But Hill knew, and he briefly explained it to his teammates.

After a while, the coaches came and the meeting began.

Today's preparation training is to prepare for tomorrow's game against the Spurs, but the content of the meeting is mainly to analyze the game against the Lakers the day before yesterday.

Regarding the 17 three-pointers, Liu Xiu was browsing the news and visiting forums. He saw that the media and fans were either praising Mustache's three-point skills or praising his great improvement in three-pointers.

But what I hear from the coach now is the details of the positional battle around the three-pointer, interspersed movements, and the attack on the basket during the counterattack after the three-pointer is shot.

Scoring under the basket and mid-range shots are the scoring areas that account for the most proportion.

They made 17 three-pointers the day before yesterday, which was a lot, but the three-pointers scored 51 points, which only accounted for 40% of their total score the day before yesterday.

And they can't hit so many three-pointers every game. It's normal for him and Ray Allen to miss two three-pointers each, and it's normal for his teammates to miss 1-2.

After the analysis, the vice president came out to be the villain, emphasizing that the details of their offensive coordination were not good enough and that there were still many areas that needed improvement... and then praised their progress on the defensive end.

Liu Xiu was used to the vice president's actions.

When polishing defense, players need to be encouraged and motivated.

When polishing the offense, sometimes it is necessary to deliberately suppress the impetuous emotions of the players.

Suppressing first and then encouraging is similar to giving a sweet date a slap in the face.

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On November 2nd, the Trail Blazers will face the Spurs at home tonight.

This game attracted a lot of attention, and people were very curious, who has the stronger offense, the Spurs or the Trail Blazers?

When this topic first came up, old fans felt like they were in a different world.

Back in the 2006-07 season, who dared to believe that the Spurs and Trail Blazers would become candidates for the 'league's strongest offensive team'?

That season, both teams were still the Iron-blooded Legion.

This season, the Trail Blazers and Spurs are competing with the Lakers and Nuggets for the 'Strongest Offensive Team'.

The Trail Blazers scored 127 points in the first game. The Spurs completely abandoned Bowen. Bowen has been with the Spurs for the past seven seasons. As long as he was not injured, he never played as a substitute and averaged a stable game every season.

He played 30 minutes. Bowen came on as a substitute the day before yesterday and only played 11 minutes.

Bowen, who has no running ability, was accused of being a hindrance in last season's regular season. Although he shot a career-high 45% three-point shooting percentage, the Spurs' offensive efficiency declined with him on the court.

In the playoffs, the Warriors were used as a breakthrough on the defensive end.

According to the analysis of ESPN expert Hollinger, Bowen's actual defensive level last season should be at the first defense level.

Bowen was 36 years old last season and 37 this season. He has no injuries or illnesses. He won't decline too much... That means he was really given up by Popovich on the tactical level.

Are these the tears of the times?

In addition to the difficulty in changing the style of play, the Spurs had other reasons for abandoning Bowen.

The Spurs have made a lot of moves this summer. They selected George Hill in the draft, who has good fighting ability, poached Roger Mason from the Wizards for US$7.28 million over two years, and renewed the contract of Amy Udoka.

With Mason and Uduka renewed, as long as these two are used normally, Bowen will indeed have little playing time.

However, Liu Xiu believes that the Spurs' best offseason move was to sign Kurt Thomas for $8 million over two years.

Tim Thomas and Kurt Thomas are two villains, and getting either one of them can make the team full of resilience. The Suns were so strong in the 2007 playoffs because of the two Thomases.

The Bulls had to get a premium contract from Tim Thomas if they sent out a first-round pick. It was also because of this that in the series between the Bulls and the Pistons in the playoffs last season, the Bulls became the only one desperate for Pierce.

Dancing solo...

At 8 o'clock in the evening, the Trail Blazers' home game against the Spurs started.

There was good news for the Trail Blazers before the game - Ginobili was injured in the opening game and will be sidelined for at least two weeks.

The Spurs' starting lineup tonight: Parker, Finley, Roger Mason, Matt Bonner, Duncan.

Trail Blazers starting lineup: Liu Xiu, Ray Allen, Hill, Randolph, Kwame Brown.

After the game started, the Spurs' defense looked better than the lineup!

Looking at the lineup, Bonner has the advantage of not suffering a loss in confrontation, being brave, and following the arrangements; Parker is a hindrance; Finley is not a hindrance at most.

Only Roger Mason and Duncan are strong defensively.

But the Spurs defense is extreme!

Use speed to defend three-pointers, shrink the basket, and make up for it if you can in the mid-range.

Liu Xiu was deeply impressed by this defense.

In the original time and space, the Mavericks in the 13-14 season were jokingly called the "true runner-up" because the Mavericks were the only team that could drag the Spurs to the tiebreaker in the playoffs that season. In the finals, the Big Three of the Heat all

Only won 1 game against the Spurs.

Because the Mavericks are good at mid-range shooting, the three top mid-range shooting experts of Ellis, Carter, and Nowitzki almost beat the Spurs to eight.

For the Spurs in this time and space, mid-range is still a big problem, because mid-range shots are mainly singles.

But the Spurs defended very well in the opening stage tonight!

The Spurs' defense very restrained the Trail Blazers' interspersed movement tactics centered around three-pointers.

In the first quarter, the Spurs led the Trail Blazers by 6 points, 27-21!

In the entire first quarter, the Trail Blazers only took 4 three-point shots and scored 1 goal.

During the break, Liu Xiu took the initiative to apply for the West Coast mode. The coach thought about it and accepted the suggestion.

In two or three months, when the tactical system is gradually improved, and then against the Spurs, Maurice Cheeks will try to adapt from a tactical perspective when encountering such a defense.

But now, it is obvious that there is no other way but to use hard steel?

Building a tactical system is not something that only gets better with each setback. Too many setbacks will affect the players' confidence in the new system.

However, it was different from the West Coast style of play in previous years. After receiving instructions from the coach, Mustache began to think about tactics...

He really wants to quit and get the $5 million annual salary he promised easily?

It’s not easy at all!

However, when he picked up the tactical board, he felt the warden's expectant eyes...

The most talented player in history, as trusted as the dynasty builder of the Sharks!
Chapter completed!