NBA Building Cardinals

Chapter 148 Suicide tactics are deeply rooted in the hearts of the people (recommendation ticket plus update)

During the coaching of the Lakers, even a player of Marshall's level was able to play against the sky under D'Antoni.

This shows the level of D'Antoni's use of guards.

Jeremy Lin and Marshall, who left D'Antoni, never returned to the peak of their careers.

Including during the short coaching period of the 76ers, even a player like Smith can feel like a star, which is simply a typical tactical benefit.

And the star Harden, who is well-known to the later generations, played under D'Antoni when he really stepped into the peak of the player.

Because before D'Antoni came, Harden was just a pure shooting guard, and it was D'Antoni who made him change to a point guard.

Greatly increased Harden's possession of the ball.

Coupled with Harden's extremely strong offensive ability, this is what Harden is today.

Throughout D'Antoni's entire career, it is not difficult to find that D'Antoni is a coach who reuses guards very much, even to the point where he must create guards without good guards.

Therefore, when facing the Suns, most teams in the league will choose to emphasize defense and reduce the rhythm, and this approach is really a bad idea.

And once you use this method, you will fall into the sun's favorite rhythm. After all, with a hard shield, even if you withstand the attack of the spear, you can only be beaten passively.

Just like the Jazz team led by coach Snyder in later generations, the Jazz team was a group of very strong dark horses in the West at that time.

The team's overall defensive efficiency ranks among the top three in the league.

And has the best defensive player Gobert for two consecutive years, but in the playoffs, he still can only watch the Rockets advance.

Because the Jazz is a typical team that grinds points bit by bit in positional battles and wins through defense.

The Jazz's desire to score a point is almost like constipation. They have to pass the ball many times and finally find a suitable opportunity to score.

If there is really no chance, then Mitchell will take the ball and play singles. It can be said that 75% of winning depends on defense.

It's like the fourth game against the Jazz, although the Jazz has already limited the Rockets' outside shooters' three-pointers and Harden's breakthrough.

Even the pass between Capela and Harden was well protected, but they were still killed by Paul's mid-range ball in D'Antoni's magic ball chaos.

D'Antoni encourages everyone on the team to take the shot, so that's where it's most dangerous.

This is also the reason for his success. No matter which team he coaches, he is the same in this respect. He can be said to be the pioneer of an era.

However, the weakness of D'Antoni's coaching theory is also obvious.

In later generations, facing the Warriors who are also the best at disrupting bombardment and three-pointers, the two teams scored very high every time.

But obviously, in the face of the Splash Brothers and Durant, the Rockets in the chaos have no advantage.

And because Green, who can reach the fifth position, can make the Warriors faster, and the bombardment is sharper than the Rockets.

And it is precisely because of the death five small lineup that the Warriors can choose unlimited defenses on the defensive end.

Forcing the Rockets' magic ball tactics to become individual singles after the pick-and-roll, and infinitely changing defenses, this is exactly the Bobcats' strength.

With the running and bombing three-pointers on the offensive end and the unlimited defense changes on the defensive end, the reborn Liu Rui has indeed learned from many successes of the Warriors in terms of tactics.

But because the Splash Brothers cannot be copied, Liu Rui also made a lot of adjustments.

It combines the tactical concepts of many different teams, but unlimited defense is Liu Rui's favorite defensive method.

Because people in this era are too dependent on pick-and-rolls, pick-and-roll prevention is a problem that must be solved.

In the case of Wallace, infinite switching is the best way to defend.

In the fast-paced and chaotic fights, the Rockets were completely suppressed by the Warriors, so the Huoyong War ended with the Rockets' elimination every year, which was inevitable.

D'Antoni's greatest success is that he created the best era of running and bombing three-pointers.

However, the reason for his failure is that he was too obsessed with running and bombing and three-pointers.

It can be said that success is three points, and defeat is three points.

D'Antoni pioneered the fast-break run-and-gun tactics when he was in the Suns, although the Suns didn't achieve any good results in the playoffs at that time.

In subsequent years, though, Warriors coach Steve Kerr added his own twist to the run-and-gun.

Let running and bombing no longer simply be fast break + three-pointers, which made the Warriors a great success.

Even Cole has named the Rockets' tactics many times, and pointedly stated the Rockets' tactics.

Everyone on the Rockets can shoot, which is also encouraged and arranged by D'Antoni, but this tactic of the Rockets is "very dangerous"! !

Because once D'Antoni's magic ball theory faces a bad touch, then this tactic can be called a suicide tactic.

Just like the G6 of the Huoyong battle, the Rockets played smoothly in the first half. They scored 50 goals in 21 offenses, and their shooting percentage reached 42%. They led the defending champion by 11 points at halftime.

But after returning from the third quarter, the Warriors made 14 of 0 three-pointers in a single quarter and were beaten by 18 points in a single quarter, leading the score.

In the first half, Ariza was the only Rocket who failed to make a three-pointer from the outside, as if he had passed on his bad touch to his teammates. The Rockets once made 27 consecutive three-pointers, all of which were ironed.

Missed 27 three-pointers in a row, breaking the record for consecutive missed long-range shots in a single playoff game in NBA history.

Moreover, the Rockets made 44 outside shots, only hit 7 three-pointers, and missed 37 shots.

This also broke the record for the most missed three-pointers in the playoffs in NBA history.

Throughout the first 6 games of the series, the Rockets' three-point team did not perform as expected.

The Rockets' three-point team only played the firepower level of the regular season in G2, and the other games were often split by the Warriors' unlimited defenses.

Gordon played well in the battle of Tianwangshan, hitting key three-pointers and free throws in the final quarter.

The three-point team once played well in the first half of G6, but it was difficult for them to continue their excellent touch throughout the game.

So at this time, D'Antoni's running and bombing tactics have just emerged in the league, and it is impossible to be thoroughly studied so quickly, but this obviously does not include Liu Rui.

Liu Rui has already grasped D'Antoni's two brushes thoroughly. After all, Liu Rui in his previous life was a die-hard fan of Jazz coach Snyder.

And the 27-for-0 three-pointer is equivalent to giving the Warriors 27 counterattack opportunities. The Warriors still beat the Rockets by 9 points while the players on the team felt extremely poor.

In the face of the Warriors' infinite defense changes, D'Antoni's magic ball theory has completely become a suicide tactic...

(End of this chapter)