king of defenders

Chapter 1003 Times Are Changing

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Game start.

The Heat are still playing the starting lineup of the previous games, and Korver has officially become a fixed starter.

The Cavaliers are TT, Love, James, JR, Calderon.

This is their new lineup for this season, but it is not a fixed starting lineup, because Irving is gone, and the state of TT and JR is also unstable.In the Cavaliers' previous games, they have been adjusting the lineup. Thomas Jr. and Korver were still on the team before, and both of them entered the starting lineup. Later, Korver became a substitute, and then Thomas Jr. became substitute.

When the two left, Clarkson and Nance, who were traded from the Lakers, did not enter the starting lineup. The Cavaliers' starting lineup became the current lineup, and it is not fixed.

Due to the instability of TT and JR, sometimes coach Tyronn Lue will put them on the bench, and put Jae Crowder and George Hill on the field as starters.

This is actually a headache for the Cavaliers coaching staff. The team lineup has changed a lot this season. However, among the new players that have arrived, there seems to be no outstanding ability.

So how to use these people and how to arrange troops has become a problem.

Today, against a team like the Heat with internal and external balance, Tyronn Lue still sent TT, Love, James, JR, and Calderon after consideration.

First it was a jump ball, TT was defeated, the Heat got the ball, Meng Yun unhurriedly advanced to the frontcourt, Calderon rushed forward quickly, but obviously he couldn't defend against Meng Yun one-on-one of.Therefore, teammates are needed to help defend, and even double-team with him when necessary.

At this time, it wasn't just Calderon staring at Meng Yun, almost all five Cavaliers players were staring at Meng Yun.

"Tactical No. 1."

Meng Yun made a gesture, indicating to play No. 1 tactic, which is also the simplest tactic. Whiteside came up for the pick-and-roll, Meng Yun used the pick-and-roll to pass the ball back to Whiteside, and Whiteside shot directly.

With a "swish", the basketball was hollowed into the net.

James couldn't help frowning. TT suffered such a loss last season. Why did he forget that Meng Yun was a great threat to let the opponent play so easily, but he couldn't let Whiteside go.

TT was secretly annoyed. When he saw the opponent's pick-and-roll, the first thing he thought of was to delay Meng Yun in the past. However, after the delay, he didn't immediately withdraw to defend Whiteside. It was tantamount to completely letting Whiteside go. The opportunity for Germany to open up shots.

After that, TT became more careful, but Meng Yun didn't care. The No. 1 tactic is very simple, and it can only be used occasionally, which is expected.

Then the two sides came and went, Meng Yun was not in a hurry to score points, and neither was James. They were all organizing offenses, mobilizing teammates, and controlling the rhythm.

In the first quarter, both sides are actually testing, because this game is not only about winning or losing for them, the process is also very important, testing the opponent's reality, observing the opponent's tactics, etc.
Therefore, the first quarter was a bit tepid. Meng Yun and James didn't make many shots. The two sides hardly faced each other directly.

However, where the fans can't see it, it's not that easy.

After 5 minutes in the first quarter, coach Spoelstra made a substitution, replacing Whiteside with Xiang Long. Meng Yun understood that the coach wanted to speed up the pace himself.

However, it failed. James quickly saw Meng Yun's intentions, and then deliberately suppressed the rhythm, making it difficult for the Heat to get up quickly.

When necessary, James will also take shots to disrupt the rhythm of the Heat.

When 8 minutes into the first quarter, coach Spoelstra asked for a timeout. He looked at Meng Yun, who shook his head and said seriously: "You see, James is suppressing the rhythm, the Cavaliers' ball It's all in his hands, if he doesn't get up quickly, the Cavaliers won't follow our pace."

Spoelstra nodded. The Cavaliers had been playing positional battles for the past few minutes because they were afraid of Meng Yun's speed.

Especially after the substitution, Green and Xiang Long on the Heat's side can shoot three-pointers, Korver is a sharp shooter, and Meng Yun's three-pointers are also very good. They threw a few three-pointers, and the Cavaliers were about to fall into a disadvantage immediately.

So James has been firmly suppressing the rhythm. Although it can't prevent the Heat from shooting three-pointers, it can at least disrupt the Heat's rhythm and try not to let them play a quick counterattack three-pointer.

It is not terrible to let the opponent make three-pointers in the positional battle. What is terrible is to make the opponent frequently make three-pointers in the quick counterattack.

The Warriors have already proven this.

"This game was a bit dull."

"It's a bit dull. LeBron didn't take many shots, and neither did Meng Yun."

"However, the two of them really have many similarities. If Meng Yun plays the 3rd position, then they are really similar."

"For LeBron and Meng Yun, it doesn't really matter what position they play. For today's basketball, there is no fixed position and responsibility. It doesn't mean that you can only do those things when you play that position. Just like the hero Antetokounmpo of the Deer team, does he look like a 4 player? But this season he played very well, averaging 20+ per game while also contributing a lot of rebounds and assists."

"Um"

In the auditorium, the fans were discussing.

at the same time.

China, City S.

Yao Ming and Zhang Mingji are also discussing this issue.

Yao Ming said with emotion: "In today's basketball environment, everyone must be able to shoot three-pointers inside, which is very different from ours at the beginning."

Zhang Mingji nodded: "Now the pace of the game is getting faster and faster. Don't look at the first quarter. It seems that the two sides are not playing fast, but they will get up soon. This is the inevitable of the 'small ball era', don't care if it is basketball. It is due to development, or due to the needs of fans, in short, this is a trend.”

Yao Ming nodded, looked at the TV, smiled, and said, "This basketball era is the most suitable era for a player like Meng Yun."

In this era, guards are not just guards, forwards are not just forwards, and inside players are not just inside, they can do many things.

The word omnipotence has begun to become blurred.

It's not because the players are not versatile enough, but at first glance, it seems that many people are very versatile. The guards can average ten rebounds per game, such as Westbrook; the insiders can average seven or eight assists per game, such as Jokic; Forwards can not only score, but also rebound and assist.

Yao Ming was silent for a while, and then said again: "It is said that this is caused by the 'small ball era', but I don't think so. This is actually the development of basketball, including the 'small ball era', which is also a result of the development of basketball. If ten years 20 years later, basketball has never changed, won't the fans get tired of watching it?"

Zhang Mingji's eyes lit up, and he took it seriously: "You are right, the times are progressing and changing, and there is no reason for everything to remain the same, and the same is true for our domestic basketball."

These words reached Yao Ming's heart.

Yao Ming did think of China, the CBA, the national team, even Cuba, and the high school league that opened last month. The NBA has changed, and we should make some changes too.

(End of this chapter)