The rest is just noise

The best pocket formation is undoubtedly the most classic one specially designed by the Bucks to deal with Harden before the 2019-20 season was suspended.

The entire league knows that to defend Harden, you need to guard left and right, that is, to interfere with his step-back three-pointer and ask him to break through from the right, but the Bucks executed it more thoroughly and had the best effect.

The zone defense at that time was already legal, so the Bucks could place players in positions outside the paint and close the pockets at any time as long as the ball carrier came in.

In 1981, the NBA did not allow zone defense, but it allowed players to keep a certain distance from their opponents and focus all their attention on the opponent's core. Maintaining a certain defensive distance ensured that the defense was still man-to-man, and it was not considered a violation.

.To pay attention to the opponent's core, you need to wait until the opponent's core players take the ball into the hinterland, and then collect the pockets together.

Fitch stopped the game again.

He took the tactical board and wanted to draw a pocket formation, but if he knew what a pocket formation was, he wouldn't be so confused.

"This tactic is more complicated, so let me do it."

Louis gently took Fitch's tactical board and said: "First we have to make adjustments to the lineup. Bill, you replace Cedric. MLC, you replace Knight."

Hearing that Louis was going to replace him when he came up, Maxwell's face showed obvious displeasure.

But even Fitch didn't have any objections, so he couldn't say anything.

"Los Angeles likes a single stack," Louis laughed, "because they have the great Kareem."

"But the difference between their single-stack formation and the general formation is that Jamal Wilkes will take advantage of the chaos in the position to run around and catch the ball in no man's land." Louis' tactical pen fell down.

, "MLC, remember, 75% of his offenses are launched from outside the paint area. I want you to always follow him. No matter what he does, you just can't give him an open shot. We must not be lazy on the defensive end!"

When he said this, he glanced at Maxwell again - now you know why you were replaced?

The other party looked dissatisfied.

"Randy, keep an eye on Norm Nixon. I want to see if the muscles on your body are just useless decorations!"

Louis began to talk about the key link: "The Lakers' offense always revolves around Kareem. We have to be wary of this. After the timeout, Kareem handed over to Bill to defend. Ralph, use your athletic ability.

Clear the block, Larry, I want you to stay connected to the paint and form a pocket in the paint with Ralph!"

"The timeout has ended long ago. Do you want to play?" the referee urged dissatisfiedly.

"Is it done?" Fitch asked.

Louis obediently returned the tactical board: "If you have anything to add, please."

Fitch's cheek twitched, what the hell is there to add? Even a pig could understand what Louis was talking about.

He had no choice but to fight: "If you want to defend them at all costs, go ahead!"

"Lu, about the pocket array..."

"Oh...this is an idea I came up with accidentally when I was observing the Lakers' offensive system. I don't know if it will be useful." Louis was very modest.

The more he behaves like this, the more Fitch feels that he has been a coach for half his life and seems to be inferior to this 21-year-old young man.

When the game restarted, Maxwell, who was suddenly replaced, said dissatisfiedly: "What's so great!"

He really didn't believe that without him, the team could defend the Lakers' offense.

On the court, Karl showed a crazy face.

His size is not the best guard against Wilkes.

But he had the energy, the energy and the will to pursue Wilkes. That was enough.

Louis would rather watch Wilkes keep throwing balls over Carr than watch Maxwell leave him empty again and again.

Carl is a rascally mad dog.

He chased Wilkes with a straight face, and kept yelling: "You are a good runner like a dog, keep running! I like you running like this! You should run harder, you bastard!"

On the other side, Ranbir's performance perfectly reflected why Louis called him a "bad dog".

He really doesn't care about people.

After all, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar is an old comrade who has been in the league for many years. He stands behind people and scratches his head. He doesn't do anything in the world.

Randy Smith defended Louie's central idea that the way to prevent muscles from becoming dead is to use them for their purpose.

Smith gave Nixon a hard fight.

The Lakers, who had previously played brilliantly on the offensive end, could only return to the opening position and pass the ball to Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar was upset by Ranbir and tried a skyhook, but missed.

Seeing Kareem Abdul-Jabbar keep reciting something, Louis knew that Ranbir had pissed off his old comrade.

"That's great!" He nodded happily.

It was impossible for Maxwell to change his mind just because of one round. He decided that it was just good luck.

What happened next had nothing to do with luck.

Louis made an offensive gesture, and Bird used the "L" tactic to run, catch and throw to score.

The Lakers wanted to make their offense more flexible. Nixon dribbled into the paint. This was the case before. As soon as he came in, he could create chaos and find scoring opportunities.

Now, what awaits him is the Celtics' error-ridden pocket formation.

Although he was very immature and gave the Lakers many opportunities, with Nixon's height, it was impossible for him to find the passer in this kind of pocket formation.

All that awaits the Lakers is mistakes.

As Chick Hearn chanted, "Norm stepped on a banana peel!"

The Celtics are using counterattacks to score consecutive points. The Lakers' specialty is positional warfare offense. They have the most stable two-point machine in history.

Nixon fell into the Celtics' pocket for several consecutive possessions, only to realize later that there was danger in the penalty area.

No matter how angry Lakers coach Paul Westhead gets, he can't change the situation on the court.

The Lakers' offensive end ushered in a three-minute ice age.

It wasn't until Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's tip-in that any points were scored.

But Sampson quickly responded with a jumper from a position further than the free throw line.

The defensive end suffered continuous blows from the opponent, causing Westhead to call a timeout, but the Lakers had turned from the leader to the laggard.

Maxwell was stunned.

Louis shouted to the players coming off the field: "This is the benefit of defense!"

"This kind of thing will only happen if you are willing to defend. It would be shameful to give up halfway!" Louis shouted, "Remember this feeling! Keep our formation and defensive intensity!"

Fitch felt more and more that Louis being his assistant was a bit of a humiliation.

What this guy needs most is not to help others, but to go to a team where he can express his ambitions.

He can draft, coach, has strategic vision, and has a keen sense of the situation on the court.

21 years old is indeed too young, but perhaps it is youth that makes you so sharp.

"Bill, don't you say a few words?" K.C Jones felt that Fitch was strange tonight.

I often stand aside in a daze, with empty eyes, not knowing what I am thinking.

"Ah...here he comes!" Fitch came to the players looking like a tyrant again, but the content was just a verbal expansion of what Louis just said to them.

There is more content, but the spiritual core is the same.

Rhythm master Carl jumped up and shouted: "Let's go and kill those bastards in Los Angeles!"