Rebirth of My Rocket Dynasty

Chapter 68 Bulls Are You Ready?

After a difficult victory over the Pacers at home, the Rockets once again ushered in a strong enemy Jazz at their home court.

In this game, the Rockets' inside line has withstood a huge test. The Jazz's Malone, Ostertag, and Foster ravaged the Rockets' inside line.

Since the coach was suspended by the league for two games, the Rockets only had Garnett, Big Ben and Malik Rose inside.

Horry can also make a guest appearance, but facing a powerful power forward like Malone, Horry is still a little bit overwhelmed.

but.In this game, the Rockets' outside players collectively broke out.

Let's look at the concrete results.

Bodi Roga made 5 of 4 three-pointers.
Ray Allen made 4 of 4 three-pointers
Saulius made 3 of 2 three-pointers
Robert Horry made 2 of 2 three-pointers
Such a super high hit rate completely wiped out the Jazz's inside line.

The Rockets relied on the fiery touch of their outside players to make the Jazz's focus before the game a decoration.

However, today's Rockets' tactics are different from the past, playing a whirlwind attack.

It turned out that before the game between the Rockets and the Jazz, Lao Tang had a headache for the weakness of the Rockets' inside line.

After losing Dameng and the bus, it caused great difficulties for Lao Tang's formation.

At this time, the shortcomings of trading Osella Harrington were magnified.

Before the game, Lao Tang solemnly said to Tiger: "Boss, I need a qualified inside substitute now. Look at our current inside. Only Kevin, Malik and Da Ben are left. Let these three people support Gao High-intensity games are unlikely. You have to know that Dameng is 34 years old. I don’t know how much sports life he can have. Once Dameng is injured again, and the Rockets’ inside players are injured or suspended, we will lose. Dominance inside. So, we need a backup who can come in anytime.”

Tiger looked at Lao Tang with a serious face, and said with a smile: "I said Rudy, don't you want to look like this, as if we are enemies, I have already thought of what you said. However, even if new players are found immediately, they It will not appear in the game against the Jazz tomorrow. What we have to solve now is the game against the Jazz tomorrow night. I think if we can't win with strength, then we have to think about other ways. "

Lao Tang looked at Tiger with some vigilance and said, "You won't have any tricks, boss."

Hearing these words, Tiger was about to spurt blood. He looked at Lao Tang with resentment and said, "Rudy, do you think I am such a person in your eyes?"

Lao Tang nodded subconsciously, then shook his head violently in response.

Seeing such a scene, Tiger could only secretly sigh at his character.

Tiger could only forcefully smile and said: "I mean let the Rockets produce something new tactically. If the hardware is not enough, let's make up for it with software."

Lao Tang said strangely: "Boss, you still know basketball tactics."

Hearing this, Tiger became angry.

"Rudy, do you think I don't understand tactics? I'm that kind of person. You really underestimate me. If you don't show me something today, you won't know who I am." Tiger, who was talking, got up and took out a few pages from the desk drawer, and handed them to Lao Tang.

I saw a title written at the beginning of these pages, "Run and Gun" (Run and Gun).

Lao Tang glanced at Tiger in a little surprise, and immediately picked up these few pages and read them carefully.

These few pages were actually written last night after Tiger thought hard for a long time.

This is the small ball tactic he put forward in combination with the tactics of the later Phoenix Suns in the NBA.

About half an hour later, Lao Tang, who had finished reading the information, felt a burst of surprise in his heart. He really never thought that his boss would have such insight.

He also knows a little about the so-called bombardment tactics. The so-called "running and bombing" refers to a basketball tactical idea that uses high-speed and smooth rotation as its main tactical feature and emphasizes the speed of offensive and defensive transitions while sacrificing half-court offensive and defensive capabilities.

The use of bombardment tactics was first known in the late 20s by the Loyola Marymount University men's basketball team, which was coached by Paul Westhead.

Running and bombing, called runandgun in English, also known as "7-second attack", is a kind of small ball tactics.An open half-court offensive system is adopted. Players constantly create mobile opportunities through movement and conduction. Any player can choose any shot he thinks is appropriate at any time at any time. Most of such teams rely on outside touch, and the 4th position is mostly capable of shooting. The players or the speed type who are good at fast break, like Shawn Marion of the later Suns, Antawn Jamison of the Wizards, all of them can shoot as far as the 3-point line and have excellent running and jumping ability.

To measure whether a team is "running and bombing", it mainly depends on whether its scoring method is based on sports fast break or solid half-court offense (note that it is "mainly"); its defensive tactics are based on Point-to-point man-to-man or zone-team defense; whether its offensive and defensive switching rhythm is fast or slow, and so on.

The run and gun was first introduced to the NBA by Westhead and applied to the Denver Nuggets in the early 20s, but the effect was not good at the time.However, in the 90-90 season, Denver scored the highest average of 91 points per game in the league, and scored 119.9 points at halftime in the game against the Phoenix Suns, creating an NBA historical record.

A team that can be called a small ball definitely does not have a dominant center on the court, so the whole team basically does not play a slow-paced half-court offense. The positions of the three players are relatively scattered, and they make more use of passing, pick-and-roll, and running positions to create opportunities for shooting.

The tactical routines of the later Suns are not complicated. In short, it is a word "fast".The Suns led by Nash do not pursue complex passing and cooperation to create open shooting opportunities, but keep the ball in motion as much as possible, and do not miss any shooting opportunities. Every player may be the initiator of the offense, and at the same time All may be the terminator of the offense, and strive to use the shortest time to play the most efficient blitzkrieg.This tactic is called "run&gun" in English, which means run and gun.This tactical style undoubtedly complements the staffing of the Suns. They do not have a center player in the strict sense. They are a group of bloodthirsty shooters who are relentlessly wandering on the field. Murder opponents in the most simple and direct way.

And now the Rockets are very suitable for such tactics.

At the center position, there is only one Ben Wallace who is good at defense and can run and jump. The power forward position has Kevin Garnett, one of the best power forwards in the league. Ray Allen is a very good shooter at shooting guard, and Bodi Roga is the core of the field who can command the team quickly and calmly.

This tactical combination makes Lao Tang very excited. This tactic is not suitable for a team with a strong center like Dameng.

But he is very suitable for the current situation of the Rockets. In fact, Lao Tang has tried this before, but it was only on a small scale, usually only a small-scale cooperation of a few people. This tactic greatly reduces the dependence on a strong center. .

However, Lao Tang understands that it is impossible to use such a tactic to win the championship.However, it is still very good as a supplement to the team's normal tactics.

After thinking about the reason, Lao Tang said to Tiger: "Boss, your suggestion is very good. I want to go back and practice it right away."

After speaking, he got up and left.

Seeing Lao Tang excitedly preparing to leave, Tiger couldn't help feeling a little proud.

However, Lao Rang's words before leaving left Tiger completely speechless.

Lao Tang said: "Boss, to be honest, your tactical system is good, but your explanation of this system is really too simple. If I were a teacher in the basketball academy of a specialized school, your article Papers, can only fail."

After speaking, he opened the door and left.

Looking at Lao Tang rushing away, Tiger picked up a document, smiled and thought: After a year of cultivation, I finally reaped the harvest, Rudy, I have already prepared the substitute insider you want.

Mark Jackson, who has been training in Europe for half a year (not the one with the Rockets now, but an inside player.) has learned a lot in the European League. He is very grateful to the Rockets for giving him such an opportunity. If he enters the NBA after the draft, he will be laid off. He has fully demonstrated his ability in the Malaga team in Spain, but yesterday the Rockets in the NBA sent him a job offer. Contract, a 10-day short contract.In addition, the general manager of the Rockets also called him to tell him that the Rockets gave him a 10-day short contract to make up for the Rockets' current lack of insiders. If he performed well, then he would have a guaranteed job. The basic salary is waiting for him, and he has notified the Malaga team that if he fails to stay in the Rockets this time, then his position in Malaga can be retained.

With such a promise, Mark Jackson excitedly embarked on his journey to the NBA.

In the Rockets, after demonstrating the 'run and bomb' tactic, Lao Tang was excited for a while.

The two sets of style ideas he originally wanted to establish for the Rockets finally took shape.

The next day, the Rockets set off a whirlwind, and the first unlucky opponent under the whirlwind was the Jazz.

111:84
The Rockets bloodbathed the Jazz with a new set of tactics.

Then the Rockets played against the Mavericks at their home court.

Although, Nelson Sr. took over the Mavericks.However, he still did not bring the Mavericks out of the quagmire of losing streak.

At the home court of the Rockets, they happily lost to the Rockets 110:87.

But in private, old Nelson expressed his gratitude to Tiger.

The information of several players sent by Tiger is very appetizing to the old Nelson.

Although this year's results are not good, Niels is still very confident that he will surprise everyone next season.

However, the Rockets' new tactics in the game surprised Nelson a lot.

Gone is the unhurried rocket of old, replaced by a fast rocket.

Under the leadership of Bodi Roga, a group of young people hit a fast whirlwind that shocked all the people who are familiar with the Rockets.

Although the transition between offense and defense is still a bit unnatural, the Rockets' new tactics really surprised everyone.

Including a seasoned veteran coach like Nelson Sr.

In this way, the Rockets ushered in their next opponent, the Timberwolves, with everyone's surprise.

After Garnett was robbed by the Rockets, the Timberwolves continued to look for opportunities to rise.However, they haven't found it yet.

115:85
The Rockets defeated their opponents by a big score.

The score exceeds 110 points in three consecutive games, and the opponent's score does not exceed 90 points.

The Rockets' new tactics demonstrated their power.

In this way, the Rockets visited the Chicago United Center Arena with a record of 31 wins and 3 losses.

And this battle is also the first game of the Rockets' main center Olajuwon back from injury.

On the Bulls side, there is also a wounded player who has just come back, and that is Pippen.

The start of the season was extremely difficult for the Bulls. Pippen's old injury relapsed and he had to undergo surgery for several months. The Bulls lost to Maicheng in the opening game. After 15 games, they turned out to be 8 wins and 7 losses. If they continue to play like this, let alone the championship, it is still unknown whether they will be able to enter the playoffs.During this period of more than one month, Jordan tried his best to integrate scoring, organization, and defense, and almost carried the Bulls forward in the hail of bullets with his own strength.At this critical juncture, Pippen broke out that he hoped to transfer.Now Jordan and Jackson had to try their best to appease Pippen, and finally made Batman change his mind.Pippen couldn't sit still seeing the Bulls' successive losses on the court. In January 1, Pippen, who had returned from injury, finally appeared on the basketball court of the United Center. The "Triangle Offense" is finally running again.

In this way, the bulls and the rockets are gaining momentum.

Once again a sparking collision unfolded.

However, some die-hard fans of the Rockets asked before the game: Are you ready for the Bulls to face such a powerful Rockets?
(End of this chapter)