So I am the god of basketball?

Chapter 74 Madonna tastes like donuts!

One of the biggest miracle players of the 90s was Dennis Rodman.

2米01的身高，100公斤的体重，却在内线跟110kg、120kg的“巨兽”搏斗。

And he is also the "Rebound King" for 7 consecutive years!
  Even more dazzling than the "Rebound King" are the 2-time "Best Defensive Player Award" and the 7-time "All-Defensive Team".

He is the guy who cannot be avoided in the topic of "President Hill" of NBA defense.

During the Magic's offensive round, Meng Lang felt Rodman's difficulty immediately.

Endless close defense, as well as various annoying little moves, in this era when "hand-check" has not been cancelled, he is like a fish in water and even more powerful. ——The retired Rodman said that LeBron is easy to restrict. Meng Lang feels that what he said is true. If the person facing Rodman at this moment was LeBron, then he should have shown his hands to the referee hundreds of times.

To put it bluntly, Rodman fouled every possession.

In the 90s, when confrontation was only encouraged, most referees turned a blind eye to such small moves.

The way Rodman defended Meng Lang was also very smart. He did not prevent Meng Lang from catching the ball, but spent more energy on preventing Meng Lang from getting away from him. The first time Meng Lang received the ball, he quickly Pounce on him and fight with your body, leaving no room for action.

There is nothing unusual about this defensive approach.

Most defenses against pitchers in the 90s were like this.

But Meng Lang's shooting habit is from outside the three-point line. Many teams don't pay much attention to the three-point line, so they can't turn their heads.

Rodman’s basketball IQ showed in this moment.

And his height, his wingspan, and his mobility are also the reasons why he can do this with ease.

Meng Lang's height is an advantage at the second position, but against Rodman, this advantage is almost gone.

After receiving the ball a few times, Rodman seemed to want to get into his body. He wanted to wrap his whole body around him and dance "Itch" again.

"Did you work this hard when you were in Madonna's bathtub?"

Unable to make a move, Meng Lang chose to indulge in lip service.

Rodman, who was used to playing tricks on his opponents, almost coughed in anger when he heard these words.

Although he is shameless, Madonna and the media's evaluation of him and Madonna is what he cares about most.

Meng Lang danced in his minefield, and his response was more intense confrontation.

With the intensity of his pushing, if it was in the 20s, Meng Lang would have heard the referee blow the whistle if he had taken the ball and jumped the ball.

This era saved you, Rodman!

"Are you asking me to hit a painful point?" Feeling Rodman's silent counterattack, Meng Lang continued to speak.

Although he was restricted, he was not in a hurry, because tactically, he successfully completed Chuck Daly's arrangement, attracted Rodman from the inside to the outside, and liberated Shaquille O'Neal inside, allowing him to There is a chance to go 1v1 with the "Admiral".

As one of the "four major centers" in the 90s, there are few players like Michael Jordan and Olajuwon who won both the regular season MVP and the best defensive player award. However, David Robinson's reputation is not the same. Not as solid as his honor.

Shaquille O'Neal always called him "softie."

He won a lot of honors in the regular season, but he lost his temper during the high-intensity playoffs.

The main reason why Chuck Daly determined that Rodman was the breakthrough was that he knew that he could gain an absolute advantage by letting Shaquille O'Neal face Robinson alone.

He won the "Best Defensive Player Award" in 92, but there was really no way to stop Robinson from Shaquille O'Neal's attack at the basket.

"Bah!"

After dunking successfully, Shaquille O'Neal finally let out a depressed breath.

This is obviously a duel between the aces of both sides. Shaq scored, and it was David Robinson who should have counterattacked.

The "Admiral" was not timid. He took a step forward from the free throw line and took the ball. While moving, he glanced at the basket and took a "iron-blooded jump shot"!
  "Embiid of the 90s" lives up to his name.

He was born in the wrong era.

Compared with most centers of this era, his gluteus maximus is not outstanding, and his shoulders are too narrow for a player of his height. He is actually more suitable for the "small ball era". He can grab rebounds so fast that even defenders can't keep up.

Let’s put it this way, “enhanced version of Anthony Davis”!
  When LeBron saw it, he was so excited that he rubbed his hands together.

Another point is that David Robinson, who is tall and thick, has a father and a mother. He is a complete gentleman and plays the game too cleanly. This also caused him to always stretch his hips in this dirty 90s.

So, just play ball, you are so civilized!

"Dangdang!"

The "iron-blooded" shot bounced out of the frame.

This is another area where David Robinson has been criticized. He mainly shoots jump shots, but his scoring efficiency is too low, especially in the playoffs, where his shooting rate is around 44% all year round.

As an inside player, this shooting rate is a shame.

Rodman tried to grab the rebound, but was pushed outside by Jeff Turner.

When he is at the basket, it is really difficult to prevent him from grabbing rebounds, but now that he is coming back from beyond the three-point line, there are too many ways to delay him from grabbing rebounds.

After all, Rodman's figure is too thin in the interior.

Shaquille O'Neal easily grabbed the rebound and then swung the ball across half court to the roar of the Spurs fans.

Hardaway took the ball in his hand and showed off his physical talent. He half-turned and made a one-handed dunk. He grabbed the basket and pointed at Shaquille O'Neal who was passing the ball for him.

The Magic went ahead and expanded the score.

Rodman's presence on the defensive end suddenly disappeared. He did entangle Meng Lang, but the question now is:
  The people who shine more brightly on the Magic's offensive end now are Shaq and Hardaway.

and so……

Do I have to go back inside?

Not only Rodman thought so, but John Lucas thought so too.

However, seeing Lucas's signal, Rodman's eyes were still on Meng Lang.

During this period, he was "sprayed" unilaterally. The Chinese rookie called him "Madonna's duck in the bathtub" at least a hundred times. He didn't even give Meng Lang a look, so he asked him to return to the basket?
  He really couldn't swallow this breath!

"By the way, Madonna tastes like donuts!"

"What, what?"

He was hesitating whether to return to defend the inside when Meng Lang spoke again, making ridiculous remarks that made Rodman think he had heard wrong.

"I said, Madonna tastes like donuts!"

Meng Lang faced Rodman's strange expression and blurted out again.

He understands the harm of this trash talk.

Just like a bohemian lesbian, Anthony will always be sensitive.

Madonna was also the untouchable figure in Rodman's heart during this period.

but……

Meng Lang knew very well what impact Rodman's return to the basket would have on the Magic. That was the Spurs' "winning formula," and when Shaq was restricted, how could he expect a pitcher to break the game tonight?

He has the confidence to take on such a role.

However, when there is an easier way to win this game, why not?
  Rodman put his hand into his crotch several times, wanting to tear his shorts to pieces to shake his mood.

Well now it's his turn to do the same.

When it comes to mentality, he is also professional!

Rodman's expression became even weirder. He turned around and walked toward the basket without saying a word. But he suddenly turned around and rushed towards Meng Lang with an angry shout: "You bitch!"

There were some things that made me angrier the more I thought about them, especially when Meng Lang said them twice.

Rodman, who had lost his mind, rushed in front of Meng Lang, preparing to punch Meng Lang.

This scene happened so suddenly that no one, whether it was the Magic players or the Spurs players, had any reaction. Meng Lang calmly dodged Rodman's punch, approached Rodman with a skillful little jump, and punched him directly in the face.

KO!

The whole set of moves was so smooth that the referee who tried to stop Rodman was dumbfounded.

He was originally going to stop Rodman.

But he didn't expect this Chinese to be even more terrifying.

Sure enough, Chinese people are all talented!
  After swallowing and taking two steps back, the referee reached out and gave Meng Lang and Rodman a flagrant foul. ——Although it was Rodman who struck first, Meng Lang also fought back, with such force...

The league's penalty for this kind of thing has always been 50 rebounds each.

The players on both sides had similar reactions. When they saw Rodman rushing towards Meng Lang, they ran over in a hurry, but as Meng Lang knocked down Rodman with one punch, their pace couldn't help but slow down.

Is this kid so fierce?
  Rodman is not a good fighter, and he has only fought a handful of times in his career, but his rough moves have made many people miserable.

Therefore, many players are unwilling to have too much physical contact with Rodman.

The most intuitive impression Meng Lang gives to the outside world is that he is a pitcher.

Now he knocked down Rodman with one punch, just like a nerd killing a gangster on the street, and the contrast hit him.

Chuck Daly also had a look of surprise on his face.

He has been in the alliance for so many years, and he has never seen anything.

He has never seen this scene tonight!
  Now he finally knew why Meng Lang's steps were so good when moving.

What made him more curious than this was:
  He knows Rodman well. He is usually the only one who messes with other people's mentality. No one has ever made him anxious, or even suffered him to such an extent.

Based on Chuck Daly's understanding of Meng Lang, it was very likely that this kid said something.

Daley had seen his "trash talk" with his own eyes. Laettner was scolded so hard that he couldn't say a word and his face turned red.

Can……

What kind of trash talk could make Rodman go berserk like this?
  He couldn't figure it out.

In the second game of his career, he was ejected. Meng Lang returned to the bench with a calm expression and packed his things. He turned to look at his teammates who were still speechless due to surprise and said: "My mission is accomplished. Rodman has been taken care of by me. The rest is up to us." It’s yours!”

Ok……

Meng Lang's abacus was "Dui Zi".

Judging from the scene just now, if he and Rodman are eliminated, the Magic will have an advantage.

Chuck Daly endured it for a long time, and then he couldn't hold it back and didn't blurt out:

It's done, it's so good!
  In his eyes, Meng Lang is really becoming more and more distinctive!

"I solved a big problem for you, Shaq!" Meng Lang was still joking, but Shaq, who called himself the "big brother," didn't know what to say. At this moment he felt protected.

Hardaway and Shaquille O'Neal did not disappoint Meng Lang. The two teamed up to continue to expand the score.

David Robinson was "unable to support himself", and the Spurs lost their first home game of the new season 89-100 at their home court.

Hardaway found Meng Lang who was already sitting on the bus with the good news.

"How on earth did you do it?"

This is not only his question, it is also the question most asked by reporters tonight.

Being able to blow up Rodman's mentality is something that no ordinary person can do.

Meng Lang had a perfect performance since his debut, and became the center of attention in the second game.

"Can you help me ask the general manager, can my team be reimbursed?"

He was talking about tomorrow's fine.

In the 90s, league officials generally would not impose suspensions for such minor conflicts that ended in two or three blows, but a 2 fine was definitely indispensable, and the technical offender itself had to pay the fine.

Meng Lang was afraid that he would receive a fine of 5 dollars tomorrow.

With his salary, this is not a small sum.

"So, what happened between you and Rodman, and why did he suddenly lose his mind?" The reporters asked Meng Lang for specific details.

Meng Lang did not tell the truth: "You can go and ask yourself, if Rodman is willing to tell."

If he didn't say anything, Rodman naturally couldn't. His face was gloomy, feeling the pain still left from Meng Lang's punch.

At that time, he was knocked down by a punch, and his whole head was in a daze. He had no idea how he left the stadium. When he woke up, he was already surrounded by microphones from these bitches.

He waited for reporters to automatically skip the topic.

"So now, do you think Meng Lang left a deep impression on you tonight?" But what reporters are best at is asking questions in a roundabout way. Since you don't want to answer this question, let's ask it in another way.

"fxxk!" Rodman thought of his contempt for Meng Lang before the game.

Of course, even if he did it a hundred times, he would never have imagined that this rookie would leave such a deep impression on him.

In this way…

"Is that what you did then?"

Shaquille O'Neal pumped his fists excitedly.

In front of Meng Lang.

He was still recalling Meng Lang's knockdown of Rodman.

But now, he is on a special plane flying to Cleveland, and there is no way to find videos or photos of Meng Lang's fist.

Of course, what he was really interested in was what Meng Lang told Rodman about to make such a "two-skinned man" lose his mind.

"Shaq, you should know that we have a game tomorrow night!" Meng Lang closed his eyes and endured Shaquille O'Neal's noise in his ears.

This is the first "back-to-back" of his career.

The good news is that he only played less than 9 minutes today, so he wants to perform well tomorrow.

But Shaq played tricks on him, like a three-year-old child who cried and made a fuss when he couldn't eat candy.

He tried to understand that this future "fat-headed fish" had regarded him as a real friend, so he exposed his innocent side in front of him.

But seriously, with such a character, who would regard him as the boss of the team?
  He has such ability, but does not have such character. No wonder the two defenders who partner with him feel that they have the ability to be the boss.

Meng Lang, who wanted to have a good night's sleep, grabbed his ear and told him the trash talk he had with Rodman, leaving Shaq stunned. This look seemed vaguely familiar. Meng Lang thought about it carefully, oh, by the way, wasn't the stupid look he held up the camera in 00 the same as he does now?
  Well, the impact of this trash talk is indeed strong enough.

Shaquille O'Neal didn't react for a long time.

After a while, he said weakly: "So, does Madonna really taste like donuts?"

"Get out!" Meng Lang cursed angrily.

Co-author, have you been thinking about this for half a day?
  Where can I try Madonna?
  That's what he thought, but in the eyes of Shaquille O'Neal, the "Lakers daughter" had slept with him and wanted to sleep with him, and slept with Madonna. Although it was shocking, if it was Meng Lang, he wouldn't be too surprise.

This guy has such a venomous mouth!
  Shaquille O'Neal completely understood why Rodman was furious at the time.

At 4 o'clock in the morning, Orlando's special plane arrived in Cleveland. Meng Lang got off the plane in a daze, got on the bus in a daze, got off the bus in a daze, and walked to the hotel reserved for them by the team to sleep.

I woke up seven or eight times in one night. It’s a damn thing if I’m not tired tomorrow!
  Otherwise, "back to back" would be too torturous!

Chuck Daly's wisdom was shown when he canceled the morning joint training, so Meng Lang was able to sleep until noon before getting up.

Recovering mentally well.

While eating lunch, he looked through the morning's newspaper.

His name came up again and again.

只是没有人去讨论他在上场的10分钟里，10投5中，三分球5投3中，拿到了12分，帮助球队将分差从7分缩小到了1分。

Everyone was reporting on his conflict with Rodman.

"ESPN" even invited speaking experts to know what happened between Meng Lang and Rodman.

Fortunately, there were relatively few broadcast cameras on the sidelines at this time. The two words he said to Rodman, "Madonna tastes like donuts," were not captured by any cameras. Instead, Rodman cursed and rushed towards Meng Lang. The words were translated:

You bitch!

This shows that Rodman was angry at the time.

What a beautiful piece of nonsense, and the quality of ESPN's coverage seems to be ageless.

In addition to nonsense reports, it is customized data.

In the afternoon, Meng Lang accepted a pre-match interview, and Rodman became a topic he couldn't avoid.

The same goes for Rodman. Meng Lang will be a topic he can't avoid in these two days.

"Can you talk about this conflict between you two? Are you working so hard because Rodman said he doesn't remember you and hopes you can leave a deep impression on him?" The reporter finally found him One word.

very apt.

Meng Lang shook his head: "This is the coach's arrangement..."

This statement is a bit ambiguous.

Meng Lang felt it when he left the mouth.

The strange look on the reporter's face showed that this guy obviously understood the ambiguous side.

You can't blame Meng Lang for this. Everyone knows that Chuck Daly once said, "I want to see blood." It is possible for such a coach to really ask his players to knock out a certain opponent's player.

Chuck Daly, stop pretending to be a gentleman, this is the impression reporters have of you!
  "We encountered some troubles in the interior. These troubles were caused by Rodman. We need someone to take on his defense. I was the best candidate last night. I can contain him and I can keep him away from the interior. This It is the bonus that a pitcher can bring to a team. I obey this role arrangement because I am a professional player!"

Meng Lang explained his words seriously, but the reporter interviewing him curled his lips slightly.

Ok……

It’s boring to talk official!
  In the game against the Cavaliers, Meng Lang was still sitting on the bench.

The Magic's starting lineup is still the regular lineup for the new season.

The starting lineup for the Cavaliers is:
  Steve Nash's former league free throw record holder, this year's All-Star Weekend three-point slam dunk contest winner, and future Cavaliers "number one point guard in team history" Mark Price; No. [-] Gerald Weir Kings; No. [-] Chris Mills; No. [-] Holt Rod Williams; and No. [-] Brad Doherty, the Cavaliers' first "all-around center" before LeBron James. ;
  This group of people was the glory of the Cavaliers in the 90s. Relying on this lineup, they made the playoffs five times in six years in the 90s, reaching the Eastern Conference Finals the most.

In terms of performance, it is not much different from the Cavaliers led by LeBron James 1.0.

Because standing in front of them is the Bulls!
  They lost to the Bulls in 5 out of 4 playoff appearances.

Losing to the Bulls in this era is not a shameful thing, but a normal thing.

The most important thing is that this result is not achieved by how much money the Cavaliers spent.

In the second season after Brad Doherty became the first "No. [-] pick" in the history of the Cavaliers, he led the team to the playoffs. He did better than LeBron in this regard; in addition, he has been the best in his entire career. Spending time with the Cavaliers, this is better than LeBron...

If it weren't for his back injury, he would never have faded away in the history of centers in the 90s.

Doherty's style of play is somewhat unusual in this era where centers are constantly attacking the basket.

In the first attack, he showed this when he grabbed the ball for the Cavaliers.

He did not run directly to the low post to compete with Shaquille O'Neal. Instead, he stood high, lifted the ball, and observed the movement of his teammates. If his teammates ran out of space, he would directly pass the ball with a "cannonball". Let your teammates get the ball as soon as possible.

Scenes like this can always be seen on the Cavaliers' tactical board.

In this round, the Magic guarded man-to-man very well, and Doherty was not in a hurry. He pulled to the three-point line, used his solid body to set a pick-and-roll for Mark Price, who was holding the ball, and then passed the ball down the middle. Completed the empty cut easily.

This offensive cooperation made Meng Lang on the bench think of a fat man who liked to ride horses.

That is to say, Doherty does not have a three-pointer, otherwise he would really be that fat man!
  Although it was a "back-to-back", the Magic had a good start, but Denis Scott had a hip stretch again. In fact, he was struggling this season. He once fell out of the starting lineup and became a "sharp knife on the bench." ".

If it were the past, Chuck Daly would have given Scott some time to find a feeling. ——He can't be too partial, at least not on the surface.

But tonight, Chuck Daly knew very well that if he couldn't win the game at the beginning, he wouldn't have much hope of winning the game.

The Magic will have to struggle with physical fitness later on.

"Dream, it's your turn!"

Moreover, Meng Lang played 10 minutes yesterday. He is the player in the best physical condition of the Magic and deserves more playing time.

“Am I going to play the savior again?”

The Magic were 8-11, slightly behind by 3 points. Meng Lang walked onto the court with a look on his face that said, "I really can't do anything to you."

Yesterday had a sluggish start, so in this game, Meng Lang did not come up to ask for the ball. Instead, he kept running, catching and passing the ball, touching the ball, and developing his touch and feel for the ball.

As for why we have to keep moving...

All we can say is that this is what "Hamilton" is like!
  Being able to move your body is also an important factor in being able to shoot accurately.

The Cavaliers player following him was Gerald Wilkins.

It is the younger brother of "The Best of Human Movies".

Like his brother, he also has excellent physical fitness.

There is a record about him. He is the first participant in the NBA Slam Dunk Contest to use props. He performed a chair-flying free throw line dunk in 1986.

Before coming to the Cavaliers, he had been playing in the "Big Apple" and was the second-leading scorer outside "Gorilla" Ewing.

There was a very popular nickname "Jordan Terminator".

It's just that this nickname later became known to Jordan. In the 89 Eastern Conference Finals, he averaged 35.7 points, 9.5 rebounds and 8.3 assists per game. Yes, no one will mention this popular nickname.

He may be a good on-ball defender, but Meng Lang observed that this guy is definitely not a good off-ball defender.

With every sudden change of direction during the movement, Meng Lang could throw this guy away by a large margin.

This proves that he doesn't have much experience defending off the ball.

Of course, Meng Lang is equipped with Reggie Miller's ability to run without the ball. Now his ability to run without the ball is 91 points!
  It's normal for Gerrard to be unable to guard against him!
  Catch the ball, turn around, jump shot!
  At 6 minutes and 34 seconds of the first quarter, about a minute after Meng Lang came on the court, he tried his first shot and the ball fell into the basket.

feel good...

Meng Lang said to Hardaway, "You can try to pass a few more passes to me!"

At this time, the Magic team is in a period of stagnation on the offensive end. His words are like rain after a long drought for the Magic team.

Love to hear it!

But Meng Lang finally understood why Shaq was swept so many times when he led the team alone.

His offensive method is actually very simple.

His advantages are obvious, that is, his tonnage, strength and the absolute suppression of the inside line brought by his height. However, in the 90s, there were many inside lines with big muscles, big waist and three thick waists. If one person cannot hold him, two can always do it. Resist him.

If he wants to play comfortably on the offensive end, he must wait until the opponent's defense is no longer so tight.

The "triangle tactic" makes this situation as normal as possible, which is why it is so suitable for Shaquille O'Neal.

Just like Phil Jackson said in response to "Shark"'s mother: "We need to give your son a 1-on-1 opportunity before we can give him the ball!"

So Meng Lang asked for the ball, and there was no reluctance on Shaq's face.

Meng Lang was in really good form tonight. This time he tried the mid-range shot and still hit the ball firmly into the basket.

This is the golfer!

Meng Lang shook his head slightly as he returned to defense.

Just after scoring a three-pointer, the younger brother of the "Slam Dunk King" paid too much attention to his movement outside the three-point line. Meng Lang caught his mentality and instead moved in the mid-range, one step inside the three-point line. Gained huge shooting space.

Interestingly, in the "small ball era", long two-pointers are the most inefficient way to shoot. Head coaches encourage players to rush towards the basket or try to shoot from outside the three-point line.

Long two points are often overlooked.

But in the 90s, many classic "winners" came from long two-pointers. Needless to say who is the representative figure? Now let's play baseball!

In terms of tactical layout, the long two-pointer is actually a point that is often overlooked. Often, in this area, shots will not be greatly interfered with.

One hand is worth two points, which is why Michael Jordan is so awesome at critical moments.

Of course, it also has something to do with his abnormal physical fitness.

The defender is afraid of his breakthrough and will unconsciously speed up the pace when moving inside. At this time, Jordan can easily gain space to shoot with his excellent emergency stop and stay in the air.

This is a style of play that most people cannot learn.

Except for Kobe, no one tried to learn Jordan's fadeaway technique.

Does that thing have any technology?

It is said that LeBron relies on his body to play, and Michael Jordan actually also relies on his body to play.

For him, a pull-up jump shot means rushing up, stopping, jumping up, waiting for the defender to land, taking a shot, and scoring a goal...

After Meng Lang felt that Gerrard paid too much attention to his three-pointers, he began to focus on looking for two-point opportunities.

He made consecutive shots and was in hot form. He made 6 of 5 shots in the first quarter and 1 of 1 three-pointers, scoring 11 points.

Relying on his excellent shooting form, the Magic entered the second quarter of the game with a 34-28 lead.

　Today's 1 words are completed, and there will be a chapter of 2 words later to make up for the outstanding debt.

　　
  　
  (End of this chapter)