Where did Wang Shuo catch his eye?
If he knew what his beloved disciple was thinking at this moment, Riley would definitely tell Spoelstra:
all.
No way, in the eyes of Riley, the "old pervert", Wang Shuo, the "little pervert", just has such an appetite for him.
Let’s put aside the advantage of Wang Shuo being handsome for the moment, and take the wizard created by Wang Shuo as an example...
In Riley's view, apart from the word "perfect", he really couldn't find another word to describe "broad and profound" in English.
As the legendary coach who first proposed the "five forwards and swingmen" theory, no one in the NBA understands better than Riley the value of these top forwards and swingmen to a team that aspires to a championship.
In Riley's eyes, top swingmen can not only suppress the opponent's outside offensive core when defending, but they can also increase their own tactical variability on the court.
To put it simply, the top swingman can easily allow one's team to get misplaced offensive opportunities on the court.
Take the Wizards this season as an example, why does Boss Joe's singles efficiency far exceed that of the same period in history?
Because through simple off-ball screens, Artest, Hamilton and others can always bring the opponent's defensive weaknesses to Jordan.
You see, defensive players who are taller than Jordan are often not as fast as him.
Players who are faster than him are often unable to withstand his iron elbows.
So in this case, can you only adopt a flanking strategy against Jordan?
But in this way, wouldn't the Wizards' wings with certain outside firepower have to be selectively let go by you?
Throughout the 1990s, if the defensive coaches headed by Larry Brown were studying how to torture the opponent through defense, in addition to practicing defense, coaches like Riley and Sloan were thinking about how to torture the opponent. Attack the opponent's defense with a more efficient attack.
Although the final research results of Riley and Sloan were different, in essence, Riley's "swingman theory" and Sloan's "pick-and-roll method" are both aimed at obtaining mismatched offensive opportunities on the court.
Because after constant trial and error on the court, both Riley and Sloan believe that mismatched offense is the best solution to improve their own offensive efficiency.
However, as a true "mad coach", the even crazier Riley not only came up with the optimal solution to improve his own offensive efficiency, but also based on his research on the NBA in the 1990s, he came up with The optimal solution to crack the mismatch attack.
That is: the five-forward swingman theory.
In Riley's view, the five forwards and swingmen are not only mismatched when playing on the court, but at the same time, they can also prevent the opponent's mismatched offense by constantly switching defenses and filling positions among each other.
It turns out that Riley is indeed a genius.
Because in the future, whether it’s the Warriors’ “Five Death Guards” or “Infinite Rotation Defense,” you can see the shadow of Pat Riley’s “Five Strikers and Swingman Theory” in these tactics.
Of course, there are also the shadows of the Chicago Bulls that served as Riley's main research material and Steve Kerr's main reference material...
In short, the more he reviews the Wizards' games this season, the more Riley likes Wang Shuo.
What's more, what Wang Shuo said in an interview before, "If you can coach Michael Jordan, I believe you can do it," almost made Riley happy to death?
Well said, King!
What kind of bullshit legendary coach is Phil Jackson?
If he hadn't hugged Michael Jordan's lap and had that little bit of ink in his belly, he wouldn't even be qualified to carry my Riley shoes!
As we all know, since being convinced by Boss Joe, Jordan has become the only white moonlight in Pat Riley's mind.
Therefore, if you want to ask, who is the person Pat Riley hates the most in the NBA...
I'm afraid even the stray cat at the door of the Miami Heat training facility knows that the answer must be Phil Jackson, who was lucky enough to hold Jordan's lap and win six championships in Chicago.
Therefore, when Riley saw Wang Shuo's "overtly flattering" comment on Jackson, don't mention how happy he was at that time.
In Riley's view, Wang Shuo's brilliant results now are the best slap in the face to Phil Jackson back then!
After all, a rookie coach can coach the 38-year-old Jordan so well. What's so great about you coaching Jordan at his peak?
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On the evening of the 30th, Wang Shuo, who led his team to Miami as a guest, felt Riley's unusual enthusiasm for him as soon as he entered the stadium.
Before the game, during the routine handshake between the two coaches, Riley kissed and hugged him, which only made Wang Shuo doubt Riley's sexual orientation.
In addition, while exchanging pleasantries, Riley specifically mentioned the interesting story of eating popcorn on the sidelines during the last game, "The popcorn at our home court tastes pretty good. Do you want to try it later?"
Regarding Wang Shuo's behavior of eating popcorn on the sidelines in the last game, Riley not only did not criticize this behavior as unprofessional like other colleagues, but in Riley's view, this was exactly his beloved disciple Spoelster There is something La needs to learn from Wang Shuo.
For this reason, Spoelstra was very puzzled.
After Riley exchanged greetings with Wang Shuo, he said to him sincerely: "You don't really think that your teacher, I usually pour ice water on my head in the locker room, or smash the TV with one punch, just for simple To vent your emotions?"
Spoelstra nodded and thought to himself: Isn’t it?
Seeing this, Riley, who felt that he, the "evil disciple," was hopeless, sighed and said: "Whether Wang is showing off his personality in interviews or the outrageous behaviors he does on the sidelines... ....
It has only one purpose, and that is to attract everyone's attention. "
Spoelstra looked confused and thought to himself: Teacher, with his crazy talk and his behavior of eating popcorn on the sidelines, it's strange that others don't notice him, right?
Patting Spoelstra's shoulder lightly, Riley continued: "But why does he want to attract everyone's attention?"
Spoelstra spread his hands and complained in his mind: Maybe he, like you, teacher, should go to St. Elizabeth Hospital for treatment instead of coaching in the NBA?
Looking at Wang Shuo, who was chatting with Jordan at the Wizards half court, Riley said to Spoelstra meaningfully: "Because only by focusing on him can the Washington Wizards players Take the baggage off your shoulders and focus fully on the game.”
Looking at Wang Shuo at this moment, Riley's eyes were filled with shadows of his own youth.
You know, when he was coaching the Lakers, he had a slicked back hair and a godfather image, and he often shared the pressure from the media for Lakers players such as "Human Piledriver" Earvin Johnson.
Of course, as someone who has been there, how could Riley not know that Wang Shuo was trying his best to show off his personality at this moment for another purpose?
But for now, Riley knows that's not what he needs to learn before Spoelstra can really grow up.
After walking back to the Heat's bench, Riley let out another sigh.
Upon seeing this, Spoelstra, who thought he had done something wrong and made the teacher angry again, quickly asked Riley why he sighed.
Riley patted Spoelstra on the shoulder and said: "I'm just regretting that at this moment, I don't have enough cards and chips to have a good game with him."
The Heat still have to hunker down and wait.
On the evening of the 30th, although I didn't understand why Riley was so enthusiastic about him until the end, it did not affect Wang Shuo and the Wizards he led. On this night, they engraved their names on the NBA's historical records. .
107 to 94.
In Miami, the Washington Wizards, who have yet to lose a single game since the start of the new season, lead the league with their 15-game winning streak at the start of the season, and have also officially tied the best in NBA history jointly held by the Washington Congress (defunct) and Houston XX. Opening record.
In this game, the Heat did not cause too much trouble for the Wizards.
Although, in the midst of Riley's roar, the Heat players tried their best to stop the Wizards from making history, but as Riley said to Spoelstra, facing this team with high morale, all the efforts are accomplished in one battle. The Wizards and the current Heat do not have enough cards and chips to deal with it.
At the post-game press conference, Riley once again highly praised Wang Shuo and the Wizards he coached. After leaving the game, he said to Spoelstra seriously: "Just wait and see, if anyone still thinks that The Wizards' 15-game winning streak to start the year was just a fluke...
Then they will definitely pay a heavy price for it. "
And maybe he felt that what he just said was not strong enough.
After a pause, Riley added: "The world of the NBA has changed."
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