The rest is just noise

Eight minutes into the first quarter, the Trail Blazers replaced Jordan.

Next, Louis saw a different side of this team.

Looking at the lineup alone, the Trail Blazers are definitely not bad, but their performance is often unsatisfactory. Their coaching staff has not developed the diversity of this lineup, even though their wing depth is the first in the league.

Jordan is an all-powerful swingman, Drexler is like Scottie Pippen with weakened defense and enhanced strength, Xavier McDaniel is a hitter + big lock who can average 20 points per game, Jerome

·Cosey is one of the best 3-and-D players in the West, and Larry Nance is the best sweeper wing in the league.

There are five worthy wings in a team, but the actual strength shown is less than 70% of what is stated on the books.

After Jordan left, Adelman often replaced Terry Porter together, and then let the Glider hold the ball a lot, paired with Kesey, McDaniel, Kevin Duckworth and Morris, who returned to Portland.

·Lucas.

Louis also rotated accordingly.

Hornacek and Miller played on the wings, and McHale and Song Tao were paired in the paint.

Without Ewing and Wilson, the Knicks must use their shooting skills to contend with the Blazers' strong second unit.

This premise is that Miller and Hornacek must perform under the N.UCLA system. In other words, they must obtain shooting space when being screened, and make subsequent articles on this basis, and the Blazers' luxurious wings

What the line is best at doing is using their athleticism to stifle the pick-and-roll system.

With the core inside and outside out, the Knicks need to trust their system.

If it works, the Trail Blazers have their own problems.

This is a strange team. When they are playing well, they are invincible all the way. But when they are not playing well, or they cannot come up with the means to decipher the opponent's strategy, there are countless positional battles, and when there is no fast break opportunity to grab points on defense, they will be invincible.

The more they play, the more confused they become. When Jordan is away, the Blazers' positional offensive shortcomings are especially obvious.

Louis never doubted his players and the Knicks' offensive system. Before the game started, he deliberately asked Ellis to sit next to him.

"Dale, watch carefully how Honey and Reggie move without the ball."

Although Louis has already considered trading Ellis, if there is a chance to keep the best shooter in the league in New York, he will do it without hesitation.

What troubles Louis the most about Ellis is his specificity that is incompatible with other off-ball players.

He always proves the old adage that fellow travelers are enemies.

Ellis listened to Louis' words and silently observed the off-ball offense on the court.

The Blazers' defense is no child's play, and Kesey defended very fiercely.

McDaniel acted like a hunter chasing Miller.

However, off-ball defense is only one part.

What the Blazers need to watch out for is the Knicks' coverage.

McHale and Song Tao began to frequently leave the paint area to cover their teammates.

The most special thing is that Hornacek and Miller, the two shooters, can also cover each other. This is something Ellis has never had before. He is an orphan who has never had contact with other off-ball shooters.

shooter.

"see it?"

That is the tactic Ellis is most familiar with: Exhangeky (high-position dynamic offense). It is by relying on this tactic that he has become the most feared shooter in the league.

He saw what Louis wanted him to see.

However, as a fan of the authorities, he could not see any difference between himself and Miller and Hornacek on the field.

"What's the difference between me and them?" he asked directly.

At this time, Hornacek had already taken a chance in the bottom corner.

At the same time, Miller received the ball at a 45-degree angle in the same area and had a chance to shoot.

In order to prevent Miller's three-pointer, Cauchy, who was supposed to take turns defending Hornacek, ran towards Miller.

Miller deliberately waited for him to get close before passing the ball back to Hornacek in the corner, because, according to Knicks team statistics, Hornacek's open three-point rate in both corners was over 50%.

There is simply no reason not to pass the ball to him.

This kind of ball is also something you can't see from Ellis.

He is an extremely confident shooter. Even if his chance of running out is not the best, as long as he feels he can shoot, he can shoot.

Doesn't Louis like him like this? No, on the contrary, Louis believes that top shooters should have the confidence that "even though there is only a 1% chance of hitting the shot, I still have to take the shot resolutely."

However, Miller made a more selfless choice.

Hornacek caught the ball and hit a three-pointer.

"You may not believe it, but there are really many differences." Louis told Ellis, "When you are on the same court with them, although your performance is normal, other people's performance has declined to varying degrees.

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Ellis asked: "Can you prove that it was me?"

"There is no direct evidence."

"But..." Louis smiled, "I adopted the control variable method. Since your comeback, I have tried to let you play on the court with several other shooters, and the results are surprising."

"No matter who you play with, the other person will be very uncomfortable and their performance will naturally decline. But you are not affected in any way."

Louis wasn't criticizing Ellis.

He was praising Ellis' ability on the court that eclipsed his peers, but if others were like this, he wouldn't worry.

The problem is precisely that this happens whenever Ellis plays with other off-ball shooters.

Ellis doesn't think this is a major problem: "It means I don't get along with them."

How loud is that?

Don't he and Hornacek click together? The other is one of the best combo guards in the 1990s;

Does he and Miller not get along? This guy is one of the rare off-ball shooters in history that an offense can be built around, and he performed very well in a Pacers uniform in another dimension that Louis is familiar with. He

It can be said that he is the greatest shooter of all time before Ray Allen, Curry, and Thompson. Does Ellis not get along with him?

Wilson's versatility is difficult to define as a shooter, but Louis positioned him as having the ball, McGrady, and Durant without the ball. Therefore, in the Knicks' system, he is an off-ball attacker without the ball in his hands most of the time.

A saved meteor is destined to burst into brilliance, and Louis believes that Wilson's future is limitless.

And then Ellis doesn't get along with him?

One or two can be said to be someone else's problem, but if everyone has a problem with you, then whose problem is it?

Louis knew the answer, and he wanted Ellis to know it too.

The Blazers' second lineup then showed its true strength.

This is the secret of their invincibility in the West.

When Jordan took a break, their possession of the ball was concentrated in Drexler's hands. But what Adelman prepared for the glider was not an off-ball shooter, but a secondary attacker. McDaniel and Causey were not squatting at the bottom.

Tucker made a three-pointer from the corner.

McDaniel used his size to punish Miller. Cosey is nominally a 3D, but he can actually hold the ball and hit mismatches. They did not let the gliders feel lonely when they were accustomed to bursting out in the transition period, as long as the ball came to their hands.

They can provide help and bring performance. They made their own contribution when the glider needed it most.

This is the most unusual thing about this team.

They already looked great, but Louis knew they could be even more powerful.

Phil Jackson stared at the Trail Blazers with deep eyes, as if he had something on his mind.

When the Trail Blazers were playing their best game, Louis requested a timeout. With two minutes left in the first quarter, he replaced Song Tao, who couldn't keep up with the rhythm, and replaced him with Brad Rowe, who annoyed the fans at Memorial Stadium.

House.

"As we all know, when the 'Vanilla Gorilla' comes on the field, it is often when the Knicks' overall situation is decided. Is Coach Lu trying to announce their victory in this way?"

Luo Haos replaced Song Tao, and with the addition of McHale, who can extend his shooting range beyond the free throw line, the Knicks' field lineup has become 3.5-OUT.

Wilson and Ewing are both gone, the Knicks' spirit remains the same, and the replacement teammates have filled the vacancies. The Trail Blazers have to face a 3.5-OUT lineup that makes them uncomfortable, and the Trail Blazers have not adjusted their space along with the Knicks.

This is a characteristic of Adelman. He has flexible space to make adjustments, but he never takes the initiative. That's it, their game logic has not been modified, so when Jordan comes off the field and the bench breaks out, after the strong period, it is easy to show that the more he plays, the worse he gets.

Weak perception.

"The most frustrating thing is that the Trail Blazers did not establish an advantage during the time period when they should have established an advantage. The Knicks put on a lineup without defense, but they used their strong firepower to cover up their deficiencies on the defensive end." Barry thought.

Knowing how Russell viewed the game during this period, "Russell, what do you think the problem is?"

Russell always believes in the value of defense. At this time, he just said: "The advantage was not established when it should have been established. This is of course a problem with the coaching staff. If they have done their job and the team is still

Failure to establish an advantage means that the advantage they imagined may not exist at all.”

In the first quarter, 34 to 28.

The Knicks entered the second quarter with a 6-point lead.

The Blazers' coaching staff and bullshit partners in the broadcast booth thought Louie would use a murderous press to increase their advantage.

As a result, Louis stood still.

Replace Ewing to enhance the inside advantage, replace Stockton, Hornacek moves to the first position, and Miller returns to the second position. The real high energy is... Luo Haos plays the third position, against... the glider

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When the glider met Luo Haos on the offensive end, he couldn't help but say contemptuously: "Haha, this is a joke."