start with scouting

Chapter 152

After playing against the Spurs, with 13 games left in the season, Su Yang decided to start a special training mode.

On the 24th match day, he arrived at the training base early and had a meeting with the scouts and the training team first.

"Until the start of the playoffs, our main goal is to let the players feel the state of the playoffs in advance and reduce the frequency of their mistakes..." In the conference room, Su Yang elaborated on his ideas, hoping that the three departments would work together to formulate plans.

The so-called playoff experience is a bit metaphysical, not as clear and specific as running tactics, and no one or organization has ever defined what it is, but every time a young team enters the playoffs, there are always media and fans. mentioned.

The Thunder is a typical young team. The main rotation players in the team, except for Chandler and Sefolosha, are all virgins in the playoffs. If they face the Lakers in the Western Conference Finals, the team has less experience in the playoffs than Kobe There are many people.

In Su Yang's view, experience in the playoffs generally includes three aspects: fighting against strong teams, adaptability and mental state.

Especially the mental state, not to mention the players, even many coaches will be blinded when they encounter setbacks in the playoffs.

It’s like a generation of marshal Brad Stevens, who led the Celtics to the Eastern Conference Finals at a young age, and once led LeBron’s Cavaliers by a large margin. After leading the team to complete the reversal, Stevens was so anxious that he lost his temper and said: I don't care what method you use, you must defend this ball to me!
When the head coach said that, the players naturally collapsed on the spot, and the game situation also followed the defeat.

Of course, there is also a genius like Jokic, who bluntly said that the playoffs are no different from the regular season, and he can do what he says.

After thinking about it, Su Yang continued: "Let me give you an example first. For example, let KD play up to 46 minutes to let him experience overloaded combat, because the opponent may strictly defend other players and deliberately let KD take more shots. .”

The Thunder's exquisite and appropriate tactics ensure the record in the regular season, a strong rotation lineup, and a bottom line in the playoffs. However, if the Thunder wants to win the championship, the key depends on whether Durant can hit the upper limit, and the average playing time per game will inevitably increase significantly.

And Durant's physical fitness itself is one of his weaknesses. He should practice early and adapt early to strive for a seamless connection to the playoffs.

"I propose to ask the players to make more fouls in the game, so as to experience high-intensity confrontation..." assistant coach Snyder followed Su Yang's pace to speak, "especially the game we played against the Lakers the day after tomorrow, which was a preview of the Western Conference Finals .”

Su Yang nodded in agreement, and assistant coach Brooks and others then proposed, talking about unconventional rotations and other directions.

The scouting department also made suggestions, and Brac suggested frequent changes in offensive and defensive strategies to simulate playing against different opponents.

Some things were done in the previous 69 games, but after the goal was clear, the execution became stronger.

After confirming the plan, the training camp was announced to the Thunder generals in the morning, and the players expressed that it was fun and willing to try.

Especially the foul-making strategy, Harden emphasized: "Coach, I'm not bragging, I'm second in the league in fouls."

Durant put his hips on his hips, gestured a giant swing, and said with a smile: "You finally admit that I am number one?"

Su Yang also laughed: "James is right, both of you are not as good at drawing fouls as Danilo Gallinari."

Durant was stunned on the spot, and Harden said suspiciously: "In terms of fouls, I think I only lost to Corey Maggette, but I didn't notice Gallinari. It seems that I have to find some time to study his fouls." Skills. Coach, you didn't lie to me, did you?"

Su Yang spread his hands: "You will know when you watch the video..."

Gallinari is the true god of fouls. Whether he breaks through with the ball from the outside or catches the ball in the low post, he can be among the best in statistics. He also has clever tactics and concealed moves. Because of his small reputation, he is often ignored by fans and the media.

However, some people pointed out Gallinari. Cole once said very angrily after a game: It is difficult to face Gallinari because of his super ability to dive and create fouls. He successfully deceived these referees many years…

At [-] o'clock in the evening, the game between the Thunder and the Rockets will start, which is related to whether the Rockets can retain their hopes for the playoffs.

The Rockets made a big deal in the middle of the season, first sending McGrady to New York, and then getting Kevin Martin from the Kings.

At first glance, the Rockets lineup is not bad, find a media to blow a few words, and the playoffs are expected, and the championship is expected.

Su Yang was not polite at all, and directly let the team attack around Durant with all their strength, bullying Ariza's poor state.

Since Ariza joined the Rockets, he has been treated as the boss. He has often fallen into a slump for a dozen games, and then two or three strong games. Most of the others hit the rookie wall, and Ariza hit the boss wall. It is difficult to reasonably allocate the physical strength used for offense and defense.

首节比赛打完，杜兰特6投5中，罚球3罚3助攻，0失误0犯规狂砍13分。

In addition to Durant, Ibaka also frequently bullied Hayes for being too short, and Sefoloza bullied Martin for being too weak. Anyway, the whole team imitated the playoff confrontation mode, catching the opponent's weakness and fighting to the death. until the opponent actively seeks change.

After the first quarter, the Thunder team scored 39 points and entered the bench stage. Harden and Matthews scored frequently.

At the end of the half, the Thunder led the Rockets by 17 points, and Harden also let the senior Kai Martin who made the foul get two fouls.

Back from the halftime break, the Rockets visibly strengthened their defense against Durant. Ariza completely gave up attacking and devoted himself to intercepting and chasing Durant.

Perhaps the referee deliberately controlled the situation, and they rarely whistled for Ariza's actions.

And Su Yang also deliberately honed Durant's self-regulation ability, did not put pressure on the referee, and deliberately ignored the request for help.

After a series of mistakes, Durant gave up seeking the referee's argument, and at the same time canceled seeking help from Su Yang. He began to call his teammates to respond every time he encountered a double-team, and tried some more dangerous passes, gradually opening up. situation.

Soon, due to the Rockets' lack of defense against players other than Durant, the Thunder will score one after another.

After three quarters, the Thunder has led the Rockets by as many as 21 points, basically securing the victory.

The Rockets persisted until the middle of the fourth quarter. Seeing that there was no hope of chasing points, Adelman withdrew the main force ahead of time and declared defeat.

Su Yang then replaced the substitute, and the Thunder finally defeated the Rockets 123 to 104, completely ruining the Rockets' playoff possibility.

After the game, I participated in the press conference. Some reporters mentioned that the Thunder has too little experience in the playoffs and whether they have prepared.

Su Yang said with a smile: "From what I understand, the regular season is like trying to find a way to date girls. Some are easy to date, and some are difficult to date, but the playoffs are dedicated to finding specific girls for dates, and those girls ask for everything. It's very high, even deliberately making things difficult for you. The key is to get four girls in a row at one time. The difficulty is very high, and it is generally difficult for young people to handle.

But our team is a young man with all-round development of morality, intelligence, physique, art and labor. In short, he is very strong, so there is no need to worry. "

　In the last chapter, there was a low-level mistake of 72 wins and 10 losses, so I wrote it smoothly.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)