The rest is just noise

The insiders from both sides showed off a wave of talents to each other.

Sampson attracted double-teams and passed the ball to Laimbeer in the high post, who made a jumper.

Kevin McHale is very sensitive to one-on-ones inside. He does not feel that he will lose to anyone in the one-on-one session. Facing Sampson's defense, he used shoulder shakes, turned around and stepped back to shoot fake moves to shake Sampson.

, then hit the shot with a time difference and hit the board.

4 to 2

Not long after, Sampson held the ball high.

Bird and Laimbeer were separated from each other, and Sampson used a shooting fake to force McHale to close up. Then he let the ball fall to the ground, dribbled through, went straight to the basket, and used his height to dunk.

As long as the space is widened and the defense fails to close in time, Sampson will be unstoppable.

When Louis watched him play, there was only one word to describe it, and that was relaxed...

It's so easy.

Sampson has long learned to use his body to defeat his opponents. This body is not his physical fitness, but pure physical condition.

With his height and wingspan, he is very difficult to guard as long as he uses his arms and strikes high.

Sampson also has a full set of offensive skills to assist the offense.

In this case, he is like Kareem Abdul-Jabbar with 18 kinds of sky hooks. He can take out the matching tools from the arsenal to attack at any position.

He is the same age as Louis, and is currently only 29 years old. He was originally just a shooting star in the history of basketball, but was transformed by Louis into the most important force that cannot be ignored in the 1980s.

If he keeps this style of play, he can really live as long as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

Moreover, he has an advantage that Kareem Abdul-Jabbar never had: he loves the game of basketball.

McHale was obviously unconvinced and wanted to return the ball after being hit by Sampson.

In the short corner outside the paint area on the right side, McHale took the ball and intentionally pushed up the line, giving Sampson the illusion that he was going to hit the road.

Sampson's center of gravity was deceived by him, and McHale was like a liar who succeeded in his trick. He used a beautiful inside turn to step forward to shake the opponent's body firmly away, jumped forward, leaned down, and held the opponent with his long arms.

The ball came back to the basket, making it difficult for Sampson's defense to touch the ball.

6 to 4

“Kevin McHale has no fear in front of Mr. One!”

"In terms of offense alone, Kevin can compete with Ralph!"

Brent Musburger and Whoopi Brown are bragging about not drafting.

Louis is not optimistic. If Sampson is given enough space, he will look like O'Neal who beats Zhou Qi in the low post. Coach Lu knows that the two have never faced each other and cannot possibly do so, but

If a shark could eat Mutombo alive in his prime, and if Mutombo was replaced by Zhou Qi, the scene would be quite scary.

In just a few rounds, Louis saw a problem.

Jimmie Rodgers intentionally downplays the legacy of the K.C. Jones era.

He did not adopt any of the methods used by K.C to win the championship. He wanted to use his own tactics. Although K.C had some small innovations, everyone knew that he could continue to win the championship after Louis left, precisely because he retained the four skills of Louis.

Set up a tactical system.

But now, those four tactical systems have been abandoned.

Rogers wants to use his own stuff.

It is right to establish Sampson as the core of the tactics.

Let Bird mainly play without the ball, which is not a mistake.

I don’t know how to position Thomas and simply marginalize him tactically, which is difficult for Louis to understand.

Louis had laid a solid foundation for this team back then, and their style of play was so good that they were still competitive even in the small ball era.

Because Louis instilled in this team the idea that space is the most important thing.

Space is important in any era, but in the small ball era, the prosperity of three-pointers has made the court space as wide as the sea.

What does good space mean to a strong team? In fact, just think about Kobe Bryant at his peak if he could be one-on-one in a comfortable position every round.

As long as his teammates can open up space, Kobe can go one-on-one as he pleases. Coupled with the convenience of the rules, a culture of fouling is encouraged. Under such circumstances, it is common for stars to score high, and it is natural for stars to score high and beat the ancient greats in one shot.

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Therefore, space comes first and there is never anything wrong.

A good space is one that facilitates the performance of stars.

However, the Celtics' team-building concept fell into a misunderstanding. Laimbeer almost no longer shoots three-pointers, and Sampson also shoots fewer three-pointers. Under the new system, Bird is the only three-point threat left in the entire set.

Credit must be given to Rogers, Louie and K.C for taking 5 years to build a house that he demolished in just over a year.

This project is, to say the least, excellent.

Rodman and Wilson frequently double-teamed Sampson in the low post.

Although Sampson can pass the ball, as long as Bird is not open to receive the ball, the Knicks are not afraid.

There is no center on the field, and their rotation speed relies on the athletic ability of the wings, which is executed extremely well.

Louis no longer looks at the inside, he only looks at Bird.

He wanted to know how Rogers arranged Bird.

The result was disappointing. Rogers asked people to use positioning screens to create open opportunities for Bird. Although there were many changes in the routine, this method was too restrictive for Bird.

Moreover, the Celtics that played a lot of pick-and-rolls during the Louis and K.C era have disappeared.

Occasionally, when there were pick-and-rolls, it wasn't the inside that blocked the ball, but Lewis.

The problem with wing pick-and-rolls is obvious. They are small and unable to block people. As a result, Bird or Thomas found themselves unable to get away from the defense after calling a screen.

This situation is actually common. The pick-and-roll cannot be successful every time, but the pick-and-roll hand's own restraint will also help the ball-handler create opportunities. If the pick-and-roll hand's follow-up or the threat of outside bombing is enough, then the pick-and-roll will happen in a split second.

The change will be exploitable. If you let a wing pick and roll, that's a different story.

Unless he is a wing-shaped inside man, playing this way in the big ball era is a bit too advanced and advanced.

This level of advancement has reached a point where it seems to be very backward in this era because it is too advanced.

It took about five minutes before Bird had a chance to attack.

Sampson knew that he alone could not defeat the Knicks and had to let Bird fire as well.

Bird is like a microwave oven. Even if he hasn't attacked for a long time, he can still have a touch when he comes up and score a shot against Wilson.

But is it useful?

This score doesn't matter to Louis.

Immediately afterwards, on the offensive end, Wilson ran in circles, Bird couldn't keep up, and Lewis was concerned about Miller and didn't dare to cover up.

In this way, they gave the opportunity to Wilson.

Wilson's hands were cool and he hit a three-pointer.

It's not that Rogers hasn't thought of ways to solve their offense. Sometimes, the Celtics will make their tactics more complicated and find ways to return the ball to Bird, Sampson, and Thomas.

Stiff, awkward, and soulless.

This is not the Celtic that Louis remembers.

If this is the current level of the Celtics, even if they adapt to Rodgers' tactics, he will not regard this team as an obstacle to the Knicks' breakout of the Eastern Conference.

Instead of wasting time worrying about whether this team will cause them trouble, it is better to think about the Lakers, Jazz, Suns, and Trail Blazers.

The Western Conference is in hell mode. Looking at it, there are actually four teams vying for tickets to the finals. It's tragic when you think about it.

In the second quarter, when Bird and Sampson went to rest, Rogers gave Thomas permission.

Judging from Thomas' performance, he probably let Thomas free his hands and feet to attack with all his strength.

Tactics? None.

The pick-and-roll is the only tactical support. After the pick-and-roll, it depends on Thomas's own personal ability.

When Thomas meets Louis, his team automatically becomes aggressive. Rodgers treats him tactically, and Louis believes that he will explode during the season.

After working hard for Boston for many years, he gave up the spotlight to Bird and Sampson, only to be dismissed in the end. No one would be happy if he replaced him.

If Thomas had a higher status within the team, maybe Mark Aguirre wouldn't be rejected.

Over the years, Thomas has been faithfully serving as the Green Army's No. 3 player, just for that phone call that year?

Louis doesn't know, maybe, maybe not, Thomas is such an unpredictable player.

Thomas ignored the full attack of his teammates and narrowed the 5-point gap for the Green Army.

Louis replaced Sam Bowie and asked him to defend in a defensive position.

Because Thomas got inside many times tonight.

His mid-range shooter, which can kill people, turned into a crazy knife after he injured his ACL. It worked sometimes and sometimes failed. Even if it worked, it couldn't withstand the interference.

On the contrary, it was Bowie who surprised people again and again.

He is really like Bill Walton back then, he can contribute high-quality defense, rebound and instigate offense as long as he plays.

Facing Laimbeer, he even made a beautiful low-post turnaround jump shot.

Louis couldn't help shouting: "It's so beautiful, who needs Ewing!"

Louis' strategy of letting Bowie be trapped really disgusted Thomas.

He does have a bad shooting touch, and his offense relies on damage in the penalty area. Although Bowie is sick, he is healthy now. As long as he is healthy, he is a rim protector that cannot be ignored.

When Isiah Thomas was replaced, Louis sneered at Rogers.

He waved his hand and suddenly formed a murderous pressing formation.

Ainge, Wilson, Rodman, Stevens, John Salley.

For the Green Army, this is a nightmare.

They will never forget how they were knocked off the throne.

When they were in their prime a few years ago, they couldn't stop the Knicks' murderous press. What now?