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Chapter 167 The coach who hates heads-up

Chapter 166 The Coach Who Hates Singles
"Actually, it's kind of fun," Louie told his assistants.

KC, Tomjanovich and Cowens all had weird expressions because they saw the challenge from the Blazers.

Ramsey was very bold and put on a posture to compete with the Celtics who had a higher tactical quality.

Letting Clyde Drexler play is an excellent substitution choice.

Drexler played power forward for years as he succumbed to the demands of the University of Houston, which hurt his draft prospects and skill development, but in the NBA, he was relegated to small forward at fullback.

Ramsay's demands on him were simple and rude.

Brings out his talent, plays defense with it, runs around.

As a result, he really used his sky-high body to run swiftly, almost destroying the Celtics' tactics with a blatant running route.

The iconic Drexler round goes like this.

The defensive end blocked the Celtics' pass and forced a turnover.

Then, the Blazers' counterattack was different from most teams.The first goal of other teams is to hit the counterattack to the basket, and there is no problem with this approach.

The Blazers' counterattack options are more open.

They'll pass the ball to weak-side trailing guards, allowing them to chase down shots from positions they're sure of.

14 is better than 14
The Blazers treasured every opportunity to counterattack, and at the same time, worked hard to ensure that the Celtics did not have a chance to counterattack.

They themselves have to have a fast-paced offense. On the other hand, the Celtics did not hit a quick counterattack and completely gave up offensive rebounds.

"Please don't play like idiots," Louie said sarcastically.

His voice was not loud enough for a few of them to hear.

Bird snorted disdainfully, he didn't have to do too many moves when holding the ball in a high position, just holding the ball in a high position was a threat.

Drexler stretched his hands nervously, and Bird was in a bad mood when he heard Louie's sarcastic remarks.

Seeing a rookie with well-developed limbs and a simple mind with some usefulness, it was as if the things engraved in the DNA were suddenly activated.

"I'll make you look like an idiot later and send a great pass!"

As soon as Bird's voice fell, he made a fake throwing action, and then took another step to make an emergency stop to make a second fake action.

Drexler was a generous rookie who ate both fakes.

This is what Bird said "makes you look like an idiot". When Drexler jumped into the air, Bird hit the ground from a high position. Although the Blazers had an insight into his intentions, the angle of the pass was very tricky.

For Bird, an extremely simple opportunity was created, which was ended by Sampson's two-handed dunk.

16 is better than 14
"Larry, I didn't expect you to have this trick, but I guess you can only bully rookies?" Louie asked loudly.

Drexler stopped in his tracks and shouted at Louis: "I'm not a tool for your vindictiveness!"

"You're not," Bird sneered bitterly, "because you don't deserve it."

If Louie had heard Bird's mental blow to Drexler, he might have chimed in, but he couldn't.

Bird's words angered Drexler.

Even a rookie has self-esteem. Whether it is Bird or someone else who said this, it is unacceptable.

The Blazers are as usual, with two insiders standing low on the left and right.

Even though Ramsey's tactical system is mature, it still has defects brought about by the times.

They put too much emphasis on the low position.

Two inside low post card positions, this is the offensive system left over from the Wharton era.Back then they had two excellent insiders, Walton and Maurice Lucas, but now they only have Mychal Thompson and Wayne Cooper.

Regrettably, with these two players who built the system of the Wharton era, it is doomed to be impossible to reproduce the championship team that Ramsey talked about that can defeat all teams.

According to the general process, when the ball passes through the 45-degree angle of the transition to the left and right sides, it must be passed to the inside line.

However, Drexler was humiliated by Bird's trash talk, which broke Coach Ramsey's "not playing alone" principle.

He dribbles past Bird's defense.

The starting speed, the explosive power and the secondary acceleration after tearing through the defense are all Bird is unable to stop.

Even if Ramsey was angry, he couldn't say anything when he saw such an offense. Drexler rushed to the basket and caused Lambiel to foul.

Louis thought, maybe it's time for a change.

Therefore, at the 8th minute of the first quarter, he called a second timeout.

Bill Shawney, the announcer of the Memorial Stadium, told an anecdote related to Louis: "Little Lu is not only young and vigorous, but also has a habit that is completely different from most coaches. His timeout timing is different."

At first, Louie was unruly by calling a timeout.For example, it will be delayed until the referee reminds him every time, or the game is stopped when the Celtics are in a good situation.

This is a point that others think he is unprofessional.

Now it's his signature, because his timeouts rarely hurt the team.

"I believe you have seen their changes." Louis first replaced Lambiel with Maxwell. "If they want to play tactics, we will play tactics with them. Cedric, I hope that after you play, we will not have the trouble of not being able to keep up with the opponent's offensive rhythm."

Maxwell nodded nervously.

"What if the tactics don't work?" Bird asked.

"That's up to you." Louis smiled, "Open your mouth and scold them to death, you can always do that."

If it wasn't during the game, Bird would definitely counter-spray.

But Ren thought about it for a while and became more and more angry. He was going to vent all his anger on the Blazers. Whoever came and died, God couldn't save this team.

"Little Lu, are you ready?"

The referee reminded angrily.

"Okay!" Lu Yi laughed, "I'll be ready soon!"

Louis stopped Thomas, pointed to the tactical board and said: "Isaiah, they like to put pressure on the ball and force mistakes, but most of the time they are bluffing. I hope you can clear your mind and don't always be fooled by them. Pass the ball in time when you see your teammates' opportunities."

"Little Lu!" the referee urged.

"Not yet, what are you dawdling for? Do you want the referee to drive you back to the game with a whip?"

Thomas is well-informed, but it is the first time he has seen a professional face-changing master like an actor, like Louis, who changes faces like a routine and does not require any forward movement.

After staying with Louis for a long time, he found that the other party's angry face sometimes does not mean that he is really angry.

Although he gritted his teeth, he smiled softly in his heart.

Although he always scolded himself and Bird together, who can deny that he didn't apologize to them in his heart while cursing?
After the timeout is over, the Blazers' defense is still: the system targets the ball holder, protects the penalty area and the three-point line; filling the position to chase the ball without the ball depends on personal passion.

Drexler's face was not good. He was definitely scolded by Ramsey during the timeout just now.

Louie knew how much Ramsey hated heads-ups. Maybe he didn't hate them so much at first, but after experiencing success in 1977, he regarded heads-ups as poison.

Because the core players of that Trail Blazers team are the most selfless team superstars in history.

Louis was still a scout at the beginning, and he aspired to be the head coach, but even as a time traveler, coaching work was unfamiliar to him.

His advantage is that he has a wide vision, can accept the three-point line, a new thing that contemporary coaches regard as demons, and has a general understanding of the basketball game in the 2009-2020 period.Although there is a 1980-year gap between 2009 and 29, has basketball really changed much during these 30 years?
The sky-sight of the traveler cannot make him a good coach, so in addition to strengthening his business ability in his spare time, he also tracks those powerful teams and reviews those champion teams that have perished.

The Blazers in 1977 was the first team he reviewed comprehensively.

It was the Trail Blazers that made him understand that several factors outside the court-recognition, money, status, color, dignity, things that have little to do with basketball, can destroy a perfect team.

Ramsey has lived with regret and has publicly expressed his nostalgia for that team.As for why he hates heads-up?Because the Blazers in 1977 were a team with zero heads-up principle.Ironically, when Walton signed a big contract with the Clippers that the Blazers could not afford and ruined the future of the team, in the 1979-80 season, Walton's successor Mychal Thompson was reimbursed for the season due to injuries.The backcourt was even tighter—Lionel Hollins was traded midseason, future All-Star Jim Paxson was having a struggling rookie season, an undrafted Billy Ray Bates SG singled out the Blazers to save the season, became a star in Oregon for a few months and then faded away.

Drexler didn't find the feel of free throws and missed both free throws.

This is simply a free counterattack opportunity.

Bird grabs the defensive rebound and throws a long pass to lead Thomas into a fast break.

No matter how quickly the Blazers retreated, this time was meaningless.

Thomas rushed into the paint and scored a floater.

18 is better than 14
What Maxwell is better than Lambier is athleticism and agility, which allows him to replace Bird to guard Drexler.

The bad thing is that the offense drags the space. It’s just that in the 80s, everyone’s space was very crowded. The Celtics had two first-class space points, Bird and Lang, which was already a luxury configuration. He will bring more inside tactics to the Celtics when he is on the court.

It was difficult for the Blazers to pass the ball, because Bird stuck Cooper in the low post.

They passed the ball to Thompson, who didn't do well in singles against Thompson, and the turnaround jump shot was blocked.

Fortunately, the others retreated fast enough to prevent Thomas from running again.

Giving up their strengths in offensive rebounds and the option of breaking their own arms is indeed a wonderful move. They prevented the Celtics from launching the league's second counterattack.

Such a strategy forced the Celtics to fall into positional warfare.

Even Louie was surprised that the Blazers would do this, but after thinking about it, it was the only way the Blazers could suppress the Celtics.

Because there is a gap in talent and lineup, even if the tactical quality is similar, the Celtics will still win.Only by finding a way to suppress the Celtics' offense will they have a chance to defeat the strong with the weak.

Louis glanced at Ramsay in the distance.

The other party shook his characteristic eyebrows. Although he couldn't see his face clearly, his eyebrows must be dancing.

Louis smiled, he also has a pair of smart eyebrows.

(End of this chapter)