Chapter 167 Duke's(1/2)
76ers coach Johnny Davis was helpless about the situation. He knew that Starkhouse was eager to win, but their strength was different from the Pistons.
He himself is also defined by the team as a bad coach - he doesn't expect him to win, he loses as much as he can, and whether he can get Duncan depends on him.
It is called a pause now, which is also to disrupt the opponent's rhythm.
"Our defensive aggressiveness is insufficient. See how many times they have fought back. You have to fight harder!" Davis shouted.
When he was a player, he was a desperate person to play basketball. Before he became the head coach of the 76ers, he worked as an assistant coach for more than ten years, and his task was to get rid of the blood.
Being a head coach is not enough to only get rid of chicken blood, but now he can only do this.
"Coach, focus the ball on my hands and I can lead everyone to win this game!"
Starkhouse is full of eyes and does not take others seriously, puts himself in the core position.
Although Davis is stupid, he is not as stupid as he is very clear. He is very clear about the team's position. Their future lies in Iverson. If Starkhouse cannot recognize this, his countdown will begin with the 76ers' day.
"No, you and AI take over the ball in turn, and there is no need to discuss this!" Coaches who like to get chicken blood all have the same characteristics, that is, they have a strong aura when speaking, because only if your tone is convincing, your chicken blood can work.
Starkhouse didn't expect Davis to reject him, but he was disappointed, but the time-out was over.
At this time, four minutes passed in the first quarter, and as a result, the Pistons made personnel adjustments.
This is Zina McLan's suggestion.
With such a rich lineup, you should do more rotations.
Collins was a cautious person. After thinking about it over and over again, he decided to replace Thorpe and take Ratliff to protect the defense in the penalty area.
"Theo, that guy should break through, leave him some space and don't give him a chance to react." Mo Mengchen reminded.
Ratliff nodded repeatedly.
Mo Mengchen guessed wrongly, Iverson did not fight alone, he did the most correct thing - to make a big difference.
Starkhouse took the ball from the wing, and the explosive power of C4 bombs helped him get rid of Houston's defense, and Hill quickly followed.
This guy's defense has made great progress.
Mo Mengchen thought to himself that Hill did not have such rapid defense switching ability before, and now he can almost be used as a Pi Peng in the team.
Hill, who was executing the defense, never expected that he would get extremely high praise from Mo Mengchen. He just wanted to defend another Jordan successor.
There are enough Jordan successors in this world. He hopes that he will be the only one. In the future, Jordan successors like this will destroy one, and those who block me will die.
Devil Mountain thought evilly.
It was under this defensive pressure that Starkhouse shot.
He really wanted to prove his ability, but unfortunately, the basket was not ashamed and his touch was not as good as the superstar-level emergency stop jump shot was shot out again.
"Ahhh!"
Coleman roared, and his strong and broad back as strong as a brown bear flew over Ratliff, grabbed the rebound fiercely and dunked on the spot.
He tore the basket like a bear.
9 to 13
Mo Mengchen gave Barkley a look.
Barkley understood, pulled Ratliff and said, "Next time I'll face that guy, please pay attention to helping the defense."
"Yes." Ratliff responded.
Although the 76ers' suspension did not curb the momentum of the piston, it regained the rhythm for itself, which was considered effective.
In the first quarter, the two sides maintained a score difference of 6 to 4 points, and they went back and forth without giving in.
In the eighth minute of the first quarter, Mo Mengchen was transferred to the court, with his data of 5 points, 3 rebounds and 4 assists.
After Mo Mengchen ended, the same problem reappeared.
No rules.
"Damn it, will these people not be able to play basketball if they are gone?" Collins was about to get angry.
It was run and bombardment before, but after Mo Mengchen got out, he became an endless positional battle. Fortunately, Barkley was there, otherwise the score would have been recovered by 76ers in minutes.
Frauses said; "Because none of them are commanders."
Collins looked at him: "Adam, do you have any advice?"
"Mo and Grant cannot be replaced at the same time." Frauses glanced at Hill who was communicating with Mo Mengchen off the court.
Collins also looked over and said, "But we still have JD, Charles, and Alan on the field, they are all experienced players."
"JD played the second position next to Isaiah. Later, although he successfully transformed into point guard, he could not be the commander of the running and bomb system; Charles was the end point, and when Mo was on the court, he just let him play pick-and-roll and cover and cut in. In addition, a few singles played, he did not use his ability to support him; as for Alan..."
He smiled, slightly plump, but his face, which was very pleasant to smile, showed a helpless smile.
Collins smiled, his smile a little bitter.
Indeed, he underestimated the requirement of running and bombing for the point guard, and he thought that anyone who went on could run the system well.
If you think about it, you will know that Mo Mengchen can control his so-called "point-to-face" system like a mature offensive system. It is naturally no problem to control running and bombard, but Dumas does not have this ability.
Hill can also activate the run and bomb, but he and Mo Mengchen ended at the same time, which is why the system was paralyzed when they were instantly paralyzed.
It seems that I need to adjust it.
"Adam, your advice is very important." Collins originally thought that Frause was the kind of guy who was full of tactics in his mind, but was limited to talking on paper. Unexpectedly, this guy was not only meticulous, but also good at providing advice.
If such a guy doesn't recruit him to his side, are you waiting for Mark Jones to take him under his command?
Frauses smiled embarrassedly and said, "No, I just said my opinion. There is still a big gap between the NBA and college. There are many places I need to study."
"It's okay, you can already help the team a lot now. With time, your achievements will not be just an assistant coach." Collins said meaningfully.
There was no surprise, shock or joy on Frauses' face. He nodded slightly with a cheerful and rich face, not polite to Collins' praise.
The Pistons' offense is basically a duo of Dumas and Barkley, and they failed to take advantage of Houston.
This made Hill very anxious.
This has something to do with Barkley's unfamiliarity with Houston. If he is double-teamed, he prefers to pass the ball to Dumas rather than Houston.
Fortunately, the 76ers did not find this.
Mo Mengchen thought to himself that if it were him, he would let Houston's opponent double-team Buckley.
Barkley won't mention whether he passes the ball or not. Even if he passes, can Houston find the feel immediately after not touching the ball for so long? This is worth a try.
After Starkhouse reappeared, he began to restore his style as a successor to Jordan, against Michael Curry, his offensive was ruined and he scored continuously.
The score difference was chased to 2 points, and Barkley shouted loudly and took the ball and made a strong shot.
The 76ers wanted to attack, but they couldn't hold back his fat big butt, which was amazingly destructive. The defense line was about to be blown up. The Pistons players off the field stood up to cheer for this domineering goal.
However, Barkley's final attack was a little rough, and the ball was not allowed to be put in.
Barkley was furious and got the rebound. He wanted to get back, but he felt severe pain when he landed.
He stepped on Mark Hendrickson's feet.
"Don't move!"
Barkley was about to move his ankle that was hurting heavily, and Mo Mengchen shouted beside him.
He opened his eyes and said, "It hurts so much!"
"It's time for you to lose weight," Mo Mengchen said.
Barkley scolded angrily: "I fucking want it, but I don't have a chance. You said you want to make a weight loss meal for me every day. You liar, I haven't even eaten the sandwich you made!"
"Stop quarrel!" Team Doctor David Wise angrily scolded.
This fat man knows whether he is in his own situation. He is still thinking about eating at this time, so why don’t he kill you?
Mo Mengchen said: "There are no obvious scars."
"The sprain may be quite serious, so carry him onto a stretcher first." Wise said.
Mo Mengchen nodded.
So the staff stepped forward, and the four of them tried hard to put Barkley on the stretcher.
"Can it be a big injury?" Barkley asked guiltily.
He knew that even if he had such a big weight on someone else's feet, even a sprain would be a serious sprain.
Mo Mengchen shook his head and said, "It's hard to say, let's go and do a check first."
"Damn it!" Barkley cursed.
Collins angrily shaved off the stool beside him. The team was about to make a difference but this happened.
Barkley's pick-and-roll quality and screen quality are both top-notch in the team. Except for Thorpe, he has no side-by-side players, and he has excellent single-handed ability than Thorpe. Now he has been injured in less than six games.
Collins continued to make personnel changes.
Barkley retreated with injury, Ratliff, Dumas, and Reed were replaced at the same time, Momonchen, Hill, Ben Wallace, and Mahon.
Mo Mengchen looked at the score, 44 to 42, and the Pistons only led by 2 points.
To be continued...