Things are unpredictable. The Bullets had just been defeated by the Nuggets, who were third from last in the Western Conference, by a 35-point margin, and immediately won the SuperSonics, which was third from last in the Western Conference.
As the saying goes, there are no underdogs in the NBA. As long as the team is not really bad, its strength cannot be underestimated.
In defeating the powerful rival SuperSonics, Weber was undoubtedly the main contributor, but he could not do without the help of his teammates.
Jaylen Rose scored 13 points and 11 assists tonight. Those who didn't know better thought he was playing point guard.
There is no way, the flying car is locked up by Payton and cannot take care of himself. Many passes can only be directed through Rose first. Rose will pass to Webber after receiving the ball, and Webber will make a mid-range shot after receiving the ball. Naturally, there will be more assists.
Davis also played very well. He actually scored 16 points and 14 rebounds tonight, a top-notch center data. The opposing SuperSonics center Jim only scored 5 points and 7 rebounds. It can be said that Davis was completely beaten. The matchup was crushed.
Don't use bean bags as dry food. Davis is an All-Star after all. Against super centers like O'Fatty, the effect will definitely not be as good as Ben's. But when he abuses his opponent, he can strike much harder than Ben. At least he is better than Ben. The offensive ability must be at least one level stronger.
Mashburn's statistics were very unremarkable, with only 6 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 blocks and 2 steals, but Lin Yu felt that he was the best player on the field besides Webb.
His role on the defensive end is too great. Payton defended the speedster as badly as Mashburn defended Schremf.
It is normal for Schrempf to score 17 or 8 points in a game, but he only scored 8 points tonight, and his shooting percentage was extremely low.
As for Speedy, he played for 30 minutes tonight and scored 7 points and 4 assists. It cannot be said that he is useless. After all, without him, Lin Yu would have to waste his brain cells to select other starting lineups.
After winning against the Sonics, the Washington Bullets had the same record as the Magic. According to the tie-breaker ranking rules, the Bullets actually squeezed out the Magic and jumped directly from ninth in the Eastern Conference to seventh in the Eastern Conference.
The so-called tie-breaker rule, also known as the tie-breaker rule, is relatively complicated. Simply put, the Bullets' current record against the Magic this season is two wins and one loss, so with the same number of wins, the Bullets are ranked higher.
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The All-Star Weekend is coming, Webber went to Cleveland to participate in the All-Star Game, and other players also took a break. Lin Yu was still too busy to take a break.
"Huh? Do you want a psychiatrist?"
"Any psychiatrist, that's all a lie. I'm a psychiatrist. If any player has a psychological problem, send him to me and I'll take him out for a drink or two to make sure all the problems are gone."
Unseld is a pure and straight man. In his opinion, there is no psychological problem that cannot be solved by a bottle of whiskey.
"Other teams have psychiatrists on their coaching staffs, can't we also have one?"
"They are all equipped? Where did you get the news? As far as I know, only the Knicks have a psychiatrist, and that one was assigned by Stern, who is responsible for channeling the violent tendencies of old New Yorkers."
"Do you know how exaggerated their salaries are for psychiatrists, dentists and divorce lawyers? Many of them make more than me in a year."
"Pauline gave you, the head coach, two to three hundred thousand dollars, and you expect him to hire a full-time psychiatrist? You might as well kill him."
Lin Yu was secretly stunned. He didn't expect that hiring a psychiatrist would be so difficult.
"Then why don't you hire a part-time worker? Or find someone who is young and has junior qualifications. It should be cheaper." Lin Yu did not give up hope and continued to ask.
"That's fine, but if you invite someone like this, don't expect much good results."
"Maybe it's not as good as a bottle of whiskey."
"By the way, who has a mental problem? Legler? I have long thought that this old white boy is a bit perverted."
Unseld is quite accurate in his judgment of people, but Brother Legs has indeed become more and more out of character recently.
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On Friday afternoon, Lin Yu was sitting in his office, with assistant coaches Bob Stark and Bernie Biskduff sitting in front of him.
"Bob, your qualifications are much older than mine. Our Bullets' current record is pretty good, but I still feel like we're missing something."
"I think we should find a tactical system that suits us. What do you think? Do you have any suggestions?"
Lin Yu smiled gently at Old Bob, keeping his posture very low.
If we really talk about seniority, Old Bob is older than Unseld. He is exactly 60 years old this year. He started playing professional basketball for the ABA Pittsburgh Condors in 1971, and soon returned to his alma mater as an assistant coach.
Later, he served as an assistant coach to Chuck Daly, the godfather of bad boys.
In the late 1980s, he even served as the head coach of Wake Forest University, Duncan's alma mater, for five years.
Later, he entered the NBA and has been working as an assistant coach. Under normal circumstances, he has only been an NBA coach for one day in his nearly 40-year coaching career, that is, he has been the acting coach for one game with the Bullets.
In the end, this game also went to Lin Yu...
It's indeed tragic, but it also proves from the side that Bob's coaching ability is indeed not very good, otherwise it would be impossible to be like this.
"Lin, this is..."
"Of course a tactical system is needed, but it is not essential. It all depends on you as the coach."
"I'll just say a few words about this matter, as long as you understand. In short, you can also see the current situation of our Bullet Team..."
Old Bob talked a lot, which made Lin Yu completely confused.
What he said was very high-level, and he captured the essence of nonsense literature. It would be a pity not to take the civil service exam.
"Ahem, Lin, when Linam was here, we also talked about this topic and studied the mainstream tactics in the league."
"It's a pity that due to the player configuration issues at the time, many tactics could not be used."
"Now with the growth of Ben and others, there is hope that some tactics can be used, such as the Bulls' triangle offense or the Hawks' 32 system. We can try them all."
Bernie Biskduff saw old Bob hesitating and saying nothing, so he smiled bitterly and helped smooth things over.
He is actually older than old Bob. His father and grandfather were both black slaves who worked hard in the coal mines. Old Bernie can be where he is today thanks to Lincoln.
At the age of 25, he took the position of head coach of the University of San Diego, and he was not even a transition coach. He stayed there for four years.
Although he didn't do as well as he did later on, he was much better than old Bob.
Lin Yu pondered, it had been half a month since he traveled through time, and it was time to establish a tactical system for his Bullets team.
Tactical system and tactics are not the same thing. For example, Lin Yu's double pick-and-roll on the outside for Speed and Leg Brother is also a tactic, but it is not a tactical system.
The system includes a variety of tactics and complete sets of tactics.
There are five most mainstream tactical systems in the league today, namely Jackson's triangle offense, Sloan's pick-and-roll system, Wilkens' 32 system, Adelman's Princeton system and Tomjanovich's low-post offensive system.
Lin Yu is not killing Matt, of course he also wants to play mainstream tactics.
The first thing that can be eliminated from these five tactics is Princeton and low-post offense, which are not suitable for the existing Bullets player configuration at all.
The Princeton system needs a center who can sit under the basket and can pass and shoot. This is the foundation of the system. In today's league, the Hornets' Divac and the Timberwolves' Tom Gugliotta are both suitable to be Princeton's central axis. The Bullets' Big Ben and Davis are obviously not good enough.
The low-post offensive system, as the name suggests, focuses on attacking the basket. This tactic is simple and crude, and has extremely high requirements for the low-post abilities of the center and power forward. Before Tang Shuai coached the Rockets, he used the twin towers of Dameng and Thorpe. During the season, Dameng and Flying Pig Barkley Twin Towers were used.
The Bullets don't have this condition at all. Big Ben's low-post offense is almost negligible, and Webb is not good at the low-post fourth position. Uncle Huo's low-post position is okay, but it can only be said to be average and cannot be called the top in the league.
Immediately afterwards, Lin Yu eliminated the 32 system. This system is the Eagles' signature tactic. Lin Yu had seen the power of this tactic before against the Eagles.
It's a pity that this tactic focuses on the outside, and the shooting rights are all concentrated in the second and third positions, and the players in the other three positions serve as their tools.
Mashburn still has a psychological barrier. Jaylen Rose's offense is not bad, but he can't compare to Webb.
There is really no need for Lin Yu to pick up the sesame seeds and lose the watermelon.
Looking at it this way, the only feasible mainstream tactics are pick-and-roll and triangle offense.
"After the All-Star Weekend is over, let's start practicing the triangle offense in training and give it a try."
"Bernie, I'm sorry to bother you with this work."
Lin Yu was indeed a hardcore player in his previous life, and he knew very well about tactics, but when it came to how to train players to run tactics, he had no idea. He could only rely on an old coach like Bernie, who could learn from him by his side. one time.
In the past life, I had only heard about many things related to the NBA, but had never actually done it. After traveling through time, Lin Yu was actually gradually growing up.
