The rest is just noise

Chapter 166: The coach who hates the duel

"Actually, this is quite interesting." Louis said to his assistants.

K.C., Tomjanovich and Cowens all had strange expressions because they saw the challenge issued by the Blazers.

Ramsey was very bold and decided to compete with the Celtics to see who had better tactical skills.

Letting Clyde Drexler play is an excellent substitution choice.

Drexler succumbed to the University of Houston's demands to play power forward for many years, which hurt his draft prospects and skill development, but in the NBA, he was relegated to the small forward position at guard.

Ramsay's request to him was simple and rude.

Bring out his talent, defend with his talent, run around.

As a result, he really used his body that could reach the sky to run very fast, almost destroying the Celtics' tactics with a blatant running route.

The iconic Drexler round goes like this.

The defensive end blocked the Celtics' passes and forced turnovers.

Next, the Blazers' counterattack is different from that of most teams. The first goal of other teams is to hit the counterattack to the basket, and there is no problem with this approach.

The Blazers' counterattack options are more open.

They will pass the ball to the defenders following up on the weak side, allowing them to chase and shoot from a confident position.

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The Blazers cherished every opportunity to counterattack, and at the same time, worked hard to ensure that the Celtics had no chance to counterattack.

They themselves have to have a fast-paced offense. On the other hand, the Celtics did not even make a quick counterattack and completely gave up offensive rebounds.

"Please don't play like an idiot." Louis sarcastically said.

His voice was not loud enough for a few of them to hear.

Bird snorted disdainfully. He didn't have to do too many moves to get the ball in the high post. He became a threat just by taking the ball in the high post.

Drexler nervously put his hands on the defensive, and Bird was in a bad mood when he heard Louis' sarcastic remarks.

When I saw a rookie with well-developed limbs and a simple mind, it was like something engraved in his DNA was suddenly activated.

"I'll make you look like a fool later and then send a pass!"

As soon as Bird finished speaking, he made a fake motion of throwing a ball, then took another step and stopped suddenly to make a second fake motion.

Drexler was a generous rookie, and he took both fakes.

This is what Bird said "makes you look like a fool." When Drexler jumped into the air, Bird hit the ground from a high position. Although the Trail Blazers had understood his intention, the angle of the pass was very small.

He is tricky, even if he wants to steal the ball, his speed cannot be faster than the speed of passing the ball.

For Bird, it was an extremely simple opportunity created, ended by Sampson's two-handed dunk.

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"Larry, I didn't expect you to have this trick, but I guess you can only bully the rookies, right?" Louis asked loudly.

Drexler stopped and shouted at Louis: "I am not a tool for your grudge!"

"You are indeed not," Bird sneered bitterly, "because you don't deserve it."

If Louis could hear the mental blow Bird gave Drexler, he might echo a few words, but unfortunately he couldn't.

Bird's words angered Drexler.

Even a rookie has self-respect. Whether Bird or anyone else said this, it is unacceptable.

As usual for the Blazers, the two inside lines were in the low post on the left and right sides.

Even though Ramsey's tactical system is mature, it still has flaws caused by the times.

They put too much emphasis on the low post.

Two inside low post players, this is an offensive system left over from the Walton era. Back then they had two excellent inside players in Walton and Maurice Lucas, but now they only have Mychal Thompson and Wayne Cooper.

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Unfortunately, these two people built the system of the Walton era, and it is destined to be impossible to recreate the championship team that Ramsey talked about so much that can defeat all teams.

According to the general process, when the ball passes to the 45-degree angle on the left and right sides, it must be passed to the inside.

However, Drexler was humiliated by Bird's trash talk and broke Coach Ramsey's "no one-on-one" principle.

He dribbled past Bird's defense.

The starting speed, explosive power and secondary acceleration after tearing apart the defense line are all things Bird is unable to stop.

Even if Ramsey was angry, he couldn't say anything when he saw such an attack. Drexler rushed to the basket and caused Laimbeer to foul.

Louis thought, maybe it's time to change the formation.

Therefore, at the eighth minute of the first quarter, he called the second timeout.

Memorial Stadium announcer Bill Shawnee told an anecdote about Louie: "Little Lou is not only young and energetic, but he also has a habit that is completely different from most coaches. His timing of calling timeouts is unique.

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At first, Louis was unruly because of calling timeouts. For example, he would wait until the referee reminded him every time, or stop the game when the Celtics were in a good situation.

This is the point where others think he is unprofessional.

Now this is his characteristic, because his timeouts rarely bring negative consequences to the team.

"I believe you have seen their changes." Louis first replaced Laimbeer and replaced Maxwell. "If they want to play tactics, we will play tactics with them. Cedric, I hope that after you come on the court, we

There will no longer be the trouble of not being able to keep up with the opponent's offensive rhythm."

Maxwell nodded nervously.

"What if the tactics fail?" Bird asked.

"Then it's up to you." Louis smiled, "open your mouth and scold them to death, you can always do it."

If it wasn't during the game, Bird would definitely spray him back.

But the more he thought about it, the angrier he became. He was ready to vent all his anger on the Blazers. Whoever comes and who dies, God can't save this team.

"Little Lu, are you okay?"

The referee reminded him angrily.

"Okay!" Louis smiled, "I'll be ready soon!"

Louis stopped Thomas, pointed to the tactical board and said: "Isiah, they like to put pressure on the ball and force turnovers, but many times they are bluffing. I hope your mind can be clearer and don't always fall for their tricks. Look.

You must pass the ball in time when you get a chance to your teammates.”

"Little Lu!" the referee urged.

"You're still not up to it. Why are you waiting so long? Do you want Mr. Referee to use a whip to drive you back to the competition?"

Thomas is well-informed, but this is the first time he has seen a professional face-changing master like Louis, who changes his face like a normal person without any forward movement, like an actor.

After staying with Louis for a long time, he found that the fact that the other person looked angry sometimes did not mean that he was really angry.

Although he gritted his teeth, he was smiling softly in his heart.

Although he always denounced Bird and himself together, who can deny that he did not apologize to them in his heart while cursing them?

After the timeout is over, the Blazers' defense is still the same: the system targets the ball holder, protecting the penalty area and three-point line; making up for the lack of the ball relies on personal passion.

Drexler's face looked ugly. He was definitely scolded by Ramsey in the timeout just now.

Louis knows how much Ramsey hates dueling. Maybe he didn't hate it so much at first, but after experiencing success in 1977, he regarded dueling as poison.

Because the core players of that Blazers team are the most selfless team superstars in history.

Louis was still a scout at the beginning, and he longed to be a head coach, but even as a time traveler, coaching was unfamiliar to him.

His advantage is that he has a broad field of vision, can accept the three-point line, a new thing that is regarded as a demon by contemporary coaches, and has a general understanding of the basketball game from 2009 to 2020. Although there is a 29-year difference between 1980 and 2009, basketball has changed in these 30 years.

Has there really been much change over the years?

The time traveler's clairvoyance cannot make him a good coach, so in addition to using his free time to strengthen his business capabilities, he also tracks those powerful teams and reviews those championship teams that have perished.

The 1977 Trail Blazers were the first team he reviewed comprehensively.

It was that Blazers team that made him understand that several factors outside the court, such as money, status, skin color, dignity, and other things that have little to do with basketball, can destroy a perfect team.

Ramsey has been living in regret and has publicly expressed his nostalgia for that team. As for why he hates one-on-ones? Because the 1977 Trail Blazers were a team with zero one-on-one principles. Ironically, when

Walton signed a large contract with the Clippers that the Trail Blazers could not afford and ruined the future of this team. In the 1979-80 season, Walton's successor Mychal Thompson was reimbursed for the season due to injury. The backcourt

Even more short-handed, Lionel Hollins was traded away during the season, future All-Star Jim Paxson was having a struggling rookie season, and a laggard named Billy Ray Bates (SG)

Drafted, saved the Blazers' season with one-on-one play, became a big star in Oregon within a few months and then faded just as quickly.

Drexler couldn't find the feel for free throws, and actually missed both free throws.

This is simply a wasted opportunity to counterattack.

Bird grabbed the defensive rebound and made a long pass to lead Thomas' fast break.

No matter how fast the Blazers retreat, it's meaningless at this point.

Thomas rushed into the paint and scored on a floater.

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The advantage of Maxwell over Laimbeer is his athleticism and agility, which allows him to replace Bird to guard Drexler.

The bad thing is that the offense drags down space. It's just that in the 1980s, everyone's space was very crowded. The Celtics had two first-class space points in Bird and Long, which was already a luxury configuration. When he was on the court, he would bring a lot of space to the Celtics.

Come to more inside tactics.

It was difficult for the Trail Blazers to have a chance to pass the ball because Bird stuck Cooper in the low post.

They passed the ball to Thompson, who did not have a good effect on Sampson alone, and his turnaround jumper was blocked.

Fortunately, the others retreated quickly enough to prevent Thomas from running again.

Giving up their strengths in offensive rebounding and taking the arm-breaking option is indeed a clever move. They prevented the Celtics from launching the league's second-ranked counterattack.

Such a strategy forced the Celtics into a positional battle.

Even Louis was surprised that the Blazers would do this, but if you think about it carefully, it is the only way the Blazers can suppress the Celtics.

Because there is a gap in talent and lineup, even if the tactical quality is similar, the Celtics will still win. Only by finding ways to suppress the Celtics' offense can they have a chance to defeat the strong.

Louis glanced at Ramsay in the distance.

The other person was waving his characteristic eyebrows. Although his face could not be seen clearly, his eyebrows must be dancing.

Louis smiled, he also had a pair of smart eyebrows.