I'm a big shot in basketball

At four o'clock in the afternoon, the game started.

Su Yang lined up the five-member starting lineup of Arroyo, Mobley, Walter Williams, Eddie Griffin, and Kenny Thomas. Francis, the other four are almost fixed.

The first quarter was played for 5 minutes quickly, and the advertisement was suspended.

The Rockets cooperated tacitly and skillfully used the tactics of the previous training to beat the Grizzlies dizzily, leading 21 to 9.

Su Yang watched happily, and found that the Grizzlies' side, except for Gasol as a center, was relatively normal, and Swift's IQ at power forward was very low, and Eddie Griffin could easily get space with an off-ball screen. Action deception is also tried and tested.

Battier's defense at the small forward position of the Grizzlies is very good.

However, the Grizzlies coach Sidney Lowe arranged for Battier to mark the whole time for the Rockets' Walter Williams, who had no possession of the ball. He forcibly wasted Battier's defense. Made the Grizzlies' offensive efficiency low.

The Grizzlies shooting guard is Nick Anderson, a veteran who participated in the draft in 89 and is about to retire, and their point guard Elliott Perry is also a veteran who is about to retire. Call casually.

The commercial pause ends and the game continues.

The Rockets don't use complex tactics, or even read the defense, and the Grizzlies themselves give a lot of space.

The Grizzlies feel a bit self-defeating, purely because their coach Sidney Lowe made a huge mistake in employing people.

After halftime, the Rockets led by as many as 27 points.

After a break, Su Yang started playing for 5 minutes, then called a timeout, and arranged for a substitute lineup to come on. The point guard was Damon Jones, who had just signed a contract, and the shooting guard was Jamario Moon. He was tall and explosive. Can shoot a three-pointer,

Glenn Rice, who was traded in the summer, is placed at the small forward position. There is no need for defense at all, as long as he has a long-range shot, and Kevin Cato is placed at the power forward position. The pure meat shield protects the frame and uses more screens. The center uses a little long-range shot. Jason Correll.

It is necessary to take advantage of the preseason to try more substitutes to see who can enter the regular 8-man or 9-man rotation.

After finishing the third quarter hastily, the substitutes obviously cooperated very poorly. The main Cato played absent-mindedly, and seemed to be worried about losing the starter. The quality of the screen was very poor, which made it difficult to give space. so-so.

Moon used his explosive physical talent to successfully rush into the paint several times, but Damon Jones failed to pass the ball in time.

No way, although Damon Jones is a point guard, he has limited organizational talent and is too short for a shooting guard. Moved through multiple teams.

Small forward Glenn Rice has obviously declined seriously, and he made all five three-pointers. He needs to continue to observe.

Jason Koller was targeted by Gasol, and his COSCO shooting ability has not been shown, so we need to continue to observe.

While thinking about it, the game was over.

The Rockets defeated the Grizzlies 104 to 91, and Eddie Griffin scored a game-high 22 points.

Instead, the team flew to San Antonio, rested for the night, and challenged the rival Spurs in the same district back to back.

The previous game against the Grizzlies was played early and the intensity was low, so there was no problem with physical strength, but Eddie Griffin met the old demon Duncan, Thomas met the even older old demon Robinson, and after several successful air cuts, he suffered a tragic blow. On-the-spot switch restrictions.

Su Yang is also quite helpless. The team's offensive system is afraid of changing defenses. The two young insiders encountered two old monsters. In addition, the point guard Arroyo only launched tactics, so it was difficult to get rid of Parker in time. The firepower threat provided was insufficient, resulting in internal and external difficulties. more difficult.

Fortunately, Mobley's touch against Steve Smith on the outside was okay, but he soon encountered Bowen's single-defense target.

After halftime, the Rockets trailed by 12 points.

Back from the break, on the Spurs side, Duncan's main players only played for 3 minutes before taking a break. It's time to practice as a substitute.

What about Malik? Rose and Stephen? Jackson, although they are not weak, but they are still far behind Duncan.

Su Yang struggled for a moment, and chose to keep Griffin, Thomas, and Arroyo as starters. He only removed the two veteran players, Mobley and Walter, and replaced them with Moon and Dan Lange. Version of the Xialian lineup, continue to play seriously.

With skillful cooperation, the Rockets gradually tied the score and completed a lead in the middle of the fourth quarter, winning by 10 points in the end.

At the press conference after the game, the reporter asked why after the Spurs withdrew all the starters, they chose to continue to arrange three starters to be present. Did they want to win the game too much, just like the previous summer league, and they had to double-team without any suspense.

Asking questions like that, implying winning is ugly.

The reporter in San Antonio is Biao.

Su Yang didn't pretend to be polite, "I have full respect for Tim Duncan and David Robinson, but since you said that as a local reporter, when we beat the Spurs in the regular season, I hope you don't insist that the Spurs let the water go." .”

After the words fell, the reporter who asked the question insisted that I will wait.

Then he accepted a question from a TNT reporter and talked about the real reason why Griffin and other starters continued to play. He bluntly said that the Rockets' overall lineup is relatively young and needs more games for training. Even if they are behind by 50 points, they will arrange it that way.

After playing the Spurs, the team rested and adjusted for six days.

Considering the low intensity of the competition, Su Yang only arranged for one day off, and NO.12 resumed team training.

Francis officially joined in to take Arroyo's position, but the first tactic took half an hour to rehearse before it looked like a dynamic attack. The problem was Francis, who couldn't give the ball in time every time there was an open space without the ball.

Francis was also terrible off the ball, often stopping in place after running the first screen, causing the team to stagnate.

Even worse than Damon? Jones.

It's not that Francis didn't cooperate on purpose, but that he didn't have that kind of awareness. He has been the core of the team for many years, and he hasn't received much guidance on off-ball movement. He can only play at his own pace. Correct slowly.

Su Yang was not in a hurry, and observed with his hands on his hips.

On the contrary, Francis himself was in a hurry. After several consecutive failed runs, he threw the ball and hit the floor and shouted, "I don't know why I have to make those runs. I have been able to single-handedly finish the attack several times. I have to pass a few more times." What's the next time?"

Everyone stopped, waiting for an answer.

Griffin and others looked at Francis like a fool, wondering why they didn't understand the meaning of passing more and running more.

Su Yang smiled calmly, "Because that will allow you to play more easily, score with a higher shooting percentage, save more stamina, use it on the defensive end, and win the game better, and if there is a critical moment, use a strong single It's not too late to pick..."

Stronger than the 17 Warriors, they also play passes and cuts in regular time. At critical moments, Durant singles out, or Dooku picks and rolls.

The reason is simple, but Francis obviously doesn’t want to admit that it’s difficult to understand those running positions, and he doesn’t want to easily hand over the ball to the whole team. Even though he has said many times that playing like that can be better, he has no real experience and always doubts resist.

"Jordan played off the ball most of the time, but the Bulls gave him almost every critical moment. That's one of the reasons why he won two and three consecutive championships. I don't want to use Jordan to suppress you, but use success stories to show You proved it can be done."

Francis fell silent, good brother Mobley reminded to continue training, Su Yang nodded in agreement, and everyone started running again.

After the training in the morning, taking advantage of the lunch break, Su Yang discussed the recent situation with Dawson in detail in the general manager's office.

"Mucci? Nonis' agent called me. He is worried about Mucci's position in the new season. What do you think?" Dawson nodded. Su Yang's changes were too drastic, and Cato lost his starting position. , and Mucci is difficult to play.

"I will only use Cato as a tank center or power forward to supplement Griffin or Thomas. I will basically not use Mucci. My suggestion is to send him away. I will look for opportunities for Mucci to win or lose. show the lost game..."

Su Yang didn't want to delay Mucci's career. Right now, Francis admits to returning to his position. Arroyo and Damon Jones are still available as point guards. Mucci's technical characteristics can't match his own offensive and defensive system. good.

"Then I'll start looking for a trading partner."

Dawson sighed slightly, and mentioned the training of Dan Longie and rookie Terrence Morris.Su Yang bluntly said that the training value of both of them is very low. If they can be sent away, they will be sent away. If they cannot be sent away, they will be arranged to play in the Development League. He does not want to waste more time.

After chatting and getting up to leave the office, Su Yang sighed in his heart. Before the results were achieved, there were still a lot of things to do. If Xia Lian coached regardless of his care, it would be [-] miles above nine days. .

You have to be patient, but also hungry.