Basketball's most talented forward is on the left

All members are healthy, qualified, and full of momentum. The first day of the season gathering can be considered a fruitful one.

Then, on September 1st, the highlight finally comes. On this day, the Knicks will conduct their first joint training of the season. The goal is to determine the main lineup and substitute lineup in a short period of time, and at the same time develop practical tactics.

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To this end, D'Antoni also specially brought Zuo Li to the coaching staff to discuss it together. Not only was Zuo Li's repeated constructive suggestions at critical moments last season, which made D'Antoni feel that Zuo Li's ideas were crucial, but also because these people were mainly

The opinions given by Zuo Li, so D'Antoni naturally hopes that Zuo Li can give better opinions on how to use them.

At present, the people on the Knicks’ core roster have been basically confirmed. They are:

Center: Zuo Li, Anderson, Ewing Jr.

Power forward: Randolph, David Lee.

Small forward: Wilson Chandler, Danny Green, J. Bender.

Shooting Guard: Belinelli, Jamal Crawford, Jones.

Point guard: Dragic, Stephen Curry, Beverley.

14 people, one position away from the official maximum of 15 people. The Knicks also intend to find a suitable player in the 2-3 position in the free market, or an insider, preferably a veteran at the bottom, after all, the position is empty.

It's also empty. Find a few more so that if there is an injury in a certain position, you can still hold on.

However, Zuo Li felt that the number of people was almost the same at this time. Except for J. Bender and Jones, who were the water dispenser managers, the other 12 people were all capable players. Players are more expensive than more. As long as they are commanded properly, unnecessary injuries can be avoided.

Disease, that is definitely something to look forward to in the future.

However, having too many people is also a sweet trouble for the coach. How to use these people is something the head coach must figure out.

Of course, Zuo Li had a complete idea about this.

"Coach, I think in the new season, on the basis of positional warfare, I think run-and-gun tactics are also a good choice. At the same time, we should strengthen the application of three-point tactics." Zuo Li said.

What is the purpose of bringing Belinelli, Danny Green, and Stephen Curry to the team? Isn't it just for their three-point shooting, plus himself, Ke Liu, and David Lee's midfielder?

Zuo Li believed that a terrifying projection brigade was already on its way.

"Hiss~" Zuo Li's words touched on D'Antoni's itch, running and gunning, this is what he likes and is best at. Zuo Li is indeed the most optimistic person. Heroes see the same thing.

"But...if the speed is fast, the defense..." However, D'Antoni still has his own worries. How was he kicked out in the Suns? Isn't it because of his poor defense? The Spurs, who are good at defense, treat him like an experienced baby every year. This

It was only because of his changes last season.

"Coach, don't worry. The run-and-gun I'm talking about is not the run-and-gun of the past. Our speed is based on strengthening defense, protecting rebounds, and strengthening the transition between offense and defense. It's not about speeding up for the sake of speeding up." Zuo Li

said.

Enhancing the rhythm of offensive and defensive transitions is an important fork in the development of basketball. It is through this change in rhythm that the Warriors have changed the entire basketball world.

It’s not just the Death Five. Without Green, Bogut, David Lee, and the comeback of the so-called blue-collar scumbag Pachulia, the Warriors would not be as glorious as they were back then.

What Zuo Li has to do is to let the Knicks enhance their conversion ability during fast breaks!

"This..." D'Antoni fell into deep thought. This sounds very bold. In the current league, the team styles are all the same. Slow means really slow, both offensive and defensive are slow. Fast means really fast, completely fast.

What Zuo Li said is a style of play that uses high-pressure defense to force the opponent to make mistakes, then plays a quick counterattack, and uses the three-point ability to stretch space in positional battles. It is really novel.

"I still need to think about it," D'Antoni said.

Zuo Li nodded to express his understanding. New things always take some time to get used to, and Zuo Li was not in a hurry.

However, he believes that D'Antoni, a master tactician who is obsessed with offense, will not be able to withstand the temptation of such innovative tactics.

Moreover, after he was in the Rockets, D'Antoni finally tried it and almost created a miracle.

Sure enough, D'Antoni figured it out in just one night. In the training session on the 2nd, D'Antoni couldn't wait to lead the team to start tactical drills.

It didn't go well at the beginning. Belinelli, Danny Green, and even Curry all wanted to find Zuo Li when they got the ball. Even though the ball was clearly passed by Zuo Li... this also caused the offense to run.

It was not smooth and there were too many mistakes.

So during the break, Zuo Li emphasized to Belinelli and Curry that there was no need to play like this.

"Hey hey hey, don't hesitate, just take the ball and shoot it. Don't be afraid. If it's passed to you, just dare to throw it. I'll have the backboard."

"Stephen, don't you know what our tacit understanding is? Don't be afraid, buddy."

"Danny Green, hitting the iron is nothing. Just hit me now to get into the field. Don't worry, you have the courage to take action now!"

After some communication, the training in the afternoon became obviously smoother.

After trying out several lineups, the main lineup of Zuo Li, Randolph, Chandler, Belinelli, and Stephen Curry was also determined.

K-6's sixth man is still solid, and when K-6 comes on the field, the presence of Anderson, David Lee, Danny Green, and Dragic makes the defense better, and Beverley is a treasure. He is in the game

The fighting spirit and defensive ability shown in the game are eye-catching. Although he is really not good at attacking, he can even defend to the third position!

"I found a treasure!"

D'Antoni even tried to put Danny Green to partner with Beverley at the second position, and let Chandler continue to defend the third position. The result was that although the offense was not good, the defense was very solid.

When Dragic and Curry play double control, the game will become faster and the offense will become extremely smooth.

As for Curry and Belinelli's partnership, the pick-and-roll between Zuo Li and the two of them is almost a three-point fortress.

It doesn’t matter how you fight!

This also gave D'Antoni a problem, how to arrange the time.

Zuo Li was not worried.

"I suggest spreading our playing time more evenly because we have a lot of people playing!"

Yes, the Knicks have a lot of people!

This is really not a joke by Zuo Li, because the thickness of the Knicks' lineup is simply insane!

D'Antoni accepted Zuo Li's suggestion and died as the main force? No! I am no longer the former German coach!

After a month, D'Antoni must admit that this Knicks is indeed stronger than last season's Knicks, much better. Although the rookies are young, they have full potential and rich combat capabilities.