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In the second quarter, the Knicks sent five substitute players, Charles, Starks, Mills, Oakley, and Ben Wallace.

When Cowens saw it, he began to curse in his heart.

Is this a substitute? It's too bullying!

Mills is the Cavaliers' starting small forward dug out in the summer, Starks was the best sixth man last season, and there are two Knicks starters last season. The only one who is not famous is Ben Wallace.

The current Big Ben is not an explosive head, but a two-meter center at first glance. After thinking about it for a while, Cowens concluded that Big Ben is the biggest weakness of the Knicks, and regarded him as an offensive breakthrough.

No matter how you look at it, it is easier than attacking the other four, right? Those four are all based on defense. Starks and Oakley have both been selected to the best defensive team.

The Hornets lacked attackers on the bench, so they hung the ball to Matt Geiger, who is 213cm tall and weighs 110kg.

This is the hunk that made even O'Neal feel ashamed. In the 1995 preseason, he hit a black sand palm and caused O'Neal to fracture his thumb and miss 20 games. This indirectly led to infighting among the Magic and the Sharks left Los Angeles.

Of course, although this bald big man has a glorious injury record, his offensive ability is actually not very good, averaging 11.2 points per game at his peak.

Geiger soon found that he had met his nemesis. Big Ben's two invincible legs seemed to be nailed to the floor, and he would not back down no matter how crowded he was.

Unable to enter the penalty area, Geiger could only turn around and force a shot from a distance away, relying on his height advantage, and made 0 of 3 shots.

On the other hand, the Knicks' small-ball tactics, except for Big Ben, can be pulled out to shoot. Although the players' personal abilities are average, they are easier to play.

Five minutes later, the point difference widened to 31 points, and Cowens was forced to call a timeout.

The timeout can only prove that he is not a spectator. He has worked hard to think about how to adjust his tactics. In fact, everyone has seen that the two teams are not at the same level.

What's funny is that there was a small tidbit on the sidelines, and the camera caught Yang Rui and Van Gundy having a dispute.

Many Hornets fans in front of the TV are crazy, the Knicks lead so much, what are you two arguing about? Is it possible that you still want to create the record for the largest difference?

The reason was Van Gundy's habit of using the main force to the death, leading by more than 30 points, and he also wanted Ewing and others to play.

Yang Rui couldn't understand this method of killing chickens with a sledgehammer at all, so he directly raised his opinion. "Leading so many points, what's the point of letting the veteran come back? Stimulate the opponent? In case the opponent loses a malicious foul and we hurt a main force in garbage time, do you think it's worth it?"

"How can they be as fragile as you said? If they don't play, their statistics will be too poor." Van Gundy frowned.

"Then you mean to play for the sake of stats? With so many rookies on the team, this is the best opportunity to exercise. Isn't it good for the veterans to save their physical strength for the playoffs? That's when the stars work hard. Playing against such weak players What's so great about scoring 50 points?"

"How can there be a star to play a quarter?" Van Gundy raised his voice.

Talking to people who are stubborn is sometimes playing the piano to bulls.

Yang Rui is clearly aware that there is a generation gap between himself and this era.

Now there is no team to engage in lineup rotation, and the stars are also proud of playing more time. An average of more than 40 minutes per game is an iron man; playing about 35 minutes is the core standard; if he only plays 20 minutes, he is definitely a role player. As for whether the efficiency will be reduced if the playing time is long, not many people really care.

Starks quarreled with Van Gundy because he played less than 30 minutes last season, and won the best sixth talent.

The future is different. All teams know how to rotate. The Spurs with facial paralysis, the Cavaliers old man, and the Warriors' braces are examples. Especially the MVP who likes to wear braces and doesn't want to get off work in three quarters is not a Sanhao primary school student.

Yang Rui was speechless, but he couldn't tell Van Gundy that the Spurs will play like this in the future, and the core playing time will be controlled at about 30 minutes.

Won five championships.

The Spurs' rotation tactics help to ensure the health and state of the veteran, which is exactly what the two glass men Ewing and Johnson need.

So, the egg pain happened, Van Gundy actually let Oakley rest, let Ben Wallace and Ewing partner inside. With a big lead, his first consideration is defense. He wants to use the ability of the two to block shots and guard the penalty area more tightly.

It's like Yao's partner Hayes in the Rockets. It's not suitable at all. Daben can't make a mid-range shot. If he gives up resisting people to defend against pick-and-rolls, his strength advantage can't be used. Defense guards mainly focus on lateral movement. What's the use of strength?

After fighting for a while, the tactic became Ewing singled out again, and the others watched the fun.

Van Gundy thought there was nothing wrong with playing like this, but Yang Rui thought the game was ugly and a waste of player talent.

The Knicks beat the Hornets in the halftime, and Van Gundy also acknowledged the power of Yang Rui's offensive tactics, giving him face and letting Ewing and Johnson rest, but let Houston and Starks continue to play in the second half to ensure two outside firepower points.

Mills became a marginal substitute to the Knicks, which directly reflects how strong the Knicks are.

The game ended like this, and Johnson, who originally wanted to perform well, was relieved. Facing such an old club, there is no need to add insult to injury.

Houston and Starks were in charge of offense, while Charles, Ben Wallace, and Buck Williams were in charge of defense, and the point difference widened to 44 points at most.

In the final quarter, the Knicks played with all substitutes, Atkins, Starks, Mills, Buck Williams, Ben Wallace, and the lineup crushed the Hornets who also had all substitutes.

Atkins found the feeling after hitting two irons, broke through and scored twice after the pick-and-roll, and made a three-pointer from the outside, Geiger's speed disadvantage was caught.

Ben Wallace grabbed 5 offensive rebounds in a single quarter, and his performance was equally eye-catching, but his weakness was exposed. He was sent to the free throw line twice, but he missed a free throw, including a three-pointer.

The home team was completely abused. Seeing Daben's clumsy free throws, the Hornets fans couldn't laugh, so he had a step down. With 5 minutes left in the game, many fans left early.

Van Gundy said to Yang Rui: "Take the time to let Ben practice free throws more. If he can practice shooting at one position from the free throw point, he will be able to start and become a star."

"I think it's hard for him to train mid-range shots with his muscular type. You'd better let him be a blue-collar player." Yang Rui laughed.

Teaching Daben to practice shooting is a more difficult task than winning the championship. Yang Rui doesn't want this job to fall on himself. In his previous life, there were many people who helped Da Ben practice shooting, but they didn't succeed until he retired.

Just looking at the offense, Big Ben is worse than Hayes, and Hayes can at least make free throws.

With a score of 117 to 76, the Knicks won by 41 points and got off to a good start.

After broadcasting the results, Lance said: "In the game that ended earlier, the Bulls lost to the Celtics in the opener. The Knicks have achieved such a victory, maybe they can beat the Bulls."

Arnold sighed: "Today, we saw a different Knicks."

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