NBA Backer King Chapter 171

  Chapter 171 Jordan: You don't go, I go

   On the other side, players from several leagues are also being interviewed by the media.

   "Erwin, where do you think the Bulls lost tonight?" a reporter asked.

  The magician didn't think about it, and immediately said: "One, rebounding, this is a fatal shortcoming, can't solve this problem, no matter how many points Jordan gets, it won't make up for it.

   Two, inside.

  The inside line is a serious drag on the low-post offense and rebounding. Rebounding As I said just now, the Bulls' lack of post-up offense can only be made up for from the outside. If the Suns' low-post offense is just average, Jordan and Pippen's perimeter offense can indeed make up for it, but the Suns' low-post offense can really make up for it. Can be said to be the best in the league, how to make up for the Bulls' perimeter?

   There are very few low-post offenses, which reduces the overall offensive efficiency of the Bulls. In addition to rebounding, this is the reason why the Bulls lose. Weakness in the interior is the original sin. "

   "Erwin, don't you think there's something wrong with Phil Jackson's tactics?" the reporter asked.

   "Which point do you mean?" Magic Johnson asked.

   "Abandoning confrontation and using hacking tactics, and the old K's free throw rate reached 60%, this is obviously not cost-effective." The reporter said.

  Magic Johnson said: "It is definitely wrong to give up the confrontation, which allows the old K to only need a little physical consumption in the offense, which in disguise allows him to increase a lot of offense opportunities.

   But the slashing tactics cannot be unilaterally shown to be right or wrong.

   I mean, if the Bulls used the slashing tactics while maintaining the confrontation, the result would be different.

It is undoubtedly cost-effective to cut the old K at the basket, because his offensive hit rate there is much higher than 60%, but it is not very cost-effective to cut him on the low flanks, because his nearly two-point shooting rate is only Just over 40%, lower than his free throw percentage tonight. "

   Beside him, Larry Bird was also being interviewed. The interviewers were still Zhang Lili and Sun Zhenping who had just come over.

   Zhang Lili asked: "Larry, can you comment on Old K's performance tonight?"

  Larry Bird immediately taunted and said: "That boy? If the Bulls have a center with slightly better offensive ability, or a center who can carry a meat shield, it will be difficult to lose the game.

The reason why the rookie seems to be playing very well today is because the bulls are too poor in the interior. They can't attack, they can't defend well, and they can't be a meat shield. They bring out the strength of the rookie. In fact, he is not as good as he looks. .

   Do you see him perform like this when faced with Da Meng and the Admiral, even when it was O'Neal and Mourning?

   These opponents can get more points than him on his head, and he is negative efficiency.

  Why look so good tonight, because the opponent is so rubbish, his stats have no gold content. "

  Zhang Lean asked again in embarrassment, "Can you talk about Jordan's performance?"

Larry Bird looked disgusted, and said without any mercy: "Jordan lost, and now he is probably **** off, I really don't know how he won two championships, and he was able to lose to the Suns? "

   "Do you think there is a problem with the use of tactics by the Bulls tonight?" Zhang Lili asked again.

Larry Bird said: "Giving up the confrontation in the second half is the worst thing to do. The only way is to strengthen the confrontation and increase the physical consumption of the rookie, so that he needs to rest for three minutes every time he plays, and he can't play several times in a quarter. to win.”

   "So you think the Bulls' loss tonight is the coach's problem, not the player's problem." Zhang Lili asked.

"Of course there are problems with the players. They took the initiative to withdraw from the confrontation with the old K. After Cartwright was injured, there were only a few soft eggs left in the Bulls, so I suggested that Michael go on his own. You can fight against the old K. ,I support you."

   Larry Bird scoffed.

   "Puff!"

   Zhang Lili laughed, how much do you hate Jordan?

   At this time, the atmosphere in the visiting team's locker room was like an iron plate just taken out of the freezer. It was cold, hard, and stinging.

  No one dared to speak, until Jordan spoke.

  Jordan was leaning against the closet, with a white towel over his head, his chest heaving a lot, and ten minutes after the game, he seemed to be still breathing.

  Phil Jackson stood behind the locker room door, very silent, glancing at a few inside players from time to time.

   These guys didn't dare to fight against the old K, so he had to use the hacking tactics, and the result was a loss.

   If Jerry Krause were to trade these guys now, he would definitely agree with both hands.

   Abandoning the confrontation caused many bad consequences. During the game, he hadn't figured it out yet, but now that the game is over, he has reacted.

   For example, the biggest problem is that the physical energy consumption of old K in the attack is greatly reduced.

   This question leads to two results.

   First, the old K, whose physical fitness was preserved, increased his offense. He was forced to use the attacking tactics. As a result, the old K's free throw rate reached 60%, and the attacking tactics became a suicide strategy.

  Secondly, the old K, whose physical fitness was preserved, had a blast in rebounding and actually grabbed 15 rebounds, far exceeding his level in the first three rounds of the playoffs.

   And rebounding is the key reason why the Bulls lost the game.

   Therefore, withdrawing the confrontation is the real reason for the loss.

   Before the confrontation was withdrawn, even if Cartwright and Mark West were injured by the old K, the team had the upper hand.

   At this time, Jordan suddenly raised his hand and grabbed the towel covering his head, revealing a gloomy face.

   This action immediately made all the eyes and attention of the locker room focus on him.

   "Michael?" Phil Jackson said.

   "Who else here wants to win?"

  Jordan's roar suddenly sounded, his voice was cold and sharp, full of anger, making everyone's heart tremble.

   "Phil?"

   He turned around suddenly, stared at Phil Jackson, gritted his teeth, and said, "Next game, I'll help defend Old K. I'll see if he can kill me."

   "Michael?"

  Not only Phil Jackson, not only Jerry Krause, but everyone was startled.

  Pippen lowered his head. After he was knocked down several times by Old K, he didn't dare to double-team him. Jordan's dissatisfaction was also directed at him.

   An hour later, the post-match press conference was held.

   On the Bulls side, although they lost the game, although it was an away game, there were more reporters than the Suns side, which can imagine how influential Jordan was.

   "Michael, where do you think the Bulls lost?" asked the Chicago Sports News reporter.

After an hour passed, Jordan's face was still ugly, and after a moment of silence, he said: "We lost the confrontation, thus saving the old K's physical strength, allowing him to grab more rebounds and play more offense, That's why we lost."

   "Do you think you need surgery on the inside in the offseason? Would you allow management to trade?" the reporter asked.

Everyone knows that when Jerry Krause wanted to sign Wang Tiejun, he was publicly ridiculed by Jordan and Pippen, so when this reporter asked this question, he had some emotions, or some complaints against Jordan, because if he is old now K is in the Bulls, the Bulls are likely to sweep the Suns.

  Jordan was silent for a while. He felt that his teammates on both sides were looking at him, but he didn't pay attention, and finally said:

"I've never blocked management trades, I can guarantee that. Maybe I don't like some trades because I want all the old teammates I won with me to continue to play together, and I should have a personal opinion. that power.

   As for how the management does it, that is their business, and they have never stopped certain transactions because of my attitude, right? "

   "Hoo!"

  Jerry Claus, who was standing on the side of the hall, let out a long sigh of relief.

  From this sentence, he received some information from Jordan, which allowed him to let go of his hands and feet to create a new inside lineup without being constrained by Jordan.

  The Suns side, the media is not as much as the Bulls side, but the atmosphere is very good, the Suns players who won the game are very cooperative.

   "Charles, do you think the Suns can win G2?" a reporter asked.

   "We try our best..." Barkley said with a smile.

   This answer was too official. Before Barkley could speak, the reporter immediately shifted his target, aimed at Wang Tiejun, and asked, "Old K, can the Suns win the G2 game?"

  Everyone stayed for a while.

  Buckley's face darkened and asked the exact same question to old K, what do you mean? Wasn't what I just said human?

   "Puff!"

Pharaoh laughed, lowered his head and wiped his mouth. After adjusting his expression, he said seriously: "From the perspective of this game, it was actually very difficult for us to win, and we even fell behind for a while. So if we want to win the entire series , we still need to make more efforts.

   As for the victory of the G2 game, we should have won a victory when we have the home field advantage, otherwise once we go to the away game, the victory will be more difficult. "

   "Are you satisfied with your own performance?" the reporter asked.

   "Of course I'm satisfied, the Bulls didn't even assign me a defender, which is incredible!"

After he sighed, he asked with a look of surprise and doubt: "Is there any media from Chicago present? If so, please ask Mr. Phil Jackson a question for me, why don't you arrange a defender for me? Does this underestimate me too much?"

"Ha ha…"

   There was hilarious laughter in the hall, and only two Chicago reporters had their faces darkened.

   Winning G1 was a good start for the Suns, but no one dared to be careless for the next series.

   Didn't wait until the next day, the coaching staff didn't sleep that night, they began to summarize the G1 battle, and then discussed how to play the G2 battle.

  The next day, when the media reported the finals, they were almost overwhelmingly supportive of the Bulls. Now, they are basically the same.

   ESPN, for example, did not adjust their chances of winning the title.

The reason given is that the Bulls can turn losses into victory after losing two games in the Eastern Finals series, and they can also win in the finals. The Bulls' rich experience in the finals and Jordan's super dominance of the game will be the Bulls. Three consecutive championships guaranteed.

The Suns, like the Knicks, are likely to win a tailwind at home, but once they encounter a headwind on the road, they will quickly disintegrate. When confidence is disintegrated and pressure increases, defeats will follow. Come on, an avalanche is possible in the series.

   Most of the other media have a similar attitude and have the same confidence in Jordan and the Bulls.

  The media also interviewed many fans, not only in Chicago, but all over the United States. The fans have full confidence in the Bulls and Jordan. They believe that Jordan can lead the Bulls to win the third championship and achieve a great dynasty.

   "The Suns are just a spoiler, but I believe MJ can handle everything."

   "I look forward to a new dynasty, and MJ deserves the highest honor."

   "Even if the Bulls lose another away game and fall behind 0-2, I believe MJ can pull it back. He is a god!"

   In the street interviews of many media, many fans have such similar remarks.

   On this day, the Suns coaching staff continued to study tactical issues.

   Meanwhile the bulls are doing the same thing.

  After lunch at noon, Phil Jackson gathered all the coaching staff and players and held a tactical meeting.

   He first announced the good news. After more than ten hours of treatment and rest, Cartwright and Mark Weiss have basically recovered their health, and there are no major problems. They can play the G2 battle.

  Jordan stared at the two and asked solemnly: "Bill, Mark, I need teammates with courage, do you still have the courage to fight against old K?"

   Cartwright said first: "Michael, unless I go down, I won't make that rookie comfortable. He has to give his all on every attack."

  Jordan nodded with satisfaction and relief, and then looked at Mark West, who said with hatred on his face: "I will not make old K comfortable with everything I have.

   I gave him the opportunity to get into the Suns, but he took my place because I was traded by the Suns because of him, which is unacceptable to me. "

  Jordan nodded again with satisfaction, but it wasn't enough. The two old guys couldn't stop Old K for much time, and he needed more helpers who dared to fight against Old K.

   In addition to these two insiders, the Bulls also have four insider players, including Cobra Grant, Scott Williams, Spencer King, and Verperkin. If they dare not fight, the next game will still be very difficult.

   These four people immediately felt overwhelming pressure when they saw Jordan's gloomy and sharp gaze.

   They have a hunch that if they don't have a good performance in the next game and dare not fight against the old K, they are likely to be traded by the Bulls without hesitation. As discarded players, their worth and evaluation will plummet.

   Grant is the main power forward, and under the iron triangle, his pressure is the greatest.

  From the time he entered the Bulls, he was not liked by Jordan and was called a hillbilly by Jordan. He didn't like Jordan in his heart, but Jordan was the master in the Bulls, and now he has to bite the bullet and say:

   "I will strengthen the help defense, but his counter attack is too ferocious. He can also exert his strength in an extremely small double-team space, and even when he is completely attached, he can push through the defender with strength..."

   "Horace..."

  Jordan interrupted Grant coldly and said: "The biggest purpose of a strong confrontation is to consume his physical strength, even if he scores, it doesn't matter.

   As long as he consumes a lot of stamina with each attack, how many times can he play?

   15 times, he was out of physical strength in the second half, and he would definitely reduce the attack at the basket, and the hit rate of near-the-basket hooks would be lower.

   So he only has an average scoring ability of 20+ at most, and our scoring ability can fully bear this loss. "

  Phil Jackson added: "Old K had physical problems in the regular season, and through adjustment, he recovered before the playoffs.

   But I'm sure he doesn't have enough physical reserves, and now three rounds in the series, I think he's probably maxed out, and that's where we can take advantage.

After consuming old K's physical strength, he will take the ball less, our defensive pressure will be reduced a lot, your confrontation will also be reduced, and his rebounding quality will also be weakened, so maintaining a strong confrontation is very useful to us. . "

   "You must maintain a strong confrontation, if you don't go, I will go." Jordan said extremely firmly.

   Look at me, I look at you, and finally nodded, which made Phil Jackson and Jordan breathe a sigh of relief.

  Phil Jackson said: "Everyone can rest assured, I will strengthen the rotation, each of you will not face him for a long time every time, and I will let someone else replace you after a few rounds."

   "Coach, this method is good, we take turns to kill him." Mark West said excitedly.

   On the Suns side, coach Paul Westphal analyzed the situation for a long time and made some tactical arrangements.

   He thinks that the Bulls do not have a competent center. Old K has a huge advantage in the low post. The 34 points scored in the G1 game is the proof, and the bulls are forced to choose the slashing tactics.

   "Old K, are you okay?"

  Buckley saw Wang Tiejun leaning lazily on the back of Danny Angie's chair in front of him, lacking energy and looking like he was about to doze off. He didn't feel very good, so he asked in a low voice below.

   "If you're a man, you can't say no." Comrade Lao Wang hurriedly sat upright, cheered up, and patted his chest.

   In fact, with several brutal series, the physical reserves he accumulated before the playoffs have almost been depleted.

   Now his physical recovery speed is not as fast as before the playoffs, so after a game, it takes longer to recover, and it is easy to get tired, it is harder to concentrate, and the reaction speed slows down.

   Now he just hopes that before the finals, his physical fitness will not collapse and he will not be injured.

   June 11th, the game day of the G2 finals.

  Continue to rest in the morning, and in the afternoon, the Suns conducted recovery training and tactical drills.

   At half past six, the Bulls came to the locker room after dinner.

   "Remember, if old K breaks into our locker room again, block them, and never let him attack our locker room again."

  Jerry Krause deliberately transferred a few security guards from Chicago, all of them big and three thick and strong, and let them guard in the corridor.

   "Relax, Mr. Claus, we are the most professional." Several security guards responded immediately.

   (end of this chapter)

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