Basketball is a three-dimensional sport.

Many people know such a sentence, but few people can see the connotation of this sentence and the practical significance of basketball tactics.

Except for the real fans, it is difficult for the lively fans to tell why some of the tactics of basketball seem to be nothing too fantastic from the perspective of live TV, or from the high perspective of the game. But the player in charge of defense on the court will suddenly lose focus at a moment, as if he can't find his opponent all of a sudden, and he looks quite confused.

By the time they reacted, the opponent's tactics had already been played, and the opponent scored easily.

The field of basketball is much smaller than that of football, which means that the offensive and defensive rhythm of both sides will be relatively fast, and if you don't pay attention for a moment, it is easy to be scored by the opponent.

When you play basketball, you have a feeling that it seems that some simple and simple tactics have become much more difficult to use than playing games and watching games.

For example, in the NBA-level arena, the use of blocking and dismantling is very frequent, and even many well-known coaches have taken blocking and dismantling as the core, creating countless tactical changes and bringing qualitative changes to the team.

For example, D'Antoni and his Suns, such as Jerry Sloan and his Jazz, are all iconic figures who have created a whole set of tactics with pick-and-roll as the core and starting hand.

After the pick-and-roll, NBA players, especially those star point guards, can always make decisions in that moment, using their individual offensive power as bait to deliver subtle assists.

How many times have we watched the game, when we cheered for the beautiful assists of Nash, DeLong and Paul, we also had a trace of doubt in our hearts:

How are the players who receive their passes vacated?

Why are there defenders who are following one second, and the next second they are getting exaggerated slots? Can you shoot directly when you catch the ball with your hand?

And when it's our turn to play on the court, trying to start the tactics with blocking and dismantling, everything will become very changeable, either scoring by covering, that is, the so-called "blocking but not dismantling", or the easiest way to feed the ball to the players who are dismantled. Other players who were not involved in the pick-and-roll. Engagement is generally not very high.

Unless you're a player who has been trained more formally, this is a common occurrence.

The problem is similar for the Philadelphia 76ers today, but it's a bit more high-end in comparison. Whether it is the complexity of the tactics used by the Rockets or the difficulty of facing the puzzle on the 76ers' side, it is a little more advanced than on the field.

Watching the live broadcast of the game, and old fans with rich experience and tactical literacy like Boss Su, as long as they don't just stare at the position of the basketball from beginning to end, they have already sensed the Rocket's intentions.

Kyle Cornwall's vision. was interfered with by Team Rocket in a certain way, and then at a certain moment, it caused the illusion that Battier disappeared before his eyes.

"Kyle, what I'm going to say next is not that you don't defend well, or that you have a problem with your defensive philosophy. In fact, your current defensive philosophy is the best for you, and in terms of your physicality and reaction speed, this defensive strategy is quite correct. It's just that Team Rockets are taking advantage of your defensive habits. Make some trick-like runs. ”

In the away dressing room, Cheeks has a laptop in his hand. Part of the footage of the first half of the game has been quickly edited and ready to be shown to the players, especially Korver.

"Throughout the first half, they used this weird air cut five times, and it was Battier who ended up shooting, and he had a good hand. Hit four goals, and if the last goal hadn't been taken by Chen, maybe it would have been scored. ”

Cheeks began to play the video clip, and continued: "I've cut out all five of these attacks, so you can watch them all over again. Then try to analyze the Rocket's position first, and then substitute yourself into Kyle's position to see if you can figure out the Rocket's technique. ”

Although it was a halftime break, which was relatively longer than the intermission, in general, the coach of the team would seize the time and quickly express his understanding in a race against time.

But Cheeks didn't.

Looking at the video clip, Chen Mu tried to understand the mystery, and at the same time gave Cheeks a thumbs up in his heart:

The coach is "teaching people to fish", knowing that he will leave after the season, and who the coach will be in the new season has not yet been decided, Cheeks wants to let as many disciples understand tactics as possible, understand tactics, and have their own ability and habits to analyze tactics.

Although this way of letting the players find their own problems is time-consuming and laborious, if everyone can analyze it carefully, it is definitely a good thing for the future development of the team and the individual players.

Thinking so, Chen Mu couldn't help but glance around his teammates and found that all the players were watching the video carefully, and no one deserted. Even players like Evans, who have nothing to do with this tactic, stared at the screen without the slightest slack.

Not bad!

Chen Mu's heart was greatly settled, no matter what the result of this game was, no matter what the result of this season was, no matter how many people in this room would continue to fight side by side with him in the future.

As long as everyone has such a heart and is willing to work together for the team, it is enough.

The so-called team spirit and team atmosphere are all about this.

Not far away, Milicic, who had always had his nostrils facing the sky, even stopped halfway through his socks, staring at the screen with full attention, holding a sock in one hand and half of the other sock in the other, and his movements were all stagnant.

Well...... Still a little stinky......

“…… I see. ”

By the time the fifth attack came to the fourth, Lowry was the first to understand.

As a more traditional point guard, Lowry's tactical understanding and acceptance are the highest among the players on the floor, and it is not surprising that he can be the first to understand the opponent's tactics.

In fact, if Miller is still on the team at this time, maybe the old point guard who is full of various tactics in his mind can see the clues when he is on the court.

And if the 76ers have a tactical encyclopedia of Kidnash's level in the lineup, maybe the Rockets will play one or two tactics, and they will immediately be seen through by the old goblins, and then make targeted and active adjustments to avoid the problem being expanded.

It can't be helped, this is the disadvantage of bringing in young players instead of experienced veterans, the team's athleticism and momentum and ceiling have been raised, but it will inevitably take time to figure out some things that take time to figure out.

That's why the Rockets dared to use this tactic five times in halftime, bullying the 76ers' youth.

"Lowry, tell me about it." Cheeks admired Lowry's mind and nodded.

"Well, I don't know if it's right, that's my understanding."

Lowry boldly said: "I was defending Alston at the top of the arc, and I had the widest vision, and I could see the opponent's movement more clearly, so I couldn't find the problem, and this was the first step in their layout." ”

"Samuel and Andre are both one-on-one to defend their own defenders, and Andre is staring at the opponent's outside core, and the task is relatively heavy, so he has no time to focus on other things. Samuel had to change defenses once during the defensive process, and he didn't have much energy to analyze the situation, so although the vision of the two of them was also good, they didn't have time to clearly understand the problem. ”

"Chen's tactical literacy is at the point guard level, so the Rockets used the heaviest treatment, directly leading him to the corner of the basket, and using Deacon Bey's defense to block Chen's vision and prevent Chen from seeing their direction at the first time."

"And the coach's side, because he watched the game from the sidelines, had the best vision, but because of this, he couldn't take the position of Kyle to see the problem, which led to their tactics being used successfully." Lowry glanced at Cheeks, who nodded in encouragement, and Lowry continued: "That's their upfront layout, to ensure that the tactics can be used multiple times without being quickly seen through. ”

"Then, it's time for Kyle's personal problems."

Lowry looked back at Korver and asked, "Kyle, what do you typically do when you're defending an opponent's pick-and-roll or covering off the ball?" ”

Korver frowned and thought for a moment, "Because I don't have advantages like speed and bounce, and when I am in position, the opponents assigned by the coach are mostly pitchers rather than initiators, so I can't squeeze in front of the screenman like you and keep the pressure on the defender." Usually I go behind the cover man and then step forward to interfere with the opponent as soon as possible. ”

"Here's the problem."

Lowry nodded and said: "When you pass behind the cover man, there will be a moment when you can't see the defender, at that moment, if I guess correctly, you are quickly simulating the opponent's movement in your mind, and then use the fastest speed to keep up with the direction you judge, so that you can keep up with the opponent in the first place, right?" ”

Korver nodded.

"And most of the people you defend are shooters, and it is rare for shooters to run back when they are covering, and they usually go straight over, right?"

"That's right, that's what I did when I attacked." Korver replied.

"That is, if at this time, your defender comes out from the opposite direction that you predicted, and then you predict the correct direction, and someone comes out, what you see is the person who 'pretends to be your defender'. At that moment, your own defensive object is equivalent to disappearing in your eyes. Lowry analyzed.

"This ......"

Korver thought about it carefully, suddenly his eyes opened, and he nodded heavily: "That's right! In these five attacks, it was Scola who came to cover Battier, and then after I followed the past, I saw Alstom, and the next second, Battier shot empty! ”

"Coach, I'm done analyzing." Lowry looked at Cheeks firmly and said, "Rocket's tactics are as simple as that. (To be continued......)

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