Chapter 159: The King of Rebounds?

"Don't sleep, wake me up, the plane is almost in Boston!"

Flights from Seattle to Boston are in the final stage of level flight, and will begin landing shortly after.

The tired 76ers woke up from their slumber, looked at Cheeks, who seemed to be forever physically infinite, and began to listen to the lecture in a chaotic manner.

"Next, let's review the game against the SuperSonics."

Cheeks connected to the seat screen, and all the 76ers players saw the game on the screen in front of their eyes.

"Resumption?"

Many of the new players are not quite used to Cheeks' desperate workaholic style, muttering impatiently.

Veteran players such as Chen Mu, Iguodala and others don't care, they have long been accustomed to Cheeks's "infinite review**", and they cheered up and began to watch the game video.

"Overall, it was a good game, we did it yesterday, there were no big problems in all aspects, and this game was a tactical win. On that note, I would like to thank Chen, it was his pioneering thinking that inspired me, and although it was risky, the results were good. ”

Cheeks nodded slightly at Chen Mu, Chen Mu raised a hand, his index and middle fingers stretched out together, put it on the side of his forehead, and then quickly waved out, making a gesture similar to a salute in response.

"As for the tactical adjustment points, the timing of strategic adjustments, and the response to the opponent's tactics, I have talked enough yesterday, and I will not repeat them here. In this review, we will mainly take a look at several key offensive and defensive options, as well as some loopholes that we have not done enough. ”

Cheeks operated, and the game came to the middle and late stages of the second quarter, and after Ray Allen was powerful, Chen Mu responded with a rebound.

The screen began to flow, and the round that appeared was Chen Mu behind the supersonic interior player, using the point to grab the rebound, point the basketball out of the opponent's control area, and then use the card position and bounce. Steal the ball and eventually score a dunk.

"Okay, that's the first key point."

Cheeks pressed a pause, and the frame froze. He pointed to the position where the rest of the players were standing in the picture and said: "In this round, Chen used his bounce speed and rebounding point grabbing skills to get the ball, and he was full of hard work and worthy of praise." But take a closer look. Where the other players are at this time, what were you doing at the time? ”

After glancing around, Cheeks nodded his chin to Korver, "Kyle." ”

"Well, I couldn't make three-point shots at the time, but because I had a good hand before, I didn't feel like I could break this rhythm, so I didn't help fight for rebounds, but I was going to play an off-ball screen with Andre to find a second offensive opportunity." Korver blinked.

"That's right, Kyle gave me one look and started moving. I'll go over and cover for him. Iguodala nodded, "My idea is to go down after covering Kyle, take away the defenders and see if I can get a chance to get Chen's pass and go straight to the basket from close range." ”

"What about Miller." Cheeks continued.

"At the beginning, I was at the top of the arc, ready to retreat at any time, and in case Chen couldn't grab the rebound, I tried to delay the supersonic counterattack as much as possible." Miller Road.

"The last one, Steven."

"I'm retreating outside the box and getting ready to get back." Hunt's answer is always so precious as gold.

"Well, it looks like we've all had a role to play in this round. Well done, huh? Cheeks nodded: "Someone grabs the frontcourt rebound, someone does a second match to find an open position to score, and someone is ready to return to defense." Seamless, right? ”

"But the question is, have any of you noticed what Lewis and Ridnor are doing?"

Cheeks' question made everyone stunned, and they didn't quite understand what the coach meant for a while, and they looked at each other, unable to say why.

"Look closely." Cheeks pointed to the screen and said, "Just as Kyle and Andre were doing the cover coordination. Lewis had already turned around and started to get off fast. Although Ridnow's position is ahead of Miller, what would have happened if Chen hadn't grabbed the rebound and was picked up by Wilcox? ”

"Wilcox got the rebound and passed it to Ridnow, who was near the free throw line, and if Redno threw a long pass, Lewis could go through on his own and deal a lethal blow to us."

Cheeks looked grim and continued: "This is a game that the SuperSonics have been laying since the second quarter, and the reason why they can play high-quality counterattacks in the third quarter and shoot countless three-pointers from the outside is because of Ray's explosive hand, and on the other hand, because their players have long been accustomed to this offensive and defensive rhythm, and are ready to push counterattacks anytime and anywhere." ”

"That's the essence of supersonic basketball."

After Cheeks finished speaking, everyone was silent, thinking carefully, in fact, the supersonic follow-up strategy had already been shown in the previous game.

It's just that no one was aware of this problem at the time, and the continuous push counterattack at supersonic speed seemed sharp and chic, but in fact it was premeditated. It's a strategy akin to boiling a frog in warm water, and at moments that the 76ers don't notice, supersonic perimeter players, especially Ray Allen and Lewis, are constantly changing their positions and gradually moving closer to the frontcourt.

After the SuperSonics completed this layout, they began to score aggressively in the third quarter, and the 76ers were completely passive.

Because the other party has long been mentally prepared to adjust, but the 76ers' side has not been prepared in the slightest.

"I know that you trust Chen very much, and you can even say that you trust him, and believe that he will definitely be able to grab the rebound in the front court, so you will unconsciously cooperate in the front court, even if you miss the shot, you must look for a second offensive opportunity."

Seeing that the lovers seemed to understand a little, Cheeks continued: "But the question is, is Chen's rebounding really to the point of dominating the court? Is it worth looking for a second chance on the offensive end every round? ”

"When I say this, I'm not distrusting or belittling Chen, in fact, he currently ranks first in the league in rebounds per game. averaged 14.4 rebounds per game, surpassing Garnett and being the best rebounding king in the NBA. ”

As soon as Cheeks' words came out, everyone was in an uproar.

Although the players are staring at the statistics every day, they should know the data. But in fact, most people just stare at their own data, and few people pay attention to the data of their teammates and teams.

Unless it is the end of the season, when a player in the team is expected to make history, or compete for a single champion of a certain statistic, everyone will pay more attention and "assist" their teammates. Otherwise. These things are the job of the coach, and the players rarely know about them.

"Chen, that's good!"

Iguodala pushed Chen Mu with his elbow. Smiled: "It seems that there is hope for the rebounding king this season!" ”

"It's still early." Chen Mu smiled: "But if I have the opportunity, I will definitely not let the rebounding king fall aside!" ”

After all, I still have to get the MVP in three years, get rid of Billikin, and bring Allen back to Philadelphia. Grabbing the rebounding king is the only way to get to MVP. Then I'll definitely take it down!

Chen Mu thought so in his heart.

"No, yes."

Cheeks spoke loudly, stopping the players' chatter and congratulations, and continued: "Even the best rebounding king in history can't guarantee to grab every frontcourt rebound. ”

"It's a good thing to make a second arrangement on the spot immediately after the attack fails, which shows that you have a lot of trust in Chen, and deep down you have planted the seeds of making tactical changes at any time. It means that you have listened to my words on weekdays, which is definitely a good thing. ”

"But blind trust is extreme, and on the pitch, extreme can put us in a situation from which we will never recover." Cheeks' face changed, "Maybe you haven't noticed this yet. just subconsciously made a second arrangement when Chen was scrambling for rebounds in the front court. But it's a trend, a trend that will lead us to death. ”

"At present, there are many sharp backcourt commanders in the league, and according to the development trend of basketball, there will only be more and more all-round backcourt in the future. Now that we're facing Redno, it's not a big problem. But what if you run into a rebounder in a point guard and a player like Kidd who pushes the fast break with one hand? Guess what they'll do? ”

"If they pick up the rebound at this moment, or cut off the ball from Chen's hand who just won the rebound, and turn around and launch a counterattack. What will happen? ”

Cheeks' eyes flashed and he said, "We're going to be completely defeated!" ”

"There are no low-level masters in the supersonic team, and the backcourt commander is not strong enough, so this problem is not serious. But sooner or later, we will run into such an opponent, and we must not make similar mistakes again. Even when attacking, you must always pay attention to the movements of your defenders, and do not be confused by their actions and make wrong judgments. ”

Cheeks took out a thick stack of materials, which were handed out to each player by the assistant coach, and continued: "I have compiled a copy of the Celtic information. I sent it to you yesterday, and I'm sure you've all seen it. ”

"I put this information out in the middle of the night last night, it's not much, I had time to look at it as much as I could before the game, it was about a specific player. He's not a big guy yet, but I've studied his college games and the first few games of the season and this guy isn't to be underestimated. ”

After taking the information, Chen Mu opened it and took a look, and a familiar and unfamiliar photo appeared on the first page of the information.

"Celtic's Algerferson is precocious on the inside, even more terrifying than Chen, and there is an all-around ace Pierce on the outside. At the back is defensive snag Tony Allen, and there are also Ratliff, Gomez, and Perkins on the inside. On the bench, Wally, Gerard Green, and Telfil were all very spiritual. Their overall age is small, and their athletic talent and overall speed are not below us. ”

"Although it seems that they are still adjusting their lineup at the beginning of the season, and the starting lineup is different for a few games, no matter which lineup they use, it can be said that it is just right against us. Don't look at their bad record, if they really fight, it is not necessarily who loses and who wins. ”

As he spoke, Cheeks patted the document in his hand and continued: "The most important thing is that this little guy may bring a lot of unexpected changes to the game......

Chen Mu calmed down and carefully read the information prepared by Cheeks, and in a prominent position on the homepage, the player's name was marked in bold, which was very eye-catching.

"Rajon Rondo, from the University of Kentucky, is a point guard." (To be continued.) )