Chapter 71: Little People Make a Big Difference
After Rivers arranged the tactics and put the players on the court, it was only two minutes before Collins was in a hurry.
Rivers' arrangement was to bet on the three-point shooting percentage of the two outside players except for Gong Feng, and Gerrard didn't expect him to throw in threes, but what about Hamilton?
The opportunity has been created, but you can't invest in the vacant position, what do you have to lose? Do you have to change people? Change Jordan, go up and throw a few? Although Coat's defense was somewhat oppressive against Hamilton, Hamilton's dysfunctional performance still had an unshirkable responsibility.
After compressing the inner line, Kwamei's inside attack is a big deal, Gong Feng is now also stuck to death, and someone will come to help defend at any time, for the speed is not fast, there is no space under the basket now, Gong Feng's breakthrough is not activated at all!
At this time, Collins looked at Gerrard, who was completely given up defending three points at the bottom of his feet, and had a headache, Maddie wants someone to defend, Jordan is going to play the second quarter, although Wang Zhizhi can go on the court to shoot three points, but his three points are not allowed today, not to mention that it is the super athletic Cotter who defends Wang Zhizhi.
In this case, there are only two options, the first is to replace Gerrard, the last player who can shoot three-pointers, which is the most effective and the best choice to break the formation, but the only question is who will defend Maddie and Hamilton among the remaining players? He is not tall enough, and he is dealing with Maddie, who is now feeling hot?
The second is to go to Jordan and increase the independent shooting points on the inside.
It's just that after doing so, the Wizards of the second team don't have the capital to compete with the Magic, and the burden on Jordan is really a bit big!
Collins, who was making a painful choice, saw one of his men at this time, a young man who had almost forgotten about him!
Bobby? Simmons.
Thinking of this, Collins immediately beckoned Simmons over and asked, "Are you sure of your three points?" ”
Someone who was stunned when he heard the words immediately replied: "I practiced more than 300 three-point shots yesterday and today, and I think I'm ready!" ”
"Excellent! You've jumped at your chance! Now is your kid's performance time, replace Gerrard after playing, as long as it is empty, give me three points, such an opportunity, what does it mean to you, I don't need to say more, what is my original intention for letting you enter the squad, you also know, do these two tasks well after playing, don't dare to say anything else, as long as you can do this, a three-year contract is a very simple thing! ”
Simmons, who heard this, did not show any excitement, but patted his chest very affirmatively, showing full self-confidence!
After a dead ball, Collins sent Simmons on the court, and Rivers frowned at the player for the first time.
This is the first time that players have been included in the 12-man roster today, and Rivers is more focused on his team's tactics and all the players on the Wizards' playing field.
Who is Simmons? The answer given in the player's report is that in this season of the Wizards, he was only one from the Development League, and this one was cut by the Pistons? In the Wizards, all games this season add up to about 10 games. How much data does it come from?
3+1+1?
Featureless data!
It's just that Rivers always feels like he's forgotten something......
But it didn't take long for Rivers to remember that this forward is a three-point player with a good shooting percentage...... Of course, it was too late to remember, because Simmons had already made three three-pointers in a row since he came on the court.
Gong Feng has to thank people because he added three assists.
However, Simmons is more grateful to Gong Feng, because Gong Feng took the initiative to find him after he participated in the discussion meeting and made it clear that he hoped that he would practice his three-point shooting in the past two days. Simmons was very impressed by this sentence, and practicing a one-point three-point shot in less than two days is really enough for someone who can play in the NBA.
It's not so easy to brush assists, Gong Feng's understanding of all the players of the Wizards team, not under any coach, what Gerrard's projection ability looks like, no one is more familiar with it than Gong Feng, when he saw that there was Kurt in the Magic team, Gong Feng was already looking for a way to crack the Magic area defense.
After Simmons scored 3 three-pointers, the first quarter of the game ended naturally, and the Wizards overtook the Magic by 6 points!
The Magic team's strategy of using zone defense has completely failed!
"Very well done, Simmons! The game continued in the next quarter, Jordan, Leitner, Bow Peak continued to play, Oakley, protect me our rebounds! ”
Hamilton and Hubert looked at each other, didn't ask why, and said that Gong Feng had been doing the work of strategy in the first quarter, without expending much physical strength, and followed Houston defensively...... Wait, follow Houston?
Thinking of this, Hamilton glanced at Gong Feng's expressionless face.
According to Rivers' arrangement, the next quarter of the game is likely to be a traditional positional offense such as Mark and Houston, controlling the tempo and pressing the Wizards, which is why Collins put Jordan in the second quarter...... Jordan has the most experience in dealing with veterans, Simmons' hand is very good now, plus Leitner, Oakley, these players who are extremely familiar with the Knicks back then, plus a Hamilton is enough, but what about Gong Feng on the court?
"It seems that this second quarter of the game is also extremely good!" Someone thought.
Sure enough, after seeing that after Gong Feng continued to play in the second quarter, Rivers had some bad premonitions.
The current lineup of the Magic team is Mark, Houston, Garriti, Grant, Ewing.
This is a lineup dominated by Houston, and it is also a time-consuming lineup that gives Maddie more support, and the current lineup is dominated by Houston, if Houston can't contact the score, this lineup is completely unnecessary.
Originally, Mark had the ability to score, but when Jordan defended Mark, Rivers knew that it was impossible to ask the veteran again.
If Oakley is just working hard, Ewing will not be able to score continuously, and the rest of Gallity and the like must have space to maintain his shooting percentage, and it is delusional to rely on him to score consecutive points.
Thinking about the strengths and weaknesses of his lineup, Rivers unconsciously felt that a dark hand was slowly approaching his vital point, and the feeling that everything was as he expected in the last game had not appeared since the start of this game...... This does not bode well.
Soon Rivers' idea was confirmed, Houston has missed three consecutive shots after receiving the ball, no block, watching Houston's run, Rivers, who has been a coach and player for many years, did not see any signs of injury, as for whether it was a problem with the hand?
Rivers didn't think Houston would have any trouble with his hands, as he didn't make any adjustments to his three shots, and he didn't mean to go to the basket...... If it doesn't feel good, Houston doesn't make any adjustments, which is unthinkable in Rivers' opinion.
So is it only when shooting is it interfered with by the defenders? This is now the only reason that can explain the hit rate.
Thinking of this, Rivers called a timeout when he saw that his team had been stretched to 10 points.
"Houston, is there anything I need to do?"
Rivers didn't look angry, he didn't look anxious, but he trusted Houston to understand what he was saying.
"I don't know, I feel like everything is normal with me, but I just can't get in the shot, and that's not what I should be in."
"What did he do to defend your Bow Peak? First, he didn't mean to block the hat, second, he didn't stick out his black feet or make other small movements, and third, he didn't want to close your eyes...... Did he do something that made you feel that something was wrong? ”
"I can't tell, Rivers, I feel an anomaly too, I just don't know what this anomaly is!"
Rivers frowned when he heard this, and then began to lay out new tactics, since all his interior lines have the ability to shoot, then it is good to do double blocking, and at this time he must believe in his own star.
Rivers knows Houston's important role in the Magic, a player who quietly supports the team to win behind the scenes, and a player who is essential for the Magic to win every game.
Without Houston's score, the Magic couldn't win! This is especially true against a strong team like the Wizards!