The rest is just noise

Comfort zone and discomfort zone

Afterwards, Louis returned Pau Gasol to the starting lineup.

Although Gasol's weight loss has not yet been completed, with Yao Yuehan absent due to injury, Gasol can just start as the center.

Lu Wuxia discovered that in the next two games, his father no longer used the positionless lineup that had amazing results against the Knicks.

The Celtics won these two games with the thickness of their lineup, but Wu Xia always felt that it was almost meaningless.

He deeply felt the bonus that positionless lineups had on him and the pressure that positionless lineups exerted on opponents.

The Celtics' positionless lineup could be a devastating force for teams without a countermeasure.

Lu Wuxia was worried that the game that day was just his father's whim. He felt that the Celtics should not give up that style of play.

Therefore, when Lu Wuxia returned home, he mentioned the game against the Knicks that day to his father.

"The game against the Knicks?" Louis seemed to have forgotten that game, "Is there anything special about it?"

Lu Wuxia didn't believe that his father was so forgetful - unless he was demented.

"Isn't our starting lineup very special?" Lu Wuxia said, "Although the start was not smooth, we replaced David with Wally and the game became much easier."

Louis smiled and said: "I remember you played very well that day."

Lu Wuxia said implicitly: "The best period I played was exactly the first quarter."

"So you want to...?"

"Why don't we try more with that lineup?"

At this time, Lorraine rolled her eyes at her son and said, "Mike, it's rare for you to come home once, why are you still talking about the game? Your father never brings work home."

Louis joked: "Maybe our son made a special trip home just to talk to me about this matter."

"Nonsense!" Lorraine said, "Mike misses his mother, right?"

"Yes," Lu Wuxia responded to his mother perfunctorily, then looked at his father, "That...positionless lineup..."

Louis smiled and asked: "What do you think is the difference between the so-called positionless lineup and the current mainstream 5-OUT (five outside) lineup?"

Lu Wuxia thought for a moment and replied: "The 5-OUT lineup needs inside players who can shoot three-pointers, and the positionless lineup, as the name suggests... There are no fixed positions on the court. The outside can be inside, and the inside can also be outside... This

The technical requirements for players are higher, and the requirements for players’ tactical literacy are also more stringent.”

Louis asked: "Which one of these two frameworks do you think is better?"

Lu Wuxia had almost no hesitation.

"Of course it's positionless basketball!" Lu Wuxia said, "5-OUT does not break out of the traditional game framework. Positionless basketball... sounds more like the future of basketball."

Louis smiled, he was not surprised that Wu Xia had such knowledge.

He likes positionless basketball, which is normal.

It is precisely because he likes it that he needs to restrain himself.

"Then who do you think can play positionless basketball on our team?"

Lu Wuxia thought for a moment and said quickly: "Manu, Kyle, Wally, Andre, Vasilis, Mike..."

At this time, Louis interrupted: "Who can perform better in positionless basketball?"

"Me." Lu Wuxia admitted that he would be the biggest beneficiary of positionless basketball, "and Manu."

So, here comes the problem.

Louis asked again: "Who on our team can never play positionless basketball?"

Lu Wuxia first thought of David Lee.

Although Lee's height is in line with the concept of positionless basketball, he is a fixed inside man who can only swing up but not down.

The performance that day was enough to prove it.

Later, Lu Wuxia thought of Zaza Pachulia and Nick Collison, both of whom were extremely traditional insiders.

Finally, Lu Wuxia thought of Yao Yueban and Gasol.

Although Yao Jia's skills as an insider are excellent enough, their body size and inside technical characteristics are destined to make it impossible for them to swing downward.

Swing, that's the only indicator of positionless basketball.

The outside line can hit the inside line, and the inside line can hit the outside line. Only in this way can the position of the lake be modeled.

Suddenly, Lu Wuxia understood the reason why his father was unwilling to vigorously promote positionless basketball.

But he didn't think clearly enough.

Louis said: "I believe you have thought of many names. Yes, they cannot play positionless basketball. But that is not the reason why I gave up positionless basketball in recent games."

Lu Wuxia asked, "Are there any other reasons?"

"Of course, do you think positionless basketball can play the entire game?"

Lu Wuxia frowned slightly. Now that he thinks about it, playing like that does consume a lot of physical energy. Especially on the defensive end, he often needs to use small things to make big gains. This is not only laborious but also prone to fouls.

As such, perhaps the best fit for positionless basketball is as a clutch ace? Like the murderous press of the Knicks dynasty?

"You should be very clear that positionless basketball cannot last the whole game." Louis said, "This is a concern at the team level, and there is another concern that I have for you."

"Concerns about me?"

Lu Wuxia didn't expect that her father would be worried about her.

"Yeah, why do you like positionless basketball?"

"Because...this style of play suits me very well."

"That's right? It's a good fit for you. To put it bluntly, you'll be at home in this system. You can be your best in positionless basketball, give full play to your talents, and reach the upper limit that's hard to reach under regular lineups."

Lu Wuxia nodded slightly, he had to admit that his father understood him very well.

Immediately, Louis looked at Wu Xia sharply and said extremely seriously: "However, as the leader and core of the championship team, it is definitely not a good thing for you to put yourself in your comfort zone."

Lu Wuxia looked at his father in confusion.

"Do you know Wilt Chamberlain?"

"You know, Michael Jordan before Michael Jordan."

"Unlike Michael, he has won the championship twice." Louis said, "You should have heard of Wilt's jaw-dropping scoring records. He likes to score, like to collect data, and like to set records, but when he

His teams succeeded when they gave up scoring and suppressed the vanity of records."

"Ralph won the Defensive Player of the Year for three consecutive years before he became Mr. Only. At that time, when we looked at Ralph, we only thought he was a defensive gatekeeper who could average 20 points per game.

In the 1985 Finals, when Kareem was suppressed on both offense and defense, we realized what a terrifying inside monster he was. If he could not suppress his ambition, if he was not willing to play a supporting role for Larry, the Celtics

No one can build a dynasty, and there will be no one and only gentleman in the world."

"And Benj and Patrick...the two of them, you know it well even if I don't tell you. You grew up watching their games. Do you think they are satisfied with their respective positions and tactical positions? If they are satisfied,

They wouldn't break up, would they? It's precisely because they were willing to put themselves outside their comfort zone that the Knicks achieved eight championships in nine years."

At this point, Lu Wuxia fully understood what his father was worried about.

He opened his hands and made a convinced expression, "Okay, Dad, I know, I know what you are worried about, I will jump out of my comfort zone, no... From today on, I will do all the courses I hate.

At work, I will put myself in my comfort zone..."

Louis smiled happily and said: "Very good, but I have one last example here, which is far more impressive than these successful examples."

Lorraine couldn't stand it anymore: "For God's sake, can we talk about this after dinner? I'm warning you two, you are playing in my discomfort zone!"

The world became quiet.

Louis felt a little uncomfortable, and he felt that the last example was more suitable to use as an example-that is, the ultimate loser Michael Jordan, a man who never left his comfort zone (Portland), and his final result was a complete failure.

Louis wanted to say it, but he had already realized that his wife was unhappy, so forget it, the many examples just now were enough for his son to understand.