msmithbooks Chapter 928 The Wonderful Lineup of Bass
Chapter 928 The Wonderful Lineup of Bass
Chapter 928 The Wonderful Lineup of Bass
Since JR signed a big contract, the speed of decline is visible to the naked eye.He was already over 30 years old and joined Rich Paul's agency.The problem with the Cavaliers is that their salary is already over the cap. If you don't renew JR, you can't sign players of the same level in the free market.Unless it is a basic salary, but it is difficult for you to reach the level of JR as a shooter with a basic salary.
Although JR's mind is sometimes offline, his offensive and defensive abilities have been tested in the finals and are trustworthy.But he is not James after all, and he can still maintain a high level in his 30s.
This season, his 3-point shooting output and quality have declined, and his defense sometimes appears to be brainless, and scenes of being one-stepped frequently appear.
The Cavaliers can't help it. In order to compete for the championship, even if they pay a high luxury tax, they can only bite the bullet.
The Thunder team attacked here, and Pickled Pepper missed the mid-range. After Love closed the board, he passed it to James in the frontcourt, who was fouled by Westbrook.
Wang Meng said: "Love's backcourt rebounds are really well protected."
Yang Yi said: "Love's rebounding has always been very good. The Cavaliers now hope that the Thunder will shoot outside, so that they can protect the backcourt and rebound. Once the opponent rushes in, they will be difficult to deal with."
The Cavaliers attacked, and James scored an outside Crowder.
Claude hit the iron with a jumper!Duck rebounding foul at the basket!
The Cavaliers made a throw-in, and the opportunity came to Claude again. He continued to hit the iron with 3 points!
The ball directly popped out of the bottom line, the backcourt ball...
Wang Meng sighed: "Crowder's state this season is really bad! He and Thomas Jr. were in the Celtics last season, how amazing it is!"
Yang Yi smiled and said: "After being used by Director Lu, the two of them can't find the rhythm, and they are not acclimatized, hahaha..."
In fact, because of his mother's death, Claude didn't train much during the offseason, and his figure was a little out of shape, so he struggled in the new season.The Cavaliers originally traded him hoping to get a good 3D striker, but he didn't expect that after he came, he became an ordinary blue-collar without 3D or D.Lu also let his height of 198cm play power forward, against those muscular sticks, which made his physical energy consumption greater and his state worse.
In fact, an important part of the reason why Thomas Jr. and Claude can play so well in the Boston Celtics is the addition of the team's tactical system.
When it comes to the Cavaliers, the Bass' tactic is James Irving's dual-core breakthrough. The tactic is simple and rude. There are not so many off-ball screens and not so many ball transfers, which makes the two of them somewhat unable to integrate.
The Thunder attacked here, and Westbrook broke through to the corner Xie Kai.
Xie Kai made another breakthrough. For him, JR's defense was almost nothing.He was also surprised why this opponent in last season's finals would decline so quickly after less than half a year had passed.The age difference between the two is only 3 years, but it feels like players of two age groups.
Xie Kai rushed in, and Love's help defense at the basket was almost the same, he didn't even extend his hand.
Xie Kai directly made a dunk, ending the offense!
At 13:5, the score was stretched to 8 points!
For Xie Kai, as long as he breaks through the restricted area, the opponent feels completely undefended, and the inside line is basically in a state of whatever he wants.
Love's own defense is poor. Apart from the top defense, the single defense is extremely poor, and there is almost no help defense.But no matter how bad the defense is, it won't be so bad.He is actually so lazy, it is emotional.The Bass let him play center, but he doesn't like to play center, he likes to play the 4 position.So, he let you know that without a center, let him play the center, and the team's defense will become like this.
The original intention of Bass is to let Love play the center and completely open the team's offensive space, so that James and Thomas will break through easily, and the opponent's help defense can create 3 points for Crowder, Love and JR on the outside. Chances of projection.On the defensive end, he certainly knows that Love can't protect the frame. After all, he is also a defensive coach.But on both sides of the team's offense and defense, he still chose to attack.He sacrificed defense for offense.He hopes that Claude will play the role of a forward defensive champion during the Kaizi period, and then assist in the defense and sweep, and leave the basket to James.
But the problem is that James wants to paddle in the regular season. He is 33 years old, and he doesn't want to spend too much energy in the regular season.
The camera switches to the Cavaliers coach Tyronn Lue, Bass has a bewildered expression on his face, and Cavaliers fans want to beat him up.Can you frankly look a little wiser, and if you get beaten up by the opponent, you won't have the ability to adjust?What kind of tactical genius can figure out that Love, a defensive colander, can play center?You don't know what level Lefu's frame guard is?The kind that Curry can ride on him for a layup is Love!
Tyronn Lue still paused, and he didn't know what to do other than pause.
Back from the timeout, Bass made adjustments, and Claude, who was sleepwalking, was replaced by TT.
Wang Meng said in surprise: "The Cavaliers finally made a substitution, and Tristan Thompson was replaced!"
Yang Yi said: "Tyronnlue finally switched back to TT. That's right. You have no defense, no frame protection, no backcourt rebounds, how to counterattack. What is Love's frame protection level? As a coach Knows better than anyone."
When TT comes up, Love is happy. He doesn’t want to play center for a long time. He likes to play power forward. On the defensive end, he has a blue collar to wipe his ass, so he can rebound. The characteristics of being able to be inside and outside.
The offensive rhythm of the two sides has slowed down a bit, and the Thunder's offensive inside is not as easy as before.But since the Cavaliers went up from TT, the offensive space is indeed much worse than before. TT has no shooting range, he has been moving around the 3-second zone, and the duck can comfortably prepare the frame near the penalty area.Although Claude is a mess with 3 points this season, the opponents dare not really let him go completely. This is the natural difference between outside players and inside players in terms of opening up space.
After playing for a while, Xie Kai and Paojiao went off, and Robertson and Abrines came up.The Cavaliers also began to change players. Thomas Jr. went down and Rose came up. JR off, Wade on.
The two sides have been attacking each other, and no one can defend the other. The scores alternately lead, and both score a lot.
The Thunder have always been ahead, Westbrook led the team on a rampage, and no one in the Cavaliers can limit him.After Rose's serious injury, the offense was okay, but the defense was already dragging its feet.Of course he wasn't a very good defender in his prime.For a player like him, being a role player is not necessarily easier to use than those real role players, because he needs to hold the ball, his shots are unstable without the ball, and defense is not his strong point.
(End of this chapter)