677: Jack Durant 285 677: Jack Durant 285 Carlisle: “For our next system build, we will focus on offense, but we won’t give up on defense.
We just need to adjust the focus on the defensive end; based on our actual situation, the defensive focus will be on one-on-one defense…”
After Carlisle finished speaking, Randy Brown took the main position and began to explain the first wave of adjustnts for both offense and defense.
Zhang Yang focused his attention on the explanation.
There was nothing surprising to him about the changes to the team system.
Over the past week, Carlisle and Randy Brown had discussed multiple tis with several key players.
Although the talks weren’t very specific, he could infer the direction of the system adjustnts from their conversations.
However, the adjustnts Randy Brown talked about were sowhat surprising to Zhang Yang…
After the adjustnts were explained, they definitely needed to practice them right away.
The training ti wasn’t long—just one complete training session for offense and defense combined.
After the team’s practice ended, most players stayed behind for extra practice, and Zhang Yang also stayed to work on his catch-and-turn dium-to-long shots.
His turn-around jump shot technique was actually not bad, but it was becoming increasingly insufficient when facing more sly and tricky playstyles.
During a break in Zhang Yang’s training, Carlisle ca to chat with him, “Jack, what do you think about this round of adjustnt plans?”
Zhang Yang: “The magnitude of the adjustnts is much smaller than I had anticipated.
It’s good to be cautious, but this seems too conservative.”
The offensive and defensive adjustnts just explained by Randy Brown involved, on the offense, just a summarization of the previous night’s team play, very minor basic cooperation adjustnts, and the addition of so good ad hoc plays made by the team mbers.
On defense, the adjustnts were a bit bigger, but it was all about simplification, making defense simpler for the players.
Carlisle: “Jack, you don’t need to worry.
I haven’t beco scared because of the storm during the preseason.
The scale of the adjustnt is small because we have already been playing for a month, and we will enter the mid-season phase in less than four weeks.
Rushing could affect our physical condition, and we also don’t have many ga samples to refer to—we need more actual combat experience to find issues.”
Zhang Yang: “I see.
I understand now.”
This topic changed so quickly?
I feel like I’ve been ditched after being used, just thrown away…
When Zhang Yang looked at Carlisle, his expressions and body language seed to say, “Do you have anything else?
If not, go away.
I need to train.”
Feeling a tad displeased, Carlisle asked, “So Jack, do you have any thoughts on the adjustnts in playstyle?”
Zhang Yang thought for a mont and then said, “I have a few tactical ideas; I’m not sure if they are feasible.”
No way, he just had to actually have so…
Carlisle muttered to himself before getting serious and saying, “Let hear them, and we can discuss them together.”
Zhang Yang nodded, spread his hands towards a chair at the edge of the training field, and walked over to sit down with Carlisle, who understood the gesture.
Vincent, who was observing the players’ training, also ca over when he saw this.
Zhang Yang didn’t beat around the bush and directly said, “I have so immature tactical ideas; I don’t know if you, Rick, could make them work.
Like this, like that…”
Carlisle: “Speed up with dual point guards?
This is doable.
We have a rich variety of point guard types: traditional, speed-based, combo guards.
Last season, Bernie occasionally played with dual point guards, so this shouldn’t be a big problem…”
Zhang Yang: “Like this, like that…”
Carlisle: “Top of the arc playmaking?
A tactic designed for Rajon?
His three-point shot isn’t good enough now, he might not attract the defense…
Wait, your idea doesn’t really require him to shoot threes.
If the opponent leaves him open, he can just drive through the middle.
This might work…”
Zhang Yang: “Like this, like that…”
Carlisle: “Cross-cuts, two-way screens, creating mismatch opportunities…
Isn’t this Princeton?
This is a bit difficult; we don’t have a real interior playmaker.
Paul can only do so simple playmaking work.
What you’re suggesting is to treat Paul as the team’s primary playmaking point…”
Zhang Yang: “Like this, like that…”
Carlisle: “What kind of tactic is this?
Wouldn’t we need to field five shooters for this to work?
And put Paul in the five spot?
He doesn’t even shoot three-pointers, and even if he did, would this be feasible…”
Vincent: F*** !
He was just curious about what Zhang Yang and Carlisle were discussing; he didn’t expect to hear Zhang Yang propose several tactics that, in his view, could be used to construct an offensive system!
Are today’s players all at this tactical level?
No, it must be only their team’s star player who is such a monstrously talented freak!
Dissatisfied, Zhang Yang said, “Rick, why do you keep finding faults?
Aren’t these tactics good?”
Carlisle: “Your tactical ideas are very good, but many of them we indeed cannot execute.
Don’t you have a direction for tactical adjustnts?”
Zhang Yang: “Roster issues, tactical adaptability adjustnts—that’s not for to consider.
It’s your job.
I’m just sharing my ideas.”
Vincent: Are these even human words?
Carlisle paused for a mont and then said, “You’re right, Sam.
You got down what Jack said, right?”
Vincent: “…I rembered it.”
Damn!
Carlisle actually used as a recorder!
No wonder he was so focused on rebutting and questioning.
He’s taking advantage of my good mory, right?
Vincent was angered by his friend Carlisle’s behavior…
At the sa ti, his look towards Zhang Yang carried a hint of admiration.
This was not a look a coach should have towards a player, but in his eyes, Zhang Yang was truly no ordinary player…
Wait, does this an overti work again?
The admiring look was quickly withdrawn.
That bad boy Jack was truly a devil!
…
The Bobcats had a two-day rest period, and on the second morning, they conducted two training sessions: one complete session each for offense and defense.
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