Chapter 423 What kind of bullshit offensive tactics is this?
The game officially starts at 8:30, and at 8:00, ABC starts live broadcast.
"Hey, is Fatty going to retire?"
Seeing Barkley sitting in the ABC live broadcast seat, doing his work as a commentator with a smile on his face, Lao Wang was a little bit unresponsive.
At this time, Barkley said with a smile: "Hello, ladies and gentlemen, I am your friend, NBA top 50 superstar, MVP and two championship winners, the great Sir Charles Barkley."
"The thickness of his skin makes him one of the top three in the history of the league!"
In front of the TV, Lao Wang immediately gave Fatty a thumbs up.
Barkley was partnered with Gomez and Elandon. Elandon smiled and said, "Charles, do you have any other titles?"
Barkley quickly said: "Oh, of course, I am still the eleventh superstar in the history of the league."
"Who gave it to you?" Gomez said in surprise.
Buckley said seriously: "Everyone says so, don't you know? That only shows your ignorance."
"Haha..." The two serious hosts both fell down laughing.
After laughing, Elandon said: "To be serious, Charles, you are Michael's friend for many years and a lifelong rival, as well as Patrick Ewing. So who do you think will win in this tie-break?"
"Of course it's me."
In the home team's locker room, Jordan stared at the TV on the wall with sharp eyes and said.
He turned around and said to Pippen, Rodman and others: "I will never allow the Bulls to be eliminated by the Pacers. We must advance to the Eastern Conference Finals."
Under his absolute strength, all the players in the locker room couldn't help but nodded.
Rodman and Pippen, who were vying for the second place and almost got into a fight, also looked at each other and their faces became serious. They knew that if this game was messed up, Jordan's thunderous wrath would definitely come.
"It must be us walkers."
In the visiting team's locker room, Reggie Miller snorted.
Next to him was Ewing, who was sweating a little. In fact, the locker room was very air-conditioned and it wasn't so hot. He was nervous.
At the critical moment, out of inertia, Ewing became nervous.
At this time, Barkley said: "As a commentator, I must ensure a neutral stance, so let's leave this issue to others."
"Oh, who do you want to ask this question?" Elanton and Gomez were a little surprised, as they didn't have this part beforehand.
"Of course he is Michael's mortal enemy, Old K." Buckley said proudly.
"Oh! Charles, do you want to contact Lao K?"
"Charles, do you want to interview Mr. K on the phone?"
Looking at each other, surprise flashed in the eyes of Elandon and Gomez.
"certainly."
Buckley nodded, took his cell phone, and started dialing.
The call was quickly connected, and Lao Wang's voice sounded on the other side: "Hello, this is Lao K. Who are you?"
"Stop pretending, it's me, Charles, your brother Charles. I know you must be looking at me, stop pretending, hurry up and accept my phone interview." Buckley chuckled.
"Sorry, Charles, I found a new Larry Bird movie and I don't have time to be interviewed by you." Lao Wang said.
"Pfft! Haha..."
Barkley burst out laughing instantly, lying on the live broadcast seat with his head buried in laughter.
"Is this a Larry Bird adult movie?" Many people know this joke, and Elanton also knows a few, and he couldn't help laughing along with it.
"What do you mean? Let me know quickly."
Only Gomez didn't know and looked at the two of them confused, a little anxious.
Larry Bird in front of the TV was also stunned, dumbfounded, and cursed: "Damn old K, are you trying to build on my reputation as a porn star?"
"Okay, Old K, let's start the interview now."
Barkley laughed for a long time before he raised his head and asked with a smile: "Who do you think will win tonight?"
Lao Wang also became serious and said: "I don't have a lot of experience in tie-breaks. Usually I will deal with my opponent before that. For example, I never play tie-breaks with the Bulls in the finals. I play in all tie-breaks."
"Ha ha……"
Barkley and the other three commentators were lying on the commentary table laughing again.
"This damn old K!"
Jordan immediately cursed in front of the TV.
"Michael, calm down, don't let Old K's words affect your mentality."
Phil Jackson quickly tried to persuade him, and then said: "Come on, Michael, follow me, relax your body and mind, relax your breathing, and then your mind, let's start meditating..."
Jordan rolled his eyes helplessly. Phil was good at everything, but he was just nagging.
At this time, Lao Wang continued seriously: "But at critical moments, everyone will be nervous, and nervousness will affect the state, so at this time, the real strong person will be highlighted. He is full of willpower and full of extreme desire to win.
Will show strong leadership and dominance.”
"I know, he is talking about me."
Jordan broke the silence of the locker room, came out of his meditative state, and said energetically.
"So who is this person most likely to be?" Buckley asked.
At this moment, Jordan and Reggie Miller both had their eyes fixed on the TV. They couldn't see Old K, they could only hear Old K's voice.
Both of them are the leaders of the team. Apart from them, no one is qualified to be the leader of the Bulls and Pacers. It must be one of them that Old K is talking about.
Pippen opened a bottle of water. This kind of thing had nothing to do with him. The stingy guy K. was just doing it as a gimmick. Who else could it be besides Michael?
Lao Wang said: "Well, he is most likely Pi Er."
"Pfft! Cough cough cough..."
Pippen took a gulp of water and choked it out.
"Haha..." The ABC TV station burst into laughter.
"Shet!"
Jordan and Reggie Miller cursed at the same time and raised their middle fingers at the TV.
"Crack!"
Jordan stepped forward and turned off the TV, clapped his hands, and shouted to his teammates: "Okay, don't listen to that bastard K's nonsense. From now on, we have to enter a fighting state, and the Bulls will win!"
“The bull must win!”
The Bulls locker room responded with a bang.
More than two hours later, the tiebreaker between the Bulls and the Pacers, which countless people paid attention to, ended. 92:103, the Bulls became the winners, and the Pacers of Reggie Miller and Ewing were eliminated.
In this game, Ewing made only 8 of 24 shots, a shooting percentage of only 33.3%, 10 of 12 free throws, 26 points and 10 rebounds. With Rodman's assistance, his efficiency was very low.
Rodman overcame his injuries in the most critical tiebreaker, played 44 minutes and grabbed 16 rebounds.
Under Jordan's defense, Reggie Miller made 7 of 17 shots, a shooting percentage of 41.2%, 2 of 8 three-pointers, a shooting percentage of only 25%, and 4 of 5 free throws, scoring a total of 20 points.
Jordan, on the other hand, made 17 of 32 shots on Reggie Miller, shooting 53.1% from the field, 1 of 3 three-pointers, 7 of 8 free throws, scoring 42 points, 7 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 steals, 2 turnovers, and 3 fouls.
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Pippen also scored 21 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
Center Rick Schmitz also scored 11 points and 6 rebounds. Under Ewing's defense, the data was not good.
In Barkley's words, Jordan played a decisive and great performance at the most critical moment.
At the end of the game, David Stern breathed a sigh of relief. If Jordan failed to reach the Eastern Conference Finals this time, it would be a major loss for the league.
But he was very satisfied with this year's playoffs, which were full of suspense and competitiveness from the second round onwards. He was also full of hope in the subsequent Eastern Conference Finals, Western Conference Finals, and finals.
With the end of the second round, the matchup schedule for the Eastern and Western Finals has also come out.
Eastern Conference Finals, Bulls vs. Knicks.
Western Conference Finals, Suns vs. Jazz.
The former has home court advantage, the season is a best-of-seven game, and the schedule is 22111, with the Western Conference Finals starting on May 19th and the Eastern Conference Finals starting on the 20th.
Starting from the next day, the 17th, major media outlets have been discussing a lot about the Eastern Conference and Western Conference finals. Some TV media have also launched multiple programs and invited some current and retired stars to participate.
Barkley performed well in the ABC live broadcast commentary last night. TNT TV station took a fancy to him and immediately invited him to participate in a program about the East-West Showdown, partnering with Bill Walton, and offered him $500,000.
Barkley was overjoyed. He didn’t get paid for being a guest yesterday, but he didn’t expect to start receiving money now. It seems that his plan to become a commentator after retirement is indeed correct. It’s worth looking forward to!
"Haha, old K, on the 18th at eight o'clock in the evening, my show, TNT, is not ESPN, not ABC, it is TNT, don't miss it. Let me tell you, it costs half a million dollars to make a show, which is comparable to
Playing a game brings more money and is easier. I think I can retire now. Well, I won’t tell you anymore. I don’t have time. I’m very busy. Don’t call me. I don’t have time to answer your call.
Telephone."
"Dameng, on the night of the 18th, my program will be on TNT TV station..."
"Michael..."
"Clyde..."
"Moses……"
"Dr. J..."
"Big Bird..."
Happy, he immediately made a series of phone calls to show off.
The Suns coaching staff had a day off. On the morning of the 18th, the management, coaching staff, and all players held a tactical meeting.
Danny Ainge first emphasized the importance of defensive pick-and-roll tactics. The Jazz's pick-and-roll tactics are much better than the Sonics'. If the pick-and-roll defense is not done well, it is easy for the Jazz to get open and misplaced opportunities.
Defensive assistant coach Lewis said: "From the inside, the Postman's low post and near two-point offense only account for 40%, and 60% are in the middle two-point and far two-point areas, while Campbell is exactly the opposite, so I think it is up to Old K to defend Campbell.
The troll is pulled out to guard against the postman. The troll's ability to defend against pick-and-rolls is quite good, and he has a height advantage against the postman."
Little Nelson said: "I'm afraid he can't stand the postman's elbow."
Danny Ainge shook his head and said: "The normal elbow will definitely be eaten, but the postman is beating us now and he doesn't dare to hit us hard. Old K is watching him."
Lewis continued: "For outside defense, the back line must be the strongest defense. If a double-control tactic is used, it is recommended that Kidd defend Stockton. Although the Lightning is a bit disadvantaged by Hornacek's height, they should be able to handle it. They are
We have been teammates for many years and know each other very well.”
"You can only play dual control." Danny Ainge said.
Wilkins can only play as a substitute, and the substitute lineup also needs scorers. Chapman can attack, but cannot defend. As for Kobe, a rookie, he is too hungry for the ball and is unreliable now. The only way is to play dual-control.
He thinks it is the most reliable tactic.
Kobe Bryant, who was sitting in the back, was unconvinced. He didn't even use the shooting guard. It was a bullshit dual-control tactic. Aren't you afraid of a fight between the two point guards?
After the defensive tactics were discussed, everyone packed up and prepared to break up the meeting. D'Antoni was dumbfounded. What about the offensive tactics? I am in charge of offensive tactics. If we don't discuss offensive tactics, what do you want me to do?
"Danny, attack, we haven't discussed offensive tactics yet." He quickly reminded Danny Ainge, who was about to leave.
"Offensive tactics?"
Danny Ainge was startled, shook his head and said: "Then what's there to discuss? Just give the ball to Old K. Aren't we always like this for the whole season?"
D'Antoni was stunned and felt the urge to cry.
Damn it, you become the head coach like this? What kind of fool asked you to be the head coach? You are a vegetarian!
Attack, ever-changing offensive tactics, charming offensive tactics, just one sentence when you get here, hand the ball to Old K?
What kind of bullshit tactic is this?
Ugly center play, damn center play, fuck the Suns, you're just tainting the offense!
I quit, I want to resign, I want to go back to Italy.
"Mr. Colangelo?"
"Mike?"
Colangelo Jr. stopped and turned to look at D'Antoni who stopped him, waiting for the latter's words.
"Mr. Colangelo, I..."
D'Antoni said, "My contract is about to end. Is the team willing to renew my contract?"
Colangelo smiled, reached out and patted D'Antoni on the shoulder, and said, "Don't worry, I will give you an answer after the playoffs."
"well!"
D'Antoni looked at Colangelo walking away and shook his head in disappointment.
He was born in the NBA. Although he is doing well in Italy, he still hopes to return to the NBA and does not want to leave easily. His dream has not been realized yet.
But what Colangelo said was a polite rejection of him, and he wasn't stupid enough to hear it.
Colangelo Jr. was also shaking his head as he left. Over the past year, D'Antoni had often discussed some of his tactical theories in front of him and advocated small ball tactics. He had long been impatient.
There is clearly a monster in the team, but he still wants to have some small ball fast breaks in the team. Is there anything wrong with this person's mind? He thinks that sooner or later, D'Antoni may suggest that he sell Old K.
So he has decided to let D'Antoni leave after the playoffs and let this guy stay in the Suns. If some of this person's remarks reach Old K's ears, I'm afraid it will cause Old K to misunderstand.
What do you think he wants?
In the afternoon, after a day of rest, the team began to resume training to maintain their condition.
On the afternoon of the 18th, the Jazz arrived in Phoenix.
At five o'clock, after settling down in the hotel, a press conference was held at the request of the media.
"Coach Sloan, how much do you expect from the Western Conference Finals when facing the archrival Suns?" The first question was from a reporter from the New York Times.
Jerry Sloan replied calmly: "The Suns are very strong and we will go all out to win."
"Postman, will you speak to Mr. K?" a Los Angeles Daily reporter asked.
"Depending on the situation, we will not let Old K easily get the opportunity to get close to the basket." Karl Malone said firmly.
"Are there any off-court issues between you and Lao K?" the reporter asked.
The postman hesitated and then said: "No, we have never had any other problems. We are just players playing in the same league. We only compete on the court."
"Postman, are you confident of reaching the finals?" the next reporter asked.
"We are stronger than last year and full of confidence. We believe we can enter the finals. No one can stop us, not even Old K." The postman said with confidence.
"He's dreaming!"
At Wang Tiejun's house, Lao Wang said.
In addition to him, there are a lot of people at home, including Zhang Lili and his teammates, Lightning and Kobe and his teammates, as well as Glider and Dameng who came to watch the Western Conference Finals, Thunder Lord Dan Marley, and a bunch of brothers who came from the martial arts gym to help.
The chef and I are making something to eat, and the house is quite lively.
"Old K, don't be careless, the Jazz are very strong this season." Glider reminded.
"Old K, Campbell's tonnage is 280 pounds, 127 kilograms, and the postman's weight should be 130 kilograms. Although they are not as good as you, they can defend you with one support and one assisting defense." Dameng also reminded.
"Campbell must be the top defender, and the slightly faster postman is assisting in defense. You can't attack sideways. With their size, it's difficult to effectively kill them. They must be very strong in double-teaming you," Lei Gong said.
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Lao Wang nodded and said, "I will be careful."
"With Lao K's passing ability, the Jazz will suffer a lot." Dameng said with a smile.
"If they don't change defense quickly enough, Old K's pass can kill them." Lightning nodded.
"Brother Tiejun, you can eat."
"Here we go. Let's go, dinner is ready."
At this time, there was a shout outside, Lao Wang said hello, and a group of people rushed out of the living room.
There is a row of long tables on the grass outside, filled with pots and pans, piled with food, and wine, including red and white beers.
"Let's just drink some red beer, drink less, and let them drink the white beer." Lao Wang greeted Lightning and the others.
Everyone was eating and drinking, each talking about some interesting topics.
"Robert, where are you going next season?"
Dameng asked Horry, a former teammate who played beside him as the main small forward during his rookie season.
"I don't know now, let's talk about it later."
Horry's mood was affected and he said in a low voice.
He was traded from the Mosaics to the Suns. After two years of painful transformation, he gave up the style of play and style he formed in the NCAA. Now he has just stabilized and may have to leave the Suns. For him, it is not a good idea.
matter.
If he goes to another team, a role player like him needs to cooperate with the team. If his positioning is different from that of the Suns, he may have to undergo transformation.
Transformation means a decline in data and performance. If the transformation is unsuccessful, it will be even worse, so he actually does not want to have another transformation.