In the game of the Warriors playing the Suns, Richard did not pay too much attention, facing the strong teams in the playoffs, no matter how he thinks about the team, it is better to think carefully about what kind of tactics the team should play next.

The Warriors' current main lineup is center Eric Damppier, power forward Antoine Jamison, small forward Devin George, scoring guards Michael Reed and Larry Hughes, and point guards also have two players who can start, one is Bob Sula, who has been playing as a starting point guard, and the other is Ralph Alston, who is also a new signing.

There is also small forward Chris Mills on the bench, except for Corey Blunt and Adam Kiefer, two players who have been banned by Richard's team, and Danny Fortson's center who has been reimbursed this season, then Richard can barely put together an eight-man rotation lineup, and considering the lack of personnel on the team's interior, Richard immediately thought of the small ball strategy.

However, Richard's small-ball tactics here do not refer to run-and-bomb tactics, and the small-ball tactics that Richard wants to play are to send a small lineup, and use the speed of the small lineup to gain a spatial advantage, which can be a spatial advantage in positional warfare or a spatial advantage in fast attack. For example, those individual singles tactics that have been designed before, through a variety of blocking and dismantling, so that the little ones can get comfortable shooting space.

This tactic can be regarded as a pick-and-roll tactic, but unlike the pick-and-roll tactic, he can play the speed of the run-and-shoot tactic, which Richard called a small-ball whirlwind tactic.

Richard thinks back to his previous life, and it seems that the first person to use a similar tactic should have been the Miami Heat in 2006, when the Heat won the championship, but it was only a flash in the pan, because the Heat did not have more players who were suitable for this tactic. The second to use this tactic was the 2015 Warriors, who also won the championship, and what happened next, Richard didn't know, did the Warriors carry forward this tactic? Unbeknownst to Richard, he had already crossed over by that time.

The problem with the small-ball whirlwind tactics is that it requires very strong shooting ability, and looking at this Warriors team, Lee noticed that there is no problem with the shooting ability of this Warriors, Antoine Jamison has a hand-shot, and the longest range can even reach the three-point line, Devin George has a three-point shot in the bottom corner, and Michael Reed, this is a god-level three-point shooter, but before the Bucks, under the pressure of Ray Allen, Michael Reed has never had any chances.

There is also Ralph Alston, the pull-up jump shot is Ralph Alston's signature offense, and his three-point shooting is also accurate.

Maybe for this Warriors, the only thing to worry about is the bad feel, such a set of tactics, the feel is good, even the Lakers can cut off the horse, once the feel is not good, then see who loses, so the small ball whirlwind tactics are a double-edged sword, but for Richard, the current Warriors are not the time to pursue victory, they just need to play a good game.

So, if you think about it, this set of tactics is indeed the most suitable tactic for this current warrior.

On Feb. 16, Richard's first workout began, and Feb. 16 was also the trade deadline of the season, so it was destined to be a special day for the Warriors.

"This morning, our arrangement is a tactical class, we will learn all kinds of blocking, and then familiarize ourselves with the shots after the blocking, so the afternoon time, is our practice time, from today onwards, every day of training is like this, study in the morning, practice in the afternoon......"

In order to allow the team to get started with this set of tactics as soon as possible, Richard spent a night finding a few simple ways to block and dismantle, preparing for the players to practice, and wait until tomorrow night's game, you can use this set of tactics first.

"Let's talk about the first type of pick-and-roll first, where players from one to five on both sides are on the court, and the attacking side is on our side, so let's ...... like this" Richard found a tactical board and began to explain the first type of pick-and-roll. Most of the players are listening carefully, and some players are constantly evolving this tactic in their own minds through body movements.

"We need a big man with projection ability, and a small man with projection ability, so Antoine, this set of tactics must be related to you, so listen carefully." Richard reminded Jamison and continued to explain, drawing the route on the tactics board in his hand. "At this time, the big man mentions the high position, a position within his own range, and on the other side, another big man and the small man are this No. 2, making a hand-to-hand cooperation, so the No. 2 small man throws off the defender, runs to the high position, and the big man with the projection ability, that is, this No. 4, does the second blocking and pick-and-roll cooperation."

"Note that the second pick-and-roll coordination is very important, you must observe the movement of the defender, if the defender chooses to defend No. 2 with all his might, then do a second hand-to-hand coordination, and shoot from No. 4; And if the defender doesn't keep up, or chooses to defend No. 4, then No. 2 will shoot through the pick-and-roll, either way, and you'll get room to shoot. ”

The first kind of blocking and dismantling mentioned by Richard should be regarded as the simplest, and the most important cooperation is actually the cooperation between Antoine Jamison and any outside small man, through two blocking and dismantling to throw off the defender, creating an unguarded opportunity.

And then, Richard successively talked about several ways to block and dismantle, including the common elevator ball in the league, all of which were taken out by Richard, although the shortcomings of the elevator ball are obvious, it is easy to miss the frontcourt rebound, but after all, it is a relatively simple blocking and dismantling tactic, Richard in order to make the team get started quickly, he also had to take it out, anyway, now practice, after getting familiar with it, give up the elevator ball, or only use it at a critical moment.

The Warriors' day was spent explaining tactics and practicing tactics, and the trade deadline was approaching, Darryl Morey was still in Houston, and Richard couldn't help but start wondering, is this deal really going to be yellow? Would Carol Dawson rather not complete the trade than let go of a 2002 first-round pick?

As the clock ticked by, the players finished their practice, some went home, some stayed to practice, and Richard and Chris Mullin hid in their offices, waiting for news from Houston.

"Mr. Cohan, why don't we give us a call?" Chris Mullin, who waited in the office for some anxiety, finally said what he wanted to say after he stopped talking.

Richard was also very anxious, he didn't expect that after replacing Darryl Morey, this deal would be so difficult to complete, but when he heard Chris Mullin's proposal, he still waved his hand: "No, Chris, maybe they are still talking at this time, let's not bother them, wait for the good news, I don't believe that the Rockets will not let go!" ”

At eight o'clock in the evening, after Richard and Chris Mullin had a light meal in the office, the phone finally rang, and Chris Mullin, who was already like a frightened bird, jumped up directly from the chair, answered the phone, and did not turn on the speakerphone, Richard just looked at Chris Mullin and said a few serious words, and heard Chris Mullin ask himself.

"Darryl said that the Rockets asked us to take Crye Bront, but Darryl knew that Creiblount had been suspended by the team, so ......?"

Hearing Chris Mullin's words, Richard instantly understood that the Rockets had not given up being greedy for a little cheapness, and Kerry Blunt may have taken advantage of this and had already found his own agent to operate, Richard's face darkened, but later, he knew that he had to agree to this condition, and he had to agree if he didn't agree, for the Warriors, what was more important was the 2002 draft, not a little Creiblont, a little Creiblont, and he couldn't let him give up the future he had planned!

"Promise the Rockets, as long as they're willing to pay for the 2002 first-round pick!" Richard asked Chris Mullin to reply to Darryl Morey on the other end of the phone, as long as the Rockets take the 2002 first-round pick, Richard believes that the Rockets will regret it, when they know that they just gave up Yao Ming's gold mountain for a little Kle Blunt, the Rockets will definitely regret it!

The warrior agreed! In this way, it is easy to reach an agreement on a trade, after all, the time has come to the last moment of the trade deadline, and the Rockets do not want to give up a few high-quality benches in the hands of the Warriors, and they have dragged it out until now, just to be able to earn more.

Eventually, at the final seconds of the trade deadline, the Warriors and Rockets joined forces to report to the league that the Warriors would pay Mark Jackson, Vaughan Tig Cummings, Chris Porter and Kerry Blunt for the 2002 first-round pick from the Rockets, as well as Kenny Thomas, Anthony Miller and Jason Coral Collar.

Of the three players, only Kenny Thomas was what Richard wanted, and the other two were just heads. So on the surface, this deal must be a big loss for the Warriors, and four high-quality bench players above the level were half-sold and half-given to the Rockets.