The pick-and-roll tactic is a very basic tactic in basketball. It can be said that every basketball player can master this basic tactic. But for any technology, there is a tall wall between mastery and mastery, and the pick-and-roll tactics in basketball involve factors such as on-the-spot use, teammate cooperation, timing, and adaptability, so every A defender can do it all, but the results achieved are vastly different.
The pick-and-roll naturally requires two people to complete it. The more traditional and most common one is naturally the high-post pick-and-roll. This is often a collaboration between guards and inside players. Screen pick-and-rolls are also used between guards or between guards and small forwards. Get the pass open. But in general, pick-and-roll tactics still have to focus on the ball holder.
The effect of pick-and-roll tactics directly depends on the level of the defender, and not every defender is good at playing pick-and-roll. Even in the NBA, there are many excellent point guards who may easily contribute 20+10 data. , but they are not good at pick-and-rolls.
There is a huge difference in the effect of using pick-and-roll tactics between defenders who are good at pick-and-rolls and defenders who are not good at pick-and-rolls. Even for many defenders who are good at using pick-and-rolls, losing the pick-and-roll tactics is equivalent to destroying more than half of their skills. Martial arts.
Dragic is undoubtedly a pick-and-roll master, and his pick-and-roll is even seen as having Stockton's style. It's just that in the NBA, Dragic has just played for two seasons. He has not been in the team's rotation for a long time, and it is impossible to have absolute ball rights to play the on-the-spot tactics he is best at.
But when it comes to the Slovenian national team, Dragic has more ball rights, and the team is willing to develop special tactics for him to cooperate with him in pick-and-rolls.
The Slovenian team's sudden tactical change caught the Chinese team off guard. What's more important is that Dragic is really strong in pick-and-rolls. Whether it's Blazek, Rakovich or Zupan, Dragic can do it. Form effective cooperation with them. And this effective cooperation can also be converted into offensive opportunities.
The point difference was narrowed to two points, and coach Deng Huade decisively requested a timeout. He began to deploy tactics to defend against the Slovenian team's pick-and-roll.
Defending pick-and-rolls is not a difficult subject. Since the emergence of pick-and-roll tactics, there have been methods of defending pick-and-rolls. The first conventional method is to switch defenses. Although there is misplaced defense this time, as long as the defensive players are strong enough, there is no problem with misplaced defense. Take Nowitzki for example. Although he is an inside player, he is very experienced in defending pick-and-rolls. Even if he causes a misplaced defense, he can face some small defenders with ease.
However, in today's Chinese team, Dayao's foot injury has not recovered, which greatly limits his mobility. For a player who is not good at mobility, after his mobility is once again weakened, the misplaced defense after the pick-and-roll is even more serious. Seems very difficult. Therefore, Deng Huade could only temporarily take him off the field and replace him with young players in order to keep up with the misplaced defensive changes.
The second conventional way to prevent pick-and-rolls is to flank the ball holder, which is to have both defensive players flank the ball holder. However, this is definitely risky, and flanking means missing one person. If the ball holder has poor passing awareness and If the level is sufficient, a loophole will appear. Therefore, if the opponent who initiates the pick-and-roll is a player who is very good at passing the ball, such as Nash, the double attack will not achieve very good results.
Dragic's passing ability is still there, especially in the Slovenian team, his passing level can be brought into full play. If it's an NBA game and the players are of a relatively high level, you might be able to try to double-team Dragic. However, Chinese players obviously do not have the strength of NBA defenders, so flanking Dragic is not a wise choice.
The third way to defend against pick-and-rolls is to block, which means the defensive players block the path of the ball carrier to buy time for teammates to switch defenses. This method is based on relatively tacit cooperation and a relatively high level of tactical understanding. It especially tests the coach's ability to lead the team and the players' tactical execution. For example, the Spurs in the NBA like to use this method to defend. Pick and roll.
But for this Chinese team, Deng Huade is obviously not a coach with top leadership ability. The players, especially the young players, have average coordination, tactical understanding and tactical execution ability. It is not a good idea to defend the pick-and-roll with this method. suitable method.
The fourth method of setting up the pick-and-roll is to allow the opponent to shoot, which can be summarized as allowing shots and not allowing sudden shots. Even if there is a brief opening or a misplaced defense change after the pick-and-roll, it does not mean that the shot will definitely be made. Especially if the opponent's shooting percentage is relatively average, it is okay to use this tactic. For example, a player like Howard who has no long-range shooting ability can be allowed to shoot. If he makes a shot, it is a blind shot, but if he fails to make a shot, it is normal. And if it were Nowitzki, no one would let him shoot.
Although not all players on the Slovenian team are shooters, everyone has a long-range shooting ability. Their attack range can extend beyond the three-point line. It is impossible for the Chinese team to let the Slovenian team shoot.
Facing Dragic's world-class pick-and-roll, Deng Huade's shortcomings of relatively average tactical skills also emerged. He can "beat the chicken blood" to make the players more excited and braver than the other. However, facing the Slovenian team's sudden The tactics changed, but the most practical response method could not be found at the first time. All he can do is make substitutions.
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"The pick-and-roll tactics seem to be very effective, but that American's level is just that!" Coach Zhikovic looked at Deng Huade not far away, with a proud smile on his face.
Compared with the previous coaches Harris and Yunus, Deng Huade is indeed too young and lacks resume. At least in Europe, Deng Huade is not well-known. European coaches and American coaches are completely different systems. The saying that colleagues are enemies is also common among coaches. So in the eyes of Zhikovic, Deng Huade is just a rookie who has just debuted.
The Slovenian team continued to play pick-and-rolls, but the Chinese team's defense also seemed relatively chaotic. Although the players had a sense of momentum, they still could not reach that high level in terms of consciousness and tactical understanding, especially after the high-post pick-and-roll. The change of defense made the players of the Chinese team seem a little confused. They didn't know whether to continue to focus on the original opponent or to switch to a new opponent.
Fortunately, Slovenia did not score the next goal, which also gave the Chinese team a chance to buffer. However, anyone can see that the current situation of the Chinese team is not very fast.
Dayao looked at the situation on the court, looking worried but helpless. He even began to blame himself. If it hadn't been for the foot injury that affected his ability to move, Blazek would have been beaten by him now. Explode!
"It turns out that China doesn't know how to guard pick-and-rolls. It only takes a simple pick-and-roll switch to disrupt the Chinese team's defensive deployment!" Dragic dribbled forward while gesturing towards Blazek. He steps up to set up a pick-and-roll.
Blazek also immediately ran to the three-point line and was ready for the pick-and-roll.
It's still the same as before, the pick-and-roll between Blazek and Dragic, and then Dragic breaks into the three-point line with the ball, looking for the possibility of scoring.
However, at this moment, Dragic discovered that Blazek seemed to be in an open position, which was an excellent shooting opportunity.
"The Chinese team missed Brezek, what a good opportunity!" Dragic swung his wrist and the ball appeared in Brezek's hands.
Blazek didn't hesitate, got up and shot a jumper.
At this moment, a big hand suddenly appeared on Blazek's head, and then pressed down fiercely.
"Bang!" Blazek forcefully ate the hot pot.
"Who is it? Who covered me?" Blazek looked down and saw Zhang Guan's figure.
"Is it just me? How is this possible!" Blazek thought with a look of disbelief.
At this moment, a deafening cheer erupted from the scene.
"Jump so high! Zhang Guan jumps so high!"
"That's Brezek. Brezek is 216 centimeters tall. There is a gap of 25 centimeters between Zhang Guan and him, but he was given such a big hat!"
"Beautiful, so beautiful! Blazek's shot has already been taken, and there is someone at this height who can block it. It's incredible!"
Amid the discussion, Zhang Guan had already caught the ball, then rushed to the frontcourt and ended the attack with a beautiful dunk.
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"How is it possible? How could Zhang Guan be able to cover me? How high would he have to jump!" Blazek recalled the situation just now, and he confirmed that it was Zhang Guan who gave him a big hat.
Based on Brezek's experience, it is almost impossible for a defender to block a seven-foot-long man who is taking off and shooting from the front. What's more, Brezek's height reaches 2.16 meters. Looking around the world, His height is also relatively tall among centers.
But even so, he was still blocked, and Zhang Guan not only had the height to jump, but also had enough speed. When Blazek chose to take off and shoot, he was still open, and at the moment he took off, Zhang Guan had already rushed in front of him.
Being blocked by a defender, Brezek was a little frustrated, but Dragic was still confident. He felt that this was just because Brezek was not careful and an accident occurred.
"Zhang Guan's physical fitness is indeed outstanding. If it were anyone else, he would definitely not be able to move so fast and jump so high. He was able to block Blazek head-on. Sure enough, we still can't underestimate him!" Dela Ji Qi thought to himself.
The ball returned to Dragic's hands, and he once again advanced with the ball, and then completed a pick-and-roll with Blazek.
However, this time, Dragic found that Blazek appeared in the open position again.
"Brazek's chance is still very good." Dragic flicked his wrist and passed the ball to Brezek again.
After receiving the ball, Blazek stood up and shot a jump shot without any hesitation.
The big hand in the air appeared for the second time and slapped the ball hard.
"It's Zhang Guan again!"
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After Zhang Guan got the ball, he scored another fast break layup, and the point difference once again widened to six points.
The same situation happened twice in a row, which made Dragic feel a little strange. If it was just once, maybe it was Blazek who was not careful. But the same situation happened twice in a row. Dragic had to think about this. Maybe it's not an accident.
This time, he still chose Blazek to play the pick-and-roll with him, and after the pick-and-roll, he saw that Blazek was still in an open position.
"Brazek is open again, a good offensive opportunity!" Dragic instinctively passed the ball to Brezek, but when the ball was released, Dragic realized a problem, why Brezek Zeke will be completely open, with no one marking him.
"This is not normal!" Dragic immediately went to look for Zhang Guan, only to find that Zhang Guan was preparing to attack.
"No, this is a trap!" Dragic was about to shout to stop Brezek from shooting, but Brezek had already jumped up, aimed at the basket, and waved his hand to shoot.
Next, Blazek suffered a third block, from Zhang Guan's third block.
The score stretched to eight points, which was one point more than the seven-point difference at halftime.
Looking at the eight-point difference, Dragic completely understood that all this was a trap set by Zhang Guan.
Facing Dragic's world-class pick-and-roll skills, Zhang Guan decided to step forward, but Zhang Guan knew that two people were needed to complete the pick-and-roll, so two people were needed to defend the pick-and-roll, and he could not do it alone.
Zhang Guan believed that relying on his height, it might be difficult to restrict Blazek at the basket, but when he got to the three-point line, he could rely on his extraordinary bouncing blue to restrict Blazek's shooting, so Zhang Guan simply helped Blazek Artificially creating an open opportunity, allowing Dragic to pass the ball to Brezek, and then defending Brezek himself, this is much easier than complicated position defense.
In fact, Dragic and Blazek took the bait and were blocked three times in a row, allowing Zhang Guan to score six points in a row.
If it were anyone else, he might not have such a bold idea. The physical gap between the point guard and the center is an insurmountable mountain in defense, but in front of Zhang Guan, this mountain may only be regarded as a mountain. It's a small dirt bag, and you can walk over it with a little effort.
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"It's possible! You can use this method to defend the pick-and-roll! After the pick-and-roll is switched, a defender can use his body to forcefully defend a center that is over seven feet tall. Zhang Guan actually used this method to break the Slovenian pick-and-roll. !”
Deng Huade looked at Zhang Guan on the field, with a hint of shock in his eyes.
"A guard was able to withstand a traditional big center in defense. There was a height difference of almost 25 centimeters and a weight difference of about 40 kilograms. Zhang Guan actually did it! No, not just Prevented, but completely suppressed Blazek! How did he do this?"
(End of chapter)