "L" tactic, he scored 26 points against the Nuggets who did not defend at all.

The scary thing is that this score can only rank third in the team.

　Thanks to @书友20200311115522480 for the lord award (less +10), and also to @冷相忍 for the reward.

　　
　
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