Although he lost to the Mavericks, Edison did not feel unwilling. Although there were some unexpected factors in the game, overall, his tactical play has been guessed by the young general, and then he carried out targeted measures.
xing's arrangement. And this was the Mavericks' second back-to-back game, so Edison couldn't find any excuse for failure and was convinced.
Although Edison is sometimes a bit of a thieves and bad guy, he is still very good at one thing, and that is being reasonable. So after the game, he took the initiative to find the young general and congratulate him.
The young general is not bad at all. When he saw Edison coming to him, he didn't say anything sarcastic. The two complimented and encouraged each other, whether it was sincere or false, in short, they conveyed to the media a feeling of "friendship comes first"
, the feeling of being second in the competition.
After losing to the Mavericks, the Magic didn't have time to summarize their failure, so they took a charter flight to San Antonio overnight to challenge the Spurs, now the No. 1 team in the Western Conference.
Because Dallas and San Antonio are not far apart, the Magic's back-to-back tour did not consume a lot of energy on the road. They entered the hotel at 12 o'clock in the evening, and then gathered on time at 8:30 the next day to go to the Att Center Arena to prepare for warm-ups.
The Spurs were the league's championship last season, but they did not rest on their laurels this past summer. Although Devin Brown, a powerful shooting guard, has left, the Spurs are still the most likely to win the championship in the new season.
With the hope of seducing two powerful players, Finlay and Van Exel, his strength has reached a higher level.
Many people believe that this team has always been associated with iron-blooded, militarized, fighting spirit, execution, discipline, defense, team, efficiency, scolding and other masculine words full of fighting colors since **Vic took over.
associated together.
But I want to say that the Spurs are really the most beloved team in the league, bar none.
**The relationship between Veach, Duncan, Parker, and Ginobili is so long-lasting that it can even last until 2015. If this kind of thing happened to any couple, outsiders would notice it.
I can't help but admire, "The two of them really love each other, regardless of you and me. They even love each other more than themselves, and devote themselves wholeheartedly to this family." Also in the Spurs, you only need to replace "the two of them" with
"The four of them", just change "family" to "team".
Moreover, the Spurs at this time also had Bowen, who was silently acting as the old butler behind the scenes. In fact, I have always felt that Bowen's career was the most bloody romance drama. The plot of the story must be that he was secretly in love*
*Vic, but due to his lack of strength, **Vic could not accept him. But Uncle Bao found that he could not leave, so he stayed by his side to protect him and remove all obstacles on his way to the championship.
Although it is very sad, Edison doesn't like coming here to compete for three reasons.
First: The Spurs are very strong, better than their own team. Here you are very likely to taste failure, and that feeling is something Edison doesn't like.
Second: The decoration of the Att Center Arena is really annoying. The black roof, white curtain, and the fact that the fans are wearing black and white Spurs jerseys can be as depressing as it is. Every time Edison comes here
I couldn't help but think, "I really should suggest that they hold a retirement ceremony for **Vicci, but since he doesn't have a jersey to hang up, why not just hang up a photo."
Third: There is a particularly eye-catching line on the billboard rolling on the side of the court, "Adiwang, Made in China". Every time he sees this line, Edison feels a little dazed and dare not look directly. Okay, I should
Be patriotic, this is a national brand like Jordan, I should be proud of them.
Although a big name like Finley came, **Vicci's starting lineup did not change his formation habits. It was still center Nesterovic, power forward Duncan, and small forward Bowen, who controlled the ball.
Guard Parker, shooting guard Ginobili. Yes, you read that right, Ginobili was still the starter at that time, but by the next season he became the sixth man.
Under the guidance of the referee, Duncan and Howard came to the center circle to prepare for the jump ball.
Although Duncan is a player who can compete with the most powerful forwards in history, he is not omnipotent. His jumping ability has never been very good. Of course, this has a lot to do with his weight. It can only be said that he is in strength.
Between jumping and jumping, I chose the former. By this season, his jumping speed was far from what it was at his peak, and he was completely on the floor.
Howard is the complete opposite. He is young and can jump. Basically, he jumps as high as you throw it. Duncan also knows this very well, so he has no power at all. He watches Howard move the ball away and then prepares to return to defense.
The Spurs' defense has always been their specialty. They conceded only 88.8 points per game this season, which is only 0.3 points higher than the 88.5 of first-place Memphis. However, if calculated based on every 100 possessions, the Spurs only have 96.9 points, while the Grizzlies have 96.9 points per game.
With 99.2 points, the Spurs are still 2.3 points lower.
Usually, the four factors that measure defensive efficiency include the shooting, rebounding, turnovers and free throw efficiency of both sides. The Spurs are extremely good in these aspects, especially in controlling the opponent's shots, turnovers and free throws. They are among the top in the league.
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Although everyone sees that the Spurs ball is slow and bulky, they are very oppressive on the defensive end. They always force players to the corner or one step inside the three-point line, and these two positions
It's generally where a player's shooting percentage is lowest.
The three-point line in the bottom corner is closer than other three-point positions. If you get an open space here, your shooting rate will definitely be objective. But if you are forced to this position, it is another matter. Because both sides are out of bounds, so players must do
There is little space for fake moves, and it is easy for defensive players to block their faces. When the basket cannot be seen, the proximity of this position is a disadvantage, because it is difficult to control the strength when shooting, so many people like to choose to slip to the baseline
Basketball or dunk. But sliding the baseline is definitely not a good choice in offense, unless your flexibility and ball feel are particularly good.
In the same way, there is no more space for slipping the bottom line, so you can't swing your center of gravity, and it's easy not to squeeze out of the boundary. People must stand up straight with their arms raised or jump up. Because the space is small, it is very easy
There is physical contact. According to high school physics knowledge, in this case, the inside line will naturally have the advantage, especially if your inside line is called Duncan.
But there is also an advantage, that is, once you succeed in attacking, you are very likely to be on the highlights or posters. But this seems to illustrate the difficulty of attacking from the baseline from another angle.
The one-step position on the three-point line is even more confusing. First of all, this position is far away from the basket and it is not easy to make a shot. Secondly, this position is very awkward. Although it is far away, it is only 2 points, and there is no extra three-pointer.
At the same time, defensive players will not attack randomly, so there is no possibility of making free throws. In fact, this is also a defensive concept that the Magic Thibodeau is currently pursuing.
As for mistakes and free throws, it's even more obvious. It's not that the Spurs don't make mistakes, but it's hard for them to make mistakes in these two areas. Once there are consecutive mistakes or fouls, **Vitch will not let it go and let the players adjust on their own.
Or shout twice and it's all over. Instead, call a timeout as soon as possible, and then add the players to the court to curse.
But compared to these Spurs, there is another ability that scares the Magic even more, and that is the league's best pick-and-roll ability.
In fact, the Spurs' defense is not perfect. For example, Parker's defensive ability has been criticized, and Ginobili's individual defense is also very bad. However, the two of them have very strong rotation ability and can always use various positions in the gap.
Squeeze out and catch up with your defender again.
But if we combine the above, a very interesting paradox emerges at this time - since Parker and Ginobili are very poor in one-on-one defense and it is not easy to create mismatches, why do they still use pick-and-rolls and just play directly?
No, that’s fine.
Edison arranged it like this before the game, reducing pick-and-rolls and focusing on singles, leaving others open and not giving them a chance to take advantage of the team's defensive advantage. The main executors are Brand and Roy, and then let Howard prepare to go
Rush for offensive rebounds.
Because he did not play pick-and-roll, and Nash's singles ability was not strong, he gave the ball to Roy early. Some people asked why not to Brand? Because there was a Buddha statue behind Brand.
Originally, Edison was a little worried about Roy entering the NBA a year early and whether his strength would be lagging behind that in history. However, two games and the usual training games completely dispelled his worries. Although Roy is young, he
His skills are very comprehensive, and he has mastered the skills of moving without the ball, facing the basket and posting up. It can be said that there may be someone better than him in the league in one aspect, but overall, he is already the best among shooting guards in the league.
I have said before that Ginobili's single defense ability is very poor, basically just gambling-like steals, and flops that will fall down without touching. A friend of mine once said this when summarizing the characteristics of the Argentinian,
"The top Argentinian athletes in any field have three stars: 1. They like to flop; 2. They are good at flopping; 3. They have strong hands-on ability. Let me emphasize again, they are athletes in any field." I thought, Ji
Nobili is also a top player.
But flopping is actually very particular. You can't just use it as soon as it comes up, otherwise it will easily give the referee a bad impression.
So Roy carried Ginobili and rushed into the Spurs' interior. Then when he saw Nesterovich coming out to block him, he threw the ball to the basket with ease. Howard, who followed, stepped on it.
He jumped high like a spring, his head even passed the rim, and then after receiving the ball in the air, he was like a mountain. The backboard "chirped" under the huge pressure.
After Howard landed, he was so happy that you could count 24 teeth when he opened his mouth. Then he gave Roy a thumbs up to show that the pass was good.
But the Spurs were unmoved. Vicky had brainwashed them. No matter how beautiful your dunk was, it was only two points.
