Chapter 111 - New Tactics
In the end, the white side led by Li Yao won the game, under the careful mobilization of Li Yao, everyone on Li Yao's side scored doubles, and the veteran Li Nan also wanted to show himself what is called Xiao Li Feidao, as long as there is a vacancy, Li Yao's ball is passed, and Li Nan can steadily send the basketball into the basket. Even after Li Yao showed his due strength to the four bigwigs, the four bigwigs were willing to obey the command of the newcomer, and the five of them fought a defensive counterattack, Sun Yue started by defense, so he played very handy, plus Li Nan came from the Bayi team, which is a very tough style, and the defense is also very good. As for Li Yao, not to mention, the former NCAA steal king plus the adjustment of the Chicago training camp, the defensive strength has increased greatly, and the trio on the outside has brought unprecedented defensive pressure to the red side.
This scene made Liu Wei on the field frown, as far as the strength shown by Li Yao is now, he has completely surpassed himself, it seems that his starting position is about to be lost, and judging from Da Yao's performance just now, his importance is far less than that of Li Yao, so he has to think about his next situation.
But Younas is bright-eyed, from what it seems just now, some of the things that Li Yao has shown are what the current Chinese national team does not have, and he needs to reposition this guy who has just arrived.
"Li Yao, as soon as you kid comes, I'll give your brother Yao a dismount." As soon as the game was over, Da Yao stepped forward and patted Li Yao's shoulder and said with a smile.
"That, Brother Yao, I'm sorry just now." Li Yao looked at Liu Wei in the audience and said embarrassedly, he was angry just now, and he actually lost his temper with Da Yao.
"I thought you said you won me, it turned out to be that incident, Li Yao, you Brother Yao and I are not blind, I see everything in my eyes, this national team is fighting for the glory of the country, if anyone wants to do something, they will ask me first." Da Yao patted Li Yao's shoulder to signal that he was relieved.
"Hmm." Li Yao nodded seriously, yes, they gathered together for the glory of the country.
"Wait a minute, disband, let's get together." After Da Yao finished speaking, he walked towards Younas.
"Well done." The four bigwigs of the white side also stepped forward to celebrate with Li Yao, today they are really comfortable playing, as long as there is an opportunity, Li Yao can always pass the ball to their hands for the first time, and Li Yao can always create opportunities for them, they are not fools, Li Yao's strength is not comparable to the original point guard of the national team, and Li Yao can't run away from the position of the main point guard of the national team.
"It's all the big guys who played well." People praised it like this, of course Li Yao couldn't just continue, and hurriedly said modestly.
Looking at the funny Li Yao, several people looked at each other and smiled, and ran to gather.
That night, at the invitation of Da Yao, all the members of the national team got together.
"Li Yao, tell me what you think about our national team." After being full of wine and food, Da Yao looked at Li Yao and said.
"Well, I think our current lineup is very reasonable, all of you are the top players in China, what can I think, Brother Yao, you are embarrassing me." Li Yao hurriedly waved his hand, he didn't want to offend people.
"You kid still play with me, if you have any opinions, just say it, with your brother Yao here, no one dares to say anything." Da Yao said pointedly, and his eyes glanced at everyone present.
Liu Wei could obviously feel the warning in Da Yao's eyes when he saw him, Liu Wei suddenly felt aggrieved, he had already thought it out at noon, Li Yao's strength was far better than himself, and he didn't need to provoke Da Yao for the starting position, besides, except for Li Yao, the exception, the remaining point guards couldn't compare to him in terms of qualifications, and his playing time was not necessarily less, Liu Wei, who was self-aware, had already dispelled the idea of continuing to embarrass Li Yao at this time.
"That's it, Li Yao, you can say anything, almost all of you here are your brothers, how can there be your own brother who embarrass his own brother." Probably at this moment, he opened his mouth, and he was still very satisfied with Li Yao, the new little brother.
Li Yao glanced at everyone and found that everyone's eyes were kind, even Liu Wei's eyes were the same, Li Yao was relieved, but thinking about it, the big boss of the national team, Da Yao and the second leader, have roughly spoken, who dares to do things, it is really embarrassing to be removed from the national team at this critical moment.
"In fact, in my opinion, our previous decision to let Brother Yao play the inside line was not correct, which not only increased Brother Yao's physical consumption, but also allowed the opponent to do some targeted defense. And then there's our national team, which has three strong interior players, and most importantly, our big men all have three-point shooting ability, which gives us endless possibilities for offense, so why can't we do something about that? Li Yao thought for a moment and said some of his thoughts.
Listening to Li Yao's eloquent talk, everyone present felt that it was right.
"So what do you think should be changed?" Da Yao took a sip of water before asking.
"Brother Yao is still sitting on the inside, after all, this is our natural advantage, in the position of the big forward, whether it is roughly brother or space Yi can be lifted up to the point guard to block and dismantle, and then hand the ball to them, the point guard to pull the space, let the big forward as the starting point of the attack, in this case, not only the inside space is opened, Brother Yao's power can be fully exerted, to avoid the situation of one hit two, and our outside shooting machines can also be fully played." Li Yao said and looked at Dapeng and Zhu Fangyu, Li Nan and other three-point players, in Li Yao's opinion, it is more reasonable to take the initiative to seek opportunities from the outside than Da Yao who has carried the ball for a long time without a chance to force the ball out.
In the face of Li Yao's praise, the foreign national players couldn't help but smile, Li Yao's proposal simply entered their hearts.
"You're going to fight Princeton? Or is it in my presence? Da Yao thought about Li Yao's statement for a while, and said puzzled. You must know that the Rockets have been trying to find a balance between their own and Princeton tactics since the head coach was replaced by Adelman last season, but so far they have not been able to do so.
"Brother Yao, you actually ignored a point." Li Yao said with a smile.
"What?" Da Yao asked suspiciously.
"The Olympics follow the rules of FIBA." Li Yao said with a mysterious face.
"Is there a difference?" Da Yao asked with a frown.
"Because FIBA didn't defend for three seconds." Li Yao said with a smile.
"Oh! I see, you kid is really a geek, you can catch this little detail. Da Yao is also a smart person, as soon as he was reminded by Li Yao, he instantly understood the key point, and the general and space Yi on the side also kept nodding.
"What are you guys doing?" This time it was Du Feng's turn to be confused, he didn't know what special meaning Li Yao said to be able to make Da Yao and them agree like this.
"Brother Feng, because FIBA does not defend for three seconds, so the opponent can arbitrarily choose to cover Brother Yao, but this is also where we can calculate, as long as Brother Yao is stuck in the inside, it is enough to deter them, your big forward and the outside line at this time to pull out the space and throw him a few three-pointers, it is enough to force them to have to open up the defensive space, so that it can create a dozen opportunities for Brother Yao, I believe that it is difficult for the world to have an inside line that can defend our Brother Yao." Li Yao not only explained his thoughts to Du Feng, but also inadvertently praised Da Yao.
"You're so slippery, boy." Da Yao couldn't help but smile when he heard Li Yao's praise, and Da Yao also agreed with Li Yao's ideas, just like Li Yao said, this adapted version of Princeton is more suitable for today's Chinese team on FIBA, and he is looking forward to the next game.
"That, Brother Yao, I still have an idea, I don't know if I should say it or not." When Li Yao talked about his excitement, he remembered an idea that came up during today's training match, and couldn't help but speak.
"If you have any ideas, just say it, what you just said is very good, as long as you have suggestions for improving the strength of our team, just say it, don't be afraid of making mistakes, you big brothers will give you suggestions." Da Yao waved his hand and motioned for Li Yao to continue his performance.
"Brother Yao, you also know that you have gained a lot of weight because of the needs of the Rockets, which has led to a decrease in speed, and my idea is that when you are resting, we will have a change of rhythm, and I will lead the bench lineup to play defensive counterattacks, after all, this is what I am best at, so I will be more confident." Li Yao said what he thought.
You must know that defensive counterattack is a weapon for them Stanford to win the NCAA championship, and he also found that this Chinese team can completely replicate this approach in today's training match, Sun Dasheng's defensive ability is also very outstanding, and Wang Lei, who is memorable to Li Yao off the court, plus himself, the three of them are enough to form a defensive chain on the outside, plus Du Feng and Space Yi's mobility, they can do their best on the defensive end.
As for the counterattack, as far as Li Yao thinks of these five candidates, mobility is enough, of course, in fact, Li Yao is more inclined to choose Chen Jianghua, a speed boy, in terms of counterattack, but his play will make the defense of this lineup have a great shortcoming, and the most critical thing in defensive counterattack is defense, so Li Yao gave up the option of Chen Jianghua.
"I didn't expect you kid to move your set at Stanford, but it's a good idea, you can tell me who you want to choose." Da Yao felt that Li Yao's idea was very creative, and a team would definitely catch the opponent off guard when the two styles were switched in one game. And the most important thing about this strategy is that you can't target him, because it just strengthens the defense and speeds up the offense on the same lineup.
"The candidates in my mind are Sun Yue, Du Feng, Space Yi, and Wang Lei, I think we can rely on this lineup to play unexpected gains when Brother Yao is resting." Li Yao said seriously.
"Okay, tomorrow I will convey your thoughts to Coach Younas, from tomorrow the training match will be played according to the method Li Yao said, we need to run in as soon as possible, after all, time is very tight." Da Yao felt that the few suggestions put forward by Li Yao today were very reasonable, and he made a very decisive decision.