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Chapter 628: The guy who doesn’t leave any clues to the audience is the worst.

Hornacek is afraid of Robertson because he positions himself as the second position. According to the Knicks' team evaluation, Hornacek's ability to control movement is comparable to that of most first positions in the league, but he himself is

Think of yourself as number two.

Because he is not a full-time No. 1 position, he will lack confidence when facing a monster defender like Robertson who likes to overwhelm his opponents with momentum, especially when Robertson performs better than he imagined.

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Since a combo guard who works part-time at the first position will have a psychological barrier when encountering Robertson, then he should be replaced by a real first position.

"John, how do you feel about Erwin?"

Stockton and Robertson were both drafted in the 1984 draft. Over the past few years, they have played against each other many times in the NBA.

"I'm not going to be intimidated by him," Stockton said.

That's what Louis wants.

It doesn't matter if you are not as strong as your opponent, but being timid is the most important thing.

Louis replaced Hornacek with Stockton, and then replaced Ainge with Miller.

At the same time, the strategy of high-post delay to destroy UCLA's offense was abandoned. This strategy requires the interior line to have a very good delay quality, but except for Ewing, no other inside line on the team has specifically learned this.

Moreover, in 1988, when defending inside, they could stay in the penalty area until 24 seconds were played. It was a deviant performance to ask them to leave the penalty area, give up protecting the basket, go to the high post, or even delay the ball carrier from the outside.

Louis tasted the sweetness from Ewing and wanted to reap the same results from others. The harsh reality made him sober up.

"Okay, the temptation ends here."

Louis said solemnly.

"From now on, everything will be played according to our game plan. I hope you still remember what we said before the game. All pick-and-rolls must be converted into defense switches. All non-Mark Price pick-and-rolls with the ball do not require confrontation.

Double-teaming by ball players and all pick-and-roll attacks penetrating inside can be stopped by shrinking the pocket. The success or failure of any defense depends on your determination and the speed of your feet!"

"Eton is only a threat at the basket. Malone does not have a stable shooting percentage when being defended. Chambers has extraordinary physical fitness, so we have to try to force him to shoot. Robertson is more of a supporting role than Price, except for the left wing.

At a 45-degree angle, any other position outside the paint area can be used for him to shoot."

Dick Bavetta came to remind him that the timeout had expired.

Louis reminded Miller, who had to face Price most of the time: "No matter what happens around you, you can't give up defending Price."

The Knicks' tactics and strategies are simple and crude.

Defense is pocket formation + unlimited defense changes + flanking Price.

The offense is to resolutely play the pick-and-roll, bring out the inside pillar Eaton, and then quickly guide the ball, either plug the inside line or pass a three-pointer.

Four of the key players in Louis' eyes returned to the game.

Except for Malone, all the Jazz's other starters are there.

After the timeout, the Knicks' first wave of offense gave the Jazz a hard time.

Oakley and McHale came out to pick and roll.

The Jazz's response was almost non-existent, Eaton maintained a defensive stance, and Malone's substitute Kent Benson made a symbolic appearance.

You know, without Eaton, Benson might have been the Jazz's starting center.

He is a center and now plays power forward. It is entirely because the Jazz do not have a suitable backup power forward.

Even though he is as delicate as a small forward next to the Mammoths, his center position is recognized. And he is not an athletic center, so he does not have enough athletic ability to stop the Knicks' high-post dynamic offense.

Miller simply got an open shot.

A big problem under the Jazz's defensive system is that although Eaton and Robertson can take care of both inside and outside players in most situations, they can't meet players like the Knicks who can complete the five-line positional battle by passing the ball.

Team, they don't have much else to do.

Miller made a three-pointer and triumphantly shouted to Robertson: "Brother, you better fucking guard me, or I will score 40 points and you will regret it!"

Miller's death caught Louis off guard.

"That bastard, he doesn't think he's cool like this, does he?" Louis cursed.

Sure enough, Miller's words and deeds angered Robertson.

Robertson is like a mad dog that bites its target and won't let go.

The more you hit him back, the more excited he becomes and the less likely he is to let go. Miller feels like he is not fighting a person, he is fighting a machine with endless endurance.

Louis expressed regret for Miller who was seeking death. He probably spent a few seconds waiting for Miller to rebound. As a result, he only saw Miller's offensive space being compressed step by step under Robertson's defense.

At present, it is impossible to get rid of the defense through normal movement.

Robertson completely saw Miller's running intentions. He could predict the opponent first every time, prepare in advance, and then suddenly give a physical confrontation when Miller relaxed.

Just when everyone thought the Knicks' offense had been restricted by the Jazz, Price's overly indulgent defense against Stockton made them pay the price.

Price believes that Stockton is like him, even if he is left open and has a shooting opportunity, he will not take it easily.

But Stockton's reaction was surprising. He gave Miller some time. If Miller didn't get out within his scheduled time, he would have to solve the problem himself.

After all, Miller is still too young, and it will take him a long time to face a defender of Robertson's level head-on.

Stockton found that Price's defense on him was no different than allowing him to score, so he took a shot directly.

"Whoosh!"

Price looked at his head coach blankly.

Not only did Sloan not criticize him for giving Stockton so much shooting space, he actually had a rare expression of joy on his face, which is rare to see in Sloan.

Although Sloan as a coach is not as crazy as he was as a player, when he was in charge, he had already made an agreement with the players. He must treat his players with men's standards. What are men's standards? Let's take this as a

It's the standard of manhood.

No matter what you do, you have to work 100%. It is rare to deliberately give your opponent a shooting opportunity like today, and the coaching staff still applauds the shot when it is made. It is really rare.

After Price was shocked, he understood the coaching staff's intentions.

They are not afraid of Stockton shooting three-pointers.

What they're afraid of is that Stockton won't shoot three-pointers.

In the opinion of the Jazz's coaching staff, instead of letting Stockton display his league-leading organizational talent, it would be better to leave him outside to test his only 38% three-point shooting rate.

From the perspective of 1988, there was no problem.

Even Louis' main game strategy was to lure his opponents into long shots, because they all believed that your long shots in 1988 could not kill the game.

But is this thing absolute? If it is absolute, the Knicks were defeated by the Celtics in the Eastern Conference Finals last season. Do you remember who changed the trend of that series? Yes, right now.

Super shooter Dale Ellis who averaged 26 points per game for the Charlotte Hornets.

Louis comes from the future, and the biggest difference between him and Sloan is that he encourages players to take bold shots when they encounter open spaces.

Three points, two points for stepping on the line, two points for one step inside the three-point line, two points for a long... it all works.

As long as he can score, he is not afraid of any offensive means.

It is precisely the different angles of looking at problems, different coaching concepts, and the emphasis on long-range shots that is like a generation gap, which determines the direction of this game.

With Jazz Eaton as the core of defense, the Jazz copied the Knicks' switching defense strategy to ensure that no one was out of position at the free throw line and strictly defended, mainly to destroy the Knicks' pick-and-roll tactics.

They will deliberately arrange wing players to cut off passing lanes.

The purpose of this is very clear: to cut off the passing line, the ball holder can only shoot.

This, after Wilson came on the court, killed the Jazz.

No matter how good the Knicks' mid- and long-range shooting performance is, the Jazz's attitude towards shooting is to let you shoot, and I will accept it if you shoot.

On the other hand, the Jazz's offense is even more bizarre.

The Knicks' pocket formation + unlimited defense changes + "Price must die" style flanking attack meant that they couldn't even execute a single tactic, and in the end, only the stars were left playing alone.

For star players to play in isolation, something that consumes physical energy, they need help from their teammates. But the Jazz's lineup is far less deep than the Knicks.

At halftime, the Knicks led 61 to 49 by 12 points.

"It seems that Coach Lu's N.UCLA offense is even better."

Billy Cunningham said truthfully: "This is actually a lineup gap. If the lineups of the two sides were swapped, the result would be the same."

Stockton didn't say something to him, "The Knicks' lineup was also put together slowly by Coach Lu." It was entirely to give the audience face.

After all, it is a live broadcast across the United States. If the commentator vomits all his vomit, what will the audience vomit?

Those guys who don’t leave any flaws to the audience are the worst. Do you understand that having fun alone is not as good as having fun with everyone?