NOVEL SIMPLE start with scouting
Chapter 16 People must be self-aware
Chapter 16 People must be self-aware
Su Yang is naturally happy to design tactics for Oden and Ade.
Of course, McMillan was not the only one who invited him, other scouts also participated, mainly because the draft day was approaching, and all inspections had already ended, and scouting work was rare and leisurely, and a lot of time was spent watching game videos.
Su Yang returned to the office, and together with a few colleagues, dug up the game video of the Trail Blazers last season.
Last season, Adelaide was traded from the Bulls to the Trail Blazers as the No. [-] pick, and the person who made the deal was head coach McMillan. He was very optimistic about Adelaide's future potential and even personally took charge of Adelaide's usual training. .
Unfortunately, Ade suffered a shoulder injury at the beginning of the season and missed seven games.
When Adelaide returned from injury, Roy, who was also a rookie, had already risen like the sun. Whether fans, media, or inside the Blazers, they were very surprised by Roy's performance, and they paid much more attention to Roy than he.
In that way, Adelaide can only play under the aura of Roy, and with Randolph at the power forward position, Adelaide can only rank fourth in the team in terms of tactics and number of shots, and his playing time is also restricted. It was a mess.
For all these reasons, Adelaide performed poorly, especially compared to Tyrus Thomas, who swapped teams with him.
At that time, many media joked that the Blazers made another choice between Michael Jordan and Sam Bowie.
No one defended Adelaide, and the head coach McMillan only said that Adelaide needs more time and is still young.
It wasn't until Przybila was reimbursed due to injury in February that Adelaide got a stable playing time as the starting center.
With those stable playing time, Alder efficiently scored 7.9 points and 14.7 rebounds while averaging only 8.0 shots per game, making him only lost to teammate Brandon in the selection of the best rookie in March. Roy.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. At the end of March, Ade had severe dyspnea and arrhythmia, and was later diagnosed with atrioventricular pre-excitation syndrome. He was forced to miss the rest of the game, but he was still selected as the best player with his amazing performance. Rookies for a while.
In general, Adelaide has fully demonstrated his mid-range and back-up ability in extremely limited shots.
But the ability to catch and shoot the ball is relatively average, and he will perform abnormally in high-intensity confrontation, and his rebounding control is also average.
"If the Randolph trade goes smoothly, the coaching staff will give Aldridge the starting power forward status. Coach McMillan hopes that he can fully link up with the upcoming Oden, and at the same time further develop his threat in the low post."
Su Yang conveyed McMillan's ideas to several colleagues, and the discussion ensued.
After a long discussion, several people reached an agreement: the most difficult part of this tactical design is to link Adelaide and Oden.
Because the Blazers' existing tactical system focuses on routine offense, there will often be a dilemma where only two people are active, while the other three stand by and watch the show. Sometimes, in order to make the scene less embarrassing, they even deliberately run without the ball.
If the two want to link up, they must act together with the rest of the team.Otherwise, the defense only needs to shrink the block, cut off the passing lane, or perform a double-team.
But if you really want to mobilize all members, it is necessary to redesign all the offensive tactics of the Blazers.
But it is not easy to redesign all offensive tactics, the whole team will take time to adapt, and the cost is too high.
Several people's scalps were numb from the discussion, and there was no progress for several hours, so they could only continue to watch the video to find other ideas.
Su Yang thought about it day and night for several days, and finally decided to suggest that the coaching staff redesign all tactical systems.
Although the difficulty is relatively high, the Blazers are full of talents, and the key is to be able to give full play to the combat effectiveness of all members. Otherwise, a group of high-level players will not be able to break through the first round, and they will always be in a daze.
...
On the morning of the 22nd, several people from Su Yang rushed to the conference room to discuss tactical design with the coaching team.
McMillan was not present, only assistants Monty Williams and Maurice Lucas were present.
"Tell me, what research results do you have for more than a week?" Monty Williams sat down sideways, crossed his legs, glanced at Su Yang and the others leisurely, then lowered his head and fiddled with the folder, as if Very indifferent.
The other two tactical scouts subconsciously looked at Su Yang, naturally waiting for him to speak as a representative.
"First of all, in the past week, we have reviewed a large number of game videos, including but not limited to the Rockets in the 80s, the Spurs in the late 90s and previous years, focusing on the play style with two powerful insiders..."
Su Yang paused for a moment, "We have also had a lot of discussions, and finally we think that if we want to link Aldridge and Oden and give full play to the threat of the two players, we must redesign the team's tactical system."
"Are you joking?"
Monty sat up straight and looked at Su Yang with surprise on his face, "Do you dare to repeat what you just said?"
"I said, I suggest redesigning the team's tactical system. Do you hear me clearly?" Su Yang was not polite. The other party was not polite first, and giving in would only make him appear lacking in self-confidence, and even be pushed forward.
Monty grinned lightly: "Let's not discuss whether a redesign is really needed. I want to ask first, do you know the cost of redesigning the team's tactical system? You have to figure it out, we are not the kind of rebuilding team that changes coaches Team."
"Of course I know, but after sending Randolph away, the free market will find another main force..." According to Su Yang's vision, after Oden is selected, Randolph is traded, and the free market strengthens, the Blazers are basically a new team. team.
At that time, it will take a lot of time to run in, and this opportunity can just be used to implement and promote new tactics.
But before he finished speaking, Monty interrupted: "Okay, you don't have to talk so much...
Such a simple matter has been made so complicated by you, so there is no need to redesign the tactical system.
Since you said that you watched the Spurs game videos in the late 90s and previous years, how could you not realize that the Spurs already have a perfect demonstration. Isn’t the twin tower tactics of Tim Duncan and David Robinson not famous enough? "
"You mean the Twin Towers Tactics?" Su Yang raised his lips slightly, "Are you joking?"
"Is there a problem? They didn't win the championship, or do you think you know how to use big players better than Gregg Popovich?" Monty crossed his hands on his chest, his eyes full of mockery.
"The problem is that Duncan has a very high basketball IQ, strong coping ability, and strong offensive ability, while David Robinson has a strong ability to walk without the ball and mid-range shooting. We have different conditions from the Spurs and cannot directly copy them."
Su Yang can't say it bluntly. Oden's basketball IQ and technical level are several blocks behind David Robinson. Letting Oden be responsible for walking off the ball when implementing the twin towers tactic will not only be difficult to play, but also waste Oden's other skills. ability.
Adelaide is not Duncan who was almost perfect when he first entered, and his coping ability is even worse.
The relatively simple tactics of the Twin Towers, if they want to achieve results, rely more on the strong personal abilities of the players, just like the one-star four-shot system, which can only be successful if LeBron or Olajuwon is the center. Almost mean.
"It's not scary to have a gap, but it's scary not to face it squarely." Monty put on a philosophical look, "Our players will improve, don't look at them with stagnant eyes, but don't expect them to grow right away .”
Su Yang did not respond, knowing that the other party had made up his mind, and McMillan must have agreed.
"There is no need to continue discussing this matter. We need the case of the Spurs' twin tower tactics. I hope you can edit the video as soon as possible. It is best to involve every round of every game, so that we can do better research."
After finishing speaking, Monty got up and walked towards the door, then suddenly turned around and said: "We know that you have some special understanding in arranging tactics, but I also hope that you will not rush to achieve something, it is best to recognize your own level and take it step by step. "
Su Yang responded with a smile, feeling very upset.
(End of this chapter)
Su Yang is naturally happy to design tactics for Oden and Ade.
Of course, McMillan was not the only one who invited him, other scouts also participated, mainly because the draft day was approaching, and all inspections had already ended, and scouting work was rare and leisurely, and a lot of time was spent watching game videos.
Su Yang returned to the office, and together with a few colleagues, dug up the game video of the Trail Blazers last season.
Last season, Adelaide was traded from the Bulls to the Trail Blazers as the No. [-] pick, and the person who made the deal was head coach McMillan. He was very optimistic about Adelaide's future potential and even personally took charge of Adelaide's usual training. .
Unfortunately, Ade suffered a shoulder injury at the beginning of the season and missed seven games.
When Adelaide returned from injury, Roy, who was also a rookie, had already risen like the sun. Whether fans, media, or inside the Blazers, they were very surprised by Roy's performance, and they paid much more attention to Roy than he.
In that way, Adelaide can only play under the aura of Roy, and with Randolph at the power forward position, Adelaide can only rank fourth in the team in terms of tactics and number of shots, and his playing time is also restricted. It was a mess.
For all these reasons, Adelaide performed poorly, especially compared to Tyrus Thomas, who swapped teams with him.
At that time, many media joked that the Blazers made another choice between Michael Jordan and Sam Bowie.
No one defended Adelaide, and the head coach McMillan only said that Adelaide needs more time and is still young.
It wasn't until Przybila was reimbursed due to injury in February that Adelaide got a stable playing time as the starting center.
With those stable playing time, Alder efficiently scored 7.9 points and 14.7 rebounds while averaging only 8.0 shots per game, making him only lost to teammate Brandon in the selection of the best rookie in March. Roy.
It's a pity that the good times didn't last long. At the end of March, Ade had severe dyspnea and arrhythmia, and was later diagnosed with atrioventricular pre-excitation syndrome. He was forced to miss the rest of the game, but he was still selected as the best player with his amazing performance. Rookies for a while.
In general, Adelaide has fully demonstrated his mid-range and back-up ability in extremely limited shots.
But the ability to catch and shoot the ball is relatively average, and he will perform abnormally in high-intensity confrontation, and his rebounding control is also average.
"If the Randolph trade goes smoothly, the coaching staff will give Aldridge the starting power forward status. Coach McMillan hopes that he can fully link up with the upcoming Oden, and at the same time further develop his threat in the low post."
Su Yang conveyed McMillan's ideas to several colleagues, and the discussion ensued.
After a long discussion, several people reached an agreement: the most difficult part of this tactical design is to link Adelaide and Oden.
Because the Blazers' existing tactical system focuses on routine offense, there will often be a dilemma where only two people are active, while the other three stand by and watch the show. Sometimes, in order to make the scene less embarrassing, they even deliberately run without the ball.
If the two want to link up, they must act together with the rest of the team.Otherwise, the defense only needs to shrink the block, cut off the passing lane, or perform a double-team.
But if you really want to mobilize all members, it is necessary to redesign all the offensive tactics of the Blazers.
But it is not easy to redesign all offensive tactics, the whole team will take time to adapt, and the cost is too high.
Several people's scalps were numb from the discussion, and there was no progress for several hours, so they could only continue to watch the video to find other ideas.
Su Yang thought about it day and night for several days, and finally decided to suggest that the coaching staff redesign all tactical systems.
Although the difficulty is relatively high, the Blazers are full of talents, and the key is to be able to give full play to the combat effectiveness of all members. Otherwise, a group of high-level players will not be able to break through the first round, and they will always be in a daze.
...
On the morning of the 22nd, several people from Su Yang rushed to the conference room to discuss tactical design with the coaching team.
McMillan was not present, only assistants Monty Williams and Maurice Lucas were present.
"Tell me, what research results do you have for more than a week?" Monty Williams sat down sideways, crossed his legs, glanced at Su Yang and the others leisurely, then lowered his head and fiddled with the folder, as if Very indifferent.
The other two tactical scouts subconsciously looked at Su Yang, naturally waiting for him to speak as a representative.
"First of all, in the past week, we have reviewed a large number of game videos, including but not limited to the Rockets in the 80s, the Spurs in the late 90s and previous years, focusing on the play style with two powerful insiders..."
Su Yang paused for a moment, "We have also had a lot of discussions, and finally we think that if we want to link Aldridge and Oden and give full play to the threat of the two players, we must redesign the team's tactical system."
"Are you joking?"
Monty sat up straight and looked at Su Yang with surprise on his face, "Do you dare to repeat what you just said?"
"I said, I suggest redesigning the team's tactical system. Do you hear me clearly?" Su Yang was not polite. The other party was not polite first, and giving in would only make him appear lacking in self-confidence, and even be pushed forward.
Monty grinned lightly: "Let's not discuss whether a redesign is really needed. I want to ask first, do you know the cost of redesigning the team's tactical system? You have to figure it out, we are not the kind of rebuilding team that changes coaches Team."
"Of course I know, but after sending Randolph away, the free market will find another main force..." According to Su Yang's vision, after Oden is selected, Randolph is traded, and the free market strengthens, the Blazers are basically a new team. team.
At that time, it will take a lot of time to run in, and this opportunity can just be used to implement and promote new tactics.
But before he finished speaking, Monty interrupted: "Okay, you don't have to talk so much...
Such a simple matter has been made so complicated by you, so there is no need to redesign the tactical system.
Since you said that you watched the Spurs game videos in the late 90s and previous years, how could you not realize that the Spurs already have a perfect demonstration. Isn’t the twin tower tactics of Tim Duncan and David Robinson not famous enough? "
"You mean the Twin Towers Tactics?" Su Yang raised his lips slightly, "Are you joking?"
"Is there a problem? They didn't win the championship, or do you think you know how to use big players better than Gregg Popovich?" Monty crossed his hands on his chest, his eyes full of mockery.
"The problem is that Duncan has a very high basketball IQ, strong coping ability, and strong offensive ability, while David Robinson has a strong ability to walk without the ball and mid-range shooting. We have different conditions from the Spurs and cannot directly copy them."
Su Yang can't say it bluntly. Oden's basketball IQ and technical level are several blocks behind David Robinson. Letting Oden be responsible for walking off the ball when implementing the twin towers tactic will not only be difficult to play, but also waste Oden's other skills. ability.
Adelaide is not Duncan who was almost perfect when he first entered, and his coping ability is even worse.
The relatively simple tactics of the Twin Towers, if they want to achieve results, rely more on the strong personal abilities of the players, just like the one-star four-shot system, which can only be successful if LeBron or Olajuwon is the center. Almost mean.
"It's not scary to have a gap, but it's scary not to face it squarely." Monty put on a philosophical look, "Our players will improve, don't look at them with stagnant eyes, but don't expect them to grow right away .”
Su Yang did not respond, knowing that the other party had made up his mind, and McMillan must have agreed.
"There is no need to continue discussing this matter. We need the case of the Spurs' twin tower tactics. I hope you can edit the video as soon as possible. It is best to involve every round of every game, so that we can do better research."
After finishing speaking, Monty got up and walked towards the door, then suddenly turned around and said: "We know that you have some special understanding in arranging tactics, but I also hope that you will not rush to achieve something, it is best to recognize your own level and take it step by step. "
Su Yang responded with a smile, feeling very upset.
(End of this chapter)
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