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Chapter 470 Is there a difference in offense without the ball?
What is Louie most looking forward to in training camp?
Naturally, the kind of spark-to-earth competition that happens between young people.

In the Knicks, there are three young people with very strong personalities.

Ewing was the No. 1985 pick in 1986, Wilson was the No. 1987 pick in [-], and Miller was the No. [-] pick in [-].

Ewing embodies a tough, old-school style, the kind of flame between Wilson and Miller that makes them look like twin brothers.

Every organization match, always Ewing and Stockton team, and then Wilson and Miller team.

McHale will often join Wilson's camp, and then let Ewing and Oakley partner inside.

The Knicks' current personnel reserve is very luxurious, and they can organize high-quality and high-level confrontation games every day.

Ewing's team consisted of Stockton, Oakley, Stevens and Michael Cooper.

Benj's team is composed of Miller, McHale, Rodman and Hornacek.

One side is a typical big ball, and the other side is a small ball that doesn't even have a pure center forward, which is full of highlights.

Ewing's team has an obvious problem.

There are no players with the ability to stably attack autonomously.

Ewing is the fourth offensive option in the Knicks. His teammates, like Oakley, can play with the ball, but this is not what he is best at.Stevens, he can't attack at all, like a blown up version of white KC Jones.

But a black defensive back with a shooting percentage of no more than 40% may not even be able to play in the NBA in the contemporary era, let alone become a core member of the eight-time crown dynasty.

Michael Cooper is the same type of player as Oakley. If you play for him, of course he can play too, regardless of the shooting percentage.

Therefore, the offense of Ewing's team is basically Stockton picking someone at the top of the arc to play the pick and roll.

Through systematic tactical pick-and-rolls, they got one opportunity after another.

The weakness of Benj's team, judging from the lineup, is lack of defense.

Because they don't even have a big center, but in actuality, the lack of a big center is not a problem.

Wilson can defend several positions, McHale can defend Ewing alone, and Rodman's defense has been recognized by many coaches last season.

Just think of Louie getting a few calls trying to trade Rodman.

Everyone is not a fool. They really think he is powerful, so they want to trade him.

Louie also knew that Rodman would be a key part of the team's future. In this match, he paid close attention to Rodman's performance.

He saw an exciting quality in Rodman.

He instinctively knows how to defend.

Switch defense, rotation, assist defense, single defense, everything is at the top level.

Miller is Oakley's younger brother off the court, but on the court, his parents and sisters don't even recognize him.

Runs, catches the ball, and then shoots Oakley.

"How did you guys get to Game [-] against Boston? It's hard to imagine, it's all because of Benj, right?" Miller said provocatively.

"That's right!" Kevin McHale, the reason for the Knicks' strong rise last season, assisted like a passerby, "Yes, it's all thanks to Benj! If it wasn't for him, how could we play six games with the Celtics?"

Whether or not Miller is pissing the Ewings with trash talk doesn't really matter once he gets it out of his mouth.

Ewing's team upped their game, and Stevens stalked Miller like an octopus, trying to teach the rookie a lesson.

When Miller tried to get rid of him, Stevens would grab him by the clothes.

This kind of foul will not be called in the team match.

The harder Miller struggled, the more obvious the power Stevens was exerting on him.

Sooner or later Miller will know he's dealing with a guy who won't give up.

Relying on his third-year status, Oakley swung his elbow at Rodman at will, maxing out the offensive rebounds of Benj's team.

When offense fails, defense is indeed the answer.

Ewing's team is playing like the Knicks in the playoffs, but Benj's team is like the Knicks in abusive state.

Miller's compliment made Wilson very embarrassed, and the momentum he had just got up was immediately suppressed.

After finishing the competition, Miller was taught a lesson by Ewing's team.

44 is better than 29
Benj's team was completely defeated.

After the game, Ewing laughed at Miller and said, "If we had you last year, maybe we could have played seven games against Boston with your mouth."

They have friction every day.

This level of talk is normal for Louis. Even if he is not happy with the game and wants to fight, as long as he does not send people to the hospital, he will scold the street on the surface, but he is watching the show and eating melons in his heart.

With more and more friction, the team naturally divided into two factions.

One group followed Wilson, and the other group followed Ewing.

You can't see it in the game, but you can see who they play with who in private.

Rodman was always bullied by Oakley, so he preferred to be with Wilson.

Sely is a social butterfly who can get along with both sides.

Stevens has known Ewing longer, and naturally got closer to Ewing and the others.

Stockton and McHale are special.

On the surface, Stockton and Ewing are closer, but in fact he is very prestigious in both groups.He is one or two grades older than Ewing and Wilson. Although his style of play is not the style of the boss, he is the commander of the team.

He is very similar to Kidd in the 08 Dream Team in the Knicks. Everyone knows that the big names are Kobe and James, but Kidd is the big brother of the team.

McHale's tendency is difficult to determine, he can play with anyone, and he doesn't have a deep friendship with anyone, because he is a veteran, and neither side is of the same generation.

His character determines that he will not be as prestigious as Stockton in front of young people.

On the second day of training camp, Louie was impressed by Miller's shooting.

He has an ugly shot, probably the ugliest of all perimeter marksmen in history, but he's accurate enough and he can run.

His running position is different from Ellis.

From Ellis' running without the ball, it can be seen that he has a high ball quotient, has a good grasp of the team's tactics, and knows the dynamics of his teammates well.

His chances are all based on his own judgment.

And Miller is a rare off-the-ball player. He does not perform precise and effective running positions like Ellis, but integrates himself into the offense of the N.UCLA system.

He often makes a lot of ineffective but stretchable off-ball moves like Wilson.

While those runs won't do him any favors, they allow his teammates to get better spacing.

Once his three-point threat is enhanced, making opponents afraid of him taking the ball, his off-ball threat will be even greater.

This is why, when the shooting threat reaches Curry's level, "Cu has gravity" will appear.

Having the first three-pointer in history and a historical level of off-ball movement means that you will destroy the opponent's defense wherever you go.

In this case, as long as your teammates are not trash, you can play well.

This is the reason for the rise of the Warriors in 2014-15. A Curry with the ball will only take the Warriors to the top eight in the Western Conference after Wiseman was reimbursed in the 2020-21 season.

Watching Miller and Wilson co-exist off the ball without interfering with each other made Louie think.

Is there mutual suppression between off-ball shooters?
Can one aggressive shooter overwhelm another?
This is really contrary to Louis' cognition.

The moment an offensive player gives up the ball and chooses to run without the ball, he is selfless.

This means that all his opportunities will be created through positioning and tactics. Why is such an offense utilitarian?
If he is wrong, then Miller and Wilson should also be mutually exclusive.

Last season, because Wilson and Ellis ran off the ball at the same time, there were often tactical confusions.

Wilson always runs ineffectively, but Ellis often has opportunities, so Louis thinks there is a problem with the tactical connection.

Looking at it now, is it "the enemy is in the Inneng Temple" again?
Louie believed that Ellis hadn't done it on purpose, that he had always played this way, and that before Wilson arrived, he was indeed the Knicks' most powerful weapon on the perimeter.

The only thing he was wrong about was that Wilson didn't change the original way of playing after he arrived, but this mistake was not on him.

That's the way he plays, and he plays well.

Louie might have had a hard time spotting that without Miller.

Now, with Miller, Louis found out that Ellis had certain problems in moving around without the ball. He couldn't help thinking, when Ellis comes back, is he really required to give up the starting lineup?
How can the league's three-point leader in the past few years be willing?
After Miller came, Wilson's off-ball offense regained the feeling of college.

The two UCLA-born wings have almost no problem of conflicting styles of play.

Miller is mainly off the ball, Wilson can hold the ball, but Louis wants him to play like Durant on the off-ball end, so both of them mainly run empty-handed during the regular season.

Miller is always a three-pointer with a small amount of offense with the ball and a fast counterattack, while Wilson is an offensive ace with both off the ball and with the ball.

On the sixth day of the training camp, Benj's team went crazy.

Their off-ball offense combined with the sluggish feel of Ewing's team created the first 40-point massacre in the history of the Louis era training camp.

"It's too embarrassing, you bastards, run in circles!" Louis scolded with a smile, "How dare you say that defense is paramount!"

(End of this chapter)