the great gatsby

Chapter 365 Another city!
The rest period in the finals was relatively long. After three days of rest, the second game started on time.

Coach Carlisle is trying to change. On offense, he has more people involved. Marion’s air cut, Terry’s chasing three-pointer, and Barea’s breakthrough after the pick-and-roll. To be honest, Coach Carlisle’s offensive changes are That's good, but they still lost the game because the Mavericks' defense still didn't work.

Coach Carlisle has tried zone defense for a while. This is the defensive lineup that the Mavericks are best at and can best cover up their deficiencies in defense. But the Knicks are not a team without three points. After the Knicks rained three points, Coach Carlisle He had no choice but to give up the joint defense.

So Gatsby broke out, Kidd broke through when defending him, Stevens looked for Nowitzki when defending him, after the breakthrough, he either attacked the basket, or followed Chandler's swipe, Anthony and Gallinari Also got a lot of shots.

Coach Carlisle also tried to let Barea and Terry defend Gatsby. The idea is very good. Barea and Terry can indeed keep up with the footsteps, but the effect is not very good. Once these two defend, Gates Barea and Terry's height gap is a lot smaller than Gatsby's, and Gatsby plays like Nowitzki.

Coach Carlisle had no choice but to ask Marion, who was the best defender in the team, to defend Gatsby. Well, it did work. Marion was fast, tall, and strong in confrontation. He stretched out his arms to cover the sky. Today, it is indeed perfect to defend Gatsby, but who should defend Anthony?

Marion went to defend Gatsby, and Gatsby focused on looking for Anthony. Anthony's singles ability was displayed to the greatest extent, and he punished the Mavericks one after another.

Coach Carlisle asked people to double-team Anthony. Anthony learned to pass in the Knicks. As long as he was double-teamed, he would pass the ball. This kind of pass was much easier than other passes. Whoever double-checked would pass to the defender. People, other people will naturally run and pass the ball to the person who was emptied.

At the end of the game, the Mavericks' players lost all confidence. They found that no matter how they defended, the Knicks could always find a way to defeat their defense!
Yang Yi praised: "No matter what defensive method the Mavericks adopt, the Knicks can always respond as quickly as possible. The Knicks' routines seem to be endless. Coach D'Antoni sits firmly on the coaching bench. Praise Gatsby, but I have to praise him again, as long as he is on the court, there is no need for coach D'Antoni to make any instructions on the spot, he only needs to say: give the ball to Gatsby.

Coach D'Antoni won the best head coach of the year. This may be the easiest head coach. It is completely comparable to Phil Jackson when he coached the Bulls and the Lakers in the era of the OK combination. He only needs to give instructions for substitutions and timeouts when needed. OK.

To put it crudely, when Gatsby is on the court, the effect of sitting on the bench with Coach D'Antoni is the same as sitting with a dog, as long as the dog can make substitutions and call timeouts, I am not insulting Coach D'Antoni, I'm just comparing the Knicks' head coach to a job well done. "

Compared with coach Carlisle's desperation, coach D'Antoni can really watch the game leisurely. He didn't feel unfulfilling because he didn't need to direct the situation on the field. Instead, he felt that the head coach should be like this!
Oh, by the way, coach D'Antoni is also a construction coach.

How well do you let him play with a group of role players? This is not what he does. It is what coach Adelman does. What he is good at is picking players that fit his system, and then formulating appropriate tactics and putting them on the court As for the temporary command, it is not that he is good at or does not need him to do it, because these will be left to the point guard to do!

The Knicks led the Mavericks 2:0. The game was pretty good. Unlike those teams that defended and won the championship, the offenses of both sides were flying, but in the end, the Knicks, who were better at defending, won two games. The Mavericks, who are deficient in defense, played well offensively, but they always missed that breath.

After all, defense wins the championship. Some words sound ugly and old, but this really confirms this sentence.

Union Office.

Stern and Xiao Hua watched the game, Stern became more and more dull as he watched, his complexion was not very good, Xiao Hua looked at the ratings data handed over by his subordinates, his complexion was also not very good.

"Adam, this is not the finals I want at all!" Stern said.

Xiao Hua shook his head and said, "The ratings are actually higher than last year."

Stern snorted: "I didn't expect the Knicks to be so strong. I can allow them to build a dynasty, but winning so easily will hurt the league. This is the first season for the Knicks to enter the finals. I have seen In the next few seasons, the Knicks will become a frequent visitor to the finals, and opponents will be as powerless as Dallas, and will only be beaten on the ground by the Knicks. In this way, the alliance will face decline!"

Xiao Hua said with a smile: "That's not the case, it's impossible for the Knicks to maintain such a strong competitiveness every season..."

"No! This finals is without Stoudemire. The Knicks are still so strong. If Stoudemire returns next season, the Knicks will be even stronger!" Stern worried.

Xiao Hua said: "I don't think so. The Knicks may not be able to maintain a complete lineup next season. They will face the renewal of Gatsby, Billups and Chandler. They have no salary space to renew the three. Now, I think we can make a move here, among other things, at least Billups and Chandler, we have to find a way to send them to other teams."

Stern nodded: "Is there a way?"

Xiao Hua smiled and said: "Both of them are sweet and sweet. We don't need to do anything. There are also many teams willing to poach them. They will receive a big offer, so big that the Knicks can't afford it."

Stern nodded and cheered up: "Billups is in very good condition, at least there will be no problem playing for another three years. Chandler should be awarded the best defensive player this season. If it weren't for the regular season, he had too few starts. This season he has a lot of pitfalls to get. Such a player is definitely worth a big contract. The Knicks have to pay Cameron, Stoudemire and Gatsby's big contracts, as well as Martin, Bogut and others. , the super luxury tax can't stop, I believe they will not do such a thing."

Xiao Hua said with a smile: "That's the reason. When we return to Dallas for the next game, should we make it more difficult?"

Stern smiled and said: "A champion without difficulties is not perfect. Only those who have been lucky enough to get something will be cherished, that's it."

Xiao Hua smiled sinisterly and nodded without saying a word.

(End of this chapter)