Of course, after leaving the Cavaliers, James whistled less and less, so that James fans always cried and complained that the league's whistle-blowing principle for James is "As long as you can't kill him, then don't blow the whistle!"
But that's later.
Now James is still the most popular player in the league!
The object of preferential treatment by the referee.
But if the whistle has been blown or not, then the people defending James will definitely not be able to stand it!
How can you be sent off at halftime!
But you can't hide from him. What do you do if he rushes in?
Give him an easy layup?
How can it be!
Can you make the league treat everyone equally?
Can you make the referee not treat James preferentially?
cannot!
Since it can't be done, the only available method is to assist in defense!
And as long as there is help in defense, there will be openings.
Therefore, the key to defense lies in grasping the timing of assisting defense and making up for it in time.
Later generations of Warriors did a good job of defending James, and they did a good job of helping to defend and switch positions.
This is very useful for Deng Fang who has returned from time travel.
What the Warriors use is help defense and filling in.
This is also the tactic the Warriors have been using since training camp!
As long as the opponent misplaces the singles, then double-team!
Even if there is no mismatch, if you encounter a superstar or a powerful scorer, you will still use help defense.
To put it bluntly, this defensive strategy developed to its extreme is the box-1 used by the Raptors for Curry in later generations!
Keep an eye on the Four Links!
Designed for superstars!
The Warriors' defensive strategy has been set since the team was formed.
There's no way, as a coach, you have to use whatever tactics you have for the players you have!
If I give you five James, you can switch defenses unlimitedly!
He has a physical advantage against anyone he faces, even if he is facing a center, he will not suffer much!
Guard until your opponent vomits!
I’ll give you five small potatoes, then attack from all sides!
No matter who the opponent is holding the ball, they will double attack!
Otherwise what can you do?
Every position is misaligned, what should we do if we don't attack from a flank?
Furthermore, the advantage of small potatoes is that they are fast!
Only by flanking and filling positions can you maximize your speed advantage!
The Warriors play one senior and four small forwards. Prince was originally a small forward and now plays the fourth position. This is a mismatch.
Once Curry switches defense, it will be a misplacement.
Therefore, the Warriors often need to help defend and fill positions.
Although this is not necessary against ordinary teams, the Warriors still adopt this defensive strategy as always.
Not for anything else, just to meet a giant like Kobe and James!
Practice it regularly and it will be useful when needed.
It is also because this defensive formation is very complicated that the Warriors' training camp starts earlier than other teams.
After training camp, preseason and the previous few games, the Warriors players have become very proficient on the defensive end and their cooperation is very tacit.
The person responsible for guarding James for the Warriors is Laga Bell.
This is a good candidate.
First of all, Lagabel's defensive experience is rich enough.
He can defend even singles masters like Kobe Bryant well, let alone James!
Don’t you have no long shot? Then I will take a step back to defend!
You want to shoot? Then I'll pretend to jump and block the shot.
The center of gravity is behind and the movement is forward.
It looks like it's about to jump, but actually it doesn't move at all.
But it’s not all fake, sometimes you still have to really jump up and block a shot!
And as soon as you jump up, you will feel like a hungry tiger pounces on food!
Use all your strength!
Even if it happens once out of five times, you will still be afraid!
Do you know if it will be true or false next time?
False and real, true and false, offensive players and defensive players are playing psychological warfare.
Secondly, Lagabel is fast enough.
The most powerful thing about James is his breakthrough, and the most important thing in preventing breakthroughs is speed.
No matter how James makes fake moves, Laga Bell can stand in front of him at any time.
This is enough.
The last one is Laga Belle who is so cruel!
Many fans probably remember the scene where Kobe Bryant was choked.
He's not stingy, he's not afraid of anyone, don't mess with me, or I'll kill you. This is Lagabelle's character.
Such a player is most suitable to defend James.
In addition to Laga Bell, Prince is also standing near the penalty area, three steps away from JJ Hickson, ready to help defend at any time.
Anyway, you don’t have a mid-range shot, and there are two people in the game, Big Z and Big Lopez. If you don’t let them go, who will you let them go?
Even if the ball is passed to Hixon who is open, Prince can quickly return to defend.
Because he is fast enough!
Prince is the most suitable candidate to help defend.
He is tall, has long arms, is fast, can defend from position one to position four, and has rich experience.
When the Pistons played the Lakers, it was Prince who defended Kobe.
Kobe also said that one of the best people to guard against him was Prince.
Of course, the Cavaliers' offense is not just about James holding the ball alone, but four people standing there watching.
They still have a lot of cover runs.
The purpose is to create open three-point opportunities for Mo Mo and Anthony Parker.
Even Big Z is constantly looking for opportunities to hit outside shots after pick-and-rolls.
This is also his specialty.
As for giving the ball to JJ Hickson and letting him miss Prince in isolation, forget it.
Mike Brown is not stupid, he knows how much Hickerson weighs.
If you don’t have back-up skills, you won’t be able to score, but once you’re flanked, you’ll probably even lose the ball!
Mistakes and counterattacks are the most fatal.
Because the Cavaliers have two big men and are slow to retreat, they are most afraid of counterattacks!
Letting Big Z play Big Lopez alone is also an option for the Cavaliers.
However, after two injections, it proved to be ineffective.
Big Z has height, but does not have an advantage in strength. He mainly relies on mid-range shots in post-up play.
Lopez is 2.13 meters tall, so he is not too disadvantaged by his height.
In addition, Big Lopez is much younger than Big Z, so his relatively slow speed has become an advantage in front of Big Z!
In addition, Lopez's shot blocking has always been very good, and his single defense is not bad, so he is not afraid of Big Z's singles on the defensive end.
After trying twice but it didn't work, the Cavaliers decisively gave up on the idea of playing inside.
Without playing inside, there are only two options for James and Mo Mo to attack with the ball.
The most important one is James' ball-handling attack.
The Cavaliers kept covering the run, looking for mismatches and then going one-on-one.
Whether it's Mo versus Lopez or James versus Curry, they are both good choices.
To deal with the Cavaliers' movement, the Warriors' strategy is to allow everyone else to switch defenses except Lopez!
Once there is a mismatch, just don't dribble, just dribble and attack decisively.
If James wants to find Curry's mismatch, Curry will step forward to block it, and then quickly return to position.
Doing this will definitely give James a second or two of free time.
But the warrior is not afraid!
Even when the Warriors played against the Cavaliers in later generations, Cole often used this tactic.
At that time, James' long-range shooting reached the league average!
The current James is still the young James of the 1.0 era, with basically no three-pointers.
If you have a weakness, why don’t you take advantage of it?
Just bully you for not having three points!
Curry delayed his return to defense, and Laga Bell used this time to come out.
The result is that every time James screens, the effect is not ideal.
You know, the Warriors have to practice this tactic over and over every day in training for more than two months!
The purpose is not for anything else, but for a superstar like James!
Strong teams usually have one or two superstars.
A team without superstars will generally not be very strong!
Therefore, how to defend superstars is the most important issue on the defensive end.
This is also the defensive strategy Deng Fang set during the training camp.
Practiced all the time in the training camp and used it in every game since the start of the game.
Therefore, the Warriors' defensive end has a tacit understanding of covering up and attacking, and it is difficult for the Cavaliers to find mismatches.
