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In early October, the NBA preseason started. This year, the Clippers did not have to leave the United States to compete, which made it much easier.

Yang Rui announced that Curry and Gasol, who participated in the Men's Basketball World Championships in the summer, will rest to give others more opportunities to perform. Therefore, rookie Zach LaVine became the team's starting point guard, with Farmar as a substitute.

LaVine is 196cm tall and weighs only 83kg. After a summer of hard work to gain weight, he is one kilogram longer than when he was drafted. He clearly has a physique that all women envy. But if you want him to play shooting guard with this kind of physique, you just want him to die.

LaVine plays point guard, and Yang Rui feels that he is half Curry and half Wei Shao.

His current style of play has the shadow of Westbrook. He likes to play fast break counterattacks. He is extremely fast in transition between offense and defense. He relies heavily on athletic ability. He always ends the offense with a jump shot. His shot selection is often poor, but his shooting skills are great. The hit rate is relatively stable.

Yang Rui plans to take advantage of LaVine's talent and clearly inform him to transform into a point guard. Even if he plays a two-guard tactic, he must treat himself as a point guard rather than a shooting guard and actively cooperate with his teammates.

He needs to increase his strength, build muscles, and learn how to break through to the basket in a half-court offense. At the same time, his mental will also needs to be tougher and he cannot be distracted on the court. All of this will take time.

In Yang Rui's previous life, LaVine was unlucky to be selected by the Timberwolves. He was paired with Rubio, the notorious point guard at the 1st position, and could only play the 2nd position. The Timberwolves were naturally outgunned from the outside.

Then something magical happened. Many ball blind people praised Lu Yizhong for his good defense and his great role in the Timberwolves, while LaVine was the worst single defense for the Timberwolves, a pure defensive black hole.

This is very similar to Curry's predicament back then. Curry was partnered with second-rate star Ellis, and LaVine taking the blame for someone like Rubio is a story that is sadder than sad. If the Timberwolves management is normal, they should let Rubio go immediately and free up the starting position at No. 1 for LaVine.

You know, before Brother Ball landed in the NBA, Rubio had always been the worst offensive point guard. Even Rondo, known as Lon Can't Shoot, could beat him. Rondo is at least very capable of breaking through, and his two-point shooting percentage is guaranteed, while Rubio, who mainly shoots two-pointers, has an overall shooting percentage of less than 40%, and even his overhead layups may miss, which is simply incredible.

Yang Rui believes that as long as LaVine uses his physical advantages to play point guard, it is possible to become a super sixth man. If he wants to continue to improve, he must improve his decision-making skills and lead his teammates instead of simply ending the offense.

As a result, LaVine performed very well in the preseason, starting 7 games, averaging 10.6 points, 3 rebounds and 3.3 assists, shooting 45.2% from the field and 37.3% from the three-point range.

LaVine's organizational skills are average. Yang Rui doesn't need him to attack with the ball in a positional battle. He breaks through and distributes the ball to find teammates, which makes up for this shortcoming. He only needs to cooperate with his teammates in counterattacks. He mainly plays positional battles without the ball. The person in charge of organization is Draymond Green or Antetokounmpo Antetokounmpo.

The Clippers' substitute play is also simple. The three-point shooter is open, and Farmar holds the ball in the pick-and-roll, passing the ball to Gay for a one-on-one, or giving Whiteside the cut to attack the basket.

The success rate of this attack is very high. The 25-year-old Whiteside has begun to transform. He has terrifying physical conditions and good athletic ability.

After arriving at the Clippers, he performed a side body test. He was 210cm tall barefoot, with a wingspan of 231cm. He jumped 356cm high when he jumped on the spot, and 368cm high during a run-up. His sprint speed exceeded Chandler in 3-quarters of a game, slightly slower than Gary. Finn. As long as he gets the ball in the penalty area, he doesn't need any steps and just shoots towards people, and the opponent can't block the shot at all.

The Clippers' defensive performance in the preseason was average, and the players focused on running the offense.

Curry and Gasol are not playing, and the Clippers lack offensive points with the ball, but this is exactly what Yang Rui wants. Antetokounmpo has more opportunities to attack from the frame and practice breakthroughs.

Without the leadership of the two big stars, the Clippers' offensive power was average, with 3 wins and 4 losses.

But no one underestimates the Clippers because of this.

It's completely different with Curry and without Curry. His role in attracting double-teams from the outside cannot be replaced by others.

In the first NBA official strength rankings, the Clippers ranked first.

In the past few years, many people have understood the way Yang Rui leads the team to win. The core does not necessarily need to be the scoring leader, and the playing time will not be very much, only about 35 minutes, but the offensive efficiency must be guaranteed.

ESPN experts analyzed Yang Rui's tactical thinking in detail and made a special program, believing that he can become the Pope of Basketball because the team's play style is carefully calculated. The Clippers have a group of highly efficient players who are more effective offensively. Against a team led by an inefficient ball tyrant, they are easily slaughtered every time.

Inefficient stars usually play 40 minutes, take about 25 shots, and score 30 points with a shooting rate of about 45%; the two Clippers role players who play against them each play 20 minutes, and take about 25 shots in total. He can also score 30 points.

With the same 30 points, which kind of performance is easier to win? It's obvious that role players have become stars, and the Clippers are taking this winning route of using coordination to ensure efficiency.

The efficiency of several Clippers role players can beat the opponent's stars, and core Curry is even more terrifying, because his three-point shooting rate has been above 40% for many seasons, around 45%, and he can attract packages from outside the three-point line. folder.

Assume that both teams shoot 100 balls, and the three-point shooting rate is 40%, and they score 120 points; the two-point shooting rate is 60%, and they score 120 points.

However, the three-point shooting rate was 40%, which produced 60 rebounds, plus the opponent's 40 baseline serves; the two-point shooting rate was 60%, which produced 40 rebounds, plus the opponent's 60 baseline serves.

According to the current NBA's average front-to-back rebound ratio, the offense can grab 1 offensive rebound out of about 4 rebounds.

In other words, the team that shoots three-pointers can get 15 offensive rebounds, and the opponent gets 45 backcourt rebounds plus 40 baseline serves, which equals 85 possessions.

In comparison, the team that shoots the two-point shot gets 10 offensive rebounds, and the opponent gets 30 backcourt rebounds plus 60 baseline drives and 90 possessions.

To be more specific, if they both shoot 100 times, even if the scores are the same, the team that shoots three-pointers will have 5 more opportunities for second offense and 5 more opportunities for direct free throw attacks than the team that shoots two-pointers.

ESPN's expert team analyzed why Yang Rui sold Griffin at a low price. A guy who averaged only 0.6 three-pointers per game and had no guaranteed shooting percentage, but had a ball possession rate of about 25%, no matter how beautiful and capable the data was How strong is it? Faried couldn't shoot three-pointers at all, so the Celtics sent away the draft pick and the Clippers released him.

Experts have come to the conclusion that as long as the Clippers ensure their defensive intensity this season, they are likely to be stronger than last season because they have more three-pointers.

Gasol and Draymond Green will completely stretch the formation and are also good at grabbing rebounds. Those shot rights that originally belong to Griffin will be reasonably allocated to the outside. Half of the Clippers' shots in the new season will be at the three-point line. Otherwise, the offensive efficiency will be higher.

The Clippers' first home game against the Rockets in the opening game was full of gimmicks.

The Rockets formed the Big Three in the summer. In the official strength list, they only ranked fifth in the first period. The Western Conference ranked behind the Spurs and Mavericks. The Magic Team expressed dissatisfaction and said in interviews that they were confident of defeating the Clippers. .

Rockets fans are also full of confidence. They believe that the Rockets have the strength to win the championship and are not afraid of any team. The reason is very simple. The Rockets' stars are very famous and have good statistics.

ESPN's Nicholas wrote: With this mentality, the Rockets may be unlucky in the opening game.

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