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Time: April 25, 2005, Location: Waterhouse Center home locker room, Person: All Magic players and several coaching staff, a total of 19 people.
The locker room was originally very noisy, with the players joking and laughing among themselves, but Edison suddenly walked in and stood there with a dead face and said nothing.
So gradually the players were infected by him, and the locker room began to become quiet, with no one speaking. Everyone could clearly hear each other's breathing, and the players communicated with each other with doubtful eyes. People like Howard
The usually heartless guys also stopped smiling today and said nothing. Instead, they kept swallowing and watching Edison's every move.
Edison looked at the players, suddenly walked to the door of the locker room, and suddenly opened the door, startling the staff outside.
Then Edison walked back to the tactical board and finally spoke, "Before I came in, you looked very happy and relaxed, as if the game was over. DeWalt, I just heard you talking about where you planned to go on vacation.
No? Isn't it too early to think about taking a vacation now? And Iguodala, you said you should go back and spend time with your family. Are you still a child and need your family to take care of you?"
As he spoke, Edison looked around coldly. Even people like Hill and Nash who had seen big scenes did not dare to meet his eyes. Unknowingly, Edison had already developed the majesty of a superior person and began to
He has a killing spirit. But there is one exception - Marion. He is definitely a good player on the court, but no one knows what is the structure of his mind off the court.
Edison looked at the players' condition and became very restrained. He knew it was time to make the next move. "Are you relaxed and don't care about this series? Now listen to what the fans outside are shouting. They spend money to buy tickets."
Did he watch you go through the motions? And today Mr. Charlie DeVos also came to the scene in a wheelchair. He came to watch your game in person. This was not my invitation, I arranged it in advance. It was his own idea. Wait a minute.
I think you all should know how to play in the game."
Although the players did not have much contact with Charlie DeVos, the big boss who paid his salary personally watched the game, which still stimulated every Magic player. The muscles of the Magic players began to swell, and a resolute light began to appear in their eyes.
Edison, who had studied psychology back then, felt that the heat was almost there. Any more talk would have a counter-force and the players would become nervous. So he unfolded the tactical board and began to lay out today's play style.
"Our starting and main tactics today are no different from usual ones. We mainly focus on the horn attack, and then look at everyone's random performance. The main force will wear down the physical strength of their aces, and then the substitutes will use their strength to overwhelm them. But there are two points that we must pay attention to.
.First: Speed. In order to consume the physical energy of their main players to the maximum extent, we must play fast, strengthen fast breaks and advancing speed, and bring up their rhythm. Second: Defense. Today, Nash, you have to defend Ari.
Nurse and Iguodala guard Larry Hughes. Then let Arenas shoot. No matter how good he shoots alone, he can score many points, but we can't let him bring up the state of other players. We must
Block their second and third scoring points. So Iguodala and Marion, you two will have a very heavy task today. You must maintain your usual speed in offense, and interfere with Hughes to the maximum extent in defense.
With Jamison, this will be a big test for your physical fitness and concentration, so you must be prepared."
Iguodala nodded after hearing this, and Marion himself looked at Edison blankly.
The staff came to urge the players to play, so Edison crossed hands with the players and cheered, then walked into the player tunnel...
Under the guidance of the DJ and the cheers of the fans that could lift the roof, the Magic players entered the stadium one by one. Now they are the heroes of this city. No one will question this. They deserve the cheers of the fans.
After Edison walked into the stadium, he saw Mr. Charlie watching the game in the third row in a wheelchair. There were people responsible for protecting him next to him, helping him block flying balls or people. Because the noise of the stadium was very loud, the doctor was afraid that he would not be able to bear it.
Mr. Charlie also wore a special headset on his head. Although Charlie DeVos was sitting in a wheelchair, he looked very thin and tired, but his eyes were full of golden light. Seeing Edison, Mr.
Charlie wanted to raise his hand to greet him, but due to physical reasons, the amount of raising his arm was very small, more than 20 degrees. But Edison saw his movement clearly and waved to him.
Next to old Charlie was Edison's "godfather" Pat. Old Pat and Edison knew each other well. He thought Edison gave a thumbs up, and Edison waved his hand. Next to old Pat was a man wearing a dress.
Although they once had some conflicts with "Penny" Hardaway in the suit, they have now looked away. In other words, Hardaway has looked away now, while Old Pat and the others have always looked upon it very openly.
In front of them were Rachel and Wang Ziqiang. It made sense for Rachel to come. She should appear both in public and private matters. If she didn't show up, there would be more topics. But Wang Ziqiang was forced to come by Rachel. She felt that she could watch alone.
Qiu was very depressed, and she couldn't quite understand what people around her were saying. She might as well find someone to chat with now.
As the saying goes, birds of a feather flock together, Rachel and Wang Ziqiang are both very rational and smart people. The two of them have been very cordial from the moment they met, just like good friends who have known each other for a long time. Watching Wang Ziqiang show no restraint in front of Rachel.
, the relaxed and sunny side, Edison was very envious, "Why does she always look like a housekeeper in front of him?"
The Wizards' starting lineup is the same as Edison and others thought, with center Haywood, power forward Jeffries, small forward Jamison, shooting guard Larry Hughes, and point guard General Arenas.
In the playoffs, there is nothing to hide. It is sheer nonsense to create a secret weapon. It is just to take out the best and then go head-to-head.
The Magic's starting five also lined up and entered the court.
Howard and Haywood, two guys who looked like ancient Greek sculptures, stood in the middle, and the referee simply explained to them, "First, never act out of emotion; second, never miss a bad decision; third,
, the referee is absolutely fair and beautiful.”
After all, Howard's body was lighter and he got the ball and got the game off to a good start.
The most significant difference between the playoffs and the regular season is defense. Regardless of the defensive ability, at least the attitude and enthusiasm have been improved to a higher level. As soon as Nash received the ball, the five Wizards retreated like a tide.
In the half, the Magic didn't have a chance to break fast.
But this kind of thing has been expected by Nash. In fact, in the second half of this season, all the teams have discovered the Magic's opening fast break routine of Howard fighting for the ball, Nash passing the ball, and others quickly.
.So no matter how we defend the fast break later, at least in the opening game we will emphasize retreating in time to not give the Magic a chance to score.
After the Wizards retreat, their defensive posture is still a bit like a 1-2-2 zone defense, but the two inside players are a bit high, and you don't know whether they are playing zone defense or man-to-man.
But Nash didn't care what kind of defensive routine he was using. He didn't use the inside to help pick and roll and beat Arenas.
It was impossible for Nash's body to deal with Arenas Nash, who was paying full attention to him, but he successfully led Arenas to the wing, and then passed it back to Josh, who had been staying in the high post, and he took the opportunity to get rid of him.
Arenas rushes to the bottom line….
After Josh caught the ball, he made a fairly standard shooting action, attracting Jeffries from the baseline. At the same time, Howard quickly sank to the bottom, diverting Haywood's attention.
At this time, Josh hit the ground and passed the ball to Nash, who was behind Jeffries. Nash easily made a layup and scored the Magic's first point in this year's playoffs.
Edison looked at the ball and exchanged glances with Thibodeau, and then said in unison, "These guys' defense hasn't changed much, it's still so bad."
It is true that the Wizards averaged 100.8 points per game in the regular season. The main problem is Arenas' lack of concentration and the IQ of the two interior players.
Although many people say that when Arenas gets serious, his defense is top-notch, and I admit this. However, in the playoffs, his defensive burst time has not been advanced, and it is still limited to the last minute of the fourth quarter.
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As for the two insiders, Haywood and Jeffries, both are masters of single defense. Haywood has excellent physical talent, height and strength, and is not particularly slow with his feet, while Jeffries is a master of diving and drawing fouls.
However, there are big problems in the cooperation between the two. The most critical point is that they help defend. Haywood is not aware enough and reacts slowly. By the time he knows that he needs to make up, the ball has already been scored. Jeffries is a little better.
But his body doesn't have the advantage when making up defense.
The most critical point of an interior defense besides single defense is to help others defend. Howard does this very well. You can see it by watching his game with the Magic. Even if he stands on one side and performs single defense,
But if other players rush to the basket, he will immediately go to cover up. Yao Ming also has this kind of awareness, but because of his slow foot speed, he often fails to cover up in time and causes defensive fouls.
But neither Van Gundy nor Adelman ever criticized Yao Ming for this, because he did the right thing, but he didn't do it well enough. So this kind of situation where good intentions do bad things is okay.
Everyone’s understanding is appreciated.
But the two Wizards didn't have enough awareness to cover up defense. Jeffries was taken away just now, so Haywood should be guarding the basket, but he was also attracted by Howard, and as a result, Nash had an empty blue.
I don’t know what the lingo is in basketball for this kind of defense that only looks at people, but I remember that in football, Milan’s legendary defender Costacurta once commented on today’s football defenders, “I don’t know why so many people are doing it now.
It emphasizes man-to-man tracking and defensive positioning, but what my coach at the time told me was, 'No matter what happens on the field, you have to know where the ball is and follow the movement of the ball.'"
I think the same principle should be true in basketball. You can't dare to block others because you are afraid of losing your defensive position. A good defensive system is that after you cover up the defense, your position will be filled by teammates.
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