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Chapter 417 416.3 vs. 3 (Part )

In fact, Marion's condition deteriorated rapidly after the All-Star Weekend last season. The more the Suns' record declined, the more confused Marion became, the more self-doubting he became, and he had less motivation to play.

It’s just that Wade was injured and out of commission after playing a few games after the All-Star Weekend, so I didn’t notice…

In the opening game, he had to play the role of both father and mother, and his heart was so miserable!
It would be fine if there is no comparison, the key is to have Zhang San on the opposite side for comparison!
Although there are no superstars around Zhang Yang, and Okafor can only make it to the All-Stars in the Eastern Conference, he will have to fight hard to have a chance in the Western Conference, but the situation is many times better than Wade's!
Thanks to the fact that the three young players were all on rookie contracts in the past few years, the Bobcats have accumulated a lot of top-notch talents that other top teams are jealous of.

Wade's mentality exploded. Riley, although he was also upset about what happened to his team, was not anxious.

Beasley has talent, and as for Marion, he was originally robbed, so let him be useless. It's his contract year anyway, and there may be other teams that have fantasies about Marion, so there is no need to worry about not being able to sell him. He can be used as a bargaining chip to make room for the future, and maybe even get a draft pick.

As for ruining Marion's bright career... it didn't ruin his fortune-telling career. It successfully dealt with O'Neal's contract, allowing him to free up more space through trades in the next two seasons.

Riley felt that the game today was in jeopardy. He originally thought that if the opponent played like they did in the preseason, they still had a chance to win. But in the current situation, let the new head coach get some training. He still has high expectations for Spoelstra.

Now Riley is full of interest in the opponent's style of play. After playing for half a quarter, he fully understands the opponent's intention of sending out this starting lineup in the opening game.

He had studied the Bobcats' preseason game videos carefully before. As the initiator of the Iron Blood Era, he easily analyzed the defensive system the Bobcats wanted to build and also saw the Bobcats' current pain points.

Young, talented and motivated are the advantages of the Bobcats lineup, but these advantages are also accompanied by disadvantages - most people have no defensive experience.

Especially since the Bobcats played offense for a year last season, and although they emphasized defensive discipline, their bottom line did not fall as low as the Suns, Nuggets, and Warriors, but it was only in the bottom ten.

It is quite difficult to play a zone-like defense in a 1-3-1 formation based on a big center. The Bobcats' lineup has the conditions, but it is difficult to reach the ideal level without spending two or three months making mistakes and correcting them.

If the focus is on polishing the defense, it will inevitably have a great impact on the offense, but if the focus is not placed on polishing the defense, it will be impossible to complete the construction of the defensive system, which is equivalent to a waste of effort.

During the preparations for the Heat's opening game, Riley was also curious about how the Bobcats' coach, who was known as the "most talented coach of the new generation," would deal with the current predicament.

Unexpectedly, this 'young man' actually gave up the established starting lineup and moved the original rotation lineup's unlimited rotation defense into the starting lineup!
Compared to the zone defense style that requires very high tactical qualities, the unlimited rotation defense requires more vitality and on-the-spot adaptability, which is exactly the strength of the Bobcats' young talents.

Moreover, the team focuses on unlimited rotation defense, and plays a zone defense style during the rotation phase, spending less time honing key ball defense, which will have less impact on the overall performance.

However, Brad Miller can't play this, which means that Princeton, with Brad Miller as its tactical core, has also fallen to the rotation stage in terms of tactical status!

For such a bold decision, Riley could only sigh that the younger generation is different, daring to think and act... If it were himself 10 years ago, he probably would have dared to do it too, but now he no longer has the courage.

This was not the most amazing thing about the fortune teller tonight. The reason why he kept praising Carlisle was that Carlisle did not just downgrade Brad Miller's tactical position on a whim, but had corresponding offensive adjustments prepared.

Let Zhang Yang and Felton play a double-gun combination similar to Bird and Dennis Johnson. Now early double-teaming is allowed. Zhang Yang may be blocked, but Millsap will assist the two to complete the receiving and support... This is the highlight!
Originally, the Bobcats were strictly asking Millsap to imitate Brad Miller. This training method is not bad, but it means that Millsap will not have much playing time and his progress will be slower.

Now Carlisle has promoted Millsap, allowing him to start from a supporting role and become a starter, with more playing time. He can be trained through actual combat, and this does not prevent him from learning orthodox coordination from Brad Miller.

Riley had heard about Carlisle's system-building method of 'adjusting while playing', and now the benefits are showing!
If you make all the preparations in detail before starting to polish the system, you will have no choice but to stick to it regardless of whether it works or not.

Of course, the old-school system building method has its advantages, and there are many of them. It’s just that the current situation of the Bobcats is more suitable for Carlisle’s new-school system building method!
Riley now feels that his decision to retire at the right time and no longer serve as a head coach is a very correct choice, and he has no regrets. Now he is 63 years old, older than the bald man on the other side, and it is possible that he will be outdone by a young coach like Carlisle in a head-on confrontation. That would be a disgrace to his later years, so it is better to retire early!

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After the official timeout, Carlisle replaced the team with Jarrett Jack, Zhang Yang, Afflalo, Okafor and Brad Miller.

Spoelstra replaced the lineup with Chalmers, Wade, Beasley, Haslem and Joel Anthony.

The Heat attacked, Wade singled out Zhang Yang and broke into the inside, Afflalo failed to retreat in time, Wade avoided Brad Miller under the basket and made a backhand layup.

Afflalo still lacks some defensive experience. This ball is not a problem of speed. Jack the Great retreated to the middle, Chalmers ran to the wing, and Afflalo hesitated when he retreated. Filling the wing is the job of Okafor who just made up for the free throw line... Zhang Yang complained in his mind, but didn't dwell on it. Only by taking these losses can we learn lessons.

When Carlisle put on this lineup, Zhang Yang was already prepared...

In the offense-defense transition, Zhang Yang received the ball in the high position, backed down Wade, and turned left.

Wade chose to defend against the breakthrough, Zhang Yang stepped back to receive the ball, and took a long two-point shot while landing... and it went in!
When it was the Heat's turn to attack, Wade did not continue to play one-on-one, but gave the ball to Beasley.

Afflalo defended very attentively, but was still seized by Beasley, who had a keen offensive sense.

Beasley rushed to the left side of the free throw line, stopped suddenly and jumped sideways to the free throw line, and took a mid-range shot...and it hit!
This ball was not easy to shoot, as there was no rhythm at all, but Beasley still made it, showing his offensive talent very well.

Zhang Yang ran to the front court, watching Wade and Beasley high-fiving in celebration while retreating... Want to fight two of them at once? What is there for Zhang San to fear!
He continued to move up high and leaned against Wade, waving his hand, and the ball came!

Zhang Yang backed Wade up from the high post, but his height and wingspan were at a disadvantage. Wade chose to take the initiative and pressed forward to steal the ball when Zhang Yang was approaching... but he missed!
Zhang Yang turned flexibly, passed Wade who was out of position due to his gambling-like pressing, and rushed into the inside!

However, Haslem, Joel Anthony and Wade cooperated well on defense. Haslem came over to block Zhang Yang's quick stop jump shot, and double-teamed Zhang Yang together with Wade who turned around and Joel Anthony under the basket.

Zhang Yang jumped up and passed the ball!
Brad Miller pulled up to the high position from the left elbow at the right time, received the ball, and passed it. Afflalo cut in, received the ball and made a layup!
Wade put his hands on his hips in frustration. He was rash on this ball and should have listened to the rookie coach who was less than 40 years old.

During the timeout, Spoelstra told him - "Our only hope is that you can lead Michael to beat the bad boys in a one-on-one match, so that we can take the initiative in the rotation phase."

Mainly because of the phrase "take Michael" to defeat the bad boys, Wade felt slighted.

After this defense, Wade finally understood what the coach meant - the Bobcats' lineup had Jarrett Jack and Afflalo on the court. The former had no team cooperation ability, and the latter was a sophomore with weak offensive ability and had no conditions to play team offense.

But if Zhang Yang is double-teamed rashly, Brad Miller's ability to seize opportunities will definitely help open up the team's offense.

When it comes to playing basketball, Wade is very patient if there is a chance to win and a chance to get better.

He put aside his dissatisfaction with the young rookie coach who couldn't say a word, and prepared to join hands with Beasley to fight against Zhang Yang!
(End of this chapter)