Bishop of the Abyss

Chapter 320 320. Face Slap Alliance!Invincible Grizzlies!You have Zhang Liangji, I have a wall ladder!

In less than half a month, the new rule "illegal pick-and-roll" introduced by the league has been criticized on the Internet.

Especially fans who like the Grizzlies, they almost called the [-]th generation of the league president David Stern a "deceitful corpse".

The purpose of the league's introduction of new rules at this juncture is very obvious, which is to target the high pick-and-roll tactics of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan.

After all, the Grizzlies once won the opening 16 consecutive victories with this style of play, and also defeated the two biggest favorites in the league, the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Los Angeles Lakers.

The two teams were so helpless to fight back that it looked like they were not at the same level at all.

There is no doubt that the strength of the Grizzlies has made the NBA league less and less suspenseful, which is definitely a loss for the league.

Although with the efforts of league president David Stern, few teams in the league are still losing money like in previous years.

But if only the Grizzlies have the last laugh in the entire league, the other 29 teams are doomed to run with them.

This kind of thing that fans can see to the end from the beginning of the season is obviously not what the league wants to see.

Luke is absolutely top in history in terms of team building. The league has no way to make a fuss about this, so it can only start with the rules.

It is hoped that this method of restricting the Grizzlies' offensive rules can be used to weaken the Grizzlies' dominance of the game.

Even if this approach will cause the NBA to fall into criticism from the outside world, league president David Stern will also bear the blame.

But compared to competitive sports where there is no suspense in the future, there are some things that Stern must stand up and express his attitude.

In fact, as early as only eight games into the regular season this season, league president David Stern had contacted Luke in private.

The same as Luke's purpose when he coached the Timberwolves, Stern hopes that Luke can leave the Grizzlies next summer.

In exchange, Stern will not allow referees to intervene too much in the Grizzlies game this season. As long as the league can earn enough money, whether the Grizzlies can win this season depends entirely on the strength of the team.

Luke naturally agreed to David Stern's request. After all, Luke was about to leave the Grizzlies this summer.

If it weren't for the current 20% stake in the Grizzlies, Luke would have changed his family as early as this summer, and waved to that old bastard Heisley and never seen him again!
However, just when Luke thought that the Grizzlies would win the championship this season, Stern suddenly made such a move and caught the Grizzlies by surprise.

According to the previous agreement between the two, Stern did not entrust the referee union to black out the game belonging to the Grizzlies on the whistle.

But Stern introduced an "illegal pick-and-roll" rule just like he did to limit Michael Jordan back then.

Behind the new rules Whether it is the joint pressure of more than [-] other teams, or Stern hopes to see a situation where a hundred flowers bloom, the new rules of the league undoubtedly thoroughly annoyed Luke.

Putting some things on the table against the capitalists is definitely the most stupid behavior. Luke will not give the alliance any chance to push himself to the forefront, so as to find an excuse to completely leave the alliance.

Since the league wants to use the rules on the playing field to limit the Grizzlies, then Luke simply has a good time with the league.

The Grizzlies' strong-side two-on-two pick-and-roll tactics do require other players to open up space on the field. The introduction of the new rules restricts players from forming left and right two-three positions on the field, or two-one-two positions to form a strong-side two-on-two thing. occur.

The so-called second and third positions are that Duncan and Paul stay on the left side, and the other three players are all pulled to the right side, leaving the opportunity for the combination of Paul and Duncan to play singles.

The [-] position is a set of positions formed by Paul and Duncan on the left, Martin and Marion on the right, and center Marc Gasol at the top of the arc.

According to the description of the league's illegal pick-and-roll, Marc Gasol in the [-] position is in the middle of the free throw line. This position belongs to both the strong side and the weak side. It stands to reason that it should not be counted as an illegal pick-and-roll.

However, the league is clearly prepared for the position of the Grizzlies.

According to the last description of the illegal pick-and-roll, when the offensive side has a player standing at the top of the arc, forming a two-man formation on the left and right, the pick-and-roll tactic must be initiated through Marc Gasol.

Otherwise, Marc Gasol's behavior will be seen as opening up space and does not meet the requirements for becoming a tactical system.

At that time, no matter which combination on the left and right sides initiates a pick-and-roll, it will be regarded as an "illegal pick-and-roll" by the referee and whistled.

It is precisely because of the restriction of this rule that the Grizzlies had difficulty adapting to the first few games at the end of November. They took the opportunity to be stolen by their opponents in two games, and their record dropped to [-] wins and [-] losses.

If it is not difficult for Luke to find loopholes for illegal pick-and-rolls, Luke at least has more than one hand to break the new rules introduced by the league for illegal pick-and-rolls.

It's just that Luke has been waiting to see the next attitude of the league, to see whether the league will change or abolish the rules of illegal pick-and-roll under the continuous pressure from the outside world.

It's a pity that Luke, who has been waiting for the alliance's attitude, has never seen the sincerity expressed by the alliance, which also makes Luke determined to slap the alliance hard in the next game!

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The time came to December, and the Grizzlies' first opponent after entering December was the Indiana Pacers from the East.

The Pacers can be regarded as a team in the rebuilding period this season. Except for the head star Danny Granger, the performance of other players in the whole team is simply hard to describe.

Under normal circumstances, the Pacers should have selected Roy Hibbert in last year's draft.

However, Hibbert was cut off by Luke early in the draft, which also caused the Pacers to choose a parallel importer who could not be cultivated at all.

截止到目前，步行者除了丹尼格兰杰场均24分5篮板2助攻的表现以外，就只剩下中锋特洛伊墨菲的场均14分10篮板勉强够看。

In addition, whether it is TJ Ford, Duntai Jones or Mike Dunleavy, these players have struggled.

TJ Ford, as a man who was compared with Allen Iverson by the media back then, has long since disappeared due to serious injuries.

The lineup configuration of the entire Pacers is simply not enough for this luxurious battleship Grizzlies.

Fans can know the result of this game without looking at it. The Grizzlies will definitely use a big victory to win their first victory after entering December.

But it was such an ordinary game, but the Grizzlies made a positive response on the court for the first time after the league issued a new rule "illegal pick and roll".

As soon as the game opened, the Grizzlies put on a new set of positions on the offensive end.

In this set of positions, the combination of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan is still a well-deserved offensive core.

However, unlike the original "Whirlwind Tactics 1.0 Version", the strong side that should have been created by Paul and Duncan for two-on-two opportunities has changed from two to three.

I saw that Grizzlies center Marc Gasol changed from the initial position at the top of the arc to the left corner position.

And Kevin Martin and Sean Marion are still on the weak side as before, opening up space for the strong side attack here.

From strong-side two-on-two to strong-side three-on-two, the biggest change the three Grizzlies made to avoid illegal pick-and-rolls was to move Marc Gasol from the top of the arc to the bottom corner.

In this way, Paul and Duncan can still attack through the pick-and-roll on the left side of the court, and Marc Gasol standing in the bottom corner can open up space for the two as much as possible, and at the same time can pull the opponent's big center out of the penalty area, creating for the two. Better breakout environments.

The reason why Marc Gasol is arranged to fall to the bottom corner instead of Kevin Martin, who has better personal offensive ability, is because the center players move slowly, and it is difficult to catch the Grizzlies by surprise through steady and ruthless defense.

When the opposing center tries to defend the pick-and-roll tactics initiated by Paul and Duncan, Paul can immediately distribute the ball to Marc Gasol in the left corner, and Marc Gasol will make an open shot from outside the three-point line.

Once the opposing center does not step forward to help defend, or the speed of assisting defense is too slow, Paul and Duncan can still easily create two-on-two opportunities to avoid being called "illegal pick-and-roll" by the referee.

In addition to Chris Paul and Tim Duncan, the biggest beneficiary of this 2.0 version of the whirlwind tactics is the center player Marc Gasol.

In the game against the Pacers, Gasol made seven three-pointers from the corner, and Gasol hit four of the seven three-pointers.

Just need to stand in one position to act as a high-position fort and scored 12 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.

Throughout the game, this point of Marc Gasol was like a pawn that Luke deliberately placed in the bottom corner, in order to avoid being whistled by the referee for "illegal pick and roll".

In the final analysis, the offensive launch point that the Grizzlies really rely on on the court is the combination of Chris Paul and Tim Duncan.

Facing the defense of TJ Ford and "CBA legend" Hansbrough, Paul and Duncan were as incomprehensible as nuclear weapons on the court. The two became depressed in the second half of the game and actively signaled the coach to change themselves off the court.

As the whistle sounded for the end of the game, the Grizzlies beat the Indiana Pacers by 41 points at home, as if they had recovered the state of the team's invincible period in November.

全场比赛克里斯保罗登场32分钟砍下19分3篮板14助攻以及2次抢断，几乎全方面吊打TJ福特、让TJ福特亲眼见识到自己和联盟第一控卫之间的差距。

And Tim Duncan's defense against "CBA legend" Hansbrough is even more powerful.

In fact, Hansbrough's personal ability as a rookie player is not bad, but it is a bit far-fetched to face Tim Duncan, the number one power forward in history.

In the limited playing time, Hansbrough scored 27 points, 13 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 blocked shots by Duncan himself.

The 33-year-old Duncan is no longer flying into the sky like he was when he was young, but with his precise mid-range shooting and excellent basic skills, Duncan can play steadily in the face of most defensive insiders.

Dealing with a brat like Hansbrough doesn't even break a sweat, so it's a free lesson for a rookie like Hansbrough.

At the end of the game with the Pacers, the "2.0 whirlwind tactics" used by the Grizzlies on the court undoubtedly caused an uproar in the outside world.

No one thought that the Grizzlies would respond so quickly to the league's new rule of "illegal pick-and-roll".

Although this tactic of placing Marc Gasol in the bottom corner and forming a three-on-three tactic is not as simple and clear as before, the actual effect on the court is stronger than before.

A tactical system composed of three people will always have more offensive options than two people.

Coupled with Marc Gasol's 41.3% three-point shooting this season, the combination of these three people is simply a new set of bombs.

While not being restricted by the new rule of "illegal pick-and-roll", it can also make the defensive team very aggrieved, and it is difficult to make the most correct decision in the limited time.

After all, no team dares to defend the zone defense against the Grizzlies, and not defending the zone defense means that when Marc Gasol pulls beyond the three-point line, the defensive center must follow Marc Gasol to leave the penalty area .

Otherwise, Gasol's three-point shooting rate of more than 40% will make the defensive team pay the price at any time.

If the center follows Marc Gasol out of the penalty area, Paul and Duncan can come up with many opportunities to go straight to the basket through the pick-and-roll.

The movement speed of center players is inherently slow, and few people can keep up with the speed of transferring the ball in a small range.

Looking at the entire history, there are not many centers with really good lateral speed. If you want to help defend when Chris Paul dribbles, this is too difficult for a big center's defensive ability.

Even if the peak Howard is on the court, it is impossible to keep up with this defensive rhythm throughout the game. Not to mention being tired like a dog, it is impossible for Paul to suffer twice in a row in the same position.

When the defense of the opponent's center began to pose a threat to the Grizzlies, Paul would show his fangs immediately and use the organization pass to tell the opponent that Martin and Marion on the weak side are not wooden people standing on the court to watch the game.

But once the center forward pulled to the left corner does not defend Paul and Duncan, everything that happens on the court is just like the scene before the league launched the "illegal pick-and-roll".

Paul and Duncan can completely establish an advantage through a large number of flanking two-on-two.

Coupled with Marion's air cuts that slide to the bottom line at any time, and Kevin Martin's backrunning when he attracts firepower, the Grizzlies' tactical system on the field has a clear division of labor, and it will not stagnate at all.

After all, the Grizzlies' current offensive tactics are a system created by Luke, Nelson Sr. and D'Antoni.

The whole style of play seems relatively simple, but with a luxurious and extravagant lineup configuration, it is tantamount to a dream to completely lock the Grizzlies' offense on the court.

Especially when it is impossible for the defensive team to defend the zone defense, the Grizzlies currently have no flaws in this style of play.

In the next period of time, the Grizzlies once again entered the stage of invincibility through this style of play.

As of the end of December, before the Christmas game, the Grizzlies improved their record to 12 wins and 31 losses. They did not lose any games throughout December, and they used practical actions to severely slap the dirty and ugly face of the league!

(End of this chapter)