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Chapter 165 LSK Defense Line
There are various types of professional basketball coaches.Many are ex-pros who either love basketball or coach because they have nothing else to do.This is not to disparage anyone's credentials or to suggest that the role of an NBA coach is unimportant to a team's success.But most retired players get their jobs because they were famous, or showed up at the right time, or some combination of the above (Gene Shue for the Bullets, Kevin Logley for the Hawks, Doug Moe for the Nuggets, Billy Cunningham for the 76ers, Paul Cyruso for the Clippers, Pat Riley for the Lakers).

Still others choose to coach in their twilight years, perhaps to gain some recognition they thought they deserved but didn't get as players (Lenny Wilkens of the Sonics, Larry Brown of the Nets, Don Nelson of the Bucks). Some worked their way up through college (Dick Motta of the Mavericks, Bill Fitch of the Celtics, Hubie Brown of the Knicks, John McLeod of the Suns). Low-paid assistants (Stan Albeck for the Spurs, Dell Harris for the Rockets).

That's what makes Louie's opponent today, Jack Ramsey, so special.

He has a bad street nickname, Dr.

There are already too many Doctors in the league, but most of the "Doctors" are nicknames and called for fun, except for "Dr. Ramsay", and Ramsay is called Doctor because he earned a doctorate in school.

The difference between him and many coaches is that if other coaches do not coach, they may not really know what to do, but he can teach in schools, be in politics, go to various cities to give speeches, he can do it all.

The reason why Louis respects him is because of the various rights and interests he has won for the coaches.

Before 1977, although the coaches had great power, they were poorly paid. Ramsey was the first coach to stand up and resist.

After negotiations, Ramsay received an average coach salary of $10 on behalf of the coach union.

For this alone, he deserves to be remembered.

Ramsey has contributions off the court, but on the court, he is also an outstanding coach.

From the data point of view, the Blazers are a team without many dead ends, with four elements of offense and defense, and they have six statistics ranking in the top ten in the league.

At this time, Louis looked at the Blazers' starting lineup, and there were many unfamiliar faces.

Mychal Thompson C/PF, Darnell Valentine PG, Jim Paxson SG, Calvin Natt SF, Wayne Cooper PF.

Louis knew only Thompson among these names.He was Bird's No. [-] pick in the draft. His real name was Michael. He was an unconventional guy. In order to increase his draft status, he actually claimed that he was the cousin of "Skywalker" David Thompson.He was not recognized by Skywalker of Hidden, and he changed his name to "Mychal" before the rumor was broken.

In any case, Thompson's efforts paid off, and he was selected as the No. 1978 pick in the [-] draft.

It was one of three great events in his life, the other being the birth of a son named Klay Thompson seven years later.

The Celtics' starting lineup has not changed from usual, and it is still the five people.

With the opening jump ball, Sampson easily beat Thompson.

In the first round, Thomas dribbled the ball to catch Sampson's pick-and-roll, drove straight in, and scored with a throw in the paint.

Louis stood on the sidelines and nodded with satisfaction. The most important thing is not which system the players use to score, but the most important thing is that they can activate any system tacitly.

If they need the coaching staff to remind them what routine to play every time they attack, then having these four systems is the same as not having them.

The Blazers' ball moves very fast, and among all their statistics, the most valued by Louie is their effective field goal percentage, which ranks fourth in the league.

What's interesting about the effective field goal percentage stat is that he counts three-pointers as two 1.5s.But the Blazers are not a team that likes to shoot three-pointers. Ramsey is a conservative and doesn't like three-pointers.

Therefore, this is a team that pays attention to details on the offensive end, and almost no one has the tactics of singles with the ball.

Thompson showed his character.

He is close to 210 cm in height, but has outstanding agility and athletic ability, and the speed of cutting in the middle of the high pick-and-roll is very fast.

Calvin Knight lobs and Thompson dunks.

2 is better than 2
The two rounds back and forth at the beginning of the game can be regarded as temptations for both sides.

The real routine is just beginning.

The Blazers moved first, with Ramsey putting Valentine on a full-court press on Isiah Thomas.

Valentine was never a star player, but he has two traits that Ramsey likes, hard work and speed.

On-court synonyms for these two traits are "willing to work hard on defense" and "not easy to get rid of by fast players".

There was no pressure for Thomas to pass halftime. As soon as the positional battle spread, the Blazers took out Ramsey's most iconic defensive formation.

The inside line is placed outside the paint area, while the players are concentrated in high positions near the free throw line.

Before Louie's pocket lineup, the first coach to pioneer a defensive formation trend was none other than Ramsey, whose zone-pressing, famous "LSK" line stifled the ABA's dominant Julius Erving in his prime in the 1977 Finals.

Louis watched the game video of that year. It can even be said that the inspiration for the pocket formation came from "LSK". Because Louis came from the future, he knew the purpose of the pocket formation, but it was still Ramsey's "LSK" that reminded him of the pocket formation.

The core purpose of the "LSK" defense line is to press the ball holder, strengthen the high defense to consolidate the penalty area, and chase the opponent's off-the-ball man like a mad dog.

Louis discovered that today's Blazers are not consolidating the penalty area. Ramsey knows that the uniqueness of the Celtics lies in the three-point threat. Therefore, the strategic intention of consolidating the penalty area has been transformed into protecting the three-point line.

So far in the new season, for the first time, a team has come up with a systematic defensive routine to deal with the Celtics.

John Long's three-point shot was blocked.

Valentine received a pass from his teammate and rushed to the frontcourt to score like lightning.

4 is better than 2
"As expected of Dr. Ramsey." Tomjanovich next to Louie said, "They were the first team to strictly control the three-point line in the game against us."

"such a pity."

"pity?"

Louis smiled at Thompson, "It's a pity they don't have Bill Wharton anymore."

For a moment, Tomjanovich failed to understand the deep meaning of Louis' words.

Louis did not immediately point out the problems of the Blazers. He wanted to see how the players on the field dealt with this sudden situation.

The result is not surprising. This group of people has penetrated countless teams with offense so far this season. They believe in their own style of play and their system-this makes Louis flattered-they will continue to use the original offensive system to break through the Blazers' defense.

Trust in the system can be equated to trust in the coaches.

Bird's high position gave Thomas an off-ball screen and opened it up.

Thomas tore the defense and passed back to Bird.Bird held the ball and made illusory fakes, and Cooper, who was facing him, had an advantage in height and weight, but he lacked brain capacity.

Byrd's feint easily tricked him into the bait.

He can only respond to Bird's movements, and in the end he can only be played.

"Shh!"

Bird got tired of Cooper and passed back to Lambiel high up, who scored a jumper.

4 is better than 4
"You mean the Blazers' defense can't take care of the high jumper from the inside?" Tomjanovich didn't want Louie to answer.

He wanted to find out for himself.

"No, it was just an isolated case. Dr. Ramsey asked Portland to select Mychal because he was fast enough to build a defensive system around him." Louis shook his head.

Tomjanovich was lost in thought again, wondering what was wrong with the Blazers.

They make complex pass leads, and that's where Walton's value lies.If Walton is still there, they don't need to be complicated to pass the ball, and the latter can play 60% of Jokic's games in the high post.

Without Walton, they have more complex passes.

But the end result is good, they have a system of tactical transmission to create opportunities.

Jim Paxson made a jumper to make it 6-4.

The Blazers' "LSK" challenged the Celtics' tactical operations.

After Sampson completed the high screen, he found that although he had room to run down, Thomas, who was holding the ball, was surrounded and unable to pass the ball.

All Thomas can do is pass the ball to nearby teammates.

And Sampson found that there was a gap in the "LSK" defense line that was obsessed with high position control.

The short corner areas on the left and right sides, according to modern basketball, are the "back door" of the defense.

He decisively cut into the back door from the flank, and sure enough, seeing his chance, Lambiel, who had the ball high up, sent a botched pass.

Although the idea is good, the technique is bad. After being cut off, Bird made a tactical foul.

The two sides reached a balance, but Louis went to the technical station and called a timeout.

(End of this chapter)