Chapter 273: catastrophe

? For an nBa coach, stubbornness seems to be a common problem for most of them. Everyone, especially fans, live commentators, or TV commentators have found problems with the team, and is anxious to get into the fire. When the team makes suggestions, most of the head coaches are always indifferent and let the problem continue to expand. (?[〔>
Adelman is also one of them. He is known for his rigidity and stubbornness in tactical adjustments, so his team is often chased by opponents until it collapses when the situation is dominant. The most famous is the sixth game of the 1992 Finals. In the fourth quarter, with a lead of more than ten points, he was chased all the way by the Chicago Bulls' bench, and eventually lost the game and lost the Bulls into the first place. Opportunity for seven battles.
Leon knew this well, and he even knew that Adelman called the timeout probably not because the King was chased by the Celtics for 6 points, but because the timeout came and he should change.
Sure enough, Adelman replaced the main players on the field after the timeout, and the game restarted. The Kings did not change significantly in their play, did not double-up Arenas, did not send additional rebounders to protect the backboard, and did not Deliberately improve the defense to suppress the Celtics offense. They continued to play smooth offensive coordination, trying to use passing and running to tear apart the Celtics defense.
Leon still feels a bit of a headache. He is good at seeing moves, not good at fighting against his opponents. In the finals in June, Vicky faced Leon’s Celtics and insisted on "however you do," The strategy of "I only go all the way" used Tim Duncan's point well, flexibly, and thoroughly. As a result, the Celtics, who are dominant in other positions, were beaten alive by Duncan and the Spurs.
Now, Adelman is the same as I hit me, you hit you. He doesn't mean to fight with Leon at all. It is to fight with him internally, fight the player's tactical quality and training results.
So after experiencing a wave of explosions in the early part of the second quarter, the Celtics and the Kings are again in a stalemate. The Kings offense is still very smooth, and the Celtics feel better and better. With Arenas’s With an outstanding swing, the Celtics finally reversed the score before the end of the first half, ending the first half with a 59:58, one-point lead.
"Although Adelman's reaction has always been criticized, we must see his strengths as a coach. There are no teachings, and you can imagine that their training must be very meticulous and serious, and he is very happy to open players. As a person who has played in the professional arena for many years, I need to tell many fans some experience. You can intuitively judge the strength of a player through the performance of the game, but the judgement of the level of a coach is mostly derived from Off the field. What you see on the field is only the result, not the process. Most of the coach's effort is reflected outside the court. Adelman is undoubtedly excellent... I'm going a little bit far, let's talk about your opinion Tom... "Bill Walton praised Adelman greatly during the intermission. Indeed, it is impossible for a coach to have such an achievement today without two brushes.
If Leon listened to Wharton’s commentary, he would definitely nod his praise, because he was also aware of Adelman’s difficulty. This difficulty is not reflected in the fighting of wits and courage, but in the unmoving courage and consistent implementation. Perhaps he has suffered countless failures because of this persistence, but he is still eager to use his ideas and beliefs to win his own victories and championships.
During the intermission, Leon had a serious discussion with Carlisle, Cowens and Siegfried about the coping strategies of the second half. In fact, their performance in the first half was good. In addition to the defensive is not satisfactory and the enthusiasm is not high enough, the Celtics still played a high level in the offense, and Anderson also has a brilliant performance on the defensive end.
Carlisle believes that the team should make adjustments on the defensive end, strengthen the defensive intensity, and strive to open the gap in the third quarter to establish a victory; Cowens believes that it is better to maintain the current state, so that Arenas and Jia feel good. Nate continued to make contributions, and then in the fourth quarter and the Kings to a decisive battle, using the player's talent to determine the victory. Siegfried's opinion is the simplest-let Michael Reid play more in the second half.
"How much does Michael pay you every month? Your old man is now his personal coach!" Hearing Siegfried's opinion, Dave Cowens joked, and the players in the locker room laughed. stand up.
Indeed, although Siegfried is the team's shooting coach, it must be Michael Reid to say who is the most opener. After all, Pierce and Garnett both have their own full-time shooting trainers. Arenas is confident that they don’t need a shooting trainer. In addition, Reid is a pure and excellent shooter, wearing a No. 2o jersey, and his personality is very good. For Siegfried's appetite, the two are almost in the relationship of master and apprentice in the team.
Siegfried was not angry, he just said calmly: "Adelman's team is always in the hands of shooting guards." After Siegfried finished speaking, the locker room was suddenly calm. less.
Leon scratched his head. There is not much time for the intermission. The assistant coaches’ opinions are for reference only. They will not be caught in endless arguments. The final decision is still in the hands of the coach. Regardless of the change or the same, the Celtics’ goal is to win. Leon is also confident to win the game, because the players are in very good condition, whether mentally or physically, he insists on 8% in the last five minutes. Ten grasped.
Only now, Leon is looking for a point to break the game. He doesn't want to fight Adelman internally, and doesn't want to let Pierce solve the battle with singles in the last five minutes. Siegfried's words reminded him that he set his sights on Michael Reid, who entered nBa with him and trained for four years, a low-key and simple shooting guard.
"Michael, I need you to score more points in the second half." Leon said to Reid.
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If Arenas’ fault is too much self-confidence and too many thoughts, then Reid is the opposite. He has such a trace of inferiority, and his ideas are simple. This is related to his Christian family background and his relative unknown in college. , In the draft, it is not optimistic about it.
For the Celtics and Leon who chose him, Reid was grateful, so he served Leon in particular, and Leon also changed his original destiny trajectory. He began to develop towards a defensive shooter, and achieved good results. Last year he successfully squeezed out Eric Snow and was selected to the All-Defensive Second Team, becoming the best defensive second team since Dennis Johnson in the 1986 season. , The second Celtics player to be selected to the All-Defensive Team.
At the same time offensively, he is also an important shadow killer in the Celtics system. His three-point field goal percentage and number of hits started to be among the league's forefront last season, making him one of the league's best three-pointers. This reflects his hard-working, low-key personality, willing to spend a lot of time and training to quietly hone his defensive skills and three-pointers~EbookFREE.me~ Therefore, when Leon told Reid that he needed him in the second half. When he scored more points, Reid was a little surprised. He looked at Siegfried, and the old man shook his fist, hoping he could cheer.
But in the second half, when the Celtics kept making one-on-one singles opportunities for Reid, Reid kept hitting the iron. He seemed a little unaccustomed to suddenly becoming the main attacker. Even when Carlisle was on Alstom against the Pistons, the Celtics were also Pierce's main attack on Reid. In four years, he rarely took the initiative to become the team's first attack option.
This caused the Celtics to fall short in the third quarter. Siegfried was a little anxious and told Leon to let Michael play his tactics.
Leon refused. He insisted that Reid stay on the court and give him enough time to play. He said, I don't want to lose the opportunity to become the league's top shooting guard because of the gains and losses of a game.
Hearing these words, Siegfried calmed down. He calmly watched Reid's anxious expression on the court, and decided to wait patiently for Reid's transformation like Leon, until he realized his dream. (To be continued.) 8