The genius of the basketball madman is on the left

Chapter 594 The Majesty of the Three-Point King

Oh, maybe Zuo Li's sentence should be added with a prefix, that is, the player with the most credit. There is no doubt that in the finals, Kawhi Leonard made the Heat suffer.

However, the biggest hero of the Spurs is only one from beginning to end, and that is Popovich. There is no doubt that since he entered the league to coach, the Spurs have been Popovich's team, which is unique in the league.

Just like every good coach has their own labels, such as Phil Jackson and the triangle offense, Adelman and Princeton, and old Nelson's crazy experiment, D'Antoni's run and bomb system, Jerry Sloan's pick-and-roll coordination, Larry Brown's egalitarian...

These have almost covered a large part of the best coaches in NBA history, especially after the 80s, almost all of them, but there is only one important name missing, and that is Popovich.

The Spurs are the team with the most stable record in the entire league in the 21st century. Yes, there is no doubt about this, and I believe no fans will question it.

But if you start looking at the Spurs' first championship, at this moment or some day in the future, when you look back, you will find that your impression of the Spurs may be divided.

If you go back a few years and you ask a fan on the street, what kind of team is the Spurs?He might tell you it was a dull, slow, even ugly defensive team.

In the 2005 Finals, the Spurs met the defending champion Pistons in the Finals, and the two defensive teams played a suffocating series.The Spurs did not score more than 81 points in any of the seven games in the finals, and three of them scored less than [-] points.

In the 2007 Finals, the Spurs easily swept the Cavaliers 4-0.The difference in strength between the two teams is obvious, but in the four games of the Spurs, except for one scoring 103 points, the other three games only scored 85 points, 83 points and 75 points respectively.The Spurs dragged James into a slow positional offense.

The Spurs' offensive slowness and sluggishness reached their extreme in the 2007-08 season.That season, the Spurs ranked third in the West with a 68.3% winning percentage, but they averaged only 95.4 points per game, ranking third from the bottom in the league, only higher than the Heat and the Clippers in the West.

However, in the playoffs that year, the Spurs went all the way to the Western Conference Finals, but lost 1-4 to the Lakers led by the peak Kobe Bryant.

And in the era that Zuo Li traveled through, the Duncan era, the last glorious era of the Spurs, fans would always praise the Spurs for their reasonable offense and smooth cooperation, saying that they are a pleasing and even gorgeous ball. Team.

Although in the 09-10 season, the Spurs only played 50 wins and 32 losses, which was their worst regular season record in the past 10 years, but looking back, 2010 was also a turning point for the Spurs.

Since 2010, the Spurs' offensive rhythm and average points per game began to soar. In just two years, in the 2011-12 season, the Spurs averaged 103.7 points per game and ranked second in the league, second only to the brainless Denver. The track and field team, and the Spurs ranked first in the league in three-point shooting percentage of 39.3%, and the Warriors who had just gathered the Splash Brothers came in second.

Therefore, an amazing fact is that before the Warriors, the Spurs have used their own offense, used their own three-pointers, and the wing defense (Leonard) has taken the ball after the rotation, and has entered the Finals for two consecutive years. And won the Spurs' fifth crown.

At that time, Steve Kerr was 46 years old, three years before he and Stephen Curry led the Warriors to the top.

The two Spurs in the eyes of the fans have existed before, and their coaches are also Popovich. This may be Popovich's ability. His ability to transform the team is unique. His best It's how to make the best use of the players you have, whether you're Duncan in his prime, old Duncan, or no Duncan.

Popovich has always been able to integrate his players into this team, like a true whole, each with his own unique role.

Although this sounds a little mechanized and lacks creativity, which will curb the real strength of the players to a certain extent, it has to be admitted that sometimes machinery is indeed more durable than manual labor.

This may be the biggest reason why the Spurs have been able to prosper for more than 10 years, and they have truly squeezed out all of Duncan's potential, and they can reach the top of the league again in an almost incredible way in a few years [-] years later.

Well, so much nonsense, in fact, it has nothing to do with tonight's game, Zuo Li just wants everyone to know his big opponent in the future.

At this time, the Spurs have just begun to transform, and history is no longer the history he knows. His existence will change everything.

And this is also the biggest reason why Zuo Li is confident that he can teach Popovich a lesson. He knows the weakness of the Spurs this season too well.

It can be said that the Spurs this season is that the defense is not as good as before, and the offense has not yet reached the level of the future. Although Jefferson is not bad, he is really not suitable for the Spurs. The Spurs are not suitable for players who do not have the ability to attack independently. , especially outside, Jefferson is really not good.

As for Popovich asking Duncan to defend, Zuo Li can only say... I'm sorry Shifo, tonight, I will accept it bluntly!

Um?How does it feel weird!

do not care!

When Zuo Li faced Duncan directly, Madison Square burst into cheers. This was the first time Zuo Li faced the No. [-] forward on this field.

However, the sparking collision scene that people imagined did not appear. Zuo Li's scoring method was very simple. Didn't Duncan open his arms and wait for Zuo Li to burst out? Just cast!

brush!

Have it.

"Three-pointer! Zuo Li confidently shot a three-pointer at Duncan. Duncan obviously didn't expect Zuo Li to be so straightforward, so he didn't defend it. It was basically an open shot. Of course, this open space is not easy to find. said Kenny Smith.

Not only did Duncan not expect this ball, neither did Popovich. Of course it was a trap for him to let Duncan come up to defend. Flank attack, this is a defensive tactic he carefully prepared for Zuo Li.

In order to stand on the left, Popovich even showed his strength to defend O'Neal back then. At the beginning, he knew that O'Neal killed all directions, and the peak swept the Spurs like a bag, but in fact the Spurs are already the most successful team in restricting O'Neal. I don't believe it. People can go to look at the data. Back then, OK was indispensable for fighting out the west surrounded by wolves.

So Popovich has the confidence to limit Zuo Li, for which he did not hesitate to resort to poisonous milk magical skills, just hoping that Zuo Li can continue to attack the inside and beat Duncan, how tempting.

However, to lure Zuo Li to eat it, he used a completely different method...

Three points!

Another three points!

Zuo Li made another three-pointer on the second attack!

"Please, I'm also the three-point king after all~!"