The rest is just noise

The referee who warned Louis was Ken Mauer, a man with a face longer than Doctor Strange.

He is not a referee with strong professional ability. Perhaps it should be said that he is a referee with a low personality.

As a referee, you should have your own characteristics like a player or an actor in an adult movie.

When you see James giving up a fast break opportunity to dunk for his teammates in the first game, or seeing Kobe send the Lakers away with four consecutive three-pointers in the playoffs, you know that these two people are not ordinary people.

But Moore has no characteristics of his own. In the last round, he verbally threatened Louis to shut up. In the next round, Louis tested the edge of his G-spot.

"Defend, defend, defend." Louis noticed Moore looking at him and explained, "I have to direct the players, right?"

Moore had no objections.

Since he has to direct the players, it is normal for him to communicate with the other party in the process, right? He is a coach.

Barkley was so angry with Louis that he went to the low post.

But, Dennis Johnson was not John Paxson or anyone else.

He came with a halo.

After Corsin left, Johnson was the only Bulls player with a championship resume. This resume was enough for him to ignore Barkley's position in the low post and choose an inefficient long-distance pull-up.

"boom!"

The Knicks' counterattack was swift and fierce.

The Bulls defended back, showing no signs of anger.

Wilson scored easily, 8-2.

This result made their coach Collins very angry and directly requested a timeout.

Louis was satisfied with the performance of his team members. He patted everyone and turned around and said: "I know there is no intensity so far, but you shouldn't relax. Barkley hasn't exerted his strength yet, Carroll's condition is unknown, and DJ is an old man."

, but there are still threats.”

"You can play however you want. The only thing I don't want to see is losing."

Since the Bulls didn't come up with any decent strategy, Louis didn't need to make other adjustments.

He replaced McHale as punishment for taking his joke seriously.

This is where Oakley comes into play.

The Bulls have not made any personnel adjustments. The players are still the same, but the style of play is different.

Collins was angry that DJ didn't pass the ball to Barkley just now.

As soon as the timeout ended, Barkley took the ball high on the right wing.

The person guarding him is Oakley. If it is McHale, there is about a 30% probability of being able to guard him. If it is Oakley, it is not even 10%.

Being a hitter doesn't mean being a good defender, ever.

In fact, except for Rodman, Louis can't think of any player who is very good defensively. They all have similar attributes, inside, good at fighting, and protecting rebounds. This is the standard third-stringer. Oakley can shoot and coordinate.

He is a rare multi-functional fighter.

Barkley dribbled the ball with his right hand, with a level of speed and irresistible power that made Oakley's defense meaningless.

He rushed to the basket like a crazy cow. Ewing paid a foul and the value was 0. The Flying Pig dunked.

"This is a terrible breakthrough!" Tomjanovich exclaimed, "I don't know if there has ever been a player like him in history."

"Absolutely not."

Louis said with certainty.

Barkley is a weird individual. His oversized weight, amazing coordination, flexibility, and explosive power, combined with his mature skills, create a one-on-one king who is a bug at any level.

The Knicks made a mistake.

The ball was destroyed by Barkley on the outside, and he didn't look defenseless.

After breaking up the pass, Barkley ran forward at full speed, and Paxson knew how he wanted to attack.

He hoisted the ball high and let Barkley catch the ball in the middle, and then he dunked with both hands flying into the sky.

6 to 8

Louis didn't call a timeout, didn't make any arrangements, just stood aside and watched.

The Knicks' response was very simple. They ran tactics and beat Carroll hard.

Finally there came a round when Barkley couldn't take it anymore.

He originally wanted to make a good impression on his new teammates, but he couldn't accept that he was working hard in the frontcourt to get the ball into the basket, and Carroll returned to the backcourt to return the points with a defense without any intensity.

"Can you raise your hand? Don't look like you don't care!" Buckley scolded.

It was strange to see Barkley angry because of his teammates' poor defense. Considering his defense, he should not have any qualifications to criticize others.

But looking at it from the opposite perspective, Louis actually felt that Barkley's words made sense.

A seven-foot inside line does not stretch out his hands when assisting in defense. He steps back and his position is not blocked. He just stares at the opponent with a pair of dead fish eyes that seem to be ready to sleep at any time.

If those eyes had a more ferocious expression, they might even scare people.

But how scary can dead fish eyes be?

As a result, no one was scared, and the only one injured was Barkley.

He worked so hard, but Carol didn't care.

He remembered that the bastard Joe Barry Carroll really had the nickname "Joe Barry doesn't care."

Barkley's scolding prompted Collins to replace Carroll.

The person who replaced Carroll was named Mike Brown (fan keBrownPF/C), who had nothing to do with the big brother of the same name who later coached the Cavaliers.

He is an inside man who is 206 centimeters tall. He is not very short, but he is not very tall either.

Selected in the third round in 1985, he entered the NBA last season. This is his second season. He averaged 4 points and 3 rebounds per game. He is a player who does not deserve too much expectation.

The Bulls don't expect him to bring anything, as long as he doesn't hold him back.

There are 2 minutes left in the first quarter, 24 to 20, and the Knicks lead by 4 points.

Barkley is eager to get the points back, and to do this he must have good defense.

The Knicks made a regular rotation.

Hornacek, Dale Ellis, Rodman, and McHale replaced Stockton, Miller, Wilson and Ewing.

The Knicks have changed their lineup, but the intensity is still there.

Hornacek came up and let the Chicago people know that he was not so easy to let go with a three-pointer from the top of the arc that was ignored.

27 to 20

Barkley passed the ball high to Brown who had just come on.

Brown hit McHale with his back, and Louis thought he could securely defend him. Unexpectedly, this guy made two moves, turning around and hitting a hook that looked very soft. McHale was negligent again, and he scored.

"Kevin, do you call that defense? It's worse than Joe Barry Carroll!" Louis shouted.

McHale had no face to face Louis and could only answer with actions.

The answer he gave was to lean against Brown in the low post, catch the ball, use up and down steps to dazzle him, and finally complete the offense with an underhand layup.

29 to 22

He has the basic offensive skills, but his defense is always unfocused.

This is one of his more prominent problems this year, and it is also the biggest difference from last season.

Last season, McHale's offense and defense were integrated, his double team and MVP were the best proof.

But this season, his performance has declined significantly, his defense is often distracted, and his offensive role has gradually been replaced by Wilson and Ewing.

What Louie couldn't be sure of was whether McHale deliberately gave up the stage, or whether he had really regressed?

The failure to guard Brown's offense just now made Louis believe that he had degenerated.

Then, his lateral speed allowed him to keep up with Barkley's breakthrough. Although he could not withstand the collision of the humanoid boar, his monster-like body structure made his long arms form an amazing deterrent on the defensive end.

Barkley's layup was interfered with and may have been touched by a finger.

Anyway, I didn’t get in.

In the next few seconds, Barkley made several attempts to grab offensive rebounds, but was intercepted by McHale's long arm each time.

Louis doubted his own judgment again.

Is this really a degradation?

Counting the second attack and the third attack, the Bulls' attack lasted for nearly 30 seconds, but they failed.

McHale showed the defensive ability that an excellent power forward should possess. Barkley and McHale were old partners at the beginning. Unexpectedly, this meeting was completely disrespectful and he tried his best to defend.

"Kevin, it won't be so easy next time!" Buckley continued to yell.

Louis' doubts about McHale gradually turned to another answer.

Maybe it's because the Knicks don't have a Larry Bird-style freak inside?

Basketball is not everything in McHale's life, and he never devotes everything to it. But basketball is everything to Bird. He has high demands on himself and others. It is under such circumstances that McHale has played extremely well for many consecutive years.

Performance?

Louis isn't sure, but he knows that McHale hasn't declined much compared to before.

The reason why his performance fluctuates so much is probably because of himself.

At the end of the first quarter, the Knicks' second lineup did not fall behind against the Bulls' 1.5 lineup that lacked Carroll.

In the words of Tom Edwards: "There are many exciting players in New York who can only play on the bench. If you can give us a few,"

Louis has also seen enough of Barkley's offense and his endless harsh words.

It was just fun before, but what comes next is the focus.

"I decided to show fat boy Alabama a little bit," Louis said to the people around him.