ace marshal

Chapter 742 Not only a coach, but also a friend~

"Do you still want to come to Eurostep~?! I have studied your Eurostep for a long time~!!"

In the Clippers training hall, Hill guarded Harden who was dribbling and preparing to attack, and said.

These two Clippers' backcourt cores played "one-on-one", which was the arrangement of head coach Lan Shengli.

Hill's very fast defensive steps and his defensive position without losing his position make it difficult for Harden to complete the breakthrough easily.

And because Hill's height is not much shorter than Harden's, Harden wants to use his height advantage to force the opponent, but it has no effect.

In desperation, Harden chose a long-range wipe shot.

"Dang, clang~!!"

The ball scraped the backboard, bounced twice in the rim, and missed.

"Huh~, fortunately Hill is my teammate, if I meet such an opponent every night, it will be difficult enough~!!"

Harden shook his head, sighing.

As the third team of last year's best rookie team, Hill relied on his one-on-one defensive ability to gain a foothold in the league and was recognized.

With Harden as a strong offensive partner next season, I believe Hill's lack of shooting ability on the offensive end will also be made up for.

"Okay, take a 15-minute break, and then we'll play five-on-five. I want to see your status~!"

Soon, the warm-up individual training was over.

"Using this in-team training match, I want to study the lineup carefully~!! Although the main lineup and the starting lineup have been basically determined, how should the rotation lineup be matched, the lineup in the transition period, and some rotation time The distribution has not yet been determined, so take advantage of this opportunity to study it carefully~!!"

Lan Shengli sighed.

"Harden, Hill, Johnson and Jordan Jr., Thornton, how many of you are in a group~"

Soon, Lan Shengli assigned groups.

Lan Shengli borrowed from the routine of the team training game at the Lausanne Academy before, dividing the main players into a team and the substitute players into a team.

The two sides put on vests of different colors, and preparations for the training match began.

"Hill, Harden, Johnson, Thornton, Jr. Jordan, this should be the team's starting lineup for the new season. Of course, this is before Brand returns from injury. After Brand comes back, it must be In place of Thornton~~"

Lan Shengli looked at the lineup on the field and sighed.

"And the reason why Thornton was chosen to start is because Thornton has the ability to shoot from the outside, which can open up space for the team. This is very important. Even if Thornton's defense is not good enough, his shooting is not very stable. But after all, another striker Johnson’s shooting is worse, so it should make up for each other~”

Lan Shengli sighed.

"Using 2-3 zone defense, DeAndre pays attention to protecting the inside line and seizes opportunities for counterattacks, Harden takes control~!! Also,,"

Here, Lan Shengli finally arranged tactics for the "main team" like a head coach.

"Everyone uses man-to-man defense, and when they encounter a pick-and-roll situation, they directly change players. On the offensive end, if there is an outside opportunity, they will resolutely shoot~!!"

Lan Shengli also arranged tactics for the substitute team.

Although it is a substitute team, there are also shots like Marcus Camby, white guard Steve Blake, and newly signed free agent, white sharpshooter Steve Novak, etc. He is a player with a certain name in the league.

From the perspective of Lan Shengli's arrangement, he pays more attention to the team's defense.

A team team really needs to have a good defensive foundation.

Judging from the current lineup of the Clippers, coupled with Brand who is still recovering from his injury, the team actually has a lot of players who can play.

The cards in Lan Shengli's hand are not that good, but he can play a dozen.

Soon, the team training match began.

"Although the athletic ability of the substitute team is a bit poor, Blake and Novak both have good outside shooting ability, so there is no need to worry too much about their offense, and this is what the starting team needs to worry about. One thing, the reason why I let them defend zone defense is to let them learn to use zone defense to defend teams with strong outside shooting ability~!!"

Lan Shengli continued to analyze.

Sure enough, after the game started, the substitute team had a strong outside shooting ability, and under Camby's high-quality cover, they made crazy outside shots.

"Swipe~!!"

"Dangdang~swipe~!!"

And the hit rate is also very good.

It seems that the starting team is not very familiar with the zone defense, nor is it very adaptable.

"The defensive strategy of zone defense requires too much tacit understanding between players. It really takes a long time of tacit cooperation to be able to effectively use zone defense. Otherwise, zone defense can only make the defense full of loopholes~, see When using this starting lineup, you really can’t easily use zone defense~”

Lan Shengli analyzed and recorded it in his notebook.

This is all the preparatory work that Lan Shengli needs to do before the start of the new season.

The game continues.

The tacit understanding of the starting team is getting better and better, and the zone defense is becoming more and more effective.

"Dangdang~"

"Clang~"

The outside shooting percentage of the substitute team has also dropped a lot.

The players on both sides gradually entered the rhythm of the game.

"Beep~!!!"

"Take a break~!!!"

Lan Shengli looked at his watch, served as a part-time referee, blew his whistle, and said.

The team members went to the sidelines to get water to drink, and Lan Shengli walked to the team members.

"Is it because you haven't played a game for a long time~?! I think you guys seem very tired~?!"

Lan Shengli asked.

"Please, it's our defensive strength that's great~!"

Harden said while drinking water.

"Haha, I also hope it's because of the high-intensity defense~"

Lan Shengli said with a smile.

"Analyze and analyze the game, coach~!"

Camby said suddenly.

Camby, who is a few years older than Lan Shengli, can be regarded as a small problem for Lan Shengli.

"Your bench team played very well, beyond my expectation, you played the shadow of the kind of team basketball I want to see~!!"

Lan Shengli praised.

"But I want to hear more about how you players feel about playing with these current teammates~!"

Lan Shengli said.

"Although I am your coach, I want to be your friend more, so I hope we can have a good chat today as if we were friends~!! We just sat on the ground and chatted, and talked about the previous games. Okay, tell me your thoughts on the team, your goals for next season, your suggestions for me, or other things besides basketball, just speak freely~!!"

Lan Shengli sat on the ground and said.

(End of this chapter)