start with scouting

Chapter 698

On the seventh, the king faced the Thunder.

Su Yang arrived at the Golden One Center at five o'clock, just in time to run into Westbrook who had finished training. The two chatted casually on the sidelines. They naturally talked about the trend of group formation in the league today. It was clear that Westbrook wanted to leave Oklahoma City, but Because I just got the MVP.

As the king's boss, Su Yang really couldn't continue talking, so he reminded Westbrook not to indulge in triple-doubles.

I thought that as a coach for three seasons and two times of winning the championship together, I should be qualified to remind, but I didn't expect that Westbrook was obviously not happy after hearing the words, and soon found a reason to end the chat, a little embarrassed off the pitch.

Su Yang didn't care about being boring, after all, he really wanted to help Westbrook out of the predicament, and he would be understood sooner or later.

The game officially started at seven o'clock.

Due to the timeline change, Oladipo and Sabonis are still in the Thunder. Without Paul George and Anthony to join the Big Three to form the "grass crying league", coupled with the indulgence of head coach Donovan, Westbrook made consecutive strong starts Five baskets.

It looked like he was trying to prove something.

But the Kings have Antetokounmpo and Cousins ​​inside, Westbrook's own three-point shooting is biased, and his mid-range shots are not stable. The overall three-point shooting percentage of other Thunder players is average. A quick counterattack.

It started directly 10 to 0.

Donovan really had no choice but to ask for a timeout to make adjustments. When the game resumed, Westbrook finally calmed down, but he calmed down too much. Oladipo was double-teamed and passed to him who controlled the space, but he chose to continue passing. Ball, for no reason.

Just like that, after the first quarter, the Kings led the Thunder 32-16, easily setting the tone of the game.

The game entered the second quarter of the substitute stage. Felton, Patrick Patterson, and Terrence Ferguson on the Thunder's side were completely unable to match the combat effectiveness of Payton Jr. + Grant + Brogdon + Covington on the King's side. Totally in favor of the king.

Back from the intermission, Westbrook seemed to finally break free from some emotions and started to play seriously. However, he made 6 of 0 shots very embarrassingly, causing the Thunder to fall behind by as many as 27 points at the end of the third quarter. Enter garbage time.

Su Yang fully trained the lineup in the fourth quarter, allowing Jeff Green to hold the ball in large quantities. I hope that Green will find his status as soon as possible. open.

In the end, the Kings beat the Thunder 104-86.

Looking through the statistics after the game, Su Yang found that Westbrook had 20 points, 6 assists, 12 rebounds and 3 steals. If he hadn’t watched the whole game, he might still think that Westbrook’s performance was okay, but 21 of 7 shots and 7 turnovers are enough to show many questions.

But now the whole league is still in shock: Since the new season, Westbrook has still averaged a triple-double per game, which is definitely not due to luck.

"Maybe, Awei knew that there was a problem with that, but he still chose to do that. I was acting like a clown, or strictly speaking, Awei was a psychological problem. I will be the guy who pointed out that the emperor's new clothes are a lie. Help He made progress."

One day off, the Kings played against the 76ers at home.

ESPN broadcast the game across the United States, and several guests tried their best to exaggerate that it would be a battle for the best rookie between Tatum and Simmons. Social platforms such as Twitter, MT, and INS also appeared a large number of videos and speeches to build momentum for Simmons, which directly became a flexible version. lebron.

What's more special is that other players play highlights, everyone is playing against Jordan, and Simmons' 12-minute highlights are either steals and quick layups, or breakthrough layups or passes. There is no mid-range or long-range shot. Only seen once.

Su Yang saw the video highlights, reposted them, liked them and wrote: "As long as you practice shooting, you will be No. 1 in basketball in the future!"

It’s not nonsense, after all, as someone who has experienced it, I have witnessed the changes in fans’ expectations for Simmons, especially the fans of the 76ers: in the first year, as long as you practice shooting, you will be No. 1 in the future; in the second year, as long as you practice back-up It is the future super giant; in the third year, the enhanced end is also a qualified maximum salary; in the fourth year, as long as the free throw percentage can reach 60%, thank God...

I have seen a lot of players who are rookies and peak players.

But from No. 1 in the future to being unable to play normally in the playoffs, which is the first time in NBA history, Su Yang thought twice and decided to teach Simmons a good lesson and help Tatum compete for the best rookie, at least able to compete fairly.

Make up your mind, take advantage of the pre-match training to find Tatum, and solemnly say: "This game is very important to you. I will arrange for you to match Simmons on both ends of the offense and defense. I think you can handle it easily on the offensive end. At the end, we must try our best to defend Simmons' breakthrough, and don't be obsessed with blocks or steals. The core is not to let easy throws or layups, and by the way, restrict his free passing..."

"I can do it!"

Tatum beat his chest to promise, full of fighting spirit.

At eight o'clock, the game officially started.

The 76ers won the jump ball and started the game with an 'Iverson crosscut'. After the basketball moved from the three-point line to the left, Embiid used Redick to cover and moved across the paint to the left waist back The body is stuck and the ball is needed, which is a forward style of play.

That tactic was used too much by the 76ers. Perhaps the 'Iverson crosscut' started with a tribute to Iverson. The Kings had already understood it after watching the video before the game. LaVine and Cousins ​​​​directly double-teamed Embiid. And Tatum let go of Simmons and replaced Redick.

Unable to play inside, Embiid was forced to pass back, and Saric, who passed the ball before, couldn't play against Antetokounmpo who had height and speed, so he could only pass the ball back to the right, while Simon As soon as Stan received the pass, Tatum had already returned to the defense.

The rotation of kings is done extremely well.

The 76ers' offense was blocked and they were about to hit the low post. Cousins ​​decisively stepped forward and interfered. Embiid is the kind of guy who can't handle the center. The basketball can only pass back to Simmons for the second time, and coach Brett Brown is present Arrange hand-to-hand rush shots.

Simmons had to follow the order, but suddenly feinted a shot and gave up on the ball to force a breakthrough. However, the Kings switched defenses, Tatum went directly to chase Redick, LaVine was responsible for defending Simmons, and the two collided with each other. The referee whistled for an offensive foul.

Su Yang laughed out loud on the spot, complaining in his heart: "The rookie coaches especially like hand-to-hand tactics. From Brett Brown to Steve Nash, it is simple and easy. You don't need to work hard to study complicated running positions, and you don't need to spend money. The strength to convince the team..."

While thinking about it, the king launched a counterattack.

The horn formation started, and after some running, Tatum caught the ball and faced Simmons, crossed and strided his hands, followed by a half-turn feint, easily shook Simmons and rushed to the basket, leaped high and dunked with one hand , detonated the cheers of the Gold One Center.

The Kings got off to a strong start, but on the 76ers side, the lineup of Embiid + Saric + Simmons + Redick was pretty strong. After the first quarter, they only led by 7 points, and they unexpectedly failed to win in the substitute stage. Extending the lead sometimes becomes very anxious.

Back from the halftime break, the anxious situation continued.

Fortunately, Simmons tried to break through Tatum several times, but all failed. The main reason was that he did not shoot when he had space. On the contrary, Tatum singled out Simmons several times, and basically all of them were successful. Compared with the two, It can be called a public execution, and the audience revels.

最终，国王116比108击败76人，塔图姆24分5助攻4篮板，而西蒙斯全场9投2中，仅有6分3助攻5篮板进账，关键还赔上5次犯规和4次失误，有点惨不忍睹。

After the game, he participated in the press conference and talked about why the Kings could cultivate so many best rookies. Su Yang said bluntly: "We pay attention to the construction of psychology, which is in the leading position in the league. Many players perform unsatisfactory. It's not that they didn't train hard enough. Or those who did not follow the tactics to execute the movement, or lacked personal ability, how to solve psychological problems should be paid attention to..."

In Su Yang's view, both Westbrook and Simmons have psychological problems in dealing with the game. Harden, Durant and others also have such a phenomenon. LeBron also had 8 points in a single game in the finals due to psychological problems. Some of them can adjust themselves, and some need help, but the investment of each team in the league is relatively small, and most of them engage in things related to faith and do things hastily.

If Simmons learned his lesson in advance and practiced hard to realize his talent, the Sixers should kowtow to themselves.

The interview was soon reported.

Most fans don't care about the so-called psychological problems, just discuss who deserves the best rookie between Simmons and Tatum.

Su Yang did the same thing. After a night's rest, he led the team to fly to New York to start the three-game Eastern Conference schedule again.What is more painful is that just after boarding the plane, team doctor Kaufman reported that Nance Jr.'s latissimus dorsi was tense and needed a truce for two games.

(End of this chapter)