"Wonderful inside pass. The Frenchman's pass is so beautiful. It reminds me of Divac. There are only a handful of insiders in the league who can pass the ball like this. The only one I can think of now is Brad.
Neither Miller nor Gasol could do this well."
"I think the same as Marv. This guy is the best inside organizer in the league right now. It's a pity that Paul didn't play like this in the regular season, otherwise he would be the most improved player this year." Kevin Harlan also said
Started to fight for Dior.
Larry Brown frowned after watching this ball. When he met the Magic in the regular season, Edison had never used this play. So although he and the players watched the Magic playoff videos many times, they felt that everything was done.
I made preparations, but when I actually encountered it, I found that it was still very different from what I thought. I still underestimated Dior.
Although the Magic's offense caught the Pistons by surprise, there was no special reaction from the Pistons. Ben served the ball to Billups, and then Billups slowly walked upcourt with the ball. The whole process was unusually calm.
When Billups holds the ball and starts to attack with the ball, Nash will definitely be unable to guard against it. The physical gap between Nash and Billups is all-round. In addition to being tied for speed, strength and violence
Completely suppressed.
As for the Pistons, a team with mediocre offensive talent, ensuring consistent scoring is inseparable from Billups' performance. It can be said that if Billups is controlled, the Pistons' offense will be completely useless.
This has the same effect as Nash in the Magic. So Edison did not let Nash, who was defending the black hole, guard Billups, but arranged Hill to guard him.
Although Hill's body's explosive power and flexibility are not as good as before due to a knee injury, he still has the advantage of height and has good defensive awareness. Therefore, although he cannot be said to have guarded Billups to death, the effect is much better than that of Nash.
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"Hill faced Billups. This is also a very close pair. Both were the third picks in the draft. Moreover, Hill's peak period was with the Pistons, and Billups was also there at the time.
He has been with the Magic. However, he has not played a game for the Magic due to injuries. This is very similar to Hill. Hill has also been injured frequently after arriving with the Magic. He was scrapped due to injuries for three consecutive seasons. This year is the year he played the most.
." Marv took the opportunity to show off his basketball history.
The Pistons' defense relies on the collective, and their offense also relies on the collective. Larry Brown mobilizes everyone's enthusiasm and gives full play to everyone's role. Therefore, when the Pistons attack, it is rare to see anyone standing still.
, waiting to catch the ball, everyone is in motion. Because the concept instilled in them by Larry Brown is "You don't have enough offensive talent, and you can't rely on technology or body to create space, then rely on running and the opponent's attention."
Lose your focus to gain space, and if the other person's focus doesn't slacken, run to them and loosen their focus."
So at that time, the Pistons, including Ben, were always in a high position, and then in a low position, swinging back and forth. Although everyone knew that this guy was not a threat in the high position, and this guy was not a threat in the low position, but you still
You must follow him, otherwise the defense will be out of position.
Howard is in this state now, being led around the paint by Ben. Some people may ask, since Ben has no shooting range, why not let Howard stand firmly on the inside and wait until
When Ben rushes inside, he blocks it directly.
There is a story here. It is said that Ben also worked for the Magic back then, and he played as a small forward. Later, he went to the Pistons in exchange for Hill, a small forward. At that time, the manager of the Pistons was still a member of the Bad Boys.
Joe Dumars, Dumars took a look at his boss and said, "Oh my god, you're wearing the muscles of the Thirteen Taibos. What are you doing outside? Why are you working as a meat grinder on the inside? What did Rodman do back then? What are you doing now?"
Just do whatever you want." So Ben finally found his most suitable position in the league. But when Ben was playing small forward, he only practiced the skill of one-step dribbling, so now if you
Give Ben some space and let him take one step to get strong. Howard really can't stop him...
You must know that Ben's bench press arm strength could surpass Howard at his peak.
At this time, Howard fully realized the pain of O'Neal when he was playing for the Heat. This is not a game. He is simply walking a dog.
Among the five members of the Pistons, Hamilton was the one who ran the most aggressively and moved the most passionately, and the person guarding him happened to be Steve Nash.
It cannot be said that Nash is not active in defense. Nash is not the kind who only relies on his eyes to defend from beginning to end. In addition to his body, his biggest defensive weakness is his habitual giving up. As long as the opponent is in a position away from him, he will pounce.
Not so fierce.
So after the opening, Hamilton received consecutive passes from Billups and hit jump shots.
At this time, Edison was faced with a choice. Should Nash guard Billups and let Billups score, or continue to guard Hamilton. Because the game had just begun, Edison discovered the problem, but planned to see how the situation develops.
There was no rush to make adjustments.
After 5 minutes of play, the Pistons took the lead 11-10, so Edison applied for a timeout and adjusted his tactics.
"Let's change our defensive matchups with Nash to guard Billups and Hill to guard Hamilton. Nash only needs to guard Billups from shooting. Howard and Marion are always ready to fill in for Nash. Others are also paying attention.
Rotate on defense.”
Edison understood clearly that when the entire Pistons team was covering Hamilton, Nash couldn't get to him at all, and Hamilton just caught the ball and shot, with no extra moves at all. It was too late for the rest of the Magic to come over and cover up the defense.
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But guarding Billups is different. Although Billups also has the ability to pull up and force a shot, his mid-range shooting percentage is much worse than Hamilton. If he makes a strong breakthrough, at least there will be Howard behind him as the third player.
Second line of defense.
"And DeWalt, you have to play tougher, compete with Big Ben, and consume his energy. Marion, you do the same, strengthen the impact on the inside. Their two inside players have to fight every game before.
If we play for more than 40 minutes, there will definitely be a problem with battery life. And it’s our home court, so as long as we charge resolutely enough, the referee will foul us.”
Sure enough, after the Magic changed their defense, it was no longer so easy for Hamilton to score. Although Hamilton has always been the Pistons' top scorer, what he is good at is running, catching and shooting. His coquettish running, tireless physical fitness, 2.01 meters
With his height and the team's coverage, his mid-range shooting percentage may be more accurate than that of league legend Reggie Miller.
But as a shooter, his shooting range is insufficient, and his shooting percentage from beyond the three-point line has never reached 40%. Therefore, his actual space for movement is very limited. As long as the defensive players pay enough attention and are flexible enough, they can keep up with him.
, and then restrain him.
Because Hamilton's shooting action is very simple, it is always a pull-up with a pull-back, and the height of the shot and the arc of the ball never change. If a close-up of his shooting in a game was edited, people might think it was
Replay of an action.
Of course, on the one hand, this shows that he has trained hard and has practiced this action in his bones; but on the other hand, it also shows that his ability to resist interference in shooting is insufficient. If someone blocks the shot in front of him, it will easily affect him.
The shooting rhythm. And this is also a key factor that limits Hamilton from being good to greatness.
As long as they can be called a great player, they will always face the strict defense of other teams. For example, Kobe and Ray Allen, if you ask them to compete with Hamilton in practice, I think they can't shoot Hamilton, but in real life
In games, they are able to make shots under various defenses, and sometimes it even makes you feel that if no one is guarding them, they will not be able to make shots...
And there is exactly one person in the Magic team who is agile and can interfere with Hamilton - Hill. Hill's ability to read the court is very strong. He can always detect the opponent's pursuit and interception at the first time, and then bypass it in advance and follow him.
hamilton.
When Billups saw that Hamilton couldn't run out of space so wantonly, he stopped passing the ball to him.
But the Magic defended everyone else very well, with tight man-to-man marking, and no chance at all. So he turned his attention back to Nash, who had flowing blond hair, deep blue eyes, a slim figure, and amazing bones.
"Brother, you are easier to bully." Billups thought to himself, and then he stepped forward forcefully, leaned his body against Nash, and squeezed past Nash. However, when Billups passed Nash, he did not
What a good opportunity. Howard has been waiting under the basket for a long time. There is no other way. Billups can only pass the ball to McDyess in the high post in time.
In his early years, McDyess was also a good scorer. He had a strong body and was a typical representative of playing on the basket. He could score 20 points in a game. But later, like Hill, his knees could not hold up.
Now his main job in the Pistons is defense, which is to help defend and fill in. On offense, he mainly opens up the space and shoots from the free throw line. Unfortunately, no one can open up space for him today. Marion stretched out
Ape Arms kept making disturbing movements in front of him.
"The Magic have now changed their defense, with Nash guarding Billups and Hill guarding Hamilton. Now it seems that this change is very good, and it has shown the characteristics of quick inside defense and replenishment. Now the Pistons' offense is in trouble. Every time
Every scoring point was restricted, and everyone couldn't move very easily, and they also hit the iron plate." Steve Kerr looked at the Magic's defense and nodded secretly.
At this time, all Pistons players and fans couldn't help but think of the roaring King Wallace. If Wallace were here, he would be able to defeat any inside man in a 1v1 offensive situation with his talent and ability.
He punched a hole in the opponent's tortoise shell. But unfortunately, this guy was suspended, and now he is sitting neatly behind the bench.
