Chapter 637: A Dilemma
Updated: 2013-03-01
"Thanks to San Antonio for giving us the most valuable player." In the stands, some fans typed the words like this. The bright red font on the huge cardboard was particularly eye-catching, and the camera also took the opportunity to go there, took it into the camera, and transmitted it to fans around the world through the TV signal.
"I really don't know why **Vic made such a mistake. Players like Stephen are willing to transfer them. Is it true that there are other things behind them as some media said?" Barkley shook his big bright head and said to Kenny Smith next to him.
When the San Antonio Spurs traded Stephen to the Seattle Supersonics, many people did have a lot of opinions, especially those teams that had the hope of getting Stephen. Although there was no explicit accusation, they all hinted that this deal was not a simple commercial deal.
Because Bennett was originally a shareholder of the Spurs, and after he acquired the Supersonics, the management and coaching team he introduced were also part of the original Spurs. No matter this is not restricted, player transactions must be reviewed.
No matter what the current situation is, no one has doubted it anymore, because no matter what the activities behind it are, as a shrewd basketball manager, **Vicci can't give such a player to others. It can only be said that he still underestimated Stephen's ability and potential.
Now Stephen shows that no team's boss or general manager will give up such a player unless his head is kicked by a donkey or pinched by a goal. Even if Stephen's achievements this season are in history, only a few players can do it, and those are epic players.
After the start of the second half, the Supersonics still had a full starting lineup, but the Spurs changed to a half-start and half-substitute lineup. Duncan and Ginobili were both on the court, and only Tony Parker brought Damon Stedemier, Michael Finley, Jeff Green, and Oberto on the court.
Such a lineup makes people wonder what **Vic sells in the gourd. It seems that he needs to strengthen the offense in terms of performance, but relying on Tony Parker alone alone is not enough. Although the other players except Oberto are offensive players, there is no suitable organizer and can only fight on their own, he is not an opponent of the Supersonics.
As for defense, there is no need to mention. Duncan, the Spurs' best defense in the interior is, and Bruce Bowen, the best defense in the outside, has Amy Yuduka among the substitutes, but none of these three people appear on the court. Could it be that **Vic really wants to play against the Supersonics just by relying on this lineup?
However, after this lineup came on the court, it caused some trouble to the Supersonics. Although the score difference was not narrowed, it was not expanded by the Supersonics as many people thought.
Except for Oberto standing at the basket, he was responsible for grabbing rebounds, blocking people, and blocking positions, Jeff Green was more likely to support him, the other three began to break through to the Supersonics' basket in turn, giving the next person a ball without any score. Such a simple way of playing had a very obvious effect.
This is because in order to defend the Spurs' offense, Calesimo used his memory advantages to copy many of the Spurs' classic tactics, and then asked the players to recite them to carry out targeted defense, especially several defensive main players, who were stuffed with a lot of Spurs' offensive tactics and how to defend.
This is like an old boxer who has been familiar with boxing for many years. When the enemy reaches out and knows what routine they want to use, but once he encounters someone who doesn't follow the routine, he will not know how to deal with it. He always regards some movements without routines as routines, and naturally there will be dangers.
However, although the Supersonics' defense has not played an effective role, the Spurs' lineup cannot stop the Supersonics' attack. However, due to the disruption of the rhythm and the expected psychology, the offensive effect is not very good, so both sides maintain an unbeaten situation.
But this is not what Caresimo wants, because one side is the main force, while the other side is half a substitute. Once the physical strength is lost, the main force on the other side is on the court again, the balance situation will inevitably be broken, and the balance of victory will fall like the Spurs.
At this time, the team must strengthen the offense and expand the score between the two sides, forcing the opponent's main force to return to the court early. So although Calesimo did not call a timeout, he secretly gave Stephen an order to strengthen the offense to his heart's content and no need to consider other things.
Stephen didn't think so much, but he also knew that all the main players on his side could not even beat the Spurs, which was only one Tony Parker, which was really incompetent. So when Stephen received the order, he immediately began to attack frequently. No matter whether there were one or two people in front, Stephen would rush forward.
Although Stephen himself got two fouls and the total fouls had reached three times, he successfully expanded the score difference to more than fifteen points. Driven by his strength, the Supersonics' offense and defense have been improved by a higher level, and the Spurs' semi-main lineup is obviously not an opponent.
**Vicci tilted his head and looked at the situation on the field, and did not make any changes for a long time, as if he was hesitating whether to change to the main lineup, but when he looked at his eyes, the focus was not on the field at all, making people wonder what he was thinking.
At this time, after Caresimo left, Baden Hoze, who was promoted to chief assistant coach, stood up and gave an instruction to the players on the court. Then the Spurs' lineup suddenly changed the offensive method, and changed from breaking from a basket to a three-pointer from the outside.
This is a gambling attack, including Jeff Green, who also began to choose a three-pointer. Only Tony Parker was still rushing to the basket. In addition to being not good at three-pointers, his impact can also help other teammates relieve the pressure on defense and create opportunities for them.
With the three-pointer with a pretty good shooting percentage, the Spurs successfully delayed for another three minutes. At this time, **Victors started to substitution, but his substitution was not all replaced with the main players at once, but came one by one.
Start with Michael Finley, who has the worst hit rate, and replaced Michael Finley with Bruce Bowen. After Bruce Bowen came up, he made a three-pointer from the right bottom corner.
Then after a while, **Vic used Duncan to replace Oberto again, guarding the basket without a strong attack. Oberto's physical strength was not a problem, but Jeff Green played very well during this period, so he naturally would not replace him.
After Duncan came on the court, the Spurs' tactics became much richer, but they were still not enough to reverse the situation. At this time, Ginobili began to play and replaced Damon Stedemier.
Logically speaking, this kind of oil-adding tactic is the most undesirable, but **Vic successfully gave the main players a few more minutes in this way. At the same time, the frequent changes in personnel did not affect the team's lineup. Instead, they kept replacing players with poor performance, putting pressure on the players on the court, and allowing them to play very hard and desperately before the game.
At this time, Calessimo was a little unaware of what to do. Seeing that the opponent had already replaced all the main lineup, it was time for some of his main players to start to rest. The Spurs successfully used the substitute lineup to consume the sharpness and physical strength of the Supersonics' main lineup. Calessimo felt the trickyness against that old friend.
It is through this inconspicuous way that seems like a wrong method, which makes you not know how to deal with it well. Just like now, if you continue to let the main force stay on the field, although you may continue to maintain the leading advantage, can you persist until the end of the fourth quarter?
Stephen may have this possibility, and it is hard for others to say. As a former member of the Spurs, Caresimo knew very well what kind of team the Spurs are now.
Unlike other teams, the Spurs are more like an army directed by arms, and **Vic is the commander of this army. He may not have the serious and rigid discipline requirements of Larry Brown, but this team he created himself has better discipline and initiative than any team coached by Larry Brown.
When defense is needed, the Spurs can transform into a large, airtight net, and use suffocating defense to make the opponent's attack seem to hit a wall or fall into a mud, but when attacking, it can also attack as sharp as a sharp knife.
The Spurs do not have the ability to attack and defend at the top level of the league, but they have the ability to play one to the extreme while maintaining their mid-to-middle level. This is their biggest terrifying thing.
The Supersonics have always been mainly offensive, but they do not completely give up defense. However, whether it is mainly offensive or defense, the substitute lineup is not enough to fight against the opponent's main lineup unless Stephen continues to stay on the court.
Putting aside his offensive ability, Stephen's role in the defensive end is also very huge. He not only puts pressure on the opponent's players, but his defense is like a mad dog to a certain extent. You don't know who he will go against, and under his guidance, the defensive enthusiasm of other people will also be improved.
However, this kind of defense is also very physically exhausting. Running at any cost, suddenly changing the opponent's opponent and predicting the ball path from it is not as simple as saying. People's energy and physical strength are limited, and Calessimo hopes to use Stephen's physical strength at critical time rather than at this time.
What to do? Should I continue to keep Stephen on the court or let him go off the court and hope for the last moment of the game, Caresimo hesitated.
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