Chapter 921: Swarm defense

The job of a coach is more than just a sideline command.
After becoming the head coach of the Kings, Li Liang had a deeper understanding.
In his [Life on the Bench] mission, several of the sideline command tasks were completed well.
It was only when I was a coach that I realized that the energy consumed by the sideline command was just the tip of the iceberg of the entire coaching work.
And for Li Liang, on-the-spot command and dispatch are actually his strong points, and he doesn't need to learn much, and he does quite well.
After playing the Lakers and Warriors, the Kings suffered a two-game losing streak in the preseason.
In the third game, the Kings played against Maccabi Haifa at the Golden No. 1 center at home.
In this game, the Kings finally showed the strength of the NBA team. The first quarter was 43:22, and the grievances of losing the first two games were vented to the poor Maccabi team.
Because the opponent is too weak, Li Liang has ample room to deploy the lineup and test tactics.
In the first quarter, Li Liang controlled the ball by himself and hit three-pointers consecutively from the outside, allowing Sacramento fans to see what a historic three-pointer is.
The entire king's rhythm was in accordance with D'Antoni's idea, pushing slowly and quickly, playing cleanly, and the effect was really good.
In the second quarter, the bench lineup came on and Li Liang tried to let Rondo play as a substitute. He wanted to test whether he could make Rondo a sixth man.
But the effect is not very good, even if the opponent is Maccabi.
In today's NBA, the sixth man still needs microwave players with strong shooting ability.
For players like Rondo who are good except for shooting, it is a waste to be the sixth man.
In the third quarter, Li Liang tried a tactical system centered on pick-and-rolls, reverse runs, and 1-4 high and low positions.
Because Li Liang learned the tactical system from the Jazz in the system last summer and has a deeper understanding of this tactic.
The effect seems to be relatively general at present, mainly because the players did not cooperate with each other before.
High-position holdings and passing are not fast enough, so hesitate and think.
Obviously I had a chance to fight, because I was thinking about passing, but both opportunities were wasted.
However, Li Liang believes that the King’s lineup configuration, if it can be adjusted with the system, is indeed a long-term solution.
Like Li Liang's long time holding the ball, it is more suitable for bayonet and gas in the playoffs.
The system is suitable for regular seasons, with low energy consumption and long standby time.
In short, after a game, various personnel and tactics have been tested.
The only thing that makes Li Liang feel unsatisfied is the team's defense.
Mike Brown, the bald head, has yet to give a satisfactory answer to Li Liang.
As the owner of four championships, Li Liang knows that without a tough defense, one cannot win a championship.
Defense is the most effective tool for gathering the will of everyone on a team.
Any coach who has just taken over a weak team must focus on defense first.
Offense can rely on the ability of one or two superstars to solve problems, which can instantly improve the team.
Defense is not good, defense must require the efforts of everyone on the team.
The sense of defensive participation is the highest, and one cannot be less.
If you want to build a basketball team and hold everyone together, you must start with defense.
In this match with Maccabi, the Kings didn't have much effort, 139:95, a huge point difference and won the first preseason victory.
Three days later, on the 13th, the Kings defeated the Los Angeles Lakers at the T-mobile center and reported their first defeat.
However, neither Wade nor Leonard appeared in this game.
In general, the king is still investigating the newcomers, while letting Li Liang experiment with tactics and adapt to his identity as the head coach.
To be honest, Li Liang adapts very quickly, and Divac, who is about to be the general manager, feels a little weird.
After the game, he chatted with Li Liang in the locker room and asked Li Liang, "Did you want to be a coach very early? The coach is not so good, you adapt too quickly, especially in When directing on the court."
Whether on or off the court, Li Liang can't stop for a moment.
And the player-coach has a bit of advantage, you can arrange tactics without calling a timeout.
For example, a free throw on the court, gather the players together and just say a few words, the effect will come out.
The more significance of the timeout is to change players, rest, and adjust the player's mentality.
Facing Divac’s compliment, Li Liangxin thought, did I have been a coach in the system for a long time, and I still need to tell you?
The Kings management still obeyed Li Liang, and Li Liang's power in the Kings team can be said to be quite huge.
However, Li Liang did not abuse his power. He only made suggestions on the fate of the marginal players and did not make the final decision.
"I think we need to be thicker on the front line. Now is the age of the front line. Sometimes I feel stretched when I change players. But I don't worry, there is still time." Li Liang said to Divac.
Because of Li Liang's good head, the league has entered the forward era.
Several strong teams in the West have very strong forward players.
Needless to say, the Warriors, the Lakers have Leonard, the Thunder have Durant, and the Spurs have Wiggins.
Although the king has Li Liang, Li Liang now has too many tasks.
He needs help on the front line.
Now the King’s small forward is Guy, and on the bench is Cassby.
To be honest, neither player meets Li Liang's employment requirements on the defensive end.
Divac touched his beard and nodded that he would do his best to meet Li Liang's requirements during the season.
"There is one more question, tell Mike, let him think of a good defensive system as soon as possible, otherwise he will be fired, let alone me." Li Liang has been forcing Brown to formulate a defensive strategy for the past two days, but Brown The hair fell out (in fact, there was none), and he still didn't give a strategy to satisfy Li Liang.
Now, Mike Brown does not listen to the videos, flips through notes, and even calls the old boss Popovich at home every day, hoping to tailor a good defensive strategy and training plan for the King.
But Li Liang didn't seem to be satisfied. After all, the two had a friendship between master and apprentice, so it was hard to say anything directly.
This guy used Divac to beat Brown's bald head.
On the one hand, let Brown pay close attention to the shipment, on the other hand, avenge the one-shot revenge that he always arranged to arrange in the past!
Divac understood what Li Liang meant, and took time to talk to Mike Brown the next day.
Brown was dumbfounded when he heard that if he was resigned, according to the contract, he would not get enough wages and a large part of it would be deducted.
The Kings really gave too much, more than the average head coach.
So of course he has to work more!
It's October 14th, and there are still two weeks before the opening of the NBA regular season.
Mike Brown decided not to retreat, and took out the video clips of the strong teams in the last five years to watch them all.
Repeatedly reading past notes and experiences, and looking up the defensive tactics of various well-known school coaches, and even digging out many things buried in his mind, he must give Li Liang a satisfactory answer.
After that, on the 15th and 18th, the Kings defeated the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers in the preseason.
D'Antoni's tactical system on the offensive end is implemented quite well.
The principle of "slowly advancing, quicker out of the ball" is gradually accepted by the players.
And D'Antoni doesn't lose Bole, who is a point guard, and Rondo is well-known in D'Antoni's system.
D'Antoni focused on creating a pick-and-roll offensive system centered on "Li Liang-Rondo".
Cousins ​​is functional as a whole, but because of the excellent ball handling ability of Rondo and Li Liang, Cousins ​​will not be less in the offense.
At the same time, the entire Kings practiced very fiercely, and almost all players practiced after the training.
No way, Li Liang's hair dryer is too powerful. If you don't practice, just wait to be scolded to death.
And Mike Brown was in a trance during the day and stayed up late at night to devote himself to designing defensive tactics.
By the 18th, the Kings finished all preseason games and began to make final preparations for the regular season.
Li Liang came to the base for training early in the morning. He glanced at Mike Brown and felt a bit wrong.
"Mike, why did you grow your hair?" Li Liang suddenly realized that Mike Brown had a thin layer of hair growing on his originally bald head like a marinated egg!
Brown touched his head and said, "Oh...I may be a little tired recently."
Li Liang finds it incredible that people are tired because they lose their hair. Why are you still growing your hair?
In fact, Brown shaves his head and beard every day. If he doesn't shave, he will grow a little hair.
Although not much, UU Reading www.uukanshu.com has almost all the hair follicles destroyed, but there are still survivors. As a result, they have been living with anxiety recently, but they have squeezed their hair out.
Li Liang looked at Mike Brown, who was growing his hair, and suddenly felt a little pain.
I wondered if I embarrassed him too much.
In fact, he thinks all the proposals Brown gave are good.
It's just the first time to be a head coach and to face such a strong opponent of the Warriors during the season, Li Liang still hopes to have a system that is most suitable for the Kings.
"Mike, if you really don't have a good idea, just follow the previous one. Man-to-man is the easiest but also the most effective, right?"
Mike Brown touched his "bald head" with his hair growing, and said, "No, no Bruce, I already have an idea, I already have an idea! That's why I will grow hair, I think of a suitable one for us System, and it is very specific to the Warriors!"
"What system?"
"Swarm defense."