What is the most important thing when a team needs to start running a specific tactic on the offensive end?

The answer to this question can have different results for different players, different coaches.

But if the question is slightly modified, the answer should be consistent.

"I'll put it another way."

Westphal said: "On the field, all the time, what is the most important thing for you to consider? ”

“…… Score. ”

This time, when Gu Yu said his answer again, everyone had nothing to say.

"That's right, it's a score, or to use the little ghost's own formulation just now - the end."

Westphal nodded to Gu Yu with appreciation: "The basketball game, in the final analysis, is a sport that can score more points than who can get it. Defense is important, rebounding is important, assists are important, controlling the tempo is important, but all of these things are in the service of one purpose – scoring. ”

Everyone nodded in unison, and no one objected.

"When it comes to scoring, we have to talk about the 'finish' that the little ghost just mentioned. I've always believed that no matter what a player's strength is or what his positioning is on the court, he has to have a hand that can put the ball in the basket. Otherwise, the player is on the field, and it is a tactical burden. ”

Westphar continued: "Big Ben Wallace, for example, everyone is familiar with it, right? His strength is undoubtedly his defense, and his offensive means are lackluster, and he can hardly score any goals except for dunks under the basket. But he's still able to dunk under the basket, isn't he? ”

"In fact, Big Ben is holding the ball in the three-second zone, and most defenders really can't prevent his dunk." Gu Yu nodded.

"yes, for another example, Jason Kidd, the shooting percentage is poor, right? Shooting, especially mid-range shots, right? A famous blacksmith, passing assists, organizing attacks, and sorting out the whole team is his job, right? ”

Westphall continued: "But in his prime, his 'one-stop train layup with the ball without slowing down' was incredibly strong, and he was one of the top three fast-break scorers in the league for several years." Later in his career, his knees were useless and his breakthroughs weren't so sharp, and he practiced three-pointers again, and at one point ranked third on the league's all-time three-point shooting list, and there was still a way to put the ball in the basket, it was just the difference in shooting percentage and number of shots. ”

"That old guy is really scary......"

Speaking of Kidd, Evans, who plays point guard, was worried from the bottom of his heart, and even shivered.

"So you see, why did I say that the little devil is right, on the basketball court, the most important thing, of course, is the end. If you're not thinking about finishing when you're defending, maybe it's because of your responsibilities, more on the defensive end, which is understandable. But when the offensive tactics are turned on, everyone should think about how to end the score if they receive the ball in a second, do you agree? ”

"Hmm."

The players nodded.

"Of course, I'm not saying that once you receive the ball, it's all about scoring. If the chances are not good, of course you have to pass, you have to transfer, you have to run. But if you don't have the string of 'want to score' in your heart, you can't do it. ”

Westphall said this, and his eyes fell to Thompson again: "And Jason, why did I say that you are the reason why the THRU tactic is being targeted?" Do you understand it yourself? ”

"I ......"

Thompson was speechless.

The old coach's meaning is already very clear, on the court, Thompson, really did not think about how to finish all the time.

Even to put it bluntly, don't say the end, on the offensive end, when the tactics are running, Thompson's mind is full of the idea of "don't make mistakes, don't make mistakes, I must not make mistakes", and he didn't think about the end at all.

As long as the basketball is in his hand, unless there is no one in front of him for a few hundred meters, and he is embarrassed not to shoot, Thompson will choose to shoot. Otherwise, he will be like getting a hot potato, and he will find someone to pass the ball without thinking about it.

Why is this happening?

The answer is clear to all.

"I'm not blaming you, saying this in front of everyone, it's not that I don't give you face, or I want to embarrass you or something."

Westphall said solemnly: "I just want you to know that in my mind, your potential and ability are definitely more than what they are now, at least definitely not just 8 points and 7 rebounds per game, and it will shrink to 5 points and 5 rebounds in the playoffs." ”

"You are not a unicorn, not a divine beast, not a proud son of the sky, and not a basketball emperor. I'm not going to put too much pressure on you to feel like the whole team is on you. But your current state, the current state of thinking about everything first, is absolutely and absolutely unqualified. ”

"I ......"

Is Thompson embarrassed?

Embarrassing, of course.

was ridiculed by the coach in front of all his teammates, said it so seriously, and said that he didn't feel wronged in his heart, it must be fake.

But what the old man said is not wrong at all.

"Why did we run tactics, especially the THRU series, to catch the Spurs off guard in the first place? Why are they so embarrassed that they have no power to fight back? It's because every point we have, remember, every point on the field, can finish and have the opportunity and ability to score directly. ”

Westafar continued: "No matter how strong the Spurs' defense is, not every player is at the level of the first defensive lineup. No matter what lineup they field, there are always one or two of the five who are dragging their feet on the defensive end. And the success of our THRU tactics is to hit them this pain point. With the team's finishing ability, they are at a loss. ”

"However, your hesitation at this point, you don't dare to throw or shoot when you have the opportunity, and you may be able to hide under the cover of the little devil's fire at the beginning and not be discovered. But what team are Spurs? Championship level team! It's a small detail that they can detect with a little attention. They are sure that you are not a real threat point, and even if you let you vote, you may not dare to make a move. After a long time, the other positions are four or five on the offensive end, what do you let your teammates do? ”

Speaking of which, Westphal knew that it was almost over, his brows stretched slightly, and he reached out and knocked on the tactical board and said: "They are forcing us to play heads-up, forcing us to split our overall offensive tactics and one-on-one with them." But except for the little ghost, in other positions, any of you are at a disadvantage when you go one-on-one with the Spurs, and if we continue to play like this, we will definitely lose. ”

"Think about it, you too, and so do I. In the next game, we have to figure out a way, otherwise we will be 2-1 down, and then it will be difficult to play. ”

That night, Jason Thompson, had insomnia.

During this period, Gu Yu took the lead, and many of the King's players gathered together and went to Thompson's residence to find him once, knocking on the door, wanting to use their way to boost Thompson's morale.

But

"I ...... I'm a little tired, so I won't come out, everyone...... See you tomorrow! ”

Thompson, but he didn't even step out of the door.

So, a day later, sleep trains.

"Beep-beep-beep——!!"

The whistle blew at the end of the game, and the Sacramento Kings played the first home court of the Western Conference semifinals of the playoffs, and the score was finally fixed at 109-113.

San Antonio Spurs, away win.

“GOOD-GAME。”

It was still a handshake and a hug, a friendly high-five, and an expressionless praise for the Kings' good play.

The San Antonio Spurs, like a bunch of soulless machines with only command and obedience, killing and bloodthirsty, ruthlessly swept away a victory.

"Cousin!"

After the game, press conference.

"Did you make any adjustments to this game?"

A reporter got up and asked: "After the big decline in the shooting rate in the last game, your performance in today's game was quite good, 13 of 25 shots, more than 50% of the shooting rate, and scored 31 points, which is also the highest in the game." What is your assessment of your own performance today? ”

"Me?"

In the face of defeat, Gu Yu's mood was obviously not high at all, and he shook his head slightly and said, "Fail." ”

“…… Ha? ”

The reporter didn't come back for a while, and was stunned for a moment before asking: "But your performance is the most dazzling in the whole game, and the team relies on your singles to support you alone to fight to the end!" Such a performance is also not up to par?? ”

"Of course it fails."

Gu Yu said in a deep voice: "First, if we lose, 30 points will be deducted from the 100-point system." Second, I had a good shooting percentage, but I didn't create more shots, score more points, and deduct 30 points when I knew the team was going wrong with the offense. So, fail. ”

This...... It's too strict!

The reporters at the scene all frowned, especially Xiao Yu, who was very distressed when he saw Gu Yu's appearance.

"In the end we lost by four points, if I just found four more shots...... No, three times, three times is enough. ”

Gu Yu looked at the table, his hands hung on the table, and continued: "As long as I create three more shots, we may be able to equalize and go to overtime, or even win." But I wasn't able to do it, do you think I failed? ”

In this way, everyone has nothing to say.

But the problem is that anyone with a discerning eye can see that the reason why the Kings lost this game really has nothing to do with Gu Yu.

The main reason should be......

"It's me."

Westphaal continued: "The reason for the loss is that I didn't have the proper tactics in place, our overall offense was very fragmented, the Spurs were really good, I was not prepared enough, so I lost, it had nothing to do with the players, everyone played very well." ”

Eh??

Why did the Kings team come out one by one and take the initiative to take the blame? ?

What kind of rhythm is this??

The reporters wanted to continue asking questions, but a third person spoke again.

"It's my problem."

Evans said: "My distribution was targeted, I didn't connect the attack, I was bad, I was wrong. ”

"But according to the statistics, the responsibility for the loss should be ......"

"On Thompson!"

Finally, Cousins, who had endured it for a long time, couldn't help it.

In a word, stir up a thousand waves.