Chapter 560 The magic of the collapse of the offensive and defensive system
The consequence of these two transactions is that Howard doesn't even have a qualified substitute and can only die.
Turkoglu was ushered in, but he was just a weakling with weak offense.
Turkoglu was fine in 2009, but he couldn't stand it when he got a big contract.
Arenas is just a cancer, and he is no longer the cold-blooded killer he once was!
So the Magic’s three plays last season were:
The Magic's first tactic: Howard's isolation.
The Magic's second tactic: Nelson-Howard pick-and-roll system.
Magic's third tactic: Whatever, it doesn't matter.
This also caused the Magic's tactical system to fall apart last season.
And this season is even more complete. The Magic space in 2012 has been locked up by a garbage contract.
It can be said that this season is just about waiting to die.
However, they did not expect that Ryan Anderson would explode when he arrived.
Especially when Howard attracted the defense, Ryan Anderson got many opportunities.
This gave the Magic management once again hope.
Magic management decided to use the "amnesty clause" to lay off Arenas to free up some space.
The only thing they did was to trade Brandon Bass to Green Kai, trade for Big Baby Davis (who was once the ghost under Howard's elbow), and Wei Batwang.
But the big baby they traded was not to serve as a substitute for Howard, but to supplement the fourth position.
In other words, as of this season, they are still determined to fuck Howard to the end.
However, what the Magic didn't expect was that Howard would be ruined by them, suffer a lumbar disc herniation, and lose the season.
If Howard is scrapped, the Magic will only have one of the three lineups left: play whatever you want, it doesn't matter.
Historically, the Magic only got a lucky victory when they met the Pacers who had little experience in the playoffs.
Otherwise, if it were any other team that often makes the playoffs, they would be swept directly.
However, it is still the playoffs after all.
Although they knew they couldn't defeat the Knicks, at least in the first game, they still had to show an attitude.
Since Howard is gone, Stan Van Gundy can only ask Glen Davis to replace Howard.
Although he also knew that Davis could not have the same effect as Howard, who made it impossible for him to do anything.
Therefore, the Magic implemented a variant version of the second tactic: Nelson-Glenn Davis pick-and-roll.
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When the Magic were running tactics, Nelson, who was holding the ball, was flanked.
This means that the Magic's tactics are not finished yet.
Nelson had no choice but to pass the ball to Hedo Turkoglu.
And when Hedo Turkoglu was also flanked, when Turkoglu tried to score the ball again, he was directly intercepted by Lian Dao.
The Knicks' defensive tactics are very different from the regular season. In the regular season, they usually focus on single defense, assisted defense, and unlimited defense changes as a supplement.
But once the playoffs come, the defense becomes even more oppressive.
Especially when attacking the ball holder, forcing the opponent to make a mistake, and thus leading to a fast break counterattack.
This kind of defensive tactic may not be able to deal with the Heat, Spurs, etc., a team where all five players on the court have the ability to handle the ball.
But it is still very effective against ordinary teams like the Magic.
After Lian Dao stole the ball, he quickly passed the ball to Holiday, who was about to leave. Stoudemire received the return pass from Holiday and scored with a dunk.
The Magic continued their positional battle, with Nelson pulling outside the three-point line.
Want to break the Knicks' attack by opening up the game space.
This does have an effect.
After all, the enlarged space will increase the distance to return to defense. If you continue to double-team, you may miss someone.
So this time, the Knicks did not double-team, but asked Holiday to guard him alone.
Nelson's breakthrough speed is not very fast. In the past, he relied on his physical strength to achieve all-round breakthroughs.
But unfortunately, the defender he encountered was Holiday, and the physical confrontation was not weak.
The most important thing is that Holiday is taller and faster than him.
So after seeing Holiday, Nelson knew there was no chance outside the three-point line.
So he had no choice but to break through. He just passed Holiday with the help of a screen and reached the mid-range, but he was immediately double-teamed again.
In the final pass, Lian Dao once again used his speed and wingspan to steal the ball, and the Knicks launched another fast break.
However, this time Danny Green caused a foul on the fast break.
After two free throws were made steadily, the score on the court had reached 6:0!
At this time, the Magic team members were a little helpless.
As for that? Are you going to hit us that hard?
Van Gundy frowned. To be honest, Van Gundy didn't expect the Knicks to be so defensive when they first came up.
After all, when an average team encounters a weak Magic, most teams will ignore it, at least psychologically, most of them will take it lightly.
I just didn't expect that the Knicks, as the defending champion, would still be so cautious.
Van Gundy made a tactical gesture towards the Magic players on the court.
The Magic changed their tactics. Davis still came out to do the pick-and-roll, and players with the ball-handling ability of Richardson and Turkoglu responded.
This worked, as Richardson moved without the ball and had a chance outside the three-point line.
But Nelson had no chance to pass the ball.
Holiday's defensive insight is not bad, and his passing angle was directly strangled.
In the end, Nelson could only use the pick-and-roll to break through to the basket.
Nelson rushed to the basket and was eventually blocked by Cousins, but then he threw the ball to the big baby Davis in the short corner.
Although Davis does not have Howard's top dynamic qualities, running and jumping ability and pie-eating ability.
But he has the mid-to-long-range shooting ability that Howard does not have.
Davis takes a long two-point shot!
"Snapped!"
Stoudemire quickly completed the defense and blocked the shot. He was really energetic tonight!
Holiday controlled the basketball, and then the Knicks hit another fast break.
This time Lian Dao took the lead and rushed out. After receiving the ball, he passed through Ryan Anderson who was changing defense...
"Peng!"
Smash the ball into the basket with one hand!
"Beep!"
Then the referee's whistle sounded.
twenty one!
8:0, more penalties!
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading! The Knicks directly beat the Magic into a sieve at the beginning.
Whether it's offense or defense, the Magic seem like kids who can't play ball.
To be honest, Van Gundy has never felt so aggrieved as he does today.
Van Gundy is a "League" coach who attaches great importance to teamwork, discipline and defense.
Among current NBA coaches, Popovich accounts for half of them.
There are also a few seats in the Lee League (such as Spoelstra, Van Gundy Sr., and Van Gundy Jr. are also from the Lee League team).
This faction inherited the characteristics of Laili and attached great importance to teamwork, discipline and defense.
During the Heat era, the Weisha combination had an inside-out defense.
After coming to the Magic, Howard was flying in the sky to help defend and pursue the defense. Both teams were very strong defensively.
However, Van Gundy also has a style of coaching, that is, the team must have a star-level insider. The Heat have O'Neal, and the Magic had Howard before.
All of his offensive and defensive systems are built around the team's star insiders.
However, the Magic's Howard was injured, which caused the entire Magic's offensive and defensive system to lack the most critical engine.
With Davis' height, he is very bad at interfering with opponents' shots and rebounding.
Although he has shooting ability on the offensive end, his height and wingspan are limited, and his post-up play and basket play are basically non-existent.
Although his character of daring to fight and fight is worthy of recognition, it is also true that he is weak in terms of hard strength.
With his ability, he can become a very good role piece, but he cannot become the core of a team's offense and defense.
Therefore, now that Van Gundy has no soldiers, he doesn't know what to do.
Moreover, he is already prepared to be fired at the end of this season.
However, before being fired, he did not want to be beaten by his opponents to the maximum point difference during his coaching period.
Van Gundy directly called a timeout.
In this situation, if a timeout is not called, the Magic can let the Knicks start the game directly.
After returning from the timeout, Lian Dao hit an extra free throw.
Opening at 9:0!
The Magic still played as before, but this time it was smoother.
Nelson successfully passed the ball, and Jason Richardson hit the ball from outside the three-point line, finally helping the Magic break their scoring drought.
After seeing the goal, Van Gundy also breathed a sigh of relief.
He really didn't want to see the Magic being forced into a defensive counterattack by the opponent again.
Lian Dao continued to play singles, attacking the inside to attract double teams.
The Magic can no longer defend like before. In the past, even if they missed Lian Dao and Howard was stationed at the basket, they could still make up defense.
Now, as long as Lian Dao breaks through, it will be directly terminated by Lian Dao.
Facing the Magic's double-team, Lian Dao still chose to pass the ball.
Danny Green made a three-pointer from the outside.
"when!"
The basketball bounced out of the hoop.
Davis was about to fight for a rebound, but a figure behind him got the rebound directly through him, and then...
"Peng!"
Cousins made a tip-in and dunk in the air.
Davis is strong, and others may be afraid of him, but Cousins' physical fitness is worthy of him.