This is only the fifth level, are you so sad? Is your choice the right one? Is it worth it?
Tang Qian is an ordinary person, so when he only has one last chance left, he can't help but "pity himself".
But he soon got rid of this idea, because the one who makes the choice is not others but himself. Therefore, he should bear all the good or bad.
There is one last chance to challenge! At worst, I will open ability cards every time! Let’s go through this level first!
But... there is a big disadvantage in doing this, that is, there are still two layers behind, what should he do? These ability cards are all saved by Tang Qian for sprinting on the last two layers! What if the fifth layer is consumed?
After several pictures, he could only stare!
Besides, do you think you can win surely by using ability cards? Tang Qian has never used ability cards before, but also lost the game. It’s just that this time in the process of “climbing the tower”
, he felt this even more clearly.
Ability cards are definitely not omnipotent! It is not a guarantee of victory! None of the super stars of the super strong teams is weak. If you want to win, you can only fight to the death! Even Tang Qian vaguely felt... Why would he give away a gift if he swept the game?
Ability card? Why can you get the ability card fragments after winning the best player in the challenge? This is not "sending warmth" or "special care", this is just... "different space" is "poor" for myself.
Just give yourself "life".
This tower was originally not that easy to climb.
Just like life, just like success.
"There is only one chance to challenge the defending champion Houston Rockets. The overall chemical reaction will be weakened by 30%."
"Start head coach selection, please stop within 1 minute."
Huh? Head coach selection? Something new? Because the pattern on the "calendar board" is already in motion, Tang Qian must make a decision within 1 minute, otherwise...he doesn't know what will happen.
But it certainly won't be particularly good.
"stop!"
After Tang Qian stopped, the "calendar board" slowed down, and finally the cursor stopped on a pattern, no, it was a photo.
Tang Qian could recognize this person at a glance...because this face is so famous.
Jerry Sloan, the godfather of Salt Lake City, had a 26-year coaching career. He once coached the same team for 23 years. Finally, he quit midway due to conflicts with Deron. As a "thousand-win coach", he spent his entire life.
, he never got a championship ring. But in the end, he was selected into the NBA Hall of Fame and his name will go down in history.
Everyone has a deep impression of Sloan during his coaching period, especially the two consecutive NBA Finals in 1998, which made this name well-known to the world. But a few people know that Jerry Sloan was also the 4th player in the first round that year.
No. 1 overall pick, and he spent 10 of his 11 seasons in Chicago.
The Chicago Bulls, his biggest regret as a coach, were his greatest pride as a player.
The Bulls in 2010, 6 All-Defensive First Teams, 4 All-Defensive First Teams, 2 All-Stars, and even the place where Sloan started his head coaching career after retiring was Chicago and the Bulls. It can be said that he
Accompanying the Chicago Bulls through the darkest period at the beginning.
But history is such an irony, but after he became the godfather of Salt Lake City, he was shot down by the Chicagoans twice.
So Jerry Sloan probably has a love-hate relationship with the Bulls in his heart.
However, Tang Qian's understanding of this old man is limited to this. Salt Lake City, where the Utah Jazz is located, is really a not-so-famous city. At least for the Chinese in the East, if it were not for the 9798 NBA Finals, it is estimated that
Not many people know the name of this place.
"Selecting head coach Jerry Sloan, Jerry Sloan's tactical system, tactical concepts, and tactical movements will all be added to your team."
No wonder the previous head coach has always had a "public face" and couldn't see any tricks. It turns out that this function can be turned on at the third challenge opportunity? Is the "different space" intentional??? Tang Qian cursed secretly.
After a few words, he wondered again, wouldn't he enter the third challenge too early and end up with no farts? Well, according to the unexplained urinary properties of "different space", it is very possible.
Forget it, I didn't need it before, but it's just right now.
Another tactical impression of Tang Qian about Jerry Sloan is that, oh, he is a master of pick-and-roll tactics.
When Tang Qian confirmed the opportunity to challenge for the third time, the scene went dark, but he did not appear directly on the basketball court like before.
I haven’t even guessed the coin yet.
He and these teammates... appeared in a training gym!
The person standing not far away is Jerry Sloan.
"What are you doing standing still! Come here right away!!! Assemble!!! Assemble!!!" Jerry Sloan held a whistle in his mouth and shouted while blowing, with a very strong and unquestionable tone. Look.
It turns out that he should be a head coach with a less "nice" temper. At least compared to Mike D'Antoni, he is more like a coach with a background as a player... Hmm? Well, I almost forgot, he is
He comes from a faction of players, so it's not surprising that his overall coaching style tends to be "emotional".
Players who have played in the NBA and become coaches after retiring basically have a passion that academic coaches don’t have. Jerry Sloan had a fiery temper when he was a player, and this carried over to him as a head coach.
If you all can’t believe it, do any of you know who has taken the T most times in NBA history? Including all players and everyone.
The answer is not "Roaring King" Rasheed Wallace, nor "Flower" Dennis Rodman, nor the latecomer Cousins. The answer is...Jerry Sloan. What? I can't believe it? Cousins
Sloan only accumulated more than 76 technical fouls and 10 expulsions in 5 seasons, but this is inferior to Jerry Sloan, the "technical foul king" in NBA history.
Because Jerry Sloan has accumulated 413 technical fouls in his life! This level! I really am not targeting anyone!
As a coach, you can commit more technical fouls than players, and even become the "technical foul king" in the NBA. This is a bit fanciful and appalling no matter how you look at it. Unfortunately, this is the historical truth.
It can be seen from this that this old man born in 1942 had such a bad temper and how hot he was! According to the memories of Malone and Stockton, when they were rookies, they were often yelled at by Jerry Sloan. This
The situation did not improve until the two of them became the irreplaceable "double core" of the Jazz. But if you are lazy in training and make mistakes in the game, you still can't escape the "old man"'s scolding. But the "Utah Twins" are not resentful.
Jerry Sloan was even full of respect and love for the latter.
There is only one reason, he is truly a good person for them.
And roaring is just a way of caring for him.
Clearly, Jerry Sloan just has a hot temper. He likes to yell but is rarely abusive. Obviously, yelling and insulting are two different things. But there are people who can't stand it, and he is Deron Williams.
Because of the conflict between the two, the old man finally became disheartened, resigned and left. Delong did not lose any good things at all.
His reputation is gone, and so is his strength. Facts have proved that he can only reach his peak All-Star level under the "Sloan System", otherwise he would not be worthy of being on an equal footing with Chris Paul.
Then this week of training camp, Tang Qian and others spent the same time in "hell". This Jerry Sloan is a workaholic. No wonder Malone became the best player in NBA history under his hands.
The strong No. 4, with this kind of working energy, will collapse if you can't hold on, can you hold on... you will definitely get great benefits.
Because of the "different space", in just one week, Tang Qian and his group completely mastered Jerry Sloan's tactical concepts and system. What surprised Lakers No. 29 the most was... the team's tacit understanding.
The level and chemical reaction are like sesame blossoms, rising steadily. Compared to before joining the training camp, they were two teams with completely different combat capabilities.
Finally, Tang Qian understood the role of a head coach on the team. His positive addition to the team was simply immeasurable.
"Okay, tonight we are going to start the first game of this series. The Rockets are very strong, but... obviously we are stronger!" Jerry Sloan directly said loudly: "Give the arrogant Houstonians a hard blow.
Lesson! Kick their asses!!!”
In the coin guessing session, Tang Qian finally succeeded, and the Tang Qian team gained home field advantage in this series.
The first game will be held at Staples Center.
During the ball scrimmage, Tang Qian withstood the pressure. Olajuwon took the ball first, and then Kidd, the No. 1 player, held the ball and slowly pushed it forward. Near the top arc of the Rockets' three-point line, Kidd
Germany made a gesture, and Tang Qian came up to pick and roll with him in the high post. Kidd broke through and went straight to the Rockets' inside line.
But the Rockets are not panicking, because their inside man is the "Big Dream" Olajuwon.
In an era when the three-second defense has been reduced to a small 12-foot penalty area on the weak side, and in an era when there is no reasonable collision area under the basket, it really takes a little courage to enter the penalty area and challenge the "NBA historical block leader".
The Rockets even intended to let Kidd enter the paint and hand it over to Olajuwon to close the net.
This is the extreme confidence in personal ability at the peak of "big dream".
Kidd is really going to go in, what will be the result? There is a half chance of being blocked, and a half chance of shooting! There is no way, Kidd's physical fitness was passable in his peak period, but if he can be used to deal with Olajuwon, it will look "too shabby"
"That's a bit. Without Jordan's physical fitness, Olajuwon and Olajuwon at their peak were facing off offensively and defensively, and there were usually not many good players at the end.
The three major centers in the 1990s all experienced this firsthand. If Kidd wants to do it hard, it's just a joke.
However, Kidd's original intention when he came in was not to lay up or score by himself. He is a true traditional point guard master, and as I said before, he is not the No. 1 position like Nash who mainly passes the ball directly and assists. Organization and
Controlling the court is Kidd's rule for the No. 1 position.
So after turning the ball in a circle, he passed it out again to Stephen Curry on the left. Curry held the ball... was he going to take a three-pointer? No, the Rockets did not give him this opportunity.
His opponent was like an octopus. He immediately stuck to him, using both hands and feet. His entangled defensive style made Stephen Curry extremely uncomfortable.
This is because the NBA weakened Hand-g for the second time in the 99-00 season. Before that, defensive players could infringe on offensive players' occupied positions. This is very important. If you taste it carefully, you can simply "dance with joy"
"" Bare your teeth and claws". Not to mention that you can also change the attacking player's offensive path with your hands, forearms, shoulders, etc. This is a heavy blow to an outside player like Curry who does not have a particularly prominent body. It is equivalent to an extreme blow.
It greatly compresses Curry's shooting space and breakthrough space, so that whether Curry is shooting or breaking out, he needs to be ready for "flesh-to-flesh" at all times. Therefore, Curry can only change his desire to shoot and switch to...
...tactical ball!
Yes! It's tactical ball! This is the training, tacit understanding and tactical literacy given to them by Jerry Sloan during this period of time, which has skyrocketed!
Therefore, the ball moves before the people, which is the essence of tactical ball. People can never move faster than the ball.
After deducting the reaction time of the human brain, as long as the ball moves before people, it can have the effect of taking the ball by surprise and tearing apart the defense.
For example, in this ball, Tang Qian, who had just gone to the top of the arc to help Kidd pick and roll, became the final finisher.
How to become a terminator? Just start quickly, shake off the defensive player, and then dunk in an alley-oop!
Why do you think it's so easy? Don't the Rockets have anyone inside? This is the benefit of the tactical ball. Because of Kidd's breakthrough, Curry holds the ball outside the left three-point line, which makes the Rockets' defensive attention focus.
It was concentrated on the left side, which is the so-called strong side. In this way, the weak side was obviously taken away, giving Tang Qian room to drive straight in, fully accelerate and fully take off.
Boom~
Otis Thorpe was directly hit by exhaust gas, and finally watched the Lakers fly high into the sky on the 29th.
The Tang Qian team took the lead and scored first.
After a fierce offensive and defensive battle, neither side scored for 2 minutes. It was not until the Lakers repeated their old tricks and Ben Wallace also performed an alley-oop dunk at the same position that Tomjanovich was a little dissatisfied.
shouted: "Concentrate on defense, don't ignore the weak side without the ball! Hakeem, stand slightly under the basket!"
But after the Rockets missed a three-pointer, Tang Qian scored another goal. It was still the same pattern, except that Ray Allen passed the ball to Kidd. After Kidd broke through and attracted the defensive attention, he raised his hand.
Throw, the basketball bounces off the board...The Lakers took off on the 29th and stormed! With a "bang", the Houston Rockets' basket was once again violently ravaged!
6-0, this is the first time in recent games that Tang Qian's team has taken the opening advantage. Olajuwon scored a goal on the offensive end, but within 15 seconds, Tang Qian's team staged another exquisite cooperation.
Stephen Curry shot a three-pointer from the right side, and the basketball was hollow and stabbed the basket. This is because the Rockets were too worried that Tang Qian would attack the weak-side basket and made excessive corrections, while your attention was on outside the three-point line.
As soon as he let go, Stephen Curry did not hesitate, he raised the knife with his hand and dropped it, and the basketball broke through the net in a high arc!
9-2, the Houston Rockets called a timeout.
Tang Qian walked off the court, seemingly not believing that the Houston Rockets would be so easy to "deal with."
This is the tactic set up by Jerry Sloan, called Reject.Lob. The literal translation is to refuse to lob the ball and refuse to play cumbersome and slow. However, the name of the tactic is more like satirizing the opponent. Because you can see that this tactic is full of
There are a lot of lob passes and high throw passes. For example, alley-oop is one of them. And it is also a variation of the pick-and-roll tactic. It uses high pick-and-rolls to create breakthrough space for the No. 1 position, and then the No. 1 position deliberately
Choose one side as the strong side, create a weak side, and then pass the ball to the strong side player outside the three-point line. If there is a chance, he will take the shot. If there is no chance, he will pass the ball to the weak side basket, and the big man with good athletic ability will attack along the way.
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This Reject.Lob tactic requires the ability of the 1st position. At the same time, the 23rd position on the outside is best to have a good three-point range. Finally, it also requires the inside players who attack down the line to have high mobility and athletic ability.
, otherwise the entire tactical system will be in vain if it fails to get rid of the opponent in the last moment. It just so happens that the Tang Qian team is currently satisfied with all these factors, and it is extremely satisfying, so when it is used, it is extremely powerful and easy to use.
Is this luck or coincidence? Isn't it a pick-and-roll strategy tailored by Jerry Sloan based on this team?
If that's the case...that's pretty awesome!
Tang Qian is not very familiar with Sloan, so of course he doesn't know. How many coaches are there in the NBA? There are less than 10 in history. And Sloan's wins are the third-best head coach in history, and his career winning rate exceeds
60%, and he is also the longest-serving coach of the same team in the four major American leagues. Although this record is likely to be ended by the Spurs Popovich, he has stayed in one place for so many years, no matter whether he is declining or prospering, he is
Witness, this kind of perseverance and courage is rare in the history of the alliance.
Jackson once said that he and Jerry Sloan do not have any issue of coaching ability, it is just that Sloan has not coached super talented players, and he happens to have. This statement is a bit deliberately modest, but it is undeniable.
There is also a certain degree of authenticity. Salt Lake City is a small team market that has not changed in decades, so it is not particularly attractive to players. You mean Malone and Stockton? Please take a look at their draft picks.
At least before they join the NBA and make a name for themselves, not many experts and scouts are optimistic about them. Moreover, they only achieved results after the age of 30. How long can most people wait?
So Jerry Sloan has never won a championship, but his ability is not bad at all.
Now give him a lot of players with excellent abilities, how could he not take advantage of them? You don't really think that he can only do simple pick-and-rolls, right? There are many types of pick-and-roll tactics. It just so happens that Jerry S.
Long is the master of this tactical system.
The Rockets didn't find any particularly good method throughout the first quarter, and as the number of ball movements increased, the Rockets' turnover rate continued to increase, which made Tang Qian suddenly realize... It turns out that this is the so-called team.
Chemical reactions are weakened by 30%. The simpler the tactical coordination, the smaller the chemical reaction required, but conversely... this is probably the real power of this "weakening effect".
It's just that his team's first two challenges did not force the Rockets to cooperate tactically, and they were simply killed by hand. Therefore, Tang Qian did not realize the power of this "weakening effect". As a championship team,
They are still a team that has won consecutive championships. What is their biggest advantage is that the team's tacit understanding is chemical reaction. This is the basis for them to become an invincible team. The "different space" is not a ruthless one.
During the main time, the Rockets did not open up the score like they did in the previous two challenges. This led to the fact that after entering the substitute time, they were severely beaten by Tracy McGrady's score. However, Olajuwon could only score in one game.
Rest for 4 to 5 minutes, but other Rockets players can't. Look at the playing time of other players during the consecutive championships. Except for Olajuwon, the longest one was Drexler who played 38+ minutes, and the others did not.
You can't stand on the court for a long time and play. Why do you let Chucky Brown, Chris Jent, Scott Brooks, and Carl Herrera guard McGrady at his peak? What else is that if it's not giving away points?
Anyone who averages more than 30+ per game is a super scorer. McGrady averaged 32+ per game that year. It was difficult for Kobe to restrain him one-on-one. You let these "grassroots" defend? That is purely giving away points. Magic 1
No. 1 cut melons and vegetables, and spent 28 minutes on the bench, scoring 31 points! There was no way, these opponents were too weak, and they completely made McGrady feel like no one was around, so naturally, McGrady's scoring efficiency increased sharply.
, it can be called a broken watch.
In a slow-paced game, this is equivalent to the concept of a god-level weapon, which is equivalent to at least 40+ points in future fast-paced games! The game was 98-91, and Tang Qian's team won by 7 points! This is the first time since two challenges
, they won their first victory in the first round!
Tang Qian played 31 minutes in the game and scored 15 points, 14 rebounds, 2 assists and 2 blocks. However, the best player in the game naturally belonged to the Magic No. 1. His contribution on the bench tonight was very crucial.
It overwhelmed all the Rockets' benches, and several other players also contributed 6 points. Tang Qian's bench score overwhelmingly defeated the Rockets' bench score by 37 to 22, 15 points. Let's look at the Tang Qian team's bench score.
You only won the game by 7 points, so you should know the weight and significance of these 15 points.
Tang Qian is dispensable for this best player. It's not that he doesn't want it. It's just that his first task and requirement now is to win. He must keep winning. Otherwise, it will be the last chance to challenge. If he fails, there will be consequences.
Unthinkable.
After a day of adjustments, the second game began. The Tang Qian team wanted to repeat their old tricks and play a few Reject.Lots again, but unfortunately they were completely blocked by the Rockets. Tomjanovich made a small substitution inside.
Change, Tang Qian or other offensive players attack the basket from the high position down the weak side and are immediately contained. How to do it is to directly switch defense with Hakeem Olajuwon during Otis Thorpe's pursuit.
, This not only takes care of the strong side with the ball, but also effectively defends the weak side without the ball.
Tomjanovich is a consecutive championship-level head coach, and his technical and tactical skills are definitely not too weak.
Suddenly, the Tang Qian team once again fell into offensive trouble. At the end of the second half, they entered the locker room 41-49, 8 points behind. As soon as they entered the door, they heard Jerry Sloan roaring loudly.
: "Idiot! Are you all idiots? You took too many dollars, so you can't think clearly?"
"Is the rigid use of tactics something I gave you?"
"Or am I not teaching you regular tactics at all?"
"The body is very important for young people to play, and the brain is also very important. Otherwise, we might as well let the bodybuilders play ball!"
"But Mr. Sloan, the Rockets switch offense and defense very well, and it's difficult for us to score." Danny Fortson complained.
"Is their defense so good that you can't score points at all?" Jerry Sloan glared at Danny Fortson and said, "If it's not like this, please don't say such things again in the future and play basketball.
Courage and perseverance are very important! People without courage and perseverance are not worthy of playing basketball in the NBA!"
After suppressing the entire field, Jerry Sloan took out the tactical board again and said: "We will use this regular tactic later, high cross double cover! And it's not two people covering it, it's one person!" He paused.
After a pause, he turned around and asked, "Tang, do you have a problem?"
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Jerry Sloan's nickname back then was "The Original Bull", and his No. 4 jersey was also the first jersey retired by the Chicago Bulls, so history is always a little ironic and joking. The old man became a Bull,