Curry is more confident than last season when shooting three-pointers.
This is due not only to Min Congda's "indulgence", but also to Xia Tian's confidence after his improved abilities.
He still looks a little thin, but he is gradually losing his childishness and his body is getting thicker.
He learned a lot of skills in the game while on the U.S. national team, and his shooting also amazed many people.
His shooting posture is so special that the national team's shooting coach can't guide him. Anyway, as long as you can make it.
Curry is very lucky that from high school, to college, to the NBA, no coach has stood up and said to him: "You are wrong to play like this. You have to play according to the standards and regulations. Your shooting posture It’s too weird, it needs to be changed.”
Dunleavy had the intention of reforming him, but he was quickly killed by Min Congda.
He was able to grow freely and thrive as he was supposed to, becoming a unique point guard.
Andre Miller, the starting point guard of the Trail Blazers opposite, is the opposite of Curry.
This is a traditional point guard who barely shoots three-pointers.
Last season, he averaged 1 three-pointer per game and hit 0.2.
Basically, I only shoot one as a last resort, and the hit rate is extremely low.
Miller scored a career-high 52 points against the Mavericks last season.
He made 22 of 31 shots in the game and only made one three-pointer. He scored 52 points solely on two points and free throws.
He and Curry simply mirror each other, one is excellent at three-pointers, and the other never shoots three-pointers.
Miller then used the pick-and-roll to get to the basket, throw away the defense and hit a floater to score two points.
Both sides started using their best offensive methods to attack each other.
The game went very smoothly, the intensity of the confrontation was not high, and the shooting percentages of both sides were okay.
The score increased alternately, and until the official timeout, there was no dead ball.
At the official timeout, the score between the two sides was 11:12, with the Clippers leading the Trail Blazers by 1 point.
The two sides fought fairly mildly, each playing their own style.
The Clippers have more freedom, more options, and average defense.
The Blazers were more rigorous and worked hard on defense, but the results were not very good.
McMillan criticized Curry's lack of tight perimeter defense during the timeout.
Whether Curry is holding the ball or not, he is going around and around, making it difficult for the Blazers' defense.
This is still the first quarter, and the game has just begun. As the game progresses, any holes will be opened wider and wider.
McMillan was a defensive backfield as a player and won the defensive second team with the Sonics.
Partnering with Payton, they formed the Sonics' super-powerful oppressive defense.
After becoming a coach, McMillan also placed great emphasis on defense, especially pressing the ball holder.
They have a good Spider-Man 3 in Batum.
The strong Miller is also a good defender at the first position.
In the last game against the Suns, the Trail Blazers completed as many as 11 steals.
Forcing the Suns to make as many as 19 turnovers, this was the Suns with Nash controlling the offense.
It is enough to show that in the new season, under the guidance of McMillan, the Trail Blazers have made great progress in defense.
In the new season, they obviously want to make a name for themselves in the Western Conference.
Improving defense has always been the only way for a team to improve its combat effectiveness.
After the timeout, the Trail Blazers increased their intensity on the defensive end, increasing double-teaming and delaying the ball holder.
Forcing the ball carrier to rush the ball increases their likelihood of turning the ball over.
As expected, the Clippers made two consecutive mistakes and were counterattacked by the Trail Blazers.
After two consecutive fast breaks, the Trail Blazers overtook the score and took the lead.
Min Congda felt relieved and thought: "Nate McMillan has some ideas and improved the Blazers' defense, especially the pressure on the ball holder. Generally speaking, when a team's defense improves, its record will definitely increase. Yes. It’s just that his style of play is a bit old-fashioned.”
Min Congda watched some games between the Heat, Celtics, and Trail Blazers yesterday.
Overall, he has a feeling that these teams emphasize defense, which is correct.
But I always feel that there is a lack of new things. It seems that this set of things has been popular in the NBA since more than 10 years ago.
Min Congda stayed at home during the offseason to catch up on a lot of classes and watched a lot of game videos from the 1980s, 1990s, and 2000s.
Many of today's defensive tactics and techniques appeared and were perfected in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
It almost reached a peak in the mid-2000s, when the Pistons and Spurs were at their peak.
After that, the NBA began to modify the rules, which began to favor outside players' offense and make the game more enjoyable.
It's just that there has been some improvement in the development of offensive tactics and skills in the past two years.
If most teams want to improve their overall strength, their first idea is to focus on defense.
Because defense requires discipline and teamwork. If the defense is grasped, team morale will generally be lifted.
Many bad teams have gradually improved their records, starting with defensive improvements.
Just doing this would be a bit boring from a spectator's perspective.
Watching the video, Min Congda has already experienced the ultimate defense of the Pistons, Spurs, and SuperSonics.
What about the offense? Where is the exquisite team offensive coordination?
Some high-intensity games become ugly later on.
He has become a superstar and has hard solutions, and sometimes his solutions are not pretty.
"Forget it, stop thinking about it, leave this kind of thing to the coaches to solve. I only care about the Clippers losing, but if the defense can win, it will be no problem."
Min Congda told himself not to think about whether the tactics were good or not.
The Trail Blazers' defense has strengthened, and it would be a good thing to beat the Clippers to death.
After the Trail Blazers took the lead, Dunleavy did not call a timeout.
Curry made a gesture towards Gasol, and Gasol understood it.
The two cooperated in a high pick-and-roll, and Curry broke through on the right side.
Others thought that Garfield was going to follow the pass, but Curry turned around and passed the ball to Garcinia at the top of the key.
Xiaojia caught the ball and shot a three-pointer directly, and he hit!
Przbilla couldn't prevent this ball at all and could only watch Xiaojia take action.
Min Congda took a look, you little Gasol, you are so young and you don’t learn well!
How come you, a center, started shooting three-pointers? Who did you learn it from?
Gasol didn't take a single three-pointer last season.
And he hit a three-pointer in the first game of the season.
After the goal, all the fans chanted. It is rare for a center to shoot a three-pointer.
After scoring the goal, Xiaojia was also smiling from ear to ear. He just gave it a try.
During the offseason, under the guidance of Curry, he also began to practice three-pointers, but he has not yet planned to use it as a regular weapon.
Unexpectedly, the goal was scored, and the Clippers tied the score in one round.
McMillan looked at the offense and thought, when did Dunleavy make such a fool of himself? Are you, old Nelson, possessed?
Dunleavy said, MD, I didn’t teach them to play like this! Xiaojia, you are not Laimbeer. Why do you shoot three-pointers?
Obviously, this is a tacit understanding between Xiaojia and Curry, not Lao Deng's tactics.
Another benefit of free growth is that smart players have greater control over the situation.
One day, they'll be playing on the field and won't need a coach at all.
(End of chapter)
