Chapter 764
Chapter 764
The most troublesome thing for Li Weisi to defend is that he can shoot directly through the pick-and-roll, and he is the kind of shot that must be scored, which makes it difficult for the defensive team to defend Li Weisi.
If you don't switch defenses, you will be punished by Li Weisi directly with three-pointers. If you switch defenses, the big center will be trained by Li Weisi. As for flanking, Li Weisi's pass will give teammates an easy shot.
It can be said that just a pick-and-roll has caused headaches for defenders, not to mention Li Weisi has other offensive methods, which are simply impossible to guard against.
However, all of this became quite difficult when facing the Sonics tonight.
Especially after the pick-and-roll, facing the supersonic's unlimited defenses, Li Weisi was quite uncomfortable, because the supersonic's inside line was extremely mobile, especially Kemp was able to keep up with Li Weisi's footsteps.
Even if the defender is not Kemp, but the team center Erwin Johnson, he can still use the pick-and-roll delay to stop Li Weisi, so that Li Weisi cannot handle the ball in the first place.
It is worth mentioning here that the starter of the Sonics is indeed called Irvin Johnson, who is pronounced exactly the same as the Magician's name, except for a difference of one letter.
Of course, for this Elvin Johnson, he would rather not call himself this name, because the trouble this name brings to him is far greater than the attention he gets.
Normal people will never understand the pain of having the same name as a famous person.
As early as the summer of 1988, he almost received a letter from the magician's lawyer.
At that time, one of the magician's legal advisers directly called the public relations department of the University of New Orleans where he worked, and wanted to clarify a question: who was pretending to be the real name of the magician, intending to infiltrate the University of New Orleans basketball team to swindle?
Fortunately, he was personally recruited by NCAA coach Tim Floyd, so this misunderstanding was resolved.
However, even so, this name also made him walk along the way, and he received too many ridicules, especially when he chose the path of basketball.
After coming to the Sonics, although his strength is not outstanding, he is just an ordinary rotation of the team, but his ability to kill the inside defense in college really gave him a place in the Sonics, and today The night put a lot of pressure on Li Weisi.
On the outside, Li Weisi missed a three-pointer again, Kemp grabbed the rebound, and the supersonic quickly pushed back to counterattack. During the counterattack, Payton used a wonderful behind-the-back dribble, successfully evaded Mullin's defense, and easily picked the basket. , 24:15, the Sonics expanded the score to 9 points.
Nelson requested a timeout, and the Sonics played very well at the beginning, leaving the Warriors very passive.
After returning from the timeout, Nelson did not make substitutions and adjustments, but let the starting five continue to stay on the field and solve the problem by himself.
If other coaches did this, they would be scolded to death by the fans. Do you think you have a timeout for such nonsense calling for a timeout?
However, Nelson is not an ordinary coach after all. In the eyes of fans, this current status is enough to rank among the top three coaches in NBA history. He will never mess around. Seeing this kind of operation that he does not understand must be due to his lack of skill, not Nelson. The problem.
In fact, it is far less responsible than the fans imagined. The reason why Nelson did this is that they have nothing to adjust.
At this time, the team was behind. Although the Sonics had a good start to the defense, it was also related to the Warriors' poor outside touch.
That's what teams that shoot outside have been doing since.It is impossible to guarantee that the team has a very high shooting percentage every night, even if the team has the two top pitchers in the league, Li Weisi and Mullin.
However, Nelson didn't panic at all about this. After all, if basketball only needs shooting, then what are his coaches doing?
When a player feels bad, it is when the team's tactics play a key role.
In the previous era when the Warriors won 70 wins, they mainly relied on Moses Malone and Rodman, the inside combination of the league's number one offensive rebounder, to help the team tide over difficulties through shooting tactics.
Today, the Warriors rely more on Princeton plus triangle tactics stitched together. Simply put, it is the tactics of passing and cutting plus singles to help the team maintain a stable output.
This is the case tonight. During the timeout, after Nelson expressed his views on the situation, the players immediately knew what tactics to use in the next game. Even if some people didn't know, Li Weisi would explain to them until they knew.
Next, after halftime, Li Weisi faced Payton's unyielding defense and took the initiative to hand the ball to Divac who came to the high position.
Seeing that Li Weisi was going to play without the ball, Payton was even more alert. As we all know, Li Weisi without the ball is more difficult to defend than with the ball.
After all, although there are not many players in the league with the top ball organization and offense, you can always find a few, but like Li Weisi who can also organize without the ball, this is the only one in the entire league, and there is no semicolon.
Even Reggie Miller, who is also outstanding off the ball, cannot be like Li Weisi, who has the ability to completely destroy the opponent's defense.
Payton chased Li Weisi behind Li Weisi. Li Weisi ran from the top of the arc to the penalty area, then from the penalty area to the bottom corner, and then slipped the bottom line to the other side at 45 degrees. It can be said that he ran the entire half. Still close behind, not thrown off at all.
It's just that Li Weisi doesn't have a chance here, but it doesn't mean that others don't.
Li Weisi's set of running positions successfully attracted the attention of other Supersonic players on the field. At the same time, Mullin also took the opportunity to run without the ball. After receiving the ball from Divac in time , The mid-range pick shot hit, and the team broke the Sonics' defensive formation.
Once the Supersonics fail to restrain the Warriors in defense, it is impossible for him to beat the Warriors in the game. After all, compared to offense, the entire league is the younger brother. The Warriors have been ranked first in the league in offensive efficiency for many years.
It can be said that compared with this defensive era, the Warriors are more like a product of the previous era, with high conversion and high scoring. Such an offensive team, in the current era where defense is popular, not only has not been abandoned by the era, but You can win a championship and achieve honors that defensive teams can't get for a lifetime.
In the final analysis, it still lies in Li Weisi. Whether it is his three-pointers or his organization, they are the key factors for the Warriors not to be abandoned by the times.
And this is why fans always rank Li Weisi among the top players in the league, even though his defense has always been criticized, because people know how much Li Weisi has helped the Warriors.
It is precisely because of the existence of Li Weisi that this alien, who should have been eliminated by the times, has lived well until now.
(End of this chapter)