Chapter 743: Unknown Realm
"Obviously, we are not suitable for Princeton."
Based on his performance on the field and the adaptability of the players, Adam Frauses expressed his views.
The Pistons didn't just start playing Princeton. They have been practicing for more than a week. Although this time does not fully explain the problem, the situation reflected in the game can be used as a reference.
The piston lacks the soil to operate Princeton.
Just like the King's side lacked a Webber, Adelman couldn't beat the authentic Princeton with just one Divac.
"It cannot be said that it is inappropriate." Westfal has a different view.
Frauses looked at him.
"No one stipulates that Princeton has only one operating mode." Westfar's eyes fell on the court, and Momonchen was trying a new way of playing.
He completely abandoned Princeton's tactical starting style dominated by the inside line, and instead mobilized others to run on a large scale, quickly transfer the ball, requiring every offensive point to have a ball-holding threat.
If Adelman had to see him, he might not have admitted that it was Princeton at all.
Miller took the ball at a high position and made the decision only three seconds. Whether it was a chance or not, he would pass the ball out within three seconds.
This time, the ball was in the hands of Ricky Davis.
Davis immediately broke through without any hesitation. The moment he attacked the basket, he passed the ball again. Lewis got the chance to attack the basket. The Pistons' 98 masters successfully penetrated the Supersonic defense and scored offensively through several transmissions.
"Princeton did not stipulate that the inside must dominate the system. They just stipulate that the weight of the inside in the system will be greatly improved." Westfar's eyes flashed, "It's just how to improve and to what extent, I think it should be decided based on the actual situation of each team."
Frauses seriously considered the meaning of Westfar's words.
He always felt that there was something in Westfar's words.
The Pistons practice Princeton to deal with the Lakers. If it is simply to deal with the Lakers, they don't need to integrate it to this extent.
Just like the maze tactics of last season, because the tactics are too complicated, few people can master them. Therefore, the maze tactics are only a semi-finished product, but the Lakers waited until the last game to roughly understand the details.
A set of tactics makes it difficult for the Lakers to be like this. What about a brand new system?
Even if this system is not complete, it can even be said to be a bad system that leaks air and rain, which is unknown and unfamiliar to the opponent.
No matter how much preparations are made before the fight, basically no one will regard everything they are doing now as the trump card to defeat the Lakers in the finals.
The so-called routines, arrangements, and targeting can only work in the first five games. If the series is delayed to five games, the outcome depends on their respective strengths.
Since it is to win a surprise in a game in the finals, why do you need to study tactics so much?
When Frauses saw Peyton score a layup against Momonchen's defensive layup, the Pistons hit back with a super-speed transfer.
He suddenly felt that maybe this is the first step for the piston to change its style?
This time the Pistons failed.
Fast passes and cuts, transfers the ball, and breaks through three consecutive times. This has high requirements for the tacit understanding, positioning and awareness of the five people on the field.
This is Princeton, which is not dominated by the inside line, but the completion difficulty is much higher than the regular Princeton.
Although it is more difficult, this brand new Princeton set has one advantage, which is to give everyone something to do.
"The Pistons' style of playing tonight seems to be more rapid than running and bombing?" The commentator on the scene also had questions.
The commentator said: "The Pistons' offense always gives us a feeling of being in a hurry. Tonight, their position attack was not neat, with many useless passes and ineffective breakthroughs, but everyone's movements were very quick."
"Yes, that's what it feels like, they're handling the ball too fast."
The smooth conduction ball, but the offensive efficiency is not high.
They have not yet understood the essence of the system, and they do not know how to break through the opponent's defense in this situation, rely on passing the ball to pull the defense, and then find a way to break it.
Mo Mengchen ran to the top of the arc and got the pass again.
Due to the large number of transfer balls, the Supersonic defense became very scattered. Now the person facing Mo Mengchen is actually the old gorilla Ewing.
The motto of Princeton's tactics is: strong can take advantage of the weak, while smart can take advantage of the strong.
Simply put, they emphasize bullying the weak and winning by skill.
We can put this sentence more carefully and put it on the court. For Princeton, the most successful offense is open shooting.
The simplest offense is a misplaced one-on-one.
Now Momonchen and Ewing are facing each other, Princeton has completed it in terms of tactical purpose.
Mo Mengchen quickly realized this, so he stopped passing the ball and pressed down, like a torrential rain. He broke through Ewing in the blink of an eye, took a big step into the penalty area, jumped up with both legs and smashed his hands.
"It seems that Dad has found the trick to fit into Princeton."
Barkley, who was sitting off the court, said in surprise.
Hill, who has always been like a headless fly, can only sit off the court and see how Mo Mengchen adapts to the new tactical system.
"I always feel that I can't find a clear position in this set of tactics." Hill expressed his troubles, "I want to get the ball, but the tactics do not allow it; I want to cut in, but I don't know how to start; if I just stand outside the three-point line, the effect will not be as good as Dad and Alan."
"What's the point of worrying about this?"
Sir Charles' heartless look made people speechless.
"Isn't this a serious problem?" Hill has troubled this for many days.
Barkley asked with a smile: "So what do you think of your strength?"
"It's okay." The top student is very modest.
"Everyone thinks you are the league's number one small forward."
"I won't be so arrogant." Devil Mountain showed good education - never arrogant.
Barkley continued: "You are all-around, and in my opinion, you are the most all-around small forward since Larry Bird."
"I can do a lot of things." Can mom be modest?
Fliggy finally said: "Since you are such an excellent player but cannot adapt to this system, what does this mean?"
"I'm not outstanding enough?"
"Quite the opposite!" Barkley said, "It's Princeton not good enough. You brought two championships to the team. Has Princeton proved himself in the NBA? If you don't adapt to it, it means it's not good enough. It's it that should be changed, not you."
Barkley's words sounded a little domineering at first glance, but in fact they were not without reason.
This is the same principle as Mo Mengchen said a few days ago.
Tactics should be adapted to us, not to us.
It's like you can't expect Jordan to shoot three-pointers like Curry; nor can you expect O'Neal to spread the defensive influence to halftime like Garnett; nor can you expect Barkley to control his weight during the offseason.
Everyone has their own flaws and weaknesses. Good tactics can cover up flaws and make up for the shortcomings of players. Only rigid and unflexible tactics can turn creative players into mechanical ones.
Two minutes later, Hill was replaced.
When Devil Mountain came on stage, Dor.mo came to him and said a few words, like communicating something. Hill nodded while listening, and then he also entered the system.
This is another version of Princeton. After Hill comes on the court, he begins to gain some tactical control. He usually stands on the left and right wings to meet Miller's pass.
After getting the ball, he did not act as a transitional ball transit station like before, but chose to break through on the spot. His breakthrough was either to complete the attack or create another person's opportunity. Once there was a chance, or there was an open space on the outside, he would definitely pass the ball.
Obviously, such a role is more suitable for Hill, and he begins to regain the feeling of the game.
The Pistons' tactics are still unclear. The large number of passes and quickly dealt with them seem a bit pleasing to the eye, as if they are showing off their delicate cooperation, and mistakes often occur, and they cannot seize the opportunity to export them.
After halftime, the Pistons remained stalemate with the Supersonics.
"What do you need to improve in the second half?"
“Reduce mistakes and improve hit rate.”
After saying that, Mo Mengchen walked towards the player channel.
A seemingly ordinary game allowed the Pistons to find the direction to move forward. No one knew what they were doing. For the outside world, they just showed off their cooperation for the whole quarter.
The result of random show operations is that the opponent is tightly bitten by the score.
Even the commentator on the scene was saying: "The Pistons need to take this game more seriously."
In the second half, the Pistons met the commentator.
They turned back to their original run and bomb, and the supersonics were used to their series of flower jobs in the second quarter, and suddenly they were not used to this kind of quick and neat attack.
Only half of the third quarter, the Supersonics fell 11 points behind.
Payton and Mo Mengchen clashed with an intention to change the atmosphere on the court. As a result, the latter first hit a three-pointer on his head, then blocked his layup, picked up the rebound and advanced to the frontcourt, and then scored a three-pointer to chase after him.
In less than a minute, the score difference reached 17 points.
Supersonics don't want the game to end, they hope to drag the suspense to the end, but unfortunately, there is a gap in strength between the two sides.
In the fourth quarter, the score difference has reached 23 points.
Westfall replaced Momonchen and Hill again.
The Supersonics also lost their fighting spirit, and the only one on the field who still wanted to win was Ewing.
The 39-year-old veteran fighter and young people fought fiercely, but in the end they could not save the defeat.
In the end, the Pistons defeated the Supersonics 128-107 and ushered in a 6-day All-Star Weekend with a big victory.
Mo Mengchen stood up, for most people, this was one of the many big wins of the Pistons.
They only won 21 points. It was no different from other big wins.
Chapter completed!