Chapter 871 Rick Carlisle and the Mavericks’ System!

On May 6, 2009, at AmericanAirlines Arena in Dallas, the second game of the Western Conference semifinals between the Seattle SuperSonics and the Dallas Mavericks is about to begin.

Because of the easy victory in the last game, the Mavericks fans at the scene were extremely enthusiastic.

As the leader of the Mavericks fans on the sidelines, Mark Cuban, the owner of the Dallas Mavericks, is now very excited and dancing with the Mavericks fans on the sidelines.

In the commentary box on the sidelines of the American Airlines Arena, Kenny Smith and Barkley were communicating relatively easily.

"Charles, let me ask you a question that has been very popular recently. Which of these two cups of poison would you drink, Durant or Ibaka?"

Durant and Ibaka are two cups of poison, and yes must drink one cup of poison. As soon as this metaphor mentioned by Dallas Mavericks super substitute Jason Terry in an interview appeared, it was criticized by those trouble-making coconut media and Neutral media renders it very, very big.

Kenny Smith is such a bad boy!

Buckley cursed inwardly.

As a coconut fan, even if I know that Durant and Ibaka are poison, it is impossible to tell them!

Durant made great contributions to the Yes and SuperSonics championship last year.

Although Ibaka was undercover for six and a half games in the last round of the series, his ten consecutive games in the second half also provided huge help to the SuperSonics' Black Eight advancement.

Both men are Supersonic heroes.

He is a hero, how could he be poison!

"I personally feel that except for the Sonics opponents and others, no Sonics or fans will regard these two people as poison. Ibaka faces the offensive type on the defensive end, and he is the kind of single-attack type Mavericks. It's very difficult, but he can contribute to the Sonics on the offensive end. After the series with the Spurs, he feels that his shooting has improved a lot."

"As for KD, he does have a big problem with his current offense, but his defense is very important to the Mavericks. Although the SuperSonics lost the last game, the Mavericks were trying to defeat Durant in isolation as a team. Except for Nowitzki, it is not easy for anyone else to beat Durant alone. His performance on the offensive end in the last game was very poor, but on the defensive end, KD's contribution cannot be ignored."

"KD and Ibaka are two players with different styles. They can both help the Sonics. They are not perfect, but they are both important."

Damn fat man!

Kenny Smith really feels that Barkley's IQ has really been rising in recent years!

"Then Charles thinks the Seattle SuperSonics can win this game with the contributions of Durant and Ibaka?"

Forehead……

Kenny Smith narrowed his eyes.

Barkley was speechless.

If you say these two people are so good, then the SuperSonics should be able to win this game, right?

Win?

Win a hairy ball!

This old bastard!

"The Mavericks are very strong, but the Sonics do not have no chance of winning. As long as Durant can find his form on the offensive end, even if it is not the state he was in when he played against the Rockets in the playoffs last year, but a slightly worse state. , the SuperSonics have a chance to beat the Mavericks, so relatively speaking, it is indeed more appropriate to start with Durant."

"Is it because Durant's offense can still be expected, but Ibaka's defense can no longer be expected?"

"Well,

You can say that. "

Buckley nodded in a panic.

He was trying hard to look normal and calm, but Kenny Smith's look in his eyes made him really want to hit someone.

Why are you looking at me like that?

I also know that Durant's offense and Ibaka's defense cannot be expected!

But what do you want me and the coconut fans to think?

Can we just say that the Sonics should give up this series? There is no way they can beat the Mavericks.

is it possible?

Of course it's impossible!

Just like the Durant and Ibaka you hyped are two cups of poison.

If you insist on drinking one of these two cups of poison, of course you would choose Durant’s cup!

Durant's offense has indeed reached a very high level.

It can still be expected.

As for Ibaka, his defense, especially single defense, has always been a rookie.

and……

Not only Sonics fans think this way, but the Sonics' tactics are also arranged this way!

In the last game, Durant's performance was so bad. When the two teams started this game, Durant was still in the SuperSonics' starting lineup.

Game 2 between the Mavericks and Seattle.

The Sonics' starting lineup is center Milicic, power forward Millsap, small forward Durant, shooting guard Yeas, point guard Rondo,

On the Mavericks side, they have center Kwame Brown, power forward Nowitzki, small forward Josh Howard, shooting guard Afflalo, and point guard Monta Alice.

The starting lineups for this game between the Mavericks and SuperSonics remain unchanged from the previous game.

Seeing the Sonics' starting lineup in this game, Carlisle nodded and said there was no surprise.

Durant and Ibaka? He would also choose Durant.

Not only Durant's offense can be expected with a one-in-10,000 chance.

More importantly, defense is the cornerstone of everything.

Durant did cause a lot of trouble for the Mavericks on offense in the last game.

Durant's defense, especially single defense and one-on-one duels, is really good. Except for Nowitzki, no one can take advantage of him.

When the Mavericks met the Sonics before, they could win as long as they caught Ibaka and beat him up.

This winning code is so simple that Carlisle doesn't even have to think about it.

But now, after Durant starts, it is not that simple for the Mavericks to win easily.

At the very least, the Mavericks' previously invincible offense against the Sonics is no longer invincible.

Therefore, it is really thanks to Durant's offensive problems, otherwise the Sonics would be really difficult to beat.

The Mavericks have flaws at the small forward position. Josh Howard's offense is very good, but his defense is not up to par. And with Afflalo and Monta Alice, his good offense has become a bit useless. , it is still useful to play against a team with obvious defensive deficiencies like Ibaka.

But there is only one Ibaka in the NBA. Most of the teams that won the championship with the Mavericks did not have Ibaka at the small forward position.

When facing James, Anthony, Artest or even Pierce, Josh Howard suffered a lot.

Even facing Durant, who only defended in the last game, Josh Howard couldn't take advantage.

If it weren't for the Spurs' unexpected elimination this year and other strong teams also having constant problems, Carlisle would not dare to dream of the team winning the championship.

The Mavericks' current strength is still some distance away from the championship team.

The starting lineups of the two teams have not changed much from the previous game, but the process after the start of the game has changed from the beginning.

In this game, SuperSonics center Milicic defeated Mavericks center Kwame Brown to grab the first wave of the ball.

After Kwame Brown won the championship and received a big contract, his confidence increased greatly. With the help of this very emotional player's confidence, his strength improved very, very much this season.

The reason why Durant was so miserable in the last game was mainly because Kwame Brown's help defense was really good.

No one in the Mavericks can stop Durant's offense. Durant's current offense is very comprehensive. If his shooting touch is not good, he can still break through in stride.

Although the rhythm of breakthroughs also needs to be found, if the Mavericks' inside defense players are not good, Durant will never make seven turnovers in the last game, and he will not be forced to shoot 11 three-pointers and throw 33 shots from the outside. Only five free throws were made.

Because of Kwame Brown's presence, Durant was almost blocked from attacking at the basket in the last game.

In this season of the Mavericks, Kwame Brown, Oden, Howard and Chandler are known as the four centers with the strongest help defense ability in the league.

It can be said that in a team like the Mavericks that is strong in offense and weak in defense, Kwame Brown is the backbone of the defense, similar to Howard's position in the Magic. One person supports a team's defense.

And this is why the Mavericks' perimeter defense always likes to use Afflalo as the main defender to flank players with strong lethality, such as Yease and Rose.

It is to protect Kwame Brown. Without Kwame Brown, the Mavericks' current defense will directly collapse.

At the same time, this is why Afflalo is so important to the Mavericks and why many media experts and reporters consider him to be the true core of the Mavericks.

Afflalo is the defensive strength of the Mavericks on the outside. With him, Kwame Brown does not have to worry about being injured, and the Mavericks do not have to worry about defensive collapse.

If the defense doesn't collapse, use your own offense to kill others!

This is the winning code for the Mavericks.

Many people can figure it out with just a little research, let alone a strong man like Nelson.

In the last game, when the Mavericks used Afflalo and Monta Alice to double-check Leafs, Nelson tried to let Durant break through and cause damage to Kwame Brown. In the end, Durant made 7 turnovers. Ended with 26 failed attempts at blacksmithing,

In this game, the Sonics' tactical thinking remained unchanged.

Still looking for opportunities to win from Kwame Brown.

Old Nelson still didn't let Ye Si forcefully break the attack.

After Ye Si played the series against the Spurs, since he had the ability to forcefully break through the attack of Bowen and Jackson, he naturally also had the ability to forcefully break through the attack of Afflalo and Monta Alice, but obviously, that way With his unconventional shots, it is difficult to expect a high hit rate, and a one-time miracle cannot be regarded as a conventional tactic that can be copied.

And if Ye Si really had such a regular ability, he would also ask for a strong attack, but he didn't. So in Old Nelson's opinion, Ye Si's ability is the same as Kobe's ability. Sometimes he kills the enemy. Sometimes he kills himself.

Therefore, in order to break the Mavericks' system, Nelson is still prepared to start from tactics instead of relying on Ye Si's personal ability.

From a tactical point of view, of course it is to kill Kwame Brown!

In the last game, the SuperSonics used Durant's method to kill. In this game, the SuperSonics used Milicic's strong attack to cause damage!

In the Sonics' first attack, the Sonics did not seek fast break opportunities as usual.

After Rondo slowly dribbled the ball past half-court, he waited for Milicic to hit Kwame Brown and then hit the ball inside, preparing for Milicic to kill Kwame Brown alone.

"As expected, we still have to kill Kwame, and as expected, we will use Darko!"

Carlisle's eyes flashed on the sidelines.

On the court, Milicic, who was making a lot of physical contact with Kwame Brown behind him and beat Kwame Brown, frowned.

He only sat down twice before Josh Howard, who was guarding Durant, came back to steal his ball.

However, thinking of Old Nelson's arrangement before the game and looking at Durant who was outside asking for the ball, Milicic gritted his teeth and before Josh Howard retracted, he forcibly reincarnated and pressed on Kwame Brown to complete a small Toss.

A swipe!

Hit, but did not cause a foul on Kwame Brown.

"Now David Stern and the league intend to relax the intensity of fouls. As long as they don't start, physical confrontation will basically not cause fouls. This time Milicic and Kwame Brown had a fierce confrontation, but Milicic did not There wasn’t enough time for Kwame Brown to get out of position.”

"Rick Carlisle is a very good head coach. He is an underrated coach. He protected Kwame Brown in advance, and he protected him very well!"

Kenny Smith has nothing but praise for Rick Carlisle.

Nelson also admired Rick Carlisle, a junior who studied under the academic coach Bill Fitch.

In today's NBA, there are fewer and fewer academic head coaches, especially such excellent academic head coaches.

Playing against such an academic coaching opponent will always give Nelson a very strong sense of fun, just like when he was with the Bucks 25 years ago and led the Bucks to sweep the Kyles coached by Carlisle's master Bill Fitch. Special man, the series that finally knocked Bill Fitch out of class.

The sweep of the Celtics with the Bucks 25 years ago was truly the most glorious series of his coaching career.

After all, in addition to being the head coach of the Bucks, he is also a legendary player of the Celtics. When he swept the Celtics, there were a lot of brothers and sisters sitting on the sidelines, including Cardinal Cardinals and Russell. You guys, that feeling is simply... unparalleled!

His feeling at that time was definitely the same as Kwame Brown's feeling now, right?

On the court, Kwame Brown, who had just been forced by Milicic to score two points, turned around and immediately returned the favor.

After covering Afflalo at the three-point line, Kwame Brown received Afflalo's pass and dunked, ignoring Milicic's block behind him!

"flo attack!"

Looking at the connection completed by Afflalo and Kwame Brown on the court, Nelson's face showed admiration, surprise and amazement as he recalled it.

He is much better than his master!

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