The Rest, Only Noise

UPDATE: Every "NBCSports" night, fans get to see a video that was brilliant at the time.

Most of the video is black, but at the very center, color images of Jordan and Bird will pop up first, followed by stars from all walks of life. With the soundtrack of "Roundball Rock", which is as brainwashed as the electronic music in Tokyo Cold, every time A fan watching the NBA on NBC will remember this opening.

Knicks-Sun game night, NBC broadcast the game nationally.

Commentary by Mike Fratello and Groom Albert, who is already a resident at NBC.

Louis made two decisions around the Suns' style of play.

The tactics should be complicated, and the attacking basket should be straightforward.

The Suns' dramatic rebuild in the late '80s was something many didn't expect.

In today's '90s, they are still at the top of the Western Group, and have a distinct style of play.

For one thing, they have the lowest turnover rate in the league and, at the same time, the fifth-best effective field goal percentage in the league.

The Suns are a typical Western powerhouse, with a strong and stable offense.

At the same time, their rim protection is very efficient, not only because of Brad Doherty, but also because of "Hot Rod" Rod Williams (Hot Rod WilliamsPF/C).

This person was a second-round pick in 1985, and in terms of talent, it is not a legacy. He showed extraordinary talent in college games, but his school was mired in a recruiting scandal and a match-fixing scandal, and the league asked teams not to draft him in the first round.

What's more, it also conveyed the message not to choose this person.

The league was on the rise at the time, and we couldn’t let this rat **** spoil the public’s impression of professional basketball.

Louie didn't choose him, mainly because he was unfamiliar with this person's name. Judging from his college games, he didn't have many bright spots, and he had a record of collecting money and fighting fake games, so he didn't choose him.

Unexpectedly, after this guy entered the NBA, he became an elite. They were first selected by the Dallas Mavericks, one of the famous three idiots in Texas.

The first season was dismal and was cut by the Mavericks.

Then it was claimed by the Suns, and then it was a wonderful counterattack history. Although he did not become a star, he became a top player outside the star like the future Tobias Harris. And, unlike Harris's strong on offense, the Rod is strong on defense, has a wide range of movement, and is a perfect match for Doherty. Last summer, the Miami Heat—yes, the godfather of the Heat again—played for five years. The maximum salary of 24 million wants to grab people, and the sun matches with tears.

Therefore, last season, the salary of the Hot Rod ranked second in the league, second only to Wilson.

With the Hot Rods and Doherty's Suns, rim protection (opponents' shooting percentage at the rim) is third in the league.

This is a western team that makes few mistakes, has a high degree of attacking certainty, and has a good defense. It is no wonder that it dares to issue a declaration of "the emperor takes turns, come to my house this year".

Their self-confidence is good, but it's not good that they don't take the Blazers as their top competitor in the division.

If Louie was Riley, he'd be counting down the calendar to figure out when the next game against the Suns would be.

The game is about to start, and there are some changes to the Knicks' starting lineup.

Sean Kemp entered the starter for the first time this season, playing at the 4 against the Hot Rods.

Except for Camp, other locations remain unchanged.

The Suns' starting lineup also looks good: Kevin Johnson, Dell Curry, Knicks veteran Gerald Wilkins, Hot Rods, Doherty.

The 76ers, who were determined to rebuild, gave up renewing the contract with the team’s top scorer, Gerald Wilkins, in the offseason. The Suns also took advantage of the huge increase in the salary cap and there was a surplus of salary space to sign him.

In the first round, Miller missed a three-pointer from the outside.

Since the Knicks have the highest percentage of 3-point attempts in the league, they only rank third in the league in effective field goal percentage.

In turn, this is where the Knicks are strong.

With such a high proportion of three points, the offensive efficiency is at the forefront of the league.

The Suns' offense has two rhythms.

One is the defensive counter-attack rhythm, initiated by KJ. This rhythm is always completed with lightning speed and usually does not require the participation of the insider.

KJ leaped across the court like lightning, scoring dunks.

2 to 0

Louie shook his head after watching it, and KJ, who rushed up, was like Westbrook in his prime, and no defender could hold him down.

The Knicks fell into a positional battle. Stockton held the ball on the outside and launched a high dynamic attack (ExchangeRicky). But their purpose is not to seek three-pointers from the outside, but to play branch tactics in high-post dynamic offense, which is called Thumb Tactic (THUMB) internally. .

Ewing and Kemp cut in the first time after finishing the high screen, causing the sun's defense to shrink in depth and giving Miller a chance on the outside.

Stockton scored immediately.

Miller attempted another three-pointer.

"boom!"

Miller made two iron goals, and the hot rod protected the defensive rebound. He was about to counterattack KJ. Unexpectedly, Kemp behind him saw that there was a problem with his guarding action and took out the ball.

"Good job Pin Xiao, this is my baby!" Louie shouted.

The ball dropped by Kemp fell into Ewing's hands.

Gorilla pretended to attack to attract the Suns defense, and then dropped the ball to Kemp, who showed amazing physical fitness and rode a hot rod for dunks.

2 to 2

"Stay motivated and focused, just hit it!"

Willis Reed, who had almost become Kemp's personal trainer, roared from the sidelines.

Louie patted Reed on the shoulder to calm him down: "Don't put pressure on that kid."

"It's not that you don't know, that kid has to be whipped to know how to run forward!" Reed said as if Camp was a horse under his crotch.

Maybe Kemp really needs someone like Reed around him for a long time to push him.

But Louis feels that this kind of high-pressure training that does not give children fault tolerance should be humanized, and praise when it is time to praise.

The Knicks failed to make the tactics as complicated as Louis envisioned at the beginning, but they were extremely resolute when attacking the basket.

If the Suns' defense is to be broken, both strategies must be implemented.

Attacking the rim can only destroy the Suns' advantage all the way, and complex tactics can destroy their defense.

Doherty was backed by Ewing, and the attack was just about to start.

Camp appeared like a ghost.

I don't know who taught Kemp, but Louis can't pick out any other faults with his current defense, except that he is prone to fouls.

Top-notch solo defense, top-notch help defense, and, probably one of the four best flankers in the league (the others are Ropicio)?

He is very aware of the timing of the flanking attack, and also knows where to initiate a flanking attack that will make the opponent uncomfortable. Doherty can still have the leisurely instigation of offense when playing Ewing. When confronted by Kemp's pincer attack, he just wants to pass the ball out.

Kemp's hand blocked Doherty's sight, and Ewing behind him pressed further.

Doherty was in a dangerous situation and had to risk passing the ball.

The reason for the risk is that he can't be sure that there are no Knicks players on the road.

The question is, how can there be no Knicks players on guard?

The Suns are the team with the fewest turnovers in the league, but the Knicks have the opposite characteristics. They are the team with the most turnovers in the league.

Louie is backed by Oracle and has more advanced data.

For example, the Knicks are No. 1 in the league in scoring by stealing the opponent's pass per game.

In each game, the Knicks are still the first in the data of quick scoring through single defense, help defense, double-teaming, supplementary defense, rotation, and pressure.

Moreover, there is an advantage of breaking the hierarchy for the second place.

Wilson stole Doherty's pass, and one-stop counterattack dunks.

4 to 2

"Really strong, Sean." Tomjanovich exclaimed, "Can't believe this is his third season, he's improving so fast!"

A good growth environment, the impact on the Camp-style player is significant.

If his career still starts in Seattle, his future won't change.

But in the Knicks, Reed had his faults, Ewing had him practice, Stockton had passed the ball, and Louie had his roadmap.

Tonight, the third-year Kemp is still far from Louis's image of the most perfect power forward in history, but it is completely different than when he first arrived in New York three years ago.

At that time, he only had a rough outline, and it could be said that he had the possibility to become a perfect power forward, but could he do it? No one can make this guarantee.

Now, to use one of the Knicks scouting department's favorite words~www.readwn.com~ Kemp has a bust of the perfect power forward.

Only by having another bust can he be a truly perfect PF.

But there are countless players who will never be able to become this bust in their entire lives.

Therefore, Kemp is undoubtedly the most targeted player among the many talented players of all time.

Although he himself didn't know what the future would hold, Louis had already seen his future.

"Defend well, don't let offense!" Louie shouted, "Tactics! Tactics! I want to see more complex tactics and more brutal attacking the basket!"

After Louie said hello, the Knicks' style of play became complicated. All kinds of through **** and big diagonal passes tore the Suns' defense into pieces. In the end, it was Stockton at the top of the arc who had a chance.

With a cold face on his face, he blandly shot a three-pointer from the top of the arc.

"Shh!"