start with scouting

Chapter 223 Poposang Never Stops

After three days of rest, Thunder Ten faced the 76ers.

Su Yang arrived at the training center at seven o'clock in the morning, and first discussed with the coaching staff how to deal with the evening game.

Judging from the scouting report, the biggest feature of the 76ers is that there are so many swingers, more than the Eagles this season.

As far as the official height is concerned, Iguodala is 198 cm tall. He is quite strong. Anything goes.

There is also team rookie Evan Turner, with a height of 201 cm, in the summer league and preseason games, and the first seven games of the regular season. will…

Anyway, Turner is also a swingman who can serve as both a shooting guard and a small forward.

Except for the fact that it is difficult to score when encountering that kind of normal defense, Turner is almost perfect as a No. [-] pick.

In addition to Iguodala and Turner, players such as Thaddeus Young, Elton Brand, and Zhu Holiday of the 76ers can also swing two players because of their physical conditions or technical characteristics. The position is equivalent to a bunch of small lame cards.

With such a lineup configuration, according to common sense, the 76ers should be extremely comprehensive and have no shortcomings, and they can play in any style.

But at the end of the scouting report, director Blatche wrote: Except for the three-pointers, the 76ers are very good at others.

"Our main strategy on the defensive end tonight is to put three-pointers to block the paint and force the opponent to take a lot of three-pointers."

With the experience of playing against the 76ers in the previous two seasons, and the repeated confirmation of the scout report, Su Yang only took 5 minutes to determine the Thunder's defensive strategy. Mainly in these two seasons, the 76ers' core players Iguodala and others did not appear too much change.

Of course, the weirdest thing is that the 76ers have two three-pointers, Andres Nocioni and Jason Kapono.

But the two didn't get too many shots in the preseason and the first seven games of the regular season, which is really puzzling.

There are three-pointers, and if the 76ers don't play, the 76ers don't need extra space. Hey, it's just for fun.

"On the offensive end, we can try to shoot more three-pointers. Their defense against three-pointers is the worst in the league..." Su Yang made the Thunder's offensive layout based on previous game experience and scout reports.The teaching assistant Mark and the others showed doubts when they heard the words, and then they were relieved.

According to common sense, a team with a large number of swingers can rely on their speed advantage to make a lot of rotations to defend the three-point line.

For example, the Thunder itself, against the Lakers and Celtics, is to shrink the inside + outside save + rapid rotation.

With the 76ers' player configuration, last season should not have allowed other teams in the league to shoot an average of 39% of their three-pointers.

But the fact is so cruel. It was a complete accident that their former head coach Eddie Jordan was able to serve as the head coach. Even the most basic rotation defense was difficult to arrange properly. .

During the conversation, the meeting came to an end.

Su Yang left the office and walked to the court. Seeing that Durant had already started training, he joined in to help pass the ball. By the way, congratulations to Durant for being nominated for the annual cover of "Sportsman", and that cover is Durant's bottom line. Bynum.

Durant responded with a smile: "I can get that nomination, mainly because of your excellent tactical design..."

The two boasted a few times about business, and then talked about the three teams of the Western Conference Thunder, Lakers and Hornets maintaining a complete victory. Then they talked about the low-key Spurs imitating the crazy fast-paced play of the Suns. Finally, they all lamented the Western Conference. The competition area is really exciting.

Other Thunder players arrived one after another. It never occurred to them that Green sprained his right ankle during training and needed to be included in the observation list.

Su Yang found the team doctor and dragged Green. After discussing together, he decided to let Green take a rest first.

But because Nixon has been absent for a long time, after Green's absence, the Thunder's power forward rotation is a bit tight.

Su Yang then approached Presti and said that he might need a power forward reserve, but he didn't suggest a trade or buy out Morrison Peters, who was difficult to enter the team's rotation. Presti would definitely understand that kind of thing, don't do it. ultra vires.

After chatting with Presti, Su Yang found the coaching staff to adjust the strategy. He temporarily decided to put Durant in the power forward rotation. At the same time, he planned to let Barnes get more playing time in the position to deal with the 76ers. And even the next few games.

At 06:30 in the afternoon, the Thunder team completed pre-match warm-up at the Ford Center and returned to the locker room for final preparations.

Su Yang received a call from the league office staff, saying that the league and the Referees Association have confirmed through a close investigation that Durant's previous technical foul against the Celtics has been cancelled, and no other penalties will be incurred.

At seven o'clock, the game officially started.

Durant served as the starting power forward, Barnes served as the starting small forward, the Thunder won the jump ball and directly attacked.

Elton Brand is 203 centimeters as the starting power forward of 76. He weighs 125+ kilograms and can't match Durant's offensive rhythm at all. He can't pose a threat to Durant no matter whether he sticks to the defense or retreats. He can only watch the basketball hollow into the net .

The 76ers turned to attack and went to Brand unabashedly, making it clear that they wanted to use their weight and strength to attack.

However, according to Su Yang's pre-match arrangement, Durant changed to defend the 76ers center, Hawes, a white center who only weighs 111 kg, has a soft style of play, and although he is 216 cm tall, he likes to float on the outside to support him, while Chandler went to Guard Horford.

After the defense was changed, Brand did not have an advantage against Chandler.

Perhaps it was Durant's fresh move to defend the center that made the 76ers doubtful, and their offense quickly became messy.

Coupled with the Thunder's resolute implementation of the strategy of blocking the paint and releasing three-pointers, the 76ers began to hit the iron frequently.

After the first quarter of the game, the Thunder led 32 to 19, making the game a bit early to enter garbage time signs.

In the second quarter of the game, 76ers head coach Doug Collins took a risk and sent a three-guard lineup of Holiday + Lou Williams + Meeks, with 201 cm Nocioni as the power forward, and 208 cm genius Spey Ci served as the center forward.

The firepower of that lineup looks fierce, and Holiday is also very good at organizing the offense. Unfortunately, Lu Wei has just returned from injury and has not found his form. Since his debut at the end of the first quarter, he has only made 7 of 1 shots. It is completely free.

Meeks and Nocioni's front line defense was also a disaster. The 76ers were busy for 5 minutes, but when Meeks made 4 of 3 three-pointers, they turned the deficit into 18 points, and also made Holiday lose the lead because of excessive Assist in defense and supplement defense, accompanied by two fouls.

Seeing that he was close to 20 points behind, Iguodala hurriedly entered the game, but his desire to score was very low and he always liked to pass the ball.

After halftime, the Thunder led by 22 points.

Returning to the locker room at halftime, assistant coach Brian complained: Coach Doug Collins is not suitable for this team...

Su Yang silently nodded in agreement. Doug Collins is the kind of coach who is good at leading superstars, such as training Michael Jordan in the 80s and Grant Hill in the 90s. As for other players in the team, Doug Collins basically has no plans.

Specifically for the 76ers, Iguodala is the perfect second-in-command, and the new No. 90 pick Turner is the most precocious second-in-chief. As for Holiday, who is a bit of a superstar, as the first batch of post-80s players in the NBA, his style of play is better than many post-[-]s. The veteran is still stable...

Therefore, Doug Collins is destined to be unable to lead the 76ers to regain their glory, and even feel inappropriate with each other.

The second half started quickly.

Under the pressure of the Thunder's strategy of blocking the paint area, the 76ers made 6 three-pointers in the third quarter, making a total of 1 hit.

The Thunder took the opportunity to extend the lead to 29 points, and when the fourth quarter started, the 76ers played directly from the bench.

Su Yang also dispatched a full bench lineup, and the game entered garbage time. The Thunder finally won 119-93.

When the 76ers left the field, they were visibly confused.

They worked hard enough in training and competition. They wanted to do a lot in the new season, but they started with 2 wins and 6 losses.

Su Yang saw it and felt it was a pity.

Since the 76ers sent Iverson away, they have always built a team around Iguodala, but Iguodala is only suitable to be the second leader, and the whole team has had no real leader for several years. Hit it and it will fall apart.

If the route is wrong, no matter how hard you try, it will be useless. The 76ers' management is rubbish and needs Sam Hinkie to save it.

……

The Thunder took a day off and beat the Trail Blazers with a 5-point advantage at home, successfully extending the winning streak to eight games.

The Lakers and Hornets also did not lose, so at the press conference after the game, the reporter asked which team was more worried.

Su Yang said with a smile: "I'm more worried about the acquired opponents, the Spurs. You may not know how good they are now. Coach Popovich has been promoted from a very good level to a super good level. My previous prediction has come true again..."

(End of this chapter)