The rest is just noise

The Jazz are one of the teams that Louis pays close attention to.

As a time traveler, he at least knew that the Jazz, who had Malone and Stockton, acquired Hornacek in 1995 and started their journey to four Western Conference Finals and two finals.

Oh, and now he lives in a world where the Jazz don't have Stockton.

So it's okay?

Louis thought everything would be fine, but by chance, with various ingenious operations and appropriate recruitment, this bad team that was still like mud and weeping for its stupid operations ten years ago actually grew up.

Moreover, this Jazz team is extraordinary.

With Karl Malone on the rise, Mark Price gradually entering his prime, and Alvin Robertson and Tom Chambers still in their prime, this lineup is enough to compete with any team in the league.

Coupled with Mark Eaton's defense, at least historically speaking, not many modern teams can compete with them.

Judging from the performance, the same is true.

Currently 18 wins, ranking second in the league, second only to the Knicks.

So some people say that the game between the Knicks and Jazz is the real Christmas game.

"From all aspects, Utah cannot be underestimated. Their rebounding rate, limiting opponent's shooting rate, turnover rate and opponent's turnover rate are all ranked in the top five in the league. From the perspective of big data, they are a team with no shortcomings.

cricket team.”

That afternoon, the Knicks held a special meeting for this purpose.

At the meeting, Louis used the data compiled by the coaching staff to introduce the players to the opponents that night.

Even though there are many differences between the personnel structure and Louis' perception, and even though Jerry Sloan in the picture looks very young, the flavor has not changed.

This team always plays a pick-and-roll tactic between the point guard and the inside, with tireless rotations, precise movement, screens, reverse runs, air cuts, and shooting.

This is the soul that Sloan injected into the Utah Jazz. As long as they follow the tactics, the team's performance will exceed the players' own imagination.

However, the Knicks have also made a lot of preparations for this game.

Ever since the Jazz first reached the top of the Western Conference, Billy Donovan has been traveling frequently to conduct on-site reconnaissance.

He brought back first-hand information and presented it to Louis through Zhao Yuanzheng's analysis.

Louis then integrated everyone's opinions and customized a set of pre-match strategies.

"Who can tell us how we should deal with this group of people?"

Louis is in no hurry to show the results of the coaching staff to the players.

He is the most democratic person, and he will express his opinions whenever he has any.

As the boss of the team, Ewing naturally wanted to express his opinion. After Louis' signal, he stood up and said: "Many people say that Utah's inside line has an advantage against any team. I don't believe it. Although Eaton's defense is very strong

, but his speed is too slow, as long as I let me run, he can't start."

"This is a good start, isn't it?"

Louis looked at the others.

Rodman said cruelly: "Their team is good, but the substitutes are much worse. I think we can use the full-court press to entertain them, consume their vitality first, and then make plans."

"Dennis, you are so smart, why did you think of joining me?" John Salitian shamelessly used Zhang Fei's stunt "Me too".

Louis smiled and said: "It's a good strategy, but it won't work tonight."

"Why?"

"The referee tonight is Dick Bavetta."

"I see."

After Louis mentioned that name, everyone looked like they suddenly understood. Bavetta has a grudge against the Knicks. Does he not like Louis? Or is he a home-court killer like Earl Strome?

No, neither.

This person is the referee with the highest rate of bad reviews. His biggest characteristic is that he has a variety of strange ways of blowing up a game. There are similarities, but none of them can be used as a reference to understand and analyze the characteristics of his whistle blowing scale.

He may have called a very bad game yesterday, and then played at a super level today and called a flawless game again.

He may have set the standard of the game loosely yesterday, but tightened it today. When his condition is serious, he may even change the standard of the game based on his mood.

Sometimes, he changes so quickly that it may take just a few minutes.

This is his way of protecting himself. Only in this way can he fully control the game the way he imagined.

This approach has harmed the players and coaches.

Human beings have inertia in everything they do. After everyone understands your refereeing and attributes, even if they all hate you, they can still adapt to your game. But if you change your law enforcement style like Monkey Sun, then no one will

I can adapt to you.

Therefore, there is no field control in Bavetta's game, and both sides must prepare carefully.

Louis was not sure of Bavetta's enforcement standards tonight, so using a murderous press to suppress the Jazz should be reserved for the finals if they could compete in the finals.

"Any other ideas?" Louis asked.

"I think Patrick is right."

Wilson said.

Louis was disappointed. He didn't expect Wilson to also use "Me too". He was about to express his opinion, but he didn't expect that he would first suppress and then raise his voice.

"Mark Eaton's penalty area defense can only be compared to Patrick in the entire league." Although Wilson and Ewing are in different camps, he fully recognizes Ewing's ability.

Louis was worried that Ewing was drifting, so he added, "You think too highly of Patrick. Both Ball and Mr. One are better than him in protecting the basket."

Ewing said unhappily: "I hope they can send out four blocks per game."

"What are you proud of? Bol averaged five blocks per game, and Mr. Only has so many DPOYs that you will never be able to catch up in your life. Can you be humble?"

"I……"

"What are you? I just want you to be humble, okay?"

Seeing Ewing so angry that he almost had chest tightness, Louis was so satisfied that he felt like he was being rubbed with jelly by a technician.

"Although Eaton has a strong ability to protect the basket, as Patrick said, his mobility is seriously lacking. This is a fatal risk. If we use it properly, we can completely break Utah's defensive system."

Louis felt that Wilson was very close to the answer.

"Benj, besides this, do you have any other ideas?"

Players who played under Louis were instilled with a concept.

That is, if the opponent's inside doesn't have enough athletic ability to rush to the outside to affect your shooting, you can completely punish them with shooting.

This is a concept in the small ball era. It seems deviant in this era where protecting the basket is more important than anything else. However, using shots to punish traditional insiders has never been a prerogative of the small ball era.

The same is true in the big ball era, but there is no soil in this era to cultivate a ball-handling shooter like Curry who has redefined the pick-and-roll threat.

"I think..." Wilson is not fully confident in his idea, "We can use the pick-and-roll to conduct a lot of exhange shots (high-post dynamic offense). If we can hit mid-to-long shots while ensuring efficiency, maybe... maybe Eton

His existence will become useless. Because he can't come out like Patrick. Even if he comes out with all his strength, with an Eaton outside the three-point line, whoever gets the ball can break through him head-on..."

Wilson saw Louis' smile gradually becoming indulgent, and felt even more guilty.

"Without Eton's restricted area, it's like..."

"Just like the cousin of Fallen Street, everyone can enter!" Rodman answered vulgarly.

Wilson was dissatisfied with him stealing the words: "I didn't say that!"

Louis smiled: "But that's what you mean, right?"

Wilson tried to use a more polite metaphor, but he couldn't. He had to admit that Rodman made a down-to-earth, obscene metaphor.

"It's probably like this..."

"Hahaha..." Louis laughed and said, "Benj, you surprised me so much. You are indeed my baby, and you want to be together with me!"

It seems that his identity as a New York little Zhang Fei can no longer be hidden. Who doesn’t have the skills of “me too”?

"That's our focus tonight. The offense has to be centered around a lot of high-post dynamic offense. Everyone has to work with the shooters. Patrick, stop thinking about your low-post offense. As far as I'm concerned.

Come on, your low post offense may not be able to beat Eton at all!"

Ewing still has this bit of self-awareness.

Low-post attacks focus on the body. Eaton's body is so thick that even O'Neal may not be able to withstand it. With Ewing's size, his back attack poses a very limited threat to Eaton.

"We need to use shooting to open up the situation and let them know that Eaton's defense has no effect on us. As long as they replace Eaton, we can attack the opponent's penalty area with all our strength!"

“So, BenJ, I have to give you a bigger thumbs up for your wit than John Curtis Holmes’s chicken chop!”⑴

Wilson was confused by Louie's metaphor.

Little did he know that Louis was also confused by his confusion: "Aren't you? You haven't seen any of Holmes' films?"

⑴This gentleman was born with a big eagle, about thirteen and a half inches long (34.3m). He can truly kill thousands of people, which is different from the one that Lao Zhang boasts about in his autobiography.