Toliver's performance in the first half of the first quarter cemented Min's general policy on the selection and signing.

As the All-Star Game approaches, the season is gradually coming to an end, and those who rush to the playoffs have begun to think about the draft.

The Clippers belong to the category of swinging between the two, they can rush if they want to, they have a chance, but it's hard.

Of course, Min Congda doesn't want the team to enter the playoffs, and if he wins a game in the playoffs, he will deduct $3,000 directly.

Win a series, $12,000 is gone, who can afford it.

Coupled with the recent setbacks in the investment sector, there is no room for failure on the pitch.

Therefore, Min Congda frequently briefed Dunleavy and the players on the team.

Let everyone relax, don't have the pressure of performance, and just play your own value.

Especially Lao Deng, he is not at ease, he is afraid that Lao Deng will rotate six or seven people.

Sprinting all out after the All-Star break and making it to the playoffs in one fell swoop is a problem.

Therefore, Min Congda held a meeting with the coaching staff again and repeatedly emphasized the strategic policy of "everyone has a ball to play".

Lao Deng and a few assistant coaches took a look, since this is the case, let's continue to engage in lineup experiments.

So in the last game against the Jazz, the Clippers collapsed in the fourth quarter because the Clippers played too loose in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz are bent on attacking the top three in the West, and the fourth quarter is definitely dead.

On the Clippers' side, it is strange to give Curry a chance to let him shoot outside and not lose.

Curry made two three-pointers in the first quarter, but he still didn't feel good and missed the shot.

Although the Clippers maintained the lead, the point difference did not widen, maintaining a gap of about 6 points.

The Warriors can't defend the Clippers' interior line, so they want to get the score back on the offensive end, and the defense won't defend well.

Monta Ellis started to work in the second half of the first quarter, breaking through Barang Davis with the ball in quick succession.

After getting inside, facing Gasol Jr., Ellis used his amazing waist power to dodge in the air and eventually put the ball in the basket.

Ellis has what the Clippers lack most at the moment: speed.

Baron Davis was originally a heavy defender, but now he has a knee injury and has become a floor man.

Curry is more agile, quick to react, and average in terms of absolute speed and explosiveness.

It's not a player like Ellis who can change direction drastically and play 360-degree circles in the air.

Not to mention the frontcourt, Thorton is slow, Randolph is slow, and Gasol Jr. is even slower.

So overall, the Clippers are a slower team.

Ellis seemed to be a beat faster than everyone on the floor.

Rubio, who is paired with him, is also very fast, and the man arrives at the ball.

The Warriors quickly launched an 11-4 offensive counterattack.

used speed to overtake the score in one fell swoop, and at 20:21, the Clippers trailed by one point.

Dunleavy called a timeout at this time, and Min Congda looked at the slow performance of the Clippers and was very satisfied.

"The world's martial arts are unbreakable, only fast and unbreakable! Our Clippers simply call it a slow boat, isn't this being chased and beaten by the Warriors? ”

In fact, on the basketball court, no matter how fast or slow, you can play.

Fast has the advantage of being fast, and slow has the advantage of being slow.

The key is whether you can drag your opponent into the rhythm that you are good at.

The team that is good at playing fast, let the opponent run after him, and run the opponent to death.

The Lakers who talk about show time in the distance, the Suns in the closer, and the Golden State Warriors in '07.

Monta-Ellis is a relic of the Black Eight warriors, and he still maintains a swift and windy style of play.

A team that is good at playing slow must hold down the rhythm and prevent the opponent from grinding the position with him.

Everyone fights for the success rate, fights for a low error rate, and sees who makes fewer mistakes and wins.

The Spurs before '07, the Celtics in '08, the masters.

Of course, the real historical super teams are both fast and slow, and they are not afraid of how the opponent will play.

You're good at playing fast, I'll play fast with you, I'll be faster than you if you're fast, and I'll kill you by attacking.

You are good at playing slow, I can also play slow with you, I am slower and more efficient than you, grinding you to death.

For example, the Chicago Bulls, who won 72 games, have this ability to play all their opponents in the palm of their hands.

The current Clippers are obviously not up to this level, and even Dunleavy has no conclusion on whether to focus on fast or slow pace.

If you build a system with Randolph and Gasol Jr. as the core, you should focus on slowness, grind positions, play rhythm attrition, and kill opponents with high-intensity defense.

But if you build a system with Curry and Baron Davis as the core, you should focus on speed, play speed, play offensive basketball, and end the game with efficient and fast offense.

Dunleavy has felt the huge contradiction brought about by the difference in style between inside and outside in the tactical and lineup experiments again and again.

As for how to mediate this contradiction, Dunleavy believes that the key point may lie in the choice of the No. 3 position.

"If we have one or more all-round No. 3 players who can organically combine Randolph, Gasol, Curry, Gordon, Davis, etc., then our Clippers may not be able to become a top team that can be fast and slow, and combine movement and static."

Dunleavy was laying out his tactics during the timeout, and his mind was also imagining.

At the moment, the Clippers' No. 3 position is the weakest, Thorton pulls his hip, and Ricky Davis has limited ability.

PJ Tucker and Novak are both functional players who will not be able to take on big responsibilities if LeBron James can come in the summer......

I can't think that if Dunleavy thinks that if it can really be realized, the championship will see the light of day!

The hope that I had been vaguely aware of since the beginning of the season will become a reality.

"We're going to speed up a little bit as well, Stephen, and we're going to play a little bit faster."

Dunleavy reminded Curry to speed up, and playing fast and slow is tied to the No. 1 position.

As a point guard, Curry had to learn how to lead the pace of the game.

Curry nodded, and the taunts of Warriors fans rang in his ears from time to time.

He hasn't given a strong response so far, and Ricci Rubio is definitely not that easy to deal with.

The Spanish prodigy is physically-gifted, with speed, strength, outstanding arms and a good sense of the pitch.

It can be said that he is full of talent, and it is no wonder that many people thought that Rubio had the potential to be the top pick before the draft.

He dropped to seventh place, and the Warriors missed it.

For Rubio, the Warriors paid a lot of money to settle the contract issues of the original club.

It is to allow Rubio to land in the NBA earlier, start training with the Warriors earlier, and adapt to the intensity and game of the NBA.

After half a season of tempering and the adjustment of Nelson Sr., Rubio fully understands Nelson Sr.'s system tactically.

His passing is excellent, and he supports the Warriors' swift offensive system at a young age.

Defensively, he doesn't suffer and has a good steal because of his awareness.

In the first quarter, he successfully stole Curry once, and the counterattack was a goal that overtook the score.

The only drawback is that Rubio's shooting is too poor, and he has not improved in half a season.

From time to time, I asked old Nelson to hold his forehead, thinking to himself, is this kid going Kidd's route?

Comparatively speaking, Curry's shooting and Rubio are not at the same level at all.

As soon as he came back after the timeout, Curry received the ball outside, Gasol Jr. at the top of the arc covered a single block, and came out of the empty space to shoot directly for three points!

The ball went into the basket with a "bang", and the Warriors' one-point lead was instantly annihilated.

The third three-point shot in the first quarter, Curry finally hit!

He clapped hard to encourage himself, and the show was just beginning.

(End of chapter)