Zhiba NBA

Chapter 13 ([-]) The Essence of Basketball

The game in the fourth quarter is in a hurry.As soon as the whistle sounded, Yuan Fei's expression suddenly became serious.

It was the referee who called a timeout, and the staff and team doctor quickly ran onto the court and surrounded Olajuwon who was bleeding profusely.He was bleeding profusely after the corner of his eye was shattered in an extra move after a dunk by Shaquille O'Neal.

The number one superstar in the league and the most valuable player in two consecutive finals, "Shark" O'Neal, at this moment, is as obsequious as a child who has done something wrong, "Sorry, Hakim, I didn't pay attention to the movement scale just now. I really didn't mean it, I'm very sorry."

"Of course it wasn't intentional, I know it." Dameng smiled kindly, "Now you are the number one center in the league. With the strength of the number one center, do you need violence to fight against an old man? It doesn't matter, Shaq."

Dameng stopped the bleeding.Magloire went into battle again, and once again faced O'Neill, who was a lot bigger than him.Fight!Brother Xiaoma made up his mind.

Although Magloire tried his best, O'Neal, who had enough rest in the third quarter, broke out completely. He made 7 of 5 shots and scored 12 points with free throws in the fourth quarter. The Lakers kept their lead until the end.But the Rockets have been clinging to the score, as McGrady missed the game-winning three-pointer, the game ended. 98:95 Rockets narrowly lost, this season's winning percentage fell below the 50% mark for the first time.

Tang Shuai didn't feel sad because of the three-game losing streak. These young people fought against the two-time champion to the last goal under the disadvantage of the captain's injury. They gave people enough hope.

***
The next day, the Rockets trained in the stadium as usual, preparing for the game against the Mavericks the next day.And Yuanfei called McGrady away.

"Tracy, today I am not as a friend, but as a team manager, I want to give you some knowledge explanations and suggestions about basketball."

"Of course." McGrady agreed with his mouth, but he didn't think so in his heart.After all, Yuan Fei is just a child to them.They are friends personally, but McGrady really doesn't think he can learn anything at work.

"First watch a video." Yuan Fei was operating the computer, and the screen was the last attack of the last game against the Lakers. At the moment McGrady made a shot, Yuan Fei froze the screen. "See, Turkoglu in the left corner was clinging to him, and Reid was marked at 45 degrees on the right, but Williams in the right corner was empty. At that time, your line of sight may have been blocked by a defensive player, and you didn't notice it."

"Oh, I may have noticed. But I am the core of the team, and Hakeem is not there yet. It is my responsibility to shoot the last ball. Isn't that a matter of course?" McGrady explained.

"The core function is to allow you to 'handle' the last ball, not to shoot the last ball. If you just want to be a hero, you will not win. If you give the ball to the most confident person to shoot, you may not win, but the probability of winning will be higher. In order to establish this model, Rudy replaced Williams and Reed on the field. Didn't you realize the role of substitutions? Because there are 3 people on the field besides you who can shoot three-pointers, and there is no obvious double-team for you, the ball-handling talent." Yuan Fei analyzed.

McGrady nodded, he began to understand, but he didn't quite understand.

"I know that players of your generation grew up watching Michael Jordan's ball, and your dream is to become the next Jordan. But I hope you can become the first McGrady. You can't blindly imitate Jordan's style of play." Yuan Fei slowly got to the point, "You and Jordan's body type is completely different. He has iron-like muscles, and his muscle level is the top in the second position. Player. From that standpoint, Bryant is closer to him. Your muscle type is more flexible, and you are far less physical than Jordan, and playing like him will destroy your career."

"Since my conditions are not good, whose style of play should I imitate? Or create my own style of play?" McGrady asked.

"The conditions are not good? You misunderstood. Let's take a look at this ball." Yuan Fei pointed to the computer and played the screen of McGrady's singles against Kobe who successfully scored a three-pointer. "Although your muscles and physical fitness are not as good as Jordan's, you have a height and wingspan that he doesn't have. Tracy, your wingspan is 222cm (note: many physical measurement data are not public, and the wingspan data comes from folk data on the Internet, which may not be accurate), which is the inside level. Jordan is only about 218cm, and Kobe is only 208cm. So your jump shot will be higher than them. Think about it, if Garnett's three-pointer is as accurate as Reggie Miller, who can block him? And you, who are smaller than Garnett in stature, are a Larry Bird (Celtics legend) with better ball-handling ability. Better ball-handling means stronger ability to attack with the ball. You don’t need to rely on top point guards to deliver shells for you. One pull-up jumper is a big deal. Remember to improve your shooting accuracy, when you are as accurate as Bird or Miller, you will already dominate the league."

"You mean... I can spend more time practicing other skills on shooting training." McGrady asked hesitantly.

"That's right. We have a Chinese proverb called 'everything is good, everything is loose'. On the basketball court, comprehensive skills may not necessarily be a strong player. Shaq O'Neal is powerful in the three-second zone. Outside of this range, what do you think he will do? Can he make a mid-range shot? Can he make a good free throw? Can he break through with the ball? Also tall, Garnett's skills are more than ten times better than O'Neal's, but can Garnett resist O'Neal head-on? How is it possible to shoot three-pointers like Miller, dunk like Carter, and break through like Iverson? You only have 24 hours a day, can you train these skills for 40 hours a day? You have 20 or 30 rounds to attack in a game. Do you want to use every skill? No, just specialize in a few. "

"But the training I have received since I was a child is to teach me that the more comprehensive the skills, the better." McGrady kept thinking, "Is this idea wrong?"

"Of course it is good for beginners to dabble in more skills. But now that you are a professional player, you have to have a full understanding of yourself and a clear plan. This is a professional attitude and also responsible for yourself. Let me ask you, what is the essence of basketball? What elements can summarize the entire basketball game?"

"This...is a score. As long as you score more, you can win." McGrady replied after serious thinking.

"Basketball is essentially three elements—offense, defense, and rounds. Offense is not simply scoring, but the points gained within a fixed number of rounds; in contrast, defense is the points lost within a fixed number of rounds; rounds are the ability to compete for more rounds. For example, in the Bulls Dynasty in the past few years, the team's defense was very strong, and Jordan was the guarantee of offense. It is powerful at the dominant level." Yuanfei continued to explain: "Last season as an example, the league team averaged 91.3 rounds per game and scored 94.8 points. If the team has an inside barrier like O'Neal or Duncan, it will increase the number of rebounds and increase the number of rounds and reduce the number of opponents' rounds. Of course, many steals or few turnovers will also increase the number of rounds, but it is not as obvious as rebounding."

"Wait, let me interrupt. The league averaged 91.3 rounds and scored 94.8 points, which means that the average per offense is a little more than 1 point." McGrady asked.

"That's right, but last season the league's true field goal percentage (Effective Field Goal Percentage referred to as eFG% is sports battle scoring rate) was only 47.3%, and each sports battle scored 0.946 points, which is less than 1 point."

"The extra scoring efficiency is...free throws?"

"Correct answer. Last season, the league's free throw percentage was 74.8%, which is much higher than sports games. But I'm not advocating that you make more breakthroughs and make more fouls. Breakthroughs will indeed cause more free throws, but they will also cause more turnovers. It improves offensive efficiency, but also reduces the number of rounds. What I want to say is that starting from shooting practice can really improve your personal offensive efficiency. For example, Reggie Miller, even though he is 35 years old, his eFG% last season was 51.2%, which was significantly higher than the league average. And my three-point ball theory, you have heard it many times, I won’t repeat it.”

"The three-point shot and attacking the basket are more cost-effective than the mid-range shot. The mid-range shot is just a strategic weapon, not a conventional weapon. I remember it by heart." McGrady laughed.

"Haha, it's a bit far-fetched. Remember the three elements, your defense and round protection ability, are already top-notch in the second position (Note: McGrady was the Raptors' defensive sharp knife in the early days of his career, and his rebounding and stealing skills are very good). But your most important impact on the team is offense. Offense is not simply how many points you get, but how many rounds you take to get how many points. So cherish every round and try to convert every round into the team's points."

"I understand what you mean. A man who scores 20 points in 30 rounds is much better than a man who scores 30 points in 35 rounds, because his teammates will use the remaining [-] rounds to score." McGrady completely understood this time, "I must admit that you are very reasonable. I want to change my training schedule."

"Come on my genius friend, I still need to talk to other players."

***
"Gerald, the future league is a league of three-pointers. Small forwards who can't shoot three-pointers have no job. Among the young players, only Magloire's shooting is worse than yours. Do you want to change positions and become a backup center?"

"Tony and Michael, the defense of the two of you is too bad. I am afraid that only an old man like Dell can compare with you! You must train hard!"

"Heatton, you are from Europe. Aren't you Europeans very good at shooting and passing? Show me your skills!"

"Jamal, you have to learn to control fouls. Now you average 26 fouls in 3.7 minutes per game. Being sent off will not help Hakeem."

"Richard, was it enough to be humiliated by the Lakers in the last game? Train well and get revenge next time."

***
In this way, the newcomers continue to accept Yuanfei's guidance (luo) guidance (suo) and analysis (pi) analysis (ping), gradually clarifying the direction of development.The Rockets are increasingly kneaded into a whole.

　This passage can be regarded as basketball concept literacy, it should be said that it is an advanced concept from new fans to old fans
　　
　
(End of this chapter)