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Chapter 36 The Timberwolves-Style Triangle Offense

Chapter 36 Timberwolves-style triangle offense
Brandon Roy has been vacillating between shooting guard and point guard since he entered the league, and he often plays both positions in the game. His four-year career has greatly tempered his game experience and skills .

If you are an old fan who has watched the game for many years, you will find that this young Trail Blazers player can do a lot in the game, connect the team, organize the offense, and score offensively... What he does on both ends of the team's offense and defense Regardless of whether the ball is in his hands or not, he is a great threat to the rest of the team on both ends of the offense and defense.

However, for such a talented and talented guard, his statistics are extremely ordinary, and he is not as versatile as LeBron James. This is the difference between the two of them.

People who have known football for many years will understand that LeBron James' current statistics are perfect, and it can be said that he has brought his personal abilities to the extreme, but his efficiency in the transition period of offense and defense is far lower than that of Roy. Yushi is round and inconspicuous. As the team's ball controller, his organizational ability has brought the Blazers a smooth offense, but his average of 5 assists per game is far from the data line of the league's first-line point guards.

It can be said that the Trail Blazers when Roy was on the court was a team that has always been able to enter the playoffs. This is Li Shihao's comment on the Trail Blazers in the first quarter.

Their offensive and defensive deterrence has gradually become a strong deterrent. Inside center Oden returned from injury and can bring the team an excellent defense in the penalty area. When the enemy wants to break into the paint area and score, You have to carefully weigh your own strength, if you are not careful, you will get a hot hat!
Their power forward Aldridge is also a potential insider. He has excellent low-post offensive ability and good mid-range. And his defensive ability is also good. He is also a well-known shot blocker in the league. Such an offensive power forward and Oden form a perfect complement.

In the first quarter, the entire Timberwolves team played extremely hard. Today's Trail Blazers are already a team with both internal and external skills and a balanced offense and defense. The Timberwolves and their potential insiders have no advantage over the Trail Blazers. In other words, Li Shihao and Roy on the outside formed a mutual explosion situation, and the two played against each other regardless of the outcome.

The end of the first quarter, 19:28.The Timberwolves trailed by 9 points. This gap has been firmly controlled by the Trail Blazers. Their young leader Brandon is able to control the rhythm of the team with ease.

During the break, McHale called the crowd to the front, slammed the pen in his hand on the tactical board, his eyes were filled with worry, and the current situation of the game was not optimistic.

They are a young team, and most of them are young players. They are full of vigor and will be more vigorous and impactful than the old players. However, the vigor will always be worn down. Brandon Rowe Yi's idea was to use a moderate score difference to choose the top of the Timberwolves and let them chase desperately!

As long as the Blazers score one or two goals in the offensive and defensive rotation in a timely manner to fill up the chased point, the point difference will be pulled back to the original 9 points. Such a result will cause great harm to the young Timberwolves. Psychological damage.

No one wants to do useless things!
Do it all at once, second time tired, third time exhausted!The Timberwolves were able to perform astoundingly with a burst of vigor, and naturally they would be caught and beaten severely because of this.

Now, if the Timberwolves cannot make an effective response, then waiting for the Timberwolves will be a fiasco.

The mood on the Timberwolves bench was somewhat depressed, and McHale frowned tightly. Faced with such a strong performance by the Blazers, he was still unable to find a better way. Facing the three points of the Blazers inside and outside, if he could not make If targeted measures are taken, the Timberwolves are very likely to reap a fiasco at home!
This season, the Timberwolves started very well. They can be tied with the eighth-ranked Oklahoma City Thunder in the ninth place in the Western Conference, which makes team owner Glenn Taylor quite happy.

The outstanding record has increased the satisfaction of local Minnesota fans with the Timberwolves this season, and the team's ticket sales are also extremely impressive.

Under such a double happy event, Glenn Taylor is naturally in a good mood. Tonight's game against the Trail Blazers, he came to the Target Center in person, ready to see how the Timberwolves boy plays!
The boss came to watch the game in person, so McHale naturally didn't dare to relax, and he attached great importance to this game, but the team fell into an offensive and defensive dilemma in the first quarter, which made him very worried.

Faced with McHale's pensive thoughts, Li Shihao suddenly said: "Since we can't beat them steadily, why not attack against attack and fight hard, their offensive ability may not be much stronger than ours!"

Hearing this, McHale frowned and looked at Li Shihao, wanting to know the thoughts of the young core he single-handedly supported.

Li Shihao didn't hesitate, and said in a deep voice: "We are not opponents blindly competing for the overall strength of the team, but our offensive ability is not inferior. They can only attack against attack, and there may be a slight chance of winning!"

"The Trail Blazers feel hot in this game, but their feel will always cool down. As long as we control the rebounds well, with the same offensive efficiency, we will have more hope of winning the game than them!"

"In terms of rebounding, they are far from our opponents!"

Li Shihao threw out such a sentence heavily, which surprised everyone on the bench, but it made sense after thinking about it carefully. The Timberwolves have a rebounding monster like Kevin Love inside.

This season, Love has been mentioned as the starting position. With plenty of playing time, his average rebounds per game are 5 more than last season. The Timberwolves, a young team, can compete in the fierce competition. The reason why the game can always warm up is inseparable from him!
In contrast to the Trail Blazers, Aldridge's rebounding ability is far from being as strong as his offensive end. Oden has just returned from injury this season. He was reimbursed last season and his knee cartilage was injured. He is not good at rebounding. Dare to go all out.

In this game, Love can fully display his talent in rebounding!
A light flashed in McHale's eyes. He was moved by the idea. With Kevin Love on the team, a rebounding monster, why not give it a go?

He slammed his fist on the tactical board, and said in a deep voice, "This strategy is feasible. We will compete with them in terms of offensive ability. Next, we will focus on triangle tactics!"

Everyone nodded when they heard the first half of the sentence, and turned their heads to look at each other when they heard the second half of the sentence, full of doubts.

Triangle offense?Isn't that the Lakers' tactics, we play their tactics?

Li Shihao's eyes lit up, and he thought of McHale's idea. This tactic may be a little bit reluctant for the Timberwolves' current lineup, but it is enough to use. Once they use this tactic, the Blazers will definitely be caught off guard!

The most basic and simplest feature of the triangle offense is that when attacking, three players form an offensive triangle on the strong side, while the other two players will run on the weak side to find shooting opportunities, or form a new offensive triangle through pick-and-roll and running positions. The 3 players are constantly swapping positions, so there are hundreds of variations.This is the simple yet complex triangle offense!

It is not like those fixed tactical routines, far less complicated and boring!

It's like the technique of fighting left and right in martial arts novels. Those who are suitable for it can understand it at a glance, and those who are not suitable for this tactic will not be able to master it no matter how hard they try!
When the all-star power forward Gasol went from the Memphis Grizzlies to the Los Angeles Lakers, the Los Angeles Lakers, who were originally just a playoff team, immediately became a favorite team for the championship. After that, it can be played smoothly in an instant.

Gasol has not been immersed in triangle tactics for many years, and he is also exposed to triangle tactics for the first time, but Gasol's attributes allow him to play perfectly in the Lakers' triangle tactics!
Under Li Shihao's organization, the Timberwolves' previous offensive and defensive transitions had already had a faint prototype of a triangle tactic, but they often disrupted another tactic in an instant, which Li Shihao himself did not realize.

Such specious offensive tactics were discovered by head coach McHale. He has been studying triangle tactics during this time, and consciously guides players to conduct tactical drills in this area during team training.

But he didn't point it out, he just quietly watched the effect of this tactic in the hands of these players behind the scenes, and he was surprised that the effect was not bad!

Triangle tactics emphasize free movement on the offensive end. According to changes in the opponent's defensive situation, the triangle offense will move around according to the camera and derive various coping methods. What players need is the ability to read the game. This ability sounds mysterious. , but in fact the player is at the right time, in the right place, doing the right thing!

Although a young player from the Timberwolves has not been training together for a long time, the atmosphere in the locker room has become more and more harmonious with the excellent record. As the core of the team, Li Shihao can distribute the ball reasonably and let everyone get The opportunity to perform, the chemistry of the team is extremely good.

Under such conditions, it is impossible to expect the Timberwolves to play a three-level offense as smooth as the Lakers, but if you want to force a triangle offense, you can still do it with half of its power!

Triangle offense is a wonderful set of tactics. It emphasizes the use of space, reasonable conduction, and correct running position; its essence lies in change. Players continuously form an offensive triangle through running positions and pick-and-rolls. This constant change , Each player is required to have a very high ability to read the game, and quickly make the best running coordination for the defense.

These complicated conditions have already been drilled many times in team training under McHale's intentional guidance!
It's just that those tactical coordination was broken down and placed in the Timberwolves' team training again and again!
Li Shihao suddenly had some expectations for the triangle tactics in his heart. He really wanted to know what the Timberwolves-style triangle tactics would be like?
McHale rehearsed the tactical details for everyone, and even Al vaguely understood some key points of the triangle tactics. Isn't this just the tactical coordination practiced in normal training, and it would be good to use them now!
McHale glanced at the opposite bench, with a mysterious smile on his face, and he said in a relaxed tone: "Boys, go ahead, control the rebounds, and play your usual performance. The victory of this game will be ours." of!"

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