Chapter 268: [Joint defense or not? Fifteen people in the new season! 】

In October, the Suns played seven games in the preseason and the results were not very good.
Marion played the World Championships on behalf of the Dream Five team, so he didn't have much rest in the summer and reduced his playing time. Guo Xu played more time, and used teammates to make use of the preseason.
Frank Johnson gave the marginal players a lot of playing time, inspecting the players, and determining the final choice for the team. This is the top selection method among the dwarves, and it is not very useful to stay.
Daven Brown is 206cm tall and weighs 91kg. He plays purely on his body. He plays with the ball and attacks poorly.
Adam Harrington, with a height of 196CM and a weight of 91 kg, has poor defense. Only the ability to catch the ball and shoot is acceptable. The offense with the ball is a mess, and the shooting rate is very low.
Only Morris Evans is a bit useful. He is 196cm tall and weighs 100kg. He is very strong, can catch the ball and shoot, and is more active on the defensive end.
In Guo Xu's previous life, Morris left his name in the NBA. He played in the NBA for 9 seasons in the non-draft draft, and turned 7 teams. The peak was in the Magic, averaging 9.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 1 assist.
The Sun's preseason tactics are very simple, that is pick-and-roll. The two insides were pulled apart. Guo Xu played the ball after the pick-and-roll and broke through to attract a double-pointer. No one was able to play by himself. Joe Johnson, who was on the wing, could also take a shot from the 2nd position.
The Suns attacked well, especially when Guo Xu was on the court, but their defense was a mess and they were not good at pick-and-roll.
When Chakalidis and Gugliotta were present together, the sun protection pick-and-roll was afraid that even the Chinese national team would be inferior. It was like sending the twin towers of Yao Ming and Battle, with a cover from the opponent, and a free throw from the periphery.
Haslem's fat running was unable to keep up with the defender, and Stadameier had a defensive consciousness. He could keep up with the defender, but he flew as soon as his opponent flicked, and his head jumped flat.
Inner strength can resist people at a low position, and speed can prevent pick-and-roll, but he has problems with English communication, and the coach does not like to use him.
The Suns lost to the Nets 97-103 in the first game and the Knicks 93-97 in the second game.
In the third game, the Suns finally won and beat the Bulls 92 to 75.
The Bulls were blown by the media for a summer, but the offense was still a mess. The top pick, Jay Williams, was truce with minor injuries and the Bulls hardly scored inside.
Haslem's eye-catching performance in the game prevented the "little shark" Eddy Curry, who frequently used the height advantage to meet Haslem's jumper and hook, most of them missed the basket.
Unfortunately, veteran Kukoch suffered a knee injury and will miss 6-8 weeks.
In the fourth game, the Suns defeated the Rockets without Yao Ming. The inside advantage is very obvious, and the performance of Guo Xu outside is also better than Steve Francis.
After that, the Suns consecutively lost to the Lakers, Supersonics, Warriors missed O'Neal, 2 wins and 5 losses to end the preseason.
What makes Xu Xu depressed is that the Suns lost so many games not because of the strength gap, but because the head coach Frank Johnson lined up and the players were unreasonable.
Before each game, Frank emphasizes defense and positional offense to ensure the success rate of the offense. His so-called success rate is to arrange the extremely slow twin towers together on the court, slowly attacking slowly, guarding the penalty area slowly, putting opponents to shoot outside, and then protecting the rebound, which is called "joint defense"!
Now many NBA teams have begun to study and implement joint defense tactics, divided into 5 or 4 areas, each fixed a zone defense. Usually the point guard is defending the opposing point guard, not responsible for the area.
The problem is that the sun is playing defense. The heavy inside line is really standing near the penalty area. The opponent ran to the two corners without a screen to catch the ball. The inside line did not go out to interfere.
Where is this joint defense? Obviously, it is "no defense"! O'Neal did this when the Lakers Big Three swiped data. But O'Neal's offensive opponents can vomit blood, and Chacalides and Gugliota also stand on the offensive end.
The Sun's defensive method is effective against the Spurs' offensive and offensive teams, and it is also uncomfortable for the defense of the Lakers, but it is almost undoubtedly a defeat for the team that mainly shoots on the outside and outside.
After the preseason, the media are less optimistic about the Suns, thinking they are no different from last season's play, relying on the star's personal ability to attack, the defense is bad.
The preseason is just a practice game, in order to run-in line-up, to investigate the newcomer, Frank's tactical score is difficult to break through, and Guo Xu did not raise any objections. After all, Marion only plays 15 minutes per game, and it will definitely be better if he plays well in the regular season.
D'Antoni has come to the sun to be the first teaching assistant. He will discuss the tactics with Frank. Guo Xu believes that D'Antoni will definitely propose to speed up the rhythm and run away. He will not continue to push such a half-dead position.
Many people say that Guo Xu is a defensive black hole, just like how well the Suns defended before he didn't come. They only reduced the rhythm of the offense and defense conversion to lose points.
The NBA's first strength list was released, and the Suns were considered low by all experts, only ranked 19th in the league, and could not make predictions for the playoffs. Even with this evaluation, many experts think that they are looking at the Suns high.
"There is a huge gap between the strength of the Sun's inside players and O'Neal, and the second-hand Marion is far inferior to Kobe. Jason Guo led these newcomers to play well unless a miracle occurs. He may not be better than Marbury. Before Kidd left, The Sun was just eliminated in the first round of the playoffs. "
"Jason ’s high shooting percentage on the Lakers is based on the premise that the superstar teammates are attracting defense. Now he will be under more pressure on the offensive end. Many fans think he has the potential to become a scoring champion, and the truth will be revealed this year."
"Jason Guo is the first in the league than singing and dancing, but no one knows how good the team is. He hasn't done it yet. I don't like him to be the core of a team at the age of 21."
During the preseason, the Chinese Asian Games ended, the Chinese team defeated South Korea in the finals, and successfully won a gold medal. In the presence of Wang Zhizhi, the black did not appear for 30 seconds. The Chinese inside finished the Korean restricted zone, and the peripheral players boldly voted , Teammates who missed also have a good chance of winning rebounds.
Yao Ming scored 23 points and 22 rebounds. Wang Zhizhi also scored 20 points and 6 rebounds. Battle did not play for a minute. After the Chinese coach was defeated at the World Championships, he understood the importance of anti-blocking. Battle and Yao Ming were on the scene together, which was a dead end .
South Korea's outside three-pointer failed to throw away, exhausted on the defensive end.
Wang Zhizhi returned to the United States and joined the Celtics on October 20 with three years of 6 million.
The Green Army management and coaching staff are very relieved after watching Wang Zhizhi's performance in the international arena ~ EbookFREE.me ~ One evacuation type big man who can play two positions and shoot three points is not expensive, let alone Wang Zhizhi It can also attract Chinese fans.
After signing the contract, Chinese fans have begun to look forward to the Chinese Derby, although the East and West teams only play two games a season.
All the teams are on holiday and preparing for the regular season. There is no game on the first day of the Sun. On the 30th, they will challenge the supersonics. On a full four days off, the physical energy consumed can be recovered.
After the discussion of the uniform group, the Suns 15-man lineup was determined, and there were 8 insiders.
Centers: Jack Chacallidis, Nene Hilario, Haslem, and Scott Williams.
Power forwards: Amare Stoudemire, Tom Gugriota, Chris Crawford, Tony Kukoch.
Small forwards: Sean Marion, Casey Jacobs.
Shooting guards: Joe Johnson, Morris Evans, Adam Harrington.
Point guards: Guo Xu, Ralph Alston.