the great gatsby

Chapter 232 Which One Is Stronger In Discussion Of Manipulation?
In Stan Van Gundy's view, last season was the best chance for the Magic to win the championship. The Celtics had Garnett injured and the Cavaliers were lucky enough to get past them. However, the Los Angeles Lakers were really strong and were defeated by the Lakers 4:1. , Not to mention the players are feeling chilled, even he, the head coach, is also chilling - he can't play!
The Los Angeles Lakers not only have Kobe Bryant as No.1 in the league on the outside, but the key is that his inside is too strong. Even if Howard goes to the inside, the two towers will not have much advantage. The starting point of the Magic's tactics is not Howard, but the Magic can Opening on the outside does not depend on Howard's containment inside. Once there is no way to defeat the opponent inside, the Magic's outside will also be frustrated. This is the reason why the Magic were defeated 4:1.

This season, Stan Van Gundy is uneasy. He has confidence in dealing with the Knicks, but he has no confidence in the face of the Celtics' healthy Big Three. How difficult is it to mess with a healthy Big Three?
Even the Los Angeles Lakers were stunned. Last season, even if Garnett was unable to play, the Magic had to fight hard for seven games before barely defeating the Celtics. This season, the Big Three are very healthy. Stan Van Gundy himself has no idea about defeating them.

As a coach, unlike players who only focus on a certain game, they will pay more attention to the overall situation. They start planning the playoffs in the regular season, and in the playoffs, they calculate the odds of winning seven games. At that time, they began to plan the next game again.

So far in tonight's game, Stan Van Gundy feels that he has roughly figured out the details of the Knicks. The Knicks' starting lineup is not weak, but they can only rely on the starting lineup. Their rotation lineup cannot be said to be bad, but less A person who can really lead the team. In fact, the rotation lineup plus Gatsby is also a starting lineup, but it lacks a leader to lead the team. Duhon can't do it, and Martin can't do it, so the Knicks can only shorten the lineup. The rotation is supported by Gatsby's massive playing time.

But this is not a long-term solution. Gatsby can play like this in one game, and can play like this in two games. Could it be possible to play like this in the third game?
The playoffs are not about one game, nor two games, but at least four games. The longer the game is, the more difficult it will be for this kind of team that relies on shrinking the rotation to maintain it. After all, they are all human, so 10 more Playing 10 minutes less is a world of difference -- the intensity of the NBA playoffs is no joke.

So even if the Knicks trailed by only one point at halftime, Stan Van Gundy already felt that there should be no problems in this series, because in his opinion, the Knicks had played all their cards and were defeated in the first game. Forced to reduce the rotation, there won't be too many tricks next.

Why it is difficult to win the championship with a single core, why Kobe would rather leave the Lakers before Gasol came to the Lakers and asked the Lakers to find him a helper, why Garnett Pierce and the others formed the Big Three, why James would rather make a decision with his infamy One—without him, it is too difficult for a single-core team to win the championship!

D'Antoni pursed his mouth and crossed his arms. Couldn't he see the problems that Stan Van Gundy could see?They are all well-known coaches in the league. It is impossible not to see them. Is there a way?Yes, but whether it will work or not, I don't know!
The Magic may have been lucky to beat the Celtics last season, but was it also luck to beat the Cavaliers?impossible!

Some people say that the Magic team in the 2008-09 season is the weakest Finals team in NBA history. Maybe it is, but no matter how weak they are, they have reached the Finals one series after another. Howard is still there, and the foundation of the Magic is still there. No matter how weak it is, it can get weaker.

This Magic team is very strong for the Knicks. D'Antoni has rehearsed it over and over again in private. He can't find a way to beat the Magic. Nothing else, just one breath, this flaw in the rotation lineup is enough Fatal, today he was able to rely on Gatsby to survive this difficult time, but he knew that Gatsby could not last for a few games, he was too tired!

Hey, if you can last one more game, it's a game. If you don't get swept away, you'll save face.D'Antoni thought pessimistically.

At the beginning of the second half, the two sides returned to the starting lineup. The Knicks did not lose to the Magic in the main lineup. If you do not flank Gatsby, you will punish them with three-pointers. After three quarters, Gatsby has hit 8 three-pointers. Once you flank Gatsby, the Magic will lose their defense. The team adopted shrinking tactics to protect the basket, and the Knicks' outside line will also punish the Magic with three-pointers.

If you don't look at the difference between inside and outside, the Magic and the Knicks actually play the same tactic, which is to use a tactical strong point to attract flanking attacks, then distribute the ball to the players who are emptied, and find real open shots by conducting the ball.

The strength of the Magic is Warcraft Howard, and the absolute strength of the Knicks is Gatsby. On the point of limiting Gatsby, Nelson can’t do it, and Jason Williams can’t do it——Stan Van Gundy Wait, he was waiting for Gatsby to run out of energy.

At the beginning of the fourth quarter, D'Antoni asked Gatsby to rest on the sidelines. Gatsby said: "Coach, let me play, let's try to steal a victory in the away game!"

Du Hong was very annoyed at the side, not because Gatsby robbed him of playing time, but because he was angry at his lack of strength. It's not that he didn't have a chance to play today, but that he lost points as soon as he played. Gatsby rested for less than a minute or two and had to go on the court to chase points. Duhon knew that he couldn't help the team, at least not today.

D'Antoni thought for a while and said: "You have to pay attention to your body at all times. If you are too tired, don't hold on. We still have many games to play."

Gatsby nodded and said yes, and returned to the court without hesitation.

Stan Van Gundy couldn't help but shake his head and sigh when he saw that Gatsby was back on the field. D'Antoni deserves to be No.2 in the league's list of hardcore head coaches. It is estimated that after this round of the series, he will be able to become the leader of this list. child.

Of course, this ranking list is not an official ranking list. It is just a joke ranked by some fans and a small number of experts. Although it is a joke, judging from the top five coaches, it is really interesting. , from fifth to first are the Thunder's coach Donovan, the Rockets' coach Adelman, the Celtics' Rivers coach, D'Antoni's coach and Thibodeau's No. [-] coach.

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