The Rest, Only Noise

June 2, 1997

With two days left until the Finals, the Lakers continue to test Ben Wallace's interior defense.

In the second match, the direction of investigation is no longer whether Big Ben can limit Garnett, but whether Big Ben can limit Barkley. Judging from the technical and tactical logic of Big Ben's restriction of Garnett, it is purely an advantage brought by strength, and Barkley is undoubtedly an inside attacker with overwhelming strength.

What Ben did with Garnett didn't work for Barkley.

However, yesterday Garnett claimed that he didn't feel good, so today, although his matchup with Ben is not the focus of investigation, Louis and Bird are still very concerned about his matchup with Ben.

When Garnett missed Big Ben's defensive shot again, Bird jokingly asked: "Have you thought about the reason for today? Didn't eat lunch? Didn't have a good rest last night? Or did you feel bad again?" Li, how can you say that? How could a genius like Jasmine feel bad for two days in a row?" Louis teased, "He must be sick!"

These words awakened the iron blood in Garnett's body on the spot, and shouted: "My brother is in good health, you are too anxious, only one ball, wait and see the good show!"

So Bird and Louie looked down, really wanting to see what Garnett could do.

After that, Garnett no longer insisted on attacking with his back.

With his physique, if he wants to rely on his back to make a living, he will not be able to take advantage of his height due to his lack of strength. Therefore, it is best to change his back basket to a face basket.

Although holding the ball and facing the basket is also confrontational, the initiative is always in Garnett's hands, and both offense and pass are controllable.

Garnett first passed the ball with the ball and scored a layup. Then, under the guise of a breakthrough, he made an emergency stop and shot again.

Then, Garnett looked back at Louie and Bird, "How about it, buddy, are you bragging?!"

Byrd nodded happily, thinking that this guy finally got his head around. And Louis sighed softly; "That's why I never considered letting Big Ben face Ralph, it's really asymmetrical."

Big Ben can rely on his personal struggle to develop his talents to the extreme and become the best defender in the 2000s, but the best defender does not mean he can guard everyone.

There are a few types of players he can't deal with. Sampson is one of them.

He is tall and flexible, can shoot, dribble, and has a variety of moves. The difficulty of defending him is not at the same level as defending a rigid low-post offense.

Garnett's versatility saved him from an education, and Ben's tests were just beginning.

After that, he was arranged to face Barkley.

"Why did you change people? Haven't you proved yourself yet?" Garnett said with a lot of meaning.

"No need, you've proven yourself." Louie's words made Garnett settle down.

Then there is the duel between Barkley and Big Ben.

Only when Big Ben faced Barkley, Louis could feel how strong this man is.

Barkley looked a heavyweight bigger than Ben, and as a result, his bulldozer-style offense couldn't completely crush Ben's defense.

Big Ben withstood Barkley's pressure like an old monk, until the latter turned around and shot on his head, he still maintained a correct defensive posture and brought enough interference with his lower body and upper body.

"Shua!"

Barkley didn't feel comfortable playing this goal. He was able to score because of his personal ability, and there was nothing wrong with Daben's defense.

"Even if Patrick came to this defense, he would give him full marks." Stevens praised.

Is the mean image of the orangutan so deeply rooted in people's hearts? Why can't he learn EQ from another junior who used the same type of facial template?

Louie didn't say much about Ben's performance.

Bird asked Stevens instead: "Can Ben's defense cause Karl Malone trouble?"

"It's hard for me to say." Stevens said, "I'm not an insider, I only know that his defense is very good, but can he use it to deal with Carl?

Ma Long still needs to be tested in actual combat. "

In the next few rounds, Barkley also played well. Even though Big Ben's defense is as unshakable as a mountain, he can still find opportunities to shoot.

Even if Ben's little moves are annoying, he can still score with the best touch.

At this point, Big Ben's defense is meaningless to Barkley. He is in an unparalleled state of human-ball integration.

What the Lakers' coaching staff saw was Big Ben's tenacity and stability on the defensive end.

No matter how Barkley plays, he can defend well without compromise, and he can have a clear conscience for the goals scored, because he has done his best.

At the end of the game, Barkley's outstanding performance allowed the purple team to win.

Big Ben was about to go to the weight room to lift weights, but Louis called him over.

"Ben, would you be confident if I asked you to guard Karl Malone?" Louie asked.

If it was Kobe, he would say that he is confident, and if he can't do anything about Malone, he will come to see him first.

Daben said pragmatically, "I will do my best."

In the two matches against the Celtics in the regular season, Big Ben didn't have a chance to face Malone, so Louis doesn't expect him to be able to explain how to deal with Malone now. "Get ready," Louie said, "I might put you up against Karl Malone later."

Ordinary rookies will worry about being blown up if they hear that they are going to play against a superstar.

Kobe's kind of guy who just wants to blow up other people is an outlier.

And Daben is not an ordinary person. Like Barkley, Da Ben, both from Alabama, is the tenth child in his family. From the moment he was born, he competed with his older siblings, whether it was toys or clothes, he would not easily pass up.

This kind of growth environment has cultivated his extremely strong desire to compete. Hearing that Coach Lu wants to let himself face Malone, he immediately regards this as an opportunity.

He is not a lottery pick like Kobe and Nash who beat most of his peers at the starting line. A player with insufficient talent and a low pick like him has to fight and grab every opportunity, like today Such a sudden important task is almost like a pie in the sky, and it must be grasped.

"I will do my best to live up to your trust!" Big Ben said excitedly.

"Go to training." Louis sent Big Ben away.

"Is it really good to tell him directly?" Byrd thought it would be more appropriate to make this adjustment suddenly on the spot.

As I said in advance, if Daben can't bear the pressure, he probably won't even be able to sleep well in the past two days.

"It's good to say it in advance, and Daben can make more preparations for it." Louis said confidently, "Even if he doubts his ability, I believe he will adjust to the best condition within two days. He is Such a player."

Another day passed.

There is only one day left before the start of the finals, and the Lakers played a simulated confrontation on this day.

Garnett imitates Sampson, and the tragedy division imitates Malone.

Since the strength of the two of them is far from that of the real master, this mock battle is naturally wrong, and the match also suffered a disastrous defeat.

Louis didn't put forward any more requirements for the match, because all the preparations that should be done had already been done.

Now we just need to wait for the finals to start.

Compared with preparing for the game, adjusting the players' psychology is a more important homework.

Fortunately, there are many first- and second-year players in the Lakers team. The general characteristic of this group of people is that they are young and reckless, and they don't take the chance of the finals that they seem to get easily seriously.

On the contrary, Mesozoic players like Baros will have a lot of negative psychology that affects themselves.

Based on the performance of Baros in the team match in recent days, Louis announced that he will be removed from@

The contribution your husband can bring may not be half of yours, but he is more excited than you and has no psychological burden. Maybe he

Will perform better as a result. "

Hearing this, Baros was not angry, it would be fine if he was replaced by Dumars@starter, but the person who replaced him turned out to be Nash.

"Coach, I'll adjust," Barros said.

Louis shook his head and said, "No, judging from your performance in these days of confrontation, your condition is very bad. If you want to prove that you will not be affected, then perform well on the bench."

That day ~www.readwn.com~ Barros used the authority of a veteran to force Nash to fight with himself.

As a result, he beat Nash by a landslide.

"If you want to play in the finals, this kind of performance is not enough!" Baros reprimanded severely.

In the distance, Louis smiled and watched Baros ravage Nash.

Getting Nash @starter was a lie from start to finish, Louie isn't that crazy yet.

For the Lakers at this stage, @starting number one is either Barros or Dumars. There will be different arrangements for different opponents, and the technical characteristics of these two are enough to deal with any opponent.

What Louis said to Baros in the office was just to adjust his mental state.

He looks good now, and he has no time to think about how difficult it is to play in the finals. He only thinks about how to get @starting back.

This is pretty good, but Nash has to suffer.