Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 19 Fratello's Bad Preseason!Lu Yong: This game is suffering, it is too tortured.
On October 10th, the NBA preseason officially arrived.

The Grizzlies defeated Kobe Bryant's Lakers 85-80 in their first game.

Lacking Odom and the main center Kwame Brown, the strength of the Lakers plummeted. In addition, everyone would not play their lives in the preseason. Kobe's shooting rate was less than [-]% when he was double-teamed.

With only 17 points in the game, he scored 5 points on 1 of 3 shots in the final quarter, and was targeted by Eddie Jones and Warrick frantically.

Although the Grizzlies got off to a good start in the preseason, Lu Yong wasn't in a good mood at all. He felt that the Grizzlies played poorly tonight.

The offensive end frequently falls into positional battles and finds Pau Gasol to open singles. The two big rivals on the front line, Swift and Warrick, must be close to the basket to score, resulting in a very crowded penalty area. Do not open enough space.

The Lakers only lost 17 points when they lacked two main players and Kobe only scored 5 points. Lu Yong felt awkward sitting on the sidelines.

The lineup that Fratello reused tonight is not as good as the one in the summer league. Lu Yong felt that if he was allowed to coach the opposing Lakers, he would be able to beat the Grizzlies to the ground in less than three quarters.

It's not that he has a higher level of coaching than "Zen Master" Jackson, but that as a reborn, he knows the weaknesses of each team and knows how to use the lineup flexibly, not as rigid as the "Bantam" beside him.

Fratello can't wait to let Pau Gasol lead the offense every round. Calling a timeout means emphasizing defense and physical confrontation, but the offensive tactics remain the same, and the old fights are a bit dull.

Sometimes Lu Yong is really envious of Tony Brown, who is so simple-minded. He can take a small notebook to record this kind of game carefully, and sit on the sidelines to figure out the tactics with a serious face.

For Lu Yong, who has witnessed the small ball era, this game is suffering.

There was neither a sharp fast-break counterattack, nor a wave of offensive, nor the fierce game atmosphere of the later Hukai battle.

There are only dull defenses, and the "one-point rain" that hard-boiled inside and went to the free throw line again and again. The game was even uglier than the Spurs vs. Pistons in the finals.

The two defensive teams, the Spurs and the Pistons, have at least the strength of confrontation. Today's game has no intensity, only confrontation. The number of strikes is more than the number of goals. It is too tortured.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines in the second half and kept thinking about how to instill offensive thinking into Fratello.

This kind of game does not reflect Lu Yong's ability. If he really wants to play 82 games in the regular season like this, Gasol is destined to be reimbursed for the season due to injury just like the parallel world.

Fortunately, Lu Yong knew Fratello's virtues a long time ago, so he was not surprised by his offensive arrangement. It was more helpless than disappointment.

I can only wait for the opportunity quietly, waiting for the Grizzlies to suffer a losing streak, and let Fratello realize the seriousness of the matter.

The development of the facts is indeed the same, and the opportunity Lu Yong waited for did not take long to appear.

The Grizzlies lost to the Nuggets and the Jazz in the next two games, and suffered a two-game losing streak in the preseason.

Players play in the way of Fratello and hit the inside. The lack of space leads to frequent double-teaming of Pau Gasol under the basket. The offense is a mess and the inefficiency is impressive.

In an away game against the Denver Nuggets, Nene Hilario and Marcus Camby defended well, so that Pau Gasol didn't take advantage of any advantage in the interior and was blocked three times in the first half.

Small forward Carmelo Anthony also blew up Warrick. One-on-one was an opportunity. He scored 28 points, 25 rebounds and 4 assists in 3 minutes, shooting 61.4% from the field and 6 of 4 three-pointers.

The same is true for the game against the Jazz. Boozer and Mehmet Okur's twin-tower combination has obvious advantages. The role of the dead match.

小前锋基里连科更是全面封锁了瓦里克的进攻，让他9投仅2中，出战32分钟得到4分5篮板。

Jazz point guard Deron Williams ushered in an explosion. He used his body to force the "Little Flying Mouse" Stoudemire who was only 1 meters tall. Breakthrough speed.

Ending 79 to 91, the Grizzlies suffered a two-game losing streak in the preseason.

The most points scored in the first three games was 85 points in the victory over the Lakers. The outside line is like constipation.

Mike Miller was seen as a spot-up shooter in those three games, with very few catch-and-shoot attempts.

At first glance, there is no problem, but when the team has no advantage inside, Fratello's first thought is to clear the strong side and provide Gasol with a better singles environment. Miller arranged outside tactics as the core.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines to remind him several times, but it didn't work. In the end, he just ignored the guy and let him lose two more games, but he could recognize his shortcomings better.

After the game against the Denver Nuggets, head coach George Karl walked over enthusiastically, ignored Fratello, looked at Lu Yong and said, "Lu, you are a young man with ideas. The offensive tactics arranged in the summer league are very thoughtful, if there is an opportunity, I hope to cooperate in the future."

George Karl began coaching in 1984, nicknamed "Crazy Karl", and he is an out-and-out offensive coach.

When he coached the Seattle SuperSonics in the 90s, he used bombardment tactics against the Bulls. Later, he coached the Bucks of the "Three Musketeers" and the Nuggets with both Anthony and Iverson.

The team's offensive efficiency ranks among the top three in the league all year round, and is one of the craziest offensive coaches in basketball history.

In terms of seniority, he is higher than Fratello, and in terms of ability, he also hangs up and beats "Bantam".

Lu Yong was not surprised by George Karl's praise, because he knew that George Karl and Fratello had a grudge against each other, and since 1986, the two have spoken barbs.

And he also knew that the old man in front of him was also not a good person, and he was not low-key at all when he spewed dung from his mouth.

He may still be interested in exchanging tactics, but it's okay to cooperate. Lu Yong doesn't want to confront the perverted George Karl every day in the team.

Seeing George Karl's expression of pity on his talent, Fratello, who was ignored, stood beside him with an unhappy expression, and immediately said with an ugly face: "Mr. Karl, you don't need to worry about Lu's talent, this is Grizzly Bear. The housework of the coaching staff, the preseason team is just doing experiments, maybe we will have the opportunity to cooperate in the future, but it will definitely not be this season."

George Karl was not angry when he was reprimanded, he turned his head to look at Fratello, then at Lu Yong who was standing beside him, then shook his head and turned to leave. "It's a pity that such a great talent has no place to display it. Hey, it's good to be young."

Fratello felt that the old man George Karl was too bullying, so he walked towards the player tunnel angrily, and didn't even bother to continue talking about the scene.

Lu Yong was calm, with a look of indifference.

He doesn't care what kind of medicine is sold in George Karl's gourd. It is beneficial to him to attack Fratello, and maybe this guy's wooden fish head will be enlightened earlier.

After a day off, the Grizzlies defeated the underdog Bucks 83 to 80 at home, with 2 wins and 2 losses in the preseason, and the winning percentage returned to 50%.

However, Memphis fans are not satisfied with this. The offense is too ugly, and the scoring seems to be constipated.

The two victories combined are not as much as one loss, and their strength has declined significantly from last season.

Even more desperate is still to come. The Grizzlies suffered another losing streak in the last two games of the preseason.

In the loss to the Rockets, Pau Gasol was overwhelmed and was defended one-on-one by Yao Ming. He made 17 of 6 shots, 35.3% from the field, and scored 15 points and 7 rebounds.

Mike Miller performed well this time, but his tactical status was insufficient. He only took 10 shots, hit 7 goals, made 5 of 3 three-pointers, and scored a team-high 17 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists.

In the last game, Fratello only allowed the main players to play for a quarter, and focused on the substitutes.

As a result, the rookie who had been outstanding in the summer league was not used to playing positional warfare under Fratello. He couldn't find his position on the offensive end, and he played poorly in the second half. The Sonics won by the offensive team by 21 points.

The Grizzlies, which ranked fifth in the Western Conference last season, only achieved a record of 2 wins and 4 losses in the preseason.

(End of this chapter)