NBA: I really just want to be a second-in-command

Chapter 211 The Way of the Zen Master

Halfway through the second half, the scores between the two sides rose anxiously.

Because the pick-and-roll tactics of both sides are very good, neither side has found a good way to limit the opponent's tactics.

This anxiety continued until the end of the third quarter.

The score of the two sides came to 81:79
The Dallas Mavericks lead by two.

"Smith, the situation between the two sides seems to be at a stalemate," Alan Zucker said, "If this continues, the outcome is really hard to say."

"Yes, now we will see who can break the deadlock first in the fourth quarter." A Smith said, "Honestly speaking, the pick-and-roll tactics of both sides are very good. I have been thinking about how to break the deadlock. This tactic, but after thinking about it for a long time, it is really difficult to destroy it."

"I think, in fact, the players on both sides have done a good job on the court," Alan Zucker said, "Now I think it depends on the arrangements of the coaches of both sides. During the rest of the third quarter, I don't know if they can make a good performance. What wonderful arrangement can help your team break the game."

"Yes, you and I thought of going together. As basketball media reporters, we have watched many games and understood many tactics, but compared with those coaches, we are still amateurs after all. I think they must always be on the court. They're all working on how to break the game. Especially for Phil Jackson, who, to be honest, didn't do much in this game. You can see that Dallas Mavericks coach Avery Johnson has been making adjustments , but Zen Master didn’t call many timeouts in the whole game, it was only when the score was really behind and there was no other way, he called a timeout to replace Lu Yusheng.”

"So you think Zen Master should stand up and make a contribution at this time. You can't keep doing nothing just because there is a tactical genius like Lu Yusheng on the field. He should also make some contributions to the team." Alan Zucker said .

"No Zach, although I understand what you mean, but I can't express it like this. I never said that Zen Master did nothing throughout the game. This is wrong. In fact, he completely let Lu Yusheng adjust the team's tactics on the court. , which in itself is a great achievement,
Think about it, after all, Lu Yusheng is just a rookie, allowing a rookie to completely manipulate the team to make tactical adjustments on the court is a great achievement in itself, just imagine, which coach in the league dares to do this? "A Smith said.

"Well, if you say that, I think it is indeed the case. I guess it is difficult for a coach in the league to make such a decisive decision. After all, this is indeed a big risk." Allen Zach said.

"Yes, that's why I said that Zen master's current achievements are inseparable from his style. Sometimes, if you want to achieve great things, you must have such courage, otherwise you will It’s hard to achieve very high.”

A Smith said, "That's why I just said that I hope Zen Master can stand up and come up with constructive tactics to help the team with only one quarter left in the game, because he is a coach of this level , if there is no way for everyone, I think he should have high hopes."

"Oh, then I understand, that is to say, when everyone seems to have no choice, a legendary coach like Phil Jackson, they are likely to come up with an effective plan, right?" Alan Zucker said .

"Yes, that's what it means." A. Smith said.

Off the court, Lu Yusheng also asked Zen Master the same question.

"Is there a solution to their pick-and-roll play?"

The Zen master smiled, "What can you do?"

Lu Yusheng shook his head, "I really don't have any good solutions now. The two of them are indeed very suitable for pick-and-rolls. The previous methods seem to be of no use to them."

"Indeed," Zen Master nodded, "You have tried everything on the field, and it seems that the effect is not too great."

Lu Yusheng: ...

Isn't this nonsense.

"But I told you before that sometimes, when you are in it, you can see the problem very vaguely. You have to find a way to jump out and see the problem. We are playing a basketball game, but sometimes, the way we think about the problem, It's not just a basketball game, but a philosophy of life, a philosophy of life." Zen master said quite meaningfully.

This is what bothers Lu Yusheng the most. Okay, I'm asking about tactics. You talk to me about the philosophy of life and the philosophy of life.

Although everyone respectfully calls you a Zen master, you can't really regard yourself as the abbot, can you?

"So... what's your coping strategy?"

"No, I'm asking you," Zen master said, "I mean, since you are on the court and have used all the previous coping strategies, but none of them work, what should you do in this situation? It’s like, when you encounter a problem in your life, you have tried all the solutions you can think of, but none of them worked, what do you think should you do in this situation?”

Lu Yusheng still looked puzzled, not knowing what he wanted to express.

Seeing this, the Zen master said, "The answer is very simple. If there is no direct effect, then take a plan that you think will cost you the least, whether it is now or in the future."

"What if we go back to the competition?" Lu Yusheng asked.

Zen Master did not answer, because the whistle had already sounded for the fourth quarter.

He just said, "Lu, do you know where you surprised me?"

"what?"

"Your physical strength is amazing, this will be the biggest improvement for you." Zen Master said, "Alright, the competition has begun, come on."

Lu Yusheng: ...

I thank you for telling me such an important discovery. If you don’t tell me, I’m afraid I won’t be able to discover such an important and amazing secret in my life.

Lu Yusheng felt helpless, so couldn't he just tell me the answer?Isn't it your coach's responsibility to arrange tactics?In such a short period of time, you let me put aside guessing riddles, it is simply...

It seems that the old man is hopeless, and it depends on himself.

Dallas Mavericks possession of the ball.

After Devin Harris dribbled the ball through the half, Nowitzki quickly ran up and ran a pick-and-roll for him.

This time, Lu Yusheng still chose to switch defenses.

But after switching defenses, he was still in charge of defending Nowitzki. In the previous games, when he did this, the Dallas Mavericks gave Nowitzki to beat him. I tried very hard to defend, but the effect was still not good.

After all, with Nowitzki's shooting, even their fourth position Odom is very difficult to defend, let alone Lu Yusheng's first position.

Sure enough, the Dallas Mavericks still did not change their strategy this time, and it was still Dirk Nowitzki who beat Lu Yuyu.

Even though Nowitzki taught him a bad lesson, but this time, Lu Yusheng still put on a posture, intending to defend the ball.

Off the court, on the Lakers bench, Kobe said to Zen Master, "I don't think you need to say too many mysterious things to him. Wouldn't it be better to tell him the answer directly?"

The Zen master smiled slightly and shook his head, "No, Kobe, you know, the relationship between coaches and players is actually a teacher-student relationship. As a coach, during your coaching period, you are obliged to let your players get the best results. The biggest growth, and the education method I have always admired, do you know what it is?"

"What is it?" Kobe asked.

"It is that the teacher must never educate all the students in the same way," the Zen master said, "This is the most stupid and lazy way of education, and it is completely irresponsible to your students, because of the differences between people. It is very big, your students' talent and understanding ability are very different, so for different students, teachers must have different education methods."

"You mean, for Lu, this charade education method must be used?" Bryant asked.

"That's right, as I said before, this kid's tactical sense is a talent that I have never seen before. I have never seen it before. Therefore, as a coach, I must let him develop in this area. "

"You don't want him to take over your mantle and become the head coach of a team in the future?" Kobe said, "As far as I know, he should have no interest in this aspect."

"Oh, that's not it, I never thought about it that way, although I know that with his talent in this area, if he is the head coach, he will definitely be a legendary coach, but I don't have this plan at the moment. To cultivate his ability in this area, we mainly hope that he can help more teammates on the field."

"But I think what you just said is a bit too profound, and he may not be able to comprehend it." Kobe said.

"Then do you understand?"

Kobe smiled dismissively, "Of course I understand, but Phil, I won't do what you say, I won't place my hopes on my opponent, I only believe in myself."

The Zen master also smiled, "So as I said just now, I will use different methods to educate different students. For you, it is obvious that you cannot use the same method just now, but for Lu, let him understand it by himself. The process is an incentive for him. He disdains my education method, so when he understands it, he will think it is his own credit. This is an incentive, you know what I mean? "

Kobe: ...

"Damn, you old fox, it turns out that this can be regarded as an incentive. I feel that you have completely manipulated him." Kobe said, "If you let him know that you are deliberately provoking his emotions to motivate him, I guess he may It's going to explode."

The Zen master smiled.

"Also, the team doctor just said that my injury should be fine and I can play." Kobe said, "Get ready and let me play."

"Are you sure?"

Gary Vitti poked his head and said, "Well, during the halftime break, I checked, and there should be no problem, you can play."

"Don't you need an MRI?"

Gary Vitti said, "I have checked it very carefully. From my experience, it should not be used. Of course, if you feel that it is not safe, you can make another one."

"Did you see it? Phil, this is the reply from the team doctor. You can rest assured that Gary Vitti has many years of experience, and his judgment will be fine," Kobe said.

"Don't be in a hurry." Zen Master glanced at Kobe and said, "We'll see what happens later."

"What's going on?" Kobe asked.

"Let's see if this kid Lu can comprehend it." The Zen master said, "If he can comprehend what I just said, then there should be no problem. You can solve the problem without you, so you don't have to take this risk."

"Okay." Kobe said helplessly.

On the field, this time, Nowitzki faced Lu Yusheng and still scored.

Lu Yusheng was somewhat frustrated. Although he had known for a long time that the feeling of being eaten by the other party continuously was uncomfortable, but when it really fell on him, you could truly experience that feeling.

Odom knew this feeling all too well. When he served the ball, he specifically comforted Lu Yusheng, "Hey, Lu, adjust your mentality. You defend the [-]th position with the first position. It is already very good to be able to defend like this. I can't do as well as you."

Lu Yusheng smiled, "It's okay, I will try my best to prevent it."

He suddenly discovered that Odom, a big man, is actually very kind in his heart.

Although he is a bit playful, he is still very kind to people.No wonder Kobe has always been good friends with him, this guy really can.

Lakers offense.

After the pick-and-roll, Lu Yusheng still sent an exquisite pass to the ground, giving Luke Walton a completely open shot.

Luke Wharton also lived up to expectations and made it easy.

"Senior, it seems that during the break in the third quarter, it seems that the coaches of both sides did not give a good strategy to deal with the opponent's pick-and-roll tactics. In the offensive round at the beginning of the fourth quarter, both sides still rely on pick-and-roll tactics to continue. Scoring, the Phil Jackson you were expecting, didn't seem to give us the answer we expected." Alan Zucker said.

A. Smith frowned and said, "It shouldn't be. During the break just now, I was paying attention to the Lakers' bench. I clearly saw that Zen Master had been explaining something to Lu Yusheng. During this break, Zen Master even I didn’t arrange tactics for other teammates, and I kept communicating with Lu Yusheng. I thought it must be to teach the solution to the problem, but after playing, the Lakers’ defense is still the same, and nothing has changed. Could it be... I was wrong ?”

"Maybe, Zen Master didn't come up with a good strategy to solve the problem," Alan Zucker said, "Maybe he just gave Lu Yusheng some chicken soup to comfort him. If this is the case, I think the head coach can do it." Yes, that seems to be it.”

A. Smith smiled, "Maybe, but I still have high hopes for Zen Master, and I still hope that he can come up with something in this situation."

(End of this chapter)