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Updated: 2012-08-25

Chapter 190 Eight Woodson's Calculations

"When it's the fourth quarter, I'd like to see if you can still be alive and kicking like this!"

Listening to Yang Shuai's words, Smith glanced at him with flickering eyes, then turned and walked towards the player tunnel. The second quarter is over.

54:51, the Warriors led the Eagles by 3 points after halftime, Yang Shuai scored 6 points and sent 2 assists again in the second quarter.His rebounds today were not very good. In the second quarter, Biedrins gained a lot in terms of rebounds. He got 6 rebounds in a single quarter and had 7 points and 9 rebounds after halftime.

Although Yang Shuai didn't score much in the second quarter, his tandem role in the final stage is a strong guarantee for the Warriors to continue their offense. Mike Woodson is also very clear about this.He understood that although Hinrich's performance was very eye-catching today, it was Yang Shuai's performance that really allowed the Warriors to suppress the Eagles in the second quarter.

Yang Shuai's runs tore apart the Eagles' defense line again and again. Josh Smith's defensive ability is good, but he still can't keep up with Yang Shuai's running again and again. He will pass the ball out immediately, but Hinrich did a very good job of mobilizing his teammates' offense today, so the Warriors can often get open by moving the ball in the second half.

"In the third quarter, we need to play more aggressively. Don't relax our defense against that Chinese kid. If Josh loses his position, other players will immediately step up. In this quarter, we need to keep the Chinese kid on the field, so we need to play as soon as possible. Even if we can’t overtake, we must hold on tightly. Don’t let that Chinese kid rest, because in the fourth quarter, he will run out of energy, and the Warriors’ offensive efficiency will drop, and our chance will come.”

Woodson didn't know that Yang Shuai's physical strength had reached the special level, and now he didn't have to worry about physical strength at all, so his arrangement in the midfield was mainly to drag Yang Shuai down (the road to the gun god).

His tactical arrangement does not seem to be wrong. After all, Yang Shuai's physical problems are no longer a secret, and the most important scoring point for the Warriors now is Yang Shuai.In the old Niles' tactical system, Yang Shuai has a lot of ball possessions. He is not only the Warriors' first scoring point, but also becomes the team's two core playmakers together with Hinrich.

Woodson believes that as long as Yang Shuai, the most stable scoring point and offensive organizer of the Warriors, does not play a role, his team can completely prevail.

Of course, this tactic is just out of desperation. What Woodson hopes more is that the team can suppress the Warriors with normal offense and defense, but judging from the first half, this is not easy.

Originally, Woodson thought that the Warriors would become easier to play without Jackson, but now he finds that he still thinks too simply.Belinelli, who replaced Jackson on the field today, performed very well. He scored 9 points in the half, which almost offset Jackson's role in offense.

In terms of organizing offense, with Hinrich's integration into the team and the awakening of Yang Shuai's ability to organize offense, Jackson's role in organizing offense has been weakened a lot. Now Hinrich is the Warriors' first offensive organizer , Yang Shuai is second, while Jackson is third.With his offensive ability and impact, Yang Shuai has occupied an increasingly important position in the old Nelson's tactical system. Now he is higher than Jackson. His youth and better physical fitness are his advantages.

Belinelli's scoring and Hinrich's organizational performance can fully make up for Jackson's departure, which is why Woodson feels that the Warriors are not easy to play.

Another important reason is that although many people don't realize it, the Warriors' defense has actually changed a lot since the beginning of the season.

The first is Biedrins, the Latvian is very talented in defense, and he has always been the defensive barrier of the Warriors inside before.It's just that at that time, Biedlins relied mostly on his own talent and physical instincts to defend.In the past month, he has followed Yang Shuai to learn defense systematically.

Yang Shuai's defense is very strong, there is no doubt about it, and after space training and a year of practice with the Celtics, he has a very deep understanding of defense. When Biedrins followed him to learn defense systematically , the progress is quite large.This is especially true for assisting defense and supplementary defense, which Biedrins is already good at. On the contrary, single defense is limited by physical confrontation, and Biedrins' progress is not obvious.

As for the power forward, Landry's defensive enthusiasm is much better than Harrington's. His defensive awareness and willingness are far superior to the latter's. The body also makes him not afraid to confront the opponent physically.

As for small forwards, Yang Shuai's defense needless to say, whether it is single defense or assist defense, he is at the top of the league, especially when his physical fitness improves.

Jackson's defensive ability is also very good. As for Belinelli who replaced him today, his defense is weaker, but today Belinelli was stimulated by the previous game and his defensive enthusiasm is extremely high.

Hinrich, although his physical fitness is not outstanding, his defense has been doing very well since entering the league, far from being comparable to cj-Watson.

In general, although the Warriors' defense is still far behind some of the league's top defensive teams, it has made great progress compared with themselves.

Defense, the most important thing is willingness. When every player in the team's starting lineup is willing to actively defend, even if they don't have a good defensive system, at least the defense will not be so bad that it is unsightly.The Warriors are in such a situation now. It is no exaggeration to say that if Nelson suddenly pays attention to defense at this time and establishes a good defensive system with the assistance of an experienced assistant coach, the Warriors' defense will impress all teams in the league.

Of course, this situation does not seem possible, the old Nelson's blood is already flowing in the blood of offense.

Most people may not realize these situations. After all, the Warriors' defense has not improved significantly, and they have not shown a good defensive rotation in the game, but this is true.

The halftime break passed quickly, and the two teams returned to the field. The Warriors had the first wave of offensive power, and the ball was still in the hands of Hinrich. He did not hand it over to Yang Shuai at halftime, but chose to break through by himself. (The latest chapter of Breaking through the Nine Heavens).

Facing Bibby, Hinrich seemed to play with great confidence, and he suddenly left the old Bibby behind by changing direction.Facing Hinrich who rushed inside, Horford had to step forward to defend, but Hinrich threw the ball high at this time.

Biedrins!

After Horford left, Biedrins rushed to the basket. At this time, receiving a pass from Xin Shiqi, Biedrins naturally dunked unceremoniously.

"Touch!" With the groan of the basket, Biedlins also fell off the basket excitedly. "Kirk, beautiful pass!"

Woodson frowned as he watched off the court, roared loudly, and gestured towards Johnson.Johnson nodded and found Bibby who was holding the ball and needed to switch defenses with his teammates.

On the offensive end, the ball still came to Johnson. Seeing that Belinelli was struggling to defend, Yang Shuai immediately stepped forward to help his teammates defend.Johnson chose to split the ball and the ball was handed over to Josh Smith.

While Yang Shuai returned to defense, Josh Smith had already made a shot.Today, Smith's offense was mediocre. He scored 7 points in the first half, and most of them were opportunities when Yang Shuai defended. His offense with the ball was difficult to exert its power under Yang Shuai's defense.

After Smith scored the goal, the point difference between the two teams remained unchanged. When they came to the other end, Hinrich soon found that his defensive player had been replaced by Johnson.

It was still a pick-and-roll, and Hinrich did not change his style of play because he was replaced by Johnson. He did gain space, but his shot to the inside was interfered by Johnson and bounced out of the basket.

After Johnson grabbed the rebound, he didn't give it to Bibby, but launched a fast break with the ball himself.The ball was once again in the hands of Josh Smith, who received a pass from Johnson while running. Smith changed direction to avoid Yang Shuai's defense and went straight to the inside (I am Tsunatake of the tutor).

Yang Shuai rushed into the inside line following Smith, but this time he failed to stop the opponent's attack. Smith carried Yang Shuai's layup and scored, 56:55, and the point difference was reduced to only 1 point.

"Eagle! Eagle!" Seeing that the point difference was only 1 point, the cheers of the Eagles fans became louder and louder. Woodson kept nodding off the court. He was very satisfied with the team's performance in the second half. He suppressed the opponent on the defensive end. Then wait for the opportunity to attack, this is his favorite style of play.

Hinrich's attack was blocked again, and finally Landry succeeded in singles against Williams. This way, Hinrich also realized that he had to change his style of play.

When one of the team's offensive organizers can't play, the ball is naturally handed over to another organizer, Yang Shuai. Hinrich no longer blindly hits, but waits for Yang Shuai's movement on the outside.

Smith played very well offensively during this period, and worked harder on the defensive end. Yang Shuai, who was strictly guarded, began to distribute more balls to his teammates.

Belinelli stood up and scored at this time. I have to say that Bibby really couldn't keep up with the Warriors' rhythm. He couldn't defend against Hinrich, and he couldn't defend against Belinelli either.

In the second half, the Warriors played more offensive tactics. The ball was no longer blindly distributed by Hinrich. Yang Shuai, Landry, and Belinelli all chose more strong plays, and the effect was also very good. Odd turned to a spot-up shooter on the perimeter, while Biedrins continued to grab the rebounds.

Woodson's expectation that the Hawks relied on strength to suppress the Warriors in the third quarter did not happen. However, he was satisfied with one thing. Yang Shuai stayed on the court throughout the third quarter.

Watching Yang Shuai walking off the court after the third quarter, a smile flashed in Woodson's eyes. Yang Shuai, who played the whole quarter, should not have the energy to continue playing. When Yang Shuai was resting, the Eagles Here comes the opportunity.

The fourth quarter belongs to the Hawks, Woodson told himself in his heart, and then looked at his players. He had to arrange the lineup for the fourth quarter.