Chapter 934 934. This little thing (Happy New Year)

When we say no injuries, we mean that there are no new injuries, no concurrent injuries or secondary injuries from old injuries.

Hill's back injury still affects his turning and retreating on both offense and defense.

The knee injury also affected his acceleration and lateral movement.

But there are no new injuries, and these injuries have not worsened. Because he actively receives treatment, he is getting better!

Although the knee injury still requires more treatment and cannot be solved in a short time, according to Thomas Carter, Hill is expected to take off the pressure waistband on his waist during games this season.

In that case, their forward defense may be greatly improved in the starting stage.

Hill is now good at shooting, supporting, and picking and rolling, but his defense is really broken.

We don't ask Hill to restore the defense of the Pistons, as long as it doesn't hold him back.

With Hill's height, wingspan, defensive awareness, and abilities he has shown so far, this is not a requirement that embarrasses him, but a basic requirement.

The hope that can be seen makes the coaching staff confident about the future.

Payton and Raheem retired one after another, leaving only Liu Xiu in the Trail Blazers.

Unexpectedly, there was a new Ironman Hill. Even if they didn't tell anyone about it, they themselves couldn't believe it.

However, compared to the possible progress of the veteran Hill, the coaching staff is more happy with Liu Xiu's progress.

Compared with before, Liu Xiu's adjustments this time were very timely.

Without giving it a try, they directly turned on the score-boosting mode, which was what they needed most right now.

The tacit understanding between Liu Xiu and his old teammates is also visible to the naked eye. If he chooses to score points, his teammates will know how to cooperate.

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The day after defeating the Timberwolves, the Trail Blazers returned to Portland. At 8 p.m., they faced the challenge of the Warriors in back-to-back home and away games.

Blake and Randolph are both out. If they are replaced by other teams, they may be able to support themselves.

The team has finally reached the first tier and is competing with the Spurs and Bulls for first place in the league. Most teams will not give up this good opportunity.

Blake and Randolph's injuries were not serious, and they were treated conservatively without using drugs.

But Thomas Carter suggested that he should play after recovering from the injury and play without any hidden dangers, and Maurice Cheeks agreed without hesitation.

The absence of the two has had an impact. Blake is not playing, and the Trail Blazers are rotating the lineup. When Liu Xiu is not in charge, he can only point to Lou Williams and Vaughn Weaver to organize the offense. These two...

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Anyway, the two of them combined for two assists tonight. Lu Wei played 19 minutes and Weaver played 11 minutes.

With Randolph absent, the interior offense is not greatly affected. The Outlaws and Millsap performed well offensively at the power forward position tonight.

However, the Trail Blazers' counterattack score was much lower than the last time they played the Warriors. Without Randolph's help, Liu Xiu's defensive rebounds dropped sharply. He had a total of 7 rebounds tonight, two of which were offensive rebounds.

Liu Xiu made 14 of 27 shots, including 3 of 9 three-pointers, plus 6 of 6 free throws, scoring 37 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 2 steals.

The Trail Blazers played 12 players tonight and all scored. Under the leadership of Liu Xiu, the team scored 101 points.

For the Warriors, Ellis had 24 points and 4 assists, Baron Davis had 16 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists, Gay had 19 points and 5 assists, Biedrins had 10 points and 10 rebounds, and Pietrus had 16 points...

101 to 111, the Trail Blazers lost to the Warriors in the second game of back-to-back games, and their record dropped to 24 wins and 9 losses.

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After playing back-to-back, the Trail Blazers got two days of rest.

At noon the next day, the coaches came to Liu Xiu's house as guests.

After lunch, the group came to the study for a meeting.

"Warden, what we are going to discuss today is about defensive counterattacks." The coach got straight to the point.

I have been an "official" for many years and have always wanted to cultivate a bit of "superior" temperament in myself, but the vice president's opening remarks this time were in vain...

Forget it, let's leave it like this, the vice president said: "The positioning of Kwame and Zach is very important for you, Senator, to get the defensive rebound and counterattack. We know it very well.

For some reason, we don’t have other post players like Kwame and Zach to help you get in position..."

Liu Xiu interrupted: "I know that Paul is still very weak. It will be good if he can do his own thing well. Travis used to be the starting small forward and has no experience in blocking positions. Reeve had no playing time before...

Only Antonio has the ability to block positions, but if Butcher and Kwame are both there, Antonio doesn't need to help me block positions. It's enough to have them two. If more people help me block positions, it will become a flaw that can be exploited by opponents."

"..."

The vice president was silent for a second, he knew it!

But he was used to it and answered: "Yes, but actually we have been worried that Zach and Kwame are not particularly healthy players. They miss about 20% of the games every year. Like last night, Kwame

Your defensive rebounding was not affected when May was on the court, but when Kwame was resting, your defensive rebounding dropped a lot."

Liu Xiu nodded when he heard this.

The ground was laid, and the vice president stopped talking. The coach was trying to fish out the situation. Huo Tu felt a little helpless, but he still took over the conversation: "What we are going to discuss today is whether we should let Paul, Antonio, and Travis

A few of them learn blocking positions and help you grab rebounds.

In other words, we continue to adjust our play style and reduce our reliance on defensive counterattack scoring, which is not an indispensable part of our offensive end."

Liu Xiu now understood why he came to his house to talk to him so seriously about such a 'little matter'.

In his opinion, it is a very easy matter to decide, but someone who is obsessed with data, cares about the status of the team, and cares about the right to speak in the team will be very concerned about this matter and care about it.

But for him...

"No, we shouldn't let Paul and the outlaws learn blocking positions. Their height and weight are not suitable, and their playing style is not suitable. They are the quick ones, not standing in the backcourt. No one and I

If I fight back together, my effectiveness in rebounding will be greatly reduced.

We can’t let Antonio help me get into position. We need a traditional center who can protect the frame, grab rebounds, pick and roll, and shoot. There is no other center on our team who is as good as Antonio. Kwame still needs time.

, Antonio’s ability cannot be wasted.”

Liu Xiu decisively rejected the first option.

The vice president and Huo Tu looked at each other and felt each other's relief. Sure enough, they had seen the right person!

Huo Tu said: "Then let's discuss how to reduce our reliance on defensive counterattack scoring..."

"No, no, no, we don't need to make adjustments in this regard." Liu Xiu chose to refuse again.

"Don't let them learn the blocking position, and don't make adjustments?"

Before Huo Tu could speak after being interrupted, the vice president rushed to ask a question.

Liu Xiu refused both of these operations, which made him unable to deal with them.
Chapter completed!