warrior godfather

Chapter 247 Those who do not plan forever, do not plan for a while

While Silas was chatting with Zhang Yu, on the Bulls bench on the other side of the technical stage, Thibodeau was looking at Rose solemnly, and said in a deep voice:

"How are you feeling, Derek? Are you tired?"

"I'm not tired, coach." Rose shook his head, picked up the energy drink and took a sip, panting slightly.

Thibodeau said:
"I will need you to stay on the court later, and use the Warriors to recover the point difference when they are on the bench. Can you still hold on physically?"

Rose's hand paused for a moment, and then whispered back:

"no problem."

Thibodeau gave him a slightly worried look. He also knew the intensity of this game. Outside, Tony Allen was entangled with Rose's death, and inside, Chandler was blocking the sky in the interior. Difficult and physically exhausting.

But he has no other choice but to pin his hopes on Rose. Increasing Rose's playing time is the only option to maintain the Bulls' firepower output and recover the point difference. Although this will make Rose's consumption even greater, but Thibodeau no longer cares so much.

He has followed Jeff Van Gundy for many years, and he has the same concept of using core players as Jeff Van Gundy. He can't wait for the starter to play more than 40 minutes per game. At present, Rose's average playing time in 7 games is only 37.9 minutes, which is already Thibodeau. The result of deliberate control is that Luol Deng has to play an appalling 39.3 minutes per game, which is almost used by Thibodeau as James.

Later, Rose and Luol Deng, including Noah, all experienced frequent injuries, and their attendance rate in the latter part of their careers was very low. Many people suspected that this was related to Thibodeau's overuse of them, Butler, who was selected by the Bulls, suffered from constant injuries later in his career, and he was also "reused" by Thibodeau.

Today, Thibodeau saw that the defeat was obvious, and for the first time used the magic weapon of the main force.

The short intermission soon ended, and the two teams returned to the court. Mike Breen was surprised to see the Bulls' lineup:
"Ross remained on the court after playing the full third quarter. Luol Deng and Gibson were not replaced by Thibodeau. They were surrounded by Korver and Asik. Thibodeau is going to start the decisive battle ahead of time. ?"

Cole thought for a moment, nodded and said:
"So far, Rose has played 30 minutes, Luol Deng and Gibson have both played 27 minutes, and they are staying on the court at all costs. Thibodeau is determined to recover the point difference... On the other hand, the Warriors The lineup - Jeremy Lin, Big Z, Clay, Yi, Matthews, is a regular lineup for the transition period, Coach Z has no intention of fighting the Bulls, and they may suffer some losses."

On the sidelines, the Warriors' coaching staff also saw the Bulls' lineup. Ron Adams and Silas both changed their expressions and looked at Zhang Yu. They didn't expect Thibodeau to treat a regular season as a playoff. To play, and still face a Western Conference team, directly shorten the rotation to the limit. The Warriors coaching staff did not have the slightest preparation for this before the game. Now it depends on Zhang Yu's decision.

Zhang Yu frowned slightly, quietly watching the players on the field, and after a while, said:

"We still play according to the established tactics, let's see the situation first."

He paused, stood up suddenly, and said loudly to Jeremy Lin:

"Jeremy, come here!"

Jeremy Lin, who had just left the bench and was about to catch the ball near the baseline, heard Zhang Yu's shout, and immediately turned back to Zhang Yu, waiting for Zhang Yu's instructions.

Zhang Yu leaned over to him and exhorted:
"You will defend Rose later. His technical characteristics and coaching staff have carefully said that you try to use your speed to follow him and pay attention to defending against his breakthrough."

Jeremy Lin has the fastest speed on the Warriors with or without the ball.

Jeremy Lin was slightly surprised when he heard the words. The coaching staff arranged for Clay and Tony Allen to defend Rose before the game. Unexpectedly, Zhang Yu would temporarily hand over this task to him.

But Jeremy Lin was not timid when he was ordered in danger, but instead excited him. He nodded heavily and said solemnly:

"Don't worry, coach, I will do my best!"

Zhang Yu smiled with satisfaction:
"Don't think too much, just do your best."

He never expected Jeremy Lin to be able to defend Ross, as long as he could use his speed to limit Ross a little bit, Clay's height of 2 meters was too disadvantageous in front of Ross, he couldn't keep up with Ross's speed, and was frequently stepped over , It will not play a role in tempering his defense, Zhang Yu is not going to let him defend Rose.

But Zhang Yu will soon know how painful the thorns on Fengcheng Rose will be on the Warriors.

On the court, the Bulls launched their first offense in the fourth quarter. Rose held the ball and pushed forward. Jeremy Lin retreated step by step in front of him, and finally stopped one step inside the three-point line. Open up and stand ready.

Rose listened to Zhang Yu's advice and practiced shooting hard in the summer. Since the start of the season, he has shot 39.7% of his three-pointers. It slipped, but it also made others dare not underestimate Rose's projection, and his breakthrough environment became much easier.

Facing the unfamiliar face of Jeremy Lin, Ross squinted his eyes, waved his hands to signal his teammates to pull away, and then took a cross step to the left front, handing the ball from his crotch to his left hand, shortening the distance to Jeremy Lin to one step, and then immediately a Accelerate, and rush straight from the right side of Jeremy Lin!

Although Jeremy Lin tried his best to keep up with Rose's movements, Rose's speed was too fast. One step away was already a relatively safe distance to prevent breakthroughs, but he was still passed by Rose with his super speed.

After Rose rushed into the inside, Yi Jianlian immediately came up to help defend, but Rose ignored his defense at all, caught the ball with his right hand, carried it with his left shoulder, rushed to the penalty area at a slightly reduced speed, threw himself into the air, caught a small lever, and hit the ball. Cricket goes in.

83: 75.

"Beautiful goal! Rose broke through the Warriors' defense like no one's land, he passed Jeremy Lin with one step, and even finished the shot after Yi landed, he was literally flying in the air!" Mike Brin said loudly, his voice full of admiration.

"Rose! Rose!"

There was also warm cheers in the United Center, and the fans shouted Rose's name. This was Rose's most exciting goal in the second half. In the third quarter, under the strict defense of Tony Allen, he didn't get any good chances.

After Ross scored, Jeremy Lin's expression was shocked mixed with frustration. Only when he really faced Ross could he feel his speed. Jeremy Lin also knew that he couldn't guard against Ross, but he didn't expect that he would fight against Ross when he was prepared. was passed by in one step.

On the sidelines, Zhang Yu couldn't help frowning when he saw Rose scored the goal so easily, but he still clapped his hands at Jeremy Lin, signaling him not to take this defense seriously.

Looking back, Jeremy Lin, who was encouraged by Zhang Yu, launched a pick-and-roll with the ball and wanted to respond to Rose, but Asik brought up Jeremy Lin's delay. Rose also squeezed through the screen and followed him closely, making several shots. It almost caused his mistake, and Jeremy Lin was in a cold sweat. He hurriedly distributed the ball to Clay who came out of the cover.

At this time, the offensive time is running out, Klay catches the ball and shoots. Korver's defense is very loose and does not interfere with his shooting, but the ball is still missed, and the rebound that pops up is captured by Asik. .

Zhang Yu, who was paying close attention to the situation on the field, sighed slightly. Although the ball was not wide open, Yi Jianlian provided a solid screen for Clay, giving Clay plenty of room to shoot. It is a pity that Clay is still too young to shoot. You have to be a little anxious, wasting a good opportunity.

It will take a long time for Clay to grow into that cold-blooded super shooter.

After Asik grabbed the rebound, he passed it to Rose immediately. Rose wanted to push forward quickly, but the Warriors retreated quickly and did not give the Bulls a chance to counterattack. He could only slow down and come to the frontcourt to play positional warfare.

This time, Rose still chose to single Jeremy Lin, and used the dragging step to step forward and enter the three-point line. Jeremy Lin also learned the lesson just now, retreating step by step, always maintaining a step and a half distance, leaving enough space Reaction space, strictly prevent Rose's breakthrough.

Rose, who wanted to speed up to pass Jeremy Lin, immediately changed his focus, paused, dribbled the ball under his crotch after a shuffling step, took a small step back, and raised his hand to throw a long two-pointer.

brush!
Jeremy Lin was beyond his reach, and tried his best to rush forward, but he still couldn't interfere with Rose's shooting, so he could only watch the basketball bounce into the hoop.

83:77, the Bulls chased the point difference to 6 points.

"Di-"

As soon as the ball hit the ground, the referee's whistle sounded. The players looked to the sidelines, but it was Zhang Yu who called a timeout.

Mike Brin said:

"Ross scored consecutively and stopped the Warriors. Coach Z had to call a timeout!"

Cole laughed:

"Jeremy Lin can't guard Rose at all. It seems that Coach Z has also discovered this problem. He wants to make up for his mistakes, but the Bulls have already started, and this game is still very interesting."

As a Bulls star, Cole will of course be slightly biased towards the Bulls in maintaining a basically objective position.

After Jeremy Lin left the court, he no longer had the excitement just now, and said to Zhang Yu with some shame:
"I'm sorry, coach..."

"It's okay, Jeremy, it's not your fault." Zhang Yu interrupted him, "I took it for granted, you can't defend Ross with speed alone, you are still inexperienced, just focus on attacking later... …Tony, you replace Clay and guard Rose!"

He paused and continued to arrange offensive tactics:

"After playing like this, the Bulls' defense will focus on the ball holder. Jeremy, you and Alian pick and roll, and then Alian quickly goes down the false screen..."

After the short timeout, the two teams returned to the court, and the Warriors served the sideline.

According to Zhang Yu's arrangement, Jeremy Lin launched a pick-and-roll, Yi Jianlian quickly went down after a false screen, and Gibson's attention was indeed attracted by Jeremy Lin. After he reacted, Yi Jianlian had already used his speed advantage to grab half of the body, and Gibson was one step ahead. To the basket, Jeremy Lin received a pass and dunked successfully.

85: 77.

"Yes! Yi scored to help the Warriors stabilize the situation." Mike Breen said.

Cole exclaimed:
"Coach Z's adaptability is too good. I don't know if everyone has noticed. Every time the Warriors come back from a timeout, their offense is almost completed."

The round changed, the Bulls attacked, facing Tony Allen, Rose did not choose singles, but played a pick-and-roll. He used Asik's cover to break into the inside lane. The local float shot hit, scored outside the big Z's defensive range, and did not challenge the big center's frame protection.

85: 79.

Looking back, Jeremy Lin's layup after the breakthrough was interfered by Asik and missed. The Bulls took the opportunity to fight back.

On the sidelines, Silas frowned and said:
"Ronan, should we also send the main force?"

"Yeah, only Tony can't guard Rose, and Tyson's frame is needed." Ron Adams nodded in agreement.

Zhang Yu looked up at the big screen. Only 9 minutes into the fourth quarter, he turned his head and saw that Curry, Green, Chandler and other starters all had obvious signs of exhaustion on their faces. "Three-quarter check-in", but back-to-back obviously still greatly depleted their physical energy.

Zhang Yu hesitated for a moment, then slowly shook his head and said:
"Let's wait a little longer. It's still a bit early. Wait until 7 minutes before starting. The Bulls are not our opponents, and it's not worth the effort."

Hearing what he said, both Silas and Ron Adams nodded in understanding and said nothing more.

They can understand what Zhang Yu means. Zhang Yu is not saying that the Bulls are not strong and the Warriors can win the Bulls casually, but that the Bulls are in the East and have little competition with the Warriors. main force.

When the Warriors played the Lakers before, Zhang Yu also shortened the rotation like Thibodeau and let Curry play for 40 minutes, but that was because the Lakers were one of the main competitors of the Warriors, and the relationship between the two is likely to be related. With the final ranking of the playoffs, the playoffs are also likely to be met. Every match between the two teams is worth a thousand dollars. The Warriors must win with all their strength. For this reason, Zhang Yu will not hesitate to kill the main force.

But the Bulls and the Warriors play two games a season. Zhang Yu is very willing to play a good game with the Bulls, but he will not try his best to win. He must consider the physical damage caused by back-to-back and consecutive away games to reduce the player’s injury. disease risk.

Those who don't plan for the world are not enough for a moment.

Zhang Yu will not be like Thibodeau, only staring at the victory in front of him. He has to consider the whole season, and even the gains and losses in the next three to five years. good thing.

When the three were discussing, Rose made two free throws, the score became 85:81, and the Bulls were only 4 points behind.

In the following 2 minutes and 17 seconds, the Bulls led by Ross played a small climax of 8:2, and overtook the Warriors by 89 points 87:2. Zhang Yu took advantage of the dead ball to replace the main force, and the game entered the final stage. moment of decisive battle.

(End of this chapter)