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Chapter 1168 Defensive test, the Minnesotas were unlucky first
Swipe~ Wiggins made the shot, and he also made a slightly arrogant move towards Butler. Butler was so angry that he only hated his short hands... Uh, no, it was so angry that Butler almost ran away. He hated it when it was done to him, because it made it look like he was... well, everyone knew that.His arm span, which is about the same as his height, is only passable among yellow people, but he is undoubtedly a "short-handed monster" among black people.For blacks, especially blacks who play basketball, the minimum requirement is for their wingspan to be 5cm longer than their height, so Butler is actually very concerned about this matter.

Wiggins' ball made Butler a little hairy, and the next ball Butler rushed towards Wiggins with the ball, which looked a little scary.Nima, you think you have long arms for bouncing, don’t you? Brother, my body is so big that I can crush you to death!

Butler is so much shorter than Wiggins and weighs more than 20 pounds more than him. This weight is crushing tonnage in the professional basketball world. In addition, our former No. [-] pick has a very bad habit. The defense likes to be distracted. The positioning is extremely poor, and his excessive offensive investment also prevents him from playing his due ability on the defensive end.Otherwise, with his physical condition, he should be a defender above the standard. As a result... defending the black hole did not wrong him.

There are flashes of inspiration in his defense, but most of them are "soy sauce".

A set of statistics is enough to make you speechless. In the 2016-2017 season, Wiggins was the worst defensive player in the entire league.none of them.Why do you say that about our former No. 56.1 scholar?Because the opponent's effective field goal percentage under his defense is 56.4%, and what if his opponent is in a situation where he is left open?Wow~0.3%~ Yes, you read that right, there is only a 0.3% difference.Basically the same.That is to say, Wiggins' defense basically means that there is no sense of defensive oppression for his defenders.Doing or not interfering is a [-]% effective hit rate difference.

Still feel uncomfortable?Well, let's be more concerned. Under his defense, the shooting percentage of the defended players is almost equal to the open space.

Well.This is what Wiggins will do next season, what about this season?Couldn't be better.Only worse.

Attitude, skill, judgment, enthusiasm, as long as it has something to do with defense, Wiggins sucks.

So basically before Wiggins learns how to defend in the NBA, unless he is unlucky and encounters an explosion or his hands feel cold, otherwise, facing him is a good opportunity to brush up statistics.Larry Brown's arrangement in this game also made Butler play more.Larry Brown has practiced this lineup in the preseason. How to play without Tang Qian. The answer is very simple. If Tang Qian is not around, he will play according to the offense of the Pistons back then. A lot of running positions and air cuts are used to temporarily target the opponent. If it is not possible to adjust the weak points, it will be the stars singled out.Anyway, whoever has the chance can fight.

Larry Brown believes that as long as there is an opportunity, you should take the shot. Whether you are a role player or a star, it is good to have an average possession of the ball.

Of course, if Tang Qian was present, the situation would be different, that's another story.

And his requirement is that the offense should be reasonable, and the main thing is to fight defense.For Larry Brown, he is a faithful implementer of that sentence: offense buys tickets, defense wins.This is not to say that he doesn't want to play singles anymore, on the contrary, he has an absolute advantage in the position. Are you a fool if you don't play singles?Rasheed Wallace was a very strong offensive and singles point in the Pistons back then. On the contrary, the team that rarely won the singles championship was the former Space-Time Spurs in 2014, not the Pistons.

So after analyzing Wiggins' defensive situation, Larry Brown decisively asked Butler to attack more and play more singles. Butler's offense this season has been much better than last year.The holding of the ball has been greatly strengthened, so I can't help but say that I went in directly at Wiggins.Wiggins' defense is terrible, not only physically, but also consciously.

Wiggins wanted to go back in singles, but this time the situation was not as good as last time. The basketball was intercepted by Butler in a physical confrontation, and then the Lakers launched a fast break and won the ball.Seeing Wiggins' singles mistakes, the Timberwolves began to play a combination of inside and outside.Uh, to say that "integration of inside and outside" is actually half-baked, and the tactical system is very poorly drilled. In many cases, the space is not fully opened before the ball is made. The result is that the receivers and offensive personnel fall into the "defensive swamp" of the Lakers "among.

Because the Lakers basically don't play high-speed defensive counterattacks except to take advantage of the opponent's mistakes, so the rhythm of the game slowly drops. At the same time, because the Timberwolves' offense is not smooth, the rhythm is even more unfavorable to them.This is because Tang Qian is not present. If Tang Qian is present, the rhythm must be over.After the first quarter, the Lakers led 20-16 by 4 points. The reason why the Timberwolves were only 4 points behind was because the Lakers' center position was completely unbearable.The Lakers have accumulated a lot of people on the forward position, and there are also many swingmen who can play forward and guard.But the real No. 5 position is basically absent.Last year it was Thackeray and Ryan Kelly.Kelly is gone this season, that is Thackeray.Thackeray played very hard, but defending Towns alone was not his strong point. Towns scored 8 points in this quarter, and half of the Timberwolves' points were accounted for by him.

Regardless of his debut, he is indeed the No. [-] pick. He was born in Kentucky, a famous basketball school. His basic skills are very solid. Apart from being a little nervous at the beginning, he quickly overcame it.Of course, you have to admit that Thackeray played a great "promoting role" in this regard.Why do you say that?Because under Thackeray's defense, he frequently succeeded in attacking, which undoubtedly boosted Towns' confidence and improved his hand feeling.So Thackeray was instrumental in Towns' NBA debut.

Larry Brown didn't blame Thackeray too much. He could see that the latter had tried his best, and this was indeed not the latter's strong point.It is of no great use to say it, the latter has only so much potential and potential.The Lakers didn't sign him for this.He is very strict, but he will not do this kind of thing that exceeds the limit of human ability.

It's not a sudden kindness, but because scolding is useless, so I just don't say anything at all.

However, during the rest period, Larry Brown still emphasized one point. The defense should be tougher, increase physical confrontation, and don't let the opponent send the ball into the basket so comfortably.But after playing again, he was still not very good. Thackeray's physical strength is limited, and he can't play for such a long time. During the substitute period, Yi Jianlian + Bosh need to be guarded.But neither Bosh nor Yi Jianlian can defend against Towns, who is getting better and better. This guy really has a set.It is worthy of being a strongman who can average 2+ per game in the second grade in the future.

In a sense, he is indeed an inside talent.

But Larry Brown quickly adjusted his defense and began to lock the inside. Suddenly Towns couldn't jump up, because as long as he held the ball, he would attract the attention of many people on the Lakers.Moreover, he is only a rookie season or his first show, and the offensive pressure facing one person is completely different from facing two people.Well, even star one-on-one and one-on-two are not the same thing at all.A bad defensive player can be easily blown up, but two bad defensive players team up to guard you, and it is very difficult for you to blow them up.No, let alone blowing up, it is extremely difficult to keep the hit rate from dropping too much.This is the essential difference between one defense one and one defense two in professional basketball.After flying 2 shots, Towns began to serve as an attraction point, wanting to rely on himself to attract the Lakers' defense and then break the game, but obviously the basketball has already been passed out, but his teammates still don't have any particularly good opportunities .

This is Larry Brown's coaching system. The control and positioning of the defense is extremely subtle, and it is not the kind of "rigid" defense that remains unchanged.On the contrary, he can constantly adjust the overall defensive state according to the situation on the scene. This is the reason why his defensive system is so strong.

The coping ability is extremely strong, the changes are extremely fast, and his on-the-spot defensive command is also very timely.

You can say that he has average offensive on-the-spot command, but defensively, he has never been accused.

Seeing the Timberwolves attacking the inside, they made adjustments. Seeing that the Timberwolves changed to play on the wing without the ball, they adjusted the defensive focus to the wing.Seeing that the Timberwolves started to walk in the middle, Mr. Larry Brown immediately signaled the whole team to "shrink the net", and was about to double-team the person who came in in one breath.The Timberwolves playing this game is really uncomfortable. Their substitutes are actually really good at scoring. Kevin Martin averaged 20 points per game last season.Shabazz Mohamed, who scored 13+ points last season.There is also Zach LaVine, a second-year student with equally decent scoring firepower.But, this obviously should be a strong combination of outside bench firepower, but in the first game of this season, it didn't play at the level it should have.

Because the Lakers' bench lineup is very defensive, Farmar + Pierce + Josh Smith + Randall + Covington.

Except for Farmar who is a bit weak, the rest are players with strong defense or strong physical fitness. At this time, Larry Brown's ability to train the lineup is reflected.The defense of a lineup is strong, but it is not limited to the main force, because no matter how strong the main force is, it is impossible to play the whole game.Even if there is a physical monster like Chamberlain Russell, there is only one. It is impossible to expect all the main players to have such physical fitness.Therefore, the ten minutes of full-court substitute time is also the top priority.The strength of the Pistons is not only the main force, but their defense is also good. What is one of the greatest defensive coaches?or no one?It is to allow the team's substitute to reach a defensive height.

This is the overall improvement, and only then can the shortest short boards on the barrel be made up.

Being good at tapping players' defensive potential and defensive characteristics is what a truly successful defensive coach should do.

In this regard, Larry Brown is also doing his part, after all, he is an old man with bright eyes when it comes to defense.

Leaving aside the overall tactical mix, let’s talk about the individual defensive adjustments. Josh Smith let him take the path of physical flow defense, because it is unrealistic for Josh Smith to rely on his brain to defend, and he does not have the ball. Otherwise, Shang would not have achieved what it is now.So go directly to the path of physical defense, use strong physical fitness to fight and create offensive trouble for the opponent.Another example is Randall, who mainly focuses on strength top defense, and at the same time allows him to reduce meaningless take-offs, because in Larry Brown, Randall's ability to block shots and protect the basket is relatively average. Compared with other gambling defenses, he loses hastily. In the defensive position, it is better to defend honestly, and honestly hold the bottom plate honestly, making the opponent uncomfortable to take off, thereby reducing the opponent's offensive hit rate.

Pierce just let him use his experience and "head" to defend. Toughness is a natural part of Pierce's defense. He doesn't need to adjust and inject more, just let Pierce act as a team in the bench lineup. "A family is like a treasure." role.Let Pierce see through what these young players might not see on defense.Pierce played in the Green Army in 08 and has extremely rich defensive experience. He may be more likely to see through the opponent's offensive intentions than these young people, so he is also an indispensable part of the bench lineup.

He increases the overall volume of this bench lineup's defensive capabilities.

As for the rest, Larry Brown also arranged and assigned defensive tasks and defensive directions one by one according to his own characteristics. Therefore, with the integrity and bonus of the system, the Lakers have a strong team from top to bottom, from the main force to the substitute. Lineup defensive ability.

It is not that simple for the Timberwolves to overcome.

Even because of this overly tough style of play, these people in the Timberwolves felt very uncomfortable, and their shooting percentage dropped rapidly.If it weren't for their Martin "Pengci" who made a lot of free throws, this wave would be regarded as kneeling.At halftime, the Lakers led the Minnesota 39-32 and entered the locker room.Don't look at the score difference of only seven points, but for a slow pace, unless you break out in a wave, otherwise it will be difficult for you to easily eliminate these scores.When the Pistons led by 8-9 points, it was relatively stable. This is not a joke.

You ask our rookie of the year, the No. 1 pick that the former Los Angeles Lakers had vigorously cultivated, where did "Water Pull" D'Angelo Russell go?Did you forget?Get disconnected?Hi, this is really not the case.He didn't get [-] minute of game time in the first half of this game, and he sat on the bench to watch the whole game.why?It's not because the head coach of the Lakers is Larry Brown.

Larry Brown is a well-known old man in the entire NBA who "doesn't like" using rookies.

He's even more aggressive about it than Van Gundy.The so-called "genius" player back then, Milicic, was "buried" in his hands.

Of course, it's not that he doesn't have the ability to train newcomers at all, which would be too unfair to him. He is a serious NCAA university head coach, how could he not be able to train newcomers at all?In whose hands did Iverson grow up?But don't deliberately ignore this point when talking about things.

David Robinson didn't train him when he came in?

So one thing, you have to show that you have the value of training, and you have to have the value of the team paying your tuition.

Otherwise, don't talk about it.

Larry Brown felt that Milicic was not that valuable, so he decisively "abolished" him.As a head coach, looking at the latter's training and progress for a long time, it is impossible not to have some "forced numbers".He is also a person with rich experience and sharp vision, so Tang Qian had to let him know when he came here, brother, it is valuable, and it is of great value, greatly, greatly!

What about Russell?No matter how loud his reputation in college is, he can't do it in the NBA.

After watching so many in-team trainings by Russell, Larry Brown shook his head every time. He felt that there were too many substitutes for such a person in the NBA.So instead of spending time on training and letting the team pay the tuition, it's better not to give him any time to play at all, anyway, that's how it is after practice.

Russell was just a little depressed at the beginning, but after a long time he knew what an "iron bench" was.

The Timberwolves made an adjustment in the second half. The former "golden boy" Rubio played an organizational role, trying to rely on the No. 1 position to connect the team and deal with the Los Angeles Lakers as a whole.Rubio, this is his sixth year in the NBA, what about the data?To put it bluntly, there is no difference at all from the rookie period.In his rookie period, the data was close to 10.6+4.2+8.2. This season, the original time and space are not far behind, averaging 10.1+4.3+8.7 per game.Coupled with his still poor long-range shooting ability and shooting percentage, he was embarrassed by Rondo who returned to the slow-paced style of play.Although Rondo is shorter than Rubio, it doesn't matter, because his wingspan is so fucking long, so the defensive oppression for Rubio is almost equal to the oppression of an inside player.

It is the defensive radiation area of ​​the inside players + the speed and pace of the No. 1 position, which makes Rubio very uncomfortable.

And Rondo directly pressed the defense, making it difficult for Rubio to handle the ball. Not only did he fail to complete the task assigned by the head coach in the locker room, but he also sent a few assists to the Lakers. Uh, no, it was a mistake.The Timberwolves' game is a bit about to "open the door black".Rubio's No. 1 ability is actually quite good, but when the opponents and the overall defense of the Lakers are much stronger than last season, this makes the Timberwolves' No. 9 a bit difficult to start.

The energy consumed to protect the ball is greater than usual.

There is no way, the Timberwolves can only start to speed up under the instructions of the head coach, and they want to kill the Lakers and regain the initiative in the game.

But this is just the "wishful thinking" of Timberwolves coach Sam Mitchell.

Because this Lakers team is more terrifying and stronger than everyone expected.

How strong?This is just an appetizer, and it won't be long before the alliance will be truly shocked.

PS: There is still about a week to go back, and I will explode for 3 consecutive days when I go back, Xiaozi will never forget~
The new style of play in the new season, you will know what will happen when Tang Qian returns. The same thing is said, now, it is just an appetizer, and the dinner is still to come.Thank you Cyclops Ida Masamune and luciferxxx for your rewards~Thank you for the monthly tickets for melancholy without tears, registrants, Qingshang 9527, stupid to naive, fat paper Xiansen lord, thank you~~~
It's also a big chapter, so I don't need to say more about this, when Xiaozi returns home, the madness of this season will fully start~
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