The Rest, Only Noise: Chapter 613 Do something, Ewing
Due to Louie's contempt for contemporary pitchers, as long as he is not a pitcher with a perimeter shooting rate of more than 38%, he will let the players under his hand directly use the head shot to compress the space inside.
Some teams wisely choose to get their pitchers a step or two inside the arc to shorten their range—a small, ingenious adjustment that often makes Louie want to laugh.
A step or two from the 3-point line is the worst shot, isn't it? You either step back a little and shoot a 3, or go forward and shoot a 2.
No matter how many shots are made in one or two steps from the 3-point line, no one will take it seriously.
Of course, if a **** like Kobe Tracy McGrady, then they have to target defense according to their feel that day.
The game was half-time and Louie could conclude that Jimmy Rodgers was not prepared to win the game at all.
Rodgers thinks the season is long and he has plenty of time to adjust.
But he was wrong, and the process was never as long as he thought.
A team is always mixed with many different strong personalities, and if the needs of these people cannot be balanced, it will die.
Louie just has this problem right now.
The championship brought more fame and fortune to the Knicks players, and it also made it difficult for them to focus.
Halftime, 58-44.
With a 14-point gap, the Celtics would be even more behind without the matchup advantage Ralph Sampson achieved.
Isiah Thomas is constrained by Rodgers' system all the way, and he's trying to fit into it, but he hasn't found the feel yet.
Only one Sampson's words are not enough to drive others to play.
Even Sampson doesn't know how to survive in Rodgers' system, he can only play to the advantage of his own ability.
In the second half, Louis showed fancy tactics.
He used Hornacek, Wilson, Miller, Ainge, and Ewing to play big and four.
A team that mainly focused on high-post passing **** suddenly became a team with outside shooters pulling away, flanks and inside empty cuts.
With the restraint of off-ball screening and pick-and-roll, the Knicks let the screener deal with 4 on 3, and the empty cuter punished the Celtics' weak defensive link, which became the main tone of the Knicks offense. The Celtics' poor defensive rotation.
Another major hidden danger of the lack of Bird is highlighted.
Without Bird, the Celtics can't kill anyone on offense, and their defense can't be called excellent. Sampson alone can't cover everyone's shortcomings.
The most surprising thing is that in the tiebreaker of the Eastern Conference last season, even without Bird, the Celtics are still very strong.
After K.C. Jones left, their style of play changed.
Along with that, that combat power was also taken away.
They are rebuilding the system.
The Knicks' offensive focus shifted from the outside to the inside. Ewing had a great time eating pie, making 6 of 6 shots in a single quarter and scoring 12 points.
The game hit that juncture, the Celtics have not stopped the power of the Knicks.
"At times like this, you shouldn't care about the outcome of the game, you should care about how much the Knicks have done to create good offense for their teammates," Barry said. "Their offense is like a work of art."
Ewing and Wilson, who fought fiercely on the training ground, have never faced each other in the game.
Wilson is a guy who doesn't play for stats.
As long as Louie doesn't assign him to attack, he won't ask for too many balls, and he will give the ball to whoever feels good.
Ewing played well today, and he continued to use his offensive threats as bait to attract the Celtics' defense, giving Ewing a lot of opportunities to eat cake.
In the fourth quarter, the suspense has disappeared.
Louie kept two capable men, Wilson and Rodman, with two newcomers, Dan Marley and Sekali.
Louie asked to play the team offense, so when Marley wanted to brush the stats, he didn't look at his teammates and rushed in.
Wilson roared at him.
Although Marley called Laimbeer's fifth foul, causing the opponent to be furious, Wilson's rebuke came first.
"Rookie, if you only want to score points, stop playing!" Wilson said sternly. "Make the best choice every round, don't be so selfish!"
Marley thinks it's amazing...he's a rookie, it's true.
But age-wise, he's Wilson's older brother.
He's 2 years older than Wilson, and now, this guy can justifiably accuse him of playing too selfishly?
Afterwards, Marley was unhappy.
But he was out of breath, because Wilson was consistent in his words and deeds. As the hardest working person on the court, he was the one who made the fewest shots in the starter.
The game only scored 14 points, in addition to 8 rebounds and 7 assists.
His defense is more impressive than his offense.
119 to 99
The Knicks outscored the Celtics by 20 points.
At the end of the game, only Sampson came over and said hello to the Celtics.
Everyone else left, without handshakes, hugs, and goodbyes, common court etiquette decades later.
"At least they still hate each other." Barry said the game is still interesting.
Louie understood that his relationship with Boston was not going back.
There may still be a few personal friendships out there with him, but overall, he and Boston are completely broken.
He doesn't regret it, and it's the best way to get his team determined to beat the Celtics.
Originally, it would be strange for two teams with the same goals to hug and bless each other after an intense series.
Today, the Knicks witnessed the soaring of the championship flag at home.
Louis received his second championship ring, which was different from the last time.
This ring bears no Reed Auerbach imprint, nor anyone else's.
If anything, the only thing in it is his own imprint.
This team was brought out from nothing by him, and there was no fake hand to others.
It is also with this ring that he has risen from a very good head coach to another level.
Now, everyone will use Auerbach's standards to demand him.
Louis was in a more competitive era, and no one expected him to achieve Auerbach's achievements.
When interviewing Louie, a reporter from the front of CBS asked: "What does the championship last season mean to you?"
Professional sports question papers are frustratingly tedious.
Louie still has to get his spirits up to give a good answer: "It means a start. Boston has been in this position for four years, and we have to keep this position."
When Louie said the Knicks had a chance to beat the Celtics, no one believed it.
When the Knicks trailed 1-3, there were not a few people who responded to them with cynicism.
Now that Louis has said something amazing, few people dare to question him.
The Celtics and the Knicks met for the first time this season, too cheap.
It's like they can't play without Bird.
With Bird out for the season and a coaching change, Louie knew the Celtics would turn out this way.
He also doesn't think the Celtics will be a threat to them this year.
What can stop the Knicks from defending their title can only come from within them.
That night, Louie took Ewing and Wilson to a press conference.
Ewing, who scored the highest score in the game, told a cold joke: "If I wanted to, I could get 100 points, but I don't want to."
If you think the joke is cold and awkward, you're right.
Even Louis was embarrassed to get into the ground.
So Louie mocked himself to reporters: "Look at my lips..."
Louie lip-taps his reaction to Ewing's grim joke—he's an idiot, don't bother.
Louie doesn't think the reporters are lip-readers~www.mtlnovel.com~ but they must have read the phrase "he's an idiot".
After the interview, Louis took the two back to the locker room.
"Benj, why did you stop Dan from getting more stats for himself in the fourth quarter?" Louie asked suddenly.
Wilson answered rightly: "Because there are rules at all times, if the rookie is fighting for the data, there is even less reason for the others to give up the data."
Louie found that Wilson not only has the same hot personality as Kevin Garnett, but also the other side's selfless mentality that treats data like shit. Moreover, if he sees a teammate coveting data, he will run wild.
For Louis, who wants to build a selfless king's division, it is a blessing to have a star like Wilson.
"See? This is the role model for all of you. I like Benj so much, not like you." Louie looked at Ewing with disgust, "I'm just taking care of myself to score points, can you help me? Patrick?"
Ewing was immediately flushed with embarrassment: "Yes... what's so great? I can do it too!"