warrior godfather

After the first half, many people could not understand Cole's obsession with passing and cutting.

With 10 mistakes in front of them, if other coaches had three powerful stars under their command, they would definitely not have the slightest idea of ​​passing and cutting, and changed to singles early, and then watched the stars' performances with a leisurely mentality.

But how can Cole be compared to this kind of weak-willed person?
His paranoid persistence in passing and cutting comes from his background as a role player and rooted in his team-oriented basketball philosophy, just like Kobe's incomparably competitive spirit, which cannot be changed by just 10 turnovers and 9 points behind.

But he is not so rigid that he does not make any adjustments. He still emphasizes the need to pay attention to the accuracy of passing and the timing of flanking the next point, and based on the observation of the game in the first half, he explained several specific situations, allowing Kyle Special players are suddenly enlightened.

In fact, Cole can always make very good subtle adjustments in tactics and rotations that have nothing to do with passing and cutting, otherwise he would not have led the Warriors to so many championships and was selected into the NBA's top [-] teams.

You know, even the full-level number is not so easy to bring, and many head coaches will overturn when they take the full-level number.

Curry is of course the most important factor in being able to maintain a strong competitiveness with a full-level number, but Cole's coaching is also an indispensable part.

This time, his adjustments were on defense:
"In the second half, we will defend infinitely and switch defenses! Of course, except for Kyrie. When you defend Curry, go up and delay first, wait for the chasing person to be in place, and then return to the position. You can give the opponent a little space, but you must not let it Curry has a chance to shoot a three-pointer. Others switch defenses on every screen. You can give Curry a chance to single, but you must not give an open..."

This is what Cole learned from Zhang Yu. When the Warriors faced the Heat/Cavaliers, Curry delayed James’ call-calling tactics, which made Cole, who was still the Warriors assistant coach at the time, suddenly enlightened. He immediately wrote it down in a small notebook and applied it. On Owen.

Irving also likes Cole's arrangement very much. He is not a person who likes to defend. Pay attention to defense.

They feel that as long as they can score, they should spend all their talents and talents on the offensive end, and defense should be the work of those blue-collar and 3D.

Others are also very satisfied with Cole's arrangement. Unlimited defenses are just right for the Celtics. Defensive champions like Leonard and Bradley needless to say, as are Horford and Durant. I am extremely confident in my single-defense ability, even if I switch to Curry, it is not in vain.

Rotation players such as Smart and Morris have inherited the iron-blooded spirit of the Green Army and are not afraid of any defensive challenges, and they rarely face the Warriors' main lineup, so they are even less afraid.

As a result, a weird scene appeared. The Celtics were clearly the one behind, but their morale was extremely high during the halftime break, and they were full of confidence in winning the game.

Even the Big Three, who felt awkward about passing and cutting, were not worried about the second half of the game at all. Looking at each other's determined expressions, this was the biggest source of their confidence.

No matter what tactics are played, as long as the Big Three fight side by side, no one is their opponent.

……

At the same time, in the luxurious locker room of the home team, Zhang Yu is also arranging tactics for the Warriors players.

Different from Cole's simplified version, Zhang Yu's arrangement is very detailed, even to the point of detailing everything:

"According to my guess, the Celtics must adjust their defense in the second half. This is Steve's habit. He attaches great importance to passing and cutting, but he never gives up his attention to defense. Will adjust the defense, and this time will definitely be no exception."

"And there is only one direction for him to adjust, and that is to switch defenses infinitely. This is the best way to deal with passes and cuts. The only reason why Steve didn't adjust in the first half is that it takes time to observe. He has always been very strict with his game plan. Confidence, even if adjustments are needed, they will not be rushed, but Stephen's outstanding performance in the first half was enough for him to make up his mind and change the defense."

"So, we have to change our offense in the second half. Stephen, you hold the ball. Durant, Horford, and Irving are all points you can target. Steve will never flank you. He knows very well that Andrew, Bogdan, With Robert's strength, you have unlimited firepower and enough room to operate, so go ahead and do it!"

Kuli, who was drinking water, put down the water glass in his hand and said solemnly:
"No problem, boss, leave it to me!"

Zhang Yu nodded in satisfaction, and said:

"Then let's talk about defense, which is much simpler. Steve will not give up passing and cutting. In the finals G1, trailing by 9 points at halftime, these two conditions are not up to Steve's threshold, and he will not adjust. Offensive tactics, so our defense is still the same as in the first half, flanking the Big Three, forcing them to pass, then rotating to cover, cutting off the passing route, making mistakes and counterattacking."

He paused, raised his wrist and looked at his watch, clapped his hands, and said loudly:
"Let's go! As long as we maintain our defensive execution and discipline in the first half, the final victory must belong to us! Although the Celtics have the Big Three, they are completely wrong tactically. It will be a tactical victory, a mental crush!"

……

In the tense atmosphere of the finals, the halftime time passed quickly, and players from both sides returned to the court.

Looney replaced Lopez and appeared in the Warriors' starting lineup in the second half. Lopez, who has a slower pace, can only rotate the lineup even though he has a thousand advantages.

In the first half, he played 5 minutes in the second quarter. In the absence of the Celtics' Big Three, he was targeted less and played a positive role in protecting the frame and opening up space.

But when the Celtics are fully equipped, it will be difficult for Lopez to play again.

This is a problem that every big center has to face in this era. Only those top centers whose offensive influence reaches the core superstar level can withstand the unfavorable situation on the defensive end and stay on the court.

For the rest of the centers, even a top blue-collar center like Lopez, who has great strategic value both offensively and defensively, cannot offset the negative effects on the defensive end.

"Di-"

With a whistle from Mark Davis, the third quarter officially began.

Sure enough, the Celtics continued to pass and cut as Zhang Yu said. The Warriors made continuous mistakes through oppressive defense, and then played a defensive counterattack.

On the offensive end, the Celtics also changed to unlimited defenses, and Zhang Yu's predictions were all correct.

The Warriors players all felt extremely at ease, and their morale was high, bursting out with a strong fighting spirit.

The boss has already guessed all the movements of the opponent. They only need to execute the tactics step by step to win the game. Is there an easier way than this?
A group of sheep led by a lion can defeat a group of lions led by a sheep. Although Zhang Yu is not a lion, a warrior is not a sheep, Cole is not a sheep, and the Celtics are not a lion, but Zhang Yu has completely defeated Cole tactically. The huge gap in paper strength between the two teams has been smoothed out.

The rest depends on the execution and discipline of the players on both sides.

There is no doubt that even if the Celtics used pass-and-cut tactics all the way to the finals, it is still not suitable for the Big Three. When they execute tactics, they will always feel awkward and the frequency of mistakes will greatly increase.

Even Leonard, who is familiar with passing and cutting to the bone, is more suitable as an end point, rather than low-post holding cards, and his turnovers are even higher than Irving and Durant.

Even at his peak, Leonard was not a player who was good at handling the ball. He could be a sharp knife and a hard hammer, but he was not suitable as a dealer.

But Cole just wants him to be the dealer. After all, he can let the role players deal the cards. How could he let go of the Big Three who are more capable of holding the ball?

But this arrangement has greatly weakened the advantages of the Big Three, not only preventing the Celtics from exerting their strong paper strength, but even playing a negative role.

Looking back, Cole's high hopes for unlimited defenses did not play their due role.

If you switch to other opponents, the Celtics' five small lineups can be called the top defensive lineup, except for Irving and Bradley, who are flawed in defensive ability and height, and Leonard, Duran, etc. Tet and Horford are rare top strikers from one defense to five.

Needless to say, Leonard is the best defensive player, and his one-handed death coil is frightening.

Although Horford is not obvious, he has excellent talent, both physical size and mobility, and has extremely rich defensive experience. He can defend both guards and centers.

Durant, who has a poor defensive record, also devoted himself to improving his defense after coming to the Celtics. No problem.

However, when Curry was standing opposite, Durant and Horford's well-received defenses became clumsy. Even Leonard, as a heavy forward, couldn't keep up with Curry. Can rely on anticipation, and when Curry has no ball, it is also embarrassing.

Facing the Celtics' unlimited defense changes, Curry looked for Horford, Durant, and Irving in the pick-and-roll. After discovering Irving's strategy of delaying, he turned to looking for Horford and Durant specifically.

At the beginning, everyone thought that Curry was asking for trouble. This season, Durant and Horford showed strong ability to switch defenses, and I don't know how many guards have failed.

However, they seem to have forgotten the embarrassment that Horford faced Curry when he was in the Hawks and Durant was in the Thunder.

In front of Curry with healthy ankles, any defender with a height of 2 meters or more and 03 centimeters taller than Curry is a stake. The only difference is whether it is a clumsier stake or a more flexible stake. . (end of this chapter)