The Clippers are currently ranked first in the league's power rankings and are expected to reach the top of the Western Conference this season, which is not easy to congratulate. According to Tharonlu's hopes, if they want to maintain home advantage in two rounds in the playoffs, they will have to finish the season in at least second place.
Climbing to the top is a name, although it is a reflection of a certain degree of reality, but it is still too early to talk about the alliance of laughter and pride, and it is just a flick of the fingers when the vertical and horizontal shuts are closed, not for the floating clouds to cover the eyes, hide and look at the road under your feet, check and fill in the gaps and carefully craft, be prepared for danger in times of peace and turn danger into relief, if you want to become a big tool, you must first suffer its mind, work its muscles and bones; If you want to see the real work, it will accumulate over time, and the dripping water will wear through the stone!
Based on what to refine and what to keep in mind to keep improving, Leonard clearly pointed out the problem at the end of the last two battles of the Northern Expedition, that is, defense, and pointed out that the key point is "not to let them go to the basket easily, this is our principle"! When the outside world is full of praise, Leonard's loud warning is actually sonorously and forcefully breaking the biggest problem that the Clippers currently have, and it is urgent to fix and improve it!
Interpret Leonard's words from another angle, being easily layup by the opponent many times is the reality of the Clippers' defense! The cause of the problem, the most feared is that there is a problem with the defensive attitude and discipline, because the communication is not timely, this is just a run-in problem, not enough to worry! In order to make this problem clear, let me give you an example from my observational perspective.
Playing against the Cavaliers and Hawks, the Clippers mostly took a trap when they played a one-to-five pick-and-roll against Mitchell and Trae Young, requiring the Clippers to go up to the line and the No. 5 to pack the ball at the moment. In the game, you often see such a shot, when the opponent's No. 5 position blocks and dismantles the ball and attacks the basket, the Clippers open the door widely, and the offline defenders do not block it in time, which is a typical epitome of the Clippers' defensive problems! If it appears repeatedly, this is something that no coach can tolerate, especially the defensive players who dare not block the guns and retreat, to say that it is serious to ignore defensive discipline!
In this defensive tactic, there are two situations, one is that the two players do not have a tacit understanding and are not timely, which is a matter of communication or judgment, so that the ball carrier can easily break the bag and give the ball to the fifth position. Second, the communication of the Clippers' offline players is not timely, resulting in unclear and inconsistent defense. When defending this blocking and dismantling tactic, we must first pinch the middle, and it is a problem of ability to prevent it, and it reflects multiple problems if we do not prevent leakage. The defensive principle is that it is better to let the bottom corner rain with three points than to let the opponent go straight to Huanglong to take the momentum!
If the communication is not timely, it is impossible to take it for granted, and the accumulated habits are difficult to change, which essentially reflects the tactical literacy of the team, and it should be strictly required to avoid it, so that good habits can become combat effectiveness. This problem occurred again in the Pelicans Harden and Wei Shao's online defensive blocking, and they were thrown into three points by the opponent, and when the situation was stalemate, a defensive failure could make or break the outbreak!
The trade door has been closed, some teams have substantial reinforcements, the Mavericks and Suns have upgraded their lineups, making the battle for the West look more confusing, the Clippers must keep in mind the sense of worry, based on their own efforts to dig the potential internally, and take the defensive problems as the guide to refine the internal strength from the details, which can show the power and determination, let the wind and waves rise, I will go straight from the bow! A new season of sports