Basketball Dragon

Chapter 108
The Knicks started with two straight wins, but head coach Larry Brown wasn't very happy.

The team's offense and defense were unsatisfactory, and the victory of the two games actually relied on Li Hai's efforts to turn the tide at critical moments.

For this winning model, Larry Brown has some concerns.

In order to improve, in the Knicks game against the Warriors at home on November 11, Larry Brown changed the main lineup, allowing rookie Channing Frye to appear at the 6th position.

Antonio Davis was originally Larry Brown's favorite type, but he is getting old and can no longer meet Larry Brown's requirements in defense, nor is he helpful in offense.

Channing Frye was able to start, so he played very actively. However, compared to Troy Murphy, who has been in the league for several seasons, Channing Frye is still a little immature.

In front of Murphy, Channing Frye's advantages of flexibility and height were gone. Murphy hit him twice in a row and caused him a three-point foul. Murphy hit three free throws steadily.

In position 1, Marbury couldn't take advantage of Baron Davis, and Jason Richardson was also very active when facing Li Hai.

On the inside offense, Eddie Curry showed his prestige. This guy really has a set of attack methods. The general inside line can't defend against him at all, but his defense is several grades worse, and his physical strength is not good. After playing for a while, he scored 8 points, and then two fouls went down again.

Li Hai is also a little speechless, the opponent's inside line can't attack at all, and Eddie Curry can also foul.

Fortunately, the Knicks rookie has got a few insiders, and they are all good. Otherwise, even if there is Eddie Curry this season, there will be not enough insiders.

In the first quarter of the game, the two sides exploded each other, and the Knicks were behind again, 4 points behind the Warriors.

In the second quarter, David Lee also got a chance to play. In the third game of the season, all four rookies in the Knicks lineup completed their debuts, which is considered news in the league.

In the rotation lineup, several rookies are full of vitality, but Crawford seems to be a little uncomfortable with the new identity. The field is also a mess.

This is also the reason why the Knicks have an advantage in rebounding in several games, and it is very thrilling to win. These players have reached a certain level of iron, and only Marbury and Li Hai are relatively stable.

If you look at it this way, it looks almost the same as last season.

However, the number of players has indeed increased, and this may be one of the reasons why many players play hard. More players will not give players too many opportunities to perform, and if they do not perform well, they will be replaced.

This situation will definitely not improve until the team's rotation lineup is completely stabilized, and the head coach is still not sure which lineup will work best.

After Li Hai played again, he defended Richardson to death, but Baron Davis made three three-pointers, which opened the score again.

By halftime, the Knicks had trailed by seven points.

7 points is just a trivial matter. It’s just that according to Larry Brown’s style of play, the Knicks are a little uncomfortable. Their players are different from the Pistons, and Larry Brown is obviously following the requirements of the Pistons. As a result, the defense is not fully up. However, the attack power has dropped, especially when chasing points.

During the halftime break, Li Hai quietly pulled Marbury aside, "Stephen, I think the team is already improving by playing according to the coach's requirements, but in the process, the two of us must bring the offense together and wait until the team We're definitely going to be a strong team in the league."

"Don't I want to take it? The old man is just stubborn. Why don't you just let me score? What is playing in a reasonable way? It's obviously difficult for strong people." Marbury responded angrily.

He also had expectations for Larry Brown, but it turned out to be the situation in the Olympics again. Larry Brown emphasized the responsibility of the point guard organization, which made Marbury a little uncomfortable.

He wants to play like Iverson. During the Olympics, Iverson started with him. Larry Brown just let him organize and let Iverson play the main attack. There is no way. Now the Knicks only have him, Larry Brown. But he still asked him to organize, he was aggrieved.

"It's about finding a way to win the game. Communicate with the coach slowly, and I will also talk about it. This year's rookies are good. I think this season is promising."

"You play comfortably, boy, if you don't agree with me, I will never end with you."

Marbury was furious, but he still agreed that Li Hai would fight.

The relationship between the two became better in the summer. Marbury wants to negotiate with Larry Brown, and indeed he wants Li Hai to support him. Li Hai is the kind of player Larry Brown likes. With his support, it will definitely go smoothly. .

Marbury's persistence is also because he is unwilling, and he has ideas and ambitions in his heart.

At the beginning of the second half, Li Hai and Marbury stepped up their personal offense.

When this kind of team merges, the simpler offensive mode will achieve good results. The premise is that the players need to have good strength.

Of course, strengthening personal offense is not simply to fight hard, but to use strong personal abilities to obtain offensive opportunities.

This situation is a little different from the offensive routine during training. Larry Brown is not good at reminding during the game. Besides, Li Hai is constantly reminding his teammates to play the content of training during defense. Larry Brown is not good at saying anything for the time being.

The Knicks' defense has achieved good results. They have a set for this kind of team without insiders. They can't defend against an alternative 4th position like Troy Murphy.

However, the Warriors couldn't defend Li Hai and Marbury. After the third quarter, the gap between the two sides was only 2 points, basically standing on the same starting line again.

When both sides enter the rotation lineup, you can see the changes in the Knicks' defense the most. Larry Brown's style is very similar to that of the NCAA. The rookies are more adaptable, but the offense is completely uncertain.

At the last moment, because of the speed of movement, the Knicks' inside line became two rookie partners, Channing Frye and David Lee, and the outside line Crawford was not replaced because of his sluggish state.

The battle between the two sides has reached a fever pitch, and the scores are rising alternately.

Baron Davis, who was in poor form in front of him, showed good mental quality and scored against Marbury.

Li Hai immediately responded on behalf of the Knicks, broke through and made a shot and drew a foul, 2+1.

(End of this chapter)