start with scouting

Chapter 534

Simple celebration, Su Yang participated in the post-match press conference.

There were as many as 2500 media participating in the meeting, which was considered the most grand playoff for the Kings, with an audience rating as high as [-] million.

ESPN reporter Lindsay first asked: "Stephen Curry scored 39 points, 10 assists and 7 rebounds in this game, and hit a rebound at a critical moment. How do you evaluate his performance? Is it related to a large number of singles? Is it related to the internal line?"

"Of course it's related..."

Su Yang nodded, "Curry got a lot of single-player opportunities, and he has always been good at single-handed play. He is by no means relying on system bonuses to score high points as many people think. He helped us win this game and forced the Thunder to adjust their defensive strategy. ,superb."

TNT reporter Maggio then asked: "Some people say that the Kings won this game is not easy, because Kevin Durant and Westbrook, the two Thunder superstars, only made 51 of 17 shots in the game, which is by no means their normal level. Mainly due to the impact of the first round tie-breaker, I only rested for less than 48 hours, and my physical strength has not fully recovered, what do you think?"

"First, I agree with their lack of stamina..."

Su Yang chuckled and shrugged slightly, "But it's not that we forced the Thunder to play seven games in the first round, and the Thunder took the initiative to adopt a short rotation strategy. It's not that we forced the Thunder to let Durant rest for only 3 minutes. so."

In general, there is no need to evaluate the opponent's offensive and defensive strategies.

In such occasions as the post-match press conference, it is enough to talk about the wheels of the car, the opponent is brave enough to fight hard, and we are lucky to win. Doubts about their own offensive and defensive strategies.

The Thunder coaching staff may not see it.

Maybe see it and ignore it.

But in a word, you can make money without losing money.

ABC reporter Jennifer continued to ask questions: "Someone broke the news on social media and mentioned that the former Grizzlies coach, Mr. Hubie Brown, once provided advice to the Thunder coach in the middle of the game. The specific content was to use Westbrook to limit Giannis. The whistleblower There is a video testimonial with an accompanying recording, how do you evaluate this matter, do you feel it is unfair?"

After the voice fell, a reporter whispered in surprise.

There is such a thing.

Off-field aid all come?

Su Yang chuckled: "I don't know about this matter for the time being, but I don't think it matters. We also have many special consultants who have not served on the coaching staff. For example, Nick, we pay him a salary and ask him to work part-time to study different teams. , should take that kind of rotation, if Coach Hubie Brown gives advice, then he should charge the Thunder, the standard can't be lower than ours..."

Between the speeches, the press conference ended.

Su Yang returned to the office and had a brief review with the coaching staff. He mainly studied two key points. One was the potential changes of the Thunder. For example, Westbrook played less impulsively. In fact, the king's victory had a lot to do with Westbrook's last impulse. Not absolutely crushing.

The second is to study how to improve the role of Cousins.

Cousins ​​only had 12 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists in the first game. He played too little offensively in the main position. , the value is far inferior to Green and Antetokounmpo.

If it's a blue-collar player, it's fine.

But Cousins ​​is the king's second core.

In case of getting emotional and causing problems in the locker room, it will be a blood loss.

But after much deliberation, against a team like the Thunder and that kind of defensive strategy, it's really hard to give Cousins ​​a heavier role.

Curry, Antetokounmpo and others are prone to misplaced heads-up opportunities, and the efficiency is far higher than Cousins' offense, so there is no way for the time being.

"I'll talk to him in advance..."

Su Yang made up his mind, even if he didn't give Cousins ​​too much drama, he still had to explain the matter clearly to prevent problems.

In the early morning of the next day, Su Yang rushed to the training base, casually read the news and checked Twitter, preparing to deal with business-related matters.

Perhaps it was Hubie Brown's off-court support that inspired many fans and players. There were a lot of tweets about the Thunder's move on Twitter, and they were on the hot searches on Twitter, including Don Nelson and Paul Silas. Legendary head coach.

Nelson said on the ESPN analysis program: "I know a lot of fans and commentators are struggling with whether the Thunder should use a small lineup or a big lineup. Control, and the Thunder's offensive end requires four-on-five most of the time, and the Kings hardly defend Robertson.

For that situation, my personal idea is to let Robertson screen for Westbrook or Durant. With his height of 201 and weight of 99 kg, the quality of the screen will not be too bad, and the King can no longer let it go immediately. He is empty.

Of course, I know that even such a simple idea is still a great challenge for the Thunder, because their long-term system treats Robertson as a corner shooter on the offensive end. Even Ibaka has the same strategy. The method is very simple, that is, Westbrook and Durant take turns holding the ball and will run some simple screens, such as Iverson cross-cutting.

The Iverson crosscut of the Thunder impressed me too deeply. Compared with the 01ers in 76, they had two Iversons..."

Seeing old Nelson's comment, Su Yang was startled.

It is an excellent idea to let Robertson cover for Westbrook or Durant, especially when the Thunder has five small lineups and can get a lot of space in the interior, Robertson only needs to open the inside to play an offensive role , And then let Westbrook and Durant reduce the pressure, and then improve the scoring efficiency of Westbrook and Durant, as long as it is not 51 of 17 shots, it is considered an improvement.

After watching old Nelson, continue to watch Paul Sellars.

Paul Silas said in the TNT roundtable: "As you know, I am a coach who is good at guiding defense, but I want to give the Thunder offensive, yes, Chris Webber, don't laugh. It's so obvious, although I know it's kind of funny that a team with Westbrook and Durant has scoring inefficiencies.

First of all, I want to say that whether the Thunder adopts a lineup of two big men or a lineup of one big and four small, the focus of offense should be the basket. They are not a team that is good at jump shots, especially their lineup of one big and four small. The impact of the basket is far stronger than the threat of shooting, but they had too many jump shots in last night's game, which may be related to the lack of physical strength..."

Su Yang was also surprised by Paul Silas's comment.

The Thunder's big and four small lineups did not hit the basket frequently, or did not hit the basket efficiently. Taking the last 2 minutes and 48 seconds as a research sample, Westbrook rushed to the basket twice without thinking. Ibaka made a jumper.

Including the time when Westbrook was cut by Antetokounmpo, Westbrook actually wanted to stop the jumper in a hurry, but he didn't rush to the basket efficiently.

From a strategic game point of view.

The Thunder can use a big man lineup against the Kings' five small lineups, and they haven't lost points for a long time, but the Kings can't use a big man lineup to deal with the Thunder's big and four small lineups. one is weak.

Fortunately, it is very difficult for the Thunder to change like that.

Because that requires all members to attack, but the Thunder are used to letting Westbrook and Durant hold the ball during the fast break, and it is difficult to change for a while.

The advice Nelson and Silas provided to the Thunder is roughly equivalent to telling young people to 'study hard and don't stay up late'.

Sounds simple and feels simple to do.

But actually doing it is quite difficult.

Su Yang put away his thoughts and began to sign various business documents.

At twelve o'clock in the blink of an eye, Mike Brown pushed a news link in the coaching group, clicked to view it, and the summary read impressively: Coach Scott Brooks thanks Coach Hubie Brown for his suggestion and seriously considers Coach Don Nelson's suggestion.

"My mother, one foreign aid is not enough, still come?"

(End of this chapter)