Basketball trainer, I created a super giant

Chapter 384 Trading Range for Space
The match is over, but the impact it had on the game is far from over.

Because the American team won too easily.

You could even sense that Billups and his team were holding back to some extent, slowing down the pace.

Even under these circumstances, they still won by a whopping 65 points.

With Kenny Smith's statement that everyone underestimated this Dream Team, whose strength was no less than that of the original Dream Team, Barkley on the opposing team was immediately put on the red.

"Kenny, are you fucking kidding me?"

Barkley screamed.

American basketball's fame began with the Dream Team, and that Dream Team was Barkley's pride, or rather, a significant highlight of his career.

“Listen to those names, apart from Christian, aren’t they all legends?”

Jordan, Bird, Magic Johnson, Malone, Drexler...

Each one is a synonym for greatness.

"But I am the top scorer."

Barkley looked proud.

Forget about slacking off or not, he still beat Jordan and Bird to become the Dream Team's scoring champion.

The Dream Team also set its own single-game scoring record.

I may not have won the overall championship, but on the international stage, I am the champion.

Facing the red-hot Flying Pig, Kenny Smith didn't care at all and retorted, "Charles, you're a professional, you should be able to see that the Knicks' Dream Team won much more easily."

"Their defense was better, their teamwork was better, and they even executed tactics."

During the game, Smith could clearly see the influence of the Princeton offense and the triangle offense.

Barkley thought to himself, "Nonsense, a team is a team. After two years of getting to know each other, it would be strange if they didn't work well together."

Smith continued, "Also, they took a lot of threes, 17 of 21. They took them so easily that their opponents put almost no pressure on them."

Barkley couldn't refute this point.

The US team took a lot of three-pointers today, with a very high success rate, and as Smith said, they shot them very easily.

DeShawn Stevenson is a crazy player; he once threw the ball just past halfway through the game.

They practically turned the Olympic Games into a training match.

Meanwhile, back in Athens, Larry Brown also addressed the issue of three-pointers during a post-game media interview.

But after only a couple of compliments, he couldn't help but start showing off.

"I told you, this dream team will surprise everyone."

"You know what? Before the match, I didn't set up too many tactics. I just let them play freely. As you can see, we won too easily."

"We have great defense, accurate shooting, unstoppable one-on-one, wow, we can do everything."

"I don't think any team can beat us."

His constant use of "our" annoyed a reporter from The New York Times, who pointed out, "Larry, that's our New York team."

Brown rolled his eyes imperceptibly, inwardly cursing.

I know it's from New York, I know New York is awesome, and we won the championship undefeated.

However, it was still thanks to Tang Sen that they succeeded.

Brown, true to his nature, never tolerated reporters and reminded them, "The Knicks' success is glorious, but everyone knows it's because of Don."

"Most importantly, the Knicks' success is replicable."

It's just replacing a bunch of rookies with physical talent, but it's not like Leiden has some extraordinary talent.

Without Townsend, how could the Knicks succeed?

Brown couldn't help but think that if he could team up with Tangsen, they would become the next Knicks in just two seasons.

Tangsen had no idea that Brown had praised him after the game.

The competition starts at six o'clock.

The third practice session in the evening started at 7 p.m. and ended around 8 p.m.

So when the game was being watched, most of the star players had already arrived at the training facility.

Today, Tang Sen decided to move the practical training outside the training hall to practice his skills.

The parking lot is huge, just like the training hall, it's over 7,000 square meters, we can't possibly use it all.

Tang Sen simply transformed one of the areas into several basketball courts.

Since kids from the neighborhood often come to watch the stars, this is a small perk for them.

Now, under the spotlights, the area around several venues is filled with children and young people.

Because you can see Kobe and McGrady, Duncan and Garnett going head-to-head here, which is even more exciting than watching the NBA Finals.

Given this level of popularity, Tang Sen really thinks that the future LYD training camp might even become a basketball court comparable to Rucker Park.

Tang Sen's role is like a mascot, providing training bonuses.

So Tang Sen simply pulled up a camping chair and sat down to watch the game. "What are your thoughts after watching today's match?" Tang Sen suddenly asked Tedsky and Grover beside him as he watched.

The group exchanged glances, not quite understanding Tang Sen's meaning.

Brittenham tentatively asked, "Did we win too easily?"

Tang Sen shook his head, both amused and exasperated, thinking to himself, who cares about winning or losing?

"I mean, have you guys felt the impact of the three points?"

Tang Sen looked at the crowd.

The group was completely bewildered and still didn't understand.

Tang Sen turned around and had someone fetch a tactical board, then started drawing on it for everyone.

"As you all know, FIBA ​​does not have a three-second rule, and the three-point line is 50 centimeters shorter, so the area inside the three-point line is relatively more crowded."

Everyone nodded.

As Tang Sen said, FIBA ​​games tend to be more crowded.

Tang Sen drew two circles on the board and then said, "But in today's game, did you notice that the Chauncey players were all shooting from far away from the three-point line?"

Guys like Stevenson, when he's on fire, he can shoot from two meters out of the three-point line.

"At this point, the opponent's instinctive choice is to defend inside the three-point line or in the three-point line area."

"This has led to a situation where when Changxi and his team make their shots, the opponents don't have time to rush in and defend. Doesn't this area create space?"

Tangsen cast a shadow between the two three-point lines.

"And all our training is actually for gaining space."

There is room for breakthroughs and room for action.

Even in terms of tactical operations, it's all about creating space.

"Compared to relying on technique to confuse the opponent, can simply staying away from the opponent also create space?"

While watching the game, Tang Sen noticed that the Puerto Rican players repeatedly and instinctively positioned themselves inside or on the three-point line to defend.

At this point, due to the difference in the three-point line, Billups and his teammates naturally have 50 centimeters of space.

They practiced three-pointers more often and shot them more accurately.

In NBA games, sometimes players will increase the distance to create space for a shot.

For example, shooting from a meter away from the three-point line.

When they shoot from this position, they gain a full 1.5 meters of space.

This distance was enough to leave Puerto Rican players with no time to defend.

Similar situations occurred many times during the competition.

"so what?"

Looking at the picture, Tedsky understood Tangsen's explanation, but he still didn't know what Tangsen was trying to express.

Bruce Frazier, the one who studies the playing style of ordinary players, hesitated for a moment and said, "Don, are you suggesting trading shooting range for space?"

"Yes."

Tang Sen nodded hurriedly, pointing at him and saying, "That's exactly what I mean."

He then pointed to the board and said, "The same principle applies to the current situation in the league, which is actually the same as in Puerto Rico. They will instinctively defend within the three-point line or the three-point line area."

"Because there weren't as many three-point shots in the past, and the players' shooting range wasn't that far, many three-pointers were shot right at the three-point line."

"But if you train a lot on three-pointers and extend your shooting range, then you naturally create space for shots."

Tedsky and the others seemed to understand.

Grover frowned and said, "But Tang, shooting from that far away will significantly reduce your accuracy, and it will also be more strenuous."

Tang Sen nodded in agreement.

That's right, the farther away you are, the less accurate it becomes, and the more effort it takes.

Especially in a high-intensity game, few players can maintain their shooting accuracy from eight meters away in the final stages of the game.

Tang Sen looked at Frazier and said, "But we can change their shooting style. We've already researched and proven that using a juggling shot can make them shoot farther."

"So if you want to increase the range, just use a drop shot."

Frazier proposed the "flip shot" shooting method.

For the past month and a half, Tang Sen has been training the players in this way while also working with everyone to study the advantages and disadvantages of this shooting technique.

This shooting method has a huge advantage: it allows you to shoot farther.

It's like a push shot; it can definitely throw it farther.

"The low release point of the drop shot makes it easy to be interfered with. This problem has been bothering us for a long time. But if we increase the range, and throw from a distance of fifty centimeters or even one meter away."

"Does that solve the problem of having a low entry point?"

(End of this chapter)