On May 9, the Knicks met the Pistons again in Maddison, a direct collision between the two sides in the playoffs for the third consecutive season.

There's a joke in New York that says the relationship between Detroit and New York, and the two sides are now not only opposing teams, but also opposing players, but also opposing various entertainment systems. Spike Lee, a die-hard Knicks loyalist, is one of them.

In Lee's long fan career, the Knicks in the past few years have been Lee's happiest time, this is not only the Knicks' second championship after many years, but also the Knicks' second season season No. 1, and the relationship between Mill and Lee is even more unimaginable to many people, for example, the Knicks' championship ring after winning the championship last season is only two in addition to the Knicks players and three assistant coaches.

One of them was for D'Antoni, and the other was Spike Lee.

After the Pistons players came out, the Knicks all erupted in welcoming boos and laughter, in the eyes of many Knicks fans, this round of games does not need to be compared, they will know what the final result of the two sides is, but Gong Feng and other main players saw the expressions of the main players of the Pistons, but did not show any smile.

This season, the Pistons got McDyce in free agency and got Lynch, a rookie in '93? Hunt also got Arroyo, an international player who did very well at the Olympics.

The Pistons' bench lineup cannot be said to have become stronger than last season, but the increase in thickness and characteristics is beyond doubt, but compared with the change of the bench, the change of the main force is more obvious, Larry Brown did not show absolute strength in the team, in addition to not lowering the requirements on defense, for the team's new offensive coach Philip? Sanders also gave a lot of time.

The Pistons' lineup has indeed made a great improvement in terms of offensive ability compared to last season, and even in many games this season, the Pistons used offense to open the score, and then there was a lot of garbage time.

However, this approach is not without obstacles, especially when the players do not control the balance of attack and defense very well, especially when Ben Wallace asks for more possession.

Ben is indeed a super blue-collar worker, and Ben's defensive style is indeed very different from many people's understanding, he does not have the ability to guard the basket alone, he does not have a strong single defense ability, and he only has a very bad shooting touch.

But many people forget another point, on the offensive end, what type of player is the player who is opposite the player, what position is the player. Ben is indeed a terrible shooter, but many people forget how much Ben is tall.

If he holds the ball in the high post, if he faces the opponent's close defense, with Ben's height and strong explosive ability, he doesn't need to shoot, he only needs to use speed to beat his opponent.

And against a long-range defense, Ben is the best pick-and-roll player, whether it is Hamilton's movement or Chauncey's shooting, Ben can create enough space for him.

This is where Ben is irreplaceable in the Pistons, and it is also the key to his annual salary of tens of millions in the future, otherwise the highest price of a blue-collar worker is more than eight million, how can it reach an annual salary of tens of millions later?

Some people may say that Ben is terrible at free throws, and when he attacks with the ball, he can easily be targeted by other teams on the offensive end, but does anyone remember how bad Ben was at his free throws? While a 45 percent free-throw shooting rate is terrible, don't forget that the shark slashing tactic has always been a gamble that costs oneself a thousand dollars, and as long as you instinctively keep the free throw rate of two and one goal is enough.

As an undrafted rookie, what kind of journey did Ben go through to reach the league's top defensive star later? His strength is experience, the strength that comes from his body, the strength and speed that comes from long-term training, Ben's strength is definitely the top sequence in the league, but his speed on the offensive end is rarely mentioned why?

Maybe Ben did a lot of foolish things that shouldn't be done in order to prove that he was a first-line star in the league and for his own 'change', but if he didn't have confidence in himself and the effort he made for it, Ben wouldn't be Ben!

And in the first quarter of the first game, Yao Ming, who was opposite Ben, suffered a big loss, and the Knicks really didn't expect that the Pistons' offense would start from Ben Wallace.

After seeing the opening, after Ben scored six points in a row, Mill could only be on the sidelines, and immediately just let Bosh go to the opposite Ben, using Bosh's height and movement speed to limit, with Ben as the core point of the Pistons offensive system.

However, after Ben was restricted, the Pistons changed to use Rashid as the main scoring point, and after the other Pistons players opened up enough space, Rashid began to use his movement and experience to face Yao Ming's interior defense head-on.

Yao Ming's interior single defensive ability is very good in the entire league, especially after the rookie season, after Yao Ming improves a lot of small actions that do not need to be had, the places that can be punished by the referee have been reduced, with Yao Ming's height, pace and movement speed in an area of the inner line, Yao Ming does not belong to the group that suffers, and even Yao Ming's ability to assist in defense and interception is also in the forefront of the league.

But Rashid's solo offense is definitely not so easy to crack, and even his ability to turn over and jump shots, after using his feet to shake off Yao Ming, his scoring and organization skills will be reflected.

The Knicks don't have a good way to deal with Rashid now, except for Yao Ming, Mill is not worried about any interior player to defend him, Yao Ming was responsible for defending Ben last season, and with Malone in the high and low positions, Yao Ming's existence is strategic.

In this season, Yao Ming's inside partner is Bosh who has not really stepped out of the rookie wall, and Bosh is not Rashid's opponent in terms of physical ability and experience.

But in the case of holding the ball and forcibly breaking through the basket at any cost, Yao Ming's height will become a weakness.

Of course, compared to the Pistons, which are slightly cheaper on the inside, the outside line is completely a great advantage for the Knicks, but the Pistons' outside line can at least play their own characteristics and continue to score through some effective means on the inside...... That's enough for the Pistons.

The real strength of the Pistons is still in the defense, and if the Knicks' attack can chisel through the Pistons, they can still win the game. But this season, Yao Ming did feel very uncomfortable in the game in the face of Rashid's all-out defense, and now Yao Ming is indeed a lot different from Rashid in weight and strength, even Rashid's long arm can also have a strong interference with Yao Ming's offense.

Last season, the Knicks were able to win against the Pistons, and Malone was indispensable, especially Malone's restriction on Rashid was the winning stone for the Knicks.

Yao Ming's one-man back-to-back offense can't be opened, which means that many of the Knicks' offensive tactics can't be played, and the Pistons can also have more defensive leeway and space to do some careful defense like Larry Brown.

Not to mention, it's unrealistic for the Knicks to beat the Pistons with the second quick rotation of the bench.

The Knicks' bench lineup is mostly a supplement to the team's tactics, and it can't rise to win the second round of the playoffs with this kind of tactics, which is still possible if the Pistons are an older team.

But now many people forget the words of the media about the Pistons back then, that is, a group of guys in the prime of life, playing basketball for the elderly under Larry's arrangement.

This is enough to prove that the Pistons have enough ability and experience to aggressively block the Knicks' small-ball tactics that are not yet very mature.

Five minutes after the opening, Mill saw that the situation on the court was still scorching, so he could only take the lead in making adjustments, no matter what, Yao Ming's energy and physical strength are unlikely to maintain more than 40 minutes of concentration in a few games, once Yao Ming's physical strength is made a big fuss by the Pistons, the Knicks will inevitably suffer a big loss.

It's just that to Larry's surprise, Mill didn't directly replace the fixed combination of Jay and Battier, but replaced Bosh and Bow Peak, and replaced Jay and Payton? (To be continued.) )