Chapter 328 [As soon as I think of you, I will oh oh oh oh oh]
Trailing by 20 points, it was theoretically possible for the Knicks to come back and win. Therefore, the home fans did not leave the field early to cheer for the home team players... but they did not, and they continued to boo Yang Jian.
In the final quarter, Yang Jian continued to play as a matter of course, and George Karl sent in the starting lineup.
The Knicks were eager to chase points and were not the starter in the opening game. John Starks replaced Chris Childs as a guest point guard. Starks is a convulsive player and is an All-Star when his hands are hot. Van Gundy pinned his hopes on
For him and Ewing, let other players create singles opportunities for them.
Just from the offensive arrangement alone, you can see how rigid Van Gundy's employment is.
The main defender against Starks was Payton, the league's best defensive player last season. The team was lagging behind by a big score, and the coach's strategy was to arrange singles and attack the opponent's strongest defense?
Ewing felt even colder today and had the lowest shooting percentage of the team in the first three quarters. As a result, Van Gundy encouraged him to take more shots, believing that he could regain his form. Ewing himself was not confident and took fewer shots in the third quarter. The coach expressed his optimism
he.
The reason why Van Gundy is optimistic about Ewing is very simple. As the boss of the team and the team's biggest star, he should step up and score at this time. Van Gundy does not look at the status of the players and arranges tactics based on the players' reputations. This employment method runs through his entire coaching.
career.
To put it bluntly, this is not a tactic at all, it is just a matter of killing the one with the best scoring ability in the team, while the other players watch the fun.
Charles Oakley had just been on the court for one minute when he was fouled by Yang Jian's misplaced attack and a swinging arm. Oakley was very active in switching defenses and pick-and-rolls. Yang Jian was familiar with his tricks and succeeded in using his tricks.
Don't you like to seek physical confrontation to bully the younger ones? If you get closer, I will hit you with the ball, and you won't be able to dodge even if you want to.
Yang Jian will not use the big loop as a trick. Occasionally, using it once or twice when the opponent is close to him can achieve miraculous results. Then the opponent will have concerns when defending closely, for fear of being fouled. If the opponent does not defend closely, Yang Jian will
Can take advantage of speed and have enough space to start.
Oakley was substituted for a break after committing five fouls, which was Van Gundy's adjustment error again. The team was in a disadvantageous situation, and the defensive specialist was substituted at this time, and he would not have to come back again. In this case, why not let him play until six fouls?
Where is the field?
The Knicks substitute interior player Terry Davis came on the scene. His partnership with Ewing was obviously not as tacit as Oakley, because he is an interior man who is good at defending the penalty area and grabbing rebounds, but is not good at defending pick-and-rolls.
In this situation, the Knicks are adopting a twin-tower strategy. Their offense is not smooth, and their defensive effect is not as good as when John Wallace plays. But in the third quarter, Wallace performed poorly, and Van Gundy would not use him.
Regardless of the rationality of the lineup.
That's it for the regular season. If you have a coach like Van Gundy in the playoffs, he will be undercover.
In a parallel world, the Knicks were able to reach the Finals in 1999 not because of Van Gundy's good coaching but because of the crushing lineup. At that time, Jordan retired and there were no stars left in the Eastern Conference. The Knicks poached "Madman" in the middle of the season.
"Sprewell Van Gundy can coach the team with the strongest lineup in the Eastern Conference and only finish eighth in the regular season, which is a miracle.
After the substitution, the Knicks players immediately ran into problems with their double-teaming routine on the outside. Yang Jian began to run at full speed to get the ball on the right side. There were only Payton and Yang Jian on this side.
After Kemp played the pick-and-roll, he opened up in the high post to attract the defense. After Perkins screened the left baseline, the only way to double-team Yang Jian was that Starks let go of Payton and rushed to the baseline. Yang Jian relied on his speed to get rid of Houston and throw the ball.
, scored two three-pointers in the right bottom corner.
Soon, Yang Jian stole Starks' pass and scored with a fast break dunk. After all, Starks is not a point guard and his passing ability is not very strong. The pass was a bit rough under Payton's close pressure.
In the next round, Starks double-teamed Yang Jian at 45 degrees on the right side. Payton received Yang Jian's pass and hit an open three-pointer. The point difference widened to 33 points, and the Knicks were defeated at home.
The Sonics went on a 13-0 run, and when Van Gundy requested a timeout, it was impossible for the team to reverse course.
Zhang Lijia sighed: "Yang Jian scored 10 points, 1 assist, and a steal in the last quarter. He may not play again, and the Knicks cannot reverse."
Sun Zhengping smiled and said: "SuperSonics have to save some face for the home team. The fans have been booing Yang Jian, and the number of boos gradually decreased in the last quarter. His performance is much better than that of Ewing, the core of the Knicks. It is not at all
A level up.”
Zhang Liangli agreed. "Ewing is worse than Kemp, not to mention Yang Jian. Kemp's offensive efficiency is higher than Ewing's, and he plays with more passion."
Sun Zhengping said: "Yang Jian is still one assist away from getting a double-double. I don't know if he will play for a while."
Zhang Lijia shook his head: "I think not. Knicks players are making more and more defensive moves, and there is no need for him to take the risk of injury to get an assist. He no longer needs to rely on getting a double-double.
Prove yourself.”
Sun Zhengping smiled and said: "Indeed, he has already won 3020, and 4010 is not difficult for him."
Chinese fans watching the live broadcast felt that Yang Jian's performance was extremely exciting, while Ewing, one of the four major centers, was not that strong, or even very weak.
Even fake fans can see that Ewing's offensive efficiency is not high. And he is not tough on the offensive end, but he has a very tough face. Most of his shots are slow turnaround jumpers or iron shots.
Jordan once said: "Ewing is the totem of the Knicks. He has a championship heart. Whenever we think of New York, we can think of Ewing."
Jordan said this, and the fans in New York even said, "When I think of you, I oh oh oh... I hate you for a long time."
It's a pity that Ewing has the heart of a championship, but not the destiny of a championship. It would be too difficult for the Knicks to expect him to lead the team to win the championship. They have built the team around him for many years, and their best result was scoring three goals when Jordan retired.
Finals.
Judging from the Knicks' most successful season, Ewing's teammates were more reliable at critical moments. He averaged 22.9 shots per game and only scored 18.9 points, but he was destroyed by Olajuwon. The Knicks also fought with the Rockets.
Qicai was defeated.
There is a very scary truth. If Ewing took fewer shots and gave up his shots to teammates who shot more than 40%, maybe the Knicks would have won the championship.
Of course, if Ewing was really a loser who was promoted by the league, he would not be able to win the title of the top four centers and be selected into the top 50 stars. But his performance is really not very stable. When he is in good condition, he scores 4010, but when he is not in good condition, he scores 4010 points.
Can't get into double figures.
Both sides replaced all their main players, and the game entered garbage time.
Ewing played 32 minutes and was extremely weak on the offensive end. He made 2 of 15 shots, 4 of 4 free throws, and scored 8 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 steal, and 2 blocks. His shooting percentage was only 13.3%, and he also made 3 turnovers.
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Looking at the opponents' core's unstoppable inside and outside shooting, and looking at the performance of their own team's core, Knicks fans were not in the mood to boo Yang Jian. Many people chose to leave the game early, not wanting to watch the substitutes compete.
The final score was 137 to 104, and the SuperSonics won the away game by 33 points.
Yang Jian played 35 minutes, making 14 of 22 shots, 4 of 10 three-pointers, 10 of 10 free throws, and scored 42 points, 4 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals.
Five members of the Sonics team scored in double figures, and Kemp also scored 22 points and 8 rebounds. However, Kemp also made 5 turnovers. If he had not made so many mistakes, the Sonics would have ended the battle in the third quarter and did not need to play for a while in the final quarter.
Sam Perkins also performed well. He made 6 of 8 shots, 3 of 4 three-pointers, and scored 15 points, 3 rebounds, and 2 assists. He is also the type of unstable player. Sometimes he is very open and does not score, but sometimes he can shoot.
to the despair of the opponent.
Once Perkins finds his shooting touch, it's almost impossible for the opponent to win. All five players on the Sonics court can shoot.
His teammates shot more, so Payton could only reduce his shots and get a minimum double-double of 10 points and 10 assists.
The players were very excited in the locker room, and they could clearly feel that the Sonics were stronger than last season.