Chapter 34: Tactics

How do I get playing time?

Chamberlain wrote the words "rotation lineup" on the sheet of paper spread out in front of him. Pen | fun | pavilion www. biquge。 info

So how do you get into the rotation? He thought of this year's Spurs.

The Spurs have changed a lot this year, David Robinson retired, the departure of Jackson (captain), D. Frey, Claxton, Marlowe and others, as well as the old age that Ross and Kerr and others can't hide, which has caused great problems in the operation of Spurs' tactics.

Chamberlain wrote the word "tactical" on the paper again.

As we all know, the Spurs are a team with high tactical literacy, their offense and defense rely more on precise running, we often see such a situation - the ball in the hands of Parker, Ginobili, Bowen and other hands of the non-stop passing, passing, passing, in the hands of any one of them will not pause for more than 3 seconds, between this pass, everyone is also unconsciously distanced, so that the inside line forms a one-on-one situation between Duncan and the opponent's center, and then pass the ball to Duncan's hands, and he ends the offense.

When the opposing team discovered this tactic, they implemented a trap on Duncan, and Duncan played the role of attracting the defense on the inside, and then passed the ball out. The main reason for this tactic is Nesterovic's soft style of play.

Chamberlain wrote the words "Nestrovich" on a piece of paper and drew a large circle.

So the problem is, Chamberlain's style of play can't be hard if he wants to, and this road doesn't seem to work.

Then look at the benches - Brown, Max, Kevin Willis.

Chamberlain crossed Willis first, this is an old bird, he was there when he won the championship in 03, his physical strength did not allow him to play for too long, and he could also play power forward, and the team only wanted to get from him the most was his game experience. Now it's Brown and Max, a fourth-grader and a first-grader. Chamberlain was only shorter and thinner than them.

The next step is how to become the team's main substitute or the third center. Chamberlain's strengths are good technique, consistent form, and Popovich's special arrangement for him.

The question seems to be clear, and all that remains is how to express yourself. How to present yourself?

After thinking about it, Chamberlain wrote the word "tactical" on the paper again.

What tactics? Substitute lineup tactics led by the "Argentine Demon Knife".

Although Ginobili was the team's starting point guard at the start of the season, the overlap between his on-court role and Parker's on-court role has been leaked in the previous preseason and these regular season games, so it's no surprise that Popovich, who is best at maximizing everyone's role in the team, will soon adjust the team's starters.

There is no doubt that the Demon Knife will be the main scoring point in the bench, and all tactics will move closer to him, which means that the question becomes how to assist the Demon Knife.

"Huh" Chamberlain breathed a deep sigh of relief, dismantling, passing, and stuck, and his advantages instantly jumped on the paper. He was more suitable for all this than those few people, and Chamberlain was quite confident. However, there is also the question of how to quickly integrate into the Spurs' strict tactical execution?

Everything has a time to accumulate, and it is not possible to do it in a short period of time when it is integrated into such a rigorous tactical execution.

Thinking of this, Chamberlain's brow furrowed again.

He put all the tactics he knew on paper, and after thinking about it to no avail, he decided to think differently.

"Twin Towers Tactics" Admiral vs. Duncan's Era Tactics, too.

"Combination of the inside and outside" is now used as a tactic, too.

"High-level demolition" seems to be reliable. Chamberlain drew a circle.

"Small Ball Tactics" .......

"Bang", Chamberlain stood up excitedly, too reliable, he has speed, he has passing, and he has shooting, it is entirely possible to transform from "demon knife solo" to "Northeast two-person turn".

"Yes, that's it, isn't the small-ball storm set off by the Suns in the future just a quick offensive speed combined with excellent pick-and-roll? Who else is more suitable for this than me?"

Chamberlain was excitedly circling around the room, now he desperately wanted to come tomorrow soon, he couldn't wait to meet his playing time, his experience.

"Mr. Coach".

Another day, our Chamberlain walked into the SBC Centre, the home of the Spurs, with great hope.

He was in a good mood and greeted Bowen warmly. At this time, the head coach has not yet arrived, and it is free time.

Finally, Popovich, who was practicing his inside skills, immediately caught up.

"What's the matter? Popovich looked at this oriental rookie who usually loves to laugh but looks dull. The hands did not stop moving, and the time to schedule training was up.

"Mr. Coach, I hope I can play in today's training match and I can help Manu, please trust my sir. Seeing all this, Chamberlain made a long story short, expressing in a firm tone what he desperately needed.

Popovich's brows furrowed: "This rookie can't stand the loneliness anymore, and he desperately wants to appear." Perhaps, the success of the preseason made him arrogant, and his height and weight were completely out of line with NBA standards, if it weren't for his special role. “

"Okay! I hope you can please me. Popovich decided to give him a chance, not because he had any hopes, he wanted the rookie to see the facts.

Chamberlain, who got the answer he wanted, waved his fist excitedly, slowly calming his heart that was beating faster because of excitement.

The training match soon began and Popovich made good on his promise, with Oxlade-Chamberlain coming off the bench.

He didn't jump over Duncan and the ball was given to the home team. He quickly retreated to his backcourt and watched as Parker scurried the ball to Duncan, who shook off Willis to score on the board. There was nothing he could do about all this, he defended Nesterovich.

It was the turn of the substitute side to attack, and Ginobili, who held the ball, faced Bowen's defensive steps with some difficulty, and distributed the ball to Willis, who could not single Duncan, and distributed the ball to Turkoglou on the baseline. Chamberlain, who saw the opportunity, quickly blocked in front of Corey who was facing Tekoglu, and Tekoglu hit.

The home team's offense, Duncan squeezed Willis away again, but Chamberlain stuck his offensive line, Duncan, who had no chance to shoot, gave it to Parker on the outside, Parker instantly accelerated, Chamberlain was stuck on Parker's offensive route again, Parker had no choice but to share the ball, and Nestrovic hung on the basket. Chamberlain was out of position.