I'm really not a superstar

Chapter 112 "Back Door" Tactic

The second game.

After a scolding from coach Mike Brown, Sasha Cowan and Darnell Jackson finally recognized the situation and put their minds on the line.

I and Joey Dorsey on the opposite side are not a heavyweight at all, although who knows why this guy has changed so much.

It's very difficult to limit the opponent one-on-one. According to the coach's deployment, they have to double-team the kid.

At the same time, keep your stance as low as possible in defense.He threw himself down and bowed his head to the ground, steadied his horse and tried his best to fight his opponent hand-to-hand with a standard blue-collar posture.

Of course, what is described above is a psychological state, not a real posture.

Just when the two were gearing up to fight Dorsey, Dorsey's behavior was beyond their expectations.

Dorsey, who had been raging under the basket before, suddenly went uncharacteristically and ran to the high post to ask for the ball.

The Kansas duo looked a little confused: What's the situation?Dorsey played too smoothly, did he swell?

Although in the NCAA finals, Dorsey also made a move to support the high-level organization, but everyone did not believe that Dorsey would do that again.First, that is not his regular offensive method, and second, the NCAA and NBA are not the same level of competition.

To put it bluntly, although you Joey Dorsey is number one in the NCAA, you are only a first-year rookie in the NBA, not to mention whether the Rockets can let a rookie organize the offense?Even if you are asked to organize, can you command and mobilize your teammates?
However, the Kansas duo was surprised to find that Dorsey really dared to go outside to ask for the ball, and Brooks really dared to pass the ball to him.

what to do?Do you want to pull it out to defend?
While the Kansas duo was hesitating, Dorsey's pass had already been shot.

The ball was like a sharp scalpel and went straight behind the two insiders of the Cavaliers, and there, Weaver had been killed from the flank without anyone noticing.

Catch the ball, layup, score, all in one go.

Through Dorsey's high-level support, the Rockets played the classic "back door" tactic in the Princeton system!
Coincidence, it must be a coincidence!
The Kansas duo roared inwardly.

There is not much tactical cooperation in the summer league, and it is even more impossible to arrange a rookie first-year center to organize it!The blind cat must have encountered a dead mouse just now!

But soon, the Rockets made a comeback, and Dorsey took the ball in the high post again.that's it!
Just when the Kansas duo was hesitant, half-push, half-reject, shyly approaching Dorsey, Dorsey's pass was shot again.

This time, the Cavaliers stared very closely at Weaver's air cut, but Brooks on the other side used Landry's cover to form a second penetration.

And Dorsey's ball passed to Brooks like a precision-guided missile, and the latter scored an easy layup.

If the first time may be a coincidence, then the second time is definitely premeditated!

And the tactics are advanced!Not just a simple off-the-ball cut, but a more complex second-screen cut!
As we all know, the Princeton system is completed between constant air cuts and passes, and the player positions are not divided according to the traditional 1-5 positions, but 1 fixed position passer + 4 non-stop moving players.

The fixed-position player can be both a point guard and a center, and everyone on the team is a playmaker.

But such a tactical system requires very high requirements for players' ability to read the game and pass the ball.

It’s okay to say that the simple pass-run cooperation is a fixed routine, but when faced with complex situations, such as multiple people moving and interspersing, it is necessary for the passer to have keen observation and an overall view, and this is almost a an innate ability.

Take the Rockets last season as an example. Many people said that they were not playing in Princeton, because Yao Ming's playing habits, moving speed and passing vision could not fully meet the needs of the Princeton system, and the moving speed of McGrady and others And running without the ball, it can't meet Princeton's "non-stop moving and interspersing" requirements.

Of course, the two goals just now were not particularly complicated tactics, and it cannot be said that Dorsey did better than Yao Ming, but at least he can see the shadow of the Princeton system.

Especially considering that Dorsey and his teammates did not have much tactical training in the summer league, it is already very good to be able to do this!
The coaching staff of the Rockets on the sidelines were very excited, especially Adelman Jr., who was so excited that tears welled up in his eyes. He really wanted to call his dad right now:
"Dad, we found a treasure, and finally found a center forward who can pass the ball!"

Of course, it is still too early to draw conclusions. As a mature basketball professional, you have to hold down your excitement and continue to observe.

After being penetrated by Dorsey's pass twice in a row, the Kansas duo completely panicked. They didn't dare to let Dorsey take the ball easily in the high position, and the two rushed over in a hurry.

However, in this way, the Cavaliers' inside line is even more empty.

Facing the two people rushing over with their teeth and claws, Dorsey was very calm. He did not stand dead in place, but took the ball and moved laterally in large strides. After flashing the gap, he passed the ball to the basket.

At this point, the Cavaliers' interior line was completely undefended, and without any complicated tactics, Landry easily received the ball and scored a slam dunk.

Another "back door", the Cavaliers' backyard flower has been smashed by Dorsey's pass!
Dorsey's assists have reached 3 times!
The Cavaliers were forced to call a timeout.

It's normal for one side to be blown up in the summer league, just change to another person to continue.But being forced to pause for tactical reasons is relatively rare.

This shows that the opponent's performance has surpassed the ordinary technical level and reached the level of tactical strikes.

Returning from the timeout, the Cavaliers really adjusted their defensive strategy.

Sasha Cowen, who performed poorly, was replaced. The Cavaliers' new inside combination focused on the basket and resolutely prevented the Rockets from "going through the back door"!
And the heavy responsibility of defending Dorsey in the high post is handed over to the small forward.

The wishful thinking of the Cavaliers is to strictly guard against sticking to the inside and resolutely prevent being "backdoored" again, while using faster small forwards on the outside to interfere with Dorsey, making it impossible for him to pass the ball calmly.

As for Dorsey shooting directly from the outside, the Cavaliers are not afraid. Under normal circumstances, Dorsey does not have the ability to attack the basket from a long distance, not to mention that there is a defender beside him.

Dorsey received the ball from a high position, the opponent's small forward stepped forward to mark, and the inside center and power forward retreated to the basket. It seemed that the three of them were fighting each other, forming a tight protection of the paint area under the basket.

Dorsey passed the ball again, but this time instead of hitting behind the opponent's inside line, he made a cross pass to Novak who was 45 degrees outside the three-point line.

Since the opponent's attention was on Dorsey and the inside backdoor, Novak, who was floating on the outside, had no defense at all.

Giving a shooter of Novak's level an open three-pointer is basically tantamount to suicide.

"Whoosh" The ball passed through the basket steadily, and the sound was extremely smooth, but in the ears of everyone in the Cavaliers, it was the sound of heartbreak.

Dorsey's assists expanded to 4 times, and the score gap between the two teams expanded by 13 points!
Another attack, still in the same way, this time the Cavaliers paid attention to strengthening the defense against Novak, but Dorsey passed the ball to Brooks.

"Blood Cloth"'s three-pointer was also very accurate, and the shot hit, and Dorsey's assist increased again!
The Cavaliers want to cry but have no tears. Now the opponent does not go through the back door, and directly changes to long-range shooting!

I defend the outside line, you stab my back door; I defend the inside line, you hit me from the outside again.

It's so fucking bullying, can you still have fun? !
(End of this chapter)