Chapter 754: The Spurs Are Undercover and Popovich Is Ruthless!

ATandT Arena, Popovich’s brows are always furrowed.

From the first possession of the Spurs, his brow was furrowed.

In order to defeat Yes, in order to defeat the SuperSonics, this season, he made the most drastic reform of the Spurs.

The team's style was directly changed by him from defense to offense.

This is definitely not because he adapts to the needs of the times, it is entirely for the idea of ​​​​taking Bowen as the core and adapting to Bowen's needs!

Bowen is a defensive core who can only shoot once, and his offensive ability is really very average.

In this case, if the Spurs want to score well, they must rely on others.

Bowen can defend his opponents, but if his team's score is lower than that of other teams, that's really a fool!

In several games against the Sonics last season, under such circumstances, Bowen controlled Yes tightly, but the Spurs players' offense was so stretched that he wanted to send all the undercover agents away!

In the end, he resisted sending away Parker and Ginobili, the two players who had the biggest problems when facing Yes, and was ready to give the two disciples he had trained a chance.

After losing to the SuperSonics last season, Popovich finally summed up the Spurs' current problems.

As long as Bowen is there, regardless of defensive style or offensive style, the team's defense is guaranteed. When the Spurs played defensive style last season, most teams faced the Spurs and had difficulty scoring 85 points. The opponent's score in one round It is less than 1.1 points, and this season, the Spurs have changed their style, and the number of rounds in the game has increased. It is difficult for the opponent to score from 85 points to 90 points. Although the points have increased, the opponent's score in one round has increased. The average points scored is still only slightly better than 1.1 per round.

This is a very successful change!

The opponent's offense did not improve much because of the change in his side's style. Bowen held the Spurs' defensive bottom line.

But his offense is completely different. Last season, the Spurs averaged 95 points per game, which was really low among strong teams!

And what about this season?

The Spurs average 105 points per game!

The Spurs' points per possession increased from less than 1.2 to over 1.3!

After the Spurs changed their offensive style, their opponents' offense did not get better, and their own offense improved by nearly 10%. How many more games can this win?

This is also the reason why the Spurs can firmly maintain the first position in the Western Conference this season.

The tactics he developed this season for passing the ball across the team and using the ball to move quickly and attack quickly can be said to be very, very successful.

No one on other teams can crack his offensive tactical system.

Because his offensive tactical system has no absolute core and does not pursue singles. Everyone is a part of the tactics.

The opponent just can't grasp the key point.

There is really no way. In the past, the Spurs used Ginobili and Parker's tactics to strengthen the offense when attacking.

There really aren't many people in the league who can stop these two. Duncan holds the defensive bottom line, Parker and Ginobili sprint towards the opponent, and the game is won.

He and the Spurs use the undefendable attributes of Parker and Ginobili instead of their offensive explosiveness, and he doesn't need these two to have too strong scoring explosiveness.

But after Yes appeared, everything changed.

The undefendable offensive attributes of these two people are gone in front of Yes!

In other words, when facing Yes and the SuperSonics, Parker and Ginobili, two players who have always been the Spurs' offensive strengths in the past,

Without the advantage of a strong point, it even changed from an offensive strong point to an offensive undercover!

What should a team do if it loses its offensive strength? It's very simple, then all the people can only be soldiers!

Unless the game reaches the most critical moment and the Spurs hand over the game to Duncan, usually everyone has to pass and cut, and the pass and cut is the one that is least afraid of Yes's strong defense.

Originally, Popovich always thought that when he used this offensive tactic, it would be when Parker and Ginobili were old and unable to play alone. I really didn't expect that these two were still at their peak. , he took out his offensive system.

I was really scared of being abused by Yes!

After he took out this offensive system that was still in the process of being adjusted, it was really invincible.

Although Master Romar's five-small offensive system is not as popular in the American basketball world, in the NBA, it is truly second to none!

But now, his offensive system was actually stopped by his teacher, Old Nelson, in the first round!

Obviously, Nelson has studied the Spurs' offensive system before.

It is also obvious that Old Nelson has also seen that his pass-and-cut system with no core and everyone is a soldier is a simplified version of Old Nelson's five-little tactics that he used to press the bottom of the box!

As Nelson's registered disciple, he certainly knew what Nelson's dream was that he always wanted to realize in the NBA.

He also knew that Nelson had an incredible set of five tactics.

In that set of five tactics, everyone can pass and cut, everyone can shoot, everyone can advance, and everyone even has one-on-one abilities!

His tactical system in the Spurs is a simplified version of Nelson's tactical system. Nelson's tactical system is powerful, but it is impossible to achieve!

Everyone can pass, cut, shoot, advance, and have one-on-one abilities. Do you know what this means for the post players?

Except for Chris Webber at his peak, few insiders have such ability!

If the outside line is used as the inside line of this tactical system, height will be a permanent pain!

He is a realist, not an idealist like Mr. Nelson.

He knew how to adapt, so he simplified this tactical system that was impossible to implement in the NBA into this universal passing and cutting tactical system.

Parker, Bowen, Jackson, Bonner, Duncan!

Each of these five Spurs players can pass, cut, and shoot!

As for everyone being able to advance and everyone being able to go one-on-one, then give up.

He doesn't pursue the ultimate offensive speed, just a little slower. He doesn't need to rush after getting the ball in every position.

He doesn't need everyone to have the ability to solve problems one-on-one. If you really encounter a problem, just leave it to Duncan.

And how is it possible for a current NBA team to have a team that has very good defensive players in every position, and the defensive movement is also very good, and can keep up with the Spurs' passing speed!

Even the Lakers, who have the strongest defense this season, don't have such ability!

Even last season's Rockets may not have such defensive capabilities.

Therefore, his offensive system is really invincible in his opinion.

Maybe because it doesn't advance that fast and doesn't have one-on-one singles in all positions, it's still far behind Nelson's perfect offensive system, but it's really enough!

Even if Nelson knew the weakness of this tactical system, he still couldn't grasp this weakness!

But now, what did he see? !

"Have the Spurs' invincible pass-cutting, running and gunning this season been really prevented by the SuperSonics?!"

Not only Popovich is shocked now, but commentators and reporters from all over the world such as Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines, as well as many experts in front of the TV are also shocked.

The Spurs requested a timeout less than three minutes into the game.

Popovich's urgent request for a timeout was to solve the problems in the offense.

But after the timeout ended, the Spurs' offensive problems were not solved!

Bonner feels very, very bad now!

This damn basketball came to his hands for the second time. Just when he was about to shoot, Paul Millsap of the SuperSonics just appeared in front of him.

The Spurs have five players on the court. Most of the time, the Spurs' pass-run, pass-cut, pass-and-shoot tactical system requires five or six passes to attack, so in one offensive round, the basketball will generally not pass his hands. twice.

Even if it takes two passes, it is Parker, Duncan and Jackson who have stronger ball-holding abilities.

Now the ball has passed him twice, which means that there is a problem with the Spurs' passing system, and others, like him, have no chance!

"It's too fast, the Sonics' defense rotates too fast!"

"Not only is the defensive rotation speed fast, but more importantly, the defensive players on the SuperSonic field have extremely long hands. The suppression of the Spurs' tactical system is too strong. It is impossible for the Spurs to use their pass, run and pass. Find a chance to shoot in front of the Sonics!"

Milicic, Millsap, Ibaka, Yes, Rondo!

Looking at the five Sonics on the court, Phil Jackson was really incredible.

The defensive rotation of these five defensive players on the SuperSonics field is too fast!

As one of the few head coaches in the league, Phil Jackson certainly knows that no matter how fast the defensive rotation is, it is difficult for people to run the ball fast. Therefore, the defensive speed and defensive ability of the small forward position, which is the bonding point between the inside and outside, are Very important.

The Spurs passed and ran out of opportunities several times, but in the end they were all destroyed by Ibaka!

"This little guy!"

For the darkest player in the league this season, Phil Jackson is really shocked now.

He still doesn't like this kid in this game, and he still likes to run and jump silly when defending. This is his biggest shortcoming in the game this season, and he is said to be an idiot on the court.

But in this game, Nelson completely used Ibaka's idiotic behavior as the key to the Sonics' defense!

Ibaka's silly running and jumping during the game will be exploited by players who are strong in singles, which can immediately cause defensive dislocation.

However, the Spurs' tactical system does not require singles. What is needed is to turn the ball and create opportunities. When the Spurs finally get the opportunity, suddenly a stupid roe deer rushes in front of you and jumps up. Spurs The offensive players can only give up this offensive opportunity, give up this tactic, and start the next tactic again!

Ibaka's unreasonable silly running and jumping greatly undermined Popovich's tactical system!

Looking at the pictures on the TV, Phil Jackson's eyes kept flickering.

As expected of Nelson!

Sure enough, even if Yes's light shines so brightly, there is no way to cover up Nelson's light in the Sonics!

In this game, Nelson really suppressed Popovich, who had always given him a headache!

No, old Nelson has always suppressed Popovich very much!

Last season, Yes's miracle of 13 points in 35 seconds was old Nelson's victory over Popovich.

And this time, it is still the same!

"This game is so exciting!"

"The Spurs used Bowen's single defense against Yes, which made Yes's offense very uncomfortable. Yes's every offense was almost suppressed by Bowen until each round was close to 24 seconds before he had a chance!"

"Yes's every offense in this game was almost a 24-second offense. Bowen's defense is so great. If it weren't for Yes, most people in the NBA would collapse!"

"And what about the Spurs' offense? Old Nelson used Ibaka and unlimited switching defenses to strangle the Spurs' offense. The Spurs' offense also had to be suppressed until the last minute before they had a chance to shoot!"

"The Seattle Supersonics and the Spurs are the league's offensive teams this season, but this game was turned into a defensive battle by the two teams!"

It should have been an offensive game, but it ended up being an extreme defensive battle, which made Popovich very embarrassed.

The defensive style of the game is very unfavorable to the Spurs!

Look at the score on the court now. At the end of the first quarter, the score on the court was 26 to 22, and the Seattle Supersonics led by 4 points.

The last trick of the Seattle Supersonics' offense was to give Yes a shot at the last moment with 24 seconds to face Bowen. The efficiency was not high. Yes was restricted by Bowen. He only hit 5 of 13 shots in the first quarter, and the hit rate was less than 40%!

How long has it been since the NBA saw Yes's hit rate in the game was less than 60? What's more, it was less than 40, not to mention that it was still single defense!

In the first quarter, Bowen showed the world why his average data this season was only 852 but he ranked in the top ten of the MVP rankings!

Like last season, Bowen once again laid the cornerstone of victory for the Spurs!

But what about others?

Did they seize the opportunity to win that Bowen had won for them?

No!

They didn't have any chances, they were all forced shots, and their forced shots were not as good as Yes defended by Bowen!

Yes made 5 shots out of 13 shots, 4 three-pointers, and scored 16 points in the first quarter, while the rest of the Spurs team only scored 22 points!

Is it harder to shoot against Millsap, Ibaka, Yes, Rondo, and Milicic than to shoot against Bowen? !

He is a gentle and easy-going person. He usually doesn't curse people, but now he really wants to yell to the whole world, you are all garbage, undercover around Bruce Bowen!

Of course, even if he is angry now, Popovich doesn't dare to really shout it out.

It's just...

Popovich, who was so angry that he wanted to trade the entire Spurs team, saw Ginobili and the Sonics substitute James Harden, who were playing with the team's substitutes and the Sonics substitutes, suddenly fell to the ground like they were shot in the midfield. Popovich's face, which was already very dark, became even darker.

This kid? !

He is a talent!

Ginobili was surprised when he suddenly felt something solid stabbing his back and felt a chill.