Basketball injuries only make me stronger

Chapter 160 Tactical Training
Lian Feng did not expect that after only one morning of training, the news of the perfect mid-range shot would reach Byron Scott's ears.

When returning to team training in the afternoon, Lian Feng was called to Byron Scott's office alone.

Byron Scott poured Lian Feng a cup of coffee.

"sit."

Lian Feng didn't know what Byron Scott was planning, so he said, "Is there anything the coach wants from me?"

Byron Scott showed his iconic smile and said, "That's right, I heard from Tom that you practiced extra shooting this morning?"

"That's the kind of coach."

"He said you shot well?"

"It feels good recently."

Byron Scott paused and said, "Well, I'm going to design a few off-ball running tactics for you, what do you think?"

Lian Feng has a feeling that he is very respected.There is no doubt that the core of the current team's tactics is himself and Paul. A lot of tactics are designed for himself and Paul. Even now, even if he designs tactics for himself, Byron Scott will come to ask for opinions.

What does this mean?
It shows that his status in the team is already extraordinary, and it can be said that he has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with the head coach.

Many teams will even fire the head coach because of the disagreement between the head star and the head coach. This kind of thing is not uncommon.

And your own commercial value, even if it can't help the team win, can bring huge benefits to the team.

Considering the problem from the perspective of capital now, the ultimate goal of pursuing victory is just to make a profit. Therefore, under the current situation, a coach who has not proved that he can make the team win is far less important than himself.

In other words, for the team now, Byron Scott is dispensable, but he must stay.

I believe the team management has also instilled this concept in Byron Scott.

But on the other hand, Lian Feng was a little unhappy.Because I am not a capitalist after all, victory and honor are what I want to pursue.Coaches like Byron Scott, while able to let him play to his fullest, did little to win.

Lian Feng is more willing to be coached by Pakley, who O'Neill called a "tyrant", and doesn't like a coach who communicates with players and is submissive.

However, Lian Feng did not reach out to hit the smiling face, "Of course, coach! As long as it is for the sake of victory, I am willing to do it."

Next, the team began to try a new tactic.

Lian Feng himself was fine, and soon understood the tactic, followed by Paul, and soon David West also understood.

But this tactic is a relatively complicated tactic after all, and other people's understanding is a little slower. Lian Feng often encounters his teammates' running mistakes when running, and even blocks his own route.

For this, Lian Feng couldn't help but get angry.

"Guys! Can you cheer up! We are going to play the first game of the playoffs! It's the playoffs! How can you win in your state?"

Lian Feng knew that his getting angry made the atmosphere a bit uncomfortable.

At this point, Paul began to smooth things over.

"I know it's difficult, but we have to master this tactic proficiently!"

Lian Feng felt slightly relieved.With Paul as the mediator, the atmosphere of the team will not become too strange.

This is indeed a relatively complicated tactic, the running position, the pick-and-roll, and the conduction of the ball. The three actions must be organically combined in order to be effective.Lian Feng couldn't help sighing, there is indeed a gap in IQ between people.

It's no wonder that there are so many players who can run and jump in the league, but there are so few qualified and excellent point guards.

For an ordinary player, maybe he only needs to remember when and where to run after the tactic is launched, and when to pass the ball, and who to pass it to. However, a point guard needs to remember everyone’s running position and the operation process of the entire tactic.

The most outrageous thing is that there is more than one complex play for the point guard to remember.There are many complex tactics in Paul's mind.

This set of tactics is centered on his own off-the-ball running position. Paul controls the ball at the top of the arc to attract the defense, and then slides to the bottom line and pops up. The inside players help him stop the chasing defender to create shooting space.

The key to this tactic is the conduction of the ball.

The whole set of tactics, from initiation to running out of space, will take five or six seconds if it goes well, and the ball needs to be transmitted more than twice, and if any of them goes wrong, the routine will fail.

There is only a momentary chance to run out of the open space, so whoever is a little distracted in this link, passes the ball later or earlier, all previous efforts will be wasted.

The most difficult work has been handed over to Paul and himself. The content of others is relatively simple, so they can't do it well, which makes people so angry.

Another key point of this tactic is Tyson Chandler's key pick-and-roll.

After an afternoon of running-in training, the team finally became a little more proficient than when they just started.

But Lian Feng felt that it was not enough.

For a tactic to be truly unsolvable, only one routine will definitely not work.

In the first game against the Rockets, Van Gundy, the old fox, will be able to see through the key elements of this tactic in less than half the game, and then he will be able to adopt a targeted defensive strategy.

Hmm...but there is no way.

You have to eat the meal one bite at a time, so let's practice the tactics in front of us first.

To be honest, Lian Feng thinks their team is quite sad. From the establishment of the team to now, there has not been a complicated tactic, only a variety of simple tactics with two or three players.

With Paul and his personal breakthrough ability, he can still achieve some results in the regular season, but in the playoffs with defensive strength, it is obviously not enough.

There must be complex tactics that bring out the strengths of each individual.

At the beginning of the season, the team started from simple tactics because they needed to run in.And Byron Scott didn't design any useful tactics.

In the middle of the season, Paul suffered another injury, so he could only adjust after the start of the playoffs.

Until the day before boarding, the team was fully preparing for the first round.

In order to concentrate on preparing for the battle, Lian Feng made himself deliberately not read any media newspapers and periodicals, blocking all outside influences.

To Lian Feng's disappointment, Alison was also preparing for a game and couldn't come to the scene to cheer for herself.

But it's okay, this way, there will be no interference.

So Lian Feng didn't meet the media reporters until the eve of the game against the Rockets.

And the first question asked by the reporter stunned Lian Feng.

"McGrady is injured, what do you think about it? What deployment will you take this opportunity to make?"

Lian Feng was stunned for a second, and then he began to say something casually, but he hesitated for a while, and couldn't help asking, "Is McGrady injured? What kind of injury is it?"

After asking, Lian Feng knew that McGrady's back injury had recurred.

(End of this chapter)