The Rest, Only Noise

Chapter 628 The guy who doesn't leave a slot for the audience is the worst

Hornacek feared Robertson because he considered himself a No. 2. According to the Knicks' team assessment, Hornacek's ability to handle the ball is comparable to most of the one in the league, but he considers himself a two.

Because he's not a full-time 1, he'll be underwhelmed when facing a monster defender like Robertson who likes to overwhelm his opponents, especially when Robertson is stronger than he thought. .

Since the dual-energy guard who is part-time at the 1 position will have a psychological obstacle when encountering Robertson, then switch to a real 1 position.

"John, how do you feel about Erwin?"

Stockton and Robertson were both drafted in the 1984 draft and have played against each other a lot in the NBA over the years.

"I'm not going to be intimidated by him," Stockton said.

This is what Louis wants.

It doesn't matter if your strength is not as good as your opponent, but timidity is the worst thing.

Louie replaced Hornacek with Stockton, and then replaced Ainge with Miller.

At the same time, the strategy of high delays to disrupt the offense was abandoned. This strategy requires the insider to have a fairly good delay quality, but apart from Ewing, no other insider in the team has learned this.

Moreover, in 1988, when defending on the inside, you could stay in the penalty area until 24 seconds to finish. It was a deviant performance to let them leave the penalty area, give up the rim protection, go to the high post, and even delay the ball carrier from the outside.

Louie tasted the sweetness in Ewing, and wanted to reap the same results in others. The skinny reality woke him up.

"Okay, this is the end of the trial."

Louis said solemnly.

"From now on, it's all going according to our game plan, and I hope you remember what we said before the game. All pick-and-rolls have to be switched, and all non-Mark Price ball-and-roll pick-and-rolls don't need to be confronted. The ball is double-teamed, all pick-and-roll attacks that penetrate inside can be blocked with shrink pockets, and the success or failure of all defenses depends on your determination and the speed of your feet!"

"Eton is only a threat to the rim, Malone doesn't have a consistent shooting percentage when someone is defending, Chambers is very physical, so we try to force him to shoot, Robertson is more of a supporting role than Price, except for the left wing. A 45-degree angle, any other position out of the paint can let him shoot."

Dick Bavita came to remind that the timeout was over.

Louie reminded Miller, who was playing against Price most of the time: "No matter what's going on around you, you can't give up on Price's defense."

The tactics and strategies of the Knicks are simple and crude.

Defense is pocket formation + infinite switching + pinch Price.

The offense is to resolutely play the pick-and-roll, bring out the inside pillar Eaton, and then quickly guide the ball, or tuck the inside or pass the three-pointer.

Four of the key players in Louis' eyes returned to the game.

Except for Malone, the Jazz's other starters are in.

After the timeout, the Knicks' first wave of offense left the Jazz struggling.

Oakley and McHale came out of the pick-and-roll.

The Jazz's response was close to nothing. Eaton kept the tiger's squat defense, and Malone's substitute Kent Benson came out for a symbolic trip.

You know, without Eaton, Benson might be the Jazz's starting center.

He's a center, and now he's playing power forward, and the Jazz don't have a suitable backup power forward at all.

Even though he's as delicate as a small forward around the Mammoths, his center position is recognized. And he's not an athletic center, so he doesn't have enough athleticism to stop the Knicks' high dynamic offense.

Miller simply got an open shot.

A major problem with the Jazz’s defensive system is that although Eaton and Robertson can take into account the inside and outside line in most cases, they can meet the Knicks, who can complete the five-line positional battle by passing the ball. Team, they don't have much to do.

Miller made a three-pointer and shouted triumphantly to Robertson: "Brother, you'd better come to defend the master, or the master will score 40 points and make you regret it!"

Miller's death caught Louis off guard.

"That bastard, he doesn't think he's so cool, does he?" Louis cursed.

Sure enough, Miller's words and deeds angered Robertson.

Robertson is like a mad dog that bites and doesn't let go.

The more you hit him back, the more excited he gets and the less likely he is to let go. Miller felt like he wasn't fighting a man, he was fighting a machine with endless stamina.

Louie expressed regret for Miller who died, and he probably spent 0:00 a few seconds waiting for Miller to bounce back. As a result, he only saw that Miller's offensive space was compressed step by step under Robertson's defense. He is currently unable to shake off the defense through normal movement.

Robertson completely saw Miller's running intentions. Every time he could predict the enemy first, prepare in advance, and then suddenly give a physical confrontation when Miller relaxes.

Just when everyone thought the Knicks' offense was limited by the Jazz, Price's over-indulgent defense against Stockton cost them.

Price thought that Stockton, like him, would not shoot easily even if he was left empty and had a shot.

But Stockton's response was surprising, and he gave Miller a moment. If Miller doesn't get out within his scheduled time, he'll have to figure it out on his own.

Miller is still too young, after all, and it will take him a long time to face a defender of Robertson's level head-on.

Stockton found there was no difference between Price defending him and sending him to score, so went straight to the shot.

"Shh!"

Price looked blankly at his head coach.

Sloan not only did not criticize him for giving Stockton so much shooting space, but he had a rare happy expression on his face, which is rare for Sloan.

Although Sloan as a coach was not as crazy as he was in his player days, he had already made three chapters with the players when he was in the position. He's going to treat his players like a man. What is a man's standard? Let's take this as the standard of manhood.

No matter what you do, you have to work 100%. Like today, you deliberately gave your opponent a shot, and the coaching staff applauded it. It's rare.

After Price was shocked, he understood the coaching staff's intentions.

They're not afraid of Stockton's 3-pointer.

What they fear is that Stockton won't shoot 3-pointers.

In the opinion of the Jazz's coaching staff, instead of letting Stockton play the league's first playmaking talent, it is better to let him empty on the perimeter to test his only 38% three-point shooting.

From the perspective of 1988, there is no problem.

Even Louie's main game strategy is to lure opponents into the long shot because they all believe your 1988 long shot won't kill the game.

But is this thing absolute? If it's an absolute, the Knicks were knocked out by the Celtics in last season's Eastern Conference finals. Remember who changed the course of that series? That's right, it's Dale Ellis, a super shooter who is currently averaging 26 points per game in the Charlotte Hornets.

Louie is from the future, and the biggest difference between him and Sloan is that he encourages players to take bold shots when they encounter open spots.

Three points, two points for the limit of stepping on the line, two points for one step inside the three-point line, two points for the length...all of them.

As long as he can make a shot, he does not shy away from any offensive means.

It is because of different perspectives on the problem that the concept of coaching is different. And, the generation gap-like emphasis on long-range investment determines the direction of this game.

With Eaton as the core of defense, the Jazz copied the Knicks' switching strategy to ensure that everyone would never lose their positions at the free throw line, and guarded against the dead, mainly to destroy the Knicks' pick-and-roll tactics.

They will deliberately arrange for the wing players to cut off the passing line.

The purpose of this is very clear, cut off the passing line, and the ball carrier can only shoot.

This, after Wilson played, killed the Jazz.

No matter how good the Knicks' mid-to-long-range shooting performance is, the Jazz's attitude toward shooting can only make you shoot ~www.readwn.com~ I admit it.

In contrast, the Jazz's offense is even more bizarre.

The Knicks' pocket formation + infinite switching + "Price must die" type of attack caused them to be unable to play even a tactic, and in the back, there were only star singles left.

Star singles are such a physically consuming thing that they need help from teammates. But the Jazz have far less depth than the Knicks.

At halftime, the Knicks led by 12 points 61-49.

"It seems that Coach Lu's offense is better."

Billy Cunningham said truthfully: "This is actually a lineup gap. If the lineups of the two sides are swapped, the result will be the same."

Stockton didn't say, "The Knicks' lineup was also slowly put together by Coach Lu." It was purely for the audience.

After all, it is a live broadcast in the United States. If the commentator vomits all the grooves, what will the audience vomit?

Those guys who don't leave a single slot for the audience are the worst. Do you understand that being alone is not as good as everyone's music?