start with scouting

Chapter 624 Welcome to the NBA
Nine a.m. game day routine shootaround.

After briefly chatting with the players, Su Yang rushed to the office to hold a meeting with assistant coaches and scouts to study offensive and defensive strategies.

As usual, the scouting director Blatche will make a report on the 76ers, skipping the basic starters, substitutes and injured lists, as well as the more accurate three-point shooters, the targets targeted by the hacking tactics in the past season, etc. Basic data.

The report pointed directly at the core tactics of the 76ers.

"From our detailed observation and analysis of the 76ers' 9 games in the new season, as well as the summary of last season, they still insist on using a lot of hand-to-hand screen tactics, emphasizing leaving space inside, and like to use the double-tower high-low connection... "

Su Yang nodded while listening.

The 76ers’ routine has not changed. Coach Brett Brown prefers hand-to-hand tactics, but it’s not because the 76ers’ outside players lack breakthrough ability, but because they like it purely. Even if there is a guard like Simmons, he is paranoid and incompetent .

As for the two-tower high-low connection, Okafor and Embiid start together. The larger Embiid stands in the high position, and the smaller Okafor stands in the low position, which is quite in line with the technical characteristics of the two players. Might simply be copying the Spurs.

"As for the 76ers, since the start of the game, Embiid has averaged 25 points per game, 20.2 points and 7.8 rebounds, and his shooting percentage has also exceeded the average level of the same position, almost reaching the All-Star level. His main technical feature is holding the ball in a high position... "

He scored 25 points and 20.2 rebounds in 7.8 minutes, which is why many fans and the media are more optimistic about Embiid winning the best rookie. super strong.

"It is worth mentioning that the 76ers also have a rookie named Saric, who performed equally astonishingly. Although he played off the bench and had very little possession and time, his style of play was very steady and his efficiency was extremely high. Players who need attention…”

Su Yang nodded in agreement.

If the timeline does not change and Embiid is injured next, then Saric will become the starter, get a lot of ball possessions, play an amazing performance of scoring in double figures in 20 consecutive games, become a favorable contender for the best rookie, and win the nickname of the fans 'Prime Minister Sha'.

Sharic can have that kind of performance, mainly because he started to participate in professional games at the age of 11 and 17. He waited until he was selected by the Magic and traded to the 14ers in 76, and he stayed in Europe for two years before officially entering the NBA. He has considerable experience. Rich.

After thinking about it, the scouting report ended.

It was the turn of the TAs to make suggestions.

Assistant coach Mike Brown continued: "Saric is an obvious system-dependent player. We only need to destroy their offensive system. Grant and Covington will do a great job, and they will also destroy Saric on the offensive end..."

Su Yang hummed in response.

Saric can do three things and four things, and his style is similar to Turkoglu. He has a lot of defensive problems and is especially dependent on the system. If he meets a coach like Monty Williams and forces him to gain weight to play center forward, not only will the defense be basically free, but even The good offense should also be pulled down.

No way, Sharic is a typical Croatian player. Like his predecessors Petrovic and Curic, they are all big players with elegant style and organization. about to get hurt.

"It's really strange. Many players drafted by the 76ers performed very well in their rookie season, but their development was very average. I don't know what the development trajectory of Saric and Embiid will be this time..." Assistant coach Di Brown couldn't help but sigh .

Everyone laughed lightly.

Su Yang also thinks it's very funny. Many rookies of the 76ers were very strong in the first two years, but the team did not have a reasonable plan, which led to a decline due to changes in tactical status and possession of the ball. The most typical one is Michael Carter-William s.

In a blink of an eye, the four teaching assistants finished speaking.

Su Yang summed up his offensive and defensive strategy: "For the 76ers' large number of hand-offs, we adopted an unlimited defense strategy. In view of Embiid's high position, we arranged for Giannis to switch defenses in advance, trying to make it easier for other 76ers players to shoot... "

The king's corresponding training began accordingly.

[-]:[-] pm, pre-match interview.

ESPN team reporter Lindsay asked: "Regarding Embiid's previous tweet, what do you want to respond to? Or what kind of preparations do you have?" The problem is that Su Yang instructed Lindsay to ask, the purpose is to engage A news that can spark discussions.

"I have seen from the scouting report that the recent record of the 76ers is relatively poor, and Embiid's personal data is considered to be at the All-Star level, and he has received a lot of praise, but tonight we will really let him understand what is total Championship level..."

TNT team reporter Maggio asked: "I heard that you have agreed in the team that if Embiid scores more than 10 points, the next training volume will be tripled to ensure that the team's defense does not decline..." The same problem It was also instructed by Su Yang.

"Of course!"

Su Yang nodded and confirmed, "Since Embiid dared to publicly announce, why can't we ask for self-improvement in the team? Just like the Heat, they once agreed not to allow a certain player who is in the limelight to score more than 10 points. It can be regarded as a way to improve the team’s fighting spirit and cohesion. Anyway, the Heat can do it, and we believe that we can do it too. Please prepare to witness.”

The interview quickly turned into news and was posted on TV and various social media. Fans saw that Embiid should be limited to no more than 10 points, and their interest in watching suddenly increased. The ratings of ESPN's live broadcast before the game increased significantly. Iverson and others stood up Support Embiid.

Instead, the head coach of the 76ers, Brett Brown, replied in an interview: "As long as Embiid wants to score, he can score 30+ in every game, but he is a team-oriented player. The goal is to help the team win."

Soon at seven o'clock, the game started.

The long whistle sounded, and Embiid ran to the king's bench with a smile, and saluted Su Yang deliberately and funny.

Su Yang responded with a smile, knowing that Embiid hadn't realized how tragic the next situation would be, and he was still laughing.

Amidst the cheers of the audience, the king won the jump ball.

The strength of the first attack was shifted, Curry used the screen to go around to the left to get the ball again, and then used the RAM to cover, singled out Embiid in a misplaced position, and easily retreated and scored in the mid-range shot.Embiid defended very hard, but it was really ineffective, and he made a serious error in judgment.

Turning to the 76ers to attack, Rodriguez waited with his back to hold the ball on the left wing, while Embiid, who was delayed at the top of the arc, saw this and used his back screen to cover Gerald Henderson's back screen to attack the basket, but actually stopped and turned around to catch the ball Posture shots, continuous use of feints.

The tricks are pretty fancy.

But Mbah a Moute and Antetokounmpo are quite calm, and they can easily see through simple communication, and Embiid makes an embarrassing ground ball.

However, Embiid is too afraid of muscular sticks. When he met Antetokounmpo, who had been prepared for a long time, he was like a little sheep and a big bad wolf. , about to draw a shooting foul.

If the league's principle of taking care of stars in small ball markets is followed, the referee will call fouls six out of ten, but Su Yang has already told Antetokounmpo and other Kings players that he must pay special attention to Embiid's fouls. Brother raised his hands high to avoid Pengci.

Both cheeks of the bottom line referee were encouraged to blow the whistle, but seeing Antetokounmpo's movement, he put down the whistle abruptly.

Embiid was dumbfounded on the spot.

When Antetokounmpo saw this, he slapped hard, stole the basketball, and handed it to Curry to launch a counterattack, cheers erupted in the arena.

The king's frontcourt triangle offensive routine starts, the right ladder screens, the left Chicago screens, George catches the ball at 45 degrees on the left and breaks through, and then points to Curry who sneaks into the bottom corner with the help of Cousins' screen, while Embiid does not Can switch defenses in time.

The three-pointer went into the net hollow.

The 76ers changed sides to attack, shifting their hands from strength to strength. Embiid took the ball from the left elbow, turned his face to the frame, and was just about to start. Go around and shoot the ball, and accurately steal Embiid.

The fast break was launched simultaneously, and Mbah a Moute followed up all the way. The two played two-on-one in the frontcourt.

The two teams switched offense and defense. Coach Brett Brown finally couldn't help it. The 76ers used hand-to-hand screens to launch an offense. First, Henderson cooperated with Rodriguez, and then Embiid cooperated with Timothy Ruwau. Three-point strike to finish.

The Kings counterattacked with a rebound. Facing the 76ers' rapid fall, George used Cousins ​​to cover the strong burst, and then split Cousins ​​who bounced to the top of the arc. Returning to the position, raising his hand is a three-pointer.

The basketball went into the net, and the Kings started 10-0. Almost every point was related to Embiid, which was quite targeted.

The arena burst into cheers.

Coach Brett Brown refused to call a timeout, and the game continued. The Kings led 14-0 in a blink of an eye. Embiid also made a low-level walking error and was fouled because of a wrong defensive choice. Finally, he couldn't hold back and asked for a timeout, trying to adjust .

While the 76ers were still in the Kings half, Su Yang yelled at Embiid: "Hey, welcome to the NBA..."

(End of this chapter)