basketball pope

Chapter 58 [If you want to practice this skill, you must first... 】

The Knicks came and attacked Langley again. After the screen, Houston attracted the switch to pass the ball. Ewing singled out Jordan, turned a jumper, and missed the interference. Rodman grabbed the rebound and fought a positional battle.

Jordan took the ball on the right, and this time Johnson retreated to double-team and emptied Rodman.

Jordan didn't pass. It wasn't that he was alone, but that his teammates wouldn't make a pass. That's embarrassing for Rodman.He turned to the bottom line, and Ward also retreated to the vicinity of the penalty area, and Jordan passed the ball under the siege of the three.

Hubble missed a three-pointer from the left bottom corner, and Ewing got the rebound.

Looking at the current group of Bulls, Yang Rui felt that if Pippen didn't come back, it would be great enough for Jordan to lead the team to the playoffs. The current record is a miracle.

The essence of the triangle offense is that when the offense starts, the point guard passes the ball to the small forward who is pulling to the perimeter, and then cuts into the strong-side corner with his bare hands.

This subverts the traditional understanding of basketball offensive formations.In a traditional formation, the forward is the forward and the defender is the defender.With the forwards in the corners and the guards in the perimeter, the triangle is reversed.

The great thing about this formation is that the two guards are separated, and there is a playmaker in the middle, so the assist figures of Pippen and Kukoc are not bad.

Unfortunately, once the corner guard is not good at shooting [-]-pointers, the triangle offense will be greatly reduced, and it will not be able to help the star create perfect isolation opportunities. "Zen Master" Jackson has not dared to let Kerr start, his defense is too poor.

In addition, Kukoc's defensive ability is not as good as Pippen, so the Bulls have weaknesses on both ends of the offense and defense.

When the Knicks attacked, Yang Rui stood up and shouted to the sidelines: "Charlie, Larry, Tactic No. 2."

The players on the field understood and changed their formation.

Ward went to the frontcourt and passed to Johnson who was pulled beyond the left three-point line. Ewing in the middle gave Houston a no-ball screen to help him get rid of Jordan and run to the right. At this time, Johnson leaned on Rodman to get the ball close. passed on.

This kind of empty cut is a simple routine for the Eagles' offense. First, Ewing withdraws to the middle to lead Langley out, and then Houston moves without the ball. As long as Ewing can block Jordan for a second, this tactic will be completed. Houston is this One of the best off-ball players in the league.

After catching the ball, he took a step forward and opened up space for Lang Li, who was half a beat slow to switch defense. He made an emergency stop jumper, made a perfect shot, and the ball went into the net hollow. 5 to 2.

When Longley turned around, the Houston ball had already been thrown, and no matter how tall he was, he could only reach out and interfere slightly.

The Bulls continued the triangle offense, and Ward put Hubble two steps away from the bottom line, ready to form a double-team against Jordan within the three-point line.

Jordan went to the other side and encountered Johnson's double-team, not much slower than the outside.It doesn't matter if Rodman is empty, he can at most hoist the ball to the center at the basket, forming a one-on-one situation between centers.

If the center is O'Neal, passing to the basket is an opportunity.If it was Lang Li, how did he get past Ewing?
Jordan was surrounded near the penalty area, passed to Kukoc on the outside, missed the shot under the interference of Houston, and got the rebound again by Ewing.

Offensive and defensive transition, the Knicks attacked the Eagles, Houston received the ball and made a mid-range shot, avoiding Langley and hitting again. 7 to 2.

Jordan caught the ball and was double-teamed, and went out to Rodman to make a three-pointer.

No matter how big the space is, it is not a good opportunity for Rodman, who is averaging 4.7 points per game. The ball bounced out of the box and Ewing scored the rebound again.With Rodman on the perimeter, it's much easier for opponents to get the backcourt.

Ewing continued to screen for Houston. This time Jordan was very active in bypassing the pursuit and defense. Houston made a 45-degree emergency stop and returned to the middle. Ewing took the ball and shot. Langley was a little far away. . 9 to 2.

When the Bulls attacked, all the Knicks players except Houston retracted and blocked the penalty area. Jordan turned and made a jumper on the right side, which was interfered by Bowen and Johnson and shot out of the box.

Rodman failed to grab the rebound, Ewing scored the rebound to Ward, Ward went straight to Houston, and the frontcourt fast break was one-on-one.

Houston pulled the ball and changed direction, got rid of Kukoc's half position and forced a layup.Kukoc is 208cm tall, not fast, and his bounce is average. 11 to 2.

The game had just started, and "Zen Master" Jackson rarely requested a timeout. He realized that this could not be done by the players themselves, and the Bulls couldn't defend.

Albert was pleasantly surprised: "The Knicks started off perfectly on offense and defense, and suppressed the Bulls. As soon as Ewing came back, the Knicks' offense immediately improved a notch."

Glickman sighed: "The Bulls' tactics require a strong shooting guard, a forward with strong organizational skills, or a strong center to create singles opportunities for stars. Langley's strength is not good."

At the end of the timeout, the Bulls still could not organize an effective offense. Jordan was double-teamed again and again, and Jackson had nothing to do.He didn't even make substitutions, he was the starter in the opening game, and he just emphasized that the defensive end should rotate quickly.

In Yang Rui's previous life, many people wondered why Fisher, Brian Shaw, and others learned from the "Zen Master", but they couldn't fight the triangle offense well.The answer is very simple. To practice this skill, you must first... have two stars, at least one of which must be a super giant.

Without a star, Jackson couldn't play the triangle offense well. The reason why he was nicknamed "Zen Master" was because he called timeout less and let the star adjust himself on the court.

The Knicks didn’t adjust either. After covering, the star was dislocated and singled out, using local advantages to create opportunities. The Knicks are better than the Bulls in shooting. Except for Ewing, they can shoot three-pointers. The Bulls can’t double-team, Defense has to be careful.Put it a little farther, and the Knicks player immediately shot a three-pointer from the outside.

The Knicks led the Bulls by 34 points 19-15 in the first quarter, which was surprising.

Substitute contest in the second quarter, the Knicks advantage is still obvious.

The Bulls sent Steve Kerr and Dylan Brown to play double guards, Scott Leber and Jason Caffee to partner the striker, and the center was Bill Wennington, who was 213cm tall and weighed 111kg.

The Knicks are strong and strong, sending Atkins, Starks, Mills, Oakley, Ben Wallace.

In the past, Kukoc was the sixth man with a substitute, which could guarantee a certain amount of offensive firepower. Now he also rests in the second quarter of the starting lineup, and the Bulls' offense has become worse.

Kafi is 203cm tall and weighs 116kg. The inside line formed by Wennington and Wennington is not fast, and the attack cannot go to the basket. In the end, he can only attack from the outside.

After preventing Kerr's three-pointer, the Bulls were not afraid. After three and a half minutes, the Knicks led by 21 points. The Bulls quickly replaced Jordan, Kukoc and Rodman.

The offensive power has improved, but the Bulls are still not good at defending the Knicks' pick-and-roll, and the score is always behind.

In the second half, Starks, Houston, and Mills made three-pointers in a row, and 13-of-7 three-pointers in a single quarter beat their opponents in one breath.

Jordan had 27 points on just 40 percent shooting, and everyone else was even worse.

Under the watchful eyes of the national audience, the Knicks led 86-60 in three quarters and entered garbage time.

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