naaapseattle Chapter 379 380. Yao Ming's Injury (9)
Chapter 379 380. Yao Ming's Injury (9)
Chapter 379 380. Yao Ming's Injury (Nine thousand)
April 11
On the second day after the Bobcats played away with the Clippers, there was a news in the league.
Yao Ming, who has been absent for many consecutive games due to injury, also made his comeback today in the game against the Magic.
在伤愈复出以后的第一场比赛里，面对着魔兽霍华德，姚明登场了39分钟，个人17投11中罚球9中8，砍下了30分12篮板4助攻的大好数据。
And helped the Rockets at home with:
93:89
The narrow advantage of four points narrowly defeated the Magic.
Yao Ming's return from injury also made Chinese fans feel very excited, and he played such an amazing performance in the first game after his comeback.
It was also reported by major news media in an instant, which made everyone feel relieved.
Because being able to play this kind of performance, at least from the side, it means that Yao Ming's injury has been greatly relieved.
But just when the fans felt happy, Liu Rui, who saw the news, felt worried.
Because only Liu Rui knows that Yao Ming's body has always had hidden dangers of injury, and now that McGrady has been exempted from the game, with Yao Ming's comeback, the entire Rockets' offensive burden will be on Yao Ming's shoulders.
Van Gundy doesn't know how to play the game of rest players. In the first game after his comeback, Yao Ming's playing time has been as high as 39 minutes.
This is already a dangerous warning signal, but if the current Rockets team does not hand over the ball to Yao Ming on the offensive end, the offensive ability of others is indeed very limited, so this has created a vicious circle.
The star handles the ball too much—exhausted—injured—rehabilitated—and finally another star handles the ball after his comeback...
And Yao Ming is originally a big center player, and he would have wasted more physical strength than other players in running back and forth on the court with the same playing time, and his body would be more overdrawn.
This situation will be fully demonstrated in back-to-back games, and it is also the most injury-prone stage.
However, under the dazzling data, these potential dangers are subconsciously ignored by people.
And the management, who is well aware of this kind of injury hazard, may deliberately pretend to be crazy.
In the end, the fans are left with endless sighs and the topic of if Yao Ming is not injured.
But even if Liu Rui knows all this, what he can do is very limited at present, because once Yao Ming chooses to recover from injury, he will definitely get more reuse in the game, which is inevitable in the Rockets system.
The personal use ratio of this kind of star is not just a reference to simple playing time, but the proportion of offensive and defensive players who ask for participation on both offensive and defensive ends within a limited playing time.
The Rockets' McGrady is second only to the other two superstars in the league, Iverson and Kobe in this ratio.
As for Yao Ming, he is higher than O'Neal and ranks first among all center players in the league...
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April 11
In the last game in November, the Bobcats will continue their road trip. Next, the Bobcats' opponent will be the Utah Jazz, which is known as the home of the devil.
With the selection of Deron Williams in the draft this season, it was finally possible for the Jazz coach Sloan to have a pick-and-roll point guard candidate.
It's no longer like last season, even the most basic pick-and-roll offense can't play too many tricks.
And with the growth of the Jazz's inside trio, whether it's Okur, Boozer or Kirilenko, everyone can stand alone.
Especially the AK47 Kirilenko on the front line, this white player who is more advanced in defense than Gerald Wallace.
So far, Kirilenko has averaged 38.1 minutes per game this season, contributing 14.7 points, 8.1 rebounds and 4.2 assists.
On the defensive end, he has 1.9 steals and 3.1 blocks.
It is worth mentioning that the 3.1 blocked shots also make Kirilenko currently ranked first in the league's blocked shots list, overwhelming the league's outstanding inside centers and forcibly taking the lead as a striker.
This is also one of the few in the entire history of the NBA. After all, in this era, the center does not win the blocks and the point guard does not win the assists. This is a very incredible thing in the eyes of others.
And Gerald Wallace has played so far, averaging 31.2 minutes per game, with all-around data of 15.1 points, 9.2 rebounds and 5.6 assists.
On the defensive end, he also has a good performance of 2.1 steals and 1.4 blocks.
In terms of data comparison between the two, Kirilenko is a little better than Wallace on the defensive end, but Kirilenko's strongest in the Jazz system is to use his own defensive awareness to supplement the defensive end.
Compared with Kirilenko, Wallace is stronger in single defense at the forward position. Although the defense ability is also excellent in the league, it has to be admitted that if only the defense is concerned, it is indeed a little worse than Kirilenko.
However, Wallace in single defense is completely worthy.
The most important point is that Wallace's average playing time per game under Liu Rui has also been further compressed compared to his previous life.
It's not that Liu Rui doesn't want the players to get better stats, on the contrary, Liu Rui doesn't care about his own face during the garbage time and takes the initiative to help the players with the task of getting stats.
The reason why the playing time of the main players is controlled is precisely because a season is too long. No matter how outstanding a player's talent is, he is a younger brother in front of injuries.
Even if you are too careful on the court, but the injury is more severe than a tiger, no one can predict when it will come again.
Therefore, compared with the fearless struggle during the regular season, Liu Rui hopes that the players can ensure their health.
Because no matter how good a team is in the regular season, the championship is the ultimate goal of all teams.
Otherwise, even if a team has a record of 80 wins and 2 losses, but is eliminated in the first round of the Black Eight Miracle, people will only jokingly call the 80-win travel coach and be nailed to the pillar of shame in history as a negative teaching material.
There will even be many fans who will start to jump out to act as soul lecturers, and analyze to the fans one by one:
"Look, so what if you won 80 wins in the regular season. Without the help of referees, you won't be able to show your true colors in the playoffs."
The reason why everyone pushes the wall down does not only exist in society. The NBA is like a small dye vat, and the reasons in society also apply here.
No one cares whether you lost this year's championship due to injury, everyone will only remember which team this year's championship is.
And your justification as a fan may be misunderstood by people:
"Yoyo, dog, can't you afford to lose?"
Or, injuries are part of the game...
Because the Jazz's lineup this season is relatively complete, and they have relatively good players in all aspects.
Girisek with three-point accuracy on the outside, Kirilenko with a data machine on the defensive end, coupled with the high three-pointer Okur, and the high pick-and-rolls of Deron and Boozer, made this Jazz team instantly reborn compared with last season.
And Okuko is not a center who can only shoot three-pointers, but because he has the range of three-pointers, he is a high-post fort in people's impression.
In fact, Okur's defense in the low post is also excellent. Generally speaking, most three-point forts have some disadvantages on the defensive end.
But Okur is different. Not only can he shoot three-pointers on the offensive end, but he can also defend in low positions on the defensive end, so he can be regarded as a rare and excellent center in the league.
If he could have been a few years later, maybe his career would have been even better.
Before the game, Liu Rui was also holding a tactical board to tell the players what to focus on.
This Jazz team is already very good, plus the Bobcats are playing away, and Salt Lake City is also known as the devil's home court. Before the game started, the home fans booed the Bobcats a lot.
This kind of booing may not be disrespectful to the Bobcats. After all, the two teams have no enmity, but the fans are cheering for the home team to give the Bobcats a kind of mental pressure.
And because Salt Lake City is in a plateau area, the players' condition is not very good at this time.
Of course, this also has a lot to do with the last game against the Clippers. The last game against the Clippers was already very stalemate, which made the players' mental state very tense.
After a short day's rest, the players naturally recovered some physical fitness, but once the energy is relaxed, it is not a good thing for the away team.
So looking at the players who had already entered the court, Liu Rui, who was sitting off the court, frowned and couldn't relax.
He doesn't mind the team losing the game, after all, the Bobcats' recent record is indeed good enough.
It's just that the next road trip schedule is not friendly to the Bobcats. Once this game faces failure, it is very likely that they will encounter a wave of losing streak.
Sometimes, momentum is invisible and colorless, but it does affect the players around you.
With the whistle of the referee, the two teams also announced their starting lineups:
Jazz:
Deron Williams, Girisek, Kirilenko, Boozer, Okur.
Bobcats:
Christie, Joe Johnson, Wallace, David Lee, Okafor.
In this game, the Jazz still continued their previous main lineup, but Liu Rui sent Christie to the starting list.
Because Sloan likes to play pick-and-roll tactics most, Christie's playing can be more calm on the defensive end when facing pick-and-rolls.
As for still using the twin tower lineup, no matter who is placed at the small forward position to face Kirilenko's defense, the offensive performance will not be too good.
So Liu Rui simply asked Wallace to exchange sons.
With the addition of two twin-tower lineups with excellent foot movement speed, it is also able to defend the low post without being afraid of the Jazz's evacuation tactics.
The two sides jumped the ball, and the Jazz got the ball first.
The Jazz's regular tactics this season are not complicated. Okur is responsible for standing outside the three-point line and hoisting the opponent's center out of the penalty area, thus creating more opportunities for Deron and Boozer's pick-and-roll.
Once the center leaves the basket, Kirilenko can also find more air-cut opportunities on the offensive end. Air-cut scoring is also most of Kirilenko's scoring methods.
As for Girisek, he ambushed on the outside on the offensive end, and chose to shoot immediately after receiving the pass, acting as an outside killer with a knife in his hands.
Unlike other shooters, Girisek can not only hit outside shots on the offensive end, but also is not a loophole on the defensive end. This is the main reason why he can gain a firm foothold in this era.
Facing Okur's evacuation inside, Okafor stood in a high position without fear when defending.
Because compared to other insiders, the biggest advantage of Okafor, who is only [-] meters tall, is his excellent footwork and on-court skills.
This is one of the main reasons why Liu Rui likes to use him as a center forward.
When Okuru pulled away, Boozer and Deron Williams played a pick-and-roll in the high post.
Facing such immature pick-and-roll tactics, in Christie's view, there is no difficulty at all. This outside scalpel defensive champion has seen too many offensive tactics.
What's more, Deron Williams is still just a fledgling rookie, and he seems uncomfortable under Christie's marking.
Facing the pick-and-roll, the Bobcats did not choose to switch defenses. Otherwise, Boozer would have a high shooting point in the high position. Even though Christie has a good defensive awareness, his body is absolutely not allowed to interfere with Boozer's shooting.
And Liu Rui didn't think that David Lee's foot speed could keep up with Deron Williams. Although he was a little fat guy, it didn't affect his breakthrough speed in the slightest.
After the pick-and-roll, Christie's defense was not out of position at all, which made Deron Williams unable to get to the basket well, turned around and returned the ball to Boozer in the high post.
After receiving the ball back from Deron Williams, facing David Lee, Boozer directly chose a high mid-range jumper.
sigh~
0:2
This is exactly the Jazz's regular tactics this season, when both sides are caught in a tug-of-war and there is no way to score easily.
The Jazz would run a simple pick-and-roll, or have Deron Williams rush to the rim to finish, but most of them returned the ball to Boozer behind him for a mid-range jumper.
Although this tactic looks simple, it is indeed more difficult to crack.
Because facing this kind of pick-and-roll, once the defender chooses to switch defenses, then Boozer can directly shoot when facing a small player, and Deron can also use the speed of his feet to make a one-on-one breakthrough when facing a big player.
Even if you don't switch defenses, as long as the pick-and-roll can create a little chance, relying on Boozer's way of carrying the cannon, no matter whether you go in or not, at least this set of tactics can be done.
So this is one of the main reasons why the pick-and-roll tactic is obviously very simple, but it has been tried and tested by other teams.
The so-called one power drop ten meetings is nothing more than that.
Although Liu Rui has made some arrangements for the Jazz's pick-and-roll before the game, but in the real game, a moment of hesitation can create a mobile opportunity for the opponent.
So even though the Jazz scored the goal easily, Liu Rui didn't blame the players on the field.
If Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics can be broken in two sentences, then he doesn't have to survive in the league for so many years.
At that time, the Utah Shuangsha would not dominate the West for many seasons.
When the Bobcats were attacking, because the players on the Jazz's field had excellent personal defensive abilities, it was difficult for the Bobcats to find a point to completely target. The weakest defensive part on the field might belong to rookie Deron Williams.
However, it is quite difficult to hold on to Deron's position and fight endlessly, because Liu Rui sent Christie as the starting number one.
You can't have both fish and bear's paws. It is definitely very difficult for a team to achieve both offense and defense in the true sense.
Therefore, Liu Rui also arranged Gerald Wallace as the ball-holding point in this game, and other players tried to create offensive space through off-ball pick-and-roll methods.
Because only when Wallace holds the ball can he absolutely attract Kirilenko's defensive attention, so that he does not have too much energy to assist defense without the ball.
Liu Rui knows very well that Kirilenko's defense off the ball is too terrifying.
If Joe Johnson is still the absolute point of attacking the ball, unless Kirilenko is pulled to the bottom corner, it will still cause a lot of trouble for the ball holder.
However, if Wallace falls to the bottom corner, then his role on the offensive end is basically ineffective.
When Gerald Wallace holds the ball in a high position, other players can try their best to find more running opportunities through non-stop pick-and-rolls without the ball.
There is nothing unusual about this style of play. When faced with a defensive player with excellent personal defensive ability, many teams in later generations will choose to use this method to attack.
Even the Warriors team at that time was no exception, because no matter which of the two Splash Brothers faced individual defense, their singles efficiency was actually very average.
Their real means of scoring happens to be catch-and-shoot shots off the ball by getting rid of players.
Because it is impossible for Durant to play 48 minutes without a rest, and it is impossible to always use him as an offensive holding point on the offensive end, because physical strength does not allow it.
Physical strength has always been one of the problems that plagued Durant's career, so when Durant can't play individual singles as an absolute ball-holding point to create opportunities for other players, the Warriors will take Green standing in a high position as the central axis, and use off-ball pick-and-rolls to catch and shoot off the ball for players.
This style of play can not only help the main players save energy, but also the best way when individual singles are under pressure.
Although it is still the age of promoting star singles, Liu Rui is not a group of old antiques who don't know how to adapt.
As early as when he first coached this Bobcats team, because there were no offensive stars on the offensive end, Liu Rui had to use this method to let Gerald Wallace be the point of departure, and other players obtained offensive opportunities by running without the ball.
Otherwise Kapono would not have become as popular as it is now.
With the help of Okafor's high-quality pick-and-roll, Joe Johnson also successfully got rid of the defender behind him.
Standing in a high position, Gerrard understood, and while Joe Johnson was out of the bag, he passed the ball directly and accurately.
After receiving a pass from Wallace, Joe Johnson took a little aim and made a direct shot from outside the three-point line.
sigh~
3:2
This is a steady hit after getting rid of the catch and shot. This is one of the main shooting methods for the Bobcats in normal training.
Because in a real high-quality game, there is not so much time for people to make adjustments.
Quick shots are also the trend of shooting in later generations.
Because of this incident, when Yi Jianlian first entered the league, he always used to pat the ground first when receiving a pass from his teammates, and then got up to shoot.
This redundant action has also been said many times by the team's head coach.
But this has been a habit that Yi Jianlian has developed throughout his career. When he catches the ball, he pats the ball first, which is more like looking for a certain rhythm for himself.
However, this extra movement did affect Ah Lian's shooting speed, so it took a long time for Yi Jianlian to get rid of this habit with the help of his trainer.
In fact, for the players, it should be very easy to correct this simple little habit, but why is it so difficult under the training of the trainer.
Because every player has his own way of shooting, just like Yi Jianlian slaps the ground first after the ball, just to find the rhythm of shooting.
Suddenly, the head coach of the team told you that you must get rid of this habit, otherwise you will not get playing time.
Then this is equivalent to directly disrupting all the rhythms of Yi Jianlian's shots, making him have to overthrow his previous shooting habits to re-adapt to the NBA arena.
So during that period of time, Yi Jianlian was struggling on the court, which is why he was already placed in the starting position by the team and had good playing time, but his shooting percentage on the court was always unsatisfactory. One of the reasons.
Before getting rid of this habit, Yi Jianlian performed very well in the Bucks.
However, during the correction period, it also dragged Yi Jianlian a lot, although from a long-term perspective, it will be of great help to Yi Jianlian's career.
But when a rookie player struggles, the head coach will not have so much patience to wait for your growth.
Coupled with frequent injuries, it is also a pity that the UAE had to withdraw from the NBA stage in the end.
The same is true for Joe Johnson. Before coming to the Bobcats, although he also had three-point shots, most of his shots were still mid-range.
Coming to the Bobcats team and suddenly asking for more shots from beyond the three-point line, this was originally a trivial matter, but Liu Rui was not satisfied with this point.
While requiring more three-point shots, it is also necessary to achieve a faster shooting speed.
So Liu Rui invited Dell Curry to personally conduct shooting training for the players during the offseason.
Although the results of the training are very effective, this process has caused these players to suffer a lot.
The outside world only sees that the rookies of the Bobcats have made great progress every year, but they never imagined how much effort and sweat everyone has put in to make the rookies and new stars grow faster.
How many things did Liu Rui secretly do behind this.
If it weren't for his God's perspective, it would be impossible for Liu Rui to invite Dell Curry and Cole.
The improvement beyond the arc would not have been possible without Dell Curry and Kerr
So there are variables in the dark, which can be regarded as the butterfly effect after Liu Rui travels back.
As the two teams played against each other on the field, the two sides gradually adapted to each other's offensive habits.
The Jazz started to do more coverage of the Bobcats' off-ball runs.
Because of Kirilenko's help in defense, once the Jazz's inside players can't keep up with the attackers, they can choose to switch defenses with Kirilenko.
Even if Kirilenko switches to the fifth position, as long as it is not an absolutely dominant center like O'Neal and Yao Ming, it can cause a lot of trouble for him.
This is where Kirilenko's real horror lies on the defensive end. After all, he averaged three blocks per game, which is really a hot pot sent by his own efforts.
Watching the Jazz's changes on the court, Liu Rui touched the stubble on his chin off the court.
"It seems to be a little faster than I expected, which is a bit interesting."
Then Liu Rui stood up and walked on the edge of the field, stretched out two fingers to the players on the field, and signaled the players to carry out the second stage of tactics.
Seeing Liu Rui's signal on the sidelines, the players nodded in response on the court.
Following Liu Rui's secret signal on the sidelines, the Bobcats also changed again on the offensive end
The players were automatically divided into two groups. Gerald Wallace stood alone on the right side holding the ball, while the other four players were all pulled to the left side to form a pile.
And because the Jazz are currently defending man-to-man tactics on the court, so in this way, only Wallace and Kirilenko are left on the right side, and up to eight people are crowded into a small area on the left side.
This scene was quite joyful to the fans at the scene. Those who didn't know it thought it was a wall standing in line during a football penalty kick.
Don't say that the players on the Jazz are confused at this time, even the head coach of the Jazz, Sloan, feels a little confused.
Sloan has been the head coach for so many years, and he has seen countless tactics, but Liu Rui's move still made him feel a little surprised.
"What kind of play is this..."
Off the field, Sloan pinched his hands on his waist, frowned and watched the situation on the field, and whispered to himself.
But obviously the answer is that no one told him directly, but he can experience it by himself through the game on the court.
With up to eight people standing on the left side, the Bobcats also started pushing without the ball in this small area.
That's right, pushing and shoving!
This confuses the three referees on the field. Although the players have some movements in their hands, there will inevitably be some crowding with so many people standing in the left three-point line, and the referee can't call fouls without the ball.
Because not only the Bobcats players pushed the Jazz again, but the Jazz players also pushed the Bobcats again.
Although the players of the Jazz don't know what happened to the Bobcats.
However, as a professional player, I still warn myself in my heart, as long as I keep an eye on my defender, that's right.
Subsequently, the Bobcats players were like eagles catching chickens. Everyone started to move towards Wallace with the help of the last person's off-ball pick-and-roll.
Although the players of the Jazz have some doubts, everyone is still staring at the players they are facing
Don't let them come out open anyway, that's successful defense.
While moving near the free throw line, the Bobcats player begins cutting from the [-]-point line to the hoop, then runs to the left corner, and finally runs back to the center of the line, forming a circle
And every player is repeating this action. Although I don't know what the Bobcats are doing, every player in the Jazz is staring at their defender
Draw a circle and draw a circle. Anyway, the attack time is only 24 seconds. The ultimate goal of defense is to prevent the Bobcats from scoring.
In this process, due to the faster burst speed of the small players and the large number of people, it is inevitable that they will not be able to catch up with the opponent due to some pick-and-rolls.
This will create opportunities for vacancy, so the Jazz players are also very smart. Once everyone misses a position on the field, the next player will automatically step forward to make up for it.
At this time, it doesn't matter who the player you are facing, as long as there is no space on the field, this is a successful defense.
With the passage of time, seeing that there was not much time left in the attack, Joe Johnson, who was circling the field again, exploded with a sudden step, and carried out a wave of counter-running to the three-point line.
Seeing this signal, the other three players of the Bobcats instantly had a tacit understanding and formed a human wall on the field. Everyone stood against the Jazz players in this small circle.
And because of the previous omission and change of defense, the situation on the field has been a little chaotic at this time, so Joe Johnson, who should have been defended by a guard, has become Boozer's defense.
Boozer, who was still following Joe Johnson in circles, saw him suddenly run backwards, and hurriedly turned around to chase after him.
However, he was blocked by three other strong men in front of him. Seeing Boozer's loss of position, Deron Williams hurriedly tried to make up for it while taking advantage of the gap.
After all, three people can block four people for a period of time, but it is impossible to block the movement route of four people all the time.
However, Wallace passed the ball faster. When Joe Johnson saw the dislocation, he ran up and back, and Wallace passed the ball directly to the position.
Obviously, this kind of ball also cooperates a lot in the usual training.
After receiving a pass from Wallace, Joe Johnson faced an open opportunity and made another three-pointer.
sigh~
The Bobcats made another hit from outside the three-point line. Seeing the goal on the field, Liu Rui, who was standing on the sidelines, narrowed his eyes slightly.
"My darling..."
This ball is exactly a lore tactic that Liu Rui discovered in his previous life when he was bored watching a few NCAA games.
At that time, Liu Rui laughed so hard that his stomach hurt when he saw this tactic. Can this be called a tactic?
But as the team really hit the game-winning goal through tactics at that time, Liu Rui was stupid at the time.
"Lying trough..."
Later, Liu Rui, who was the head coach of the university, also searched for a lot of information to study this tactic, and finally found that it was similar to the Warriors' elevator door.
The difference is that this tactic is to try to maximize the chance of dislocation by repeating repeated actions in one place. In the end, three people block the wall, and one player runs out to catch and shoot.
This kind of ball is indeed very useful in the lore. Later, after Liu Rui's own improvement, the process of moving the position was deleted.
Even if there is no opportunity to run out of space in the end, it can form a one-on-one dislocation opportunity.
Originally, it was intended to be used against the Pistons, but the Jazz's defense was also impeccable, so Liu Rui took out this tactic in advance to try it out.
As a result, after the goal was scored, let alone Sloan on the sidelines opened his mouth wide, even Liu Rui narrowed his eyes slightly, as if he had discovered a new world.
Today's teams in this era still follow the simplicity and simplicity, that is, the offensive methods are very simple.
It's either the star's individual singles, or the direct shot after the pick-and-roll, or the ball is given to the center to go deep inside.
There aren't many teams like the Kings who are making shots through non-stop passing.
So in the face of such a complex tactics of the Bobcats, just to throw a ball, it also made the Jazz players a little confused.
Following Joe Johnson's throw, the players on the field looked at Sloan one after another, as if asking, "Coach, what should we do next?"
Seeing this situation, Sloan also took the opportunity to call a timeout, because he was not sure about Liu Rui's current situation.
I'm afraid that Liu Rui is planning some big conspiracy to deal a fatal blow to the Jazz.
Although it is impossible to analyze the real core of Liu Rui's tactics in one go, at least it can stabilize the morale of the army.
But at this moment, Liu Rui didn't think too much about it. What's the situation?I don't know what's going on...
Old man, your invisible brain is the deadliest...
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