On the 7th, Yang Rui led the team to conduct another training and only practiced two sets of tactics.

One is the middle-lane forward organization, the side-free running tactics, and the other is fast attack.

The fast break is arranged for the substitute lineup. People with outstanding physical fitness and average basketball merchandising are difficult to make them honestly run tactics. Eighty-mostly one person plays with the ball, while others stand to watch. Since this is the case, it is better to let them play as fast as they can and play their specialties.

The defensive tactics are handled by Thibodeau, and they are all assistant coaches. Yang Rui cannot take over the responsibility alone. He can only decentralize power so that Thibodeau will not be dissatisfied.

There is also Van Gundy above them. The 39-year-old Thibodeau is very far from becoming a head coach. He is a strong career and has not been married yet and is extremely eager to succeed. If he has no chance to perform at all, he might kill Yang Rui one day, and the weapon is his umbrella.

Yang Rui has a good EQ and is good at taking tricks. It is difficult for other college students in his previous life to find a better job than him. His personality advantages make up for Jerry's previous weaknesses.

In the evening, the players all arrived at the stadium and rested in the locker room to wait for the game to begin.

The Chinese men's basketball team came yesterday. The game schedule started at 7:30 and they made it easier for them to make the jet lag. This time in China is in the morning and they won't feel sleepy.

The American media does not pay attention to the summer league, but the stadium is full of people, most of whom are Chinese, supporting the Chinese men's basketball team with the five-star red flag.

The Knicks customized an orange and white sportswear for the players participating in the summer league. The details made the players feel comfortable and had good morale. When they were about to play, Yang Rui fell behind.

"Tom, you guys go out first, I'll go to the bathroom."

Thibodeau suppressed his laughter, his eyes were bent. "Are you nervous?"

"I'm ready. I'm sitting on the sidelines after the game starts." Yang Rui didn't feel embarrassed.

Thibodeau joked: "Don't go wrongly after a while, your compatriots are gone."

Yang Rui was indeed very nervous. This was his first battle in two lives and formal coaching, and it had special significance.

In addition, he can call the players of the Chinese men's basketball team. He went to the scene to watch CBA players in his previous life, but he didn't succeed in wanting the signature of CBA players. Now, he wants to bring a group of old men to defeat the stars he once admired.

I wonder what domestic fans will feel when they see him. Will the fans support him?

The TV5 live game was broadcast, and Zhang Heli and Sun Zhengping partnered to comment.

The Knicks players are too unpopular, so they can only say that the Chinese lineup is a bit redundant for basketball fans, so everyone thinks it's boring and just waits to watch the game.

Suddenly, Zhang Heli focused the audience in front of the TV with one sentence. "Hey, a Chinese player went to the wrong place."

Sun Zhengping's words made many viewers faint: "He walked to the Knicks' table, oh... who is this? Judging from his height, he should be a defender. Could it be Li Xiaoyong?"

"Li Xiaoyong is warming up on the court." Zhang Weiping said with a sweat: "This player is really careless. Didn't you see that the people sitting there are black and white players?"

The "player" they are talking about is of course Yang Rui. Thibodeau joked that no matter where he sits, someone will think he is going to the wrong place.

Yang Rui wore a red sportswear today, which was obviously different from the Knicks players, and it just looked very similar to the outer robes of Chinese players. Although the brands were different, the commentator was not so easy to distinguish through videos.

Under the gaze of countless Chinese audiences in front of the TV, the Chinese defender who "walking in the wrong place" sat next to Thibodeau in his shirt and trousers.

Yang Rui was nervous just when he entered the court, he felt a little stressed when he saw so many people in the audience, and when he walked to the player's seat, he almost adapted.

The coach doesn't have to play on the court. If you arrange your tactics, you will be the audience on the sidelines. What's so scary? As long as you meet a strong man who can dodge in time when saving the ball.

"Jerry, your stomach is fine?" Thibodeau asked with a smile.

"Of course it's okay." Yang Rui raised his legs, crossed his chest, and said relaxedly: "Even if I have something to do, won't you still have?"

He acted very naturally, but he didn't know that the audience and the two commentators in front of the TV were stunned by this scene.

Zhang Heli swallowed and said strangely: "What happened? Did this Chinese player chat with the Knicks coach? This person...he may not be a player of the national team."

Sun Zhengping was excited, his voice trembling as if Huang Jiaju. "Is he... a Chinese player playing for the Knicks? I don't know which young player of CBA team it is. He looks very young, why hasn't the news reported before?"

As soon as this statement came out, things got bigger.

In China, a basketball association official was watching the game on TV. He immediately called to inquire about the situation and asked for it for a while, but no one knew what was going on.

The Basketball Association strictly prohibits players from going abroad to play games at will. The reason is very simple, because this is China.

It happened to be working hours, and the head of the Basketball Association immediately convened a meeting, showing his authority and was full of domineering. "Check it out quickly and find out who this person is. Young people are unorganized and disciplined, and go to the United States to participate in the summer league without approval. No matter how strong such people are, they are illegal and must be criticized."

The people below said everything, and their tone was basically the same. Without them, they nodded and wanted to "fly solo" the sect. Young people did this just to commit suicide. If anyone disobeyed discipline, they would end up with Ma Jian, who insisted on playing NCAA in minutes, and they would not be able to join the national team.

The men's basketball game has not started yet, and the officials don't care whether they can win the game. Now they want to catch a typical example.

The staff immediately called the management of various CBA teams and worked hard to do uselessly. Of course, Yang Rui had no record in China and did not even have a photo. Not to mention the Basketball Association, he couldn't find anything even when he found James Bond.

During the warm-up, Chinese players also found Yang Rui on the opponent's table, which was a little red in the green. They were curious, but it was not convenient to ask.

Thibodeau summoned the starter and emphasized a few tactics. Yang Rui sat on the side like an old man with his legs crossed, and the old god was there, and the Chinese commentator could not even guess his true identity.

China's first launchers: Li Xiaoyong, Hu Weidong, Sun Jun, Gong Xiaobin, and Wang Zhizhi.

Knicks starters: Atkins, Jackson, Bowen, Moore, Ben Wallace.

Moore won the jump ball, and the Knicks attacked first.

Just like when practicing tactics, Jackson held the ball in the middle of the road and waited for his teammates to run. Atkins suddenly ran backward from the left bottom line, and Moore pulled out to cover and blocked Li Xiaoyong.

In this era, Chinese basketball is not popular to defend the inside, but prefer to huddle in the penalty area to guard the basket. At this time, China is not even used to the concept of "power forward", and Gong Xiaobin is also known as Asia's number one "second center". It is obvious that Chinese basketball is quite persistent in dominating the basket.

Once you are obsessed, you will lose your mind and there will be large spaces on the outside.

Atkins received a pass from Jackson, and made a 70-degree jump shot from the left. The ball was hollowed into the net, swish! 3-0. Yang Rui emphasized the positional attack. If he couldn't play the run and bomb, he would use the simplest pick-and-roll. The extremely fast black shooting guard Fern was in the middle and center Luke did not cover the ball and ran to the right. Brad could play singles on the right, or he could see the opportunity to pass the ball to the empty cutter Fern.

Fern has the ability to shoot mid-range shots, and it is an opportunity to catch the ball and get rid of it. He is misplaced against the big Chinese insider and has a chance to break through with speed. Even if he doesn't make a move, there is also a 201cm power forward Oscar, who is highly mobile, is responsible for grabbing the frontcourt rebounds.

After the attack, the players have to counterattack on the spot, and change the fake joint defense to "full-court pressing". The time is now to test the Chinese team.

Know yourself and your enemy, and you will never be defeated in a hundred battles.

The Chinese men's basketball team knows nothing about this Knicks and has been at a disadvantage from the beginning. However, as the head coach, Yang Rui understands the Chinese men's basketball team and grows up watching them play.

If you want to say what defensive tactics the Chinese men's basketball team is most afraid of, fans can say that it is "pressure in the whole game".

The full-game press is usually a tactic of turning the back-to-door position if your side is not well guarded, or if there is not much time left in the game and your side is still a few points behind.

All players start from the opponent's bottom line, press close to the body to defend one-on-one, block all the opponent's passing routes as much as possible, and put pressure on the ball holder, causing the opponent to make mistakes, thereby launching a fast attack and scoring.

Such defense usually has unexpected effects, but it consumes a lot of physical strength, so the coach generally does not use it unless it is absolutely necessary or if the situation on the court is particularly tense. Once the player's physical strength is exhausted, all tactics cannot be implemented.

It doesn't matter to the Knicks. It doesn't matter if the substitutes play time are limited, it doesn't make much sense to keep their energy.

Because there are few opportunities to try this tactic, domestic players cannot get training, and there are not many ways to deal with this tactic, and there are very few people who can break the pressing of the whole game.

The national team during the Yao Ming era was afraid of this, let alone in 1997. Yang Rui took a harsh move and caught the men's basketball team off guard.

Wu Qinglong, Fan Bin, and Liu Yudong made mistakes one after another and were beaten by the Knicks to counterattack, and the score difference quickly widened to 30 points.

Zhang Bin's request for a timeout was useless, and the positional battle was also unpredictable. Wang Zhizhi ended up, and the men's basketball center was "hexagon player" Ji Minshang.

Unfortunately, "hexagon" does not refer to Daji's ability value, but his face shape. His ability is very average, with a 210cm floor flow, extremely slow speed, excellent mid-range shots, and a tragedy switch.

Li Xiaoyong rested on the sidelines for a while, wearing a pair of large sunglasses to show his presence. Coach Zhang Bin couldn't wait. "You go again, you can't stand it if you don't go to other defenders."

Li Xiaoyong returned to the court early, and the country was waiting for them to win glory for the country in the Asian Championships. This live broadcast was about to make a good start, not to pour cold water on it.

After playing for a few minutes, Yang Rui felt that the players were exhausted and chose to substitution. In addition to Bowen, four main players came on the court. Brad continued to play, standing in the bottom corner and waiting for three-point opportunities to attract defense.

Jackson began to show his strength, scoring several empty cuts and jump shots. Facing Liu Yudong, his speed and body were obviously superior.

The Chinese team's protection of backcourt rebounds is too poor. When Ben Wallace grabs the frontcourt rebounds, he points to the outside. It is easy for teammates to open up.

The Chinese team did not shrink, and Big Ben shrank vigorously. Brad showed his power again, and scored two consecutive three-pointers on the right bottom corner.

The Knicks led 68-35 in the first half.

During the intermission, news had already appeared on the Chinese Internet. At this time, NetEase, Sohu, and Sina did not have it yet. The biggest one was the website called "Win Haiwei".

"Mysterious Oriental coach coaches the Knicks Summer League team and leads the Chinese men's basketball team with a big score in the first half."

"The Knicks' new assistant coach is suspected to be a Chinese."

"In the summer league, China-US confrontation, young Asian coaches steal the spotlight on the sidelines."

American fans were also curious about where Yang Rui was from. Rare is precious. If young American coaches show off, no one will pay attention to it. There are too many Asian coaches different because they are unique.

In the second half, the Chinese men's basketball team still had no good idea for pseudo-joint defense against the Knicks. They had poor shooting opportunities and could not grab the rebound. The most troublesome thing was the fast attack. When several quality men rushed forward, they could not stop them without fouls.

Jackson, Atkins, Big Ben and Moore all had fun, and Bowen also showed his strengths.

The Knicks won 52 points in the final game.

When the game ended, the Chinese players were in a bad mood. The taste was too uncomfortable and they never took the lead from beginning to end.

After reaching the quarterfinals of the 1996 Olympics, male basketball stars generally had a pride mentality, and now these prides have been ruthlessly dispersed.

Gong Xiaobin, known as the "King of Xiaoyao", scored 4 points, 3 rebounds and 1 assist in this game.

When Wang Zhizhi first joined the national team, he was very excited and tried his best to train every day, but Gong Xiaobin didn't try much, just practiced casually. Wang Zhizhi asked him why he didn't practice well, and he said, "There is no challenge, what to practice?"

Now Gong Xiaobin should be able to understand one thing, that is, he is the dominant position in CBA. When he arrives at NBA, it is a challenge for him to pull out any individual. Moore, who has played against him for a long time, scored 16 points and 7 rebounds.

Ben Wallace beat Wang Zhizhi. He played for 29 minutes and scored only 6 points, but had 23 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 steals and 4 blocks. This data is simply weird.

The most scoring was Atkins, who scored 36 points and 3 assists, and made 6 three-pointers.

Jackson scored 22 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists, the most comprehensive.

Yang Rui walked onto the stadium and shook hands with Zhang Bin, and greeted him in Mandarin. "Hello, my name is Yang Rui, I'll be lucky."

"My name is Zhang Bin..." Zhang Bin was mentally prepared, and was surprised to hear him speak standard Mandarin. "You don't look old, why do you work as a coach in the Knicks?"

"I'm 23 years old, so I'm not very big." Yang Rui smiled and said, "The Chinese men's basketball team has too many shortcomings. You have to work hard, otherwise you may lose this Asian Championship."

Hearing this, Zhang Bin felt uncomfortable, and had to admit that the opponent had arrogance, and this game was the best proof. There was no well-known player in the Knicks team who won by tactics. Being able to be a coach in the NBA is a symbol of genius.

Zhang Bin asked curiously: "Have you been in China before? Why have I never heard of you?"

"I am a Chinese who grew up in the United States and yearns for China very much. I will definitely go back and take a look when I take the time." Yang Rui said with a smile.

Zhang Bin felt a little relieved. In this era, many people admire foreign countries and admire foreigners, and they see everything that is good for foreigners. A Chinese born in the United States said that he yearned for China, which greatly increased his favorability.

"What do you think are the weaknesses of the Chinese men's basketball team? Are there anything to pay attention to?"

"The defense is too poor. It is very important to defend against the periphery shooting. The center cannot just stand at the basket. For example, against a team like South Korea in the Asian Championships. I think it is possible to play small ball tactics. People who move fast inside are good pick-and-roll, and they also practice breaking the front court press. I'm leaving, I'm very happy to know you."

After saying that, Yang Rui and Thibodeau returned to the locker room together.

Zhang Bin recalled Yang Rui's suggestion and hit the nail on the head. The Korean team did not have an excellent basket offense, so it was really unnecessary to play two big men. Although they lost miserably, there were still gains in this game.
Chapter completed!