readytorunbook Chapter 201 Tactical Adjustment
Chapter 201 Tactical Adjustment
Chapter 201 Tactical Adjustment
On June 6, the Quicken Loans Arena was once again in a state of heat.
The Cavaliers, who have tasted the sweetness, did not make too many adjustments to the team lineup and tactics. They still insisted on letting two big men with a height of more than 215cm start as the inside twin towers, and James played the point guard to lead the defense late.
That gave Cavaliers fans a lot of confidence that their team had figured out what to do against the Warriors.
On the other side, the Warriors only made minor adjustments to the lineup. The veteran Grant Hill, who had been almost unshakable starting player before, sat on the bench, Stephen Jackson played small forward, and the best rookie Roy served as point guard.
This adjustment is somewhat incomprehensible in the eyes of professionals.
Although Grant Hill is old, he is still a top-notch small forward player in the league when he is in good health. He is a rare and reliable player in the Warriors. Jackson, whether in terms of experience or hard power, Both are much worse than Hill.
And the most important thing is that Hill still has very good organizational skills. When facing James' close defense late and unable to connect the team well, Hill's organizational role at the small forward position can be perfectly reflected Out.
Are the Warriors trying to win by surprise?
We don't know this, we still have to watch the game to know.
Milicic easily defeated Ilgauskas in the jump ball, and the Cavaliers had already expected it, and all players immediately dropped into defensive formation.
The combination of Barkley and Smith and Reggie Miller on TNT TV was discussing what the Warriors' tactical adjustments are.
Barkley first said: "I think the Warriors should want to strengthen their offense. In fact, although Roy is a rookie, after nearly a season of training, his physical confrontation ability has been significantly improved, and he can take on very well. It plays an important role in defending LeBron. Although Jackson’s scoring ability is not as good as Hill’s, but his shooting range is farther than Hill’s, the Warriors should want to focus on outside offense.”
Reggie Miller agreed: "The heights of the two big men inside the Cavaliers are amazing. Ilgauskas is 221cm and Wang Zhizhi is 218cm. They have obvious advantages in the interior. The Warriors' starting center Milicic and Their power forward Al Harrington is the standard height for their respective positions, and their disadvantages are not so big when facing other teams, but when facing the Cavaliers' inside twin towers, their disadvantages are highlighted. Yes. And these two big men still have pretty good range. In the last game, Wang scored an astonishing 8 of 6 from beyond the three-point line. These are the troubles that the Warriors have to face. The Warriors can only Find a way to open a breakthrough from the outside and force the Cavaliers to expand the defensive formation, so that the problem of slow movement of Ilgauskas and Wang Zhizhi will be exposed, and the Cavaliers have to make adjustments, so only one person is late on the outside The three-point shooting is not enough, and the other players of the Warriors also need to play a stronger offense."
Kenny Smith: "..."
Seeing that Smith didn't speak, Barkley and Miller reminded at the same time: "Hey, Kenny, it's your turn, tell me your opinion."
I said Nima?
You have all said almost what you have to say, and the speeches I have carefully prepared before have been snatched up by the two of you!
Fortunately, Kenny Smith has rich experience and his brain turns quickly. He just paused for a moment and then said: "Well, your views are similar to mine. I also think that the Warriors should want to open the situation from the outside. After all, Milicic and Harrington are players with excellent athletic ability in their respective positions. The Warriors can make a fuss from this aspect. The outcome of the two sides can only be said to be a [-]-[-] split. The most important thing is what to do late Only then can we break free from LeBron's close marking and play our normal performance, which is the most critical point in determining the championship."
Kenny Smith's voice has not yet fallen, and the Warriors have also settled down.
Standing with the ball at a distance of about two meters from the arc top of the three-point line late, James still pressed close to the defense as in the previous game, and did not give late a chance to take a calm shot.
Roy and Harrington cruised on both sides of the late arrivals, occasionally making crossovers, interfering with the Cavaliers' defensive formation.
Milicic stood near the free throw line, ready to pick and roll late, and Jackson ran back and forth in the corners on both sides, looking for opportunities.
The three experienced commentators immediately saw the formation of the Warriors. Miller said with a smile: "It seems that our guess is good. Judging from the first offense of the Warriors, their tactics are more inclined to the outside. In fact, it is a matter of course, if you have a late team, if you don’t pay attention to perimeter offense, it’s a waste of his talent.”
Barkley also said: "Yes, Milicic has no advantage in the interior. Instead of this, it is better to pull out to help the late pick-and-roll. If Ilgauskas still stays at the basket and cannot come out, he can choose to be near the free throw line. The shot, if Wang goes to defend, Harrington can get a shot from outside the three-point line, and his three-point shooting rate is also very high, let's see what the Cavaliers will do."
As the so-called onlookers know, Barkley and others are on the spot to explain the situation on the field, and they can see the situation on the field at a glance, but the players on the field of the Cavaliers have to pay more attention to the players they are marking. Naturally, it is impossible to analyze the field quickly the situation above.
With the Cavaliers already in position, the late arrival did not rush to attack.
He controlled the ball and took two steps, but found that there was no chance, so he chose to hand the ball to Roy on the left.
Facing Hughes' defense, Roy also had no good solution.
His breakthrough ability is very strong, but Hughes is also not weak.
Under the strict defense of Hughes, Roy didn't find a chance and passed the ball to Jackson who ran to the left baseline.
Pavlovich's movement speed is not too fast, and he failed to keep up with Jackson's footsteps in the first place, but this is not fatal, because Jackson is actually not very good at baseline three-pointers.
He jumped out to defend the second time, and Jackson clicked, but Pavlovich didn't eat this extremely simple fake move.
At this time, the right half of the Cavaliers has been emptied, only Harrington occupies a large position, and the entire defensive formation of the Cavaliers is pressed to the left.
But basketball is not football, and things like large-scale transfers are easy to be intercepted. Jackson couldn't directly lob the ball horizontally to the opposite side, which was giving the ball to the Cavaliers.
Jackson pretended to pass the ball to Roy, which attracted Pavlovic to move his position slightly, and immediately dribbled the ball from the baseline to the basket.
Ilgauskas stayed near the basket and did not move. His huge body of 221cm directly blocked Jackson's breakthrough like a wall.
But Jackson had already expected it. Before the game, the old Nelson emphasized when arranging tactics that the Cavaliers' two inside big men must not be easily rushed to the basket before they are fully pulled out.
Jackson's breakthrough was not to score a layup, but to better impact the Cavaliers' formation and allow his teammates to get a shot.
Facing Ilgauskas, he jumps up fearlessly and chooses to pass the ball to Milicic in the air.
The passing line of the ball was not very good, but Ilgauskas stayed under the basket and did not go out. There was almost no one around Milicic, which allowed him to adjust and catch the ball calmly.
Wang Zhizhi rushed to the free throw line to block Milicic's shot, but Milicic showed the solid basic skills of the European big man at this time. He passed the ball to the outside without looking at anyone, and Harrington on the right was completely empty.
Al Harrington's shooting posture is not picturesque, but it is very standard, and the butterfly effect brought about by joining the team late has allowed him to strengthen his training outside the three-point line, which allows him to play when he is open. The hit rate can reach [-]% to [-]%.
At this time, the weakness of the Cavaliers' inner double towers' lack of movement speed emerged. Even after passing the ball, Ilgauskas couldn't throw it out to defend outside the three-point line, and Wang Zhizhi was still in Milici. Qi around.
As for the outside players of the Cavaliers, they have already been pulled to the other side of the field. Even if they had wings, they would not be able to fly over.
Harrington took aim easily, the standard shooting posture, the arc of the basketball is very beautiful.
"Shh!"
The Warriors took the lead, and a beautiful three-pointer made the hustle and bustle of the Quicken Loans Center arena quiet for a moment.
After the goal, Harrington clenched his fist and shook his right arm, and quickly returned to defense.
With the two big men of the Cavaliers on the court, it was impossible to chase after the Warriors. They slowly served the ball from the bottom line and slowly dribbled the ball across half court.
Ilgauskas and Wang Zhizhi are also very wide apart. Ilgauskas is looking for a position under the basket, and Wang Zhizhi is wandering around the three-point line, while looking for opportunities to cooperate with James.
It can be said that although the two big men inside the Cavaliers have an advantage in height, they did not choose to force the basket-if there are two big men stuffed there, James will not be able to break through.
Roy took the initiative to mark James and fight close to him.
He may have James' way of dealing with being late, which is to force James to turn around, and then use physical confrontation to disrupt James' rhythm.
Although James' body is obviously stronger, after a season of hard training, Roy's confrontation ability has improved a lot, which actually makes James feel deflated.
Roy's scouting report at the beginning clearly stated that he has balanced sudden shooting (bald?) ability, comprehensive skills, and strong body.
However, Roy actually weighed only 93KG at this time, much lighter than James.
But he learned a few tricks from Hill that can keep James from getting the ball comfortably.
(End of this chapter)