Coach: Coaching the Grizzlies at the beginning, playing the bantam

Chapter 145 Big Victory!Dayao?O'Neal?Have the opportunity to cooperate in the future?Lewis: I feel like crying
On February 2th, the All-Star Weekend ushered in the last day of the All-Star Game.

In the evening, Lu Yong gathered the players together in the locker room and said: "Tonight we will not play too complicated tactics. You are all famous stars in the league. Give full play to your characteristics and personal abilities, as long as you seize the fast break and counterattack. If there is an opportunity to cooperate and look for opportunities to use dislocation to dominate, the Eastern Conference is definitely not our opponent."

The biggest role of the head coach of the All-Star Game is to replace players. Except for the two teams at the end of the final quarter when the two teams were stuck in a stalemate, few coaches will arrange tactics. They all let the stars play freely. For this group of people, it is already the most unsolvable tactic.

Everyone agrees with Lu Yong's statement that the East Star team's rotation is unreasonable. The tallest is Rashard Lewis at 2 meters, a swingman at the third and fourth positions.

However, Lewis is 2 meters tall and weighs less than 08 kilograms. His ability to fight is poor, and his ability to protect the penalty area is almost zero. From the perspective of the lineup, it is obvious that the Western Stars have the advantage.

Lu Yong scanned around, and then said: "I won't arrange tactics for positional battles. Everyone in the All-Stars wants to have fun. They opened up heads-up to show their personal abilities. I believe you will not let the fans down. Defensive tactics Let me briefly explain that the first five players in the Eastern Conference shoot very poorly, you just need to shrink to the basket and let them shoot mid-range and long-range shots."

LeBron James has the highest three-point shooting percentage among the starting five in the Eastern Conference. Iverson and Wade are both breakthrough stars on the back line. Shrinking the defense can work wonders, and it can also limit the "Warcraft" Howard by the way. singles.

Wade made 31% of his 28-pointers, Iverson 25%, and Garnett 0.1%. He averaged only [-] shots per game, which is equivalent to not shooting.

The East must hit the ball to the basket. They are seriously lacking in three-point shooters and stuck in the penalty area. The West is already invincible.

Lu Yong's laziness in arranging tactics is not because he is arrogant, but because the East's lineup looks bright, but in fact there is too little space to open up. With both sides being all-star lineups, the strength of the Western star team is undoubtedly stronger. .

There is Paul in organizing the offense, Kobe is in the positional battle, Durant is the misplaced machine at the small forward, and Duncan + Yao Ming are the twin towers inside. Lu Yong really doesn't know how to lose in the West.If you use this lineup to play the regular season, even if the substitutes are a group of players with a basic salary, you can easily build a dynasty.

When the players played, the fans on the scene gave extremely warm applause, and the annual All-Star Game always feasts the eyes of the fans.

The most popular players in the West are Kobe and Durant. The former plays for the Los Angeles Lakers and brings traffic, while the latter leads the team to the league's first record and is in full swing. He is the leader of the new generation of players.

The most popular in the East is "Warcraft" Howard, who won more than 300 million votes this year, second only to Durant, who unfortunately missed the vote.James is highly praised by the league and his popularity is surprisingly high. With 290 million votes, he ranks third in the league, on par with Kobe.

The most embarrassing player in the Western Conference is Duncan. He has won many honors in his career, three championship rings, three finals MVPs, and two regular season MVPs. However, his popularity has not been high. The All-Star votes are 60 less than James. His low-key personality seriously lowered his historical status.

Duncan can become a super giant because his strength has been generally recognized by the outside world. If he knew how to hype, he would have become the No. 1 in the league since "Shark" O'Neal.

In terms of substitute players, the most popular player in the West is "Shark" O'Neal.

Although his status has declined severely in the past two seasons, his popularity is still there. In terms of fame alone, he is enough to crush everyone present, but this year's statistics are a little bit worse.

The most popular substitute player in the Eastern Conference is Paul Pierce, the MVP of last season's Finals. However, the number of All-Star votes is only 120 million, which is not as good as the Chinese player Yi Jianlian who averaged 8 points and 5 rebounds per game.

If it weren't for the league's reform of the voting rules for the All-Stars, Yi Jianlian, who received 180 million votes, would be the highest vote-getter in the East after the starting five.

The worst player in the Eastern Conference is Mo Williams, who averaged 17.8 points, 3.4 rebounds, 4.1 assists and 1 steal per game. Bosh's backup entered the All-Star Game. The All-Stars received less than 20 votes, and their popularity was the lowest tonight.

步行者球星丹尼-格兰杰也没好到哪去，哪怕场均能交出25.8分5.1篮板2.7助攻1抢断和1.4次封盖的全面数据，可人气就是提不上去。全明星得票数只有30万出头，还不如被超音速交易到东部的卢克-里德诺就有点离谱。

If it weren't for the large number of votes from the media and websites, there is a high probability that he will lose the election this year.

Before the players came on the field, Lu Yong called Yao Ming to his side alone. "Dayao, you don't have to think about pick-and-rolls and defense changes. Just sit in the penalty area tonight. Let them shoot whatever they want in the East. On the offensive end, if you have a chance, hit the basket, blow Howard, and let the fans watch. .”

Yao Ming nodded. He always felt a little strange to be coached by a Chinese coach in the All-Star Game.

The contract between Yao Ming and the Rockets will expire in the summer of 11. The Supersonics also have the contracts of many core players facing renewal that year, including the two All-Stars Durant and Noah.

Lu Yong's future fate is still a mystery, and it is not ruled out that the two will have the opportunity to work together in the future.

Howard won the jump ball and the game started.

The Western star team all retreated relatively late in defense. On the surface, it seemed that they were indifferent to the shooting of the Eastern Conference, but in fact they firmly protected the penalty area and implemented the strategy of preventing breakthroughs and not preventing shots.

Garnett received the ball from the left horn and dangled, and scored a mid-range Jagged jumper. 0 to 2.

Western offense, the players opened up, Yao Ming went to the perimeter to cover, a tactic that couldn't be simpler.

Paul broke through with the ball and entered the crowd, distributing the ball to Yao Ming, who made an air cut on the weak side.

Howard didn't defend with all his strength, followed two steps to see that Yao Ming's height advantage obviously did not jump, and watched Yao Ming hit the rebound with a throw. 2 to 2.

In the Eastern Conference battle, Iverson took Paul to the frontcourt one-on-one. He made a sudden fake move to shake the space, turned around in the middle and scored a jumper with a fallback. 2 to 4.

It can be seen that everyone in the All-Star Game is still playing. Paul didn't chase and defend at all this round. Otherwise, with his single defense ability, he would not suffer a disadvantage against Iverson who is about the same height as him.

West offense, Paul brought to the frontcourt and played a pick-and-roll with Yao Ming, pressed his body and accelerated to easily pass Iverson's defense.

Breaking into the three-second zone to attract Garnett's defense, Paul quickly transferred the ball to the outside line, assisted Durant to score a three-pointer, whoosh! 5 to 4.

James didn't come up close to Durant. The two had played against each other in the regular season.

Eastern offense, James' face-to-face breakthrough was blocked, he leaned on Durant with his back, and turned over and missed a jumper without interference.

Yao Ming grabbed the rebound and passed it to Paul. The latter quickly pushed forward and counterattacked. After attracting the help defense, he threw the ball high into the sky.

The person who flew up behind him was Durant. The Supersonics' fast break system has been firmly engraved in his heart, and even playing in the All-Star Game could not get rid of this problem.

Catching the ball in the air, Durant used his wingspan advantage to smash the ball with a tomahawk, bang! 7 to 4.

The fans applauded one after another. This time the counterattack was coordinated very smoothly. It was Paul, the league assist king, who sent the assist, and the pass was just right.

The East attacked, and the ball was passed to Howard. He put Yao Ming on his back and tried to play a single.The rebound was protected by Duncan, who shrank towards the penalty area, and passed to Kobe to launch a counterattack again.

Kobe held the ball and advanced very quickly. Seeing that Durant's frontcourt was empty, he immediately passed the ball.

Durant made a fast break alone, sprinted to the three-second zone to take off, and violently dunked the basketball with one hand, bang! 9 to 4.

Director Zhang shouted: "Durant sent two counter-attack dunks in a row at the beginning, and scored 3 points on 3-of-7 shooting. He is going to compete for AMVP tonight!"

Yu Jia sighed: "Thanks to the Supersonics' offensive system, Durant's counterattack awareness is too good. As soon as the Eastern Conference took a shot, he had already started to run forward. Everyone's defense in the All-Star Game was already very loose. It's really easier to score."

Eastern offense, Wade finally scored this time, lost his way past Kobe's defense, turned around and scored with a jumper from close range. 9 to 6.

In the next few rounds, both sides will come and go, and no one can prevent the other.

The East's long-range shooting ability is poor, but with the personal ability of the star, he still hit a few jumpers in the middle distance.The only bad thing is that once the Eastern side fails to make a shot, the Western Conference immediately counterattacks, the rhythm of the game is firmly controlled, and it is always the dominant side.

Lu Yong sat on the sidelines with a casual expression, confident that the Western Conference would definitely win this match, and both the starters and the substitutes had an absolute advantage.

After 6 minutes, the game entered an official timeout, and the head coaches of both sides began to make substitutions.

Lu Yong took the lead in taking Szczerbiak and Joakim Noah. After all, they are his own soldiers, and fans will not criticize them if they play more time for personal gain.

Five people in the West: Parker, Roy, Szczerbiak, Noah, and "Shark" O'Neal.

Although O'Neal is a substitute, he is quite special and is a living treasure in the All-Star Game.If he is not allowed to play earlier, the fans at the scene will definitely have opinions. Lu Yong knows how to use people.

After the substitution, the Western team's offense was still as sharp as ever. Szczerbiak received a 45-degree pass from Noah's left side and scored two three-pointers in a row.Roy on the back line also contributed a wonderful windmill dunk, which was also a second pass from Noah.

The East sent a lineup of Harris, Ray Allen, Pierce, Granger and Lewis. There was no center on the field and the penalty area was poor.

O'Neal caught the ball in the low post and played against Lewis, who weighed only 98 kilograms, just hit casually, squeezed his back and went in, and dunked. The scene was extremely cruel.

Eastern Conference head coach Mike Brown stood helplessly on the sidelines. Howard had just been replaced for a rest. He couldn't let O'Neal come up immediately in order to prevent O'Neal from singles and deprive other stars of playing time.

The current situation is that the western star team has a huge advantage inside. As long as the ball is handed over to O'Neal, the result is needless to say, Lewis's body can't be defended at all.

In the next round, O'Neal attracted Granger to double-team after receiving the ball.

Faced with two people whose combined weight barely reached 200 kilograms, O'Neal didn't panic at all. He took a big stride and turned around to the basket. There was a domineering two-handed dunk across Lewis!

If it is the regular season, at this time you have to take the main center Howard, or simply arrange players to implement the "shark-cutting tactic".But this is an All-Star. If Brown dares to arrange players to "cut sharks", the fans will definitely spit shit out of him. Everyone pays for tickets not to watch O'Neal make free throws. No head coach dares to do this.

Fortunately, the shooting level of the substitute players in the East has risen sharply. It is true that they cannot be guarded, but the offensive end can always hit a few three-pointers, and it is difficult to maintain the score.

With the advantage of the lineup, the Western Stars played more reasonably, leading 43 to 31 in the first quarter.

After playing for a few minutes in the second quarter, the head coaches of both sides made adjustments to the lineup to ensure that all participating stars had a chance to show their faces.

In the east, the duo of Mo Williams and James, and the other three are Iverson, Joe Johnson and Garnett.

Mike Brown, as the Cavaliers coach, also has selfishness. He gave Mo Williams and James more playing time, which was not exempt.

Lu Yong sent Paul, Kobe, Durant, Anthony and Nowitzki.

There is no center in this lineup, and Yao Ming and O'Neal are all rested.

Fortunately, there is no serious center in the East. Nowitzki is not at a disadvantage against Garnett. This lineup that fights to attack the West will definitely have the strength to crush the East.

Positional battle Paul is responsible for holding the ball to launch an offense, and the other four have strong shooting ability. Opening up is an opportunity, and the catch and shot are more accurate than one.

Durant continued to show off in this quarter, catching the ball at the top of the arc and hitting two three-pointers. He also played "Eagle King" Johnson one-on-one and scored with a signature pull-up jumper from his head.

Seeing that the point difference was widened to nearly 20 points, Mike Brown couldn't sit still, and immediately replaced the main lineup. Even if he lost, he didn't want to lose too badly.

After the starting five came back, the overall strength of the Eastern Conference has improved a lot, and it is difficult to recover some points.

However, a team has a total of 12 stars selected. It is impossible for Mike Brown to only let the starting five players play. In the rotation time of the second half, the Eastern Conference was blown up again.

O'Neal went deep into the basket and overwhelmed the river, like an unstoppable megalodon. He teamed up with Durant to blast a wave of 14 to 2, widening the point difference to 20 points.

The game was not intense, but the performances of the stars were very exciting, and the West firmly controlled the situation.

Today, Wade and James are good brothers who performed the most. They couldn't get inside and could only be forced to float outside to shoot. They made 14 of 3 three-pointers and played really stable.

The problem of the Eastern Conference's disadvantages in the interior has been unresolved for a long time. Howard can defend against either Yao Ming or O'Neal, but he will always end.As long as the "Warcraft" is not there, Yao Ming and O'Neal can easily dominate the basket. Lewis alone in the penalty area is playing high and his shooting rate is less than 80%. It is a kind of blasphemy against the Hall of Fame.

In the final quarter, Lu Yong sent Noah and Szczerbiak, who hadn't played much, to fight for a while. The dominance of the penalty area dropped sharply, but the offensive firepower was still guaranteed.

With the difference of more than 25 points between the two teams, the All-Star Game completely lost its suspense, and the rest of the time was purely reserved for the stars to perform.

Lu Yong feels great about coaching the All-Stars, and the seeds of building a star team by himself are sprouting in his heart.

The best performer in the West is "Shark" O'Neal, who came off the bench to maximize his weight advantage.

He stands like a giant beast in the penalty area, with a strong body and a technique far superior to a center of the same tonnage. No wonder O'Neal can become the No.

Leading by a big score, Lu Yong allowed Paul, Kobe, Durant, O'Neal and Yao Ming to play for a while longer, satisfying the wishes of the fans.

Mike Brown sat on the sidelines and didn't adjust anymore. After the game was settled, he could only let nature take its course.

At the end, 147 to 121, the Western Stars beat the Eastern Conference by 26 points and scored a high score.

The West has more points in the penalty area and three-pointers than the East. Most of the East's points come from the middle distance, and the efficiency is average.

If it weren't for Kobe's mediocre state, making 5 of 1 three-pointers, the East would only lose even worse.

Lewis played 13 minutes off the bench, 5 of 2 shots, 4 of 1 three-pointers, 5 points and 2 rebounds.This year's All-Star is definitely the pain he least wants to recall, either defending O'Neal alone or Yao Ming alone, that feeling is simply too sour.

The 12 stars in the Western Conference have all scored. Noah scored the least with 4 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 1 block. He was used by Lu Yong as a point guard. Fans have long been used to it.

超音速其他两位球员都得分上双，杜兰特24分4篮板2助攻、斯泽比亚克12分3篮板1抢断，7投5中，全靠命中率撑着。

Chinese player Yao Ming also performed well. He played 22 minutes in the starting lineup, made 9 of 7 shots and 2 of 2 free throws. He scored 16 points and 7 rebounds.

奥尼尔出场26分钟，13投12中，罚球4中2，砍下26分8篮板2封盖，当选全明星MVP。

When delivering his acceptance speech, O'Neal especially thanked Lu Yong, praised Lu Yong as a coach with high emotional intelligence, helped him win the AMVP on his own site, and shared the joy of winning the honor with the Phoenix fans at the scene.

O'Neal also bluntly said that he hopes to play for Lu Yong for one season before retiring. He has never seen such an interesting coach.

O'Neal felt that he was able to build the Supersonics into a championship team in just two years. There is no doubt about Lu Yong's coaching level.

He has thought more than once, if the Suns head coach is replaced by Lu Yong, will the team be able to compete for the championship this season?

At the press conference, a reporter asked Lu Yong to talk about his feelings about leading the team to win the All-Star Game.

Lu Yong said with a smile: "This feeling is great. No coach can refuse this temptation to coach so many stars at once."

He didn't comment on how the Eastern star team was playing. It was the most taboo to say the wrong thing on this occasion. Lu Yong didn't want to turn a good thing into a bad thing.

The All-Star weekend is mainly about performances. The stars will not go all out, and putting on an arrogant posture will only arouse disgust from others.

The reporter asked: "Shaq won the All-Star MVP tonight, how do you evaluate Shaq?"

"I don't think I need to evaluate the success he has achieved. Shaq is a great player. He is just racing against time."

O'Neill's career does not need Lu Yong's evaluation. The words "choose Joe with Joe and choose Shark without Joe" are the greatest appreciation for him.

The All-Star weekend is over, and the teams have entered the sprint stage of the playoffs.

Lu Yong took the players back to Seattle to join the rest of the team, adjusted their condition, and continued to play in the regular season.

On the 17th, the Sonics played against the Grizzlies at home, winning 114 to 82, and won their first victory after the Star Weekend.

Fratello has completely lost his temper, and the locker room is broken. Even he, the old coach, is powerless to save him. After this season, he plans to resign voluntarily. Fratello never wants to touch the mess of the Grizzlies again.

(End of this chapter)