Countercurrent and become a superstar

Chapter 77 Anyway, not only scoring goals, but sometimes scoring three-pointers can also hurt the team!
"When Nash made a short pass and found rookie Qin Yang, there was Nash in the middle and Nowitzki on the far end..."

On the left side of Tan Yang, Nash and Nowitzki formed an offensive triangle.

At the same time, on the right side of Tan Yang, there is Nash in the middle and Antoine Walker on the far end, forming an offensive triangle.

Triangle offense? Oh no, this is the "Diamond Four Midfielder" formation attacking position, with Tan Yang becoming the supporting commander.

Well, equivalent to Benzema's role.

On the commentary table, seeing the Mavericks' scientific offensive formation and the Spurs' calm defensive response, Barkley nodded in affirmation and shook his head repeatedly.

"Sure enough, it is impossible for the Spurs to let the two tall towers expand their defense at the same time, allowing their own basket to become a public vehicle, allowing them to attack as they please.

The Mavericks' short twin towers, Nowitzki and Walker both flew to set up a fort outside the three-point line, and put Finley on the left side of the outside line and Nash in the middle into the penalty area. A mismatched attack was formed.

However, the Spurs did not defend all the inside lines. With Duncan guarding the penalty area and the Mavericks' outside rush, the advantage of playing small and large was not huge.

Don't they want to give up low-post offense in the penalty area and use outside shots to decide the final game? "Barkley said speechlessly.

Kenny Smith next to him smiled and shook his head. This kind of tactics is very Nelson-like. However, Lu Xun once said a bloody truth about basketball: the closer to the basket, the higher the hit rate. On the contrary, the farther away from the basket, the higher the shooting rate. , the lower the hit rate.

The Mavericks' operation is to challenge the unbreakable truth, such a bloody lesson...

It’s just that...the truth also gets beaten sometimes. The reason why it doesn’t get beaten is because it takes time to hit the door.

For example, the sky net is wide, but sparse... there will be fish slipping through the net.

On the court, after receiving a pass from Nash, Tan Yang looked at Ginobili who was about to press him. Without even thinking about it, he saw him swing the ball to the left with his right hand.

Nowitzki, who moved to the top of the arc, caught the ball, jumped up, and shot a horse-riding fadeaway three-point jumper against Bowen's face-blocking defense.

No matter how strong Bowen's defense was and he tried his best, he could only use his 2-meter long sword to slash with Nowitzki's 01-meter long sword.

Swish-!
Bowen was slashed in the face, and Nowitzki immediately gave Tan Yang a thumbs-up after shooting a three-pointer.

Then, despite the boos from the sidelines, he raised three fingers one by one, which represented that he had scored 3 points.

3 to 2! !
Barkley, who was on the commentator's finger, was not shocked when he saw the scene in front of him, but was very calm.

"I'm not surprised that Nowitzki can shoot beyond the three-point line and kill people.

Nowitzki averaged 25 points per game last season and shot 38% from three-point range. He was also among the top three in the competition for regular season MVP.

Nowitzki's offense is definitely very tough, but in a basketball game for 48 minutes, toughness is not enough, you have to be durable.

And the further the game goes on, the harder it is to guarantee your physical fitness..."

Kenny Smith next to him took over and pointed out Nowitzki's lack of physical fitness, which affected his subsequent shooting percentage.

Anyway, not only scoring goals, but sometimes scoring three-pointers can also hurt the team.

Defense will never hurt the team, only the fans.

On the court, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and continued to be guarded by Nash.

Who is Nash?

It’s not necessary to prevent it.

02/03赛季西决地板，帕克对位纳什，第一场18+5，第二场19+4，第三场29+3，第四场25+6……

Parker's statistics are exploding game by game, and he seems to be sure of Nash. If the Mavericks hadn't let Nick Van Exel start in place of Laga Bell, and replaced Nash in defensive position, Parker would be knocked off the altar, and there would be a 7 game behind Parker. Terrible performance of +6 and 0+1.

Coupled with the fact that the annual salary of the upper middle class is not high, Nash is likely to be labeled as the scapegoat by Parker for the defeat in the Western Conference Finals.

Beat Nash and the offense will be immortal.

When Nash was called on, the advantage was on Parker's side. However, Parker controlled the ball to the frontcourt and without hesitation, threw the basketball to Tim Duncan in the low post on the left.

He actively mentioned Nash, who suffered repeated defeats in morale: "..."

Why did you pass it on?

Soon, another voice sounded again, and luckily he passed the ball.

so close!

……

In the low post on the left, after receiving Parker's pass with his back, Duncan immediately turned around and faced the basket, raising his right hand directly as if to shoot.

Nowitzki stepped forward and interrupted. Duncan failed to find a breakthrough or shooting opportunity when facing the basket. He immediately turned around and wanted to crush Nowitzki with his back.

Bang-!
Nowitzki, just like how Gasol would fight Yi Jianlian in the future, combined his chest and elbows to hit Duncan's back.

At the same time, Finley helped defend to the basket, forming a pincer attack on Duncan.

On the coaching stage, Nelson nodded with satisfaction when he saw this scene.

His shark-cutting tactics against Shark O'Neal were copied by Bo Povich.

Now, it makes sense that he would also borrow something from Bo Povich.

On the commentary table, Kenny Smith couldn't help but smile and shake his head when he saw the situation on the court.

"Bowen on the outside and Duncan on the inside are the central axis of the Spurs' solid defense. Whether it is dealing with outside forwards or inside centers, they can play a defensive role in checking for leaks and filling in vacancies, and 1+1 is greater than 2.

The outside wing forward has three threats. Bowen can use Niubi Tang's personal defense to focus on interfering with the offensive player's shooting while allowing the offensive player to dribble the ball from one side to the penalty area.

Then Duncan's assisting defense sweeps, coupled with Bowen's tight defense without losing position, can narrow the offensive players' offensive options or even turn them into traps, thereby reducing the offensive players' offensive efficiency.

If an inside player attacks Duncan in the low post, it is not a good choice. Duncan can basically block the offensive player's shots by himself. When Bowen's defense comes back, it will be the time to completely kill the offensive player.

The Spurs' internal and external defensive gates and double shields can block most of the offensive players' attacks.

The Mavericks don't think that they can easily copy the Spurs' defensive operations by just using an outside player and an inside player to cooperate, right? "Kenny Smith said thoughtfully.

Buckley next to him shook his head after hearing this.

Duncan and Bowen are both top-notch individual defenders, and both defensive and offensive players can gain defensive advantages. Therefore, they help each other defend and the advantages are superimposed, so they can naturally achieve a seamless match.

Nowitzki is strong in offense and weak in defense. Finley has good physical talent and defensive hardware, but focuses more on offense. The two of them have no advantage in individual defense, or even at a disadvantage. Together with the help of defense, it is no better. 1+1 is less than 2, which locks down Duncan's offense. It's not a big problem, but it will only lead to a situation of focusing on one thing and losing another.

"Sure enough, if you want to stop my singles, you can only use people to block it..."

Realizing that his offensive intention was successful, Duncan glanced at Finley who was rushing towards him. Without saying a word, he reached out to steal the basketball from his hand. He immediately raised it to avoid it, and then threw the basketball to the left. bottom corner.

Bowen, who was lurking there, caught the ball, took aim, and was about to shoot a three-pointer. Seeing Finley turn around and pounce back, Bowen was like a monkey, and passed the damn basketball back to Duncan's hands. Finley continued to help defend, but it was too late.

Catching the ball, breaking through, and with ease, Duncan got to the basket, held Nowitzki on his back, and hit the board for a two-point shot...

Boom, swish—!
Duncan broke through to the end and scored with ease.

At this moment, the "Gnawing Bao" combination completed the offensive attack, turning the "Nofen" combination's defense into a background.

3 to 4! !
On the coaching bench, Nelson looked calm when he saw this scene.

Defense is really inconsistent with his personality.

Only offense is his way to win.

Thinking of this, the well-thought-out old Nelson suddenly stood up and applauded appreciatively for the "Norfin" combination's hard defense.

If the defensive skills are not enough, then it is just chicken soup.

As the best defensive player on the court, Tan Yang was smoking and watching the show, getting into trouble.

No clue, the Spurs' core tactical system is built around Duncan. On both offense and defense, "Duncan" is the protagonist on the court. The Spurs' low-post offense is the tightest offensive option.

There is no fixed term for the so-called "GDP" combination yet, right?

After all, Ginobili is only a second-year rookie this season and is here to assist Duncan. Naturally, he does not have as many offensive roles as Duncan.

Therefore, it was Tan Yang's fault.

……

The Mavericks attacked, Nash controlled the ball to the frontcourt, passed the ball to Tan Yang who came to respond, and then cut from the center.

At this time, Tan Yang got the basketball, still with Nash in the middle, Nowitzki in the middle, and Walker in the right corner.

"The same tactics, the Mavericks continue to play music, and then come down and see how the Spurs' defense responds..."

On the court, Parker was guarding Nash and Bowen was guarding Nowitzki. Ginobili, without thinking, stepped forward to press Tan Yang's left side. Compared to Walker on the right, the left side mentioned the top arc. Nowitzki's shooting is more threatening. After all, Nowitzki's stunning three-pointer from Bowen just now is still deeply imprinted in his mind.

In other words, when the Spurs stick to the penalty area inside and fail to defend against each other, their three assassins on the outside need to sort out or "guide" the attacking side's offensive options.

"Don't even think about making easy shots or passing the ball to more threatening teammates!"

Ginobili's pressing and strong execution put pressure on Tan Yang's shooting and passing routes, so that Tan Yang's offensive options were compressed and he could only pass to Walker and Walker in the right corner. If you shoot against his press or break through with the ball, you will be like a duck in the penalty area.

The so-called three threats of ball-carrying players were suppressed everywhere.

"With Duncan's ability to maneuver from the penalty area to beyond the three-point line, he breaks into the penalty area. It seems that the closer he is to the basket, the higher his shooting rate will be.

But when he slides to follow the defense, he will stay in position and put pressure on offensive players at all times. Then, when the time comes, Duncan will take action from the penalty area..." Ginobili thought to himself.

The "this" operation is where the Spurs' perimeter players gain confidence on the defensive end. Let's not mention Hong Kong Zhen and Bowen. Parker and Ginobili are both defenders from Europe. Will their defensive ability be strong?

The answer is not strong.

However, the Spurs' tactical layout is able to properly arrange the offensive choices of offensive players. Any offensive method is within their control after considering the trade-offs.

At this time, if Tan Yang knows the numbers, the best option is to pass the ball to the right corner. The three-point gap in the corner is an absolute defensive blind spot for the Spurs. As long as the shot is successful, they can only stand still. admit.

On the court, Tan Yang chose to speed up and break through to the right side. Ginobili slid to keep up. Rasunestrović under the basket came to help defend, and he was about to link up inside and outside, locking down Tan Yang's offense. Just the next second, I saw Tan Yang pulled out, raised the basketball with his right hand, and raised his hand to shoot a two-point pull-back jumper...

Ginobili was a little confused. He predicted that Tan Yang would break through if he didn't pass the ball. He didn't predict that Tan Yang, who has a stable style of play, would actually try to make an unreasonable pull-up mid-range shot.

At this time, it took time for the Spurs' internal and external defense to coordinate. Before the net was completely closed, Qin Yang, the big fish, jumped out first.

I haven't gotten in the car yet!

No choice, if you jump, I'll jump too. Ginobili swooped over to cover Tan Yang's face, and the only thing left was to hear the gunshot.

Swish-!
Knife dropped, goal scored.

After Tan Yang scored, he spread his hands, glanced at Ginobili next to him with a "that's it" look, and then chuckled.

"Basketball, not calculations!

I'm not afraid to tell you frankly, I am really a scorer, not just a three-point shooter.

You'd better not give me a breakthrough, otherwise, I will do what Kobe can do..."

In addition to the defensive blind spot of the corner three-pointer, the Spurs' defensive work is most afraid of unreasonable mid-range shots.

It takes time to close the gap between the outside and inside lines. This is an obvious flaw that the Spurs cannot control with a "guided" defense. This tests their mobility ability. Facing Kobe's style Forcing a mid-range shot, they can only hope that the basket is their own.

5 to 4! !
Off the court, Nelson was very satisfied with Qin Yang's "experiment" in this starting game.

Sure enough, his offensive concept requires players who can shoot to execute it, and Tan Yang is the talent he needs.

On the other side, Bo Povich looked calm but had a headache.

Another damn mid-range shot!
Their zone defense tactics can't deal with such an attack method.

Fortunately, there is no need to panic.

The Mavericks were undefended on defense, and the Spurs would get back the points they lost in the next offensive round.

Moreover, the reason why the Mavericks offense can perform well is only because this game is a regular season game.

By the way, the defensive intensity in the playoffs is not this level of intensity.

When the Spurs attacked, Parker brought the ball to the frontcourt. He still did not single out Nash. Instead, he immediately hoisted the basketball to the left low post.

The offense continues to be led by Duncan.

“Easy, repeat!!
The Spurs' tactics are still so unpretentious, which is boring, but the Mavericks' defense must be in pain, right?
The Mavericks' inside line originally had flaws, but now the Spurs' attack is all about precise strikes.

Duncan's low post attack, here he comes again..."

Nowitzki endured the pain in his chest and gritted his teeth against Duncan's back.

Bang-!
Nowitzki was pushed back a step and took another half step forward.

Come on, support me!
Duncan: You can't stand it.

Nowitzki: I can handle it.

Duncan: If you don’t have any support, what can you do to support it?
Finley: I'm here!

Facing Nowitzki's swing, Duncan was very calm. He had encountered this kind of scene too many times, and as if he had predicted it, he separated the basketball from the left corner.

After catching the ball and lifting it up, Bowen didn't hesitate this time and took a three-point jump shot...

Finlay rushed back, but he was also exhausted, so he could only bet that Bowen would shoot back and just wait outside.

On the coaching bench, Bo Povich saw this scene and felt that the offensive tactics of this wave of internal and external combinations were stable.

You know, in the 02/03 season, in addition to Duncan's terrifying low-post offense, it also benefited from Bowen's terrifying three-point shooting.

Bowen, who is rumored to be incapable of attacking, averaged 44% of his three-point shooting last season. This kind of abnormal shooting rate will make the abnormal Curry shake his head in the future.

What does a 44% three-point shooting percentage mean?
That means that if Duncan is flanked, he will be punished by Bowen's open three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Bang-dang——!
The opportunity came, but Bowen's three-point shot didn't work.

Don't know why?
In the 03/04 season, Bowen's three-point shooting percentage dropped to 36%, and in the 02/03 season, his injury rate dropped to 8%. This sudden decline was not only due to the attention of the players defending Bowen, but also due to metaphysics.

In Qin Yang's previous life, during the 04/05 season when the Spurs won the championship, Bowen's three-point shooting in the playoffs increased to 43%.

Good guy, from this point of view, the real strength of the Spurs is not the "GDP" combination, but the 3D player Bowen. When his "3" is available, the last piece of the championship puzzle is completed, and the Spurs will have a championship. life.

When Bowen's shooting percentage plummets, with D but no 3, the opponent can calmly kill Duncan, a low-post offensive point, without being able to lead the team away. As the saying goes, one move affects the whole body, maybe, maybe, maybe that's it. .

If the price of 3D players can increase in the future, Bowen's contribution must be remembered.

Well, it must be the kind of person who faints in the toilet.

After all, Bowen is seriously undervalued.

Going too far, Bowen shot a three-pointer and missed.

“The backboard belongs to the Spurs!

Nesterovich is 2 meters tall, and Walker is estimated to be only 13 meters tall. It's not an afro, just a fat bald head. What do you use to grab rebounds?
Nesterovich got the rebound and was immediately surrounded. Without a chance to make a shot, the basketball was thrown out. Parker took the ball to reorganize, and then..."

Nothing more.

I saw Nash being accelerated by Parker's supercar, which was an instant kill.

Going straight to the basket, Parker made a European step for a layup. When he threw his body out, he had already broken through for a layup and called it a day.

Under the basket, Nowitzki actively faced Parker to block the shot, but in the world of martial arts, only quickness can't break it.

Parker can also turn and change directions, while Nowitzki has completely become a piece of wood, desperately trying to block shots and slap the exhaust gas of the basketball.

Boom, swish—!
Parker made a breakthrough layup, and the internal and external defense lines composed of Nash and Nowitzki also became the backdrop.

Tan Yang, who was watching the show next to him, had an expression of emotion on his face, but he shook his head in his heart.

He feels that Nash's presence on the court is the final sweet spot for the Spurs' offense.

If Duncan fails to finish the main meal, he can let Parker eat the Nash dessert.

Nash also actively put himself in front of Parker, but couldn't escape, couldn't escape at all.

Nash's defense is so eye-catching.

5 to 6! !
On the sidelines, Nelson was already hesitating whether to take Nash off.

Because Nash's defense is so bad, against a team like the Spurs, with Nash in the lineup, there is no hope of winning.

Yes, his team is crazy about offense.

It’s just that I ask you to focus on offense, but you are not asked to guard against anyone, right?

……

(End of this chapter)