start with scouting

Chapter 261 These Are the Rules of the Game

"Popovich is a great coach, Sam has a great contribution to the team building..."

Su Yang suddenly thought of a sentence, which means that if you want something to look effortless, you must work very hard, but the female reporter in front of you can erase all her efforts with a simple sentence, the key is only to erase It’s okay to work hard on your own, anyway, you are too tired to bother, but the credit of the coaching staff and players has also been downplayed, and it is necessary to refute.

"Letting James Harden in charge is not a difficult choice, because he is known for his high IQ play before he entered the league. As for making Russell Westbrook more responsible for breakthroughs, it is not a risky attempt, because he was in college During the period, we mainly played shooting guards, and we just gave full play to the technical characteristics of the two to help the team achieve higher scoring efficiency on the offensive end..."

Between the words, Su Yang glanced at the female reporter Lauren Ayer, and found that the other party was full of smiles. He guessed that the other party probably thought he had fallen into a trap of speech skills: Since Harden and Westbrook are so good, the coach's arrangement is right. The contribution of the ball is naturally small.

"But there is still a long way to go between the technical characteristics and the final effect. For example, the Lakers' four All-Stars, the Celtics' Big Three in 08, and the Heat's Big Three this year, from formation to finals, There are many adjustments to go through.

If it is simpler, it is the same pair of guns, some people play the western cowboy effect, and some people hurt themselves..."

The other reporters burst out laughing, Lauren Ayre was slightly taken aback, and immediately put on a professional smirk, scolding Su Yang in his heart.

"Our coaching staff has carefully analyzed how the Mavericks defend. We, together with the scouting department headed by Blatche, started to study the Mavericks' defensive route, and then studied the Mavericks' defensive positioning, how to rotate, and how to handle pick-and-rolls...

That work, ultimately translated into the plays that James and Russell executed on the court, they did it very well, and there were some wonderful freestyles, such as the first attack in the second quarter, James and DeAndre passed back and forth to complete the lob... "

In just thirty seconds, Su Yang first praised Popovich and Presti, and then refuted what Lauren Ayre said logically and with reason, not only fully reflecting the strength of Harden and Westbrook, but also Mentioned several assistant coaches and scouting teams, nothing leaked.

Lauren Aire nodded resentfully, Su Yang smiled and signaled other reporters to ask questions, and reporters from TNT and other TV stations raised their hands one after another.

After simply answering a few questions, he got up and left. He was so tired that he wanted to take a bath and sleep.

The next morning, Su Yang woke up happily, instead of doing morning exercises as usual, he just lay on the bed and swiped his phone.

Many fans on Twitter boasted that the Thunder lead the Mavericks 3-0. The mainstream view is that the win is too easy and the dominance is over the top.

The league's second 'su blow' Gilbert Arenas tweeted: "God! I love Kobe! I love LeBron! Derrick Rose is my favorite point guard! Joe Johnson is the one who can play the most The key shot guy! Kevin Garnett will always be my big brother! But it must be said that this year’s championship is the Thunder. Su Yang is too strong. He made the Thunder double their strength. Those who say that he just enjoys the Thunder’s strong team building strategy Guys, please stop watching basketball games, you don't understand anything!"

Reporter Shams tweeted: "Last night I interviewed coach Neil Don Nelson on the phone. He emphasized that Su Yang's contract with the Thunder is about to complete the third season, but the Thunder did not renew the contract in advance. Su Yangyang may jump out of the contract. , He has suggested that the new Warriors boss Lacob should try his best, even if the probability of Su Yang leaving the Thunder is only 0.1%, it is worth trying.”

Stephen A. Smith, a well-known ESPN commentator, tweeted: "I am ashamed that I gave up supporting the Thunder to advance to the Western Conference Finals. That shows that my understanding of modern basketball games is a bit behind. Of course, it may be that Coach Su Yang is too advanced. I I want to repeat what I said the day before yesterday. From now on, I will support all Su Yang's decisions, even if it is to refrigerate KD.

Because I know he can be so brave, he is very rational and adventurous, he is the perfect coach. "

Another well-known ESPN commentator Bill Simmons did not tweet, but fans found that he quietly deleted the video material that he tried to argue that the Mavericks would eventually advance, and also deleted some tweets that agreed with others that the Mavericks would advance.

The main reason is that they are leading 3-0, the Thunder are in full swing and there are no injuries. With three match points in hand, the Mavericks are hopeless.

Su Yang finished scrolling through Twitter with a smile, got up and called for breakfast delivery, and tipped the waiter a hundred dollars to share the happiness.

The video replay in the morning was held as scheduled. The scouting director Blatche made a special call. Su Yang mentioned the scouting department at the press conference to express his gratitude and sent several videos to the coaching staff at the same time. Analysis of turnovers.

I don't know if I don't look at it, but I was shocked when I saw it. The Thunder made 25 turnovers in the game, while the Mavericks only made 13 turnovers in the game.

The Thunder was able to win the game, thanks to Chandler, Jordan Jr. and Ibaka violently fighting for 20 offensive rebounds.

As for the 25 turnovers, there were 6 of them in the first quarter, mainly because the Mavericks had predicted the passing route many times and had too many steals.

There were as many as 8 turnovers in the third quarter, and Durant took 5 of them, 2 of which were due to double-teaming by the Mavericks, passing the ball poorly and predicting steals, and 2 times due to lack of concentration and being stolen by the Mavericks , and 1 time was an offensive foul.

In the whole game, Durant made a total of 9 turnovers, Westbrook made a total of 6 turnovers, and Ibaka and Harden each made 4 turnovers.

"KD and Serge's mistakes must be reduced. Judging from the video analysis, the mistakes they made were mainly due to the fact that after the ball was in their hands, they either slowed down or stopped, allowing the Mavericks to easily judge trend…"

Su Yang went straight to the point, and the coaching staff immediately began to plan how to make adjustments, and spent the entire day focusing on discussions.

In the evening, Harden and the others took Su Yang to watch the game between the Spurs and the Lakers. As a result, the Lakers played at home and enjoyed obvious preferential treatment in terms of penalties. The free throws alone were 18 more than the Spurs, but in the end they still lost by 5 points. 0 to 3 behind.

Such a result caused Harden and others to sigh, regretting not being able to play against the Lakers again in the Western Conference Finals, worrying that the Lakers will enter the rebuilding stage from now on, Kobe will also waste the last two to three seasons, and he will not be able to play again until he retires. Into the Western Conference Finals.

Su Yang emphasized that there is still a chance, because the Spurs' three-game winning streak is exhausting, and the three GDP players are all fighting with injuries.

On the [-]th of the next day, the fourth game between the Thunder and the Mavericks in the Western Conference semifinals continued at the American Airlines Arena.

The Mavericks, facing the situation of losing again and being eliminated, showed super tough defense at the beginning, and the referee obviously had some home calls. Although the Thunder reduced the number of turnovers of Ibaka and Durant, Westbrook made 4 turnovers. .

With Kidd and Perkins playing all 12 minutes of the first quarter, the Mavericks led the Thunder 27-13 in the first quarter.

During the timeout, Durant and others criticized and complained about the referee, but Su Yang said calmly: "This is the rule of the game."

In the next three quarters, the referee whistled less in favor of the Mavericks, and the Thunder took the opportunity to narrow the point difference.

However, the Mavericks are not bad, and the key point is that they are full of fighting spirit. Until the end of the game, the Thunder still fell behind by five points.

The score of the series became that the Thunder led the Mavericks 3-1, but no matter whether the fans or the media, almost no one jumped out to say that the Mavericks might come back. Even the Mavericks players were not too excited. Special care.

The Thunder team flew back to Oklahoma overnight, preparing to rest for a day, and then played against the Mavericks at home to hit the Western Conference finals.

On the same night, Lakers head coach Phil Jackson confirmed through a spokesman that he would no longer return to the Lakers in the summer.

　Thanks (MR complain) for the reward.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)