The rest is just noise

The Pistons' defensive strength is surprising, especially after Dantley left. Just looking at the defensive matchup, you can't find many weaknesses.

Dumars, Jordan personally certified that he was the most uncomfortable defender. This may be much more valuable than Kobe Bryant personally certified that Tracy McGrady is his strongest opponent.

Because Dumars and Jordan fought many times in the playoffs, McGrady and Kobe only had conversations during the regular season.

Craig Ilo, the eternal God background, he is like the white version of Danny Green, one of the best 3D actors in the contemporary era.

Then, Worthy, Parish, Malone and Rick Mahon sitting off the court, these people have a common characteristic, that is, their single defense and assist defense do not have much problems.

If necessary, they can switch defenses.

With their size and physical fitness, they can play unlimited defense in any era.

They have excellent discipline from protecting the basket to rotating. They are one of the few teams that can protect the basket and the three-point line at the same time.

After a few minutes, Miller's trash talk ignited them, and they were like dry firewood.

Some penalties brought about by the home court advantage, as well as Malone's abuse of the board and Worthy's misplaced attack, allowed the Pistons to stabilize the situation and get off to an 11-5 start.

One of Stockton's passes was destroyed and after a mistake occurred, Louis made a prompt decision and requested a timeout.

"Rudy, do you have any ideas?" Louis asked with a smile.

Tomjanovich thought for a moment and said: "The Pistons are different from the opponents we have encountered before. Other opponents will always avoid switching defenses because it will lead to misalignment, but the Pistons don't care about misalignment... Maybe we can use this to deal with it.

them."

"That's right." Louis smiled, "That's what I meant."

Louis said to the players: "Actually, you all performed well, but based on the changes in the situation on the field, I decided to make some personnel adjustments."

"John, Kevin, you two come down."

Louis then looked at Rodman and Brad Rohaus.

"Dennis, 'Larry Bird,' you two enter."

Because of Luo Haos's enthusiasm for shooting long-distance shots, Louis called him Larry Bird. This was of course meant to be a joke. Luo Haos's style of play was also frowned upon by the mainstream media. Louis originally selected him, in addition to providing the team with

There is a Bonner-style mascot in it, and it still has a little thought.

If they meet a team like the Pistons in the playoffs or finals in the future, a team that can switch defenses infinitely without suffering a loss, and can defeat them with their size and restrict the operation of the N.UCLA system, they will definitely use 4OUT or 5OUT

The lineup is used to name and train the opponent's defensive weak points.

The most critical point of this tactic lies in Wilson.

"From now on, you hold the ball and let Reggie execute the dynamic offense on the weak side. You just play pick-and-roll with Brad. If they switch defenses, you use your size and speed to break the defense. If they double-team, take the ball.

Pass it on to us Larry Bird." Louis finally said with a joke.

Wilson nodded: "Yes, coach."

Luo Haosi was nervous. He didn't expect that he, an unconventional spatial insider, would actually get a chance in the first game of his career.

Moreover, his opponents are famous star insiders such as Moses Malone and Robert Parish.

The Knicks changed their formation, and so did the Pistons.

They replaced Parish and replaced him with Rick Mahon, making the interior duo a real butcher combination.

Looking at the Pistons who were determined to implement the tough guy lineup to the end, Louis was a little worried about Wilson's ability to call names.

First, the Pistons attacked and were blocked by Ewing.

His defensive power feels even better than last year.

Basically, all the Pistons' offenses approaching the penalty area will be affected, and all offenses that come into the paint area have a high probability of being blocked or interfered with.

This is the biggest hidden danger of the Pistons' lineup, and it is also the reason why they are destined to be unable to challenge the Celtics.

Their team building ideas were affected by the times and went astray from the beginning.

Sampson cannot be defeated by one person. This is the consensus in the industry.

The Pistons' approach was a "wheel war," so they piled up the frontcourt in an attempt to eliminate Sampson's influence through numbers.

As a result, in the semifinals, Sampson defeated the inside line alone.

What's wrong with this approach? The mistake is that they only want to go head-to-head. If their insides can shoot from the outside, they can cleverly solve Sampson's inside threat. At least on the defensive end, they can get him out of the penalty area.

Taken away.

However, at first glance, the Pistons' lineup is full of dead meat.

Wilson holds the ball at the top of the arc, Ewing covers the weak side, Miller prepares to run, Luo Haos's pick-and-roll quality is not high, and Louis' requirement for him is that if he hangs on someone a little, it will be successful.

Wilson broke through from the left, Worthy's defense was held back by Luo Haos, but Malone chose to shrink the defense and let Wilson shoot.

This is equivalent to giving him a chance to score in vain.

Wilson made a decisive shot.

7 to 11

This is what Louis can see at a glance. The problem with the Pistons' lineup is that although the Pistons' overall defense is top-notch in the league, it still relies heavily on the center's defensive system, and its ability to create mistakes is bottom of the league. This means that if the opponent can think

If you try to make their inside line uncomfortable, the Pistons' defensive power will be greatly reduced.

Therefore, the 5-OUT lineup, which comes from the future and was born in the defensive three-second era specifically for extreme space and calling out players, is undoubtedly the most effective way to deal with the Pistons.

This is why they are destined to fail to beat the Celtics.

The Knicks only have Luo Haos who can cooperate with Wilson's call.

As for the Celtics, the players who can cooperate with Thomas's call include Bird, Sampson, Laimbeer...the gap is disappointing.

After several rounds, Wilson scored 6 points in a row, allowing the Knicks to complete the lead.

12 to 11

The Pistons couldn't defend themselves, and their offense was a mess.

Daley couldn't stand it anymore, so he also asked for a pause and wanted to seek changes.

It can be seen that Daly is indeed very powerful. Even if Louis has cards in his hand that he does not like, after the timeout, the Pistons still performed at a guaranteed level on both offense and defense.

On the offensive end, they replaced Dantley and let him hold the ball in the low post.

Dantley has a historical level of offensive efficiency and very strong offensive methods. Although he is a pitfall on the defensive end, he has the overall high-quality defense of the Pistons to protect him.

Malone and Worthy have mobility that far exceeds that of players of the same size, as well as top-notch/good defensive sense. Together with the quality of individual defense and rotation discipline, they help them maintain their defense.

In other words, because the Knicks have the ability to restrain the lineup, the Pistons have no way to absolutely kill the Knicks, but the quality of the Pistons team means that the Knicks cannot use the lineup to restrain the Pistons.

This means two things.

After the Knicks and Pistons competed with the main players in their tactical execution, it was time to compete with the strength of their substitutes.

In any game that competes on lineup depth, the Knicks will have the advantage.

Wilson's performance at the point guard position is surprising, he did a good job.

Last season he always gave people a feeling of instability when he was in possession of the ball.

This feeling is not due to technical flaws, but due to the inability to withstand the confrontation.

If the defender gives him a few random confrontations, he will be knocked down at any time like a grass in the wind.

Since the strength within his body cannot support such a high-intensity confrontation, his technical advantages are out of the question.

After gaining 10 pounds in the offseason, he still has many problems, but they are no longer as worrying as when he was a rookie.

It is not difficult at all to serve as a guest point guard and lead the other four teammates to use the N.UCLA system to initiate 5OUT tactics.

Wilson hit a lot of one-on-one misplaced one-on-one shots with the ball, as well as three-pointers off screens.

Miller unexpectedly stepped forward and contributed a little to a big one. It was a wonderful round.

He received a screen from Ewing on the outside to get an offensive opportunity, feinted to send Malone flying, and then dribbled in.

Also a marksman known for his catch-and-shoot ability, Miller's ball-handling ability is better than Klay Thompson's.

Even Brad Rohaus, who had never been favored by anyone, shot a three-pointer against Worthy.

For rookies, shooting confidence is crucial.

After one quarter, 32 to 22.

The Pistons trail the Knicks by 10 points.

As long as the Knicks insist on playing 5OUT tactics, the Pistons will have no countermeasures.

Because 5OUT itself is not a clever strategy, but a luxurious tactic that is very demanding on the team's configuration.

You must have five players who can do things in the high post or on the outside to play 5 OUT.

If there is one Wilson paired with four Ben Wallaces, then if you perform well in a high position, people may not even look at you twice.

Therefore, what the Pistons need to do is to stabilize the situation and use Dumars' personal ability and Dantley's offensive ability in the low post to break the deadlock.

The Knicks replaced Wilson, Ewing and others in the second quarter and put on another lineup.

Stockton, Hornacek, Stevens, Oakley, McHale.

Louis anticipated what the Pistons might do.

He knew Daly would allow Dumars to fire up and Dantley would attack more in the post.

So in the matchup, he used Stevens to guard Dantley, and Stockton only guarded Dumars from shooting, allowing him to make pull-up jumpers. If he wanted to get to the basket, he would have his own inside defense.

This series of arrangements became very obvious in the next few rounds.

Stevens was underestimated by many, including Louis.

He does look a lot like K.C. Jones.

A few years ago, he was just a rabid dog-type character who inspired Louie to create the Murderous Press lineup.

In the 1986 draft, the Knicks introduced Wilson, Rodman and Salley as three wings, greatly reducing Stevens' opportunities.

He still tries his best in every game. But he is much worse than the other three.

This year's offseason, he and Wilson trained together, and his defense improved to a higher level, especially in assisting defense, switching defense, and supplementary defense.

In the first game of this year, he faced off against Dantley. Not to mention his single defense performance, Dumas was overwhelmed by his assist defense.

Joe Dumars just felt like there were Stevens everywhere on the court.