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Chapter 798 Bust

Every "NBC Sports" night, fans are treated to a video that was, in those days, pretty rosy.

Most of the video is black, but at the very center, the color images of Jordan and Bird will jump out first, and then there will be stars from all walks of life, with the soundtrack of "Roundball Rock", which is as brainwashing as the electronic music of Tokyo Cold, every NBA fan who watches the NBA on NBC will remember this opening.

On the night of the game between the Knicks and the Suns, NBC broadcast the game live across the United States.

The commentary is provided by Mike Fratello and Marv Albert, who is already an NBC resident.

Louie made two decisions around the Suns' style of play.

Tactics need to be complicated, and attacking the basket needs to be straightforward.

The Suns completed a dramatic rebuild in the late 80s that many didn't expect.

In today's 90s, they are still at the top of the Western Group, and they have a distinct style of play.

Among them, their turnover rate is the lowest in the league, and at the same time, their effective field goal percentage ranks fifth in the league.

The Suns are a typical strong team in the Western Conference, with a strong and stable offense.

At the same time, their rim protection is very efficient, not only because of Brad Doherty, but also because of "Hot Rod" Rod Williams (Hot Rod Williams PF/C).

This person was a second-round pick in 1985, and in terms of talent, he is not considered a legacy.He showed extraordinary talent in the college game, but his school was caught in a recruiting scandal and a match-fixing scandal, and the league asked teams not to draft him in the first round.

What's more, it also conveyed the message not to choose this person.

The league was on the rise at the time, and this rat shit couldn't spoil the public's impression of professional basketball.

Louis didn't choose him, mainly because he was unfamiliar with this person's name. Judging from his college games, he didn't have many bright spots, and he had a record of collecting money and cracking matches, so he didn't choose him.

Unexpectedly, this guy became a genius after entering the NBA. They were first selected by the Dallas Mavericks, one of the famous Texas Three Idiots.

He played poorly in the first season and was cut by the Mavericks.

Then he was claimed by the Suns, and then there was a wonderful counterattack history. Although he did not become a star, he became a top player outside the star like the future Tobias Harris.Moreover, unlike a player who is strong on offense like Harris, the Hot Rod is strong on defense and has a wide range of movement.

Therefore, last season, the Hot Rod's salary ranked second in the league, second only to Wilson.

With the Hot Rod and Doherty, the Suns' rim protection strength (opponent's basket shooting percentage) is the third in the league.

This is a Western Conference team that does not make many mistakes, has a high degree of offensive certainty, and is also very good defensively. It is no wonder that it dares to issue a declaration of "the emperor takes turns, come to my house this year".

Their self-confidence is pretty good, but it's not good not to treat the Blazers, the number one competitor in the division, as a human being.

If Louie were Riley, he would already be counting the calendar to see when the next game against the Suns would be.

The game is about to start, and the Knicks' starting lineup has some changes.

Sean Kemp entered the starting lineup for the first time this season, starting at the four against the Heat.

Except for Kemp, the other positions remain unchanged.

The Suns' starters also look good: Kevin Johnson, Dell Curry, Knicks veteran Gerald Wilkins, Hot Rod, Doherty.

The 76ers, who were determined to rebuild, gave up on renewing the contract with the team's top scorer Gerald Wilkins during the offseason. The Suns also took advantage of the sharp increase in the salary cap and the surplus salary space to sign him.

In the first round, Miller missed a three-pointer from the outside.

Since the Knicks have the highest percentage of three-point attempts in the league, their effective field goal percentage is only third in the league.

On the other hand, this is also where the Knicks are strong.

With such a high percentage of three-pointers, the offensive efficiency is at the forefront of the league.

The Suns' offense has two rhythms.

One is the defensive counterattack rhythm, which is initiated by KJ. This rhythm is always completed with lightning speed and usually does not require the participation of insiders.

KJ ran across the audience like lightning, dunking and scoring.

2 is better than 0
Louis shook his head after watching it, and KJ rushed up, just like Westbrook in his peak period, no guard could hold him down.

The Knicks fought in position, and Stockton held the ball from the outside to launch a high-post dynamic offense (Exchange Ricky).But their purpose is not to seek outside three-pointers, but to play a branch tactic in the high-post dynamic offense, which is called the thumb tactic (THUMB) internally.

Ewing and Kemp made a high-post screen and cut immediately, which caused the Suns' defensive depth to shrink and gave Miller a chance on the outside.

Stockton scored the ball immediately.

Miller tried again for a three-pointer.

"boom!"

Miller made two shots in a row, defended the rebound under the protection of the hot rod, and was about to counterattack KJ, but Kemp behind him saw that there was a problem with his ball protection and took the ball away.

"Well done Pinshaw, this is my baby!" Louie yelled.

The ball that was taken out by Kemp fell into Ewing's hands.

The gorilla made a fake attack to attract the Suns defense, and then lobbed it to Kemp. The latter showed amazing physical fitness and rode a hot rod to catch a dunk.

2 is better than 2
"Stay motivated and focused, just play!"

Willis Reed, who has almost become Kemp's personal coach, stands on the sidelines and roars loudly.

Louis couldn't help but pat Reed on the shoulder to calm him down: "Don't put pressure on that kid."

"It's not that you don't know, that kid only knows how to run forward if he is whipped!" Reed said as if Kemp was a horse under his crotch.

Maybe Kemp really needs someone like Reed around him for a long time to push him.

But Louis feels that this kind of high-pressure training that does not give children a fault tolerance rate should be more humane, and praise should be given when it is time.

The Knicks failed to complicate their tactics in the opening game as Louis envisioned, but they were extremely resolute when attacking the basket.

If the Suns' defense is to be broken, both strategies must be implemented.

Attacking the basket can only break the advantage of the Suns all the way, and complex tactics can destroy their defense.

Doherty leaned against Ewing, just about to launch an offense.

Camp appears like a ghost.

I don't know who taught Kemp. His current defense, except for his big moves and easy fouls, Louis can't find any other problems.

Top-notch single defense, top-notch assistance defense, and possibly one of the four best pincers in the league (the others are Ropicho)?

He is very aware of when to flank, and also knows where to initiate the flank to make the opponent uncomfortable.Doherty can play Ewing with leisurely instigation of offense. When encountering Kemp's pincer attack, he just thinks about passing the ball.

Kemp's hand blocked Doherty's sight, and Ewing behind him put further pressure.

Doherty was in a dangerous situation and had to risk a pass.

The reason for the risk is that he can't be sure that there are no Knicks players guarding the ball.

The question is, how could there be no Knicks guarding it?

The Suns are the team with the fewest turnovers in the league, but the Knicks have the opposite characteristics. They are the team that makes the most opponents turnovers in the league.

Louie has Oracle's back and more advanced data.

For example, the Knicks rank first in the league in terms of steals from opponents' passes in each game.

In each game, the Knicks are still number one in the data of quick ball conversion and scoring through single defense, assist defense, double-teaming, supplementary defense, rotation, and pressure.

Also, there is a fault-level advantage over No.2.

Wilson stole Doherty's pass and countered dunks one-stop.

4 is better than 2
"So strong, Sean." Tomjanovich exclaimed, "I can't believe this is his third season, he's improved so fast!"

A good growth environment has a significant impact on Camp-style players.

If his career still starts in Seattle, his future will not change.

But in the Knicks, there is Reed to find his faults, Ewing to guide him in training, Stockton to pass the ball, and Louie to control his development blueprint.

Tonight, Kemp, who is in the third grade, is still far from the image of the most perfect power forward in history in Louie's mind, but it is completely different from when he first arrived in New York three years ago.

At that time, he only had a rough outline. It can be said that he has the possibility of becoming a perfect power forward, but will he be able to do it?No one can make this guarantee.

Kemp now has the bust of the perfect power forward, to use one of the Knicks' scouting department's favorite words.

Only by having another bust can he be a truly perfect PF.

But there are countless players who cannot become this bust in their entire lives.

Therefore, Kemp is undoubtedly the most targeted player among the many talented players in history.

Even though he himself didn't know what the future would hold, Louis had already seen his future.

"Defense well, and don't fall behind in offense!" Louie shouted, "Tactics! Tactics! I want to see more complex tactics and more brutal attacks!"

After Louie greeted him, the Knicks' style of play became more complicated. All kinds of through balls and large diagonal passes tore apart the Suns' defense. The last chance came to Stockton at the top of the arc.

With a cold face, he shot a three-pointer at the top of the arc in a bland manner.

"Shh!"

(End of this chapter)