Chapter 347: The accumulation is in progress

"Do you have any clues?"

Louis looked at Zhao Yuanzheng, wondering if they had discovered anything.

"Hmm." The game has entered garbage time, and the coaching staff decided to consider the future.

Louis acted like he was all ears, and Zhao Yuanzheng picked up the data he had memorized on the sidelines and said: "Isiah's peripheral threat is still mediocre. In addition to his influence on both offense and defense, Ralph can also become Larry at critical moments."

·Beyond Bird, Boston’s second critical point.”

"Where's Larry?"

"Coach, our current strength is not enough for Larry to take this game seriously." Zhao Yuanzheng said heartily.

Louis smiled bitterly. In fact, Bird's reconnaissance report was the most unnecessary.

For a player like him, the advantages are always advantages and the disadvantages are always disadvantages.

Stars with mediocre bodies but mature skills all have this characteristic, unlike those physically fit men who are extremely talented but have rough hands.

"What's noteworthy about Ralph?"

“I don’t know if this counts,” Zhao Yuanzheng said without confidence. “After Ralph’s fierce confrontation on the defensive end, there will be some ups and downs in the offense in the next round, at least tonight.

"

Louis took a look at the data and found that there was a common feature in the data.

Sampson's hand felt up and down after every confrontation, and it all happened in the matchup with Ewing.

Judging from the scene, Ewing was very embarrassed by him.

Strictly speaking, this flow of impressions is not wrong.

Ewing tried his best on defense and dared to confront, which is not reflected in the statistics. In addition, Sampson's offense was generally smooth, so it gave people a feeling that Ewing could not be guarded.

However, Sampson is a player who likes to attack with the ball. Once Ewing fails to keep up with him, someone else will switch defense.

A small forward-like ability to attack with the ball is a characteristic that distinguishes Sampson from other insiders.

The existence of this trait prevents Ewing from always maintaining a matchup state.

Therefore, there are often other people's help defense and supplementary defense that are broken by Sampson.

From a visual point of view, it was Sampson who single-handedly destroyed the Knicks' defense.

"It shows that Patrick's defense against Ralph was correct." Louis looked at the statistics and said, "Some of his small moves worked."

Zhao Yuanzheng said: "Maybe it is, maybe it is not. It is difficult to explain the problem with a sample of one game."

"It doesn't matter, we still have three games to serve as samples." Louis smiled.

The second battle between the Knicks and Celtics in the Garden ended with the Green Army's victory.

124 to 108

Bird, who threatened to beat the Knicks by 30 points, failed to live up to his words.

Even though the Knicks were suppressed throughout the game, Sampson proved who is the best center in the league, and Bird's formal triple-double made people feel that the Green Bloods were difficult to defeat, but their opponents did not think so.

Louis walked to the familiar media interview room to answer questions.

A reporter asked: "What do you think of the matchup between Patrick Ewing and Ralph Sampson?"

"This is an opportunity for Patrick to learn and improve. He must cherish this opportunity. Ralph is the best inside player in the league and the most outstanding player among all players under the age of 25. He is destined to be the master of the future."

Louie gave Sampson a beating.

Then suddenly brakes.

"However, this is only Patrick's first season, and his future also has unlimited possibilities. As for tonight, he performed better than the last time he played against the Celtics."

Today, Ewing scored 18 points, 11 rebounds and 4 blocks.

Sampson on the opposite side had a dominant 39 points, 19 rebounds, 6 assists and 5 blocks. However, according to statistics from the Knicks, Sampson, whose overall shooting percentage was close to 60%, after facing off against Ewing, his shooting percentage dropped.

It will drop below 50%.

Ewing, who was generally blown away, showed bright spots in some details that no one noticed.

One day later, the Knicks played back-to-back again.

This is the last game before December arrives.

At home against the Philadelphia 76ers, who are also in the Atlantic Division.

If Sampson is the No. 1 big man in the league, Moses Malone is the No. 2 or No. 3 big man in the league.

Apart from Sampson, there is only one person who may be better than him, and that is Houston's Olajuwon.

Before the game, Louis assigned Ewing a difficult task.

He wants Ewing to grab more rebounds than Malone.

If he can't do that, Ewing will need to treat the entire team to a meal.

Ewing himself has no problem with this. He and Malone have a problem. The other party is the first active superstar to publicly express dissatisfaction with his salary.

Moreover, Malone said over and over again that Olajuwon was much better than Ewing.

For Ewing, who defeated Olajuwon head-on in the national finals, this is not a small matter that can be taken lightly.

So, Louis set this goal, and Ewing emotionally accepted the task.

As soon as the game started, the Knicks ran into some trouble.

Dr. J. Irving rushed in with the ball continuously to tear up the pocket formation. Malone's intensity in grabbing offensive rebounds was better than Miru Sakamichi's excessive force performance in every game.

He excitedly fought hand-to-hand with Ewing, using his strength advantage to engulf Ewing's position over and over again.

Sometimes, Ewing was obviously stuck, but was pushed by Malone and unable to move due to his lack of strength.

While Malone controlled his jump, he was able to find the space to jump and grab the rebound.

Less than halftime, Malone grabbed 10 rebounds, and Ewing only had a pitiful 3.

Louie spits out fragrance, inspiring Ewing and Malone to show off.

In the second half, Ewing lost control of his emotions and fouled continuously. Finally, he left the game with 12 points and 11 rebounds.

After Ewing left the game, the 76ers used the athleticism of their wing groups to suppress the Knicks' rookies and second-year players.

The shortcomings of young people are exposed. Stockton is not the kind of core who holds the ball. He is an organizer, but he does not have a fearsome offensive threat.

Therefore, he is a typical player who is strong when his teammates are strong and weak when his teammates are weak.

The Knicks, who were clinging to the game, collapsed in the fourth quarter, losing to the 76ers and losing two games in a row.

The Knicks, who have suffered a losing streak, actually have a pretty good record.

With 13 wins and 6 losses, it ranks third in the Eastern Conference, higher than the Bulls and second only to the Pistons and Celtics.

On the first day of December, Louis reviewed the loss to the 76ers as usual.

Ewing's foul problem was pointed out by him. Unlike before, he did not get angry, but explained in detail why the foul occurred.

"Patrick, I like the courage you have shown in these rounds and your determination to fight Moses to the end."

"But have you ever wondered why you keep fouling him?"

"Your feet are too soft. I'm not criticizing you, I'm stating a fact. Your feet can't exert force, so you can't do anything about his dominance and competition. It's actually very simple to improve this problem.

Just throw yourself in the gym.”

Louis sighed.

"These are problems you should have solved in college, otherwise what's the point of your four years there?"

Whenever there is a problem with Ewing, Louis will throw the responsibility to John Thompson.

As time passed, even Ewing himself felt that he had been tricked by Thompson.

These thoughts made him feel guilty. Thompson was his mentor, how could he think like this?

"Your upper and lower limbs currently lack overwhelming strength, so the top priority is to strengthen training in this area."

Ewing said hesitantly: "If I do too much strength training, my shooting will be affected."

He looked so responsible and responsible that Louis couldn't even laugh even if he wanted to.

Louis said calmly: "Patrick, if we need your shooting to ensure victory, the Knicks' current record should be 6 wins and 13 losses."

Ewing was red-faced, and he did not hope that he would have no impact on winning the game.

He wants others to say that he is an important reason why the Knicks are ranked third in the Eastern Conference.

Every core player wants to be recognized.

Louis tried his best to drive this idea out of his mind and instilled another idea.

"If your strength can get better, you can beat Moses when he is stuck, and you will also perform better against Ralph." Louis emphasized the future, "The shooting feel at this stage

It doesn't matter if you are affected, as long as your strength and weight can be increased in an orderly manner to a stage where you can compete with them, it's not too late to start practicing shooting."

From Ewing's defensive habits, blocking habits, foul problems, to weight and strength.

Louis put the same steps in training Sampson on Ewing.

It's just that Ewing is a little older, and Louis has a greater sense of urgency for him.

From this day on, the proportion of Ewing's off-ball training officially exceeded that of on-ball training.

In the first game of the new moon, the Knicks faced the Western Conference powerhouse, the Denver Nuggets under crazy coach Doug Moe.

Before the game, Louis creatively put Mario Eli in and focused his offense on the outside.

This team with 10 offenses and 0 defenses doesn't know what will happen if they completely leave the shooters open.

As a result, the Knicks hit a record 17 three-pointers and beat the Nuggets 139 to 114.
Chapter completed!