The rest is just noise
Chapter 335 Cards, Patrick
Jordan in 1986, the second season of his career, had several well-known shortcomings.
Three-pointers are an absolute shortcoming. He is still learning how to hit three-pointers, and he has not yet felt the piercing pain of inaccurate three-pointers.
Legend has it that he is not good at attacking from the left. I don’t know how this came out. It is extremely unreliable.
"Unable" to lead teammates to victory like Bird and Magic did.
"Obsessive about scoring" is very selfish. In history, only one player has achieved the feat of leading the scoring team in a season and leading his team to win the championship.
That person is Lew Alcindor in 1971, who is considered to have the strongest individual season in history.
But Jordan is a defender, and there are too many examples of defenders winning the scoring title and then losing.
These doubts about Jordan have been shattered in the world where Louis lives, and Jordan is experiencing them again in Portland.
The difference is that Portland's teammates are much better than Chicago's.
Louis' defensive measures against him, apart from not guarding three-pointers, all required the help of a second or third person.
The second-year Jordan is not as good at passing as the version of him in the 1990s. At this time, he is more confident and obsessed with his offensive ability. He will only take risks to pass the ball when he is forced to have no choice.
However, his passing ability today cannot be compared to that of his 30-year-old self.
After the age of 30, Jordan is like the real-life version of Kiyoshi Teppei. The opponent may be able to block all his offensive lines, but they cannot block the passing lines. When he is forced into a desperate situation, he will send out a very smooth and soft ball.
Opportunity ball to teammates.
Unfortunately, it is the winter of 1985, and Jordan is still a stupid kid who thinks of himself as a superhero.
It's like a battle of wits between Louis and Jordan.
Louis believed the scouts who said Jordan's offensive ability on the left was poor, but he didn't believe it all.
Forcing Jordan to go to the left, the players tried their best to block the possibility of him shooting to the right, coupled with Ewing's aggressive flanking and defensive coverage.
After Jordan suffered a loss in one round, he learned to use passes and cat-like smooth large-area turns in the opposite direction to get rid of the defense.
Drexler was the beneficiary of Jordan's intense suppression.
Jordan would pass the ball to him and he would finish it.
However, Louis Orr's defensive awareness surprised Louis very much.
In the poor Knicks team last season, he didn't seem to have defended seriously, so Louis didn't know his true ability.
Now it seems that although his defense is not up to the defensive level, he still has above-average strength.
Just like Ron Harper in the Bulls' back three games, even if he doesn't have a defensive formation, but with him, the Bulls' wing triangle can become a prison that strangles all teams.
Sometimes, the Knicks couldn't force Jordan to the left.
Because his first step was too fierce, this was still under the rules of the 1980s.
In this era, the ball holder must first let the ball hit the ground before his foot can take the first step, unlike in the future, where he will start first and then dribble, or the whole game will only dribble once or twice.
Indulge players without any lower limit for enjoyment and fluency.
Under the current rules, Jordan's explosive first step can prevent defenders from reacting.
Ellis was just a wooden person in front of him.
Jordan's breakthrough was like "123, don't move."
Ellis stood there and didn't react. Jordan broke through and went to the basket. Ewing was ready to help defend, but he was too anxious.
Louis shook his head when he saw it: "When he was defending, he had no concept or sense of the space in the entire paint area. He regarded every ball holder as a robber breaking in."
Tomjanovich and other assistant coaches felt that Louis was too strict with Ewing.
Sense of space, this is a new term.
Who among today's insiders has an excellent sense of defensive space? Who can stand in the right position every time when the opponent breaks through?
Probably none.
Ewing is also a "goalkeeper" who likes to attack. This aggressive and reckless defensive style is destined to be a dance on the tip of a knife, with great rewards and great risks.
Ewing's attack gave Jordan a chance to show off his skills.
Jordan jumped up in front of Ewing, danced in the air, rotated 180 degrees, raised the ball with his right hand behind the basket, and hit the rebound.
"Beep!"
Andone
"Patrick!" Louis shouted, "There is no Manute in the penalty area. You have to control your desires and use your brain. Don't get adrenaline in your head when you see Michael!"
Jordan also scored an extra penalty, and then led his teammates to press forward.
Ewing cautiously passed the ball to Wilkins, who wanted to pass the ball to Stockton.
However, Stockton was now being guarded by Jordan. He had no chance to catch the ball and his body was squeezed to death.
But Wilkins actually saw a possible passing opportunity and tried to pass the ball.
Then, like a black panther covered by the night, Jordan pounced with the fastest starting speed on land in the world. His right hand was like a canine that bit the prey's neck to death. He grabbed the ball, stole the ball and jumped on the spot. Even Ewing had no time.
A blocked ball, boom!
"Mommy!!"
Truk Robinson felt like he saw a ghost: "This kid is not human!"
Zhao Yuanzheng laughed loudly: "Can you believe that Portland was wavering between him and Sam Bowie?"
54 to 40
One minute before halftime, Louis called a timeout.
The reality is cruel, they don't even have a player who can compete with Jordan.
If you can't put a slight restriction on his breakthrough, for example, you can touch the corner of his clothes, touch his arm, and poke his belly when he is passed by. If you can do this,
, you can find a way to attack his cock the moment he breaks through.
Sadly, there is none.
When Jordan is in top form, it's useless for anyone to defend him.
Wilkins could be guarded when he first came up, but now there's nothing you can do against him.
Louis replaced Orr, an interior lineman with above-average defensive ability who was useless at the moment.
Because it takes two to three to guard Jordan, and it may not be possible to guard him. Even if he is guarded, he can still find a good angle to shoot the ball.
If you can't guard the opponent with this kind of defensive resources, what's the use of leaving a defensive player on the court?
It's better to go to an extreme.
Louis was replaced by Antoine Kyle and Ewing.
One is tall and one is short;
One is fat, the other is thin;
One has the best defense in the team, and the other has the worst defense in the team;
One can't get stuck, and the other can't rebound.
"From now on, defense is secondary." Louis emphasized, "I want to see more content on the offensive end."
Maybe the concept was wrong from the beginning. Things like pocket arrays are useful for pseudo-super giants like Dr. J who have no attack ability, but Jordan doesn't care at all how many people are hidden in your pocket.
The opponent is not accurate in three-pointers, but they can rush in and pass the ball out, allowing teammates to score easily.
Moreover, he can increase his intensity at any time and steal the ball from all over the field like just now.
There is a gap between the Knicks' wing talent and that of the Trail Blazers. It seems that relying on defense to stifle the Trail Blazers' offense is far from enough.
This is the lesson learned after playing 23 minutes and falling behind by 14 points.
Different from before, Louis changed his style of play.
Although Ewing and Kyle mainly use pick-and-rolls, most of the opportunities to end the offense come to them.
He wants to focus on attacking the Trail Blazers' inside line. It seems that Portland's worst position is still in the inside line.
It's just that his previous experience of operating an aircraft carrier made Louis think that his group of people was still the same group of people in Boston.
Even for the Celtics, it is almost impossible to guard the Trail Blazers' wing.
Just think of a Bernard King turning upside down in front of them.
Ewing has the physical advantage, and Kyle's post-up skills are sharp.
Before the end of the first half, the inside attack of the two of them recovered 2 points for the Knicks.
56 to 44
The Blazers lead by 2 points.
Louis said in a midfield interview: "I don't know how the conflict happened. I only know that Xavier McDaniel is a young man who can't control his mouth. You can see that he has been talking. As for what he said, I won't say anything."
Revealed.”
The Blazers have a huge advantage, and reporters are only interested in the story of the fight.
Louis returned to the locker room and harshly criticized Ewing for some of his poor defensive choices and his rebounding.
"I'm so tongue-tied, blocking! Blocking! Patrick!" Louis patted the tactical board, "Truk, you should have taught him blocking according to what I told you, right?"
Robinson was worried that Louis would deduct his wages: "I swear on the name of my parents, I have taught them all, but it takes time to change certain habits."
Louis played very poorly in this game. The inside line should have been a big advantage, but it ended up being evenly matched.
“I really don’t know what the fucking level of a coach who doesn’t teach players positioning in college for four years is!”
After Louis got angry, he picked up the tactical pen and pointed at the tactical board: "In the second half, I don't care who comes inside, just knock me down! I would rather see them shoot 100 shots at the free throw line than see them again."
Easy layup! Show your blood!"
Play hard on the defensive end and play inside on the offensive end.
Louis changed his previous style and treated this game completely according to the standards of the playoffs. He had to win.
After everyone left the locker room, Louis grabbed Ewing and read like a repeater: "Blocked! Blocked! I beg you, brother, blocked, Patrick!"
Ewing was so ashamed that he threw away Louis' hand and said: "I know!!!"
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