Chapter Eighty-Seven: Bull, Are You Ready?

After a hard-fought win over the Pacers at home, the Rockets once again welcomed the Jazz on their home court.

In this game, the Rockets' interior line has undergone a huge test, and the Jazz's Malone, Ostertag, and Foster are wreaking havoc on the Rockets' interior.

With the bus suspended for two games by the league, the Rockets are left with Garnett, Big Ben and Marrick Ross on the inside.

Horry can also make a cameo, but in the face of a power forward like Malone, Horry is still a little overwhelmed.

But. In this game, the outside players of the Rockets broke out en masse.

Let's take a look at the results.

Bodiroga made 4-of-5 three-pointers.

Ray Allen made 4-of-4 three-pointers

Saulus made 2-of-3 three-pointers

Robert Horry made 2-of-2 three-pointers

Such a super high shooting rate completely scrapped the Jazz's interior line.

The Rockets relied on the fiery touch of their outside players to make the Jazz's pre-game focus into decorations.

However, today's Rockets tactics are different from the past, playing a whirlwind attack of Kombat.

It turned out that before the Rockets and Jazz game, Lao Tang had a headache for the weakness of the Rockets' interior line.

After losing Da Meng and the bus, it caused great difficulties to Lao Tang's arrangement.

At this time, the shortcomings of trading Otera Harrington were magnified.

Before the game, Lao Tang solemnly said to Tiger: "Boss, I need a qualified interior substitute now, look at our current interior line, only Kevin, Malik and Big Ben are left, it is unlikely that these three people will support high-intensity games, you must know that Big Dream is 34 years old, I don't know how much athletic life there is, once Big Dream is injured again, the Rockets' interior players are injured or suspended, we will lose the dominance of the interior line." So, we need a substitute who can be available at any time. “

Tiger looked at the serious old soup with a serious face, and said with a smile: "I said Rudy, don't you want to be like this, as if we are enemies, I have already thought of what you said." However, even if they find new players right away, they won't be available for tomorrow's game against the Jazz. We're going to settle tomorrow night's game against the Jazz, and I think if we can't win with our strength, then we're going to have to think of something else. ”

Lao Tang looked at Tiger with some vigilance and said, "You won't have any tricks to see people, boss." ”

Hearing this, Tiger was about to spurt blood, and looked at Lao Tang with a resentful expression and said, "Rudy, am I such a person in your eyes." ”

Lao Tang nodded subconsciously, and then shook his head violently in response.

Seeing such a scene, Tiger could only sigh at his character.

Tiger could only say with a forced smile: "I mean let the rocket come up with something new in terms of tactics, and we can make up for the lack of hardware." ”

Lao Tang said a little strangely: "Boss, you still know basketball tactics." ”

Hearing this, Tiger became angry.

"Rudy, do you think I don't know tactics, am I that kind of person, you really underestimate me, if I don't show you something today, you won't know who I am." After saying this, Tiger got up and took out a few pages from the drawer of his desk and gave them to Old Soup.

Just see the beginning of these pages is a headline, "Runandgun".

Old Tang glanced at Tiger in a little surprise, and immediately picked up the pages and read them carefully.

These pages were actually written last night, when Tiger pondered for a long time.

This is the small-ball tactic he proposed in combination with the tactics of the Phoenix Suns pair in the NBA.

After about half an hour, after reading the information, Lao Tang was surprised in his heart, he really didn't expect that his boss could have such insight.

He also knows some of the so-called bombardment tactics, the so-called "running and bombing", which refers to a basketball tactical idea that takes high-speed and smooth rotation movement as the main tactical feature, emphasizes the speed of offensive and defensive conversion, and partially sacrifices the offensive and defensive ability of the half-court position.

The use of bombardment tactics was first made famous by the Loyolamarymount College men's basketball team in the late eighties of the 20th century, and their coach at the time was Paul Westhead.

Runandgun, also known as "7-second attack", is a type of small-ball tactic. Using a half-court open offensive system, players continue to create opportunities through movement and conduction, and any player can choose the right shot at any time in any place, such a team mostly relies on outside feel, and the No. 4 position is mostly a player who can shoot or a fast break speed type, like the Suns' Sean Marion Wizards' Antoine Jamison is projecting as far as the 3-point line and has excellent running and jumping ability.

Whether a team is "running and shooting" is mainly measured by whether its scoring method is based on sports fast break or solid half-court attack (note that it is "dominant"); Its defensive tactics are based on point-to-point man-to-man or zone-based joint defense; Its offensive and defensive transitions are fast or slow, and so on.

Running Bomb was first introduced to the NBA by Westhead and applied to the Denver Nuggets in the early '90s, but it didn't work out well at the time. However, in the 90-91 season, Denver averaged a league-high 119.9 points per game and scored 107 points in the first half against the Phoenix Suns, setting an NBA record.

It can be called a small-ball team, the team certainly does not have a dominant center on the court, so the whole team basically does not play a slow-paced half-court offense, if you have to play a half-court offense, the five players on the court are more spread out, and use passing, blocking, and running to create opportunities to shoot.

The tactical routine of the Suns in later generations is not complicated, in short, it is a "fast" word. Nash's Suns do not pursue complex passing to create open shooting opportunities, but keep the ball in motion as much as possible, not letting go of any shooting opportunity, and every player can be the initiator of the offense, but also the finisher of the offense, striving to play the most efficient blitzkrieg in the shortest time. This tactic is called "rungun" in English, which means rungun. This style of play undoubtedly complements the Suns' staffing, who don't have strictly a center player, and who roam the court relentlessly with a group of bloodthirsty shooters who are able to catch the opportunity in time and murder their opponents in the simplest and most straightforward way.

And the current rocket is very suitable for such tactics.

There is only one Ben Wallace who is good at defense and can run and jump at the center position, Kevin Garnett is one of the best power forwards in the league at the power forward position, Saullius and Horry at the small forward are all candidates who can shoot suddenly, Ray Allen on the scoring guard is a very good pitcher, and the core of the court who can command the team quickly and calmly is Bodi Roga.

Such a combination of tactics makes Lao Tang very excited, and this tactic is not suitable for a team with a strong center like Da Meng.

But he is very suitable for the current situation of the Rockets, in fact, Lao Tang has also tried this before, but it is only a small range, usually just a small range of a few people, this tactic greatly reduces the dependence on a strong center.

However, Lao Tang understands that it is unlikely to use such tactics to win the championship. However, it is still very good as a supplement to the team's normal tactics.

After thinking about the reason, Lao Tang said to Tiger: "Boss, your suggestion is very good, I want to go back and practice it immediately." ”

After saying that, he got up and was about to leave.

Looking at the old soup who was about to leave, Tiger couldn't help but feel a little proud in his heart.

However, Lao Rang's words when he was about to leave completely left Tiger speechless.

Lao Tang said: "Boss, seriously, your tactical system is good, but your explanation of this system is really too simple, if I were a teacher in the college of basketball in a vocational school, you would only fail this paper." ”

With that, he pushed the door open and left.

Looking at the old soup that rushed away, Tiger picked up a piece of information, smiled and thought: After a year of farming, it is finally harvested, Rudy, I have prepared it for you as a substitute insider.

Mark Jackson, who has been in Europe for half a year (not the one with the Rockets now, is an interior player. He learned a lot in the European League, he was very grateful to the Rockets for giving him such an opportunity, after the real game, he knew that if he entered the NBA at the end of the draft, he could only be laid off, and he fully showed his ability in the Malaga team in Spain, but just yesterday the NBA Rockets sent him a contract, a 10-day short contract. In addition, the general manager of the Rockets also called him to tell him that the Rockets gave him a short contract of 10 days to make up for the lack of the Rockets' current interior line, and if he performs well, then he will have a guaranteed base salary waiting for him, and he has informed the Malaga team that if he fails to stay with the Rockets this time, then his position in Malaga can be retained.

With that promise, Mark Jackson was in high spirits and set out on his journey to the NBA.

In the Rocket team, after demonstrating the 'run-and-bomb' tactic, Lao Tang was excited for a while.

The two styles he had originally wanted to set up for the rocket finally took shape.

The next day, the Rockets set off a whirlwind, and the first opponent who was unlucky under the whirlwind was the Jazz.

111:84

The Rockets bloodied the Jazz with a whole new set of tactics.

Then the Rockets faced the Mavericks on their home court.

Although, Nelson Sr. took over the Mavericks. Still, he didn't bring the Mavericks out of the losing streak.

On the home court of the Rockets, they lost to the Rockets 110-87.

But in private, the elder Nelson thanked Tiger.

The information sent by Tiger on several players was very appealing to Nelson Sr.

Although this year's results are not good, the old Nils is still very confident that he will surprise everyone next season.

But in the game, the new tactics of the Rockets surprised Nelson Sr.

The unhurried rocket of the past is gone, replaced by a fast one.

A group of youngsters, led by Bodi Roga, played a whirlwind of kombang that shocked the jaws of everyone familiar with the rockets.

Although it was still a little unnatural in the transition between offense and defense, the Rockets' new tactics really surprised everyone.

Including well-informed veteran coaches like Nelson Sr.

In this way, the Rockets surprised everyone and welcomed their next opponent, the Timberwolves.

After being robbed of Garnett by the Rockets, the Timberwolves continued to look for an opportunity to rise. However, they have not found it yet.

115:85

The Rockets won by a big score in one go.

Three consecutive games with scores over 110 points while the opponent did not score more than 90 points.

The new tactics of the rocket show its might.

With a 31-3 record, the Rockets visited the United Center in Chicago.

And this game is also the first game of the Rockets' main center Olajuwon returning from injury.

On the Bulls' side, there is also an injured player who has just returned, and that is Pippen.

The start of the season for the Bulls was extremely unsmooth, Pippen had to undergo surgery for several months due to a recurrence of his old injury, and the Bulls lost to McTown in the opening game. After 15 games, they are 8-7, and if they continue to play like this, let alone the championship, it is still unknown whether they can enter the playoffs. During this more than 1 month, Jordan did his best, integrating scoring, organization, and defense, and almost single-handedly carried the Bulls forward in the rain of bullets. At this critical juncture, Pippen broke out again in the hope of transferring. At this point, Jordan and Jackson had to try their best to appease Pippen, and finally made Batman change his mind. Seeing the Bulls' successive defeats on the court, Pippen couldn't sit still, and in January '98, Pippen, who had returned from injury, finally appeared on the basketball court at the United Center. The "triangular offensive" is finally back in operation.

Just from a new bull and a rocket with a momentum.

Once again, a sparkling collision unfolded.

However, some die-hard fans of the Rockets asked before the game: Are you ready for the Bulls to face such a powerful Rocket?

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