If you ask Magic fans, what was the Magic's main offensive idea in the regular season last season? Basically, fans who know football will answer - after Nash picks and rolls, multiple players take turns to attack the inside. If the opponent's inside is not hard enough, the defense will
If the space is too large, it will be directly crushed to death.
However, the weaknesses of this tactic are obvious. As long as the opponent's inside line is tightened, the players are tough enough, and the opponent can withstand the impact of the inside line, they can withstand it. Therefore, the main force of the Magic can often only draw with the opponent, or even be at a disadvantage.
Edison's real winner is to send out Hill, Martin, Diaw and other substitute players. The team instantly becomes an outside jump shooting team, and then relies on their super offensive ability and this change in style to defeat the opponent's substitutes and force the opponent.
The main force returns to the field and consumes their energy.
Finally, relying on their physical advantage, the Magic used oppressive defense and outside offense supported by Hill's personal ability to win the game in the fourth quarter.
Because the style changes so much and opponents don't like more targeted arrangements, this tactic can be said to be invincible in the regular season. But it won't work in the playoffs. The Wizards seized on the weaknesses of this lineup, so there was
This is a scene where Edison was forced to change his stance.
In summary, the Magic last season actually had two teams, the main inside team and the substitute outside team. The linkage between the inside and outside teams was not simultaneous, but separate, and was accomplished by changes in personnel.
. Even if Hill came on the court at the end of the fourth quarter, it only slightly enhanced his outside shooting ability and did not solve this problem.
The fragmented tactics mean there are many loopholes. Last season, it may have been fresh and people had no time to react, but if it remains the same this season, it will be easily targeted by others. Therefore, Edison took the initiative to change his style of play and planned to make his internal and external lines more balanced.
It was based on this idea that he exchanged Brand for a player who can play at the basket and get to the high post.
Although Brand is a team player, he is not Webb. He is not an inside player who can organize passes. Generally, when the ball is passed to him, he is basically ready to end it, unless the other person is completely open.
His role in connecting internal and external lines is more reflected in expanding space.
Brand is a rare big man with a mid-range shot, so his threat range is very large. He can score from the high post or even from the wing. This has many benefits. Not only does he have more personal offensive options and is more difficult to defend, but also
It also freed up the space under the basket and made way for other teammates.
The current Magic style of play is this. Brand stands in the high post and brings out the Wizards' inside player Jamison, and then Iguodala and Wallace take turns to rush to this place.
The Wizards' Haywood is an inside meat shield. He is tall and tough enough. If you ask him to resist others, he will have no problem, but he is not flexible enough with his feet and lacks the ability to assist in defense. Faced with this kind of outside breakthrough, he does not have many options.
Being able to watch the Magic score and then serve the ball from behind under the basket.
"The Magic have already scored 8 points with the hard work of two people, and they also caused a foul by Haywood. The Wizards must now find a way to solve this problem, otherwise they will let these two people completely let go, and they may directly beat Haywood.
, then the trouble will be big." Following Trick's analysis, Wizards head coach Eddie Jordan also applied for a timeout.
"Hubby, if you were the head coach of the Wizards, what would you do now?"
Old Hubie Brown listened to the question, held up a finger, and then replied, "It's very simple, just one way - zone defense. The Magic's current offense is mainly concentrated near the paint area, and they don't have a stable outside shooter. So.
As long as the Wizards stabilize and prevent breakthroughs, then close the paint and guard against the paint, then the Magic's offense will be in big trouble."...
Sure enough, the Wizards' head coach thought the same way and started to defend the zone after the timeout.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, it's not going to be easy." Edison frowned and looked at the situation on the court, shaking his head from time to time. At this time, the arena was already under the control of the Wizards.
The breakthrough ability of Iguodala and Wallace is not top-notch. They have speed and confrontation ability, but their skills are not particularly good, and their combination of man and ball is not perfect.
So they still break through rigidly and have no problem dealing with one person. Whether they can get the upper hand in the first step or squeeze the person away in the first confrontation, they will succeed this time. Even if they are entangled by the opponent, they can still succeed.
He can rush to the basket with someone on his back and then make moves.
However, once they encounter the opponent taking turns to defend and intercept, they are in big trouble. Their evasive movements are not flexible enough, and they either make mistakes and lose the ball due to interference, or they hit someone with the ball.
Edison looked at the poor performance of Iguodala and Wallace, couldn't help but shook his head, and then said to the coach Eaton LaVine who was accompanying the team.
"Eton, I think you need to refine the basic movements of the two of them. They are too stiff and can't even circle a pillar."
Seeing the performance of the two men, Eaton Lavin also felt very embarrassed, so he agreed to Edison's request.
"Now the Magic's offense has begun to stagnate. The Wizards are defending in a zone. Their pick-and-roll is not easy to play, and the two perimeters are not easy to use. The only way is Brand's isolation. But this kind of play is too energy-consuming. He
You can last for one quarter, but you can never last for an entire game. So Edison's only option now is to substitute." Hubby Brown continued to analyze Edison's possible intentions.
And just like what Old Hubie said, after talking to Eton LaVine, Edison began to think carefully about what to do now, and he set his sights on Martin and Hardaway.
"Based on what I know about Edison, he will choose between Martin and Hardaway, and the most likely one is——"
"Hardaway." "Hardaway." Although Edison and Hubby Brown were far apart, they shouted the same name.
"'Penny', you go on the court, guard Arenas on defense, and shoot three-pointers from the corner on offense to break their zone defense."
Hardaway listened and nodded. In fact, for Hardaway, who has played in the league for more than 10 years, Edison didn't need to say anything. He knew exactly what he should do.
"Sure enough, Hardaway came on the court, just as I thought. Again, although the Magic played very unrestrained and full of passion, Paul still puts defense first in his heart, and he didn't dare to let Martin play. But this is easy.
, you can know the result of this game just by watching the ball." Hubby Brown said in a spirited manner, quite like giving advice.
After listening to Hubie Brown's words, Elvin Hayes and Mike Trick looked at each other, with confusion and eye candy in each other's eyes, and then asked Old Hubie at the same time, "What do you mean by this?"
"Although Hardaway doesn't have the elegant breakthroughs he used to have, his shooting level is still very reliable. After he comes on the court, the Magic's offensive space has been completely expanded, and the Wizards' zone defense is useless. They will definitely return to normal.
Man-to-man. So the question now is to see Hardaway's performance on both offense and defense. If he can limit Arenas on the defensive end and get rid of the Wizards' defensive players on the offensive end and provide a certain amount of firepower, then this game
The Magic can win the game. If he can only do one of them, it will be a stalemate, but because of Arenas, the further it is delayed, the worse it will be for the Magic. If Hardaway cannot do both tasks, then the game will be
It ended early.”
After saying this, Hubie Brown looked at Paul Edison, who was standing on the edge of the court with his arms crossed, and said to himself, "Paul, this is your last resort, but you don't have much chance of winning."
.”….
Edison was also very aware of what Hubie Brown said. He was also worried and anxiously paying attention to the changes in the stadium.
It's as if the players on both sides heard what they were thinking. As soon as the Wizards came over, they came over and let Arenas play Hardaway alone.
These two people can be said to be the strongest singles kings in the hearts of two generations of fans. Although the stars have changed and Hardaway is no longer at his peak, the dialogue between them still attracted the attention of many fans.
Facing Hardaway, Arenas did not dare to neglect. Although this man is old, his performance in the Magic this season is not bad. He is very active in defense and can get stuck in time. The head coach repeatedly emphasized in the pre-game analysis meeting
Don't take him lightly.
Arenas has a very good feel for the ball, and with years of hard training, his fake moves are very realistic.
However, as a seasoned player in the league, Hardaway was not fooled by his fake moves. Instead, he took the opportunity to talk trash to Arenas, "Boy, these are the ones I left from playing. Let's get some new ones."
Stir up Arenas' anger and make him lose his mind.
Arenas was naturally a loser and took advantage of the opportunity to counterattack, "Old guy, you asked for this."
In fact, strictly speaking, many of his fake moves cannot be called fake. It's just that he can use his body to forcefully change his moves before they get old, and then restart the offensive with the league's first-class balance ability.
Now Arenas plans to do just that. He lowers his waist, pulls the ball and shakes it, then carries Hardaway on his shoulders and rushes to the basket. Arenas's upper body is very strong, and the collision with Hardaway is very painful.
, but Hardaway did not soften. He also knew that he was the key to the game, gritted his teeth and continued to defend Arenas. But this was just the beginning.
As soon as Arenas saw that Hardaway could keep up with him, he accelerated his feet again, and then suddenly stopped and stepped back to shoot. Arenas did not lean back, but he jumped very high and repositioned his body in the air.
, shot, hit.
After landing, Arenas glanced at Hardaway and said, "I know you have guessed that I will make an emergency stop, but your knees can't react and you can't keep up with my speed. Your time has passed.
.”
Hardaway's pupils shrank when he heard what Arenas said. He wanted to refute, but in the end he didn't say anything. Because Arenas was right, his knees really couldn't support him in doing that kind of thing.
Action.
However, the lack of rebuttal does not mean that Hardaway has given in. As a superstar, Hardaway can obey the coach's arrangements and play a supporting role, but he must not tolerate the provocation of others.
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