Chapter 63: The status of Jazz

(In the last chapter, some book friends said that the Exclusion-China Act was not abolished in the 1960s. Why did the fisherman say that the Exclusion-China Act was not completely abolished in 1993? Well, the Exclusion-China Act is indeed legal. It was invalidated in the 1960s, but the total abolition of such a racial-discrimination bill is not only abolition at the legal level, but also the real abolition in the mind of the US government, just as the US government originally introduced black bills to Indians because of similar bills. People even apologize to Native Hawaiians and Latins. The US government does not seem to apologize to the Chinese because of this bill. Although this bill is invalid at the legal level, it is impossible for modern society to play such a bill, but in the heart of the US government They never thought that the Chinese Exclusion Act was wrong. The fisherman always thought, maybe when the US government really apologizes, is this the most shameful racial-discrimination clause in Chinese history to be considered a real or complete end, of course, This is not the focus of the previous chapter. The fisherman only expressed the difficulty and difficulty of Chinese struggle in a foreign country. It means nothing else.)
　　 "Jerry, are you still worried about the game against the New York Knicks tonight?"
After the Utah Jazz arrived in New York from Philadelphia early this morning, Jerry Sloan, the head coach of the Jazz, has always been frowning, because today's opponent is too special, although the Jazz has started after the new season. The record is incredible. The first seven games won all of them, becoming one of the only two teams in the nba to maintain a victory.
The other team that maintains the victory is the Houston Rockets in the west. This team is like playing chicken blood after Michael Jordan announced his retirement this season. Under the leadership of Olajuwon, it is simply a block. Killing the Buddha and killing the Buddha, whether it is the Golden Dollar team pioneer led by Drexler or last season’s regular season mvp Buck interest rate last season’s first Western Conference Suns almost all after meeting Olajuwon and the Rockets. Fiasco.
In addition to the two consecutive seven-game winning teams, the Rockets and the Jazz, the league also has a seven-game winning streak, but it was ended in the eighth game. That team is the New York Knicks. A few days ago, the New York Knicks went to the west with a seven-game winning streak, against the San Antonio Spurs. In this civil war between the three centers, David Robinson taught Ewing a meal, and finally the New York Knicks Fiasco, although the Spurs’ record at the beginning of the season is not good, but after all, the Spurs are also a team led by one of the three centers, and the team where the three centers are in the civil war, the victory or defeat is really difficult to predict, who loses and wins It's possible. Obviously, in the last game between the Spurs and the Knicks, the Admiral was in better shape than the Gorilla.
It's just that the Spurs can wake up the crazy New York Knicks. Jerry Sloan did not think that his team can also make the New York Knicks deflate like the Spurs. And in Jerry Sloan's mind, his jazz even It was a seven-game winning streak in the opening season but it has never been a strong team in the true sense.
Since the first round of the playoffs last season and the retirement of the team’s leading center and one of the league’s best defensive centers, Sloan has been preparing to rebuild this team, except for Stockton and In addition to the two Malones, the three players can stay, the other players need to be overthrown, so only Lin Han and Brian Russell and Aron Williams can have so many on this team. Opportunity to express yourself, know that in other nba teams, even if it is a lottery team, no one will let three rookies into the rotation, this is unimaginable, and these three rookies also They are all low-ranked rookies.
　　 It can be said that in Jerry Sloan's mind there are huge shortcomings in the Jazz lineup.
Taking the current Rockets as the league's example, this team looks like an extremely mature team in Jerry Sloan. This team has enough superstars to change the game and the postseason. Lajuwon, this team also has the All-Star inside Otis Thorpe paired with Olajuwon, in addition to the complete inside, the outside is also very good, such as Kenny Smith, Maxwell, of course, and Robert Horry, although they are not all-star players, but these guys are all one of the best role players in the league. It can be said that the Rockets' starting lineup is to defend and defend, to attack and to attack, to shoot in the middle distance It takes three pointers from the shot to make a three-pointer. After scoring with Olajuwon, it is also the top of the league. It can be said that this mature rocket has been regarded as truly perfect, and this team is not only a perfect starter. The same is true for the bench lineup, like Mario Avery, Scott Brooks, Karl Herrera, and of course, rookie Sam Kassel, who has already shown very good potential on the Rockets this year, although the Rockets are on the bench. There is no real sixth person in theory, but it is almost possible to find a group of giants, and there is never a shortage of people who can score.
It can be said that such a team is truly mature. A truly mature team that has the opportunity to compete for a championship is a team that has no theoretical shortcomings. There are many and many championship theories in nba. For example, defending a championship, for example, winning an offensive championship, etc., many people can have a lot of views, but there is a consensus, that is, the team’s shortcomings to win the championship must be as few as possible, postseason The game is always a game that seizes the opponent's shortcomings and attacks desperately. If a team has fatal shortcomings, it is definitely not far away in the playoffs.
And the Jazz is such a team with only fatal flaws, and there are still many fatal flaws. For example, the team's inside line. After Mark Eaton left, the Jazz's inside defense basically collapsed. Malone is not a defensive loophole. In the league, Malone’s defense was not good. It is much better now, but because Malone’s height is too short, plus the team’s main point of attack, it is impossible to become the team’s defensive iron gate. In this case, Regardless of whether it's a soldier or Aron Williams, these two young centers can't bear the responsibility of the team's internal defense. The soldier's 1990 No. 6 show has a good physical talent and a very good height. It’s also very good, but it’s just not good enough. It can be said that the player and the psychology do not have the level of the championship team. As for Aron Williams, he is also good psychologically and the player, but this guy has a physical talent Too bad, a 2-meter 06 center who met Olajuwon and the admiral would not be killed? What's more, although Aron Williams can do everything, but it is also a common player. Such an insider can find a job in NBA, but it is impossible to become the pillar of the championship team.
In addition to these two, as for the team's veteran Chambers, the former Sun and supersonic insider has now degenerated into a three-no veteran who can only play chicken thieves, CIC, and experience. As for The team's most promising young insider Isaac Austin, this guy's nickname is'Karl Malone II'. From this you can see his characteristics, playing the CIC is very beautiful, but Let him be the iron gate, that is purely self-deceiving, so the Jazz's current inside can be said to have no real defensive pillar at all. In this super-internal nba, teams that lack an inside pillar will be most of the season. The playoff teams played to death in the playoffs.
What's even more depressing for Jerry Sloan is that the team's inner line is now flying in the mid-range, Stockton and these guys are playing pick-and-rolls, and the assists are also flying in the brush, but the team's outer line is basically all. It is a group of'CIC Liangzai'.
The team's original three-headed Jeff Malone, this guy is one of the best mid-range shooters in the league. His excellent confrontation ability, beautiful shooting ability, excellent scoring options and ball dealer make him an NBA All-Star score. Hand, scoring 20 points in a game is nothing. Even Jordan, the best nba player, said that Jeff Malone was one of his strongest opponents. In Jordan’s mouth, Jeff Malone’s The image is:'No matter how I go to defend, he can always shoot in front of me, and he can also enter.' Jordan said more implicitly, a little more implicitly, even if I used the strength of breastfeeding to go with him Confronted, this guy is still able to'yan-shot' me again and again, and it can be judged by Jordan. This is very rare, and it can also see the strength of Jeff Malone.
If it wasn’t for Lin Han’s appearance, Jeff Malone was a very important outside scorer for Jerry Sloan, or when the game reached a critical moment when Malone and Stockton were not good, Jeff Malone needed to stand up, but Now because Lin Han’s style is similar to that of Jeff Malone, he is a mid-range shooter, and Lin Han’s CIC is even more invincible and undefensive, which directly leads to Jeff Malone now being redundant, which is why Jeff Malone himself feels The reason why he is in the team is not guaranteed. If Lin Han is a breakthrough super shooting guard, Jeff Malone will not have such a sense of crisis. It is really the two of them are too close, and now look at Lin John is stronger than him and has more potential than him. In this case, the fool knows who to choose.
Among the Jazz's outside powerhouses, not only Jeff Malone and Lin Han have similar styles, but other players such as Jane Humphries and Tyrone Corbin have the same style. These guys can usually score, but The scoring method is very simple, basically all are very good shots.
In this case, when an important game or a playoff occurs, a team is all playing mid-range players, then it is really good defense, as long as the opponents all shrink to the free throw line area, this is also The reason why the Jazz were kicked out of the first round of the playoffs last season by the Supersonics is also the reason why many players who can usually score in the team can not score at the critical moment.
Therefore, the small forwards and shooting guards of the Jazz are basically carved out of the offense. There is no change in tactics at all. Even if Jerry Sloan wants to use substitutions to adjust the tactics in the game, it will not work. After all, if players remove their names, they can basically be regarded as'CIC 1', CIC 2', CIC 3', etc.
However, compared to the team's inside defense, the Jazz's outside defense is quite good. Brian Russell's rookie this year is in line with Jerry Sloan's requirements. It is a surprise. Last year's team's starting small forward Bennott also has this feature. It's just the same. The offensive characteristics of the two are still single, and there is still no three-pointer.
This is why Sloan and Stockton were pleasantly surprised after Linhan showed his strong three-point shooting ability in the last game. First of all, regardless of whether Lin Han's three-point shooting rate is very good, At least the team can change in tactics, the team's offense will not always be in the cast, this is also the reason why Lin Han's crazy three-point line in the last game, Sloan still did not replace him.
In the Jazz team, Lin Han is not irreplaceable. If Lin Han just turned back and jumped, then as long as Lin Han’s feel is not good, whether it is Jeff Malone, Humphries or Corbin can replace Lin Han. However, when Lin Han showed his ability to make three-pointers, Lin Han became an irreplaceable player on the team. After all, the Jazz was the second and third player who could play three points.
Although Jerry Sloan has always been considered to be the best coach in pick-and-roll tactics, but when the players in a team are all single shots on the offensive end, this is also a very sad thing, which is also Jerrys Long is an important reason for preparing a drastic reform this season.
　　He has seen that the Jazz can't always play the midfielder and pick-and-roll, which is why Jerry Sloan is so entangled after he came to New York.
He is now worried about Lin Han’s tactical position in the team. If Lin Han will only turn around and jump back, Sloan will not worry. After all, Lin Han’s play is selfish, but it is just the mainstream jazz play. Can be seamlessly connected.
But now he sees that Lin Han still has such an excellent three-point ability, which is a bit difficult to handle. For Lin Han's three-point, Sloan is naturally impossible to give up, which is unprecedented, UU reading www. .uukanshu. como fool will not let go.
　　It's just that you let a coach who has never played three-point tactics immediately design a three-point tactic for Lin Han, which is also very troublesome, so Sloan is really sad at this time.
　　 "Trouble, really annoying"
　　 Finally, Sloan glanced at the assistant Phil, Johnson who had just entered the door.
　　It's just that if Lin Han knew Sloan's thoughts at this time, he would surely jump up.
　　Why did Lin Han keep getting high scores but Lin Han always felt very crisis? Always afraid of Jeff Malone or Humphries or Corbin to grab his place?
It is because his score is high, but his tactical status in the team is not high, no higher than that of Jeff Malone, Humphries or even Corbin. After all, everyone plays the same tricks, they are all in the middle of the cast, Brother don’t say how much he is better than the second brother, this is why Humphries always said that after Lin Han got a high score, Lin Han came by shots by luck, because in his view, as long as he pitches in a game Feeling good, he can also have 40 mobile phone meetings, and he can brush 50 or 60.
At NBA, a player’s position in the team depends not only on his stats, but also on his tactical position. This is also after the last game, whether it’s Stockton or Malone’s passion for Lin Han There are many reasons why Humphries and others look ugly.
　　 From now on, Lin Han has truly entered the core tactical system of the Jazz, and has officially become an indispensable player for Jerry Sloan's transformation of the team. In other words, Lin Han's position is stable.