Center first

Chapter 173
The center is the core of the team. Pat Riley's crazy idea shocked Spoelstra. You must know that almost no one in this league would choose such a retro approach. The practice of the center as the core has long been It was thrown into the trash by most of the coaches.

Now almost no one in this league would choose to use a center as their first tactical choice. Even for YAO, as long as McGrady is on the court, he can only be the second choice for shooting. Probably only O'Neal is at the peak. Time can be used as the starting point of the Lakers' offense.

Since the golden age of center forwards, no coach in this league has ever chosen a center forward as his core style of play. Even Howard's high popularity now cannot conceal the embarrassment that the entire Magic's tactical system revolves around playing outside. Was never the Magic's No. [-] offensive option.

Guards and small forwards are the backbone of the league now, including the Heat.

Running and bombing, speed, counterattack, these tactics are the words that most coaches are talking about now. They will ask their teams to advance quickly and attack quickly, and take the keyword of speed as the core idea of ​​tactics. The role of insiders Apart from pulling and controlling the basket, it doesn't have much use anymore.

The movement speed of the center forward can no longer be used as the first starting point of the offense in most games. Except for a few people with strong destructive power, no one is willing to assign the offensive shot right to the inside line. The slow positional offense is no longer suitable. A world full of scuds.

Even if Lin Yi is already playing very well now, the core of the Heat's offense is still Wade, and the first point of offense with the ball is still on the outside. Behind Wade, this is the reality of the league.

Lin Yi can show his offensive talent in the game, but he will not be the starting point of the Heat's offense. Even if Lin Yi often creates singles opportunities for Lin Yi in the game, the most deadly weapon of the Heat is still It's The Flash.

It is not without reason that Wade can now occupy the first place in the league scoring list.In addition to his shooting accuracy and sharp breakthrough skills, he has become the sharpest knife in the league, and it cannot conceal the fact that he occupies a large number of shots.

This is the current era where guards and small forwards rule. They will become the best in various statistical rankings, but what often appears behind them is a large number of shots. Quantity beats quality. This is what many teams do. They are indulging in the wanton squandering of opportunities by these breakthrough masters.

"Eric, the game just past made me think this way, I admit it's crazy, no one will use the center as the core of tactics now, and the center that can be played in this league is also There are only a handful of them, and no one wants to watch a boring positional battle like the Spurs and Pistons."

Pat Riley paused and continued.

"The current center forwards are either only two meters tall or fat enough to be sent to the slaughterhouse. They are simply insulting the position of the center forward. Let's not consider the role of these waste materials."

"The other is that he is very tall, but his athletic ability is not good. He will slow down the rhythm of the entire team. He has no explosive power. The explosive power I am talking about is like Garnett's. He does not have the kind of instant speed. The ability to lift it up, but our kid, he has an advantage that others don't have."

"Think about the King at the time, the Adelman who advocated offense. What we need now is to take over the Princeton system he was good at. We can be more perfect than what he used in the King. Believe it? I dare to fight with the King. You bet it's a crazy idea, but if it works, it's going to make waves, like the flashy but short-lived Sacramento Kings."

No one can forget the most beautiful team in the 2001-2002 season. The Sacramento Kings entered the playoffs with the best record of 61 wins and 21 losses in the league relying on the power of Princeton.In the Western Conference Finals, the Kings and the defending champion Los Angeles Lakers had seven soul-stirring "decisive battles", and finally got out by 6 points in overtime of the seventh game.

If it weren't for the existence of old Horry, who can guarantee that the person who won that time will not be the king, who can guarantee that this most gorgeous combination will not win the championship, but this is the reality, no one will change history, the Lakers step on Having the last laugh with this most gorgeous team.

But no one can forget the history created by the Kings. Their tactics were the most attractive game when defense was paramount. No one would be fascinated by that team. Their cooperation, running, passing and cutting , everything is so charming.

Even the Suns led by Nash at their peak were far less charming than the Kings. Those guys could use non-stop passing to tear apart any team's defense even in positional battles.As a whole, the five people on the Kings team really explained what is called a whole.

Seeing that Spoelstra was in deep thought, Pat Riley knew that his words had worked. Now the Heat have the conditions to copy that team's style of play, because they have a team that everyone envies. Inside, that kid will make the most of the Princeton system.

No tactic can use the center as the absolute core like Princeton. Whether it is launching an offense or organizing passes, the center is the most central point.

The so-called "Princeton style of play", in short, is an absolute "radiation from the inside to the outside" tactic with the center as the core, and it is built on the "triangular form" of various combinations.And these triangles are all linked with the center as the core.

It requires every player on the perimeter to have a strong breakthrough layup, mid-range shot, long-range shot, air-cutting ability, as well as absolute speed, awareness of running positions, and pick-and-roll ability for rotating positions.Any instant construction of a triangle is organized and completed by the center forward.

This is the so-called "organizing center", and it also requires the center to have the ability to increase speed instantly, and can complete triangle tactics, pick-and-roll tactics, or singles by himself in a very short period of time.As for the cooperation of other triangular forms other than the center forward, it serves and supplements the triangular form of the center forward.

This tactic has particularly high requirements for the center forward. The center forward matures much later than other positions. It takes many years of experience to hone the post-up attacking skills. Besides, the passing task requires you to have skills. , also need to have a good vision.

It's a pity that finding such a center is like going to heaven.Therefore, most of the "Princeton style of play-strengthening the center's core tactics" play is theoretical. So far, no team has really completed all of the play, and the Kings have only completed part of it. .

However, from the game against the Lakers, Pat Riley seemed to see the possibility of this kind of tactical rebirth from Lin Yi. Although this kid has not yet entered the top ranks, he believes that at most one season, this The kid will dominate the world like O'Neill did back then, he dares to bet anyone.

In addition to Lin Yi's back-up skills, which still needs to be honed, his biggest flaw is his weight disadvantage. He often needs to spend a lot of physical energy to compete with his opponents in terms of weight, but this kid's explosive power can be used most of the time. Make up a lot of problems for him.

Now Adelman's idea of ​​trying to reshape Princeton in Houston has been shattered, and the Rockets are not suitable for the requirements of this tactic at all. YAO is a very good inside attack player, but he has his own fatal flaw, which limits him. adaptability to tactics.

Yao's height can be used as a sharp weapon for him to support the inside, but his athletic ability is not strong, which is most obvious when he is double-teamed, and now the other players of the Rockets can't cooperate with Yao well on the court. Running, they simply dropped the ball to YAO more often.

There are only two things to do next, either YAO catches the ball and plays singles, using his height and weight to force the opponent's inside line, and the ending is either to score or be restricted by double-teaming.

Another ending is that YAO uses his inside shot to attract the opponent's defense, and then passes the ball to his offensive side, or let the defender use the space opened by him to break through, or use a three-pointer from the outside to solve the battle.

But most of the time he has to deal with other teams' defenses. As for the other Rockets, most of them just stand still and wait for the pass from YAO. They have almost no concept of running as a whole. , everything is done in stillness, without any pulling at all.

In addition to the problems with their tactics and personnel allocation, another key point is that YAO can't get rid of the troubles brought about by the front defense and double-teaming. His mobility and jumping ability cannot be changed, which is already doomed. This made the Rockets unable to play a smooth Princeton match.

But these two points are what Pat Riley is most assured of. Now there may not be many centers who can have the most agile moves like Lin Yi, like going around to defend him?It is still possible to use a small forward. Counting the flexible power forwards and centers in this league, there may not be many people who are more flexible than him.

And this kid's passing skills are enough to make Divac and Brad Miller sigh. It turns out that they are not the only ones who can pass the ball beautifully. Now when many teams face the Heat, the most difficult thing is How to solve Lin Yi's role in the interior, besides being excellent in singles, this kid's passing awareness has caused many centers to suffer.

Maybe it’s crazy to do this. Few teams have the courage to change the style of play around a first-year rookie, but Riley never regards himself as an ordinary person. Head people, there are a few that are not crazy and paranoid.

The old man talked about being a teenager, and when the "magic fortune teller" started to go crazy, it was the time when everyone felt trembling.

Princeton?Maybe a good idea.

(One update, it started to recover after the 16th, there was a thunderstorm in Shenyang today, there was a lot of thunder, I don’t know which expert is going through the robbery again, I pray to God, I will kill this girl...)
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