NBA: I just want to play soy sauce, you let me win the championship

Chapter 144 Princeton PLUS
Weber may not be able to kill you, but it will definitely make you uncomfortable!
O'Neill is really uncomfortable.

In the last game, four 4-centimeter men squeezed into the inside and stuck to him in the inside, consuming his physical energy crazily.

Although it was overcast, it was still within O'Neill's understanding.

Aren't you just here to consume me on the inside?I had already prepared for this, and I had already made an agreement with Horry and Fox to have them come over in time to share the pressure for me.

But this game was good, none of you went inside at all, and even the center and power forward pulled beyond the three-point line to shoot.

what is this?
Leaving an empty inside line makes me feel lonely and empty?
O'Neal looked at his coaching bench and saw that his head coach was still sitting there blabbering, not giving any instructions, and he understood what Phil Jackson meant.

"You stars make adjustments on the court!"

Go to hell and adjust it yourself!

Is it so easy for a head coach?Now that we are encountering a problem, why don’t you say a word and let us adjust ourselves?
Of course, Phil Jackson didn't think of a good solution. What he is good at is handling the relationship with superstars, coordinating the relationship in the locker room, and making the superstars play comfortably.

This weird tactic is not something he is good at dismantling.

But one thing Phil Jackson does better than other coaches is that he can keep his composure.

Since the Kings can come up with such a strange set of tactics, they must have hidden a lot of tricks.

Instead of making panic adjustments early, it is better to observe patiently, so as not to make random adjustments, but make the players panic.

Moreover, aren't the Lakers also relying on the abilities of O'Neal and Kobe to score?
Since you can hold on to the score and won't collapse all at once, what's the rush?
Don’t get confused and read on patiently!
As a last resort, O'Neal began to move his footsteps outward. Although he was still only near the free throw line, he did have a certain defensive deterrent effect.

At least if Divac and Weber want to shoot three-pointers, they must shoot quickly, instead of being able to easily aim there for a long time like before!
Seeing the changes in the Lakers' formation, Webber quickly made adjustments.

After receiving the ball and pretending to shoot again, and attracting O'Neal to the free throw line, Webber suddenly hit the ground and passed the ball to the basket. Bibby easily got rid of the slow Fisher, and after receiving the ball, he easily hit the board basket.

“Princeton PLUS!”

Barkley and Smith exclaimed in the commentary booth!

Yes, now that the two insiders of the Kings are pulled out like this, isn't it an enhanced version of the Princeton system?

In the original Princeton system, if the inside line was pulled near the free throw line and the opponent's inside line was attracted to defend, they could thrive in the NCAA.

But after arriving in the NBA, the Princeton system still suffered from certain restrictions.

The main reason is that the physical fitness of NBA players is too abnormal.

The NCAA's inside line, after leaving the basket, can hardly turn around quickly in the first place and then return to the basket to defend.

Therefore, players who cut into the basket can play very easily. As long as they can get rid of their defenders, they can play 1 vs. 0 under the basket.

But NBA insiders, especially those powerful insiders, such as O'Neal, Duncan, and Garnett, move at an amazing speed. Even if you let him leave the basket, they can always turn around in time when the offensive team breaks into the inside, and then return. Get to the basket and defend.

This has always been the reason why Princeton, which pursues 1-on-0, does not seem to work well in the NCAA in the NBA.

But now, the Kings' two insiders actually have certain shooting abilities from beyond the three-point line, forcing the Lakers' insiders to come to the free throw line to defend, and the space behind the basket will be even larger.

What should I do?
Of course, first strengthen the marking of outside players, and try our best to prevent them from breaking into the basket.

Next came several rounds of back-and-forth. Needless to say, the Lakers' tactics of strengthening their focus on Bibby, Christie and Lu Yuanzhi had a very good effect.

When Weber and Divac move to the high post, they can certainly open up space, but their offensive threat is inevitably reduced.

As for the three outside players of the Kings, the offensive power in the interior is indeed very average.

Although Lu Yuanzhi has a great physical advantage, he can't dribble or post up singles. He can only eat cakes when he gets into the basket, so he can't score continuously.

Christie's defense is strong and the offense is weak, and Kobe is playing against him, so he can't get any advantage at the basket.

Bibby is no match for heavy-duty "thick" guard Fisher.

As long as there is Mark Jackson in the Kings, the Lakers will have been beaten and the score will be widened.

Phil Jackson didn't understand. The Kings made such a big move, but the result was loud thunder but little rain?

Where is this going to happen?

Is it really just to avoid O'Neal?
Didn't he attack O'Neal very fiercely on the field?Why did this game turn into avoiding O'Neal?
The first quarter of the game ended in such a strange situation for more than 5 minutes. The Kings led the Lakers by three points at 17:14 on the road.

At more than 5 minutes, the Kings made the first substitution.

Replaced Turkoglu and Bobby Jackson, replaced Christie and Bibby.

This abnormal time point substitution made "Zen Master" Phil Jackson confused.

Christie played well, and defended against Kobe brilliantly.

Bibby's performance is even better, and he has helped the Kings score 5 points through jump shots and drives to the basket.

Why would you want to replace them both?

Why replace the main players when only more than 5 minutes have passed in the first quarter?
This is not normal!

Phil - Jackson scratching his head, but Adelman is very clear thinking.

In more than 5 minutes, O'Neal has been pulled near the free throw line, and the tactical goal of the first step has been completed.

But why didn't they break through the Lakers' defense?

Because of the other three people, the inside offensive ability is limited.

Therefore, Adelman's adjustment idea is very simple, which is to find the three outside players with the most powerful inside attack power in his team.

That is Bobby Jackson, Turkoglu and Lu Yuanzhi.

Perhaps, what other fetters can be made up?
No, no, the middle flavor is too strong, let me put it another way.

Perhaps, these three people can still have a wonderful chemical reaction?

Hmm, yes, this sounds like something an NBA head coach can say.

Don't these three people usually do some interesting tricks?
Moreover, we pulled O'Neal out, not to avoid O'Neal.

What we want to do more is to let O'Neal run back and forth on the defensive end, running in a wide range and consuming more energy.

Otherwise, let him stand under the basket, take off and shoot the ball, what is the use of this?
After Bobby Jackson came up, he asked Lu Yuanzhi for a pick-and-roll.

Lu Yuanzhi did not block the ball. Instead, like former Warriors Prince Wiseman, he acted like a pick-and-roll, sneaking directly into the paint without making physical contact with the defensive player.

Fisher and Fox didn't react at all!

In Lu Yuanzhi's previous pick-and-rolls, he had blocked the ball carrier tightly, but he didn't expect that this time he actually ran away and sneaked away.

Fox took a step to help Fisher block Bobby Jackson, but when he turned around, Lu Yuanzhi was already hanging on his basket.

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