It was James' fault that Tyrone Lu lost the game. Does this bowl of chicken soup still work?

"He needs to be more aggressive, set the tone for the game as soon as possible and help his teammates. He used to let his teammates attack first, help his teammates find the state first, and then take over the game himself, but now he needs to prepare for setting the tone for the game in advance. "

The person who said the above is Tyrone Lu, and "he" is lebron james.

It is taboo to publicly criticize the top star in the NBA, but Tyrone Lu did it more than once and achieved amazing results, so he got James' acquiescence, and this bowl of chicken soup for the soul was once delicious.

However, today's knights are tottering. Can their problems be solved by Tyrone Lu's chicken soup for the soul?

After losing the first game of the playoffs, coach Lu said he was not satisfied.

What kind of person is Tyrone Lu? Whether as a player or a coach, Tyrone Lu has a high emotional intelligence. During the OK group period, Kobe only had two good friends on the team, one was Tyrone Lu. Kobe Bryant and Fisher are more like Jordan and Pippen. They trust and respect each other on the court and have little contact off the court.

After his career, Tyrone Lu worked as a teaching assistant for the Celtics and Clippers. 20 14, the Cavaliers change coaches. At that time, David Griffin, the general manager of the team, was the most promising coach candidate, Tyrone Lu. Griffin believes that Tyrone Lu has a good relationship in the NBA and has a good friendship with players, coaches and team managers. Friendship is very popular in the alliance. Players who have worked with Tyrone Lu not only like him, but even admire him a little. This high emotional intelligence is very beneficial to coaching in the NBA, but Cavaliers boss Gilbert wants to sign David Blatter, so Griffin has to give in and hire Tyrone Lu as the chief assistant.

NBA is a basketball league that pays attention to locker room culture, and Tyrone Lu is proficient in it. Blatter, who has succeeded in Europe, obviously doesn't know much about how to deal with NBA players with distinctive personalities, especially how to get along with the powerful James. "In the early days when Blatter coached the Cavaliers, he made some mistakes, such as putting a player in two different positions when designing tactics, or letting two players perform the same running position," said Windhorst, a famous journalist. "Blatter sometimes draws tactics, sometimes asks teaching assistants to explain tactics, and LeBron sometimes denies Blatter's arrangement. Blatter not only designed the tactics, but also persuaded LeBron. When this happens more than once, it is a great blow to his prestige. "

Blatter, who couldn't hold back the Cavaliers' locker room, even though he later mastered the rhythm of the NBA game, dismissed as the first in the East, and Tyrone Lu took office. It must be noted that Tyrone Lu didn't want to do it at first. He knows that this position looks glamorous, but it is difficult to do it well, but the knight has no choice. James originally wanted mark jackson to coach, because Jackson was a client of James' best friend Ricky Paul, but Gilbert didn't want James' faction to grow too strong in the Cavaliers. Both sides take a step back and let Tyrone Lu, who is acceptable to both sides, be the coach. The management looked for him several times, Tyrone.

After Tyrone Lu took over the coach, the Cavaliers and the management soon found that the coach was very different, and he dared to criticize James. 20 16 On March 20th, the Cavaliers were slaughtered in Miami by 10 1- 122. In this game, the knight was distracted and had no fighting spirit. At the end of the first half, they fell behind by 2 1 point. However, James did not return to the dressing room at half time, but chatted with Wade at halftime. James is very happy. Tyrone Lu was very angry when he saw this.

The day after the Heat's game, after the team's training, Tyrone Lu called James to the locker room and told James bluntly that as a team leader, he played a very bad exemplary role. When the team is slack and depressed in the game, James should not talk and laugh with his opponents on the court. "I told him we couldn't do that. We are behind, and he is the leader of the team, "Tyrone Lu said in an interview with Cavaliers official website. "I am a competitor and don't want to see such a thing. We talked for a long time and the effect was good. He understood and admitted his mistake. "

The much-criticized James scored 33 points 1 1 rebounds 1 1 assists in the next game against the Nuggets, leading the Cavaliers to win 124-9 1. Tyrone Lu's criticism was immediate.

The classic case of Tyrone Lunu James is the deciding game of the 20 16 finals. At the end of the first half of the game, the Cavaliers were 7 points behind the Warriors. This is a very dangerous score gap. If it is not handled properly, the Cavaliers will lose the game. At that time, the staff at the Warriors' home had already begun to prepare for the celebration ceremony after the game. Champagne, waterproof plastic sheets and carpets leading to the Warriors' locker room are all taken out, just waiting for the end of the game to celebrate. At this time, Tyrone Lu was angry with James.

"LeBron, you have to play better and play crazier. You have to know that you are the leader of the team and you have to do this, "Tyrone Lu said.

James, who was under great pressure, was a little excited when he heard the coach say this. "What are you talking about? What the hell were you thinking? What do you want me to do? " James said.

"You have to play better, you have to defend, you have to seize those shooting opportunities and finish the game. Do you have any questions? " Tyrone Lu responded to James and went to the visiting coach's office. Such a scene surprised the knight staff. A staff member revealed to the media that he had never seen a coach dare to talk to James like this.

James was a little angry. He found his former teammate damon jones, who is now a teaching assistant of the Cavaliers, and complained. "Damon, your partner said a lot of nonsense, so he shouldn't question me. I have done a lot for the team, "James said. Jones told James, "Brother, you always told us that Coach Lu was our leader. He is very calm. He gave the team confidence. We should trust him. " I see you have always trusted coach Lu this season. Why not do it now? "

We all know what happened next. James led the Cavaliers to turn the tide in the second half. He sent the most important block shot of his career, and the Cavaliers completed the first NBA Finals 1-3 reversal. When talking about Tyrone Lu's criticism in midfield, James said frankly: "He knows how to motivate me."

Superstars have strong self-esteem and low tolerance for coach's public criticism. Once a player of this level is dissatisfied with the coach's practice, it is easy to cause team infighting, and the result is often that the coach leaves class, no matter how brilliant the coach's resume is. In 2005, Phil Jackson returned to coach the Lakers, and he was able to return then. An important prerequisite is to accept the condition put forward by Kobe, that is, not to criticize Kobe in any public place. You know, during the OK group, Jackson often publicly pointed out Kobe's problems, which made Kobe very unhappy. At that time, there was a consensus within the Lakers that if O 'Neill was not satisfied with you, he would tell you, and then it would be all right. But if you mess with Kobe, he may not say it directly, but the consequences will be more serious. Jackson left the Lakers in 2004.

"It's not easy for Phil to return to the Lakers. He had to keep his criticism of Kobe in his heart, "said Dave McMillan, an ESPN reporter who had been paying attention to the Lakers at that time. "In order to maintain team discipline, Phil had to find a scapegoat, and both Gasol and Odom played this role. Even if Kobe played a typical' scum-like' game and shot blindly without passing the ball, we all saw it, but Phil always found a way to avoid this topic. "

During James Knight 1.0, it was similar to Kobe's style, and the coach couldn't touch it, which led to a bad atmosphere in the team's locker room. O 'Neill, who worked with James in the Cavaliers, has a very clear description in his autobiography.

"LeBron can do whatever he wants in the Cavaliers, but coach michael brown has to be careful," O 'Neill wrote. "There is a video analysis that LeBron didn't defend after he missed the shot, and Brown didn't say a word. Then in the next scene, there is no defense, and Brown says,' Mo, you can't do this. You must work harder. At this time, Delonte West couldn't stand it any longer. He stood up and said to Brown,' Don't bully the weak and be afraid of the hard, not only us, but everyone on the court is responsible. Brown had to answer, "I know, Delonte, I know." "

With the growth of age and the deepening of experience, James has a better understanding of the team culture. He pays more attention to the team atmosphere of the Spurs. A convincing coach is in charge of the overall situation, and the players are only responsible for playing well, so the pressure will be much less. This is why James worships Popovich very much and often praises Popovich in front of the media.

Objectively speaking, Tyrone Lu is not James' "biological". He can become the coach of the Cavaliers, which is the result of mutual compromise between the team owner and James' team. But James obviously didn't want to get rid of another coach after Blatter's class. His respect and trust for Tyrone Lu is to help the head coach establish authority. What can other players say when James listens to the coach's criticism?

James's approach is somewhat similar to Duncan's. Popovich's authority in the Spurs is inseparable from Duncan's cooperation. Mensa Bonsu played for the Spurs in 2008-09, and he still remembers what happened in a game that season, that is, the way Popovich and Duncan built the team culture.

"At that time, I made a mistake in the competition, and Bobo replaced me and taught me a good lesson," Bonsu recalled. "Soon after, Duncan also made mistakes on the defensive end. Bobo replaced Duncan and severely criticized him. Bobo's attitude towards Duncan is basically the same as his attitude towards me, which is why the Spurs have achieved good results for such a long time. After being criticized, Duncan looked at Bobo and said, "Coach, you are right." Then he honestly walked to the end of the bench and sat down. That is the first person in the history of the Spurs and the greatest power forward in the history of NBA. The coach always corrects his mistakes mercilessly. Can others put on airs in front of the coach? "

Tyrone Lu is definitely a master of psychological motivation. He really encourages players. After the fifth game of the 20 16 finals, Terenlu raised $5,300 in cash from the players, coaches and management of the team. He hid the money in the ceiling of the visiting coach's room. He told the Cavaliers that he would go back to Cleveland to win Game 6, and then go back to the Warriors' home to grab the seventh place and take their money and the championship. This kind of chicken soup for the soul has no dry goods tactically, but drinking it can really boost the morale of the army.

However, a champion team cannot rely solely on chicken soup for the soul. Occasionally, it works, but it is by no means a hundred times. Popovich's success depends on the combination of soul chicken soup and tactical system, which can boost the morale of players and make them feel at home in the system.

We often talk about the system, but what is the system? Simply put, you can play high-quality defense and attack through tactics without relying on superstars. This season, the Spurs are without Leonard. He is their best defensive player, but they lose the least points per game. This is the role of the defense system.

The Celtics lost Bradley and Claude in the offseason, and the defensive efficiency in the regular season is still the first in the league this season. Owen was famous for attacking the strong and defending the weak when he played for the Cavaliers. By the time the Celtics had the best defensive efficiency, the defensive atmosphere of the team was already very strong. With the defensive tactics that allow players to unite and cooperate to perform their duties, even if their personal defensive ability is not strong, they can benefit from it. This is also the reason why Thomas Jr. was the strongest in the Celtics last season, 1.75 meters, because head coach Stevens could cover up Thomas Jr.' s defensive shortcomings with the system, but Thomas Jr. did not have such conditions in the Cavaliers. The Cavaliers' defensive efficiency league is the second lowest this season.

Tyrone Lu failed to establish an effective defense system in the Cavaliers, but in terms of offensive system, his tactics were simple and rude. When Owen was here, it was James Owen's double-core breakthrough. When Owen moved, it became a single-core breakthrough for James. There are basically two ways to win this game. First, the teammates around James feel good. James can lead his teammates first and then take over the game if necessary. The second way is that when his teammates are in a bad mood, James will enter the personal storm mode as soon as possible, dominate the game by himself and take away the victory.

The Cavaliers lost the first game of the playoffs to the Pacers. Their defensive performance is not bad, but their offense is too bad. The fundamental reason is that the shooting efficiency of other players except James is very poor. Although James got three pairs, it was not enough to win. James chose to pass the ball first after the opening, but his teammates repeatedly made mistakes. In the first quarter of the game, James' teammates made a total of 17 shots, of which 5 were three-pointers and 7 were 0.

We don't need to exaggerate the role of the system. We still need superstar balls in the playoffs, but superstars are not superman, they will also encounter injuries and fatigue, and sometimes their state will be bad. In this case, the function of the system will be displayed. In the first game of the Celtics-Bucks series, the green shirts without Owen faced the situation that Adetokunbo swept 35 points 13 rebounds and 7 assists, and Middleton blew 3 1 point, 8 rebounds and 6 assists. Bucks' two main attacking stars broke out together, but in the end the Celtics won.

No Celtic player scored 30+, but five players scored 19+, and four of them scored 20+. The picture below shows an offensive cooperation of the Celtics in the game. Rochelle passed the ball to Horford, who held it high and Rochelle cut the baseline from the right to the left. At this point, marcus morris made a cover for Rosier. Rosier received Horford's ball and cut it, attracting the Bucks to defend in pairs. Morris moved to the bottom corner behind the cover. Rogier quickly divided the ball, and Morris raised his hand and hit a three-pointer.

This cooperation has high-level coordination, bottom line cutting, cover and breakthrough. This is the systematic team play, which is rare in the Cavaliers.

Stevens can also pour chicken soup. He praised the Celtics after defeating the Bucks, but Stevens has dry goods in tactics, which is why he is called "Oriental Popovich", while Tyrone Lu is somewhat poor in tactics.

Of course, Tyrone Lu can't be a tactical desert when he is a coach in the NBA, and James has to bear part of the responsibility in this regard. When Blatter coached the Cavaliers, he intended to implement the Princeton system, but James refused. James prefers to play sudden points, which is his habit and will not be changed easily.

Great coaches also need players to complete them, and Popovich's success is absolutely inseparable from Duncan's support. Bill simmons, a famous basketball media person, commented on Duncan in his book The Book of Basketball: "If he needs to score 34 points and 22 rebounds to win a playoff game, he can do it. If he needs to score 18 in the fourth quarter to win, he can do it. If we only let him do the dirty work, protect the restricted area, and attract double teams to create opportunities for teammates, then he can win the game and he will be fine. Duncan can adapt to the needs of any game. He won the championship in the slow-paced positional warfare era and won the championship in the fast-paced blitzkrieg era. No system can beat him. "

James will not be Duncan, and Tyrone Lu will not be Popovich. The only reliable way for the Cavaliers to win now may be like Tyrone Lu said. James was aggressive from beginning to end, and he couldn't make his first shot near the end of the first quarter like in the first game. Love is not a stable attack point in the playoffs, and it is more difficult for other Cavaliers to play such a role. It's just that James's physical strength can withstand such a fight. If he works hard in the first quarter, the fourth quarter will be boring. What would Tyrone Lu say?