basketball pope

Chapter 42 [Help Ewing brush data]

On the 12th, while the media were touting the Knicks, the Bulls lost again.

他们在主场83比90败给了奇才，乔丹28投仅10中，加罚球得到28分7篮板3助攻。除了他和中锋郎利外，公牛再没人得分上双。

Since the start of the game, the Bulls have 4 wins and 4 losses. Even if he is called the "God of Basketball", Jordan will not be able to play this season.

The Bulls, who have titles such as the league's first salary, the league's biggest star, and the defending champion, have become the target of public criticism, and many people feel that they are finished.

Exploding salaries and rubbish records, it is no exaggeration to say that the Bulls have laid an unbreakable foundation for the shutdown of the league next summer.

These were all expected by Yang Rui. What he did not expect was that the Bulls' poor record directly affected the Knicks.The management has given the coaching staff a new task to help Ewing brush the stats and increase his playing time on the premise of ensuring the regular season record.

This is contrary to Yang Rui's original idea. In his previous life, Ewing was seriously injured and almost out of season. It was too risky to increase playing time. However, he and Van Gundy could not go against the management's request.

Yang Rui realized that just being the head coach is not enough, he must speak to the team, otherwise everyone will continue to disagree at work, and correct ideas may not be adopted.

In Yang Rui's previous life, every time Phil Jackson left the Lakers, it was a disagreement with the management team on the idea of ​​​​building the team.

The Lakers won't dwell on Jackson's salary demands, but they always have concerns when it comes to the right to speak.Jackson wants to be like Manchester United's Ferguson in basketball matters. He has the final say in the Lakers, while vice president Jim Buss and general manager Kupchak can only stand on the sidelines.

This made Jackson's conflict with Jim Buss public when he left the Lakers for the second time, causing quite a stir.The power shift at the top of the team was what ultimately led to Jackson leaving the Lakers.

Before the start of the game, Ewing didn't care about the data, because he thought that fighting for the MVP was an extravagant hope. Now that the Bulls have problems, he sees hope again.

So, Ewing and his agent put pressure on the management team, hoping that the coaching staff can help him compete for the regular season MVP.

It's not surprising that Ewing has an idea. This guy is too tragic, and he perfectly interprets what it means to be born at an untimely time.

94年他场均24.5分11.2篮板2.3助攻1.1抢断2.7盖帽，当年MVP评选排名第五，最后居然没进最佳阵容，只因另外三大中锋数据更好。

95年他23.9分11篮板2.7助攻0.9抢断2盖帽，MVP排名第四，又没入选最佳阵容。

No one can understand Ewing's feelings, because no superstar in the NBA has been so miserable as him.

There is a superstar in the team, and the senses are completely different, which will attract fans more. Therefore, the management also hopes that Ewing can have a strong personal honor.

On the 12th, the Knicks flew to Toronto, Canada to face the Raptors. Van Gundy discussed with Yang Rui on the plane to help Ewing brush the data, and planned to start from this.

"I'm going to increase Patrick's playing time. Is there any way you can get him to average 40+25 without playing 10 minutes?" Van Gundy frowned and sighed.

Ewing played 37 minutes last season, scoring 22.4 points and 10.7 rebounds, and the scoring efficiency is really not very good.

Ewing's physical quality can't be compared to when he was young. Van Gundy can't think of a way to let him score 25 points. Unless he plays for more than 40 minutes, it will affect the team's offense and the record cannot be guaranteed.At this time, he could only choose to trust his assistant and let Yang Rui come to create miracles.

Yang Rui smiled and said: "It's too difficult to average 25 points per game, and it's easy to get injured. I don't recommend doing this. I can do anything else."

Van Gundy asked, "What?"

"Assist, this will not affect the team's offense, and it can also drive the team when playing well. Patrick is responsible for passing the ball after screening and playing like Divac." Yang Rui replied.

"What?" Van Gundy was stunned. Ewing has never focused on organizing offense since he entered the league.

Yang Rui shrugged and said with a smile: "This is really the easiest stat to brush. The teammates can't make shots, which reduces the teammate's shooting percentage, which has no impact on Patrick at all. It's more difficult to figure out what he's going to do next, play out of position after screens, and it'll be relatively easy to score against perimeter players. If he can get 20+10+5, it's not worse than 25+10+2."

"But...isn't he going inside?"

"Don't be a jerk. Get assists, support from a high position, and don't enter the post. This will also reduce the chance of his injury. You let him play a 35-year-old veteran for a long time. Injured, we will have bad things in the playoffs." Yang Rui sighed.

Van Gundy closed his eyes, thought for a minute, and found himself convinced again.

He couldn't think of a better idea, and he was afraid that Ewing would get hurt. Yang Rui came to the point.

This season, Ewing started the game very selflessly, only playing 30 minutes, averaging 18.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and the efficiency is higher than before.This is based on the fact that Ewing gave his teammates off-ball screens, and the teammates attracted the defense and returned him to dislocate his offense.

If Ewing is singled out, it will go back to the old way, and Lewis, Houston, and Starks will not be able to play well with the three scoring points.

It is very difficult for Ewing to get 25 points by one-on-one.In Yang Rui's previous life, Ewing was in good shape this season. He averaged 26 minutes per game in 32.6 regular season games, scoring 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.2 blocks.

With a general direction, the rest is easy to handle.

Van Gundy asked, "How exactly?"

Yang Rui thought about it in the afternoon. "It's very simple, Patrick continued to screen from the side, cut to the inside and moved to the middle, and Alan ran to catch the ball or pass to Patrick as usual. Charlie was originally waiting for the opportunity in the middle, but now he runs to the left bottom corner, You can play another off-ball screen with Patrick to open up the space. Larry and Bruce are on the right side, Larry adds a routine of cutting from the right side to the basket, Patrick can play singles in the middle, and the pass mainly goes to Alan, Charlie, and Laura. At three o’clock, everyone will take a pass from him.”

Van Gundy pondered for a while, and it was a little more troublesome than the original tactics. Two people's movements were added. Players should be able to understand the tactics after practicing a few times.

"Okay. Any more?"

"You can consider giving Chucky a chance to come off the bench. He's really not good at defense, but he shoots well, and he is more threatening to play the pick-and-roll with fast speed. Especially when the opponent's center is slow, he and Patrick will become a surprise soldier." Yang Rui laughed. Said: "Since you want to brush the data, then strengthen the attack, and the stable defense will reduce the number of rounds, and it is difficult to brush the data beautifully."

Van Gundy pondered for another minute, couldn't fault it, and decided to accept it all.

PS
(End of this chapter)