HCB Chapter 224 The Last Struggle
Chapter 224 The Last Struggle
Chapter 224 The Last Struggle
"Why does this guy seem to have become stronger after his defense switch?"
Before the start of the game, Nate McMillan, who put all his treasures on Andre Miller and was looking forward to using Andre Miller's dislocation single to Yan Hua to open the situation, a few minutes after the start of the game, Obviously a little restless, because the progress of the game on the court is completely different from what he imagined.
Every pick-and-roll between Andre Miller and Marcus Camby can pull Yan Hua out smoothly, but after the pick-and-roll is completed, the efficiency of Andre Miller's misplaced singles against Yan Hua is very low. It has not been high, which is something that Nate McMillan absolutely did not expect before the game.
Due to the absolute advantage in height, when defending Andre Miller, Yan Hua has always put in shots and never let go, and put Andre Miller one step away, even if Yan Hua put Andre Miller shoots. No one will rush to shoot when there is a 7-footer standing one step in front of him. Besides, Andre Miller's three-pointers are not very accurate, so unless there is no choice, otherwise When Andre Miller played Yan Hua in misplaced singles, he mainly focused on mid-range emergency stop jumpers after breakthroughs.
However, in the minute after the start of the game, the probability of Andre Miller making a breakthrough in front of Yan Hua is extremely low. Even if Andre Miller tried his best to get rid of Yan Hua, Yan Hua could still By his side, he couldn't find a suitable opportunity to make a move.
Although the pick-and-roll tactic does not necessarily have to find an opportunity to shoot after the block is finished, the essence of the pick-and-roll tactic is the roll after the block. Andre Miller can't play Yan Hua in a single position, and Marcus Camby can also make a single play in a single position. The king's guard can also allow LaMarcus Aldridge to slip to the bottom line after Yan Hua is pulled out. In short, after blocking, there are many options for attacking. There is no need to be obsessed with Andre-Aldridge. Miller and Yan Hua.
But for Nate McMillan, Andre Miller's inability to displace Yan Hua in singles means that he failed in the pre-match tactical arrangement, and the pick-and-roll is easy to say, but in this league Those who can understand the essence of pick-and-roll tactics are only two or three teams, and the Trail Blazers are obviously not among them. Therefore, after seeing that Andre Miller can't displace Yan Hua in singles, he can only play after the pick-and-roll. After being forced to pass the ball, Nate McMillan's frown became tighter and tighter.
"The Kings did very well on the defensive end today, whether it was Yan Hua's dislocation defense against Andre Miller or Serge Ibaka's defense against LaMarcus Aldridge. , even Tony Allen's defense against Marcus Camby is remarkable. If the Blazers can't find a way to deal with the King's defense, today's game may not be so optimistic .”
"The Blazers' pick-and-roll strategy today also has big problems. Maybe Nate McMillan should try it and let Andre Miller and LaMarcus Aldridge implement the pick-and-roll strategy."
The game on the court was in full swing, Charles Barkley and Kenny Smith on the sidelines were also frequently discussing the strengths and weaknesses of the two teams, as well as what they needed to improve on the court, of course what they said These things are for the audience in front of the TV. As for Nate McMillan and Reggie Toyce, who are standing not far from them, they cannot hear their chatter here.
The first quarter of the game was less than half, and the point difference on the court did not widen the distance, but the situation on the court has become more and more obvious. On the offensive end, the Blazers have not been playing so smoothly. Today at home The pioneer of pick-and-roll tactics. After the block, Andre Miller couldn't single out Yan Hua. Marcus Camby was not so stable in the middle distance under the defense of Tony Allen. And Nate Mack Milan did not play out all the tactics deployed before the game. As for the defensive end, the Blazers still couldn't find an effective strategy to deal with the king's combination of internal and external tactics. The frenzy they had in the previous game seemed to be gone after Brandon Roy was unable to play.
"Andre, don't hesitate, don't have any worries, break through, hit him fiercely, and cause him damage, understand?" Facing the obviously unfavorable situation on the field, Nate McMillan took advantage of During the gap between Yan Hua's free throws, he called Andre Miller to the sidelines and asked him a few words.
In Nate McMillan’s view, the key to whether the Blazers can win or not lies in Yan Huade. As long as Yan Hua can’t take care of both offensive and defensive ends, then the Blazers will have the foundation to win, either Limit Yan Hua's offensive efficiency on the defensive end, or put enough offensive pressure on him on the offensive end, consume his physical strength, and affect his performance on the offensive end.
On the defensive end, Nate McMillan still continued to arrange for Marcus Camby and LaMarcus Aldridge to double-team Yan Hua, and even let LaMarcus Aldridge and Marcus Cam By switching positions, let Aldridge defend Yan Hua and let Marcus Camby double-team. It is not extravagant to hope that Yan Hua's offensive efficiency can be completely restricted. As long as Yan Hua's physical strength can be consumed, let Yan Hua Yan Hua's every attack and every score consumes more energy, which is enough.
On the offensive end, although it seems that Andre Miller has no advantage when he is playing against Yan Hua in a misplaced single, Nate McMillan still hopes that Andre Miller can go all out to attack Yan Hua's defense consumes his physical energy and causes his damage, allowing Yan Hua to spend more energy and physical strength on the defensive end.
In the transition between offense and defense, Yan Hua was also speechless when he saw Andre Miller, who had completed the pick-and-roll with Marcus Camby, once again relentlessly singled him out. After Olajuwon's guidance, Yan Hua's dislocation defensive ability has improved significantly. During the beginning of the game, Yan Hua's defense against Andre Miller was very effective.
But no matter how many times he failed in the past, Andre Miller still came to him whenever he had the opportunity. The Blazers' strategy of consuming themselves on the defensive end was very obvious. However, Yan Hua was helpless in the face of the Blazers' conspiracy. , only the soldiers came to cover the water and soil.
Andre Miller is a No. 1 with excellent scoring ability. This can be seen from the first two games. The main reason for being established as the core of the offense, the only disadvantage is that Andre Miller is a little older.
In order to consume Yan Hua on both offensive and defensive ends, Nate McMillan asked the 34-year-old Andre Miller to attack Yan Hua without reservation. He wanted to accelerate Yan Hua's physical consumption and make him unable to balance offense and defense. At both ends, either relax the defense or reduce the offense, no matter what choice Yan Hua makes, it will be very beneficial to the Blazers.
(End of this chapter)