I am the Warden Chapter 30: Tool Man Development
Morris Cheeks immediately understood Liu Xiu's idea - since he couldn't think of a solution, why not just copy the other party's homework?
Randolph and Rasheed Wallace can barely help the Trail Blazers maintain their scoring efficiency and prevent it from continuing to decline.
But they are both inside players after all, and it would be too exhausting to do this!
If this continues, the Pistons will definitely have the last laugh.
The coaching staff couldn’t come up with a solution because their thinking was rigid.
Once the solution appeared, I realized it was so simple!
The idea was conveyed to him, and Liu Xiu decisively went into hiding.
The solution is there, but whether it can be implemented is another matter. However, he will definitely not be the executor.
Just wait patiently to be called upon and see when the coaching staff thinks it is time to use him.
Maurice Cheeks went to discuss this idea with his coaching staff.
Little Flying Squirrel looked at Liu Xiu who had quietly retreated to the closet at the door, feeling mixed emotions...
Wesley Persson sat down next to Liu Xiu: "Jess, I didn't expect you to suggest that Damon play."
As a veteran who has played for many years and was born into a sports family, Wesley Person has excellent tactical ability. During the preseason, he was often called by the coaching staff to discuss tactics. He just heard what Liu Xiu said.
Even Flying Squirrel could see that Liu Xiu wanted the coaching staff to give him a chance, and Wesley Person certainly could see that.
Liu Xiu responded: "If there is a solution to the problem, I will certainly tell you."
"You and he don't have a good relationship. Even if someone else came up with a solution, they wouldn't say it out loud."
"If the relationship is not good... then it's not good. It's not a deep hatred. It's a thing of the past."
Looking at Liu Xiu's nonchalant look, Wesley Persson was full of complaints - it wasn't you who was hit in the nose and bled, so of course you didn't have any deep hatred.
…
The little flying squirrel takes to the court, wanting to prove himself!
He actually didn't know how to prove himself. It seemed that his style of play really didn't work. It did , and in the regular season he was completely defeated when he faced a strong defensive team like the Pistons.
His sense of crisis became even stronger. After being substituted after playing for a while in the first quarter, he was not substituted again throughout the entire first half.
Coupled with some signals from the preseason... no matter how dumb he was, he knew that the coaching staff's patience with him was almost exhausted.
This opportunity came in a strange way...
It doesn’t matter, it doesn’t matter. What matters is that the opportunity has come!
Back from halftime.
The Pistons sent out a combination of Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Ben Wallace and Campbell.
The Trail Blazers sent out a combination of Damon Stoudemire, Reuben Patterson, Wesley Person, Randolph and Dale Davis.
Campbell, who was "sealed" for the entire second quarter, was substituted at the beginning of the second half.
Maurice Cheeks saw through the Pistons
Something expected.
The next time he plays against the Pistons, Maurice Cheeks is confident that he can find a way to make them less passive, but now, Maurice Cheeks can only pin his hopes on the Flying Squirrel.
The coaching staff was very worried, and Liu Xiu, who proposed the solution... focused on analyzing the Pistons' defense, with an emphasis on Ben Wallace's defense.
This guy's defense is amazing! Liu Xiu found one thing incredible. He saw that Ben Wallace's average fouls per game in the past two DPOY seasons were 2.2 and 2.5 respectively!
Just based on the feeling during the match, Ben Wallace's defense was incredibly clean!
Learn from others' strengths and overcome your weaknesses to improve your defensive training methods.
"Ben Wallace, 29 years old, 206 cm (?), 110 kg, PF/C, ability rating 81, offense -, defense 100..."
At the beginning of the game, Liu Xiu was stunned when he saw Ben Wallace's ability evaluation.
He once thought that 99 was the ultimate!
The system responded: "When a player's ability or skill exceeds the normal evaluation limit, it will be calculated as 100."
The second half of the game began, and the Trail Blazers' first expectation was shattered in the first round.
Hamilton encountered the defense of the Flying Squirrels and did not ask for the ball to play one-on-one, but continued to run.
Billups still chose to waste time.
Liu Xiu watched this scene and finally understood it completely - if there was no fast break opportunity, the Pistons would delay time no matter what.
Maurice Cheeks asked the Flying Squirrel to defend Hamilton, just to give the opponent a chance to play one-on-one, trying to speed up the pace of the game, but the opponent didn't take the bait.
As for why Billups was not given a one-on-one opportunity... because Hamilton averaged 0.4 three-pointers per game last season with a hit rate of 26.9%, while Billups averaged 2 three-pointers per game with a hit rate of 39.2%.
Finally, after 18 seconds of offensive time, the Pistons officially started their attack. Hamilton spun around the pole to get rid of the Flying Squirrel, received a pass from Billups, turned around and shot... and missed!
Apart from anything else, the speed of the flying squirrel alone gives Hamilton a headache.
Dell Davis positioned himself and Randolph grabbed the defensive rebound.
Ben Wallace retreated after a failed attempt to steal the ball. Randolph was affected by Ben Wallace and was unable to pass the ball immediately. Campbell took the opportunity to retreat. When the ball reached the hands of the Flying Squirrel, the Pistons' defensive formation had already been stabilized.
The Flying Squirrel played one-on-one against Billups from the outside. As a former top player, he could naturally see how terrible the Pistons' defense was.
But the little flying squirrel is a little flying squirrel, and it is fearless!
Billups did a good job on defense, but the Flying Squirrels were fearless and just went for it!
Tactics, play with abandon, speed 70 miles per hour, feeling free and unfettered...
In the second half, the flying squirrel made his first attack by breaking through, stepping back and then pulling horizontally, taking a long two-point shot from the three-point line... and it went in!
The attack by the little flying squirrel even scared Billups, who was also a reckless person!
This style of play is so cool!
Billups had good matchups against all four point guards of the Trail Blazers. Liu Xiuwen and Derek Anderson were comprehensive, Jeff McGinnis had strong impact, and the Flying Squirrel...his play was very stupid at the beginning.
Now, the flying squirrel's fighting style is more stupid, but more reckless!
Looking at Randolph and Dale Davis running back to the backcourt, Billups felt that if the Flying Squirrel got his touch back, it would be difficult for him to limit him with his current style of play!
On the other side, the feeling of the little flying squirrel is really coming!
Compared with the starting lineup of Lan Pang + Tian Zun's inside combination, he likes the current inside combination more!
In the starting lineup, the twin towers of Randolph and Rasheed Wallace, the tactics arranged by the coaching staff was a team offense based on the cooperation of the Flying Squirrel and Randolph.
Now, the coaching staff only needs to arrange two people to rush and grab the ball for the inside combination of Randolph and Dale Davis! The small forward position is a shooter, and the shooting guard position is a high-post spot shooter... just one ball...
Just one ball!
The little flying squirrel fell in love with this style of play.
It’s like liberating nature!
…
I, Larry Brown, have always been extremely grumpy.
This time, he became angry again.
I'm so angry, I want to vent my anger by scolding the runner-up.
According to unreliable gossip news, Larry Brown dislikes Milicic because they were both second-overall picks.
The difference is that Milicic was the second pick in the first round, and Larry Brown was the second pick in the seventh round.
In the third quarter, his goal was to take advantage of Campbell's physical strength, create a 10-point difference in the first half of the game, and then wear down the Trail Blazers.
But at 3 minutes and 27 seconds into the third quarter, in just three and a half minutes, the score was 41 to 42!
A three-pointer, a mid-range shot, and a layup in a counterattack, the little flying squirrel scored 7 points! With Randolph's tip-in after grabbing the offensive rebound, the Trail Blazers played a 9-5 wave!
The little flying mouse has the ability, but his playing style is poisonous. However, if he is given a suitable position, he can perform miraculously!
The Pistons called a timeout after being hit by the Flying Squirrels!
"Damon, you did a great job. You should take a rest first. Next time you play, we will need someone like you who can score as soon as you get on the court!"
Maurice Cheeks was so happy that he praised the little flying squirrel and thought to himself that the boy was a genius!
The little flying mouse felt like he was being used... but he was a straightforward person, so this feeling came and went quickly. He patted his chest and assured, "No problem!"
Maurice Cheeks nodded with satisfaction and began to make lineup adjustments: "Jace, Reuben, Travis, Zach, Rasheed, you go..."
The little flying mouse saw Liu Xiu replacing him, and what he had just done, from a certain perspective, opened up the situation for Liu Xiu to come on the court next... but he did not have so many negative emotions.
He is stubborn, but not stupid. He himself thinks that if he were to think about it, he would never have thought of actively asking for a chance to play at that time, and he couldn't bring himself to do it...
There is another person who is feeling equally complicated right now - Kobe Terminator.
Ruben Patterson didn't expect that he would become the one with the most stable playing time on the outside...
After the timeout, the Pistons did not make any substitutions and still used the combination of Billups, Hamilton, Prince, Ben Wallace and Campbell.
The Pistons attacked, and they shot at 20 seconds into the 24-second shot clock, but it didn't go in. However, Ben Wallace made a tip-in!
The offense and defense switched, and the Trail Blazers attacked.
Billups was quite surprised when he saw Liu Xiu advancing steadily - the opponent actually made a decisive substitution after gaining an advantage for a period of time!
He thought this was a good move, because the Pistons called a timeout to make adjustments to the game in the previous few minutes. The opponent directly replaced the flying squirrel, so it was difficult to verify whether their adjustments were effective or not.
But it doesn't matter, because Larry Brown's adjustment was purely a malicious adjustment, and it has nothing to do with who is the point guard...
When Liu Xiu advanced to the three-point line, Billups immediately pressed forward to fight back!
For a rookie, physical strength is a hurdle, and consumption is always a good way to deal with a rookie.
Liu Xiu protected the ball under the pressure of Billups, moved his feet, found the right angle and timing, and took a step sideways. Billups moved immediately, but chose to stick to him to prevent the power player from breaking through... It was Billups who was more affected in the confrontation than Liu Xiu!
Liu Xiu took advantage of half a body length and broke through! He successfully entered the inside lane!
The Pistons' defense did not waver because of this, because it was expected. Ben Wallace cut off the space on the right side for Liu Xiu to pass the ball, Prince covered the high shooting area, Billups bravely blocked Travis Outlaw's follow-up, and was always available to fill in to interfere with Liu Xiu's shot if he wanted to make an emergency stop, Campbell squatted under the basket, covering Randolph's receiving line at the left baseline of the three-second zone... Liu Xiu broke through the three-point line and entered an isolated area!
Liu Xiu did not stop, did not make any unnecessary movements, and did not hesitate at all. His goal was to attack the frame and go straight to the basket!
This was expected by the Pistons and was a very smart choice. Campbell was ready and moved into position. When Liu Xiu grabbed the ball and exerted force, he reached out to interfere... How could it be?
Campbell was surprised when Liu Xiu took off! Liu Xiu's take-off speed and movement speed when shooting were totally unlike what a power guard who was closely guarded by a 92-kilogram point guard should have!
"Pursuit" is triggered! Liu Xiu's physical condition when shooting in a single round is always the best physical condition in that round, and is not affected by all previous actions!
But Campbell reacted very quickly. When he saw Liu Xiu's jumping speed, he immediately made up his mind and rushed forward with all his strength.
Sure enough, he failed to block the shot! However, Campbell slapped Liu Xiu's arm just before he threw the ball, knocking him down!
The referee blew the whistle, Campbell committed a hand foul, and Liu Xiu got two free throws!
Campbell's shot scared the Trail Blazers!
The probability of Liu Xiu being injured after being knocked down like this is not high, but they are afraid that Campbell will be beaten!
Look, Randolph, who was originally cutting in to steal the ball, immediately rushed towards Campbell...
"Zach!"
Before Randolph could take action, Liu Xiu's voice was heard. Seeing Liu Xiu standing up with one hand, he shook his head. Randolph ran over angrily and pulled Liu Xiu, glared at Campbell, walked to the side of the three-second zone, waiting for Liu Xiu to take the free throw.
The Trail Blazers were surprised that Liu Xiu actually endured it; the Pistons players thought that this rookie was really calm. Although Campbell's action was subconscious, it was a subconscious action based on more than ten years of basketball experience, and it subconsciously contained thoughts that stimulated the rookie, who is prone to impulsiveness.
As for Liu Xiu...that was a basketball move just now, it was just a little rough.
The first free throw was made, the second missed, and the rebound was grabbed by Ben Wallace.
42 to 44, the score difference was still two points. Liu Xiu clapped his hands in dissatisfaction and retreated with all his strength.
The Pistons attacked, Billups advanced to the frontcourt... This time, Liu Xiu pressed forward and pressed the defense!
The opponent made a rough basketball move, and Liu Xiu stopped Randolph's action. Does that mean he really tolerated it?
joke!
The game environment has reached this point. It's almost halfway through the third quarter and the score is only 40-40. The opponent is actually adding rough fouls on top of the high confrontation. Let's just play with them to the end!
He's just a substitute anyway, fuck!
Liu Xiu's defensive movements were rough, but Billups was able to deal with him with ease. However, Liu Xiu's basic skills in one-on-one defense were still too poor.
Hamilton was being chased by Reuben Patterson and backed up by Travis Outlaw or Randolph, so he had no chance. Billups played one-on-one with Liu Xiu from the outside, stepped back after the breakthrough, and took a long two-point shot...
"Snapped!"
Before Billups could throw the ball, he was hit hard on his forearm. He couldn't control his body and was knocked to the ground!
