ace marshal

Chapter 780 Zen Master VS Young Marshal
Generally, for teams that are rebuilding, the starters they send out generally use a combination of "old, middle and young" three generations.

There are young players who are focused on training, strong players who have a certain level of combat power, and veteran players who can impart experience and play support. This is the best way to keep the team competitive while also taking care of training young players.

But the fledgling young marshal Lan Shengli did not do this.

He lined up the starting lineup for the Clippers, averaging only 22.5 years old, breaking the record for the lowest average age of an NBA starter.

Perhaps if Brand hadn't been injured, this record wouldn't exist.

However, there are actually some experienced veterans and capable Mesozoic players in the Clippers.

For example, white guard Blake, former Cavaliers starting power forward Gooden, Camby of the 96 golden generation, etc., all have certain immediate combat power.

But Lan Shengli not only didn't put them in the starting lineup, he didn't even plan to put them in the rotation.

Lan Shengli's idea is very simple, that is to let these young players grow up as quickly as possible.

But after all, these players are too young. When facing a defending champion like the Lakers, it is easy to lead by double digits, but it is not so easy to keep the lead.

As the saying goes, "It is easy to conquer the country, but difficult to defend it." This is the truth.

Lan Shengli sees that the team has been unable to break Zen Master's triangle offense. In order to improve the team's average height, Lan Shengli sent Gu Deng to play.

After Gooden came to the field, his overall performance did not "disappoint" Lan Shengli.

On the offensive end, he was anxious to hit the iron from the outside, and when he came back to the defensive end, he was easily swayed by Gasol, watching his opponent directly complete a two-handed dunk.

"No way, Gooden is completely out of game~ He has height, but he doesn't need space at all~"

Lan Shengli shook his head and sighed.

"If this goes on like this, it will be very good to end the lead in the first quarter. This point difference will be tied up very quickly~"

Lan Shengli continued to sigh.

"We must quickly come up with a way to break the triangle offense. Gooden's experiment has failed, so we must come up with it. Lan Shengli, you can come up with it~!!"

Lan Shengli no longer watched the team's offense at all, but stared at the floor, forcing himself to spin his brain rapidly, racking his brains.

"Swipe~!!!"

Just when Lan Shengli was thinking about tactics, good news came from the Clippers' offensive position. Novak received Harden's breakthrough pass and switched to the baseline on the other side. Under the slight interference of Vujacic, he made a hit three-pointer.

"By the way~!! Since the triangle offense is an offensive tactic, then I can just use a sharper offensive lineup to fight~!!"

With the help of Novak's three-pointer, Lan Shengli finally got something.

Soon, taking advantage of the foul, Lan Shengli quickly made personnel adjustments, replacing Hill and Harden with Blake and Thornton.

In the nearly 10 minutes of Harden's playing time, he has played perfectly. There are long-range three-pointers, breakthrough layups, fouls by the opponent, assists for breakthrough points, and the one for Camby. Although the hanging pass was not scored, it was also very exciting.

Harden basically played the ability of at least the top three rookies. I believe that Harden's performance will also make the management and boss Sterling feel at ease.

Zen Master also made personnel adjustments here, and Kobe was replaced.

At the end of the first quarter, both sides also played relatively calmly.

"Clang~"

With Fisher's three-pointer at the buzzer, the first quarter ended.

With a lead of up to 14 points, the Clippers are now 31:25, and their lead has been reduced to 6 points.

"Everyone remember, we must open up space for the line of breakthrough players, especially DeAndre and Camby. When you two are on the court, try to open up space outside the baseline or in the high position, and then several other shooters Ambush each other's positions, as long as there is a chance, shoot resolutely, never hesitate, understand~?!"

Taking advantage of the break during the festival, Lan Shengli quickly arranged for the team members.

In order to confront Zen Master's triangle offense, Lan Shengli sent out a lineup of Blake, Novak, Thornton, Gooden and Jordan at the beginning of the second quarter.

Except for Jordan, the other four players can shoot three-pointers from the outside, and they all have a certain shooting ability, which is very important.

But the defensive ability of this lineup seems to be worse.

"On the defensive end, let's see how much we can use the positive performance of the players~ It's really hard to say in the current situation, what will it look like against the triangle offense, let's try it~"

Lan Shengli seemed to have no idea.

"Duang~!!!"

Sure enough, the defensive ability of this lineup is really not good. As soon as the second quarter came up, Artest used Bynum's pick-and-roll to easily break through to the inside and directly completed a two-handed dunk.

Thornton was originally a player who focused on offense and light defense. In addition, Gooden's footsteps were too slow, so even Artest's three-step slowness could not be defended.

Although Jordan has tried his best to block the shot, but after being dragged out by Bynum, it is difficult to quickly return to defense.

"Sure enough, the defensive ability of this lineup is a disaster. Only Jordan can't defend at all~"

Lan Shengli sighed.

"Pay attention to your position~!!"

Here, Lan Shengli didn't think too much, and immediately shouted a reminder to the players who were going to the frontcourt to prepare to attack.

"Swipe~!!"

It is true that the Clippers' lineup is not good defensively, and it is also true that the offense is sharp.

With the help of Jordan's pick-and-roll, Blake gave Thornton the top arc. After the defense, the Lakers guard Farmar faced Thornton. Thornton raised his hand and hit a three-pointer without hesitation.

"Crack, clap!!"

"Good shot~!! Carry out this style of play, even if you shoot, it doesn't matter if you don't score, just shoot~!!"

Lan Shengli clapped his hands in encouragement.

"Do you want to use an offensive lineup with more firepower to fight against me~?! It's a good idea, but this has already been tested on the Suns and has failed~"

Seeing this, the Zen master sighed inwardly.

"The running and shooting system of the Suns must be more mature than yours, and the players of the Suns are also more capable, so they can't beat me, let alone your configuration~, the idea is quite good, but you are blindly confident~"

The Zen master continued to sigh secretly.

It can be heard that the Zen master does not agree with Lan Shengli's current tactical arrangement.

"Swipe~!!"

"Swipe~!!"

However, the reality is that Lan Shengli's three-point team is fully fired.

Following Thornton, Blake and Gooden hit three-pointers one after another.

Zen master somewhat underestimated Lan Shengli's tactics.

(End of this chapter)