The rest is just noise

Every "NBCSports" night, fans will see a video that people at the time thought was stunning.

Most of the video is black, but in the center, colorful images of Jordan and Bird will pop up first, followed by various stars, accompanied by "Ball Ball Rok", a soundtrack that is as brainwashing as the electronic music in Tokyo Cold. Every fan who watched the NBA on NBC will remember this opening.

On the night of the Knicks-Suns game, NBC broadcast the game live across the United States.

Narration is provided by Mike Fratello and NBC regular Marv Albert.

Louis made two decisions based on the Suns' style of play.

The tactics should be complex, and attacking the basket should be straightforward.

The Suns dramatically completed their rebuild in the late 1980s, which many people did not expect.

In today's 1990s, they are still at the top of the Western Conference and have a distinctive playing style.

One of them is that their turnover rate is the lowest in the league, and at the same time, their effective field goal percentage ranks fifth in the league.

The Suns are a typical Western Conference team with a strong and stable offense.

At the same time, their rim protection is very efficient, not only because of Brad Doherty, but also because of "HotRodWilliamsPF/C".

This person was a second-round pick in 1985. In terms of talent, he is not a legacy. He showed extraordinary talent in college games, but his school was involved in a recruiting scandal and a match-fixing scandal. The league required all teams to This person must not be drafted in the first round.

What's more, it also conveyed the message not to choose this person.

The league was on the rise at the time, and we couldn't let this piece of shit ruin the public's impression of professional basketball.

Louis didn't choose him, mainly because he was unfamiliar with his name. Judging from his college games, there weren't many bright spots. He also had a record of collecting money and fighting match-fixing, so he didn't choose him.

Unexpectedly, this guy became a genius after entering the NBA. They were first selected by the Dallas Mavericks, one of the famous Texas Three Idiots.

He performed poorly in his first season and was waived by the Mavericks.

Then he was claimed by the Suns, and then there was a wonderful counterattack history. Although he did not become a star, he became a top player outside of stars like the future Tobias Harris. Moreover, like Harris, Players who are strong in offense are different. Hot Rod is strong in defense, has a wide range of movement, and is a perfect match for Doherty. Last summer, the Miami Heat were right, and the godfather of the Heat offered a maximum salary of 24 million over five years to grab people. , the sun is in tears matching.

Because of this, last season, Hot Rod's salary ranked second in the league, second only to Wilson.

The Suns, with Hot Rod and Doherty, rank third in the league in rim protection (opponents' rim shooting percentage).

This is a Western Conference team that doesn't make many mistakes, has a high degree of offensive certainty, and plays very good defense. It's no wonder that it dares to make a declaration like "The emperor takes turns, come to my house this year."

Their confidence is good, but it's bad that they don't take the Trail Blazers, the top competitor in the division, as a human being.

If Louis were Riley, he would already be counting the calendars to figure out when he will next play the Suns.

The game is about to start, and the Knicks have made some changes.

Shawn Kemp entered for the first time this season, playing the fourth position against the Hot Rods.

Except for Camp, other positions remain unchanged.

The Suns also look good: Kevin Johnson, Dell Curry, Knicks veteran Gerald Wilkins, Hot Rod, Doherty.

Determined to rebuild, the 76ers gave up on renewing the contract of Gerald Wilkins, the team's leading scorer, during the offseason. The Suns also took advantage of the sharp increase in the salary cap and ample salary space to sign him.

In the first round, Miller missed a three-point shot from the outside.

Since the Knicks have the highest percentage of three-pointers in the league, their effective field goal percentage ranks only third in the league.

On the other hand, this is also where the Knicks are strong.

With such a high three-point ratio, the offensive efficiency is at the forefront of the league.

The Suns' offense has two rhythms.

One is the defensive counterattack rhythm, initiated by KJ. This rhythm is always completed with lightning speed and usually does not require the participation of the inside line.

KJ crossed the court like lightning and scored a dunk.

2 to 0

Louis shook his head after watching this. KJ rushed up, just like Westbrook in his prime. No defender could hold him down.

The Knicks were in a positional battle, and Stockton held the ball from the outside and launched a high-post dynamic offense (Exhangeky). But their purpose was not to seek three-pointers from the outside, but to play a branch tactic in the high-post dynamic offense.

Internally known as THUMB…

Ewing and Kemp cut in immediately after covering the high post, causing the Suns' defensive depth to shrink, giving Miller an opportunity on the outside.

Stockton immediately scored the ball.

Miller tried a three-pointer again.

"boom!"

Miller made two consecutive shots, and the hot stick protected the defensive rebound. He was about to counterattack for KJ, but Kemp behind him saw something wrong with his ball protection and took the ball away.

"Well done Pinxiao, this is my treasure!" Louis shouted.

The ball taken away by Kemp fell into Ewing's hands.

The Gorilla pretended to attack to attract the Suns' defense, and then lobbed the ball to Kemp. The latter showed his amazing physical fitness and rode a hot rod to make an alley-oop dunk.

2 to 2

"Stay motivated and focused, and just fight!"

Willis Reed, who has almost become Kemp's personal trainer, stood on the sidelines and roared loudly.

Louis couldn't help but patted Reed on the shoulder to calm him down: "Don't put pressure on that kid."

"It's not like you don't know, that kid has to be whipped to know how to run forward with all his strength!" Reed said as if Kemp was a horse under his crotch.

Maybe Kemp really needs someone like Reed by his side to push him.

But Louis feels that this kind of high-pressure training that does not give children any room for error should be more humane and praise them when they are due.

The Knicks failed to complicate their tactics in the opening game as Louis envisioned, but they were extremely determined when attacking the basket.

If you want to defeat the Suns' defense, both strategies must be implemented.

Attacking the basket can only break the Suns' advantage along the way, and complex tactics can destroy their defense.

Doherty had Ewing on his back, and the offense was about to start.

Camp appears like a ghost.

I don’t know who taught Kemp, but Louis can’t find any other faults with his current defense except that his movements are prone to fouls.

Top individual defense, top-notch help defense, and possibly one of the four best pinch hitters in the league (the other ones being Ropijo)?

He knows very well the timing of a double attack and knows where to launch a double attack to make his opponent uncomfortable. Doherty can also have the leisurely instigation of attacks when playing against Ewing. When faced with Kemp's double attack, he just wants to pass the ball out.

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Kemp's hand blocked Doherty's sight, and Ewing behind him applied further pressure.

Doherty was in a dangerous situation and had to take risks and pass the ball.

The reason for taking the risk was that he could not be sure that there were no Knicks players guarding the ball.

The question is, how could it be possible without Knicks players guarding it?

The Suns are the team with the fewest turnovers in the league, but the Knicks have exactly the opposite characteristic. They are the team that creates the most turnovers from their opponents in the league.

Louis is backed by Oracle and has more advanced data.

For example, the Knicks rank first in the league in points scored by intercepting the opponent's passes in each game.

In every game, the Knicks still rank first in the statistics of quick scoring resulting from ball possession transition through single defense, assist defense, double-teaming, supplementary defense, rotation, and pressure.

Moreover, there is a gap-level advantage over the second place.

Wilson stole Doherty's pass and counterattacked for a dunk.

4 to 2

"You are so strong, Sean." Tomjanovich exclaimed, "I can't believe this is his third season. He has improved so fast!"

A good growing environment has a significant impact on Camp-like players.

If he still starts his career in Seattle, his future will not change.

But in the Knicks, Reid was there to find his faults, Ewing was there to train him, Stockton was there to pass the ball, and Louis was there to control his development blueprint.

Tonight, the third-year Kemp is still far from the image of the most perfect power forward in history in Louis' mind, but he is completely different from when he first arrived in New York three years ago.

At that time, he only had a rough outline. It could be said that he had the potential to become a perfect power forward, but would he be able to do it? No one could make this guarantee.

Now, to use a favorite term of the Knicks scouting department, Kemp has the perfect power forward bust.

Only with another bust can he become a truly perfect PF.

But there are countless players who will never become this bust throughout their lives.

Therefore, Kemp is undoubtedly the player with the clearest goal among the many talented players in history.

Although even he himself didn't know what the future would be like, Louis had already seen his future.

"Do a good job on defense and don't fall behind on offense!" Louis shouted loudly, "Tactics! Tactics! I want to see more complex tactics and more brutal attacks on the basket!"

After Louis greeted, the Knicks' style of play became more complicated. Various through balls and diagonal passes tore the Suns' defense into pieces. The last opportunity was Stockton at the top of the arc.

With a cold face on his face, he took a three-pointer from the top of the arc in a nonchalant manner.

"Whoa!"