In Chang Wei's view, defense is a big concept, not that you cover the opponent's shot or steal from the opponent's hand is considered defense, as long as the opponent can score in the most uncomfortable way, then this defense is successful. So the defense is largely not about how strong the individual is, but about how well the players work together in the defensive system.

In the face of a team like the Bucks, naturally they can't expect to take the ball out of their hands directly, and blocking or something depends on timing, not everyone has Mutombo's sense of smell and reaction. For this reason, Brown's training for the players is to change the defense, and it is not a change of one or two people, but an infinite change of defense that requires every player to participate in it.

Changing guards is a way to disrupt the cover fit. When the offensive player has used the cover to get rid of the defense, the player who is defending sends a signal to change the defense in time, swaps their opponents with their teammates, and then switches back to the original opponent at the appropriate time. Infinite change of defense goes further, strictly speaking, the opponent changes the defense as soon as he blocks and dismantles, even if the center wants to defend the guard, he also resolutely changes the defense, just to let the ball carrier always have a defender in front of him, which is a system dedicated to defensive shooting.

The 76ers have never practiced infinite change of defense before, so everyone was more or less uncomfortable at the beginning of training, but first, their physical fitness is no longer a problem under Chang Wei's training, and second, infinite change of defense is actually not particularly high requirements at the technical level, the main thing is to do clear responsibilities do not hesitate, do not appear two people to pinch one person at the same time, with the Bucks outside shooting points, just give them a gap, it is estimated that they will lose points directly.

After training a few times, Brown felt that the performance of the players was not satisfactory, but now there is no time left, so he can only go to the game to see the effect. The only thing that satisfied him was that everyone's defensive attitude was not bad, even Lewis, who had not defended for 10,000 years, worked very hard in training, and sometimes even made the people next to him tremble, for fear that he would be injured.

In fact, Lewis also has a hard time, he knows that he is the worst defensive one in the starting lineup, but now the team has to change the way of thinking about the game and play defense, he can't just stand by and do nothing, right? Although there is Mutombo behind him guarding the basket, he also feels that he must at least slow down the opponent's breakthrough speed, otherwise if the opponent's small player is allowed to attack the basket unscrupulously, Mutombo will not be able to prevent even God!

This attitude made Brown look up to him, and at first he was hesitant to remove Lewis from the starting lineup and put Teylon Hill on top. But as the second scorer in the starting lineup, Lewis's departure has a big impact on the team's offense, so Brown won't let him play off the bench unless he has to. If Lewis can continue to play like this in the game, then the team's chances of winning are a little higher.

However, after the Eastern Conference Finals officially began, Brown found that the biggest problem was not Lewis, no matter how bad this guy's defense was, at least the height was there, it was not difficult for him to cover the opponent and not give him space, and the breakthrough of the team's entire defensive system was actually the one who could not be replaced - Iverson!

In Chang Wei's opinion, this is also a very normal thing, although Iverson is very strong, he is still a small man with a height of only 1.83 meters after all, and the Bucks' backcourt combination of Cassel and Ray Allen are taller than him, when Iverson switches to them, they only need to protect the ball, and then directly pull up and shoot, Iverson has no temper at all.

The lack of strength on the defensive end also made Iverson's performance on the offensive end more impatient, many times he could pass the ball out and then organize, he had to stand up to the defense, and was blocked by Bucks center Johnson in a row at just over half of the first quarter, which is very rare for him to shoot more than 60% from the basket. But Brown can't replace him at this time, and now that the 76ers are 12-17 behind in the score, how can the team score if they replace Iverson again?

In fact, in just over six minutes, the 76ers' infinite rotation was quite successful, and as long as they didn't switch Iverson to the ball handler, the Bucks' shooting didn't look so smooth. Even so, Ray Allen and Cassel have proven their shooting prowess on Iverson's head, and they have combined for 11 points.

In desperation, Brown could only signal Snow to help Iverson and try to replace Iverson when changing defenses. But people are never as fast as the ball, and often Snow has not changed positions with Iverson, and the opponent has already passed the ball to his teammates who are in the open position, either breaking through to the basket or shooting directly, and the 76ers can't stop it at all.

With 4:27 left in the first quarter, Brown decisively replaced Iverson with Bale. Everyone on the bench was surprised by this substitution, and Iverson himself was even more furious, believing that he had not made a mistake at all, and that the coach's substitution was groundless. So when he got off the court, he just gave his teammates a high-five, ignored Brown's outstretched hand, sat back in his chair with a grim face, and covered his head with a large towel.

Such a scene made Chang Wei feel that the falling out between Iverson and Brown in his previous life was probably not a matter of chasing after the wind, and these two people were very incompatible in terms of personality. Iverson is the kind of player who is self-respecting, and of course his quality does give him the capital to be proud of, but it seems not impossible for a manager like Brown to have a disagreement between the two of them, and it seems that there are already signs of such a thing.

Chang Wei sighed secretly and returned to the game. There's no denying that Brown's adjustments have been effective, as Bale has filled in the gaps in the team's defensive system after coming on for Iverson, and the pressure on Ray Allen, who is opposite him, has increased dramatically, and many times he has to pass the ball instead of forcing shots to score as before.

Thanks to Brown's substitution, the 76ers trailed just 28-30 at the end of the first quarter, which was acceptable for Brown. Did he consider continuing to play Bale in place of Iverson and Snow as point guard, but putting a Philadelphia fan-backed star on the bench? Brown didn't want his mailbox to be flooded with fan protests.