NBA: Duncan feels uneasy coaching Warriors

Chapter 168

Su Chen's thinking was too solid before, because thinking that there is Giannis Antetokounmpo in the team, Giannis Antetokounmpo should be the core.

After all, according to memory, with Giannis Antetokounmpo as the core, he can win the championship.

But in fact, think about it, Giannis Antetokounmpo's championship is not so stable.

The upper limit may be high, but the lower limit is low. The Heat who can be led by Butler give black eight.

Giannis Antetokounmpo will always be called the body of a monster, and there is nothing that mortals can fight against, but in fact Giannis Antetokounmpo's singles ability has not yet reached the point where there is no solution.

When the league finds a way to deal with Giannis Antetokounmpo, Giannis Antetokounmpo still needs his teammates to stand up.

Although there was a reason for the whistle in the last game, and the Splash Brothers felt good, it is also true that Green restricted Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Even after the Warriors, the Spurs have Leonard and the Heat have James.

Wanting to rely on Giannis Antetokounmpo to win the championship all the way, thinking about it now, it is not a reliable thing in itself.

Although Butler is his deputy, Butler's talent problem was exposed in the finals level.

Butler's short wingspan will allow his offense to be targeted and restricted under high-intensity defense.

Especially Leonard, can be called a luxurious enhanced version of Butler, a pair of long arms is enough to torture Butler.

With these two as the core, the Timberwolves did gain a lot of sweetness during the regular season.

But in the playoffs, it began to slowly weaken.

The Blazers didn't know how to beat the Timberwolves in the first round, and it was only later that they found a way to use Batum against Giannis Antetokounmpo.

However, in the second round, Cole also discovered a defender like Green who can limit Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Without Giannis Antetokounmpo's containment, opponents can devote more energy to targeting Butler as the second-in-command.

Although Su Chen is a time traveler, sometimes she also falls into the state of fascination with the authorities.

Just thinking that Giannis Antetokounmpo is the MVP, he should be the core.

Butler is the creator of the legend of the Black Eight. He led the team to the finals twice, so he should be the second master.

Su Chen can also be regarded as the coach of the growth department. He figured out one thing in G3 with the Warriors.

Why do the Timberwolves have to play Butler and Giannis Antetokounmpo?

Luol Deng is an All-Star. Even if he is not a first-tier star, the opponent does not deliberately target him. He is capable. The reason why the Bulls were not efficient last season is because he was the Bulls' first offense last season. point.

Now with Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler in check, the defense Luol Deng faces is very weak.

The same is true for Iguodala.

As the former All-Star and the successor of Philadelphia AI, Iguodala's ability is still there.

In the next season, Iguodala can still become the FMVP, and there is no doubt about his ability.

There is also Ibaka. Although the Thunder is disappointed with Ibaka, it is because the Thunder judges him by the standards of Durant and Westbrook.

Ibaka is still an offensive power forward averaging 15 points per game in the Thunder this season.

After arriving in the Timberwolves, because the team had enough offensive ball-handlers, Su Chen turned him into a pure blue-collar position.

He even took away Ibaka's starting lineup for the sake of unlimited defense speed.

When Su Chen thought of this question, he suddenly realized.

The advantage of the Timberwolves is actually the starting lineup and the depth of the entire rotation.

If they are really better than the stars, the Timberwolves are better than the Trail Blazers.

Can Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler compare to the Warriors' Splash Brothers?

Giannis Antetokounmpo is 80% in shape, not peak, and 80% is just ability. His physical condition is not as good as 80% of peak.

Although Butler has just entered the peak road, but after all, he is just a starter, just a third-year Butler.

The quality of the stars facing the Splash Brothers is obviously unmatched.

It's even more incomparable than the Spurs.

Even in GDP, Parker and Ginobili have already been characterized.

But Duncan can overwhelm 80% of Giannis Antetokounmpo alone.

Leonard is even more incomparable than Butler, he is the deluxe version of Butler, the super deluxe version.

The current Xiaoka is not the master who didn't know what to do later, but even at that time, Xiaoka's playing ability crushed Butler.

There are few people who question Kaka's ability to play, but he doesn't play very much.

There is no need to compare these two with Janeway.

But when Su Chen changed his mind and compared with the overall depth of the Timberwolves, that advantage appeared.

Iguodala, Luol Deng, Ibaka.

As for the starters of other teams, there is currently no team that can make up three other teams that can be better than these three.

At the same time, the Timberwolves' substitutes include Josh, Middleton, Beverly and others.

Whether it is offense or defense, it is obviously wrong to play with the method of determining the core.

"What's wrong with letting the Warriors pass and cut?"

Su Chen looked at the situation on the court with confidence in his eyes.

At this time, the Warriors really found the opportunity to pass and cut. Jefferson rushed in and scored two points through the opportunity of passing and cutting.

Warriors 2:2 Timberwolves.

With Ibaka in the starting lineup, Su Chen thought that the speed of infinite defense changes would be slower, and there would be situations where players would be missed.

Ibaka's top speed on the inside is not so powerful when placed on the outside.

Moreover, the difference in Covington's top-level defense ability is actually quite large.

But this ball, Su Chen can accept it.

The main reason for the loss in the last game was that Splash's touch exploded. If the two people's touches exploded at the same time, it would still be difficult to stand up.

If it is passed on, it will be missed.

If Cole is capable, he can maintain the hit rate of passing and cutting at 70%~80%, otherwise Su Chen will still maintain this unlimited defense.

The single defense abilities of the five players here are all at the league's first echelon level, and none of them are bad single defense.

It doesn't matter if you play Ibaka. Ibaka is not Gobert's scope. Ibaka's size and athleticism are there.

How much will cause some interference.

Although the absence of Covington's defense will lead to a decrease in the speed of switching defenses and slowing down the speed of double-teaming inside, it also makes the Timberwolves lose their weak defensive points in singles.

And to the offensive end.

The Timberwolves first kept the bull's corner position, and it was still Iguodala's initiative, but Butler's bottom corner.

Due to Iguodala's easy breakthrough in the last round, the Warriors' defense shrank a little as a whole, and they did not defend too much.

Originally, Butler was placed at the point, so the ball was placed directly in the bottom corner.

After Butler received the ball, he found that no one was guarding him, so he directly chose a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

The shot is very firm.

brush!
Butler hit a three-pointer.

Warriors 2:5 Timberwolves.

Obviously, looking at Butler's attitude, you know that he has received a signal for a firm three-point shot.

The Timberwolves put Butler in that position, which is a trust in Butler's ability to make three-pointers from the bottom corner.

Cole unconsciously glanced at Su Chen on the other side.

He found that Su Chen folded his hands on his chest, the expression on his face remained unchanged, and he even nodded slightly.

Cole frowned. It seemed that Su Chen was planning to get Butler to make a firm three-pointer, and it depended on whether he accepted the move.

The corner three-pointer is the three-pointer closest to the basket. As a professional player, the corner three-pointer is an essential basic skill.

Even the core players of the team will also conduct corner three-point training, because the core of the team does not have to attack with the ball every round.

If you want to rest for a while, or if you need it tactically, you also have to squat in the bottom corner.

Butler's three-point shooting is poor, relative to the level of professional players, but as a professional player, he shoots uninterrupted corner three-pointers.

Cole thought about it carefully, and it didn't seem appropriate to do that.

This game is too important to the Warriors. Once Butler's corner three-pointer is opened, it will be too much of a blow to the Warriors.

Then the game went on for several offensive and defensive rounds.

The Warriors' pass-and-cut system has started to fight, but it has not fully fought.

In many cases, the Warriors found an opportunity at the end of the attack time, and did not even find an offensive opportunity in 24 seconds.

The Minnesota lineup is just a little slower to switch defenses, it's not impossible to switch defenses.

Even without Covington, with Ibaka.

Looking at the entire league, if you want to play unlimited defenses, this is still the top unlimited defense lineup.

This lineup made Cole miss Covington's lineup.

Although Covington's unlimited defense lineup is airtight, it can solve this problem by singles Covington.

Now there is no Covington, but there is no good point for singles.

Giannis Antetokounmpo has a large defensive area and fast defensive speed. Sometimes he even actively looks for outside lines to defend alone.

Needless to say, Luol Deng started out defensively, and he was still the best defensive second team in 12.

It is impossible to take the initiative to find him to fight.

Iguodala's defensive level is higher than that of Luol Deng. He has won the first defensive team and the second defensive team.

His physical fitness is even stronger, and he can give a great sense of oppression to the attacker.

Butler also won the honor of defending the third team in the Timberwolves this season. His defensive strength is obvious to the naked eye, especially his single-defense ability is very difficult.

After much deliberation, it seems that Ibaka can only be played.

Playing Ibaka is playing a small and big dislocation.

The Warriors players on the field did exactly that. When Ibaka was out of position when he switched defenses, he went to singles Ibaka.

But don't look at Ibaka's big defense and small defense, but his footsteps are not easy to lose his position at all, and he can interfere with it as long as he stretches out his hand when he is not too wobbly.

Ibaka has won the defensive first team for three consecutive times, but he is not only defending the inside defense, he also has experience in defense.

Being able to win three consecutive first-team defenses and two consecutive blocked shots, his defensive awareness is also top-notch.

Su Chen, who was on the sidelines, was amused to see that the Warriors went to fight with Ibaka.

Is Ibaka really the scope of Gobert?
Even Ibaka, who has played closed, is still a very good championship puzzle with his defensive awareness.

Not to mention Ibaka, who is now top-level consciousness and top-level physical fitness.

Su Chen even felt that it would be more reliable for the Warriors to go to Giannis Antetokounmpo to go heads-up than to go to Ibaka.

The current Giannis Antetokounmpo is still young after all.

As for the Timberwolves' offensive end.

Due to the change of the Timberwolves' strategy, even the Splash Brothers who are facing the Warriors will directly attack inward.

Why play Splash Brothers?

Su Chen actually knew that Curry's defense was underestimated.

Among the seven or 80 active point guards in the league, there are more than ten or 20 point guards who are better than Curry in terms of defensive efficiency alone.

As a point guard, Curry's defense is above the standard line.

Not to mention Thompson, Thompson, who has entered the defensive second team, is definitely an elite defender.

But they both have a problem.

That's the size issue, and they're not power guards either.

Curry is 1 meters and Thompson is 88 meters. The physical strength of the two is not considered strong or explosive in the league.

Thompson's defensive ability is also reflected in the restrictions on opponents' shots.

It's hard for you to see what Thompson can do with nails, caps, and high-jumping volleyball caps.

In terms of size, everyone in the Timberwolves has an advantage against the Splash Brothers, and what they hit is a dislocation.

Even Iguodala, who is the same 1 meters as Thompson, can rely on his own strong strength to make a confrontation in the air and score the ball.

Even if the efficiency value is not particularly high, this style of play has brought a lot of trouble to the Warriors.

The Splash Brothers are frequently attacked, even if they score, the key point is that they are sometimes fouled.

For the Warriors, they need the offense of the Splash Brothers very much. If the Splash Brothers get into foul trouble early, it will be difficult for the Warriors.

Warriors 8:13 Timberwolves.

beep!
Although the current score difference is not very big, it is only five points.

But Curry and Thompson have each committed a foul.

A foul is nothing, but this game has just started for a while, and that's all.

Cole has already seen what Su Chen is planning.

When Giannis Antetokounmpo and Butler were the main attackers before, because their three-point ability was not good, it was difficult to name the Splash Brothers when they wanted to name them.

After all, there is room to go around the cover, these two have no three-pointers, and there is no need to make up immediately.

But it's different now.

The Timberwolves who took the ball saw the Splash Brothers, and immediately took the ball and rushed.

Butler made a three-pointer from the bottom corner, and Cole was afraid to continue.

At the same time, although Giannis Antetokounmpo doesn't have a three-pointer, he has a mid-range throw and a shot near the free throw line.

And once he goes to help defend, Giannis Antetokounmpo can not only solve it by shooting, but also rush directly towards the basket.

The reason why it is better to restrict Giannis Antetokounmpo in the previous game is because Green withstood Giannis Antetokounmpo and did not let Giannis Antetokounmpo rush.

The rushing Giannis Antetokounmpo, with his height, wingspan and impact, is simply unstoppable.

(End of this chapter)