NBA: Back to 97, to be the Jagged Bishop

Chapter 136 The Bull's Deadly Deal

With the whistle of the referee, the starting players of both sides began to play.

The Pistons' starting lineup: center Bison Dele, power forward Jerome Williams, small forward Grant Hill, and the backcourt are Pierce and Lynch Hunter.

There is also Stackhouse on the bench.

The starting lineup for the Raptors is the five players who trained the Princeton system before.

Kumbu panicked when he saw the Pistons' starting lineup.

Not because of Pierce, but because of their center Bison Dele.

Many players in the history of the NBA had accidents. Pierce was stabbed sixteen times, which was considered a fate, at least he saved his life.

And Bissen-Dele was much more miserable. He took his girlfriend and followed his brother to sea, and then the young couple was murdered by his brother.

The motive for the murder was nothing more than money. After Dele's death, his brother forged his identity and transferred the property to his own name.

The key point is that this happened in 2002, and there are only a few years left now.

At the beginning of the game, Miller didn't jump the ball over Dele, and the Pistons started to attack.

Hill controlled the ball and walked slowly towards the frontcourt. Mashben stepped forward to defend alone.

After arriving in the frontcourt, Hill beckoned his teammates to do a pick-and-roll for him. After the pick-and-roll fell, he made a direct mid-range shot.

It's a pity that he failed to score, and Miller under the basket took the rebound.

Miller's training time is less than two and a half years, but the training effect is quite good, at least the rebounding end has improved a lot, and it is not a big problem to suppress a short insider like Dele.

When it was time for the Pistons' offensive round, Combe patted Adelman next to him, signaling him not to be so nervous.

Princeton tactics, in fact, is not the old Adelman's invention, but his assistant coach Pete - Carell invented.

Because Carell once used this tactic at Princeton University, the effect was extremely good, so it is called the Princeton system.

You must know that Princeton University is worse than the Davidson College where Curry is in later generations. At least two players in Davidson College have scholarships, and Princeton has no scholarships.

Relying on this hanging wire tactic, Carell has a great reputation in the NCAA.

This is a bit similar to the triangle offense of the Bulls. Zen Master is not the inventor of the triangle offense, but the real inventor is also his assistant coach.

Sometimes the head coach is really like the head coach of the first army. The assistants around him are the military advisers, and the tactics are the strategies for marching and fighting. It is normal for the military advisers to propose them.

So it really doesn't matter whether a head coach is tactically accomplished or not.

Of course it’s good to have it. If not, finding a suitable teaching assistant can also make up for it.

Billups had already controlled the ball to the frontcourt, and as soon as he got near the three-point line, he began to find Miller's position.

The core of the first step of Princeton's tactics is to find a center, hand the ball to the center, and then let the center be the organizer.

Flounder's passing skills certainly did not bother him, and the ball was safely passed to Miller.

The next five players on the field started a 2-2-1 position. Flounder, Lewis, and Miller stood on the strong side with the ball, while Carter and Harrington stood on the weak side without the ball.

Then the players on the field began to cut or run back without the ball.

Backrunning can be said to be the essence of the Princeton system. Without backrunning, this tactic would have almost no value in existence.

The Pistons players on the field began to defend one-on-one.

Miller at the basket formed an opportunity to play one-on-one with Dele.

Because Dele's strength is not strong, he is only 206 centimeters tall, and his defensive ability is not good, so before the game started, Combe specifically ordered Miller to play Dele directly once there is a chance for singles at the basket.

Carrying Dele's defense, Miller hit back, got to the right position, turned over and threw the ball into the basket with a small throw.

Little Adelman breathed a sigh of relief, completely relieved.

What worries him the most is actually Miller.

The Princeton system requires the center to have excellent passing ability, but it does not mean that other abilities are not needed.

A certain low-post singles ability is also required, otherwise this one-on-one opportunity will be wasted.

Now seeing that Miller can beat Dele alone, Adelman Jr. feels that this game is not a big problem.

In the offensive round of the Pistons, Hill scored the ball to Lynch Hunter this time, and Hunter successfully scored a mid-range shot.

In the Raptors' round, everyone began to pull away, allowing Miller to once again successfully eat Dele under the basket.

Comb chose the Pistons as the battle for the Princeton system. Of course, there is a reason. Dele is not strong enough to give Miller a boost.

In the opening two rounds, Miller has scored four points in a row.

The Pistons' new coach, George Irving, yelled at the court and let the fourth position double-team Miller.

The double-team also double-teamed, but Miller faced the double-team and made a precise pass to Harrington who was waiting at the corner three-point line. The latter made an open three-pointer and made a direct hit.

George Irving's coaching qualifications are very old. He played for the ABA Virginia Land team in the 70s, and then became the Pacers' coach in 84.

It's just that the coaching profession depends on the record. He has never led the team to achieve decent results, so for more than ten years, he has spent most of his time as an assistant coach.

In the next few rounds, the Pistons were still double-teaming Miller, but Miller could always find his teammates and pass the ball.

George Irving quickly made a substitution, replacing Dele with the standard seven-foot center Eric Montrose on the team's bench.

Montrose hardly has any offensive ability, but his body is really good, and he belongs to the kind of meat shield center.

After he came on the court, he really played a very good role in restricting Miller, and it was difficult for Miller to eat alone under the basket.

Since they can't eat alone, the Pistons naturally don't need to double-team Miller.

At this time, the true power of the Princeton system began to be revealed. The four players on the outside line ran back and forth in various ways, and the runners were dizzy.

The key is that Miller can still accurately pass the ball to his teammates in this situation.

As an old coach, George Irving must have a wealth of experience, so quickly let Montrose use the forward defense against Miller.

There is no way to catch the ball at the center position, and the power of the Princeton system will drop a lot.

However, the Pistons obviously underestimated the combat effectiveness of these players on the field.

Before the game, Comb specifically ordered Harrington to get more shots, so Billups has been looking for Harrington's position.

Harrington runs very actively, and shoots the ball on catch, with a good offensive efficiency, and can rush to the basket to collect a few rebounds from time to time.

Carter's performance was equally dazzling. In the case of Pierce, his three-pointer became an important weapon for the Raptors to suppress the Pistons.

"Dudududu!"

The referee blew the whistle and the game ended. The Raptors beat the Pistons by 102 points with a score of 89:13.

Harrington played the most outstanding role. He faced little defensive pressure tonight, coupled with such a long period of tactical training, he developed an excellent off-the-ball running ability, and won a lot of points. Less empty or half-empty opportunities.

全场26投14中，其中三分球8中3，罚球6中4，一共砍下了35分。

The offensive efficiency can't be said to be too high, but the more this seemingly normal performance data, the more it can reflect the value of a player.

除了35分进账之外，哈灵顿还有着8篮板3助攻2抢断1盖帽。

The rebounding ability is not outstanding, but Dumars didn't want the fourth position with outstanding rebounds.

The rebound data is outstanding, which often means that the player spends most of his time in the penalty area.

Dumars wants a [-] who can space the floor and catch Hill's pass and shoot.

Clearly Harrington was more than capable of meeting his needs.

In addition to Harrington, Miller played very bright tonight.

With 21 points, 13 rebounds, 8 assists and 2 blocks, he almost got a triple-double.

Just looking at the data, I still can't detect Miller's abnormality tonight. On the premise of getting 8 assists, there was only 1 turnover in the audience.

Carter's debut tonight was not so dazzling. He played 33 minutes and scored 22 points, including 3 of 9 4-pointers.

Although not as dazzling as Harrington, it is also stronger than most rookie debuts.

Lewis actually played well on the offensive end tonight, and scored 17 points in the game, but he was not good on the defensive end, and was blasted by Hill into a scumbag.

However, the Raptors won a big victory, and no one paid attention to Lewis being exploded. If the Raptors lost, he would have to become the chief war criminal.

It is not uncommon for the Raptors to win, but tonight they sent this lineup to win, but it is too shocking.

Except for Billups, the other four starters are all rookies, and there are many players who are not optimistic about Miller and Lewis.

Any fan who watched Miller's previous games with the Knicks would never have thought that this big white man would be selected as an All-Star in the future.

As a result, after coming to the Raptors, he was hidden in the snow for more than half a month. In the first game of his comeback, he actually played this kind of All-Star level data.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Old Thomas happened to watch the Raptors vs. Pistons game tonight, and he directly became Isiah Mend, shouting that it was impossible.

Even if he goes to the Knicks to coach, the Raptors will never lose a game.

On the one hand, he has feelings for the Raptors. On the other hand, if the Knicks want to win the championship this year, they must pass the Raptors. Watch more games of the Raptors. What if they can find the weaknesses of the Raptors?
Old Thomas went crazy after seeing Miller's performance tonight.

Why is Miller so weak in his hands?Even other people's water dispenser players can't beat it.

In the hands of Kongbu, he is like a god of war?The performance on the court was miraculous.

He is a point guard, and he knows Miller's role on the organizational side tonight.

Not only is the organization dazzling, Miller can also play against all kinds of players tonight, and got a 20+10 data.

For a moment, the old Thomas began to wonder, could it be that Combe and this kid named Miller played himself?
What good did Comb promise the kid to play badly in the Knicks so he could return to the Raptors?

Old Thomas began to sulk.

After watching tonight's game, the powerful teams in the league were even more shocked.

The Raptors' lineup is a bit too unfathomable.

The regular starting five is already capable of competing for the championship, especially when the Bulls' strength declines, their chances of winning the championship are infinitely high.

No one would have guessed that Kong Bu quietly came up with a second lineup. This lineup is also strong. It may not be strong enough to win the championship, but there is absolutely no problem for Lee to beat those teams that are not slipping in the league.

In other words, even if the Raptors are only on the pure bench lineup, they can beat most teams in the league.

Such combat power is too terrifying.

Those teams with ambitions to compete for the championship didn't sleep well all night, dreaming about how to deal with the seemingly invincible Raptors.

In the evening of the next day, a piece of news directly caused an uproar in the league.

The Bulls reached a deal with the Blazers.

The Bulls sent their Zhengyin center Luke Langley plus Pippen, and traded the old Sabonis plus Rasheed Wallace from the Trail Blazers.

Kong Bu learned the news from Sha Lun, and he was stunned for 3 minutes after hearing the news.

This deal is terrible.

Before the trade, Combe was sure that his Raptors could beat the Bulls. In a seven-game series, the Bulls could only win one game at most.

It is impossible to drag into the tiebreaker like last season.

But now with the arrival of Lao Sa and Roaring Tianzun, the situation is immediately different. If the Eastern Conference Finals really meets again, the game will still be full of uncertainty.

A tie-break may have to be played, and it is not impossible for the Raptors to lose.

The main reason is that Lao Sa is too deadly.

Needless to say, the combat power of the roof of the world at its peak, even though Lao Sa is now unable to run due to injuries and age.

But with a height of 221 centimeters, coupled with super large tonnage and first-class defensive experience, one stop at the basket is a top-notch meat wall.

What's more terrible is that the offensive end of this meat wall can shoot, pass, and have three-pointers. At that time, it will be terrible to have a combination of inside and outside with Jordan.

Lao Sa is paired with Rashid or Kukoc to fight outside. Will the Raptors follow up inside?

If you don't follow out, there will be three points open.

If you follow out, there will be no barriers under the basket, and Jordan's breakthrough ability, how can the Raptors' outside line be blocked.

If the Raptors had the same lineup as last season, Combe wouldn't worry at all.

Big Zhi is the natural nemesis of players like Lao Sa.

But now that Big Zhi is gone, the only centers available to Kumbu are Ben and Bus.

Leaving aside the fact that he is easy to be cut in the playoffs, Daben is facing a 221 cm tall Lao Sa, who is not a little short, and the disadvantage is too great.

The bus's offensive method is more biased towards the basket, just within the coverage of Lao Sa's defense.

What many people don't know is that the player with the most blocked shots in NBA history is Duncan.

What the bus got was Duncan's template card. Facing Lao Sa, it was difficult for him to block and kill the gods, and he played a super performance.

For Xiao Ao in the fourth position, the situation also became awkward.

He beat Kukoc very easily.

But playing Rasheed Wallace is not so easy.

Duncan is the player with the most blocked shots in NBA history. That's because he took a lot of shots. His blocked rate is not too outrageous, only 7.4%.

Among all the players who have played more than 400 games, Xiao Ao has the second highest block rate, reaching 9.8%, and he has to be blocked once out of ten shots.

This is still an average. When he meets Garnett or Rasheed who can run and jump, his cap rate will be higher.

As for the player with the highest cap rate, it is Raheem of the Grizzlies, as high as 10.9%, which is simply a humanoid cap sending machine.

The Bulls' deal is a stroke of genius.

Comb didn't know who led the deal, either Zen Master or Bulls general manager Jerry Krause, anyway, it couldn't be Jordan, he didn't have this kind of vision.

It is true that without Pippen, the Bulls' perimeter defense will decline.

But toads with two legs are hard to find, and small forwards who can defend with two legs are relatively easy to find.

He doesn't need to be able to attack, but only needs to be able to defend. Even if the defense is not as good as Pippen, it will not cause the Bulls' perimeter defensive strength to drop significantly.

If it doesn't work, Kukoc is also a good player at small forward.

"Old Dunleavy is a once-in-a-thousand-year idiot!"

"He's really not as good as Glenn, even Glenn can't make this kind of deal."

Kong Bu secretly scolded the Blazers general manager Deng Levy in his heart.

In fact, Kumbu wronged the old Dunleavy, and this deal has nothing to do with him.

The main reason why the Blazers agreed to the Bulls' offer was because of team owner Paul Allen.

As the richest owner in the league today, Paul Allen likes to get involved in the team's operations and even the team's lineup.

I don't know what the hell, he is very optimistic about Pippen. In his mind, Pippen may be the second player in the league after Jordan.

Under normal circumstances, after Pippen was signed first and then traded to the Rockets, he had a quarrel with Barkley and averaged only 14.5 points per game. After the Rockets played a shrinking season, he was bought by Paul Allen .

As for why the Blazers are willing to sell Rasheed Wallace, the reason is that they got Brian Grant. Originally, Rasheed was a substitute for the Blazers this season.

A substitute Rasheed plus the old Sabonis who can't run, in exchange for the second player in the league Pippen plus Luke Langley, Paul Allen also thought he had made a profit.

Pippen probably never dreamed that he cut his salary to stay with the Bulls, but he sold himself after less than a month of playing.

Sometimes it's just like that, there's just no favors to be had in this league.

(End of this chapter)