Chapter 387: Change Needed
Shangguan Yu played an extremely sensational game.
Whether it is the media or people in the circle, they unanimously praised Shangguan Yu.
Although the team lost, Shangguan Yu will definitely not be a loser in this game.
But this defeat made him understand a lot of things.
At least he knows that he has the power to change the game, but it won't be enough to perform on his own.
Thomas scored 18 points in this game, which is not too bad for him.
But without the support of Horford on the inside, and the lack of other role players, losing is inevitable.
If these people can get a few more points, then maybe it won't end up like this.
The opportunity is not impossible, Shangguan Yu threw the state, Shangguan Yu passed a lot of balls, creating a lot of opportunities for them, but they didn't grasp it.
Ability is one thing, state is one thing, and there is a more critical point.
That's the Celtics' lack of strength on the inside.
Whether it's Olynyk who started the game, or Taylor and Jerebko who came off the bench, their independent offense on the inside is too poor. You can't play alone on the inside like Horford did, creating enough opportunities for outside players.
There is no combination of inside and outside, and the center of gravity of defense can be placed on the outside, which has a great impact on the Celtics' offense.
If you can attack on the inside and compress the opponent's space, it will undoubtedly be a great help for the team.
Although Shangguan Yu didn't need to take the blame for this game, in the end, he still thought of his own shortcomings and defects in ability.
Although relying on one-handed shooting, one move is a great threat to many teams.
But that's not enough.
Throwing yourself needs to change, and this team needs to change as well.
After the loss to the Warriors, this thought crossed Coach Stevens' mind.
The reason why this game ended up was only a 3-point defeat also has a lot to do with the opponent's state. Curry didn't feel good in this game, only 7 of 20 shots, and their bench was a bit confused, otherwise the game would have ended long ago.
Of course, it was Shangguan Yu's outburst, which was too ferocious and helped the Celtics bite the score to the death.
A regular season game is a loss, and no team can win all 82 games, the highest being 73 wins.
And sometimes, the value of victory is not as high as that of defeat.
Especially in the regular season of these strong conversations, it is easier to see the problem and then make changes and adjustments.
After the game, Shangguan Yu began to think about this problem, in fact, to be honest, he wanted to use that Olajuwon's footwork experience card, and then common sense to attack inside.
But in the end, he still gave up such an idea, but in the future, his own attack can be pressed into it a little.
The inside line technique needs to be practiced, but for a while, there is no way to take it out.
What needs to be strengthened is your own ball control and breakthrough ability.
Knowing that there was a game the next day, Shangguan Yu still practiced harder, and his desire for victory and defeat began to decrease, but to let himself continue to improve and improve in the game.
Ball control is about a sense of the ball, which is the so-called unity of man and ball.
At any time, in any way, if you can control the ball in your own hands, the ball control skills are still invincible.
There are a lot of ball-handling in the league now, and the super-first-class is the Cavaliers' Drew Uncle Irving, whose ball handling is gorgeous and practical. Curry's ball handling is also not bad, but there are times when he has to be overshadowed by his shots.
Shangguan Yu understands that to become a ball control master, there is no other way than hard practice, and there is also personal perception.
Everybody's way of holding the ball is different, as long as you control the ball, you throw it a meter away and then take it back, and no one says about you.
These need to be practiced slowly, and for a while, there will not be too much improvement.
Back-to-back competitions are extremely testing for athletes.
Especially in terms of physical strength, fortunately, Shangguan Yu has a special method of breathing, although the competition is very tiring and the training is very tiring, he can adjust it.
On November 20th, the Celtics team went to Detroit, the motor city, and will face the declining Pistons at the Auburn Hills Palace.
This year's Pistons, the offseason did not make much adjustments, last season 8th in the regular season, reached the playoffs, it seems that they are very satisfied.
It's just 130 million in 5 years, and the team's number one star "Zhuang Shen" Drummond has obviously laid it as the cornerstone of the team.
And the team's head coach, Stan Van Gundy, clearly wants to regain the glory he created at the Magic. If you want to play the magic style that broke into the finals that year, it's just that in the Pistons, it is indeed a little difficult.
Because around Drummond, there is not a group of super powerful shooters.
originally wanted Reggie Jackson, who was poached from the Thunder, to take on the hope of the team's revival.
However, there are too many injuries, so he can't do anything and give full play to his strength.
As for the other players, there is nothing too dazzling, this team, this year, it is estimated that there is no hope for even the top 8,
Although the opening game is currently 6-7, it basically loses when it encounters strong teams.
Today against the Celtics, that was no exception.
In the last game, the Celtic players, except for Shangguan Yu, all played very aggrieved.
Training during the day, these guys are working harder than ever.
And in this game, the previously injured Horford and Crowder all returned, and the Celtics could finally put the strongest starters in the lineup: Thomas, Bradley, Crowder, Shangguan Yu and Horford.
The Pistons can only put out a starting lineup of Ismael Smith, Pope, Tobias Harris, Marcus Morris and Drummond.
In the strength match, the Celtics won completely, but with Drummond's Pistons, they had a lot of advantages on the inside.
Drummond's offense is as rough as Howard's, but his ability to grab rebounds is terrifying, and he can hit a 20+20 double-double.
Last season, he averaged 14.8 rebounds per game, and won the throne of "rebounding king" from Jordan Jr., and the key to this game is also in rebounding, just prevent Drummond's secondary offense.
Therefore, on the defensive end, Shangguan Yu often needs to retreat to the interior to assist his teammates in protecting rebounds.
But if the shooting percentage is high, then there is no rebounding.
Thomas, who played extremely aggrieved in the last game, will never show mercy in the face of a fringe player like Ismael Smith.
The first offense of the game was initiated by the Celtics, and Thomas looked for Horford to block and dismantle.
Generally speaking, Drummond doesn't pull out much, but Horford has the ability to shoot from the middle and long range, and if he doesn't pull it out, that is, let him shoot, he follows out, Thomas grabbed the misalignment, used his speed to eat, hit a layup, and scored the first point of the Celtics.