Min Congda was watching the game from the sidelines, his brows furrowed into the character "Chuan".
After five minutes in the first quarter, Min Congda felt that something was not going well!
What are the Warriors doing today? Why is the offense so bad?
Why do you always rush inward? Don't you know that the Clippers' two big men inside are hard to beat in black and white?
Shoot three-pointers, shoot three-pointers, weren't you pretty good before?
As a result, there was no score for five minutes. After a timeout, he managed to score two points, still relying on free throws.
At the end of the first quarter, the score was as much as 13 points behind, and the score almost did not break 10.
Min Congda, who was originally sitting peacefully on the stool, was spanked in one period until his butt itched, and he was obviously restless.
"Damn it, Warriors, are you kidding me about this crucial battle? It's a turning point! If you win this game, the Clippers will lose four games in a row!"
To say that Min Congda has made little progress over the years, he cannot look at the game calmly and objectively when playing against the Clippers.
Are the Warriors off the hook? The Warriors were obviously helpless against the Clippers. There was no way they could do anything.
In the first quarter, the Warriors used their previously successful routine, using pick-and-rolls, speed and outside shooting to attack the Clippers' perimeter, forcing the Clippers' defense to expand.
Then David Lee and Bogut used their offensive rebounding and air-cutting abilities to carry out continuous harassment attacks against the Clippers, allowing the Clippers to continue to bleed.
The Clippers' previous defense has always been more resilient than strong.
The reason why they are strong is that their offense is so sharp.
But Harden switched to the sixth man, and his offensive firepower declined.
More importantly, the continuous blood loss on the defensive end made young offensive teams like the Warriors go crazy and play more and more crazily. Finally, when the state got better, the Clippers couldn't withstand it.
But tonight's Clippers didn't have many bright spots on the offensive end, just their usual style of play.
On the defensive end, they use dense space filling and great defensive intensity, allowing the Warriors to appreciate the talent of a championship.
After the second quarter started, Mark Jackson tried to make some adjustments and wanted to use the second team to open up the situation.
Trailing by 13 points in the first quarter, the game was not hopeless. Besides, the Clippers rested four main players!
At the beginning of the second quarter, the Clippers debuted their third lineup.
PJ Tucker, Bazemore, Jimmy Butler, Matt Bonner plus Anthony Davis.
As a young rookie, Anthony Davis must play more on the court to accumulate more experience.
The players on the Clippers' third team certainly gave their best when they had the opportunity to play.
So three minutes into the second quarter, the Warriors didn't score again!
Tucker, Bazemore, and Butler are all players who defend extremely hard on the court.
All three of them are players with low talent and very hard work. They try their best every minute on the court for the sake of a big contract in the future.
The second quarter started with another 10-0 run, giving the Warriors players another minute to rest.
pause!
Mark Jackson's mouth turned down and his brows furrowed on the sidelines. Why couldn't he score?
Is my offensive system malfunctioning?
In fact, in terms of the sophistication of the offensive system, Mark Jackson's system cannot compare to Steve Kerr.
Starting with a pick-and-roll, opening up three-pointers from the outside, and following up and harassing inside, this set of offensive tactics similar to Flow has become popular throughout the league since the Mavericks won the championship in 2011.
This system focuses on pick-and-roll and shooting choices, and does not pursue specific routine choices. The focus is on adapting to changes and allowing the offense to flow.
Mark Jackson, as an emerging force among coaches, certainly brings new elements to the Warriors.
Although Flow is new, and the tactical system that starts with the pick-and-roll has spread like a virus throughout the league since 2011, gradually replacing those relatively fixed tactical routines, it is obvious that the Clippers have a more advanced and sophisticated system than Flow. Comprehensive system of transmission and cutting.
The Clippers' set is one version ahead of Flow and two versions ahead of the entire league.
The Clippers, who entered the Western Conference Finals in the 11th season, can be regarded as the pass-cutting 1.0 era. At that time, Min Congda first proposed to revive the Princeton tactical system, and hit it off with Cole, opening a new era of tactics.
After winning the championship in 2012, the Clippers took their pass-and-cut tactics a step further, weakening the tactical role of the low post inside, entering the 2.0 era, and successfully won the championship.
This season, under the leadership of Cole, the Clippers have a vague trend of evolving towards 3.0.
The weight of the outside line is getting higher and higher, the offense is getting stronger and stronger, and the firepower of Curry + Harden must be brought into full play.
As a result, Min Congda asked Cole to leave, which put the brakes on the Clippers just in time.
With Mike Malone taking over, he proposed to re-emphasize defense, change the overly aggressive starting strategy, and make the rotation and system more balanced. The Clippers' passing system was adjusted back to version 1.5.
This version is not a bad thing for the Clippers.
Being ahead in version is certainly a good thing, but being too far ahead is not necessarily a good thing.
Just like Nelson's Warriors back then, they were four or five versions ahead of the league, but ended up being ahead of the curve and ended up with a good performance but a poor record.
It's too forward-thinking, and Cole's ideal lineup of everyone shooting three-pointers and five small players may not be able to do well in the current league.
Version 1.5, if tuned properly, will make the Clippers more powerful and balanced.
Of course, Clippers head coach Tyronn Lue was not aware of these things. He just felt that the game was going on and he was leading by 20 points!
Warriors, why don't you score?
Please play well, it's hard for me if you don't score.
What do you say during this pause?
After a long pause, Tyronn Lue thought about it and handed the tactical board to Mike Malone.
Let me tell you, in this situation with a 20-point lead, I don’t need to take action. I don’t know what to say.
Mike Malone took the tactical board and said, confused, "Let me tell you?"
Tyronn Lue nodded, "This is a fine tradition of our Clippers. Any coach can make arrangements during a timeout."
There is also a fine tradition, but it is obvious that you, the head coach, have no status in this team.
Malone took over the tactical board. Unlike Coach Lu, he had vaguely figured out something in a short period of time.
He realized that the Clippers were at the forefront of the basketball trends of the times, and everything they did was groundbreaking.
"No wonder Mr. Smart always says that the most important thing here is basketball. I understand, this is a testing ground for great basketball thinking and a great temple to achieve the sublimation of basketball skills and tactics!"
Mike Malone felt excited inside, but his expression was very calm. He squatted down, asked all the players to come over, and talked to them about some key points of defense.
Because there is not much training time, there is no block of time for defensive training.
Mike Malone believes that he should simply use games as a substitute for training, constantly instill some defensive concepts during the game, and at the same time correct the players' defensive habits and problems in a timely manner.
Mike Malone is a pretty good defensive coach.
His father, Brandon Malone, was one of the co-creators of the "Jordan Rules" when he was with the Pistons.
The son inherited his father's legacy, and he has a deep understanding of defense on the field.
Unlike some coaches who follow a single template or routine and follow the same pattern wherever they go, no matter who they are, they just use what they are good at.
Mike Malone has a very flexible mind and is a modern coach.
He will teach students in accordance with their aptitude and develop strategies and systems suitable for the players based on their characteristics.
Mike Malone is keenly aware that the Clippers are extremely strong at the third position, and they have Anthony Davis, a fourth-position defender with top mobility and talent.
Moreover, the players' individual defense capabilities are generally very strong and are basically above the standard.
It can be said that the Clippers' defensive resources are extremely abundant.
It would actually be a pity if not utilized.
"When necessary, we need to switch defenses against our opponents. In order to ensure our intensity and ensure that we squeeze the opponent's space, don't be afraid to switch defenses and don't fix your opponents. Be brave and make defensive substitutions to let The opponent moves the ball, moves, and gets into a situation where there is always someone in front of you!”
Mike Malone held the tactical board to remind the players.
At the same time, he drew a simple switching strategy to defend against the pick-and-roll.
In the past, the Clippers had to deal with a large number of high pick-and-rolls and have always used a defensive strategy of sinking and retreating.
The advantage of this strategy is that it is stable and protects the three-second zone well. The disadvantage is that it has no intensity and is not enough of a threat to the ball holder.
If the defense is switched, the pressure can be increased, but it will test the player's personal defensive ability and movement speed.
Once the defensive ability is insufficient and the movement speed is not enough, the defense line will be torn apart by the opponent, and the door will be wide open.
Mike Malone began to try to get the Clippers to gradually increase their defense changes, which was a good use of the Clippers' defensive resources.
The one-minute pause passed quickly.
Mike Malone suggested a substitution inside.
Matt Bonner went down to rest temporarily.
Malone replaced Leonard, so the Clippers formed a lineup with one big and four small.
Leonard, Anthony Davis, Butler, Bazemore plus PJ Tucker.
When Cole was with the Clippers, he also liked to use one large player and four small players, but it was an offensive type of one player and four small players.
With Marc Gasol at the core.
The Clippers are a defensive team with one player and four players.
Mike Malone wants to see what kind of defensive effect the excellent forwards can have on the court.
(End of chapter)
