The Rest, Only Noise

The Sixers have been the best offensive rebounder in the league since Moses Malone joined the Sixers.

After all, Malone is recognized as the No. 1 frontcourt monster in history. In order to deal with him, Louie deliberately asked Ewing to avoid him on the defensive end and asked Oakley to consume him.

The defense line is concentrated and shrinking, and it is best to have at least four people fighting for each rebound.

And, to keep the offense aggressive, Louie had Stockton press Maurice Cheeks full court.

With Cheeks' speed, he thought it would be easy to get past Stockton.

But the Knicks' pocket array made the 76ers think of the Celtics.

It was Louie's pocket team that changed the league's defensive thinking. Almost all teams have their own pocket arrays, which are used to lock out players such as Dr. J and Magic who lack mid-range and long-range shots.

Magic has been working **** his shot every summer, and Dr. J is past the point.

The pocket formation has become the standard of the league, and Louie is not satisfied with the old-fashioned defensive formation.

He made a brand new revision for the pocket array.

When Cheeks broke through Stockton and reached the paint area, Ewing came out like a tiger, and his speed was not like a seven-foot giant. The strong delay force forced Cheeks' mistake.

Louie loves this era!

Only in this era when the league allows players to do hand-checking, do you see defenders making such excessive contact and press defenses against the ball handler. As a result, attacking with the ball has become a dangerous thing, and not everyone can be as strong as Jordan and James.

The existence of Hand-checking makes it difficult for guards who have speed and outstanding dribbling ability, but are weak against weak and petite guards to display their skills as they did decades later.

As long as Hand-checking exists, basketball will remain the sport of giants.

This is the inevitability brought about by the rules.

So far, Louie is satisfied with Ewing's performance.

His flaws haven't surfaced yet, and he's forced Cheeks into turnovers with the historic delays he developed during his four years at Georgetown.

Louie discovered that John Thompson didn't teach Ewing anything either.

At least his defensive delays against the ball handler are very good.

If defensive delays are taken out alone, Louie can hardly think of any other player in history who can compare to Ewing in this period.

Maybe Kevin Garnett in 2008?

In addition, there is really no more, he not only has physical fitness and willingness, but also has rules to support. The rules magnified Ewing's threat of delay.

Seeing Cheeks' mistake, Louis had other ideas.

Cheeks' mistake, let the ball come to Stockton's hands.

The second-year Stockton already has the instinct of a master point guard, hitting the ground to the follow-up Dale Ellis.

Ellis catches the ball and hits a three-pointer.

9 to 7

In the opening four minutes, the Knicks took the lead against the 76ers in the East.

This is a game that was broadcast live by CBS in the United States, and not because of the two super giants Dr. J and Malone, but because this game was Ewing's debut in professional basketball.

CBS interviewed five Knicks fans and five celebrity fans to make a montage to promote the game, and Madison Garden was packed.

Ewing played well in the opening four minutes.

2 points, 3 rebounds, 1 steal and 1 block

The opposite Malone 4 points and 2 rebounds are all offensive rebounds. Moreover, his points come from the second attack.

No defensive rebounds, not the Knicks offense played well, but the 76ers themselves are not a good team to grab defensive rebounds.

This is the price of getting Malone. They sent away Dawkins and Caldwell Jones, two of the top insiders at the time, in exchange for Malone who had dominant rebounding ability, but due to physical problems, the defensive rebounding ability was insufficient.

See the familiar pocket formation of the Knicks, as well as the traps that make the 76ers fear.

The pocket formation with traps is the characteristic of Louie, the only one in the whole league.

The way the 76ers avoided the trap can be said to be simple and crude.

Pass the ball straight to Andrew Toney, a tough guy who doesn't care about how hard you defend, just how comfortable you are.

Ellis defends Tony, deliberately letting him take a step.

Because if the space is too small, it only takes a moment for Tony to pass him.

Ellis opened the defensive distance, obviously to test Tony's shot.

Tony shot decisively and hit the hollow.

"I heard that his injury is not yet healed, right?" Louis asked the people around him.

Zhao Yuanzheng nodded and said, "Yes, according to the Philadelphia Inquirer, he has plantar fasciitis and a new injury on his knee."

Should the 76ers' team doctor be bold or irresponsible?

Replacing Leonard with an injury that can be rested until next year, Tony will play directly.

After 24 seconds, the 76ers squandered an offensive opportunity.

CBS commentator Tom Heinsohn said: "The changes LittleLu has brought to the Knicks is clearly visible. You can see the shadow of the Celtics in this team."

His partner Dick Stockton asked, "In what way?"

The 76ers fouled in order to stop the Knicks fast break.

Taking advantage of the fouls, Heinsohn said: "The pocket team is a zone defense in the emperor's new clothes. The pocket team under LittleLu has a characteristic that is different from other teams, that is, players are expected to take the initiative to do it. order something'. There is no specific way to this concept, it is all up to the individual player's wishes."

Even though Louie has left Celtic, Heinsohn still sees him as his own.

"You can't be indifferent when the opponent is attacking, whether it's defending the ball holder, defending the screener, or the defender off the ball, everyone should realize that maybe the next second the ball will enter them. Within the defensive radius of the Knicks, so at this end, you have to give all your energy. Looking at the flexibility of the Knicks defensive formation, the movement of the players in the defense, and the effort of the final defense, we can probably see that LittleLu is in the What a role in the usual training."

Heinsohn bragged about Louie's transformation of the Knicks. On their opposite side, the 76ers coaching staff dispatched troops to replace Bobby Jones with Sam Bowie.

Without being sandwiched between Olajuwon and Jordan, without the hat of "being chosen before Jordan", Bowie's life was completely changed.

Last season, Bowie, who entered the league with a $5 million contract, showed his talent at the highest level, and everything seemed to be going well. Taking into account his injury history in college, it would have been a pleasant surprise to be able to play all the time in his first season, and Bowie also handed in 11.0 points, 9.6 rebounds and 2.26 blocks, and was selected as a rookie first team. .

The only chance he lost was that he could never be remembered by fans in a different way.

Everyone remembers him as the guy who was drafted ahead of Jordan in the draft. Now, except for NBA fans in the 1980s, no one in the future will care who the fifth pick in the first round of 1984 is.

With the 76ers doctor's professional ability to let Tony play with an injury, Bowie's injury looks inevitable.

As a result, the 76ers' restricted-area defense has dropped.

Bowie bears the halo of Wharton II, but in fact does not have the latter's defensive ability.

He's a little bit like Chris Bosh, a heavy-handed 5 who's more comfortable at the 4. Force him to play the 5. In the worst era of basketball, injuries are like his friends, calling every once in a while.

And Bosh's defense on the 5th position can be seen from his career in the Heat. It is not a loophole. Helping defense can be done, but defending the big center from the back will kill him.

Bowie has the same Achilles heel, and he has more injury history than Bosh.

"John!" Louie called to Stockton. "It's 'F-Y' time!"

The abbreviation of F-Y is what you think of it. It is very vulgar, but only vulgar tactical codes can make players remember it deeply.

In the first round of Bowie's playing, Stockton watched him and Ewing match up, and activated the "F-Y" instructed by Louis.

The so-called 'F-Y' is a typical pick-and-roll roll call.

Stockton does not have the threat of finishing after the pick-and-roll. The Knicks' main way of calling is to mobilize the opponent's movement inside, and then rely on Ewing's athletic ability to complete the call.

Bowie cleverly moved out of the way.

However, Ewing pulled away from the left after the pick-and-roll.

Stockton's ball is accurate, and the ball is there.

Ewing caught the ball and glanced at Bowie who would never come to him~www.readwn.com~ for a jumper.

11 to 9

Bowie gave the Sixers the second ball-dominant point on the field.

He does have the ability to respond, and that's what the 76ers need for a team full of finishers.

But the Knicks' pocket play was too suffocating, and Ewing's presence was extremely strong.

Louie strictly ordered him to only attack within the paint, leaving the 76ers' shooting options empty.

Bowie couldn't get the ball out, so he threw one by himself, feeling cold and hitting the iron.

In the transition from offense to defense, Ewing ran at full speed. That straight-line speed made it hard to believe that an insider ran out.

The Knicks couldn't stop him from hitting the frontcourt.

Stockton tossed the ball into the air.

boom!

Ewing dunks.