basketball pope

Chapter 37 [Helpless]

Houston moved to catch the ball and played the same tactic three times. The person who switched defense became Farmar. Houston paused with the ball in the middle, attracting the defense and hanging it to Ewing who was cutting in the air.

Relying on Rice, Ewing turned and jumped to the middle. He held the ball sideways with both hands and bent his knees in a strong posture, which attracted Divac to withdraw for help.

As Yang Rui expected before the game, the Hornets' defensive strategy is to strictly guard against the stars and rely on rotation to guard against role players.

Ewing unselfishly passed the ball to the right corner, creating an open space.

Ewing averaged 3 assists per game in his peak season, and his coping ability seems to be average. In fact, whether a player can deliver a lot of assists has a lot to do with the tactics arranged by the coach.He used to be single-handed with the ball, and his teammates would stand up, occasionally making an empty cut. It would be hell if there were too many assists.In the past two seasons, the Bulls' triangle offense, standing on the outside, Jordan averaged only 4.3 assists per game.

When Bowen received the ball, he was as focused as a novice driver on the road for the first time. Now receiving a pass from an old driver, he never wanted to miss any opportunity to perform. Without hesitation, he jumped up and threw the ball to the ball. basket.

He is very confident in this position, the ball draws a beautiful arc and enters the net hollow. 11 to 0.

"Bruce, nice job!" Yang Rui jumped up and took the lead in waving the towel.

The bench players also shouted and cheered, and Bowen is now a role model for newcomers.This adjustment boosted the morale of the entire team. During training, young players and veterans worked hard.

Young people believe that as long as they work hard, they will get the opportunity to perform. The veterans feel the challenges below and dare not relax at all.

Yang Rui is full of a sense of accomplishment at the moment. If Bowen is worth in advance because of the butterfly effect, it will be difficult for the Spurs to poach people.Can the Spurs win the 2005 and 2007 championships without Bowen?
When the Hornets attacked, Houston released Farmar and double-teamed Rice with Bowen, forcing the opponent to pass the ball. Wesley received the ball, and Ward followed very closely, leaving an empty space on the court.

Wesley knew that passing to Farmar wouldn't do much, so it was a dislocation to Mason to play Ewing.

Mason missed a pull-up jumper. If he can shoot stably, the Knicks will not give up such an alternative power forward who can support and rebound.

Farmar relied on his physical advantage to cut into the basket and grab the offensive rebound. Houston is experienced and hurriedly hugged him and sent it to the free throw line.

Houston's weakness is also obvious, the role is too single, only scoring, organization and rebounding are not good.

Farmar hit one of two free throws, the Hornets finally opened, 11 to 1.

Seeing that the Hornets don't have any tactics, Yang Rui knows that this game will be won. Compared with the stars, the Hornets and the Knicks are not on the same level at all.

The Knicks attacked, and Houston and Ewing received the ball on the left after no-ball screening. Mason began to defend this side, and Houston passed it to Johnson on the right.

Johnson took the ball frame outside the three-point line and took a step with his right foot. Divac defended outside this time. Johnson took a big step with the left foot to accelerate the ball, and successfully changed direction and made a breakthrough on the right side.

Farmar impresses the coach by his defensive enthusiasm and gets the chance to start.

Johnson was not greedy for credit. He stepped on the penalty area line and jumped up with both hands to distribute the ball to the bottom corner. Bowen got an open spot again.

The biggest feature of Yang Rui's tactics is that people who don't have a sense of passing can accurately find teammates.

Houston is 45-70 degrees on the left, Ward is in the middle, and Bowen is in the bottom corner of the right. The three positions are almost unchanged.Ewing and Johnson empty-cut or pulled out, relatively free, anyone who fills the defense may form a vacancy, and not making up the defense is a dislocation.

Bowen was very well prepared, and he caught another shot. 14 to 1.

Hornets coach Cowens was forced to request a timeout. If they don't adjust, they will have to pay their guns in the first quarter.

Arnold shouted: "I can't believe it. Knicks rookie Bowen made two three-pointers in a row. He was just an undrafted rookie. This performance is too good!"

Lance sighed: "The Hornets must curb the opponent's offensive momentum. Today, Ewing has not yet shot, which is too abnormal."

When they came off the court, Bowen, Johnson, and Houston all gave Yang Rui a high five, and they played very well, knowing that the tactics were arranged by him.

Ewing also nodded and smiled at Yang Rui. In the past, the team relied on him to attack, but now this style of play is much easier.

Ewing has taken the data lightly, otherwise he would have suffered a heart attack.

Compared with those equally famous players, Ewing's tragedy is a mess. He has no MVP, no best defensive player, no All-Defensive Team since 1992, no scoring champion, and only once in a row. The hard honors are the bottom of the four centers.

He finally made it to the finals in the 94-95 season, but it was a stain on his life. He shot 38% from the field, and his score against the big dream was completely exploded.

As he gets older, Ewing doesn't expect to compete with Jordan, Malone and others for MVP.He just wants to win now, as long as he can win the championship, he is willing to try new ways of playing, and even give up the ball.

At the end of the timeout, the Hornets switched to playing double guards in an attempt to open up the offensive situation in this way and increase a stable shooting point.

The person who played was named Dale Curry, and Yang Rui was very familiar with this person because his son was Stephen Curry, who helped the Warriors win championships in his previous life and won the regular season MVP consecutively.

The father and son are very similar in stature, about 1.9 meters, relatively thin, and rely on precise shooting to mix.

Hornets offense still did not open.The little guy Bowen became the key. He was inseparable when defending Rice, sticking to his body like a candy.Rice is mainly a face-to-face player. It is not easy to turn around. When the shooting rhythm is disrupted, the efficiency will drop.

Rice singled out Bowen a few times on the perimeter for jump shots.

Not only the home team fans, but even the commentators couldn't stand it anymore.Arnold said depressedly: "What has Rice been doing this summer? His form is so bad that he can't even score against undrafted rookies."

Lance sighed: "What's worse is the Hornets' defense. The Knicks may score 40 points in a single quarter. Too many easy shots."

Rice is very innocent. Bowen lives on defense. Not being famous doesn't mean he is easy to deal with.

On the field, Johnson dislocated and squeezed Curry to the inside after covering. With no help, Curry could only foul.Hornets players don't dare to double-team at will, it's a good opportunity to split out, and five people on the Knicks can shoot.

Ewing also scored. Facing Wesley, he made a mid-range shot and dunked with both hands after an air cut.

Cowens found that his substitution not only failed to catch up with the score, but was beaten even worse.The dual guards are fine against a team that can only attack from the outside. If you speed up the pace, you will become a surprise soldier. How can the guards defend Johnson when he rushes?

Without switching defenses on the inside, Houston can run to catch and shoot on the outside.

In a single quarter, the Knicks made 7 three-pointers, leading 38 to 17, and the opponent was helpless and sighed.

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