In the not-so-long history of the NBA, it's not uncommon for an interior player to have the ability to shoot from the outside.

In the ancient days of the basketball league, inside giants such as McCann, Chamberlain and others, now looking at the data, it seems that they are a giant under the basket, unbeatable, and every shot is in the restricted area.

But in fact, McCann's half-volley and Chamberlain's back-turned-back, high-arc jumper are all their specialties.

Even Bill Russell, the Lord of the Rings known for his defense, has a half-volley basket that can pose a threat when he is let go as a secondary offensive weapon.

The reason is very simple, due to the particularity of basketball, in this truly three-dimensional sport, the benefits of the rules obtained by the giants are quite obvious. In order to control the threat of giants, the league is constantly changing, introducing various new rules, and a large number of small outside players in the league have also used their best skills.

Packs, tackles, wrap-ups, gambling cut-and-pass routes......

In order not to let the giants comfortably catch the ball in the penalty area and play alone, the little ones do everything. After retiring from the league, many of Chamberlain's contemporaries admitted that they didn't know how many bad moves they used when defending this ancient beast that were not allowed by the rules.

"Every time Werther made a shot, I would elbow him at the waist, pull his jersey, stumble under my feet, and I'm afraid I'll be sent off if I don't play five minutes in a game."

Chamberlain's contemporary, Ray Felix, who was six feet eleven inches tall, put it this way: "It doesn't seem to be useful at all. ”

Felix's words are naturally exaggerated, this method is used once or twice, maybe it has no effect, and Wirt, who is born with divine power, will still be able to do the opponent doubt life.

But for an entire season, two or three seasons, or even an entire career, it is obviously unrealistic for Oxlade-Chamberlain to be treated like this in the penalty area, without any impact.

Not to mention anything else, being hit by someone with bad movements, Chamberlain's physical fitness will be greatly affected. You know, he's the man who's averaged 48.5 minutes per game this season (yes, more than the 48 minutes a game has been played – because of overtime) is a man, and fitness is the key to him.

How do you deal with these movements, and how do you avoid getting hurt?

The giants began to walk out of the forbidden area, gradually enriching their arsenal.

In the seventies and eighties, the all-round skills of Tiangou Jabbar brought a new atmosphere to the alliance. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's mid-range shot was so accurate that the half-volley was almost missed. Combined with his terrifying height and reach, this is how the league's all-time total score came about.

After that, there are even more post players who can shoot from mid-to-long distance. Olajuwon, David Robinson and others don't say that in the famous, or notorious, Detroit Bad Boys Army, the most famous and smelly guy - Bill Lambbill, although he has always been known for his tough defensive style, and was once called by Jordan "When you enter the inside, he only thinks about how to make you half-body" The big man is actually a mid-to-long shooter.

Bill Ranbier belongs to the kind of guy who you search for photos on the Internet and see him wearing a mask and pointing at the object of defense, which can be directly used to scare children not to go out in the middle of the night. His defensive movements are extremely ferocious and savage, and anyone who wants to score on his head must be mentally prepared to be slapped directly from the air and smashed to the ground by him.

However, it is such a fierce and vicious character, and his career three-point shooting rate has reached 32.6%. This was already a shooter-level statistic in the era when the three-point line had just been established and everyone had not yet used it as a conventional weapon - the great "you're here to fight for second" Larry Bird only shot 37% from three-point range in his career.

At the end of his career, Ranbir even shot more than 37% of his three-point shooting for two consecutive years, which was already the statistical performance of an elite three-point player at the time.

After that, the game of basketball continued to develop, and more and more interior long-range shooters began to appear:

Clive Robinson, Matt Bonner, Kevin Love, Chris Bosh and, of course, the great Nowitzki, to name a few.

Fans who like the so-called traditional basketball have an understandable desire for an interior giant in the new era. But the development trend of basketball is irresistible, and all-round, at least in the offensive arsenal, seems to be a goal that interior players must pursue.

Now, DeMarcus Cousins, who has high hopes of becoming a shark in the new era, has begun to undergo the baptism of innovation in basketball tactics for the first time in his life.

“…… Coach, what do you say? ”

Cousins couldn't believe what he heard, and his eyes widened, "You said let me ...... Shoot threes?? ”

"yes, okay??"

Westphal nodded, and said excitedly: "I have an idea, just to solve our current predicament, although it is a little too late to adjust the time, but we have to try it, maybe it will help in the future!" ”

"It's not you waiting for the coach......"

Evans couldn't listen anymore, shook his head and stepped forward and frowned, "Are you serious?" Really want to make my cousin shoot three points?? ”

"yes, why not?"

Westphaal nodded.

"But it'...... But he is the only giant on our inner line, the most powerful strategic weapon on our inner line! ”

Evans was really going crazy, and spread his hands out: "I know, my shooting is inconsistent, it's my problem, if you think the team is not a three-point threat enough, I can practice shooting, and I also promise you, this summer, I will definitely follow Dad...... Gu Lian shooting, desperately trying to practice reliable three-pointers! But you let DeMarcus practice three-pointers? This is a tyrannical thing!! ”

Indeed it is.

On the court, most of the players have experienced traditional basketball, and since they were exposed to basketball since childhood, their parents, relatives and friends around them have constantly told them:

The closer you get to the basket, the higher the percentage of points you will score, so be sure to find a way to get the ball inside.

EVEN IF THEY GROW UP SEPARATELY AND HAVE THE STRENGTH TO TAKE CHARGE OF THEIR OWN AND CAN SHOOT THE WHOLE COURT INSIDE AND OUTSIDE, THIS DEEP-ROOTED BASKETBALL CONCEPT CANNOT BE CHANGED OVERNIGHT.

Cousins has such good physical conditions, such a delicate technical foundation, and trains well in the direction of the inside giant, maybe he can become the next Olajuwon!

You Westphale let him practice three-pointers? Isn't this a tyrannical thing??

"Well, I understand what you mean......"

Seeing that the players were puzzled one by one, Westphale calmed down his emotions and nodded: "Indeed, DeMarcus is a natural interior player, and not letting him go to the basket is indeed a bit of a self-defeating martial arts." ”

"So that's it!"

Evans said: "It's not enough space to open up, it's because our outside players haven't done a good job, so there's no need for DeMarcus to practice any three-point shooting, right?" You must think twice! ”

"That's true, but ......"

In Westfaal's mind, the words on the phone of his old friend just now kept echoing.

"That's it, Gu!"

Thinking so, Westphal glanced back at Gu Yu, who was struggling with JRS in front of the computer, and said, "Tell me, what situation drove you the most crazy during the game?" And I mean the offensive end. ”

"It's off! It's time to turn off the live broadcast again! Seeing that the coach is already mad without me, he is very fierce! ”

Gu Yu didn't forget to take the opportunity to "intimidate" JRS for a few words, and then turned back to Westphal and said, "Breakthrough!" Empty cut basket! ”

"Tell me more."

Westphaal said.

"When I broke through with the ball, the inside line was too crowded, and I could fly up 1024 degrees after passing one person, and the Tomahawk oversized windmill was violently buckled, but often after passing a person, I walked a few steps to the inside line, and was stuck by the second person, and when I looked up, Nima, it was a friendly army!"

Gu Yu pointed at Cousins and Thompson: "The two of them are big, take up space, and the inside line is very crowded." I also wanted to combine the shots to score, but because they were standing on the inside, my breakaway threat dropped by at least 50 percent. Then the opponent will stare at me to shoot defensively, and my shooting difficulty will increase, and there is no way to perform a 1024-degree turn windmill dunk. I can't perform a violent dunk, their defense is more outside, their defense is more outside, my shooting difficulty is higher, vicious circle, vicious circle do you understand?? ”

This......

Gu Yu's words were a bit extreme and exaggerated, but they also made the king's insiders powerless to refute.

Yes, the Kings' current interior configuration list is pulled out and taken a look, Cousins, Thompson, Hayes...... It's all about the main one who wants to be in the inner line space. The three-second zone is so big, two big men with a pestle, it is indeed very difficult for Gu Yu to break through.

"It's also a reason to cut the air, I went to the back door, cut and ran, the elevator door went around and came in, I haven't received the ball yet, I looked up, Nima, the two big men were clubbing on the passing route, and I couldn't move the space all of a sudden, no way, I just ran out in a circle, tired than one."

Gu Yu continued: "Of course, I'm not saying that they shouldn't be on the inside, with them on the inside, I'm a lot more at ease." They rely on them for rebounds and baskets, and I'm willing to play for them. But if you ask me the craziest thing on the offensive end, it's that there's not enough space under the basket. ”

“…… Don't be exaggerated. ”

Evans frowned: "Each position has requirements and strengths for each position, you are not LeBron and not Wade, DeMarcus They are more efficient under the basket than you, why give you space??" ”

"Stupid, think about it!"

Gu Yu knew that Evans had no malicious intentions, but just talked about the matter, and said, "You have been affected a lot more than me, okay!" I'm still able to shoot, your shooting is inconsistent, the air cut is gone, the breakthrough is gone, look at your score this season, how much has it dropped from your rookie season? Why is your rookie at the top of your game so thriving?? ”

"I ......"

Evans was speechless.

"Try it first."

Westphaal knew that Gu Yu had successfully helped him convince everyone, and said with a relieved smile: "It's too late, I'll simply arrange a few tactics for you first, run and run at night, let's forget about it if the effect is not good, let's be a trend...... ”

That night, the sleep train.

The Sacramento Kings played an unforgettable tactical gamble.