The Thunder team continued to make great strides in the next few games, and it seemed so unstoppable.

However, after five consecutive victories at the start of the season, the Thunder ushered in the first defeat at the beginning of the season.

That was losing to the Chicago Bulls led by Derek Ross.

The rise of the Bulls this season is completely beyond people's expectations. At least so far, the Bulls have won all five games.

The Heat, which beat the three giants in the East, took the No. 1 position in the East. It has to be said that this is indeed a bit incredible.

Of course, this is also very related to Derek Ross' outstanding performance this season, and the team's signings of Boozer and Korver.

The reason why the Thunder lost this game was because the team's running-in was not in its best condition.

Throughout the game, the Thunder made up 27 turnovers, with an average of nearly seven turnovers in one quarter.

So in this case, Thunder lost is not unfair at all.

What's more, Ross scored 39 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in this game, perfectly leading the Bulls to defend their home court.

In fact, Yang Fan did not take the loss in this game seriously, and it was also reasonable that the team would make so many mistakes.

Because the Thunder’s main tactic recently is Motion     Offenses, which is commonly known as dynamic offense, can also be understood as a blocking and cutting tactic.

This set of tactics is not a great tactic in the NBA. Even every team mainly based on team basketball will play this set of processes, but the details will definitely be different.

What Yang Fan learned from was the Nuggets' playing style in later generations, which was to let Yao Ming stand at a high position as the axis, and other players created more opportunities through constant movement and pick-and-roll.

It was precisely because of this style of play and Jokic's excellent passing ability that the Nuggets in later generations completely stood up in the West and became a strong team that cannot be ignored in the West.

Although Yao Ming's passing ability is not as coquettish as Jokic, fortunately, Yao Ming's passing vision is very wide, and his soft offensive feel allows Yao Ming to perfectly undertake the task of the offensive axis.

As for why Yang Fan changed to dynamic attack instead of continuing to use the Eagle attack, because the Eagle attack tactic is too single.

Once the opponent has multiple players with excellent defensive abilities in the backcourt, such as Artest and Kobe of the Lakers, the Hawks' offensive lethality will plummet.

This was discovered in last year's playoffs, so when the team has Yao Ming, the cutting-shifting tactic is undoubtedly the least easy to get injured.

However, dynamic offense requires that people come to the ball, and players have to share the ball in large quantities, so before the team is really in place, it is common sense to make many mistakes or lose the game.

As the saying goes, the more you prepare for the regular season, the easier it will be to play in the playoffs.

Especially when the Thunder were almost hacked by the Lakers last year, this made Yang Fan realize his shortcomings.

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In the next period of time, although the Thunder were in the running-in stage, due to the team's strong lineup depth, they could still easily win some weak teams.

Until November 13, the Thunder's record had reached 7 wins and 1 loss, ranking first in the West without any suspense, and it seemed much smoother than the Heat, which was second in the East.

The Heat have been widely watched by fans as early as the offseason. Even on the championship prediction list released by ESPN, the Heat soared, surpassing the defending champion Thunder and becoming the most promising team this season.

But after the start of the new season, the Heat seemed to be a little unacceptable.

To be precise, the team's running-in is worse than the Thunder. So far, the Heat's record is only 5 wins and 3 losses, and it doesn't look like a dominant team that should play.

Even though the record of 5 wins and 3 losses still makes the Heat ranked third in the Eastern Conference, the Heat's performance is far from meeting fans' expectations.

It has even attracted a lot of insults from fans and strongly demanded that head coach Spoelstra be dismissed.

In fact, we really can't blame the head coach Spo for this situation. The team's running-in process is a long process.

Especially when three top league players suddenly gather together, this is even more of a problem.

Not to mention, just the two points of ball rights distribution and field position are enough to make any coach drink.

Yang Fan has a deep understanding of this, which is the main reason why Yang Fan suddenly changed to Motion     Offenses (dynamic offense).

Because although Anthony's arrival is a good thing, in a sense, it is not a good thing either...

At least Yang Fan has a very headache now.

The reason for the headache is not because no one is available, but because there are so many people who can use it!!

There are so many that even Yang Fan, who has been a man for two lives, is worried, even though Yang Fan has greatly reduced the playing time of the main players.

In name, it is to protect the players, but in fact, I still hope that the rain and dew will be evenly affected...

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"The Thunder are very strong, but I don't think they can beat everything because they rely too much on offense. This is the Thunder's advantage and will also be the Thunder's disadvantage."

"I still think that defense is the key to winning the championship. As for the Thunder's championship last season, I can only say that there are a lot of luck."

"In the series against the Lakers, I don't think the Thunder's methods are very brilliant."

"If Sean hadn't been expelled in the tiebreak, I think the final result would have been different."

"As for the next game, I will face the Thunder, to be honest, I have no pressure at all."

"Because the Grizzlies are also an excellent team and we are a team with top defensive capabilities, we have the strength to defeat the Thunder."

"And I am also looking forward to the fight with the Thunder because I can't wait to prove that defense is the key to winning." Faced with a reporter's question, Grizzlies head coach Hollins said.

If Yang Fan's rise makes people hate the most, it must be a coach like Hollins who started with defense.

Because Yang Fan had already unconsciously driven an offensive frenzy, at least the proportion of three-point shootings in the league in the past two seasons has risen sharply.

In addition, the idea of ​​building teams in some small teams has also changed from being big in the election to now paying more attention to the players' offensive ability.

Although from a league perspective, weakening defense or limited improvement in offense can greatly increase the viewing of the game on the court.

But for an old coach like Hollins who is not good at offense and only focuses on defense, this is obviously not a good thing.

Therefore, although Yang Fan's rise can drive employment for more young coaches, it will inevitably offend some veteran coaches in the league, especially veteran coaches who started with defense.

Hollins is not only a typical defensive coach, but most importantly, he is also an excellent ancient player, having experienced the basketball game like a wrestling field back then.

This also leads to the fact that the offense can win the championship seems to be a serious crime, which has greatly subverted his view.

Hollins' nickname is "Train", which has many meanings.

But one of the things is because Hollins is a typical "mouth master". He often keeps attacking others with his mouth full of mouth running on trains.

This is somewhat imaginative to Pippen in later generations, that is, he cannot bear to see young people doing better than their generation.

It seemed as if they were the real basketball game during that period, and after them they were just playing house on the court.

So before the Thunder, Hollins, who was interviewed by the media, openly questioned Yang Fan.

I still firmly believe that defense is the key to winning the championship, and as for offense, it depends more on luck.
Chapter completed!