"Oh? Do you want to fight me defensively?"

Larry Bird looked at the court with his eyes, at this time everyone had already seen the trend of this game, Zhuang Fei's intention could not be clearer, that is, to follow the rhythm of the Pacers, the Pacers want to be full, then the Timberwolves are also slow, the Pacers are ready to play 24s offense, and the Timberwolves are also ready to play 24S offense, and even Zhuang Fei's subtext is that the Timberwolves can play 7S offense and at the same time can perfectly complete the 24S offense

Larry Bird is not a person who is afraid of challenges, he has been building his own team with Zhuang Fei as an example, many people in the league are saying that he has been developing in the opposite direction of Zhuang Fei, he has not learned Zhuang Fei's dedication to offense, he has been polishing the team's defense, he has not refuted this voice from the outside world, because he feels that it is not necessary, he has indeed been polishing the team's defense when he came to the Pacers, he knows very well what is wrong with Zhuang Fei, He has always thought that he does not have Zhuang Fei's peerless talent, which can make the team's offense improve by leaps and bounds overnight, he has always thought that he is an ordinary coach, for an ordinary coach to gain a foothold in the NBA, he needs to stand firm, how to stand firm? Naturally, it's not an illusory way to say 'beautiful basketball', this is unrealistic, he chooses a more realistic method, that is, defense, and constantly polishing the team's overall defense, in fact, in terms of defensive talent, the Pacers are not the kind of individual defensive players with strong defensive ability, but the Pacers have ranked among the top three in the league for two consecutive years under his tutelage, which means that the Pacers have been the top three teams in the league in defense for the past two years.

However, Larry Bird is not without pursuit of himself, he will not be satisfied with himself is just a defensive coach, for whom he has always aimed at Zhuang Fei. He also likes 'pretty' basketball and offensive basketball, and when the team's defense is almost polished, he has begun to adjust the team's offense, if last season's Pacers season scoring average was outside the top 10 in the league, then this season's Pacers averaged 101 points per game, and this season there are only 8 teams in the league that can average more than 100 points per game, and they are only ranked in the Timberwolves on the offensive end. The Lakers, Kings, Pistons and Mavericks are in sixth place, but the Timberwolves and Lakers have been so dazzling on offense this season that the rest of the team looks particularly dark in this comparison. All teams this season are talking about how beautiful the Timberwolves and Lakers' offense is, but no one is going to say anything about the Kings, Mavericks, Pistons and Pacers.

The Pacers are the league's third-largest defensive team and sixth-largest offense. Otherwise, they wouldn't have made it to the Finals in the East. In the face of the 76ers and the Heat, two teams in the top eight defense, they can not only limit the opponent's score to around 80 or even below 80 points when they are in the final force, but they can score close to 100 points, which is their ability.

The Pacers can score more points than all defensive teams and defend better than all offensive teams, they are the most well-rounded team in the league, and Zhuang Fei now wants to fight with the Pacers to defend. This was indeed unexpected by Larry Bird, who studied Zhuang Fei no less than Jordan. Jordan said on the outside that he was the one who knew and knew Zhuang Fei best, and Larry Bird had always scoffed at this statement of the basketball king. Larry Bird knows very well what kind of coach Zhuang Fei is, an offensive ghost, a defensive maniac, saying that he is a defensive maniac does not mean that he defends well, but that his attitude towards the team's defense is like a madman, in the first two years of Wake Forest, Wake Forest's defense is only Duncan, Duncan alone supports the team's overall defense, Wake Forest does not have any defensive system at all, let a player manage a team's offense, isn't this a madman? And when Duncan left, Wake Forest simply stopped defending and won the game completely with offense, to the NBA, to the Timberwolves, this defensive maniac still adheres to the style of Wake Forest, so that Garnett alone supports the team's overall defense like Duncan, even if he comes to the NBA, Zhuang Fei is still facing the team's defense with a madman attitude, in Larry Bird's view, the outside world's statement is very correct, the Timberwolves' defense is not good, Because their head coach likes crazy gambling style of defense and does not have a good defensive system. …,

"I know you're a genius, but I really don't believe the defensive system I've built up in three years will lose to you," Larry Bird thought about and calmed down a little. This time, Zhuang Fei's unexpected attack on the weak will make Zhuang Fei pay the price.

Larry Bird was thinking about how to make Zhuang Fei pay, but Zhuang Fei didn't think so far-reaching, for him, the Pacers' run-and-bomb tactics delay in this game against the Timberwolves was very good, and the way to deal with the run-and-bomb was naturally how to slow them down, like enlightening not long ago was preparing to slow down the Timberwolves' advancement, and this time the Pacers chose to let the Timberwolves cooperate with the speed to slow down, in a sense, the Pacers' method is more effective. Let the Timberwolves slow down the speed of cooperation between each other, which is something that few teams in the league can do, at least even the Spurs last season did not do it, Zhuang Fei is a little afraid of the Pacers' strategy, so he simply follows the meaning of the Pacers, and slowly plays with them, if the Timberwolves forcibly ignore the Pacers at this time and improve the mutual cooperation between players, it will naturally have to pay more runs and intersperses than before, in addition to the factor of physical consumption, mistakes will also increase greatly, at least this is very risky, Zhuang Fei didn't want to have too risky decisions for his first Finals, so this time there will be a scene where the Timberwolves slow down and fight with the Pacers to defend themselves, and it can be said that this may be the only time for the Timberwolves. The Timberwolves may never do that again.

"Steve, it's okay"

When the first quarter of the game was more than halfway to the official timeout, Zhuang Fei looked at Nash with a wry smile and asked, in fact, for Nash, this rhythm of the game is very helpless, he has never played in such a rhythm, the first time in the first half he felt that his contribution to the team was limited, many of the team's organizational tasks were completed by Garnett, and he was more like a pitcher who dribbled the ball across the half court.

"Well, it's okay, Mark Jackson doesn't seem to be ready to beat me up," Nash said with a helpless smile at the end. This is also the only point that made him happy in the first half, Nash is actually very clear about his positioning, he is the core of the team's offensive organization, and his task is to create enough points for the team, as for the defensive points he has also looked down, as long as he can create more points than concede points. But in this game it is clear that he did not create enough points, if Mark Jackson at this time again to force him and let the team lose a lot of points, he will be very ashamed, fortunately Mark Jackson does not have a strong offensive ability. It also reassures Nash a little bit, but overall he doesn't really like this kind of game, it's not his style, and if the team keeps going like this, he hopes the coach can let him play less in this game.

"Hmm. That's good. Steve, you don't necessarily have to stay at the ceiling when you attack in this game, you can go to the basket more often" Zhuang Fei smiled and looked at the somewhat depressed disciple and said.

"Lapping under the basket?" Nash was stunned and then his eyes lit up, the Pacers' defensive positioning was good, but it was not without its shortcomings, and their big center Smiters was too far away. Although the blocking of the Timberwolves can be delayed a lot, the interior is relatively empty. Dale Davis has a lot of defensive ability and range, a bit like Garnett. But he has to face Jermaine O'Neal's pull, and it can be said that if the Timberwolves can have one more point of containment on the inside, it will be difficult for him, and then Nash remembered the King's McBibby, who is going to be a playmaker like Mike Bibby in this game?

"Well, I see," Nash said with a smile, if he kept himself in this game, his contribution to the team was limited, it was not something he wanted for a very responsible and honorable player, and he would not hesitate to do so if he could help the team by changing himself. …,

"There is also the team's defense, Jermaine, the offensive core of the Pacers in this game is Smiters, they are using Smit as the axis, and then blooming more, is that in this game you have to move more, it is necessary to be able to be close to him all over the court, his movement speed is not fast, I think you should have no problem, he will not go to the low post to attack in this game, so Jermaine does not have to worry about the team's interior defense"

"Kevin, you will return to the role you played last season in this game, remember how you swept under the basket before, you need to pick up your weapons again in this game" Zhuang Fei smiled and said Garnett and O'Neal Jr. both nodded, Garnett and O'Neal Jr. defended more outwardly this season because of Xiao Ao's arrival, and he didn't need to take care of the basket, which also made his defense a lot easier, but this year's ease did not make him slack, and he was confident that he could do it.

"And Stephen, Reggie Miller's running position is very good, I think you also felt it in the first few minutes" Zhuang Fei looked at Stephen Jackson and nodded, and then continued: "You need to show the highest concentration in this game, this is a milestone shooter, if necessary, you can use foul tactics against the law to interrupt his offensive rhythm" In the first few minutes, Reggie Miller was able to throw off Jackson twice and shoot three points, which can be said to be the first time Jackson has encountered such a situation, He always thought that his close defense was the best in the league, but in the end he found that he couldn't stick to Reggie Miller. This is actually very easy to understand, the current Miller is still at his peak, whether it is experience or ability, he is a big block higher than Jackson, and the kind of insight on the court is not comparable to Jackson, Zhuang Fei's requirements for Jackson are also very simple, that is, try to make trouble for Reggie Miller, and even the final foul tactics.

"Paul, go close when defending Jalen Rose, don't let him have the opportunity to shoot and handle the ball easily, he is the Pacers' offensive transition point and the pitcher second only to Reggie Miller" In fact, Jalen Rose is like Garnett of the Timberwolves, he and Garnett are the team's second organizational point, and they are also the team's offensive transition points, it can be said that the status of the Pacers is not lower than Reggie Miller, it can be said that Reggie Miller is a spiritual leader similar to off-court in the Pacers, And on the court, he plays more of the role of Timberwolves Pierce, a knife-type player, and the real core of the Pacers on the court is Jalen Rose, an all-around outside line who averages 19+5+5 per game.

"I know, coach, don't worry" Pierce patted his chest and said, Ross is very rich in offensive skills and is also a kaleidoscope type of player, it is naturally difficult for such a player to completely suppress it, but if he can suppress a certain point of his, Pierce is confident that he can still do it, Zhuang Fei's arrangement is also for him, which means that he does not have to defend in all aspects, as long as he defends his outside shots and passes, If this Michigan Five Tigers really break through and kill him to the basket, won't there be Garnett?

"Boys, I think you can see the ability of the Pacers in this game, this is a very good team, but you also have to believe that you can win the final victory in this game, because we are stronger than them, whether it is defense or offense, we are stronger than them" Zhuang Fei's words are very infectious, at least these young players of the Timberwolves are very fond of Zhuang Fei's set, and Nash, who was a little frustrated just now, is now also with a high morale, and others are even more so.

"Alright, boys, let's play"

Looking at the back of this group of Timberwolves players, Zhuang Fei sighed slightly in his heart, in terms of player strength, the Timberwolves players are completely dominant, but the strength of the players does not represent the strength of the team or the victory or defeat of the game. The head coach needs to stimulate all the abilities of his players, and can't let them have the feeling of 'being strong and unable to make it', which is Zhuang Fei's biggest task in this year's finals. But it's clear that Larry Bird won't let the Timberwolves play to their full potential, as he did in this game.

"Hey, the Timberwolves' offense is a lot smoother and faster," Michaels said with a look of surprise at the timeout after the two sides were on the side, and it was obvious that a feeling came from Dutch center Schmidts.

If before the timeout, Schmitters' defense felt just right, the Dutch big man felt a little clumsy after the timeout.

"It looks like the Timberwolves are going to make a move," Magic Johnson said meaningfully, looking at Larry Bird on the sidelines. (Your support is my biggest motivation.) )

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