Jim Bass Ambition

Chapter 230 Details
On the night when the Spurs just eliminated the Kings, Jim's video production team worked overtime to make a small movie and handed it over to the coaching staff to prepare for the game.

"As expected, Adelman's team lacks a stable attacking point, and their tactics are a set of tactics. It's a pity that others will not give you the opportunity to run out of the open space so easily at critical moments. The more passes, the probability of mistakes Look at Popovich, whenever you need to score, there is only one tactic, 'Give the ball to Duncan.'" Jim watched the video clips with the coaching staff, and the Kings lasted until the last 3 minutes in several games. , but at the critical moment, neither Webber nor Stojakovic can break through the Spurs' defense and force the ball into the basket. Only Bibby is a stable scorer at the critical moment. The style of play, no matter who the opponent is, is one-on-one. Manu Ginobili and Rasheed Wallace will occasionally put a cold shot.Overall, the Spurs' game style is simply box office poison, but they rely on Duncan's stable output and stand at the forefront of the league all year round.

Although the Spurs are very strong, Jim has more confidence in his team.

Last season, Garnett still had many flaws in the game, such as shot selection, low-post attack ability, and defense against strong insiders. This season, he changed to the fifth position and gained ten kilograms. Garnett's The style of play is more like a power forward, rather than the previous seven-foot small forward style of play. Although the flamboyant level has declined, the stability and efficiency have been significantly improved, from the hook at the basket to the frontal three-pointer. , have become routine scoring means.

In his previous life, Garnett could win the Western Conference regular season championship with two outdated All-Star helpers and reach the Western Conference Finals; but with two serious All-Star teammates, he could immediately win the championship.The reason why the ability to lead the team has been criticized is that it was actually dragged down by the poor operation of the wolf management.And his style of play and Kobe just complement each other, focusing on defense and support. Unlike O'Neal and Kobe's partner, both of them need the right to shoot. In the later stage, they simply restrained each other on the court. , It also stirred up the atmosphere of the team, and finally hated it.

Early the next morning, the team gathered in the conference room, watched the video, and made pre-match arrangements at the same time to prepare for the upcoming Western Conference Finals.

"Tony Parker is mainly breakthrough, and nearly half of his shots are completed at the basket. He is not a qualified three-point shooter, but in this year's playoffs, his three-point shooting rate is not bad, especially At the top of the arc and at 45 degrees on the right side, his shooting percentage in these two areas reached 5%. At the same time, his overall shooting percentage on the left side of the court is very low, less than 30%, so Chauncey, we Need to force Parker to complete the attack on the left side of the court." Stevens was arranging the countermeasures formulated by the coaching staff to the team.

"Tyshaun Prince, a qualified perimeter defender, lacks the ability to attack independently. His mid-range shots, especially the frontal mid-range shots, can basically be ignored. What needs to be paid attention to is the three-pointers from the bottom corners on both sides. In other words, if necessary, we can release him to flank Tim Duncan ... Ron, are you listening?"

Artest's expression was dull, and he didn't know what he was thinking. Stevens walked up to him and snapped his fingers.

"Oh! No problem, coach, I will kick Prince's ass hard!" Artest came back to his senses and hurriedly replied loudly.

Stevens shook his head and continued with the arrangement.

"Rashid Wallace, his range covers the entire half court. Although the turn-around straight-arm shots on both sides are ugly, but the hit rate is guaranteed. Karl and him played against each other in the playoffs. We still need..." Shi Stevens was interrupted by Malone in the middle of his sentence.

"Leave this Wallace kid to Kevin, he's fine, and I'll deal with Tim Duncan."

"But……"

"You think I'm too old to guard against Duncan, don't you? I'm not here to make a living. One season has passed, don't you realize this?" Malone felt offended .

"I also think that under the current circumstances, Carl is the best candidate to face Tim Duncan. Brad, what are you worried about?" Jim interrupted suddenly.

"It's nothing, it's just that the arrangement of the coaching staff is like this..." Stevens handed the manual to Jim.

Jim glanced at it twice, and suddenly laughed.

"Brad, you are still too straightforward, learn from Ferdo." Putting down his laughter, Jim leaned into Stevens' ear and whispered to him.

The episode will pass quickly, and the preparations will continue.

"Then the task of defending Duncan is handed over to Karl. If Tony Parker or Tayshaun Prince is on the strong side, we can use flanking appropriately. Chauncey and Ron will be responsible for this work. Considering Duncan's The ability to play the ball is also good, Kobe and Kevin should do a good job of rotating defense at any time, and can't give the Spurs too many open shots." After Stevens finished speaking, he looked around at the players, and everyone nodded to understand, including just now. Tester also listened carefully.

"As for Manu Ginobili... In this year's playoffs, he only took 15 shots in the area between the three-point line and the three-second zone, and hit 3 goals. He is very good at the 45-degree three-pointer in the regular season. Didn't score, but we can't take him lightly, because he shot 7% at the rim, which is a terrible thing. He and Tony Parker's breakthrough will be an important weapon for the Spurs."

"Hido Turkoglu, he can do a lot of things, but since the playoffs, he has taken about 4 fewer shots than the regular season, and his playing time has also decreased. Maybe Popovich doesn't like him. Let's defend, after all, he is slow against the three position and weak against the four position."

Stevens analyzed the Spurs players one by one. In fact, the two sides have fought hard for many years and know each other well. The significance of the pre-match preparation meeting is to provide some latest information, and at the same time let each player clarify their tasks, and put forward some things that are easy to be ignored. details.

After the meeting, Stevens found Jim.

"Sir, what do you mean to say, Coach Jackson originally planned to have Karl face Duncan, but he deliberately asked me to arrange it like this?"

"That's right, Brad, to be an excellent head coach, business level is one aspect. The most important thing is that you need to be able to employ people. Look at George Karl. His tactical level is beyond doubt, but no matter Wherever you go, you will end up falling out with the players, so how can you win the championship."

Stevens thought about it.

A day later, the first game of the Western Conference Finals arrived as scheduled.

The Lakers have already rested in Los Angeles for five days, while the Spurs have just finished the tiebreaker and only rested for two days, which is not counting the time to travel by plane.

　I've been so busy with work lately... I owe all the promised updates, it's really a sin... Thank you for your support...

　　
　
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