Tang Qian's passing ability and ball distribution ability have actually reached a near-first-class level in the interior. The 6 and a half assist crystal tiles are not fake.
You must know that Marshal Zhang at his peak was the league's only center in assists. Do you think he was a brush? OK, first of all, let's not say that the determination of assist data in that era was much stricter than it is now, and there was no coherent action. If we compare the assists in that era
After converting the data, it is estimated that Chamberlain must have at least 10+ assists per game. No kidding, this is to say the least. The previous calculation method was harsh, basically either catching and shooting or direct layups.
, dribbling does not count...and according to the memories of Big O, the "originator of triple doubles", in the past, NBA alley-oops were not counted as assists!
So if the data goes up by 20%, that's normal.
Therefore, Tang Qian's assist ability has long reached a terrifying level, but because his offensive ability has not been developed and the threat is too small, he has been ignored. This game was the first time that Tang Qian took advantage of
His passing and assisting abilities help the team win.
Looking at Rodman and Harper who were double-teamed, Tang Qian did not panic. Instead, he made a gesture of intention to take action. After attracting the two closer, he raised his hand and pushed, and the basketball flew straight to the Bulls halfway.
Bottom corner.
And the person standing in that place was none other than Ray Allen of the Sonics.
Ray Allen caught the ball in the corner and took a calm shot from the open space. The basketball made a "swipe" sound and passed through the center of the net steadily.
Looking back at the time, there were only 2.9 seconds left for the Chicago Bulls.
This may not be a real buzzer-beater, but it is a critical blow, Cluth.shot, and the Bulls immediately applied for a timeout.
Although it was a frontcourt ball, the ball was shot too hastily. Jordan's three-point shooting ability has never been very good, so with a "bang", basketball struck iron, and Tang Qian's team won the second game of the series.
The score was tied at 1-1.
Most of the Tang Qian team rushed towards Ray Allen, but head coach Jerry Sloan seemed to see something else in his eyes. He began to look at Lakers No. 29 again.
McGrady scored the most in this game, with 29 points, 3 rebounds, and 6 assists. He was elected the best player of the game. However, Tang Qian's statistics were not bad either, with 21 points, 14 rebounds, 3 assists, and 3 assists.
The all-around data of blocks, as for why the best player of the game was given to Tracy McGrady, this is still the inertia of the NBA. Generally speaking, scoring is the highest level data.
The player with the highest score in a game basically cannot win this honor if he wins.
Unless you produce abnormal statistics or a triple-double, you can compete with it.
During training the next day, Jerry Sloan called Tang Qian aside alone and said, "Tang, you try to support and distribute the ball more tomorrow. I guess the Bulls will definitely target your off-ball offense."
Jackson's response and targeting capabilities are very strong." Tang Qian was slightly startled when he heard this, and said: "I can understand being targeted and taking fewer shots, but support and distribution? Sir, are you kidding me?" Tang Qian said
There is a reason why Qian asked this, because this is clearly the third game that Jerry Sloan wants him to provide support and support. This... how is this possible?
"How will you know if you don't try?" Jerry Sloan's answer made Tang Qian dumbfounded: "But I have never played the support style, I'm afraid..."
"There's a first time for everything. I think you should be fine." After Jerry Sloan said this, he asked Tang Qian to provide support throughout the day, from high-position support to low-position support. He tried them all over again. Finally,
I found that although Tang Qian can also play high-position support, because he does not have mid-range, there are relatively few changes in high-position support. He can only pass the ball, but low-post support... is much better.
Although he also lacks the ability to attack independently and block people and cover, Tang Qian is good and has a lot of room for adjustment. This is enough. And the biggest discovery is that Jerry Sloan believes that the Lakers No. 29 does not have the ball.
He has an excellent sense of support, and he is willing to do this job. Many insiders in the NBA are unwilling to do this, because the off-ball support has no data and no highlights, and because he has to block people to cover the second pass, it leads to no
Try to focus on grabbing offensive rebounds.
In the current league where data is paramount, this is a thankless job no matter how you look at it.
Scoring goals has nothing to do with you, nor does rebounding assists. As the middleman in organizing and organizing the offense, the coordinator is almost equivalent to "behind-the-scenes work". This kind of "hard work" that does not receive much attention is simply more "blue-collar work" than just doing it.
"It's still boring. That's why there are fewer and fewer inside players in the league who can support, and they are basically concentrated on European insiders. And you must know that in the 1990s, the ability to support was a basic ability of the center, from O'Neal to O'Neal.
There is no one like Rajuwan who is not proficient in this. On the other hand, the current insiders in the United States do not even understand what coordination is.
My eyes are always fixed on those cold statistics.
Therefore, in order to make the most of Tang Qian's support ability, Sloan assigned Tang Qian a position in the third game, which was to focus on off-ball support. As for this task, Tang Qian nodded and accepted it without saying a word.
"Sir, it's okay for me to play the supporting role, but if I can't play it well..."
"Don't worry, I believe in you, just behave well." Before Tang Qian could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Jerry Sloan, and then he pushed back in one breath.
Of course, he didn't know what Sloan was thinking. In fact, for such a team, there are many stars, and support with the ball requires a lot of time on the ball. On the contrary, support without the ball is more inclined to Sloan's tactical needs. Then
The reporter said that off-ball support can also cover up the problem of No. 29's lack of independent offensive ability to the greatest extent. The offense also has a high assist rate. The combination of the two is simply perfect.
At the beginning of the third game, the Bulls really strengthened the high-post pick-and-roll and pass restrictions on Tang Qian. The "Zen Master" was worthy of being a Zen master and found a way to deal with it. He used Rodman to force one man to defend, and then did not give him easy access.
The opportunity for the ball to be shot. As for attacking with the ball, just use No. 29. If he can score, it depends on his ability.
Because of his body and height, Rodman was not very good at defending in the low post, but he was excellent at entanglement and interference. It seems that the players who came out of the "Bad Boys Legion" back then had this magic. None
One of Rodman's strengths is that he and Malone were fighting without the ball, with three steps and one fall, which is still a classic now.
Small moves, dives, and all kinds of tricks were used. This caused Tang Qian's off-ball offense to be quickly curbed and unable to exert the power of the first two games. And now that Kidd is missing from the starting lineup, Tang Qian's
This attribute has already been affected.
If Tang Qian had the ability to attack independently in the low position, then "Zen Master" would be seeking death with such an arrangement. Unfortunately, he can only admit defeat now.
At this time, Sloan also reacted and made a gesture on the sidelines, which the players on the court immediately understood.
Curry handed the ball to Tang Qian, who was standing near the free throw line, and then the remaining four people all started running without the ball. This scene even surprised "Zen Master" Jackson.
Four people running without the ball? This is... does this require No. 29 to provide support? Be a pivot???
But can he do it? Is it because Sloan is trying to spread suspicion?
It's normal for Jackson to be suspicious. In the previous games, Lakers No. 29 didn't show any ability in this area, so "Zen Master" subconsciously felt that No. 29 was just a strong blue-collar guy with excellent off-ball ability. You let him suddenly go
To provide support and to be a pivot? Is this Jerry Sloan deliberately disturbing the audience?
Unexpectedly, Tang Qian actually passed a good ball from the high post, and Tracy McGrady cut through and succeeded in a layup.
Jackson continued to observe. Not long after, the Oriental center made another free throw and passed a good ball. This ball was a second assist, because the final pass assister was Stephen Curry, so Tang Qian's statistics were,
On the surface, there was no increase in data. However, as a head coach, "Zen Master" did not see it so one-sidedly. He called a timeout and then deployed a targeted tactic.
Aren't you going to play in the high post and hold the ball to provide support? Okay, I'll just let you go and let one more person shrink inside and see how you pass the ball.
This move is indeed very cruel, and it can be regarded as a poke at Tang Qian's current vitality. In the end, Tang Qian could only take a mid-range shot without anyone guarding him, and then hit the basket. The Bulls took the opportunity to counterattack, and Jordan took advantage of his opponent's unsteady footing.
He not only scored a goal, but also caused a defensive foul on Ben Wallace.
Brush~
The extra penalty hit, 2+1 was successful, and 3 points were recorded.
And all of this was what Jerry Sloan had expected. The reason why he asked Tang Qian to play like this was to gain a head start and take advantage of surprise to get a few points ahead. Once the opponent saw through it, he immediately changed and asked No. 29 to support the ball from behind.
Switch to off-ball support.
Grant was about to cover Ben Wallace who was moving on the right, but unexpectedly, only halfway through his run, his vision went dark and he forcibly stopped. When he looked up, it turned out that Lakers No. 29 had blocked him at some point.
own way.
Ben Wallace dunked!
A few rounds later, it was Lakers No. 29's off-ball support that delayed Harper's outside pursuit, and Stephen Curry hit a three-pointer into the net.
This made "Zen Master" gradually frown on the sidelines, because he didn't understand what kind of power an insider who could coordinate could bring to the team. But there are very few such insiders in the league.
People with abilities are sometimes reluctant to do this. If the Bulls can have one more person like this...then the overall scoring efficiency will definitely be improved to a higher level!
It's a pity that Grant is not outstanding in this aspect, he can only be said to be average, and he cares very much about statistics, which makes it impossible for him to be biased towards supporting the game. Rodman does have this ability and awareness, but like Grant,
Rodman's first thought is always to grab rebounds. As for the support, it depends on his mood.
There are very few people who play like the Lakers 29.
Now we know why Duncan's statistics have never been so abnormal, but he has always been the unshakable backbone of the Spurs? The "No. 21 rookie" has a willingness to support, and the inside is at the top level in history. If he doesn't play much, his personal data
Statistics can definitely rise a lot.
With Tang Qian's off-the-ball support, Tang Qian's team's offense became more and more fluid. In addition, Jerry Sloan himself was a master of pick-and-roll tactics. For a while, the Bulls were at their wits' end and couldn't find a particularly good way to come out.
.No bragging, nothing else, Tang Qian’s team’s “star energy” is no weaker than that of the Chicago Bulls. Tang Qian + Ben Wallace + Ray Allen + Curry + McGrady, now on the court
Each of these five people is an All-Star, plus there are Peak Kidd and Peak Mutombo on the bench, and there are two more All-Stars, a total of seven, no, there is also a Chandler.
There are a total of eight All-Star players! Maybe there is no historical giant like Jordan among them, or even a near-super giant, but the victory is that they are large in number and balanced. The Bulls will not feel comfortable playing with this kind of lineup.
At the end of the half, the score was tied 49-49, and there was an intermission.
Tang Qian's half-time statistics may not look good because of too much support, but he is an inside organizer and plays a role in revitalizing the team. This is more accomplished than Jerry Sloan imagined.
Better. And Tang Qian also vaguely felt that his assist crystal brick seemed to be on the verge of breaking through.
It turns out... support is also a type of assist ability?
Tang Qian had never thought of this before.
In fact, as a great inside player, support is the foundation. Russell, Chamberlain, Olajuwon, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who among these people can't provide excellent support? Especially Russell and Chamberlain, the former is a super blue-collar,
How did he be able to lead the team as the core to complete eight consecutive championships and win 11 championship rings in his career? Super support ability is the key! What about Chamberlain? Let’s not talk about the only center assist leader in NBA history. How did he lead that year?
The team ended the Celtics' eight-game winning streak? Did it rely on scoring? NONONO~ If you look at the statistics, you will know that it relied on support and passing assists.
Each has its own merits.
Russell's support is the strongest in NBA history. Chamberlain's support ability is weaker than the former, but his assist ability and passing ability are better than the former, so the two of them can play fiercely in the 1960s. It's not impossible.
The truth. Both people are monsters among monsters, one dominates the championship and the other dominates the statistics.
However, there is a doubt that has always existed in Tang Qian's mind. The feeling that this Bulls team gave him is really not as strong as the Rockets on the fifth floor. Could it be that they are out of charity from a "different space"?
Starting from the third quarter, the Bulls put everything aside and got serious.
In fact, until the end of the first half of this series, the Bulls were a bit "led by the nose." Jerry Sloan's ever-changing pick-and-rolls and Tang Qian's "sudden emergence" caught the Chicagoans a little off guard.
Coupled with the cancellation of the Hand-g rule, the Bulls' super perimeter defense has essentially been weakened a lot. This is one of the reasons why Tang Qian felt that the Bulls were not as good as the fifth-tier Rockets.
But don't forget, this Bulls team is no longer the Bulls in the traditional sense. The "different space" has given Tang Qian's team 8 All-Stars. Why haven't their opponents been significantly strengthened? First of all, their number one player,
Michael Jordan is a Jordan who is even more powerful than the original one. Tang Qian and the others will soon learn how powerful he is.
During the halftime break, Jordan was dissatisfied and loudly rebuked the entire team. Then "Zen Master" Jackson came out and made adjustments for this series. No matter how the opponent's tactics changed, we just had to play the triangle offense ourselves.
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It seems like a very nutritious statement, but if you chew it carefully, it hides a deep meaning.
On the defensive end, Jackson's instruction is to block the outside and keep the inside defense at a normal level. In other words, you can be forgiven and make mistakes if your opponent scores inside
move, because Jackson knows that the Lakers have no basket on the 29th, and the Tang Qian team's overall internal offense tends to be weak, so their threat is very limited compared to the outside. In this way, even if they are given a few supports and screens,
It doesn't matter, anyway, the Bulls can win 6 championships in the league, and they don't rely on the inside.
No matter on the offensive or defensive end, he is not a big player inside.
So just block the outside lines completely.
After all, outside players are outside players and spend most of their time outside the paint area. Therefore, the inside players only need to perform their duties and there is no need to exert too much pressure.
Jackson's theory was approved by all the Bulls players. In the triangle offense, Tang Qian's perimeter was frequently beaten. They won't talk nonsense with you or play any complicated tactical moves with you. It's just the triangle.
Flow, creating sufficient one-on-one opportunities for the stars. Looks silly? This is exactly where the triangle offense is difficult to defeat, because the more critical the moment, the more you see the true character of the star. Your ability to score points tactically at critical moments is not as good as the triangle
Attack, how to win?
Many people say that Winter is the originator of the triangle offense. There is no problem with this. But how many people know that Phil Jackson's triangle offense concept is actually completely different from Winter's triangle offense concept? This is in Winter's autobiography and Jackson's
It is stated in the autobiography that the former's triangle offense was used to play "average basketball" or "civilian basketball" at the University of Kansas. It is somewhat similar to Princeton's tactics. Of course, I am not talking about the specific tactical settings, just the concept, Winter's version
The triangle offense is "equal opportunity", using ordinary lineups to achieve results. And this "equal opportunity" is none other than the derogatory summary given by the famous Michael Jordan when he was against the triangle offense.
In fact, if we dig deeper, Winter is not the real founder of the triangle offense. The real founder is Sam Barry, the former University of Southern California. Winter innovated and systematized it on the basis of Sam Barry in 1962.
There was even a book published. This was the first time that the American people really knew the term "triangle offense." However, Winter's coaching in the NCAA was not considered successful because the team he led never broke through the top four.
, let alone the championship. Therefore, no one really valued his theory before the "Zen Master".
That's why Jordan was so repulsive when they first came into contact with him.
Just kidding, Jordan is a data maniac. He is the one who wants to monopolize the league's scoring title and play "equal opportunity basketball"? Sorry, this is not the wish of No. 23. So why did he accept it in the end? This is because "Zen Master"
"The triangle offense promoted by Jackson is completely different from the original concept. The essence of the triangle offense of "Zen Master" is not to pursue "egalitarianism" or "equal opportunity basketball". His triangle offense concept,
It's superstar basketball, it's the "super tactics" that serve the stars in singles.
Winter had a famous quarrel with Jordan back then. The former said that there is no I in Team. Jordan sarcastically said, there is no I in Team, but there is in Win. This is the core conflict between the team and me, and Jackson combines these two points.
, he combined Winter's flexible and unrestrained tactical style in the West with the tough and tough tactical style in the East that he learned in the Knicks, and then found a balance point between Team and I. This is the triangle offense we are familiar with.
There are hints of Winter in the tactics, but in terms of concepts, it can be said that they are completely different. They are not the same thing at all.
Later, after Rodman came to the Bulls, he expressed the "essence" in one sentence: Isn't the triangle offense just about passing the ball to Jordan for a single?
"Zen Master" said with a smile: He wanted to pass the ball to Jordan for a single, but let Jordan play one-on-one, not a forced single after being trapped in a double-team.
Although this conversation is simple, it undoubtedly reveals the fact that the concept of "Zen Master" Jackson's triangle offense is completely different from Winter's original triangle offense. "Zen Master"'s triangle offense is to play superstar basketball.
So every time it comes to a critical moment, the Bulls can stand out because of this.
Is your tactic easier to score? Easier to attack the basket? Easier to get open? Closer defensive rotation? Unfortunately, my tactic is superstar isolation, and this happens to be the most reliable attack method at critical moments. You start from
Conceptually, it's not as good as others, so it's not surprising that it can't beat them at critical moments.
The basic essence of American basketball is to put the basketball in the hands of the best players, and Phil Jackson is the most faithful implementation of this.
So in the third game, Tang Qian's team lost by 3 points. It wasn't that they didn't play well, they even played in a slow-paced game with few rounds, which made Jerry Sloan not too dissatisfied. But in the end...
Obliterated by the superstar isolation concept of the triangle offense.
The same was true in Game 4. The two sides were inextricable in the first three quarters, but in the end the Bulls relied on Jordan to force a single and take away the game.
Game 5 was still a replica of the first three games. The Bulls won the last quarter, even just the last few minutes.
The triangle offense's ability to create one-on-one situations for superstars is truly extraordinary.
And Michael Jordan, who was at his peak, was undoubtedly the most powerful outside singles player. Playing against him in singles would basically lead to a dead end.
The series score was 1-4, Tang Qian's team was eliminated, and their second chance was exhausted.
Tang Qian was sitting next to the "calendar board". He suddenly felt that this was a team that was simply difficult to beat, because no matter how fiercely you played in the front, you would be defeated by your opponent at the critical moment. This feeling made people
Mentally miserable.
It feels like the previous fight was in vain.
Although Tang Qianqian had a breakthrough in assisting crystal bricks in this series, growing to 7, he still couldn't stop the team from losing.
Yes, it was inextricable on the scene, but in the end we lost, so what’s the point of the inextricable situation in front of it?
PS: There is one more chapter. It will be very late when I finish writing it. You’d better get up during the day and read it~