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Chapter 408 Growing Pains

Chapter 4 Growing Pains

The offensive deployment of the Lakers' starting lineup is really well done.

If there is Jabba, choose Jabba, and if there is no Jabba, give it to Nick (Wilkins). If Jabba and Nick can't do it, the magician will come.

Essentially, what they are playing is personal ability.

Three stars with absolute advantages will create opportunities for the other two teammates. The core purpose is to defend and counterattack.

As long as you can play a defensive counterattack, the power of the Show Time system will come out.

This is also the reason why Show Time is unique. No matter how many mammoth-sized ball-holding cores like Magician appear later, they cannot copy Show Time's style of play.

In the Lakers' counterattack round, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar missed the hook.

Wilkins cuts from the wing, grabs the offensive rebound, and pops up for a dunk.

2 is better than 5
The Knicks happily looked for the inside to play back.

The 2 High Rip, which has become the Knicks' signature, tore through the Lakers' defense with a high pick-and-roll, and McHale slid down to the low post on the left.

The ball comes.

The person who switched defenses this time was Magic, the worst switch defense player in theory.

McHale didn't give him a chance, and turned back without saying anything about martial arts.

7 is better than 2
"Kevin McHale's offense is completely unstoppable!"

"After coming to New York, Kevin has reached his peak. He is currently averaging 24 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists and 2 blocks per game. He is the first core of the Knicks' offensive end."

The better McHale played, the more miserable Chicago was.

Jerry Krause's hatred for Louie grows by the day.

However, McHale has never averaged more than 22 points per game in a season for many years.

Not to mention the combination of offense and defense like today. His transformation in the Knicks makes people believe that Louie really has the special ability to transform players.

"I don't know what they are surprised about. Can anyone wear the Knicks' captain's armband?" Louis got cheap and behaved.

The Knicks' defense is well-structured, restricting the Lakers' low-post offense, filling the central area, and letting them shoot three-pointers.

The magician was especially blown out.

However, the current Magician is no longer a player who can be emptied at will.

He decisively collected the ball and made a three-pointer.

5 is better than 7
The strategy of emptying the Magician was pioneered by Louis in the 1984 Finals. After that, no matter who beats the Lakers, he will continue to use this strategy.

The magician was forced to have no choice but to develop a three-pointer.

This season, he has made great three-pointers. He currently hits 2 goals per game, and his shooting rate is close to 40%.

This is a terrible shooter in the small ball era.

"Tyrone, Maggie's three-pointer is worth reducing the defensive line by one meter." Louie shouted, "Give him some respect!"

Corbin naturally had nothing to say, and how to defend was determined by Louis.

Whether you respect him or not depends on Louis himself.

If he wants to respect the magician, Corbin will respect him.

McHale's multiple singles made the Lakers very wary of the 2 High Rip tactic.

Whenever the inside line comes to the high pick-and-roll, they tend to shrink the defense and don't give McHale a chance to get a position in the low post.

Doing so effectively protects the low position, but outside the low position, the protection is lost.

The reason why Lakers assistant coach Bill Potka believes that the Knicks' 2 High Rip can only be limited by the players' own tacit understanding of the defense, but not by changing the defensive position, is precisely because all the Knicks' tactics have a common starting engine.

The basic forms of these tactics follow the "5 NAIL" rule.

The five players on the offensive end are all nailed in high positions like nails.

The ball handler initiates the tactic, and the other four serve as pick-and-roll screens for each other.Pick-and-rolls and screens are not just a matter of insiders, like Ellis and Corbin, they will also help each other.

2 The principle of High Rip tactics is to tear the opponent's defense at a high position, and the inside line takes the opportunity to cut into the low position to play a misplaced position.

However, almost all of the Knicks' positional warfare tactics revolve around the "5 NAIL" rule.

Although the Lakers can limit the movement of 2 High Rip, the Knicks can use another change to target at any time.

When the Lakers blocked the 2 High Rip tactic, Stockton decisively launched another tactic.

The core of this set of tactics is Exchange Ricky, and there are more than a dozen variations of high-position dynamic offense. The modification adopted at this moment is known internally by Louis as the thumb tactic (THUMB).

Dale Ellis, known as the league's deadliest shooter, runs, catches, and makes a three.

Give it back!

10 is better than 5
"What a wonderful offense, all five people on the court are involved, the Lakers don't know who will be the finisher!"

Louis is really sure that Ellis, the bastard, is a freak who has more troubles off the court and more out of shape on the court.

Recently, he often has to run around for drunk driving, his personal reputation has plummeted, and many commercials have been terminated.

He should have been in a low period, but his performance on the court became more and more popular.

So far this season, the three-point shooting percentage has exceeded [-]%. How dare the Lakers let him go?

Benjamin Wilson felt itchy in his heart. He really wanted to play against Wilkins, Magician and others.

Seeing that Alice's performance made Louis feel happy, he became even more anxious.

He wanted to make Louie happy too, and he wanted to be as good as he was.

What Ellis did was not difficult to him.

But when he is on the court, it is extremely difficult to imagine running like Ellis and integrating into the tactics, but occupying too much possession of the ball.

He was often scolded by Louis for affecting the tactical operation.

He also watches Bird's game videos, but if that person's off-ball movement is so easy to learn, I'm afraid the entire league will be an off-ball master.

The magician couldn't bear it any longer.

It is reported that the Lakers are determined to let him replace Kareem Abdul-Jabbar as the team's first offensive core.

But looking at the score, Wilkins is still the most, followed by Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, and the Magic is still third.

Suddenly, Louie saw him back up from beyond the three-point line.

This was unexpected to Louis. Although Corbin is a six-foot-six man, he still has difficulty defending against a six-foot-eight magician.

Starting the post-up from beyond the three-point line is really simple and rude.

He pushed all the way to the free throw line, relying on the benefits of the infinite back-hitting era, found the most comfortable shot point, turned around and hooked, and made a hit.

7 is better than 10
The Knicks didn't dare to double-team. The magician's ability to divide the opponent's defense line and find opportunities to break through one by one under the back attack is the first in history.

No other player can compete with him in this area.

However, his own defense sucks.

It is rare for the Knicks to be singled out with the ball, but it is not McHale and Ewing, but Tyrone Corbin.

The pick-and-roll of the N.UCLA system required the Lakers to switch defenses a lot. When the magician defended Corbin, the ball happened to be in his hands.

Corbin took the ball and stopped for a second. He should have passed, but he didn't pass.

Seeing him in a daze, Louis scolded: "Hit if you want to hit, pass it on if you don't want to hit, don't stand around stupidly!"

After being instructed by Louis, Corbin decisively took the ball and attacked the left side of the Magician.

I never thought that the magician didn't give any defensive strength and easily let him pass him.

Corbin transported to the paint area and raised his hand to throw a shot. Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, a 40-year-old man, was unable to protect the basket.

"Shh!"

12 is better than 7
"Is this also called defense? No wonder you haven't been able to beat the Celtics." Louis intentionally played with a magician's mentality. "The best player is also the worst defensive player. There are two big colanders on the outside and inside. How could it be possible to win against those beasts in Boston?"

The magician was undoubtedly annoyed by Louis, but he didn't reply.

Wilkins choked on Louis angrily: "We can't beat it, but you can beat it?"

"No one can say for sure what will happen in the future, but it is definitely impossible to expect you to beat the Celtics. You are far worse than those guys, and you are not at the same level."

Louis spread his hands, making the Zijin Army go into a rage.

The overall strength of the Lakers is still strong, the Magician missed a three-pointer, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar pointed out the rebound, and Wilkins from the outside got it.

Ellis is a master with serious defensive ability (good at defending off the ball), but the Lakers can't target him.

Wilkins had a rare chance to hold the ball, and he should come in strong.

Ellis' defense collapsed at the touch of a button, and there was no way to expect anything from him. Wilkins forced to the basket, fouled McHale and scored a layup.

Four minutes into the game, Louie decided to change his formation.

With a wave of his hand, he puts on Wilson and Rodman, and replaces Ellis and Corbin.

"Ready to make up for it?" Louie asked.

Both Wilson and Rodman nodded solemnly.

"Don't use this expression, I didn't ask you to fight, I asked you to have a good game." Louis patted their buttocks and encouraged, "Go!"

Rodman and Wilson played, these two, one against the Magician and one against Wilkins.

In Louis' mind, they are the two most important chess pieces in the future. How to make them grow without dragging the team back requires serious planning and strict implementation.

For now, everything is fine for Rodman, but he is a bit timid.

Wilson is more independent than expected. Whether he can become the ultimate combination of off-ball Durant + ball-on-ball McGrady like Louis thought, depends on luck and the training of the coaching staff.

Or you can lower your expectations a bit, and it will be enough to have the level of 03 McGrady in the future. Well, it is really possible.

(End of this chapter)