Chapter 925 924. Coach Kruger's Progress (Asking for Monthly Votes)

The Hawks started with an 8-2 lead!

The Suns called a timeout!

Except for Quentin Richardson's mid-range jumper to score two points, the Suns didn't score a single point in the first three minutes!

The Suns played awkwardly since they lost the jump ball, and the Hawks took the initiative.

Mike Woodson asked Liu Mang to defend Big Q. In addition to Liu Mang's good physical strength and no problem following Big Q, he also wanted to take advantage of Liu Mang's better help defense. Liu Mang is not as good as Prince in single defense, and may be slightly inferior to McGrady who focuses on defense and passing, but his help defense ability is better, and Liu Mang is more comprehensive on the defensive end.

Liu Mang is not afraid of confrontation, dares to collide with Stoudemire, actively double-teams Stoudemire with Kwame Brown, and consciously lets Big Q, who has the worst scoring ability inside and outside the Suns' starting lineup, take open shots.

The Hawks coaching staff has studied Quentin Richardson in depth. In fact, the Hawks coaching staff has studied the characteristics of the eight players in the Suns' main rotation.

After losing to the Suns, the Hawks coaching staff regarded the Suns as the imaginary enemy of the finals second only to the Spurs, and studied the Suns' preseason games carefully.

After the study, it was found that Suns head coach D'Antoni was very keen on eight-man rotation for some reason. If the main players were strong enough, they would like to rotate five players until the end of the game.

Not only D'Antoni was strange, but the entire Suns was strange. Stoudemire showed his talent for mid-range shooting last season, but he didn't shoot this season. He has dunked 213 times so far this season, second only to O'Neal's 245 times.

The second and third place are separated by the Strait of Malacca. Kwame Brown, who is third, has dunked 101 times so far. The three of them are the only three players in the league who have dunked more than 100 times so far.

That is, Stoudemire averaged nearly 8 points per game from dunks.

Nash is also very strange. He doesn't use magnesium powder and likes to lick sweat with his tongue.

Joe Johnson is more accurate in mid-range and long-range shots against defenders than in open shots. Of course, Joe Johnson is also very accurate in open three-pointers, with a 46% three-point hit rate, but he is more accurate in one-on-one singles, with a single three-point hit rate of 51%...

Shawn Marion has a very different style from the Suns but is quite compatible with them. He loves defense.

Loving defense is not a problem, but loving defense in the Suns and playing with a height of 2.01 meters to achieve a defensive efficiency second only to Duncan and Rasheed Wallace in the league is weird enough. The power forwards of the teams that played against the Suns played the worst, including Duncan scoring less than 15 points in two of the three games against Marion.

But Shawn Marion's offensive efficiency, which ranks sixth among the league's power forwards, makes him fit in perfectly with the Suns.

And the weirdest one is Quentin Richardson. He can't make a shot without running to catch the ball and shoot!

Quentin Richardson averaged 2.9 three-pointers per game this season, ranking third in the league, second only to Ray Allen's 3.1 three-pointers per game and Liu Mang's 3.8 three-pointers per game. However, the strange thing is that his shooting percentage after long-distance running is as high as 41%, but his spot shooting is only 29%!

This made Mike Woodson's mind open, and he arranged an unimaginable defense, leaving the third three-point shooter in the league this season open!

Of course, it is not pure emptying, that is to seek death, but skillful emptying.

First of all, the retreat defense must be done well. Regardless of whether the shot can be made or not, the defensive position must be firmly determined to make the Suns fall into a positional battle as much as possible.

Then, McGrady and Rasheed Wallace will stare at Marion and Joe Johnson's open three-pointers. Marion is a little difficult to deal with. This guy has an open cut, but Joe Johnson has no running ability.

Liu Mang, Kwame Brown and Prince strictly implemented Mike Woodson's defensive strategy, forcing the Suns to concentrate the ball in the hands of Nash and Stoudemire, freeing up a large gap at the top of the arc to pick and roll for Nash and Stoudemire, and then when Nash passed the ball to Stoudemire, Liu Mang and Kwame Brown double-teamed Stoudemire.

The defensive strategy was simple and crude, but effective!

The main thing was that the Suns were not allowed to run and gun. Although the Suns' positional warfare offense was also very strong, Mike Woodson played something different this time. When Stoudemire received the ball, Big Q had already run out of the gap and stopped. At this time, Stoudemire passed the ball to Big Q three times, but Big Q only made one mid-range shot on the left side of the free throw line, and two open three-pointers were iron!

The rhythm problem is not a big problem for superstars like Nash, players like Stoudemire who have top star strength under Nash's pass, and even first-class stars like Joe Johnson and real top stars like Marion.

But for role players like Quentin Richardson who are particularly dependent on shooting rhythm, the problem is big.

Big Q is very good this season, the most wasteful scorer of the Suns, but his shooting percentage is only 38%, and his three-point shooting percentage is not bad, 36%, but the rhythm is not right, so he plays very badly, too dependent on rhythm, otherwise the Suns spent 6 years and 50 million last summer to recruit Big Q, and he played very well, and he was the most hardworking player of the Suns, and he worked diligently to help the Suns create the peak of running and gunning, but he was sold off after playing for a year in the original time and space, because of this.

At the beginning, the Hawks scored 8 points with 4 of 5 shots, but the Suns only made 1 of 4 shots, and D'Antoni was forced to call a timeout.

D'Antoni really didn't expect this. He recognized that he couldn't beat the Rockets. The opponent's rhythm was so slow that they couldn't even pick up the speed. He also recognized that he couldn't beat the Spurs. The opponent's rhythm was steady and Ginobili Sao.

But D'Antoni, who has defeated the Hawks once, is very confident and full of confidence. The Suns are truly regarded as a "championship team" because they defeated the Hawks once.

Mustache has always been arrogant, otherwise he wouldn't have coached the Lakers in the future. When Kobe Bryant was reimbursed, he didn't compete for the No. 1 pick in his second year. He forced himself to win 3 of the last 4 games, overpowering the Jazz and ranking second to last in the Western Conference. , took the initiative to resign after the season, he was so elegant and proud.

After D'Antoni defeated the Hawks once, he felt that the Hawks were no longer their opponent.

Unexpectedly, at the beginning of this game, the opponent's defense was very targeted.

The Eagles coaching staff spent a long time studying the Suns. Even when Coach Kruger and Mike Woodson were on vacation during the All-Star Weekend, they were still in touch to study their first strong opponent after returning from the All-Star Weekend.

But D'Antoni didn't think so much. His belief is to shoot and shoot again.

Deliberately give Stoudemire a chance to cut in, and then actively double attack to reduce Nash's breakthrough and allow Quentin Richardson to shoot at fixed spots...

D'Antoni didn't make substitutions. He didn't like substitutions and made some offensive adjustments.

As for the three counterattacks by the Eagles on the defensive end...as long as the shots are not made, it will be fine.

For the Eagles, after the first phase of the tactics was successful, Coach Kruger waited until D'Antoni called a timeout and immediately began to arrange the tactics for the second phase. Mike Woodson was beside him to supplement the computer that the defense should pay attention to. In this game, they are quite well prepared.

D'Antoni laughed after he beat them last time. They still remember that after staying with a certain No. 1 player for a long time, the two of them became a lot stingy.

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After the timeout, there were no substitutions on either side, and the Suns played the ball in the frontcourt.

After receiving the serve, Nash came to the top arc and found that the person guarding him had been replaced by Liu Mang!

It’s different! It’s different from what the coach expected!

Wouldn’t the party that agreed on a successful tactic make adjustments first? Why did this law change when it came to the Eagles!

Nash bit the bullet and asked Stoudemire to come out for a pick-and-roll. The person who followed Stoudemire also changed and became Rasheed Wallace!

Stoudemire actually came up to block Liu Mang this time. Nash broke through the pick-and-roll. Stoudemire blocked Liu Mang and cut from the left side of the basket. However, Rasheed Wallace did not Switch defense, but stick to Stoudemire all the time, preventing Stoudemire from rushing into the paint at a high speed.

When Nash reached the free throw line, he saw Liu Mang forcefully bypassing the pick-and-roll and rushing towards him. With excellent vision, he saw Kwame Brown being blocked by Kwame Brown when Marion cut from the baseline. On the ball route, Joe Johnson stood still and was guarded by Tracy McGrady, and Big Q was also closely pursued by Prince. It was a good idea to break into the paint, but Marion's cut in allowed Kwame Brown to almost rush to the basket and enter. Double-teamed by Liu Mang and Kwame Brown...

For a moment, Nash thought about various passing plans in his mind, but none of them were good. When Nash reached the free throw line, before Liu Mang could defend in place, he stopped for a jump shot and threw the ball towards the basket in a horse-riding archery posture!

"Shua"

The ball hits the target! Nash's shot is so good! Among outside players this season, his overall field goal percentage of 46% is second only to Tracy McGrady's 47%, and one percent higher than Kobe.

Liu Mang tried his best to catch up and defend, but still couldn't catch up.

But he didn't hesitate, and immediately rushed back to the basket to pick up the ball, quickly passed it to Tracy McGrady, who was about to drop the ball, and then rushed towards the frontcourt. On the other side, Prince also quickly dropped the ball.

McGrady received Liu Mang's serve at the midline and continued to accelerate.

Big Q, Joe Johnson and Nash, who scored the goal, all quickly chased McGrady and Prince. Liu Mang followed closely behind. Once outside the three-point line, McGrady, who was flanked, immediately passed the ball to Liu Mang.

Liu Mang just received the ball and took off. Nash, who turned around, and Marion, who retreated quickly, pounced on him. Marion's long arms covered Liu Mang's shooting space!

After Nash was dunked, his defense was working hard but he couldn't guard it. Now he is working even harder. Liu Mang really didn't dare to throw in the air. He only had three people on the fast break, and five of the opponent's players had already reached half court. Liu Mang When Mang reached the highest point of his jump, he still didn't shoot, so he simply threw it towards the left side of the basket. He hoped that Prince would run fast enough, and if nothing happened, he would throw it out of bounds and draw the Suns into a position battle again.

"Ding... Aerial Magician level 4 is triggered. This time the host jumps and passes the ball to deceive the opponent's defender and lead the opponent with the ball."

You can't stop luck when it comes!

When Liu Mang passed the ball, Stoudemire, who had just rushed to the three-point line, made a misjudgment and rushed towards Tracy McGrady. Prince rushed forward to catch the ball and jumped with the momentum of the sprint. , the split dunk after flying at low altitude scored two points!

Prince is a ruthless man who doesn't talk much. He is a short jumper. After landing, he pretended to be a buffer for landing and bent his legs. He knocked the ball out of bounds after landing and hit the bottom line reporters, blocking the Suns. Pick up the ball and serve immediately.

Of course, it's not just this. There are two people on the Eagles who didn't participate in the quick kick at all. Otherwise, Liu Mang wouldn't have been able to shoot. Rasheed Wallace and Kwame Brown were guarding the free throw line in the backcourt. side!

Nash didn't know what to say about Liu Mang's pass. There was no one in the direction Liu Mang passed the ball. Did he trust his teammates so much?

It was the Suns' turn to attack again. Nash played for half a quarter and was used to the advancement of positional warfare. The two inside players of the Hawks could not come over, and the three outside players came and retreated quickly.

Nash advanced to the frontcourt and continued to play pick-and-roll with Stoudemire. They all started with pick-and-roll in positional warfare. The Suns not only ranked first in the league in counterattack scoring, but also ranked first in the league in pick-and-roll offensive scoring.

Nash continued to use the pick-and-roll to get rid of Liu Mang and got a chance to shoot from mid-range again. This time, the pull-up jump shot was not as good as the last time. The pull-up jump shot from mid-range missed!

The Hawks counterattacked!

The three arrows waved their whips and the cavalry charged!

For a while, Nash felt more and more wrong the more he played. It was not that he had no chance to shoot, but that he had too many chances to shoot!

It was so awkward!

The Suns usually play at their own pace, regardless of the opponent's pace. In fact, when they play against any opponent, they only study how fast the opponent's defense is, how high the pace needs to be, how the opponent's double-teaming is, and which teammate to send the ball to is more likely to attract double-teaming before passing the ball to an open teammate...

The Suns' offense is so powerful that they can ignore most opponents' defense, so except for the beginning of the season when they slowly studied their opponents before their confidence rose, they haven't studied their opponents slowly for a long time. They are arrogant. They think they are the next Hawks, especially after defeating the Hawks last time, they suddenly felt that they had replaced the Hawks. In this wave of nine consecutive wins, they didn't study their opponents at all. The Hawks just watched the video of the last match between the two teams and used the successful tactics in it.

But now Nash feels that the Hawks have targeted defense against them, so let him score and cut off the connection between him and his teammates!

Nash made 4 of 7 mid-range shots, 5 of 9 shots in the first quarter, one of which was a three-pointer, and scored 11 points in a single quarter, but only had two assists. The key is that his teammates also had two assists. The Suns only got 4 assists in the first quarter, which is almost half of their second-placed average of 24.6 assists per game this season and 7.9 assists per game in the first quarter!

The Suns only scored 24 points in the first quarter, which is far lower than their second-placed average of 29 points in the first quarter this season, second only to the Hawks' average of 29.6 points per game.

Although Nash got a lot of shooting opportunities, there were too few effective offensive passes. No matter how D'Antoni adjusted the tactics, the Hawks had two defensive focuses.

First, keep an eye on the others and don't let Quentin Richardson run and shoot. Marion and Joe Johnson are both spot shooters in three-point shooting. Marion can also cut. Joe Johnson doesn't have a good ability to score at the basket. His layup ability is only 83, which is about the same as the ability of a veteran outside player to score at the basket. Marion's running ability is strong in cutting, but Rasheed Wallace, Kwame Brown and Josh Smith who rotated in are all in good physical condition. After studying Marion's running, the defense is very targeted.

Targetedness alone is not enough. The most important thing is the second point. Let Nash have a chance to shoot when he breaks through. Never switch defense and let Nash shoot.

Nash has a strong scoring ability, especially strong. He is in the same class as Liu Mang and Iverson among point guards. They are all stars with a 90+ ability evaluation regardless of defense.

But Nash scored a lot of points and the offense was not organized, which is still not good! He doesn't have the mentality of Liu Mang and Iverson to go all out!

Nash knew that the first choice of the passer was to shoot, but he shot 9 times in the first quarter, but he only averaged 11 shots per game this season, so he was nervous! He was thinking about passing the ball while shooting, which delayed a lot of real opportunities. When he passed the ball again, Joe Johnson had to play one-on-one. Fortunately, Joe Johnson was good at one-on-one, otherwise they might not get 20 points!

On the Hawks side, Liu Mang, like someone in Los Angeles, suddenly liked to jump up after receiving the ball to attract the defense and pass the ball, which made the two defensive active Nash and Big Q of the Suns and a defensive conscious Marion very confused. The pass was simply amazing, as if it was thrown casually, but it really got 3 assists in a single quarter. Sometimes he deceived his teammates, and Prince jumped up to catch the ball, but it hit McGrady in the face...

But with this kind of play, the Hawks finished the first quarter, relying on the lead of 8 to 2 at the beginning, and scored 31 points in a single quarter, leading the Suns by 7 points!

Leading by 7 points in the first quarter, the Hawks are getting more and more motivated!

After Liu Mang succeeded in the first tactic today, he devoted himself more to the tactical strategy of the coaching team. The tactics were effective throughout the first quarter!

Liu Mang did not have many opportunities to shoot in the first quarter. He passed the ball 7 times, three of which turned into assists, and there were two turnovers. He scored 9 points with 4 of 8 shots. The Hawks' starting lineup played the entire first quarter. Led by McGrady's 4 assists in a single quarter, the team took a 7-point lead.

Leading the Suns into the second quarter, the rhythm belonged to their side. Liu Mang was very happy, but he was even happier about the progress of Coach Kruger after the last loss to the Suns!

Coach Kruger gradually developed from a tactical provider who is proficient in various tactics and a tactical coach who builds a tactical framework to a coach who responds to situations on the spot!

The neighbors next door quarreled in the middle of the night, and I couldn't sleep. I knocked on the door and asked. It turned out that they were quarreling about divorce. I could only persuade them to sleep well. The two middle-aged people in their forties quarreled endlessly. After my persuasion, the aunt next door calmed down and started to complain: Your uncle Li cheated seven times before. In order to control him, I didn't even give him money for cigarettes. Unexpectedly, he got a college student with only four yuan of bus fare...

Thinking about how I have solved my personal problems with my own hands for so many years, I really can't sleep now...

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