The rest is just noise

"I'm tired of watching MJ shoot three-pointers continuously from a 45-degree angle on the right side. If he insists on shooting three-pointers there, I can only assume that is his best three-point shooting area." The focus of Louis' timeout.

It is to limit Jordan's three-point shots. "Considering that he was not a good outside shooter before, I have reason to think that the 45-degree angle on the right side is the result of his surprise training in the summer. So, what we have to do next

From a basketball perspective it's easy."

At the end of the timeout, Jordan's performance at the three-point line was surprising, but the Blazers' problem was not solved.

Stockton dribbled the ball at the top of the arc, Miller moved, and Wilson first screened his teammates, then moved to the free throw line to receive the ball.

If Rick Schmitz could follow up, Wilson might not take action so easily.

But Schmitz's size limited his range of movement, and he could only watch Wilson shoot and score in the penalty area.

14 to 10

Louis couldn't help laughing when he heard Pitino's roar.

Pitino's elimination system is centered on switching defense, but he puts a player on the court who is impossible to switch defense. However, the Knicks' N.UCLA system plays your switching defense.

As long as the Blazers insist on using Schmitz to ensure their inside advantage, the problem of Schmitz's inability to switch defensively on the defensive end cannot be solved.

The smoothness of the Knicks' offense was expected by Louis, but defense is the key.

Jordan scored three consecutive points, his touch was very good, and Terry Porter wanted him to continue his touch.

But when the ball was passed to Jordan, the person responsible for defending Jordan was not Wilson, but Rodman.

Moreover, Rodman's defense was full of disrespect for Jordan's left hand.

The two defensive strategies of blocking the center and putting it on the side or blocking the side and putting it in the center often depend on whether the attacker is left-handed or right-handed. Sometimes, they will be adjusted according to the defensive strategy.

But no matter which strategy is used, it will not go to extremes.

When guarding your left hand, you will also take into account your right hand, but the focus is on the left hand, and vice versa. But the defense Rodman is doing now puts 100% of the defensive focus on Jordan's right hand. The left hand is empty, and Jordan can do whatever he wants.

breakthrough.

"You are looking for death!" Jordan snorted coldly.

Rodman said enthusiastically: "Our coaches can't make mistakes!"

Jordan was determined to prove that Louis' strategy was wrong. As early as when he first entered the league, scouts said that his left hand was not good. He has proven that this was a rumor. Now that Louis has chosen this strategy, it is really offensive to Mr. Airman.

I saw Jordan's first step, like a bolt of lightning hitting Rodman, directly passing through the defense.

Because he was too fast and no one else had time to flank him, Jordan directly pulled up from the free throw line and shot.

12 to 14

When Jordan returned to defense, he shouted at Louis: "Are you sure you want to defend like this?"

"Michael, calm down, you are just too impetuous, so you can't beat the tragedy master, and you can't beat us, so you still don't have a ring." Louis' eccentric words made Jordan's head even more angry.

He is very angry. Are the consequences serious?

In Louis' previous life, there were many legends about not making Jordan angry.

Somehow, he is just naughty and likes to touch tigers' butts. From Bird to Jordan, making them angry is the most fun.

Stockton endured it for a long time and finally had a personal attack. His pull-up jump shot was a little off target.

Although the timing of the shot was good, the shot was not successful.

Although Schmitz is 2.24 meters tall, his ability to protect rebounds is not as good as that of Yao Shuan, who later used him as a model. Yao Shuan's rebounding data is considered to be mid-to-lower among the top insiders, but his positioning is very good, and Schmitz

But Ci is not a player with strong positioning ability, and his rebounding is limited by the speed and explosive power brought by his height. Rodman actually snatched the ball away from him.

Louis must sigh, a monster like Sampson only appears once every 50 years?

Rodman grabbed the rebound and gave Bowie a point next to him. Bowie passed the ball to Wilson in the corner.

The Blazers' culling system is child's play in this situation.

In a defense that focuses on switching, no one switches in front of Wilson, allowing him to comfortably shoot three-pointers.

17 to 12

Wilson made a three-pointer and did not forget to trash talk Jordan: "I can make a three-pointer from any position, can you?"

"Watch the clip!"

What Louis said was "blow the ball," which is a password within the Knicks team.

Billy Donovan brought them 25 positional traps, evenly distributed at the free throw line, left and right corners, and left and right short corners.

The "traps" waiting for Jordan are five of the traps at the free throw line.

Jordan once again encountered Rodman's extreme center-blocking.

"I will destroy your defenses!"

Jordan was like a beast with murderous intent. He spat out a cruel word to Rodman, and the next second, he sped up.

Rodman's teammates were unprepared before, but this time, they were greeted by Louis, and they had already reacted in advance. One Wilson and one Stockton. They released Nance and Porter at the same time to flank Jordan at the free throw line.

The effect of flanking on Jordan is limited, and the way to restrict him is not only flanking, but also more than flanking. This is the power of zone traps.

In addition to limiting the ball holder's offense, you must also predict his backhand.

Jordan's second move was to find Terry Porter's position. Unfortunately, his choice was consistent with what Louis guessed.

Therefore, Rodman followed Louis' instructions to block Porter's receiving route.

Jordan's pass just put the ball into his arms.

"Thanks for the pass, Michael!"

Louie stood on the sidelines and yelled.

When Rodman went on a fast break, he added: "This is Michael's pass, a beautiful slam dunk!"

Rodman was like Louis' loyal dog, and he dunked with all his strength.

19 to 12

Jordan looked at Louis from a distance, and he became more and more angry.

"Michael, there are many traps on our position, please be careful." Louis was like a guinea pig for an experiment, hoping that Jordan could find a loophole.

The Knicks' trap is a problem for the Trail Blazers' coaching staff.

Because Louis was targeting Jordan's tendency to only shoot three-pointers at a 45-degree angle from the right wing, he deliberately asked his players to be so defensive and test the Knicks' new routine.

If Jordan is allowed to hold the ball on the outside, he has to face the Knicks' defensive method that forces him to make multiple choices.

Last time, Jordan chose Porter and was intercepted.

This time, Jordan chose Drexler.

The glider, who was not intercepted but received the ball in an open position outside the three-point line, did not dare to attempt a three-pointer.

He is like Ben Simmons a few years later, who seems to have a shadow about shooting from outside the three-point line. In fact, he can shoot there, but it is unstable. Moreover, they need to go inside now, because the Knicks

There is no Ewing now.

The glider successfully scored with Bowie's help.

His pull-up basket made Louis vaguely see the shadow of Scottie Pippen.

Compared to Pippen, Drexler's positional combat impact is stronger, and his hand and foot coordination is very good, but his shooting touch is stiff, but this does not affect his ability to do things as long as he gets the ball.

A minute later, Louis adjusted the lineup.

Stockton, Miller, Bowie exit.

Hornacek, Alex Stevens, John Salley come on.

Shawn Kemp and Doug West both rubbed their hands excitedly, expecting Louis to call their names.

Because it is rare today that both Ewing and Reggie Williams are on the DNP list due to injuries. If everyone is healthy and only 13 people on the 15-man roster play, the two DNP spots will definitely be from rookies and Brad Luohao.

Choose between Sri Lanka.

On the first round of the Knicks' substitution, Jordan and Drexler's full-court press successfully caused the Knicks to make a mistake.

Drexler gave Jordan a groundout.

Jordan took the ball and threw it into the air.

Drexler's alley-oop dunk.

This kind of cooperation is easy for the two of them, and their tacit understanding is good enough.

Louis felt sorry for them. The best wing in the league actually wanted to listen to Pitino and play a slaying press.

Pitino's style of play consumes too much of the core players.

But Jordan is a person who has high demands on others and himself.

This is the reality, Jordan is a difficult person to target with routines.

Even if there is only one point that has a three-point threat, even if all the Knicks' traps are aimed at him alone, he can still find his teammates.

As long as Drexler plays well, his passes are valuable because the glider always makes a difference.

The Trail Blazers have a super wing that is difficult to limit. As the core of the ball in the past few years, Jordan has been trained into a Harden-style core that is unfamiliar to Louis. He can bear a super high usage rate and shot rights to forcefully support the entire team's offense.

Jordan's season reimbursement allowed the Blazers to discover Drexler's potential internally. Therefore, how to create a chemical reaction between these two star players is a major issue Pitino faces.

Now that the offensive problems brought to them by the Knicks have been temporarily solved, the Trail Blazers still face defensive problems.

Even facing the N.UCLA system of the Knicks' second team, the Blazers' defense will be out of position.

Because Drexler's off-ball defense is terrible, and Schmitz can't come out.

Wilson held the ball less and relied only on movement to capture open shooting opportunities from the Trail Blazers. He scored 14 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists in the first quarter.

Opposite him, Jordan was full of energy and became both a father and a mother. Louis felt sorry for him again.

He already has the best strength in the league, but he has not met Phil Jackson, he cannot play the triangle offense, and he cannot transfer the ball rights and organizational responsibility to Drexler under the leadership of Pitino.

on, and then concentrate on playing without the ball and serving as the finishing point.

Jordan played like Harden, but opposite him, Benjamin Wilson looked like Curry in the universe.

He moves, catches the ball, and shoots.

That was a goal aimed at Jordan.

Even if Jordan follows, he can't defend him because Wilson has reached the highest point even with the ball.

"Whoa!"