The Fifth Point Guard

The Spurs' style of play is solid.

Duncan's inside throw and mid-range rebound shot are almost unsolvable, and Martin's defense is completely ineffective.

Parker's mid-range running shot also flexibly avoided Kidd's physical advantage.

Substitute Manu Ginobili's serpentine breakthrough made the unsuitable Nets' defensive system somewhat overwhelmed.

Shen Tong, who personally played against Ginobili, felt Ginobili's breakthrough and felt like a normal walker meeting a guy who walks with the same hands and feet.

The key problem is that you can't outrun a normal person.

Ginobili's breakthrough is like this, every step is elusive and difficult to predict.

His layup is an awkward three-step plus unconventional layup technique to end the offense. This kind of invincibility is mainly difficult to judge his footsteps when he breaks through.

But this kind of layup is still within the defensive range.

That kind of long-range shot with the toes of both feet constantly followed by six steps back is really impossible to defend, and it is completely beyond the scope of defense.

The nascent "GDP" gave the Spurs a 6-point lead in the first quarter.

But from the second quarter, the game immediately entered the rhythm of the Nets.

On the first offense in the second quarter, the Nets once again resorted to high pick-and-roll tactics.

Martin mentioned the high pick-and-roll, Shentong broke through to attract a double-team pass back, Martin made a jumper to end the offense and scored 2 points.

Then, the Nets switched their offense.

The ball was handed over to Ewing, who came off the bench on the inside, and Jefferson stood in the bottom corner and Shentong flanked, forming a triangle situation.

The trio formed a triangular face covering an area of ​​attack.

The characteristic of this offensive method is not to create an advantage with more players and fewer players, but to create advantages and strengths one-on-one, and create as much space as possible for the stars to finish.

That's right, this offensive method is the triangle offensive tactic that the former Bulls and the current Lakers are famous for!

The triangle offensive tactic was invented by the coach of the University of Kansas, Tex Winter, and was improved and carried forward by Phil Jackson in the NBA. It is a set of tactical concepts that have extremely high requirements on the singles ability of core players and the ability of role players to understand tactics.

This set of tactics requires that the team preferably have a deterrent low-post strong point (Jordan, O'Neal, Ewing or Martin), and at the same time requires at least one core player (Jordan, O'Neal or Kobe Bryant). , Shentong), a second scorer (Pipen, Kobe, Jefferson) and a jack-of-all-trades player (Pipen, Fox or Fisher, Kidd), and the tactic excludes the ball-handling point guard And suitable for off-ball shooting point guards (Cole, Fisher, Kidd).

Obviously, this tactic is most suitable for the Bulls, followed by the Lakers, and the Nets are only very close to meeting the requirements of this tactic.

However, when the Nets used this tactic, the Spurs immediately fell into a panic.

Ewing made a strong inside play.

Since each game only needs to play about 10 minutes, this big center who was once one of the top four centers can perform all kinds of tough operations on the court without reservation!

After forcing the Spurs' defensive circle to shrink, Ewing immediately passed the ball to Kidd, and Kidd quickly passed the ball to Shentong.

At this moment, in the fan-shaped area with Shentong as the dot and the radius between Shentong and the basket, there is only one player, Bruce Bowen.

This creates a one-on-one singles situation!

Shen Tong hit Bowen with his back, turned around and fell back for a jumper.

After a wonderful parabola, the ball passed through the basket perfectly and made a hollow hit!

Bowen was a little flustered, the ball felt like he was playing against Jordan and Kobe.

Popovich was also a little flustered.

Being in the West with the Lakers, Popovich has seen too many triangle tactics. He never thought that the Nets would use triangle tactics in this game!

Popovich: It's just a coincidence.

The Nets next attack.

The ball is passed to Ewing.

Popovich immediately stood up from the bench.

Ewing passed the ball to Kidd, and Kidd immediately gave it to Shentong.

Once again, a one-on-one situation between Shentong and Bowen was formed.

Popovich was shocked: This is a real triangle offense!

Under Popovich's surprised eyes, Shen Tong's back hit again.

The shot is elegant and aesthetically pleasing.

McGrady's behind-the-back jumper + Jordan's guidance, Shen Tong's fade-away jumper has become a school of its own.

Popovich immediately called a timeout.

It's not how terrible the two offenses of the Nets are, but the triangle offensive tactic itself has brought enough fear to Popovich.

In the west, the Lakers, who mainly play the triangle offense, have suppressed the Spurs for three full years.

Fortunately, due to the fierce battle with the Lakers for several years, the entire Spurs team still has enough experience and psychological advantages to deal with the triangle offense.

After the timeout, the re-entering Spurs have developed tactics to deal with the Nets' triangle offense.

But what Popovich never expected was that.

Martin received the ball inside, and Jefferson, Shen Tong, and Kidd relied on the support of the big tree of Mutombo, who reappeared, to cover each other, run, and stretch the space.

After several quick transfers and moves, Shentong got an open shot from the outside!

Beautiful posture for shooting like Peja.

"Ah~~~"

When shooting, Shen Tong roared loudly.

At this moment, Popovich seemed to be looking at the King of Satramento who was able to transfer the ball like clouds and water!

"swish"

The ball hits again.

Shen Tong raised his right hand and smiled.

Popovich had a new surprise.

this is

Princeton?

The Princeton system, invented by Pete Carell.

Similar to the triangle offense, it also emphasizes the movement of people and the ball, emphasizing space and coordination.

Similar to the triangle offense, it also requires players to have high tactical literacy and comprehension. But the essence of the Princeton system is a playmaker, a big man (Webber, Martin) who can support the pass in the high post and low post, and others play around the inside playmaker, through countless screens and runs and stretches. Space (Peja, Christie, Bibby, Jefferson, Shentong, Kidd) is constantly looking for opportunities for outside vacancies and inside air cuts.

Unlike the triangle offense that creates one-on-one opportunities, the Princeton system emphasizes creating openings.

Popovich: Impossible, this time it is definitely an illusion.

In the next attack, Jefferson and Shentong made an elevator door, and Kidd got a chance to get a three-pointer at the top of the arc.

Kidd, who has improved his open long-range shooting skills a lot, stabilized, aimed at the basket and shot calmly. The ball bounced inside the back edge of the basket and entered the basket!

Kidd turned around, as if under the influence of Shentong, he roared excitedly.

Popovich was surprised.

This is really Princeton!

For a while, Popovich had such an illusion.

He faced not only the Nets, but also the shadows of the Lakers and Kings.

Turning his head sideways, Popovich looked at Byron Scott with his arms crossed.

For the first time, Popovich felt that he was missing a trick in his impromptu response on the spot.

The Nets' high pick-and-roll, the triangle offense and Princeton

I never expected it!