The Strongest Bishop in the NBA

Is Cole's defense strong?

In fact, it is not. Compared with defensive masters such as Thibodeau, Popovich, and Van Gundy, Kerr's defensive coaching ability is much worse.

However, Kerr can perfectly fit the defense in the run-and-gun style of small ball tactics.

It's not that simple.

The so-called defensive ability is only relative to the current Wizards.

In the season when the Warriors won 73 wins and 9 losses, the team averaged 114.9 points per game, ranking first in the league, while the average conceded points per game was 104.1, which was in the middle and lower reaches of the league.

To say that the defense is strong, the Warriors have not been able to do it. There are still many problems in the defense of this team. For example, the defensive ability of the point guard Curry is relatively insufficient, the interior is seriously lacking in height, and the rebounding protection ability is poor...

However, the huge difference of 10.8 points per game is by no means a negligible contribution.

Under the extremely fast offensive rhythm, it is quite rare for the Warriors to achieve this level of defense. It is by no means so simple to break the record of 72 wins and 10 losses set by Joe's invincible Bulls.

Wang Xiao doesn't know whether Cole in 2011 can find a balance point to improve defensive efficiency in the team's fast-paced game like in 2014, but it is absolutely necessary to try.

Moreover, in this process, Wang Xiao will also provide some suggestions from the future Warriors team.

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The preseason is over, and the NBA2010-2011 regular season is about to begin.

As in previous years, this year there are also 82 games for each team, and the schedule is still dense and compact.

The Wizards' first regular season game began on October 28. The opponent was the Orlando Magic, which was eliminated by the Wizards in the playoffs last season.

This game is the home court of the Magic, and the game has attracted the attention of many people.

After all, in the summer, the Wizards and the Magic had six life-and-death battles. Although they didn't make it to the tiebreaker, the process was quite intense.

Many Magic fans hope that the team can avenge its shame in the new season and report the sorrow of being eliminated from the playoffs last season, and Wizards fans also rushed to Orlando to cheer for the Wizards.

The opening game of these two teams has therefore attracted quite a lot of attention, second only to the opening game of the Big Three VS Celtics Big Three confrontation between the old and new Big Three, and the two opening games of the Lakers VS Rockets.

In the eyes of many people, this game will definitely be a battle between dragons and tigers. Although the Wizards still defeated the Magic in the playoffs after Curry was injured last season, it has a lot to do with luck. If the Magic Carter , Lewis and other outside shooters don't feel so bad. If Howard hadn't been troubled by fouls in the third game, it might be another story.

Furthermore, the strength of the Wizards this season has not improved but declined. Although Curry Harden and other rookies will inevitably grow, it is an indisputable fact that the two main players of the team, Butler and Jamison, are one year older. What's more, Haywood, the team's inside pillar, has also left the team. Only Jordan and McGee are left in the inside to support him. Can he really fight against Howard?

With such suspense, people stepped into the Magic's home arena one after another, waiting for the start of the battle.

However……

"123:102, the Wizards easily defeated the Magic in the away game. I have to say that this is a game without any suspense. Compared with the energetic performance of the Wizards, the Magic is like a carriage that is about to be scrapped. The speed is simply not comparable to the opposing Lamborghini..."

From the very beginning, the game was completely one-sided.

After the constant changes in the preseason, the starting lineup of the Wizards in the regular season has not changed much compared to last season. It is still point guard Curry, shooting guard Green, small forward Butler, and power forward Jamison. , only the starting center position changed from Haywood to Jordan.

But this lineup gave the Magic a sap from the very beginning.

It is still an extremely fast offensive and defensive transition, and it is still a frequent pick-and-roll and outside three-point shooting tactic after running, but the Wizards' scoring efficiency is surprisingly high.

In the opening four offenses, he hit three three-pointers!

And these three three-pointers were all shot by Curry alone!

9 points in 3 minutes!

The absence of the playoffs last season due to a sprain made Curry feel quite suffocated. He seemed to want to spread all his sulking in this game.

The point difference in the game quickly widened to more than 10 points, and as time went by, this situation even worsened!

The audience was a little surprised. Curry's offensive ability seemed to have been further improved compared to last season, but it didn't make the Magic helpless!

However, people who know more about football, including the coaches on the court, understand what is going on.

Van Gundy sighed helplessly.

The start of the new season means that Carter, Lewis and others are one year older...

Carter is about to turn 34, and Lewis is about to turn 32.

Although there are many people who can still play peak data at this age, for example, Jordan, at the age of 36, can still score a super high average of 28.7 points per game.

But Carter and Lewis are obviously not Jordan. After they were over 30, their physical fitness declined quite severely due to injuries when they were young.

In the face of the Wizards' fast-paced offensive and defensive transitions, they were able to keep up with the rhythm at first, but as the game progressed, it gradually became difficult to keep up with the crazy Wizards players.

In fact, the Wizards also have such a situation, Jamison is one year older than Carter.

However, when Jamison's physical fitness is exhausted, the Wizards can always replace him immediately, and put Butler at the power forward position or go directly to the top of the first-year rookie Paul George.

As a result, the Magic fell into a passive state.

In this process, the most aggrieved is undoubtedly Howard.

In the small ball storm where the offense and defense frequently switch, it is the traditional center like him who feels the most helpless.

Constantly running back and forth, often without a chance to touch the ball, just like a blue-collar rebounder.

In fact, the work of the Wizards center Jordan Jr. is the same, but how can Howard, who has already carried the title of the league's first center, be compared with a rookie center who has just started the team?

Howard originally wanted to rely on his excellent rebounding ability to grab rebounds inside the Wizards for a second offense.

However, this little Jordan's ability to block positions and grab rebounds is unexpectedly good. He is not inferior to Heywood in the playoffs of last season, and even better.

Although Howard still has the upper hand most of the time, he cannot crush the rebounds.