start with scouting

Chapter 58
Eight p.m., New Orleans Arena.

The rookie challenge sponsored by T-MOBILE is about to start. Dozens of thick lights are randomly cruising in the arena, and the fans cheer like waves after waves.

In the VIP seat on the sidelines, the little emperor LeBron sat with his legs spread apart, turning his head frequently to chat with the singer JAY-Z next to him, and looking at the second-year team, as if paying special attention to his little brother Gibson.

In addition to LeBron, Arenas also sat on the sidelines to watch the game when he was injured, and Garnett, the wolf king, came here to cheer for Rondo.Yao Ming was also standing on the sidelines, preparing to go to the commentary booth of CCTV for a while and make a guest commentary.

Bosh, Howard and other players are also on the sidelines, as well as New Orleans representatives Paul and West.

The TNT commentary seat, Marvin Abbott, Reggie Miller, and Doug Collins sat side by side. The three talked about Su Yang as the first Chinese assistant coach and the first Chinese coach to coach the Rookie Challenge. There are expectations.

Accompanied by the three-person commentary, the central large-screen lens was shown to the first-year bench, zooming in and focusing on Su Yang.

I saw Su Yang wearing a suit with a flamboyant pattern, which looked like a model coming to a catwalk from a distance.

Boos and whistles sounded immediately, and Su Yang grinned, knowing that the purpose of attracting attention had been achieved.He is not a high-profile person, but in this kind of occasion where big names gather, he wants to be high-profile so that fans and the media can remember him.

Marvin said: "The Trail Blazers are currently tied for No. [-] in the Western Conference with the Suns, and they can still beat strong teams like the Spurs and Celtics. Many people think that they have completed their reconstruction and are on the right track. Fans, or inside the Blazers, think that Su Yang has made great contributions, what do you think?"

"I asked McMillan about it, and he told me that Su Yang brought many novel concepts to the team. Looking back many years later, it is very likely that they are concepts that transcend the times, such as all three-point shots and a large number of early offenses..."

"So, it's too early for me to retire?" Miller laughed, "But I also saw many sayings on social media that Su Yang just takes advantage of the team's lineup upgrade and running-in completion, and is good at promoting himself. Like wearing a patterned suit on purpose tonight to make people think a lot of things are about him that really aren't."

"Those doubts may have results tonight..." Collins said, "The strength of the first-year team is obviously weaker than that of the second-year team, and there is only one hour of running-in time. If it plays out, it is enough to show Su Yang's strength."

While the three were chatting, the whistle sounded, and the referee waved to remind the players of the two teams to enter the field.

On the first-year bench, Su Yang gathered the team members to surround him, imitating Rivers and pouring chicken soup for the soul.

Su Yang did not repeatedly emphasize the tactics, and believed that Conley could organize the team to play out the tactics of the morning training, because Conley is a very traditional point guard, and he will even arrange how many rounds should be passed to the teammate.

The starting lineups of the two teams are simultaneously displayed on the central big screen. Point guard Conley vs. Rondo, shooting guard Green vs. Roy, small forward Durant vs. Gay, power forward Scola vs. Aldridge, center Horford vs. Barney Yani.

Amidst the cheers, the players of the two teams settled around the center circle, and the referee walked to the center holding the ball.

Snapped!Horford touched the ball first, moved it backwards, and the basketball flew straight to the first-year half.

Conley trotted to pick up the basketball, stopped on the spot and turned to look at Su Yang, and the two silently exchanged gestures.

Conley nodded immediately, started to run across the center line with the ball, raised his left hand and showed three fingers.

Seeing this, all the first-year players took action. Green stood in the left corner, Scola stood in the right waist, Horford stood in the right elbow, and Dulatt stood in the left elbow. A typical horn formation.

Seeing that Conley was about to reach the top of the arc, Horford started to cross to the left, setting up a human wall as a positioning cover.

Durant took the opportunity to lift up, and rushed to the top of the arc in two big strides, trying to cooperate with Conley as a pick-and-roll.

Guy squeezed his way through the screen and chased it out, but Durant twisted his hips and ran back, heading straight for the left wing.At the same time, Conley threw the ball to the left wing, turned around and ran to the right wing, and cooperated with Scola to run without the ball, completely leaving space at the top of the arc.

Durant took the ball from the left wing and immediately led it to the top of the arc, while Horford raised it up again as a screen.

Two consecutive screens and two consecutive directional moves, it was useless for Gay to actively chase.

Bargnani was forced to switch defenses, facing Durant at the top of the arc and in a large space.

But it was also more than two meters high. Durant bent down suddenly and lowered his center of gravity. He dribbled the ball with his left hand and took two steps. Anti-threat, pull up and shoot.

The basketball went into the net with a bang, Su Yang took the lead in standing up and applauding, and cheers gradually emerged from all around the arena.

Durant ran back with a smile and waved at Su Yang. It seemed that he had never played such a simple tactic. There were only three steps in total. Can give full play to his breakthrough and shooting advantages.

"Okay!"

Su Yang responded with a thumbs up. The tactic just now was Horns Ram Slip (the horns were disassembled in advance), which perfectly played the technical characteristics of the three players, mainly stealing from the future Celtics coach Brad Stevens.

The offense and defense switched on the court, and the second-year team first attacked from Aldridge.

Scola's defense is mediocre, and he hasn't seriously defended yet. Adelaide turned around and scored with a hook before catching the ball easily.

Turning to the first grade and attacking again, Conley brought the ball across the center line and raised his hand again to signal the No. [-] tactic.

The first-year generals quickly settled down, but the defensive master Thibodeau waved his hand, Bargnani moved forward to block Horford, and Gay moved forward to block Durant. Although they could not completely prevent the cooperation of the two, they greatly delayed the attack time.

Seeing this, Su Yang really wanted to remind him to implement the variant tactics, but he still chose to believe in Conley.

Conley did not disappoint, raised his hand and passed the ball directly to Horford, and then went straight to Durant.

That appearance, no matter how you look at it, it is necessary to cover Durant, let Durant come out from the elbow, and then play hand-to-hand with Horford to continue the misplaced confrontation with Bargnani. If the run is successful, the score The probability is extremely high.

Guy sensed that the situation was not good, and subconsciously stepped forward, intending to squeeze through the cover as soon as possible to catch up.

I thought, the moment Gay landed, Durant twisted his hips and ran back, heading straight for the basket.

At the same time, Horford's defense was a through pass, and Durant took off the ball and dunked.

Seeing the dunk, the audience subconsciously cheered and shouted, and the big-screen camera quickly swept across the sidelines.

LeBron stops talking to Jay-Z, frowns thoughtfully, then smiles again.

In the TNT commentary booth, Marvin asked, "How about the two tactics of the first-year team?"

"It's great!" Doug Collins said. "Although it's just a change of horns, this design allows Durant and Horford to give full play to each other. Especially Durant playing small forward, even if it's only two rounds, I'm surprised. "

Miller said: "Su Yang's tactic completely releases Durant's ability. I guess coach PJ Carlesimo will learn from him. It's so easy to use! It's a pity that the Sonics don't have Horford. It's a pity, a pity..."

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