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Chapter 34 Tactical Drills
After Don Nelson's concise introduction, the team started formal training.

Anyone who mentions Don Nelson knows that he likes offensive tactics very much. Even though he has started to focus on defense in the first two years, he will still give priority to offense.

No, the first one to practice was the running and bombing tactic. This is a tactic that Don Nelson likes very much. When it comes to running and bombing, the first thing that comes to mind must be D'Antoni.

The running and bombing of the two can be said to have their own advantages, and D'Antoni's running and bombing is generally more aggressive.

But his tactical system has a fatal flaw, and that is the point guard.

If you give him a good point guard, even if other players are not satisfactory, he can play for you.

But if there is no good point guard, even if the players in other positions are good, he can't play well.

Don Nelson, on the other hand, is a commoner type of running and bombing. Although he doesn't have such a strong offensive rate, he wins in balance.

However, the first joint practice did not achieve the desired effect, and it could even be said to be a mess. The main reason was the Grizzlies' core, Paul Gasol.

Mainly because the Grizzlies in the past were all working hard on defense, and their offensive tactics were very monotonous, mainly based on positional offense, run and bomb tactics?In the past, it was not in the joint training plan at all.

But who is Don Nelson, he changed the running and bombing lineup instantly, and he took Gasol from the team.

The lineup on the field became,

Point guard: Yang Zhan
Shooting back: Eddie Jones
Small forward: Shane Battier

Power Forward: James Posey
Center: Lorenzen White

Using this lineup to play and run again is indeed much better than the original starting lineup. In this lineup, everyone except the center has three points.

The offensive space is widened, and the perimeter defense is also very good, but the weakness lies in the bullying of the interior defense.

First of all, James Posey's height is 2.03. He is characterized by perimeter defense and three-pointers, but it is really difficult for him to be a power forward.

Lorenzen White entered the league as the seventh overall pick in the first round of 96, but he became one of the few parallel importers of the 1 golden generation.

But there is no way around it. Now that Don Nelson wants to implement the run-and-gun tactics, as far as the Grizzlies' current players are concerned, this is the only lineup that can be used.

However, as a mad scientist, Don Nelson has more than just running and bombing tactics in his head. Soon he replaced Pau Gasol to set up a positional tactic based on him.

After all, in terms of personal ability alone, Gasol is the strongest on the team. After Gasol was mentioned, the team's lineup changed.

Point guard: Yang Zhan
Shooting back: Eddie Jones
Small forward: Shane Battier

Power forward: Lorenzen White

Center: Pau Gasol

This tactic is mainly based on Gasol sitting in the low post, Lorenzen White goes to do off-ball pick-and-rolls for the 2nd and 3rd positions, and Yang Zhan creates opportunities by himself to complete the inside air cut.

At this time, Gasol will have to see which teammate has a better chance, and then pass the ball bed to whom. If there is no chance, he will play singles by himself. This is also a routine used by the Grizzlies in the past.

After all, he has organizational skills. In terms of organizational skills in today's league, Garnett may be comparable to Gasol.

What caught Nelson's eyes on this tactic was that he didn't expect Yang Zhan's off-the-ball cuts to be so good.

At first, I thought that Yang Zhan's previous style of play was always holding the ball, and it would be difficult to adapt for a while, but I didn't expect to complete it so well.

After practicing this tactic several times, Nelson replaced Yang Zhan again. He believed that Yang Zhan had organizational skills.

But the current tactic requires Gasol to be the core of the tactic, so that Yang Zhan's personal ability cannot be fully displayed.

Slowly he turned his gaze to Ellis, and Yang Zhan on the side could also clearly feel that after replacing Ellis, the offense on the field became better.

As far as the current personal offensive ability is concerned, Yang Zhan is indeed inferior to Ellis, but with Ellis replaced, the team's defensive ability has also obviously declined.

Then, according to various lineups, various tactics were continuously rehearsed. At this time, Don Nelson looked at these tactics rehearsed, and he already had a future team system.

(End of this chapter)