roccoschili Chapter 247 [Fully prepared, easy first round]
Chapter 247 [Fully prepared, easy first round]
Chapter 247 [Fully prepared, easy first round]
The Raptors had two days off, and Yang Rui made an announcement in the Xiaohuang crowd.
"Everyone should take care of their personal affairs, don't go to nightclubs, don't gamble, control your diet, don't eat too much greasy food, and don't do anything that may affect your state. After winning the championship, everyone will have fun in the summer."
Because of the Minions software, it is much easier for everyone to communicate.The members of the coaching staff and the players were all added to a group, not only talking about basketball and gossip, but also people often posted SQ pictures in the group, and the car flew.
The one who likes to post this the most is veteran Kevin Willis. This man is usually serious, but his heart is sullen. There is a big contrast between on and off the court.
Yang Rui announced his tactics online and did not arrange training.In this way, he doesn't have to go out, and he doesn't have to be blocked by reporters outside the arena to ask some boring and repetitive questions. He doesn't want to chat with reporters before the game, which is of little significance.
On the morning of the 23rd, the Raptors only started training. They did not exercise much. They ran tactics and practiced shooting for a while.The main players are mainly recharged. In the second half, the five core players in the team played for a long time.
The 13-man roster for the playoffs was confirmed, and Christie's return enhanced the team's overall strength.
Centers: Brad Miller, Kevin Willis, Kevin Cato, Jerome James.
Power forwards: Detrev Schramf, Jermaine O'Neal.
Small forwards: Vince Carter, Jumaine Jones.
Shooting guards: Doug Christie, Tracy McGrady, Jeff Hornacek.
Point guards: Chauncey Billups, Earl Boykins.
Blue-collar center Jerome James only played 18 games in the regular season, playing in garbage time and guarding the water cooler at other times.However, after this season, Yang Rui plans to renew his contract.
If Jerome can get thinner, he'll be more athletic, and with more defensive awareness, he'll be a good blue-collar guy.
The reason for Jerome's short playing time is that there are too many high-quality insiders for the Raptors. Yang Rui is interested in his height of 213CM and weight of 136 kg.Letting him enter the playoffs is to add insurance. If Cato encounters an injury problem, he has to go up against O'Neal.
He was optimistic about the Lakers reaching the finals and made full preparations to deal with the "big shark" O'Neal.
After consulting with his assistant, blue-collar striker Ryan Bowen was excluded from the playoffs. He could only play against strikers who were more than two meters tall. He hardly scored on the offensive end, and his role was tasteless.
Although the rookie Jumaine Jones has no experience in the playoffs, but his physical fitness is over Bowen, he can shoot three-pointers, and he is not soft against small men. He can also serve as the 4th position for a certain period of time.
Boykins is more important. If he doesn't make the roster, the Raptors will only have Billups as an orthodox point guard.Boykins has a clear point and can enrich the team's tactics.
Curry's tendonitis in his right knee has not healed, and his play tends to be at the 2 position, so he was ruled out.Although his shooting is excellent, it is not irreplaceable. The playoffs pay more attention to defense. Even if he is healthy, his playing time will definitely be reduced.
That night, the Raptors faced the Bucks at home, and the first round was still a best-of-five game.
Before the game, Yang Rui said easily: "As long as you play your normal level, the Bucks are nothing at all. We have the upper hand on the inside and outside lines. What everyone has to do is to stop fighting and cooperate."
The tactics are the same as in the regular season. Miller organizes in the middle, O'Neal Jr. covers the side to help catch the ball, and the star pulls a heads-up. These routine players are already proficient.The defensive end guarantees the switching speed, the main defense breakthrough and the three-pointer. The Bucks' inside attack is very poor and should not be feared.
The players played on time, and the finale was the five potential stars.
Whenever he sees them appearing together, Yang Rui is full of confidence, and he will give himself psychological hints.A team like this will win no matter what.
After the warm-up, the two teams started to stand on the court.Raptors five: Billups, Christie, Carter, O'Neal Jr., Miller.
Bucks five: Sam Cassell, Ray Allen, Glenn Robinson, Darwin Hamm, Erwin Johnson.
O'Neal Jr. won the jump ball and went to Christie, who passed to Miller.
Miller organized beyond the three-point line, Billups and Christie opened on the right, Carter and O'Neal Jr. ran off the ball to catch the ball on the left.
Darwin is a power forward with a height of 201cm and a weight of 104kg. He is about the same size as Carter and can switch quickly.As an undrafted player into the NBA, he can start with a tenacious defense.
Carter held the ball frame in both hands and waited for O'Neal to cut the ball over.
Although he failed to get an open spot, O'Neal had an obvious height advantage. He leaned on Ray Allen to catch the ball with his back, turned to the middle, and overwhelmed the opponent's throw and scored. 2 to 0.
The Bucks attacked, Christie guarded Ray Allen, and Carter followed Robinson.
The two teams have played four games in the regular season, and the coach knows the most reasonable way to play.
Robinson is 201cm tall and weighs 102kg. He can often eat opponent swingers. Carter is not afraid of confrontation, can defend close to himself, and his strength is not lost.
Robinson caught the ball on the right, leaned against Carter twice and turned to the bottom line to break through. He was double-teamed by O'Neal Jr. and Carter, and hurriedly divided the ball out.
Darwin took a step inside the three-point line to get an open spot, and the mid-range shot was unreliable, so he could only wait for his teammates to respond.
Ray Allen relied on Erwin to cover and move to receive the ball. Miller switched defenses equally actively, and Christie also chased the defense from behind, forming a double-team.
Ray Allen scored the ball to Erwin. The 211CM center was also a blue-collar player. He took a shot from the open position. The ball missed the basket and O'Neal grabbed the rebound.
Yang Rui ate a piece of chocolate on the sidelines without any pressure.The three Bucks stars are outstanding, but the depth of the lineup is not enough.The two inside lines can't open space, and this kind of pick-and-roll is no threat.
In the Raptors positional battle, Miller played a pick-and-roll with Billups in the middle. Billups took a step to the left and hit the ground to pass the ball to O'Neal Jr., who was low on the left. The latter turned around and shot to the bottom line by Darwin. middle.
Miller pulled Irwin out of the basket, and there was a lot of space. O'Neal took off quickly and grabbed the offensive rebound by relying on his height and wingspan. Once again, he made a foul by Darwin's thug.
After O'Neal made two free throws, it was 4-0.
George Karl shook his head gently on the sidelines, knowing that his defensive strategy had failed. He wanted to strictly guard against perimeter shots, but the Raptors player hit the basket.
This kind of low-level big fight is purely physical bullying. Little O'Neal's physical fitness will not suffer against Garnett, Webber and others. How can a short undrafted rookie who is "not three or four" can deal with it. ?
As long as the Raptors score, the Bucks can't play a quick counterattack. After a few passes, Cassell singled Billups on the outside and couldn't make a mid-range shot from the right.
The styles of these two are mutually exclusive, and Duizi is the Raptors, and everything is under Yang Rui's control.
In the future, the league has three point guards who are good at using post-ups, Andre Miller, Cassell and Billups.Cassell has a lot of experience in bullying thin guards. When he encounters two people with similar styles to himself or a stronger Kidd, he often suffers.
George Karl had an ominous premonition that if the starter could not gain an advantage, the Bucks would definitely lose.
(End of this chapter)