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

Chapter 261 Not a Good Omen (Part [-])

At 27:07 p.m. Pacific time on the 30th, the game between the Portland Trail Blazers and the Clippers will be played at the Staples Center.

This is the first game of the new season for the Los Angeles Clippers, the home opener, needless to say, all 18997 seats are full.

Not only were the ordinary seats fully occupied, but all the VIP boxes were also sold out, and all the seats for bidding on the sidelines were sold at high prices.

The Los Angeles celebrities headed by Beckham and Kanye West took these seats, and the Clippers finally had stars on the sidelines.

When Min Congda saw these celebrities appearing on the sidelines in their beautiful clothes, he was so angry, who asked you to drain them?

Especially Kanye, the little sunspot, you still laugh, how white your teeth are? TM was killed by you.

After some hype from Kanye West, the popularity of the Clippers in Los Angeles can be said to have risen sharply.

Many young people are also tired of the Lakers who dominate the headlines year after year, and need a young, energetic, and dynamic team as a new favorite.

The Clippers undoubtedly meet this requirement very well. There are many young players in the team, their strength is good, and they play well.

Look at the fans who came to the sidelines to watch the game tonight. There are those who wear No. 30, No. 13, and No. 50. They are all proof of their popularity.

Min Congda thought angrily: "These popularity are bubbles brought about by hype, nothing to be afraid of. As long as the team starts to lose consecutively, these bubbles will dissipate. Most people in the NBA are still fond of winning. Support you."

Min Congda's idea is correct, winning is the foundation of popularity.

No matter how many stars a team has, it won't be able to gather popularity if it keeps losing.

Tonight's opponent, the Blazers, is the first opponent in the preseason.

They just defeated the Phoenix Suns yesterday and played back-to-back away games to Los Angeles to play the Clippers.

Also, the season has just started, and the players have sufficient physical reserves, which will not affect tonight's game.

In the opening game, the Clippers' opening ceremony was very cool, and the cheerleaders were even more eye-catching.

There is really no shortage of beauties in Los Angeles. Min Congda looked at it and thought it was great.

The starting players of both sides, the Blazers are very standard and upright five players, Przybilla, Alder, Batum, Roy, Miller.

It can be said that every player is a very standard player in their respective positions, and there is no such thing as nonsense, guard swings, and inside swings.

The Clippers are slightly different here, with Gasol Jr., Randolph on the inside, Ricky Davis at the third position, Curry + Baron Davis in the backcourt.

Except for the two insiders who are very standard, the Clippers' backcourt is very ambiguous and vague.

Ricky Davis started as a shooting guard and is now pushed to the small forward position.

Baron Davis is obviously a pure point guard, and he often played shooting guard in the second half of last season.

Although Curry is a point guard, he, like Iverson, can sometimes act as a shooting guard.

The short backcourt makes the Clippers' defense look fragile, but it is actually not very good.

Before the start of the game, Dunleavy emphasized with the players that it is necessary to improve the concentration of defense.

Especially Ricky Davis, who needs to make up for the defensive gap between the backcourt and the frontcourt.

It's just that he didn't know how much the players listened to.

During the training camp of the new season, Dunleavy had an obvious feeling that his control over the team was declining.

In fact, it has already started since the second half of last season, because the players were allowed to play in various combinations on the court, and Smart always intervened to make trouble, which led to some of Dunleavy's arrangements not being implemented in practice.

Especially the kid Curry, who had the backing of Smart last season, it's even worse to go to the US national team this summer.

Both football skills and psychology have been greatly improved, and there is a tendency to be more disobedient on the court.

The insider Gasol is also a very smart and thoughtful player.

In many tactics, he can directly communicate with his teammates without the coach's command.

Double Davis and Randolph are old players and know how to play.

As for Harden and Paul George, the two sleepless things are sitting on the bench.

Go to sleep first, when you wake up, let you go for a walk and see how good you are.

At the start of the game, with a jump ball in the middle circle, the Clippers took the lead in getting the ball and started their first offense of the season.

The first three offenses in the opening game are generally the offensive and defensive rounds that best reflect the team's tactical intentions.

Tonight, the team's tactics will be to focus on the inside, or the outside pick-and-roll, or an air cut.

Basically, the first three offensive rounds can be seen, and the opponent's defensive strategy can also be displayed.

It belongs to the trial stage of the two sides making moves.

The Clippers' ball handler is Baron Davis, and Curry plays off the ball.

This play is not because Curry is not good at holding the ball, but because Baron is too bad without the ball.

Gasol came up to catch the ball, and Curry slid to the bottom line, looking for an air cut.

The Blazers started man-to-man defense very well, and Xiaojia did not pass to Curry.

Curry runs away to take away the defense and give Randolph the basket.

Randolph's low position blocked Adelaide, and Xiaojia's high and low throughs went inside.

Randolph caught the ball and headed Adelaide away, turned around with his left hand and scored two points for a layup.

The Clippers scored the first point of the game.

Min Congda nodded when he saw the ball, and thought: "Old Deng still listens to me, focusing on Randolph. Although Fatty Lan is a traitor, his traitor energy is relatively small, and he only has 20+10 standard data per game. , nothing to be afraid of!"

After Randolph's early contract extension last season, his performance was very stable and there was no decline at all.

Fortunately, in Min Congda's view, Randolph's upper limit is like this, 20+10 per game.

When it came time to play the Lakers in the playoffs, it was very difficult to play against such masters as Gasol and Bynum.

In addition, his defense is not good, and his height and mobility are flawed.

In the Trail Blazers round, Adelaide, who had just signed a big contract, received the ball in the low post, turned around and shot a straight-arm jumper.

Two points hit!

Ade already has an advantage in height and wingspan.

Also use straight arm jump shot this shooting method.

Randolph simply can't defend.

Both sides started playing from the inside.

But in the first round, the Clippers' offense was more layered.

Curry's running position is the first hand, and Randolph's position after taking away the defense is the second hand.

In the case of double-teaming, Ricky on the wing and Baron on the high post are third.

No matter how bad it is, Gasol's breakthrough with the ball and high jumper are fourth hand.

In other words, facing different defensive strategies and sudden situations on the field.

The Clippers' offensive coordination has at least four back players to prepare for.

In comparison, the Blazers' low-post offensive tactics are much more monotonous.

1-4 opened, double-teamed the ball, failed to score and rebound.

And the Blazers' stance is obviously retracted, which is still a more traditional stance habit.

This positioning habit is continued from the successful triangle offense of the Chicago Bulls.

The purpose is to keep the players at an appropriate distance, neither too far nor too close, so that they can pass the ball without making mistakes and avoid being easily double-teamed.

The Clippers' position should be more open, because Curry has a longer range.

A simple pick-and-roll between Randolph and Curry in the high position, Curry made a direct three-pointer.

hit!

Is this ball reasonable?
Obviously unreasonable.

But if it goes in, it's a good goal.

"Damn it, it's not a good sign to score a three-pointer at the beginning."

(End of this chapter)