the great gatsby

Chapter 310 Substitute Problem!
Back from the timeout, Gatsby found that the Lakers' adjustment was not to replace Fisher, but to switch with Kobe's defender. Fisher went to defend Billups, and Kobe defended Gatsby. Gatsby nodded. , Such an adjustment is reasonable, Billups is better defensive than him after all.

Phil Jackson's adjustment is indeed very symptomatic. It's not that Gatsby can't beat Kobe, but the efficiency of playing Kobe will not be very good. Gatsby's usual style, he will not force his shots unless it is absolutely necessary. Once the Lakers' defensive loopholes can be temporarily blocked, the Knicks must find new ways to attack.

It doesn't matter to Gatsby, he doesn't expect to beat the Lakers if he can beat Fisher. If he can beat the Lakers in this way, then the Lakers should have been eliminated by the Thunder in the first round last season.

The Knicks play a pass-and-cut system, and most of the time the ball is transferred quickly. After all, there are not many misplacements who are as easy to play as Fisher, and Gatsby is not willing to always single play to destroy the team's chemical reaction. The effect is good, he also has to consider the feelings of his teammates!

Gatsby started running.

Kobe remembered the game against the Detroit Pistons when he was young. At that time, Hamilton was running like Gatsby. It is said that Hamilton could walk the dog and cry...

Kobe defended very hard, but Phil Jackson frowned off the court. If Kobe defended like this, he would not have the physical strength to participate in the offense. The current Lakers are not the Lakers of the OK era. Kobe is the most important thing for the Lakers Offensive arrow, if Kobe wasted energy on defense, the Lakers' offense might stagnate in the second half.

Phil Jackson figured out this problem and replaced Shannon Brown at halfway through the quarter, letting Shannon Brown defend Gatsby and give Kobe Bryant time to rest.

Kobe was very satisfied with this arrangement. He actually guarded Gatsby, because Gatsby didn't play at all when he was defending. Although Gatsby didn't play, the Knicks' offense was very smooth. Gatsby's off-ball movement revitalized the Knicks' offense.

That being the case, it doesn't make much sense for him to continue marking Gatsby, he might as well play well on the offensive end.

At the beginning of the second quarter, Gatsby did not play, and Anthony and Stoudemire led the team to play. The Lakers were led by Odom and Bynum. Even under the defense of Chandler, the little shark Bynum Still showing amazing strength, Chandler's height is no problem to defend Bynum, but he suffers in terms of weight, Chandler is 109kg, while Bynum has a full 130kg, the difference in weight of 21kg makes Chandler It's hard to interfere with Bynum's hook.

Odom constantly changes his position on the field. He dribbles like a point guard, breaks through like a small forward, shoots, and grabs rebounds like a center. He constantly changes roles to sort out the team's offense. Nam teamed up to play a wave of climax to narrow the point difference.

Gatsby watched in amazement off the court. Although this Odom was rotten in personal life, his talent on the court was as expected. If he had no flaws in character, he would be a player who could become the leader of the team.

Odom is one of the most comprehensive players in the NBA. Before James appeared, he was the youngest player in NBA history to hit a triple-double.

Because he is left-handed and has too many shadows of Magic Johnson-he is more than 2 meters tall, can control the ball, can score inside and outside, and can play 5 positions on the field, so when he first entered the NBA, he was called "" The left-handed magician".

But he himself admits that he does not have a strong desire to attack when playing.Therefore, because of his personality, Odom can become an excellent second-in-chief, but he cannot become the leader of the team, but his ability is beyond doubt.

Gatsby shook his head, what a pity for such an outstanding talent.

The Lakers' counterattack stopped the Knicks.

Jeff Van Gundy commented: "Odom is really an excellent player. When he is on the bench, he is the engine of the team. He can drive the team's offense. Instead, Anthony and Stoudemire on the Knicks side They are a bit weak in driving the team. They are offensive players. I think the Knicks should let Billups and Gatsby use them separately. "

Gatsby was also thinking about this question when he was watching the game. He had long felt that Billups and Billups played somewhat repetitive roles on the court, but both of them were players with extremely high IQs. They can still perform efficiently, but if they want to fully play their role, there must be someone on the bench.

If Billups is willing to lead the bench lineup, the tacit understanding between him and Anthony is very high, and the strength of the bench lineup will be even higher, but Gatsby will not raise this issue. It is not a small problem when it comes to the starting lineup, especially It should not be raised by him when it is related to his own interests.

He believes that D'Antoni, Billups and Donnie Walsh have all noticed this problem, but they have not raised it, and he will not raise it. This is not a small problem. Gatsby himself is the Knicks He is on the rise, and he is unwilling and impossible to play as a substitute. If he goes to play as a substitute, he will miss many awards.

Gatsby promised to help Anthony win the MVP, but at most he would make concessions in the tactical arrangement, which is also the greatest support. If Anthony can't play higher statistics and efficiency under this tactical arrangement, then Gatsby can only You can spread your hands, and the selection of MVP has never been a hard standard. Unless there is a particularly outstanding one, there will be some controversy.

Gatsby gave up his tactical position, but he did not guarantee that Anthony would get the MVP. Gatsby would not lose a single point for the data he should get. As for who the league chooses to be the MVP at that time, it depends on the league's willingness. Even if the league allows Gatsby to be re-elected as the MVP, Anthony can't have any resentment against Gatsby-the tactical position is given to you, and you still can't get the MVP, blame me?
Gatsby can give up his tactical position, but he is absolutely not allowed to play as a substitute, because no team leader will play as a substitute. If he is a substitute, it means that the boss of the Knicks is someone else, Gates No matter how selfless he is, it is impossible to be so selfless. If he becomes a substitute, then MVP, FMVP and other awards will have nothing to do with him.

So Gatsby himself would not propose to play as a substitute, and whoever dared to ask him to play as a substitute, then this person can basically be included in the category of enemies.

(End of this chapter)