First of all, I would like to thank Lei Zi, Jiuyang Sanxian and Buyu Liangzhi for their rewards.
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If you ask fans who is the most offensive player on the Rockets roster? Then the answer will definitely be Yao Ming.
But now that Yao Ming is injured, who has the strongest offensive ability among the remaining players? Then the answer must be very confusing, and everyone can say it.
But if you ask who has contributed the most to the team's offense? Then the answer is definitely Kidd. Even if Yao Ming is among the alternative answers, Kidd is the only correct answer.
The role of an excellent point guard like Kidd on the court is no longer as simple as passing the ball to the right person. Their greatest contribution to the offense is to make it easier for their teammates to score, and as a head coach, they are very important to the game.
When their judgment deteriorates, they must make appropriate corrections to their tactics and make the right choices.
Kidd was like this at this time. He found that it was useless to defend and he had to lead the team to attack. Although it is said that fighting against the Magic is courting death, but to drag it out slowly like this is to wait for death.
And Kidd believes in his own ability, and he feels that he can lead the team to give it a try.
So after 2 minutes of the third quarter, the court changed. Kidd began to direct his teammates more, and the Rockets' game rhythm began to gradually speed up.
The first person to notice this change was none other than Rockets head coach Van Gundy Jr.
Many people think that Van Gundy Jr. is a coach who puts defense first and delays offense for 24 seconds. This is half right.
Van Gundy Jr. is indeed defense-oriented, but his offense is not that rigid. The reason why we see that the Rockets and the Knicks he coached before like to play 24 seconds slower is a very important reason because both teams have a top center.
They both have almost the highest offensive shooting percentage in the league.
Van Gundy Jr. is a somewhat perfectionistic coach. His logic is, "Since we have such a player, why not maximize this characteristic and let him finish as many offenses as possible?" So in order to cooperate with Yao Ming, the Rockets played
is very slow.
After playing the 24-second offense for so many years, Van Gundy felt it immediately when Kidd increased his speed, but he didn't feel anything bad. First: Yao Ming is no longer on the Rockets court, so he doesn't know how to press the pace.
No matter how persistent you are. Second: Van Gundy Jr. trusts Kidd.
Van Gundy Jr. has always had a characteristic, which is that he particularly trusts the performance of superstars. When we saw Tracy McGrady under him, he often shot randomly. According to Zhang Weiping, he said, "Oh, I really dare to shoot." But Van Gundy Jr.
He rarely talks about McGrady for this reason, and he is very supportive of him on and off the court. As long as it doesn't go too far, he won't even call a timeout.
In sharp contrast, Larry Brown, Jackson Jackson, *** Vicki and others, as long as a ball is not coordinated according to tactics and is hit randomly, they will immediately call a timeout, and then make a series of reactions based on their respective personalities and habits.
Zen Master took out the tactical board and re-explained the correct way to play, and then started chewing gum to let the players reflect; Larry Brown immediately pointed out the mistakes made by the players just now, and then began to repeatedly emphasize defense, defense, and defense again;
And **Vicci started scolding the players one by one, pointing at their heads and scolding them until the timeout ended and the referee came to break up the fight.
For Nash, Van Gundy is now on the sidelines. He can't do it, so now he acquiesces to Kidd's self-assertion.
In fact, the Rockets' inside line is still very good now. Mourning and Huo Ershu are not as old as they were later. Although they are not at the All-Star level now, they are still powerful players in the league.
So Kidd started to give signs to the two senior players. The second senior post has been in the league for so many years and is naturally experienced. They also cooperated with Kidd to start various high and low positions.
We have said before that the most feared thing in the NBA is the big man who can hit the mid-range shot, but the most threatening thing is that when the big man who can hit the mid-range shot gets the ball in the high post and prepares to shoot, another powerful big man sneaks behind the backboard.
.It is very difficult for you to defend against this kind of high and low style of play.
If you are guarding a big man in the high post, at least one person must follow him out, and there will be a huge space under the basket. The man behind the backboard suddenly walks towards the basket, and the high man passes the ball here, and he can attack directly.
The basket, if it is strong enough, the defensive players will not dare to move at all. If it moves, it will be 2+1; if you stare at the big man behind the rebound, you have to seal the basket, and the high post will be left open, and the other player will shoot.
It's more comfortable than free throws.
The Rockets just meet this condition now. Uncle Huo can make mid-range shots and Mourning is strong enough. In reality, we see that any team that meets this condition inside will be very good, such as Gasol + Randolph, Noah
+ Boozer, Horford + Josh Smith, etc.
Some people may have said this, but why did Chandler + Stoudemire play so poorly in New York?
Yes, because there is a very key factor in playing this tactic, that is, the ball must be delivered to the high-position players in time.
If the ball is given to the high-post players early, the smart defensive players will press on the high-post players. In this way, the high-post players can only protect the ball with their backs to the basket. Once they can back the basket, it will be difficult to pass to the basket. Not every
Everyone has Divac's ability to pass the ball without looking at people; if it is given late, because of the existence of the offensive three seconds, and the opponent's inside line cannot let you get to the back of the rebound so easily, so after some
Tangle, when he runs behind the backboard, there is often not much time left, probably only about 1 second.
Therefore, the ball can only be transformed into the greatest threat if it is delivered to a high-position player within that short 1 second. Of course, this 1 second refers to the situation when the opponent's defense is also in place. If I go to defend
, then it doesn’t matter at all. But New York can’t do this. Their other players all like to stick to the ball. I won’t name them specifically a, b, and c. There are too many black ones. I also need to save some character.
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But the Rockets don't have this problem. Let alone 1 second, you only have 0.1 seconds, and Kidd can steadily send the ball to where it should go. So all of a sudden, the Rockets suddenly played a wave of small climaxes, and they
Chased by 6 points.
Seeing the sudden explosion of the Rockets, the three commentators were also happy. After all, no one wants to watch a one-sided game.
"Yes, the Rockets improved a lot at the beginning of the second half. The three veterans seemed to go back in time a few years ago. They played very proactively. If they continue like this, the game will be full of suspense. But they can't chase the score.
Yes, at least the scene looks much better."
"Let's see how long the Rockets can maintain this kind of performance. After all, playing like this is still very tiring, and the two insiders are not young. And I believe that Paul cannot let the Rockets play like this before giving up.
With the situation advantage gained, he will definitely come up with some countermeasures."
At this time, Thibodeau was also walking around, looking at Edison anxiously.
Finally, Edison made a move. He called Josh Smith to his side, and then told him face-to-face, "You will come out later and replace Brand to defend Juwan Howard. When defending, don't wait for him to catch the ball.
Go up and stay close to him to interfere with his catching the ball. Don't worry about the space left inside. The Rockets have nothing to break through and they can't take advantage of that loophole."
Josh Smith, bending over and listening to Edison's instructions, kept nodding his head, and then appeared.
Although Josh is not as good as Brand in terms of skills, strength, etc., his movement speed and agility are definitely something Brand cannot catch up with on roller skates.
If Brand is asked to guard Uncle Huo, once he is pulled to a high position, it will definitely be too late to go inside to make up for it. But Josh can, he can turn around quickly, and the Rockets' other two perimeter players are not fast.
Well-known, so he turned around and had time to block them.
And Uncle Huo couldn't catch the ball, so naturally he couldn't play the classic high-low cooperation with Mourning in the paint. Instead, because he increased the speed, he got into the rhythm of the Magic. Under the leadership of Nash, the Magic restored the earliest V-shape.
On offense, Howard and Josh frequently hit the Rockets' inside line with springs under their feet, flushing the score open.
At this time, a problem with a traditional point guard like Kidd was exposed - he did not have explosive scoring ability.
Whether Kidd's personal offense is good or not, it's definitely good. He can shoot three-pointers, he can shoot half-volleys, he can stick up his butt and hit with his back, and he can break through with his shoulders. Basically, he has all the offensive skills that a point guard should have.
But Kidd is the same as Stockton and Magic Johnson. They obviously have the ability to score offensively, but their own shots are always the second choice in their minds, or even lower.
In this regard, he is not as good as many current scoring point guards, even not as good as Paul. When Paul wants to score, he is also a very stable scoring point, and the key ball can be handed over to him.
Kidd's biggest contribution was to make other teammates perform better, so the Rockets entered a cycle that was not considered evil. Kidd worked hard to pass the ball, and his teammates got a good shooting opportunity, but the Magic players relied on their super
Their strong physical fitness interfered with their shots and prevented them from scoring. When Kidd planned to attack on his own, his teammates could not provide such support, and he was severely blocked by Iguoda. So he could only find opportunities to pass the ball.
Then loop.
In the end, although with Kidd's teamwork, the Rockets' scoring efficiency was not bad, they just couldn't catch up with the Magic, and ended up losing 94-107 at home.
The Magic won their first victory in the Texas Challenge.
In this game, Kidd actually had the best performance in the game, with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 14 assists. If it weren't for the Magic's aggressive rebounding, he would have had a triple-double.
Mourning and Huo Ershu also scored 21 points and 18 points respectively under Kidd's guidance.
On the Magic side, Nash is no longer the only starting point for the offense, so the data has dropped slightly. He has 12 points and 9 assists, which is much better than Kidson. But no matter what, the team won, which is more important than anything else.
important.
Another key figure, Roy, performed very well in this game. After playing 20 minutes, Roy scored a career-high 17 points, 3 rebounds and 3 assists, which was a good start for his new season.
A good start.
After this game, quite a number of experts have already said privately that Edison is really a "golden eye" and it will be easy to use whoever he chooses. This rookie has completely taken over Hill's class, as if the skills he has practiced for many years are just to make up for the current situation.
Magic's shortcomings. Regardless of the height he can reach in the future, at least he is a valuable real-time combat power, which solves the long-standing backcourt problems very well.
Although the outside world was praising him, Edison did not live a "tick-tick-tock" life. He was still thinking about his inexplicable uneasiness during the game.
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Let me tell you some bad news. I may still go to training from the 20th to the 24th. But I have no manuscripts saved now. If I really go, I will stop updating. Please forgive me for this.
But don't worry, everyone, this book will definitely not be a eunuch. I have already written a public version worth 1 million yuan. If it wants to be a eunuch, it will be a eunuch long ago.
