Chapter 8: Common Tactics for Staying Ahead of the Times

Floppy (loose) tactics are really simple.

But it's very efficient, otherwise it wouldn't have become the mainstream standard shooter tactic.

This tactic is for the duo to run a cross run on a blue background while setting up pick-and-rolls on both the left and right sides.

But this tactic also has a certain test for the players.

The first is that the two shooters must have super marksmanship, which is the most basic.

The third is the ability of the pick-and-roll players on both sides to block and cover.

Because it is usually the wing players who do the pick-and-roll, there is still a big difference between the quality of the wing players and the interior players.

The main thing, of course, is.

The best organization in a team is generally the point guard, a point guard plus two shooters, does this team still need a forward and an interior line?

So, it's a big test of the organisational skills of the strikers.

But for this Warriors, it's all just right.

Green is the dealer, and Thompson and Curry are the shooters.

As for the problem of flank blocking and dismantling, in order to be safe, Su Chen directly chose to block and dismantle on the two inside lines.

Ten years from now, we wouldn't be able to do that.

Let's not talk about the reason for the rationality of the lineup.

Even if it's the last attack.

In the team ten years later, the opposing coach or even a player with a higher ball quotient will have a rough guess as soon as he sees this lineup.

Look at your double shooter drill blue background again, and it will be seen through in an instant.

After all, Floppy (loose) tactics are a bad street shooter tactic, and others will know your intentions at a glance.

But now it's different.

Ten years ago, this tactic was a novelty.

Su Chen believed that Popovich would not have thought that when he was one point behind, he would choose a three-point strategy instead of playing a steady two-point game.

As for the problem of Tang Ku's feel, Su Chen could only believe it, after all, the lore scene between the two of them at critical moments was still very common.

Not to mention, under this tactic, it will probably be a very empty space to shoot.

Moreover.

With Duncan on the inside, Leonard's mid-range, interior and mid-range are really better options than three-pointers?

Making fouls?

Even in the playoffs ten years later, this kind of critical moment will not necessarily give the whistle to the basket.

Not to mention, in the case of now, ten years ago, when the whistle is looser.

"Everybody has to be optimistic about the inside, Leonard, you are responsible for sweeping in the middle distance, whoever shoots in the middle distance you will rush straight over!"

At this time, Popovich was also in full swing of deployment.

Although Su Chen played a lot of three-point tactics this time, this was the last attack!

The inside line is the most stable way, just a point difference, and most coaches will choose to go inside to score points in this era.

The next best thing is that it's a relatively more stable mid-range.

The suspension ends.

Players from both sides take the field.

The Spurs' lineup has not changed.

Popovich's face was not very good-looking, and when he looked at the Warriors' lineup, his face was full of doubts for a while.

The Warriors fielded: Andrew Bogut, Festus Azeli, Draymond Green, Klay Thompson, Stephen Curry.

Green generally plays inside, that is, the Warriors sent a three-inside combination?

"Am I right, the acting coach of the Warriors sent a three-interior lineup?"

"Maybe the new coach is planning to use the numerical advantage to squeeze Duncan out of the box...... Hahaha......"

"It's so much fun...... Haha......"

Even the live commentary was fun.

In the live broadcast room, which should have been tense and passionate, laughter suddenly appeared.

"Defense"

"Defense"

"Defense"

However, Spurs fans were not happy, and all stood up to cheer for the home team.

After halftime, Curry controlled the ball on the spot, wasting time.

While three interior rebounds have the advantage, Duncan is the top player on the inside, and is assisted by blue-collar center Thiago Split.

Leonard's pair of big long arms and rebounding are not necessarily worse than Green.

So there's no need to leave time for the interior to grab rebounds.

On the contrary, after the shot, it will give the Spurs another chance to attack and chase points.

10 seconds.

Green immediately brought it up.

The Spurs thought Green's uplift was a pick-and-roll and immediately followed.

But Curry just gave the ball to Green and slipped it to the basket.

At the same time, Thompson also pretended to run a three-pointer with a pick-and-roll, but also slipped towards the basket.

"Sure enough, it's an inward cut, not three points."

Popovich's face was serious.

The Spurs have already laid down a lot of defense on the inside, and neither Curry nor Thompson can complete the shot after receiving the ball under the basket.

"The Warriors' tactics are so mysterious, the big man is near the three-point line, and the two little men go to the basket."

"Fake running three without the ball, really cut inside, I've already used it just now."

"At such a critical moment, Popovich must have blocked the basket, and he actually thought that he could naively deceive the Spurs."

The on-site commentators also felt very funny when they saw this scene.

By the time Curry and Thompson got into the blue with heavy cover and their own fake runs, there were only five seconds left.

Many Warriors fans who watched this game on TV or the Internet shook their heads when they saw this scene, and some Warriors fans were afraid to watch it.

The two shooters actually collided under the basket.

But the two men knew each other was going to cut in, and as if they had rehearsed a thousand words, they covered under the basket very smoothly.

Both men ran towards the three-point line at the same time.

On the other hand, the Spurs' defense did not keep up with it at the first time.

"Catch up!"

Popovich can now see that the ball wasn't intended to hit the inside or mid-range at all.

It's a three-point tactic!

Leonard, who was in charge of sweeping the middle distance, chased after Thompson at the first time.

Thompson scored a lot of points tonight, and in Leonard's subconscious, he felt that Thompson's three-point threat tonight was greater.

It was Azeri who was responsible for blocking and dismantling Thompson, and Su Chen thought that Thompson would be strictly guarded, so the blocking and dismantling configured for Thompson was Ai Zeli, who was of relatively worse quality.

And Bogut, who has better quality in blocking and picking, is given to Curry.

Green was already a shot slow to defend Curry, and then he was blocked by Bogut who was in position early and there was no one to help him defend, which made Curry, who received the ball outside the three-point line, almost a big open space.

Curry kept counting the clock in his mind, and he had exactly two seconds left when he received the ball.

He's got a chance to tweak a bit.

Standard shooting stance.

Basketballs flew in mid-air.

Airplanes... Airplanes....

A beep sounded to signify the end of the game, but the ball was already in action and was still floating in mid-air.

The beautiful throwing arc of basketball tugs at the heartstrings of the people on the court.