i have a coaching book

Chapter 32 Preparing for the 76ers

After an unexpected loss to the unplanned Celtics, the Cavaliers missed the chance to reach the top and hurried back to Cleveland. After two days of rest, they will face the incoming Philadelphia 76ers at home.

The coaching staff composed of Paul Silas, Stephen Silas, Mark Osorsky and Brandon Malone, on the one hand, run into the current offensive and defensive tactical system of the Cavaliers,

For example, Myers' shooting ability problem, find a solution, Boozer's tactical status problem, how to strengthen his pick-and-roll role, and then James' growth and training.

As for Ilgauskas and Ricky, the style of play has matured. The main thing is to consider maintaining their status and how to use the cooperation of players to cover up their shortcomings and highlight their advantages.

On the other hand, it is obviously not a long-term solution to constantly adjust the bench lineup to solve the problem of weak bench strength and too many main players.

Finally, it is to conduct tactical simulation exercises for the next opponent, the Philadelphia 76ers, to find out how to deal with the 76ers.

The current record of the Philadelphia 76ers is 4 wins and 4 losses. This season's record has declined, and it is not that invincible team.

In order to better understand and attack the opponent, and formulate offensive and defensive tactics according to the opponent's lineup, the coaching staff distributed the information collected by NBA scouts to the Cavaliers players early.

Lin Bai took the data sheet of the Philadelphia 76ers and looked at it seriously. He also wanted to know how the coaching staff arranged for a game before the game. At the same time, he was also thinking, if he himself was a As a head coach, how should he prepare to face the Philadelphia 76ers?
Although each head coach may have a different approach to combat, starting from understanding the opponent's information, this point will not change.

In Lin Bai's impression, the Philadelphia 76ers are one of the teams with the longest history in the NBA. They have won three NBA championships. Looking at the history here, there have been countless superstars with stories.

For example, the basketball emperor Wilt Chamberlain, yes, James' nickname can only be called the little emperor now that he is in the limelight;
Julius Erving, nicknamed 'Dr. J', pioneered modern basketball performances in the air and above the rim.

The lonely warrior Moses Malone, he is also a legendary super center.

However, in the magical oriental country of Huaguo, they are not very popular and their reputation is not very good.

Until the 1996 NBA draft, the Philadelphia 76ers held the No. [-] pick of the year. With the stars shining, it can be called a once-in-a-decade situation. They had Camby, Marbury, Iverson, Ray Allen, Kobe, Nash , Walker, Stojakovic, Jermaine O'Neal and other golden rookies, against all odds, picked Iverson, who is the shortest among these players.

Allen Iverson is 183cm tall, and thus became the shortest champion in NBA history. At the same time, from that moment on, he has also become the most controversial player.

The local media even immediately reported that the 76ers had brought back a troubled teenager. The nickname was helped, and it was called a problem!

You must know that Iverson's experience is not good. He was born in a poor black family, grew up on the street, participated in fights, and went to prison. All kinds of negative reports are flying everywhere.

When he first entered the NBA, all basketball commentators, famous experts and even fans questioned him. Although his speed is super fast and his skills are superb, his height is too short and will become a loophole in the team's defense.

In short, they agreed that this rebellious young man cannot take on the responsibility of the team.

In fact, it also confirmed everyone's concerns, and his troubles continued off the court.

For example, Iverson is full of personality but very rebellious, likes to be independent, likes to play alone, for this, Larry Brown criticized him face to face, and even had an excited quarrel on the sidelines of the court.

Iverson is still the same, even coming late for in-ball training from time to time, absent, occasionally going to nightclubs to drink, staying out all night, etc. to annoy the other party, Larry Brown was so angry that he wanted to fight him.

If the fight failed, Iverson satirized Brown directly in the media, don't always talk about training, his current strength can single out or even crush a team.

Although Iverson is a rebellious and rebellious player, his strength is really strong.

Just when everyone wanted to see a joke, and wanted to put this 'problem' moniker on his head, and close the coffin,
Iverson gave 'answers' on the court, not just questions.

In the first game of his NBA career as a rookie, against the Milwaukee Bucks, he showed his power, scoring 30 points, 6 assists and 1 steal, and his shooting percentage reached an astonishing 19 of 12 shots. The fans at the scene couldn't help shouting for answers.

Because, as long as Iverson can play, the 76ers can win. On the basketball court, he can throw all the questions to the opponent and show the answer to victory.

In the 2000-2001 season, Iverson played a lonely hero with injuries, leading the 76ers to the top with one shot and one shot. He scored 31.1 points in the regular season, not only won the title of scoring champion, but even won the regular season mvp.

In the playoffs, God blocked and killed God and Buddha blocked and killed Buddha. First, he killed the Indiana Pacers, the Eastern Conference champions of last season, and then, in the two tiebreakers, stepped on the bodies of the Toronto Raptors and Milwaukee Bucks , into the finals.

Although they lost to the 'OK' combination, the Eastern team has been killed by the iron-blooded 76ers and the incomprehensible Iverson.

A small player with personality has become a popular idol, and countless low-level fans like him. The 76ers have a soul, and their popularity has naturally risen to the peak.

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Undoubtedly, among the four major shooting guards in the NBA, if Iverson is unrestrained, evil, and a lone wolf off the court, then on the basketball court, he is the forest in his eyes, and he is a Only the free spirits in the forest.

Lin Bai shook his head and threw away all the subjective information about Iverson. He is no longer a fan, but a player and coach. What he needs is more intuitive and colder information. Only in this way can we objectively understand the opponent and then defeat the opponent.

For example, Allen Iverson is 183cm tall and weighs 78KG. He is one of the representatives of the golden generation in 1996. He has excellent speed, strength, jumping, and agility. rebound.

In the 02-03 season, he averaged 27.5 points, 5.5 assists and 4.6 basketballs per game. Although he only ranked No.8 at the end of the regular season, he achieved black eight in the playoffs, defeated the Chicago Bulls, and advanced to the second round. , The fighting spirit is simply unparalleled.

Although Allen Iverson is superior in strength, he is not without shortcomings on the basketball court.

For example: First, his height is only 183cm. In the league where the NBA is full of people, this is a natural dislocation, and his defense is destined to have loopholes.

The second point is that because of his relatively short height, he is very aggressive defensively, especially likes to gamble steals, and it is easy to form a five-on-four open situation.

The third point is that the offensive selection is somewhat independent, too many shots, and the shooting rate is not high.

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"It's time for the Olympic Games!"

"In my opinion, apart from the weakness of height, Iverson has no shortcomings in heeling. He is naturally dislocated in height, but he can be mixed into the best defensive team; he can also earn the steal king by gambling on steals; his shooting percentage is not good. He is tall but can win 4 league scoring titles; he is somewhat independent in offense, but he can single-handedly overthrow a team and lead the 76ers to the NBA Finals. Iverson has so many shortcomings, why is it not on me? ?” Seeing Iverson's strengths, weaknesses and honors, Lin Bai couldn't help rolling his eyes.

Is this still a shortcoming?Isn't that advantage too strong?So how talented is Iverson?
"It seems that it is not unreasonable to use two outside players to defend against Iverson, and one inside player to block shots behind. Iverson's combat effectiveness is too strong.

Of course, there is another way to deal with him, which is to use a player who is about the same height as him to defend alone, as long as he keeps up with him with speed and interferes with the defense, reducing his shooting percentage, and then defending the other four. players. "Lin Bai thought about how to deal with Iverson, referring to previous experience, or three people defend Iverson and let his teammates attack; or let Iverson attack and defend other players to death.

However, in Lin Bai's view, this kind of stupid method is not a method at all, but resignation to fate.

"Fortunately, the strongest Iverson has passed, and Dikambe Mutombo and Larry Brown have left the 76ers.

The one-man offense and four-man defense style of play has disappeared in the 76ers.After all, this style of play has proven to be a failure. Although it can reach the finals, it cannot win the NBA championship. The 76ers have been changing, and Iverson has been looking for his helpers.

However, in any case, the pressure to defend Iverson is too great!Fortunately, he is facing James or Ricky. If I play, I will face Eric Snow! "Lin Bai read Iverson's player information, and then looked down, it was the 76ers point guard Eric Snow.

埃里克-斯诺1995的次轮秀，身高191CM，体重93KG的控球后卫。02-03赛季，场均上场37分钟，可以贡献12.9分6.6助攻3.5篮板。

This season, currently averaging 11.5 points, 6.9 assists and 3.4 rebounds per game, he is a traditional point guard.

There is no stable shooting on offense, the level of organizational talent is average, the breakthrough depends on the body, and the offensive threat is not great.The only advantage is that he does not attack randomly, has stable dribbling and passing, and his open shooting rate is not bad.

Defense is his housekeeping skill. Among the point guards in today's NBA, Snow's level is definitely one of the best. Although the data is not obvious, it is very effective, and his defensive reading ability is very strong.

To put it simply, Snow is a traditional defensive point guard with D, no 3, and no 2.

And it is this kind of point guard that is a perfect match for Iverson!

If Iverson has the body of a point guard and the soul of a shooting guard, then Snow is a different kind. He has the body of a shooting guard but the soul of a point guard.

In the outside combination of the 76ers, when defending, the defensive point guard is played by Iverson, and the most difficult shooting guard is played by Iverson.

Snow went up.

(End of this chapter)