NBA: This flower path is a bit strong.

As we all know, the Jazz's offensive style is Stockton passing the ball, Karl Malone receiving the ball and then scoring, and the ball possession is very concentrated.

This offensive mode was used until 1994, when [American father-in-law] Jeff Hornacek was traded to the Jazz, and other offensive tactics were developed.

But even so, the Jazz's offensive style is still a bit monotonous.

Role players such as shooter Hornacek, defensive stalwart Byron Russell, blue-collar meat shield Ostertag, etc., are mostly defensive. The current Jazz is far from the "Yao Mike Star" team in 07 and 08 that was defense-oriented and had diverse offensive options.

But under Jerry Sloan's pick-and-roll tactics, the Jazz can let most teams in the league know how they will attack next, but they still can't stop them!

But the head coach of the Raptors is no pushover either. Let’s not even talk about whether he can stop Karl Malone and Stockton’s pick-and-roll tactics. I’ll seal up your third man first.

In the next round, it was still the pick-and-roll of the Utah duo. The Jazz had only one gun on the outside. Jeff Hornacek was closely watched by the defensive ace Doug Christie on the wing of the three-point line, and it was difficult for him to join the offense for a while.

As a result, the Jazz fell into a two-person offensive mode again!

But no one expected that during Hanamichi's scramble for position, Karl Malone raised his elbow without any hesitation!

With a dull sound, Hanamichi's body leaned back as he was trying to get into position. In just that instant, Malone completed the pick-and-roll with his partner Stockton in front of Hanamichi.

Seeing this, the referee had no intention of blowing the whistle. This is the Jazz's home court, and the referee's whistle is always as strong as in the playoffs.

Although the referee cannot be said to turn a blind eye to actions of the level of raising elbows on the defensive end and swinging elbows on the offensive end, he usually turns a blind eye to them!

Because of Karl Malone's timely pick-and-roll, John Stockton dribbled around Malone and successfully broke into the inside, while Malone on the other side turned back and ran to the bottom line of the penalty area.

"The next step is Malone's cut-in from the baseline, or Stockton's mid-range shot!"

Hanamichi, who felt a dull pain in his chest, knew exactly what the Jazz were going to do next.

Although he tried his best to defend Karl Malone, Utah's pick-and-roll tactics still worked successfully.

Stockton has a better offensive option - take a mid-range shot himself!

The ball went in and the Jazz scored another 2 points.

The hot-tempered Jerry Sloan sat calmly in the coaching booth:

"Young man, if my pick-and-roll tactics are so easy to break, it's not called a pick-and-roll!"

The system remains unchanged, but the soldiers come and go. [The Black and White Duo] and [The Utah Twin Towers] are exactly the works of art polished by this thousand-victorious coach.

He is the soul pillar of the Sloan pick-and-roll combined with the UCLA system. Equipped with a series of role players, it is enough to launch an impact on the O'Brien Cup!

In fact, in the old man's mind, Hanamichi is more suitable for his pick-and-roll system than Karl Malone!

In his pick-and-roll system, the weight of the guards will be strengthened and the presence of the center will be reduced, which will inevitably lead to a disadvantage in rebounding. Even though Karl Malone averages more than 10 rebounds per game all year round, he has to grab these rebounds!

Even so, the Jazz still lost to most teams in the league in overall rebounding.

But Hanamichi is different. He can protect the backcourt rebounds better than Malone. With his assist defense speed and his own training, he is at least not worse than Karl Malone in grabbing position, and he may even be better with his physical flexibility.

In addition, Hanamichi has only been in the league for two years, but he has already demonstrated a variety of inside offensive methods. To some extent, he is more difficult to defend than Malone, and his pick-and-roll tactics are more difficult to judge.

Karl Malone is the kind of player you know he's going to do and how he's going to attack next, but in the regular season, with the help of the Jazz's offensive system, you can't do anything about him.

As for Hanamichi, you know he is going to attack next, but you don't know how he will attack. Such a player is also difficult to defend in the regular season.

But the difference between the two in the playoffs becomes apparent, that is, Karl Malone will be more easily targeted in the playoffs because his offensive style remains the same.

This was also the case in the 93-94 and 94-95 seasons. Even though Karl Malone scored 30+ points in the playoffs, he was unable to help the team go further because he was targeted.

But Hanamichi is different. He is difficult to target in the playoffs, and we can only strengthen the defensive intensity of his opponent. But whether the effect is good or not can be seen from the New York Knicks last season.

On the court, Hanamichi, who was hit by Ma Long's elbow, did not immediately become furious or shout to fight back.

He first attracted Malone's attention on the offensive end while getting close to Brian Russell, creating an open opportunity for Walter Williams to make a mid-range shot.

Then on the defensive end, remember the instructions from your coach before the game to break the pick-and-roll:

When following Karl Malone on defense, you can't just focus on him, you have to always observe the offensive choices of the opposing point guard.

When Stockton is ready to do a pick-and-roll, he needs to be prepared in advance. This step is easy to guess!

After all, Stockton has only one first choice for passing the ball, and that is Karl Malone!

Originally there was another shooter ~ [American father-in-law] Jeff Hornacek, but now he is also being closely watched by [Scalpel] Doug Christie. This is the purpose of Coach Deng arranging Doug Christie to start!

When Malone stepped forward to set a pick-and-roll for Stockton, Hanamichi's first step was to grab the position in advance and disrupt the pick-and-roll cooperation between the two.

If you fail to get into position, follow Karl Malone's footsteps closely and remember not to run into the screener.

Instead, increase your speed to get around the screener.

He stayed close to Karl Malone throughout the process, maintaining physical contact and continuously exerting defensive pressure.

This is a method that everyone in the league knows to break the Jazz's pick-and-roll, but there are no more than three players who can perfectly understand the tactical thinking of breaking the pick-and-roll and strictly follow the method to achieve the desired effect.

Among them is Hanamichi, who just inherited the strongest forward in history, Tim Duncan, who is capable of both single defense and assist defense and is adaptable to various system tactics!