I'm a big shot in basketball

At eight o'clock in the morning on the 22nd, Su Yang rushed to the training base and convened a meeting with Thibodeau and others who had arrived in advance.

"In order to better recruit Billups, it is necessary for us to prove that our coaching staff has top-level analysis ability, arrangement ability and lead adjustment ability by defeating the Timberwolves in a nine-game winning streak. This will be a surprise battle,

At the same time, in order to better show Billups or other players the workflow and professionalism of our coaching staff, this time we will videotape and release it during the recruitment process, but there will be clips, so you don’t have to worry about your own image. "

Everyone in the coaching staff burst into laughter. They were a little nervous when they heard the video, but there was nothing to panic when they learned that there was an edit.

The photographer next to him joked that he didn't have to worry about swearing and the like being recorded, and he wouldn't take pictures with his face.

"First let's look at data analysis..."

During the conversation, Su Yang used the remote control to project the computer screen and brought up the data analysis form. The average points, assists, offensive rebounds, defensive rebounds, free throws and steals of the 29 teams in the league were divided into two categories: offense and defense. part,

The data is very raw and unprocessed, but Su Yang started to collect and organize it from the time of the Rockets. He wrote a script to automatically capture the announcement data of NBC and TNT. When he came to the Warriors and became the head coach, he let the video analysis department continue to update.

Seeing Su Yang bring up the data form, Thibodeau stared wide-eyed: "You really have your own secret!"

Then he sighed and said that he didn't understand why Su Yang could be the head coach for half a year. The promotion speed is too fast. There has never been a similar case in the history of the NBA. It is acceptable to see Su Yang create a statistical table. never had.

"This is due to the advent of the web page era, which allows a lot of data to be easily disseminated globally. In the past, various data of various teams were difficult to publish even if there were statistics. Technology changes life, and technology also changes basketball games..."

After pretending to be beautiful, Su Yang continued to analyze.

The Timberwolves' defensive level is not bad, and the average points allowed per game ranks No. 15 in the league, which belongs to the mid-range level.

Mainly rely on Garnett to support the entire system, but apart from Garnett and Billups, the defense of the other main players can only be said to be passing or slightly higher than the league average. As a result, the team does not have too strong defensive characteristics, but there is a comparison. Big downside.

"From the start of the game to the present, the team against the Timberwolves has averaged 16.1 three-pointers per game, 6.0 shots per game, and a shooting percentage of 37.1%. Their defensive three-pointers are basically ranked second to last in the league. Better than knights.

In comparison, the top defensive teams in the league, such as the Pistons, only allowed opponents to shoot 12.1 three-pointers per game, and the Spurs only allowed opponents to shoot 13.3 three-pointers per game. Shoot 12.5 three-pointers. "

In this era, the standard for defending three-pointers is mainly based on the number of three-pointers shot by the opponent. Although the Pistons 12.1 is only 15.1 times less than the Timberwolves 4, but in this era, most games are won or lost by 2-3. Round decision.

"We need to find out why the Timberwolves are not good at defending the [-] and try to use that as a winning tool."

The voice fell and started working.

Watching a lot of videos, especially those games against the Timberwolves with more three-pointers, is a huge workload.

First find out the games where the Timberwolves lost or narrowly won, and study whether they were affected by the three-point defense, then check the corresponding rounds, study why the Timberwolves did not defend the opponent's three-pointers in that round, and finally deduce whether the Warriors can follow suit.

Big win games can also be watched, but the priority is the lowest.

"Currently the Timberwolves have played 40 games. The five of us are responsible for eight games each. I am 1-8, Thibodeau is 9-16, and Wells is 7-24..." Su Yang made a simple arrangement, thinking that he had to expand the video and data Team, it takes too much time to do it yourself.

The entire coaching staff started working excitedly, focusing on the three-pointer while also studying the Timberwolves.

"10 three-pointers in a loss to the Cavaliers..."

"The narrow victory over the Grizzlies made 28 of 9 three-pointers..."

"In the loss to the Magic, Darryl Armstrong made 9 of 5 three-pointers, and McGrady made 7 of 4 three-pointers..."

"During the three-game losing streak of the Timberwolves, the Sonics and the Lakers made 22 three-pointers, and the Clippers made 18 of 12 three-pointers..."

After the roughly sample statistics were completed, Su Yang began to fast-forward to check the corresponding rounds. He only regretted that there was no detailed statistics for each round. He could quickly locate for a few minutes and seconds, and the playback operation was a bit troublesome. He thoroughly understood that Van Gundy watched the video until two o'clock in the morning.

Thibodeau and several people operated simultaneously.

Work until noon, eat some hamburgers casually, take a nap for 40 minutes and then study, and it doesn't end until four o'clock.

Su Yang held another meeting.

"From the video I watched, there are two reasons for the Timberwolves' poor three-point defense.

The first is that they like to group up to defend, which is specifically manifested by shrinking the paint area or stacking on the strong side. If they encounter players who can break through and are good at passing, they will be easily shot for three-pointers, such as losing two consecutive games. For the Mavericks game, Nash sent 17 assists and 15 assists, especially the accumulation of strong sides allowed Nash to succeed in many long-range crosses..."

Thibodeau nodded in agreement,

I thought to myself that I have been an assistant coach for the Knicks for so many years, and I learned from Riley and Van Gundy. The deepest impression is the accumulation of strong sides, so that I later came up with the ICE defensive strategy. Passing, most of the time, the income is relatively good, but it is especially easy to give for nothing when encountering breakthroughs that can be passed long and fast.

"It's a pity that we have sent Hughes away. He is a guy who is good at passing the ball. We must rely on the hot veteran Mookie Blaylock and Bob Sura. Arenas is not suitable for the breakthrough for the time being." The role of splitting the ball, he is currently playing relatively single-threaded, making too many turnovers, against a strong team like the Timberwolves, he is more suitable for the weak side to catch the ball and shoot three-pointers..."

Normally, Arenas can be allowed to show casually, but the Timberwolves are very important to avoid unstable factors and not give the main control.

"Another reason why the Timberwolves have poor three-point defense is that their defense is relatively clean, that is, the perimeter defense gives less physical contact, and their average fouls per game rank around the fourth in the league. In comparison, the Pistons and Strong defensive teams such as the Spurs average 2.3 more fouls per game than the Timberwolves. We must find a way to take advantage of this and encourage players to take more shots..."

The lack of fouls is basically the result of deliberate control. For example, Garnett supported the defensive system and did not dare to foul easily. He averaged only 2.3 times per game. Positioning and anticipation.

"As for the Timberwolves losing game, I didn't pay much attention to the problems on the offensive end, how about you?"

Su Yang looked at Thibodeau to hint at the words, but in fact he knew very well that when the Timberwolves lost the game, there was a problem on the offensive end that there were too many turnovers. The average number of turnovers in a win was 13.4, and the turnover in a loss could easily reach 20+. The typical feature is that when encountering a player with strong mobility and accurate prediction, encountering early double-teaming or assisting defense leads to loss of the ball, and then being hit by a defensive counterattack easily loses points.

Like losing to the Magic, let McGrady get 4 steals, lose to the Lakers by Devin George and Fox 6 times, lose to the Nets by Kidd 4 times and Corey Kiddles 3 times, Bowen steals 3 times in loss to Spurs...

Choosing to let Thibodeau say that it is mainly to give a chance to perform, after all, it is considered to be the chief assistant coach of Wells.

I feel that the coaching staff should also be sophisticated.

Thinking about it, Thibodeau picked up the notebook in front of Su Yang's desk, and said with a smile, "Why are you asking me? Don't you already have a record? The Timberwolves made many mistakes in losing games, which led to being hit back. Players who are good at anticipation and high mobility have been intercepted many times. The core reason is that they rely too much on Garnett on the offensive end, and their offensive choices are easy to see through."

Su Yang was slightly embarrassed to be discovered.

"You don't have to think about helping to establish a professional image. I will prove my ability to the whole team. From a certain point of view, you look down on me and don't believe us, but I can understand, and everyone can understand. You don't want to change the world too.

What attracts us middle-aged people the most is that you are professional, tough and courageous to try without fear. "

After the words fell, Wells and others nodded in agreement.

Su Yang cupped his fists in apology, he was out of character.

It is understandable after thinking about it. A graduate coach can attract the followers of middle-aged assistant coaches, which shows that everyone does not care about those false names. Building a strong team and winning the championship is the common goal of everyone. people.

The topic returned to whether the Warriors can learn, and the result of the discussion was no, because the Warriors no longer have outstanding defensive players.

Hughes, the only one who is good at steals, was sent away, so the players could only help defend and press in advance depending on the situation, and how many counted.

The discussion continued, and the offensive and defensive strategies were determined.

On the 23rd of the next day, training began at nine o'clock in the morning.

Considering Garnett's super mobility and good at handling those flexible power forwards, Su Yang decisively arranged for Jamison to play small forwards. After all, the two have faced each other many times in their careers, and Jamison lost more than he won. The data is far below the career average.

Fortson and Murphy will match up with Garnett, and at the same time, Adonal and Dampier will block the paint. Nate fully demonstrated the Jagged big jumper.

Richardson changed to shooting guard, Sura served as the starting point guard, and Arenas and veteran Mucci partnered to lead the bench.

Catching the ball and shooting three-pointers quickly has become a key practice item for the team, and even Murphy has a special squatting corner tactic.

Between practices, the media discussed the confrontation between the two teams.

The Timberwolves, who have won nine consecutive victories, and the Warriors who have won three games in five games recently, most commentators believe that the Warriors will lose.

Bill Simmons said in the program: "Even when the Rockets were winning, Su Yang's offensive system was limited against the Timberwolves. ball ready,

He very shrewdly expressed the need to delay gratification at his inauguration conference, implying that it is completely acceptable to play poorly and lose.

He will definitely use the need to play poorly to get a high pick as an excuse, but before against those weak teams, he overdrawn the physical strength and energy of the players and won many times. He is an expert in speculation and is very good at following the trend. That is his strongest skills. "

Simmons' remarks were supported by many fans and some commentators. Some people ridiculed that Su Yang would use "bad performance as an excuse to cover up the loss" next season. After all, the previous ESPN report on the Grizzlies and Eagles interviews mentioned that Yang Yang has a point of view that'it's better to fight for the cornerstone of the team for four or five years than to make a round of playoffs every year', and it is definitely planned in advance.

On the 24th of the next day, the Warriors faced the Timberwolves.

After finishing the pre-match training in the afternoon, Su Yang was interviewed and talked about Bill Simmons' remarks about being good at speculation.

"Factos!

Bill Simmons is right. I am really good at following the trend. A sage once said that it is an excellent talent who can understand the changes of the times. More run and catch-and-shoot offense, I haven't had it right now, and when I do it's going to be copied all over the league..."

He also talked about whether he was going to use bad competition for cornerstone players as an excuse to lose in the next few years, and said with a smile: "I understand that some media people need the natural attributes of enthusiasm. I believe that some opinions even say that on purpose. Although it is stupid, it can trigger Discussion, I am also happy to see such behavior, because I will swell their faces with facts, even if they have never been shameless."

The game starts at six o'clock.

Warriors starting, Sura, Richardson, Jamison, Murphy, Dampier.

Timberwolves start, Bilu, Szczerbiak, Smith, Garnett, Nesterovic.

Dampier accidentally beat Garnett with a jump ball. The Warriors got the ball and launched an attack. Su Yang instructed to start in an elbow formation in the frontcourt. Murphy directly led Garnett to the left corner to squat, and Jamison acted as The small forward stands in the left elbow to support.

The basketball was passed to Dampier on the right elbow, and Sura ran to the right and made a split cross-coordination to create a three-point opportunity to catch the ball. However, Richardson took the opportunity to run to the top of the arc and did not catch the ball. Instead, he used Jamison's back lift cover, escape from Sczerbiak pursuit,

Playing a powerful explosive power, he rushed to the basket like lightning, making it clear that he was going to catch the pass and dunk.

That kind of running successfully tricked Garnett into shrinking the defense from the short corner, which is what Garnett is good at, extremely fast.

But no matter how fast it was, Dampier did not pass the ball to Richardson who rushed to the basket, but went straight to the left corner.

Murphy received the ball wide open, and when he heard Su Yang yelling to remind him to make a shot, he thought this is my exclusive tactic, and he must not be discouraged.

Three minutes into the net hollow.

Su Yang cheered and shouted with the fans in the audience. He was not worried about Murphy, but more worried about Dampier's inability to pass the ball at the right time. It was out of helplessness that Dampier was asked to support him. If he wanted to defeat the mighty Timberwolves, he had to go slanted.

Turn the Timberwolves to attack.

Garnett raised the pick-and-roll, drove the basketball to the right, then turned around and made an air cut to the left waist and back body, and then received the basketball back pass from right to left.Su Yang laughed out loud, completely unaware of why Timberwolves head coach Philip made such arrangements.

Pure waste of energy.

When Garnett received the ball, Murphy and Dampier of the Warriors immediately shrunk to intercept the inside line, and Jamison also shrunk and suppressed the long pass route to the weak side on the right side, while Richardson and Sura were ready to switch defenses at any time , Restricting Bilu and Szczerbiak to catch three-pointers through crossovers or any other form. Although the Timberwolves made fewer three-pointers, their shooting percentage was high enough.

There are only two options left for Garnett.

Either Jagged big jumper.

Either carry the meat shield and rush to the basket.

I saw Garnett hesitated for a moment, turned around and shot a jumper towards the baseline with a roar, and the basketball rebounded with a clatter.

The cheers broke out simultaneously, but Joe? Smith, as a small forward, rose to suppress Jamison and grabbed an offensive rebound.

Joe? Smith relied on the advantage of the rise to launch a heads-up, and Jamison also adopted the principle of letting go and not letting go.

Basketball slams once again.

The Warriors counterattacked with a rebound, and Richardson took a long pass from Fortson and made a layup with Szebia on his shoulders.

Cheers broke out in the arena, and the Timberwolves requested a 20-second timeout for no reason.

Back from the timeout, the Timberwolves attack.

Still using the same tactic, Garnett moved up and then took advantage of the strength and weakness to move down, and once again took the ball with his back on the left waist, but maybe he was not so confident in the previous miss, so he hesitated to turn forward. The shot temporarily becomes a long horizontal pass.

Billups was unprepared, Sura relied on his height and wingspan to steal the ball, raised his hand and made another long pass.

Richardson received the ball from the center line and rushed to the basket in the frontcourt, chasing and dunking against Szebia.

The basketball blasted into the net and scored two points. The referee also whistled for a foul on Szczebia's pushing and gave an additional penalty.

Seeing this, Su Yang led the fans to shout ROY's best rookie. Richardson made an extra free throw to start the game 5-0.

Timberwolves coach Philip? Saunders found that something was wrong, and quickly instructed Billups to play a pick-and-roll.

Bilu took the ball to the frontcourt and did so, and raised the pick-and-roll, while the Warriors chose to give priority to defending Bilu's breakthrough.

The basketball was immediately given to Garnett, who was opened by the outside bounce, and he shot a 19-foot two-pointer very confidently.

bang!Smashing baskets and striking iron.

Dampier jumped up and got the rebound, but unfortunately the two fast breaks made the Timberwolves too alert and had no chance at the first time.

The Warriors all landed, and then ran the opening tactics. Richardson used Jamison to cover and rush to the basket, and once again thought of Garnett, who was on the short corner on the left, shrinking to help defend, but this time Dampier Nesterovic's Under interference, the passing position is slightly higher.

Seeing this, Su Yang hurriedly yelled to remind him to grab a rebound, but Murphy was uncomfortable catching the ball, and his shot was delayed by Garnett's ultra-fast return defense interference, and the three-pointer really hit the iron.Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Richardson rushed to the basket and rose from the ground.

With a bang, it's an empty catch!

"yeah!"

Su Yang raised his hands and led the fans to cheer.

The 7-0 start is simply fantastic.

The Timberwolves immediately launched a counterattack, and it was still a high pick-and-roll. Garnett may have thought that two shots in a row would be too bad for morale. This time he chose to carry Murphy's defense and rush to the basket, facing Dampier's defense, ignoring the small open teammates. Strovic chose to forcefully take off and lay down the basket, but was blocked by Dampier head-on, and Murphy took advantage of the opportunity to grab the dropped rebound.

There were cheers in the arena. Richardson caught the ball and rushed to the frontcourt with a 2.8-second kill. Seeing the Timberwolves shrink their defense and hearing Su Yang's encouragement, Richardson made an emergency stop and chased for a three-pointer. Nesterovic, who was about to settle down, instinctively stretched out his hand to try to block the shot. As a result, the basketball slammed into the circle and bounced into the net. At the same time, the referee whistled for a foul by Nesterovic.

Cheers resounded throughout the arena, and Su Yang took the lead in shouting ROY's best rookie again. Richardson made a steady hit and added a penalty.

Faced with a 0-11 deficit at the start, Timberwolves coach Philip Saunders requested a long timeout.

The video provided by the Warriors to the TV station was played simultaneously on the large central screen. The images and sounds of Su Yang, Thibodeau and others discussing how to attack and defend against the Timberwolves were released.

On the Timberwolves bench, Billups also saw the video, and his heart was full of turmoil. He thought of what Su Yang said in Houston before, and even thought that before arriving at the arena in the afternoon, his agent revealed that Su Yang had contacted over him.

"He wants to recruit you in the offseason and sign a long-term contract as the core. He is as optimistic about you as a super point guard like Pitilo, but he is different from Pitilo. He will not force you to play fast break. He Willing to set up a lot of position tactics for you..."

On the sidelines of the live broadcast, the commentator Tim laughed.

"I know that Su Yang released this video to slap ESPN's Bill Simmons and his ilk, and let the fans see how the Warriors coaching staff works, but it feels crazy to do this in front of the Timberwolves. Even a little perverted.

But I like it so much! "