"Pick and roll? Shaq should be in the post!"
After playing G2, the Lakers and the Kings players arrived in Sacramento.
After arriving at the away hotel, Dunn took the initiative to find O'Neal and knocked on O'Neal's door.
Dunn tried to persuade O'Neal to cooperate with him in practicing pick-and-roll cooperation in the next few days so that it can be used in the next G3 and G4, and even in subsequent games.
"Shaq, don't resist, playing the pick-and-roll is a good thing for you and for me.
Although you are very fat now, your width and strength are like a mobile fortress. You can help me stop everyone.
And when I drive to the basket or stretch to the three-point line to shoot, you can more easily go down toward the basket from the other side.
Even if there are two big men double-teaming you, as long as you want to get the ball, I will immediately pass the ball into the air and let you attack the basket.
Once you catch the ball in the air, no one can stop you!
You are like a big truck, you can use your impact to smash everything that is in your way.
Please believe me, we are invincible in the pick-and-roll! "
Although G2 won, Duane and Kobe's playing time reached a new high, a total of 43 minutes!
On the contrary, O'Neal, the Lakers boss, only played 28 minutes because he hindered the team's defense.
In the previous G2 game, O'Neal's offensive efficiency was very good.
However, the quality of the Lakers' interior rotation players is too poor. Once O'Neal goes down, the weakness of insufficient interior defense will be exposed.
Although O'Neal slows down the Lakers' retreat speed and is easily converted by the Kings, as long as O'Neal is on the court, the quality of the Lakers' defensive frame protection is still remarkable.
Therefore, increasing O'Neal's playing time is the key to the Lakers winning G3 and G4.
Furthermore, G3 and G4 are the home games of the Kings, but Kobe went to Eagle County for a hearing again because of an off-court incident.
Although Kobe can come back in time to participate in the next game, the constant traveling and off-court factors will also make Kobe physically and mentally exhausted and affect his competitive state in away games.
Dunn wants to ensure that he wins on the road next time, at least once.
Then we need to solve the existing problem of O'Neal's retreat and further increase O'Neal's offensive efficiency.
As the series progresses, O'Neal's physical fitness will definitely become worse and worse, and it will be impossible to shoot a very high shooting rate under two or three double teams all the time.
Therefore, Duan thought for a whole night and felt that instead of continuing to let O'Neal squat under the basket, it would be better to let O'Neal come out from the low post and run more.
After running for thirty minutes and running out of energy to take a rest, it is better than being able to score only 28 points because the defense drags down the team.
As Duan said, O'Neal is very suitable for pick-and-roll!
Once O'Neal is willing to cooperate with Duan in the pick-and-roll, not only O'Neal can more easily attack the basket and score.
Duane can also get more outside shots, or use the screen to get to the basket.
Duan knew very well that it was not that O'Neal didn't know how to play pick-and-roll, it was just because of laziness, team status, and self-esteem.
How did O'Neal play after being traded to the Heat? In order to win the fourth championship earlier than Kobe, doesn't O'Neal have to play pick-and-roll with Wade?
O'Neal's screen quality and Wade's inconsistent shooting have all evolved into Jordan who is 5 centimeters shorter!
Although this is also achieved by Wade's personal ability, Wade averaged 34.7 points per game in the finals and O'Neal averaged 13.7 points per game. No one thought that Wade led the team to win the championship with a single core. Everyone who has watched the game knows O'Neal's influence .
In fact, O'Neal's pick-and-roll ability is still good.
As early as in the NCAA, when O'Neal was still serving as Chris Jackson's little brother, O'Neal often played pick-and-rolls with Chris Jackson.
The name Chris Jackson may not be familiar to you, but many people should have heard of Curry's draft template-Moonlight Pistol, Muhammad Abdul-Rauf.
Why does O'Neal like Curry so much? There is some reason for this.
After retiring, O'Neal often said that he and Curry were invincible in the pick-and-roll!
If they were all in their prime, Curry's three-pointers, his ability to get out of the basket and hit the big one, O'Neal's pick-and-roll quality, and his downfield impact would all make people unable to say fuck, they can only give me the ball, I want to go home.
As for their respective defensive issues, isn’t basketball a team sport? Even though 3D is hard to find, there are definitely a lot of strikers who can do the dirty work, right?
Today's Lakers have Kobe on the outside and Malone on the inside.
Although Duan's offense is not as good as Curry's, he still has considerable advantages in defense.
Such a strong four-star lineup is one of the best throughout NBA history!
As long as O'Neal is willing to play a pick-and-roll and Duan holds the ball in the offensive round, O'Neal in the high position can return to defense faster, thus avoiding being converted by the Kings.
O'Neal catches the ball and attacks the basket. As long as the ball is not damaged when receiving the ball, it is always more comfortable and less laborious than playing in a low post.
Once Duane and O'Neal's pick-and-roll was effective, the Kings had to adjust their defensive focus and send people to double-team Duen and O'Neal.
In this way, Kobe, who is in a low position, can act as a trump card and catch the Kings off guard.
To put it bluntly, inside players create offensive threats in the low post and put pressure on opponents. There is more than just low post play.
Usually it is easy first and then difficult. First learn the pick-and-roll, and then learn to play singles with the basket behind the basket.
O'Neal has experience in pick-and-roll before, and it is not difficult to pick up now.
The only difficult thing is to let go of your inner reserve. After all, singles is a reflection of the team's status.
These days, who the hell is not the only one who has the privilege of being able to take the ball and play in isolation only if he is the boss of the team?
Although O'Neal has also considered that if Kobe has the ability to steal the championship MVP from him, then let Kobe do it.
However, when it came time to play a pick-and-roll with Duan and then hand over the low post to Kobe for singles, O'Neal was still a little unwilling.
Du En pestered O'Neal for two days in a row, and then O'Neal relented and was willing to cooperate with Du En in pick-and-roll during training.
However, the time interval between G2 and G3 is only two days.
Duen and O'Neal have only practiced pick-and-roll cooperation for an afternoon, and the two-two cooperation is still relatively unfamiliar. The G3 game will start in the evening.
Fortunately, at around 10 o'clock in the morning, Kobe had already returned to the hotel where the Lakers were staying.
In the next G3 game, the pick-and-roll cooperation between Duen and O'Neal may not be available on the court immediately. They can practice in games and sharpen their skills in the field.
But Kobe's timely return also allowed the Lakers' lineup to maintain the integrity of the lineup, making Duan feel a little relieved despite being nervous.
The Lakers relied on this lineup to win in G1 and G2 before!
By G3, even if you don’t deploy a new killer move, you may not lose!
There is actually nothing to be afraid of in the away games in the playoffs. After all, the climate in Sacramento is no different from that in Los Angeles.
(End of chapter)
