Slam Dunk: My Study Abroad Career in Northern Hunan

Chapter 687: Low configuration triangle offense!

The whistle sounded at the end of the first quarter, and players from both sides returned to their respective rest areas.

Jordan's face was ugly after playing the whole quarter. Being behind in the score was secondary. The main reason for his displeasure was that the Bulls were not able to fully demonstrate their strength in this game.

The Bulls' best offensive and defensive system was not able to play in this game.

Pippen's performance today greatly disappointed Jordan.

Not only Jordan, but all Bulls players can feel the sense of disobedience in Pippen's performance in this game. Players like Ron Harper who have a thorough understanding of the triangle offensive tactics can even feel the inconsistency of Pippen's performance today. abnormality.

"Why doesn't Scotty play the triangle offense?"

When the players returned to the rest area, Phil Jackson looked at Pippen coldly and suddenly asked.

"Ok?"

"Isn't there a good one-on-one opportunity?"

When Pippen was with the Bulls, he was not comfortable at all.

No matter how angry Phil Jackson is at this time, he understands one thing in his mind, that is, it will be difficult for the Bulls without Pippen to win the championship this year.

Pippen's tough and emotional answer immediately attracted the attention of all the Bulls players.

The east is already surrounded by strong enemies, and this year's west has countless strong enemies.

On the other side of the Timberwolves rest area, Wu Dao also noticed the movement on the Bulls bench, tilted his head and looked over there.

In the current league, no one person can limit Jordan in a one-on-one environment, not even martial arts can do it, even if he has excellent talent.

"Michael! Michael! Michael!"

Not to mention martial arts, even a mature person like Coach Phillip turned his head at this moment and looked over with some surprise.

The dissatisfaction squeezed in Pippen's heart did not disappear overnight. In today's game, Wu Dao's words on the court were just the fuse that triggered Pippen's dissatisfaction.

Pippen's attitude today made Phil Jackson very uncomfortable.

The Timberwolves have historically-level help defenders. Even though these players are still relatively young, their talents and abilities have been revealed to some extent. Regardless of Jordan's repeated goals, it is actually very hard to play under such defensive pressure.

"Didn't you see the Timberwolves' defense against Michael?"

"The high-post outside line is led by the talented Wu Dao. Once Michael breaks through, Kevin Garnett and Ben Wallace can immediately make up for the defense."

After all, he is old, and he may not be able to last the whole game if he plays like this.

Pippen's angry and tough statement brought silence to the Bulls' rest area. No one expected that Pippen would say such words on such an occasion.

"Where did you see Michael getting a good one-on-one opportunity?"

Being able to go against the general manager of the Bulls, and even the conflict intensified to the point that it was widely reported by the media, which shows how tough Phil Jackson is.

"When has Michael ever had a good one-on-one opportunity?!"

But in today's game, although Jordan felt hot, he was still quite uncomfortable playing. After all, the Timberwolves' defensive pressure was indeed sufficient.

Jordan has the most advanced scoring ability nowadays. The main purpose of the triangle offensive system built around Jordan is to give Jordan a comfortable one-on-one opportunity.

"Am I not an important part of the triangle offense? Do I have no scoring opportunities? Do I have no scoring ability?"

To put it simply, as a working man, Pippen’s working environment is that he has less money and more things to do.
You have worked diligently for a company for several years, but in the end your treatment is not as good as that of those who came after you (Rodman, Ron Harper, etc.).

Other players are not even qualified to comment on this matter.

"Don't I have a one-on-one environment? Can't you just pass the ball to me?"

"Is Michael the only one in the triangle offense?!"

At this moment, the players were watching their noses and their noses, and they were silent and did not speak. Only their eyes looked at Jordan, Pippen, and Phil Jackson from time to time.

But the team that can fight out in a place like the west is the most poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poisonous poison that survives in the poisonous cup.

In the Bulls, the main point of the triangle offense is to create one-on-one offensive opportunities for Jordan.

The Bulls' conflicts that had been covered up for a long time were completely brought to the surface with Pippen's angry words.

Phil Jackson's toughness further intensified Pippen's dissatisfaction. The anger that had been squeezed for a long time in his heart completely exploded at this moment.

In the entire Bulls, only when facing Jordan, Phil Jackson would be like easing the donkey, guiding Jordan with good words. When facing other players, Phil Jackson would often use the simplest and most straightforward methods. convey your own information.

"You" Phil Jackson's anger surged, he suppressed the emotions in his heart, and quickly thought of ways to break the situation in his mind.

The triangle offense system may sound complicated, but the core points of the triangle offense are very simple.

It is true that only one team in the Western Conference can appear on the finals stage. Even if the Bulls sweep the Eastern Conference, they only need to face one of their opponents.

In the infield, some media reporters looked sideways at the Bulls' rest area like sharks that smelled blood.

Phil Jackson is a very controlling coach, especially after successfully coaching the Bulls to win so many championships. His desire for control and majesty in the team are no longer comparable to ordinary Bulls members.

"A one-on-one opportunity?"

The Spurs of Admiral Robinson and Duncan, the No. 1 overall draft pick; the Rockets, led by the powerful combination of Barkley and Olajuwon; the Lakers led by O'Neal, the league's number one center; and the young people of the Timberwolves who are rising in front of them. .

You can't stand up to it. If you stand up to it, you will be completely torn apart.

Even Phil Jackson narrowed his eyes and looked bad after hearing this.

Pippen looked calm when facing the coach's inquiry. He took the towel handed by the substitute with one hand and answered the coach's questions casually while wiping his sweat.

Without Pippen, the Bulls would be incomplete and would have no way to compete with those strong opponents.

Phil Jackson knew that the top priority was to integrate the team, but when things came to pass, he couldn't figure out how to deal with Pippen's emotional outburst.

Say something nice?

It's useless. Money, ball rights, and status are what Pippen pursues. Phil Jackson knows this very well, but no matter which one it is, he has no way to give it.

The money is in the hands of the team's general manager; as a coach, he only has half the say in the distribution of ball rights, and the other half belongs to Jordan; as for his status, Pippen has no fan popularity, and his hard power may not support him in seeking higher goals. Team status.

Just when Phil Jackson was in trouble, Michael Jordan, who had been silent all the time, suddenly smiled and said: "Hey, relax, Scotty."

"No big deal, right?"

"You have a one-on-one opportunity, right? We will cooperate with you."

"As long as you can seize the opportunity and lead the Bulls to victory, these are not problems."

Michael Jordan looked at Pippen deeply, with a smile on his face, trying to smooth things over.

Although he is somewhat dissatisfied with Pippen's current behavior, Jordan and Phil Jackson agree on one thing, that is, if the team does not have Pippen, it will be difficult for the Bulls to join the championship competition.

Moreover, Pippen alone is useless on the court. Pippen must play according to tactics.

Jordan is not a weak person, and he is not the kind of person who will be threatened. But at this time, facing the emotional explosion of Pippen, he softened his attitude and said with a smile.

In his heart, Jordan had scolded the disobedient Pippen countless times, but on the surface, he still behaved very generously. "Um?"

Hearing Jordan's words, not to mention Phil Jackson, even the Bulls' bench players were stunned.

When did Jordan become so talkative?

"but."

"Scotty, if you feel that your abilities are lacking and you cannot lead our Bulls to victory."

"Please also think carefully about how you should play!"

Jordan, who was smiling all over his face, softened his smile slightly, changed the subject, and continued.

One against one?

Although the Timberwolves are a group of young people, are these young people that easy to deal with?
No matter how much people teach others, they will never be able to teach.

It only takes one time to teach people.

Jordan felt that he didn't need to talk too much to Pippen. The young people of the Timberwolves would take his place and educate Pippen well.

but
At this time, Pippen didn't have these or those concerns. When he heard that Jordan was willing to delegate power, his ears automatically ignored Jordan's slightly warning words in the second half.

"I can do it!"

"I can lead the team to win!"

Pippen was a little excited, looked at Jordan and Phil Jackson with burning eyes, and said in a deep voice.

When things have developed to this extent, Phil Jackson has nothing more to say. Since Jordan has already agreed, let's try to implement it according to Jordan's words.

For Phil Jackson, team unity is more important than anything else at the moment.

If anything happens, just wait until the game is over and then repair Pippen properly.

“In the second quarter, we kept the lineup the same.”

"The triangle offense revolved around Pippen."

"Michael, you do the pivot in the low to mid position."

There was not much time left to rest, and Phil Jackson quickly made arrangements.

And soon, the buzzer sounded, announcing the start of the second quarter.

On the Timberwolves side, Coach Philip saw that the players were in good spirits and physical fitness, and had no intention of replacing them. He still maintained the old lineup and sent Wu Dao and others to play.

When Wu Dao noticed that there were no substitutions on the Bulls side, the smile on his face became even brighter.

It's true that the Bulls' veterans were all physically capable when they were young, but now they are all older players.

The Timberwolves are all players with peak physical fitness and physical talent. People like Wu Dao, Garnett and Marbury are all physical monsters.

The Bulls' main force did not travel at the wrong peak, which gave the Timberwolves a considerable advantage.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Bulls served from the backcourt.

After Ron Harper received a pass from his teammate in the backcourt, he quickly dribbled the ball into the Timberwolves half.

The Bulls players took their positions one after another, and the wing where Wu Dao was located was actually facing the Bulls' Pippen.

"Um?!"

Wu Dao's eyes scanned the entire field and found that Jordan passed through many defensive players and went to the inside to position himself.

When Ron Harper approached the top of the arc with the ball, the basketball in his hand quickly flew out and was passed to Jordan who was receiving the ball with his back to the basket. At the same time, Ron Harper, who completed the ball, also quickly passed behind Wu Dao. , and went to the three-point line on the right side close to the sideline.

Jordan, Ron Harper and Pippen formed a strong offensive triangle on the same side.

Wu Dao couldn't help but step back after Jordan caught the ball. It goes without saying that he was wary of Jordan.

However, after noticing Wu Dao's action, Jordan did not stick to the ball and quickly passed the ball back to Pippen on the wing.

The moment Pippen got the ball, Wu Dao and his opponent were almost two meters apart.

Pippen, who caught the ball from outside the three-point line, made a slight adjustment and shot quickly before Budao could turn around and defend.

Pippen can shoot three-pointers. At the end of the Bulls' three consecutive championships, he averaged more than four three-pointers per game.

And the shooting rate is also good, reaching 34%. At his peak, the three-point shooting rate was nearly 40%.

In today's league, this is a pretty outstanding statistic.

"Shit!"

"What are you defending?!"

Pippen shot a three-pointer, and as the basketball fell into the net, Pippen pointed at the belated martial arts and yelled.

Finally, he got the opportunity to face off against Wu Dao. Pippen wanted to tell everyone that he was the better one!
Pippen is going to make martial arts who underestimated his ability pay the price!
"Huh"

Wu Dao looked back at the gently swaying net, then looked back at Pippen, and murmured softly.

Wu Dao didn't take Pippen's trash talk to heart.

On the contrary, he has some interest in the Bulls' current offensive system.

Wu Dao has no intention of looking down on Pippen. After all, he is "the number one small forward in history" and "the strongest second-hand player in history." Wu Dao will not look down upon such a person who is full of honors.

He just vaguely felt that the Bulls' offensive method was a little different.

Alternate offense and defense.

Wu Dao also successfully received Marbury's pass.

Just now, he was hit by a frontal shot and lost points. Naturally, Martial Arts had to regain his position.

However, he did not plan to fight back with a three-pointer, but chose a more stable two-pointer.

After taking the ball, Wu Dao quickly dropped the ball and broke through after a shooting fake. Relying on explosiveness and strength, Wu Dao ran over Pippen's defense to kill the basket, and then used a high rebound to finish the game, putting the Timberwolves on the scoreboard. Two points added.

Rushing like a bulldozer.

In the eyes of fans, it seems so easy to break through Pippen in martial arts.

It's hard to imagine this is a rookie's performance against multiple first-defense players.

The easy breakthrough in martial arts also made Jordan unable to help but "kindly remind":

"As a person who leads the team, you must be able to attack and defend."

"You don't need me to teach you this, right?"

(End of this chapter)