The rest is just noise

There are all kinds of professional basketball coaches. Many are former pro players who either love basketball or coached because they had nothing else to do. This is not to discredit anyone's qualifications or to imply that

The role of an NBA coach is not critical to a team's success. But most retired players find their jobs because they are known, or came along at the right time, or a combination of the above (Bullets' Gene

Shu, Kevin Logly of the Hawks, Doug Moe of the Nuggets, Billy Cunningham of the 76ers, Paul Russell of the Clippers, Pat Riley of the Lakers)

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Others choose to coach in their twilight years, perhaps to gain some recognition that they feel they deserve but did not receive as players (Lenny Wilkens of the SuperSonics, Lenny Wilkens of the Nets)

Lee Brown, Don Nelson of the Bucks. Some worked their way up in college (Dick Motta of the Mavericks, Bill Fitch of the Celtics, Hubie Brown of the Knicks)

, John McLeod of the Suns. Others have been long-time low-paid assistants (Stan Albeck of the Spurs, Dale Harris of the Rockets).

That's what makes Jack Ramsay, Louis' opponent today, so special.

He has a bad nickname, Doctor.

There are already too many doctors in the alliance, but except for "Dr. Ramsay", most of the "doctors" have fancy names and are called for fun. Ramsey is called doctor because he obtained the title in school.

Got a doctorate degree.

The difference between him and many coaches is that if other coaches don't coach, they may really not know what to do, but he can teach in schools, engage in politics, and go to various cities to give speeches. He can do it.

The reason why Louis respects him is because of the various rights he has won for coaches.

Before 1977, although coaches had great power, their remuneration was very poor. Ramsey was one of the first coaches to stand up and resist.

After negotiations, Ramsey received an average coaching salary of US$100,000 on behalf of the coaches union.

For this alone, he deserves to be remembered.

Ramsey has made contributions off the field, and as for on the field, he is also an outstanding coach.

From the data point of view, the Trail Blazers are a team with few blind spots. In the four elements of offense and defense, they have six statistics that rank in the top ten in the league.

At this time, Louis looked at the pioneers and saw many unfamiliar faces.

MyhalThpsonC/PF, DarnellValentinePG, Jim PaxsonSG, CalvinNattSF, WayneCooperPF.

Of these names, the only one Louis knows better is Thompson. He was the top pick in Bird's draft, and his real name is Michael. He is an unconventional guy. In order to increase his draft stock, he actually claimed that he was David "Skywalker".

Thompson's cousin Skywalker did not know him, and before this rumor was broken, he changed his name to "Mychal".

In any case, Thompson's hard work paid off and he was selected as the No. 1 pick in 1978.

This was one of the three great things in his life, the other being the birth of a son named Klay Thompson seven years later.

The Celtics' lineup is unchanged from usual, it's still the same five players.

In the opening jump ball, Sampson easily defeated Thompson.

In the first round, Thomas dribbled the ball to catch Sampson's pick-and-roll, drove straight in, and scored with a throw in the paint.

Louis stood on the sidelines and nodded with satisfaction. The most important thing is not which system the players use to score, the most important thing is that they can activate any system tacitly.

If they need the coaching staff to remind them what routine to play every time they attack, then it is the same as not having these four systems.

The Trail Blazers' ball moves very quickly. Among all their statistics, the one that Louis attaches most importance to is their effective field goal percentage, which ranks fourth in the league.

The interesting thing about the effective field goal percentage data is that it counts three-point shots as two 1.5 points. But the Trail Blazers are not a team that likes to shoot three-pointers. Ramsey is a conservative and does not care about three-pointers.

cold.

Therefore, this is a team that pays great attention to details on the offensive end, and almost no one has the tactics of holding the ball in isolation.

Thompson showed his characteristics.

He is nearly 210 centimeters tall, but has outstanding agility and athletic ability. He can cut through the middle of the high pick-and-roll very quickly.

Calvin Knight lobbed the ball, and Thompson caught the ball and dunked.

2 to 2

The two rounds back and forth at the beginning can be regarded as testing by both sides.

The real routine is about to begin.

The Trail Blazers made the first move, with Ramsey asking Valentine to press Isiah Thomas full court.

Valentine has never been a star player, but he has two characteristics that Ramsey likes, playing hard and being fast.

The synonyms of these two characteristics on the court are "willing to defend hard" and "not easy to get rid of by fast players".

Thomas was under no pressure in the second half. Once the positional battle began, the Trail Blazers came up with Ramsey's most iconic defensive formation.

The inside line is placed outside the paint area, while the players are concentrated in high positions near the free throw line.

Before Lewy's pocket formation, the first coach to pioneer the defensive formation trend was Ramsey, whose zone press and famous "L-S-K" defense stifled the ABA's dominant team in the 1977 NBA Finals.

Julius Erving at his peak.

Louis has watched the game video of that year, and it can even be said that the inspiration for the pocket formation came from "L-S-K", because Louis comes from the future, and he knows the purpose of the pocket formation, but it still depends on Ramsey to remind him of the pocket formation.

"L-S-K".

The core purpose of the "L-S-K" defense is to press the ball holder, strengthen the high defense to consolidate the penalty area, and hunt down the opponent without the ball like a mad dog.

Louis discovered that today's Trail Blazers were not consolidating the penalty area. Ramsey knew that the Celtics' uniqueness was the three-point threat, so the strategic intention of consolidating the penalty area was converted into protecting the three-point line.

Since the new season, for the first time, a team has come up with a systematic defensive routine to deal with the Celtics.

John Long's three-point shot was interfered with.

Valentine received a pass from his teammate and rushed to the frontcourt like lightning to score.

4 to 2

"As expected of Dr. Ramsey." Tomjanovich, who is next to Louis, said, "They are the first team to strictly control the three-point line in the game against us."

"such a pity."

"pity?"

Louis smiled and looked at Thompson, "It's a pity that they don't have Bill Walton anymore."

For a moment, Tomjanovich was unable to understand the profound meaning of Louis' words.

Louis didn't immediately point out the Blazers' problems. He wanted to see how the players on the court handled the unexpected situation.

The results are not surprising. This group of people has defeated countless teams with their offense so far this season. They believe in their own style of play and their own system. This flatters Louis. They will continue to use the original offensive system to break down the Blazers' defense.

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Trust in the system can be equated to trust in the coaches.

Bird provided Thomas with an off-ball screen from the high post and broke it open.

Thomas tore through the defense and passed back to Bird. Bird held the ball and made illusory fake moves. Although Cooper, who was facing him, had advantages in height and weight, he lacked brain capacity.

Bird's fake moves easily deceived him.

He could only react according to Bird's movements, and in the end he could only be teased.

"Whoosh!"

Bird got tired of Cooper and passed back to Laimbeer in the high post, who scored a jumper.

4 to 4

"Are you saying that the Blazers' defense can't take care of high-post jump shots?" Tomjanovich didn't want Louis to answer.

He wanted to find the answer himself.

"No, it was just an isolated case. Dr. Ramsey asked Portland to draft Mychal precisely because he was fast enough and could build a defensive system around him." Louis shook his head.

Tomjanovich fell into deep thought again, wondering what was wrong with the Blazers.

They make complex passing guidance, and Walton's value lies in it. If Walton is still there, they don't need much complicated ball passing, and the latter can play 60% of Jokic's games in the high post.

Without Walton, they have more complex passes.

But the final result is good, they have a systematic tactical transmission to create opportunities.

Jim Paxson made a jump shot, 6-4.

The Trail Blazers' "L-S-K" brought challenges to the Celtics' tactical operation.

After Sampson completed the high-post screen, he found that although he had space to pass down, Thomas, who was holding the ball, was surrounded and could not pass the ball.

All Thomas can do is pass the ball to nearby teammates.

And Sampson found that there was a gap in the "L-S-K" defense line that was obsessed with high-position control.

The short corners on the left and right sides are, in modern basketball parlance, the "backdoor" of the defense.

He decisively cut into the backdoor from the wing, and sure enough, seeing his opportunity, Laimbeer, who had the ball in the high post, made a poor pass.

Although the idea was good, the technique was poor. After being intercepted, Bird committed a tactical foul.

The two sides were evenly matched, but Louis went to the technical table to call a timeout.