¡°Larry, why did you choose to be your own head coach?¡±
"I thought about finding a top coach to lead us last summer. I analyzed what kind of coach we needed. After the analysis, I found that I could do it myself, so I gave it a try and found that it really worked."
"" Barkley was silent for a while and continued to ask: "What do you think of the Lakers' adjustments?"
"Their adjustments have been great. If I had gone to the position of Silver Fox, I might not have been able to do that well. Akers has improved so fast. I don't know if you have noticed. After the All-Star Weekend, his post-up play is even better. Although there are only a little more changes, he played very well against Wallace's defense when he played the Trail Blazers two days ago, and performed better than the two previous times they played the Trail Blazers. This year Akers didn¡¯t score as many points as last year, but his strength has changed qualitatively.¡±
This is my next question!
Although it is difficult to see the changes in Zhang Hao's back play through regular inspection, as time went by, those with sharp eyes still noticed the progress of Zhang Hao's back play.
What makes people feel incredible is that this change only happened a week ago. When the Lakers played the Bulls in the last game before the All-Star Weekend, Zhang Hao had almost no connection with his back, but after the All-Star Weekend, he could do it smoothly. .
Every time t.n.t Sports wants to interview Zhang Hao, the old reporters and commentators are reluctant to go. The same is true when interviewing Larry Bird.
Barkley chose to accept the job of interviewing Larry Bird before the game, and now he really wants to fight this guy again!
It is said that interviewing Larry Bird was relatively good, but interviewing his former teammate was even more painful
Finally, Barkley found a question and asked: "Why did you let Mark Jackson go in the summer of 1996?"
"Charles, do you want to fight?"
"Come on! If you don't dare to take action, you are just a little bird!"
""
Finally, Barkley regained a victory.
February 25th is the day the Lakers play the Pacers at home.
This game has attracted a lot of attention. The Lakers have occupied the first place in the league since the beginning, and naturally they have always been first in the Western Conference. Although the Pacers' record is not as wild as the Lakers, they still occupy the first place. The fact that they are No. 1 in the Eastern Conference is even more incredible than the fact that the Lakers are attacking the Bulls' historical record of 70 wins!
In fact, in the 1995-96 season, the Pacers had already shown their potential to win the championship.
At that time, Reggie Miller and Rick Schmitz were in their prime. The double-Davis front line was extremely strong, and the bench lineup was also strong. However, in the summer of 1996, Larry Bird had a brain attack, and Mark Jackson was let go, but had to be traded back later, losing players and draft picks in vain, and being slapped in the face fast and hard.
This year, Larry Bird, the top coach, left the Pacers, and Larry Bird, the general manager, took charge personally. Not many people were optimistic about it before the start of the season.
Superstar coaching generally fails. Magic Johnson, Larry Bird¡¯s lifelong enemy, has personally demonstrated this.
Not every team is competing for the championship at its peak in team history, nor is it that every star is competing for the championship at the peak of his career.
On the contrary, many teams may not have a real championship experience, and many superstars may never come close to a championship in their careers.
Before the start of this season, many people believed that the Pacers and Reggie Miller were at their peak when they reached the Eastern Conference Finals in 1994 and 1995.
This is the norm in the NBA.
But the Pacers have occupied the first place in the Eastern Conference almost from the beginning of the season, which really exceeded the expectations of all media and experts.
Maybe this year¡¯s Eastern Conference Finals team will be the Pacers!
The Lakers attach great importance to this game. Even Zhang Hao is not sure whether this Pacers team can reach the finals. The performance is really good.
Last summer, Larry Bird stopped thinking. He did not renew the contract with Larry Brown and did not change the core lineup. He also introduced Chris Mullin from the Warriors. From the beginning of the season to the present, his strength is stable and strong. , even if the three-point line is extended, it has almost no impact on the Pacers.
With such an opponent, other championship-level teams have already taken it seriously, including the Lakers.
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At 6:10 in the evening, players from the two teams entered the court at the Great Western Forum Arena.
After roaring, Antonio Davis chuckled and ran to the sideline to prepare to serve.
Neither Davis was angry, and the "Wolf Roar" prompt from the system also showed that it had no effect, which made Zhang Hao regretful.
Zhang Hao is not surprised. Dale Davis and Antonio Davis are two players who are good at irritating their opponents. How can they be easily angered by their opponents.
But this time the block was very effective. The Pacers were slow in pace, and the pick-and-roll attack just started was also very late, with only 6 seconds left.
Jaylen Rose caught the ball and hit Rick Fox in isolation. He rushed to the basket, failed to get rid of the defense, and made an anxious shot "Pa" another big block for Zhang Hao!
Before the ball even hit the ground this time, the whistle for the 24-second violation had already sounded!
Jaylen Rose is not yet the top scorer who will average 20+ per game four times in five years. Jaylen Rose, who has just turned 25, has great potential, but now it is very difficult for him to deal with Rick Fox's defense. There is also Zhang Hao who is a first-class rim protector under the basket, which is indeed difficult to beat.
The main reason is that Zhang Hao has made great progress on the defensive end in the past year. The last time the two teams played against each other was a year ago. It has been a long time since they have played against each other. Although I have heard about it and learned about Zhang Hao's progress from the video or live broadcast, The real feeling is that the difference is still very big.
Especially Zhang Hao¡¯s bottom line defense, Dale Davis, Antonio Davis, and Jaylen Rose all felt it tonight.
The Lakers attacked, Fisher advanced to the frontcourt, and Zhang Hao came to the top arc to pick and roll with Fisher.
Fisher was very sensible and handed the ball to Zhang Hao during the pick-and-roll. Zhang Hao received the ball from the top of the arc and turned around.
Zhang Hao¡¯s average number of breakthroughs per game is less than 5, and he rarely breaks through when facing forwards to reduce the wear and tear on his knees and ankles. The Pacers have studied this in detail, and they have studied it very carefully.
When Zhang Hao breaks through, he usually breaks through the opponent's smaller players after picking and rolling, and uses his body to eat hard!
So this time the Pacers were already prepared to prevent a breakthrough when Zhang Hao went to top the arc for the pick-and-roll.
Especially after the distance between the three-point line in the top arc area was extended, Zhang Hao's style of play became more clear, and the Pacers were ready to defend.
However, when Fisher opened up and the Pacers started to move on defense, Zhang Hao pulled up and shot directly from the top arc!
"The pick-and-roll executor (Silver) is triggered. The wearing player Zhang Hao shoots a three-pointer in the top arc area after this pick-and-roll. The three-point rating in the top arc area is temporarily raised to 84"
A very good push opportunity, Zhang Hao did not miss it, he had enough space and time to adjust and hit the three-pointer!
Antonio Davis, who expanded to defend the pick-and-roll, did not press forward but cut off Fisher's receiving line and prepared to retreat and attack from the flank. Zhang Hao seized this opportunity and made a decisive move.
Larry Bird called a timeout!
The Lakers' offense was too strong in the second quarter!
He made 3 of 3 shots, two of which were three-pointers, and scored 8 points in a row. The score was directly tied at 35 to 28, and the Lakers were 7 points ahead!
Larry Bird looked at Zhang Hao, who was walking to the opposite bench, with a big head
He has seen Zhang Hao's progress, which is not bad, he is a genius, the ceiling of basketball talent.
But Larry Bird really didn¡¯t expect the change in Zhang Hao¡¯s playing style.
In the baseline defense just now, others thought Zhang Hao was great, but Larry Bird saw it clearly - Zhang Hao desperately relied on his physical advantage to first defend Dale Davis on the pick-and-roll and then cut in. He tried his best to defend Antonio Davis who was receiving the ball on the other side of the three-second zone.
??For most centers, even centers with the defensive level of Mourning and Mutombo, they will not fight so hard for this kind of ball. If one point is blocked and the other point is dunked, there is nothing they can do.
But Zhang Hao did just that! If Zhang Hao had thought about it and hesitated for half a beat at that time, he would have missed the opportunity. But it was this unrestrained defensive method that allowed Zhang Hao to complete that amazing block.
And this three points
Obviously so many three-pointers have been cut off. From averaging 2.1 three-pointers per game with a 36.6% shooting rate to 33% shooting and averaging 1.3 three-pointers per game, Zhang Hao still dared to throw this ball. !
But if someone comes in, what can you do to him?
After improving his post-up play, he launched a team attack and played better, and he dared to throw and score. Larry Bird thought of No. 23 of the Bulls But was it me who agreed to be the template?
Knowing that the other party wants to force them to replace the main force, Larry Bird now has to be led by the other party
On the other side, Silver Fox did not expect that his conspiracy would come true so quickly. In less than two minutes, he directly stopped the opponent with an 8-2 wave At this time, Silver Fox really hoped that the Pacers would reach the finals. , their Lakers' twin towers are very capable of defeating this opponent!
I like to play basketball too much. What should I do if I am too powerful? What should I do to update the fastest. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com)?At this time, the Silver Fox really hopes that the Pacers will reach the finals. Their Lakers' twin towers are very capable of defeating this opponent!
I like to play basketball too much. What should I do if I am too powerful? What should I do to update the fastest. (Remember the website address: www.hlnovel.com