Almighty Coach

The Green Army is defeated!

In a season of 82 regular season games, the impact of losing a game is not great, which is not unacceptable. But Celtics coach Arnold felt very embarrassed about losing today.

Vincent has turned back to the superstar he was ten years ago, killing all sides in the game. The Celtics' sufficient 2 positions took turns to play, and then they were blown by Vincent in turns.

No matter how powerful a mortal is, how can he be an opponent of a "half god"!

What makes Arnold feel uncomfortable is that Vincent is a player who was abandoned by the Celtics.

In the trade before the All-Star Game, Vincent was sent to Boston as an extra to balance the salary. After the trade, the Celtics directly bought out Vincent. It's like telling Vincent: We don't need you old guy!

The Celtics team is full of talents, especially the second and third positions are overcrowded. On the surface, it does not look like Vincent, a veteran.

However, in today's game, the Celtics were overwhelmed by Vincent, the "abandoned general". No one in the second and third positions they were proud of could stop Vincent.

A person who was abandoned by his own team turned around and knocked out the team. This slap in the face was too fast. Recalling the situation of buying out Vincent after the trade, it can be called The entire Celtics management must feel very embarrassed by the textbook-like "buy a basket for a pearl".

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The existence of Vincent has raised the Clippers' rotation to a new level. Now the Clippers' rotation is even stronger than the starters of some weak teams.

And with the continuous running-in of the lineup, victory seems to have become a very easy task for the Clippers. For the Clippers, as long as there are two players who feel good enough in each game, they can win the game. With the number of stars in the Clippers, two of them are in good condition, which is simply a rare thing.

A player who can become a superstar must have the ability to maintain a stable state. Without that star player, there will be relatively large ups and downs in a short period of time. All stars have a strong self-regulation ability. Even if a certain game is not in good condition, they can quickly recover the state of the game through self-regulation. Basically, the state of NBA stars will be relatively stable. An unstable state A player who plays well one game and plays poorly the other doesn't deserve to be called a star.

Clocking out after three quarters has become a daily routine for the Clippers. With consecutive victories, Dai Li's work as the head coach has become much easier.

The coaching staff of an NBA team already has assistant coaches who are responsible for offense and defense. Of course, the head coach does not need to do everything himself. Dai Li's main task now is to adjust the relationship between the players, so that the players can get along more harmoniously.

It doesn't matter if a team is weaker or loses more. The most feared thing is internal strife among players. Even if it is a championship-level team, if the players are not in harmony with each other, or even openly and secretly fight each other, there is a possibility. It fell apart in an instant.

Dai Li didn't want that kind of thing to happen to him.

The current Clippers team can be said to be full of stars, so there will inevitably be a problem, that is, the distribution of ball rights. Star players want to get the ball. There will be quarrels, and there may even be internal strife.

There have been similar things in the NBA. For example, when it comes to the key ball, a certain star player just doesn’t pass the ball and keeps doing it alone, but the effect is not good. Afterwards, his teammates complain and ask him to pass the ball to him. Therefore, there was a big quarrel, and some people were banned from the team in the end.

Once this kind of thing happened, even if the two sides settled down in the end, they would still be at odds with each other, and the nail in their hearts would be planted. When it came time to compete, there would be no guarantee that there would be no problems.

After all, in the NBA, there are still very few people who play selflessly.

Or when arranging a certain key attack, star A said that it should be played this way, star B said it should be played that way, and star C gave different opinions. In the end, everyone feels that they are right, and everyone wants to play according to their own. If you want to fight, the situation will really mess up.

Sometimes, the superstar of the team is big enough, and the coach may not be able to suppress him. Similar things have happened in the real NBA. For example, when the key ball was played, the team's superstar and the coach had a disagreement. When the coach arranged tactics, the superstar simply stepped aside and put on a "I If you don't listen, I won't listen."

And the media is also afraid that the world will not be chaotic. Sometimes things that are not true can be said to be true. If there is a slight sign of conflict between the players, the media will fan the flames and stir things up without limit.

Of course, Dai Li must avoid these situations from happening.

Fortunately, these stars of the Clippers were recruited by Li Dai himself, and it was only with Li Dai's help that they were able to return to the game. Based on this, Li Dai has established a strong reputation in their hearts. Prestige makes them willing to obey Li Dai's command. Li Dai has no problem controlling the team.

As for the relationship between the players, Dai Li really needed to make adjustments. The distribution of the Clippers' ball rights is indeed a big problem, and Li Dai's arrangement is often to let whoever feels good to play. Anyway, playing star football, on the court, no matter how unreasonable the play is, as long as the goal is scored, others have nothing to say.

These Clippers players are not young guys anymore, they will not be like young people, a little bit of stimulation is like being excited with chicken blood, after playing for so many years, all of them are veterans, knowing their own What to do and what not to do, know how to control your emotions, and not be so impulsive.

These Clippers players have all experienced the trough of their careers. This kind of player who has grown up from setbacks is different from other players in terms of mentality.

The kind of superstar who has been at the peak, no matter which team he is in, has the mentality of "being the boss". Let alone making them a substitute, even if they are not the core of the team's tactics, they will be awkward, and there will often be differences between the star and the team. incompatibility between them.

The stars of the Clippers are different. They have all reached the peak, but they also have the experience of falling from the peak. Either because of injuries or age, they have changed from a highly anticipated superstar to a nobody. Ball scum, this kind of ups and downs, is a kind of tempering, and it will make people grow. For them, whether they are the boss of the team is not a problem, and whether they are the core of tactics is not a problem. At least they can stand on the court and enjoy basketball.

Sometimes, older players may not have the vigor of their youth, but they know how to share more, not only sharing basketball, but also sharing the happiness brought by basketball.

As the game progressed and the running-in between the players deepened, the Clippers gradually formed their own tactics, and the cooperation between the players became increasingly tacit.

It's just that the Clippers play star football. The so-called cooperation is actually trying to create one-on-one opportunities for teammates. This kind of thing that even high school players can do is a piece of cake for NBA players.

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March is a particularly important month for teams hitting the playoffs.

Throughout March, the Clippers had a very good schedule, and because of this, the Clippers actually achieved a record of complete victories in March. This is also a rare thing in the NBA.

Many strong teams can win a full victory in February. One is that there are fewer days in February, and the other is that the All-Star Weekend is often arranged in February, which makes the number of game days less and one week less. . Fewer game days means fewer games, and naturally it is easier to win a complete victory.

And March is the golden stage for the team to enter the playoffs. Many teams will exert their strength in March. At this time, if they want to win a complete victory, it is really a manifestation of the team's strength.

As a result, the Clippers caught up with the No. 1 Warriors in the West. At the end of March, there was only 0.5 wins between the two teams.

The second place in the West is also close to the first place in the West. There is no problem in advancing to the playoffs, and Li Dai is not satisfied with a second place in the West. He has set his goal for this season to be the No. 1 in the West. Not only for the honor of a regular season Western Conference champion, but also for a home court advantage in the playoffs.

Entering April, the Clippers' first opponent is the Golden State Warriors, No. 1 in the West.

The difference between the two teams is 0.5 games. As long as the Clippers win this game, they will win two games inside and out, and they will rise to the first place in record.

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The Warriors challenged the Clippers away.

With 8 minutes left before the end of the game, the Warriors fell behind by 20 points. The head coach of the Warriors simply replaced the main players. This is also announcing that the Warriors gave up resistance and surrendered.

With the Warriors' offensive firepower, chasing 20 points in 8 minutes is not difficult, but in today's game, Warriors coach Nicholas could not see the slightest hope of chasing points.

"It was a good game, but it was split into one-on-one singles again!" Nicholas muttered to himself.

The team's tactics did not play out, but turned into star singles, which was the last thing Nicholas wanted to see. Nicholas couldn't help but think of last year's Western Conference Finals. When the Warriors played against the Rockets, the game was often split into one-on-one singles. Sometimes it even turned into a shooting battle between the two sides. It was all about shooting touch.

For Nicholas, a master tactician, this kind of shooting with a touch of touch is similar to gambling luck, and it is too technical!

However, the Clippers are very good at creating opportunities for one-on-one singles. For example, everyone stops when attacking, opening up space for the ball holder, and forcing a one-on-one singles situation. After the ball holder tries to attack and finds that there is no chance, he passes the ball to another person, and then another singles attempt, a 24-second attack, is enough to go back and forth like this three or four times.

Just imagine that in basketball, there are five people playing a game. If four of them try to play singles every time they attack, there will always be a chance to score. It is really impossible to waste until the last second, and the Clippers players also have the magical ability to finish, and they can often score by throwing a buzzer forcibly.

This kind of one-on-one star ball game, the competition is nothing more than two points, one is the individual singles ability of the stars, and the other is the number of stars. The Clippers are superior in both aspects, so as long as the game is split into one-on-one singles, other teams must not be the Clippers' opponents.

"This Clippers team has taken shape!" Warriors coach Nicholas sighed.

In terms of records, the two teams are No. 1 in the West and No. 2 in the West, so in the playoffs, as long as the two teams are not eliminated in advance, they will inevitably meet in the finals. At that time, the Warriors and the Clippers were going to have a seven-game four-win battle.

"How should we fight then?" Nicholas' face was full of worries and worries at this time.

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The regular season has entered the last month, and Dai Li has already started preparing for the playoffs.

Dai Li began to emphasize the team's defense.

The intensity of the playoffs is much greater than that of the regular season, especially in terms of defense. It is not at the same level at all. Many stars will drop in the playoffs. Of course, the team's overall statistics will also decline in the playoffs. falling.

In history, there have been many teams with relatively average offenses, relying on this strong defensive ability, to overcome difficulties in the playoffs, and even finally won the championship. But there has never been a team with a bad defense that can go very far in the playoffs. Basically, until the third round of the playoffs, that is, the East and West finals, the remaining four teams are all the top ten teams in the NBA in defensive efficiency.

Therefore, if the Clippers want to go further in the playoffs, it is not enough to play star ball alone, and they also need strong defensive capabilities.

The NBA's defense is mainly man-to-man, relying on the personal ability of the players. In the past, the NBA did not allow the use of zone defense tactics. At that time, zone defense was even regarded as an illegal defense and would be called a foul. Later, with the integration of NBA and international basketball, the rules of zone defense were gradually changed, allowing teams to use zone defense tactics. However, the NBA still retains the three-second defense rule, so the NBA's zone defense effect is far inferior to that under international rules.

How to break the zone defense was once an international problem, but with the development of basketball, the method of breaking the zone defense is no longer a secret. European basketball coaches tell the world with practical actions that it is very easy to break the zone defense. Either a top breakthrough player or an accurate three-point shooter. If there is one of the two, they can easily break through the zone defense tactics.

American players are physically and technically stronger than European players, so this method is also very effective in the NBA. Therefore, in NBA games, the use of zone defense tactics is restricted. Only when they see that the opponent's lineup does not have a good shooter and they can control the defense in the penalty area, the team will resort to zone defense tactics. Once the opponent changes to a shooter with accurate three-pointers, the zone defense tactics will also be discontinued.

The defensive strategy used by the Clippers is the unlimited defensive strategy of "substituting every screen". The number position must be agile enough. If the player in position 5 is slow, he will not be able to switch defenses in time when encountering a pick-and-roll screen.

The vast majority of teams do not have such agility at the 5th position, so they can only settle for the next best thing, and choose positions 1 to 4 to switch defenses infinitely. switch.

The Clippers' No. 5 position is agile enough whether it is a starter or a substitute, so it is also one of the few teams in the league that can use unlimited defenses.

Moreover, the Clippers players are all former All-Stars, even former superstars. Players of this level will not have poor defensive ability.

It is often said that an All-Star player's defense is bad, similar to eye defense, mouth defense, and mind defense are all from star players. In fact, this is not because the star players will not let go, but because the players did not put their minds on defense. To put it bluntly, they have no defensive attitude.

In this kind of defense, the two most important points are body and attitude, and the secondary ones are defensive skills and defensive awareness.

If the player is not physically strong enough, even if he has actor-level acting skills and can easily deceive offensive fouls, he cannot become a defensive champion. Similarly, if a player has no defensive attitude at all, even if he is in good health, good technique, and good awareness, he will still become a loophole on the court.

Players who can make it to the All-Star are naturally top-notch in physical fitness, so as long as they are willing to spend their time defending, the defensive effect will not be bad, at least better than the league average.

In the defensive process, the defensive attitude is the most important thing, but the defensive attitude is precisely the most difficult thing to have.

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The NBA regular season ends in mid-April, so there are not many games in April. The Clippers only have 5 regular season games in April. It is obviously impossible to improve the team's defensive strength through 5 games things.

Dai Li puts more hopes in the first round of the playoffs. The No. 1 in the Western Conference is against the No. 8 in the Western Conference. The team adapted to the intensity and rhythm of the playoffs earlier.

At the same time, the selection of various awards in the NBA regular season also started. Dai Li was nominated for the best coach again. Unlike last year, Dai Li has the greatest possibility of winning this time.

The Clippers didn't even make it to the playoffs last year. Dai Li's nomination for the best coach is more like a consolation prize for Dai Li to enter the NBA.

But this year's situation is completely different. The Clippers' record is the first in the Western Conference. This record alone makes Dai Li a strong contender for the best coach.

Li Dai didn't care about these honors, he put all his thoughts on the playoffs.

On April 12, the Clippers ended the last game of the regular season and secured the No. 1 position in the Western Conference.

While the team was winning, Dai Li's system also received two huge sums of experience. One was the reward for leading the team to the playoffs for the first time, and the other was the reward for the Western Conference champion in the regular season.

"The system has been upgraded!" Dai Li had an unconcealable joy on his face. He had finally upgraded to the advanced stage of a famous coach.