Injuries in basketball only make me stronger

Lian Feng didn't expect that after just one morning of training, the news about his perfect mid-range shot would reach Byron Scott's ears.

When he returned to the team for training in the afternoon, Lian Feng was called to Byron Scott's office alone.

Byron Scott poured a cup of coffee for Lian Feng.

"sit."

Lian Feng didn't know what Byron Scott was planning, so he said, "Coach, does he have a problem with me?"

Byron Scott showed his iconic smile and said, "That's right, I heard from Tom that you practiced shooting this morning?"

"That's the kind of coach."

"He said you shot accurately?"

"I feel good lately."

Byron Scott paused and said, "Well, I'm going to design some tactics for you to run without the ball. What do you think?"

Lian Feng has a feeling that he is very respected. There is no doubt that the core of the team's tactics now is himself and Paul. A large number of tactics are designed for himself and Paul. Even now Lian Feng designs tactics for himself, Byron Scott

They will also come to ask for opinions.

What does this mean?

This shows that his status in the team is now extraordinary, and it can be said that he has the qualifications to be on an equal footing with the head coach.

Many teams even fire their head coaches because their stars don't get along with their head coaches. This kind of thing is not uncommon.

And your own commercial value, even if it cannot help the team win, can bring huge benefits to the team.

Now, from the perspective of capital, the ultimate goal of pursuing victory is only to make profits. Therefore, under the current circumstances, a coach who has not proven that he can make the team win is far less important than himself.

In other words, for the team now, Byron Scott is dispensable, but he must stay.

I believe the team management has also instilled this concept in Byron Scott.

But on the other hand, Lian Feng was a little unhappy. After all, he was not a capitalist, and victory and honor were what he wanted to pursue. Although coaches like Byron Scott allowed him to perform as much as he wanted, his contribution to victory was not

Very limited.

Lian Feng would rather have Parker Riley, whom O'Neill called a "tyrant", to coach him, and he doesn't like a coach who communicates with the players and is submissive.

However, without reaching out to hit the smiling man, Lian Feng said: "Of course, coach! As long as it is for victory, I am willing to do it."

Next, the team began to try a new tactic.

Lian Feng himself was lucky and quickly understood this tactic, followed by Paul, and soon David West also understood it.

But after all, this tactic is a relatively complex tactic, and others are a little slower to understand it. When the forward is running, he often encounters teammates' running errors, or even blocks his own route.

In response, Lian Feng couldn't help but get angry.

"Guys! Can you cheer up! We are about to play the first game of the playoffs! It's the playoffs! How can you win in your state?"

Lian Feng knew that his outburst made the atmosphere a bit unpleasant.

At this time, Paul began to smooth things over.

"I know this is difficult, but we must master this tactic skillfully!"

Lian Feng felt slightly relieved. With Paul as the mediator, the team's atmosphere wouldn't become too strange.

This is indeed a relatively complex tactic. Movement, pick-and-roll, and ball transmission must be organically combined to achieve results. Lian Feng couldn't help but sigh. There is indeed a gap in IQ between people.

No wonder there are so many players in the league who can run and jump, but so few qualified and outstanding point guards.

For an ordinary player, perhaps he only needs to remember when and where to run after the tactic is initiated, and when to pass the ball and to whom. However, a point guard needs to remember everyone's running.

position, the entire tactical operation process.

The most outrageous thing is that the point guard has to remember more than one complex play. Paul has many complex plays in his head.

This tactic is centered on his off-ball movement. Paul controls the ball at the top of the arc to attract the defense, and then he slides down the baseline and pops up. The inside players help him block the pursuing defender to create shooting space.

The key to this tactic lies in the conduction of the ball.

The entire tactic will take five to six seconds from initiation to running out of space. If it goes well, the ball needs to be transmitted more than twice. If there is a mistake in any link, the routine will fail.

There is only a moment of opportunity to run out of space, so if anyone is distracted in this link, passes the ball late or early, all the previous efforts will be wasted.

The most difficult work has been left to Paul and himself. The content for others is relatively simple, so they can't do it well, which is why people are so angry.

Another key point of this tactic is Tyson Chandler's key pick-and-roll.

After an afternoon of running-in training, the team finally became more proficient than at the beginning.

But Lian Feng felt it was not enough.

For a tactic to be truly incomprehensible, relying solely on one routine will definitely not work.

In the first game against the Rockets, Van Gundy's old fox would be able to see through the key elements of this tactic in less than half the game, and then he would be able to adopt a targeted defensive strategy.

Hmm...but there's no way.

You have to eat your food one bite at a time, and practice the tactics in front of you first.

To be honest, Lian Feng feels that their team is quite miserable. From the beginning until now, there has not been a complex tactic, only simple tactics of two or three people.

With Paul and his own personal breakthrough ability, he can still achieve some results in the regular season, but in the playoffs when the defensive intensity increases, it is obviously not enough.

There must be sophisticated tactics that bring out everyone's strengths.

At the beginning of the season, the team started with simple tactics because they needed to get better. And Byron Scott didn't design any useful tactics.

In the middle of the season, Paul suffered another injury, so he could only get used to it after the playoffs started.

Until the day before boarding the plane, the team was fully preparing for the first round.

In order to prepare for the war, Lian Feng deliberately stopped reading any media and blocked all outside influences.

What makes Lian Feng a little disappointed is that Alison is also preparing for a game and cannot come to the scene to cheer him on.

But that's fine, this way, there won't be any interference.

Therefore, Lian Feng did not meet the media reporters until the eve of the game against the Rockets.

The first question asked by the reporter immediately confused Lian Feng.

"Tracy McGrady is injured, what do you think about this? What arrangements will you make to seize this opportunity?"

Lian Feng was stunned for almost a second, and then he spoke in a huffing voice. He originally wanted to say a few words to stop it, but he hesitated and couldn't help asking: "Is McGrady injured? What injury?"

After asking, Lian Feng found out that McGrady's back injury had recurred.