Superstar Athletes’ Black Tech Systems

Chris Paul was full of confidence before the training started.

Why, because he's one of the best point guards in the league, maybe even in history.

Paul has absolute confidence in his court insight, court intelligence and tactical understanding.

Paul has been playing basketball since he was 3 years old.

Taking the two basketballs my father bought for me, I went to practice on the court in the basement of my home.

Like many basketball stars, Paul was also a multi-dwelling athlete before he determined his basketball path.

He is a master of rugby, and there are many more people on the rugby field than basketball, and the tactics are more complicated.

Paul's ability to play well in the football field is enough to show how smart and leadership he is.

Although his height limits him.

In high school, Paul's height skyrocketed! It rose to 183...

Then he started the road of basketball and has been serving as the team's point guard. He can only play point guard.

During his several years in college, Paul learned various basketball skills and tactics in Wake Forest, and these things are enough for the NBA.

Because of many more complicated tactics, the NBA will not use them. The offensive time of the NBA is much shorter than that of the NCAA.

So for Paul, playing in the NBA and directing tactics is much easier.

When Negro coached in the first two seasons, the team's tactical system was relatively open, and Paul and other players could give full play to their offensive talents.

The disadvantage is of course the lack of toughness, whether it is offense or defense, it cannot reach the level of a strong team.

Paul favors Rivers because he hopes that Rivers can bring the system and toughness that championship teams have, just like the Celtics.

From 2008 to 2012, the Celtics have been the benchmark of the league's team basketball.

They play with strict rules and the players perform their duties. They are one of the most difficult teams in the league.

After Rivers joined the Clippers, Paul was looking forward to what kind of system Rivers, Gentry and Hill would build for the Clippers.

And what role can I play in this system.

Due to his self-confidence and his relationship with Rivers, he is sure that he must be the core of the team's tactics, without a doubt.

Although Li Liang is really strong, Paul has played against him and was eliminated by the Lakers, so he knows that this kid has a terrifying energy.

But Paul, who refuses to admit defeat, has just signed the highest-paid long-term contract in the team. How could he be inferior to Li Liang in terms of tactical status?

Never thought about it.

The team's tactical training will soon begin.

Rivers briefly introduced the team's tactical system design for the new season to the players.

For NBA teams, the era when one tactic dominated the world has already passed.

It's just Mike Brown, who has a bad head, and said to play Princeton in order to cope with the beginning of the season.

Princeton's routine, which team will not use it now if it has a chance? Use more and use less.

The coaches are learning more and more things, coupled with the development of big data, the tactical systems of each team are converging.

But in the final analysis, it is still necessary to design the main tactical routines according to the characteristics of the players.

For example, if you have Kobe, you need to design a one-on-one tactical routine for him.

How to make one's star player play singles comfortably is a very learned tactic.

After serious thinking, Rivers designed three main tactical starts for the Clippers on offense.

One is the pick-and-roll-scoring system with Chris Paul as the core.

Paul's passing, organization, and offensive ability are the foundation for the Clippers' survival, so Rivers must highlight Paul's status and run the offense with him as the core.

The second is the empty-handed running tactics with Li Liang as the core, mainly box positioning.

Li Liang's empty-handed running position is not top-notch, and his C\u0026S has always been a bit weird (because his strength is open shooting instead of catch-and-shoot), but his three-point shooting ability is really epic.

Rivers believes that Li Liang's style of play fits well with Paul's style of play with the ball and is a perfect match.

His firepower on the flanks allows Paul and Griffin to gain more room to move in the middle.

Just like Kobe and Nash when they were in the Lakers, Xuan Ming and Li Liang have room to stretch, and they are like ducks in water.

The third is the low-post singles system with Griffin as the core.

This system is relatively simple. Before Li Liang came, Rivers used this as his second choice.

After Li Liang came, Rivers used it as a supplement to the Paul-Li Liang system.

Griffin's ability in the low post cannot support the offensive tactical system of a strong team, but it is more than enough as a supplement.

It should be said that Rivers' set of designs is still very regular, and the team's tactical training also follows this order.

Li Liang didn't raise any objections, and followed the coach's instructions to participate in the tactical joint training.

This made Rivers feel relieved, and felt that Li Liang was still very professional as a player.

Li Liang, Paul, Griffin, Jordan and Caron Butler, as the scheduled starters, began to practice basic tactical routines.

After practicing, Rivers discovered that the brains of people are really different from each other.

Butler's performance as a supporting role and a free agent, plus being a veteran, is quite satisfactory.

Griffin's reaction was a little slow, and the coach had to remind him twice to get in place for each tactical move.

But overall the performance is still very good.

Little Jordan couldn't do it anymore. He played well in the first two routines, but after more routines, he began to fall into a state of confusion.

For example, in the pick-and-roll coordination in the middle, there are mainly four changes in theory, and these four changes are still acceptable to Jordan after practice.

But in addition to these four changes, six or seven other changes can be derived.

These changes are all tactical adjustments to reorganize when an attack fails.

Regarding these, Jordan was in a fog, and often stood near the three-second zone, not knowing what to do.

At this time, Chris Paul will remind Jordan loudly how to go.

But the problem is, Li Liang will also guide Jordan, but the direction he guides is different from Paul's!

For example, the two sides practiced the simplest pick-and-roll in a mid-lane cooperation.

Paul at position 1 is on the right, passing the ball to Butler on the left.

After Butler received the ball, he held the ball directly from the left and broke through to kill the basket. Griffin and Jordan on both sides of the three-second zone, one went to the left corner to open up space for Butler, and the other went down to the inside, ready Grab offensive rebounds or catch the ball and attack directly.

Butler can choose to attack by himself, or he can choose to pass the ball to Jordan or Griffin.

But if Butler's offense or pass is blocked, then he will probably return the ball to Paul on the outside.

At this time, Paul asked Jordan to move out to do a pick-and-roll for himself.

However, Li Liang, who was ambushing in the bottom corner on the right to draw and attract, thought that Jordan should move to the left to free up the right wing, so that Li Liang could open up space for a one-on-one attack.

Paul believes that Jordan should still pull out to do the pick-and-roll, and then Li Liang chooses to cut to the basket.

In this way, Paul can hold the ball in his hand and choose whether to attack by himself or give the ball to Li Liang who cuts the ball.

"It's also a way of attacking, but I think it's not conducive to the offensiveness of the team's tactics. This style of play is not aggressive enough. We have already lost a chance to score with cooperation. There will be less time. We need to be more concise. Effective way of scoring to break the opponent's defense, can you understand?"

"There is nothing wrong with this style of play. It is the safest style of play that can best utilize the players' abilities and effectiveness. It is a team style of play."

There were some disputes between Li Liang and Paul.

However, the dispute between the two stayed at the tactical level, and the words were not intense.

Rivers was slightly worried. It seemed that the two were really going to compete.

Subsequently, the differences between the two became more and more serious.

Paul hopes to be the absolute controller and initiator of the team's tactics, and he tends to implement some more complex tactical changes.

Li Liang is different. He believes that once the tactics fail, the ball should be sent to the basket in the simplest way possible.

Whether it's one-on-one eating alone, or a small cooperation between two or three people, it's a good way to solve the problem.

But every good player will have his own stubborn side.

The two argued more and more, their words were always restrained, but their tone became more and more aggressive.

Rivers had to come forward to mediate, saying that the specific tactical implementation still needs to be arranged by the coaching staff according to the preseason situation.

Little Jordan and the others didn't seem to understand the two guys arguing.

What are they talking about, is basketball so complicated?

After Rivers' mediation, Paul didn't say anything more. After all, this is the coach he found by himself and he should obey.

Li Liang was not polite. After the tactical training, he said directly to Rivers: "I don't think the off-the-ball running tactic you designed for me is suitable for me. I need the tactic of holding the ball. I don't need a lot of control." Dribbling the ball around, but I have the ball in my hands instead of running around empty-handed. Doug."

Rivers was a little dazed. He didn't expect Li Liang to say that he didn't like the tactics he designed in the first training session.

This is how to do?

Rivers looked at the boss Ballmer who was patrolling the sidelines and watched the training with gusto, and had no choice but to say: "OK, I will discuss it with the coaching staff."

Rivers sighed in his heart, thinking that this NM is a ball bully.