Kerr visited the Clippers' tactical practice this morning and came to the conclusion: It's mediocre!

Kim Hughes is right, they are all old, Dunleavy, King Sr., Lucas and others, their understanding of tactics is still stuck in the last era.

Their training methods are still relatively old-fashioned, relying on experience, emphasizing confrontation and emphasizing spirit, but they lack sufficient data and details.

The data statistics table they hold in their hands is still a paper table, which is marked with limited data and provides a limited dimension to see the problem.

The new era, while not yet fully here, has already emerged, and Kerr had a deep understanding of it last season with the Suns.

As the general manager, he introduced more data analysis to provide the coaching staff with more dimensions and perspectives to support Gentry's work.

He encouraged the coaching staff to be open-minded, pay attention to details, make tactics more free and flexible, and give players more choice and freedom.

It's just that as the general manager of the team, Kerr is a layer away from the players after all, and he has to spend a lot of time dealing with reporters, owners, and business affairs.

Rather than wearing a suit and leather shoes to interview reporters in the reception room, Kerr prefers to wear a polo shirt or T-shirt in the training hall to watch videos with the coaching staff and players, study high-level statistics, and run tactics.

The Clippers' mediocrity in training has made Kerr smell an opportunity for reform, but is he going to make sure the Clippers are the right fit for him to reform?

If he is hired, he is only an assistant coach after all, and there is a Dunleavy on it.

As someone with no coaching experience, it's a good idea to transition from assistant coach to head coach.

But Kerr needs plenty of power, at least he has his own ideas on offense, and he doesn't want to be dictated by Mike Dunleavy.

In the morning exchange with Dunleavy, Cole tactfully expressed his thoughts.

Unexpectedly, Dunleavy said: "I know what you mean Steve, you want to have complete dominance on offense, I agree!" I couldn't agree more! It's all up to you, lead the team to practice offense, and then be responsible to Mr. Smart. ”

Cole knew Dunleavy well, the old vulture's temper had always been stinking and hard, like a stone in a pit.

Although his coaching ability is not the top in the league, it is also very good, and he is old, and he has indeed played some results.

Unexpectedly, he easily promised to give up half of the power to Kerr and let Kerr lead the team's offense.

Cole said: "My change to the team's offense is not a little bit, and in my opinion, it will be a big change. Of course, this season is excessive, and the offseason is when the focus changes. ”

Dunleavy said: "Whatever you want, really, whatever you want, you can reform as much as you want, as long as Smart agrees." ”

Listening to Dunleavy say this, Kerr found that the focus did not seem to be on the new tactical system itself, but on satisfying Smart.

What's going on? Could it be that this so-called new tactical system is a "performance project" that satisfies the leaders?

Doubts rose again in Cole's mind, and he felt more and more that the second rumor about Min Congda was true.

Smart controlled the entire Clippers team, and he was good at manipulating power and making everyone below revolve around him.

In fact, he misunderstood, the reason why Dunleavy said this was because he was really out of line.

Originally, there wasn't much hair on his head, and he had to make new things, and the little hair he had left would be lost.

Dunleavy knew that Kerr had real talent, and he wanted Kerr to come to the Clippers to tinker with a new tactical system.

He's been in the middle as the head coach and has survived this season, and he doesn't really want to do it next season.

The dream of a championship is important, but he can't afford to be old, and his scalp tingles at the thought of the trade deadline approaching.

No matter what signings and trades the Clippers make, he will be scolded, and his reputation in the league will be ruined.

Now Lao Deng is becoming more and more Buddhist, there is no pressure on the record, and the relationship with the players is quite harmonious.

You don't have to yell at the players in training, you can just communicate normally.

Although the training level of the team is not good, the atmosphere is very good.

There was no tumor, no thorns, and Randolph and Ricky Davis were all reformed.

Curry, Harden, George and other young people are all very motivated, one game at a time.

White players like Gasol Jr., Milicic, and Bonner are even more conscientious and don't make trouble.

Oh, there's also a Chinese-American Jeremy Lin on the team, who spends all day playing just to save Smart's soul and wash away his sins.

Dunleavy was very supportive, he really felt that Smart needed to wash up, this man was a devil.

Otherwise, why would he let Sterling, the old picky, control freak, ignore the Clippers for two seasons, and spend all kinds of money without blinking?

Can Los Angeles stars and ordinary fans alike want to watch Clippers games, and the box office has hit record highs?

So scolding and scolding, Dunleavy knows in his heart that the current Clippers are full of hope.

At the end of the morning's training, Dunleavy blew the final whistle to let everyone rest and eat.

In the afternoon, the team did not arrange training, because there is still a game tomorrow, and the players who practice too much and the intensity is too much will be unbearable.

However, no one left the court immediately, and Gasol Jr., Harden, Randolph and others were still there to discuss some problems in training.

Curry, with a protective ring on his foot, cautiously walked over to discuss the most important but easily overlooked technical detail of the passing tactics: how to use the cover.

Cover is the core of passing and cutting tactics, and without good coverage, any passing and cutting tactics cannot be fought.

Because of the recent start of passing and cutting, the Clippers have greatly increased the number of covers in the process of executing tactics.

However, the quality is relatively average at the moment, and sometimes a tactic can't be played because the cover is not good, and it can't help teammates create good opportunities.

A center like Gasol Jr., who has a thick body and covers his teammates all year round, is fine, but a low-post master like Randolph is very bad at covering.

These games have made the blue fat man very irritable, and he always has to cover, and he has already gone out against the coaching staff when he was replaced by a cancer in the locker room.

But after quitting drinking, Randolph's temper improved a lot, and Smart renewed his contract early with a long-term contract last year, so he couldn't embarrass the general manager.

So I endured it, and when I trained, I asked for more advice and pondered more, maybe I could practice it.

It's incredible for Steve Kerr to see that Clippers players are so serious, especially a cancer like Randolph, who can sink his heart and polish his small skills.

He finally believed Kim's words, and the Clippers players volunteered to improve.

He looked at the side for a while, then stepped forward and said, "Zach! It's not just you who has to do it, the players who are running have to do something. Any tactics must be coordinated with each other, and I will teach you. ”

Kerr couldn't resist the genetic urge to be a coach and give some guidance to the Clippers players.

(End of chapter)