Chapter 69: 【Reverse killer】


   Regular season individual awards have been determined.
   Jordan scored the tenth scoring leader of his career; Rodman scored the seventh rebounding king of his career; the Wizards' Strickland won the assists for the first time; the Muzzle-Brelock of the Eagles won the steals.
   The block king burst into a huge upset, but it was Marcus Camby of the Raptors. The Raptors management's plan is to let Camby flash beautiful data, increase transaction value, and then send it out.
  The Knicks playoff 13-man roster confirmed that Mickey Moore was excluded. After this season, it is difficult for him to obtain a contract extension. He needs to work hard to become a qualified NBA player.
  Knicks VS Nets, tickets are sold out quickly, although there is no suspense in this series, but fans like to watch Derby at home!
   The Nets are two kilometers away from the Knicks across a Hudson River. The Washington Bridge connects the two places, and the prosperous area is connected by tunnels, one called the Holland Tunnel and the other is the Lincoln Tunnel. If New York fans want to go to New Jersey to watch football, it is very convenient, you can drive.
   This caused an embarrassing situation, the Nets playoffs can be said that there is no home, fans will definitely support the Knicks by then.
   In 1998, the first round of the NBA was a five-game three-win system. The home advantage was more obvious. Experts predicted the victory and defeat. No one was optimistic about the Nets' counterattack and promotion.
  New York media predicted the game, focusing on whether the Knicks can continue to play a beautiful offense in the playoffs, and also exaggerated Yang Rui's role in the team.
  This is awkward for Nets coach John Calipari and manager Ed Stefanski.
   They were very tacit and did not tell the rest of the management that Yang Rui had come to the Nets for an interview, but they could not escape their inner suffering. The Nets boss has always wanted to strengthen the team's offense, attract fans, and compete with the Knicks. If they know that the talent is sent to the door and are driven away, can they have good fruit?
  The Knicks only appeared on the 24th. There are four days of trimming time, and no high-intensity training is arranged. Just before the training on the 23rd, the meeting first talked to the players about tactics.
   Van Gundy first talked about the defense. The starting point of the Sears special attention was the Nets point guard Sam Cassell, Johnson followed Van Horn, Bowen guarded against Kittles, etc.
   Van Gundy's defensive strategy is almost watertight. The characteristics of the Nets have been analyzed. Except for Ewing defensive basket, everyone else is defensive, focusing on mid-range shots.
   The weakness of the Nets is the lack of low post offense. Van Horn is a big man who pulls out shots. He can play in low post and is all based on technology.
   nicknamed "Doping" Chris Gatlin has been selected in the All-Star Game once, and he can't stand the decline.
In the 96-97 season, Gatling played 44 games for the Mavericks, averaging 19.1 points and 7.9 rebounds to a career high.
After that, the Mavericks and the New Jersey Nets announced a major deal involving 9 players. In this sale, well-known players including Kassel, Robert Parker and "Big Bamboo Rod" Bradley, etc. all completed the collective migration, and the Canadian Tlinn also moved to New Jersey, but injuries caused it. In the second half of the 96-97 season, Gatlin played only three games.
   This season, Gatling averages only 11.5 points and 5.9 rebounds, is 208cm tall, weighs 100 kg and is too thin to hit the basket, and the jumper is not as accurate as the original.
   This season Jason Williams was selected to the NBA All-Star, averaging 12.6 points and 13.6 rebounds. But he is a defensive blue-collar and his offense is all about picking up leaks under the basket.
   The Nets player who scored the most with his back is point guard Sam Cassell. It's a bit ironic. This guy's big is too solid. Turning the ball and turning to shoot is almost a bunker. But because he is too ugly to play, the person is even uglier, 19.6 points, 3 rebounds and 8 assists data, did not qualify for the All-Star Game.
  After finishing the defense, Van Gundy went straight down the podium and said to Yang Rui: "Come on."
In the past, Van Gundy first organized the coaching team to discuss tactics and communicated them to the players. After playing for a while in the regular season, he directly asked Yang Rui to arrange the offensive tactics. Anyway, players know that as long as there are new tricks, it must be Yang Rui. Thought.
Yang Rui first drew a picture on the tactical board, and then said: "It's not difficult to win the Nets, as long as the defense is solid, and they grind their positions, and rely on the depth of the lineup, we can win, but I think it can be more beautiful to win. The key is surprisingly winning, so the offensive core of the first game is Larry and Patrick. My idea is to try to get closer to the basket."
   Yang Rui explained the tactics in detail. It was very simple, but it was the opposite of the regular season routine. In the regular season, Johnson mainly pulls out shots and plays most of the time without a ball. Now instead of holding the ball for offense, or cutting into the basket to get the ball back.
  In the regular season, he screened the outside and mid range to respond to the attack or jumper. He also changed the cover to the basket and cut to the basket to take a close shot. The two always got into the basket, which attracted the Nets to shrink and then split out, shooting from outside.
  After talking about the tactics, he smiled and asked: "You have fewer layups in the regular season. Suddenly, there is no pressure to play like this?"
   Johnson said with a smile: "What pressure? I had wanted to fight like this for a long time. If it was Van Horn's starting, he would never be able to defend me one-on-one."
   "I have no problem." The MVP's voice was so loud that Ewing's confidence became stronger~EbookFREE.me~ He does have strength, even if he is against the league star center. In addition to being slightly lighter at 110 kg, Ewing has no obvious weaknesses. He played the Lakers twice in the regular season, and he is better than O'Neal.
  What is a surprise victory? It is to attack in an unexpected way. Now that all teams play the Knicks, the first idea must be to prevent a three-pointer from the outside. In this way, the Knicks' two inside lines may become a big killer.
   By this time, Yang Rui no longer considered letting Ewing have reservations, as a core he could pose a greater threat as long as he could be inside and outside.
   Van Gundy fully agreed with Yang Rui's tactics. The first game should not be lost. A big victory is very morale and has a good impact on the entire playoffs.
After the meeting ended, Van Gundy and Yang Rui finally left and asked, "Jerry, are you not nervous at all? This is your first playoff game."
   "I'm not a player, what's the tension?" Yang Rui shrugged.
   "Your interview always implies the desire to become the head coach. This time our record will directly determine your status in the management of other teams. I think you will care." Fan Gandi said.
  He always follows Yang Rui's news and knows that Yang Rui is very ambitious. He admits that this is a good teaching assistant, but he can't stand the teaching assistant. In order to win this season, he can tolerate it. If he is to be robbed by an assistant in another season, he may be crazy.
   Therefore, Van Gundy actually hopes that Yang Rui will leave the Knicks after the season ends.
"I am very concerned, so the Knicks will only have one result this season, and that is to win the championship." Yang Ruiton paused, and did not hypocritically say that he wanted to stay in the Knicks and smiled: "Let's have fun together Finish this season!"
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