All-round Athlete

Chapter 778 Zhang Guan's Trap

The pick-and-roll tactic is a very basic tactic in basketball. It can be said that every basketball player can master this basic tactic. But for any technology, there is a tall wall between mastery and proficiency, and pick-and-roll tactics in basketball involve factors such as on-the-spot use, teammate cooperation, timing, and adaptability. A defender can do it, but the effect is very different.

The pick-and-roll naturally requires two people to complete. The more traditional and most common is naturally the high-position pick-and-roll, which is often the cooperation between the guard and the inside player, and between the guards or between the guard and the small forward. Get the pass open. But in general, the pick-and-roll tactics still have to take the ball holder as the core.

The effect of pick-and-roll tactics directly depends on the level of guards, and not every guard is good at playing pick-and-rolls. Even in the NBA, there are many excellent point guards. They may easily contribute 20+10 data , but they are not good at pick and roll.

There is a huge difference in the effect of using pick-and-roll tactics between a guard who is good at pick-and-roll and a guard who is not good at pick-and-roll. martial arts.

Dragic is undoubtedly a pick-and-roll master, and his pick-and-roll is even seen as having Stockton's style. It's just that in the NBA, the current Dragic has just played for two seasons, and he has not been in the team's rotation for a long time, and it is impossible to have absolute possession of the ball to play his best on-the-spot tactics.

But in the Slovenian national team, Dragic has more ball rights, and the team is willing to formulate special tactics for him to cooperate with him in pick-and-rolls.

The sudden tactical change of the Slovenian team caught the Chinese team by surprise. More importantly, Dragic is really strong in pick-and-roll. Whether it is Brezek, Rakovic or Zupan, Dragic can do it all. work effectively with them. And this effective cooperation can also be transformed into an offensive opportunity.

The point difference was narrowed to two points. Coach Deng Huade decisively requested a timeout, and he began to arrange tactics to defend against the Slovenian team's pick-and-roll.

Defending pick-and-rolls is not a difficult subject. Since the emergence of pick-and-roll tactics, there have been methods of defending pick-and-rolls. The first conventional method is to switch defenses. Although there is a misplaced defense this time, as long as the defensive player is strong enough, there is no problem with misplaced defense. Just like Nowitzki, although he is an inside player, he has a lot of experience in defending pick-and-rolls. Even if he faces some small guards after causing misplaced defense, he can do it with ease.

However, in today's Chinese team, Dayao's foot injury has not yet healed, which greatly limits his mobility. For a player whose mobility is not long, after weakening his mobility again, the misplaced defense after the pick-and-roll is even worse. It seems very difficult. Therefore, Deng Huade can only temporarily replace him and replace him with young players in order to keep up with the pace of misplaced defenses.

The second common method of defense against pick-and-roll is flanking, that is, two defensive players flank the ball holder. However, this is definitely risky. If the level is sufficient, there will be a loophole instead. So if the opponent initiates the pick-and-roll if it is a player who is good at passing the ball, such as Nash, the flank attack will not achieve very good results.

Dragic's passing ability is still there, especially in the Slovenian team, his passing level can be brought into play. If it is in an NBA game, the level of the players is relatively high, maybe you can try to pinch Dragic. But Chinese players obviously do not have the strength of an NBA guard, and it is not a wise choice to pinch Dragic.

The third way to prevent the pick-and-roll is to block, that is, the defensive player blocks the path of the ball holder to buy time for teammates to switch defenses. This method is based on a relatively tacit cooperation and a relatively high level of tactical understanding. It especially tests the ability of the coach to lead the team and the tactical execution of the players. For example, the Spurs in the NBA like to use this method to defend. pick and roll.

But for this Chinese team, Deng Huade is obviously not a coach with top commanding ability. The players, especially those young players, are relatively average in terms of coordination, tactical understanding and tactical execution ability. suitable method.

The fourth way to put the pick and roll is to let the opponent shoot, which can be summed up as letting the shot and not letting the sudden. Even if there is a brief vacancy or misplaced defense after the pick-and-roll, it does not mean that the shot can be made, especially if the opponent's shooting rate is relatively average, this tactic is also possible. For example, a player like Howard who has no long-range shooting ability can let him shoot. It is considered blind to make a shot, and it is normal to fail to make a shot. And if it were Nowitzki, it is estimated that no one would let him shoot.

Although not all the players in the Slovenian team are shooters, everyone has a long-range shot. Their attack range can extend beyond the three-point line. It is impossible for the Chinese team to let the Slovenian team shoot.

In the face of Dragic's world-class pick-and-roll, Deng Huade's relatively average tactical shortcomings also emerged. He can "play chicken blood" to make the players more excited and more daring than each other. However, facing the sudden Slovenian team Tactics changed, but it was impossible to find the most practical way to deal with it in the first place. All he can do is make substitutions.

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"The pick-and-roll tactics seem to be very effective, and the Yankee's level is no more than that!" Coach Zikovic looked at Deng Huade not far away, with a smug smile on his face.

Compared with the previous coach Harris and Jonas, Deng Huade is indeed too young and lacks experience. At least in Europe, Deng Huade has no reputation. European coaches and American coaches are two completely different systems. The saying that peers are enemies is also common among coaches. So in the eyes of Zikovic, Deng Huade is just a rookie who just debuted.

The Slovenian team continued to play pick-and-rolls, but the defense of the Chinese team was also relatively chaotic. Although the players had momentum, their awareness and tactical understanding were not yet at that high level, especially after high-position pick-and-rolls. The change of defense made the players of the Chinese team look a little confused. They didn't know whether to continue to stare at the original opponent or switch to a new opponent.

Fortunately, Slovenia did not score the next goal, which also gave the Chinese team a chance to buffer, but anyone can see that the current situation of the Chinese team is not very fast.

Dayao looked at the situation on the field, looking anxious but helpless. He even started to blame himself. If it wasn't for the foot injury that affected his ability to move, now Blazek would have been beaten by himself long ago. It exploded!

"It turns out that China doesn't know how to defend against pick-and-rolls. It only needs a simple pick-and-roll switch to disrupt the Chinese team's defensive deployment!" Dragic dribbled forward while gesturing towards Brezek. He stepped up to the pick-and-roll.

Blazek also immediately ran near the three-point line, ready for the pick-and-roll.

Still the same as before, the pick-and-roll between Brezek and Dragic, and then Dragic broke into the three-point line with the ball, seeking the possibility of scoring.

However, at this moment, Dragic found that Brezek seemed to be in an open position, which was an excellent shooting opportunity.

"The Chinese team missed Brezek, a good chance!" Dragic swung his wrist, and the ball had already appeared in Brezek's hands.

Blazek didn't hesitate, he got up and shot a jumper.

At this moment, a big hand suddenly appeared on Brezek's head, and then pressed down fiercely.

"Crack!" Blazek ate a big hot pot abruptly.

"Who? Who covered me?" Brezek looked down and saw Zhang Guan's figure.

"It's Zhang Guangai's me? How is this possible!" Blazek thought with an incredulous expression.

At this moment, there was an ear-splitting cheer at the scene.

"You jump so high! Zhang Guan jumps so high!"

"That's Brezek, 216cm Brezek, Zhang Guan is 25cm behind him, and he gave him such a big cap!"

"It's beautiful, it's so beautiful! Blazek's shot has already been taken, and it's incredible that someone can block it at this height!"

Amidst the people's discussion, Zhang Guan had already caught the ball, then rushed to the front court, and ended the attack with a beautiful dunk.

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"How is it possible? How could Zhang Guan cover me? How high does he have to jump!" Brezek recalled the situation just now, and he confirmed that the one who gave him a big hat was Zhang Guan.

Based on Brezek's experience, it is almost impossible for a guard to block a 7-footer who is jumping and shooting from the front. What's more, Brezek is 2.16 meters tall. Looking at the world, He is also taller among centers.

But even so, he was blocked, and Zhang Guan not only has the height to take off, but also has enough speed. When Brezek chose to take off and shoot, he was still in the open position, and at the moment he took off, Zhang Guan had rushed to him.

Being blocked by a defender, Brezek was a little frustrated, but Dragic was still full of confidence. He felt that it was just an accident because of Brezek's carelessness.

"Zhang Guan's physical fitness is really excellent. If it were someone else, it would be impossible for him to move so fast and jump so high. He was able to block Blaizek head-on. Sure enough, he should not be underestimated!" Dela Ji Qi thought to himself.

The ball was back in Dragic's hands, and he pushed the ball again, followed by another pick-and-roll with Brezek.

However, this time, Dragic found that Brezek appeared in the vacant position again.

"Brazek's chance is still very good." Dragic flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Brezek again.

After receiving the ball, Brezek got up and shot a jumper without any hesitation.

The big hand in the air appeared for the second time, and slapped the ball fiercely.

"It's Zhang Guan again!"

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After Zhang Guan got the ball, he scored another fast break layup, and the point difference widened to six points again.

The same situation happened twice in a row, which made Dragic feel a little strange. If it was just one time, maybe Brezek was really careless, but when the same situation happened twice in a row, Dragic had to think about it. Maybe it's not a coincidence.

This time, he still chose Brezek to play the pick-and-roll with himself, and after the pick-and-roll cooperation, he saw that Brezek was still in an open position.

"Brazek is open again, a good opportunity to attack!" Dragic instinctively passed the ball to Brezek, and when the ball was shot, Dragic realized a problem, why did Brezek Zeke would be completely open, with no one marking him.

"This is not normal!" Dragic immediately went to look for Zhang Guan, only to find that Zhang Guan was ready to go.

"No, this is a trap!" Dragic was about to yell and stop Brezek from shooting, but Brezek had already jumped up, aimed at the basket, and shot with a wave.

Next, Brezek suffered a third block, which came from Zhang Guan's third block.

The score was widened to eight points, which was one point more than the seven points at halftime.

Looking at the eight-point difference, Dragic has fully understood that all this is a pre-set trap by Zhang Guan.

Faced with Dragic's world-class pick-and-roll level, Zhang Guan decided to stand up, but Zhang Guan knew that two people are needed to complete the pick-and-roll, so two people are needed to defend the pick-and-roll, and he cannot do it alone.

Zhang Guan believes that relying on his height, it may be difficult to limit the main Blazek at the basket, but when he is near the three-point line, he can rely on his extraordinary jumping blue to limit Blazek's shooting, so Zhang Guan simply provided for Brezek. It is much easier to artificially create an open opportunity, let Dragic pass the ball to Brezek, and then defend Brezek himself, which is much easier than complex transposition defense.

In fact, Dragic and Brezek really took the bait. As a result, they were blocked three times in a row and allowed Zhang Guan to score six points in a row.

If it were someone else, maybe they would not have such a bold idea. The physical gap between the point guard and the center is an insurmountable mountain in defense, but in front of Zhang Guan, this mountain may only be regarded as a Small soil bag, you can step over it with a little effort.

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"It's actually possible! It's actually possible to use this method to defend the pick-and-roll! After the pick-and-roll is changed, a guard can use his body to guard against a big center over seven feet. Zhang Guan actually used this method to break the Slovenian pick-and-roll !"

Deng Huade looked at Zhang Guan on the field, a ray of shock appeared in his eyes.

"A guard, in defense, forcibly resisted a traditional big center. There was a height difference of almost 25 centimeters, and the difference in weight would have to be 40 catties. Zhang Guan did it! No, not only Instead of defending, it completely overwhelmed Brezek! How did he do that?"