In mid-September, the pre-season training camp began.

In the new season, the Grizzlies' coaching staff has also been replenished with fresh blood, and the veteran Lloyott, who transferred from the Pistons last season, announced his retirement at the end of the season, and then joined the Grizzlies coaching staff and became the team's interior player development coach, and the original interior player development coach Stamreford changed to tactical coach.

So, in the Grizzlies training gym, there are nine people standing in a row, Byron Scott, Lionel Hollins, Stamreford, Lawrence Frank, Chip Engelland, and the newly joined veteran Lloyot.

Plus trainers Drew Graham and Rob McClanahan, and video editor Dave Jogle, who just joined the team.

That's all there is to the Grizzlies coaching staff.

In addition to these 9 people, there is also the team doctor team, the chief team doctor is Fred Hazard, and the scouting team, the chief scout is Sven Mislintart.

These people are all under the direct management of Qiao Hai.

The coaches stood in a row, the players stood in a row, and the 12 players with contracts plus the five players with training camp contracts made a total of 17.

The huge arena looks like there are only 26 people.

However, on the second floor of the training hall, the team's general manager Stu Jackson and deputy general manager Billy Knight leaned through the windows and looked up to the stadium pavilion.

"Stu, what do you think we can achieve this year?"

"Didn't Joe say that, Champion."

Billy Knight shook his head: "This year we are equivalent to a new team, Brad Miller has been replaced by Patrick Ewing, and the tactics will also change, it's hard to say......"

Stu Jackson was silent, indeed, it looks like the Grizzlies have only changed one starter this year, and in fact, compared to last season, the change is too big.

The offense no longer plays Princeton tactics, but what blocking tactics should be changed, Stu Jackson has not heard of this set of tactics, it should be Qiao Hai's own creation, what the new tactics can become, Stu Jackson really has no confidence.

However, in the stadium, Qiao Hai said the tactics that the team will play in the new season, and what he said was very simple.

"Defense, last season we played a strong side stack, but due to illegal joint defense, the effect of this defensive tactic has not been fully released, and in the new season, there is no restriction on illegal joint defense, I think it's time for our defense to break out!"

Defensive tactics Qiao Hai doesn't need to say much, anyway, as long as Patrick Ewing holds the penalty area, whoever breaks through will make up for it.

Sean Marion and Maddie on the outside are the opponents who hold the ball, it's very simple to say, the Grizzlies played a similar defense last year, and this year they only need to refine it and practice a little to get into the state.

Needless to say, the defense is different.

In the new season, the Grizzlies' offense is complicated, and Princeton's tactics should be kept a little, at least Raheem's low-post strategy, and when Rasiunestrovic is on the floor, he will play a little high-post strategy.

The magical run-and-gun tactics created in last season's playoffs will also be left behind, with the fast break counter-attack, and Maddie's quick one-on-one.

The creep bombardment will be carried on, and this change of rhythm will be very popular at any time.

Then, there is the hammer tactic that Qiao Hai drew at the end of the season.

Qiao Hai's blocking tactics to Stu Jackson are actually a big summary of hammer tactics, and the routine of hammer tactics is relatively simple, which is to rely on holding the ball to break through to attract the opponent's defense, and then cover the ball without the ball on the weak side to catch the ball for three points or shoot from a distance.

This tactical style of play includes covering, blocking, air cutting, and ball sharing, all of which have all the elements.

Qiao Hai first explained the first set of playing styles to the team.

"In attack, the centre-forward falls in the box." Patrick Ewing nodded, coming to a new team, the first thing he has to do is naturally to readapt to the team's tactical style, Qiao Hai has made it very clear to Ewing that in the new season, the core of the Grizzlies' offense will be Maddy, and the offensive focus will also be on the outside, so in the offense, Ewing's role is generally positioned as an auxiliary offense.

Ewing also accepts this.

Defensively, Patrick Ewing is the core, he needs to guard the restricted area, he also needs to make up for the outside players, and finally he needs to guard the basket, of course, Ewing knows very well that he is good at defense, even if he is 38 years old, he is also the league's top single defense plus assistant defense player.

In the stadium, Qiao Hai's voice kept ringing, and a pair of hands kept writing and drawing on the tactical board: "The outside No. 4 position first covers the No. 3 position, the No. 3 position cuts in and then the No. 2 position does off-ball cover, the No. 2 position cuts out, and the pass from the No. 1 position ......"

To sum up, it's all kinds of blocking, covering, air cutting, and passing, so as to tear up space and open up space.

There will also be a lot of changes, such as the second position that catches the ball and continues to cut can pass the ball to the third position in the bottom corner after attracting the defense, and the third position can also choose to pass directly once the opponent does not flank the defense.

Because of the variety of this set of tactical play, its rhythm can also be varied.

It can be fast or slow, and the fast style of play can be a fast blocking, dismantling, covering, air cut, receiving and passing, and using more tactical cooperation to open up a more thorough space.

And the slow style of play can be slow work and meticulous work, using slow tactical cooperation to open the attack.

"Take the ball in the No. 1 position, pass to the No. 2 position, cover the No. 4 position in the low post, and cut out the mid-range position to get the ball in the No. 4 position...... Qiao Hai then explained two sets of plays. When the fourth position cuts out, the second position begins to break through with the ball, at this time, the defender of the fourth position may make up the defense, the fifth position on the strong side covers the third position, the third position goes to the sideline, and waits outside the three-point line to receive the ball. ”

"There is also a set of plays, the first step is to block and dismantle the second and fifth positions, cut out to receive the pass, and at the same time the third position is in the bottom corner, and then the first position accepts the off-ball cover in the fourth position to receive the pass from the second position, and after the first position breaks through, the third position on the weak side and the fifth position block and dismantle at the same time, and prepare to receive the ball in the bottom corner......"

Three sets of plays, in summary, are point guards and Maddie all kinds of cut-in and out-and-catch singles, Sean Marion in the third position goes to the bottom corner to prepare to receive the ball for three points, the center has various blocks and dismantling covers, and the big forward's Raheem is roughly a bit of a scene, in the second set of play, the big forward can receive the ball in the middle distance, and choose whether to play alone, depending on the opponent's defense.

And when rotating the lineup, everyone's positioning will also change, for example, when Michael Reed comes on the court, the three-point position can be replaced by Michael Reed.

If the power forward is on Sean Marion, then the No. 4 position in the second set of play can also be replaced by Patrick Ewing or other players who have the ability to play alone.

Qiao Hai first arranged these three sets of playing styles and let the team play first.

The Grizzlies' offense in the new season is indeed complicated, and in summary, it is the hammer strategy plus the fast break counterattack in the run-and-gun strategy and the low post strategy of Raheem in the Princeton strategy, plus the singles of Maddie and Raheem.

It's complicated, but the Grizzlies have plenty of time to connect, and the foundation of the league's No. 1 offense last season is still there, as long as you practice eight or nine without leaving ten, the regular season begins, and this offensive style of play is basically available.