warrior godfather

Chapter 224 Warriors' Offensive and Defensive System

The next day, Oracle Arena.

"Stop! Tyson, you have to pay attention to your position. You cut the ball too fast and didn't block people for Stephen. Remember, the first purpose of this tactic is to give Stephen a chance to cover. If he is followed, You cut into the penalty area and look for a second chance, understand?"

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu stopped the people who were practicing tactical coordination on the field, came to Tyson, wrote on the tactical board like flying, and explained the tactics to him in detail.

Chandler raised his hand to indicate that it was his fault, and nodded repeatedly:

"I see, Coach."

"Okay, let's do it again, Klay, Jimmy, you should also pay attention to running on the weak side, pin down the opponent's defender, and move, I don't want to see someone standing there stupidly, watching others attack, everyone Get involved!" Zhang Yu said loudly and retreated to the sidelines.

Green, who was holding the ball in the low post, threw the ball to Curry, and the five players on the field retreated to half court to play this tactic again.

Curry advanced to the top of the arc with the ball, and the other four also ran across the half court. Clay and Butler were in the left corner and a 45-degree corner outside the three-point line, and Green came to the low post on the right and got stuck. Behind Anthony Tolliver, who plays the opponent, Chandler stands at the corner to the right of the free throw line.

Curry faced Jeremy Lin who was defending him, dribbled the ball twice, came to a 45-degree angle outside the three-point line on the right, lobbed the ball to Green, and then returned to the top of the arc, Jeremy Lin followed him step by step.

After Green received the ball, Chandler began to move out. Whiteside, who was facing him, knew what tactics he was going to play, but he still stayed at the free throw line and did not follow.

This is not a training game, but a tactical exercise. He must simulate a real defensive environment. No one will defend a blue-collar center outside the three-point line.

Meanwhile, Butler sinks to the weakside corner and sets a screen for Klay, who cuts to the basket and draws the full defensive attention of Matthews and Azubuike.

When Chandler was pulling out, Curry, who had just run to the top of the arc, suddenly ran back and moved to this side. Jeremy Lin reacted quickly, or he knew Curry would do this from the beginning, and followed closely Curry, but he was firmly blocked by Chandler's huge body on the way, and Curry came to the right sideline and got an open shot.

The Greens arrived at the ball and immediately passed the ball when Curry had a chance. Whiteside rushed out, but it was too late. Curry even had time to aim at the frame after receiving the ball and made a steady shot Hit this three-pointer.

"Okay! Just do it, Tyson, your screen is great, and Drummond's pass is also in place... Klay, you run this tactic again, and Stephen goes to the weak side to open up space!" Zhang Yu clapped his hands and ordered loudly.

Soon, the players on the field adjusted their positions, and Clay came to run this tactic, and with the help of Chandler's cover, he steadily hit a three-pointer.

"Very good, now let's make it more difficult, Jeremy and Kelanna, when chasing Stephen and Clay, pay attention to cover and follow them in time." Zhang Yu instructed.

Later, Curry ran this tactic again, but Jeremy Lin bypassed Chandler ahead of time. After Curry received a pass from Green, he did not get an open shot.

But the offense did not stagnate. Curry immediately played a pick-and-roll with Chandler. Whiteside did not dare to let Curry go. He lifted it from the free throw line to the right three-point line, and did not put a single block on Curry. After the screen, immediately take the opportunity to shoot a three-pointer with the ball.

This is also a simulation of a real defensive environment. Curry has played for a season and has already gained a reputation. It is impossible for a team to let the center squat inside when defending Curry's pick-and-roll. That is a pure act of sending points.

At the same time, Clay, who was cutting from the weak side to the basket, didn't get a good chance, and ran towards the right corner without stopping. Green, who had just passed the ball to Curry, immediately turned around and made a screen for Clay. Helping him block the pursuer, Curry passed the ball to Clay at the right time. Clay seized the small gap before the pursuer arrived, shot the ball as soon as he caught it, and made a steady three-pointer.

"Very good! Your golf IQ is very high. There is nothing wrong with this tactic. The only fly in the ointment is that the speed of operation is a bit slow, but it doesn't matter. We still have a month, and we will do it again later. This time we practice The third variation..."

Zhang Yu praised the team members, and everyone returned to their original positions and continued to run tactics.

This time, after all the runs without the ball did not run out of open space, Curry quickly switched to the offensive mode with the ball. He and Chandler played a pick-and-roll, and Clay ran to the weak side to open up space. Whether to attack Chandler or single Whiteside, it depends on the situation.

If it was Clay who ran this tactic, the ball would eventually pass to Curry in the corner, and the overall formation of the Warriors rotated clockwise. Curry and Green moved from the corner to the top of the arc to play pick and roll, which would lead to Come up with a completely different tactical routine from the Curry-Chandler pick-and-roll.

In the morning, the Warriors players practiced several tactical routines of positional warfare based on Green's low-post tactics, and the progress was very rapid.

These players have high IQs. Although it is the first day they are exposed to these tactics, they have already memorized their running positions, but they are not sure about the timing. These require a lot of time to practice to improve the tacit understanding of the lineup, which cannot be solved in a short time.

But this has made Silas greatly relieved, and the smile on his face has never disappeared.

When Zhang Yuxia told him that the Warriors will not play running and bombing in the new season, but will play pass and cut, Silas immediately turned pale with fright.

He earnestly persuaded Zhang Yu to give up this idea, and the reason was very good. Let a young team mainly composed of first-year and second-year players not play simple pick-and-roll and run-and-gun, but play complex passing and cutting cooperation. Such a job?Can't do it!

But Zhang Yu expressed his intention to play Chuanqie, and also drew a few basic tactical routines.

Silas took a look and found that the tactics drawn by Zhang Yu were more in line with the characteristics of the players of the Warriors. Moreover, Zhang Yu had made up his mind and seemed to have no intention of changing it. The Warriors' pass and cut system for the new season.

Before the start of the training camp, Silas held a very pessimistic attitude towards the Warriors' tactical training, believing that it would take a lot of time for these young people to initially learn the complex coordination of passing and cutting.

But they gave him a big surprise. These players seem to be a natural fit for this tactical system. They all have a team spirit of sharing the ball selflessly. They also have high golf quotients and can quickly understand tactical routines.

Even Clay, who is considered by scouts to have poor passing awareness, is not only a cancer that only knows scoring. From Smith's point of view, his shot selection is much more reasonable than Curry's.

Silas looked at the players who were repeatedly performing tactical drills on the field, and a strong expectation arose in his heart. Such a team with both vitality, shooting ability and tactical literacy, after fully running-in, will be able to attack What kind of brilliance is blooming at the end?

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In the afternoon, the Warriors switched to defensive tactical drills. Zhang Yu and Ron Adams were on the sidelines to guide, while Silas and Bruce took the substitutes to the next field to practice offensive tactics.

Compared with the starters, the offensive tactics of the Warriors' substitutes have some changes. Although they still play pass and cut offenses, the starting point is the pick-and-roll between Jeremy Lin and the inside players.

Compared with Curry and Clay, Jeremy Lin's off-ball ability is much weaker. His advantage lies in his ability to handle the ball after the pick-and-roll. Of course, Zhang Yu will not waste his advantage. Together with Silas, he designed a few Pick-and-roll tactics to maximize his ability to handle the ball.

Jeremy Lin's shooting ability is not much better than Lowry's, but his first step is extremely fast, and he does not suffer at all against the first position. He is an excellent pick-and-roll initiator, has a good understanding of tactics, and is very suitable for the position of the sixth man. If his performance is good enough, it is not impossible to occupy a place in the finishing lineup.

Silas did not hesitate to praise him during the training process, and Jeremy Lin was not humble either. He is a banana man who adheres to standard American values ​​and has no cultural barriers with his teammates. He quickly won the praise of his teammates. recognized.

When the Warriors' offensive system began to be successfully built, their defensive system was gradually taking shape.

Last season, the Warriors have adapted to the defensive system with Chandler as the core. The penalty area he sits in is impenetrable, and the Warriors' defensive efficiency gradually climbed to eighth in the league in the second half of the season, ranking among the top defensive players in the league. team.

But the Warriors' defensive advantage is that there is one Chandler, and the disadvantage is that there is only one Chandler.

In the NBA, the defensive influence of outside players on the team can never be compared with that of inside players. Butler became the team's single-defense strength in his rookie season, but that's all. He can't reach the top of the league, and is limited by the disadvantage of height and wingspan. He can't help defend against sweeps like he did in the NCAA. There are not many things he can do.

Varejao can do everything, but only a little bit, and his contribution to the team's overall defense is relatively limited.

This makes Chandler dare not leave the penalty area at all. If he comes to the line for a big delay or switches to the pick-and-roll ball holder, the Warriors lack a second player in the penalty area who can assist the protection frame, and the basket is easily penetrated.

Although the Warriors can solve this problem by shrinking the inside line as a whole, it will definitely miss the shooter on the weak side and give the opponent an open three-pointer.

During the regular season, it was okay. Most teams either lacked space, and the Warriors could shrink boldly; or lacked excellent pick-and-roll ball handlers, Chandler could boldly squat in the penalty area to protect the frame. This is also the Warriors' regular season defense. The reason why the efficiency is at the forefront of the league.

In a large sample, few teams can break the Warriors' defense.

But in the playoffs, it was very different.

The Suns are the kind of team with a top pick-and-roll combination and good space. The Warriors must choose one of the two bottles of poison between Nash and weak-side shooters.

Zhang Yu chose to let Chandler mention the line to defend the pick-and-roll, and the weak side shrunk to protect the basket. He would rather give the Suns shooters an open three-pointer than give Nash any room to shoot.

Relying on this defensive strategy, the Warriors won two games in the series, but this is already the limit. The role players of the Suns must not be temporary, but must be in a normal state. After they regain their touch, the Warriors The defense was completely suppressed by the Suns' offense.

The Warriors seem to have a similar offensive configuration to the Suns, which is also a combination of ball-handling core, finishing insider and shooter, but Chandler's offense is far from being comparable to Stoudemire's, and the Suns' defense is much better. , Coupled with Nash's strong rhythm control, the Suns eliminated the Warriors.

But now, Ron Adams sees the dawn of a solution to the defensive problem. The Warriors do not have a second man Chandler, but they have Draymond Green.

In the defensive tactical drill this afternoon, the Warriors players were surprised to find that Green seemed to be everywhere!
When the Warriors defend the pick-and-roll, Chandler expands, and Green will come from the weak side to the basket in time to assist the protection frame.

When Curry is facing an offensive strong point, Green will choose the most appropriate time to assist in defense.

When Green defends the pick-and-roll himself, he will switch defenses without hesitation and take over the opponent's outside star.

The most important thing is that he can always grasp the most suitable time to assist in the defense, has a high success rate in predicting the opponent's offensive choices, and also assumes the responsibility of commanding the defense.

On the second day of the opening of the training camp, Green's rough and loud voice resounded on the training ground:
"Change! Quick!!"

"Watch the weak side corner, watch the weak side corner!"

"Don't help me, I will do it myself, you follow the opponent's shooter!"

"Switch every cover, don't hesitate, Stephen!"

He didn't realize that he was just a rookie at all, and he had no respect for the "senior". No matter who made an omission in the defense process, he immediately yelled at him to remind him.

It's just that Green is still inexperienced after all, and sometimes makes wrong judgments. At this time, Chandler and Tony Allen will point it out unceremoniously. Command the defense with passion and without embarrassment.

Ron Adams stood quietly on the sidelines, watching the players constantly switching positions on the field, and said softly to Zhang Yu:

"Ronan, our players are amazing, especially Drummond, he is a piece of jade, a versatile defender that has never appeared in NBA history, Tony reminds me of Gary Payton, Tyson Has the strength to win the best defensive player... In the new season, everyone will be surprised by our defense."

Zhang Yu nodded in agreement:
"That's right, I'm afraid no one would have imagined that we, who were running and bombing last season, would suddenly become a top defensive team."

"I can't wait to see the defensive effects of Tony, Jimmy, Drummond, Tyson, and Wesley Qi. I dare say that the top defensive team in the 90s will not be better than this lineup. How much better is our defense," said Ron Adams.

Zhang Yu smiled and said:

"Then you can't see it. I have to put on a ball handler. One of Stephen and Jeremy will always stay on the court, and Klay also needs to play."

Ron Adams said with a smile:
"That's enough. Clay will grow into an elite defender. Just need to protect Stephen. The Warriors' lineup will truly be excellent both offensively and defensively!"

　There was a small omission in the lineup list yesterday, and some changes were made. You can take a look again.

　　
　
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