I was determined to be bad, but I went straight to the Basketball Hall of Fame

Chapter 176 Fast and Slow (Third)
Toliver's performance in the first half of the first quarter confirmed Min Congda's major policy in selecting and signing players.

With the All-Star Game approaching, the season is gradually coming to an end. Those who make it to the playoffs make it to the playoffs, and those who don't make it to the playoffs have already begun to think about the draft.

The Clippers are vacillating between the two, and they can make a rush. There is a chance, but it is difficult.

Of course, Min Congda didn't want the team to enter the playoffs. If he entered the playoffs and won a game, he would directly deduct $3000.

Win a series, and $12000 is gone, who can afford it.

Coupled with the recent setbacks in the investment field, there is no room for failure on the court.

Therefore, Min Congda frequently briefed Deng Lewei and the players on the team.

Let everyone relax, don't have record pressure, just play your own value.

Especially Lao Deng, he was worried, afraid that Lao Deng would rotate six or seven people.

After the All-Star break, it's troublesome to make it to the playoffs in one fell swoop.

Therefore, Min Congda once again held a meeting with the coaching staff, repeatedly emphasizing the strategic policy of "everyone has the ball to play".

Lao Deng and several assistant coaches saw it, and in this case, let's continue to conduct lineup experiments.

So in the last game against the Jazz, the Clippers collapsed in the fourth quarter because the Clippers played too loosely in the fourth quarter.

The Jazz are focused on hitting the top three in the West, and they must be deadly in the fourth quarter.

As for the Clippers, it is better to give Curry a chance to let him shoot outside. It is no wonder that he does not lose.

Curry made two three-pointers in the first quarter, but he still didn't feel very good and missed.

Although the Clippers maintained their lead, the point difference did not widen, maintaining a gap of about 6 points.

The Warriors couldn't defend against the Clippers' inside line on the defensive end, so they wanted to get their points back on the offensive end. The defense will not defend well.

Monta Ellis began to exert strength in the second half of the first quarter, and broke through Baron Davis with the ball one after another.

After getting inside, facing Gasol Jr., Ellis used his amazing waist and abdomen strength to dodge in the air, and finally he was able to send the ball to the basket.

Ellis has what the Clippers lack most: speed.

Baron Davis was originally a heavy guard, but now with a knee injury, he has become a master of the floor.

Curry is more sensitive, fast in response, and average in absolute speed and explosive power.

Not a player like Ellis who can change direction drastically and spin 360 degrees in the air.

Not to mention the frontcourt, Thornton is slow, Randolph is slow, and Gasol is even slower.

So overall, the Clippers are a slower team.

Ellis seemed to be a beat ahead of everyone on the field.

Rubio, who is paired with him, is also very fast, and he arrives at the ball.

The Warriors quickly launched a wave of 11:4 offensive counterattacks.

Using the speed to overtake the score in one fell swoop, at 20:21, the Clippers fell behind by one point.

Deng Lewei called a timeout at this time, and Min Congda was very satisfied seeing the slow performance of the Clippers.

"In the world of martial arts, there is nothing strong that can't be broken, only fast can't be broken! Let's just call our fast boat a slow boat. Isn't this being chased and beaten by a warrior?"

In fact, on the basketball court, no matter how fast or slow, you can play.

Fast has advantages of being fast, and slow has advantages of being slow.

The key is whether you can drag your opponent into the rhythm you are good at.

Teams that are good at playing fast let their opponents run with them and kill them.

Go far away and talk about the Lakers of show time, go closer and talk about the Suns, and the Golden State Warriors in 07.

Monta Ellis is a remnant of the black eight warrior, still maintaining a swift and windy style of play.

A team that is good at playing slowly must suppress the rhythm and prevent the opponent from following their own ground.

Everyone fights for the success rate and the low turnover rate, and whoever makes fewer mistakes wins.

The Spurs before 07 and the Celtics in 08 are masters.

Of course, the real historical super strong teams are both fast and slow, and they are not afraid of how their opponents will play.

You are good at playing fast, I will play fast with you, you are fast and I am faster than you, attacking and killing you.

You are good at playing slow, and I can also play slow with you. I am slower and more efficient than you, and I will grind you to death.

For example, the 72-win Chicago Bulls have this ability to play all opponents in the palm of their hands.

The current Clippers obviously can't reach this level, and even Dunleavy has no conclusion on whether to focus on fast or play at a slow pace.

If you build a system with Randolph and Gasol as the core, you should focus on slowness, grind your position, consume rhythm, and kill opponents with high-intensity defense.

But if you build a system with Curry and Baron Davis as the core, you should focus on speed, play speed, play offensive basketball, and end the game with efficient and swift offense.

Dunleavy has felt the huge contradiction brought about by the difference in style between inside and outside in repeated tactics and lineup tests.

As for how to mediate this contradiction, Dun Levy believes that the key point may lie in the choice of the third position.

"If we have one or a few comprehensive three players who can organically combine Randolph, Gasol, Curry, Gordon, Davis and others, then our Clippers may not be able to become a team. It is suitable for both fast and slow, a top team that combines movement and stillness.”

While arranging tactics during the timeout, Dunleavy was also making assumptions in his mind.

Currently, the Clippers' third position is the weakest, with Thornton stretching his hips and Ricky Davis having limited abilities.

PJ-Tucker and Novak are both functional players, and it is difficult to take on big responsibilities. If LeBron James can come in the summer...

I dare not think about it, but if Dunleavy thinks it can be realized, the championship will see the light of day!
The hope that I have been faintly aware of since the beginning of the season will become a reality.

"We also increase the speed a little bit, Stephen, speed up, play faster."

Dunleavy reminded Curry to speed up, playing fast and slow is tied to the first position.

As a point guard, Curry must learn how to lead the rhythm of the game.

Curry nodded, and the jeers of the Warriors fans came from time to time in his ears.

He hasn't given a strong response so far, and Ricky Rubio is definitely not that easy to deal with.

The Spanish prodigy has good physical talent, has both speed and strength, has outstanding wingspan, and has a good court awareness.

It can be said that he is full of talent. No wonder many people thought that Rubio had the potential to become the No. [-] pick before the draft.

He dropped to seventh, and the Warriors missed it.

For Rubio, the Warriors paid a high price and spent money to solve the contract problem of the original club.

It is to allow Rubio to land in the NBA earlier, start training with the Warriors earlier, and adapt to the intensity and games of the NBA.

After half a season of tempering and the training of the old Nelson, Rubio fully understood the old Nelson's system tactically.

His passing is excellent, and he has supported the Warriors' swift offensive system at a young age.

He doesn't suffer on the defensive end, and because of his outstanding awareness, he has a very good steal.

In the first quarter, he successfully stole Curry once, and he succeeded in counterattack, which was the goal to overtake the score.

The only shortcoming is that Rubio's shooting is too poor, and he has not improved after half a season.

I often asked old Nelson to hold his forehead, thinking that this kid is going to follow Kidd's route?
Relatively speaking, Curry's shooting is not at the same level as Rubio's.

As soon as the timeout ended, Curry received the ball from the outside, Gasol Jr. made a one-block screen at the top of the arc, and he came out of the open and directly shot a three-pointer!

The ball went into the basket with a "swish", and the Warriors' 1-point lead was wiped out instantly.

On the third three-pointer in the first quarter, Curry finally hit it!

He applauded vigorously to encourage himself, and the performance had just begun.

(End of this chapter)