Chapter Thirty-Eight

Although the triangle offense is a championship tactic, it has never been taken seriously in American basketball, and even though Phil Jackson is known as the most successful head coach in the NBA, he has not been recognized by the authoritative American basketball community for this tactic.

This stems from its very nature, and its power depends more on the star's own singles ability.

Now this tactic is being used by the Timberwolves on the Trail Blazers, but it is surprisingly useful, one hit and one accurate!

As soon as this tactic was used, the Timberwolves' scoring became stable and efficient, but the Trail Blazers' offensive touch began to cool down, not only was the score overtaken by the Timberwolves, but the score difference continued to widen.

McMillan called a timeout, hunched over and stared at the young disciples, his mind racing for a solution to the triangular tactics.

The Timberwolves' triangle strategy mainly consists of a point on the inside and two points on the outside.

And Brewer and Li Shihao on the outside are like a weakened version of Jordan and Pippen's combination, the two of them attack and defend, Brewer plays Pippen on the defensive end, he has a pair of super long arms, and the speed is extremely fast, with Li Shihao's defense, it is enough to form an outside blockade net against Roy on the outside.

Li Shihao's most outstanding scoring method is the backward jumper, he grew up watching Jordan play, and he has practiced the most times is this scoring method.

His step-back jumper is in a certain amount of space, has a high shooting percentage, and has a consistent attribute.

If he is not caught on the outside, Li Shihao can shoot the opponent to death in one game!

Now the Timberwolves' interior line has been activated in an instant after the triangle tactics have been sacrificed, especially the firepower of the outside line has been fully exerted.

Lee Se-ho has the attributes of being able to shoot and pass, and he began to move from the point guard position to the shooting guard, swinging between the two positions.

His low-post singles skills may be less effective against a tall point guard with strong physical fitness, but he is very easy against Roy's defense.

Roy's style of play is very similar to Li Shihao, and they both belong to the type of players whose physical fitness is not favored. Although Roy is known as the "Yellow Mamba" and is called another Kobe by many media, in fact, Roy's scoring is a conventional scoring method, and there are very few difficult goals, and his step-back jumper and pull-up jump shot are the most common means.

Before the confrontation with Li Shihao, the two formed a situation of mutual explosion, but after the Timberwolves changed their tactics, Roy not only fell into passivity on defense, but he was also greatly restricted when attacking, Li Shihao pressed him step by step, and Brewer was eyeing him on one side, and he would face the risk of blocking and stealing at any time, and this defensive pressure made his hand feel gradually cool down.

McMillan, however, had no choice but to say some words of exhortation to Roy, trying to get the proud disciple to get rid of the defensive constraints on the offensive end and lead the team to victory.

But this game was destined to disappoint him.

The Timberwolves' triangle offense is mostly a replica of the Bulls' period, their interior offense is not much, and with a rebounding machine like Love, their offense is focused on the outside.

Similarly, the Timberwolves' blockade of the outside line is also extremely tough, which makes Roy lose his standard, not only does he not have a consistent score on the offensive end, but he is also stealed two by Brewer, and the Trail Blazers are in a dilemma.

Roy is extremely important for the current Trail Blazers, in the eyes of coach McMillan, the current Roy is in his prime, he needs to use this instant power perfectly, until the interior of Oden and Aldridge grow, by which time the talented Trail Blazers will become a terrifying team in the West.

At that point, the championship is not a pipe dream!

Admittedly, McMillan's blueprint is very attractive and has a certain degree of feasibility on the basis of ideals!

Now Roy is indeed extremely strong, he has been training in the NCAA for four years, and his playing style has been honed to be extremely mature, and it can be said that he has a good brush in the NCAA.

He averaged 16 games in his rookie season. 8 points, 4 assists, 4 assists. With a 4-rebound performance, he was almost unanimously elected as the best rookie of the year. At that time, fans on the other side of the ocean complained that Roy had the style of the "Shilipo Sword God" back then, and he almost came out of the mountain after reaching the full level in the novice village.

Roy, who has been honed in the college league for four years, is often not weak against the top guards in the league, but tonight's tactic against the Timberwolves made him quite passive.

On the offensive end, he encountered the blockade of Brewer, whose defensive attributes had greatly increased, and on the defensive end, he met Li Shihao, who broke out tonight, and he was restrained at both ends and his performance was greatly substandard!

The game was not as anxious as the pre-game media predicted, but the young Timberwolves took the upper hand, and finally successfully pulled the score to more than 15 points in a wave of 8:0 in the third quarter, and the Trail Blazers replaced the starting five and abandoned the game.

The strength of the two teams can be said to be comparable, and even if there is a gap, it should be that the Trail Blazers have a slight advantage.

But when the technical staff counted the data after the game, the media reporters present were stunned, and Li Shihao scored 41 points, 9 assists and 5 rebounds, and was once again elected the best player of the game.

This rookie is really a gathering of heroes, the reporters present vaguely feel that the league is about to change, the 96 generation is still ruling the league, and the 03 generation has not yet succeeded in ascending to the throne, but now the rookies of the past three years have begun to rise, and they are rising at an astonishing speed, trying to break people's perception of basketball.

Look at Durant in the 07 session, who averaged 30 points per game this season, is very likely to become the youngest scoring champion in NBA history, who can guard him at the small forward position?

Look at the 08 Rose, Westbrook, Kevin Love, they already have people who have begun to lead the team to rise, last year's young Rose rookie season led the team to the playoffs, successfully fought with the defending champion Celtics in the playoffs for seven games, although the rookie finally lost in the tie-break, but they also indirectly shattered the Celtics' championship dream, the physical exertion of the seven-game battle, so that the injured Celtics exhausted their energy, and finally lost the championship competitiveness.

This year, Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors, Evans of the Kings, Bruce Lee of the Timberwolves, Griffin of the Clippers, James Harden of the Thunder...... There are so many rookies in this class that can be memorable!

Perhaps the best of all was Bruce Lee, who played a dominant performance tonight, leading his team to use a triangle for the first time in a game and successfully crushing the Trail Blazers, a powerhouse in the West.

It seems that the report of this game needs to be changed, there are too many topics worth writing about tonight's game, and at this time, the reporters present all glanced at each other's peers, a little helpless. Sometimes too many choices can be a big headache!

The next day, the basketball section of the New York Daily News ran a comment:

[The NBA league is about to change?

With the new season in full swing, all eyes seem to be on the championship teams or the top stars, and there's nothing wrong with that.

However, I would like to inform you of the news that the league is about to usher in a change in the future, and the stars who rule this league should pay attention to your challenger!

Remember the "tragedy" that took place in Boston's North Shore Gardens in the first half of this year? The defending champion Celtics allowed a hairy boy, Derrick Rose, to average 19 per game in the playoffs. 7 points +6. 28 plates +6. With 4 assists, they allowed a rookie who had only played in the league for one year to tie Kareem Abdul-Jabbar's playoff record of 36 points!

It's a shame for the Celtics, but we've seen the most thrilling point guard showdown in nearly 20 years!

Now that the new season has been fully burned, the Cavaliers and Celtics in the East, the Lakers, Suns, and Spurs in the West will compete for that only championship, while the Chicago Bulls, Oklahoma City Thunder, and other young teams are joining the war as a Young Guard, who can say that they are not eligible for the O'Brien Cup?

It's a game!

But look at the youngsters in the new season!

Kevin Durant, the 07 star of the list, is attacking the throne of the scoring champion, averaging 30 points per game, I'm afraid he will become the youngest top scorer on the planet, right?

Rose's performance this year is amazing, maybe he has a big call for an All-Star, maybe there is another All-Star guard in Windy City Chicago, but this is very likely to be the next Jordan!

Jennings, the youngest 50-point player in the East, is already leading the Bucks to the playoffs, DeRozan of the Raptors is also doing well, and Jeff Teague of the Atlanta Hawks, they are all starting to show their own light!

But don't forget, it's the West that is the most competitive!

The rookie battle led by Chinese-American rookie Bruce Lee has become a war in full swing, and the concentration of gunpowder here is definitely far greater than in the East, where Bruce Lee averages 26 points and 5 points per game. 6 assists 4. The 2-rebound stats are the best in the new season, while Evans is averaging 20 points per game and Stephen Curry is averaging 19 per game. 1 point followed by third place.

Are you sure these three young players are this year's rookies?

Our No. 1 No. 1 player, Mr. Griffin, lost his unfortunate season and lost the opportunity to compete, and Mr. Thabit was more successful in attracting firepower for Griffin, averaging 3 per game. 1 point 3. With 6 rebounds, Memphis fans curse every night for the incompetence of the team's management, and our scout, Mr. James Harden, seems to have lost all his strength in the race for the best rookie, and he is still worried about his playing time!

After browsing the report of the new season, the author was surprised to find that this year is a big year for guards, and the positions played by rookies this season are basically in the guards!

Such a group of elite defenders gathered in the east and west, so that the author can't help but think of the grand occasion of the 96 golden generation, who will be the best rookie this year? Who will win the much-anticipated championship? Who will have the last laugh?

This is a puzzle, and I would like to wait with you for the end of the new season! 】

When this comment in the New York Daily was published, fans in the United States were blown up, is this a rookie battle or a guard war?

Who among them will have another Jordan? Who will dominate this alliance?