Chapter 815: 346. Develop chasing shot!_2
Hill replied: “This kind of tactical adaptation is sothing we rarely managed to execute before, it’s a huge improvent. Although Jack is the key to the adaptation, without your strategic insight, Brad, it would be difficult to execute. It’s a great start for the progress of our system.”
Zhang Yang: “I think so too. I heard Randy say that these tactical adaptations were sothing Rick had thought of when designing the system, but we couldn’t execute them before.
Like tonight, Raymond’s high cut and pass is an adaptation within the Princeton system, requiring a long-range shooter with enough threat like Peja, or a forward with Webber’s mid-shot and attack-the-basket abilities. The timing of passing from the strategic point, the judgnt of positioning for screens, and the point guard’s ability to attack the basket with the ball must all be significant enough.”
Brad Miller: “Jack, your threat wasn’t that high early in the season, but after you steadily occupied the top two in scoring, the threat was enough. Your three-point is not as good as Peja’s, and your attack penetration is not as high as Webber’s, but your overall scoring threat on the wing, I think is stronger than theirs.”
Zhang Yang: “Thank you.”
Brad Miller: “…”
The Big White Bear wasn’t sure if the third brother was immune to praise or not, but seeing none of his teammates showing any strange expressions, he assud it was okay to accept the complints.
They discussed what went wrong tonight for a while, preparing to end the eting, each returning to their rooms to sleep, as they had to go to Detroit tomorrow.
Zhang Yang mused: “I always had a misconception that a star player’s on-court adaptation was the most powerful, but after playing in the NBA for two and a half years, I realized that this idea wasn’t entirely correct.”
Felton: “You an a star player doesn’t have good on-the-fly adaptation abilities?”
Zhang Yang: “A star player having the ability to adapt on-the-fly and adjust independently is impressive, but that’s sothing only a very few can achieve.
Moreover, even if a star player can adapt independently and guide teammates, there are always monts when teammates misunderstand the information during in-ga adjustnts. If that happens at a crucial mont, it’s disastrous.
If most points that might require on-the-fly adaptation can be incorporated into the tactics, using tactics to solve problems is more effective than in-ga adaptation!”
When ntioning this, Zhang Yang thought of Duncan’s peak Spurs, which were very close to this ideal state.
Felton pondered and said: “Makes sense!”
Hill: “I feel like Rick’s goal is to have a team like what you’re describing, Jack.”
Zhang Yang: “Not just that, I guess his goal is for us players to be able to adapt independently when facing even more special situations based on this foundation.”
Felton: “Uh… It does seem like the kind of ambition soone with Rick’s personality would have. No wonder he doesn’t always get along well with players he’s coached before; such demands put enormous pressure on players. He’s not one to explain to players, so conflicts are bound to accumulate.”
Zhang Yang: “Isn’t that the truth… But aren’t we lucky to have you, boss!”
Zhang Yang thought of Carlisle’s original coaching career; if not for Silver Horned King’s god-like performance, Coach’s reputation might not have been much better than Thibodeau or Adelman.
Felton felt satisfied hearing the word ‘boss’…
He replied: “Rest assured, leave this matter to !”
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On the 26th and 28th, the Bobcats played against the Pistons and the Magic on the road.
The scores were 95 to 106 against the Pistons, and 109 to 115 against the Magic, bringing their record to 40 wins and 16 losses. They were surpassed by the 41-win, 15-loss Pistons, dropping to third in the East.
On the 29th, the Bobcats returned ho to play a back-to-back alternating ho and away, defeating the Wizards 117 to 112, ending their losing streak and tying with the Pistons, who were defeated by modern-Jordan the previous day.
After the back-to-back gas, the Bobcats got a two-day rest period.
March 1st, a new month arrived, and Zhang Yang went to the gym for extra shooting practice in the afternoon.
After a 3-2 start in the second half of the season, they’re just shy of a 50-win win rate. Even though he was prepared for the two-ga losing streak against the Pistons and the Magic, it was still frustrating.
Fortunately, teammates were all striving to adapt to the higher-level pace, and progress was visible in every ga. They consistently succeeded when playing against lesser teams, and against poorly-defending teams like the Wizards, the progress of passing and ball handling under the new rhythm was evident. They managed to beat the powerful offense of the Wizards in a shootout… With all that, he was able to maintain his composure.
Also, another thing weighing on his mind was that in the past three gas, he ‘only’ scored 31, 26, and 28 points, averaging 27.4 points across the five gas after the All-Star weekend, bringing his average down to 32.5 points per ga.
Part of the reason is that he actively reduced taking reckless shots, investing more in team cooperation, helping teammates adjust to the new rhythm.
However, from a tactical standpoint, once the team’s system is completely refined, he might find it difficult to attempt as many shots as in the first half of the season.
Although he knew such a situation would arise, reaching this stage still made him a bit sorrowful.
Of course, there’s a way to solve this problem — if only his shooting could be as accurate as Curry’s.
Even in shooting within tactics, Bay Area’s LaVine could still average 30 points and win the scoring title.
The Bay Area Dunk King is more than just one of the best three-point shooters in history.
Therefore, he’ll keep coming for more practice whenever he gets the chance.
Also, he’s just over 2000 points away from gathering 100,000 Shooting value. If he can push a bit harder these days, he might be able to save enough to redeem Quick Mastery of Chasing Shot, hoping to integrate it into his play before the playoffs. The sooner he learns it, the better.
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