"Arc top, ox horn position, low position?" Gan Guoyang looked at the three positions pointed out by Adelman and asked in a confirmation tone.

In Gan Guoyang's view, it is common to use the ball to attack in these three positions, and the defense he faces in these three positions may be tighter than other positions. It is precisely because of this that Gan Guoyang made his offensive point erratic, using Sabonis as the axis to attack from all sides to cause difficulties in the opponent's defense.

"Are you thinking that if you were only in these three positions, you would be better at defending? Gan, if you were the only one on the field, you would be better at defending, but our team has five people." As he said, Adelman took out the remote control and fast-forwarded the video to a shot. This was a positional attack by the Trail Blazers.

Gan Guoyang was in the ox horn position, and Rodman stepped forward to defend, and he was very depressed, almost stuck the lower plate on Gan Guoyang's leg; but for this ball, Ranbir did not come out because Sabonis was inside, and Isiah Thomas and John Sally formed a double-team situation against Gan Guoyang. While Thomas was against Porter, his body leaned against Gan Guoyang. When Porter passed the ball to Gan Guoyang and Gan Guoyang received the ball in the ox horn position, Thomas immediately robbed.

But Gan Guoyang handled this ball very well. He played against Porter once and hit the wall. Porter passed the ball to Gan Guoyang and cut in immediately, and then broke inward. As a result, Thomas missed Porter. Gan Guoyang gave the ball very quickly. Porter received the ball and went straight into the inside. Ranbill stepped forward to make up for defense. Porter passed the ball to Sabonis, and Sabonis scored a dunk.

Although Gan Guoyang did not show any data in this goal, he passed a very deadly pass, which directly led to the Trail Blazers' score.

"Look, when you are in the horn position, you may not always be able to attack. You will not always have the opportunity to hook up from a long distance, but as long as you are in this position, the opponent wants to double-team you, you will get back at a great price. Mr. Bellman has done statistics. When you hold the ball in the horn position, the probability of being double-teamed is lower, and of course the chance of scoring is relatively less. Although your assist is not outstanding, your transfer is not a problem. You are a very good first passer. Many people often ignore the importance of first pass and only value the final scorer and the player who gives assists. In fact, in the offense, a set of tactics launching passes determines the quality of the final attack. I think you should understand this very well." Adelman explained to Gan Guoyang in response to this attack.

As a player who is very good at observing, Gan Guoyang understands the truth. Many times, a seemingly ordinary pass can revitalize the situation on the court. Such a pass cannot be reflected in the data, but it is extremely important.

"You need me to pass the ball to my teammates here?" Gan Guoyang asked.

"No, this is just one of them. The most important thing is that I want to always put you in a safer position. For players, 45 degrees to the bottom line is the most dangerous place. The more dangerous it goes in, the higher the possibility of entering the defensive trap. Of course, except for the three-second zone at the basket, although this is the most dangerous, it is also the place with the most profitable. It is the place where you are the most powerful. I will not give up anyway. After the three-second zone, 45 degrees to the bottom line, I don't want you to go to that area again. No matter how accurate your CS is, how close your skills are to the small forward, you don't have to go there anymore. Leave it to Cauchy, to Paxson, and to Drexler, so that they can play a role there. When you don't go inside, you are in the horn position. This is your advantage area, your first pass, your mid-range shot, and your three-pointers are all huge threats. The most important thing is that you are very safe."

This is the conclusion reached by Adelman, Bellman and other coaching staff members after careful discussion. Adelman also ran to Gan Guoyang to tell him the first time.

This arrangement seems simple, even a bit rough, limits Gan Guoyang's range of activities, narrowing Gan Guoyang's attack range since the arrival of Sabonis to a fan, that is, a symmetric 60-degree fan radiated to the three-point line from the basket ring, accounting for one third of the entire half.

This is like a cycle for Gan Guoyang. As early as the rookie season, Jack Ramsey set the range of activities for Gan Guoyang roughly this area, but at that time, Gan Guoyang did not have such strong projection ability. Ramsey hoped that Gan Guoyang could support it at a high level.

When Adelman took office, Gan Guoyang spent most of his time around the rim, becoming a powerful center at the basket, occasionally shooting three-pointers at a few points on the outside. This season, with the arrival of Sabonis and Gan Guoyang's weight loss, Gan Guoyang was completely liberated, and his range of activities expanded to the entire half.

Now, Adelman and the coaching staff have decided to narrow the main scope of Gan Guoyang's activities and return to the situation in 1984's rookie period.

"Okay, I will definitely obey the arrangements of the coaching staff." Gan Guoyang said to Adelman without any hesitation.

Adelman was also relieved. He was still a little worried that Gan Guoyang would resist such restrictions. After all, he is a superstar and the team's unanimous boss. He has always played well and the team's record is also very good. He just lost one game. Gan Guoyang has every reason to refuse to make adjustments and continue to play in the way he likes.

But Gan Guoyang still decided to obey the coach's arrangements because he believed that the advice Adelman and Bellman gave him must be beneficial and beneficial to himself and the team. He believed in the level of the two coaches.

Moreover, when Gan Guoyang heard Adelman's suggestion, he couldn't help but remember the range of activity that Jack Ramsey had designated for him. At that time, Gan Guoyang didn't like to go to the outside line very much and liked to squat near the three-second area. Now, the three-second area is still his world, but the ox horn position will become his extremely important activity area.

In a few years, when Gan Guoyang has more experience and technical switching is more pure, and he will return to the state of no blind spots in the whole game. Now, for Gan Guoyang and the Portland Trail Blazers, they may not have imagined the impact of this change.

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After finishing the game with the Pistons, the Trail Blazers' Central Division tour continues, and their next stop is Cleveland, Ohio, and they are going to play against the Cavaliers.

After the Cavaliers got rid of their unlucky boss Stepien, they slowly returned to the formality. In 1985, they traded Charles Oakley to the Bulls. It should be the last bad decision in recent years. Since 1986, they have made a series of correct choices.

In a small deal, the Cavaliers sent the team's main power forward Roy Hinson to Philadelphia 76ers for a first-round draft pick in 1986. The result was so bad that the sign eventually became the No. 1 pick. This was a big surprise for the Cavaliers. They used this No. 1 pick to win North Carolina star center in the 1986 draft with this No. 1 pick, Brad Doherty - this is the fourth consecutive year that the No. 1 pick is the center.

In the first season, the year when Gan Guoyang was reimbursed in 1986-1987, Doherty handed over 15.7 points, 8 rebounds and 3.8 assists, and was selected as the All-Star in the second season, 1988. That year, his assists had risen to 4.2.

In the draft of the same year, the Cavaliers used their No. 8 pick to win Ron Harper, and the back line was greatly supplemented. Before that was over, the Cavaliers immediately made another magical operation, and replaced the team's second round draft pick in 1989 to Mavericks player Mark Price. As a result, the best point guard in the Cavaliers' history was brought in like this.

His outstanding performance in the draft not only brought potential to the Cavaliers, but also brought them immediate combat power. In the 1987 draft, the Cavaliers won Kevin Johnson in seventh place. In the mid-season, the Cavaliers packed Johnson to the Suns and got their expected power forward Larry Nance.

Not only that, in terms of coaching, the Cavaliers recruited champion coach Lanny Wilkens in 1986, and built a lineup based on the Supersonics in 1979. After two seasons of running-in, the Cavaliers' record this season was soaring. Before the game against the Trail Blazers on February 24, the Cavaliers had achieved outstanding results of 40 wins and 12 losses, ranking first in the East! It was even better than the Detroit Pistons' record!

Therefore, this game between the Trail Blazers and the Cavaliers was a top battle between the East and West. Even so, the poor Cavaliers did not have the opportunity to broadcast live across the United States, because no one thought that the Cavaliers would achieve such a result before the season.
Chapter completed!