Chapter 1161: Defensive Test, Minnesotans Are the First to Be Unlucky
Brush ~ Wiggins scored this goal, and he also made a slightly arrogant move towards Butler, which made Butler so angry that he only hated himself for being short-handed...... Uh, no, it's so angry that Butler almost goes berserk, and he hates people doing this to him the most, because it makes him really ...... Well, everybody understands. His arm span, which is about the same height as the height, is only a passable level in the yellow race, and in the black people, he is undoubtedly a "short-handed monster". BLACKS, ESPECIALLY THOSE WHO PLAY BASKETBALL, HAVE AN ARM SPAN THAT IS 5CM LONGER THAN THEIR HEIGHT IS AT LEAST A MINIMUM, SO BUTLER ACTUALLY CARES ABOUT THIS MATTER AS WELL.
Wiggins' ball made Butler a little hairy, and the next ball Butler took the ball and rushed towards Wiggins, which looked a little scary. Nima, you think you have good bouncing and long arms, right, brother, I have a good body and a big tonnage, and I will crush you to death!
Butler is so much shorter than Wiggins and more than 20 pounds heavier than him, which is the crushing tonnage in the professional basketball world, plus our predecessor Champion Xiu has a very bad habit, the defense likes to wander, the position is extremely poor, and the excessive offensive investment also makes him not play the ability he should have on the defensive end. Otherwise, with his physical condition, he should be a defender above the level, and the result...... Defending the black hole is not wronging him.
When there is a flash of inspiration in his defense, most of it is "playing soy sauce".
A set of stats is enough to leave you speechless, and Wiggins was the worst defensive player in the entire league in the 2016-2017 season. Not one of them. Why do you say that our predecessor is the champion? Because the opponent's effective shooting percentage is 56.1% under his defense, and what if his opponent is in a situation where he is empty? Wow ~ 56.4% ~ Yes, you read that right, it's just a 0.3% difference. Basically, there is not much difference. That is to say, Wiggins' defense is basically equivalent to no sense of defensive pressure for his defenders. Interference is a 0.3% difference in effective hit rate.
Still feel untouched? Well, that's a heart-wrenching point, under his defense, the shooting percentage of the defenders is almost equal to the open position.
Belch. That's what Wiggins is capable of next season, but what about this season? It wouldn't be better. It's only going to get worse.
Attitude, skill, judgment, positivity, as long as it has something to do with defense, Wiggins sucks.
So basically, before Wiggins learns how to defend in the NBA, unless he is unlucky enough to explode or he feels cold, it will be a good opportunity to brush up on his stats. The game Larry. Brown's set-up also allowed Butler to play more. Larry. Brown's lineup has been rehearsed in the preseason, Tang Qian is not how to play, the answer is very simple, if Tang Qian is not there, he will play according to the offense of the Pistons that year, a lot of running and air cutting, temporarily adjusting to the opponent's weak points, it is really not good to be a star heads-up. Anyway, whoever has the opportunity can fight.
Larry. Brown believes that as long as it's an opportunity, you can shoot, whether you're a role player or a star, and the ball is average.
Of course, if Tang Qian was present, the situation would be different, that is another story.
And his requirement is to attack reasonably, mainly to fight defense. For Larry. Brown, for his part, is a true follower of that saying: Buy tickets on offense, win on defense. This doesn't mean that he doesn't want to play singles, on the contrary, he has an absolute advantage in position, and you don't have to play singles, so you're not stupid? That year in the Pistons Rashid. Wallace is a very strong offensive point and singles point, on the contrary, the team that rarely wins a single championship is the original Spurs in 2014, not the Pistons.
So after analyzing Wiggins' defensive situation, Larry. Brown decisively asked Butler to attack more and play more singles, and Butler's offense this season has been much better than last year. The ball has been greatly strengthened, so I can't help but say that I went straight to Wiggins and got one. Wiggins was terrible defensively, not just physically, but also consciously.
Wiggins wanted to go back single, and this time it was not as good as last time, the basketball was stealed by Butler in a physical confrontation, and then the Lakers launched a fast break and won the ball. Seeing Wiggins' single error, the Timberwolves began to play a combination of inside and outside. Well, to say that the "combination of inside and outside" is actually a half-ass, the tactical system drill is very bad, and many times the space is not fully opened up before the ball, and the result is that the receiver and offensive staff are stuck in the Lakers' "defensive swamp".
Because the Lakers basically don't play high-speed defensive counterattacks in addition to taking advantage of the opponent's mistakes, the pace of the game slowly slows down, and because the Timberwolves' offense is not smooth, the rhythm is even more unfavorable to them. This is still Tang Qian's absence, if Tang Qian is present, it must be a complete rhythm. At the end of the first quarter, the Lakers led by 4 points at 20-16, and the Timberwolves were able to trail by only 4 points because the Lakers' center position was completely untenable. The Lakers have a lot of people at the forward position, and there are also many people who can play the forward swing. But the real No. 5 position is basically none. Last year it was Thackeray and Rennes. Kelly. This season Kelly is gone, and that is Thackeray. Thackeray played hard and hard, but defending Towns alone was not his forte, Towns scored eight points in the quarter, and half of the Timberwolves' points were recorded by him.
Don't look at the debut, it is indeed the champion Lang, the master from the famous basketball school Kentucky, the basic skills are very solid, except for a little nervousness at the beginning, he quickly overcame it. Of course, you also have to admit that Thackeray has played a big "facilitating role" in this regard. Why? Because of the frequent offensive success under Thackeray's defense, this undoubtedly also made Downs more confident and his hand state improved. So Thackeray was a catalyst for Towns' NBA debut.
Larry. Brown didn't blame Thackeray too much, he could see that the latter had done his best, which was indeed not the latter's strong point. It's not of much use to say that, the latter only has that kind of potential and potential. The Lakers didn't sign him to do that. He is very strict, but he will not do this kind of thing that exceeds the limits of people's original abilities.
It's not a sudden kindness, it's just that it's useless to scold, so it's better not to say anything.
But during the break, Larry. Brown still emphasized that the defense should be tougher, increase the physical confrontation, and don't let the opponent send the ball into the basket so comfortably. But after returning to the game, it is still not easy to make, Thackeray's physical fitness is limited, and he can't play for so long, and the substitute time needs to be guarded by Yi Jianlian + Bosh. But whether it is Bosh or Yi Jianlian, they can't defend Downs, who is getting better and better, this guy really has a set. It is worthy of being a strongman who can average 25+ per game in the next 2nd grade.
In some sense, he's an insider.
But Larry. Brown quickly adjusted his defense and began to lock on the inside, and Towns couldn't jump up because he would attract a lot of attention from the Lakers as long as he had the ball. And he's only making his rookie season debut, and the offensive pressure on one person is very different from that of two. Well, even a star one-on-one and one-on-two are not the same thing at all. A player with a poor defense can be easily beaten, but with two players with a poor defense combined to defend you, it's hard to blow them up. No, let alone exploding, it's extremely difficult to keep the hit rate from dropping too much. This is the essential difference between one-defense and one-defense in professional basketball. After hitting 2 flying, Towns began to act as a point of attraction, wanting to rely on himself to attract the Lakers' defense before breaking the game, but obviously the basketball has been passed out, but his teammates still don't have any particularly good opportunities.
That's Larry. Brown's coaching system is extremely subtle in its defensive deployment and positioning, and it is not the kind of "rigid" defense that is set in stone. On the contrary, he can constantly adjust the overall defensive state according to the situation on the field, which is the reason why his defensive system is so strong.
He is extremely responsive, changes very quickly, and his on-the-spot defensive command is also very timely.
You could say that he was average in command on the spot, but defensively, never blameless.
Seeing the Timberwolves make adjustments on the offensive inside, and seeing the Timberwolves switch to running without the ball on the wing, they adjust the defensive focus to the wing surface. Seeing the Timberwolves start to move the middle, Larry. Old Man Brown immediately signaled the whole team to "mesh contraction", and in one breath he was about to trap the person who came in. This Timberwolves are really uncomfortable, their bench is actually really good at scoring, Kevin, who averaged 20 points per game last season. Martin. Shabazz who scored 13+ points last season. Muhammad. and Zack, a sophomore who also has decent scoring firepower. Levine. However, this combination of outside bench firepower, which should be strong, did not play at the level it should have in the first game of the season.
Because the Lakers' bench lineup is very good defensively, Farmar + Pierce + Josh. Smith + Randle + Covington.
Except for Famar, who is still a little weak, the rest of the people are tough defensively or physically tough, which is reflected in Larry at this time. Brown's ability to tune up the lineup. The defense of a lineup is strong, but it is not limited to the main force, because no matter how strong the main force is, it is impossible to play the whole game. Even if there is a physical ability like Chamberlain Russell, there is only one, and it is impossible to expect all the main forces to have such physical ability. Therefore, ten minutes of full-time substitute time is also the most important. The Pistons aren't just the main force, their bench defense is just as good, what is one of the greatest defensive coaches? Or not one of them? It is to make the team's bench also reach a defensive level.
This is the overall improvement, which can make up for the shortest shortcomings on the barrel.
Being good at tapping into the defensive potential and defensive characteristics of a player is what a truly successful defensive coach should do.
In this regard, Larry. Brown is also a good man, after all, he is an old man who has a bright eye when he talks about defense.
Let's not talk about the overall tactical combination, let's talk about individual defensive adjustments, Josh. Smith let him go the way of body-flow defense, because Josh. Smith's attempt to rely on his brain to defend is unrealistic, and he doesn't have that ball quotient otherwise he wouldn't be where he is now. Therefore, go directly to the path of physical defense, and use strong physical fitness to fight and create offensive trouble for the opponent. Another example is Randle, who mainly focuses on power defense, while allowing him to reduce meaningless take-offs, because in Larry. Brown looks like Randle's blocking ability and basket protection are relatively average, and the rest of the gambling defense, sloppy loss of defensive position is better than honest top defense, honestly stick to the next set, make the opponent uncomfortable to jump, so as to reduce the opponent's offensive shooting rate.
Pierce just let him use his experience and "head" defense, toughness is Pierce's defense is innate, and he doesn't need to adjust and inject more, that is, let Pierce play the role of the team's "old man and treasure" in the bench lineup. Let what these young players may not be able to see in defense, use Pierce to see through. Pierce played in the 08 Green Army, has a lot of defensive experience, and is more likely to see through the opponent's offensive intentions than these young men, so he is also an indispensable part of the bench lineup.
He has increased the overall capacity of this bench lineup's defensive prowess.
As for the rest, Larry. Brown also arranges and assigns defensive tasks and defensive directions one by one according to his own characteristics, so with the integrity and bonus of the system, the Lakers have a strong lineup defensive ability from top to bottom, from the main force to the bench.
The Timberwolves want to conquer, and it's not that simple.
Even because of this overly tough style of play, these people in the Timberwolves felt very uncomfortable, and the shooting rate dropped rapidly. If it weren't for their Martin "touching porcelain" and making a lot of free throws, this wave would have been kneeling. At halftime, the Lakers went into the locker room with a 39-32 lead over the Minnesotans. Don't look at the seven-point difference, but for a slower tempo, unless you have a wave, it's hard to kill those scores easily. Back then, the Pistons had a lead of 8~9 points, which was relatively stable, and it was not a joke.
You ask our rookie this year, the former time and space Los Angeles Lakers once vigorously cultivated the star show, "water pull" D'Angelo. Where did Russell go? Did you forget? Disconnected? Hey, that's not really. He didn't get a minute of game time in the first half of this game, and sat on the bench to watch the whole game. Why? It's not because the head coach of the Lakers is Larry. Brown.
Larry. Brown is a well-known old man in the entire NBA who "doesn't like" rookies.
He was even more radical on this point than Van Gundy. The so-called "genius" player of the year, Milicic, was "buried" in his hands.
Of course, it's not that he doesn't have the ability to develop newcomers at all, which is too wrongful for him, he is a serious NCAA college head coach, how can he not train newcomers at all? In whose hands did Iverson grow up? Don't deliberately ignore this when talking about things.
David. Robinson came in when he didn't cultivate?
So you have to show that you have the value to develop, and you have to have the team to pay you the value of your tuition.
Otherwise, don't talk about it.
Larry. Brown didn't feel that much value for Milicic, so he decisively "scrapped" him. As a head coach, looking at the latter's training and process for a long time, it is impossible not to be a little "forced". He is also an experienced and vicious person, so as soon as Tang Qian came, he wanted to let him know that brother, he was valuable, and he was very valuable, very big!
What about Russell? No matter how famous he is in college, if he can't come to the NBA, he can't do it.
After watching Russell practice so much, Larry. Brown shook his head every time, he felt that there were too many substitutes for such people in the NBA. So instead of spending time on training and letting the team pay for tuition, it's better not to give him any time to play at all, and that's what practice is like anyway.
Russell was only a little depressed at first, but after a long time, he knew what an "iron bench" was.
In the second half, the Timberwolves made an adjustment, and Rubio, the former "golden boy", played the organization, trying to rely on the No. 1 position to connect the team and use the whole to deal with the Los Angeles Lakers. Rubio, this is his sixth year in the NBA, what about the stats? To put it mildly, it's no different from the rookie period at all. The rookie period is close to 10.6 + 4.2 + 8.2 data, and this season's original time and space is also similar, with an average of 10.1 + 4.3 + 8.7 per game. Coupled with his still poor long-range shooting ability and shooting percentage, he was embarrassed by Rondo, who returned to a slower-paced style of play. Although Rondo is shorter than Rubio, it doesn't matter, because his arm span is so long, so giving Rubio defensive pressure is almost the same as an interior player suppressing.
It's the defensive radiation area of the interior player + the speed and pace of the No. 1 position, which makes Rubio very uncomfortable.
And Rondo pressed the defense directly, making it difficult for Rubio to handle the ball, not only did he not complete the task assigned by the head coach in the locker room, but he also sent a couple of assists to the Lakers, uh, no, it was a turnover. The Timberwolves are a bit of a "black start" in this game. Rubio's No. 1 ability is actually quite good, but when he faces opponents and the Lakers' overall defense is much stronger than last season, this makes the Timberwolves' No. 9 a little difficult to start.
I don't know how much energy is consumed to protect the ball than usual.
There is no way, the Timberwolves can only start to speed up under the instructions of the head coach, to run to the Lakers and regain the initiative in the game.
But that's just Timberwolves head coach Sam. Mitchell's "wishful thinking" is nothing more.
Because this Lakers team is more terrible and stronger than everyone expected.
How strong? It's just an appetizer, and it won't be long before the league really shocks.
PS: There is about a week or so to go back, and when I go back, I will go back to the outbreak for 3 consecutive days, Xiaozi will definitely not forget~
The new style of play in the new season, you will know what the situation will be when Tang Qian returns, the same statement, now, it's just an appetizer, and the main meal is still to come. Thanks to the one-eyed dragon Date Masamune, luciferxxx for the big reward~ Thank you for the melancholy without tears, the registered person is great, the love 9527 is great, stupid to the naïve, and the monthly pass of the fat paper Xiansen Alliance leader, thank you~~~
It's also a big chapter.,There's no need for Xiao Zi to say more about this.,When Xiao Zi goes home, I'll start the madness of this season in an all-round way~.