basketball purple front

Chapter 654
"Me? Mr. Sloan, what do you want me to do?" Tang Qian was taken aback.

"You go to the high post later to help Tracy or Stephen pick and roll. After the pick and roll, go straight down. If you have a chance, you can finish it. If you don't have a chance, pass the ball. I will replace Kidd and use Ray to respond." Tang Qian was confused when he heard the words: "Sir, replace Jason? Isn't this inappropriate? If he is not here..."

"No problem, hot." Jerry Sloan said: "against this Chicago team, Jason's organizational skills are difficult to display, and his three-pointers have been inaccurate recently, so he can easily become the target of being targeted. In this case, it might be better to let Jason go to the bench lineup to help the bench players deliver shells, which may have a better effect." Kidd in the 01-02 season was at the peak of his personal ability, but the three-pointer, But it was the most sluggish time period. In the playoffs, 4.5 hits were made in 0.9 shots, and only 18.9% of the shots were shot, which shows this "low firepower".The head coach of the Bulls, Phil Jackson, discovered this very keenly, and then specifically emptied Kidd, leaving Tang Qian's team in a dilemma.

You say you can shoot, no, you don’t even have much confidence, you say you don’t shoot, people are almost 2 meters away, isn’t it too bad for morale if you don’t shoot, too cowardly?And put it so far, the opponent has the opportunity to help defend and double-team other people, which has a huge impact on the overall offense of Tang Qian's team.That's what Jerry Sloan meant by removing Kidd in this place.

Make the best use of your strengths and avoid your weaknesses, otherwise it will be too easy to be targeted on the court.

This Bulls team is not the Rockets. They are unparalleled on the outside and weak on the inside, but now they have been modified by the "Different Space" and become Rodman + Grant. In this way, the shortcomings on the inside have also been filled. superior.Rodman is a player who won 2 DPOYs in his peak period, and he has eight best defensive teams in his career, which is also quite domineering.Therefore, this insider combination, apart from a little lack of height, has excellent mobility and defensive ability.It may not be enough to deal with the four major centers in the 90s, but it is more than enough to deal with the insiders of ordinary teams.It just so happened that Tang Qian's offensive ability was lame.

Without Kidd's delivery of shells, his off-ball skills will probably be stifled, and the offensive end will be completely abolished.

Therefore, Tang Qian didn't know the significance of Jerry Sloan's lineup, what exactly was it.

In fact, if there is Olajuwon inside the team, no, as long as there is Ewing, why bother?Jerry Sloan had already arranged tactics to open up the inside and the low post.To deal with Rodman and Grant, the best way is to attack alone, because both of them are inside players with high flexibility and agility. Because of their lack of height, they are easily overwhelmed by powerful centers holding the ball alone, and they don't want to play.

It's a pity... Tang Qian's team now has a strong defense inside, but the offense is a mess.

Tang Qian is pretty good. Anyway, his offensive ability off the ball is already at the top and elite level in the interior, even at the master level, it is only short of fire and experience, and his ability is no problem at all.But Ben Wallace and Mutombo are much inferior. The latter can rely on his height to occasionally make a small hook, while the former is completely blue-collar, without any offensive.

But to deal with this Bulls team, it is basically impossible for you to break through from the perimeter, even in addition to Jordan and Pippen, they also have the former quasi-All-Star perimeter Ron Harper.This person used to be a 20+5+5 player for many years. In his best season, he averaged nearly 22+7+7+2+1 all-around data per game. Although the Bulls are not conspicuous, in fact he was the year before. There is also an average per game close to 20+6+5+2, but he just went to the Bulls and changed the team's role and became a defensive player.The dialogue between the "Zen Master" and him also became a good talk for a while.

His defensive ability may not be as abnormal as Jordan and Pippen, but it is still at a good level. If the NBA has the best defensive third team, then he has a good chance of being selected.So the three of them teamed up, and they didn't suffer from height and weight. It was even more difficult to break through the Bulls' perimeter defense.In fact, throughout the 90s, the three of them were the endorsements of the Bulls' last three consecutive "outside iron gates". No matter who you are in the league, there is no way to completely tear them apart.

Otherwise, with Luke Longley in the paint, can the Bulls keep their opponents in the playoffs at 86+ in the last three consecutive games?

The invincibility of perimeter offense and defense is something that hardly needs to be thought about. Unless you can match James and Kobe, it is almost the same. Otherwise, there is no perimeter combination that really existed in NBA history. It can be said that I can win the Bulls perimeter in those years. .It's not such an outside configuration. How do you think the Bulls' inside lineup survived in the NBA in the 90s, and even maintained their dominance?

Even if this Bulls team has strengthened the inside line, it is definitely not as solid as the outside line. Jerry Sloan's choice is also a last resort.The advantage of avoiding the enemy is the disadvantage of attacking the enemy. Although this is short, it is not too short now.

But after playing, he understood.

This is Jerry Sloan's slanted sword and dangerous move, because not only himself, but also McGrady and Curry, one of them needs to be pulled out as a cover.High double screen!But inside and outside parallel!
At this moment, even if Jordan and Pippen can switch defenses at will, there is no way to fix the No. 29 of the Lakers, because the Bulls will find it difficult to resist whether it is Rodman or Grant if the big man goes down. live.Why?Because of the speed and sensitivity, there is a lot of difference.Yes, whether it is Rodman or Grant, they are all highly mobile insiders, but compared to others, compared to Tang Qian, it is different.Even if Rodman chooses the youngest time of the Bulls Dynasty, he is 34 to 35 years old, and his physical fitness has long been inferior to his peak period.Grant is young, but it's a pity that he competes with Tang Qian physically, and he will be blown away at any time.

Basically, among players over 6 feet 10 inches, Tang Qian will not be afraid of anyone, unless Russell or Chamberlain himself is resurrected, that's about the same.Jerry Sloan naturally noticed the extraordinary physical fitness of the No. 29 in the team. The latter's top off-the-ball and roll-down ability in the interior line, Jerry Sloan had an idea and decided on this seemingly weird tactic.

However, the effect was immediate. The offensive decline in the second quarter was wiped out, and the two sides entered a confrontational battle.

And this kind of rhythm is naturally what the Bulls don't want to see.

On the premise that there is no abnormal three-pointer for the whole team, it is a dream for your outside offense to be on par with the inside offense.What about Jordan?During the entire Bull Dynasty era, the shooting percentage was around 50%, or even less than 50%.And a shooting rate of around 50% is already the top outside line in a fiercely confrontational series, but for inside players, 50%?Sorry, that just passed.

Tang Qian used the high pick-and-roll to go down and succeeded consecutively, which disrupted the Bulls' overall defense a bit.You said you didn't care about him at all, so he died faster. Do you know what it means to let a player with extraordinary athletic ability completely rush?What's more, he is still a big insider!That's an enhanced version of Griffin, no, an enhanced version of Stoudemire off the ball.

The Bulls' basket was ruthlessly ravaged 5-6 times in the third quarter. No matter how hard Jordan tried to attack, they couldn't widen the gap. Even at the end of the third quarter, they were caught by No. 1 of the Magic Seizing the opportunity, he forcibly took off and scored 3 points into the net.The score in the three quarters became 78-76, but the Bulls fell behind by 2 points.

Because both sides now have very few opportunities for offensive and defensive transitions and defensive counterattacks, it is quite rare to be able to score this kind of score in a small number of rounds.It is said that the peak Bulls playoffs can allow opponents to only average about 86+ points per game, but tonight, it is obviously going to exceed it.

In the fourth quarter, "Zen Master" made adjustments again. In order to limit Tang Qian's off-the-ball roll, he temporarily replaced Grant and used the tall and strong Luke Longley to guard the inside.Because in this era, only the 12-foot penalty area on the weak side can defend for three seconds, Langley only needs to stand on the strong side without worrying about violations. With his strong or bulky body, the "Zen Master" thinks that Langley should be better Horace Grant, who is shorter and lighter, has a defensive effect.Unfortunately, things backfired. The "Zen Master" Jackson still underestimated Tang Qian's ability to run off the ball and his physical explosiveness. Like Horace Grant, he still has footwork and flexibility. He can delay and hinder Tang Qian. Longley... That's the act of delivering food.

Tang Qian's crazy take-off and attacking the basket along the penalty area made Luke Longley helpless to fight back. Many times he didn't even stand in the defensive position before he was knocked down. Instead, he paid a defensive foul.Under such circumstances, the two sides played more and more stalemate, until the last minute of the game, the scores of the two sides rose alternately, and the game was very fierce.

Inextricably linked.

As the Lakers hit another 29+2 on the 1th and "luckily" made a free throw, the Bulls fell behind and missed a three-pointer. The balance of victory seemed to be shifting invisibly.At this time, Pippen showed his "Second Master's power". He cleanly cut off Stephen Curry's dribble in the frontcourt lead defense, and then made a single fast break, and also played a 2+1.

brush~
In the penalty penalty, the two sides drew again.

98-98, with 41 seconds left in the game.

At this time, McGrady also responded with one, 100-98, but in less than 10 seconds, the Bulls tied the score from No. 23.There are still 27 seconds left before the end of the game.

Tang Qian's team decided to wait for time to hit a success rate, but if you want to hit the success rate, people may not agree to it.Jordan suddenly took the lead, stuck to it, and then launched a high-intensity pressing man-marking on McGrady in front of him!This is Jordan's exclusive defensive method, with a strong aggressiveness in the defense. Kobe also learned this method later, but his physical fitness is not as good as Joe's. The highest state.

Fortunately, there is no hand-checking rule, otherwise McGrady's ball will be taken out directly, but even so, the Magic's No. 1 is still in a tight spot, and tried to force a breakthrough, but almost lost the ball.But now the 4 members of the Bulls are all staring at their own people. If McGrady passes the ball rashly in this situation, it is very likely that he will be intercepted. There is no way. Forced to take off.

According to his thinking, with his height and pull-up ability, even if he can't score, he can turn the ball into a rebound and prevent the Bulls from launching a quick counterattack.Unfortunately, he forgot that the No. 23 of the Chicago Bulls is an outside line who has won DPOY, and he also had 1+ blocks during the Bulls dynasty.The combination of offense and defense requires 1+ blocks. This kind of data is extremely scary. It is McGrady himself. If he wants to play the energy of a super scorer, he will definitely not care about defense and blocks.

This is one of the reasons why he ended up with a huge gap with Joko.

He has no way to achieve a true combination of offense and defense, so it is easy to be targeted. If you attack me, I can attack me back.In fact, once there is a situation of mutual explosion, it is equivalent to making an exchange, and your matchup advantage is not so obvious.Jordan and Kobe are different. They can blow you up on the offensive end, and then strangle you on the defensive end. In this case, the best situation can achieve the result of one person against two or even several people.

In short, this ball was blocked by Michael Jordan!
McGrady was still in astonishment, the fiery red No. 23 had already taken off from the free throw line, raised one hand high, and smashed the basketball in his hand into the basket of Tang Qian's team.

bang~
100-102, there are only 12 seconds left in the time, and now the general trend has fallen directly to Chicago.

And this situation turned out to be caused by one person using offensive and defensive rounds!This ability is really a king!
It's not bastard, it's Wang Ba!

Michael Jordan never disappoints at critical moments, and even he is the endorsement of critical moments, which is not unreasonable. Tonight, Tang Qian experienced it personally and witnessed it with his own eyes.Jerry Sloan called a timeout, using the same old method, using Tang Qian, Tracy McGrady, and Curry to go to the high position to play double screens, and then act alone according to the opportunity. If there is a chance, he will shoot from the outside. Down.Wallace was left to go to the inside and prepare to grab a rebound and put in a layup, while Ray Allen was arranged in the bottom corner, ready to make a supplementary shot at any time.

There are not too many problems with the layout, and at critical moments, it is inconvenient and too complicated tactics, it depends on how the players themselves execute.

In the end, under the two-person defense of Jordan and Pippen, neither McGrady nor Curry found a mobile phone opportunity, so they could only attack Tang Qianshun, but the "Zen Master" had already expected this ball, and he arranged 2 people to block it. With expectations, the former's offense was directly flustered, and then the ball was missed by a mistake.

Jackson is very good, and there is no problem with the calculation of this ball.

However, he still underestimated the No. 29 of the Lakers.

PS: It will explode tomorrow~
(End of this chapter)