Chapter 216: Hand

After Carlisle returned to the hotel, there was a mess in his mind, with the effect of alcohol and Leon's words. Leon's words seemed ordinary and ordinary, but they broke Carlisle's embarrassing situation in the Pistons at this time. For one thing, he is not liked by the players very much. Although the players respect him, he has never been the kind of "player's coach"; on the other hand, he is not liked by the boss, not only does he dislike him, but the relationship between the two parties It's still very stiff.
Carlisle, a stubborn temper, most hates those management executives who point fingers at the team and guide the insiders. Including the fact that the Pistons participated in the exhibition game, the conflict between him and big boss Davidson became more and more intensified. Davidson is not a blind boss, but he must make a choice between his officials and the head coach. Obviously Carlisle is not in Davidson's long-term plan.
Although Carlisle is now leading the team to concentrate on playing the playoffs, Leon’s words have turned out the things that made him worry from the bottom of his heart, so he regrets going to Leon’s house for dinner. This guy is really uneasy. Well, it is estimated that he is waiting for the opportunity to expose his scar, so that he can be distracted and unable to conduct the game properly.
Thinking of this, Carlisle hurried into the bathroom and took a cold shower to calm himself down. At the same time, he began to think about tomorrow's game and what strategy should be used to deal with the current Celtics layout.
Basketball has developed to this period, and the general tactical program and system have roughly taken shape. What is changing is the rules, the players, and the details. How to combine these elements to complete a perfect game is the life of every coach. pursue. Whether it is Leon or Carlisle, they are still walking on this difficult road, only a little light can be seen, I don't know whether it is the dawn of the vast sky or the lonely firefly in the dark night.
And it is these two young and talented coaches who are racking their brains to create a better tactical environment and conditions for their players in order to win the series.
Compared with Carlisle, Leon’s hands are undoubtedly better. Although the Pistons have the first place in the Eastern Conference in the regular season, they have not opened the gap with other teams in the Eastern Conference. On the contrary, in Leon’s eyes, they are the true opponents of the Eastern Conference. Only the New Jersey Nets, the current Pistons are not qualified.
But this does not mean that Leon can relax his vigilance, the end of his vigilance to the Pistons is the Orlando Magic.
In the evening, Leon invited Carlisle to dinner. First, he really wanted to talk about the past, and second, he just wanted to disturb Carlisle. Leon is a typical grassroots coach in the league. He has nothing to do with those bosses, celebrities, celebrities, and tycoon presidents. The biggest boss he has a close relationship with is Khomeinis’ father, his prospective father-in-law. It is just one of the bosses of the Celtics.
On the contrary, the scouts, agents, assistant coaches, and journalists that form the basis of the league are Leon’s positions. There are 29 teams in the league. Almost every team he knows has scouts or team staff. Among them are the Spurs, Nuggets, Lakers and Pistons. Some of them are friends that Leon met during the scout team, some were friends they met during the regular season, and some were people in the industry who had expanded their contacts.
They may not serve Leon or accept Leon’s employment, but it’s okay to provide some gossip and help. The contradiction between the head coach and the boss in the Pistons, whether it is big or small, is known to some senior reporters in Detroit, but it has not spread in the mass media.
Leon did know from a basketball worker in Detroit that although this person was engaged in basketball in Detroit, he was a Bostonian and a Boston fan, so he told Leon that there was so little use value. And Leon made good use of him.
Of course, Leon will not pin Carlisle's hope of victory on Carlisle's head dizzy. To really make Carlisle's head dizzy, he must be completely overwhelmed tactically!
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On the night of May 10th, there was a little sparseness in the Boston North Shore Garden Arena. Obviously, for the Boston fans, the division semifinals were far from satisfying their appetite. They did not come early to occupy their seats and did not brandish white towels. But when the game was about to start, the stadium was still full of fans, and the atmosphere began to warm up.
"This TM is the place to play basketball..." Leon thought while standing on the sidelines listening to the familiar cheers of the North Shore Garden Arena. The unique echo structure here makes the sound particularly magnificent. He likes to direct the game here. In the green ocean. He hated the mechanical dull blue-gray of Auburn Hills, and the faint red. On the contrary, in the North Shore Garden, the vibrant green here seems to be full of magic.
Leon quickly noticed that the Pistons' starting lineup has changed. The Pistons' starting small forward has changed from Michael Curry to a thin bamboo pole, Tayshaun Prince. This is a very noteworthy change. Although Curry was the Celtics' starting small forward in the previous game, he is actually a guard and he is only 6-foot-5. He is still quite reluctant to play a small forward.
However, he is strong and experienced. It is okay to top Pierce up. In the Pistons rotation, he is just a pseudo starter. Although Prince is a substitute, he has played longer than Curry.
Now Carlisle is directly letting Prince, who is 6-foot-8, has an amazing wingspan and is quite thin, on the field. This move obviously has a strong tactical pertinence and tactical prediction. In contrast, the Celtics are still the starting lineup that has never changed. This time Leon did not emphasize who should be the main attacker, but required to start from the defense, and then seek to speed up the attack after the defense is stabilized. This is undoubtedly a conservative strategy.
After the game started, Leon discovered that Carlisle actually let Pulis play against Walker in the defense. I don’t know what medicine Carlisle sells in the gourd, and let the rookie small forward go against the position and score 35 points in a violent attack. All-star power forward of Wallace. But in the first offensive round for the Celtics, Walker failed with the ball.
He easily got to the position, then ran Prince and squeezed in. Wallace stepped forward to make up the defense. Walker tried to pass the ball, only to find that his passing route was blocked and he had to move to a large area. At the right corner, Reid missed a 3-pointer with the ball.
The Celtics' positional offensive is far more lackluster than their agile and changeable quick counterattack. It was nothing more than the low-post singles of Pierce and Walker. After attracting firepower, they moved in a wide range. The weak side Reed, Arenas, Cole and other dry shooters were ready to catch the ball. Or, a continuous pick-and-roll attack at a high position, Walker responds or directly attacks at a high position, Arenas breaks through to handle the ball twice, with a clear shadow of an eagle attack ~EbookFREE.me~ and a triangle attack Some of the principles.
But because neither Pierce nor Walker is a true low post attacker, their low post attack is often not deep, so that the transfer of the ball cannot be mobilized. At the same time, Arenas was severely suppressed by Billups in these two games, and almost turned into a peak pitcher and pure blaster on the offensive end, making the Celtics' positional offensive tactics subject to considerable resistance.
Sure enough, in the first quarter of the game, the Pistons led the Celtics by 4 points 14:10, Leon took the lead in calling a timeout. Pulis played a very good role against Walker. Walker seemed to underestimate this thin young man. Although he could not withstand Walker at all in strength, he was covered by a big book behind him. He was very emboldened. foot.
At the same time, Prince's wingspan was extremely long, and the other Pistons players also paid great attention to the defense of Brown, and there was no situation where the two teamed up to penetrate the Pistons in the last game.
Leon knows that the moves in the last game are old, and Walker can no longer be counted on. Wallace's return to his familiar defense position will cause trouble for every Celtic player who enters the Pistons.
Of course Leon was prepared for this, and he decided to throw that amazing card again in the playoffs. (To be continued.)