Chapter 972 Fighting Australia

Colangelo first said: "The Chinese team has a very good chance of reaching the finals, and we must be prepared to meet them in the finals. Frank, Adams, I hope you will come up with the most appropriate tactics. We have to exert pressure on the Hammers." limit."

Frank glanced at the old coach K. In terms of qualifications, the latter was too much better than him. He was only a coach with a player background, but he is now also a top professional coach with a great dynasty, so he is not completely lacking in confidence.

He said: "The weaknesses of our lineup are obvious. The first thing to do now is to use tactics to try to make up for the weaknesses in the inside. Obviously, we cannot increase our inside strength, so we use tactics to limit the performance of the Hammers. This It’s the only way to make up for the weakness inside.”

"Let's talk about it in detail." Coach K said.

He could also say that if Frank only had this kind of ability, he wouldn't care at all.

Frank said: "Originally, the Lakers' crowd tactic in the penalty area can be used, but the Chinese team still has Yao's height, so although this tactic is somewhat useful, it cannot really change our unfavorable situation, so I think we can try the run-and-gun tactic. "

"Run and gun?" Everyone was shocked.

"Yes, but it's not D'Antoni's run and gun, but the Suns' run and gun, defensive run and gun." Frank said.

Coach K thought for a while and said, "What do you mean, use the quick transition between offense and defense to make Yao useless?"

"Yes, speed up, speed up throughout the whole process, our lineup has this tactical basis." Frank said.

Then he said: "During the rapid transition of offense and defense, we must pay attention to the following points:

One, pass the ball and stay away from the hammer. His stealing ability is too good.

Second, when attacking, in order to protect offensive rebounds, we have to put two people in and the other two outside. We must keep two. If we only keep one, the Chinese team is likely to adopt a defensive tactic of double-teaming the ball holder, and then our mistakes will definitely increase.

Third, LeBron James, you need to give up a lot of offensive opportunities. Your task is to keep up with the Hammer on both offense and defense and limit him as much as possible. This is your only task. As long as he is restricted, others can completely defeat the Chinese team at halftime. "

"I can do it," James exclaimed.

Frank nodded and looked at Adams.

Ron Adams pondered for a while and then said: "The starting players must defend. Without defense, there will be no chance of winning.

To be honest, the lineup of this US team is terrible. A top small forward like James has to play power forward. Among all the players, there is only one center. "

Colangelo was a little embarrassed when he said this, but there was nothing he could do about it. He couldn't force those insider superstars not to sign up.

Adams continued: "The Chinese team's offense is mainly launched on the inside. The Hammers, Yao, and Yi are their main offensive points. When the Hammers control the ball, the cooperation of the three of them is the main tactical point. We The main defense is this piece, and we must find ways to destroy their tactics.

James, your job is to stop the Hammers from penetrating and passing.

When he controls the ball on the outside, he has no shooting ability, but your defense cannot let it go, otherwise he will directly break through you. "

James nodded and said: "He is faster than before he retired."

Frank and Adams were shocked. They had also watched the game, but their experience was not as strong as that of James, who played against him in person.

"So you can't let him go. Don't let him go just because he doesn't have an outside shot. Once he breaks out of you, or once you let him charge, it may be difficult for you to completely block him." Adams said.

James said: "I should be able to block him within three to five steps. Any more would be difficult. His impact is really strong now. Moreover, his ability to move in the penalty area is faster. I am not as good as him now." . I plan to put a half-step on defense, which can prevent him from breaking through."

"It's most appropriate to take a half-step."

Adams nodded and continued: "Going back to the defensive issue just now, James faced the Hammer to prevent him from passing and breaking through, while Yao was dealt with by Howard.

Howard, you have to go forward to deal with Yao. Your lower body strength is not as strong as his, and you can't withstand his low blows. You have to use your bounce and your wingspan to steal his ball.

You need to use the blocking and stealing abilities that fly-catching training has given you to defend him, rather than passively supporting him from behind. "

"Sir, I will do it." Howard nodded seriously.

Adams added: "The last person inside is Yi. He plays a small forward, but he can actually play both inside and outside. He has low-post offense and long-range shooting ability. He can attack and defend. He is a very useful forward star.

In the Chinese team's offensive tactics with the Hammer as the point guard, he is positioned close to the paint area. When we double-team Yao, the Hammer's ball will reach his hands first, and he will attract the double-teamer to return to defense, and then He attacks or passes to Yao.

We now need a small forward with defensive ability. Mike, please solve this problem yourself. "

Coach K thought for a moment and said, "Either Bosh or Prince, there is no other choice."

Adams thought for a moment and said, "I suggest Prince."

Old coach K nodded, Prince's defense is indeed better.

Adams continued: "We don't double-team, and Howard goes forward to guard him alone, so that Yi won't get an open opportunity, and James tries to control the hammer's pass, plus Howard's forward pass, so that he can maximize the Under the ground defense, the Chinese team attacked in the penalty area.

In terms of perimeter defense, they also have three points and cannot be careless. But their outsiders generally have no confrontation ability, so they must be very tough defensively, so their shooting percentage will not increase. Once they miss the ball, we have to protect the backcourt rebounds. "

The US team's tactical meeting lasted for more than three hours and formulated many tactics.

In the following period, the Chinese team won consecutive games, ranked first in the group stage, and easily entered the knockout rounds.

At 10 pm on August 20, the men’s basketball team will face the Australian team in the quarter-finals.

Australian starting lineup: Bogut, David Anderson, David Barlow, Ingles, Mills.

Chinese team starting lineup: Li Ba, Ah Lian, Zhu Fangyu, Wang Shipeng, Liu Wei.

The game started, Li Ba and Bogut jumped the ball.

Bogut was very crazy after joining the league. His madness was also the madness of belittling others. This led to him being targeted by super insiders such as Li Ba and Duncan during the game. His arrogance was completely extinguished and he was suppressed to the lowest point. However, After Li Ba retired for a season, he fell back into his old ways and started talking nonsense again.

But when he saw Li Ba, he still didn't dare to be presumptuous.

Li Ba ignored Bogut. He never said a word to the latter.

The jump ball started, Li Ba took the lead in touching the ball, and the Chinese team attacked.