basketball pope

Chapter 88 [Of course it's a pick and roll]

Jerry Krause held the phone for a while before he put it down, furious.The Bulls were eliminated only yesterday, but today he contacted Yang Rui and felt that this was his sincerity.

How dare a young man underestimate him?Klaus immediately wanted to give Yang Rui a look and regain his face.But he thought and thought, and found that he couldn't do anything.

Publicly, Yang Rui's rejection of the Bull's invitation is to put money on his face.

It is also meaningless to deny Yang Rui's coaching ability in an interview. His words are not authoritative, and scouts from other teams will not believe it, and Yang Rui will not have a small piece of meat.

Klaus is very injured now, and realizes what is called "the tree fell and the hozen scattered".Some people say that he created the Bulls dynasty with only one hand, but he can't escape the cold confrontation of the ace in the team. He won the manager of the year twice, but after being eliminated this year, he was ruthlessly booed by fans.

Krause always thought he was the key figure of the Bulls, but the reality gave him a slap in the face, and Jordan was the "big tree" of the Bulls.

Even if the Raptors manager did not contact in advance, Yang Rui would not consider joining the Bulls and wading in this muddy water.

He knows the future of the Bulls. He played badly in the shortened season. He was last in the Eastern Conference and won the No. [-] overall pick and chose Elton Brand.

Even if Brand had two consecutive 20+10s, it was useless. The Bulls started the journey to the bottom of the year and changed several head coaches. It was not until the 2004-2005 season that they returned to the playoffs under the leadership of Skiles.

It is no exaggeration to say that the Bulls from 1998 to 2004 were about equal to the rotten 76ers in the future. Every year their job was to smash and draft, and then no matter which rookie the experts were optimistic about, they had to choose to prove everything. It's a cloud, but it can't win the ball.

In such a team, the manager is still very rude, how could Yang Rui show a good face?

Yang Rui lay down and forgot about the bulls. Thomas went to work and no one was at home. He slept until noon and was woken up by Van Gundy's call.

"Jerry, have you eaten yet?"

"No, I'm getting ready to get up." Yang Rui sat up and looked at his watch, 11:30.

"Let's come out for dinner and talk about the finals." Fan Gundy couldn't take it easy after the holiday and said a western restaurant.

Yang Rui went out immediately and arrived at the hotel 10 minutes later by car.

Van Gundy was sitting in his seat, frowning and looking constipated. Yang Rui stepped forward and smiled and said, "Jeff, why are you still showing this expression? We will definitely win against the Jazz."

Van Gundy smiled bitterly: "Even if we win the Jazz twice in the regular season, we can't say we will win, right? Patrick was there at that time."

"It's the same without Patrick, because the Jazz's play is too monotonous. Don't you know what tactics they play? As long as we guard the pick-and-roll well, what's so scary about the Jazz?"

Van Gundy didn't know when he started to like to listen to Yang Rui's nonsense, which made him feel at ease.

Yang Rui hit the nail on the head. The Knicks are probably the best team in the league to prevent pick-and-rolls. They just restrain the Jazz.

Van Gundy said: "The Jazz averaged 101 points per game in the regular season, and their attack power is not weak. Except for Malone, the players' shots are relatively average. I want to use man-to-man, double-team Malone near the penalty area, and release the midfielder. What do you think?"

"Totally agree. Although the Jazz have a high shooting percentage, they have the fewest three-point shots in the league. Except for Malone, the offensive ability of others is not to be feared. If he shoots from the mid-range, he will defend alone, and he will be dead if he enters the penalty area."

The two of them had lunch time to decide the tactics.

In two days, the tickets for the finals were sold out, and basketball experts and major media have predicted the outcome.

Fans are also optimistic that the Jazz will win the championship. The Knicks have eliminated the popular Jordan and have been regarded as the villain.The Jazz have advanced to the Finals two years in a row and seem to have more experience.

The biggest reason for the Knicks' lower approval rating is Ewing's absence.

Without the regular season MVP, the Knicks have only one star left in Houston, and he is not very popular. He was only selected for the All-Star Game as a substitute. If the fans choose him, it will not matter.

The Jazz seem to have poor depth but no one underestimates them, and they swept the Lakers in the Western Conference finals for extra points.

Others criticized the Knicks' salary, arguing that the league must introduce a reasonable labor agreement.

Columnist Marty Conlon wrote: "This Finals is not a fair contest. The Knicks don't care how much money they spend, they just want to produce results. They can introduce more excellent role players and strengthen the depth of the bench. And the Jazz Owners are reluctant to pay their stars, Malone, Stockton, Hornacek three combined salaries are not as good as Ewing."

Marty didn't stand on either side of the labor and management side, but just felt that the current model was unreasonable.

This is indeed the case. Malone, who won the regular season MVP last season, only had a salary of 512 million, Stockton 500 million, and the third Hornacek 400 million.The fourth core of the team, Brian Russell, 286 million is not as good as the Knicks backup swingman Chris Mills.

The Jazz's total salary is only $2851 million, which makes it impossible for them to find excellent substitutes for the three veterans. They only have a group of basic-salary role players to assist, almost all of them blue-collar.

The Knicks' total salary is 5397 million, nearly double that of the Jazz. 13 players can be rotated in the playoffs, and it is more than enough to make up two lineups.Even without Ewing, the Knicks lineup would not suffer.

Many people are dissatisfied with the NBA, mainly because of the cruelty of reality. In the 90s, it was almost impossible for teams that were reluctant to spend money to win the championship.

After more than ten years, these people will find that the future is even more cruel. They may not win the championship even if they spend money. If they want to win the championship, they have to form a team.

The Jazz are under a lot of pressure. Although most people are optimistic that they will win the championship, the coaching staff led by Jerry Sloan has no confidence in winning.

After watching the Eastern Conference finals, they all realized the inadequacy of their team. Like the Bulls, their center speed was too slow.

Ostertag was played by guards during the regular season, so Sloan started Greg Foster in 49 games.

30 years old this year, 211cm tall and 109kg, Foster moves a little faster and has no attacking power. This season's statistics have reached the peak of his career, averaging 5.7 points and 3.5 rebounds per game.

In order to strengthen the offense, Sloan often had Malone come to center at a certain time, playing small-ball tactics.

To make matters worse, forward Adam Kiffy, who started 75 games in the regular season, is sure to miss the Finals.He was injured at the end of the regular season, and the injury aggravated in several playoff games. The playoff data was only 2.1 points and 2.3 rebounds.

206CM, the base fee of 104 kilograms is an important rotation player, and now there are only 9 people left for the Jazz to play a role.

After the discussion, Sloan decided to start with Foster. Russell, who was originally responsible for the offense from the bench in the second quarter, became the starting small forward, and the heavy responsibility of the sixth man was handed over to point guard Howard Eisley.

As for the tactics of the second quarter, do you still need to ask?Of course it's a pick-and-roll!

(End of this chapter)