First of all, thank you to the bird man on the cloud for the reward.
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"What are you doing? Is this our Orlando Magic? I thought it was the Orlando Pistons. Everyone is so slow. They are all waiting there. What are you thinking? This is not our style, and this is not the game I want.
Let me run. I know that the opponent retreats quickly and their defense is very tight, but that is no excuse for us to slow down. To increase the speed, that is what I want and the way to win.
The current slow-paced style of play is just in line with the Pacers' taste. Do you understand? Steve, be more active and bring the rhythm of the team up."
As soon as the players came off the court, Edison roared at them. At this time, the players were also very unhappy. They also wanted to play faster, but the Pacers defended too resolutely, and they had no good way. Now facing Edison's
They didn't dare to refute their anger, so they could only bear it silently, and then prepared to vent it on the walkers.
"Josh and Varejao, you two replace Howard and Brand. Kevin, you also warm up and be ready to play at any time depending on the situation. Their substitute lineup is not good, it is not as good as last year, so we must seize the opportunity and give the rhythm to
I'll take it back."
With a "bang" sound, the electronic bell rang, and the players from both teams returned to the field again.
Carlisle had the same idea as Edison, and also put the center of adjustment on the inside. Because he defended tightly, the players on both sides had few breakthroughs and long-range shots, and there were many strong attacks inside, which consumed a lot of physical energy for the players. However, due to staffing reasons,
He couldn't replace both starting big men, so he had to replace O'Neal Jr. and Crohill first. After O'Neal Jr. was almost rested, he replaced Foster with him.
As soon as he came on the court in the second quarter, Josh woke up the sleepy fans with a dunk and reignited the enthusiasm of the home fans.
"Josh is really an energetic kid, just like his nickname 'highpower', he is full of energy as soon as he comes on the court. This kind of game, this kind of dunk is what we want to see, and what the fans want to see." Marv looked at it.
Josh's dunk was also very exciting.
"But we can see that after Josh came on the court, the Magic's offensive rhythm was obviously much faster. He and Nash cooperated more skillfully, cut more resolutely, and defended more aggressively. You see, he almost caused another injury
The other party’s mistake.”
"But it's easy to understand why Josh cuts so resolutely. He's no threat at the free throw line and can't make a shot. And as a substitute, it's rare for him to cooperate with Nash. If we don't hurry up and dunk a few now, wait until Nash goes down.
It will be difficult to score such an easy goal again." Kevin Harlan continued to tease.
At this time, Edison was talking to Brand who was off the field, "Elton, take a good look at how Josh played. Of course you are different from him, your skills are more comprehensive, but his
This kind of impact is worth learning from."
Brand nodded after listening to Edison's words, and then stared at the field.
In fact, in previous preseason games and usual tactical cooperation, Brand has heard Edison, Thibodeau and others emphasize countless times that they need to run and increase their speed, but he has never been able to truly understand it.
Originally, he thought that the fast running emphasized by Edison and others was just a relatively fast one, just to stay motivated. However, after watching Josh's game today, he realized that this fast speed is not relative, but absolute. Every player of the Magic is running fast.
When switching between offense and defense, you start running first and increase your speed to the extreme. As for the effect, no one cares. Because as long as you rush up, the impact will disrupt the opponent's position, and they will expose the gap, which is not here for you.
Just to other teammates, then Nash will pass the ball to him at the first time, and then score...
Although Brand is very strong personally, he is not alone. He is a special team player, and this is also the characteristic of Duke University.
Duke is definitely a wealthy team in the NCAA, but this school has not produced any Hall of Fame players. The biggest player that the school has sent to the NBA is Grant Hill. Without superstars, Duke
The reason why the university has been able to stand firm in the highly competitive NCAA league for such a long time depends on the team. Duke University will pay special attention to academics and overall quality when selecting players. When these players enter the first team of the school team
One lesson is how to integrate into a team. NBA players produced at Duke University always put the interests of the team above all else. They may have a single function and their overall ability is not outstanding, but this type of players can often compete in the competition.
Occupying a place in the fierce NBA.
Brand played at Duke for two years. Under the guidance of coach K, the belief in team basketball has long been integrated into his bones. As long as the coach arranges it, he can accept it and do it. But Duke
Another characteristic of players is that they are good at thinking, and they can also analyze the team's tactics and personnel usage. But even if their own ideas are contrary to the head coach's, they will eventually implement the coach's tactics.
Brand is like this now. He already understood what Edison meant, but he still had a question in his heart, so he asked Edison, "Coach, if I play like this, how can I ensure my physical fitness in the end?"
Although Edison was very domineering and did not like others to contradict him, he was willing to accept other people's questions.
"Elton, this is the biggest difference between the Orlando Magic and other teams. Our team rotates the most resolutely. Steve is the player who plays the longest time on the team, only about 36 minutes. There are only a few others.
The starters are all in the early 30s, so you don’t have to worry about your physical fitness. When you can’t run anymore and your feet are slow, I will replace you and give you time to rest. But if you don’t work hard, you won’t be on the field.
Use all your strength, and I will replace you immediately. Do you understand?"
Brand nodded after hearing this, but he read a deeper meaning from Edison's words, "Edison is really a unique coach, he is so confident in the team's substitute lineup.
It is impossible for ordinary coaches to be so reassured. Rotations are done out of necessity. He is not as proactive as Edison, and I don’t know what gave him such confidence."
Brand was quietly thinking about the team's tactics and how he should play in the future, while the two teams on the court were still fiercely confronting each other, with Edison and Carlisle frequently changing players.
Nash was naturally replaced, and Hardaway was not replaced by Rondo.
Originally, according to Edison's idea, Nash was asked to start, Rondo was substituted, and then Rondo was asked to learn from Nash. After 3 or 4 years, Nash's contract expired and the man was old.
Rondo was replaced, and Nash was substituted for Rondo, which naturally resulted in the replacement of old and new players. However, after observing the previous month, Edison gave up on this idea, and now Rondo is in a difficult position.
Today's Rondo is the same as in history. He has excellent physical talents, amazing speed and flexibility. Although he looks fat, he is full of strength. He can be said to be the peak body template of modern speed guards. But compared with later
Rondo doesn't understand the team well enough.
Edison discovered in daily training that after Rondo gets the ball, he doesn't think about how to pass the ball or how to organize, but to attack by himself. He often imitates Nash and asks for a high screen, and then breaks through directly.
He meant to return the ball again. As a result, after reaching the inside, he was often blocked by Howard, Josh and others, which made him bruised and swollen. So after repeated consideration, Edison decided to focus on learning this season.
He took him out of the main rotation and asked Hardaway to play as the backup point guard and organize the team's offense...
After years of injuries, Hardaway is no longer the singles bug chasing boy he used to be. He has begun to gradually transform when he was in New York. He is now No. 1 in organization and command of the team, No. 2 in defense, and No. 1 in individual scoring.
Third, his main method of scoring is no longer the meteoric breakthrough of the past, but open shots.
In NBA history, there are three people whose nicknames are more famous than their real names: "Cardinal" Auerbach, "Magic" Johnson and "Penny" Hardaway. Their understanding of basketball can be said to be the absolute best.
So when Hardaway started assisting, he still played very well, because he only had to pass the ball to his possible breakthrough route.
Of course, no matter how hard Hardaway looks for it, his passing ability cannot match that of Nash, so in order to respond to him, Edison also sent out Martin. After discussing with Hamilton, Martin's running without the ball became even more unpredictable.
, now he has to shout "I'm here" when he runs out of space, otherwise some teammates won't be able to react.
The Magic's bench played well, but the Pacers' side was much worse.
Last season, the Pacers lacked a bench player because of Artest's suspension. This season, Artest returned, but Miller retired, and the outside line has not increased or decreased, but the departure of Dale Davis has made the Pacers'
Inside, it pales in comparison.
So after the main players left the game, the Magic began to gradually take the initiative, and the Magic began to gain an advantage of about 6 points.
Brand looked at the substitute players active on the field and gradually began to understand the previous problem. "Players like Martin, Josh, Varejao and Hardaway are all game-oriented. In normal training,
, it is difficult for you to have a clear understanding of their true strength. Hardaway is a veteran in the league. This kind of veteran mainly maintains physical condition in normal training and does not exert special force. And Josh is crazy on his own.
, when it comes to serious competitions, they can burst out with stronger power, and they seem to jump higher than usual. This is especially true for Martin and Varejao. In normal training, they will not dive. If they don't dive, their lethality will be small.
A lot. It seems that Edison’s confidence does not come out of thin air. Although these players are young, they are really strong."
