The rest is just noise

"Pat, KB (Bannister), Trent, Danette (Walker), Pat."

Louis said: "The initial stage of the second quarter is up to you."

"Vinille Johnson's shooting touch is very hot, so I need you to guard against his shooting and force him to break through the dribble. As long as he comes to the paint area, the rest will be left to our inside line."

Louis pointed to the left and right sides of the paint area to Bannister and Cummings: "In principle, as long as their ball carrier threatens our penalty area, you must immediately let go of your defense and help defend as soon as possible.

I'd rather see them open for an open shot than comfortably get an empty basket."

Finally, Louis said to the obviously absent-minded Walker: "We need to change the way we play, play more pick-and-rolls, pass the ball more, and pass the ball. I want to see a better dynamic offense."

Louis arranged it so that the referee would rush him.

This is very common for him, and he can only go so far, and the rest is up to the players themselves.

Before the start of the second quarter, Louis came to Stockton and said, "I hope the time you spent sitting off the court was meaningful."

Stockton nodded affirmatively and said: "I have basically figured out the pick-and-roll and offensive habits of Pat and KB."

"Very good." But it was useless because neither of them were his long-term teammates.

Louis encouraged him verbally, but in his heart he was still undecided on how to let Stockton develop healthily in this bad team.

He wants Stockton to lead the second team, but the problem is that the second team does not have a reliable pick-and-roller.

If he was allowed to lead for a while, there would be many people who could cooperate with him, but he didn't like Stockton wasting time getting in touch with this group of people, so he was asked to sit on the bench more and focus on accumulating strength in the short term.

The Knicks took the first offense of the second quarter, with Darnell Walker holding the ball.

If it were another coach, he might be allowed to play, but Louis asked him to be a substitute.

Because his playing style is too reckless and not the type that Louis likes. If he can't beat him, he will naturally feel resentful in his heart.

The result of the resentment in his heart was that he did not play dynamic offense as Louis asked.

He called for a pick-and-roll, but he only focused on his own breakthrough, regardless of his teammates who set him a pick-and-roll, and went to the basket to cause a foul.

A wrong attack brought an acceptable result.

"Darnell, do you think you spend too little time sitting on the bench?" Louis asked.

You know, Walker is preparing to take a free throw.

Who has ever seen their head coach interfere with his players' free throws? MSG fans in the front row were shocked.

Woody Allen, who had one of the best front row seats at Madison Square Garden, nearly fell off his face when he heard what Louie said to Walker.

He adjusted his glasses: "Little Lu can do it, he knows very well that the only way to success is to offend everyone."

The friend next to him was stunned for a few seconds before he realized that he had told a cold joke.

Louis' reprimand did not change Walker's offensive tendencies. Rather, it was those words that made the latter more selfish.

Fortunately, the penetration shooting tactic used against Vinyl Johnson was successful.

Sparrow is no match for Vinir in any way. The only thing he can do is keep up with the opponent's offensive pace and stick to the opponent's body like a conjoined twin.

The hand-heking era allows him to do more things when defending closely.

Vernier's strengths are as prominent as its weaknesses.

His advantage is that he has a strong offense and is brave and resourceful. His disadvantage is that he is trapped in the defense of many people and is difficult to find open teammates.

Therefore, although the Knicks' offense was dominated by Walker, their defensive discipline was very good. They prevented Vinier's offense several times and gave the Pistons a three-minute scoring drought in the second quarter.

It was these three minutes that made Louis' patience with Walker return to zero.

With the Knicks leading, he called a pick-and-roll and shot an outrageous two-step pull-up inside the three-point line.

"boom!"

I don’t know if it was the training effect of Truk Robinson, but Bannister found the right position, grabbed the offensive rebound, and scored in the second attack.

The Knicks' advantage suddenly reached 4 points.

Louis actually walked to the technical desk with a sullen face and asked for a timeout.

"It's so weird. Just when the Knicks were about to start, Little Lou actually asked for a timeout."

"Maybe I'm not satisfied with some details on the court."

Louis asked Stockton to replace Wall, "Remember what I said before the second quarter started?"

Stockton said: "Dynamic offense?"

"Yes, don't let me down." Louis said.

He replaced Stockton, and then said to Walker, who was already sitting down: "Darnell, I ask you to sit at the edge, don't let me see you."

The position of the bench largely determines a player's status within the team.

Or the main rotations are relatively close to the coaches, while the substitutes who cannot play regular time sit very far outside.

Now, Louis wants Walker to sit on the edge, and his intention is self-evident.

"This is my place, I'm not going anywhere!" Walker resisted fiercely.

Louis smiled softly: "I don't need a player who won't play again sitting in a position where I can see it at a glance."

"What do you mean?" Walker asked.

"I mean, not just this one, but every next game, I will never let you play again. Congratulations on getting a job that can earn you hundreds of thousands of dollars without playing a game.

"

Walker was still wary of Louis' authority. He didn't expect that he would be banned from playing after just playing a few rounds. He was so angry that he couldn't control himself: "Okay! I want to see how these people can help you win.

!”

"You don't need to care about this matter. Move your butt and disappear from my sight. Don't let me say it a third time."

Unless the conflict was made public like Bernard King, Louis would not go too far.

If Walker is willing to admit his mistakes next, there will still be a place for him in the Knicks' playing schedule.

If he remains as stubborn as he is now, he will definitely "arrange" an "ideal" home for Walker in the future.

The No. 12 pick in the first round is only in his second year, he still has potential and has certain trade value.

Bernard King looked at another teammate who was sentenced to death like him. He wanted to laugh but couldn't.

Walker can't play basketball and still get paid, and he can't earn a penny next year even if he plays shit, so what right does he have to laugh at others?

The game on the court changed a little. The Pistons replaced the rookie, Antoine Kyle.

He was the eighth pick in this year's first round and is a player with great offensive talent in the low post.

Louis felt familiar the first time he saw him. Soon, the memory of this person turned into a blue and white Jazz jersey, an orange eye patch, and Jordan's century shot that sealed his throne.

Later, the player came to hug him.

Kyle is one of the few players who is not a star and reminds Louis of the memory of watching Jordan play.

After playing, he was given Parish's on-court role.

Defense, rebound, and cover for teammates.

Just right, it's all something he's not good at.

His only moment to shine was half a minute before leaving the field.

Low post against Bannister.

A lottery pick, a seventh-round pick, he should be dominant.

He made a beautiful inside turn, and Bannister, who lacked defensive experience, was shaken off his center of gravity and almost knelt down.

Kyle took advantage of the situation to get to the basket and complete a powerful dunk.

He more or less gave Louis a hint of Zach Randolph.

He doesn't have the bloated body of Randolph, nor does he have the poor work ethic of Randolph in his early days. He is good at attacking. If he is put on the bench as a scoring gangster, he will probably be very good.

It's a pity that the Pistons are a team that mainly plays a high-post passing system.

They don't need to have strong independent offense inside. They need inside players who can rebound and defend, can shoot, can support, and not stick to the ball.

Of these, Kyle is only satisfied with shooting.

His rebounding ability is extremely mediocre. In the few minutes he was on the court, Cummings and Bannister jointly grabbed 6 offensive boards.

After this period, the Knicks' lead actually expanded to 8 points.

Stockton played the role of porter perfectly during this period, only passing the ball in the frontcourt, and then standing outside the three-point line at the top of the key.

Cummings showed off another characteristic of his. When faced with a natural pick-and-roll master like Stockton, he can often find a comfortable position to wait and pass the ball.

He has shooting skills, ball-handling offense, post-up play, and good passing skills. He seems to be the best inside player in the game.

Daley was quite dissatisfied with Kyle's performance, so he replaced the ignorant young insider and replaced him with two meat grinders, Parrish and Kent Benson, to play against each other.

Louis suddenly gave up and replaced Cummings and Bannister, replacing them with Eddie Williams and James Bailey.

Two mediocre big men with nothing left but strength and six fouls.

Surprisingly, even for these two insiders, Stockton can call the pick-and-roll to let them come to the line. As long as they cut in at the right time, bang, a hit pass will be put in place comfortably, allowing them to dunk.

"What a sin, Louis."

Someone was scratching his cheek with joy.

He not only took away the core figure of the Jazz for the next 20 years, but also made Karl Malone lose 5,000 easy scoring opportunities out of thin air. Isn't this an evil act?