The rest is just noise

Chapter 334: Great players need a great coach

When Ewing doesn't turn around and shoot in the low post, his value on the offensive end is infinite.

He can understand what kind of offense Louis wants, and his tacit understanding with Stockton is getting better and better.

However, with Oakley being expelled, some of his problems on the defensive end cannot be hidden.

Although he looks bigger visually, he is often grabbed offensive rebounds by Thompson.

Forget about being grabbed offensive rebounds by Thompson, Jordan, Drexler, and Karl all came to grab offensive rebounds.

In the last few minutes of the first quarter, the Knicks' rebounds were greatly exploded.

Even if the Blazers miss a shot, they always have a second chance to put the ball in the basket.

Thanks to their rush for rebounds, the Trail Blazers entered the second quarter with a 4-point lead, 26-22.

"Patrick, you're fucking stuck! Didn't Coach Thompson teach you that in school? Did you end up in a dog's belly after four years of college? Which big man doesn't get stuck on the court?"

Louis asked testily.

Ewing knew he was wrong and did not dare to respond.

Louis couldn't scold him too much, because he would have to use Ewing later.

"This way" Louis picked up the tactical board, "in the second quarter, Patrick will rest first. The others, Spot, Gerrard, Tony, Luis, Manute, I want you to surround the defense line into an iron barrel. If

They shoot from the outside, and except for Jordan, everyone else just needs to interfere. The most important thing is that everyone has to grab rebounds!"

Louie was afraid that these people would not understand the urgency of rebounding, so he marked three points in the penalty area.

"These three positions are the battlegrounds for getting stuck under the basket. I don't care what method you use, every time you grab a rebound, our people must occupy at least two positions!"

"What's so difficult about this?" Louis Orr disgusted Ewing, "Coach, you have to blame someone who has the highest salary in the league. Why does he have to be taught how to get stuck?

Woolen cloth?"

The second quarter has begun.

Ewing was very angry, and Orr was the only veteran on the Knicks. After a series of changes in the team, including Bernard King being retired for the season, Cartwright being traded, etc., he became the oldest on the team.

Under the N.UCLA system, he is just an inside rotation.

In terms of strength, he can play in weak teams and can be the main rotation in strong teams. Louis is determined to develop his own direct lineage. He has basically eliminated every one of the old people from the Hubie Brown era.

After the second quarter started, Louis turned to Ewing and said: "If you don't do well enough, you shouldn't blame others for laughing at you."

"I know," Ewing said.

"Don't just say you know it, do it. I really don't understand why you don't even have the habit of getting stuck?" Louis scolded, "How on earth did that bastard John Thompson teach you?"

Ewing wants Louis to keep his mouth clean, but what can he say now?

The more professional games he plays, the more thoroughly his flaws are exposed.

Looking back now, Louis actually had him in mind when he persuaded him to run for office early and not waste time in Georgetown.

In Georgetown, although Ewing is the proud son of the nation, he is also a flower in the greenhouse.

He has strong teammates, which is an entire NBA-level lineup, so he will not get stuck, and his teammates will help him get stuck. Georgetown can hide his problems from him.

Thompson protected Ewing well.

But the most damning thing was his protection of Ewing.

Therefore, during Ewing's four years in college, he didn't get rid of any of his bad habits, his skills didn't improve much, and he didn't gain much weight. However, he wasted three years of critical growth.

Without Ewing on the court, the Knicks are missing a seven-foot monster who is a deterrent on the defensive end and a threat to protect the rim.

However, Stockton is an underrated defender.

Ellis is an underrated off-ball defender.

For some reason, Wilkins felt good guarding Jordan tonight. He blocked the Flyers' offensive vision just right every time, making his shots either short or deflected or too strong or too weak. In short, they just didn't go in.

Drexler suffered the biggest loss.

The Knicks' pocket formation has obvious limitations on him.

Drexler did not shoot a three-pointer every time, but kept his head down to break through, as if this way he could force himself to forget that the Knicks had three people in the paint, including a historical aerial defense monster with 231+259.

Drexler is constipated offensively, but he has the ability to pass the ball.

He passed the ball to Jordan.

Then, Jordan dribbled into the penalty area surrounded by five people, used his butt to withstand Orr's defense, and then did a classic one-handed pull-bar without looking at the basket and missed the basket.

Bol took the rebound with great effort and passed it to Stockton, and the Knicks' counterattack immediately started.

Stockton grounded out to Campbell.

Campbell stole a point in the frontcourt.

In Louis' eyes, the only future plans for this Knicks are Stockton, Ewing, Oakley (temporarily added) and Ellis.

A player like Campbell who has acceptable defensive ability but is useless offensively, but is very good at finding opportunities to gain points, is particularly suitable for use as a premium trading chip.

So Louis would angrily scold Campbell for ruining the team's tactics, and then use him the next day. Let him brush up the data, even if he was scolded by himself so much that he dared not brush up for a few days. Over time, his true nature would be exposed.

The better he made the data look better, the happier Louis became.

To put it bluntly, the words he scolded Campbell were not what he really wanted to scold Campbell, but what he scolded for his teammates.

You can't just watch the rat droppings come out of the pot and leave it alone. Even if someone likes the taste of rat droppings, they still have to control it symbolically and pour it out casually to make people think that the rat droppings have disappeared.

The Knicks' defensive performance is not bad without Ewing on the court.

Louis' pocket formation, his usual scheduling and the response between players, especially Stockton's on-court command, all played a role.

Orr's pick-and-roll defense ability was underestimated by Louis.

His body is not wide, but he has good speed and awareness. Moreover, for an inside line who often puts pressure on the ball handler and also protects the basket, it is very difficult to ensure that he does not miss rebounds. Therefore, when Olympic

With Er on the court, the Knicks will have less control over backcourt rebounds.

Now Louis once again shrinks the defense and controls rebounds at the expense of symbolically interfering with the opponent's shooting. If the Blazers want to break the game, they have to make the ball.

Jordan knew this, so he started shooting.

Wilkins was forced to retreat and just raised his hand against Jordan's shot.

It's impossible to raise your hands to block Jordan's shot.

Jordan shot in different ways, pulling up, stopping suddenly, catching the ball and turning over.

Every ball is beautiful, every ball is crisp, and he doesn't hold the ball a lot at all.

Only when you see with your own eyes how Jordan attacks with a movement speed and skill that is two levels higher than that of everyone on the court, only when you see him pass the ball through movement and complete the decision within a few seconds to avoid the team falling into a quagmire, can you know that he has the ability to do so.

How brilliant.

It was Jordan again. Wilkins was very effective in preventing shots in the early stage, but later retreated to the basket to protect the rebound and made consecutive shots.

40 to 36

The Trail Blazers once again led by 4 points.

Halfway through the second quarter, Louis took the initiative to stop the game.

He asked Ewing and Orr to partner inside, with Campbell and Wilkins playing the second and third positions. Webb replaced Stockton, who had played for a long time.

For Webber, Louis doesn't expect him to be able to sort out the offense like Stockton.

I only have one suggestion for him. He is the fastest in the game. Don’t forget this advantage.

Then there is the comprehensive defensive plan against Jordan.

Louis developed a five-step defensive plan for Jordan, including how to defend after he catches the ball, how to defend when he shoots, how to respond to his teammates when he takes a breakthrough, how to double-team when he reaches the dangerous zone, and how to set up defenses on his passing route.

The arrangements are clear.

"Coach Lu, your timeout has ended."

The referee Rooney came to urge him.

"Thank you, it's ready!"

Louis finally said to Ewing: "When necessary, foul Jordan hard. I know you are good friends, but there are no fucking friends on the court, you know?"

Ewing responded affirmatively: "I won't show mercy."

"I'm not talking about showing mercy, I want you to foul him ruthlessly and treat him as an enemy, not a friend who must kill you!" Louis reminded loudly, "Bill Russell is Chamberlain's

Friend, but he was also the one who stuck the label of coward on Chamberlain for 20 years!"

As a result, Louis just finished the timeout and discovered that he had forgotten to lay out the offensive tactics for the first round after the timeout.

The Trail Blazers defended with high pressure. Jordan intercepted Wilkins' inexperienced pass and went to the frontcourt for a dunk that detonated the Memorial Stadium.

42 to 36

"I now know why even Nicholson came to Portland to watch his game." Tomjanovich praised, "He is a natural focus."

Who can deny it? He has ushered the Blazers' franchise history into a new era.

Phil Jackson said: "But, he doesn't have a good coach."

"Just like Russell, who needs Auerbach; Chamberlain and West, who need Sharman; Walton needs Dr. Ramsey," Jackson said with a smile, "Behind a great player always stands a great coach."

Louis looked strange.

In this way, there is one more piece of evidence that LeBron James is the best in history.

He has never played under a great coach. Who agrees and who disagrees?

Of course, the successful Jackson also said that he would never coach a player like James who "I want both statistics and honors."

Therefore, it is a question whether the emperor and the great coach have no fate, or whether he, the most versatile player in history who has everything from playing to management and signing premium contracts, and a great coach with a strong personality are inherently repulsive.

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On the court, Louis' temporary defensive plan against Jordan is working.