Chapter 920: Bee Swarm Defense

A coach's job is more than just commanding from the sidelines.

Li Liang has a deeper understanding of this after becoming the head coach of the Kings.

Back then, in his [Bench Life] mission, he completed a few missions directed by the sidelines quite well.

It was only when I became a coach that I realized that the energy consumed by the sideline command is just the tip of the iceberg of the entire coaching job.

And for Li Liang, on-the-spot command and dispatch are actually his strengths, and he doesn't need to learn much, and he does quite well.

After playing the Lakers and Warriors, the Kings suffered a two-game losing streak in the preseason.

In Game 3, the Kings played against Maccabi Haifa at the Golden 1 Center at home.

In this game, the Kings finally showed the strength of the NBA team. In the first quarter, a wave of 43:22 vented all the grievances of the previous two losses on the poor Maccabi team.

Because the opponent is too weak, Li Liang has more room to deploy the lineup and experiment with tactics.

In the first quarter, Li Liang controlled the ball by himself and hit consecutive three-pointers from the outside, allowing Sacramento fans to see what a historic three-pointer is.

The rhythm of the entire king is according to D'Antoni's idea, advancing slowly, shooting quickly, and playing crisply, the effect is really good.

In the second quarter, the substitute lineup came on the stage. Li Liang tried to let Rondo play as a substitute. He wanted to test whether he could make Rondo a sixth man.

But the effect is not very good, even if the opponent is Maccabi.

In today's NBA, the sixth man still needs a microwave player with strong shooting ability.

For a player like Rondo who is good except for shooting, being a sixth man is really a waste.

In the third quarter, Li Liang tried the UCLA tactical system with the core of pick-and-roll, reverse run, and 1-4 high and low positions.

Because Li Liang studied the UCLA tactical system with the Jazz in the system last summer, he has a deep understanding of this tactic.

The effect seems to be relatively mediocre at present, mainly because the players did not cooperate with each other tacitly before.

Holding the ball and passing the ball in the high position is not fast enough, so you have to hesitate and think about it.

Obviously he had a chance to fight, but because he wanted to pass, both opportunities were wasted.

However, Li Liang believes that if the king's lineup configuration can be adjusted well with the UCLA system, it is indeed a long-term solution.

Li Liang's style of playing with the ball for a long time is more suitable for bayonets in the playoffs.

UCLA's system is suitable for the regular season, with low energy consumption and long standby time.

In short, after a game, all kinds of personnel and tactics have been tested.

The only thing that made Li Liang feel unsatisfied was the team's defense.

Mike Brown, with his bald head, has not yet given a satisfactory answer to Li Liang.

As the owner of four championships, Li Liang knows that without a tough defense, he cannot win the championship.

Defense is the most effective tool to unite the will of a team.

Any coach who has just taken over a weak team must first focus on defense.

The offense can rely on the ability of one or two superstars to solve problems, which can instantly improve the team.

Defense is not good, and defense must require the efforts of everyone in the team.

The sense of participation in defense is the highest, and none of them can be missing.

To build a good basketball team and hold everyone together, we must start with defense.

In this game against Maccabi, the Kings had no trouble, 139:95, a huge point difference and won the first preseason victory.

Three days later, on the 13th, the Kings avenged their first loss by defeating the Los Angeles Lakers at the T-mobile Center.

However, neither Wade nor Leonard appeared in this game.

In general, the king is still inspecting newcomers, while allowing Li Liang to experiment with tactics and adapt to his status as a head coach.

To be honest, Li Liang adapted very quickly, so fast that Divac, as the general manager, felt a little unbelievable.

After the game, he chatted with Li Liang in the locker room and asked Li Liang, "Did you want to be a coach very early? It's not easy to be a coach. You adapt to the role too quickly, especially in the When in command on the pitch."

Whether on or off the field, Li Liang cannot stop for a moment.

And the advantage of being a player-coach is that you can arrange tactics without calling a timeout.

For example, making free throws on the court, gathering players together and saying a few words, the effect will come out.

The meaning of the timeout is more about substitutions, rest, and adjusting the mentality of the players.

Faced with Divac's compliment, Li Liang thought, I have already done the job of the head coach in the system, and I still need to tell you?

The king's management is still obedient to Li Liang, and Li Liang's power in the king's team can be said to be quite huge.

However, Li Liang did not abuse his power. He only made suggestions on the fate of fringe players, but did not make the final decision.

"I think we need to be thicker on the front line. Now is the era of the front line. Sometimes I feel stretched when changing players. But I am not in a hurry, and there is still time." Li Liang said to Divac.

Because of Li Liang's good leadership, the league has entered the striker era.

Several strong teams in the West have very strong forward players.

Needless to say, the Warriors, the Lakers have Leonard, the Thunder have Durant, and the Spurs have Wiggins.

Although the king has Li Liang, Li Liang is now undertaking too many and heavy tasks.

He needs help up front.

Now the king's starting small forward is Gay, sitting on the bench is Casspi.

To be honest, neither player meets Li Liang's employment requirements on the defensive end.

Divac stroked his beard and nodded, saying that he would try his best to meet Li Liang's request during the season.

"There is another problem. Tell Mike to come up with a good defensive system as soon as possible, or he will be fired, let alone me." Li Liang has been forcing Brown to come up with a defensive strategy plan for the past two days, but Brown All the hair fell out (in fact, there was none), and he still didn't come up with a strategy to make Li Liang satisfied.

Now, Mike Brown is not listening at home every day, watching videos, flipping through notes, and even calling his old boss Popovich in the past, hoping to tailor a good defensive strategy and training plan for the Kings.

But Li Liang didn't seem to be satisfied. After all, the two had a mentor-student friendship, so it was hard to say anything directly.

This guy uses Divac to tap Brown's bald head.

On the one hand, let Brown hurry up to ship the goods, and on the other hand, he will take revenge for the one arrow he always arranged for in the past!

Divac understood what Li Liang meant, and took time to talk to Mike Brown the next day.

Brown was dumbfounded when he heard that, if he was resigned, according to the contract, he would not be able to get enough salary, and a large part of it would be deducted.

The King really gave too much, more than the average head coach.

So of course he has to work harder!

It is now October 14th, and there are still two weeks before the opening of the NBA regular season.

Mike Brown decided not to retreat, and edited and edited the game videos of various strong teams in the past five years, and took them out to watch them all.

Then I repeatedly looked through my past notes and experience, and searched for the defensive tactics and strategies of various well-known school coaches, and even dug out many things buried in my mind. I must give Li Liang a satisfactory answer.

After that, on the 15th and 18th, the Kings defeated the Washington Wizards and the Los Angeles Clippers one after another in the preseason.

D'Antoni's tactical system on the offensive end has been implemented quite well.

The principle of "slow push, fast ball" is gradually accepted by the players.

And D'Antoni is a point guard Bole, and Rondo can be described as a fish in water in D'Antoni's system.

D'Antoni focuses on building a pick-and-roll offensive system with "Li Liang-Rondo" as the core.

Cousins ​​has been functionalized as a whole, but because of the excellent ball handling ability of Rondo and Li Liang, Cousins ​​will play a lot of roles in the offense.

At the same time, the entire Kings practiced very vigorously, and almost all players practiced extra after training.

There is no way, Li Liang's hair dryer is too powerful, if you don't practice, you will be scolded to death.

And Mike Brown was in a trance during the day, and stayed up late at night to design defensive tactics with great devotion.

On the 18th, the Kings finished all the preseason games and began to make final preparations for the regular season.

Li Liang came to the base for training early in the morning, and when he glanced at Mike Brown, he felt something was wrong.

"Mike, why do you have long hair?" Li Liang suddenly noticed that a thin layer of hair had grown on Mike Brown's bald head like a marinated egg!

Brown touched his head and said, "Oh...I may be a little tired recently."

Li Liang finds it unbelievable, people lose their hair when they are tired, why do you still have long hair?

In fact, Brown shaves his head and beard every day. If he doesn't shave, he will grow a little hair.

Although there are not many, because almost all hair follicles have been destroyed, there are still survivors. As a result, they have been living in anxiety recently, and their hair has been suppressed instead.

Li Liang looked at Mike Brown, who had grown hair, and suddenly felt a little distressed.

I wondered if I was embarrassing him too much.

In fact, he thinks the plans given by Brown are all good.

It's only the first time as a head coach, and he has to face such a strong opponent of the Warriors during the season. Li Liang still hopes to have a system that is most suitable for the Kings.

"Mike, if you really don't have a good idea, just follow the previous one. Man-to-man is the simplest, but also the most effective, isn't it?"

Mike Brown touched his "bald head" with hair growing out, and said: "No, no Bruce, I already have an idea, I already have an idea! That's why I grew my hair, and I thought of one that would suit us system, and it is aimed at warriors!"

"What system?"

"Swarm defense."