start with scouting

Chapter 249

Half an hour after the game between the Thunder and the Bucks, the Lakers easily defeated the Kings in the away game. Although the Lakers had the same total wins as the Mavericks, they led the Mavericks because of the relationship between victory and defeat, and thus kept the third place in the West. It is extended to the fourth.

That ranking means that the Thunder and the Lakers will not meet early in the second round of the playoffs. Many fans began to imagine the scene of the two teams fighting in the Western Conference Finals again, and they did not pay attention to the other six teams in the Western Conference. Not many voices against it.

Reporter Windhorst sorted out the views of fans from major social platforms, and released them on Twitter for display.

In the eyes of most fans, the Spurs played too fast on the fast break throughout the season, causing injuries to Ginobili and Parker. Have something to do.

As for the fourth Mavericks in the Western Conference, because Perkins was traded after the All-Star, the defensive effect, especially the inside frame protection, has been greatly improved. Unfortunately, the main small forward Butler is reimbursed for the season. It is difficult for Wizki to support the heavy task of scoring alone, while Terry and Kidd have slightly improved offensive performance compared to before in the backcourt, but the defense is still in vain.

The Nuggets, fifth in the Western Conference, did not suffer from Anthony's departure. Unfortunately, the playoffs are a stage for superstars.

The sixth Trail Blazers in the Western Conference, Roy was again injured and missed many games. He came back in poor form at the end of the season. He has become the second backup scorer role in the Trail Blazers system. If he wants to play more time, he has to fight head coach Mike. Milan can only complain.

The Hornets, seventh in the Western Conference, the team is precarious. Paul and West will leave in the summer, and the hearts of the people are scattered.

The Grizzlies, the eighth in the Western Conference, have greatly improved their flank defense after getting Battier. However, when they met the Thunder, they were too unlucky to move.

Only the Thunder and the Lakers are likely to make a difference in the playoffs, and the meeting in the Western Conference Finals is natural.

From the end of the regular season to the first game of the playoffs, each team has four days to rest and prepare.

Su Yang took a long time to go to the University of Oklahoma to attend the tactical presentation event hosted by the Coaches Association. He gave a speech on how to enable players to execute tactics efficiently. During the break, he also talked with Butler University coach Brad Shi Stevens chatted and talked about how to set up a new horn tactics with the small forward as the core, and left business cards very speculatively.

NO.15 Early in the morning, Su Yang drove his newly bought Volvo to the base as usual, and held a meeting with the team of scouts and trainers.

The topic was naturally how to deal with the Grizzlies, but before the meeting, everyone was still immersed in the joy of tying the 72 wins. They joked about the compliments they received yesterday, and shared various related reports they saw in newspapers and the Internet. The atmosphere was quite joyful .

Assistant coach Brian said with a smile: "I browsed the various basketball communities last night, and found that the most discussed is, if we were to play a seven-game series with the Bulls in the 95-96 season, which side would have a higher winning percentage, support We have a lot of people who win."

The scouting director, Blazy, nodded repeatedly: "I saw it, and compared us with the 00-02 Lakers."

Trainer Phil Handy answered seriously: "I think it depends on the rules, whether to have three seconds of defense, whether to allow zone defense, which has a great impact on the way players score and technical movements, but we have an advantage inside..."

Hearing everyone's words, Su Yang immediately recalled the classic topic of 17 Warriors vs. 96 Bulls on the Chinese basketball forum. It was really various assumptions and derivations, but in the end no one could convince anyone. It was a bit like Marvel vs. DC, which belonged to two teams. a different universe.

Everyone chatted and laughed, and the topic turned to how to play against the Grizzlies. According to the usual practice, the scouting director Blatche spoke first.

"Before I start my report, I would like to make an unproven but interesting inference..."

Blatche turned to look at Su Yang, and continued with a smile: "I think it's Su who made the Grizzlies difficult to deal with."

Everyone in the office was stunned when they heard the words, but Su Yang was a little confused. Seeing that Blatche was serious, he raised his hand to signal to continue.

"Things have to start with our first game against the Grizzlies this season. At that time, Su Yang decided to let KD start, and then let KD go off the court early to rest, and then let KD and the second team team up to beat the Grizzlies. In the end, we won a big game easily. win.

That caused the Grizzlies to find that Rudy Gay's offensive contribution was low and the defensive end lacked deterrence, but the Grizzlies did not rush to make changes until we continued to use similar strategies for the second and third times. Only then did he really make up his mind.

After that, our tactical scouts found that the Grizzlies adjusted Gay's tactical position, allowing everyone to launch an offense around Zach Randolph and Marc Gasol. Gay became a single player and a positioning three-point shooter. The bear record has improved significantly.

In the match after the All-Star Weekend, the Grizzlies got Battier and their flank defense was greatly improved, and they beat us softly, which completely strengthened their confidence in adjustment. If it wasn’t for the middle of March, their regular season record It will be better, but these are the conclusions drawn by our tactical scouts observing the performance of the Grizzlies, and it is difficult to verify. "

After Blatche finished speaking, everyone in the office looked at each other, obviously feeling that the inference was far-fetched and a little funny.

How could the Grizzlies change their style of play just because they lost to a certain team, or even weaken the tactical status of the absolute main force, Rudy Gay? Change it back.

After all, Gay is a player trained by the Grizzlies themselves, and his strength and qualifications have passed the test. How can he easily become a role player.

Assistant coach Mark said with a smile: "It should be a periodic adjustment, just like when we played the European pick-and-roll offense again."

Everyone nodded in agreement, but Su Yang said with a smile: "I think the scouting department's deduction is completely correct. Of course, Mark's guess is also reasonable. We don't have to worry about it. Both plans are prepared in advance. Let's see how they play. We can deal with it at will... "

Mark and Bratch nodded in agreement, but it seemed that they both felt that Su Yang was just changing the topic.

Su Yang didn't explain, because it's hard to explain. He just listened to Blatche's report and complained in his heart: "Fuck me, the Grizzlies adjusted in the second half of the 10-11 season because of Gay's injury in the previous life. The style of play made Randolph and Gasol the absolute core, and then the record improved significantly, and they defeated the No. [-] Spurs in the playoffs to complete the Black Eight miracle.

But the Grizzlies didn't realize why Gay's injury and reimbursement turned out to be stronger at the time. As a result, in the 11-12 season, they re-adjusted their play style to Gay + black and white duo as the core. The first round was eliminated by the Clippers in a tiebreaker.

After that, the Grizzlies traded Gay away in the 13th season, and because of Westbrook's injury, they reached the Western Conference Finals instead.

Therefore, Blatche deduces that the Grizzlies have no problem changing their style of play, and Mark deduces that the Grizzlies only adjust periodically.

In my life, by coincidence, the Grizzlies realized that Gay was too bad in advance, and then triggered a chain reaction, resulting in a reduction in Gay’s playing time and possession of the ball, and he was not injured in the game against the 76ers. This wave is for himself Cultivate strong opponents..."

While Su Yang complained inwardly, Blatche finished his report, mainly mentioning that the Grizzlies had developed the "ladder" tactic, that is, Tony Allen, Sam Young and others rarely took three-pointers, but they used black and white double Xiong's screen cuts to attack the basket, the damage to the defensive formation is not much worse than the three-pointer, the success rate is higher, and the other is a large number of quick counterattacks after rebounding.

It is very simple for the Thunder to defend. It is to communicate with each other and prepare for a lot of physical exertion.

As for the offensive end, Su Yang made a direct decision: "Take advantage of the Grizzlies' weakness in defense against pick-and-rolls, play more pick-and-rolls..."

Anyway, playing more pick-and-rolls is the Spurs' years of experience in beating the Grizzlies, and they can be used directly, and the Thunder lineup can also match.

"In addition to the tactical layout, we must first give the players a good idea. The real strength of the Grizzlies is close to that of the Lakers..."

Su Yang felt a little wronged in his heart. How did he cultivate such a strong opponent? This time, he will be promoted with tears in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)