I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 334 I Only Have You in My Eyes (Fifth Change)
To talk about the pioneers of one big and four small tactics, as early as 1995, the Houston Rockets had already started.

The Rockets, who were the defending champions that year, performed poorly in the regular season, so they traded high-quality power forward Thorpe as the main body for the Trail Blazers star, Olajuwon's friend Drexler.

After getting Drexler, the core lineup of the Rockets is Olajuwon, Hawley, Mario Alley, Drexler and Kenny Smith.

Olajuwon is a standard inside big center, and although Hawley plays a power forward, his offensive style is obviously more inclined to a small forward.

The Rockets had a mediocre record in the regular season, but miraculously won the championship with a No.6 score in the playoffs.

It's just that the Rockets' championship this year can be described as a flash in the pan. The reason why the miracle is a miracle is because it is difficult to reproduce.

And although the Rockets in 1995 were one big and four small, with one star shooting all over, Olajuwon's one star is extremely capable.

Both offense and defense in the interior are top two, and the four shots are completely revolving around this one star.

On the offensive end, the Rockets play a very traditional inside-out routine, and Olajuwon has a very high rate of possession of the ball in the low post.

Therefore, it is just an accident that the Rockets can win this championship.

By 1999, the Spurs relied on the more traditional twin towers to easily win the championship.

During the Lakers' three consecutive championships, the configuration around O'Neal also had a taste of one big and four small.

Except for Grant, Fox and Hawley are both shooting power forwards.

But the core of the Lakers is of course O'Neal.

Later, with the rise of top power forwards such as Duncan and Garnett.

The position of power forward is competitive, and the requirements for comprehensiveness are higher.

Therefore, one big and four small are non-mainstream in the league, and they do it occasionally, otherwise it will be ugly to be exploded inside.

The Golden State Warriors in 07 can be regarded as opening up a new situation of one major and four minors.

One is Biedrins, who has no ability to attack independently.

The team's offense is initiated entirely by four outside players.

Relying on the understanding of Nowitzki and the targeting of the Mavericks, he used the Mavericks' psychology.

The Warriors in 07 created a black eight miracle.

But in the semi-finals, Boozer + Okur, a second-rate insider combination, couldn't hold on.

Boozer averaged 24 points and 14 rebounds per game, and Okur averaged 17 points and 10 rebounds per game, completely blown away.

Therefore, it is still non-mainstream.

By 2009, the Magic with Howard had found a compromise on the road of one big and four small.

Howard, as a super center, has the offensive power that Biedrins does not have.

But his low-post offensive strength and ability to digest the ball are far inferior to Olajuwon and O'Neal.

Therefore, the Magic made good use of Howard's super defensive ability and strong finishing ability.

Then the task of dominating the ball was placed on small forward Turkoglu.

In this way, a more balanced lineup of one major and four minors was built, and they successfully reached the finals.

Although there was a certain element of luck in reaching the Finals that year, the Magic was indeed strong.

Once Turkoglu's point of dominating the ball was removed and Garnett returned, the Magic collapsed.

Even if Turkoglu returns to the Magic this season, they can no longer find the tacit understanding they once had.

But as the space on the court becomes wider, the players' three-point shooting ability becomes stronger, and the super insiders wither--as O'Neal is about to retire, Duncan is getting old, and Oden is reimbursed for consecutive injuries, the league has not ushered in a serious eight for a long time. The top low post behemoth ever.

Cole is also a subscriber fan of NBA-Batman. The article "Victory of Space and Ball Power" has been circulated by almost everyone in the coaching circle, and it is regarded as the vane of basketball in the new era.

As the season progresses, its content becomes more and more reasonable and new.

It's just that there are a thousand Hamlets for a thousand readers, and different coaches have different understandings of this article.

In Steve Kerr's understanding, he believes that the first and fourth juniors are the reshaping of the court space.

The distribution of ball rights will change from the traditional structure of "inside-outside" to a more three-dimensional "outside-inside-outside".

After coming to the Clippers, Cole's biggest surprise was to find out that the team's "lineup test" (in fact, Min Congda didn't let Dunleavy make a good rotation, let everyone in) has been going on for a whole season.

This provided him with a very good soil for the reform of offensive tactics.

From coaches to players, they can accept different lineup combinations, and they can play in any way.

This is very rare, because most teams will maintain a stable rotation for the record.

The Clippers have a lot of young people, coupled with the atmosphere of "everyone has the ball to play", lineup testing is commonplace.

After playing a junior with Nick Young last time, Kerr wants to try a more defensive version tonight.

Let PJ-Tucker play the power forward. He seems weak against Jamison, but Tucker is a very hard-working player. In the only playing time, he may not be able to deal with Jamison.

However, what Cole didn't expect was that the Cavaliers replaced Jamison again in the middle of the third quarter.

And it wasn't any striker who came off the bench, but a defender, Danny Green?

Cole was startled, the Cavaliers also played a major and a junior. Is this a prediction of my prediction?
When preparing to watch the video before the game, didn't the Cavaliers make this lineup?

Are they also experimenting with lineups?

The Cavaliers lineup at this time is Lopez, James, Miller, Green, Anthony Parker.

In this set of one big and four small, except for Lopez, the remaining four have the ability to shoot three-pointers.

Danny Green didn't expect to be able to appear at this time, he looked a little nervous.

But after running for two rounds on the field, his nervousness disappeared and he devoted himself to the confrontation.

His main job is to guard James Harden, both second-year rookies.

It's just that one is a flower prospect, who has gradually grown up in the Clippers and has huge potential.

One was a second-round pick who was almost waived. Xia Tian was lucky enough to get the Cavaliers contract extension.

But during the season, his performance was mediocre and he was sent to the Development League for training.

After some experience, Danny Green has improved in all aspects and gradually reached the NBA threshold.

Of course, it's just reaching the threshold, which is definitely far behind Harden's talent.

But in the NBA, talent is not everything, willpower and determination are also very important.

The Cavaliers' match against the Clippers tonight is an opportunity for live broadcast across the United States. Green's appearance at this time is an opportunity for him to express himself.

During the intermission, Coach Mike Brown... No, it should be Coach LeBron James who gave him a very clear arrangement: Guard James Harden.

So, from the moment he stood on the Staples Center, Danny Green only had James Harden and his lush beard in his eyes.

(End of this chapter)