The UCLA air cut, as the name suggests, originated with legendary UCLA coach John Wooden, just like the triangle offense.

Since it is the tactic of John Wooden, the father of basketball in the United States, the popularity of this tactic in the basketball world of the United States is naturally very high.

However, the UCLA air cut is only a starting move, that is, the beginning of the tactical launch, and the real tactics will have a variety of changes after the start of the air cut, it can be said that every team in the NBA may use the UCLA air cut to launch several tactics, but there are rarely exactly the same changes.

It's like a swordsman, the starting style of drawing a sword is almost the same, but the swordsmanship is very different.

Carlisle designed the UCLA air cut with the Mavericks, in addition to the point guard players who cut the air, other position players naturally have opportunities, but most of the subsequent changes are for the guard.

Superstar players are always worth more than coaches, and that's because in terms of their own value, the value of players is above tactics, and the reason is that tactics can be easily replicated, while players with special skills are difficult to replace.

In Carlisle's view, his UCLA air cut is simply tailor-made for Chen Zhi. No, it should be said that Chen Zhi is simply a point guard born for UCLA, with outstanding strength and low-post finishing ability and extremely excellent projection ability, as well as super passing ability, which will make Chen Zhi have super deterrent.

After a discussion among the players, Carlisle gave a look at D'Antoni's system and the key points on the defensive end against the Rockets during the game.

"For teams that play run-and-shoot tactics, there is no doubt that speed is their lifeblood, to force them to enter more positional battles, on the one hand, the inside players have to compete for the front court, the players on the front line have to return to the defense in time, and we have to achieve faster offensive and defensive conversion."

It's unrealistic to try to completely limit the speed of a run-and-shoot team, just like Nash's Suns, usually it's not the opponent who limits their speed, but they take the pace, and it's even more common to force the speed in the face of the opponent's defense.

"In this game against the Rockets, I hope you can give the Dallas home fans a hearty victory!" Carlisle, who has never paid attention to the regular season record, said uncharacteristically, "I believe that the current Rockets are our opponents. ”

Mark Cuban works out on the treadmill outside the locker room during the pre-game meetings, a habit he has developed over the years, presumably to stay in shape so that he can put more pressure on the referees on the field when roaring!

When the players came out of the locker room, Cuban high-fived the players one by one and shouted, "Come on, Mavericks!" ”

When it was Chen's turn, Cuban high-fived and said: "Chen, you will have a lot of playing time in this game, and you will be the tactical core of this game, you have to seize the opportunity to play a statistic that will dazzle the fans!" ”

Chen Zhi glanced at Carlisle, who was standing at the door, patting the players out of the locker room like an elder.

Seeing this, Cuban said, "That's right, it's a common practice, and it's also a decision I made after discussing it with Donnie and Rick. Downey has already connected with the Dallas City advertising campaign and will use your footage and data from this game if he can. ”

Chen Zhi's eyes lit up when he heard this, he was most interested in things like advertising that could increase popularity now, and for soul power collection, popularity was obviously extremely important.

"No problem, it's all on me." Chen Zhi said confidently.

Cuban smiled and patted Chen Zhi on the shoulder, the young man is more confident, more admirable, this game is actually closer to the level of the regular season, and it is different from the previous game to be able to easily get a chance to shoot, in this intensity of the game, what kind of performance Chen Zhi can play, Cuban is really curious.

20+10 should be the start, Cuban still believes in Chen Zhi's strength very much, if the score can go up to 30+, it will be more perfect, looking at Chen Zhi's figure, Cuban thought.

Dallas's home court is once again full without suspense, and this game with the Rockets can be said to be a Texas civil war, which naturally attracts the attention of fans, not to mention that there is Chen Zhi, a super newcomer.

"Come on, Maverick!" After the Nuo Tianwang led everyone to shout the slogan, the home players began to enter through the players' tunnel.

The Mavericks DJ constantly changes his tone to introduce the Mavericks players, and every player sounds like a super big name.

In this game, all the starters of the Mavericks played, Chen Dao, Matthews, Barnes, Nowitzki, Bogut.

When it was the Rockets' turn to introduce the players, the DJ changed to a half-dead tone.

Beverley was unavailable due to a knee injury, but even if Beverley could play, Harden would undoubtedly be at the point guard position, Eric Gordon at the point-guard position, Ariza at small forward, Ryan Anderson at small forward, and Capela was able to get on the bench after Howard's departure and sit at the Rockets' starting center.

Rockets head coach Mike D'Antoni sat on the sidelines with his arms crossed and no expression on his face, and he really wasn't a passionate coach. In his sixties, his hair is half-white, and the mustache on his lips is completely white.

As a head coach, Mike D'Antoni's coaching path was not smooth except for the Suns period, especially during the Knicks and Lakers periods, and he was often in the crisis of being fired at any time, and the famous coach of the Suns even committed to the 76ers as an assistant coach for a time.

Looking at Rick Carlisle standing near the Mavericks bench, D'Antoni was really envious, as a coach, it was really lucky to meet a boss who firmly supported him.

NBA coaches are not easy to do! In the past five seasons, NBA teams have changed head coaches frequently, and only the Spurs, Mavericks and Heat have not changed coaches, which shows that coaching is indeed a high-risk profession and is in danger of leaving at any time.

However, this season, D'Antoni is very confident in the Rockets, at least this season it seems that he does not have to worry about his position, because James Harden is different from those superstars who have been famous for a long time, at least now he does not have many superstar players in the locker room, and the strength is really outstanding!

Fans love superstars, but coaches don't, and coaching a team with a strong superstar is the biggest challenge for coaches, especially those who are famous.

The Rockets have not had any big-name players in their roster for several years, except for Harden, and those players with high salaries are players who are very suitable for their own run-and-gun system, how can this make D'Antoni unhappy, leading such a group of players, can definitely play a record far beyond the team's salary.

There are many coaches who criticize Rockets general manager Darrell Morey for being too obsessed with data analysis, but D'Antoni has an appreciation for Morey, and these off-season deals to poach the Pelicans really make D'Antoni very satisfied, but it really hurts Coach Gentry and Brother Thick Eyebrows!

In his first year as the head coach of the team, leading such a team to a good record is really the best choice to establish himself as a head coach in the team. Next year, with the attraction of the beard and this year's record, bring in big-name stars, and then the Rockets can attack the championship.

As for this year, D'Antoni has no idea about the championship at all, and the championship is determined by the Warriors' Big Four!

When D'Antoni squinted, the game had already started at the referee's whistle, and D'Antoni, who was often in a trance, finally set his sights on the field.

Rockets center Ketlin Capela and Dallas Mavericks new recruit Andrew Bogut walked to the center circle to jump the ball.

D'Antoni looked at Capela, a player who was not athletic and had extremely rough skills, but in D'Antoni's eyes, he was a better player than Howard, at least in his run-and-gun system.

Howard has reached an advanced age, and his movement speed and vitality are a huge shortcoming compared to Capela, not to mention that Howard, a former league supergiant, does not like to dare to work hard, so he frequently blocks and dismantles Harden, and he must be angry!

At the beginning of the coaching, it was very pleasant to work with the humble and gentlemanly Nash, and after a round trip to New York, D'Antoni really didn't have much of a good impression of the supergiant, and they would become a stumbling block in the coaching, and often in the end, it was the coaches who took the blame.

Although D'Antoni thinks so, this is indeed his shortcoming as a head coach, and he is not good at getting along with the team's superstars, which is a very fatal shortcoming as a head coach, because the reason why supergiants can become supergiants usually means super strength.

Even if some people ridicule Zen masters for only leading superstars to win championships, there is no doubt that there are many coaches who have not won the championship with superstars! Being able to get along in the dressing room is not even less important than the tactics themselves! Because this is the key to whether the coaches can use their tactical ability.

Without a good locker room relationship, how can there be team chemistry, and without chemistry, these players on the BA court are people, and they are very individual people, not basketball machines! This ability is especially important before leading the team to a championship and becoming a champion coach to establish great prestige!

D'Antoni naturally understands this truth, but some people are not good at dealing with people by nature, and even if they forcibly reverse it, it is estimated that the effect will not be very good.

Capela lost to Bogut in a jump ball, and D'Antoni was a little surprised.

What Capela is proud of and can stand in the NBA is the ultra-long arm span of 225 cm and the extremely good jump, it can only be said that in front of these giants with a lot of height, the jump is no longer an absolute factor affecting the jump ball.

D'Antoni is no stranger to the Dallas Mavericks, and it can be said that the coaches who have played in the league for several years are no strangers, they have a lot of blocking and off-ball coverage, and the players move more frequently, but familiar is familiar, whether they can block it is another matter, especially if it is the players who play the court rather than the coach.

Glancing at the position of the Mavericks' players, D'Antoni immediately raised an eyebrow.

Point guard Chen Zhi holds the ball on the right side of the arc of the three-point line, Matthews stands on the right wing of the three-point line, Nowitzki stands on the left, Barnes stands at 45 degrees on the left three-point line, and Bogut stands near the free throw line, and the entire free throw line is empty!

This is the UCLA air cut after the evolution of Carlisle.

Offensive master D'Antoni immediately recognized this tactical position, but it was useless for him to recognize it, the new coach's control of the team is obviously not too high, I hope Harden can be active on the defensive end, but Harden's skills on the defensive end are well known! After completely dissociating himself from the women of the Kardashian family, I believe he can work more on the defensive end.

"Hey, rookie, I received a call from Da Yao this morning, asking me to take care of you, why don't I take you around Dallas in the evening!"

Brother Deng had a smile on his face, blinked his big black and white eyes, and teased the Chinese players in front of him, as the head of the rocket, he naturally has a special relationship with Huaxia, and he has to come several times a year, he just played two overseas preseason games with the Hornets in Huaxia this year, and he has a pretty good relationship with Da Yao.

But of course, Da Yao won't say hello to him for a preseason game, and the beard is just a distraction.

Seeing that Chen Zhi didn't respond, Harden put on a defensive posture and continued: "Don't look at the fact that I haven't played in Dallas, I was in the Thunder before, and now the Rockets, Dallas is between Oklahoma and Houston, I am very familiar with this place, and there are a few nightclubs that are very good!" ”

Chen Zhi smiled when he heard this: "Are you really familiar?" So tell me which is the best nightclub in Dallas. ”

As he spoke, Chen Zhi passed the ball in his hand towards Matthews on the right wing, and Eric Gordon immediately guarded Matthews from three points.

Harden saw Chen Zhi pass the ball in his hand, and he didn't seem to have the intention of attacking, his big eyes rolled up, revealing a large area of white eyeballs, "Well, the most interesting thing is, of course..."

Without waiting for Harden to finish speaking, Chen Zhi suddenly started and cut into the inside line!

As soon as Harden recalled the several nightclubs he had been to in Dallas, he immediately felt like he was in a nightclub, and Chen Zhi in front of the meeting suddenly ran to look, turned his head sharply and glanced at it, looking stunned, as if he just remembered that it was in the game, and hurriedly turned around and chased after Chen Zhi.

However, it was too late to chase at this time, and Chen Zhi cut into the inside line, and did not even use Bogut's cover.

Quickly passing by Bogut and Capela near the free throw line, Chen stretched out his right hand and pointed in the air as he ran.

Capela was entangled with Bogut, who seemed to be in a position with his back to the inside, and seeing that Harden didn't follow at all, he had to turn around and chase inside, but the time for the big man on the inside to complete a turn and step was enough for a lot of changes on the court.

Matthews had already thrown the ball directly into the air, Chen Zhi glanced at the route of the ball, suddenly pulled it up while running, held the basketball with both hands in the air, and smashed the buckle violently with both hands!

Immediately the whole house boiled! The audience didn't expect the Dallas Mavericks, who have been aging for many years, to make the first goal of today's opening game, which was a simple and direct empty dunk!

The bearded man who wanted to fool Chen Zhi witnessed Chen Zhi's dunk with his own eyes, and immediately scolded in his heart, he wanted to chat and fool this kid, but he didn't expect to be shaken in reverse!

Probably the word nightclub, for Habeard, exudes a fatal attraction all the time! What's more, the bearded man who trains hard to improve in the off-season and goes to nightclubs greatly reduces the number of times he goes to nightclubs, it's like a long-dry land, and it's really time to go to a nightclub to rest and rest!