Chapter 221 220: New offensive and defensive system, Shay’s new player transformation plan!

Shay started sailing on this old battleship, and then amidst the expectations of Lakers fans.

2 wins and 4 losses in the preseason.

It seemed like the boat had completely capsized just after setting off.

The last time the Lakers played so hotly in a preseason was during the first year of Shai and Barkley's partnership.

At that time, Shea and the Flying Pigs were sharing the spoils. Oh no, the ball rights were unevenly distributed and the team had insufficient tacit understanding, so no one could beat them.

When Shay started taking charge during the regular season and the team's understanding improved, the Lakers became unbeatable.

But this year, the Lakers are facing more serious problems than before.

Because this cannot be solved by distributing ball rights and improving tacit understanding.

Carlisle discovered that the defensive system used by the Lakers during their two consecutive championships was no longer applicable to this group of players.

You have to tear everything down and start over!

How did the Lakers defend before? They used crazy pressure regardless of physical strength, caused the opponent to make mistakes, and then sprinted to counterattack.

The Lakers' games are like flowing water and clouds, and every time they make the fans scream with pleasure: "Hurry up, faster!"

But in the preseason, the Lakers' pressing defense couldn't press.

Although Finley is active in defense, his defensive aggressiveness is not as good as that of Madman, and his flanking rotation is always a bit lacking.

This kid Finley, from his personality to his playing style, gives the impression that he is not fierce enough.

Like an admiral, he is a bit too gentle and lacks a bit of murderous intent.

The madman before his brain was broken, he came on stage with the mentality of "I don't care who you are, I will kill you today."

Finley lacks this temperament.

On the other side, Gorilla's ability to protect the frame is still very strong, but after the serious injury, his mobility has dropped too much, and he is simply unable to meet the requirements of quick rounds to replenish defense.

The current gorilla is "the best in the world in defense" and is still very passionate about defense.

But if you want to prevent him from getting out, the effect is indeed not good.

In addition, McMillan, Dell Curry and others are also over 30, and their physical functions have declined.

Therefore, the Lakers used to be able to use mobility and aggression to press and attack while ensuring that no open space was left.

But now, the oppression is no longer oppressive, and she is like a passionate Brazilian girl - always leaking everything!

During the preseason, the Lakers' defense was completely broken.

Although there are two great defensive players in Shea and Ewing, inside and outside, defense is not something you can just find two people who can defend and put them on the court.

A suitable system must be used to connect the five people together so that the defense can be strong.

Facts have proved that the formula of pressing defense - creating mistakes - fast break counterattack is no longer applicable to the Lakers.

This Lakers team has become too old and can no longer complete such high-intensity pressure.

The entire team currently has only four players under the age of 30, Shea, Finley, Robinson and P.J. Brown.

The average age of the Lakers this season is 30.3 years old, the oldest in the league.

The Bulls, who are already very old in people's minds, have an average age of just 29.9 this season.

The Lakers are the only players in the league with an average age above 30.

Pressure defense obviously can no longer be applied mechanically to this lineup.

Carlisle must find a way to implement the new defensive system before the opening game of the new season!

With only 2 wins in 6 games, Shay was also very depressed.

I haven't lost like this in years.

Although the Lakers were a mess last season, they ended up with an impressive record of 63 wins.

This season the whole team was in harmony, and the result was 2 wins and 4 losses in the preseason.

It’s better to go back to a year ago!

While Carlisle was losing his hair crazily, Barkley's success was unexpectedly smooth.

The Suns are focusing on offensive basketball this season, and Barkley, Hill and Webber can all use their talents to their full potential.

Moreover, after all, Barkley has two championships in hand, and Hill and Webber are both the kind of people who are willing to share the ball.

Therefore, Fliggy directly controls the team's status.

The feeling of being the boss really makes Fliggy feel happy!

The most important thing is that the Suns Flying Pigs don’t need to defend too hard!

This is so exciting!

Jordan's Bulls are also working hard. Most teams that win consecutive championships are usually the strongest when they win the second championship.

Because the tacit understanding has been practiced to the full level, the tactical routines are also very familiar.

But my mentality and body are not as tired as after two consecutive championships.

The Bulls won consecutive games in the preseason, and even went to the McDonald's Club World Cup to win a championship, destroying all European clubs.

It was a great morale boost for the whole team.

The rays of the Bulls and the sun completely overshadowed the Lakers.

Shea earned an annual salary of 30 million that had never been seen in history, but he received the most severe beating in the preseason.

This really made the black men party wildly.

However, Lakers fans are not in a hurry.

This is not the first time that the Lakers had a hip problem in the preseason and ended up with random kills in the regular season.

The team will definitely be able to find its form in the regular season, it doesn't matter, everyone is just looking for form.

Then

Then the Lakers actually had the same record as the preseason in the first six games of the regular season.

The start was only 2 wins and 4 losses!

This is the Lakers' worst start to the regular season since the 1978-79 season!

The Lakers first lost to the Bulls in the opening game, and also lost to strong teams in the Western Conference such as the Jazz and SuperSonics.

They only won against the Nuggets and the Timberwolves, who were in bad shape.

At this point, the whole of Los Angeles is not calm.

Lakers fans were actually mentally prepared for the team to decline, and they didn't expect a winning streak like the past few seasons.

But at least we have to make sure we win more games than we lose.

Even in his rookie season, Shea led the team to a 5-1 start during the same period.

2 wins and 4 losses, this is really beyond the psychological endurance of Los Angeles fans.

With the team playing like this, Shea, who has an annual salary of 30 million, is undoubtedly the first to be criticized.

"In six games, averaging 28.1 points per game, Shay's scoring ability has improved again. It can be seen that he even has a certain mid-range shooting ability this season.

However, when a team cannot win the game, the data of the star player will be worthless!

Six games, only two wins.

Let alone the championship, the Lakers will be better off if they don’t fall out of the playoffs this season!"

On TV, the host of the NBC basketball show even cast a big doubt on whether the Lakers can make the playoffs.

It seems that the Lakers' glory has come to an end.

It seems that Shai really can't win the game without strong teammates.

Only Carlisle knew that the team just hadn't adapted to the new system he created.

In the past four seasons, most people on the team have become accustomed to fast break and fast defense, and many things have even become muscle memory.

At this time, the sudden change to half-court offense and defense will definitely take time to adapt.

In the last game against the Nuggets, the team's offense and defense have actually improved, and the system has shown some promise.

Ewing sent out a season-high 4 baskets. Shea only scored 24 points but sent out a season-high 14 assists, which tied the entire team's offense together.

Fans even joked that Shay discussed several ways to write the word "kun" with Bellucci last night.

Triggered the "win when you win" buff.

It's just that the Nuggets are not a strong team, so this victory is not very convincing to the outside world.

Although Bob Tong led the team to a miraculous victory over the SuperSonics in 1994.

But last season, they once again entered the playoffs as seventh in the Western Conference, but were swept by the Spurs.
To be continued...