After losing to the Celtics, the Cavaliers ushered in a focus battle against the Philadelphia 76ers at home.
The focus of this game is not how strong the 76ers are, but the gimmick of this game is very eye-catching. Larry Hughes returns to Quicken Loans Center, and the direct confrontation between Lin Yu and Larry Hughes
duel.
The 76ers have a poor record. Currently, they have locked in a lottery spot and are determined to participate in the summer lottery draw.
But starting from the deal between the Cavaliers and the 76ers, the 76ers still made money.
On the one hand, judging from the performance of the traded players, after Larry Hughes went to the 76ers, he got the ball and his average points per game increased from 14.9 points at the beginning of the season to 18.7 points, plus 4.5 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 1.7 assists per game.
A steal.
It can be said that after the transfer, Larry Hughes performed more than 90% of his peak performance, which made Billy King, who led the deal, very satisfied.
In contrast, the old Miller, who did not get much ball control in the Cavaliers, averaged only 9.7 points and 6.7 assists per game after joining the Cavaliers.
The other two players in the trade, Joe Smith and Damon Jones, were both considered additions. After the trade, they did not get many opportunities with their respective teams.
But the point is, the 76ers also got a future first-rounder from the Cavaliers. After all, the 76ers made a lot of money from this deal.
Billy King also relied on this deal to temporarily retain his position as general manager.
Before the game, Billy King talked about his original intention of trading with the Cavaliers: "Before the trade, I was very optimistic about Larry. I hoped that he would become the new leader of the 76ers, and he did this."
A reporter asked Larry Hughes who was stronger than Lin Yu. Billy King's answer was: "I cannot deny the fact that China Lin is younger and better, but he is only suitable to lead the ball as the second boss.
When the team wins, Larry is different. He is a natural leader."
If Lin Yu heard this answer, he would ask: "Then why is the 76ers' record so dismal?"
He did not have a chance to ask, but a reporter at the scene raised this question. Billy King replied: "I must admit that I did not do the best in building the 76ers team. Our starting lineup is very good, Larry, Andre
(Iguodala), and Samuel (Dalembert), they are all very good, but our bench is terrible, which drags down our overall record."
"At the same time, we cannot ignore the damage Allen Iverson caused to the team before he left the team..."
In short, Billy King believes that the 76ers' poor record has nothing to do with Larry Hughes. He puts the blame on the 76ers' bench and Allen Iverson, who has left the team.
But the actual situation is that the 76ers' bench includes top shooters like Kyler Korver, powerful players like Willie Green, and qualified blue-collar centers like Steven Hunter.
Before the game, Billy King talked about the only successful trade he had made this season, but it only caused dissatisfaction among the 76ers' bench players, and there was no response from the Cavaliers.
Lin Yu wanted to respond to Billy King's remarks that he could only be the second boss, because Billy King's comments about him had already caused a heated discussion on reddit.
A label of "can only serve as second-in-command" has been attached to Lin Yu. Lin Yu is obviously not convinced. However, before the game, Mike Brown's sudden major adjustment made Lin Yu unable to pay attention to Billy, who has been on the road to brainwashing.
-gold.
"In this game, we have to change our regular play. Lin and LeBron's pick-and-roll will be our main play in the next stage."
Zhan Lin pick-and-roll, this is the tactical play that Mike Brown spent several days thinking about to deal with the Celtics defense.
Lin Yu only felt his eyes light up, Zhan Lin pick-and-roll?
He immediately thought of the Kudu pick-and-roll, but unlike the Kudu pick-and-roll, James has stronger breakthroughs and weaker shooting.
Lin Yu's singles ability with the ball is weaker, whether compared to Durant or Curry. To be precise, it is not weaker. His singles ability with the ball is slightly more than zero by one decimal point.
Bit by bit, the shooting ability is already very close.
Because of the above differences, the Zhan Lin pick-and-roll proposed by Mike Brown also has many differences in details.
"At the beginning of the pick-and-roll, Lin holds the ball first, and LeBron is covering in this position." Facing a tactical board, Mike Brown made a simple analysis: "If the opponent has a tendency to contain Lin, Lin and LeBron will do it.
Hand to hand, give the ball to LeBron."
"If the opponent blocks LeBron, Lin will use the screen to move to the wing, look for opportunities, and shoot."
Mike Brown's analysis is very brainless, and the actual game will indeed be very brainless, because both James' breakthrough and Lin Yu's shooting are very buggy.
One can only be stopped by double-team defense, and the other can only be restricted by close defense.
Mike Brown was betting on whether his opponent would adopt a regular rotation defense to deal with James and Lin Yu's pick-and-roll offense.
If it were a regular defense change, James' breakthrough would have the opportunity to directly tear through the opponent's defense.
If the opponent blocks James, who is a greater threat, then Lin Yu's long shots will teach the opponent how to behave. As for blocking Lin Yu, this situation will basically not happen unless the opposite coach is a big fool.
Of course, there is another situation where one person delays, does not change defense, and continues to guard one-on-one. This kind of defensive response is what the Cavaliers are more afraid of.
But this tactical play is what Mike Brown used to deal with the Celtics. If he can force the Celtics to give up the chain defense, Mike Brown will have achieved his goal.
If the opponent is man-to-man, Mike Brown also gave a follow-up strategy: "If the opponent is man-to-man, we will go through the tactic again, which is a second screen. After that, if the opponent continues to man-to-man, Lin, take the ball."
Give LeBron, Zarunas lifts up at the same time, and creates a double block for LeBron, or Lin, if you have space for a mid-range shot, you can also directly make a mid-range shot. Of course, there is also a passing option..."
On the morning of the game day, Lin Yu, who was sitting in the locker room of the training hall, was a little impressed by Mike Brown. The latest tactical play was full of various pick-and-roll attacks, and there were many more subsequent changes.
This immediately made the Cavaliers' offense more colorful, unlike before, which was just monotonous James' breakthrough and scoring, Lin Yu's ball-less cannonball...
"This guy Mike is coming to his senses."
But then, Mike Brown announced the Cavaliers' starting lineup for the afternoon game, which made Lin Yu roll his eyes again.
"Our starting lineup for the afternoon game is point guard Andre, shooting guard Lin, small forward LeBron, power forward Drew, and center Zarunas."
Rashard Lewis opened his mouth, his starting position is just gone?
Mike Brown did not explain the purpose of his adjustment, but Lin Yu used his butt to guess what Mike Brown was thinking.
After Rashard Lewis joined, the Cavaliers' overall defense has become worse. Mike Brown has always believed that defense is the foundation of the Cavaliers. Therefore, for the defense that Mike Brown values most, Rashard Lewis must go as a substitute.
