The rest is just noise

The day after the Celtics season ended, Louis convened the coaching staff and specially invited Reed Auerbach to the Waltham training base for a meeting.

Although many of Auerbach's basketball views are outdated, he still possesses keen professional instincts.

Under normal circumstances, Auerbach would not attend such meetings, because at his age, he no longer likes to bother, and flying from Washington to Boston and back is very hard.

But Louis asked, and he had to give face to the president.

Arriving at the venue, there were so many people attending Auerbach's meeting.

Louie, Chris Wallace, Joe Dumas, Ralph Sampson, Isiah Thomas, Bill Laimbeer, John Long, Jeff Van Gundy, Mike Budenholzer

, Jim O'Brien, Andy Greer can be said to have done their best.

"It looks like everyone is here."

Louis spoke first, "Let's get started."

After saying this, Louis gave Dumas a look.

Dumas immediately stood up and said: "Although we stopped in the first round of the playoffs this year, compared with previous years, our results have improved greatly, and the young players have also reflected their own value. It can be said that our future is

bright."

Thomas nodded secretly, Van Gundy's words were definitely good advice.

"Paul can do this," Laimbeer said. "The high-post dynamic offense I'm talking about is not the one we see now. It's the high-post dynamic offense when Benj was still in New York. The Knicks at that time would always be there.

On the offensive end, a low-post attack point is left for Benj, whose priority in the low post is even greater than that of Patrick. We can let Yao take on the role of low-post attacker, and then let Paul and Andre take on Patrick's sweeping defensive work."

"Then what are we going to fight?" he asked simply.

This is how Yao Yueban came through in his previous life.

"He has strength that we have never seen before, the ultimate combination of explosiveness and weight. Every defender collapses before he completes the offense." Van Gundy said, "Yao does not have the explosiveness of Shaq, and it is difficult to achieve the strength in terms of strength."

Standard, so if he wants to improve his low post threat, the first thing to gain is weight. Compared with his current weight (120KG), he needs to gain at least another 44 pounds (20KG)."

After saying good things, it’s time to say bad things.

After confirming these two things, letting Yao Yue gain half weight seemed to Louis to be an unnecessary plan.

Thomas can rely on his old age to others, but not to Louis.

After a season of testing, there is only one answer to this question.

At this time, Scouting Director Greer refuted Thomas's words, "No, the University of North Carolina's four-corner offense is completely different from our four-corner offense except for the four-corner positioning. Over the years, North Carolina has been improving its four-corner offense.

The offensive system has adapted to the changes in the basketball game, but our offensive system is still the same as it was 20 years ago."

Louis thought, if Yao Yueban maintains the level of 2005 (averaging 18+8 per game) until 2015, Embiid, Jokic, Antetokounmpo and others are still young, and all the insider superstars of the Pan-96 generation will be there.

At dusk, in an era when the league's top big man is controlled by the likes of Kevin Garnett, Noah, and DeAndre Jordan, how will he perform?

In this world, Yao Yueban, who has gone through NCAA training, has stronger immediate combat ability and more skills. Louis can see many possibilities in him, and gaining weight is something he has never thought of.

No matter how much you say, it will be meaningless if it does not match the core capabilities of the team.

Dumars asked doubtfully: "Yao's size and physical fitness shouldn't be able to run as much as Patrick Ewing, right?"

Thomas glared at the scouting director, "Andy, I think you should know that we once swept the league with our four-corner offense!"

This is to the point.

When everyone was having a heated discussion, Van Gundy raised his voice and poured cold water on it: "With Yao's current low-post lethality, if we use him as the core of the low-post offense, I'm afraid we won't get good results."

Van Gundy showed the data he had prepared early, "The data shows that Yao's overall shooting rate in low post singles does not exceed 46%. This is related to his core strength. He can make beautiful technical moves, but he will be affected by it before taking action."

The influence of the opponent prevents him from stabilizing his core and making a smooth shot. To be honest, any low-post attacker who cannot break down the opponent's defense before making a shot will be interfered with like this. The only exception is Shaquille O'Neal."

Ranbir proposed a plan that was in line with the trend of the times and practical.

Just when he was about to agree, push for this resolution and rearrange Yao Yueban's training plan, he heard Louis in the conference center say: "I don't agree."

Of course Louis knew this.

Whether it's his draft pick or his performance in his rookie season, Yao Yueban is well-deserved.

Then, out of the team's need to compete for the championship, he had to deny this plan.

Although Yao Yueban, who has gained weight, can reach the upper limit of his personal ability, he can only flash by like a shooting star.

Louis smiled and said: "This is the purpose of inviting everyone here, to brainstorm and share your thoughts."

Van Gundy said: "Obviously, Yao is our number one core."

Dumas continued: "However, we cannot just focus on the good things in front of us and ignore the hidden dangers in the future. The biggest problem on the table is that our tactical system is not helpful to young players and lacks adaptability to the game itself.

, the game is constantly evolving, and our current tactical system is seriously outdated."

Talking about the system without the absolute core is just empty talk.

As the chief assistant coach, Laimbeer made a key point: "Before discussing what style of play to change for the new season, we must first confirm who is our first core."

Out of personal emotions, Louis did not want Yao Yueban to experience such a career again.

As soon as Dumas finished speaking, Thomas said: "The four-corner offense is not outdated. The University of North Carolina is still using this style of play."

"If the core is Yao, I think New York's high-post dynamic offense is worth learning from."

Putting aside the Chinese people's filter and preference for Yao Yueban, is Yao Yueban, at the peak of his health, a core player at the championship level?

In a highly competitive league, even Yao Yueban, who is at his peak, needs a better outside core than Tracy McGrady to even think about competing for the championship.

If Yao Yueban wants to develop to his ultimate form, he needs to gain weight.

"Yes, you were still very young at that time." If Louis had not spoken, Thomas would not have known whose idea it was to change the existing system. "Now you have retired. Logically speaking, it should retire with you.

The concept of the game is constantly evolving. 20 years ago, we advocated defense, so offensive tactics could be simple. Now, affected by changes in technology and tactics, those teams that can win the championship can often take into account both offensive and defensive tactics. The four-corner offense has evolved with the times.

There’s a serious disconnect.”

If Yao Yueban wants to become a reliable low-post core, he must gain weight significantly.

Louis believes that Yao Yueban, who has only played in the NBA for less than 10 years, has definitely reached his upper limit. By gaining a lot of weight, he may have been the league's number one center for a month or two in the 2005-06 season, and then,

Injuries started to appear.

His body cannot bear this weight, or in other words, no giant taller than 2.2 meters can survive the long NBA season with a weight of nearly 300 kilograms.

Is a first-line level in just a few years really worth trading in a quasi-first-line level of more than ten years?

He currently weighs 120KG, and will gain at most 5KG-10KG in the future. Moreover, once an injury occurs, he must lose weight, and at the same time start load management to reduce wear and tear in the regular season. Only in this way can he be given a period of life that will last far longer than in his previous life.

career.

Now, everyone looked at Louis and wondered why the CEO refused to let Yao Yueban gain weight.

"There are several reasons." Louis said, "The era of dominating the game by dominating the low post is over. I said that the four-corner offense is obsolete. Similarly, the idea of ​​dominating the game through the low post is also obsolete. This is

The style of play in the 1970s.”

"Ahem." Auerbach finally spoke up, "To be more precise, it was the style of play in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Since the McCann era, the only big man who dominated the game by dominating the low post was Kareem."

"Yes." Louis glanced at the old man gratefully. It was indeed useful to bring him here. "We did not give up the four-corner attack to introduce an even more outdated concept."