Anyone who has watched the NBA for a long time knows that the NBA and zone defense have never had a close relationship. Zone defense was banned in the 1980s and allowed again in 2001, but it has never been popular. Many players think that zone defense is weak.
Behavior.
When reporters on the scene heard Jenny Helen’s question, they all scoffed.
When covering breaking news, discussing tactics with players is such a childish behavior.
The reason why Jenny raised this question was because she felt that rule changes were the biggest factor affecting player performance. She would be a team reporter for the Chicago Bulls in the future, and she hoped that the players she interviewed would be someone who understood
A player who understands the rules and can take advantage of them will be more likely to become a superstar.
Lu Yu smiled, and then said calmly: "I think this does not affect my playing in the NBA. If you interpret the rules carefully, you should find that there is another rule after the introduction of zone defense this year.
The extended rule is to defend for three seconds."
Jenny Helen was stunned for a moment, she didn't quite understand.
"I often played zone defense in the NCAA, so it is not difficult for me to play zone defense. However, the most essential difference between NBA zone defense and FIBA rules is the setting of three seconds of defense."
Lu Yu's words attracted the attention of reporters around him.
Some can understand, and some are confused.
General manager Jerry Krause, who was standing aside, suddenly became interested, while Cartwright and head coach Floyd, who were sitting in the audience, were also thoughtful.
"Defending for three seconds means that the big man cannot stand under the basket for a long time to protect the basket, and the offensive team will be more likely to attack the penalty area. While ensuring the enjoyment, it will also completely change the NBA team's thinking on both ends of the offense and defense."
"Many European big men who come to play in the NBA are like a new person when they return to the Fiba arena. This has a lot to do with it."
"In addition, NBA courts are bigger, which is also disadvantageous for zone defense."
"Because zone defense is also called zone defense. As the name suggests, five people stand in a formation. Each person has an area under their own control, and every two people have an area under common jurisdiction. Therefore, the larger the field area, the larger the activity area.
Defending will be relatively difficult, but that’s not the point.”
"The key point is to defend for three seconds. Since it is a zone defense, one area is stipulated to only stand for three seconds, but you can stand casually in other areas. It is equivalent to a shield with a hole. Are you still willing to use it?"
Lu Yu's words caused an uproar among the reporters.
He used the simplest words to analyze this set of rules thoroughly.
Lu Yu's interpretation also let everyone know that zone defense may not be very popular in the tactical manuals of the head coaches of each team.
Of course, it’s also related to culture. The NBA is a business alliance, a star-making alliance, and viewing and star effect are very important. Encouraging individual heroism will make it easier for superstars to be born. Therefore, the NBA has more one-on-one duels than any other league. In their eyes,
, that is the battle between real men.
The league will only defend for three seconds after resuming zone defense. The meaning is very clear. The change in the rules will not affect the core values.
Lu Yu did not continue to explain the illegal defense.
Because it's not necessary. A three-second defense can clearly describe the league's intentions.
But obviously, the smart reporter didn't intend to let this opportunity pass.
A reporter asked: "Then what do you think of the cancellation of illegal defense?"
Lu Yu said with a smile: "If you want to understand this problem, you have to understand what illegal defense is. Illegal defense means that a person without the ball cannot have two defenders around him at the same time. You can flank the person with the ball, but if he plays the ball very quickly,
Quickly, the moment the ball was released, two people were still guarding him, creating a situation where two people were attacking the person without the ball. The referee was very strict."
"It's a bit complicated to say, but it actually encourages one-on-one combat. If you want to attack from a flank, just do it. Otherwise, don't flank."
"understand?"
Jenny Helen understood, and she also got the answer she wanted - Lu Yu is a player who knows how to understand the rules. As for whether he can use the rules, it depends on his future performance.
Lu Yu's words made Tim Floyd and Bill Cartwright, who were sitting in the audience, look at each other.
Unlike many NBA players who need the coaching staff to constantly explain the rules, Lu Yu does not need to. Lu Yu has his own understanding, and as people who work in the league, they have a deeper understanding of the league's rule changes.
The NBA's weakening of illegal defense did not happen overnight, but it has been weakened step by step since the 1983-84 season, until the 01-02 season was completely cancelled. Even now, there is no paper explanation for the change of illegal defense rules, only each team
Just received the message.
The 1983-84 season is an important time point.
Because this is the prelude to Stern coming to power.
And Stern is a Utah businessman with a legal background - he understands the law and views basketball from a businessman's perspective. Look at the NBA rules under his rule, which increasingly show his language skills. Who can play better than him professionally?
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What Stern used was actually the method of boiling a frog in warm water. Looking at it from his perspective - it was obvious that he was not completely satisfied with the rules brought by his predecessor.
He wants to achieve a high degree of commercialization in the NBA but is not eager to make changes in the rules. Even the first and second generations of players during his administration can hardly feel that he has tampered with the rules when they look back.
What hands and feet were moved?
The reporter asked again: "Why should we introduce zone defense and weaken illegal defense?"
Lu Yu was not impatient. The head coach of the team was sitting in the audience, and the general manager of the team was standing next to him. It was an opportunity for them to get to know him. He coughed lightly and continued: "Some people say that the reason why the NBA is
The purpose of introducing zone defense is to restrict O'Neal; but the Sharks are not young anymore, and there is only one Shark in the world, so it is impossible to copy it."
"Actually, before the NBA introduced zone defense, zone defense basically became the standard for playoff teams."
"It's just that the teams brought out by the coaches in the playoffs are generally very good at tactics. They know how to take advantage of loopholes and play zone defense while avoiding the referee's sight."
"For example, George Karl, Don Nelson, Pitino, Riley, Jeff Van Gundy...these are typical teams that play zone defense."
The audience burst into laughter.
Lu Yu's words reminded them of the playoffs in recent years. This was really the case. As for the coaches named by Lu Yu, I don't know what they thought when they saw the interview.
"Since we have created a situation where there are policies from above and countermeasures from below, then we should simply let go."
Lu Yu used this sentence to put an end to this issue. In fact, there is another reason, but it is not appropriate to say it on this occasion.
That reason is that American talents are already in a difficult situation in the international arena to the point where it is difficult to score points.
Don't look at Carter's death dunk leap over Weiss, but in fact the United States was almost overturned.
This is the power of zone defense in fiba.
Stern, who was watching TV in the United States, naturally had a disgraceful face, so he introduced zone defense at the end of the 2001 regular season. This approach was also to cooperate with the US national team. After all, no matter how the NBA deepens its internationalization strategy, the basic
Still in the United States.
Since the introduction of zone defense, which is contrary to the ultimate goal of encouraging offense, illegal defense can only withdraw from the stage of history.
Then we need to find new ways to check and balance zone defense so that the NBA can continue on the path of commercialization.
So in the same off-season when zone defense was introduced and illegal defense was completely eliminated, the NBA invented the three-second defense to weaken tentacle defense.
So, everyone knows that the spring of the defender is coming.
Lu Yu's understanding of the rules shocked the team's management and coaching staff.
Look at Trenton Hassell and Tyson Chandler, who look like fools on the sidelines, they are simply worlds apart.
The reporter then asked about some topics outside the basketball court.
By the way, I interviewed two other rookies.
Half an hour later, amid a burst of applause, the press conference ended successfully.
…
Cartwright drove Lu Yu along the way and saw that it was not far from home, so he asked to get out of the car and walk back.
The moonlight is bright and the evening breeze is blowing.
Lu Yu was taking a walk on the way home with the evening breeze blowing.
He knows that he has taken the first step to enter the NBA, but there is still a long way to go before he can grow into a true star player. Star players have superstars, and it all takes time.
The day for the team's intensive training is coming soon, and integrating into the team is the first step for Lu Yu.
Lu Yu had a headache when he thought about integrating into the team.
That guy Artest just stole a pair of sneakers from him and has shown signs of bullying rookies.
What's more, there are a bunch of old fritters.
Lu Yu was thinking wildly all the way and unknowingly arrived at the door of his house. A red Ferrari drove past him and honked the horn. Lu Yu looked up and stepped aside, unable to see clearly through the glass.
The person's appearance can only be roughly judged to be a woman.
This area is a wealthy area of Chicago. There are many wealthy people. It is not uncommon for women to drive sedans.
Lu Yu opened the door and was about to enter the yard when he heard the sound of the horn again.
Lu Yu turned around and looked at it. It was the car just now. It was parked at the door next door. A garbage bin occupied its parking space. If it wanted to park, it could only block the door next door.
The car started to fall backwards, seemingly to adjust its parking position.
Just as Lu Yu was about to turn around, the roar of the car engine suddenly came. The red sports car accelerated violently, and with Lu Yu's stunned eyes, it crashed into it with a bang.
The trash can flew out, and the garbage in the trash can was flying all over the sky.
"Tsk tsk..."
Lu Yu didn't expect that the female car owner had such a bad temper.
Logically speaking, the trash can in front of your home should be placed by your own home. You can just go down and move it yourself. As for knocking it open with a car?
Gerda Theron next door obviously heard the noise and walked out of the house quickly.
"Charlize, what's wrong with you? Why did you hit the trash can again?"
Lu Yu obviously noticed that Gerda Theron said one word after another.
Obviously this isn't the first time.
And the driver in the car, needless to say, must be the Charlize Theron mentioned by Mrs. Gedda.
Isn't it very gentle?
Tell me, what the hell is this called tenderness?
Charlize Theron stepped out of the car, kicked on her high heels, and made a crisp sound: "I told you, I can't leave things lying around when I'm not at home."
After saying that, he walked directly into the house.
They didn't even pay attention to Lu Yu, their neighbor.
Gerda Theron smiled awkwardly at Lu Yu who was in the yard next to her: "Well, that is my daughter. Obviously, there may be something bad going on with her... She is usually quite gentle..."
Lu Yu gave her an "I understand" look, and then walked into his home.
"Lu Yu, you're back."
Anne Hathaway walked out of the kitchen, carrying salad and steak that had been prepared.
"It just so happens that we can have dinner together."
Lu Yu sat at the dining table and asked, "Didn't you hear any strange noise just now?"
"Is it the sound of the sister next door hitting the trash can?"
Anne Hathaway smiled shyly: "I bumped into her last time. In fact, she was quite gentle when she told me about acting. But sometimes when talking to Aunt Gerda, her attitude was not very good."
Lu Yu nodded.
It seems that the relationship between Charlize Theron and her mother is just average.
Just after dinner, the doorbell rang.
Mrs. Gerda Theron stood at the door and said embarrassedly: "Mr. Lu, I'm sorry to disturb you. My faucet is broken again. Can you please go over and help me fix it?"
Lu Yu: Is your faucet intentional?
He picked up the wrench and walked to the next door. Anne Hathaway also wanted to follow him and chat with the big star sister, but he was stopped by Gerda Theron. Gerda Theron said that she wanted to ask Anne for advice.
The problem of cooking.
Charlize Theron was taking a shower upstairs. Halfway through, she noticed that the water stopped.
So I changed my clothes and went downstairs with wet hair. I saw a man lying in the bathroom of his house, tinkering with something.
Charlize Theron didn't dare to make a sound. She didn't know if the other party had noticed her. How did this man get in? Is he a thief?
She quietly touched the red wine bottle on the dining table, her heart stuck in her throat. She was not sure if she could kill the thief with the bottle.
Lu Yu was very depressed. After searching for a long time, he couldn't find where the faucet was broken.
What is this old lady doing?
Suddenly, under the light, a shadow appeared in front of him. The shadow was holding something in the shape of a wine bottle, ready to smash it down.
A normal person's first reaction would definitely be to look back, but Lu Yu couldn't do that.
If you turn around, the bottle will definitely hit your face.
He rolled on the spot and rolled to the side, then turned around and saw Charlize Theron holding a wine bottle and smashing it directly on the faucet. Red wine splashed everywhere, and the aroma of red wine filled the room.
"What are you doing?" Lu Yu said angrily.
Charlize Theron quickly opened the door and rushed out: "Mom, run quickly, there is a burglar in the house, don't come back, I will call the police."
Gerda Theron walked out of Lu Yu's house: "What thief?"
At this time, Lu Yu also walked out of Theron's house, with red wine all over his white shirt: "Mrs. Theron, I think your faucet is not broken. Your red wine may have expired."
…
After Mrs. Theron’s explanation, Charlize knew that she had misunderstood and apologized to Lu Yu.
Lu Yu didn't say anything and went home directly.
After taking a shower and lying on the bed, he decided to stay away from Charlize in the future. Such a woman has a hot temper and is prone to violence. What's more, her mother has a history of killing her husband. Who knows if she will inherit it.
I've just entered the NBA, so it's better to be more stable.
What's more, he was just curious about who the big star next door was at first, but now that he knows about it, he has lost interest, mainly because he can't afford to offend him.
Fortunately, Charlize was holding a red wine bottle and not a pistol, otherwise he would have burped.
Let’s think about the team’s training in the next few days.
Charles Oakley, Brad Miller, Tyson Chandler and Artest...
I hope there will be no fights during team training.
