Compared to those reporters paying attention to the "China derby" between yaoming and Chen Feng, Rivers must pay attention to the opponent in the same industry as him, the tough Jeff; Van Gundy, a very difficult guy.

A coach who can bring the Rockets into the top six in the West is definitely not a mediocre person, not to mention that this bare head once portrayed the New York Knicks into the most magical "Black Eight Miracle" in the league.

It is estimated that in addition to the two championship experiences in the 1970s, the New York Knicks are the one that makes New York fans most proud. That is one of their few flash moments.

Now many people who are already tired of the "smiling assassin" Thomas are calling loudly for Jeff, who once led them to create miracles; Van Gundy returned to the Madison Square Garden Arena once!

It’s just that the saviors in the hearts of those New York fans are now taking the Houston Rockets in the process of taking off.

Jeff; Van Gundy, a guy called Forrest Gund, he has neither Pat; Riley's elegant manners nor Phil; Jackson's calm and composed attitude in front of others. On the contrary, in the eyes of many media, this guy is even a little sloppy, at least not as romantic and elegant.

Not only does Van Gundy's appearance look like he is not immediately found when thrown into the crowd, even when Van Gundy was interviewed, his expressionless look also made many reporters familiar with him complain.

It is harder to get something out of him than to kill him, so compared to those big-name star coaches, Jeff Van Gundy has never been a guy who loves to show off.

It is probably because this guy has never played in the NBA, so the behavior of those players has never had anything to do with him, but he is different from Pitino's very pure academic coaches.

Perhaps these traits are related to Jeff; Van Gundy's experience. He has never coached in college, and entering the NBA circle, he also starts with coaching and from the bottom of the entire coaching circle.

It's such a guy who started as an assistant coach of the New York Knicks. Now he has led his Houston Rockets into the ranks of strong teams in the West. His team has never been a little less star-like, but he will cause trouble for many people. This is Jeff; Van Gundy, a guy with a very tough personality.

"It is definitely not as simple as McGrath and Yaoming's two All-Stars. Jeff's ability has been ignored by many people since the Knicks."

Although Doug Rivers had also played in the NBA, this is far more likely to be more involved than Jeff, who has no basic foundation. Van Gundy is more likely to be integrated into this league, but as a coach, Rivers does not think he is wiser than Van Gundy, and even in terms of diligence, Rivers is far inferior to the other party.

Jeff; Van Gundy is a dead-hard guy. Spreville, who has played ball under him, has the most say. In the mouth of this old hooligan who dares to pinch the head coach's neck and play, Van Gundy is a person who can't make him angry. "That guy Jeff has a tough personality, but he rarely scolds you."

When Spreeville made a pk head coach, it was because that guy's mouth was so smelly that he almost strangled the opponent when his brain became hot. Although this guy was not a worry-free thorn when he was in the Timberwolves later, Spreeville rarely made mistakes under Van Gundy.

"I guess many people didn't expect that they could reach the finals from eighth place in the East, but only Jeff was instilling in us the idea of ​​winning. Maybe in that guy's eyes, everyone can defeat him."

Spreville said this before meeting the Rockets. He was not complimenting his former coach, but he was telling Rivers in this way that Van Gundy was definitely not a easy-to-make role. Even if the Celtics just defeated the Lakers away, they had to guard against falling in Houston.

Of course, Rivers knew what kind of opponent he was going to meet. Not everyone could do this in the West. What about Zen Master? Didn’t he still struggle with the Lakers in the eighth position?

On the other hand, Van Gundy's performance in the 2005-06 season was also very bad. Like the Celtics, due to the long absence of the main players due to injuries, they failed to make it to the playoffs and experienced a very bad season. However, their strong rise this season is even more fierce than the Celtics.

Bathil, Bunch; Wells, all such powerful players were under Van Gundy's account, which immediately made the Houston Rockets' competitiveness rise to at least one level, and their good results followed.

If the Celtics' strong rise is due to the chaos in the East, then it goes without saying that there are many strong opponents in the West. It is definitely not just luck and schedule to be able to fight out in this environment.

That is really a real advantage accumulated by winning games. Rivers has seen videos of the Rockets' last ten games. The technical analysis on them has been studied by him and Thibodeau themselves.

Van Gundy is definitely not a talented genius coach. This guy is just a little bit honed. He only completed his transformation after he worked as an assistant coach for the Knicks for six and a half years.

That is, with this kind of experience at the bottom, Van Gundy is serious about everything in many things. His team also has this style and mark. He is definitely executing the practical tactics throughout the game, without any ups and downs, just slowly grinding you to death every point.

The Rockets’ current tactical style of playing is that they rarely kill others with one blow, but if they play the best water grinding skill with you, you will have a feeling that you have returned to the stadium of the 1980s!

There are still several teams who can calmly play positional battles with you and what center-center tactics are playing? Everyone is bombarding, who has the time to play with you for 24 seconds! But Van Gundy just drags others to play with himself.

It’s not OK to not play, you want to run? You tie your legs up, and you still run your claws! If you want to fight a fast break counterattack with the Rockets, it’s really a rare task than killing God. Van Gundy is a professional defensive guy.

When he was in the New York Knicks, he could beat the opponents to death with the booing of tens of thousands of people in Madison Garden. Not everyone has this kind of tough nerve, but his team relies on defense to gain a foothold in the league.

With his average score per game, he can only rank 19th in the league. With this offensive ability, even the Bobcats can smile at the Rockets, so Van Gundy's team has never relied on sharp offense to defeat his opponents.

The defensive intensity that averaged 92.1 points per game is definitely the most important factor in the Rockets being able to rush to the top six in the Western Conference. None of them, only the Spurs and Pistons can do more than the Houstonians.

Even the Mavericks, the top player in the league, are in the league, and are at a disadvantage in defensive efficiency and average points loss. This is the most troublesome problem for Rivers. It is definitely not easy to get into such a tough bone.

Moreover, the Celtics had just had a fierce battle with the Lakers. Although they left with victory at Staples Stadium, the whole game was extremely fast and the intensity of the confrontation was ridiculously high. It was really not easy to win that game. During this period, they only had a day off and their physical energy consumption was not replenished so quickly. However, positional battles are definitely the most test of physical fitness, especially the ability to confront the inside.

"If we weren't careful, we would probably be knocked out by that guy Jeff in Houston."

Rivers was complaining to Thibodeau when watching the Rockets' recent game video that in this damn schedule, he had just killed the cunning "Zen Master" and had not yet recovered, but he encountered the tough Rockets.

However, Rivers has nothing to guess about what lineup Van Gundy would use to greet him.

"Unless you are suffering from injuries, otherwise... Jeff's lineup is like the statues on Capitol Hill, unchanged for thousands of years..." This is not Rivers complaining, but Van Gundy's Rockets are really like this. As long as there is no injury or loss of personnel, their main starting lineup will be unstoppable.

If Van Gundy has anything to criticize in Houston now, it is probably this stubborn habit. He uses easy players, as long as they are not sick or disaster, they will be firmly fixed on the starting list.

This time, there was no surprise. When Rivers saw Alstom, McGrady, Zhuwan, Howard, Bathir, and Yaoming appear on the sidelines together, he could only grin at Thibodeau beside him.

"I can only say that this is a good habit, and... Jeff did not let us waste any brain cells on it." Faced with such an unshakable lineup, the cautious Thibodeau was a little helpless.

Not to mention him, even the Houston fans in the Toyota Center are used to it. The bald head in a black suit on the sidelines never made them feel what surprises mean. What that guy is best at is to execute orders step by step. I really don’t know if Van Gundy has a bit of German blood.

However, the lineup of Van Gundy's bald head made Rivers scratch his head a little. He really hoped that this guy could change it, otherwise it would be not easy for the Celtics to win with such a full-scale look.

Especially the Rockets are still waiting for their leisure, and with their stable home winning rate, Rivers and his bandits really have to pay a little price to steal a victory here.

Once the dual core of Toyota Center is activated, the power will not be given in vain. Rivers can only expect the wild boys under his command to continue the madness of the Staples Arena here.
Chapter completed!