The Emergence of the Sleeping Dragon and the Phoenix

The third category involved tactical terminology, requiring a simple sketch of the initiation and various conclusion methods of the plays. There were only two fundamental tactics: one represented by the Princeton's "chin" tactic, and the other by the Triangle Offense's "blind pig" tactic.

"The 'chin' tactic begins with an inside-outside positioning, with guards 1 and 2 at the top of the arc, forwards 3 and 4 on the left and right wings, and center 5 in the right post. After the tactic is initiated, the two sets of perimeter players make crisscross cuts. The right side, guard 1 and forward 3, execute a handoff, then 3 passes the ball to the left to the strong side for 4 to disrupt the defense. Then, 3 uses the back screen from 5 to drive to the basket..."

The 'chin' tactic primarily utilizes back screens and flare screens in combination, emphasizing continuous movement to stretch the defense. As for the Triangle Offense's 'blind pig' tactic, it also focuses on high post action on the strong side and back screens on the weak side for driving plays.

In general, both the Princeton and Triangle offenses, as dynamic offensive categories, emphasize the switch from strong to weak side and off-ball movement.

"This question is a bit challenging, but with some study, it can be answered perfectly. It's hard to distinguish which is better."

Quickly sketching a few strokes, he then looked at the last question.

[According to reports, the league has decided to re-establish the defensive three-second rule and legalize zone defense after the finals. Currently, our center is relatively poor in defending pick-and-roll offenses. Try to help us improve.]

"Now the difficulty has increased, this question can very well separate the wheat from the chaff, must think carefully..."

The 2001 finals haven't started yet, and the free agency hasn't opened. The Rockets' centers are Hakeem Olajuwon, Kevin Catledge, Jason Coker, and Carlos Rogers, with the latter two rarely playing. Olajuwon will likely leave after the free agency opens. Given the Rockets' reluctance to spend money, the starting center next season will definitely be Kevin Catledge.

Catledge is a pure physical center, similar to a stronger but slower, less efficient 'Capela'. With the defense three-second rule, defending pick-and-rolls will inevitably become more difficult. First, switching defense is hard, quick double-teaming is not possible, strong delays are difficult to return to defense in time, and weak delays can be easily accelerated to break through. Thinking it over, only the 'squatting in the pit' and 'ICE' are suitable to make up for Catledge's shortcomings in defending pick-and-rolls.

The so-called ICE defense, when encountering a pick on the wing, is to have the ball defender block the middle route in advance, but even with squatting in the pit and ICE, other people's assistance is needed. The Rockets' perimeter defense can only rely on and trust Cuttino Mobley.

"With Kevin Catledge as the target center, it is recommended to use the squatting in the pit to deal with the middle pick-and-roll, and use ICE to deal with the side pick-and-roll. When squatting in the pit, players like Mobley need to assist in defense, and the core idea of using ICE is when the pick-and-roll occurs, the ball defender forces the ball handler to the sideline in advance, and Catledge, as the center, follows up and compresses the space..."

ICE defending pick-and-rolls can maximize the reduction of the center's movement distance and reduce the risk of continuous turning. However, it requires someone on the weak side to rotate and make up for the fast-breaking center to avoid the ball handler quickly passing the ball. It's not perfect, but it can make up for Catledge's shortcomings.

By the way, also write out the idea of rotating and making up on the weak side. Finally, it is suggested that the Rockets trade up in the draft to choose Eddie Griffin, who is fast and good at blocking shots, as the weak side assist defense positioning, which will be very useful in cooperation with Catledge.

"Done!"

In the same room, five people took the written test, and Su Yang finished in ten minutes, and the other four people looked at him in shock, it was too fast.

According to the requirements, he handed over the test paper to the staff, then went to the rest room to wait, passing by the player channel and saw the huge poster of the Rockets winning the championship in '95, and the Rockets' team training: Individual power is always small, only a united collective will be invincible.

It sounds very awkward, far less than Tomjanovich's 'Never underestimate the heart of a champion.'

Thinking about it, I arrived at the rest room, sat down and casually flipped through the "Dunk" magazine, the cover is Richardson's flying dunk.

"It's more smoothly than expected, but I haven't tested the number of bench presses, and I don't have professional training experience, which may be a disadvantage. Now I have time to rest, I need to think about how to answer if I am asked..." I quickly reviewed the various muscle enhancement and weight gain related videos I have seen before, such as 'If it's not said, it's zero calories', 'My good younger brother Arnold', and various well-known basketball trainers' videos.

Fortunately, I have almost an eidetic memory and remember it very clearly.

...

Outside the office of the Rockets' head coach.

The chief assistant coach Larry Smith, with a big black bald head, looked at the two papers in his hand with a worried face. One came from his not yet public illegitimate son, who got a score of 88, and the other came from a guy named Su Yang, who actually got a score of 99.

He never thought that he was fully responsible for drafting the written test content, and he specifically told his son the answer to the last 'how to improve the center's defense', intending to cheat to snatch the position of assistant video analyst, but suddenly a guy named Su Yang popped up, who seemed to understand more than himself.

Especially the finishing touch of the ICE defense strategy, which was just made by the assistant coach of the New York Knicks, Tom Thibodeau, last month, to deal with the upcoming three-second defense and the legalization of zone defense. It was only exchanged in a small circle, and if he hadn't gone to Chicago for a joint tryout, he wouldn't have known it. Many coaches in the league don't know about it, how does Su Yang know?

It's very embarrassing that his son also wrote the ICE defense strategy perfectly according to the answer he told in advance, in order to avoid suspicion, and also changed his name to Freezing defense strategy, pretending that it was his son's own hard thought, wanting to show strength.

"It's awkward, what should I do now? Su Yang is obviously very strong, if he normally participates in the follow-up interview, he definitely can't compete with him, I have to think of other ways, make some difficult questions in the interview, to reduce Rudy's evaluation of him, it can only be done this way.

As an assistant coach who has been working in the Rockets for eight years, in other teams, I am fully qualified to directly appoint my son as a video analyst assistant. In the past, I introduced insiders, Alexander has never cared, and this time I suddenly organized a social recruitment.

Can't you recruit more people?

F**k! Sh*t!

God will forgive me as a father's selfishness."

Having made up his mind, Larry Smith raised his hand and knocked on the door, and after hearing "come in," he pushed the door open and strode in, instantly putting on a smile.

"Two bosses, our talent reserve is about to take off like a rocket. There are two young talents in this written test who have thought of the ICE defense strategy that Tom Thibodeau of New York just came up with at the same time. Both are geniuses, but our plan is to recruit only one person.

So we need to continue to examine..."

Hearing Smith's narration, head coach Tom Janovich took a test paper and quickly checked the answers.

General Manager Dawson took another test paper, saw the name Su Yang, and was surprised to find that it was an Asian, and looked at the answers carefully. The name Eddie Griffin came out again, specifically suggesting to trade up in the draft to get Griffin.

"This guy actually thinks the same as me, willing to give up two first rounds to trade up and get Eddie Griffin, very interesting, I need to see what's going on..." Dawson was a bit excited, thinking that he could additionally examine the talent of the scout.

Tom Janovich took Su Yang's test paper and looked at it again,

Then he laughed and said, "Good! Very good! A small written test, and unexpectedly two talents appeared at the same time!"