The Golden Age of Basketball

() (There has been no two updates for a long time, and I will update another chapter today. In the future, try to ensure that there are two updates a day, but if you can't do it, please don't blame, don't blame.)

After a 2-minute break, players from the first and second teams re-entered the field to continue the first half.

At this moment, the players of the second team were still very nervous, wondering if they could play well according to Gan Guoyang's arrangement, but at least they were commanded and had tactics, at least it was better than playing indiscriminately.

The height of the players on the second team is obviously much shorter than that of the first team. The tallest player is only 6 feet 9 and is a power forward. No other player is over 6 feet 7.

Under the rules of the game without three-pointers, teams without height are very disadvantaged.

In this case, unless you have an extremely good outside line group, playing fast is the only option.

Therefore, Gan Guoyang, the interim coach, arranged for the second team to play fast.

Playing fast is not a fast break, but to attack the opponent's unstable foothold. Before the opponent's defensive attention and defensive strength come up, seize every opportunity to shoot.

At this time, it is necessary to make full use of the three guards and a small forward of the second team.

After the second team sent the throw-in ball, they completely gave up the action of breaking inward and blocking the inside line, and the four outside players began to pass the ball repeatedly on the outside line.

Their only inside power forward no longer takes on the offensive task, but does his best to do pick-and-rolls and screens for other players.

Although the players of the second team have not been trained together, they are at least professional players. Some simple passes and cuts and pick-and-roll cooperation are executed very smoothly.

This kind of tactic is actually very old. When professional basketball just started and the tactics were very simple, many teams without excellent insiders used continuous outside line conduction to pull the opponent's defense line and look for shooting opportunities.

Soon, because the first team adopted a zone defense strategy, the four outsiders of the second team moved the ball a few times to create an open space, and a shooting guard caught the ball and shot from a 25-foot position.

"Boom!" Unfortunately, the distance of 25 feet is a bit far, and it is really difficult for these players who have not been trained in three-pointers.

The rebounds were naturally easily captured by the center forward of the first team, and it was the first team's turn to attack again.

"Played very well! Played very well! We have made progress!" Gan Guoyang was like a real coach on the sidelines, encouraging his teammates on the court.

"Hmph." Seeing that Gan Guoyang really treated himself as a coach, Farmer snorted heavily.At least from this round, the second team still has nothing to do.

But when the first team attacked again, they found that the defensive strategy of the second team had changed a lot from before.

Before the second team used man-to-man defense, there was basically no support and help between them, and it was easy to be opened up by the first team's telescopic tactics.

Now, the second team has changed to a basic zone defense of 2-3 zone defense to restrain the first team's telescopic defense.

"Hmph, does this guy think zone defense is so easy?" Farmar said disdainfully when he saw the second team using zone defense.

Indeed, the defense of zone defense requires a good tacit understanding between the players, otherwise it will not only be ineffective, but will cause the door to open due to the lack of filling in time, which will get twice the result with half the effort.

Seeing that the second team had changed to a zone defense position, the first team did not change their tactics. Instead, they continued to use telescopic tactics and began to perform cover runs on the strong side of the baseline.

But when the shooting guard on the right baseline used the cover of the power forward on the right waist to cut into the three-second zone and execute the first part of the tactic, he found that the defensive player did not take care of himself.

Just when he thought his teammate's ball would be passed quickly and he could lay up easily, he found that the point guard commanding the ball in a high position was double-teamed by three people!

Two people double-teamed him, and one blocked his passing line.

Because the point guard of the first team was unprepared, the ball actually fell to the ground, and the guards of both sides fell to the ground and huddled together for the ball.

"Beep!" At this time, the referee blew his whistle in time, and pointed to the free throw circle, and the two sides scrambled for the ball.

"Yes! Well done!" Gan Guoyang encouraged the players loudly again.

He also learned this tactical deception from Behrman, pretending to be a zone defense, but suddenly oppressed and double-teamed a key player of the opponent, disrupting the opponent's tactical links, and even destroying the opponent's possession of the ball.

This approach is of course very dangerous. Once the opponent's point guard is prepared, or his personal ability is very strong, the defensive team's formation will be fragmented and almost defenseless.

Fortunately, the players of the first team were also in a very relaxed or even careless state, and Gan Guoyang's tactics took advantage of a loophole.

Players from both sides compete for the ball. The players of the second team are not as good as the first team, but their physical fitness is not bad.

The guard in charge of the scrimmage touched the basketball before the point guard of the first team, and the power forwards of the second team next to the circle quickly jumped up and firmly controlled the ball.

"Fast attack! Fast attack!" Gan Guoyang shouted loudly from the side.

The power forward's reaction was still a little slow, but he still threw the ball to the frontcourt, and the defender in the frontcourt immediately pushed the offense quickly after receiving the ball.

If Gan Guoyang was on the court, he would have thrown the ball to the basket with a long pass with one hand.

The players of the second team can still play basic fast offense, and Gan Guoyang gave advice during the timeout, not to lay up, but to use emergency stop jumpers to solve the problem.

Sure enough, after advancing to the frontcourt, the guard of the second team pretended to look around to pass the ball. As a result, he ambushed at a 45-degree angle in the three-second zone and suddenly stopped for a jumper.

"Bang!" The ball hit the board and entered the frame!The second team finally scored another goal in the 7th minute of the game, chasing the score to 5:16!

"Okay! Very beautiful! Well done Knight!" This Knight is a player in the Sacramento area who has played against Kevin Johnson. It seems that his jumper is not bad.

This ball can be said to have broken the scoring shortage of the second team and greatly encouraged the players of the second team.

More importantly, the contest between these two rounds shows that Gan Guoyang's arrangement for the second team during the timeout is effective.

Although his arrangement is very simple, more is some verbal encouragement, but once a team has a backbone, its combat effectiveness is not comparable to that of a loose sand.

What's more, this backbone hasn't played yet.

In the next defense, the second team switched back to man-to-man defense again. After all, that gambling defensive method can only be used once in a while, and it won't work if it is often used.

It's just that once the defending side has momentum and vigor, even if there is no tacit understanding or cooperation, it can be done well by relying only on personal defensive ability.

Moreover, the routines of the telescopic offense are more serious, mainly the two tactical routines of cutting inside layups and raising mid-range shots. Once one of them fails, immediately switch to the next one, and so on.

If you play well, the continuity of tactics is very strong, and it will be quite smooth, making your opponent exhausted; but once you play poorly, or if the opponent finds the rules and tricks, it will be very easy to defend.

Now, the players of the second team have found a little way, starting to know to pay attention to the tension of defense, to block every position in time, not to stare at the ball but at the people.

In this case, the offense of the first team is obviously not as smooth as before, and they have to rely on singles from the inside and forced breakthroughs from the outside, and their scoring efficiency has dropped significantly.

It's so hard to die, the players of the second team have improved their defense, and their offense has also improved.

The basketball game is like this, everything is good, you can't match the good hand feeling, and the gods can't stop the hand feeling.

The second team just doesn't play inside, it just leads back and forth on the outside, but a 6-foot-9 power forward is inserted in the interior from time to time to pick up leaks and make trouble for you, you can't completely empty the inside .

As soon as the outside touch comes, how do the three guards shoot? After a pick-and-roll, they shoot directly regardless of 21 [-]. There is no special tactic, just can go in!

7:16...

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15:21…

17:21...

The score of the two sides is getting better and better. Basically, the second team can score two goals and the first team can score one.

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The players of the second team also seemed to regard him as a coach, and they all high-fived him after the end. The previous depression on their faces was wiped away, and they finally felt proud.

In comparison, the face of the first team is much uglier.

After all, they are veteran players who have trained together for at least a year, and they were only two points away from being chased by this group of rookies in a 15-minute game.

Farmar's face on the side was even more ugly, but he couldn't go up to guide the players of the first team. After all, all the players were UCLA players, so he couldn't arrange tactics for the old players in order to suppress the newcomers.

What he hated the most at this time was naturally Gan Guoyang. Not only did this guy not give him face, he even went above and beyond to command blindly and arrange tactics for the newcomers, which actually worked!

If the second team wins this game, how should he manage these new players?How else would he establish authority on the team?

In fact, if Farmar was more open-minded and didn't pay too much attention to his coaching status, he would find that Gan Guoyang is actually an out-and-out genius.

This kind of genius is not reflected in his skills and body, but in his understanding of basketball.

Think about it, a freshman in college, without any professional training in skills and tactics, can actually command a team and arrange simple tactics for the team just by relying on the high school team's guidance to the coach.

Moreover, he even resorted to tactical deceit!

Most importantly, he lifted the morale of this makeshift team, kneading them together in a matter of minutes, which shows that he is total leader material.

If Farmer is an excellent coach, he should feel that he has found a treasure. Unfortunately, Larry Farmer was only a third-rate coach throughout his life. It also just proves that he is a good tactical coach.

Therefore, he didn't find the outstanding qualities in Gan Guoyang, but just thought that this guy was a prick, and he wanted to teach him a lesson.

"Hey, Gan, you are so fucking amazing. Why didn't you participate in this year's McDonald's All-Star Game? I think it's okay for you to coach them!" After the game, the players of the second team could say yes to Gan Guoyang All of them admired his tactics very much.

"I don't know, maybe they think I'm too good, which will hurt other players' enthusiasm for basketball." Gan Guoyang joked.

Originally, Gan Guoyang was looking forward to this year's All-American McDonald's High School All-Star Game. He felt that based on his performance in the California League, it should not be a problem to be selected for the All-American High School All-Star Team.

At that time, he can show his skills on the national court and compete with rising basketball stars from all over the United States.

As a result, after waiting for a whole summer until the All-Star Game started, Gan Guoyang still didn't receive any news of inviting him.

He was also extremely depressed about this. When he thought of seeing Jordan participating in the McDonald's All-Star Game in 81 in a McDonald's restaurant, he felt strange.

However, the 1982 McDonald's All-Star Game can be said to be bleak, and few of the selected players became famous in the future.

In the previous 81 years, there were the later basketball god Michael Jordan and super center Patrick Ewing. In 1980, there were also powerful players like Kenny Smith and Derek Harper.

So there is actually no loss for Gan Guoyang, and it doesn't matter whether he participates in such a low-level entertainment competition.

"Okay guys, I think it's time to discuss how we should play in the second half. We did a good job in the first half, but we are still two points behind, and I think they will not let it go in the second half; losing to their rookies It’s not a good thing for juniors. But for us, losing is not a good thing, we must overthrow them!” Gan Guoyang started to encourage his teammates again, and he wanted to beat the first team wholeheartedly.

"It would be nice if you could go up, at least we can have a center. Several times the opponent missed the shot, and the result was an offensive rebound by the 7-footer. We couldn't do anything about him." Two The only insider on the field complained.

Indeed, in the first half, relying on morale and touch, as well as a little tactical change, the second team slowly chased the score back.

However, relying on morale and touch to play is not a long-term solution. In the second half, it is impossible for the second team to have such a high shooting percentage.

Once the hit rate drops, it will cause a series of chain reactions, such as a drop in morale, which will reduce defensive enthusiasm and concentration, and then be pulled away from the score.

One of the key factors is that the second team has no inside advantage. In the 80s games, without the inside, there would be no solid defense, no rebound protection, and no stable offensive firepower. Therefore, the center forward is the most basic strength of a team. Assure.

What Gan Guoyang wants to do most now is to take off his sweatshirt and put on a red vest to play with his rookie teammates.

No matter how high his basketball IQ is, he is not a professional coach. He can't make something out of nothing, and let the second team, a player without a center, fight against the first team with a 7-foot center.

"Mr. Gan, how does it feel to be a coach?" Just when Gan Guoyang didn't know what to do, Farmar's voice came from his ear again.

"Very well, Mr. Farmer, I probably can understand your feelings." Gan Guoyang had something to say.

"Hmph, but you are here as a player, not as a coach! You will also play in the second half. I hope you can perform well. Maybe you can become a good coach in the future." Farmar said.

There is no way out, there is no way out, and there is another village in the shadows. I didn't expect Farmar to allow Gan Guoyang to play, which solved the problem of the center forward of the second team.

"Then don't blame me for not giving you face and making you unable to get off the stage!" Gan Guoyang secretly thought in his heart that he had to go on stage to vent after holding back for half the time.