After changing careers, I ruled an era in the NBA

"Dirk, the times are changing, and the league's style of play is also changing. The league will enter the era of small ball, and you are the best center in the era of small ball."

Su Jiuyun's words did not touch Nowitzki, who had experienced all kinds of ups and downs, but he just looked at Su Jiuyun suspiciously.

"Dirk, think about it, in the era when your top power forwards were at their peak, there were still many powerful insiders, not to mention O'Neal, Howard, Randolph, Stoudemire, Bynum, etc. These big killers inside.

But if you look at the present, Howard is still in a good competitive state, but he is also on the decline.

As for the new generation of insiders, who else can be called a big insider killer?

Griffin?Or Love, or Aldridge?

Are they considered traditional big inside killers? "

Every question Su Jiuyun asked directly touched Nowitzki. He felt that what Su Jiuyun said was too right, and he looked forward to what Su Jiuyun could say later.

"None of them, none of them, each of them is getting farther and farther, and even if necessary, they can develop 3-pointers like you and become a regular scoring method.

Let’s take a look at the forwards and defenses. There are more and more talents. Not to mention Kobe, James, Anthony, Wade, Paul, Durant, Paul George, Westbrook, James Harden, Stephen Curry, Irving, John Wall Er wait.

It can be said that there are more and more strikers and defenders in the Mesozoic and Cenozoic generations, and their skills are becoming more and more diversified, so this will inevitably lead to changes in the league's style of play.

I don’t know if you have noticed that the overall percentage of 3-point shots in the league is increasing every year, and as long as teams with high shooting percentages and good production volumes generally have good records, what does this mean?

It shows that 3-pointers are becoming more and more important, and the era of small balls is coming.

More accurate 3-pointers, better court space, faster game rhythm, more offensive rounds, less and less inside hand-to-hand combat, and reduced physical confrontation.

It can be said that in the era of winning the inside and winning the world, you will be beaten to death by those violent men when you hit the center with your body. "

When Nowitzki heard Su Jiuyun say that he would be beaten to death by these violent men, he couldn't help but slap him on the back. Is there such a metaphor?

Su Jiuyun grinned in pain, and continued:

"And in this small-ball era where the center is withered and physical resistance is declining, you happen to play the center, and you will definitely be the strongest center that deserves to be..."

Su Jiuyun sat there and told Nowitzki what he was thinking.

"Dirk, have you thought about it? If I develop a 3-pointer and the two of us pick and roll outside, how do you think they should defend? Also, if we are also able to defend and shoot 3-pointers in other positions where's the guy?"

Nowitzki's thoughts followed Su Jiuyun's words, and such a picture appeared in his mind.

He and Su Jiuyun pick and roll. If the opponent switches defenses, Su Jiuyun can rush by himself, pass the ball to himself, and then raise his hand and shoot when facing the short guard.

Su Jiuyun can also play small and big, or break through, or shoot 3 points from the outside.

How to prevent this?

Nowitzki was moved, this was Su Jiuyun's temptation.

Su Jiuyun went home contentedly, but Nowitzki did not leave. After walking out of the training hall, he went directly to Carlisle's office.

"Dike, how's it going? Did you chat with Su, and what did you come up with?"

Half an hour later, when Nowitzki left, Carlisle frowned and wrote and drew.

Because Nowitzki completely told Carlisle some of the characteristics of the small ball era that Su Jiuyun just said.

As an academic and a well-known nba tactician, he is very interested in Su Jiuyun's style of play in the small ball era.

The more he writes and draws there, the more he feels that this style of play is very suitable for the current Mavericks.

Su Jiuyun is the core of tactics. Although his 3-pointer has not yet been developed, his ability to break through and hit the basket is very strong. After the pick-and-roll, all opponents are afraid of his breakthrough.

If Dirk plays center, their pick-and-roll will definitely cause headaches for the opponent. The chemical reaction between Su Jiuyun and Troy Murphy in the first few games has already surprised Carlisle.

If it is paired with a functional player who can defend, not occupy the ball, and shoot 3-pointers like Su Jiuyun said, tsk tsk tsk, wouldn't the offensive end explode.

And when facing the opponent's pick-and-roll on the defensive end, everyone can switch defenses, so what a headache for the opponent?

Crowder, Carter, Marion, and OJ Mayo can all shoot 3-pointers. Except for Mayo's defense, which is a bit stretched, everyone else's defense is online.

The more Carlisle thought about it, the more excited he became, he forgot the time, and kept thinking about the tactics until 10 o'clock in the evening, before he came back to his senses under the protest of his stomach.

The next day's training started, when Carlisle put Nowitzki in the center position, everyone was stunned for a moment, and then looked at Nowitzki and Su Jiuyun, wanting to see their reactions.

Because everyone is not a fool, power forward is the most comfortable for Nowitzki to play, but now playing center means that he voluntarily gave up his position as the core of tactics.

In fact, many people must be mentally prepared. After all, Nowitzki is 35, and it is normal to give up the tactical core. Moreover, Su Jiuyun has performed very well since the beginning of the season and has great potential.

It's just that no one thought that Nowitzki would actually play center forward, and no one would be so stupid that the coaching staff arranged for him to play without his consent.

Just kidding, how can nba coaches compare with super giants now, when there is a conflict between the two sides, the coach must go, of course, except for old monsters like Popovich.

Su Jiuyun, Mayo, Marion, Claude, and Nowitzki, this is the main lineup that Carlisle formed in training, and increased the use of space in tactical training, requiring 3-pointers to shoot as soon as they are available.

Covering without the ball, passing and cutting, coupled with Su Jiuyun's ability to hold the ball and pass the ball, for a while, the 3-pointers of the main lineup really stumped the substitutes, because the score was too fast, one inattentive, several After the round, the point difference was over 10.

Especially the pick and roll of Su Jiuyun and Nowitzki, whether it is Troy Murphy or Chris Kaman, the defense can only choose a cup of poison to drink.

Put the defensive focus on Nowitzki, and Su Jiuyun will not want to let him go. If he puts it on Su Jiuyun, Nowitzki will shoot from outside the 3-point line, and about 40% of the 3-pointers in the official game The ball hit rate is not fake, let alone this kind of training.

Moreover, Nowitzki standing outside the 3-point line is more deterrent than Troy Murphy, and no center dares to defend against it.

Then the entire inside line was emptied, and Su Jiuyun was like a fish in water. Once he broke through all kinds of supplementary defenses, all kinds of vacancies were left on the outside line.

Everyone found that the game seemed to be very simple, just run out of open space and shoot the ball.

Only Carlisle was still frowning.

ps: The typo is corrected first and then corrected.