basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 71 The league is coming (I watched the game, sorry for the long wait)

In a blink of an eye, the league has started.

The Wolves were lucky. The first game was scheduled for 8:[-] p.m. on the second day after the start of the game. They will play at home against last year's fringe playoff team, the Cheetahs.

The day before the game, Lu Ziqiu gave the players a day off, asking them to relax as much as possible and to face the challenge with a relaxed attitude.

On the day of the game, he gathered all the players and coaching staff into the conference room.

Most of the players are relatively relaxed, but those undrafted rookies are terribly nervous, because after all, this is their first professional league game.

For the first time in life, nervousness is inevitable.

Lu Ziqiu looked around at the crowd, and said with a relaxed smile, "Everyone, tonight is our first match, but I don't think you are nervous."

Lan Feng laughed and said, "Coach, you've missed this point. Look at those rookies, on the way here just now, their legs were trembling with nervousness."

As soon as the words fell, everyone burst into laughter.

The rookies all blushed and lowered their heads.

"Okay, stop laughing." Lu Ziqiu raised his hand to stop them, "Everyone has a first time. When I first played in a professional league, I was so nervous and excited that I couldn't sleep the whole night. It's human nature, you guys don't have to be shy."

The rookies quickly raised their heads and nodded gratefully.

After joking with everyone for a while, Lu Ziqiu gradually became serious, "Everyone calm down, let me tell you about Cheetah's tactics and their main attack points."

Everyone straightened up when they heard the words, and listened attentively.

"The head coach of the Cheetahs, Luke Simmons, is a very experienced coach. His tactics look complicated, but in fact, it is very simple to put it bluntly. It is the pick-and-roll. All their tactics evolve from the pick-and-roll and off the ball. The screen evolved, and this tactical concept requires a very strong overall view of the attacking point with the ball, but unfortunately, the Cheetahs do not have such players.”

After finishing speaking, he started to play the video, and broke down the cheetah's tactics in detail. After he finished speaking, he played it again so that all the team members could recall it in their minds.

"Is everyone clear?"

The crowd nodded.

"Very good." Lu Ziqiu nodded with satisfaction, "As I said before, the Cheetahs don't have players with a particularly good overall view, but their Davis and Sloan can shoot and pass suddenly, while Haller, He is a master of running without the ball, and his open three-point shooting rate is very high. These three are their main attack points, and they are also players we need to focus on guarding against."

Lin Sen raised his hand and said, "Give me their No. 3 Sloan. I think he's very fast. I'll be in charge of guarding him."

Han Bin also raised his hand and said, "Leave Davis No. 7 to me."

Lu Ziqiu shook his head, "It is commendable that you dare to take on the heavy responsibility of defense, but the game is not a one-on-one matchup, and there is no such thing as a fair matchup."

Startled, the two looked at each other in astonishment.

Lu Wei raised his hand and said: "Coach, the old rules, Sloan should leave it to me to clean up."

"Okay." Lu Ziqiu nodded with a smile.

Lin Sen said unconvinced: "That boy Sloan is very fast, Lu Wei, can you play the whole game with him? You will be blamed if you don't run away to death."

The corner of Lu Wei's mouth twitched, "It's not once or twice that I deal with him. Every time I meet him, he is almost like a rookie."

Lin Sen was upset, but he had nothing to say. He could only snort and ask Lu Ziqiu, "What about me? Who am I defending?"

"Halle."

"No way, my body is going to defend other people's small forwards, so I can't be disabled by him?"

Lu Ziqiu shook his head, "Haler is very good off the ball, but his offense with the ball is his weakness. You are the fastest in our team, so you just need to follow him closely and don't give him easy shots."

"That's enough?" Lin Sen even suspected that he had heard it wrong. If this is the case, wouldn't it be too simple?

"That's it for the time being. I will decide it according to the actual situation on the court. If there is a need to change it, I will change it at any time."

"Okay, I believe you once."

Lu Ziqiu looked at Luo Mang, "How about handing over their Davis to you?"

Luo Mang nodded expressionlessly, "He can't score easily."

"What about me? You don't want me to carry their power forward, do you?" Han Bin suddenly shouted.

"Although Li Xiang can jump and jump, his offensive power is very weak, and his footwork around the basket is average. Eighty percent of his scoring comes from fast break dunks and putbacks, so you just need to get stuck in his position at any time. "

Han Bin called Qu: "But I'm a shooting guard, how can I get stuck?"

"Your main task is to attack. Keep attacking their inside lanes to cause more damage. As for defense, as long as you cut off their passing routes, Li Xiang will not be much of a threat."

Han Bin's eyes suddenly glowed when he heard this, he poked his hands and replied with a sneer: "Yes, killing is my favorite." He can hit the basket at will, so why does he care about defense?Ravaging the opponent's basket is his favorite method.

"Lan Feng, their center will be handed over to you." To Lan Feng, there is no need to explain anything. He will never allow others to easily score on him. The only thing to worry about is not to intentionally hurt others.

Lan Feng licked his lips, "Don't worry, I will make him regret coming to Yancheng."

"You can keep talking trash to him, but remember, don't intentionally hurt people, otherwise you will sit on the bench for me from now on, hear?"

"I can do whatever you say, I'm not a devil."

Lu Ziqiu nodded, "When you and Luo Mang are defending your own team, you should pay attention to assisting in defense and defending rebounds. The rest of you should try your best to push your defender out of the three-second zone. That is our domain, and no one is allowed to act recklessly. Did you hear me?"

"Yes."

"Very well, I've finished talking about defense, now I'll talk about offense." Having said that, he suddenly stared at Lin Sen, "It's fine for you to mess around or disrespect me, but on the court, you must completely obey me. command."

Lin Sen shrugged, "Don't worry, I remember our agreement."

"Okay, your man-ball combination and speed are the best in our team, so I allow you to break through whenever you have a chance, but once you switch to positional warfare, the task of organizing the team's offense must be handed over to Lu Wei."

"Why? I'm the point guard." Without the ball in his hands, he'd lost half of his skills.

"Because you still don't understand what the big picture is."

"Bullshit, I don't understand, does Lu Wei understand?" Lin Sen glared at Lu Wei angrily.

But Lu Wei just smiled and ignored it.

Lu Ziqiu also laughed, "Lu Wei will teach you how to organize the offense. When did you learn it, then you will be the brain of the team. Not only will I not control you, but I will also arrange specific tactics for you, so that you have enough imagination space, but not now.”

Lin Sen snorted, "Then I want to see how capable he is."

Lu Ziqiu looked around everyone again, "All of you remember that when Lu Wei gets the ball, you should try to cover off the ball as much as possible and run out of space. As long as you can run out of space, Lu Wei's ball will pass It will definitely be passed to you in time, but when Lin Sen and Han Bin get the ball, others have to lift the three-point line to cover them, and you two, as long as there is enough space, you can Break in for me, even if you get caught, you won't be afraid."

"it is good."

"That's all for the time being. You have practiced countless times during the usual training. I will make changes according to the changes on the spot during the game. You don't need to worry about anything, just win the game. Are you confident?"

"Have!"

"Very good." Lu Ziqiu suddenly turned on the video, "Now, watch the video carefully, study the characteristics of each opponent's player, and then simulate in your mind how to attack and defend well."

(End of this chapter)