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Chapter 52 Ewing's Hostility

Even so, preparations must be made.

Carlisle introduced them to the Knicks player strength intelligence.

Among them, Ewing, the head of the Knicks, is naturally the focus.

Patrick Ewing may be the most neglected super insider, and will be used as a unit of measurement in the future.

jerk, jerk, gorilla, makeshift
But Carlisle spoke highly of Ewing.

Sabonis, who was physically ill next to him, but still came to check in the "stack of working hours", also had a good evaluation of Ewing.

After listening to the analysis of the two and watching the videotape, Ma Long's impression of Ewing changed, and he felt that Ewing was worthy of being a center textbook.

Although he suffered a knee injury in college and was injured again 90 years later, Ewing's style of play was repeatedly sidelined, unable to gain excessive weight, and his style of play relied more on shooting, so he was called a softie.

But Ewing's physical explosiveness and strength are actually superior to most centers.

It's just that compared with the other three of the four major centers, they don't seem so good.

Ewing is similar to Karl Malone.

Both of them can play brutally around the basket if they want to.

Steal one-stop fast break, one step dunk inside the free throw line, dunk Mourning
These are the famous scenes done by 'softie' Ewing.

But after all, he was seriously injured.

Although it is possible to play like this, a game can be played one by one at most, and it is impossible to rush for a whole quarter like a postman.

For the analysis, Carlisle brought in the more experienced Sabonis.

Sabonis took over the job with nothing to do, and analyzed Ewing's skills for Malone: ​​"Ewing, as the Knicks' low-post killer, has a top-level back."

"His back-up ability is different from that of Olajuwon, his speed is not so fast, and he doesn't have so many guard-like feints and guard handball moves."

Sabonis pointed to the videotape and analyzed it frame by frame for Malone.

"Look at Ewing's back turn. The speed of his turn is actually not fast, his movements are not that fancy, and there are not many fake moves. So what are his characteristics?"

"solid!"

"The characteristics of Ewing's back are that the basic skills are extremely profound, the steps are very steady, and the details are almost perfect!"

"It is also because of this that it is a textbook."

"Olajuwon's footsteps are very good and gorgeous, and the efficiency of finishing at the basket is much higher than that of Ewing, but not everyone can learn it."

"Dameng's coordination, sense of the ball, and agility are extremely rare in history. It is too difficult, so it is actually better to learn Ewing's solid movements as a center, at least you can learn."

Sabonis suddenly stopped at this point.

Because he remembered, the footsteps of the little giant in front of him, Hua Guo, who had scored five best balls several times.

Although it is not as good as Dameng, the difference in height between the two is too large, and the degree of gorgeousness and appreciation is not much worse than that of Dameng.

At the same height, Ma Long's flexibility and coordination are also at the historical level.
He is still young, if Olajuwon is taught by hand, he might not be able to learn dreamy footsteps
But how can a big dream teach people.

And in terms of Malone's physical condition, he doesn't need to play like a dream.

The technology that suits you is a good technology.

Sabonis shook his heart and stopped thinking about it: "Ewing's favorite attack area is on the left side of the penalty area, that is, the left waist or the left side of the baseline."

"He can turn around with both left and right shoulders. If he blocks the bottom line and defends his right shoulder, Ewing will turn over his left shoulder for a jumper or layup and hook."

"Ewing's hook is not very strong. This is a shortcoming in his arsenal. He prefers to shoot, so don't worry too much about keeping a good position."

"If you defend the left shoulder and block the middle, Ewing will choose the right shoulder to turn around and turn to the baseline to turn over and shoot."

"This place is his most stable weapon, we must pay attention to it so that we can fight against it."

"With your height and wingspan, your height is at least 20cm higher than Ewing's. If you react in time, you can definitely interfere with him."

"If he defends the left shoulder and blocks the middle, but the bottom line is not blocked, Ewing will choose to turn over his right shoulder and go to the bottom line for a layup or a drop shot, sometimes taking a jump.

"As for the right side, Ewing's right side is not as flexible and versatile as the left side, but there are ways to attack, but the hit rate is definitely not as high as the left side."

"So if it can be done, drive Ewing to the right."

Sabonis got a little thirsty after a long speech.

He took a sip of cold water and continued: "If you have been giving enough resistance, then you must pay attention to Ewing's special skill, bunny jump."

"When the defensive resistance is relatively large, or when the defense is tight and it is difficult to ensure stability, Ewing will use rabbit jumping to reduce the interference of the defender."

"The bunny hop is actually a method of hopping."

"After dribbling the ball with the back to the basket, the jump step becomes facing the basket, so that a face-up jumper can be completed or a direct layup can be completed."

"Ewing's steps are big and steady. His rabbit jump can flash a lot of space, he can jump directly to the face frame, and get a momentary face frame jump shot. It is difficult for defenders to interfere with this because it is too sudden."

"This kind of suddenness is a bit similar to a defender's pull-up, which is very difficult and can be regarded as Ewing's unique skill."

"Rabbit jumping also has the same disadvantages as dry pulling, that is, it is too tactile and hurts the knees, so don't worry about Ewing jumping like a rabbit."

"In addition to these, Ewing's other offenses are nothing more than common mid-range shots after pick-and-rolls, or off-ball cuts when he finds the right time to cut into the basket and score."

"He also has the ability to break through the frame, take a few strides away from the defense for layups, drop shots, or turn around and shoot, but don't worry too much at your speed."

"Ewing's offense is just like that."

Sabonis summed it up lightly.

Looking at the densely packed notes, Ma Long felt what it means to have an old family like a treasure.

Although Sabonis often suffers from physical ailments, Malone suspects that it is not a knee problem, but that the young Sabonis is too weak and his body is too weak.

But the experience of playing a center forward and his analytical ability are really not covered.

Sabonis said: "After talking about offense, let's talk about Ewing's defensive ability."

"Looking at the data, Ewing's rebounding may be the worst among the four major centers, but it is not bad compared to other centers, and his positioning is very good."

"You can watch these balls."

Sabonis operating the videotape: "Ewing stuck the position perfectly, creating very good opportunities for Anthony Mason Jr. and Oakley to grab rebounds."

"Combined with Ewing's own first-class rebounding ability, the Knicks are very good at protecting backcourt rebounds. Last season's backcourt rebound data, the Knicks ranked in the top three."

"When you play the game tomorrow, if you want to grab offensive rebounds, pay attention to your position, and protect the back rebounds, but also pay attention not to get stuck."

Ma Long gained a lot in one class.

In the afternoon, I also conducted more than an hour of tactical training with my teammates.

After training, the teammates went back to the locker room.

Take a shower, chat, discuss where to go tonight or tomorrow night.

These Malones can't participate.

As a result of his young age, his teammates didn't want to take him.

Including the two poets, Clifford and Rhodes, they only talked in front of him, and never really pulled him to play.

Secondly, Malone can be regarded as a "family" person, and he would not go to those places.

He also has a lot of things to do, and he will continue to work on the script with Theron after returning home.

On November 11, at around 14 pm, Malone and his teammates returned to the Rose Garden Arena after many days.

They ushered in wild cheers from the fans at the scene.

Five consecutive victories at the start!
Haven't had such a good record for many years.

They turned the excitement in their hearts into decibels.

That is, not as optimistic as the Lakers.

Otherwise, they might have shouted the slogan of 'Blazers Championship'.

Malone saw the crowds of fans wearing his No. 11 jersey.

The number is many times higher than the last home game in the Rose Garden Arena!
I don't know if it's because of the win, or because of the sports fans.

There may be two reasons.

In a conspicuous position directly behind the technical stage, there is also a group of fans holding slogans.

There are also more unrestrained fans who take off their clothes and write on their upper bodies.

Either Malone's name or the number 11.

It feels good.

Malone laughed, put his index finger and middle finger together, nodded on his forehead, and gestured towards the lovely fans.

After getting a response, the fans shouted even more happily.

The atmosphere at the scene was great.

At this time, Malone suddenly felt a malicious look.

He glanced sideways at Nix.

Ewing was staring at him.

Ma Long wondered: "Did I offend the gorilla?"

I didn't say a word, I elbowed my heart once.

Ma Long wondered, and could only think that Ewing was jealous of his handsome face.

It is said that Ewing is really like an orangutan.

Although it's not good to attack personally like this, it's really too similar.

No, it's no longer a question of likeness, it's exactly the same.

From a certain point of view, this can be regarded as extraordinary talent.
On the other hand, Ewing glared at Ma Long, just habitually expressing his toughness to his opponent, but he had no feelings for Ma Long, and it can't be said that he had no feelings, and he was still a little jealous.

This is mainly due to the relationship between the old Nelson, who wants to use him Ewing for O'Neal alone, or the opposite rookie Malone.

O'Neal is fine, but why should Malone?
He's just a tough rookie who likes to brush data!

But Ewing really didn't have much confidence if he wanted to solve Ma Long by himself.

He read all the analysis in the newspaper, and found it really difficult to limit.

But if he can't do it himself, he can still find help!

Ewing found his old buddies Anthony Mason Jr. and Oakley: "Sabonis doesn't seem to be playing, let's go against the rookie opposite tonight."

Bullying a rookie?

They love it!

Both Anthony Mason Jr. and Oakley simply agreed.

The old Nelson who saw everything next to him sighed in his heart, and then looked at Malone with admiration and longing eyes.

"I really want to coach Malone once and design some tactics for him."

thought old Nelson.

At the time of the draft, he was very optimistic about Malone. Unfortunately, he hadn't gone to the Knicks at that time, and he was still in the stage of work handover, and he didn't have much say. Otherwise, he planned to exchange Ewing for the No. [-] pick of the Warriors.

It has been half a month since the start of the season, and Malone's performance proved that his vision was correct.

"Pity."

Old Nelson shook his head, calmed down his distracting thoughts and arranged tactics.

Since he is already an opponent, he will not show mercy just because of this appreciation.

Although the Bulls' approach to Malone didn't work, it also provided him with a reference.

He will not stop Ewing, but will make better targeted arrangements.

At 6:58 in the evening, the referee came to the center circle with the ball in his arms.

Both sides started playing.

The Blazers still have the old lineup: Rhodes, Hawkins, Harvey Grant, Clifford, Malone.

Knicks side: Derek Harper, John Starks, Anthony Mason Jr., Charles Oakley, Patrick Ewing.

Because Sabonis was ill, Malone started again as a center forward, directly facing Ewing!

This is the first time in Malone's career against a super center!

Was he blown away by Ewing, or did he continue his past performance?
The reporters who came to the scene took up the equipment to record this moment, looking forward to seeing the result.

At 7 p.m., the referee blew the whistle to start the game.

Amidst the cheers of the fans at the scene, Ma Long jumped up to an astonishing height of 40cm. With his long arms, he rushed the ball backwards before Ewing!
Pioneers strike first!
(End of this chapter)