the rest, only noise

Chapter 827 Every family has a hard-to-read scripture
In 1981, the Celtics were led by the 76ers 3-1 in the Eastern Conference Finals, and they were in desperate situation. After that, they used a modified version of the pocket formation to pull three games in a row.

After that, there are countless teams that use pocket formations, but few teams can use them well.

Because just a pocket array can't trap spiritual superstars.

The beauty of the pocket formation lies in the linkage between players and local small pockets.

Looking around the league, only Louie can use his brains on small pockets.

And this is also a necessary condition to limit a super player like Danny Manning without enough defensive configuration.

Louis asked Shafier to draw a court himself, and explained in detail how to restrict Manning according to the position of the court.

This is just a suggestion. Whether the Heat's coaching staff uses it depends on how Shafier communicates with the coaching staff.

Louis put himself in his shoes and thought for a moment. If he was a coach and his general manager came up to teach him how to set up a defensive formation, he would definitely think the opponent was crazy, right?

In any industry, it is taboo for outsiders to interfere with experts.

But when Shafier listened to Louie's suggestion and hired coaches, he hired those novices who were inexperienced and had no strong personalities.

So Louie's advice was taken and it worked in the first half of Game [-].

But starting from the second half, Louis' method began to fail.

Because that is the defensive formation that the Heat used temporarily, and there are many loopholes. As long as the Pacers' coaching staff is willing, it is not difficult to find loopholes.

However, the advantage established in the first half was enough for the Heat to win the final victory.

Petrovic and Reggie Lewis were once again the cornerstones that ensured the Heat's victory.

Hank Geithers was pinned down by Manning in six straight games.

Louis believes that there is a mutual restraint of attributes, but it is really rare to see such restraint.

After watching the three games between the Heat and the Pacers, Louie discovered another problem.

Since Gaethes seldom went to the low post to get the ball, he basically didn't respond to the ball when he was blown up by Manning.

On the defensive end, like Manning, he is mediocre in single defense and excellent in assist defense.

Since the defense alone is mediocre, it is naturally difficult to restrict Manning. After being scored repeatedly, he cannot respond. Of course, the more he fights, the less confident he is.

It is one of the Heat's long-term plans not to burden Gaithers too much.

But Louie really didn't understand the contradiction between not burdening the players too much and not developing Gaithers' singles ability.

This time, he didn't point out the problem, and he hoped the Heat would discover it themselves.

By the seventh game, the Heat and the Pacers had no cards.

In Louie's eyes, the only remaining card for the Heat is to allow Gaithers to attack Manning with the ball.

Affecting the opponent's state through offense is also a way of playing, but the Heat have never found the trick.

In the tiebreaker, Manning played 45 minutes and was invincible, scoring 46 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists.

In Louie's eyes, he is no longer an insider, but more like a 2-meter shooting guard.

Looking at his shooting hot spots, he really doesn't look like an insider.

Of those 46 points, only 10 came from the basket, and the rest were all shots from outside the paint.

It is precisely because of his unsolvable shooting that the Heat's pocket formation loses its effect.

A stiff pocket formation, a pocket formation without small pockets, has no way to face this kind of monster that can kill the game with shooting.

After the game, Manning said provocatively: "I wonder if the president of the Heat will keep his word."

Unexpectedly, Shafier was unambiguous at all: "Did I say such a thing? If I did, it must be in a state of extreme unconsciousness. I am a complete carnivore. If I give up eating meat for a year, let alone a year, I will die if I become a vegetarian for a week."

When encountering this kind of cheating, as long as he thinks it's okay, no one else can do anything about it.

Getting to the conference finals is a big deal for the Pacers.

The last time they reached this height was in the ABA period. After entering the NBA, they have been sinking in mistakes.

Among the many mistakes they made, the biggest mistake was not willing to wait for Bird for a year when they held the No. 1979 lottery in [-].

Because of this mistake, they didn't see the light of day until they drafted Manning in 1988.

Return to the Eastern Conference finals, but there is no possibility of further progress.

The Knicks are like a hard wall, blocking the dream of every team in the East from reaching the Finals.

In the West, it is not surprising that the two teams in the Western Conference Finals will meet.

Still the Trail Blazers and Lakers.But this time, the Lakers, without the tragedian, can hardly stop the pioneers who are in the limelight.

The day before the start of the conference finals, the league announced the winners of the 1991-92 regular season MVP.

Michael Jordan was named MVP for the second time in his career with a narrow victory over Benjamin Wilson.

This is a powerful counter to the theory that New York favors Knicks players to win awards.

Because the Knicks won more games, Wilson's data was not much different from Jordan's, but it turned out that Jordan won the award.

The New York media not only wants to spray back the public opinion that was sprayed with "New York City Bonus" before, but also wants to put pressure on Jordan.

After losing the MVP, Wilson's attitude towards the game became more serious.

Louie could see that he held his breath and wanted to prove that he was more worthy of MVP than Jordan.

Wilson lost the MVP this time due to several factors.

Jordan's data and game performance are significantly better than him. Moreover, as a full-time point guard under Riley, he gave up the scoring champion to improve the performance of his teammates, and helped Barkley integrate into the team.

There is aesthetic fatigue.

Since 1988, only last season's MVP was not Ewing or Wilson.

This year, Ewing and Wilson's performances are not the kind of level that people feel that they have to be awarded MVP. Therefore, it is reasonable to give Jordan, who has a record similar to theirs but has a better content.

Just a pain for the Pacers against the Knicks.

The Pacers, who went up and down for two consecutive rounds, did not dare to expect too much in the face of the Knicks.

Their goal is to just win one game.

Louie made a somewhat deliberate demonstration of how to defend Danny Manning in Game [-] of the Eastern Conference finals.

First of all, Ewing squatted in the pit to defend, but squatting in the pit also has to pay attention to skills.

Just like some people who don't know how to squat in the pit often get stuck in the reincarnation of grains, such people who don't pay attention to skills will never enjoy the process of going to the toilet.

Louie asked Ewing to sit in the middle of the hole, and the defense here was Manning's unsolvable throw that broke through to the paint.

Once he makes a throw, even monsters like Ball and Eaton can't do it, so he can't be given an easy chance to make a shot.Ewing's position happened to be his favorite throwing point.

Moreover, Louie deliberately started McHale, sending a man who seemed unable to guard Manning to limit him through defensive strategies.

Louie asked McHale to stay close to Manning's body and prevent him from going left.He's not lefty, but he likes to drive left.

Defense left, put right, and close to the body, do not give a chance to shoot.

Defend against an inside line with excellent offensive sudden shots, and choose to play penetrating shots, which is another choice that goes against common sense.

But Louie had to.

According to the data provided by Oracle, after entering the playoffs, Manning shot 56% outside the paint area, 49% when he broke through the basket, and 45% when he encountered a seven-foot inside assist defense.

Once he encounters an inside assist defense, his attacking style of attacking the basket, which is not dominated by body and strength, cannot guarantee efficiency.

It was even worse to meet a basket protector of Ewing's level.

Whenever Manning rushed from the 45-degree angle on the right along the route designed by Louie, Wilson's defense made him lose his way.

He could still find Chuck Person at first, but he found that Miller and Stockton could rotate at any time.

Their rotations outpaced his passing.

Overall, the Pacers' offense relies heavily on Manning.

Just like the four guarantees and one in LOL, it relies heavily on AD to deal damage in team battles.If Manning doesn't play the damage the team expects, the Pacers' offense will be constipated.

The problem that has plagued the Heat for several years was easily solved by Louie.

After that, it was more like chopping melons and vegetables, easily destroying the Pacers.

The ease of the Knicks contrasted the difficulty of the West. The Trail Blazers and the Lakers had overtime in the first game.

In the end, the Lakers, who lacked Mr. Key, lost to the Trail Blazers.

Louis does not care about the situation in the west for the time being.

On the night of beating the Pacers, Lewis Shafier called Louis's home and said whimsically, "Hey, Coach Lu, if only you could be our coach."

"If you give me 1 million a year, maybe I will consider it." Louis really dared to open his mouth.

I just don't know if Shafier is serious, or just follow his nonsense: "If I were the boss, I would definitely be willing to sign you with this price."

"Perhaps you should ask the boss for instructions. If he is willing to pay the price, I will report to you tomorrow."

While chatting with Louis, Shafier never forgot to inquire about suitable candidates for this year's draft.

His only need for this year's draft is to select someone who is suitable for defending Danny Manning. He can't stand his team being slaughtered by Manning's bastard year after year.

(End of this chapter)