basketball behind the spotlight

Chapter 224 We Came to Play Ball

In the next game against the Grizzlies, the stubborn Grizzlies coach Brad still uses the two-tower lineup. Lu Ziqiu's tactics in this game are very simple, that is, the whole game is pressed. The method is very effective against the grizzly bear.

The Wolves played smoothly from the beginning of the game, while the Grizzlies have been exhausted.

Brad made frequent substitutions, and it was still difficult to change the situation of being passively beaten on the court.

But as soon as they entered the rotation, the Wolves fell into a bitter battle due to Augustine and Xia Yuan's unsuitability.

Seeing the opponent's full-court pressing making mistakes repeatedly, Brad couldn't help being overjoyed, and hurriedly replaced the main players gradually, and the situation on the field suddenly turned around.

Seeing that the good situation disappeared in a blink of an eye, George and the others were anxious, and repeatedly persuaded Lu Ziqiu to replace Augustine and Xia Yuan first.

But Lu Ziqiu did not agree, "The effect of this kind of game-based training is much better than usual training. If they want to grow quickly, they must adapt to various styles of play."

This full-court pressing tactic has never stopped training for the Wolves, but it has been relatively less this season, and the intensity of the training and the game cannot be compared. How can Lu Ziqiu let go of such a good opportunity to use the game as a substitute for training? Pass?

Several people saw that his attitude was so firm, and they knew that it would be useless to persuade them, so they could only pray secretly, hoping that they would not give up the victory they saw.

Therefore, Lu Ziqiu not only did not replace the two, but also gave them the highest playing time of the whole team. Even if they were replaced, it was only because of tactical needs that they were replaced for a while and then played again.

After the fight, the two had gradually adapted to it. Although there were occasional omissions, it was a world of difference compared to the first half, and the unfavorable situation was reversed.

In the last few minutes, Lu Ziqiu withdrew them and sent the team's five most powerful attacking players: Han Bin, Lu Wei, Lu Qian, Luo Peng and Lin Sen at the same time.

After these five people entered the field, they were like wolves in a herd of sheep, quickly and effectively tearing the opponent's defense to pieces.

On the other hand, the main players of the Grizzlies, because of the entanglement with the substitute players of the Wolves, under the condition of huge physical consumption, the offense repeatedly ended in iron strikes.

The game also lost its suspense.

But Augustine and Xia Yuan were so tired that they collapsed on the spot and were helped back to the locker room by the players ahead of schedule.

Lu Ziqiu asked the team doctor to go back to check them first. When he led everyone back to the locker room, he asked the team doctor about their condition. The team doctor said that they were fine, but they were not used to such a high-intensity game, which caused their physical exhaustion.

In this way, Lu Ziqiu no longer worried, but George still said to him, "You are a little anxious to do this. The old players didn't have as much playing time as they did when they played like this before."

"I can't give them too long, they have to grow up as soon as possible."

In fact, he also knew that he had gone too far, but the progress of these two people was too slow. Including the summer league and preseason games, they had already played a lot of games, but they were still timid on the court. I didn't play half of the usual level.

If Xiaozhi, Gao Jun, and Hayes hadn't improved significantly, I'm afraid the other main players would suffer injuries due to fatigue. He would not dare to repeat the lessons of last season.

Xiaozhi is someone who has experienced it. He used to have vomiting and diarrhea every time he returned from a game. Seeing that the two were so tired, he wondered if they would feel better after going back, so he took the initiative to ask Ying to take care of them and pass on their experience.

Lu Ziqiu was a little surprised. He didn't expect that Xiao Zhi, who is usually so shy, would take the initiative to ask for Ying, "Okay, then I'll leave them to you, and you will get in touch with them more in the future."

Xiaozhi nodded shyly, "I will tell them how to better distribute their energy during the competition."

"Hmm." Lu Ziqiu was pleased. Xiaozhi's progress is really gratifying. As long as his fixed-point shooting ability is more stable, he will never be worse than Lu Wei and others in the bayonet playoffs.

However, after returning to the hotel that night, Augustine and Xia Yuan ran to look for Lu Ziqiu. Lu Ziqiu was a little surprised, and asked them after asking them to take a seat, "Is it better?"

The corners of their mouths twitched, and they nodded reluctantly.

"It's fine, by the way, you came to see me so late, but what's the matter?"

The two faltered for a while, not knowing how to speak.

Lu Ziqiu smiled, "Everyone is a family, so just speak up if you have anything to say."

At first, I was a little timid to speak, but after looking at each other, the two became more courageous.

Augustine gritted his teeth, "Coach, can you not let me play for such a long time when playing full-court press?"

Lu Ziqiu's smile froze, and he turned to look at Xia Yuan, "Is that what you mean too?"

Xia Yuan nodded, "Yes, coach, we are here to play, not to risk our lives. We really can't accept the way we play today."

"That's why you came to me so late?" Lu Ziqiu suppressed his anger, and his eyes gradually became sharper.

The eyes of the two dodged a little. They both understood that this team was not talented enough, and the individual abilities of the players were not outstanding. To be able to fight three vicious battles is to rely on hard work. If you don't fight hard, the competitiveness of this team is really not very good. Sample.

But they have just stepped into their careers, and this style of play is very easy to get injured. Once a major injury occurs, it will definitely affect the development of their careers.

Lu Ziqiu took a deep breath, softened his tone and asked: "You have been in the team for a while, haven't the old players told you about the previous situation of the team?"

The two nodded silently.

"You have very good talents. After playing for two or three seasons, your personal ability will definitely be greatly improved. It is really not difficult to sign a good contract."

The two gradually lowered their heads.

"But you must be very clear about what kind of coach I am, and what kind of style the team is like. I talked to you when I first selected you. How did you say it?"

But seeing the changes in the faces of the two, but unwilling to speak, Lu Ziqiu sighed secretly, and had no desire to continue the conversation, "You go back first, and come to me after you have thought it through carefully."

After the two left, Lu Ziqiu called Xia Kexin and told her about the two coming to him.

Xia Kexin's eyes widened in astonishment, "They actually came to talk to you about this?" She couldn't believe it. This was the first time this happened in a long time.

But at the same time, she also realized the seriousness of the problem, "Don't worry, I'll talk to them later."

Lu Ziqiu smiled slightly, talking to her would save trouble, "Okay, I will leave this matter to you. After the talk, you can communicate with me in time, and I will make adjustments depending on the situation."

"clear."

(End of this chapter)