The teams coached by Jeff Van Gundy all have one characteristic - they have a top center in the league, their mid-range shooting percentage is very high, and they have a set of skillful post-up skills, and then they play slow zip tactics around this center.
The Rockets were the same. They played very slowly. About 10 seconds had passed by waiting for Yao Ming to run over. After a series of screens, they waited for Yao Ming to gain position little by little. Each attack took almost 24 seconds.
The zipper tactic and the Magic's current V-tactics have one thing in common, that is, they both rely on the performance of the point guard and are both strong-side offenses. Therefore, among the tactics Edison arranged for the Magic, there is a variant of the V-zip tactic.
Bit.
The same goes for the Rockets in this game. Yao Ming is covering in the high post on the left side, while "Mickey Mouse" is ambushing near the low post on the same side.
When Kidd took a good position at the top of the arc, Yao Ming provided a screen for Wesley. The two of them crossed over. Yao Ming dropped to the low post, and Wesley went to the high post to prepare for the attack. When the two of them were running,
Kidd quickly moved to the left wing to form a strong side attack on the left.
At this time, Kidd can choose to shoot by himself or force a breakthrough from the corner for a layup. If Yao Ming and his teammates had high-quality screens just now, and West in the high post or Yao Ming in the low post could get rid of his defender, then Kidd would
You can also choose to pass the ball to them.
The reason why this tactic is suitable for the center is that the two high-status players cover each other. This interleaving allows the center to be very deep for the first time in the low post, and the deeper the low position, the greater the threat.
Some people may want to say, just let the defensive center wait under the basket and not get out. Sorry, that is a misalignment of high and low positions. I said before that the center's mid-range shot is very good with this tactic.
, to let a defender guard a center with a mid-range shot in the high post, isn't that waiting to die?
Historically, the biggest problem with the Rockets was that after the reverse run, Yao Ming was already in the low post, and the Rockets players did not know to pass the ball to him immediately. In order to avoid the three-second violation, Yao Ming could only run out again, which wasted.
strength.
Therefore, CCTV's director Zhang Weiping often said in his comments, "Give it to Yao Ming, why not give it to Yao Ming?" This is not entirely due to the Chinese people's support for Yao Ming, but the correct routine of this zipper tactic is that it should be given to Yao Ming as soon as possible. If you don't
The power of this tactic is greatly weakened.
And because there are three people playing on the strong side on this side, it is difficult for the opponent to double-team. No matter who you double-team, as long as he can get the ball out in time, there will definitely be an open space. This is the benefit of playing on the strong side. And everyone knows that the center is the best
What they fear is double-teaming, because they naturally have a high center of gravity and high dribbling ability. Once they are double-teamed, they are easily intercepted. Therefore, a strong-side attack can protect the center to the greatest extent.
Everything in this world has two sides, with advantages and disadvantages. Although the strong-side offense has all the advantages mentioned above, it also has a disadvantage, that is, the space is too small, which is not suitable for people who are good at breakthroughs.
The weak-side offense is just the opposite, because the space is large and suitable for individual singles. Players like Wade and James often complete singles on the weak side.
Historically, the Rockets could not bring out Yao Ming's full strength because players did not pass the ball in time, but this season is completely different. Kidd is not the kind of player who dominates the shot, so he and Yao Ming work together very well.
After Yao Ming adapted in the first season and made targeted corrections in the second season, Yao Ming is now very strong. It can be said that when he is physically fit, his low post singles ability is second in the league. (
Sharks are still number one)
When Yao Ming and Wesley were making habitual moves today, he felt something was wrong. Howard did not stick to him behind him or push him out. At first, Yao Ming was quite happy, thinking, "Although you are the No. 1 pick, but
After all, he is a high school student, and many basic tactical moves are not solid, so he doesn’t know how to support me at this time.”….
So Yao Ming moved beautifully towards the basket, but he immediately realized that something was wrong. Howard was not behind him at all but went in front of him.
Although Yao Ming felt something was wrong, he didn't think much about it and stood under the basket with ease. But after only 2 seconds, he realized a serious problem. He couldn't catch the ball.
Yao Ming's ultimate move - forward defense appeared in this world so early.
Now strong side Iguodala is guarding in front of Kidd, Nash is guarding Wesley, and Howard is waving his arms in front of Yao Ming.
Jeff Van Gundy saw the Magic's forward defense and yelled, "This is unscientific. The script clearly states that Howard defended Yao Ming behind him, and then Yao Ming used his back turn jumper to score points wantonly. You Edison didn't follow the routine.
Cards, too insidious."
Because this magic trick was very sudden and caught the Rockets off guard, Kidd could only force a single.
But Kidd's singles basically rely on his strength far beyond that of ordinary point guards, relying on his strong body to overpower them, and then choose to lay up or shoot.
But today he faced Iguodala. Kidd bumped into his arms and bounced back. Through this collision, Kidd knew that he was no match for him in terms of strength and body, but he didn't have much time.
Kidd had no choice but to take a hasty shot, and the ball hit the neck of the basket and bounced out with a "dang" sound.
At this time, another aspect of going forward to restrain Yao Ming is revealed. Yao Ming's ability to rush for rebounds is too poor. Even if the opponent goes forward and clears the basket, he cannot directly take off and score a dunk.
Although Yao Ming can get about 10 rebounds in his career, most of them are defensive rebounds, and many of them rely on his excellent position selection and blocking ability to block the opponent's players outside and then wait on the ground.
Pick up the rebound.
It is not Yao Ming's specialty to directly catch the ball while it is still in the air. Yao Ming is the same as Antai in the myth. He is the most powerful when his feet are on the ground and his legs can exert force. Once he is in the air, he cannot do it.
Already.
But the Magic's two big men can both run and jump. As soon as the ball bounced out, Howard and Josh directly sandwiched Yao Ming in the middle, and then Josh got the rebound.
After three months of training and competition for the Magic, every player has developed a habit of giving the ball to Nash without taking the ball. Josh is no exception. After grabbing the rebound, he immediately gave the ball to Nash.
After Nash caught the ball, he shifted into gear and accelerated, rushing towards the Rockets' half court.
Nash was already rushing very fast, but Marion was faster. Although Ryan Bowen, who was guarding him, had a very active attitude and chased him, the physical gap was too obvious.
The gap between the two gradually widened to 2 positions. When Nash saw that Marion was empty, he was too lazy to run and pushed the ball to the basket. After receiving the ball, Marion adjusted his pace and dunked with both hands.
0-4, the Magic led by 4 points.
The Rockets attacked again, the Magic repeated their old tricks, and Howard still went around to defend Yao Ming.
Fortunately, Kidd was prepared this time. When he saw that Yao Ming could not catch the ball, he played a screen with Wesley. "Mickey Mouse" shot from the wing, but unfortunately he still didn't score. Josh once again took the rebound.
Received in arms.
However, the Rockets retreated very aggressively this time and did not give the Magic a chance to make a quick attack.
But even though he didn't go down directly, Nash still rushed to the Rockets' half court with his four boys like a little whirlwind. Then he bullied you because Yao Ming was slow to come back, 5 against 4.
Although it is not as easy as 2 on 1, after all, there is one more person. Nash rushes to the basket, Mourning can only retreat, and then Nash passes back from behind. Howard, who rushes to catch the ball, is
Two-handed dunk….
After all, Mourning is no longer at his peak. Although he still jumped up with all his strength, this action was meaningless to Howard.
Jeff Van Gundy quickly requested a timeout.
Edison high-fived the players one by one on the sidelines, "Well done, well done."
Yao Ming crouched and watched every move on Edison's side, thinking to himself, "You little red guy, now I finally know what that big meal you said you prepared for me is."
After the players all sat down, Edison squatted in front of the players and began to lay out tactics.
"Van Gundy will definitely change, and I don't know how he will change, but we only ask you to do one thing, that is, if the Rockets dare to beat Yao Ming in the next round, then we will continue to move forward. Howard, you did a good job just now,
Keep up the good work. Josh, your help defense is also very timely, but I guess Van Gundy may put Mourning in a high position, so you can move forward to prevent Mourning from catching the ball like you did when you played against the Heat last time.
Then Marion, you have to pay attention, go to the basket in time to help Howard defend, and protect the rebounds."
As Edison spoke, he drew running lines on the tactical board, and then raised his head from time to time to give instructions to the players.
"Remember, we just need to go around and defend for one more round, knock down their momentum, and tell the Rockets that no matter how you change, as long as we want, we can completely freeze Yao Ming. But this tactic is very energy-consuming after all, so next we
Returning to normal defense will also allow DeWalt to see the back-to-the-basket play of the league's top players, saving him from claiming to be a technical guy all day long." After saying this, Edison smiled maliciously at Howard.
The other players burst into laughter when Edison said this, but Howard didn't take it seriously. He also showed two rows of big white teeth. Then he touched his wrist guard and pretended to warn Josh fiercely not to laugh. Josh looked at him with a look.
He gave him a stern look, making the others slap their stools.
After the Magic players came on the court, Edison looked at Yao Ming and thought, "Yao, I'm so sorry for you. I value you so much that I accidentally created a perfect lineup."
We say that in general, a very flexible and powerful center is needed to move forward, and the Magic have Howard. In addition to the center, there must also be a flexible player who is responsible for protecting the ball from being reversed or stealing the ball, and the Magic have Josh and
Marion. If the opponent attacks normally and the power forward is in the low post on the other side, then Josh will support the defense. If the opponent's power forward moves to the high post, then Marion can also do this job.
The most important thing is that although this tactic is very energy-consuming, Varejao and Gerald Wallace are still sitting on the bench for the Magic. Although Varejao is not as light and explosive as Howard, he is also a
His feet are flexible. Wallace, on the other hand, can steal downwards and grab rebounds upwards. He can completely rotate with Josh and Marion. With two substitutes who can perfectly execute the forward tactic, the Magic don't have to worry about the last player.
There is no physical strength, so in terms of guarding Yao Ming, no team in the league can compare with the Magic.
