Adrian spent the afternoon watching Deron Williams game videos
There is no perfect player in this world. No matter which position or player he is, he must have his shortcomings. Even if there are no shortcomings, there are still areas that can be exploited. Although Adrian works hard to make himself perfect,
But he knows that there is no such thing as perfection in this world. Everything has shortcomings that can be exploited. It just depends on whether you can find them and whether you can use them.
There is no doubt that Deron Williams is an extremely good point guard. As the third overall pick in 2005, although the best rookie of the year was Chris Paul, there is no doubt that Deron is the most suitable for the Jazz.
Point guard. His tough style allows him to easily integrate with the Jazz's tough guys.
So far this season, Deron has averaged 19 points and 9.2 assists per game. Statistically speaking, he is almost the same as Adrian.
As a point guard, Deron has clearly implemented the creed of passing first. Under the Jazz's excellent pick-and-roll movement tactics, Deron performed like a duck in water. While passing the ball, Deron William
James is also a powerful attacker, and he is also one of the best offensive pure PGs in the league (please ignore the likes of Iverson, Marbury, Arenas, etc.)
His emergency stop mid-range jump shot is his main weapon. He has a high hit rate and is not afraid of interference, because his strong body gives him a strong ability to resist interference. But Adrian is not worried about this, he has a height advantage
, in terms of strength, he is not afraid of anyone at the point guard position.
Deron's breakthrough is not fast, but it is very powerful. Because of his rare strength and tonnage in the PG position, once he charges up, he will be as difficult to stop as an armored vehicle with full power. However, Adri
An is also not afraid.
At the same time, Deron has a three-point shooting rate of close to 40%. Although he does not shoot many three-pointers, he still poses a great threat.
What really troubles Adrian is the Jazz team as a whole. The pick-and-roll is the most primitive tactic on the basketball court and one of the most difficult to defend. Sloan has played the pick-and-roll for more than 20 years, and every time he has played with the Jazz,
The teams they play against all know that their tactics must be pick-and-roll, but haven’t the Jazz made the playoffs every year?
If it weren't for bad luck, Jordan swept all directions before, and Shark shook up the league later, leaving many heroes in tears and helplessness. Olajuwon even made up for the little chance in the middle.
Generally speaking, if it is one-on-one, Adrian is confident in guarding Deron Williams, because he is as strong as Deron Williams, and he also has a height advantage, and his
He is faster than Deron. No matter from any aspect, it is not difficult for him to defend Deron.
But one-on-one is one-on-one, and a group is a group. The two cannot be confused. But...
Adrian rubbed his smooth chin and watched the Jazz's classic pick-and-roll game in the video. Adrian smiled and said: "As an assistant coach, I am also a pick-and-roll player. It seems that I have to find a chance to play with him tonight.
Kwame lets talk about how to defend pick-and-rolls."
Compared with ordinary inside players, Kwame's footsteps are very immature in both offense and defense, but they are fast enough. His beast-level physical fitness can provide him with this convenience.
, this is especially important when guarding against pick-and-rolls.
The next night, the Triangle Center Arena in Salt Lake City was buzzing with people. This is one of the NBA's most fanatical home arenas. Before the game even started, the noisy wave had already spread throughout the arena. Although the Lakers generals
I have been prepared for it for a long time, and some of them have experienced the fanatical atmosphere of the Triangle Center Arena, but they still feel a little uncomfortable at this moment.
This is a completely different world than Staples!
Staples also has its noisy moments. Whenever the players on the court perform wonderful dunks, beautiful dribbles, or consecutive three-pointers, cheers and applause will ring out above Staples.
But most of the time, Staples is quiet!
In this game, the Jazz did not make many adjustments.
Center: Memet Okur, Power Forward: Carlos Boozer, Small Forward: Matt Halprin, Shooting Guard: Ronnie Brewer. Point Guard: Deron Williams.
At the shooting guard position, veteran coach Jerry Sloan chose this year's rookie Ronnie Brewer as the starter. This is also a reward for his good form in these games, and his defense is also very good. Jerry Sloan
Long started him to use his youth and impact to defend Kobe.
Originally, the Jazz should have given up on AK-47, Andrei Kirilenko, as the starting small forward. However, from the end of last season to the beginning of this season, Kirilenko has been plagued by injuries.
Although he entered the team's lineup for this game, he was placed on the bench. It is not yet known whether he will play in this game. His replacement is veteran Matt Halprin. So far this season, this
The veteran from Cincinnati performed pretty well, averaging 11.6 points and 4.6 rebounds in 26 minutes per game, and his efficiency was passable.
As for the Lakers, they have made a lot of adjustments on the inside. Center: Kwame Brown, power forward: Turiaf, small forward: Lamar Odom, shooting guard: Kobe Bryant, point guard.
Defender: Adrian Kewert.
The two sides jumped the ball. Kwame Brown relied on his bounce that was more than one step ahead of Okur's to get the basketball first. Adrian grabbed the ball and looked up, but without stopping, he directly controlled the ball and rushed towards Jazz.
Team's half.
The chubby Deron Williams was interfering next to Adrian, and his strong body bumped into Adrian. However, Deron Williams was surprised to find that Adrian only swayed slightly, and then firmly
He was heading towards the Jazz's inside line, but due to lack of preparation, he staggered a step and was immediately thrown away by Adrian.
Although Deron failed to stop Adrian, he also slowed down Adrian's speed. In such a short time, when Adrian raised his foot and rushed into the three-point line, Ronnie Brewer and Matt-
Halprin has returned to the penalty area to set up defense. The Jazz's two insiders, center Okur and power forward Boozer, are too slow to reach the three-point line at this time!
One on two in the frontcourt, Adrian did not hesitate, dribbling the ball straight to the inside, pretending to hold the two of them for a dunk, but at the moment of taking off, he suddenly swung the basketball to his right rear!
"Snapped!"
The basketball was caught steadily by a pair of big hands.
On the three-point line, Kobe is unmarked!
The huge space allowed Kobe to even have time to adjust, take another look at the basket, and then take off. The goal was scored cleanly. Obviously, although the game had just begun, Kobe's touch was really good. This also gave the Lakers a chance to defeat the Jazz.
Added a little more confidence.
On the sidelines of the Jazz, Jerry Sloan suddenly stood up. Although he didn't say a word, it could be seen from his face that he was quite unhappy about the Jazz losing the ball. As a result,
A veteran coach who came out of the tough 1990s, Jerry Sloan has the tough temperament that most veterans of that era had, and the discipline requirements within the team are very strict.
Now the team has made such a mistake right from the start, which undoubtedly makes the old coach very dissatisfied!