At this moment, the clouds were gathering, as if it was about to rain heavily.
Although it is still a huge sunny day outside.
"What are you doing? Cheer up! Did you hear that?" Reed Holzman scolded loudly, because everything in front of him was like a haunted song, and it was just like watching it.
It makes people feel low and depressed. Normally, everyone respects and obeys the coach Reed Holtzman very much. No matter what the former says, they will nod instantly and obey the order. But today, everyone obviously feels a little absent-minded.
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The reason lies in yesterday's game.
The Lakers have a good lineup, but don't the New York Knicks do the same? Just talking about the future "top 50 superstars" and Hall of Fame members, they obviously have a greater numerical advantage. But even so, last night, last night
It was still a complete defeat. It can even be said that the Knicks have never lost so badly this season.
Therefore, everyone's mood inevitably fluctuated a bit.
The most important thing is that even if they lose, it doesn’t count, but where they lost, how they lost, and why they lost, these key questions cannot find a definite answer. This makes people easily lose their way and lose their goals. Therefore,
The atmosphere at the Knicks' training today was very dull and gloomy.
Coach Reid Holzman also realized this, so he stood up and said loudly: "What's going on with everyone? Are they all wilted? Or are you just a bunch of stray dogs who only bully the weak?"
, but are you afraid of being tough?" None of the Knicks players said a word. Although their faces flashed with dissatisfaction, they became depressed again when they thought of yesterday's "disastrous defeat."
You said it lightly. What happened yesterday? Did you also see it? The Lakers' tactical strength is really terrible. We are simply powerless, okay? In the face of this situation, what's the use of just cheering up? Fighting
After you regain your energy, will you be brutally tortured by the other party again?
It is normal for the Knicks to have such emotions, because facing a style of play that transcends the times, anyone will feel almost collapsed. But at this moment, the head coach of the Knicks, Reid Holzman, shouted loudly
Roared: "A bunch of worthless things! The enemy is strong, so you shrink your eggs? Don't forget, you are also contenders for the championship! You are not here to be a foil and a green leaf! Do you understand????"
"Think about 2 years ago, think about the finals the year before last. If you had the same mentality at that time, could we still win in the tiebreaker? Can we still defeat the Lakers with a strong lineup?" Reed Holzman
He said loudly: "Why is the championship awarded a ring in the end? Why not a watch? Not a necklace? Not something else? Have you all thought about it?"
"It's an imitation of MLB's system!"
"It's a parody of The Lord of the Rings!"
"It's because in our Western world, rings have special historical significance!"
The answers from the Knicks players were all kinds of different, ranging from sports to humanities, from humanities to history. In short, they were getting more and more off-topic. After hearing this, Reed Holzman finally couldn't listen any more and interrupted:
"What bullshit is this? Is this what you understand about NBA championship rings?"
"Let me tell you, the reason why the NBA awards rings but not others is mainly because... the ring is the embodiment of power, status, and trust." Seeing that others were attracted by his words, Reid.
Holzman cleared his throat and continued: "I won't go into details about the first two. Everyone knows the meaning and meaning. I mainly talk about the third point here, trust."
Reid Holzman does have a way. Under his guidance, the New York Knicks players gradually shifted their attention. "Why is it still the embodiment of trust?" Reid Holzman
Mann explained: "Because the ring, in a sense, also has the meaning of wholeness, harmony, and harmony. By extension, it means connection with the fingers. Look, it takes five fingers to form a fist.
And the ring is the result of five fingers integrating into one."
"So for me, the strongest meaning of the ring is not the boss, the star, or how great I am." After saying that, Reed Holzman showed his left hand, on the longest finger.
, happens to be wearing a golden championship ring. And most of the old Knicks players also own this ring.
It is the symbol of the NBA King in the 1969-1970 season, the New Yorker's first NBA championship ring.
"Think about it carefully, how did we have the last laugh that season and how did we get this NBA championship ring? Is it because of the performance of superstars? Maybe~ It is because of fierce physical defensive strategies? Maybe~
But the most important thing is..." Reed Holzman stretched out his left hand again and said loudly: "We are five people! We may be long or short, thick or thin, but it doesn't matter, because
We are a whole, and because we are a team, we can be invincible and destroy all enemies that stand in our way! This is what I understand to be the essential meaning of an NBA championship ring. Do you understand?"
I have to say that Reid Holzman was indeed a "master-level" head coach of that era. During the ten years of "working hard", he developed a thorough tactical concept. That is, what is the ultimate purpose of coaching?
Obviously, it is just to let the team win! Don't use those examples and words of "friendship first, competition second". It's okay to deceive a 3-year-old child. In the NBA, where all adults are involved, you
To talk about this is to make people laugh out loud!
Second in the game? Then why are you still playing in the NBA?
Friendship comes first? If you dare to say that, let’s see which team owner will sign you?
Some people understood the first level of this sentence, some understood the second level, and still others understood the third level.
He is No. 18 of the New York Knicks, Phil Jackson.
"The more difficult the game, the more difficult the opponent, the more impossible the series is. Believe me, if you win, you will never forget it! This is why only championship teams deserve to be awarded rings.
!" Reed Holzman saw that the effect was already taking effect, so he said: "For tonight's game, let's do this..."
"Do you understand everything???"
"Understood! Sir!" the Knicks players responded loudly.
"Okay, keep practicing, and then tomorrow, go kick the Los Angeles people's butts!" Reed Holzman said with a smile on his face.
The next day, Game 4 of the 1971-1972 NBA Finals was played again in Madison Square Garden.
Tang Qian originally thought that after the Lakers introduced the "future tactical system", they would become invincible and win consecutively to the end, but the real history once again showed him what it means to "the ancients cannot be bullied". Yes, the Knicks have not found a way to deal with it.
The Lakers' "high pick-and-roll system" approach, but what does this mean?
Could it be that we can only surrender without mercy?
Reed Holzman told Tang Qian why he was highly praised by "Zen Master" Phil Jackson in later generations.
This New Yorker who has served in the U.S. Navy for many years has shown a strong ability to be a "famous commander".
I can't crack your "new tactical system" in a short time, so I admit it, but you still can't win easily and win the NBA championship this season. The specific method is..."powerful fighting". What is "powerful"
"Metal combat"? The Lakers soon learned the lesson. The New Yorkers actually changed the starting five in the fourth game.
Two lesser-known inside players were replaced.
They are Charlie Paulk and Eddie Master respectively.
These two players are both inside players, and they both have one thing in common, which is that their career statistics are very bleak and very inferior. To what extent are they inferior, averaging only about 2+2 per game. In the 1960s and 1970s, they got
People who average this kind of data per game are basically "historical passers-by". They will leave the league after only a few years and look for development elsewhere. These two are typical examples. They all only have 3 years of career life before they fade out.
into the alliance.
However, those who can be selected into the playoff roster by "famous coach" Reid Holzman must all be useful and must have their own skills. For example, the two of them are very tough and fierce in defense! Pay attention and look carefully.
Well, it's not that the defense is particularly good, it just refers to the aspect of "ferociousness". How ferocious you ask? As long as you dare to lay up in front of you, it doesn't matter whether you can block the shot or not, it will be slapped away;
If you dare to get blocked in front of you to grab a rebound, they will force you out even if you are fouled. If you don't get out, they will forcibly "send" you out.
This is an important tactic for the Knicks and the core of Reid Holzman's defense.
Because in his view, defense is not about how good your physical fitness is, how tall you are, or how strong you are, but whether you are determined, brave or not, and how brave you are! As long as you are brave and determined enough, then it counts.
If the other person is 40cm taller and 100 pounds heavier than you, that won't be a problem.
How to do it? Find out immediately.
Beep~beep~beep~beep~
It was only the first quarter, and the Lakers frequently went to the free throw line and took nearly 20 free throws.
What is this concept? In other words, the New York Knicks committed at least ten fouls in one quarter.
According to the six-foul penalty rule, one and a half people have already been sent off.
This is also true. Charlie Paulk was the first to commit 6 fouls, and Eddie Master also committed 3 fouls. This means that the Knicks seemed to have committed a lot of fouls in the first quarter, but in reality
The "main team" suffered very little damage. However, the Lakers' overall free throw shooting rate was not good. Tang Qian made 0 of 4 free throws, Happy Hairston made 2 of 8 free throws, and Jerry West made 1 of 4 free throws.
In the middle, Gale Goodrich made 0 of 2 free throws. With a total of 18 free throws, the Lakers only scored a pitiful 3 points, with a free throw rate of 16.6%.
A full 15 points were missed.
The Knicks maintained their normal offensive state, and at the end of the first quarter, 26-38, the Lakers trailed the Knicks by 12 points.
The same situation was almost the same in the second quarter. Although the Lakers insisted on playing "high pick-and-roll tactics" and the effect of creating shooting opportunities was obvious, the problem was that opportunities were just opportunities and could not be directly equated with scoring. The final moment
, suffered strong interference and strong interception from the Knicks.
In fact, after halftime, the Knicks didn't have many blocks, and even less steals. But why were they able to "block" the Lakers' scoring? It relied on an almost "suicidal defensive strategy." You have to shoot from the outside.
, forget it, if you get in, you will be considered powerful, but as long as you come inside to take action, you will definitely "skin off even if you don't die."
As we all know, the "mental attributes" of the Lakers have never been a strong point. If there had not been a "Paranoid No. 24" in history, then most of them would have been "ordinary people" in the "spiritual world". This is not a discussion of strength or
Skills are simply a competition of "mental toughness." Whether the Lakers players are ordinary players or superstars, they are all at the same level and "out of their depth."
Jerry West entered the finals seven times, but failed each time; Elgin Baylor, known as the "Eight Asian Kings", was even more pitiful.
But if you think about it deeper, is it really just bad luck and bad luck?
You can say this for the first time, and you can barely get it for the second time, but what about the 345,678 times? Every time you are the "overall runner-up", then I'm afraid there must be something else besides luck and destiny. Just take El
In Kim Baylor's career, he was almost certain to lose in the tiebreaker in all series. First was the 1959-60 season, when he lost to the Eagles in the Western Conference Finals tiebreaker. Then came the 60-61 season, with the same opponent as last year.
In the Western Conference finals tiebreaker, they lost to the Hawks. In the 1961-62 season, they lost to the Boston Celtics in the finals tiebreaker. In the 65-66 season, they lost to the Celtics in the finals tiebreaker, allowing the other team to achieve success.
8 consecutive championships. There is also the 1968-69 season. The finals tiebreaker failed. Even if West won the only "loser MVP" in NBA history, it still has no meaning. There is also the 69-70 season.
, or failed in the finals tiebreaker, allowing New Yorkers to taste the NBA championship trophy for the first time.
With so many examples of failed tie-breaks, could it be that they could be easily dismissed by just saying "bad luck"?
Generally speaking, because the Lakers team is located in Los Angeles, the "City of Angels", it is gorgeous, luxurious, great, and many other words of praise can be used for it. But only "spiritual will"
In terms of ", for most of the history of the Lakers, this word was not used.
And this scene also means the same thing.
Reed Holzman fully mobilized the enthusiasm of the Knicks players to play and defend, so he caught the Los Angeles Lakers off guard. The opponent's brutality, toughness, and ruthless fouls gave the Lakers a hard blow.
Momentum and morale have experienced a huge decline.
Even though Tang Qian used a bronze ability card, it couldn't save the fact that morale was greatly suppressed. The Lakers finally suffered a big defeat in the fourth game, 95-117, losing this game. And it was this game that allowed
Tang Qian fully understood the power of the "Top Ten Coaches in NBA History". This ability to respond and adapt is simply beyond imagination!
I thought that after the "super bug" was solved, it would help the Lakers easily defeat their opponents. However, the reality poured a bucket of cold water on Tang Qian. Winning the championship, no matter what era, is never easy.
matter.
If you despise "ancients" and "history", "history" and "ancients" will be paid back many times over.
Make your nose and face swollen.
Dragging his almost exhausted body, Tang Qian glanced at Madison Square Garden, and then walked out unwillingly.
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By the way, Reid Holzman did do something similar in the finals, so many people questioned his playing style and style at the time.