The Pope of Basketball Community

At 7 o'clock in the morning, Yang Rui was still asleep, and received a call from Van Gundy earlier than he thought.

"Jerry, come out and have breakfast together and talk about tactics, we can't lose anymore." Van Gundy said seriously.

"Well, where?"

"Near the arena, anywhere will do."

"Let's go back to the snack bar, I know it best there." Yang Rui suggested.

After meeting, the two ordered dry steamed siu mai, rice rolls, preserved egg and lean meat porridge, and soy milk.

Van Gundy's eyes were bloodshot, with blue eye circles, and his face was pale. Yang Rui knew that he had a headache because of the team's losing streak and didn't sleep well. Those who didn't know would think that he watched porn all night yesterday and repaired the plumbing at home all night, and he was about to be wiped out.

Van Gundy has been holding back a lot recently. He originally wanted to get out of the predicament by himself, so he didn't communicate with Yang Rui too much.

In a week, the record of 1 win and 3 losses severely woke up Van Gundy, and he had no choice but to give up. Facts have proved that the team's offense is weak, he can't come up with any solution, and Yang Rui's method is useless.

In training, Van Gundy saw Yang Rui's use of marginalized people, and was conquered by his strict logic and bold use of people. Although he felt that the slant of the sword was not perfect, he couldn't confidently say that Yang Rui was wrong. Now, he finally lowered his profile and decided to rely on Yang Rui.

Van Gundy was sad in his heart. He had lowered his posture before. Since the start of the game, he has used Yang Rui's offensive tactics, but he has the final say on who to use and how long to play. Now that things are starting to lose, the right to let anyone play has also been awarded to Yang Rui.

"Jeff, do you really want to try this porridge? It tastes good." Yang Rui asked with a smile.

Van Gundy frowned and whispered, "I don't like preserved eggs."

Americans don't seem to eat preserved eggs, it does look weird. First, the color is abnormal, it is black. Tom, Scarlett, Hunter and others all said that they felt uncomfortable when they saw it.

Van Gundy obviously didn't want to eat, so he put a siu mai on the plate without moving for a long time, and asked with a frown, "Jerry, we can't lose again against the Timberwolves at home. Do you have any good suggestions for offense?"

Yang Rui smiled and said: "Actually, I suggested many times, but you didn't adopt it, that is to reuse Chucky Atkins and Stephen Jackson, and let Charles continue to be a substitute. Charles and Ben cooperate very well. Together with Patrick, His coping ability is ruined, and the second team can't move the ball well inside."

"You let Charles do marginal people's bench? What would he think?" Van Gundy felt uncomfortable.

Yang Rui was not in a hurry: "If he played according to what I said, he would think that I am suitable to play as a substitute. When the team started, the team lost three games. As soon as I came off the bench, the team started winning streak."

"..." Van Gundy choked heavily. "Are you sure you can win by reusing Stephen? He is only 18 years old and lacks game experience."

"If you don't let him play, he will never have experience." Yang Rui put away his smile and said seriously: "Can't you see something in him that Charles doesn't have?"

"What?"

"Potential." Yang Rui felt that this person's mind was so rigid that there was no cure for it. What's the point?

Anyone who has played manager games has this concept. It is meaningless to let a 35-year-old veteran play for a long time without training an 18-year-old freshman. The veteran will only decline in status and ability. It is absolutely impossible. become stronger.

Yang Rui went on to say: "Yes, rookies in the regular season may make mistakes, not as good as veterans, but what is our goal? It is the championship, not making mistakes in the regular season! Now we focus on cultivating newcomers, so that they can play well in the playoffs." Role. Don’t let them play now, and you dare not use them in the playoffs. How can you win the championship with a fixed number of players? We have to tap the potential of the newcomers while there is still time, and help them perform on a bigger stage.”

Van Gundy couldn't refute it, he just felt ashamed.

How can this be to discuss countermeasures with a teaching assistant? Obviously, he was listening to Yang Rui giving him a class.

"Let Stephen start directly, are you so sure he can do it?"

Yang Rui didn't hesitate at all. "Of course, because he and Larry have something in common, that is, the position is blurred, and he can even play the 1st position. As long as he pulls out to the perimeter, everyone is out of position, and he can shoot three-pointers. We don't have time to adapt to new tactics. , otherwise it will definitely lose a lot of games, and the effect may not be good.”

Van Gundy bowed his head and thought about how to keep a good sense of proportion, achieve results and ensure the harmony in the locker room. Now that he is riding a tiger, Yang Rui has spoken out the solution and guaranteed to win. If he still dares not make adjustments, it will be bad if it gets to the ears of the manager and the boss.

After a while, he asked again: "What about the bench attack? Chris is also injured."

"Chris is tough defensively, but looking at the offense, Chucky is better than him. As long as Chucky plays in the second quarter, we can definitely suppress the opponent."

"Don't you still want him to attack?"

"No, in the second quarter, whoever has the opportunity shoots. These few games have been defended, because the opponents know that we have no offensive power inside the second quarter, and the offense is initiated by John. Focusing on him will limit the whole team. Now Let’s change it, grab a rebound from the backcourt and launch a counterattack immediately, Chucky’s advancement speed and breakthrough are better than Chris.”

Van Gundy can see clearly in his usual training. Atkins is faster. Although Childs has not been in the league for a long time, this is only his fourth season, but he is 31 years old.

"Ben and Oakley are both over two meters tall, and they have an advantage in being a substitute. They can fight back if they can. Chucky and John are suitable for chaotic battles. If they lose their positions, wait a moment..." Yang Rui took out a note from his pocket Paper and ballpoint pen, let's draw.

He drew a few simple half-court formation maps with a few strokes. "John holds the ball in the middle, and his teammates pull away. On both sides of the inside, Chucky and Chris have no ball to cover. Play out the side and center, catch and shoot, or run a secondary screen."

"In this way, there are two three-pointers on the side, and someone grabs the offensive rebound, the position is fixed, and there is an extra off-ball screen. John is good at attacking with the ball and can pass the ball, isn't that right?" Van Gundy still frowned. .

He felt good about this tactic, but it was a pity that he didn't think of it.

John Starks is a combo guard. He averaged 5.9 assists per game in the 1994 season. He can threaten the basket in singles with the ball, and he has enough sense of distribution.

Although he played like this in the previous games, Starks ran around and didn't cooperate enough with his teammates. Now that he has both sides to cover, he won't be chaotic.

Yang Rui said lightly: "I have another request. During the game, I hope you can listen to my opinions and be bold when making substitutions. The biggest problem for veterans is physical strength. Don't let them play for too long in a row. In the regular season, we must Do rotation! I think the word rotation is very key."

"Let's discuss it during the game..." Van Gundy sighed. He didn't want to say it to death. In fact, in terms of ability, he had already lost.

The problem that gave him a headache changed completely when he came to Yang Rui, and the solution was so easy that he was embarrassed.

What a big deal.

P.S.