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With the formation of the coaching staff completed and players returning to the team one after another, the Magic's 2004-05 training camp finally began on the morning of September 31.
The first thing after the camp starts is for the head coach to give training to the players.
"Welcome to the Orlando Magic. Some of you are new to the league, and some are veterans, but no matter what you are, I hope you all remember one thing. You all have to listen to me here. There can only be
I have a voice. If you don’t listen, you can refer to the main lineup of the team last season to see if they can give you some good suggestions. Of course, no matter which main player you want to ask, you have to call because they are not here.
It’s in this training hall.”
Ci does not control the troops, and Edison must confirm his leadership position in the team as soon as he comes up.
It is true that after some intentional or unintentional transactions by Edison, the main players from last season are no longer there. Some of them took the initiative to propose transactions, such as Tracy McGrady. But most of them were purely accidental, but the following players don't know, so
His half-truths and half-false words created an impression on the players below, "If I don't obey, then Edison will trade me away."
Edison looked around for a week and looked at each player carefully, "Some of you were carefully selected by me, and some of you were acquired through hard-earned transactions. My goal and goal is to win the championship. I don't care about your past.
No matter what your experience is, no matter your previous status in the team, here you must be ready, ready to accept competition, and ready to work hard on the field. If anyone is not working hard on the field, then I don’t mind letting him watch.
Water fountain. Hill is not here today, he is in the hospital, so I can tell you directly that the highest-paid player on our team is already sitting off the court, and I don’t care if the second-highest-paid player is also sitting off the court.”
All 12 players looked at Edison with serious faces, and the entire stadium was extremely depressing. The reason why Edison was able to bluff the field was because there were too many young players here. The impression of the 6 rookies on the NBA was 0.
Now they can be manipulated by others. Except for Nash and Marion, none of the other players are stars, so naturally they have no right to criticize them. And Nash and Marion have good personalities and are known as good gentlemen, so naturally they don't
Will pick a fight with the coach.
Seeing that the effect he wanted had been achieved, Edison clapped his hands and said, "Okay, I won't say any more. I will follow Nelson to undergo a physical examination."
The first important thing for every team to do at the beginning of the camp is to conduct a physical examination of the players. Over the summer, we will see if everyone's body is out of shape and if there are any unexpected hidden diseases.
After the physical examination was over, everyone gathered in front of Edison again.
"Okay, your first training session in Orlando is about to begin. After the warm-up exercise is over, we will have a 12-minute 5-on-5 match. Marion and De Klerk will be the referees. Remember.
, your performance in training determines whether you can play in the future."
After the warm-up, the two sides were divided into red and blue groups under Edison's arrangement. Nash, Iguodala, Gerald Wallace, Josh Smith and Howard were the red team. Varejao, Uncle Huo, Diaw,
Martin and Tony Allen are the blue team.
Then he simply explained that Nash would organize the offense for the red team, Diaw for the blue team, and standard man-to-man defense.
Players on both sides knew that the coach was testing their abilities, so they worked extra hard.
No one spoke during the match. The players were trying to show their strength, while the coaching staff was busy observing the players. Eaton LaVine and Joe Rogowski carefully looked at the technical shortcomings of each player, while Thibodeau
and Edison began to formulate appropriate tactics based on the abilities of these players...
For a while, there was no other noise in the training hall except for the harsh sound of sneakers scraping against the floor and the "pop" of a basketball hitting the floor.
Soon Nelson returned to the court with the players' physical measurement data and came to Edison's side.
"It's not bad, there's no serious overweight, and no injuries lurking. It seems like these guys didn't completely indulge themselves in the summer."
Nelson is very satisfied with the player's self-consciousness. After all, no one wants to work hard for a season to adjust the player's body muscle fat ratio to the optimal state, only to return directly to before liberation after a vacation. To lose weight,
To begin with, it would be too hurtful.
Edison looked at the test data, listened to Nielsen's evaluation, pursed his lips, and nodded from time to time.
"Well, when the competition is over, you first take them to the weight room and do relevant training. After the arrangements are made, you come back as soon as possible. We will discuss each person's specific training plan in the coaching room."
"No problem, now it's all basic warm-up training, nothing complicated, just a simple arrangement."
Twelve minutes passed quickly, and the red team led by Nash defeated the substitute-based blue team 30-22.
Edison applauded and walked to the center circle of the competition field, "Very good, everyone performed very well and were very motivated. I like this state and I hope you can keep it up in the future. Okay, now you and Nelson go
Do related training in the weight room, that’s all for this morning’s training.”
Then he said to the coaching staff: "Eton, Joe and Patrick, you stay, the others will help Nelson arrange training. Okay, let's start working."
As the players followed the trainer into the weight room, Edison and others came to the coaching room, and the entire basketball court suddenly became empty, which was in sharp contrast to the noise just now.
Soon, as Nelson also came to the coaching room, Edison began his first formal coaching meeting.
The coaching room is very simple. In addition to a few tactical boards, there are long oval tables with about 20 seats. The original purpose of the design was to allow the coach to arrange and explain tactics to all the players.
Now Edison is sitting in the main seat, with Thibodeau on his left and Ewing on his right. As an assistant coach and the No. 2 person on the coaching staff, Thibodeau naturally has to sit in this important position. Ewing, on the other hand, purely wants to give
His face.
Then Eaton LaVine, Nelson, and Joe Rogowski lined up on both sides.
Edison saw that everyone was here and nodded to Thibodeau. When Thibodeau saw it, he immediately opened the information bag in his hand, took out a few pages and distributed them to everyone present.
Edison saw that everyone had got something in their hands, clapped his hands and said: "Okay, everyone. What you have in your hands is my preliminary tactical plan for the team next season. Of course, this is only a preliminary plan.
There will definitely be changes with the test of the game. And what I ask everyone to do now is to carve out each player's relevant abilities according to this exclusive plan, whether it is physical or technical." Edison said with his hands.
Pointed at Nelson and Eaton.
All the trainers nodded secretly after hearing Edison's words.
Some people may wonder why Edison told the trainer so late about his team building ideas. In fact, it is very simple. Before this, no one could be sure whether this was the Magic's final lineup. Even Edison could not guarantee it. In terms of personnel,
Before you are sure, it is difficult to determine a suitable tactic. Moreover, the trainer here may not have had much contact with the rookies before, and has no understanding of the players' abilities, so you cannot arrange corresponding training content.
"Let me briefly explain the team's basic tactics for next season. There is nothing to say about defense. Thibodeau, you and Joe are first responsible for teaching the players basic defensive tactics, especially the rookies. Then focus on guiding them to stand.
Positions and rotations, defense depends on attitude, we must let them improve their defensive awareness.”….
"Okay." "No problem." Thibodeau and Joe Rogowski responded happily to Edison.
Offense and defense are different. For offense, you can have a basic pattern, such as the triangle offense, Princeton, etc. You have to set up a posture as soon as you pass halftime. But there is no fixed posture for defense.
Defensive tactics are actually very simple. They are just a few sets: various zone defenses, man-to-man marking, pressing and double-teaming. You are not sure which one you want to use at all, because defense is passive and must be carried out according to the offensive team's situation.
Arranged on the spot.
But no matter what kind of defense you adopt, rotation of defense is the key to determining the quality of a team's defense. And Thibodeau's task is to teach the players how to follow the opponent's players, when to double-team, and when to help defend. Once someone
How to cover for defense when out of position, and how to change positions when encountering a pick-and-roll.
"I will focus on the offensive tactics below. I plan to play run-and-gun next season, with fast breaks as the main focus. My goal is to control the attack time within 8 seconds. The half-court offense mainly uses the horn attack, combined with the zipper attack.
Done. I have always felt that Nash's offensive talent is the best in the league, but he has been suppressed in Dallas, and what I have to do is to unleash his talent."
The horns offense is also the familiar V-shaped offense. It was the small ball tactic used by the Suns when they swept the league with their fast-playing whirlwind. The V-shaped offense originated from the mid-range pick-and-roll that is widely used in the NBA. It is an emerging tactic in the 21st century.
1. Different from the pick-and-roll in the middle, the offensive focus of the V-shaped tactic is more focused on outside shooting. It poses a greater threat outside the three-point line and in the corner area. It can put pressure on both sides of the court at the same time during the offense. Because
Compared with other tactical systems, the V-shaped tactic has simpler tactical coordination. It often has high requirements on the abilities of core players, such as Nash's passing and scoring abilities and Stoudemire's offensive abilities. Most of its tactics are developed by Niu Jiao.
The player in position provides coverage and advice to the ball-carrying player, and the ball-carrying player is often the team's first core, such as Nash.
The basic position of the horn tactics. Usually two inside players stand in the high position (specifically, the horn positions on the court, the two vertices of the paint area), the point guard controls the ball at the top of the three-point arc, and the other two players
It falls at the three-point line in the bottom corner. The horn area in basketball refers to the area on both sides of the free throw line. The positions of the five players show a "V", which is the famous V-shaped position.
The most basic routine of this kind of offense is that when the point guard attacks, the high post will provide a cover, and then the point guard will follow the three-second line and rush into the post. The post player who is covering him will also come after the pick-and-roll.
Directly hitting the basket. The double movement of the point guard and the inside line forms a "V" word. Therefore, this tactic is also commonly known as the "V" word tactic.
I read that someone in the book review section was wondering how the team could play the Suns' V-shaped tactics now that they don't have enough three-point ability.
Below I will explain it from two aspects: the tactics themselves and the players’ abilities.
The first tactical aspect. The most critical thing about the V-shaped tactic is the point guard's ability to break through and distribute the ball. I won't go into detail on this point, everyone can understand it. The second most important thing is not the outside shooting ability, but the high pick-and-roll ability inside.
, Coordination ability and cutting-in attack ability.
Let’s talk about the pick-and-roll first. The pick-and-roll is the most basic coordination in basketball and the basis of all basketball tactics. It can be said that any tactical change starts with the pick-and-roll. The most basic thing about the pick-and-roll is that the person who comes to cover must be able to block it. If you
If you can't block it, then everything is in vain. To be able to block it well, it mainly depends on the two qualities of the player. 1. The bottom plate is stable and you can stand. This is easy to understand. Only if you can stand can you block.
If others can't stand, and you get out of the way when others squeeze you, then the pick-and-roll is meaningless; 2. If the person is wide enough, he can block well. I mentioned before that the width of the player is important, and pick-and-roll means width is the most important.
The wider you are, the longer it takes for the person being blocked to get around you, and the more space the person you are covering gets...
Let’s talk about the support ability. Pick-and-roll, pick-and-roll, pick-and-roll, first pick-and-roll, but it’s not necessarily who has the ball after the pick-and-roll. Just like I said when I introduced the V-shaped tactic, what I said is "the point guard follows the trend."
"Get into the paint" does not mean "the point guard dribbles the ball into the paint". Although most of the time, the point guard continues to get the ball after the pick-and-roll, but sometimes after the pick-and-roll, the point guard immediately takes the ball.
He passed the ball back to the high-covering inside line, but he was running empty-handed. At this time, Qiu depends on the inside line's ability to support him and see if he can pass the ball out again and whether he can pass it to an open player.
The last thing is the ability to cut in. When it comes to the point guard and the inside, it mainly depends on whether the inside is strong enough to cut in without the ball, whether the cut is timely or not, and whether the ability to catch the ball and attack in motion after cutting is good. The ability to cut in is very important to the inside.
Flexibility is extremely demanding. For example, Yao Ming's ability to cut without the ball is almost non-existent. His steps are too slow, and even if he cuts in, his catching ability is very poor when in motion. He basically cannot hold the ball.
When a defensive player picks up the ball, it's basically a steal.
The reason why the Suns' fast-playing whirlwind was so powerful was that, in addition to Nash's excellent passing ability, Stoudemire was extremely capable in these three aspects. Stoudemire's tendons are all over his body, and although his shoulders are not particularly wide, they are not narrow-shouldered either.
The quality of the screen is extremely high. Speaking of support, Stoudemire's support and passing ability are actually not outstanding. He cannot coordinate the entire team's offense like Gasol and Miller, but he still cannot deliver the ball in a timely and accurate manner.
The problem is. And he has a mid-range shot, so when he gets the ball in the high post, the fake moves he makes are very deceiving, and the opponent has to be distracted to prevent him from jumping directly, so his passing support ability is improved in disguise. Finally,
Talking about his cutting ability, Stoudemire has extremely strong explosive power and quick feet. When he rushes forward, he can't be stopped by the inside. Then... there is nothing more. Everyone knows it and I don't want to say more.
This is also the reason why the Suns' offense dropped by two levels after Stoudemire left. Although the Suns still have a lot of outside shooters and Frye who shoots better inside, their offensive ability has plummeted. It's because of the poor pick-and-roll inside.
It is impossible to build a tall building without a foundation.
But the current Magic does not have this problem. Compared with Howard, Josh Smith and Stoudemire, although their mid-range shooting ability is much worse, their pick-and-roll, support and cutting abilities are not bad at all, or even better.
This is the reason why the Magic can now play a V-tactic tactically, and let’s talk about the players.
Many people say that the Magic's three-point ability is too poor, and that Iguodala has no three-point ability. It is true that Iguodala's three-point ability is not very outstanding, but you must know that every outside player who can enter the NBA, in the open space
, his shooting is not bad.
The Suns really had three-pointers raining down on them. In addition to the players' shooting ability, they also got more open opportunities. Did Iguodala have the opportunity to open three-pointers with the 76ers? Yes.
Let me talk about a few Suns players that everyone is familiar with. After analyzing their data, everyone will have an intuitive feeling.
When Joe Johnson was in the Suns from 2004 to 2005, his three-point shooting percentage was as high as 47.8%, averaging 4.5 and 2.2 per game. However, after he left the Suns, the number of shots he took remained the same but his shooting percentage dropped by 10%. Here are some
There are two reasons. One is that he became the core of the team and the opponent's defense became tighter. The more important thing at that time was that the team's tactics changed and he did not have so many open shooting opportunities.
Barbosa is a veteran of the Suns. When D'Antoni was in the Suns and insisted on the V-shaped play, his three-point shooting percentage was about 40%, which was quite impressive. But later, with the changes in the Suns' tactics, and the
After being traded to another team, his three-point shooting percentage dropped directly to 33%, becoming an outside three-point shooting percentage that is unparalleled...
The only one who has maintained a relatively good performance is Garabel. However, when he was in the Suns, his three-point shooting rate was above 40%. After leaving, it dropped to 36~7%, but it is still a relatively good shooting rate.
Through these three examples, everyone should understand that for an ordinary player (for example, if you talk to me about Miller, Ray Allen, etc., they are not ordinary players), the team's tactics have a great impact on their shooting percentage.
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It is true that Iguodala's three-pointers have always been average, about 33%, which is one of three levels. But if you let him shoot open shots, his shooting percentage will definitely improve. Also, the Magic's current rebounding ability is very good.
, if your team's rebounding ability is strong, then you will have less worries and be more determined when shooting from outside. This is a very simple truth, and anyone who has watched "Slam Dunk" can understand it.
And in order to make up for the lack of outside shooting, Edison also incorporated the zipper attack into his offense.
The zipperoffense is an old tactic that can be traced back to the Celtics in the 1960s, but it is still used by the vast majority of players to create open shooting opportunities. Look at the Hornets in the 2005-06 season, they mainly used
It's the zipper offense. Paul's singles and West's low post offense are all typical zipper offense routines.
The zipper offense and the horn offense actually have many similarities. They both use the point guard as the core, and both emphasize the screen on the strong side, and the shooters on this side also need to be in the bottom corner, which can also create a large number of open shooting opportunities from the outside.
But the difference between it and the horns tactic is that the zipper tactic puts more emphasis on the point guard's wing singles and low post singles in the paint. However, this does not conflict with the horns tactic. If the point guard in the horns tactic fails to succeed,
The ball was not passed out, so it naturally landed on the wing.
The only contradiction is that the horn offense requires more high-post and face-up offense inside, while the zipper offense requires low post offense.
The focus of the zipper offense is on the inside, while the focus of the horn offense is on the outside. The mutual transformation of the two can make the Magic's tactics richer, and the offense more three-dimensional and unpredictable.
The trainers below listened to Edison's explanation and kept nodding in agreement.
You must know that most of the current Magic team are young people. You can't ask a team of young people to play like the Spurs and Pistons. They can't accept the rhythm of the water mill; you can't ask them to play like the Kings.
Playing against Princeton, the tactics are too complicated and require too high a level of player intelligence. The Magic, with the exception of Nash, focus on building muscle.
Then this fast-break run-and-gun tactic is the most suitable tactic. The only question now is whether Nash can hold on.
Edison is confident about this, but others, including Thibodeau, still have doubts because the horns tactics require too high a point guard.
Generally speaking, there are at least a dozen variations of an offensive tactic, and the horns tactic has half of them. The world is balanced, and if you are simple as a whole, the individual requirements will naturally increase. And the core control of the horns tactic is
The requirements for a guard are as high as the sky. They must be able to break out and shoot, be able to score and be organized, be able to distribute and move the ball. In short, they must have all the abilities that a point guard should have, and it is not enough to just have them, they must be good, and they must be good.
Outstanding, excellent.
So does Nash have such a high technical and tactical level? This kind of question about player skills naturally requires a professional trainer to give the answer.
So Edison glanced at Eaton LaVine and asked: "Eton, what do you think?"
At this time, Edison was still thinking darkly, if you dare to say, "I think there is something wrong with Nash's dribbling," I will lift the table and slap the tactical board on your face...
"It's perfect. His dribbling is very solid and stable, his shooting posture is also very standard, and his passing is also in place. Especially his floor hitting is fast and accurate. Moreover, he has rich experience. Everyone also agreed in the match just now.
I have seen it all, he has sent wonderful passes many times. I think he is fully qualified to be the core of the tactics and support the attack. I think we have no problem with this tactic. But I just don’t know if his physical strength can persist. He is 30 years old after all.
, he is still a white man, a fast break of this intensity..."
After Eton LaVine evaluated Nash's skills and tactics, he raised his own questions from another angle.
Hearing this question, Nelson immediately took over: "I think there is no problem. His life and diet are very regular. In the previous body, he was the best in summer among all the people. I think if there are no injuries,
If it happens, he will have no problem playing more than 30 minutes per game."
Seeing that everyone had no objections, Edison slammed the table and made the final conclusion, "Okay, since everyone thinks there is no problem, let's start discussing it."
Specific training plan. I hope to make a special training plan for each player so that they can better adapt to future tactics, especially several rookies."
Then the few people who were working on it started discussing it one by one, and finally made a training plan before lunch.
Nash, the focus is on physical training, maintaining physical function and reducing injuries.
Iguodala, his dribbling and shooting skills were well trained by Eton LaVine, especially the three-point range.
For Marion, if his shooting posture can be made more standard, that would be the best. If not, then he should work on his body and mid-range shooting.
Josh Smith, his mid-range shooting ability near the free throw line (including free throw throws), his ability to cut inside and attack, and his simple low-post footwork.
Howard, low post footwork, hook shots, free throws, and rebounding.
Varejao, rebound blocked.
De Klerk, stay fit.
Uncle Huo, maintain physical fitness and strengthen individual defense capabilities.
Hill, recovery after surgery.
Gerald Wallace further consolidated his shooting ability.
Boris Diaw, strength training, three-point ability and pick-and-roll coordination ability.
Tony Allen, ball-handling skills, mid-range shooting ability, single defense ability.
Martin's main goal is to increase his strength, while also taking into account his ball-handling skills and shooting ability, especially his shooting speed.
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Okay, this is the big chapter that I promised you this morning. I already posted a new one last night. This review system is so nonsense.
