Chapter 346: Tactic No. 5
Although he was only forced to change the formation, Ye Feng's lineup as a center McMillan has tried many times in training, and the effect is quite good, largely because Ye Feng loves to fight for rebounds and does not suffer losses. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info It looks like he's a lap smaller than the muscle sticks on the inside, but the prediction and bounce are top-notch.
After the Trail Blazers' small lineup came out, Phil was shocked and immediately relieved, he didn't think this very strange-looking lineup would pose any threat to the Lakers. He has always been quite confident in the team's interior configuration, in his opinion, Ye Feng is certainly an excellent player, and even has the potential to become a top star in the future, but with his physical fitness, he wants to play the No. 5 position? In the face of the Lakers' luxury interior group, you are still a little tender!
But what he didn't expect was that McMillan had already found a suitable tactic for a similar small lineup, that is, the No. 5 tactic that few people could play at the core. The No. 5 tactic, to put it bluntly, is a tactical system with the center as the core, but this center cannot be a standing center in the traditional sense, and the most basic requirement is to have the kung fu of passing the ball with one hand. In other words, the No. 5 tactic is actually the way of organizing the center, everyone runs around the center, which has high requirements for the center's mobility, organization and ball protection ability, especially the ability to protect the ball, after all, the probability of being tackled if the center holds the ball for a long time will be greatly improved.
From this point of view, Ye Feng is simply the perfect No. 5 tactical executor. When he stepped into the No. 5 position, these requirements looked a little low, and when Ye Feng held the ball in the high post, he had three threats at the same time, that is, dribbling, passing and shooting, which forced the Lakers to let the interior players pull the interior players to the high position, which also made room for the interior players to slip directly to the baseline for layups.
After a brief communication between Odom and Gasol, Odom decided to let Odom, who moved faster and more versatile, defend him, while Gasol guarded the basket. But they quickly realized that it wasn't a good option, even if it was the only thing they could do at the moment, for the simple reason that if Gasol was huddled under the basket, the Trail Blazers would be four or three on the outside, and no matter how much rotation they made, they would leak people.
Although Odom has a height advantage, with Ye Feng's field of vision, this obstacle is not a problem at all, he can pass the ball out in a flash, and Odom is at most restricting his individual ball-holding attack.
And Ye Feng didn't sit still, Odom's defense is really good, but it's not impossible to break through. Another benefit of using the breakaway to tear apart his defense is that it can attract Gasol to the high post, which makes the basket even more empty. After being slipped by the Trail Blazers players twice in a row, Gasol didn't dare to grab it easily, so he could only continue to stay under the basket aggrievedly, at least so that he could gamble on the opponent's hand.
Originally, everyone thought that Ye Feng would have a hard time playing at the top of the No. 5 position, but they didn't expect this guy to be like a fish in water, except for the hard work of carrying Gasol's back singles on the defensive end, there seemed to be nothing uncomfortable at other times. And it's not a big deal, the Trail Blazers' team defense shares the pressure of Ye Feng well, and under normal circumstances, when he is behind him, his teammates can wait for an opportunity to steal, which makes Gasol have to pass the ball out.
For a while, the No. 5 tactic with Ye Feng as the axis played impressively, and the Lakers were pressed to the ground at both ends of the offensive and defensive ends. Especially on the offensive end, when at least one player on the perimeter was always open, their furious three-point rain made the Lakers unable to lift their heads. McMillan's meaning is clear, either you have to be killed by a three-point shot, or you can switch to the same small lineup and fight for speed, and there is basically no third option.
Phil doesn't plan to replace the team's interior lineman, he is a particularly dominant man, and he is never willing to get into the rhythm of the opponent, let alone give up the team's advantage. However, the Trail Blazers' tactics could not fail to deal with it, and he could only ask the players on the court, especially Odom, to continue to expand the defense, wrap up the ball carriers of the Trail Blazers, and try to compress their shooting space. In his mind, such a countermeasure would be enough to deal with the pioneers.
But after all, the Lakers' on-court lineup is mostly veterans, and it's okay to be crazy for a while, but it's not a long-term solution. And on the basketball court, why is it easy for the most team-oriented team to win the game? Because they can mobilize the opponent's defense in the process of sharing the ball, the ball will always move much faster than people. In addition, Ye Feng is already the league's premier master of field control, and his field vision can fully ensure that he can find his teammates who are in the gap at the first time.
The Trail Blazers' outside players did not live up to Ye Feng's kindness in attracting defense for them, and in the remaining eight minutes of the second quarter, the Trail Blazers shot 7-of-9 three-point shooting, stopping the Lakers in one fell swoop and stretching the gap to 9 points. That doesn't look like a big difference, not in double digits, but if Fisher hadn't hit a buzzer-beating halfcourt three-pointer at halftime, the Lakers would have returned to the locker room with a 12-point deficit.
The Trail Blazers' small lineup has undoubtedly caused huge problems for the Lakers, who are now like tigers biting hedgehogs, with no place to put their mouths at all. And they are facing a dilemma, whether to go inside or not, it seems to be a bit cowardly, and the protection of rebounding is not so strong; Let's go on, the small lineup on the opposite side is really annoying, with the movement speed of Odom and Gasol, it can really prevent the breakthrough of the small lineup, but if they pull it out, the inside line will become empty, and the opponent can cut in empty-handed with a random block, and directly catch the ball and make a layup.
In fact, Phil's best option now is to play one big and four small, use Odom as a center, and use his height and movement speed to constantly switch between inside and outside, but this may be the toughest test of his career. Kobe Bryant and Artest They can certainly share the pressure of the outside defense, but the inside defense is beyond their reach, you must know that the Trail Blazers are not simply and rudely cut directly and forcefully, they will use several covers to let the final finisher enter the basket and complete the fatal blow, at this time several people on the outside no longer know where to be dumped.
As a head coach at the historic level, Phil is constantly weighing in his heart, after all, this game is crucial for the Lakers, does he really want to take the initiative to enter the rhythm of the Trail Blazers? In that case, will the team be able to beat the opponent in the familiar aspects of the opponent?