Chapter 160: Improve the System
After receiving the gesture, Adelman immediately reminded Artest. Artest immediately understood and made a gesture to reassure Adelman.
Artest was full of confidence at this time. He believed that with his and Battier's defensive ability, it would be no problem to lock down the rookie Yang Mo. After all, he and Battier were the two best defensive small forwards in the league.
They are both really awesome defensive forwards. But...they overlooked one point, Yang Mo is not an outside player at all, he is an inside player. But at the same time, he has a not very good but deadly outside attack method. In other words, Yang Mo is a minotaur with thick skin, flesh and blood tank, but at the same time he also has Duan Yu's six meridians sword that sometimes works and sometimes doesn't. In other words, he can fight in hand-to-hand combat and attack from a distance.
Therefore, the tactics they used to defend the outside line were of little use against Yang Mo, because Yang Mo's playing style was unique in the league, unprecedented and almost impossible to be surpassed in the future.
The Rockets returned to the frontcourt and still firmly passed the ball to the inside, allowing Scola and Yao Ming to stir the ball. After a while, they poked two big holes in the Heat's thin defense. In the end, Scola easily put the ball in without any difficulty.
Seeing the Rockets' inside players running wild in his restricted area, Yang Mo was annoyed, but he could do nothing. After all, he was now an outside player. He could only shout when serving the ball: "Next is double team defense."
Yang Mo's statement about zone defense was actually directed at himself. Beasley and Chris Quinn are both natural defensive sieves. If they were to form a zone defense, they would probably leave a path for the opponent to cut into the penalty area as if they were in an empty space.
When running back after serving the ball, Yang Mo grabbed Haslem and said to him, "You go and defend Battier later. Leave Scola to me."
Haslem nodded at Yang Mo's words. Although he led the rebellion that day, Yang Mo had conquered him with the game. He knew that he was not fit to be the core player. He seized power that day just because of pure jealousy. He didn't want to see the newcomer take over and suppress him. However, he had to accept this fact now, because Yang Mo's performance on the court was almost impeccable, and he had to admit it. He could only quietly find a position in the tactical system with Yang Mo as the core, smooth his edges and adapt to it, and assist Yang Mo in leading the team to victory.
As supporting roles, they can only sacrifice themselves to cooperate with the protagonist. It doesn't matter whether it is fair or not. Dogs are born to eat shit, and wolves should eat meat. This is determined by their talents, or the tasks assigned to them by God.
Running back to the half court, Chris Quinn threw the ball to Yang Mo as if it were a hot potato.
Yang Mo took the ball and was about to play a one-on-one with his back to the basket, but he found Artest standing next to him, staring at him eagerly. He had no choice but to pass the ball to Beasley near the free throw line and let him finish the ball.
Beasley took the ball, hesitated for a moment, and quickly rushed into the restricted area, and then... Bang! Yao Ming slapped him out. Although Yao Ming couldn't jump, it was not a problem for him to block Beasley.
After Yao Ming fanned the ball out, Yang Mo tried to steal the ball, but Alston got there first. There was nothing Yang Mo could do, because he had to steal the ball against his instinct, but Alston and Yao Ming had developed an amazing tacit understanding over four or five years, which could defeat instinct.
Alstom took the ball and quickly launched a fast break. After reaching the frontcourt, he immediately passed it to Battier. As Yang Mo just chased after him to defend, Battier quickly passed it to Artest who was running to the corner. Artest took the ball and shot...swish!
The basketball went into the net.
Artest was so excited when he scored the goal, as if he had avenged his father's death. He kept yelling, and those who didn't know him would have thought he had made the buzzer beater.
Seeing this, Yang Mo was too lazy to pay attention to him and served the ball quickly.
When they came to the front court, Chris Quinn passed the ball to him again. Yang Mo dribbled the ball twice, and Battier and Artest came up again. With the two of them surrounding him, Yang Mo lost confidence and passed the ball back to Chris Quinn for fear of losing the ball. Quinn received the ball and kept playing cross steps to try to get past Alston.
But isn't it like showing off his skills in front of others? He is a street basketball player, what do you think of him? If you have speed and strength, you can crush him directly. You have nothing, so what are you showing off?
Therefore, when he was performing his third crossover, Alston, who had finally lost his patience, stole the ball. After stealing the ball, Alston immediately initiated a fast break, and finally it was three against two in the frontcourt, and Alston himself made a three-pointer.
drop!
Yang Mo finally couldn't help but call a timeout. This lineup had too many flaws. Although it was undeniable that this was a very good idea, there were too many details that needed to be improved.
As Yang Mo and others walked to the bench, the CCTV commentator started another discussion.
"The Heat team is really empty-handed right now, with no one who can break through. Yang Mo's dribbling ability is still worrying. He passed the ball both times he was double-teamed, and his two teammates made mistakes, resulting in the lead that they had worked so hard to accumulate being overtaken in an instant." The host Yang Jian concluded.
"Yes, what Yang Mo needs to improve most now is his ball-handling skills. If he had better ball-handling skills and broke through the double-team just now, then... it would have quickly formed a five-on-three situation, which would have made it much easier to score goals. It seems... Yang Mo still has a lot of room for improvement!" Coach Zhang, the commentator, pointed out Yang Mo's problems very seriously.
"Dribbling is not something that can be mastered overnight. Yang Mo should focus on the inside for now, and then develop outwards step by step." Su Qun also said so.
They all suggested that Yang Mo play inside. However, Yang Mo, who was leaving the court at this time, firmly said to Spoelstra: "Our tactics still need to be improved, but my position as a shooting guard should not be changed. I will definitely teach those two guys a lesson..."
