Chapter 106: Old Dogs Can't Learn New Tricks
Shortly after the start of the second quarter, the Knicks had a 15-point advantage at 37-22. But after that, they fell back and failed to shoot in the past 3 minutes, and the Warriors took the opportunity to play a wave of 10-0 to chase the score to 32-37.
After a few games in the preseason, the Knicks exposed a series of problems, some of which they are working on and have already worked. But there are some problems that the Knicks have not solved, and the first is how do they score when their hands fall back?
This is also the problem that D'Antoni's team has been facing, once the run-and-bomb tactics play the state of the extremely fast points, but when they encounter a bad hand, or poor state, they are also easy to be carried away by the opponent's attack wave, the biggest reason for this is that there is no solid defense and a single means of attack.
The best teams in the league, whenever they have a bad hand, can also use excellent defense to delay the opponent's point gain, hold on until their hand improves, or simply make the opponent worse than their own hand, which is why teams like the Spurs and Celtics always have the ability to win championships. But the Suns and Warriors always failed in the playoffs back then, and the reason was that they had too few hole cards, and once the offense went wrong, it was basically useless.
The biggest flaw in D'Antoni's tactical system is that there are not enough details and changes, and the Suns can still make up for it by relying on Nash's personal delicate skills and on-the-spot reactions, but it all depends on the players Once they are targeted, there will still be big problems, at this time D'Antoni can't come up with a solution, and the current Knicks are the same, they can only rely on the players' own personal ability to solve a series of problems.
Wu Huang's individual attack is not bad, but he is not at the top right now, which is related to the lack of high-intensity game experience. However, as long as he feels good, Wu Huang is also a difficult player to guard, and the Knicks can win against the Celtics on the court. Emperor Wu's hand helped a lot, and even Rondo, who was well defensive, couldn't freeze him.
After playing this time, Wu Huang continued to play his superb shooting skills, hitting twice, but the Knicks still maintained the advantage, and finally ended the first half with 55:48.
Emperor Wu is in really good shape today. A large part of the reason here is that the Warriors' defense is wrong, and once Wu Huang encounters such a team with poor defense, there is a high chance of exploding, and today he broke out again.
The Warriors play a two-point guard strategy, and Curry and Ellis are both two-way guards, so both of them have a long time playing against Wu Huang today.
Ellis is known to all of us to have always been reluctant to defend, and today was no different; Curry wants to make a name for himself by defending Wu Huang, but he is limited by his own poor defensive ability. and a pair of small short hands, against Wu Huang, whose athletic ability is fully surpassed, the cute god at this time is obviously in a passive position. Although Wu Huang is also a little unable to defend against these two opponents, his arm span can more or less have some impact on the inexperienced Curry, and finally in the eyes of fans - Wu Huang can explode with Alice, but can have an advantage against Curry.
This result is equivalent to directly saying: Curry is far inferior to Emperor Wu.
In fact, in the eyes of the media and experts, the evaluation of the two has always been this conclusion, but Curry is also an arrogant person. He just didn't accept the result.
It's a pity that it's useless to be unconvinced. Curry has no ball possession, no status in the Warriors, and Martial Saint and Ellis are competing for the core position, so how can he speak at this time? Even if he wanted to compete with Emperor Wu, there was actually not enough ammunition for him to use.
Wu Huang hit two three-pointers early in the third quarter, and the basketball was in his hands. He can shoot if he wants, even if it is 17/47, D'Antoni will not deprive him of the ball, which is what Emperor Wu makes Curry envious.
With 8 minutes and 40 seconds left in the quarter, Wu Huang and David. Lee passes the basketball out after blocking it. He went straight to the basket, and the entire defense of the Warriors actually didn't react.
Wu Huang entered the paint area, took a sharp step, and then jumped high...... In this jump, his entire right elbow was almost parallel to the basket at the highest point, and in the amazement of the fans, Wu Huang staged a one-handed aerial relay dunk, and the Knicks led 62-52.
The Knicks players immediately shouted and rushed towards Wu Huang, and celebrated Wu Huang's shocking dunk by hitting his chest continuously!
Taylor. Swift was like a brainless fan on the sidelines, and with the cheers of countless fans in the stadium, Wu Huang's vanity was immediately satisfied.
Since entering the NBA, Wu Huang began to intentionally increase the number of his dunks, although he usually does not dunk much, but after all, he is not in a big grade, and he can indeed jump, and occasionally seize the opportunity to perform and release the passion in his chest.
Wu Huang has tested his bounce in training, and his vertical bounce height has reached 80cm, and the highest running jump height has jumped 95cm, which is close to the bounce height of the league's first-class spring man.
His progress in bouncing is related to increasing explosiveness and speed all the time, and many training methods will increase explosiveness and speed while also enhancing bouncing, these three abilities are mainly training calves, so Wu Huang's bouncing has also been improving.
The Warriors were also fierce from the perimeter in the second half, with Moreau and Jackson hitting back-to-back three-pointers to tie the score at 64:70 with 5:45 left in the quarter. Lakers veteran Turiaf is also particularly energetic, scoring two dunks. The two sides were locked up in this section.
After three quarters, the Knicks still held a six-point advantage and led 86-80.
Jackson hit a three-pointer at the start of the fourth quarter and scored five straight points to narrow the score to just one point.
The battle between the two sides was more fierce in the quarter, and with 4:20 left in the game, Morrow stepped on the three-point line and hit a shot, and the Warriors managed to pull the score to 97-98.
Wu Huang hit a key shot, and the Knicks exceeded again.
The Warriors had a ball problem at a critical moment, Jackson and Ellis missed consecutive singles, and Wu Huang then passed Gallinari, who scored three points, and the score was finally opened by the Knicks at a critical time.
With 1:05 left in the game, Frye received a breakthrough shot from Wu Huang and hit a three-point shot from a distance, and the Knicks completed a 12:2 attack wave to lead 112:100 and seal the win.
The Knicks' two highly-paid starters, Hughes and Harrington, continue to rotate today. Wu Huang scored a game-high 30 points, along with 5 rebounds and 12 assists, which was his best preseason game, and of course, the best stats. David. Lee had 20 points and 12 rebounds. Frye 16 points and 10 rebounds, Beal. Walker 15 points. Wilson. Chandler had 12 points and Gallinari had 12 points.
Anthony. Morrow hit four three-pointers today to contribute 24 points to the Warriors. Jackson also hit four three-pointers and had 18 points and 10 assists. Monta. Ellis had 15 points and five assists, and Curry had just 10 points. Lakers veteran Ronnie. Turyaf also had 10 points and 12 rebounds.
It can be seen that Curry's status on the team is not as good as Morrow for the time being, and the position conflict between him and Ellis is too strong, and it is only expedient for the Warriors to play dual point guards. Sooner or later, one of these two will leave, so Ellis naturally won't give Curry a good look.
The biggest discovery for the Knicks is their young players, this young roster has shown surprising offensive power against the 76ers, Nets, Warriors and other league underdogs, and the Knicks' young players have shown their energy and positivity to the New York fans.
This is the Knicks' last preseason game, in addition to the outstanding performances of young players such as Gallinari and Chandler, Bill Brown who began to get the opportunity to play in the last three games. Walker also showed a lot of punch. The second-round pick has been eye-catching in his last three games, and his breakaways and speeds are not only fast. And the impact is extremely strong, it is easy to cause fouls or stage violent dunks!
Bill. Walker played alongside O.J. Mayo in high school, and in college he fought with Beasley in the city, and had excellent physical qualities, and was known as "Carter's second", but several serious injuries in college caused his draft price to plummet.
But there is no injury for Bill. Walker is still an outstanding dunker. His leg strength and explosiveness are unusual, he is not afraid of physical contact, and he has developed an accurate three-point shot from the outside this year, which is a surprise for the Knicks.
That's the end of all six of the Knicks' preseason games, and the record is not bad. Except for the initial loss to the Celtics and 76ers, the Knicks won the other four games. While the preseason win or defeat doesn't mean much, at least the New Yorkers have determined that Wu Huang is not a parallel player, and that's the biggest takeaway.
Wu Huang has also gained the most important self-confidence through these six games, and his scoring ability has not plummeted with his arrival in the NBA, and he is still the top scorer in the league.
New York fans and Wu Huang don't know that UA is the most worried party, they are worried that the player they signed for 100 million dollars is a big parallel import, which is absolutely a devastating blow to the entire company, especially the newly established basketball shoe department, UA in the field of basketball shoes may not be able to slow down for a year or two.
The next day, the New York Times touted the Knicks again under the headline "HD Pair Scores 50 Points, Knicks Move to Pittsburgh to Win Warriors."
With four wins in the preseason, New York's media and fans already feel like they can make the playoffs......
ESPN, on the other hand, is not optimistic about the Knicks, believing that many teams have played bombardment in previous seasons, and even the stereotypical Popovich has said "we have to play fast". However, as these fast-playing teams have fallen, when the Suns and Warriors are reining in the momentum of the bombardment, only D'Antoni is still playing half-baked bombardment in New York, and it looks like the glory of the bombardment is about to pass as it was in the early 90s of the last century. Teams like the Lakers and Celtics that play a new type of positional warfare have a variety of styles and deep rosters, and the Mavericks and Cavaliers also have their own strengths, and their competition may become the most mainstream tactical template for the new season.
Yahoo Sports is looking at the Knicks in all aspects, and their report claims that New York let go of Marbury and Robinson, and Hughes and Harrington were left in the preseason, clearly to support young players to the top of the ranks, and continue to be on the road to the bombardment until dark. There is no way, the old dog can't learn new tricks, and expecting D'Antoni to play positional warfare is as unreliable as expecting a Zen master to give up a triangular attack. As the Suns and Warriors gradually transform, the banner of bombardment may be the only one that New York will continue to carry. Other teams, such as the Nuggets, Thunder, Rockets and Raptors, may play a bombardment game, but there is no doubt that none of these teams are mainstream in the league.
"USA Today" reported that the Knicks still have time to adjust before the start of the season, but as far as the current team is concerned, New York will never be a team that is good at positional battles.
Replacing Marbury this year was the impressive college champion Wu Huang, who shot 48.2 percent from beyond 15 feet and 43.5 percent from three-point range in the preseason, but shot only 15 percent of all shots from inside the box.
His backcourt partner is likely to be one of the league's worst-shooting guards, Wilson. Chandler, in fact, played at the small forward position, but due to the Knicks' overcrowding at the No. 3 position, Chandler had to be relegated to the No. 2 position, and the hidden danger was that the defensive footwork was not flexible enough.
But the backcourt combination of the two can complement each other to a certain extent, and Wilson. Chandler's breakthrough can make up for Wu Huang's reluctance to go deep into the basket, and the latter's top-notch shooting can also make up for Chandler's poor shooting. Wu Huang and Chandler's backcourt partnership looks good on the offensive end, but when it comes to the defensive end, the defense of these two is probably not as good as theirs.
The Knicks have been playing man-to-man in the preseason, and it is rare for there to be joint defense, and the players are not even able to complement each other and assist in defense, but these two have obvious flaws in single defense, Wu Huang will be powerless when dealing with strong guards, and Chandler will be unable to deal with flexible guards.
Looking at the small forward position, the Knicks have many options for this position, Harrington, Gallinari, Beal. Walker, the Knicks are not lacking in small forwards, but these players are also very lacking on the defensive end.
Overall, the Knicks' outside scoring ability is good, but the defense is a shortcoming, and they will be pierced by the enemy themselves while penetrating the opponent.
The Knicks also have defensive shortcomings on the inside. Lee and Frye's offense isn't too much to worry about, but the defense is hard to worry about, including Jeffries and Milicic and, of course, Eddie, who is now fatter than O'Neal. Curry, these five players are all limited by height or weight, as well as attitude and IQ, and they will probably be plugged in the face of the league's excellent offensive interior.
The starters are like this, and the bench has no advantage, the Knicks have nothing to gain in the transfer market this year, and the five starters can be said to be barely qualified, but there are not many qualified substitutes, once such a lineup hits the middle of the season, after being figured out, I am afraid that the record will plummet.
Basically, except for the media in New York, most of the media in other regions are not optimistic about the new season of the Knicks.
Wu Huang naturally saw these previews of the new season of the Knicks, and he didn't blame others for looking down on their own teams, the Knicks' lineup in previous seasons was better than this year, but it has always been a fish belly team, and it's strange that people can afford it. It's just that Wu Huang doesn't agree that his team will have a day when people will see through the routine, they don't have a routine at all, how can they find out? (To be continued.) )