Chapter 113: Garnett's Three Points
"Dang!"
Ratliff strikes the iron!
Players who generally stand on defense have a more explosive temper than the other, and so does Ratliff. He didn't glare like Bison Dele, but sprayed directly at Herb Williams!
Herb Williams gave him a nonchalant look: "Kid, did you play in the NBA on your first day?" Can't stand this confrontation? ”
"You wait, I'll blow you up next round!" Ratliff yelled.
Garnett grabbed a defensive rebound, but the fast break didn't work, and Ward steadied the ball and began a positional battle.
Today's second rotation of the Knicks is D'Antoni's best V-shaped offense.
At present, in the Knicks' playbook, several routines of the V-shaped offense start with 2, and this time it is the No. 24 tactic.
Garnett and Houston were in the bottom corners of each side, Herb and Oakley both mentioned the corner block, and with Charlie Ward at the top of the arc, the five formed a V-shape.
The advantage of the V-shaped offense is that both interior lines are blocked by the point guard in the high post, so the point guard has a lot of options and is easy to burst to the basket.
Once the point guard bursts to the basket, the opponent has to make a dilemma: should the person in the bottom corner be defended?
If the player in the opponent's corner makes up for the defense, the player in our corner will be empty, and as long as the point guard gives the ball in time, it is easy to get a three-point opportunity.
If the player in the bottom corner of the opposing team makes up for the defense, then it is even simpler, the point guard goes straight to the basket, and there is no easier way to score in the world.
Of course, there is no such thing as an unsolvable way to play, and every tactic has its advantages and disadvantages.
The downside of the V-shaped offense is obvious, and that is that you first have to have a point guard who can break through and pass the ball well.
Another problem is that it is difficult to protect rebounds with this style of play.
In his previous life, many people said that Xiao Si's rebounding was not good, but in fact, he can't be blamed for it. Talking about the horn position all day long, even Rodman is not easy to pick up the board.
If you can't grab rebounds, it means that this tactic must have an extremely high shooting percentage to be earned, so it's not enough to just give the point guard, but also the shooters in the two bottom corners.
The reason why the Knicks lost 21 in a row is that the team's run-in is not high enough, the second is that Li Wei doesn't want to win, and the third is that Garnett is too bad as a three-point shooter!
In this round, the first step of the Knicks' V-24 strategy was executed smoothly, Oakley provided a very good quality cover, and Charlie Ward successfully threw off Lynch Hunter and went straight to the basket!
Defending Oakley, Bison Dele secretly hit Charlie Ward, and it was clear that the impact was not enough to stop Ward!
People are football quarterbacks, and the characters who have won the Heizman Award are the least afraid of being hit!
Grant Hill saw that Hunter was blocked, and Bison Dele couldn't keep up, so he immediately left Garnett to make up for it!
This is also what the coach has arranged in advance, everyone knows that the most unstable point on the outside line in the Knicks' starter is Garnett!
Charlie Ward's biggest problem is that he is short, only 1.88 meters, and his abilities in other aspects are above the level. It's a pity that there were too many superstars in New York in his previous life, and he didn't have a chance to perform at all.
Needless to say, even the "madman" Sprewell, who has been in the league's best team, can only play as a substitute in his first season in New York!
What's more, after 99 years in his previous life, Charlie Ward has not played a full season, and every season is injured and suspended, which also directly limits his play!
Injuries are the number one enemy of the players!
In this life, Charlie Ward has not started to be injured one after another, and when New York is in tears, D'Antoni loves point guards the most, and there are all kinds of time, place, and people, and it is difficult to play a good performance!
Grant Hill pounced, and Charlie Ward immediately split the ball to Kevin Garnett in the bottom corner.
Garnett has an empty seat, shoot and shoot!
Three points, in!
0:4, the Knicks who are fighting at home continue to lead!
The Madison Garden audience applauded!
Mike Brin exclaimed in surprise, "Bang! Garnett's three-pointer scored! ”
Fraser said: "yes, his three points are very solid in these games!" ”
Mike Brin said: "Don't be too happy too soon, we've been watching him throw in the first dozen games!" ”
Fraser said: "This is progress! He is only 20 years old, and other children are still in college at this age, so he has too much room to grow, and what kind of player he can grow into depends on how Coach Li cultivates. ”
Mike Brin said: "Seriously, I always felt that Coach Lee had him floating outside all day, which was not a solution. For a team to win a championship, it must have a dominant interior line, and Garnett is seven feet tall, so it's a shame not to get inside! ”
Fraser said: "He's too thin to stand up to people!" ”
Mike Brin said: "If you're too thin, you should gain weight, and he can grow into an Ewing character." ”
Li Wei also frowned when he heard the words of the two commentators.
In fact, Mike Brin is not wrong, the league is not allowed to defend at present, and the inside line has plenty of time to play singles after pulling the short, which is really bad, coupled with the clamping of the hand check rule on the outside line, the small ball is really blood-vomiting to play.
If it weren't for the Knicks having the top three outside shooters in the league, if it weren't for the fact that the interior hoarded a group of villains who wanted the ball and didn't want to die, if it weren't for the ten-man rotation every game and playing physical warfare, the Knicks probably wouldn't have won a game!
"We have to find a way to get the alliance to change the rules!"
At this time, the Pistons on the court began to attack, and it was still the whole team that pulled away and handed the ball to Ratliff to play alone!
The fans of Madison Square Garden booed together: You girl, you know how to bully an old man who is nearly forty years old, and you have to be shameless!
Fraser also said: "It's too much, the Pistons are always bullying Herb!" ”
Mike Brin said: "I don't think it's too much, if your team has weaknesses, people can play, after all, every team wants to win!" ”
Fraser said: "Okay, let's see if this round of old Herb can be prevented!" ”
Old Herb really couldn't prevent this round, and he directly fouled in a big move!
The referee blew the whistle and awarded the Pistons two free throws.
Li Wei hurriedly replaced Herb Williams, and said with a smile: "How do you feel?" ”
Herb shook his head and said: "It's really old, it's okay to be beaten so targeted, it's okay to hold on for three or five minutes, and no matter how long it is, you won't be able to stand it!" ”
Li Wei said: "I see that you are playing well, and it will not be a problem to continue to play for ten years!" ”
Herb smiled: "After this season, I still have one year left on my contract, if you dare to continue to give me a contract, I dare to sign!" ”
Li Weidao: "I will give you your follow-up contract, but it's just a teaching assistant contract!" ”
Herb Williams laughed and said, "I dare to sign this kind of contract!" ”
In addition to Herb Williams, Li Wei also replaced Garnett and Houston, and sent Ben Wallace, Bowen and Stephen Johnson at the same time.
It's not just Big Z who is resting today, but also Nash, so he wants to stagger Garnett and Charlie Ward's playing time as much as possible to ensure that there is always a reliable playmaker on the court.