start with scouting

Chapter 696
After a day off, on the 25th, the Kings team resumed training, and Su Yang held a meeting with the assistant team and the scouting team.

There are three main issues to be discussed in total. The first is how to prepare for the game against the Pelicans, the second is how to help Tatum improve his sense of control in the game, and the third is how to design exclusive tactics for Derrick Rose, which takes a lot of time. two and a half hours.

After the meeting was over, the countermeasures were decided, and the king's corresponding training began. Tatum was as happy as a primary school student.

Su Yang saw Tatum's bouncing movements in his eyes, and thought that he was still young and happy after all. He probably thought that he was heavy enough to be specially designed by the coach, and he turned his head to see Ross, who had exclusive tactics. The expression is much more stable.

After the training was arranged, Su Yang returned to the office and chatted with Xinji about the development of LaVine's team.Hinkie said: "They are no longer looking for a deal this season, but they are asking for a sign-and-trade next year's offseason so that LaVine can go to a strong team."

"Could it be that the magician was telling the truth to me in Las Vegas? The Lakers really wanted to mess with LaVine?" Su Yang almost laughed out loud, "You can agree to LaVine's request, if the trade partner It's the Lakers, let them make a three-way deal..."

The biggest asset of the Lakers at present is the young people in the team, but neither Ingram, Russell, Randall, nor Kuzma are within the scope of Su Yang's consideration. Either give the pick, or Pull three parties to exchange high-quality rookies.

On the 26th, the Kings played against the Pelicans at home.

Anthony Davis did not play because of hip pain. The Pelicans did not arrange a power forward to replace them, but sent a large and four small lineups, but because Su Yang did not make a deal with the Pelicans, the timeline changed, and Hield remained In the Pelicans, among the large and small lineups sent by the Pelicans, there are three guards, Hilde, Holiday, and Rondo, who are self-destructing starters.

After jumping the ball in the opening game, Su Yang gestured to remind the king and generals to take the opportunity to practice the tactics specially designed for Tatum.

It is mainly the horn formation. Tatum and Cousins ​​are positioned at the elbow. After Curry arrives with the ball, Tatum will initiate tactics depending on the situation. Either use the cover of Cousins ​​to run the normal pick-and-roll of RAM, or SLIP ahead of schedule. Take it apart, either hand in hand with Curry, or run back and go directly to the basket. In fact, there is nothing new, but the advantage is to let Tatum make the decisions and have a sense of control.

Just like using lucky money to buy learning materials, you can freely choose mathematics, Chinese or English, but it is all for the sake of increasing your score.

Tatum was very happy. He first chose to use Cousins ​​to cover and run RAM, then SLIP disassembled and received the ball, and then used Cousins ​​to cover for the second time with the ball. He misplaced against Pelicans center Sheikh Diallo and used his speed advantage to rush. Basket layup.

Seeing the basketball caught, Tatum smiled all over his face, and the two big brothers Curry and Cousins ​​also smiled encouragingly.

It's also fun to coax rookies.

"His explosiveness is stronger than described in the scouting report, but in the summer league, he didn't have the feeling of lifting a heavy weight with ease..." Assistant coach Mike Brown caught a compliment and pointed out that Tatum will follow the next day off season. Kobe's training was very successful.

Su Yang nodded in agreement. Tatum's biggest surprise in his rookie season was that no matter what he did, he could do everything with ease.

To put it bluntly, the aura is compelling.

Between sighs, Tatum continued to try new tricks and tactics, and the efficiency was not bad. The main reason was that he did a better job of catching the ball and breaking through or shooting the ball. Still relatively average.

The attacking footwork with the back is okay, but it is a disaster to fight against the ball in the low position. Su Yang directly reminded him not to play like that.

There is no good way for the Pelicans. Davis' absence + three guards made their defense worse, and it also made it difficult for Rondo's organizational threat to appear. The Kings led by 16 points at halftime. After the third quarter, the lead extended to to 24 points.

Su Yang arranged for the substitute lineup to play for a while, and found that the Pelicans could not narrow the point difference, so he decided not to arrange the main players to play, and only let the third lineup dominated by Dorian + Payton Jr. + Green + Nance Jr. to play the rest Time, still a big victory by 17 points.

Seven of the Kings scored in double figures, and Tatum finally broke through the rookie wall, making 13 of 7 shots, 20 points, 4 assists and 7 rebounds.

At the press conference after the game, ESPN team reporter Lindsay asked: "The competition for the best rookie of the season is very fierce. Not only Simmons, who made his official debut after a one-year truce, but also Mitchell, the dark horse with the 13th overall pick, are you optimistic about it? Tatum?"

Su Yang thought for a moment and replied: "Same as last season, I think Simmons should lose the chance to compete for the best rookie after a season of NBA-level training, while Mitchell has more possessions and more It is easy to play a lot of high-profile performances to make more people with voting rights like him, but I will try my best to make Tatum play well, even with superstars such as Curry, Giannis, Cousins ​​and Rose, so that he will not Overwhelmed by the aura of superstars, just like when selecting the best defensive player in the past, many people always ignored Duncan. We can't let that happen again. This is the responsibility of all our coaches..."

After the news was sent out, Su Yang received many private letters and comments early the next morning. At a glance, it seemed that they were all Simmons fans.

In that tweet with the content of news interviews, tens of thousands of fans accused him of trying to confuse the concept of the best rookie, and the popularity of the discussion became a hot topic on Twitter. Many retired celebrities and commentators were mixed in, and all kinds of hype Rub traffic.

Some people tried to say with rhythm that Su Yang was morally kidnapping other coaches and spreading rumors about the selection of the best defensive player.

"After all, Simmons is a player under Fu Paulo's banner. He really has a way of making public opinion lead the way. The media is really good..."

I didn't pay attention to it, anyway, there will be a game against the 76ers in early November, and then it will be ruthless to magnify Simmons' shortcomings.As for the media rotation, I have a platform as big as MT in my hand, so I just like a video that analyzes Simmons when the time comes.

The effect is similar to Xiao Chen appearing in the video comment area of ​​station B.

On the 29th, the Kings played against the Wizards at home.

Since the start of the game, the Wizards have won 4 consecutive victories in an excellent state, and continued their momentum against the Kings. After Otto Porter made the first three-pointer and hit the iron, he grabbed an offensive rebound on Cousins' head and made a dunk. Tatum.

The Kings responded with a conventional strategy. They fell behind by 6 points in the first half of the first quarter. The main reason was that Cousins ​​was defended very uncomfortable by Gortat. He failed to make 5 consecutive low-post attacks. Antetokounmpo was also double-teamed by 'Thor' Ubre. Two turnovers and no points inside.

Su Yang asked for a timeout to make adjustments, and changed to Curry holding the ball as the main player. He made 5 of 4 shots and stabilized the situation strongly.

However, Porter met Tatum like a cub, and actually made 4 of 3 three-pointers in a single quarter, strongly helping the Wizards lead by 7 points.

The game entered the second quarter. With the advantage of the bench lineup, the Kings narrowed the point difference to 2 point in 1 minutes.

But I never thought that after the return of the Wizards' main force, Wall and Oubre, with the king's defense fully in place, made five three-pointers like gods, and let Cousins ​​take the initiative to use a small lineup to force Cousins ​​to make it difficult to appear. Focus on Antetokounmpo.

After halftime, the Kings trailed the Wizards by 14 points. Su Yang led the team back to the locker room and said don't panic.

"The Wizards were able to take the lead because we didn't play at a normal level offensively. In the first quarter, we made as many as 7 turnovers, of which only 3 were forced turnovers. We encountered foul troubles in the second quarter, and we had a total of 6 fouls in the first quarter. ..."

Hinted to the point where it was almost explicit, the king's generals expressed their understanding one after another, and then returned to the court to warm up.

The third quarter started quickly.

The Kings were called a lot of fouls. Although the Wizards were also called for the same number of fouls, many of them turned a blind eye to Curry's dragging. As a result, Curry only made 7 of 2 shots. The gap was narrowed by 4 points in a single quarter.

During the timeout between quarters, Su Yang encouraged the generals to continue, and then sent Curry to the field ahead of schedule to lead the team to play in the fourth quarter.

The whistling synchronization became normal, and the magic touch of the Wizards finally disappeared. The three-pointers hit the iron 7 times in a row, and the Kings hit a 15-4 attack wave to overtake the Wizards strongly. stay ahead.

Seeing that they were about to win, Curry suddenly slipped and fell, and then covered his ankle with a little pain. The Wizards took the opportunity to steal and counterattack.

Su Yang hurriedly instructed Antetokounmpo for a tactical foul, and instead asked for a timeout to check Curry's injury, and the team doctor took him away.

The king's momentum plummeted. Rose stood up and clapped his hands to remind the team to get back on track. Su Yang followed up with defense, once prevented the Wizards from laying up, once Tatum made two free throws, and finally stole Wall, narrowly beating the Wizards with three points. The winning streak extended to six games.

After finishing the press conference, Su Yang rushed to the medical center and saw the smiling Curry and the serious team doctor Kaufman.

"Left ankle sprain, need at least two weeks of rest, and then re-observation, will probably miss 11 games..."

"Is it related to the degree of fatigue?"

"There is a certain relationship, but it's not a big one. It can only be said that luck is biased. From another perspective, our Kings team is very lucky. There were no major injuries during the three consecutive championships, and there were no major injuries after the three consecutive championships. The load management is excellent...”

Curry was calm, still smiling: "I will be back soon!"

(End of this chapter)