"Mr. Salman, I think we need to change our style of play." Lakers No. 13 suddenly said.
You must know that during Chamberlain's basketball career, he rarely expressed opinions on tactical issues. Let alone Bill Sharman, even Jerry West heard Chamberlain speak like this for the first time. Bill.
Salman asked: "Wilt, how to change? Please tell me."
"Let Jerry take charge, and then let me participate in the offense." After "Tang Qian" finished speaking, Bill Sharman frowned and said: "You want to participate in the offense? Wilt, have you forgotten that when I came to the Lakers?
Have I told you what I said? Personal data and team victory are sometimes impossible to have both, so..."
"Sir, I just want to win, nothing else." "Tang Qian" interrupted Bill Salman, because he knew what the other person was thinking, but he had no way to explain it. Nonsense, what?
Explanation? Explanation that he is a person from decades later? Resurrected in the body of Wilt Chamberlain? Even if he said such nonsense, I am afraid that Bill Salman would call an ambulance as soon as possible, and then
"Tang Qian" was sent to the hospital to have his brain examined.
"Win? Wilt, you have also seen how our 33-game winning streak in the regular season came about. As long as you return to normal and have a more serious attitude, then the opponent will definitely not be our opponent." Bill Sharman refused.
"Tang Qian's" suggestion, because what he is most proud of this season is turning the Lakers into the "Celestials" and turning "Chamberlain" into "Russell". Therefore, it is absolutely impossible to subvert himself.
It's a tactical system. For an ambitious head coach, it's like a slap in the face. If you tell anyone about it, you will lose face.
Not many Lakers players can speak for themselves, because in their view, it may be that their "scoring addiction" has come up and it's just a whim. The peak version of Chamberlain can't win the championship on his own, let alone the 35-year-old.
Chamberlain has suffered serious injuries and his abilities have declined? Therefore, there was no big response from the Lakers to his proposal.
The intermission ended quickly, and the Lakers returned to the Great Western Forum from the locker room, but their energy did not change much from the first half. In fact, in the original history, the Lakers' performance in this round
The fact that they were able to win the series was all due to the sudden explosion on the 13th. If Chamberlain hadn't returned to the top level of 20+20, it would have been even more difficult for the Lakers to win.
After all, the "hardness" of the outside players in this series does not need to be described in detail.
Throughout the first half, the Lakers' perimeter was almost strangled.
Tang Qian, who has played against his opponents eight times in a row in the finals, knows better than anyone else that in this series, if you want to rely on the outside to win, it is basically suicidal and a dead end. And he is in the team's tactical system.
, and cannot replace the real "Wilt Chamberlain", so seeking change is Tang Qian's only way out.
Fortunately, tonight, "Inner Demon" only caused his competitive status to drop by 14%, which is not too exaggerated.
In the first few duels, Tang Qian was left crying without tears if he directly "shook" it to 30%.
Besides, I have already played 8 games step by step, but the hard facts prove that relying on Bill Sharman's method simply won't work in this series. It's not that this tactic doesn't work, and it's not that this system doesn't work, after all.
Otherwise, the Lakers will not be able to win 33 consecutive games in the regular season. It’s just that the Lakers’ perimeter players have declined too much in this series, but what about the opposing perimeter players? Their competitive status has not declined but has improved!
Therefore, Tang Qian could only break the rules and take risks!
I may not be able to break out like "Dashuai Zhang" did in the original history, but I am not completely without any advantages.
The basketball experience, basketball evolution, and basketball tactics of the next few decades are all treasures that transcend the present.
Tang Qian should take the initiative to attack and take action based on his current characteristics and abilities.
In order to win, to win, but also for your own survival and life.
Because he knows that the "different space" is definitely a master of truth.
If it says it can't go back, then it definitely can't go back. There can't be any loopholes that can be exploited.
In this way, the path before Tang Qian became clear.
There's no need to even choose.
Tang Qian saw that he couldn't talk to head coach Bill Sharman, so he changed the direction of the attack. The target of the attack was the Lakers' core outside line, the "LOGO Man", Jerry West. You must know that this season he is...
The league's assist leader, most of the Lakers' ball rights are concentrated in his hands. So as long as he is dealt with, the effect will not be bad.
Before the third quarter, "Tang Qian" stopped Jerry West and said, "Hey Jerry, we'd better change the team's offensive tactics later." Jerry West wrinkled.
Frowning, he looked at "Tang Qian" and said: "Wilt, why are you still talking about this? Didn't Mr. Bill Salman just say that? We must stick to our original tactics, that is our victory this season.
Core!" "Jerry, let me tell you the truth, there is nothing wrong with Mr. Bill Sharman's tactics, but the person who has the problem is me." After hearing what "Tang Qian" said, West said in confusion.
: "You? What's wrong with you? Wilt?"
"Tang Qian" stretched out his hands wrapped in medical bandages and said: "That's the problem. Because of this damn injury, I'm already in the penalty area and can't reach the previous level. So, we must
Just adjust and change!”
Of course, Jerry West knew about Chamberlain's injury. It was injured in the conference finals. After the game, he went to the hospital for an X-ray, which showed a bone fracture and fracture. But Chamberlain never mentioned this matter.
, he gradually forgot about it, and thought that the injury of Lakers No. 13 was not as serious as imagined.
Now it seems that my observation was too careless!
No wonder Wilt's mental state is so strange today. It turns out that he was affected by an injury, so that makes sense!
Otherwise, looking at him training so hard, it didn't look like he was deliberately "sorrying" in the game, but he was beaten to a pulp. Jerry West thought Chamberlain had been stimulated by something. Now everything is "revealed".
If this inner voice is heard by "Tang Qian", "Tang Qian" will not expose it, but will only use it to make West misunderstand it.
"Then what do you want to do now? It's not a good idea to go against Mr. Salman's team tactics at will." Jerry West asked. "Tang Qian" had already thought about how to answer, he
He said directly: "Play pick-and-roll."
"A pick-and-roll?" Jerry West was stunned and asked, "Is it the pick-and-roll that Arnold Auerbach often uses?"
"No, it's not." Tang Qian shook his head and said: "Arnold Auerbach was talking about low pick-and-rolls and pick-and-rolls near the free throw line, and I was talking about high-post pick-and-rolls." "High? High-post pick-and-roll??? This,
What is this? Wilt, are you kidding me?" After hearing this strange new word, Jerry West was stunned for a moment, and then looked at "Tang Qian" with eyes full of
Suspicious.
West has worked with Chamberlain for several years, but he has never heard that the latter has tactical talent and talent. Now the Lakers directly throw out a "new tactic" on the 13th, no wonder he is "surprised"
Uncertain”.
"Believe me, Jerry, this is definitely a promising new tactic!" Tang Qian looked at Jerry West and replied: "Because in this era, it will be unique and no one has ever seen it. Jerry,
You should know the destructive power of a new tactic that no one has ever seen before." Seeing that "Tang Qian" was so sure and confident, Jerry West couldn't help but wavered and said: "It's awesome.
Walter, successful tactics are new tactics. If they are just whimsical, then I'm afraid..."
Jerry West's worries are not unreasonable, because the formation of any tactic can only be determined through dozens, hundreds, or even thousands of actual combat tests. There have been many "whimsical" events in NBA history.
"The tactics used to feel "flawless" and "impeccable" before the game, but after entering the actual practice, they collapsed instantly and became worthless.
As a player, "Chamberlain" was of course extremely powerful, but as a tactical designer and inventor, Jerry West always felt that it was a bit "bullshit".
But the confidence that Tang Qian blurted out made Jerry West hesitate. The former said: "Don't worry, Jerry, this tactic of mine is absolutely effective and will definitely catch the opponent off guard!" "But..."
Seeing that West was still hesitating, Tang Qian said anxiously: "There's nothing good about it, Jerry, don't you want to win? Don't you want to get the ring?"
"I..." Tang Qian's words pierced West's heart, because in the entire league, he is afraid that his "championship desire" is the strongest. He has entered the finals 7 times and failed to win anything. This kind of
The blow was simply crushing. Look at Elgin Baylor. He couldn't endure the blow, so he didn't persevere and retired early midway through the season. Tang Qian also got the touch after experiencing two failed championships.
Only with this "pain" can we truly understand Jerry West's inner desire for a championship ring.
Not hope, but desire.
Desire to the point of fear.
"If you want to win and get the ring, then do it with me! Then believe me!" Tang Qian interrupted him again.
"I..." Just when Jerry West was about to agree, Bill Salman shouted from behind, making him hesitate again. After a pause, the former looked at "Tang Qian" and said:
"Wilt, it's not that I don't believe you, it's just that this so-called new tactic is a bit too... uh... you understand what I mean, right? So let's stick to the original tactic for a while."
"Jerry, you..." Before Tang Qian could finish speaking, West left quickly because he didn't know what to do. If it was normal, his head would be absolutely calm and rational, but
The finals...the eighth finals in his career has already made him feel unstable.
The heart is not stable, let alone the brain? Let alone the decision?
hateful!!!
Seeing that West didn't agree, Tang Qian was slightly annoyed, but he also forgot that things like "new tactics" are inherently a bit "fantasy" and you want people to accept them all at once.
, that is simply impossible. In fact, if the Lakers were not in an unfavorable situation now, then Tang Qian would have been unanimously dissatisfied with the Lakers if he suddenly said this.
At the beginning of the third quarter, the Lakers still adhered to the original tactics, using "Tang Qian" inside as the defensive axis, and the other four players actively attacked quickly. However, the effect was almost non-existent. The Knicks coach used clear tactics
The instructions interrupted the Lakers' "mercury flood". As a result, they fell into entanglements and chaos, and gradually fell into the New Yorkers' game rhythm.
After half a quarter, the Lakers only scored "a measly 10 points." However, the Lakers averaged 121 points per game this season. Now that they are halfway through the third quarter, they have only scored 59 points. No matter how you look at it, it doesn't matter.
How "shabby". On the contrary, the New York Knicks played better and better. Within half a quarter, they scored another 17 points, with a total score of 84-59, which was a full 25 points over the Los Angeles Lakers. Faced with this situation, the Lakers
Head coach Bill Sharman had no choice but to apply for a timeout again.
In fact, after playing here, Bill Sharman also saw some problems clearly. The outside and inside lines were all abnormal, especially the outside line. The decline was too big, which directly caused the Lakers' team strength to be greatly reduced, and they completely lost their routine.
He had the momentum and morale to compete with others. But the early 1970s was still an era of "die and fuck" main players, and it was impossible for him to take all the players who performed abnormally off the field. In that case, the game would be even worse.
Fight, maybe it would be happier to just give up this fight.
So "genius coach" Bill Sharman was in a dilemma. He suddenly missed the "Green Army" he played for before. Because the strongest point of that "Green Army" was stability.
, stability far beyond the times. No matter what game or moment, it can operate normally without any problems. And this is what the current Lakers team lacks the most.
No wonder Mr. Auerbach downplayed the "old rival" Lakers back then and had no scruples. It turns out that he had long seen that the Los Angeles team always lacked that "energy". And this is what happens on the highest stage.
A major factor that can determine the trend of the game. Turning around and looking at the New York Knicks, it seems that they have to overwhelm the Lakers in terms of "energy".
Could it be that the Los Angeles Lakers really have a "runner-up curse"?
Could it be that the Los Angeles Lakers are really the "Aristocratic Circus"?
Could it be that the Los Angeles Lakers really can't win a "tough battle"?
Bill Sharman's belief in winning has unknowingly shifted a bit, because all the main players on the inside and outside are out of order. In this situation, it is difficult for him to catch him. As the old saying goes, in a basketball game, the players on the field are the same.
He is the protagonist. The head coach is always a supporting role and cannot complete the game on behalf of the players.
So if the Lakers players don't play well, what can he do?
This is a timeout that has little meaning, because head coach Bill Sharman did not arrange any tactics or playing methods to solve the problem. He just cheered and encouraged, which sounded hollow and "scary".
The Lakers players are not stupid. In this situation, it is clear that even the head coach has nothing to do, so it is "all thunder but no rain".
But then I thought about it, can I blame the head coach? He was a mess on the court and was "choked" by his opponents. He didn't use normal tactics and systems. As a coach, he could only stare.
.
The head coach is not a god and has no power to directly change the situation of the game.
Seeing this, before Jerry West came on the field, he suddenly found "Tang Qian" and said, "Wilt, tell me briefly about your 'new tactics'..."
When Tang Qian heard this, he looked happy and said, "Okay, Jerry, that's roughly what it means..."
PS: Xiaozi went to watch the complete video of G5 of this series and found that since there was no three-point line in that era, there was basically no high pick-and-roll seen throughout the game. This means that in that era,
The high-position pick-and-roll is a new product. No one has used it, and few people have seen it. This gives Tang Qian the opportunity to "take advantage of the loopholes." Hey, Xiaozi did a good job, right?
By the way, every time Zhang Dashuai takes a free throw, he is far away from the free throw line. Is it because of his too strong arm~+_+~