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Chapter 566 I Don't Carry This Pot
In the whole game, the six Kings scored in double figures, Curry scored a maximum of 28 points, and Jokic sent 8 assists.

For the Warriors, Durant scored 33 points, 10 rebounds and 6 assists. It was a pity that Klay made 21 of 12 shots, but because of the King's defensive strategy, Durant and Klay had a lot of mid-range shots and few three-pointers and free throws. , which is quite different from the preseason data.

At the post-match press conference, the reporter asked Cole why he led 10+ points twice in the first quarter and the third time, but allowed the Kings substitutes to narrow the gap. It is better to match the starter.

Cole directly put aside the topic: "I want to congratulate the Kings for winning the game, and I also miss Bogut's performance. Tonight's offense and defense was a good attempt for us. Although the result is not perfect, we have found a favorable way forward direction…"

News reports were issued, and many fans praised Cole's remarks.

Bill Simmons tweeted: "As I predicted on Twitter before the game, the Kings can't solve their inside defense problem. I know the Kings won and beat a strong team, but it is true that they gave up using two insides at the last moment , The play plan against the Kings is already obvious, unlimited defense + targeting inside, all teams in the league can learn and use it..."

Su Yang was also asked at the press conference: Why did you give up using Cousins ​​+ Jokic in the last 2 minutes? Is it like last season's playoffs, and will continue to give up using Cousins ​​at critical moments in the future? traditional center forward.

Su Yang replied calmly: "I must emphasize that Jokic sent 8 assists and Cousins ​​grabbed 12 rebounds. Without the contribution of both of them, we could not win the game. The same is true for other players. I know you want to hear who's not good, who's good, but that's how the game is, it's just that we need to speed up in the end.

We defended for the last time and chose to replace Curry and LaVine. Could it be that they are also not good?It's just a division of labor!

It's also like eating a cake. You feel full when you eat the tenth fastest, but you can't eat the tenth fastest directly. You need to eat the first nine yuan first. "

The reasoning is very clear.

But when the news reports came out, there were still many fans discussing the King's inside defense and who should be traded.

That same night, the Cavaliers beat the Bulls 107-101.

Su Yang glanced at the data of the two teams and found that Irving did not play, and the starting point guard of the Cavaliers was actually Mo Williams. It was a bit like the Cavaliers in 09, but every starter could win, mainly Cavaliers center Mozgov, Only 21 minutes were played.

Cavaliers head coach Blatt implemented the small lineup very well, freeing up space inside and helping LeBron to play efficiently. Moreover, the Cavaliers made a total of 30 three-pointers, while the Bulls only took 19 three-pointers. Assists twice as much as the Bulls.

Related news reports are also special.

In the video, O'Neal said sadly: "I must admit, and you must also admit, judging from the results of tonight's two season opening games, the era of small lineups has completely arrived. We lack big players who are good at low-post offense. There are some low-post offensive masters, such as Zach Randolph, but his offensive efficiency last season was not as good as throwing three-pointers casually."

Barklisson added: "In the third game of the opening game tonight, the Pistons beat the Hawks by 12 points, the Pistons took 29 three-pointers and made 12 of them, and the Eagles took 27 three-pointers and made 8. [-] times, only three points lost.

In addition, another set of data shows that in the 98-99 season, all games in the league averaged 89 rounds per game, and three-pointers accounted for 17% of the total shots. Points accounted for 100% of the total shots, maybe as Shaq said, we have ushered in the era of small lineups, please cherish big players. "

Smith said with a smile: "All this is due to Su Yang. First, when he was coaching the Thunder, he put Ibaka in the five small lineups at the center, defeated the Celtics with strong interior defense, and arranged for the Lakers to be under two feet tall. M. Green served as the center and won the championship. The key is that he gave up using Cousins ​​​​in the Kings and played an invincible record of 16-0 in the playoffs, which is enough to explain everything.”

Regarding the evaluation of the TNT trio, Su Yang was very helpless.

The main reason for arranging five small lineups is that the firepower is sufficient to cover.

After all, the Celtics and the Heat at that time did not have players who could kill the inside like O'Neal or even the peak Howard. Garnett was too old, Perkins lacked independent offense, Bosh was a space power forward, and Haslem did not. What offensive threat.

In addition, the league encourages offense and weakens defense. Centers like Hibbert are restricted, and the benefits of reusing centers are low.

In short, the small ball trend is a reasonable cause of the times and the league.

Su Yang thought he was just following the trend.

Why didn't there be a small ball trend in the 90s?

Because there are four major centers, the league has not weakened the defensive players. There are hand tests and three-second zone regulations, so it is useless to play small balls.

The next day, the league held 14 games,
ESPN data expert Hollinger, taking advantage of fans and the media discussing the heat of the small ball era, counted all 14 game-related data, tweeted: "Although there is only one game, the reference sample is relatively small, but three of the 28 teams The number of three-point shots taken by 26 teams exceeded the average number of three-point shots taken last season. The Pacers and Grizzlies did not surpass the average number of three-point shots taken by the two teams. , The era of small ball has officially arrived.”

More than [-] fans liked and retweeted Hollinger's tweet.

Various comments followed.

"Su Yang and Xiao Hua teamed up to destroy the league. From now on, they will all shoot three-pointers, and we will never see those artistic mid-range offenses again."

"This is an era when softies reign supreme! I don't blame Su Yang and the alliance. This is an inevitable result of the high development of human society. Human beings always try to cover up and abandon their animal nature, and like to advocate love and peace, showing a little bit of high intensity. Confrontation will be considered barbaric, and some people even shouted that those defensive methods are killing people. I feel sad for the direction of the entire human society."

"Instead of blaming Su Yang and the league, I would rather criticize Morey and Pritchard and other general managers of the league who believe in big data analysis, and which other data software companies advocate three-pointers and abandon CIC. The promoters of the small ball era, look at the results of this year's draft, although many rookies call themselves centers or power forwards, they are all much shorter..."

Assistant coach Mike Brown took screenshots of those comments that received a lot of likes and posted them in the Kings chat group, where everyone booed and spoofed.

Su Yang was speechless.

What's even more speechless is that ESPN specially launched a roundtable meeting to discuss the prevalence of small balls and what impact it will have on the future of the league.

NO.30, the Kings vs. the Lakers at home.

The Lakers are still coached by Byron Scott. They want to attack but not attack, and they want to defend but not defend. Kobe, one old and three new, let Russell, Randall, and Clarkson take more shots. They didn't take too many shots, but The Kings are welcome, 40 to 24 in the first quarter.

After three quarters, the Kings led 103 to 82.

Su Yang wanted to ask Curry if he planned to win the MVP award, but Curry put on his coat early and was not ready to continue his appearance.

Since that was not required, the Kings played with an all-substitute lineup in the fourth quarter, allowing Covington, Turner, and Bazemore to play three players who needed big contracts in the summer. In the end, they defeated the Lakers 132 to 114, with a total of 12 players on the team. , 8 players scored in double figures.

After a night's rest, the Kings flew to Los Angeles to challenge the Clippers, who also won the same two-game winning streak, back-to-back.

Rivers made the offseason trade to get Lance Stephenson to start, at the small forward position, but actually with three guards.

Seeing that arrangement, Su Yang ordered Antetokounmpo to attack on the spot, and Antetokounmpo went all out to beat Stephenson to step on his heels, helping the Kings lead the Clippers 31 to 24 in the first quarter, and then led the substitutes in the second quarter. Rush, run and cry Pierce.

After halftime, the Kings led the Clippers 66 to 48, leaving Ballmer in a daze in the audience.

The Clippers scrambled to catch up in the second half, but the front line was too weak. Paul frequently punished Cousins ​​and Jokic through pick-and-rolls and couldn’t make up for it. , but did not change substantially.

In the whole game, the Kings beat the Clippers 114 to 101.

Seven members of the team scored in double figures, but Cousins ​​was more embarrassing, with 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assist, and 5 fouls and 3 turnovers.

Jokic had 13 points and 8 assists, 1 turnover and 1 foul, 10 of 6 shots, 0 free throws, very efficient.

Various discussions ensued.

Some fans think that the Kings should trade Cousins ​​and replace a high-mobility power forward who can effectively limit pick-and-rolls and screens. Davis of the Pelicans is a good trade object, and Myles Turner of the Pacers is also good. Should be proactive.

(End of this chapter)