NBA: James wants to team up with me

Chapter 115 Give Larry Brown a little bit of the shock of the small ball era

(The second update is a bit late, sorry)

It is difficult for Wang Chong to change the situation of the game if he cannot catch the ball.

But with a basketball in hand, it's completely different.

First of all, Wang Chong's own scoring can stabilize the scoring drought of the American men's basketball team. Secondly, Wang Chong's continuous shooting from mid-to-long distances successfully disrupted Puerto Rico's defensive formation. The offensive deterrent also made it easy for other players on the field to score. stand up.

Although the overall strength of the Dream Six team is weak, don't underestimate the explosive scoring power of this team. After all, their starting lineup has two top guards in Iverson + Marbury. Don't worry about the two. Whether they are compatible or not, even if only one of them is in good shape, it is not something that a team of Puerto Rico's level can compete with.

The Dream Team successfully tied the score in the third quarter, overtook and held on to the lead in the fourth quarter, and finally narrowly defeated Puerto Rico 91:89 and won their first victory in the group stage.

Although they won the game, it was a bit embarrassing to win this game. At least the American fans who watched this game were very dissatisfied.

The mighty American dream team was able to fight so hard against a little-known Puerto Rico. If Wang Chong hadn't scored 80 points with a shooting rate of nearly 25% and disrupted the opponent's zone defense formation, Maybe this game will capsize in the gutter and lose.

For the American Dream Team, failure to defeat the opponent by a big score means failure.

In an interview after the game, Larry Brown directly expressed his dissatisfaction with the game without any secret.

"We played very sloppily in the game, underestimated our opponents too much, and at the same time our own tactics were a mess. We relied entirely on the players' personal abilities on the field to fight alone. It is difficult for such a team to go all the way to the end. I hope that I and My players were able to quickly adapt and integrate as a team in the following games.”

While Larry Brown was talking to reporters, Wang Chong was thoughtful.

In this game, to be honest, he felt that the defensive intensity was really low. The opponent's one-on-one defensive ability was very weak and could not be compared with NBA players. On the field, he relied on the teamwork of zone defense to limit the opponent. Score.

So as long as he is given enough ball rights, Wang Chong is absolutely sure to score 30+ or ​​even 40+ points in a game.

But if you want to break the zone defense, there is not only Wang Chong's mid-range shooting method, but there is another way that may be more effective. After all, the current Dream Six team has the best mid-range shooting ability, only Wang Chong and Anthony. , there is still a big gap between the latter and Wang Chong, so we cannot just point at Wang Chong.

The method he mentioned is the future small ball tactics. To be precise, it should be the style of play of the 08 Capital Olympics Dream Team and the Heat in the next 12-13 season.

Frequent full-court press, relying on high-pressure defense to force opponents to make mistakes, and then using mobility to counterattack quickly.

The lethality of this move in the international arena is not the slightest. After all, most of the strong European teams are great at teamwork.

This move is equivalent to overturning the table, giving you no chance to form a formation, especially a heavy center that lives under the basket all year round. It has no use at all in frequent turnaround runs.

Although the lineup of Dream Team 6 is not strong enough, it is definitely capable of building this team.

Wang Chong just thought about it briefly and had a good lineup plan.

Iverson plays point guard, Wade plays shooting guard, James plays small forward, he plays power forward, and Stoudemire plays center.

This lineup is not too bad in terms of height. Stoudemire is 2 meters and Wang Chong is 08 meters. Although both of them are too thin and weak to support the work of protecting the basket in the penalty area, they all need to play small ball tactics. Yes, you still need to protect a hammer basket?

Stoudemire's mobility is definitely the best among power forwards, and his instant explosive power and speed are not even inferior to Wang Chong's.

Without Stoudemire before his injury, his strongest point was his dunk after facing the frame.

Wang Chong can fully imagine what a disaster it will be for other teams when such a lineup appears in the Olympics.

Of course, Wang Chong himself said that it was useless. The head coach of the Dream Team was Larry Brown, a very stubborn old man. As a young player, it would be difficult to persuade him.

But regardless of whether he could be persuaded or not, in order to better complete the system's tasks, Wang Chong still knocked on the door of Larry Brown's room that night after the game.

When the door opened, Brown looked at Wang Chong standing at the door and raised his eyebrows in surprise.

"King, you're still up so late, what do you want from me?"

"Coach, I have something I want to talk to you about."

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A moment later, Larry Brown, who was sitting on the sofa, adjusted his glasses frames and frowned.

The style of play Wang Chong mentioned is actually not new. The NBA has developed similar tactics for many years.

But so far, such tactics have not really taken off in the league.

There are many reasons. With the level of NBA players, it is not possible to force opponents to make frequent mistakes without a full-court press. Moreover, a full-court press consumes a lot of physical energy. It is difficult to persist in a 48-minute NBA game. Moreover, Even if it is a counterattack and fast break, with the mobility of league players, they can quickly return to defense for defense.

The last and most important point is that there are 30 teams in the NBA after all. Under the constraints of salary space, it is rare for multiple players with outstanding athletic ability and top mobility to team up together.

That's right, I'm talking about the Heat's Big Three.

James, Wade and even Bosh are all very mobile players, especially in the two seasons of 11-12 and 12-13. The Heat with Bosh at the center position can definitely be regarded as a small ball lineup. The dynamic pressing defense coupled with James' connection as fast as the Thunder makes the Heat very strong on both ends of the offense and defense.

The tactics that are quite demanding in the NBA can be realized in the Dream Team. Especially considering the opponent's personal ability, the full-court pressing tactic may really work wonders.

However, what Wang Chong was facing was Larry Brown after all, a stubborn old man.

He shook his head slightly and said, "Wang, thank you for your advice, but I don't think that rashly changing tactics without any prior training and running-in will bring victory to the team."

Wang Chong knew that Larry Brown would definitely not agree, so he immediately said: "Coach, I have only one request. If there is garbage time in the next game, please send this lineup to give it a try. Absolutely It will not let you down!"

When Wang Chongdu mentioned this, Larry Brown paused, then nodded and said, "Okay, I'll think about it."

If it were in the past, Brown would definitely refuse without hesitation.

Are you kidding me? A first-year rookie actually dares to point fingers in front of me and question my tactics?

But at this time, Brown was under a lot of pressure.

The Pistons failed to compete for the championship. If the U.S. men's basketball team he led also lost to Athens in the Olympics, it would be a heavy blow to the legendary coach's coaching ability.

He can't afford to lose in the Olympics!

In the game against Puerto Rico, he saw clearly that the U.S. men's basketball team's victory was entirely dependent on Wang Chong's performance. He also saw that main players such as Iverson and Marbury were unable to cope with the zone defense.

As a result, some tactical adjustments are bound to be made.

But he actually doesn't have high hopes for the effect.

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In the second round of the group stage, the US men's basketball team vs. Greece.

<divclass="contentadv">Unexpectedly, this was another close game. Just like the first game against Puerto Rico, facing the Greek zone defense, Iverson and Marbury Their offensive efficiency was not very good, but this time they found a way to deal with it - passing the ball to Wang Chong.

Wang Chong, who fired from mid- to long-range positions, could easily disintegrate the opponent's zone defense system. In the end, the American men's basketball team narrowly beat the Greek men's basketball team by 80 points 71:9.

Wang Chong scored 18 points in this game, averaging 21.5 points per game in the two games, firmly establishing himself as the team's scoring leader.

In the third game of the group stage, the American men's basketball team faced Australia.

In this game, the Dream Team finally ushered in a relatively easy game, establishing a point difference of nearly 20 points at halftime.

With a huge lead, Larry Brown, who was in a good mood, changed into the lineup Wang Chong mentioned during substitute time.

Iverson, Wade, James, Wang Chong and Stoudemire appeared at the same time.

At this time, the Australian men's basketball team did not realize the seriousness of the problem. Seeing that the American men's basketball team replaced two generals, Duncan and Marbury, they wanted to take the opportunity to catch up with the point difference.

But the war situation developed in a direction they had not expected at all.

Before the five players came on the court, they already knew in advance the style of play they would need to play after they came on the court.

Larry Brown didn't hide anything. He said directly that this was Wang Chong's suggestion and he wanted to test the effect, which surprised all the players on the American team.

Wang Chong can actually provide tactical advice to the coach?

Everyone present here are all top NBA players, and their basketball IQs are naturally high. They immediately understood the essence of this tactical play.

James looked particularly excited.

He felt as if this tactic was tailor-made for him. Fast break counterattack. Isn't this what he is best at?

After the game restarted, the Australian men's basketball players were surprised to find that they had just served from the bottom corner when Iverson and Wade immediately stepped forward and began to press the ball.

Wade will be selected to the All-Defensive Second Team next season. Although he is still a few months away, his defensive ability is not too bad.

Iverson is limited by his height, so his defensive ability is not very strong. However, due to his high speed, his steals are not low at all, and he has won the league's steals title for three consecutive years.

The two defenders of the Australian men's basketball team were in a hurry due to their pressing pressure, and they accidentally lost the ball before half-time was over.

Iverson, who had quick eyes and quick hands to complete the steal, rushed directly to the basket with the ball, causing his opponent to commit a defensive foul and go to the free throw line.

After making 2 of 2 free throws, the Australian men's basketball team resumed the baseline kick, but saw Iverson and Wade coming again.

On the bench, Larry Brown watched this scene with his eyebrows raised.

"It looks like the effect is pretty good..."

Under the pressure of Iverson and Wade, the Australian defender had a very difficult time dribbling the ball across the half court. But after standing and looking at his teammates, he was shocked to find that almost all of his teammates were being pestered by their opponents. In this state, there is no passing space at all.

The animals on the Dream Team are really in great shape. The Australian men's basketball team was physically exhausted due to physical confrontation. It took me a long time to figure out how someone finally got a chance by relying on an off-ball pick-and-roll screen, received the pass, and then shot in a hurry. Take action, fearing that if you move slower, your opponents will surround you again.

But how can a hastily shot be successful when a lot of physical energy has been used up?

The basketball bounced off the frame and was picked up by James on the defensive rebound.

The next moment, James threw the basketball forward, lowered his head and started full sprint mode.

"Damn, this beast charges so fast!"

Wang Chong was obviously close to James, but when James grabbed the rebound and started a fast break, he couldn't catch up with James, who was still dribbling.

Not even Wang Chong, who has long legs, can catch up, let alone all the Australian players.

With James' fast break, only two outside defenders had time to return to defense.

Looking at the opponent's weak body, James didn't even think about it. He jumped up and scored with a signature tomahawk chop.

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The next few rounds were more of a massacre than a game.

The offensive pace of the American men's basketball team is too fast, giving the Australian men's basketball team no chance to set up a zone defense formation, and the full-court press quickly consumes a lot of the opponent's physical energy.

Of course, this style of play consumes more physical energy of the defensive players, but it doesn't matter. Who makes most of the players present who have not played much time?

When Iverson is tired, he lets Marbury step in. Stoudemire can't run anymore. It's not impossible to let Odom or Marion downgrade and replace him.

Including Wang Chong, there are Anthony substitutes. In the dream team, there are too many players who can be replaced.

This game against Australia became the most exciting game played by the Dream Team since the group stage. After the whole game, the American men's basketball team beat Australia 102:71, beating Australia by 31 points!

He was able to score over 40 points in the entire -minute game, and the offensive pace was so fast that it took off.

Even the stubborn Larry Brown was amazed by the actual combat effectiveness of the small ball lineup.

For the first time, he experienced the shock of small ball play.

Then in the fourth game of the group stage, against Lithuania, when the traditional lineup failed to open up the situation and Lithuania took the lead, Larry Brown decisively switched to a small-ball lineup.

Like Australia, where has Lithuania seen this battle? Being pressed by the whole court and attacking at a fast pace, they were unable to parry, and the score difference was quickly widened.

97:92, the Dream Team has won 4 games in the group stage, winning all games without losing a single game.