basketball pope

Chapter 40 [Stronger]

Without Yang Rui's reminder, Van Gundy adjusted the lineup, Bowen continued to start, and Oakley came off the bench.

Those who are close to Zhu are red, those who are close to ink are black.Human contact, mutual influence is certain.

Van Gundy once set the record for the league's youngest assistant and head coach, and is obviously a smart guy.What he wants to do now is to learn from each other and make some of Yang Rui's offensive tactics his own, instead of denying his basketball philosophy.

As long as he arranges to improve his offensive level, he will naturally not feel that he is inferior to the young assistant.

"Bruce, don't be afraid of Hill's reputation. You focus on defending and interfering with his shooting. Other players should pay attention to shrinking. Keep an eye on Hunter from the outside and don't let him shoot threes. If someone picks and rolls Hunter, switch defenses in time. "

Van Gundy talked about the defense in a straightforward manner and was beaming.

The person he asked Bowen to deal with was Grant Hill, the recognized successor to Jordan, which shows how optimistic he is.

3D players, dismantled in basketball terms, are three-pointers (3Point) and defense (Defense), which means that in the team, they have both stable three-point shooting ability and can provide high-intensity defense on the defensive end. Such Players are welcome in any era.

Bowen is a model among 3D players, but unfortunately he was born in a bad age. In the future, 3D players can earn tens of millions of dollars in annual salary. In Yang Rui's previous life, Bowen's highest annual salary was only 200 million. in the toilet.

The offense was based on the way he played in the previous game. Yang Rui did not comment. The tactics he arranged were simple and not so easy to crack. They were a simplified version of Princeton.Reusing new players makes the team more morale, and the bench players are not sullen on the sidelines, waiting for the call of the head coach.

Pistons starting Lynch - Hunter, Malik - Healy, Grant - Hill, Grant - Long, Beeson - Dele.

The current coach of the Pistons is Doug Collins. The strategy is mainly to defend and win the game. The offense relies on Hill's personal ability to solve problems. It is Hill's job to hold the ball, attack and organize. He also has to protect the backcourt rebounds.

As a member of the Knicks, Yang Rui focused on Hill, who was reduced to a role player in the 21st century due to multiple injuries in his previous life.Today, he is very popular. Once he entered the league, he won the All-Star vote twice. Last season, he averaged 21.4 points, 9 rebounds, 7.4 assists and 1.8 steals per game.

If it weren't for the injury, Hill would definitely be in the Hall of Fame.Therefore, Yang Rui, who hasn't seen Hill play very much, wants to know how good he is at his peak.

After the start of the game, Hill played mediocrely, and the two sides played very dull.

The Knicks blocked the penalty area, and Hill was not so easy to score, scoring the ball again and again to his teammates.

Yang Rui quickly saw that Hill's style of play was flawed. He was poor in long-range shooting, good at breaking through, and changed direction very quickly in the first step. This style of play often yielded wonderful goals, but there were hidden dangers and knee injuries.

Hill's subsequent serious injuries were not accidental at all. Brandon Roy, who played similar to him, retired because of a knee injury in five seasons. Derrick Rose had multiple surgeries and signed a super bad contract. up the bull.

Of course, this kind of player must not be underestimated in his prime. He can create space to drive the team, and he can also draw fouls when he gets to the basket.

In the first quarter, Bowen did not hesitate to physically entangle Hill, but he was replaced in 7 minutes, and his defense was good.

With Starks, it is impossible to let Bowen fight for too long. If a person is desperate for 15 minutes, it is very powerful to fight with the purpose of exhausting his physical strength.

Hill broke into the inside line and the Knicks double-teamed and passed the ball out. Except for Hunter, the Pistons players were not reliable in shooting.

The Knicks’ offense in the first quarter was equally bad. Relying on off-ball screening, the Pistons kept moving to find opportunities to shoot. The Pistons could always keep up with the rhythm. Only Johnson used his body to crush the perimeter and it was difficult to defend against singles.

Johnson seems to have a second spring, and Van Gundy decided to keep him at the 4, which is indeed much more efficient than playing small forward.

Johnson is also a talent destroyed by injuries. He had the opportunity to create achievements no less than Malone or Barkley, and the peak was the first two seasons of his career.Even though his explosiveness is not as good as before, he still has super strong singles ability.

The Pistons mainly relied on quick counterattacks to score, and the two sides tied at 16 in the first quarter.

As soon as the second quarter replaced the bench, the Knicks immediately exceeded the score.

The Pistons' backup lineup appears to be strong, led by Aaron McGee, Rick Mahon, and Theo Ratliff.The only one who can actually attack is a McKee, and everything will be fine.

Ratliff's defense is outstanding, and the offense is useless. Mahon has reached retirement age, and his defensive footsteps can't keep up.

Starks made two three-pointers in a row by relying on off-ball screening tactics, and Oakley also made a wonderful performance of pulling out two high-level mid-range shots.It's a pity that Van Gundy is still too conservative, letting Childs play the point guard to strengthen the defense, without Atkins, otherwise it must be very easy for Atkins to smash Mahong after the pick-and-roll.

Yang Rui looked depressed on the sidelines. This time, he argued with Van Gundy without being on the sidelines, saving him enough face.

Van Gundy's approach to stability cannot be said to be wrong, but the two have different ideas, one attaches importance to defense and the other likes attacking.

Relying on the advantage of overall strength, the Knicks also firmly controlled the situation in the second half, leading 82-65 at the end of the three quarters.

At the end of the quarter, Ewing took a break. Wallace completed the bench task very well. Together with Oakley, he protected the rebound and defended the penalty area. Starks, Houston, and Johnson cooperated tacitly to expand the point difference to 20 points. Above, into garbage time.

At halftime, Yang Rui discussed with Van Gundy and made a new attempt. No point guard is required. Oakley is responsible for pulling the ball to a high position. He has rich experience in the game and has a certain ability to respond. Obtained without deliberately arranging tactics.

In this way, Oakley's emotions were appeased. Even as a substitute, he could not accept that the playing time was less than 30 minutes.

Hill didn't adjust his style of play even if he was behind by a large score. He still made breakthroughs and mid-range shots. He didn't bet on three points, and there was no possibility of catching up by attacking by two points.

108 to 83, the Knicks won two straight.

Starks scored 28 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists, hit 5 three-pointers, and the team scored the most.

尤因13投7中，罚球4中4，得到18分7篮板4助攻2盖帽，表现不差。

约翰逊15投8中，罚球6中4，三分球5中0有失水准，拿下20分4篮板2助攻。

Houston's performance in two consecutive games was mediocre. He started his career with the Pistons. Pistons players know that he shoots accurately and focuses on taking care of him. He didn't take many shots throughout the game. He only played 24 minutes and scored 11 points.

Marv Albert, known as the "Voice of the New York Knicks", said excitedly when summing up the game: "It doesn't seem to be an accident that the Knicks are stronger than last season!"

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