Chapter 89 vs. Texas Top 3 (6)

Larry knows what his Philadelphia 76ers are lacking the most.

They've got the best shooting guard in the world, a very diligent point guard, a forward with a lot of potential, a center with a lot of potential and a lot of hard work, a center with a lot of blocks, and a sixth man of the year, and the overall situation is pretty good. But their big forward is really ...... Yes, Tyrone Hill, a former All-Star forward, is now 32 years old, and in an era where there are so many forwards and the quality is very good, he has been a little out of pace. Especially against a super power forward like Thiem, Tyrone has no advantage at all, whether it is offensive or defensive.

Larry's quest for perfection, even without superstars, to build the team he thinks is the strongest is a must, but the 76ers trade didn't go well. First of all, it is necessary to ensure that the basic structure of the team is not disrupted, Aaron Luke and others will never trade, and the other party will accept those players that they don't need, and it will not affect the team's record, which is very difficult. Originally, Larry liked Theo Ratliffe very much, and this center who came out of the "Bad Boy Army" with his outstanding blocks was very good, but now Larry has a big book, and in O'Neal's confrontation, Larry saw his value, and now Theo Ratliffe's position is a little awkward, and even a little chicken, so Larry moved the idea of trading him. It's not that Larry didn't want to let two people appear on the court at the same time, but both of them play center, no one can go to the high position, and both of them are not good at long-range shooting, and they can't threaten on the outside, and Theo Ratliff and Big Ben are both contract years next year, and they both want to earn a big contract for next season with this season, and they both want to get starters, which makes Larry very headache, but he has now decided to let Theo Ratliffe start, if you want to sell goods, don't you have to let customers see the quality of the goods first? Now that's what Larry is thinking, trade Theo Ratliff as the main body, pair it with some fringe players, and get a good center and a good power forward. Since there are very few resources in the player market right now, Larry paid attention to it early on. Rasheed Wallace, who has fallen out with his teammates for his own reasons, has put him on the shelf, just waiting to be offered, but because of his last name, few people will care. If there is no team offer, it is estimated that it will be removed from the trade list like the original world, and it was not traded to the Hawks until 2003, and then transferred to the Pistons to achieve the second season of the "Bad Boy Army", (but now it is unlikely, there is no big Ben). Larry likes this player very much, but Larry doesn't want to lose Theo Ratliff for nothing, it would be too much to use him (Larry thinks so, he doesn't fully understand Rashid's value right now). So he wanted to bring in a team, trade Theo Ratliff and add a center forward so that the team wouldn't make any big mistakes.

"Hey, let's go and find out what other useful centers are." Larry said alone.

While Larry was thinking about it alone, the field had changed dramatically.

The Spurs, who were blinded at the beginning, reacted and began to control the tempo, trying to bring the 76ers into their own rhythm; But the 76ers all know that it is difficult to come out again after entering the rhythm of the Spurs, and they basically won't win, so they are trying to get rid of the rhythm of the Spurs, especially Allen and Luke do the best, often killing the enemy through shaking and breaking, plus Theo Latliffe on the inside, the 76ers use blocks, steals and fouls to change the rhythm of the opponent Spurs, so that they can't find the best state, and the current Spurs are not the Spurs that can resist the peak Kings, the peak Lakers, the peak Pistons, The current Spurs are still mainly adjusting the team structure, and they will gradually grow in the next two years, but Luke will disrupt their arrangement, of course, this is a story for another time.

Of course, through these, the 76ers still have a lot of fouls, but there is one of the biggest shortcomings in the Spurs, that is, the free throws are not good, this is not one person, but the whole team, so the 76ers have committed a lot of fouls, and the Spurs have also lost a lot of free throws. In addition, without Bowen, the touchstone of a top outside player, Allen did not hinder, and even scored a lot of points with sudden shots, and Theo Ratliff also played on the inside, although the strength is still not David Robinson's opponent, but it still does not make the "Admiral" so arrogant, and it completes the task very well. With the addition of Luke, the 76ers were not overtaken by the Spurs in the starting stages.

When it came to coming off the bench, the 76ers' clever trade tricks were revealed.

Larry fielded a big four-man lineup, McGee, Reed, Tony Kukoc, Brian Cardinal and Ben Wallace. In fact, this is not a big belt and four small, because the big book is not high. But they darkened the Spurs' bench.

McGee and Reed, both of whom can play with the ball, and the offensive efficiency is very good. Tony Kukic is the "European Jordan" and no one can stop him when he comes off the bench; Brian Cardinal was ambushed on the outside and became a super shooter, while Big Ben was overturned in the Spurs' bench inside, although he didn't score much, but the rebounds were leveraged, and he barely missed a single one, and the few of those few were picked up by the 76ers players, and the score once widened to 15 points. ** Vicky couldn't sit still and quickly switched to the main force. But how could the 76ers benches, who had already played well, make Vicky happy, the main Spurs who had just come up were stunned before they could get into the rhythm, not only failed to suppress the 76ers' offensive, but the score had a tendency to expand. ** Vicky quickly called a timeout, called several times in a row, and coupled with the regular timeout, finally cooled the hands of the 76ers benches, and the Spurs gradually found their form, gradually moving the score back to within 5 points, but the 76ers changed their tactics again. Their main force returned to the court and gave the Spurs another head-on blow. Pull the score away again. Several times in a row, the 76ers disrupted the Spurs' rhythm through a wide range of lineups, so that the Spurs could not find their own rhythm and finally lost the game. "That's a good job, Greg." Larry said as the two head coaches shook hands.

"Your team is still so strong, Mr. Brown." Vicky said modestly.

"Okay, I'll talk about it later, goodbye." Larry said.

"Goodbye, Mr. Brown." ** Vicky said.

The game is over, and the 76ers are also on their way to their next venue, Minneapolis, Minnesota.

;