warrior godfather

Chapter 797 Trap
Cole couldn't wait to see Zhang Yu's response, but what he didn't expect was that Curry had just dribbled the ball for halftime, and Zhang Yu called a timeout directly.

Jackson said in surprise:

"After playing for less than 4 minutes, Coach Z called a timeout?"

Van Gundy was also puzzled:
"Is Lopez being targeted too hard? Or is it that Coach Z thinks passing and cutting are useless? But in any case, it shouldn't be called a timeout so early. Isn't this slapping yourself in the face? It also wastes precious timeouts ..."

The Warriors fans at the scene were all bewildered. Jackson and Van Gundy could guess Zhang Yu's intentions, but they couldn't understand why Zhang Yu called a timeout when the game just started and was about to enter the exciting stage.

It feels like just a couple flirting in a hotel, tender and affectionate, you and me, discussing the profound issues of the great harmony of life and the origin of human beings, and they are about to enter the ocean of knowledge, but suddenly find that they have not brought the most important The internationally renowned sports protection brand can only stop abruptly...

But Zhang Yu didn't care about that. When he thought it should be called a timeout, he would never procrastinate.

There was no surprise on the faces of the Warriors players. They seemed to have been prepared for this timeout and returned to the bench.

Without wasting a second, Zhang Yu picked up the tactical board and began to arrange tactics:
"Kevin, when you replace Brook, we need to change our defensive strategy and offensive strategy..."

The timeout passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the field. People also noticed Zhang Yu's adjustment of letting Looney replace Lopez.

Jackson said:
"Coach Z should have joined Looney a long time ago. He proved his ability to defend against small players in the Western Conference Finals, and he is more suitable for facing the Celtics who play pass and cut. Lopez is too slow. Staying on the court is the A target that can only be targeted by the Celtics, the Warriors wasted a precious timeout, but fortunately the game has just started, it is not too late to adjust..."

Cole was slightly disappointed when he saw Looney play.

Chuanqie's favorite is the big center. Whether it is switching defenses or delays, the slow-footed big center always suffers when facing screens, which gives the Celtics a chance to target.

But Zhang Yu's adjustment was too fast. Lopez was only targeted for two rounds, so he was replaced, and he was replaced by Looney, who was not as good as Lopez in terms of frame protection, shooting, and finishing, but he had advantages that Lopez did not have. That is, you can switch to the outside line, which increases the difficulty for the Celtics to pass and cut.

But Cole is only slightly disappointed, isn't it just a change of defense?
If the Celtics were afraid of switching defenses, it would be impossible for them to eliminate the tough Bulls 4:2 in the Eastern Conference Finals. With the three stars in hand, no matter what the defense is, they can't prevent the Celtics' powerful offensive!
"Di-"

Mark Davis blew his whistle, the game continued, and the Warriors sent a sideline ball.

After receiving the ball, Curry passed it to Looney at the top of the arc, and then went to the weak side to run without the ball.

He and Jaylen Brown ran a cross screen, the Celtics decisively switched defenses, and the weak-side Wiggins and Covington's off-ball cooperation at the same time was also watched to death, and they were determined not to give the Warriors any role players. open opportunities.

But at this moment, Curry, who was running up the line, was about to end the cross cover, and suddenly ran back, got rid of Irving's defense, and cut into the inside!

Looney passed the ball immediately, and Curry made an easy layup, 10:5.

In the next round, Horford and Leonard handed over each other at the top of the arc, and Wiggins struggled to squeeze the screen. After Leonard received the ball, Looney rushed forward to pinch, and Cole couldn't help but change his face.

He originally thought that Zhang Yu went to Looney to defend infinitely and change defenses, but he didn't expect that he was still flanking. So what's the point of him going to Looney?
Leonard was caught in a pinch, so he had no choice but to pass the ball, and Horford, who was in the distance and open, naturally became the best choice.

But when Leonard was flanked, Covington emptied Durant directly, and quickly rotated to Horford, which happened to intercept Leonard's pass!
The Warriors immediately turned from defense to offense. Covington took two steps and passed it to the fast-down Jaylen Brown, who flew and dunked successfully, 12:5.

Cole waved his hand angrily, he couldn't understand at all, why the usual unfavorable pass was intercepted twice in a short period of time, for a perfectionist like him, it was an unbearable flaw!

After Van Gundy saw this scene, the frown that had been frowned since the beginning slowly relaxed, and he said with certainty:
"It seems that this is Coach Z's tactic, flanking the ball holders, cutting off their connection with teammates, making mistakes, and then counterattacking. This just concentrates the weakness of the Celtics. The Big Three pass the ball generally, especially flanking. The ability to handle the ball is considered poor among superstars."

Jackson echoed:

"That's right, Coach Z's pre-match interview is really not a lie. He knows Cole too well and chose the tactics that can best limit the Celtics. In fact, Cole can completely change to singles. The Big Three of the Green Army are tough A star with strong comprehension ability, but playing pass and cutting is handicapped."

Mike Brown is also very puzzled:

"Yeah, why does Cole have to play pass and cut? Singles is actually the most suitable tactic for the Celtics, and it is also the most suitable tactic for the playoffs..."

When the three questioned Cole's tactical choice, the Warriors had already launched an offense, and Looney held the ball, but the position was changed from the top of the arc to the low post.

With the help of Covington on the strong side, Curry circled from the bottom corner to the top of the arc, and Looney passed the ball in time.

Durant's attention was very focused, he quickly switched defenses with Bradley, and came to Curry.

Curry did not look for passing opportunities anymore, but immediately switched from running without the ball to singles with the ball, without making any adjustments, quickly changing from front to back, suddenly dribbling the ball behind his back, and taking a three-pointer with a step back , Durant didn't even react, the interference was a step slower, the basketball crossed a wonderful trajectory, and fell straight into the net, 15:5.

Mike Breen exclaimed:
"Bang! Three points from Curry! This is Curry. He can go from off-ball mode to ball-on-ball mode in an instant. No other person can do it so smoothly!"

Looking back, the Celtics continued to insist on passing and cutting. Irving, who was holding the ball, was flanked. Although he distributed the ball to Bradley who was emptied in time, the Warriors' follow-up rotation was also in place. Brad Leigh did not get an open chance.

And his ability to handle the ball is far worse than that of the Big Three. He stopped the ball for a while before passing it to Durant to reorganize.

At this time, the offensive time was running out, and Durant didn't dare to delay any longer. Against Covington's defense, he made a mid-range shot and made a two-pointer, 15:7.

Jackson said:
"That's right! The Celtics don't need to look for open opportunities at all, just shoot directly. Who can prevent Irving, Leonard, and Durant from attacking in turn? They should be like the Warriors last season. Use your powerful personal ability to crush all opponents!"

Jackson thought the Celtics had found the right way to attack, but it was clear that Kerr didn't think so.

In the next round, when Curry ran without the ball again, the Celtics made a mistake in their defense. Wiggins, who was covering Curry, was missed. He took the opportunity to cut inside and received a pass from Looney for dunks with both hands. Succeeded, 17:7.

After the round transition, the Celtics continued to insist on passing and cutting. This time Durant dealt the cards, but he focused all his attention on observing the running positions of his teammates, but ignored Curry who came around from behind. The ball inside is cut away directly.

Curry ran all the way to the frontcourt. Faced with Bradley's personal pursuit, he did not choose to force him. Instead, he made a false pass and passed it to Covington who followed up. The latter made a layup with 19: 7. The Warriors extended their lead to 12 points.

"..." Jackson was completely speechless. After a while, he said in disbelief, "What the hell is Cole thinking? In the opening 6 minutes, the Celtics have made 3 turnovers! Could it be that he couldn't see it? The three giants are more effective than Chuanqie!"

Jackson couldn't figure out Cole's brain circuit at all, but Zhang Yu knew Cole's thoughts very well.

After seeing Covington's goal, the Celtics continued to pass and cut, and were almost blocked until the 24-second violation. In the end, Leonard made a hasty three-pointer and hit the iron. The smile on Zhang Yu's face became even more intense.

Cole has only coached the Celtics for one year, and many people don't know him well enough, but Zhang Yu watched the Warriors games for 10 years in his previous life, and Cole coached him for more than half of the time, so he knows him well.

This is Cole, the most devout believer of Chuanqie, a stubborn perfectionist, and he will never give up Chuanqie tactics unless it is the moment of life and death.

What he likes most is that he doesn't need to pass and cut, but still let a group of stars with outstanding personal abilities run without the ball. Green, who is completely cumbersome on the offensive end, holds the ball and deals cards, even regardless of the actual situation.

Even if the opponent's defense is extremely targeted and causes the Warriors to make many mistakes, Cole will not change his mind about passing and cutting.

Only when the lineup is incomplete, or when life and death, will he give up the pass and cut and let Curry play the ball, but after Curry saves the team, he will revert to his old ways and return to the embrace of pass and cut. Curry runs off the ball.

Today's Cole is like this, even if the Celtics Big Three are not good at passing, even if the Warriors have caused the Celtics to make 3 turnovers, he still has to insist on passing and cutting.

The news released by Zhang Yu made Kerr convinced that since Antetokounmpo was destined to miss the finals, the Celtics were crushing the Warriors on paper. They were very relaxed and consciously won the finals. Not a problem, there is no need for the Big Three singles.

Zhang Yu also deliberately "intimidated" Cole to change his tactics during the interview, which made him feel that he had seen through Zhang Yu's mind and strengthened his determination to use the pass-and-cut tactics.

And by doing so, he fell into the trap carefully arranged by Zhang Yu.

As long as the Big Three hold the ball, the Warriors boldly go up to double-team. Others pay attention to rotation and cut off the passing route, especially the passing route between the Big Three and the two role players Bradley and Horford, resulting in three turnovers , all fought back.

(End of this chapter)