What is basketball tactics?
This is a very broad thing.
According to the written statement, basketball tactics is the general term for the offensive and defensive methods used by players in basketball games. It is the rational use of individual skills by players and the organizational form of mutual coordination and cooperation between players.
But the tactical purpose of basketball is relatively narrow, and it mainly includes two aspects.
One is to use a simpler way to get the basketball into the basket;
The second is to get more players involved in the offense and maintain their enthusiasm on the field.
The second point is easily overlooked, while the first point is the most critical point.
Take Springman 's talk about breaking the zone defense.
The meaning of playing with more people against fewer people in a local area is to create open opportunities, and then use methods including but not limited to three-pointers to get the ball into the basket more easily.
So why is this point emphasized when breaking a zone defense?
This has a lot to do with the joint defense method.
Zone defense is a defensive method in which players are responsible for defending their respective areas. This means that when defending, only the entire defensive formation will move, and the players on the left will not move to the right.
So how can we achieve the goal of more people against fewer people locally?
It is also very simple. According to the characteristics of the zone defense, as long as the inside players of the offensive team do pick-and-roll in the high position, and then the players in the middle line or one side move to the other side, it will form a local situation of more people against fewer people.
This is why, when a zone defense occurs on the court, you can often see players going around the baseline to the other side to receive the ball and shoot an open three-pointer.
Springman's example is very vivid.
It’s just like when you were a student, knowing how to solve a problem and why you can solve it that way, the level is different.
After listening to this, Lin Ying looked at the basketball technical and tactical manual on the table, just like reading a martial arts secret book.
If he could master these tactics, his strength would definitely be raised to a higher level.
"Thank you, coach."
Lin Ying looked at Springman, his eyes revealing heartfelt gratitude.
First it was Durant, then Springman, this world is much better than the world before him!
Springman smiled and nodded to Lin Ying. The scene was very warm.
"Rose, what about mine?"
However, this warm scene was soon broken by someone's words.
The person who broke it was naturally Durant.
Durant looked at Springman expectantly, just like a child asking his parents for candy.
Springman was stunned.
Ah, I didn’t ask you to come before!
But looking at Durant's expectant eyes, he certainly couldn't say that directly.
"Kevin, you are already good enough."
Springman said with a smile.
Durant was stunned for a moment, then smiled and nodded.
Even though you didn't get anything, wouldn't you like hearing your coach say you're awesome?
As soon as he came out of Springman's room, Durant bumped Lin Ying with his shoulder.
Although he didn't say anything, one could sense that he was completely happy for Lin Ying.
"Christmas is in two days, how about you come to my house?"
Durant then extended an invitation to Lin Ying.
Christmas in the United States is equivalent to the Spring Festival in China. It is the most important day of the year.
Last year, Lin Ying was not very familiar with Durant, so this was the first time Durant made such an invitation to him.
"Don't worry, it wasn't a party. It was just me and my family."
Durant saw that Lin Ying didn't react at first and then added.
Lin Ying nodded after hearing this.
During the Spring Festival, his "uncle" would take him with him, but last year he spent Christmas alone at the training ground.
Durant said so, which means he really wants him to go and he can't refuse.
After all, Durant is his only friend.
When Durant saw that Lin Ying agreed , he jumped for joy and looked very happy.
A few days later, Christmas 2006 arrived as scheduled.
On Christmas Eve, Lin Ying and Durant went to his house together.
A very ordinary little attic.
Others were already in the room: Durant's mother, Wanda Pratt, grandmother, Barbara Davis, brother Tony Durant, and Michael Beasley.
Durant had more or less told Lin Ying something about Beasley before.
Beasley's family situation is even worse than Durant's. Like Durant, his parents are divorced, but his father does not give him child support and his mother works several part-time jobs to support the family, resulting in him growing up completely free.
It is not difficult to understand why Beasley has so many troubles off the court.
It's just a melon vine. If you don't pull it up, it will basically grow crooked. What about people?
Fortunately, Beasley met Durant, and Wanda was a good person and adopted Beasley.
So in a sense, Beasley can be considered one of Durant's "family".
There weren't many people, but there was all the Christmas food and the house was decorated with a festive atmosphere.
All of this was done by Durant's mother Wanda.
Wanda was also very enthusiastic towards Lin Ying, and that kind of maternal love made Lin Ying feel an indescribable warmth in her heart.
While eating, Wanda kept putting food on his plate.
Seeing that he didn't do much, she even stood up and tore off the turkey leg for him.
Lin Ying felt like there was sand in his eyes, so he stood up and said he was going to the bathroom.
When he got to the bathroom and closed the door, he couldn't control his emotions and started crying.
In fact, among the three people, he may be the most miserable one.
Because the last time he felt this kind of tenderness was when he was very young.
It was really small, so small that he couldn't even remember what it felt like.
For a long time after that, he never had another chance.
After waiting for a long time, Lin Ying finally calmed down, washed her face and left the bathroom.
"What's wrong?"
Seeing that Lin Ying's eyes were red, Wanda asked with concern.
"It's okay, a bug flew in."
Lin Ying began to explain.
"I've told you to install a screen in the bathroom, otherwise there will be a lot of bugs."
Durant spoke after hearing this.
"It's December, there are so many bugs."
Tony Durant on the side said this and tapped Durant on the head.
The two soon began to argue.
"Okay, let's eat first. Who wants the other turkey leg?"
Wanda spoke up at this time.
"I want!"
"I want it. As a brother, don't you know how to give in to your younger brother?"
"Brother also needs to grow up, and I'm looking for a girlfriend."
…
Looking at the two people who were bickering all the time, Lin Ying felt like a furnace was burning in her heart.
Compared to the deserted environment he is in most of the time, this is probably the atmosphere of home.
After dinner, the room finally became quiet.
Durant was sitting on the balcony looking outside.
Lin Ying saw it and walked over.
"When I was a kid living in the city, there would be a choir singing at the door after 12 o'clock."
Seeing that it was Lin Ying coming, Durant looked outside and spoke.
His eyes were full of memories. It seemed that their family's living conditions had been pretty good before.
But it is understandable that it is good enough for Wanda, a woman, to try her best to maintain the family.
"So I have a wish. If I am selected by the NBA one day, the first thing I will do is to buy a house for my family."
Durant's eyes were firm when he said this. He must have had this idea for a long time.
Apart from some "quirks", his values ​​are really positive.
"What I mean is that when I save enough money, I will buy a big house, because our family is big enough, and I will give you a room then."
Durant added after he finished speaking.
He probably thought that his rookie salary might not be enough to buy a house.
Lin Ying was stunned. He could feel that Durant's words just now meant that he was also regarded as a "family member".
The fire in his heart burned brighter.
"Then you have to try to beat Greg Oden for the No. 1 pick."
Lin Ying said with a smile.
"Number one scholar...wait a minute."
Durant originally wanted to say that being the No. 1 pick is not that easy, but he quickly turned around and looked at Lin Ying.
He looked at it for a long time.
"What's wrong?"
Lin Ying felt a little uncomfortable when Durant looked at her.
And this isn't the first time Durant has looked at him this way.
The first two times he asked Durant, Durant didn't say anything.
"Have you noticed that you've changed a lot since your senior year?"
But maybe the atmosphere was different this time, Durant spoke up.
"What?"
Lin Ying didn't know what Durant was referring to.
"You rarely joked around with me before, but after arriving in Austin, you became much more cheerful."
"Have it?"
"have."
Durant gave a very affirmative answer.
Lin Ying thought about it and said nothing.
It seems so.
He himself did not notice this change, but it had a lot to do with the environment.
Especially the group of people he met after entering the University of Texas, Randy Williams, AJ Abrams, Springman, including Wanda tonight, were all very different from the people he had met before.
There was a sudden silence, both of them were thinking about their own things.
"Have you ever thought about when to enter the NBA draft?"
After a while, Durant asked first.
"Maybe the year after next."
Lin Ying gave an uncertain answer.
Although he has been on TNT before and recently entered the team's starting lineup, he is still different from a "monster" with historical talent like Durant.
Especially since the University of Texas is not considered a top NCAA team, if he wants to be selected, he will probably have to wait until Durant leaves the team and then become the team's star player before he has a chance.
Therefore, the earliest opportunity would be at the end of next season, which is 2008.
"Have you ever thought about us going to the NBA together?"
Durant then asked.
Lin Ying nodded.
Of course he had thought about this. They went to high school together and then to college together. It would be great if they could enter the NBA together.
But just as he thought, the chances of him and Durant entering the NBA together were not great.
"If we can win the NCAA championship this season, we can run for the draft together next year!"
Durant suddenly said.
"champion?"
Lin Ying looked at Durant in surprise.
Before the season started, Barnes's chicken soup gave the University of Texas players the idea of ​​making it to the tournament and even going further.
But even then, they didn't think about winning the championship.
It's too far away for them.
Especially after playing against Kansas, they knew how far they were from winning the championship.
Because there are better teams than Kansas in the power rankings.
The strongest are the villain Ohio State University, which has "Thanos" Oden and "handsome version of Ebony Maw" Conley, and the "Avengers" Florida University, which has Noah, Horford and Brewer.
The strength of these two universities is much stronger than other schools. For the University of Texas to beat them is like using an egg to hit a stone.
"Yes, champion!"
Durant's eyes were firm.
"Although we are not that strong yet, we are making progress. Defeating Iowa State is just the beginning. We will become stronger and stronger. As long as we have ideas, we have a chance to win the championship!"
When he got excited, Durant looked at Lin Ying with sharp eyes.
Lin Ying was touched by Durant's words.
When he first traveled through time a year ago, he was not even a starter on the high school team.
But after a year of "suicide" training, he not only became a starter, but also entered the NCAA Division I league.
Then in just half a year at the University of Texas, he went from being a substitute to a starter.
He may have underestimated his own progress, just as he and others underestimated the progress of the University of Texas.
In fact, nothing is impossible, just as Durant said, as long as they dare to think about it!
And as long as they win the championship, he will have a great chance to enter the NBA with Durant!
That was the happiest thing for him!
Seeing that the desire in Lin Ying's eyes was also aroused by him, Durant then stretched out his hand and extended his little finger.
This is a pinky promise with Lin Ying.
Lin Ying also stretched out his hand, and the two 18-year-old boys hooked their little fingers together and reached an agreement.
They want to win the championship this season and then enter the NBA together!
“Let’s start with Kansas!”
After the hook was made, Durant continued.
Lin Ying nodded vigorously.
We lost to Kansas last time without much temper, but it was a shame.
If they encounter it again next time, they will win back what they lost!