Chapter 4 [Throwing bricks and slapping the face]

Van Gundy was in a hurry to decide on the candidate and got straight to the point. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

"If the Knicks face the Bulls in the playoffs, how do they set up their offensive and defensive tactics? You've all watched the finals, and you've had five minutes to think about it. ”

Van Gundy believes that he has a way to deal with it except for the Bulls in the East, and the assistants he needs will mainly have to come up with ideas on the offensive end.

This question is directly related to the Knicks' goals for next season, and it also tests the coach's reaction, which is just five minutes.

To become an NBA-level coach, you must not only arrange basic training, but also have a tactical concept that suits the team and enough on-court adaptability.

Van Gundy is terrible on the spot, and if he's surrounded by a mouth-cannon assistant who does something mental or slaps on a star, the Knicks have no hope.

Good coaches have a certain accumulation, and Thibodeau and Boyd have long considered this issue when watching the final.

Even so, they didn't preemptively speak, Thibodeau, 39, and Boyd, 45, are well-informed and reserved.

Speak first, in case the idea is not good enough, or does not speak to Van Gundy's heart, you will be in a disadvantageous situation. After opening, it can synthesize the ideas of competitors and deepen the tactics.

The person who speaks later also has a disadvantage, if the opponent's tactics are too perfect, or the ideas are similar, and they can't raise objections, they can only go along with it, then they may lose the opportunity to perform.

Thibodeau and Boyd are both aiming for the head assistant, treating each other as rivals and not wanting anything to go wrong.

Just as they were engaged in ideological struggle, Yang Rui raised his hand, pointed to a white tactical board on the side of the wall and said, "I have thought about this question, can I talk about it first?" ”

Yang Rui observed Van Gundy's expression, and there was a slight frowning movement, as if he was a little dissatisfied with him after thinking about it for less than a minute.

Strange to say, this industry obviously needs coaches to have quick adaptability, but thinking too fast and speaking too directly can also be unpleasant.

Van Gundy only felt that Yang Rui wanted to express himself too much and was unstable. Since it is said that learning is the mainstay, shouldn't you listen to your predecessors first? Even if it was a question, the two agreed with what he said first, and it was not too late to speak.

The two of them had no objections, smiling, and didn't take Yang Rui seriously at all.

Van Gundy also qualified as a coach at the age of 23, and became an assistant coach of the Knicks at the age of 27, and it took four years to impress management, which is a record in the current NBA. If Yang Rui wants to succeed in getting this job, he will have to be more talented than Van Gundy.

Van Gundy is from a basketball family, what does Yang Rui do?

Their views are similar to that of the head coach of the Nets, Calipari, the level of Chinese basketball is not good, even if a young Chinese has watched football since childhood, how deep can a young Chinese understand tactics? This person will not be very strong, and it is appropriate to stand up and throw bricks and lead the way.

Yang Rui asked for a tactical pen, quickly drew a few times on the tactical board, and said with a smile: "I will talk about defense first, I think the strength of the Bulls' attack only lies in the individual ability of Jordan and Pippen, not the whole." The focus of the triangle attack is to help the stars create singles opportunities. So, my defensive strategy is for the players to shrink to the periphery of the penalty area, to make sure that the two of them are co-defended and the two are trapped, and the opponent is forced to shoot from the middle to long range. ”

He drew a simple line of court on the tactical board, and the players marked it with the number 12345, and the position was extremely clear, except for the point guard, the other four people were huddled near the restricted area.

In 1997, computers were not yet a household product, and ordinary people rarely understood how basketball referees worked, let alone draw these tactical diagrams.

Yang Rui's future work is related to NBA tactics, and in the website columns such as Wonderful Coordination and Five Best Balls, he has to match his goals with flash tactical running charts, and he becomes an expert if he is well-informed, which is more advanced than the drawing method that Jerry learned in the five-star training camp.

Van Gundy immediately had a strange look in his eyes, which coincided with his thoughts.

At present, the NBA does not allow joint defense, but Van Gundy's trick to survive is "pseudo-joint defense", following the opponent's movement in positional warfare to shrink the formation, blocking the restricted area with 3 or 4 people, forcing the opponent to shoot from medium to long distance, rather than breaking into the basket for a layup or dunk.

The defensive effect is obvious, and the Knicks conceded 92.2 points per game last season, second in the league behind the Heat's 89.3 points. Compared with the points conceded, the Bulls can only rank third, with 92.3 points.

All the people present were experts, and they immediately understood Yang Rui's tactical intentions.

Thibodeau and Boyd both frowned, feeling as disgusted as flies, and couldn't refute it at all. They felt that Yang Rui was tricky, and the Knicks had already won the game by defense, and he just said the tactics that Van Gundy liked.

Van Gundy was also skeptical, so he asked, "Why?" Can you elaborate on that? ”

"The reason is simple, the Bulls are missing a three-point shooting point. Jordan and Pippen's three-point shots are not strong points. Jordan can break through the frame or play with the ball in the low post, at which point the shrink bag can interfere with the shot and force him to pass. We let Rodman and Langley on the perimeter, let them shoot, how many points can we score in a game? Both men have poor mid-to-long-range shots and generally don't shoot. ”

Van Gundy was expressionless and asked again: "So, how did the Knicks break through the Bulls' defense?" They are equally good at guarding the penalty area. Do you need time to think about offensive tactics? ”

"No, it's easy." Yang Rui smiled.

All four of them were surprised, and it was not so easy to talk on paper. If the Knicks were good at offense, they wouldn't have been reversed by the Heat in the second round, and he actually said it was very simple?

Because of the Knicks' poor offense, the media didn't give Van Gundy a good look, and he has been uncomfortable since May.

Yang Rui was not stage frightened at all, and drew another offensive line map on the whiteboard.

"Ward or Childs outside the three-point line, Houston and Ewing run away from defenders without the ball on one side, Johnson and Oakley both have mid-range shooting ability to attract defenders on one side, and then the man who changes to Houston is generally Langley, who moves slowly, and if he doesn't defend the three-point line, Houston catches the ball and shoots it is a near-empty opportunity."

The tactics at a glance, General Manager Ernie also felt that this was a good strategy, and asked: "What if Lang Li comes out?" ”

Yang Rui added a few more strokes to the picture and said with a smile: "Houston is not a simple pitcher, you can hold the ball and attack in a dislocation, pass Lang Li's emergency stop jump shot, or you can choose to pass the ball, Lang Li was pulled out of the restricted area, Ewing cut the basket in the air, and receiving the ball is a good opportunity." Rodman is only 201cm tall, and even if he makes up for the basket, he can't help Ewing. If the Bulls shrink, we move the ball and shoot from medium to long range, better than they do. ”

Is it really that simple? Van Gundy was a little excited. "How do you attack the bench, have you thought about it?"

"It's the same, relying on the cover to create misplaced opportunities, players pulling away, maintaining at least two consistent three-point shooting points on the court, luckily, the Knicks are such a team, Starks is the first player in the NBA to make 200 three-pointers in a single season, he will definitely be able to play well."

Van Gundy smiled and clapped a few times. "Well said!"

Thibodeau and Boyd's faces darkened, and they sadly found that they couldn't raise objections to Yang Rui's offensive tactics.

It's not throwing bricks to attract jade, it's throwing bricks directly in their faces.

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