Chapter 3: Green, Do You Believe in Yourself?
Just pull out three points directly?
Who's going to play like that?
To be honest, Su Chen is also a little nervous in his heart now, and his tactics are very smooth and good.
However, the player's ability and feel will also affect the effectiveness of the tactic.
Klay Thompson is now a third-year, but he's shooting 41.7 percent from three-point range, well ahead of the league average.
Curry is in his fifth year in the league and has just entered the beginning of his career, so it can be said that the projection level of the Splash Brothers has matured.
Now I can only believe it!
Su Chen clenched his fists, and Thompson, as a 37-point gentleman in a single quarter, has no doubt about his explosiveness.
Brush!
Basketball hollow into the net.
This kind of three-point shooting, which is not too difficult, Thompson still firmly grasps it.
Spurs 83:71 Warriors.
In a short period of time, the Warriors came out 6-0 all at once.
The difference of 18 points was suddenly stretched to 12 points.
This is the charm of the small-ball king bomb combination, although Curry is too tired this time, but Thompson's performance alone is shocking enough.
The AT&T Center Arena was silenced for a moment.
The Spurs' proud defense was caught off guard by tactics from a decade later.
Thompson stretched out three fingers in celebration, his expression was grim and his eyes were firm, and these two three-pointers brought momentum up at once.
Honk!
Popovich called a timeout, his face not looking good.
Thompson returned to the bench, and everyone high-fived him, and the atmosphere of the entire bench was in stark contrast to the silence just now.
Green was also extremely excited, and Thompson hit three points, but he assisted.
Spurs bench.
"We're going to limit their three-point shots, and we can't let them get three-point shots so easily."
"Everybody is more focused, they press the ball carriers, they block the passing lanes!"
Popovich picked up the tactics board and laid it out to the players.
It can only be said that Popovich is worthy of being a historical coach, and in the face of the tactical concept of this decade, he immediately thought of a way to deal with it.
This is indeed one of the relatively useful solutions for dealing with small-ball tactics.
It's not the best solution, but it's just a change on the spot, and it's a lot ahead of your time.
That's probably why Popovich, as an old-school coach, is still competitive in the small-ball era, and his mindset is very new.
"Come forward and press us, what if we are out of position?"
Parker, who is the brains of the team, asked a question at this time.
"If you lose your position, you rotate faster, and everyone is running."
'They haven't played before, obviously they are rusty, don't be afraid of losing their position, we have to force them to make mistakes.'
Popovich apparently had this in mind as well.
With Popovich's knowledge of Mark Jackson, he is a stubborn, old-school coach who should rarely let players train on this.
I'm afraid these things were all thought up by the hairy boy assistant on the other side.
Parker also nodded, even Coach Popovich said so, then the other party should really not practice these tactics much.
The Spurs have also reinvigorated their spirits, and they have created a strong winning culture as a veteran powerhouse.
Although the Spurs' GDP combination is on the older side, the rising star Leonard and the promising Green also make this Spurs look like a seamless transition between the old and the new.
Warriors bench.
Su Chen was not complacent at this time, but was arranging new tactics more seriously.
Generally speaking, the Warriors who have just played a 6-0 shockwave can not make adjustments for the first time.
See if the other party can crack it first, and then make adjustments.
But the other party is Popovich!
And the Warriors were almost called at the timeout by Mark Jackson, and they still trailed by 12 points.
With 12 points behind, against a super strong team like the Spurs, the margin for error is very low.
You have to predict!
Su Chen used to do tactical analysis, and Spurs tactics are an unavoidable link.
There are eight systems of Spurs tactics, including hammer tactics, zipper tactics, crossing tactics, barrier tactics, ball cover tactics, hand-to-hand tactics, second offensive tactics, and low post tactics.
Even though he has done a lot of analysis of Spurs' tactics, it is still difficult to see through Popovich's offensive options.
But no matter how difficult it is, you have to predict!
"We defend the joint defense for two rounds, and the opponent will most likely let Danny Green complete the three-point finish, Klay and Draymond, you must pay attention to Danny Green!"
"At the same time, the offensive side will definitely defend us with three points, Curry, you fake run to cover, Draymond, you receive the ball and pass to Klay in this position."
Su Chen held the tactical board and said loudly to several people with emotion.
The defensive and offensive arrangements, they understood.
It's just that there was a bit of hesitation on everyone's faces, and several people glanced at Draymond Green, but none of them spoke.
"Coach, the passing in this position, will there be too many people in the middle."
Or Draymond Green, who said it himself.
Because the team is chasing points at this time, everyone has to be united, and what others say is that they obviously don't trust their teammates.
"So Curry's fake run is important, I know you're tired, but work hard."
Su Chen said this to Curry.
Curry's defense is not good, why Su Chen didn't take Curry is because of Curry's projection threat.
Even though Curry is playing an offensive style under Mark Jackson this season, Curry's three-point shooting rate has always been 45.3% this season!
As long as Curry is running, the Spurs will definitely send defensive resources to defend.
"I'm okay with the coach."
Curry doesn't have any emotions, he's a player who is hungry to win.
"Draymond I believe you, if that pass is wrong, I will take the initiative to tell the media in the post-game press conference that I told you to pass it this way."
Su Chen looked at Draymond Green and said firmly.
It's the Warriors' chase stage, and every mistake is demoralizing, and a single mistake can change the entire series.
Almost unconditional belief.
"I know the coach."
Draymond Green nodded, his eyes becoming uncomprehensibly determined.
No one had ever trusted him so much.
The draft pick was low, and Mark Jackson also gave his team playing time on the edge, and he didn't have the right to handle the ball when he got on the court, so he could only pick up points and miss shots.
Honk...
At this point, the pause is over.
Spurs possession.
Parker advances with the ball and passes halftime.
As soon as halftime, the Warriors put on a joint defensive formation.
"The Warriors' rookie coach actually took the initiative to change the defensive formation, and they defended a joint defense, did they want to test the Spurs' shooting ability?"
The on-site commentator was also a little surprised to see this defensive formation.
Not to mention the on-site commentary, it was Popovich, who was also surprised to see the Warriors take the initiative to become a joint defense.