lakers championship

Chapter 303 Lineup Features
Cousins ​​is indeed very strong. After all, the league's No. [-] center also played well in the Lakers' Western Conference playoffs.Against the Warriors, he contained Green, defended Curry and Durant, and it can be said that he contributed a lot.

But to say that he alone can surpass nine people including Kobe is definitely grandstanding.

However, this kind of 'amazing' speech always attracts more attention. After several retweets, the number of people discussing it gradually increased. From a few hundred people at the beginning, it grew to tens of thousands, and finally became a hot topic on Twitter.

Those who have something to do go to Tianyang Twitter to leave a message, asking him to make an evaluation.

Tianyang said: "Partnering with Cousins, we can always play all kinds of novel cooperation, and the effect is very good. The Lakers added nine players at once. The specific effect needs to wait until the actual combat test in the new season."

The good people think that such a reply is too "official speech", and let him estimate Kobe's average data per game in the new season, and guess whether Kobe will retire again next season, especially if he fails to win the championship.

Tianyang only replied with one word: "Get lost!"

This kind of fans can't get used to it. They always think that after buying tickets to watch a few games and buying a few pairs of signature shoes, the stars should obey them and answer every question.

It's cool to hate people, but Tianyang knows very well that the actual problem is still ahead.

The Lakers changed nine players at once, how to arrange the lineup, how to formulate tactics, became the biggest problem.

Wharton must be very busy.

……

At 23:9 am on the [-]rd, all the Lakers players arrived at the training base and took temporary group photos.

Generally speaking, this kind of photo is taken at the end of the season, but the Lakers fans are pressing, and the management thinks that all the players are in Los Angeles, so hurry up and do this.If in a few days, the players are flying all over the world, they can only wait until the preseason, and the fans will definitely be noisy.

The players changed into purple and gold jerseys one after another, and the coaching staff also changed into black T-shirts. In addition to Kupchak, the Bass brothers and sisters and other staff, about 40 people, under the arrangement of the photographer, each looked for a position.

The coaching staff stands in the last row, the tall players sit in the second row, the staff are on both sides, and the small players sit in the first row.

Everything went smoothly, except for Kobe and Tianyang, who had a little 'dispute' over the issue of giving up the C position. In less than a minute, everyone was ready.

After several consecutive 'clicks', the photo shoot for the Lakers 2017-2018 season ended.

After everyone dispersed, Wharton stopped Tianyang, Kobe, Rondo, Carter, and Rose, expressing that they wanted to discuss it.

Needless to say, it must be discussing tactics for the new season.

More than half of the tactics of the Lakers last season were provided by Tianyang, who was good at chasing points or defending with surprise moves; while Rondo himself is a tactical master, good at sorting out offense and cracking the opponent's tactics; Rose is good at breakthroughs, and can easily find the opponent's defense Weaknesses: Kobe and Carter have played for 20 years and can analyze any tactics.

The four immediately followed Wharton to the video hall.

……

When he arrived at the place, Wharton turned on the computer and played the prepared PPT.

The homepage of the PPT shows photos of 15 Lakers players, grouped by position.

Wharton clicked with the mouse and jumped to a new page titled: Lineup Features.

"First, the gap between the old and new lineup is very obvious."

Kobe, Carter, Rondo, Lopez, McGee, Nick Young, and Rose are all veterans who have been in the league for many years, while Tianyang, Ingram, Tatum, Randall, Kuzma, Ha There are eight players including Te, Zubac, and Thomas, and they have played in the league for three years at most.

It is normal to have the old and the new, but the middle is completely faulted, resulting in infinitely magnified advantages and disadvantages.

The advantage is that they have rich experience in the game and can handle any situation properly; the disadvantage is that the risk of injury is very high. Needless to say, the older ones, the schedule and injuries are there, and the younger ones are easily overused.

For example, when encountering extremely fast-paced teams such as the Warriors, Rockets, and Suns, the veterans will inevitably play less time, and the younger players will naturally play more time.

After reading the first point, Tianyang said: "This is easy to handle. Let's make a plan now. In the new season, we don't insist on a record. After all, the Warriors and the Rockets are in the front. We don't need to work hard. Then strictly control the playing time. Veterans 20 minutes, and young people try not to exceed 30 minutes."

After the words fell, both Kobe and Rondo nodded in agreement, and Rose naturally did not object.

Wharton turned his head and signaled the assistant to write it down, and then slid to the next page.

"Second, the mid-range shot is outstanding, and the power to hit the basket is extremely strong, but it lacks three-pointers"

This comment made Rondo smile awkwardly. If Kobe didn't make a lot of shots, and if he left out a few centers and power forwards, then he might be the worst three-pointer for the Lakers.

In terms of the game rhythm of today's league, the lack of three-pointers is very fatal, especially when encountering a team like the Warriors that switches defenses, it may be difficult to move without three-pointers.

Carter shook his head and said, "I don't agree with this point of view. Kobe and I are both in the top [-] three-point shooting rankings, and Tianyang needless to say. Even Rondo's three-point shooting percentage has been steady in recent years. As long as the whole team practices more, it will definitely not be too bad. On the contrary, I think the point of hitting the rim needs to be discussed.”

Rose went on to say: "I have read the team information these days. In my opinion, the four young people Kuzma, Tatum, Randall, and Ingram are all players who need the ball and space. , if we drive too much on the outside and let them often pull outside or squeeze together, they may feel at a loss."

Kobe went on to say: "I also agree with Carter and Rose's point of view. We can develop more mid-range shots, which can be used to deal with the Warriors' defense. Rondo, what do you think?"

Rondo nodded and said: "I think it is feasible. I have watched Hart's videotape of college games. He hits the basket very infrequently and is good at fixed-point shooting, which is exactly in line with Kobe's proposal."

After Rondo finished speaking, Wharton asked Tianyang if he had anything to say.

Tianyang shrugged his shoulders and shook his head, and said, "I am decathlon! Any tactical tendency is fine!"

After the voice fell, Kobe took the lead in "tsk tsk tsk" to "taunt", and the video hall laughed again and again.

"Just kidding, just kidding!" Tianyang waved his hand and said seriously: "The impact to the basket can be reduced, but the 'moving attack' tactic is still the basis. This tactic can reduce player confrontation and reduce the risk of injury. The space is also very large, which is convenient for anyone to play, but it is more troublesome to practice, and the second team lacks a player who can support at a high position."

Last season, every time the Lakers played mobile offensive tactics, Randall held the ball at the top of the arc to support him. He can rush, shoot, and pass. But after Randall is off the court, who will take on this role? ?
Wharton and Rondo were also aware of this problem, and they both subconsciously frowned and thought about it.

At this time, Tianyang said again: "We can try to train Tatum or Kuzma to play this role, but the passing level of the two is not high. If it is really not good, then we can play two sets of tactics."

Tianyang said two sets, not two sets, which made Wharton a little embarrassed.

Generally speaking, a team will only focus on one set of tactics, such as the Lakers' previous 'Triangle Offense', the Suns' 'Run and Gun', the Kings' 'Princeton', and the Jazz's 'Pick and Roll'.

Regardless of the actual effect of the two sets of tactics, whether the players can remember them is a big problem.

Facing Wharton's question, Tianyang said with a smile: "Don't be afraid, the biggest feature of our lineup is that the players are very smart."

　After checking a lot of information, it was a bit delayed.Thank you all for another month of support.

　　
　
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