Van Gundy is the most typical academic coach, and this type of player has one of the most striking characteristics-excellent training arrangement ability, but insufficient on-the-spot adaptability.
Because although Yao Ming performed well in his first two seasons, he did not really produce dominant statistics. He scored less than 20 rebounds and had less than 10 rebounds. In terms of strength, it can only be said that he has firmly established himself in the NBA.
So although Yao Ming has always been very popular, in the eyes of others, Yao Ming's threat is much less than Gasol. At this time, few teams pay special attention to Yao Ming in terms of tactics. In addition, it is still in the regular season, so they have made separate plans for him. Defensive tactics.
Today, the Magic set a precedent and completely defeated Yao Ming in a roundabout way.
The bell rang and the players from both teams returned to the court again.
As Edison expected, Van Gundy moved Mourning to the high position, intending to use the power forward's high position support to break the front. But the Magic were prepared early, and Josh was like a top, surrounding Mourning. , spinning so much that Mourning was dizzy.
In the end, the Rockets' offense ended with Kidd's outside shot.
Kidd is indeed a good point guard, a traditional point guard. Traditional point guards are born to look at themselves with seven points and rely on their teammates for three points. No matter how good they are, they will not be able to perform if their teammates do not support them. And the Rockets' main lineup except No one can mention Yao Ming anymore.
So as long as Yao Ming is strangled to death, Kidd will no longer have anyone on the main team who can play well with him. If you let Kidd jump around alone, it will not produce any results.
Therefore, with the current changes in NBA rules, outside offense has become easier and more efficient, and now this traditional point guard can no longer adapt to the rhythm.
The current requirement for point guards is that you must not only be able to pass, but also be able to score, which is what everyone often calls a dual position. Paul, Deron, Rose, Westbrook and other popular guards today are like this. Not only can they provide nearly 10 assists per game, but they can also score 20 points. (Westbrook can also assist 8 at the beginning, but now he is becoming more and more independent. But fortunately, he likes to break through and play inside. Otherwise, he would really be useless.) Moreover, according to the current draft trend, both Wall and Irving are this type of defenders.
However, the emergence of dual-purpose positions has accumulated space for shooting guards. Now, except for Kobe and Wade, all-star shooting guards are almost extinct in the league.
Therefore, the evolution paths of basketball and football are completely different. Football is a circle. Tactics that are not recognized now will shine brightly when a group of suitable people come out or they can restrain the popular tactic of dunking. Every time Each tactic is a routine that goes through becoming popular - becoming obsolete - sinking - forgetting - and reviving.
But basketball is different. The tactical changes in basketball are a messy line moving forward. The general direction follows the evolution of the rules. The small changes are the personal strength of the players. Because of the constant changes in the rules, it is difficult to go back in basketball tactics. The source.
And this is also the reason why basketball is not as good as football. Football rarely changes the rules. Even if Pele and Maradona were against the odds, you haven't heard of any rules that FIFA has formulated to restrict them, such as a single player. The ball is not allowed to exceed 15 seconds and so on. But basketball has really changed. Whoever is stronger, I will make rules to restrict you and not let you play. Many players were weakened a lot just because of the rule changes, and then their These fans couldn't accept it, and some left basketball.
Okay, let’s get back to the game.
The Rockets' main force is no longer good, and the pressure naturally falls on the substitute lineup. The Rockets' substitutes are not particularly bad. They hired Mike James, a singles expert from the Kings, Taylor, who has a good high-post offense, and Bob Su, a point guard with passionate play.
La, there is also the "African Mountain" Uncle Tong...
It looks good, but actually performs very poorly.
Sura is a good point guard, but he can control and shoot. When he was young, he was a standard bench gangster, but due to injuries, he can no longer play as well as before, and his speed has slowed down. But Sura's organizational ability
It has never been very good. Everyone now feels that Sula's pick-and-roll and Yao Ming's cooperation are very good. One of the important reasons is that he began to transform this season. He knew that he could not take shots casually and started passing the ball.
But because his organizational skills are not good, his passing choices are often given to the person who is the most stable, best and most obvious person to pass the ball to, and the Rockets' most stable, best and most obvious person to pass the ball is Yao Ming. The result is such a strange combination of circumstances, Su
He is one of the few Rockets players who knows how to pass the ball to Yao Ming, so he has always been widely loved by the Chinese people.
But now that the Rockets have Kidd, Sura can only play as a substitute. However, there is no obvious receiving point on the Rockets bench, so Sura's lack of organizational ability has been fully exposed. Under his control, the Rockets played very well.
It's a mess, with no adjustment at all.
Let’s talk about Mike James. He has no problem with his strength. He can shoot and break out. He is a master of chaotic battles. As long as he feels good today or the opponent’s defense is not tight, scoring 20 points is just a joke.
He played very well with the Celtics and Bucks before, and later became even better with the Raptors, averaging 20 points per game, but he just couldn't do it with the Rockets.
Many people say that Van Gundy doesn't like him and doesn't use him. This is an injustice to Van Gundy. As a substitute, he can play 26 minutes per game, which is a lot of time. He is definitely among the top eight in the Rockets and the most standard rotation.
However, his playing style was not smooth in the Rockets. Although he occasionally performed well, he took the lead most of the time. I don't know whether he was incompatible with Van Gundy or was incompatible with Houston's feng shui.
Although Taylor has a beautiful mid-range shot and hook shot, his annual salary is 8 million, and he has always been a typical example of high salary and low ability in the league.
In fact, like Sura, it might be better if he plays as a starter and cooperates with Yao Ming. Although he has a hook shot and a mid-range shot, he has no singles ability. His performance requires another inside man to attract the opponent's double-team in the offense.
, at least to prevent the opponent from focusing their defense on him and help him open up space. But now the Rockets' other insider is Tongbo.
I'm not looking down on Bob Tong, I'm not criticizing him. Tong Bo's interior defense ability is definitely the best in the league. Although he is older now, as long as he is on the court, there is one hand in the league that is better than him in interior defense.
You can count them, but there is nothing to say about defense.
Likewise, there is no mention of Tong Bo's attack. There really is no mention of it.
So it was a tragedy for Taylor. When the opponent defended, he became the main defensive target inside, so he withered.
Although the Rockets have Bob, who is very capable of defending inside, the Magic have a substitute lineup with Hill, Diaw and Martin as their main firepower. These three players simply don't go inside first, and Bob's inside defense ability is just as good as the others.
Like a cannon used to swat flies, it is completely useless and has become a complete display.
When talking about the Rockets' bench, we have to mention their manager Alexander.
When it comes to stingy bosses in the league, he is definitely one of them. In the 1990s, he was not particularly taking advantage of money, but he was very stingy. Although the Rockets also won the championship, they mainly relied on the peak of Big Dream.
In terms of performance, he has always been operating on a shoestring and will definitely allow three All-Stars to appear on the team because he cannot afford to pay.
Some fans may say that the Rockets later had a dream combination of Olajuwon + Pippen + Barkley. The income is correct, but do you know how much Barkley’s salary was when he was in the Rockets? A veteran’s basic salary of 1 million. At that time,
In order to win the championship, Barkley gave up his high salary to make room for Pippen. In other words, there were three All-Stars, but they still cost the price of two. Unfortunately, Pippen still had conflicts after he came.
When Pippen left, the Rockets collapsed...
Everyone is looking at the NBA championships in recent years. Which one is not called for a huge luxury tax? It is said that the Celtics ushered in the era of the Big Three, but look at the previous Lakers and the Spurs.
But they didn’t come through trade, they cultivated them themselves.
Alexander of the Rockets took advantage of Yao Ming's influence and went from being a poor class among NBA bosses to becoming a rich man with numerous rankings. However, he was still so stingy. Later, he simply found an even stingier Morey. So I really feel sorry for Yao Ming.
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OK, back to the game.
As a result, by the end of the third quarter, 61-87, the Magic led by 26 points. The fourth quarter completely entered garbage time, and Van Gundy simply did not let Yao Ming play again.
86-108, the Houston Rockets lost at home, and the Magic ushered in their third consecutive victory.
Kidd was the Rockets' best player in this campaign, with 14 points, 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 2 steals, which was barely a triple-double. However, the other Rockets players performed really poorly.
Yao Ming only scored a measly 8 points, which was significantly different from his usual 21 points. He also protected 9 rebounds quite well.
Mourning had 12 points and 8 rebounds, and the "Kidney" fighter was no longer as brave as before. "Mickey Mouse" Wesley scored 11 points, Mike James had 13 points, and substitute power forward Taylor had 9 points.
Although all Rockets players scored in this game, only the top few can be seen.
After the game, Edison wanted to show off in front of Yao Ming again, and the two chatted alone, but Yao Ming went straight into the tunnel as soon as the game was over, without giving Edison a chance. But Edison's heart was already aroused, and he couldn't help but feel embarrassed all over.
Not even feeling comfortable, so he came to Jeff Van Gundy's side.
"What about Jeff, this tactic is very targeted at Yao Ming. If you can't think of a solution, your team won't be able to go far in the future." Although it was just showing off, Edison still pretended to be kind.
"Indeed, you did a good job of restricting Yao Ming today. We have never encountered this tactic of bypassing the front before, but if we go back and study it carefully, I will find a way to solve it in the next game." Van Gundy looked solemn.
Seriously answered Edison.
"Actually, you don't have to worry too much. There are not many teams in the league that can execute this tactic very well. The only one who can bypass Yao Ming for the entire game is our Orlando Magic. And if our two teams meet in the playoffs
, that's the finals, it's too difficult, so don't be too anxious." Edison said it very freely on the surface, but in fact he stared at Van Gundy's head and thought, "Think, think, think it all out quickly, top of your head.
I feel awkward looking at you with hair."
Compared with the Rockets' collective malaise, the Magic are all-around prosperous.
Martin, who came off the bench, performed brilliantly today, making 9 of 12 shots, including 3 of 3 three-pointers. It can be said that you can't stop him if you get lucky, no matter how many shots you make. Edison saw that he was in a hot state in this game, so he compressed it.
Hill, Iguodala and others played time, but Martin, who played 29 minutes, scored a team-high 25 points including 4 free throws.
Because Martin has played more time, Hill's statistics have shrunk significantly. 8 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists are only half of his usual numbers, but the old Hill doesn't care at all. Now in Hill's mind, his own statistics are third.
The team's performance is second, but my body is firmly first.
Compared with Kidd's full-court effort, Nash was much more chic.
Nash casually scored 13 points, 15 assists and 1 steal in this game. It was still a solid double-double, and the statistics were comparable to Kidd's performance.
Howard had 12 points and 8 rebounds. Because he moved forward to defend Yao Ming, Howard basically never stayed under the basket, so there were naturally a lot less rebounds.
However, Howard's lack of rebounds was well made up by Josh and Marion.
Josh had 19 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks. One of the pressure blocks on Taylor made the Houston fans marvel. After all, such explosive performances are almost non-existent in the Rockets.
Marion had 14 points and 11 rebounds. When Howard moved forward and Josh reached the high post, and the two big insiders were far away from the basket, Marion protected the Magic's backcourt rebounds very well. It can be said that it ensured the Magic's success in passing Yao Ming.
An important link.
After playing against the Rockets, the Magic did not return to Orlando, but went directly to San Antonio to face the Spurs again.
The back-to-back games in Texas made everyone in the Magic miserable.
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In this way, this season is almost over. I am writing about 5 or 6 regular season and All-Star games before entering the playoffs. In the playoffs, I will analyze Billups carefully upon request. Then the season will be over.
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So I will open a post later. You can write down the tactical analysis of which team or player you want to hear next season. I will arrange it when I write it down for next season.
Don't write about unborn players, like Roseway. It's not impossible. The key is that it's not convenient for me to arrange. It's best not to write about retired players.
Also historically speaking, in the finals of the next season, Wade defied the odds and the Heat overturned the Mavericks and won the championship.
