Chapter 277 Running-in period, new problems(1/2)
"Although we won this game, it was difficult to win.
Through this game, we must have all realized the shortcomings and shortcomings of the team more clearly.
However, now is not the time to say these words. Let’s enjoy the joy of winning the game first!
By the way, for tomorrow morning, don’t be late for the meeting.”
After the game, George Carl gathered He Li and others together and said this with great sincerity.
As George Carl said, through this game, the Bucks exposed many problems.
In front of the strong defensive team, the Bucks lacked a second strong point to attack with the ball.
Although Reid is not bad at holding the ball, he is better at not having the ball. However, he is not as strong as Ray Allen without the ball.
Reed's offensive threat can only be shown if it attracts defense.
But when encountering an outside player like Kobe who has been defending for many years, Reed seems to be stretched out when attacking and lacks a real killer weapon.
Besides, Payton. Payton came to the Bucks and his training attitude was actually very good, but his physical condition inevitably declined as he grew older.
Payton's condition in the Bucks was slightly worse than Reed. He was originally at the Supersonics, and Payton had a lot of tactical support. Many people were playing around him, so Payton could play relatively comfortably.
Although after coming to the Bucks, He Li helped him share the offensive pressure and helped him open up space.
However, Payton really needs to take the ball to attack and hit the opponent to score, but Payton is the weaker point.
In other words, with Payton's current offensive ability and the shooting percentage of ordinary defenders in singles, he is not as strong as a top outside defensive player.
In this case, instead of leaving this difficult ball to attack, how can I carry the team forward by myself instead of leaving it to Payton to attack.
As for Karl Malone, his physical condition is still in good condition.
But it was similar to Payton. When he suddenly came to the Bucks, he did not get effective tactical support, so the level he showed was much worse than before at Jazz.
In addition, because the Bucks are still cultivating Kwame Brown and Boozer, Carl Malone, who is currently short of the ball, can't find his own position in the Bucks.
Carl Malone was a little confused in the Bucks, and George Carl did not master the manual of Carl Malone.
This is also the Bucks' luxurious lineup with F4, and they are really good at fighting against the Lakers, and they are even a bit out of the Lakers' opponent.
If He Li hadn't felt good today, he was in very good condition.
At the last moment, he shot a key three-pointer, otherwise the Bucks would have really lost the game.
Having said that, in addition to the cooperation and running-in issues between core F4, the training of Kwame Brown, Boozer and Wade is also a big problem.
The first two have been developing for a season, but their scoring ability has not reached the elite level.
If they are outside players, they can shoot three-pointers.
Then, core players such as He Li are willing to split the ball.
But if you are just an inside player, there is no need to risk the pass into the inside and be cut off.
What the Bucks need to do with Kwame Brown and Boozer is more about defense, protecting the frame, grabbing rebounds, and seizing a small number of opportunities for a second attack at the basket.
The rest of Wade is the top priority in the training of Bucks.
Seeing that Reed had been trained, but not fully trained, the Bucks continued to have the third ball-holding attack point.
After thinking about it, who is more suitable inside the Bucks than Wade?
Although Wade's shooting was unstable, his breakthrough was indeed effective.
In the specific situation where He Li and Reed are on the court at the same time, Wade will basically only encounter one defensive player, and he is more likely to be an inside player.
This gave Wade a great chance to score the ball.
Even if you encounter a superstar like today, Garnett, who has a lot of defense, Wade can judge the situation and choose to break through and make layups and pass the balls by himself.
The Bucks have Kwame Brown and Carl Malone inside. One can rely on talent to catch the ball and force it into the basket to score. The other is a handsome mid-range shot, and he is also more confident in mid-range shots.
However, if Wade wants to be fully qualified for this job, he still needs continuous training and training.
Wade's ball control level needs to be strengthened at this stage.
If you break through the middle of the lane with the ball, Wade dribbled the ball himself and lost it, and this kind of thing will happen all the time.
Then the Bucks are not so urgent to consider making Wade the team's third strong point in possession of the ball.
What the Bucks need is a helper who can provide stable output with He Li.
If Wade doesn't control the ball and makes mistakes in dribbling, then it's not a helper, but a burden, and is helping the worse.
The next day, the Bucks held a video room meeting and unified the issues and opinions that everyone recognized.
During the meeting, Payton and Carl Malone also expressed their hope that George Carl would design some tactics specifically for them so that they could better integrate into the Bucks' offense.
In response, George Carl also said he could do it. He handed over the task to the Bucks' chief assistant coach - Terry Stotts.
As for George Carl himself, he didn't have to do anything after he was left behind.
This is not the case. While everyone recognizes that there are problems with the Bucks' offensive end, George Carl pointed out that the Bucks need to win the game in a more stable way, that is, defense.
Originally, the Bucks had many strong points in possession and attacking. With the support of running and bombing tactics, the overall upper limit of the Bucks was very high.
Because the Bucks can easily score 120 points in the league team's average of less than 90 points, even if they get more than 100 points by their opponents, they don't have to pay too much attention, as long as they can win the game.
But now, the Bucks can't be so proud, always look at their opponents and problems from the perspective of the past.
Arrogance is not advisable. The Bucks need to solve the offensive problems and also need to strengthen the work that needs to be done on the defensive side.
Because there are many older veterans and rookies with insufficient tactical cultivation in the team.
In the past, the Bucks' joint defense system and lightning switch needed some adjustments.
And because He Li is too important to the Bucks, especially his contribution on the offensive end, He Li is an indescribable treasure that the Bucks can't describe.
In the previous two seasons, He Li could be the team's offensive core and defensive core at the same time, but this season is not possible.
For the Bucks, every bit of physical strength is very valuable.
Therefore, George Carl adjusted He Li's work on the defensive end, and He Li reduced a lot of defensive pressure.
And this part of work and pressure will naturally transfer to others.
Fortunately, Malone's elbow still has deterrent power, and Kwame Brown has grown up. Even Boozer, who is weak in defense, is constantly enhancing his strength on the defensive end.
There are not many stars who can make stable three-pointers from the outside these days. Most of the team's scoring is still obtained in the inside and in the penalty area.
The Bucks have good inside players, which enhances the inside defense and will greatly enhance the Bucks' overall defensive strength.
At the same time, the outside is helped by experienced Payton. Although Payton is old and has not been flexible enough, most of the time, his defense is still enough.
As a result, the bucks entered a period of running-in again.
Because of the team's strength, schedule, plus a small part of luck, and various factors, the Bucks achieved a pretty good record of 7 wins and 1 loss until the end of November.
The only game I lost was to a powerful enemy like the Mavericks.
The Mavericks are still running and fighting in the new season, because the Mavericks maintain their original lineup and basically do not need to be run-in, that is, the combat power is relatively complete and they are in good condition.
It is understandable that the Bucks lose to the Mavericks.
The time is coming soon December. The Bucks should have almost finished running-in and need to enter the next stage.
But I didn't expect a new problem to appear again.
Indeed, Payton and Karl Malone have gradually integrated into the Bucks, but Reed has new needs and new ideas.
A person's ambition increases with strength and status.
Reed this season is similar to Ray Allen last season, and both of them are planning to start the Eastern Conference All-Star guard.
Reed believes that he has two championships in hand, and now he has officially entered his peak period, which is stronger than Eastern Conference All-Star guards Iverson, Carter, Kidd and others.
If many All-Star starters rely on fans to vote, Reed will indeed be expected to surpass Iverson and the other three with the support of two championship rings.
But in fact, Reed has no superstar appearance, his playing style is not very good, and he has no big hit points, so he cannot attract traffic. In addition, playing in a small market like the Bucks, Reed's idea is simply a delusion.
However, Reed himself is a fan of the authorities and simply believes that the reason why the fans voted for him with few All-Star votes is that his data is not outstanding enough.
To this day, Reed has averaged only 17.8 points, 2.4 rebounds and 3.3 assists this season.
This data is much worse than last season.
In fact, Reed has not received less ball rights in the Bucks this season.
The fundamental reason for the decline in personal data is that Reed played the sixth man last season, and most of the opponents he encountered were the second-line rotation players from outside the league.
To put it bluntly, Reed encountered defensive pressure when attacking is not as great as that now, so his offensive efficiency is naturally higher and his data is naturally better.
Now Reed is the core player of the Bucks, and his true second strong point in the ball.
With Payton and Carl Malone just joining the Bucks without getting much ball rights, Reed encountered the defensive strength of the team's second-in-command.
Of course, the data produced by Reed is also the data of the second in command.
Although Reed's score has not exceeded 20, the team's second-in-command score this year is usually only 15-18 points.
Some teams are in the range of 10-15 points from the second to fifth team, but only the big boss's scoring data is around 20 points.
Therefore, there is nothing in the Bucks that are dissatisfied with the answer delivered by Reed this season.
To be continued...