Chapter 63: The Current Situation of Jazz

(In the previous chapter, a book friend said that the Chinese exclusion bill was not repealed in the sixties, and why did the fisherman say that the Chinese exclusion bill had not been completely repealed in 1993?) Well, the Chinese Exclusion Act did fail at the legal level in the 6o years, but the complete repeal of such a racially discriminatory bill is not only a repeal at the legal level, but also a real repeal in the eyes of the U.S. government, just like the U.S. government apologized to blacks, Indians, and even Native Hawaiians and Latins for similar bills, the U.S. government does not seem to apologize to Chinese Americans because of this bill, although this bill is invalid at the legal level, and it is impossible for modern society to play such a bill anymore, But in the hearts of the U.S. government, they never thought that the anti-Chinese bill was wrong, and the fisherman always thought, maybe when the U.S. government really apologized, and this most shameful racist-discrimination clause in the history of the Chinese could be regarded as a real or complete end, of course, this is not the focus of the previous chapter, the fisherman just expressed the difficulties and difficulties of the Chinese struggle in a foreign land, and has no other meaning)

"Jerry, are you still worried about tonight's game against the New York Knicks?"

After the Utah Jazz came to New York from Philadelphia early this morning, Jerry Sloan, as the head coach of the Jazz, has been worried, because today's opponent is really special, although the Jazz's regular season record after the start of the new season is simply incredible, winning all the first seven games, becoming one of the only two teams in the NBA to maintain all wins.

Another team that keeps winning is the Houston Rockets in the West, this team this season after Michael Jordan announced his retirement, it is like a chicken blood, under the leadership of Olajuwon, it is simply a god to block and kill Buddha, whether it is the Golden Yuan team led by Drexler or the Suns who were the first in the West last season led by MVP Barkley in last year's regular season, almost all of them were defeated after meeting Olajuwon and the Rockets.

In addition to the Rockets and Jazz, the two teams that won in a row, there is another team in the league that is also seven wins in a row, but it was terminated in the eighth game, that team is the New York Knicks, two days ago, the New York Knicks went to the West with a seven-game winning streak, against the San Anthony Spurs, this civil war between the three centers, David Robinson taught Ewing a lesson, and finally the New York Knicks also lost miserably, although the Spurs' record at the beginning of the season was 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 outcome is really difficult to predict, whoever loses or wins is possible, it is obvious that in the last game between the Spurs and the Knicks, the Admirals were in better shape than the Gorillas.

It's just that the Spurs can wake up the crazy winning streak of New York Knicks, Jerry Sloan doesn't think that his team can also make the New York Knicks deflated like the Spurs, and in Jerry Sloan's mind, even if his Jazz has won seven consecutive games in the opening season, it has never been a strong team in the true sense.

Since last season's playoff round exit, and the team's center forward, one of the league's best defensive centers, Mark Eaton has retired, Sloan has been preparing to rebuild this team, except for Stockton and the two Malone can stay, the other players need to be all pushed down, so there are Lin Han and Brian Russell and Aaron Williams can have so many opportunities to show themselves in this team, you know, in other NBA teams, even a team in the lottery areaIt's unthinkable that no one would put three rookies in the rotation, and all three rookies are low-pick rookies.

It can be said that in Jerry Sloan's mind, the Jazz lineup has huge shortcomings.

Take the Rockets, who are currently the No. 1 team in the league, as an example, this team looks like an extremely mature team in Jerry Sloan, this team has a superstar who can change the general trend of the game and the playoffs, Olajuwon, this team also has an All-Star interior line with Olajuwon Otis Thorpe, in addition to the complete interior line, the outside line 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' lineup is to defend and defend, to attack and attack, to shoot from mid-range and to shoot from mid-range to shoot with three-pointers, and to score under the basket with Olajuwon is also the top in the league, it can be said that this mature Rockets is truly perfect, and this team is not only perfect, but also like the bench lineup, like Mario Alley, Scott Brooks, Carl Herrera and of course Sam Cassel, a rookie who has shown great potential on the Rockets' roster this year, and while the Rockets' bench doesn't have a theoretical true sixth man, they can almost find a group of strong players, and there's 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 the championship is a team with no theoretical shortcomings, there are many, many championship theories in the NBA, such as defending to win the championship, such as offense to win the championship, etc., many people can have a lot of opinions, but there is a consensus, that is, the team that wins the championship must have as few shortcomings as possible, and the playoffs have always been a game of grasping the opponent's shortcomings and attacking desperately, If a team has a fatal flaw, it definitely won't go far in the playoffs.

And the Jazz is such a team with fatal shortcomings, and there are many fatal shortcomings, such as the team's interior, after Mark Eaton left, the Jazz's interior defense basically collapsed, Malone is not a defensive hole, although Malone was not very good at defending when he first entered the league, and now it is much better, but because Malone is too short, plus it is the team's main point of attack, it is impossible to become the team's defensive iron gate, in this case, whether it is S. Bingsai or Aaron Williams, These two young centers are unable to take on the responsibility of the team's interior defense, Si Bingsai, the No. 6 pick in 199o, has a good physical talent, very good height and strength, but he just can't stand people, it can be said that the ball quotient and psychology do not have the level of a championship-level team, as for Aaron Williams, he is also good psychologically and ball quotient, but this guy is too physically talented, a 2.0m O6 center meets Olajuwon and the Admiral is not played to death? What's more, although Aaron Williams can do everything, he is also a player who is ordinary in everything, and such an interior player can find a job in the NBA, but it is impossible to become the pillar of a championship-level team.

In addition to these two, as for the team's veteran Chambers, the former Sun and Tone's leading interior line has now degenerated into a three-no veteran who can only play chicken thief, play mid-range shots, and play experience, as for the team's most promising young interior lineman Isaac Austin, this guy's nickname is' Karl Marlon II's characteristics can be seen from this, playing in the middle of the shot is very beautiful, but let him do the iron gate, that is pure self-deception, so the Jazz's current interior line can be said to have no real defensive pillar at all, in the current level of the NBA, the team that lacks an interior pillar will be played to death by most playoff teams in the playoffs.

And what makes Jerry Sloan even more depressed is that the team's interior line is now playing in the middle of the shot, Stockton and these guys are playing blocking and dismantling, and the assists are also flying, but the team's outside line is basically a group of 'mid-range shooting boys'.

The team's original three-in-command Jeff Malone, this guy is one of the best mid-range shooters in the league, excellent confrontation ability, beautiful shooting ability, and excellent scoring options and ball quotient have made him an NBA All-Star level scorer, scoring 2O points in a game is nothing at all, even Jordan, the best player in the NBA, originally said that Jeff Malone is one of his most powerful opponents, in Jordan's mouth, Jeff Malone's image is: 'No matter how I defend, He can always shoot in front of me, and he can score', Jordan said more subtlely, a little more subtlely, even if I used my strength to fight him, this guy can still 'bukkake' me again and again, to be Jordan has such an evaluation, which is very rare, and it can also see Jeff Malone's strength.

If it weren't for Lin Han's appearance, Jeff Malone would be the outside scorer that Jerry Malone relied on very much, or when the game reached a critical moment, when Malone and Stockton were not good, Jeff Malone would need to stand up, but now because Lin Han's style is similar to Jeff Malone, they are both mid-range shooting masters, and Lin Han's mid-range shooting is more invincible and undefensible, so the direct guide is now a little redundant, which is why Jeff Malone himself feels that his position in the team is not guaranteed, If Lin Han was a breakthrough scoring guard, Jeff Malone would not have such a sense of crisis, the two really overlapped, and at present, Lin Han is stronger than him and has potential than him, in this case, fools know who these two should choose.

Among the Jazz's outside powerhouses, not only Jeff Malone and Lin Han have similar styles, but others such as Jane Humphries and Tyrone Corbyn and other giants have the same style.

In this case, when it comes to an important game or a playoff game, a team is full of players who play mid-range shooting, then it is really good to defend, as long as the opponent is all shrunk to the free throw line area, which is why the Jazz were kicked out in the first round of the playoffs last season, and why many players on the team who can usually score cannot score at critical moments.

Therefore, the Jazz's group of small forwards and scoring guards are basically carved out of the same mold in terms of offense, and there is no change in tactics at all, even if Jerry Sloan wants to use substitutions to adjust his tactics in the game, after all, if the names of the players are removed, they can basically be regarded as 'mid-range No. 1', 'mid-range No. 2', 'mid-range No. 3', etc.

However, compared with the team's interior defense, the Jazz's outside defense is good, Bryan Russell, this year's rookie, is a surprise that meets Jerry Sloan's requirements, and last year's team's small forward Bennott is also this characteristic, but again, the offensive characteristics of these two are still single, and there are still no three-pointers.

This is also the reason why Lin Han showed a strong three-point shooting ability in the last game, Sloan and Stockton were very surprised, regardless of whether Lin Han's three-point shooting rate is very good, at least the team can change tactically, the team's offense will not always be shot, which is also the reason why Lin Han's crazy three-point line outside the iron in the last game, Sloan still does not replace him.

Lin Han is not irreplaceable in the Jazz team, if Lin Han just turns around and shoots backwards, then as long as Lin Han's hand is not good, whether it is Jeff Malone or Humphries or Corbyn, he can replace Lin Han, but when Lin Han shows his ability to pull out three-point shots, Lin Han has become an irreplaceable player for the team, after all, the Jazz is a second or third player who can play three-pointers.

Although Jerry Sloan has long been regarded as the best coach for pick-and-roll play, it is also a sad thing when the players in a team are all single mid-range shots on the offensive end, which is a big reason why Jerry Sloan is preparing to make drastic changes this season.

He's seen that the Jazz can't always play mid-range pick-and-roll, and that's why Jerry Sloan has struggled so much since he came to New York.

He is now worried about Lin Han's tactical position in the team, if Lin Han can only turn around and shoot backwards, Sloan will not be worried, after all, no matter how selfish Lin Han's style of play is, it is just the mainstream style of play of the Jazz, which can be seamlessly connected.

But now that he sees that Lin Han still has such an excellent three-point ability, this is a little difficult, for Lin Han's three-point ability, Sloan is naturally impossible to give up, this is unavoidable, and a fool will not use it.

It's just that it is very troublesome for you to ask a coach who has never played three-point tactics to design a three-point tactic for Lin Han immediately, so Sloan at this time is really worried.

"It's troublesome, it's really annoying"

Finally, Sloan glanced at his assistant Phil Johnson, who had just entered the door, and sighed.

It's just that if Lin Han knew Sloane's thoughts at this time, he would definitely jump with joy.

Why has Lin Han been getting high scores, but Lin Han has always had a sense of crisis? Always afraid that Jeff Malone or Humphries or Corbin would come and take his place?

is because although his score is high, his tactical status in the team is not high, not higher than Jeff Malone or Humphries or even Corbyn, after all, everyone plays the same tricks, they are all playing mid-pitch, don't say how much better the eldest brother is than the second brother, this is why Humphries kept saying that Lin Han relied on luck after Lin Han got a high score, because in his opinion, as long as he has a good pitching hand in a game, he can also have forty shots, and he can also brush fifty or sixty points.

In the NBA, a player's status on the team depends not only on his numbers, but also on his tactical position, which is why after the last game, both Stockton and Malone were much more enthusiastic about Linhan, while Humphries and others looked a lot 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.

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