Chapter 377: Entrusted with a Heavy Task
If this proposal is ten years from now, then not many people will raise objections. But this was in the 2001-02 season, and it was an outrage to propose Lewis as a center forward at this time.
Sure enough, as soon as Chang Wei's words fell, a low buzz sounded in the entire conference room, and everyone was talking to the people next to them, frantically discussing countermeasures they had never considered before. Brown also frowned slightly, although he didn't come up with any good solutions himself, he also subconsciously felt that Chang Wei had a bad idea this time.
Chang Wei looked at everyone for a long time, there was no desire to explain at all, some things really have different limitations in different eras, and the introduction of Lewis to play center at this time undoubtedly touched everyone's nerves. But there's no denying that this is the 76ers' best chance to limit the Spurs' twin towers, albeit at the cost of losing offensive rebounds.
After a while, the whispering gradually subsided, and Brown asked the most crucial question on behalf of all the confused teaching assistants: "Chang, you have a very ...... idea It's a big idea, but then we're going to get the rebounds straight away, and in all the seasons I've been coaching, it seems like there's never been a team that has been able to win when they're down on rebounds. ”
Chang Wei smiled and said: "Coach, I never said not to rebound, I just think we can strategically give up offensive rebounding, although this will make our offensive rounds significantly reduced, but it can also improve the speed of retreat, not to give the Spurs a chance to switch offense, I think they are still a big threat to switch offense, and it's not bad to be able to limit them." ”
"When grabbing defensive rebounds, we have to try to do everything we can, at most only one person is outside the three-point line ready to play counterattack, and the other four people are all inside ready to grab rebounds, although the Spurs twin towers are very good at grabbing rebounds, but we shouldn't be too far behind if we grab two of the four, right? If you grab it, you can naturally hand it over to someone outside the three-point line to play a transition offense as soon as possible. ”
Several people showed tangled looks on their faces, Chang Wei did have some truth in what he said, but this conflicted with their philosophy all along, and it was difficult to say what kind of effect it could have. It's the Finals, not the regular season, and the team doesn't have that much time to experiment with a new tactic, so it's important for them to get off to a good start.
Seeing this, Chang Wei simply took a dose of fierce medicine, he stood up and said categorically: "If there is no better way to deal with the Spurs Twin Towers, then I hope to let Rassad try, if it doesn't work in the first game, I will submit my resignation to the management, although it has nothing to do with whether the team can win the championship, but I think it is enough to prove my determination." ”
Brown waved his hand and smiled wryly, "It's not time for you to gamble on your future...... That's it decided for the time being, if you don't have any other suggestions, let's take the usual approach for the time being, let's see the effect first! ”
Now that the head coach has made a decision, the entire coaching staff can only obediently implement it, but they still have some doubts and dissatisfaction when they look at Chang Wei. In their opinion, Chang Wei is purely looking for death on his own, and he doesn't want to find a way to hoard heavy troops on the inner line, but he further empties the inner line, and when he is blown up by the twin towers, he knows how stupid this suggestion is.
In fact, Chang Wei has no choice, if the opponent is the Lakers, it is okay to say, although Walker is not bad, but he can only be regarded as a second-rate insider, and the only thing to pay attention to is O'Neal. But the Spurs are different, Duncan is already a rising interior star in the league, and it is not easy to fall behind even in the face of O'Neal, Robinson is old, and the experience is still there, and it is definitely more than enough to act as Duncan's deputy on the inside, and the combination of the two of them is the top existence in the whole league.
Piling up heavy troops on the inside? Regardless of whether there are enough manpower, the 76ers' interior players can only be regarded as second-rate in the league at best, and Mutombo may still be able to carry Duncan under the basket last season, but his form has declined too much this season, averaging only 14.1 minutes per game, compared to Brown even preferring to put Oku on the court.
After the coaching staff unified the decision, the matter of talking to the players naturally fell on Chang Wei again. In fact, it stands to reason that Brown, as the head coach, should talk to the players, but he directly threw the pot to Chang Wei in the name of revising his tactics. The head coach's pot Changwei still has to follow, anyway, he is already familiar with doing this kind of thing now......
"What? Do you want me to play center? Chang, you're not kidding, are you? In the players' cafeteria, as soon as Chang Wei explained his intention, Lewis couldn't help but shout, and the expression on his face was like seeing a ghost.
Chang Wei shrugged: "Why are you so loud?" Want others to know? It's not for you to die! ”
Lewis said with a bitter face: "But this is to send me to death, with my body, can I still carry Duncan on the inside?" To be honest, I haven't played at the No. 5 position since I graduated from high school, and the basket fight wasn't for me. ”
"Rassad, now the team needs your help, of course I'm not saying you didn't help the team before, but this time we plan to use other ways to deal with the Spurs' twin towers, and you are a very important link. I think if you go to the No. 5 position, supplemented by four small men, and then attack the basket in the constant interspersed running, or pull to the outside to shoot threes, maybe the Spurs twin towers will be a lot less deterrent on the defensive end, but then you can only let it go on the offensive end. ”
Lewis swallowed a mouthful of saliva and said weakly: "It's all projection inside, why not choose Memet?" ”
"Memet isn't very experienced, and the most important thing is that he doesn't move as fast as you, and when he shoots, I'm afraid Duncan has pulled up to the top to defend, and with his running ability, I can't imagine what will happen. So Rashad, you're the one we all agree can take on the heavy lift, and the number five is up to you. ”
Hearing Chang Wei say this, Lewis also knows that there is no room for turning around in this matter, and if you accept it, you have to accept it, and if you don't accept it, you have to accept it, the head coach doesn't care what you think in your heart, when the team needs you, then you have to go up. Lewis couldn't help but sigh, this time he is going to the inside line to accept the ravage, and it is estimated that it will be worse than before, because he still played the No. 4 position before, and the upward swing is estimated to be directly blown up by the opposite side, right?