Chapter 207 [2 more, 2 more]
The Raptors have people who play abnormally every game, and there are people who feel hot, and Yang Rui will allocate playing time according to the state of the players. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ļ½ļ½ļ½Uļ½Eć ļ½ļ½ļ½ļ½
In the win over the Lakers, O'Neal Jr., Miller, and Maddy scored less points, and Carter, Billups, and Christie supported the team's offense.
Billups shot 8-of-14 from the field, 6-of-10 from three-point range and 4-of-4 from the free-throw line to finish with 26 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, including 13 points in the final quarter.
O'Neal's weaknesses include not only free throws, but also his dislike of pick-and-rolls. He usually plays against big men near the box, blocks breakaway guards, dominates the basket, and allows his defenders to chase after them.
The Raptors players all pulled away and shot the ball outside, teammates often couldn't catch up, O'Neal was forced to defend it, and the inside advantage couldn't be played.
After the game, Phil Jackson spoke highly of Yang Rui. "Jerry Young is a good coach and he knows how to play to the best of his players and play the perfect game. The Raptors are very likely to break out of the East this season, and I look forward to the next meeting between the two sides. At the moment, the Lakers are not the best team, and when Kobe Bryant returns, we will be stronger. ā
The reporter asked: "Many people think that the Raptors are also playing a triangle offense, how does it compare with the Bulls you lead?" ā
"There's no comparison, they play more like the Kings' Princeton tactics, except that the stars have a bigger heads-up ratio, which is different from my system." Jackson replied.
When Jackson was in the Bulls, he never let the center be pulled out to be a playmaker, let alone let the guards run on both sides like Yang Rui and throw three-pointers. O'Neal had a lot of assists, and he split the ball after attracting the pack in the low post.
In terms of personal ability, O'Neal completely exploded the Raptors' interior line, but Jackson knows very well that the Raptors' center is also powerful and can drive the whole team to play. This season, the Raptors are definitely the biggest obstacle on the way to the Lakers' championship.
After a day off, the Raptors changed their tactics to run-and-gun, beating the Suns 133-91.
The Suns brought in veterans Luke Langley and Gugliotta as starters in the summer, and the speed of the center and small forward can be said to be the slowest in the league. The outside duo of "Penny" Hardaway and Jason Kidd is famous enough and equally not fast.
The only thing that doesn't suffer from the team's speed is Kidd and power forward Cleverd Robinson, how to play this game?
Yang Rui gave Boikins 23 minutes of playing time and arranged a pick-and-roll strategy for him. In the second quarter, facing the Raptors abandoned general, 206CM tall and 130 kg fat Oliver Miller, Boykins broke through too easily, shooting 7 of 12 from the field, 1 of 3 three-pointers, and 2 of 2 free throws, scoring 17 points and 3 assists.
Back-to-back against the Nuggets, the Raptors unexpectedly encountered challenges.
The Nuggets' style of play is to imitate the Raptors last season, and the person in charge of handling the offense and organization is the former Lakers star point guard, "Crazy" Van Exel. Ron Mercer and Posey are very mobile, and the interior line Lafrentz and McDaces can pull out and shoot.
Although there are no super scorers, the Nuggets have seven players in double figures, and the defense is also very hard.
The league's famous spring man inside McDyce reached his peak last season, averaging 21.2 points and 10.7 rebounds per game, and he can help the team on both offensive and defensive ends and is an All-Star caliber. O'Neal Jr.'s style is similar to his, with little experience and a disadvantage.
Van Axel has a poor passing vision and loves to work alone, so he is not suitable for partnering with Ao Fat before being sent away by the Lakers. He's a quick shot, he's fast, and he's the type Billups hates.
The copycat team failed to do the real thing after all, even if the Raptors starters were not in good shape, and the bench players slashed 61 points to win the game. Hornacek and Maddy scored 22 and 24 points, respectively.
Hornacek became the number one contributor in the final quarter, hitting three three-pointers and feints past Mercer's throw, and 11 points directly decided the outcome.
115 to 109, the Raptors narrowly won. The major media in North America received praise.
"The Raptors have won 12 in a row, and even if the core is not playing well, they still have a way to win. If they continue to be strong, they are likely to win the regular season championship, and it is not impossible for Carter to become the MVP of the regular season! ā
"Incredible! In the summer, many people said that the Raptors were lucky enough to reach the Eastern Conference Finals because of a shortened season and no injuries. When Jerry Young said at the press conference that the goal was to win the championship, countless people laughed at him for not being able to do his best, and now? Reality has given those who look down on the Raptors a hard slap! ā
"One thing people have to admit is that Jerry Young is an amazing, capable basketball coach, forget his age, he is not inferior to any other coach in basketball and has built the Raptors into a championship team. It's time for Jerry Young's unpleasant media to give some positive coverage, otherwise it will make people wonder about their motives. ā
"Jerry Young is like a messenger sent by God to the Raptors, Carter, Maddie, and O'Neal Jr. is the chosen son."
In fact, even Canadian fans, even Chinese fans, when Yang Rui shouted the slogan of winning the championship, the first thought was "this person is crazy".
Fans support Yang Rui because he brings a gorgeous offense to the Raptors, besides, who does not support the home team? Most people believe that "defense wins the championship" is the truth, and this argument has been said for too many years.
Now the situation has changed, the Raptors rely on offense to crush opponents every game, and although they lose a lot of points, they look invincible, which is more shocking than the Bulls in '96.
The 96 Bulls' average of 105.2 points per game is already impressive, and the Raptors have averaged 122.2 points per game during their 12-game winning streak. The Raptors have 2 more, 2 more, and the 1981-1982 season is not far from the historical record of 126.5 points per game that the Nuggets averaged in the 1981-1982 season.
This kind of thing fans couldn't think of before, the Raptors' offense has always been the worst in the league, and it was rumored that they and one of the Grizzlies were going to move out of Canada, and I don't know when the team was gone.
This season, the Raptors have given fans hope that they can pursue that elusive championship. This ecstasy is hard to describe in words.
When he was in the Nix, the media promoted Yang Rui, just because of his Chinese identity, and used this as a gimmick. By the time he arrived with the Raptors, he became a star and had the highest exposure among coaches.
On November 25, there was no game on Thanksgiving, the team was on holiday, and Yang Rui couldn't be idle, and three media wanted to interview him, including China's CCTV5.
Yang Rui knows how terrifying the number of Chinese fans will be in the future, and of course he must have a good relationship with CCTV.
After making an appointment, Yang Rui hung up the phone and sighed: "Alas, it's really troublesome for people to become famous, what is there to interview?" Isn't that the same old problem? I've said how many times that there will be championships, and there will be stars. ā
Thomas smiled: "You really have to find an agent, there are so many companies that want to find you to endorse snacks and drinks, do you just eat for nothing on the sidelines?" ā
Yang Rui nodded, he has only endorsed two products so far, one is DOMORI chocolate, and the other is Lipton milk tea.
Thomas can't make a cameo appearance as an agent, Facebook is getting more and more things going on, and it's forming an agency team. Tax, legal, and all aspects must be clearly divided.
"Who is it right for? I don't know if a coach's agent is the same as a player's agent. ā
"If you open up for a job, someone will definitely nominate you."
"Then let's do it."
Fame may not be pleasant, Yang Rui needs to think about a lot of things, pain and happiness.