745 Learning Defense
One of the NH iron rules is that the closer you are to the ring, the easier it is to score.
One of the NH’s iron rules is to first choose the player with the greatest potential in the draft, the player with the same potential, and choose the player with the greatest size.
One of the iron laws of NH, the offense wins the box office, the defense wins the championship...
There are many rules in the NHA, but what is really well-known to fans should be to win the box office with offense and win the championship with defense.
Throughout the history of the league, the real strong teams are teams that combine these two sentences together. Simple offense and defense have become a thing of the past. Old Nelson was once crazy about offense, and he firmly believed that offense would win the championship.
But now, his mind has begun to change. A simple offense can win, but not a championship. Offense depends on feel and fighting spirit, but these two things cannot be controlled by humans. The playoffs and finals are all seven games. It is difficult to maintain a hot feel and crazy fighting spirit in four consecutive games.
It’s not that the offense cannot win, it’s just that it’s difficult to win continuously, especially when you face the same opponent, you study the opponent and the opponent is also studying you. Both sides are like couples in the seven-year itch, and they are too familiar with each other.
Looking at the past historical teams, the Celtics, Bulls, and the recent Shark-style Purple Gold dynasty, they are all like this. Their attacks are as fast as the wind, their invasions are as fire, while their defenses are as motionless as the mountains, and their Xu Rulin
Old Nelson knew that with Chamberlain, he could do any miracle. If he insisted on just attacking, he could win the championship. Then Chamberlain's unrivaled offensive ability could help him win a championship.
But it's just one. This will cause great damage to Chamberlain. His real strength is actually defense. If Old Nelson makes every effort to develop his offensive ability, it will invisibly bind his defensive ability and waste his potential.
Old Nelson is a stubborn old guy, but he is not a stubborn head coach. His main focus in the first two seasons was on Chamberlain's offense, and now he is going to develop his defense, which is why Bowen was invited to be a defensive coach.
A team's defense is never a one-person defense, but a strong defensive team needs to defend the core, such as Duncan of the Spurs and Ben Wallace of the Pistons
Old Nelson is not the kind of coach who likes to be on a whim. He suddenly asked the Warriors to strengthen their practice team defense because their opponent was the Mavericks, who once overturned him this season.
In December last year, the Warriors' second defeat was thanks to the Mavericks, who showed their offensive talents vividly. Under Kidd's control, the team made a gorgeous attack whirlwind and killed the Warriors with a wave of 114-10B.
The Mavericks are famous for their offense. This system was created by Old Nelson. In the summer of 2007, Old Nelson also gave the Mavericks a black eight defeat with a stronger offense.
If you want to defeat the Mavericks, old Nelson only needs to use the tactics of chaos again. The elegant Nowitzki and the rigorous Kidd are most afraid of this tactics, but for the long-term development of the team and to make the team abide by order, he cannot do this.
However, to win against the Mavericks, Old Nelson also has tricks, and defense is the first priority to kill the Mavericks.
After the previous two seasons of dormant, the season finally started to take off. Nowitzki and Kidd's combination has already had a chemical reaction. So far, the Mavericks rank among the top three in the West with a record of 45 wins and 15 losses. The two ahead of him are the Lakers and the Warriors.
The Lakers quietly rushed to the top of the West again. Kobe sacrificed his individuality and finally received the team's collective sublimation.
The Mavericks can play so well, thanks to their boss Mark Cuban for their offseason operations. They almost failed to make the playoffs last season because the Mavericks have huge disadvantages in athletic talent.
Learning from the mistakes, Cuban first obtained the former data madman who had a six-year contract through a complex four-party transaction. After failing to pursue Magic center Marsin Gotat, they obtained Drew Gooden, the more athletic Drew Guden and the forward guard swinger Quentin Ross.
In addition, veteran Tim Thomas, who had three-point specialties, successfully retained Jason Kidd. Their only significant loss compared to last season was the departure of Brandon Bass, who averaged B6 points and 46 rebounds.
After the plane landed in Dallas, the Warriors players entered the training hall to prepare for the battle.
After entering the visiting team locker room in the gym in the evening, Old Nelson deployed the tactics in detail. Finally, he said lightly: "Today's game is good, we want to win."
Chamberlain stood up and said in a deep voice: "Fuck you all, today we must win not only to win, we must slaughter Dallas, do you understand what I mean? Use defense, slaughter the damn Mavericks, use attack, slaughter this city."
West restrained his usual hippie smile, he looked at Old Nelson solemnly and said, "Boss, don't worry, we will definitely breathe a lot for you."
The Warriors say this because something happened not long ago at the end of February, that is, Mavericks owner Cuban uses the complaint process to delay paying his salary owed to Nelson.
The glory of the Mavericks was created by Old Nelson. He used his hard work and staying up late to study tactics to create the Southwest Mavericks.
What happened? In 2004, he was kicked out of the Mavericks like a homeless man. When he left the Mavericks, he left Nowitzki Finley's golden inner and outer combination, and took away a pair of special trousers and a pair of special leather shoes:
Although Old Nelson's prostate cancer was cured, his ability to hold urine was greatly reduced, and he even needed to urinate with a catheter in many cases. Of course, there was no time for him to urinate continuously on the court, so he took a catheter on his pants legs, and the urine bag was on the sole of the leather shoes.
Old Nelson paid so much for Cuban, and this guy who always claimed to be generous and generous was still unwilling to make up for the $7.1 million salary he owed Old Nelson.
What makes people speechless is that he is angry with the stubborn old man or is he using the money to invest and make money. In short, Cuban actually claimed at the end of February that he would take every opportunity to delay the date of repaying the wage arrears.
At that time, the Texas Economic News interviewed Cuban. The guy said: "I won't hand over the money to Don Nelson as soon as possible. This is a business decision of the team. I believe no one will expect the court to make a different judgment. This is just a simple rule. Because this part of the money is cheap, he wants to return it later. To be honest, I can't guarantee that this idea is 100% HT, but I think that's the case."
The old Nelson was distraught and angry, and the irritable old man said at the time: "I don't understand why he is so stingy, but when you see his behavior, you will understand why the baseball league bosses are unwilling to cooperate with this guy."
After hearing Chamberlain and West's assurance, Old Nelson smiled on his face, and he patted the players on the shoulders one by one and walked out of the locker room.
After Old Nelson left, Chamberlain's face became even more serious. He stared at his teammates and said, "Since Cuban's shameless bitch chose not to pay back his wages, we have to give him some color to see guys, we are not a debt collection company, but we have a way to force him to pay back the money."
Iverson sneered: "Slaughter them and win the most points. We can even adjust the playoff schedule and send them endless humiliation."
Chamberlain snapped his fingers and pointed at Iverson and said, "You're right, AI, that's it." After that, he looked at Billups and said, "Changxi, you can analyze the opponent's lineup."
Old Nelson is too old to take care of this team for long. He has started to choose successors, and Billups is his first choice.
Billups' contract expires this summer, and the Warriors intend to sign a contract with him for L. This contract is for Billups to continue to play for the Warriors as a player and for the fourth season as a player and assistant coach.
Old Nelson is working hard to train Billups, and sometimes even let him deploy tactics.
Billups pondered and said seriously: "Looking at the five positions of the Mavericks, their starting lineups are impeccable. Starting from the point guard Kidd, he is almost the strongest person in the l position; in the inside, they also have two 7-foot-long men who can fully compete for the center position; and Nowitzki's body shape can be regarded as a template in the number four position, with both height and physique. The most terrifying thing is that Nowitzki has a very comprehensive offensive and defensive means."
"In addition, during the All-Star Game, the Dallas made a good deal, and they exchanged for Caron Butler, who is a scoring maniac. His 6-foot-7-inch height can have an advantage in the 2nd position or the - number. As for Sean Marion, we are all familiar with this guy. He is an underrated guy.
"In addition to the comprehensive starting lineup, the Mavericks' substitute lineup is also very strong and an international column. Many people have been tempered at the Turkish World Championships this summer, including Puerto Rican Barria, Frenchman, rookie Bob E, and Akinsa and Massimmi. The two people who need to attract our attention are the two, Jason Special and Danpier, who are the substitutes outside the streets and one-on-one, have been the Mavericks' surprise recently."
"Shit, no, let's say that, how do I feel like the Lord's Guard we are facing?" West said in surprise.
Billups glanced at West, and Chamberlain said first: "Shut up, you idiot, you despise the enemy strategically and attach importance to the enemy tactically? We can say that slaughtering Dallas against the Mavericks, but when we really deploy tactics, we must face them seriously. This is the third in the West."
"I like this very good saying goes, I'm smiling, "Changsey, continue."
Billups said: "I conducted the last and most important analysis of the Mavericks' advantages. The biggest advantage is their luxurious forward group, from Dirk Nowitzki, Marion, Josh Howard to Gooden, are all famous figures. Even the three sure substitutes, Thomas, Humphries and Singleton have their own characteristics.
Chamberlain picked up a tactical analysis manual and studied several people Billups focused on. Thomas averaged 16 points per game in his career and shot more than 4 in his three-point shooting percentage in the previous three seasons. Humphries and Singleton shone after the All-Star Game and could provide enough muscle and rebounds for the Mavericks' inside line. There is no doubt that these two are used specifically to deal with Chamberlain.
After analyzing the advantages, Billups began to analyze the Mavericks' weaknesses: "Their disadvantages are as obvious as their advantages, that is defense. Although Cuban used the efforts of the summer to greatly enhance the team's athletic ability, Dallas has never been a team that relies on defense to make a living. The disadvantage on the defensive end is the biggest reason why they failed the playoffs again and again."
"Except Marion and Kidd, the individual defense abilities of others are not worth mentioning, but Marion is already l years old. Where is Kidd? Ha, we are almost forty years old, so today's tactic is to suppress first and then rise, that is, first use firm defense to curb their offensive, find opportunities, attack wildly, and massacre them."
Chapter completed!