It seems that few teams in the league have done this kind of defensive tactics, because the current direction of team building in the league requires a tall inside man.
In this era, in most cases, the inside line is the core of the team's offense and defense.
Responsible for guarding the basket.
When a tall inside man faces an attack by a small man, he always suffers on the defensive end.
Therefore, many teams will not choose to switch defenses. They usually require the blocked defender to bypass and continue to catch up with the defender, or to attack from a forward attack.
The center is responsible for protecting the frame.
This is the biggest weakness of the switch defense, and it is also the reason why many teams are reluctant to use the switch defense tactic, because many big centers are tall and heavy, move slowly, and are easily targeted by defenders.
In fact, not only now, even in the small ball era, in defensive switching tactics, the center is the most vulnerable to being targeted from the outside.
Not only the center, but even the team's defensive weaknesses will be singled out and named.
For Cartwright's question.
Lu Yu looked at Brad Miller.
"Let Billups fight!"
Lu Yu smiled and said: "Brad just needs to try to interfere with his shooting. As for his breakthrough, we still have a regional flank attack, right?"
"Okay, I understand." Brad Miller also smiled.
Billups' breakthrough is not a big threat. As for shooting, can his shooting determine the outcome of the game?
Obviously, no!
Lu Yu made it very clear. In fact, this tactic can not only be used to flank Garnett, but also can be used to make different flanking choices in specific areas when facing different opponents.
Cartwright also nodded in agreement, perhaps unintentionally. The Bulls were not a team with the inside as the core of offense and defense, so they could adapt to this tactic.
His only worry now is whether there will be any flaws in this defensive method without intensive training.
"At worst, I can use this game to pay my tuition!" Cartwright gritted his teeth and thought.
At the end of the halftime break, players from both sides came on the stage. Trenton Hassell, Chandler, Artest, Oakley and Lu Yu took the stage.
Trenton asked in a low voice: "Charles, if you ask Tyson to defend hard, Garnett's nickname is the Wolf King. Will it cause conflict?"
Oakley said disdainfully: "Otherwise, why do you think the coach asked me to come up? But this is completely because Bill is overthinking. This guy Garnett is not as tough as he looks."
Chandler didn't care: "Hey, man, I have the same name as the boxing champion, will I be afraid of him?"
Artest is eager to try, he is eager to do it. He has long been unhappy with Garnett, the guy who beats his chest every time he scores a goal and doesn't yell, as if he can't show his manhood.
"It's the Wolf King who did it!"
The attitudes of the three people made Trenton Hassell confused for a while.
Lu Fei just smiled,
Fight and defeat the Iron-Blooded Wolf King, what is there to be afraid of?
Although the team was fifteen points behind, when the Bulls players stepped onto the court, people obviously did not see any frustration in them, only endless fighting spirit in their eyes.
Sun Yiping said to the camera: "The halftime break is over, let's take a look at the second half of the game between the Bulls and the Timberwolves... The Bulls' offense still has no problem, their basketball conduction is smooth, and Oakley's outside play after the pick-and-roll is...
Cut, Lu Yu passed the ball, Oakley took a high shot, good shot!"
"Oakley's shots from the high post are relatively reliable. In fact, his mid-range shooting has always been very good. Nesterovich can't guard him at all. Of course, this is also because Lu Yu helps him space out." Zhang Weiping said.
: "But now the Bulls are still thirteen points behind. If they want to win the game, they must not only score but also defend."
Everyone is staring closely at the basketball court. Everyone wants to know whether the Bulls can find a solution to the defense after halftime adjustments.
Timberwolves offense.
After Billups picked and rolled, he found that the defender in front of him had become Oakley. He wanted to hang to Nesterovich, but found that Nesterovich was pinned by Lu Yu in the elbow area and could not move.
Nesterovich was also very depressed. If he were replaced by a point guard from another team, he would definitely have a chance to beat the smaller one, but the Bulls' point guard is not small, and Lu Yu is also close to two meters tall.
The most important thing is that Lu Yu is very strong. He tried squeezing twice and found that it didn't move.
Billups tried to break through Oakley. After two attempts, he found that the Bulls' overall opening was very small and he had no chance to break through. At this time, he could no longer keep the ball in his hands and directly passed the ball to the inside and it was stuck.
Location of Garnett.
As soon as Garnett received the ball, he felt a strong force coming from behind him. He almost lost his balance and quickly leaned back with his back.
Chandler's arm was tightly pressed against Garnett's waist, which made Garnett very uncomfortable. He dribbled hard and began to squeeze in. After squeezing twice, he found that he had not reached the three-second zone yet.
"Hey, man, are you a reckless man who can only use brute force but no skills?" Garnett began to provoke.
For him, when he encounters a difficult opponent, he will use trash talk to anger the opponent and limit the opponent's performance.
Chandler was unmoved.
Garnett had no choice but to continue squeezing, then put his hands together with the ball, leaned his body to the left, then turned directly to the right, turned over and shot a jumper.
Chandler did not stumble and rushed towards Garnett. He raised one hand high to interfere with Garnett's shot. The two bodies were almost touching each other.
Garnett felt his shot was wrong when he took the shot, and Chandler's sudden change made him feel uncomfortable.
The basketball hit the front of the basket and was caught by Oakley.
As Garnett ran back, he complained to the referee: "That kid is about to kiss me. Didn't you see it? Does it have to be a foul if I fall to the ground?"
The referee frowned. He felt that there was no problem defending the ball just now.
Lu Yu dribbled the ball through halftime. He didn't care what Garnett said to the referee. As long as the referee didn't blow the whistle, the game would continue.
Just after halftime, he gave Chandler a thumbs up: "Well done, my boxing champion."
Chandler shook his head dissatisfied: "He called me a reckless man."
"You won't scold him back?" Lu Yu gave him a blank look: "If he calls you a reckless man, you call him a coward!"
As he spoke, Billups had already attached himself to Lu Yu, but the next second he found that the ball in Lu Yu's hand was missing. Chandler received Lu Yu's high throw and directly lobbed it over Garnett's head.
Dunked one.
"Hey, coward!"
Garnett's face turned green.
…
"Give me the ball!" Garnett and Chandler had been entangled for a long time. Their arms were almost pinched together. The referee pretended not to see it at all. This level of confrontation is encouraged by the league. Only confrontation can have ratings.
Basketball is a confrontational sport.
Otherwise, it would be more intense to go home and sleep with my wife.
Finally, Garnett reached the basketball near the three-point line.
"Shet, it's a bit far!" Garnett was upset.
But he can break through like a guard, dribble, change direction with his hips, and he breaks through to the free throw line.
But after two steps, he found Artest coming from a double attack.
He immediately slowed down and collided with Chandler. He immediately looked for Joe Smith's position. Smith was standing in the corner, but there was a Bulls player standing in the passing lane.
He turned around helplessly and walked towards the bottom line.
When he reaches the bottom corner and shoots the ball,
Chandler rushed forward without any hesitation, and his fingers directly scratched several bloody marks on Garnett's forearm. Garnett's shot naturally missed the basket, but the referee blew the whistle.
Garnett yelled and pushed Chandler with his chest: "Fuck! Are you playing ball or hitting someone?"
Chandler looked at Garnett quietly: "Say the curse word you just said again?"
"I said……"
Just as Garnett was about to open his mouth, he suddenly saw the Bulls players surrounding him. Lu Yu, Artest, Oakley, Hassell, and Brad Miller were watching eagerly from the sidelines.
"I say, it will be better if you pay a little more attention next time."
