NBA: Being criticized for half a year at the beginning

After arriving at the conference room, everyone was ready. Tang Yu did not speak. He signaled Stevens to play his tactical PPT directly.

The curtains in the room were immediately drawn, the lights went out, and Tang Yu's new season tactics slowly appeared in front of the players' assistants.

Yao Ming's exclusive tactics are generally low-post attacks on the left and right sides, and then 1V1 singles. His basketball IQ is very high, and this is all easy.

And Tang Yu also set a new tactic for Yao Ming, a high-post coordination tactic. Yao Ming receives the ball at the top of the arc, and others run according to the tactics. He then instigates the offense according to the situation on the scene.

However, Tang Yu still has a hope that he did not say. He does not know whether Yao Ming is willing to practice a three-point technique at the top of the arc.

If Yao Ming can maintain a hit rate of about 35% in the three-pointer at the top of the arc, then the help to the team will be very exaggerated.

However, Tang Yu still gave up this idea. He planned to let Scola complete this task.

Argentina's mid-range and long-range shooting ability is very strong, and his basketball IQ is also top-notch. This task is given to him The most suitable person.

Next is the tactics of Curry and Harden. These two have a lot of ball rights in Tang Yu's PPT.

Tang Yu made Curry's off-ball and on-ball offensive tactics very detailed. Among them, the elevator door tactics designed by Tang Yu for Curry made everyone exclaim.

The same is true for Harden. Given that Harden does not have such strong control ability now, Tang Yu's tactics for Harden are mostly breakthroughs and three-pointers after pick-and-roll.

Yao Ming, Harden and Curry are the tactical core of the Rockets in the new season. These three have several sets of individual tactics.

The other players of the team need to complete the overall tactics of the team.

The team's defensive tactics are to be carried out with Yao Ming as the center. His movement speed is relatively slow, which is a big loophole for the Rockets in breaking the pick-and-roll tactics.

Yao Ming's inability to switch defense has become a problem that the team needs to solve, which is very demanding for small players.

Yao Ming was once knocked down for this reason.

In the PPT, Tang Yu made a very detailed tactical arrangement for the team to crack the pick-and-roll when Yao Ming was on the court.

The small guy forced his way through, Yao Ming's delayed defense or direct double-teaming, the backup defense for the opponent's center, and the team's rotation defense tasks.

When the PPT was finished, even Curry and Harden themselves did not expect that their tactical status in the team was so high.

An hour later, Tang Yu got up, turned on the ceiling light in the conference room, and the curtains were also drawn.

"I will send a copy of this tactic to each of your emails. Go back and read it carefully. Remember it. Tomorrow we will start practicing the team's new tactical cooperation."

After leaving Yao Ming, Curry and Harden, the rest left the conference room.

"Yao Ming, Stephen, James, the three of you are the absolute core of this Rockets in the new season. The team will start to hit the championship this year with the current lineup."

The three did not speak, but continued to listen to Tang Yu.

"During the regular season, I set Yao Ming's playing time to be about 25 minutes, and the playoffs will increase his playing time by 10 minutes."

Tang Yu looked at Yao Ming, who nodded in agreement. Shortening Yao Ming's playing time can ensure that Yao Ming's sports life can be extended a lot.

"Stephen likes to use sudden three-pointers to solve problems in counterattacks. Yao Ming, you need to observe the team's counterattacks and avoid unnecessary waste of energy."

Tang Yu then looked at Harden, "James, how is the USB drive I gave you?"

"Boss, I watch it every night, but it still takes some time."

Tang Yu nodded. The video is only an auxiliary to improve Harden's control ability. The specifics still need to be completed through accumulating experience on the field.

"Okay, the regular season will start in a month. You and Stephen should work hard in this one and strive to make more progress."

Tang Yu believes that with the addition of his own ability, it is just around the corner for these two superstars to evolve into complete bodies as soon as possible.

The rest of the afternoon training was mainly focused on physical training. Players who had rested for a season needed about a week to recover their bodies to the state of the game.

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On October 7, the Rockets ushered in their first preseason game. Their opponent was the San Antonio Spurs with the GDP combination.

The Rockets, who were visiting the Spurs' home court, defeated the Spurs 112-94 at the Frost Bank Center.

The main players of the Spurs only played for more than 10 minutes and then stopped playing, which was also the reason why the Rockets won a big victory.

But the Rockets' veterans also warmed up and went off the court to rest. The Rockets, who were led by young players, let the Spurs taste the power of the youth storm.Power.

Curry played for 25 minutes, scored 32 points with 11 of 16 shots, including 7 of 9 three-pointers.

Harden played for 28 minutes, scored 22 points with 6 of 15 shots. His breakthrough power was very strong. He got a total of 11 free throws and Harden also sent 6 assists.

Jordan played for 23 minutes as a substitute and got a double-double of 11 points and 12 rebounds. After gaining weight, Jordan's ability to eat cakes in the interior has increased dramatically. He and Harden's pick-and-roll cuts are already quite threatening.

Yi Jianlian came off the bench for the first time and appeared at the small forward position. He seemed a little uncomfortable, scoring only 6 points with 3 of 9 shots.

The young Yi Jianlian doesn't seem to like confrontation. Does he hate the taste of black people?

Ibaka showed his talent on both offense and defense, scoring 12 points, 7 rebounds and 3 blocks. His mid-range shots and low-post footwork are very good.

Lowry, Beverley, Danny Green and Carroll all got a lot of playing time.

Lowry's outside shooting is still struggling, Beverley shows his talent on the defensive end, Tielin's outside defense has also grown a lot, and Carroll shows strong athletic ability.

After this battle, the performance of the Rockets' young players was immediately recognized by the media, but some media that were pessimistic about the Rockets believed that the preseason performance was not counted at all.

After 7 consecutive preseason games, Tang Yu began to constantly test their tactical cooperation, and the combination of various lineups made everyone unsure of the Rockets' lineup for the new season.

After 8 preseason games, the Rockets had 6 wins and 2 losses. No fixed starter and no fixed playing time became the main theme of the Rockets' preseason.

The only thing that has not changed is that Tang Yu continues to be criticized. Although the team won, they are still not satisfied with Tang Yu's strange command method.

Tang Yu is also depressed. It's been almost a year. Why are these fans still scolding him? Their perseverance really makes Tang Yu helpless!