basketball pope

Chapter 48 [Mechanic]

The Knicks beat the Spurs 102-94, breaking the opening streak.

In addition to the twin towers, the Spurs have no reliable players, and the perimeter is a mess. The most famous is Avery Johnson of 178CM, who is the "little general" who will become the coach in the future.

Avery is that "traditional guard."

What is a traditional guard?Many fans can't accept the reality that the dual-energy guard is stronger due to various psychology and reasons, and they have this weird concept.That is, the point guard is not good at shooting, can't push fast breaks, must make low turnovers, must press the rhythm, etc., and then give the self-created title of "first traditional point guard" to the player he likes!
There has never been a traditional shooting guard, a traditional small forward, a traditional power forward.

There is a "traditional center", which refers to a standing center, relying on teammates to feed him the ball, and complete the offense through low post or hook.

Therefore, fans can understand that the tradition of the NBA is not to shoot.

The Spurs both scored double-doubles, and the Knicks won the game by rolling on the outside.The Spurs made a [-]-pointer in the whole game, making [-] out of [-] shots, and hardly made a shot.

The Knicks also paid a heavy price for this game. In the third quarter, Larry Johnson collided with Duncan when he was grabbing a rebound and sprained his left knee.

After an MRI, the Knicks announced with regret that Johnson suffered a sprained knee ligament and will miss four to six weeks.In fact, he is absent for at least six weeks. As a famous "glass man", even if he feels all right, who would dare to let him play after a four-week break?
On the 4th, the Knicks, without Johnson, lost to the Dallas Mavericks led by Nelson, 95 to 106, ending their winning streak.

Oakley started as a power forward, and his offensive power cannot be compared with Johnson. He made 4 shots and scored 1 goal. He grabbed five offensive boards, made 8 of 7 free throws, and scored 9 points and 7 rebounds.

With one player missing, the substitute Starks also felt cold, scoring only 19 of 7 shots, 6 of 1 three-pointers, and no free throws, scoring 15 points.

The core of the underdog Mavericks is Finley, Nowitzki has not participated in the draft, and Nash has not joined.

Van Gundy would not be able to play without one person. Yang Rui found that he was a dead brain. He let Stephen Jackson sit on the sidelines for a whole game and would rather let the old Buck Williams play the 4th position as a substitute. Give your opponent a chance.

Buck is known for his defense and has made a name for himself in the league, but he is 38 years old and can't keep up with the rhythm.

On the 6th, the Knicks defeated the Hornets at home to avoid a losing streak. The team suffered another injury on the outside, and Chris Childs was injured.

Childs has always been known for his tenacity in defense. He wanted to jump up and block Geiger who was in the air when he was dislocated to defend the basket. Unfortunately, he was knocked flying and injured his shoulder.

He is even worse this time, missing more than six weeks.

In an NBA-level confrontation, injuries are inevitable. No matter how careful you are, you may still lose your troops and lose your generals.

Against the 7ers back-to-back at home on the 76th, Starks continued to be in the doldrums, and Ewing couldn't find his shooting touch. He had only 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Although Houston scored 25 points, the Knicks lost 88-93 to the 76ers, who led the backcourt with two guns.

One day off, the Knicks challenged the Pippen-free Bulls away, losing 91 to 100 and suffering their first losing streak this season.

The weakness of Van Gundy's on-the-spot response is undoubtedly obvious. From 16 consecutive victories to 17 wins and 3 losses, the media's evaluation of the Knicks has taken a big turn.

No one scolds Yang Rui. This is the benefit of the assistant coach. The sky is falling, and the head coach is standing up.

Who's going to be fed up to target an assistant coach?In the end, people didn't make a point, and they had to put themselves in, which was regarded as a madman by the fans.

If Van Gundy leaves get out of class, Yang Rui will only benefit. It is difficult to find big-name coaches during the season, and usually the first assistant is on top.But Yang Rui is unwilling to let the wind and waves rise and sit firmly on the Diaoyutai. He hopes to see the Knicks take the best record and see Ewing take the MVP.

As a person, as long as he identifies one thing and has a clear goal, he wants to do it well.If the Knicks can't get the best record, even if Ewing has 20+10+5, the MVP will definitely not fall on his head. Wouldn't it be in vain?It's better to play more blooming tactics, and don't have a clear core.

Yang Rui, who has been low-key for a while, knows that he must stand up and do more, because Van Gundy really can't.

The teacher in the five-star training camp said that a good coach should be a master of psychological adjustment, but Van Gundy kept throwing pressure on the players.

Like before the Bulls, he kept talking about reducing turnovers, strengthening the defense and other clichés. Does it work?
After the start of the game, Ewing's mistakes still did not improve, and his teammates couldn't open, so he could only make jump shots, and he couldn't make any shots, and he had no dominance at all.In order to brush the data, Ewing's playing time increased, and he lost his physical strength at a critical time in the fourth quarter, and repeatedly failed to grab backcourt rebounds, which directly led to the loss.

Ben Wallace, who was sitting on the bench, and Teddy, who was at his mature stage, seemed to be pushing hard toward the air, but they were not allowed to play.

One will be incompetent exhausted thousands of troops, against Jordan's single-core Bulls beat like this, can only say that Van Gundy is incompetent.

Without Johnson and Childs, he was at a loss.

Instead of cultivating the habit of being a rookie, he has a stubborn temper that destroys others.The management is optimistic about Atkins. After the summer league, he directly dumped the two-year contract. As a result, Van Gundy let him play 5 minutes a game, which is still garbage time.

The two potential rookies, Jackson and Moore, have no chance to perform, and their bodies are slowly rusting.

What is even more irritating is that in an interview after the game, Van Gundy attributed the team's loss to player injuries and insufficient bench depth.

These are just some superficial problems, the most serious is that Van Gundy's coaching philosophy is completely wrong.He doesn't think players are real people, but machines, and he only sees tactics and not players.Players can only passively adapt to the tactics he arranges, instead of teaching them according to their aptitude.

For example, Moore, obviously has a bamboo stature, his specialty is fast speed, strong explosiveness, and can make mid-range shots.Van Gundy saw that he had grown a big man of 211CM, and wanted him to gain weight to fight against others.

Fortunately, Garnett did not fall into the hands of Van Gundy. Otherwise, he might have to switch to play center.

In short, with such a coach, there is basically no hope for newcomers to grow, unless it is a defensive player like Bowen and Ben Wallace, especially Van Gundy's appetite.

Just use it, never cultivate it. Once it makes a mistake, it will be pressed on the bench immediately. Van Gundy is a representative of mechanism and utilitarianism.

That is to say, in this era when there were not many tactics, Van Gundy can still mix. In the fast-developing competitive sports in the future, there are still mechanic things, and no one will consider Van Gundy as a coach.

After the road trip was over and the team was on vacation, Yang Rui waited for Van Gundy to come and chat with him.

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