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After playing the Rockets, the Clippers finally ended their road trip.

Three games, two losses and one win, this result is not satisfactory.

In these three games, the Clippers' offensive efficiency declined significantly, and the quick counterattacks like mercury pouring out in the first few games of the season disappeared.

Among them are the influence of home and away factors, as well as the relationship between the opponent's level gap.

Once the Clippers' second-team players are on the road, their shooting percentages generally decline.

This is a relatively normal phenomenon.

Rivers began to gradually fix the rotation.

Rivers hopes that the team can introduce inside players with a height of about 6 feet 9-6 feet 10 to make the team more flexible on both ends of the offense and defense.

However, there are currently no suitable candidates in the free market. It may have to wait until next year, when the Clippers can wait for an opportunity to trade or pick up leaks in the buyout market.

What Rivers is more worried about now is the team's defense.

After being scolded by Li Liang in the game against the Rockets, Rivers realized that he couldn't go on like this!

To defend this thing, it is not enough to rely on chicken soup. It is necessary to give effective rotation methods and formations.

After returning to Los Angeles, the Clippers got a day off.

On this day, Rivers gave the team a vacation. During the day, he and a few assistant coaches reviewed the game video and held a tactical meeting, but he didn't have much clue.

Everyone has been in the NBA for many years, so they must have ideas.

But the key is how to implement it and implement it effectively in daily games.

For any coach in the NBA, if you ask him to analyze the team's tactics and strategies, he must be well-informed.

This is the league with the highest level of basketball in the world.

But there is always a long distance between theory and practice, especially in professional leagues where big names gather.

The salary level of the players is higher than that of the coaches, and much higher.

Therefore, coaches are managers and strategists in name, and their salary and status are actually lower than those of players.

Just like a company, the salaries and positions of executives are lower than those of the salesmen below.

If something goes wrong, your executives will be blamed, and you may be fired immediately.

Therefore, how to be a good coach in the NBA is a big question.

Rivers did a good job with the Celtics, otherwise he wouldn't have won the championship and was favored by Paul.

But Li Liang's defensive problem really stumped him. The team was trying to establish a defensive system throughout October, but it was a pity that it could not be fully formed.

The defensive system is also based on the player's personal defensive ability.

You've got five Crawfords on the field, and Larry Brown is the defensive coach.

The biggest problem with the Clippers' defense is the simplification of player functions.

Paul, Jordan, and Griffin are all good defenders in their respective positions.

In Rivers' view, Jordan has the potential to evolve into the best defensive player.

In several games, the Clippers' best defensive performance was not Li Liang, but Jordan.

Needless to say, Paul is one of the best defensive point guards in the league.

Although Griffin has short arms, he has a strong body and is a good low-post defender.

But the problem is that when they left their position and defended in a misplaced position, the loopholes of the three appeared.

Jordan is better, he has the potential of big defense and small defense. This season, practice more defensive steps, and he can become a good wide-range defensive coverage.

Griffin has a big problem, because of the problem of wingspan and lateral movement, once the small man is switched, Griffin is easy to be penetrated.

Paul's problem is the opposite of Griffin's. Because of his height, it is difficult for Paul to help defend big players.

He assists in defending the big man, and often steals in a gambling manner. Once the steal fails, he either fouls or watches the big man directly attack the basket.

This problem has caused the Clippers to have an inherent disadvantage when facing pick-and-rolls.

At present, the entire league is playing pick-and-rolls, and every team has good cover inside and offensive point guards.

In the game against the Warriors, Curry's direct three-pointer after the pick-and-roll made the Clippers feel numb.

It's just that Paul got back on the offensive end in that game, but Paul can't play like this every game.

Griffin's lack of defense is even more invisible. It doesn't feel much to watch the game scene. If you look at the detailed statistics and videos, you will find that his basket protection is almost negligible.

The sense of presence is very weak for the delay and control of the small man's raid on the inside.

Rivers originally thought that Li Liang's arrival could solve these problems.

Li Liang can indeed solve part of it, but Li Liang himself has an opinion.

When Li Liang was with the Lakers, there were two elders in the backcourt, Xuan Ming, one with poor defense and the other with lazy defense.

Then Li Liang wiped his ass for the outside line alone, wiped one was wiped, and wiped two were also wiped.

It's different in the Clippers. Paul and Griffin are one inside and one outside, one inside and one outside.

This is equivalent to wiping your mouth after wiping your butt. How do you ask him to wipe it?

No matter how fast he moves sideways, he is still a person, and he can't teleport, he can only focus on one inside and outside.

For example, Scott Pippen back then, the Bulls had Jordan and Harper on the outside, so Pippen's defensive end was very focused on the inside.

In the game, he has a lot of rim protection, backboard rebounds, blocks, and defense. It can be said that he is one of the best inside defense strikers.

Pippen went to the Trail Blazers late in his career and also played a big role.

At that time, the Trail Blazers had the strongest striker group in the league, Rasheed Wallace, Schramf, Steve Smith, Brian Grant, Bunch Wells, and anyone who showed potential Little O'Neill.

Their center is Sabonis, and the point guard is Stoudemire, the flying mouse, so at that time Pippen's defense on the defensive end was more outside.

For example, in the 2000 Western Conference Finals, he often helped Stoudemire defend Kobe.

If the Clippers were Rasheed Wallace at power forward, Li Liang could concentrate on wiping Brother Pao's ass.

If Brother Pao is 8 centimeters taller and reaches more than 190, then Li Liang can go to the inside more to help defend the little short hands.

It's a pity that there is no if, and Li Liang has no skills to do it all. At this time, the coach's skill will be tested.

If Rivers doesn't want to make the Clippers a championship team, then with the Clippers' current style of play and lineup, if they fight hard, the championship is hopeful.

If Rivers wants to turn the Clippers into a real championship team, the problems of the Boston Celtics' defensive system must be resolved.

For this question, Rivers was frowning all day on the 10th.

On the night of the 10th, Rivers decided to go to Staples to watch the game and relax.

The game on the night of the 10th is the Lakers against the Timberwolves.

The Timberwolves are playing an away game in California. Today they will play the Lakers first, and after the Lakers, they will play the Clippers tomorrow.

The Lakers are currently in a precarious situation, with a poor record of 1 win and 6 losses!

This result is really terrible. No one thought that the Lakers would play so badly after leaving Li Liang and Kobe.

Nash showed his old age this season, and his shooting percentage, points, assists and other data all fell to career lows.

The highly efficient offensive position that the Lakers were proud of last season disappeared in a blink of an eye, and their three-point shooting percentage can be said to be appalling.

The Nick Young added by Xia Tian could not make up for Li Liang's role in all aspects, and he was not as accurate as Li Liang in throwing three-pointers.

The most important thing is that Howard's performance did not meet expectations.

Because of shoulder surgery during the offseason and weight loss, the power of the low post has been greatly reduced.

Howard's offensive skills are rough, and he relies on his body. Once he loses his body, the result can be imagined.

Moreover, the Lakers were immersed in the wonderful atmosphere of winning the 17th championship throughout the summer. Kobe was reimbursed and Li Liang left, which made the veterans lose the spirit to continue fighting for another season.

The morale of the defending champions hit rock bottom right after the start of the season.

Rivers didn't come to Staples to watch the game to appreciate the tragedy of the Lakers.

One of him is to come and see the Timberwolves. The two teams have a game tomorrow, which is considered an early inspection.

Eryi, I just came to meet the man who has Li Liang's instruction manual and is proficient in defense-Mike Brown.