Legendary star

Chapter 556

"Tyshawn, today you will replace Reggie in the starting lineup and defend Richard on the opposite side."

"Jermaine, you play the 5th position today. On the offensive end, don't get too entangled with the opponent at the basket. Go directly to the free throw line and look for opportunities in the high position."

At about 2004 o'clock in the evening on May 5, 21, in the locker room of the home team at the Bankers Life Arena, Pacers head coach Rick Carlisle was holding a tactical board for several players who were about to start the game Explain the tactics one by one.Since the Pacers swept the Nets in the semifinals, and the rest of the teams took six and seven games to decide the outcome, the Pacers got more than a week of rest, so they came to the Eastern Conference finals. Before, the mental outlook of the Pacers was also very good.

Rick Carlisle coached the Pistons for two seasons. The core of the Pistons, Ben Wallace, Chauncey Billups, and Ron Artest were all recruited by Rick Carlisle. The promoted players, even the current defensive system of the Pistons, were built by Rick Carlisle himself, so Rick Carlisle couldn't be more familiar with the opponent the Pacers faced in the Eastern Conference Finals.

After the Pistons fired Rick Carlisle and ushered in Larry Brown, under Larry Brown's operation, the overall strength of the Pistons was significantly stronger than last season, but Larry Brown After taking office, he did not completely overthrow the offensive and defensive system established by Rick Carlisle in the Pistons, but on the basis of Rick Carlisle, he tinkered and further improved it. Therefore, this team under Larry Brown The Pistons, and the Pistons coached by Rick Carlisle, are very similar in their tactical characteristics and even shortcomings, and this gives Rick Carlisle the opportunity to prescribe the right medicine.

What are the Pistons best at?Of course it is defense. When the Pistons were under Rick Carlisle, they were always one of the three best defensive teams in the league. The team with the fewest points conceded.But in Rick Carlisle's view, the lifeline of the Pistons is precisely defense. The Pistons' defensive system is built with Ben Wallace as the core. Yes, but Ben Wallace has an obvious shortcoming, that is, height. The official height of Ben Wallace is 2 meters, but his real height is a little shorter than Meng Xu, which leads to the fact that Ben Wallace In the face of those tall insiders with a wide attack range and accurate baskets in their hands, they will basically be in a situation where they have no strength and no place to use them. The Pacers now have exactly such an insider. Although Jermaine O'Neal's mid-range shot Compared with Kevin Garnett and Dirk Nowitzki, the two little princes of jump shots, there is still some gap, but Jermaine O'Neal's mid-range shot is quite stable now, especially after the pick-and-roll with Meng Xu, at the free throw line The hit rate of nearby jump shots is even closer to 06%.

"Guys, let's go, kick their butts hard, slaughter them, sweep them!" After all the tactical arrangements were made, Rick Carlisle suddenly raised the tactical board in his hand, with an unprecedented high-pitched voice, Shouted the declaration of victory to all the Pacers players in the locker room.

Rick Carlisle was ordered in a critical situation. In the two seasons he took over the Pistons, he transformed the Pistons from a small belly to an Eastern powerhouse, and led the team to the conference semifinals for two consecutive seasons, but the Pistons management But he said that he fired Rick Carlisle. Even the day before Rick Carlisle was fired, Rick Carlisle was still representing the Pistons to participate in the draft. In this case, who was fired? There was no way to swallow this breath.It was also with deep hatred for the Pistons management that Rick Carlisle, at the invitation of Larry Bird, took over the Pacers who had just eliminated him. The Palace of Ben Hill defeated the Pistons, and every time Rick Carlisle watched the fans of the Palace of Auburn Hills sink into the depression because of the team's loss, Rick Carlisle would feel a sense of vengeance in his heart, but After all, it was the regular season, and the Pistons have indeed become stronger under the leadership of Larry Brown, so the Pistons' management will not regret firing Rick Carlisle.Therefore, before the end of the regular season, Rick Carlisle hoped to meet the Pistons in the playoffs, but the Nets were too disappointing, and there was no way to pull the Pistons from the third position.And when the Pistons eliminated the Heat in the semifinals and became the Pacers' opponent in the finals, Rick Carlisle had to sigh that God had eyes and finally gave himself this opportunity for revenge.

"Sweep them!" After a short period of calm, the Pacers' locker room rang out bursts of slogans.

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"It seems that the Indiana fans are not very friendly to Richard!" When the visiting Pistons players walked out of the tunnel, the Bankers Life Arena was booed instantly, especially when Richard -When Hamilton walked out of the player tunnel, the boos on the scene reached its peak, and the extreme Pacers fans who had been waiting on both sides of the player tunnel used various words starting with F, and traitors. Words, spewed at Hamilton.

As the No. [-] scorer of the Pacers in the Finals last season, Richard Hamilton was responsible for the Pacers' victory over the defending champion of the Lakers. However, Hamilton joined the Pistons as a free agent after the season ended. This also made Richard Hamilton, who was supposed to be a hero in Indiana, become the object of contempt by everyone in Indiana overnight.

"Richard, are you alright?" Looking at Hamilton's cloudy face, Ben Wallace, who was on Hamilton's side, also asked Hamilton with great concern.In fact, Ben Wallace's current mood is also very complicated. Larry Brown values ​​Ben Wallace very much, but in Ben Wallace's heart, Larry Brown's status is not as good as Rick Carlisle. Before Rick Carlisle coached the Pistons, Ben Wallace had already made some names, but Rick Carlisle was the first head coach to establish Ben Wallace as the core. Under Rick Carlisle, Ben Wallace was named the Defensive Player of the Year for two consecutive seasons, entered the All-Star team, and was selected to the All-NBA Team.Therefore, after the end of last season, when the Pistons management announced the dismissal of Rick Carlisle, Ben Wallace immediately called the general manager to express his protest, although the successor Larry Brown used His ability has successfully convinced Ben Wallace, but Ben Wallace still can't help but miss Rick Carlisle in his heart.

Among the current Pistons, Ben Wallace is far from the only one who has the same thoughts as Ben Wallace, and among these people, the one who misses Rick Carlisle the most is undoubtedly this season's No. 200 pick Darko. - Milicic, before participating in the draft, Milicic has had many contacts with Rick Carlisle. Rick Carlisle not only promised Milicic that the Pistons will definitely choose him, but also made a plan for him. A detailed training, development, and playing time plan, but perseveringly, as the emperor and courtier, the successor Larry Brown regarded Milicic as nothing. Qi has only played less than [-] minutes this season, so in Milicic's heart, he doesn't have a good impression of the current head coach of the Pistons.

"Today's game, the Pacers' starting lineup has changed a lot." When the players from both sides began to warm up, Michaels also got the starting lineup of the two teams today. Compared with the Wizards, the Nets' series In the game, the Pacers have a very large lineup today. First of all, Jermaine O'Neal moved from the 4th position to the 5th position, and NN-Hilario started today. In addition, there is another big change, which is Tyshawn Prince replaced Reggie Miller as the Pacers' starting shooting guard. As he got older, Reggie Miller's state declined rapidly, and he was no longer the undead Reggie. , In the series with the Nets, it even became a loophole for the Nets to target. Therefore, when facing the Pistons, which are stronger than the Nets, after discussing with Reggie Miller, Rick Carlisle put Reggie Miller Put it on the bench.

"The Pistons' starting lineup hasn't changed much today, it's still center Ben Wallace, power forward Rasheed Wallace, small forward Ron Artest, shooting guard Richard Hamilton, point guard Chauncey Billups."

"Sure enough, it's still the same." After seeing the starting lineup of the Pistons, Rick Carlisle let go of a hanging heart. Larry Brown is an old coach with more than 20 years of coaching experience, so before the start of the game , Rick Carlisle is still a little worried about whether Larry Brown will change his lineup today and whether he will still have a killer weapon against the Pacers, but judging from the Pistons' starting lineup today, the probability of this possibility is very small.

The Pistons' starting lineup and team tactics are very stable. At the same time, since the Pistons have no superstars, each of the five main players has obvious shortcomings. Therefore, there is a clear division of labor between the Pistons' starting players. To make up for the lack of personal ability to the greatest extent, it has the effect of 1+1 greater than 2. Because of this, the Pistons have very little room for maneuvering tactics. Many common tactics have no soil to take root in the Pistons because they lack execution. The players and abilities of this tactic.

Of course, at this time, Larry Brown, who is not far from Rick Carlisle, is also guessing the tactics and style of play that the Pacers will use today. Before the game started, Larry Brown had a hunch that Rick Carlisle Reggie Miller will definitely be removed, but Rick Carlisle's use of Jermaine O'Neal is really beyond Larry Brown's expectations.After all, the inside combination of Mutombo and Jermaine O'Neal still has a certain advantage when facing the Pistons' double Wallace. Rick Carlisle gave up this advantage today and used NN-Hillary Oh, a second-year rookie, replaced Mutombo, a bold change that Larry Brown could never have imagined.

"Hmph, no matter how you change, as long as we follow the arrangements we made in advance, we will definitely have the hope of taking away a victory from here."

Larry Brown is under a lot of pressure now. After taking over the Pistons, Larry Brown didn't take his predecessor seriously. Even after hearing the news that Rick Carlisle was in charge of the Pacers, Larry Brown Li Brown also understood with a smile, but who would have thought that his predecessor had played an earth-shattering season in the Pacers, and at this time, as Larry Brown, who robbed Rick Carlisle of the coach, would naturally be taken by the Pistons. Larry Brown also knows that if he can't lead the Pistons to prove his strength in front of Rick Carlisle's Pacers, then His handsome position will definitely be shaken, and Larry Brown also faintly feels that his predecessor, who is full of bad taste, will definitely do something in this round of the series to retaliate against the Pistons.

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