Showdown, I'm the God of Basketball

Chapter 394 I want to beat you
After losing to the Suns, Mike Brown also began to seriously examine the team's strengths and weaknesses after the opening game.

After all, it is a terrifying 23 consecutive victories, and he did admit that he was a little dazzled by the victory.

So I didn't carefully observe the changes in the team.

"Defensively, our efficiency has dropped dramatically, especially in the paint!

Our inside double-team tactics last season have hardly been played this season.

So it gave the opponent a lot of easy scoring opportunities inside! "

At the team meeting, Mike Brown also said first to take responsibility.

They allowed opponents to shoot 58 percent at the rim this season, up from 52 percent last season.

You know, even the Pistons, the league's top defensive team last season, only allowed their opponents to shoot 48% of their shots in the paint.

Therefore, the Cavaliers have always done a good job in defending the opponent's inside line.

It's just that they are a little too proud and complacent this season, and they have completely lost the defensive focus of last season.

So this season's inside defense problem is also the main reason for their overall defense decline.

"In addition to the inside defense, we also did not do well in the team's rotation defense.

Many times we gave up defending the teammate who was out of position, which also gave the opponent a lot of offensive opportunities. "

James also talked about another detail of the team's defense.

They rarely double-team their opponents this season like they did last season.

Except because the team's offense has been playing well, most problems can be solved with offense.

There is an even more important reason!
That is, it is difficult for them to play a smooth rotation defense like last season.

Because the defensive ability and enthusiasm of the outside players in the rotation assist defense are also extremely demanding!
Of course, Zhao Hao and James can naturally do this, but the point guard Damon Jones.
Since Snow was taken to the bench, the Cavaliers have never been able to play a competent defense.

"This is my problem." Damon Jones also hurriedly said.

He naturally knows that he is the one with the most defensive hips among the team's starting five.

And most of the time, after he loses his defensive position, it is Zhao Hao who goes to defend him.

But at this time Zhao Hao shook his head: "Now is not the time for everyone to blame each other.

Damon Jones' defense is a bit worse, but he also played very hard on the court.

More importantly, he has always completed his tasks perfectly. This season, he averaged 39% of his three-pointers per game, and he also made 2.4 of them. "

Hearing this, Damon Jones on the side said, "Brother Hao, you are so true to me."

Zhao Hao: Get rolling!

Of course, what Zhao Hao wants to say is that Damon Jones' defense is more restricted by his body, and you can't expect him to have excellent defensive efficiency while having efficient three-pointers.

Then he is enough to be regarded as the top 3D player in the league, and it is impossible to be signed by the Cavaliers so cheaply.

In addition, if you think Damon Jones' defense is not good and you want to replace him, but besides him, who else can the Cavaliers use at point guard?

Eric Snow?
After the 34-year-old Eric Snow was transferred to the bench this season, he can be regarded as a retired Cavaliers.

After all, he still has a two-year big contract in his hand, and he has already won the championship, so he is completely satisfied.

And this season, regardless of whether the Cavaliers can defend their title, the time he can play is limited.

So he just took it as bad as he could, and didn't try his best on the court at all!
If Zhao Hao remembers well, Snow in his previous life also lost his love for basketball and his desire to compete on the court this season when he didn't win the championship!
His data this season has also dropped directly to an average of 4 points, 4 rebounds and 2 assists per game, and his shooting percentage has reached a record low, only a poor 20%.

Even the free throw percentage has dropped to a level that is even more terrifying than O'Neal, 45%!

What a terrifying hit rate these are!

"After all, he is 34 years old, and Snow also knows that he has missed the next contract, so he has no motivation to play at all."

Zhao Hao also wants to say that besides Snow, there are too many players in the NBA who just regard basketball as a job and career like him, without that kind of love and focus.

However, the current problems of the Cavaliers still need to be solved!
Just because there is only one senior point guard in the team and a point guard who can only attack, you can't let yourself be completely free.

Of course, the question of Damon Jones can only be put aside for the time being.

At present, what they need to solve most is the problem of inside defense in the team.

After the team meeting, Mike Brown also immediately conducted a wave of team defensive tactical drills, which is simply confrontation training.

The purpose is naturally to help the team improve the defensive problems inside.

confrontation training.

After the team retained the original championship lineup, most of the team's core is still there, so they are no strangers to Mike Brown's defensive tactics.

Even after the training started, as soon as the game started and the players on both sides started running, not to mention, the defense was still very good!
Mike Brown on the sidelines couldn't help touching his big bald head, "It's obvious that the interior defense is so good, why is Mao playing so poorly on the court?"

Just when Mike Brown was puzzled.

Zhao Hao, who was in Group B, suddenly rushed to the basket, grabbed an offensive rebound in front of Big Z and Gooden, and then took advantage of the opportunity to make a dunk that big men often do.

"Hey, Zhao Hao is not good at rebounding!"

Mike Brown also wants to say that this is still a dunk dunk after grabbing a rebound, which is also a dunk action often made by a tank-type center.

But even if Zhao Hao's jumping ability is amazing, he shouldn't be able to make such moves in the paint given his height!

And it was done under the eyes of Big Z and Gooden!
Could it be that the two of them deliberately released water to give Xiao Wang a chance to show himself?

After scoring the goal, Zhao Hao also looked at Big Z and Gooden with a domineering look.

"As far as the inside defense of you two is concerned, another girl is better than you!"

Marshall, who was in the same group as Zhao Hao, couldn't help laughing.

He had already expected such an end when he was paired with Zhao Hao.

After all, Zhao Hao is not as good-tempered as James.

As long as one person on the team is not performing well or is lazy, he will immediately complain.

Big Z and Gooden who got sprayed were also a little angry, it was just team training, why are you so serious!
As a result, Zhao Hao turned his head and continued to enter the inside line of Group A, bullying the two to grab the rebound.

Even in front of them, he used the offensive method that only a center forward can score the ball in various ways.

Turn around with a small hook, catch the frame and dunk, and push the man with his back.
With such a dozen, even a fool can see that Zhao Hao is obviously deliberately humiliating them!

Gudeng couldn't bear it at first. After all, I have a word Deng in my name. You bully me like this?

After another offensive rebound was grabbed by Zhao Hao, he couldn't help pushing the opponent angrily.

It's just that this push is too light, and even the other teams in the regular season can't match Zhao Hao's defensive strength.

Therefore, Zhao Hao scored the ball without any pressure before losing his balance in the air.

"You also call this inside defense?
With so little energy for fouling, it's no wonder that he will be blown up by his opponents in the paint! "

(End of this chapter)