The Godfather of Basketball

In a preseason game with such a high degree of attention, it is really surprising to send such a lineup.

But Tang Tian just paused for a moment, and then signaled the players to play according to the plan.

He knew that Popovich's coaching career has always been this piss, and he likes to habitually pretend.

If you lose, it's normal that the lineup is not as good as the opponent anyway. If you win, such a rubbish lineup wins, then the only one worth bragging about is the head coach, pretending to be forceful invisibly.

And the loser will inevitably become the target of ridicule by the media.

It was Yao Ming and Mahinmi who jumped the ball, and Yao Ming easily got the ball.

Billups moves forward with the ball.

The fans had high expectations for the Rockets' new season, and Tang Tian didn't intend to reserve his strength in the preseason. From this point on, the Rockets started to play tactics.

Billups handed the ball to Yao Ming at the three-point line, and then directed his teammates to start running.

Miller looked at the court full of curiosity at this time. After the commentary last season, he was deeply impressed by Tang Tian, ​​so he was also very curious about how the Rockets would integrate Billups into the system.

Under the command of Billups, Millsap and Battier successively mentioned the pick-and-roll on both sides, and he and McGrady also cut to the inside for the first time.

After the first round of air cuts, the Spurs' defensive formation had a lot of loopholes, and the abilities of these substitute players were still much worse than those of the starters.

Yao Ming then passed the ball to Billups, and Billups took the ball and scored a layup.

The Rockets took the lead.

"Smart." Miller gave his first evaluation.

Billups himself is a team player, and letting him do this kind of off-the-ball cut can be called a seamless connection.

The Spurs' offense.

Tang Tian stood up at this time, and made a defensive tactical gesture to the players to keep an eye on the No. 2 position.

Washington took the ball to the frontcourt, and the Spurs began to play their iconic "hammer tactic."

The so-called hammer tactic is a tactic in which the ball holder breaks through to attract the defense, and then the inside line gives the striker a three-point opportunity in the pick-and-roll, just like hitting the opponent with a hammer.

The Spurs have two breakthrough strengths, Parker and Ginobili. When they break through, they will naturally restrain the defense. The pick-and-roll on the other side is difficult to take into account. This tactic also made the Rockets very difficult in the playoffs last season. It's a headache.

However, Washington's impact was far inferior to that of Parker or Ginobili. Tang Tian's early arrangement didn't even give Finley a chance to catch the ball.

Washington finally gave the ball to Mahinmi inside.

This is the second choice of Hammer tactics. Under normal circumstances, it is Duncan who receives the ball. The misplaced singles can allow him to easily continue to score for the Spurs.

However, Mahinmi didn't have much advantage against Battier. He turned around a few times very stiffly, and Yao Ming, who rushed to help defend him, slapped his final shot away.

The basketball was snatched by McGrady, and the Spurs' first offense ended in failure.

The Rockets pushed to the frontcourt again, and it was still the same tactic.

Popovich stood on the sidelines and yelled a few times, which made the Spurs' substitute players a lot more active. The Rockets' first air cut did not get a good scoring opportunity.

At this moment, Billups and Millsap started the second round of air cuts.

Yao Ming flicked the ball to Billups under the basket.

Billups received the ball and made a fake breakthrough, forcing the Spurs to shrink the defense at the basket, and then flicked the ball to the right corner abruptly.

McGrady just took his place over there.

People arrive at the ball.

McGrady catches the ball and shoots.

"Shua!"

5 to 0!

The Rockets' cooperation is so smooth, it is completely impossible to tell that they have just changed their starting point guard!

"Unbelievable!" Miller exclaimed at this time.

Billups has stronger personal abilities than Blake, which means that when he catches the ball, he will definitely attract the opponent's defensive attention. At this time, in Tang Tian's tactical system, other players have already settled down one after another. With Billups' passing ability, he can make a judgment and pass the ball at the first time.

Last season, when Yao Ming passed the ball from the outside, because the pass route was long, there was a certain probability that the opponent would prejudge and steal it. However, this second-hand pass is equivalent to a transfer station on the pass route, which perfectly avoids this risk.

Such an arrangement fully utilized Billups' ability in this tactical system, which Miller can only describe as incredible.

You must know that it has only been 2 months since Billups was traded to the Rockets!

And this is obviously not all of Billups' abilities.

Here the Spurs cooperated, and Uduka's cut layup was rewarded by Yao Ming with a nail plate cap.

Looking back, the Rockets played an air cut tactic again, this time Billups and Millsap played a wonderful cooperation.

Billups threw the ball behind his head after attracting double-team defense.

Millsap jumped up, raised his arm and dunked with one hand, instantly igniting the audience.

7 to 0, the Rockets did not save face for the Spurs at all.

Tang Tian turned to look at Popovich in the other half.

Popovich's expression did not fluctuate, and he did not make adjustments for substitutions.

Really sit still.

The game on the court is still going on, and the Rockets are completely hanging.

And this kind of sling is not all about personal ability.

When a general coach sees the opponent's lineup, he can just use the star to chisel it, which is simple and practical.

But the Rockets don't do this. Even if there are three or even four obvious strengths on the court, they don't play singles, but play in coordination. When you play, you run around like headless chickens, focusing on one and losing the other.

After five minutes of the game, the Rockets directly beat the Spurs 15-0, which was easy and enjoyable.

Popovich couldn't sit still.

No matter how calm he is, if he doesn't do anything after being beaten like this, he's not pretending to be coercive but an idiot.

He called a timeout and brought in both Duncan and Ginobili.

The move of this substitution immediately drew applause from the scene.

Leaving aside the winning or losing of the game, just Popovich's move shows that the old man admitted that he failed to pretend!

Seeing this, Tang Tian also made substitution adjustments, using Marc Gasol, Pietrus and Barea to replace Yao Ming, Tracy McGrady and Billups.

As soon as the substitution was made, the audience immediately became enraged, and whistles were heard one after another.

If you use Duncan and Parker as substitutes, then I will use the substitutes to fight you.

This is your failure to pretend, it's my turn to pretend!

"Haha, Don, I love you so much!" Worrell shouted excitedly.

"Isn't this a bit too self-confident?" Miller said with a wry smile at this time. Tang Tian's fighting spirit was obviously a little irrational, and it was very likely that he would ruin the previous accumulated lead.