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Chapter 198 Really Different
McHale was also a resolute leader, and he organized an intra-team competition the same afternoon that Hitting suggested to him.Of course, in name only, it is a matter of course to test the training results of the players and see the effect of the new tactics.Despite this, Xu Hao was still fully prepared and regarded this intra-team match as a real game.

As the coach's default starting point guard, Xu Hao calmly put on the blue vest representing the substitute, which made the newcomer Sessions very inflated. He thought that the Timberwolves recruited him to play the starting point guard.So when the staff handed him the red vest representing the main force, he felt as if he had been injected with chicken blood, and he wanted to look at people with his nostrils.

Xu Hao didn't care about this arrogant man. He pulled Milicic over and solemnly told him: "Darko, don't let your guard down later. If you are beaten up by Kevin and Al, then Our tactics have failed..."

Milicic said angrily: "I will play according to the arrangement during training. As for whether it can be effective, it is none of my business. Anyway, I will not let the water go, but if I do so, I will be blown up." If not, you have to admit that you lost."

Xu Hao rolled his eyes: "Okay, okay, if I fail, I won't bother you anymore..."

The lineups of the two sides seem to be very different, which is also the original intention of most intra-team competitions - to use the substitutes as sparring partners for the main players.Since the number of personnel in each position of the Timberwolves is not balanced, this time the red team's lineup is Sessions, Wilkins, Gomez, Love and Jefferson, and the blue team is Xu Hao, AI Linton, Brewer, Milicic and Hollins.

Xu Hao is very keenly aware that the team does not have a real shooting guard. It seems that the team will either continue to supplement in the new season, or let Wilkins, Brewer and Ellington These players who originally played small forwards swung down to the second position, and used them as forward swingmen, that is, they were unified into the ranks of the wings.

Before the game started, Hitting had already explained to the players on the substitute side that this match was mainly centered around the trio of Xu Hao, Brewer and Milicic, and they would come up with a new set. tactics.What Ellington and Hollins have to do is assist. The former must be ready to catch and shoot outside the three-point line at any time, and the latter must become a connection point on the weak side.

After a brief talk about tactics, the game officially began.This kind of confrontation will not determine the ownership of the ball by jumping the ball at the beginning. Under normal circumstances, the main team will directly serve the backcourt and it will be over. This time is of course no exception.

Sessions still has two brushes. Under the interference of Xu Hao, he smoothly dribbled the ball across the half court, and then began to organize the attack.In fact, as a team that mainly focuses on the interior, the regular tactics of the Timberwolves are basically based on the interior, especially Love, this big man who can go inside and outside and has an excellent ability to grab rebounds is the initiator of the tactics. .

Sessions, an outsider, was not willing to steal the spotlight from the team's new star. He gave the ball directly to the inside. Love played a few post-ups, successfully attracted the defense, and then passed a behind-the-head pass to help kill off the screen. Wilkins who came in made a dunk.

Xu Hao shrugged. In the match, the defensive strength of both sides will not be very high, unless the head coach specifically specifies that the main practice of defensive tactics in the match.Besides, they are now a weaker substitute team, and it is normal for them to be scored by the main players.Xu Hao just wants to play out his tactics well in the next offensive round on his side, so that the coach can see Milicic's changes.

After dribbling for half court, Xu Hao did not pass the ball to the inside like Sessions did. Milicic + Hollins' ball-holding singles ability is not an order of magnitude compared to Love + Jefferson. So he called the pick-and-roll at the top of the arc according to the tactical requirements. Milicic, who was entangled with Love inside, quickly pulled to a position beyond the three-point line with Hollins' off-ball screen.

The quality of this high pick-and-roll is very good. Xu Hao goes around Milicic, who firmly blocks Sessions behind him.In the previous training, everyone in the Timberwolves had seen Xu Hao's powerful scoring ability. No one would take his breakthrough seriously. After attracting the defense, Xu Hao calmly gave the ball to the follow-up and stopped. Milicic at the elbow.

Milicic, who received the ball, only hesitated for half a second. Jefferson's movement speed was not fast, which gave him room for an easy shot. With a soft "swish", the basketball drew a beautiful arc and entered the frame hollowly.

McHale on the sidelines didn't have any expression on his face. If Milicic didn't make any shots, he would only think that this guy was throwing water.In order to put more pressure on him, he yelled at Love and asked him to face Milicic in the next round.

The same tactics, the same movement, now the moment Milicic received the ball, Love appeared in front of him, and he also assumed a standard defensive posture, almost blocking his shooting vision.Milicic did not panic, but turned his back, used his broad back to block Love's hand that wanted to interfere, and then pushed back hard, as if he was going to fight in a single.

At this time, Gomez naturally gave up Ellington on the outside. He felt that he could pinch with Love to intercept the ball and counterattack. The ball was passed, and it was Ellington who had just been emptied who received the ball.Although Gomez quickly turned and chased back, it was useless, and Ellington hit a three-pointer from the bottom corner.

Then they fought again. Gomez didn't choose to recover the double-team Milicic, but he was surprised to see this big guy who should have been helpless half-turned and completed a hook from a distance, and also shot in.

McHale rubbed his chin, still pleased, and though it was largely because he thought the play would be more effective if Love or Jefferson executed it, Milicic outperformed him. expected.If he can continue to maintain it, he will be the team's number one inside substitute. McHale doesn't think he is a biased person.

The 20-minute confrontation ended quickly. Milicic unexpectedly scored 14 points, 6 rebounds and 3 assists. Such data is almost the same as the team's two starting insiders. Xu Hao waved They waved their fists, at least judging from this confrontation, their experiment was considered a preliminary success, and Milicic also had to cheer up and start training.

(End of this chapter)