Chapter 1488 Luo Fengen Declaration
Chiles continued to pass the ball in half. As a point guard, his organizational ability is really mediocre and he is good at defense.
Mills played singles at Houston, and missed the jump shot. He just joined the team and wanted to prove himself, but he chose the wrong method.
Da Ben protected the backcourt rebound, and the Red Team's fast break started again. Jackson forced a layup and failed to make a breakthrough due to Starks' interference. Wallace followed up and grabbed the frontcourt rebound.
Oakley caught up from behind, Wallace passed the ball, and Atkins couldn't get rid of it, so he passed the ball to Jackson who ran out of the back. The latter took the ball and turned around, raised the ball with both hands and swayed it, and took the ball and passed Ewing, breaking into the inside to make a layup.
He still failed to make a shot this time, but caused Oakley to make a foul.
As soon as Ewing went out of the outside, his defensive power was reduced by most of his time. He could not even exert his height and wingspan advantages, and his speed was too slow.
Jackson made both free throws, 16 to 4.
After Houston was strictly guarded, he attracted the defensive pass from the outside. The Red Team's offense was still playing well. Van Gundy finally called a timeout. Oakley's defense was very big just now, and if he didn't stop the veteran, he would be anxious.
The first adjustment he made was to replace Larry Johnson who had been resting for a while, trying to make his physical advantage to fight alone, and replaced Mills who had no performance.
He was worried that Johnson would be injured and let him rest. What is this? He went to the training game with injuries?
In addition, Van Gundy lets Starks and Ewing play pick-and-roll, and Starks breaks through his own attack with the ball, which can also attract the defense and pass it to Ewing to fight one-on-one. Last season's routine.
Yang Rui praised the players on the sidelines, but did not substitution and emphasized speeding up.
The game continued, and Johnson took Bowen with his back on the court. The power gap was obvious, and Bowen had no choice but to be broken through.
One thing reduces another. Bowen is good at defending the surface frame attack. When he encounters strong impact and can often lose his muscles and sticks on his back. Therefore, he not only restricts the outstanding performance of James, McGrady and others, but also was beaten by Bonchi Wells in the playoffs.
Big Ben made up for defense, and Johnson passed the ball from the right to the basket on the left. Oak was well absent, and dunked the ball with both hands, 16-6.
Atkins dribbled the ball to the frontcourt and passed it to Houston, who was running with a cover. The latter missed the jump shot under interference, Ewing got a rebound, and Jackson countered the foul on the spot.
It is easy for newcomers to make fearless small moves, probably wanting him to have a better memory, so Jogel blew the whistle.
Yang Rui raised his hand to request a substitution on the sidelines. 213CM's "snake man" Mickey Moore appeared and replaced Bowen.
After Moore came on the court, he conveyed the coach's intention: "Stephen, you go to defend Oakley, Ben goes to defend Johnson, I will deal with Ewing, the offensive rhythm slowed down, and opened up the positional battle and organized the forward."
Jackson nodded after playing this in the summer league.
The White team attacked, and the ball was passed to Johnson again, and he took a step and was held back by Da Ben. Both of them were short and strong inside.
Johnson failed to break through and passed the ball to Ewing. The latter turned around and jumped away from the block, and the ball missed again. Moore was not inferior to Ewing, and his speed was faster and his interference effect was obvious. Ewing didn't practice much at home in the summer, so he needed some time to find the feel.
Jackson grabbed the rebound and protected the attack speed, slowed down. He brought it to the frontcourt, Moore gave Atkins no-ball cover on the left, and Da Ben provided Houston with the right, and Jackson passed the ball in the center, adding changes.
Oakley was almost annoyed by this tactic. He couldn't help but get out and threw the ball from the outside. He was not slow and could interfere with one side's shooting, but it would be difficult for him to get rebounding data, which was equivalent to becoming a pure blue-collar worker.
Oakley also began to admire Yang Rui, and adjusted after losing one goal, which immediately hindered the smoothness of the White team's offensive.
The response was so fast and effective on the spot. Many people think that Yang Rui performed more like the head coach today than Van Gundy.
Atkins received the ball and passed it to Moore with two steps. The latter received the ball in the left frame and beat him slightly, facing Chiles, who was 191CM tall, and made a mid-range shot near the penalty area. 18-6.
He played as soon as he came on the bench again, and the fans applauded warmly. Van Gundy was expressionless and his heart was almost crazy.
Van Gundy is a person who is unrestrained. If he falls behind and does not make adjustments, he will rely on the stars.
The same was true for him during the Rockets. In 2007, even if Bunch Wells could beat Bowen by one-on-one, Span Norris played the Dream Team in the international arena, which did not conform to his tactical philosophy, and he would not need to.
Even if Yao Ming feels bad, he will ask the players to pass the ball to the low post again and again, so that Yao Ming can play a strong attack to find the feel. The ending is that Yao Ming is tired and the team is beaten by his opponent.
In Yang Rui's previous life, Van Gundy was not clear when he was a coach and was stubborn. It was not until he had been explaining for many years and watched the basketball game from the perspective of bystanders that he realized many things and admitted his mistakes.
After Moore came on the court, the Red Team's defensive intensity decreased a little, Ewing and Starks scored continuously. Yang Rui's offense arranged was not bad, and he led by 8 points 32 to 24 at the end of the first quarter.
In the second quarter, Yang Rui asked Houston, who had been resting for a while, and played a 13-2 wave with Moore, Buck Williams, Ward, and Anthony Bowie.
Both inside players can shoot mid-range shots and have strong mobility. They pull out to attract defense, Houston can shoot, and Bowie can break through.
Bowie is 198CM tall and weighs 86 kilograms. He averaged 14.6 points, 4.7 rebounds and 3.1 assists at the peak of the Magic. He had poor confrontation and poor shooting, mainly relying on speed to hit the basket. After being injured, he became a marginal person.
Bowie did not receive a Magic contract renewal and represented the Knicks in the summer league. Only such a little advantage was taken advantage of by Yang Rui.
Van Gundy's biggest mistake was sending 211CM inside veteran Dudley. The speed was too slow, and it was difficult for him to switch to Houston or Bowie.
Van Gundy adjusted to send the main players. The veterans were unwilling to fall behind and began to take serious care. They quickly caught the 17-point difference to only 5 points.
Yang Rui changed back to the "main force" in the second half, strengthened his defense, and ended with a 57-50 lead in the first half.
Ernie and Glenn were already stunned on the sidelines, thinking about how to report to the boss James Dolan.
They tried their best to overestimate Yang Rui, but found that they still underestimated him. Who are Yang Rui's men? No one knew Ward except Houston, and he has never fallen behind since the beginning, weighing on the Knicks' main player last season.
Yang Rui's adjustments are effective every time, and he dares to play tricks and blooms more on the offensive end. Van Gundy reused Ewing, Johnson, and Starks. Everyone else was spectators, and Oakley was all defended.
Who has good tactics and strong on-the-spot adaptability, which is clear at a glance. Not only the people in the uniform team think so, but fans have seen the trick.
Jill exclaimed: "Hunt, the Chinese you know is so powerful. How could he play like this with a substitute?"
"I don't know, now I want to ask him for an autograph. I often eat with such awesome people." Hunter said excitedly.
Thibodeau admired Yang Rui even more, holding a notebook on the sidelines to record his employing methods and learning on the spot. His previous head coaches were not as flexible as Yang Rui's, and today they were eye-opening. Yang Rui did not expect that bold employment could achieve such good results. After all, the Knicks' starting strength was obviously higher. His original plan was just to use Houston to let Van Gundy see Houston's core potential.
As a result, he found that Van Gundy did not know how to use Houston, but no one could use the offensive end except Ewing. He is still in the stage of playing single-core offensive, so Ewing is in a normal state and the offensive is not good.
In Yang Rui's previous life, after Ewing was seriously injured and reimbursed, Van Gundy was forced to change to the outside dual core. During the Rockets period, the Yao and Maggie combination also took turns to play singles.
The defensive coach is just a label on Van Gundy's forehead, and he is not at all good at the offense.
Yang Rui felt that he could not continue to fight like this. Van Gundy was the head coach. This result was a bit hurtful and would affect Van Gundy's prestige in the team.
It may not be a good thing for Yang Rui. The face of the core team also needs to be maintained. If Ewing, Starks and others dislike him, can they still work happily in the future?
During the break, Yang Rui called Thibodeau aside and smiled and said, "Tom, you can lead the team in the second half, and you will arrange the offensive and defensive tactics."
"Ah? Why?" Thibodeau was stunned.
"Everyone is an assistant teacher. I can't just care about myself and let you watch it, right?" Yang Rui shrugged.
When Thibodeau was happy, he almost used Sakamoto's secret skill and repeatedly jumped sideways. With the intense exercise from left to right, he could make the wind blow.
Of course, if Thibodeau dances like this, it will never be cool. It should be similar to the picture when logging in with the QQ number in the lower right corner of the computer.
"Okay, then you can rest for a while and leave it to me." Thibodeau went to tell the players about tactics.
When the players came on the court, Thibodeau felt something was wrong...
Taking the lead in the first half, Yang Rui has proved his strength. Now he has given Quan to him, and he feels very comfortable. The two are closer, but Yang Rui does this as if he is deliberately letting go.
If they finally win Van Gundy's starting team with substitutes, the head coach will lose all his face, and even if he admits their abilities, he will feel uncomfortable.
Now that Thibodeau leads the team, he has also given the difficulties to him. Only by losing can everyone be happy.
Thibodeau glanced at Yang Rui and shuddered.
Is this guy really 23 years old? Compared to him, I am 39 and still as simple as a boy!
In the second half, Thibodeau followed some of Yang Rui's tactics and continuously created misaligned offensive opportunities through off-ball cover.
On the White Team, Ewing and Johnson found their feelings and were unstoppable, and reversed the score in the third quarter. Both sides were on the bench in the final quarter, and the White Team won 105 to 124 in the end.
Van Gundy breathed a sigh of relief, without a smile on his face. He knew very well that Yang Rui was the audience in the second half and did not arrange tactical adjustments.
Bringing a group of marginal people into this way, if you change teams... Van Gundy dared not think about it.
Everyone walked to the venue and waved to the fans around them, and the curtain call of the open training class was over.
The players received interviews on the sidelines.
Many reporters surrounded Ben Wallace, and his performance was really eye-catching. Although there were no statistics, he grabbed a lot of rebounds and had beautiful blocks. Ewing and Johnson experienced it.
Houston and Atkins together ensured the offense, which also attracted the attention.
Atkins made Ward and Chiles feel threatened. Atkins was poor in defense and short in size, but they lacked speed and breakthrough ability.
Even Bao Wen had interviews with reporters. He made two three-pointers today, and Mills, who was defending, only scored 2 points. He smiled and talked to the reporter about his thoughts.
In Yang Rui's impression, Bowen of the Spurs is a gloomy and non-talking person, but Bowen is not like this at all.
The environment creates people. Popovich is a serious coach, and the Spurs are a place where facial paralysis is abundant. In contrast, the atmosphere of the Knicks is not bad now.
Van Gundy praised Yang Rui in an interview. "I believe the Knicks will make a breakthrough this season. I have a very outstanding assistant coach who has brought a lot of surprises to the team. Several players in the summer league performed very well."
The reporter asked: "Houston led the bench to lead the first half. Will you consider giving him more ball rights in the new season?"
"Yes, he will be the core of the Knicks' outside line." Van Gundy answered without hesitation.
Before the game, Yang Rui recommended Houston to become the team's outside core. Van Gundy was a little skeptical. He played very well today. As long as he arranged tactics, his scoring ability seemed to be not as good as Ewing.
Ewing scored a lot of points today, his shooting percentage was not high, and his condition was average. If he reduces the number of singles on the offensive end, he can focus more on the defensive end.
In fact, the management greeted Van Gundy in the summer, and Ewing's role needs to be changed. He has hidden dangers of injury, and he is the person who cannot afford to be injured in the team. He must control Ewing's playing time and ensure efficiency.
Van Gundy has always been a headache for the team's lack of attack power. Yang Rui gave a solution during the interview, and it can allow internal and external players to cooperate more.
Van Gundy knew very well that he needed Yang Rui, and he should be able to arrange appropriate offensive tactics for Ewing to let others share the offensive pressure.
Yang Rui did not have any reporter interviews, and the assistant coaches were far less attractive than the stars. The substitutes were leading in the first half, and most of them automatically thought that the players were outstanding in strength and in excellent condition.
He took the jersey from the sidelines to Houston. "Alan, please help sign an autograph. My friend and I like you very much. That handsome guy on the sidelines can't get in the sidelines. He is your fan."
Yang Rui pointed at Hunter and Jill, and they waved to the side together.
Hunter was so excited that he shouted, "Alan, you are the best."
Many fans like Houston, he is a recognized handsome man among black people. Yang Rui said that it means nothing but to like him. Assistant coach and Van Gundy communicate for a long time, so he is easier to get on the position, so Houston took the jersey seriously, placed it on a chair, and squatted on the ground with a signing pen to sign beautiful spots.
"Jerry, what are you signing?"
"Never give up your dreams!" Yang Rui said with a smile.
Houston savored this sentence carefully and found it great. He quickly wrote it down, and his name and handwriting were elegant and graceful.
Manager Ernie walked to the sidelines and said to Yang Rui kindly: "Jerry, you're doing a pretty job. Try to maintain this level in the new season and help the team."
"I can." Yang Rui gained a lot in a training class.
He has been recognized by the management, and some people even think that he is better than Van Gundy, and it is impossible not to be reused!
The management affirmed his work. Only in the new season will he have a certain say in the team, rather than simply making suggestions and looking at Van Gundy's expression.
This is very important for Yang Rui. He needs to learn defensive tactics. If Van Gundy is stubborn and uses last season's tactics, he will be angry to death.
Chapter completed!