Chapter 636: Yi Jianlian is a big killer in the era of small balls?(1/2)
How to evaluate Byron Scott's coaching level?
This issue was discussed in Sun Hao's world and was once keenly discussed by fans.
Because Scott is a very "interesting" head coach.
He won the NBA's best head coach, has coached more than 1,000 games in his career, and led the team to the Finals twice.
Just looking at these resumes, you will definitely think that he is a very capable and awesome handsome man.
And under his coaching, Kidd and Paul both played extremely high-level and strength.
However, in sharp contrast to these resumes, the winning rate of one thousand games he coached was only 41.2%, and he played only 57 playoff games.
These data alone are already eye-catching enough. What is more eye-catching than the data is the intuitive feeling he gives in the game.
Leaving Kidd and Paul, the team he coached gave people the feeling that the offense was unsystematic, the defense was lazy, and the team was disciplined in a mess.
Then, there are famous scenes that have also appeared in this finals: with both hands on their chests, as if they were dumbfounded.
No matter whether the team is behind or is being chased, this seems to be the biggest reaction he can make.
Therefore, someone summarized his coaching ability very well: it looks OK, but after using it, I found that it really doesn't work.
Of course, Scott's coaching experience in the NBA was very successful, and this success was because although he was average as a head coach, he was an excellent player mentor.
Whether coaching Kidd or Paul, he used both of his talents and abilities, which is his ability.
However, this ability cannot solve the current difficulties the Bulls are facing.
Two days later, the second game of the Bulls and Warriors' playoffs began at the United Center.
The Bulls are 0-1 behind at home. Although the finals have just begun, the Bulls are on the verge of danger.
Because once the second home court is also lost, they will face three consecutive away games next.
That's very likely, they won't have a chance to go back to the United Center to play.
The Bulls know this, and Chicago fans know this.
So what you can see is that the atmosphere at the United Center tonight is even more lively than the opening match of the finals.
In particular, in order to create this atmosphere, the T-blood shirt distributed in the arena was the same as the Bulls' Second Dynasty.
That familiar ocean, the United Center dreamed of returning to the dynasty this night.
When the Bulls players enter the court, they are also full of adrenaline instantly.
Jordan didn't come tonight, but they still had a morale aura.
After the opening ceremony, the starting rosters of the two teams were released.
The Bulls' starting lineup is the same as when they play, and there is no adjustment.
Because the head coach is Scott, this is completely expected...
On the Warriors, Nelson did not use Ibaka to start as some fans speculated.
Crazy scientists are not only "crazy", but also "science".
In the second half of G1, he realized that his "pseudo-small lineup" was not yet mature.
Not mature means not being used as a conventional weapon.
After the game started, the situation was very similar to G1.
The Bulls played in the atmosphere bonus with a rainbow of momentum.
Although Yi Jianlian's performance declined, Paul stood up earlier.
After the first quarter, the two teams played equally.
Without getting the advantage, Old Nelson pushed Ibaka to the fifth position again when he started to win the decisive moment.
Ibaka came up and caught the ball and hit the middle distance, showing the same excellent feel as G1.
Many players in history have played highlights on the playoff stage and then won their league status.
The most typical one is Prince of the Pistons. He became famous in defense of McGrady and was later reused and became the well-known "Little Prince".
In this year's finals, Ibaka showed defensive and mid-range talent, which helped the team no less than Prince back then.
He also "tamped out".
Then the Bulls had no way to play the Warriors.
As the game was played, it became the same as G1 again.
Although the Bulls are not weak, they cannot defend against the Warriors' simple and rough attack, and they will always be passive.
Moreover, it is difficult for them to limit Sun Hao's current abilities.
In the end, Sun Hao scored another 30 points in G2, and the Warriors defeated the Bulls 112-96 away.
After winning this game, the Warriors have already taken a 2-0 lead in the big score!
Moreover, as mentioned earlier, the next three games in the finals will be played in Oakland.
The possibility of the Warriors winning the cup again at the Oracle Arena suddenly became extremely high.
There is three days off in the meantime.
These three days, because one day they were on the plane, was not very long for the players.
But for fans, it feels like they are living like a year.
Especially for Bulls fans, they don't want to see the team being swept.
So on social media, fans also have all kinds of fantasies.
For example, some fans suggested that Ibaka fouls crazy at the beginning of the game, thereby limiting Ibaka's playing time.
It is recommended that the Warriors switch defenses, let Yi Jianlian be outstanding, and use Chandler's defense coverage to achieve one-on-two defenses in the penalty area.
Some are even more radical, and some propose to destroy Ibaka.
In other words, one of these ideas is very practical.
"Why can't we use the same lineup as the Warriors?"
“Because we don’t have Ibaka.”
"But we have it easy!"
A simple discussion instantly made the Bulls fans collectively excited.
Yes, they have Yi Jianlian!
In terms of player characteristics, Yi Jianlian is now blocking worse than Ibaka, but he crushes Ibaka in other aspects!
Especially on the offensive end, he is not only stable in the middle distance, but his shooting range can even reach the three-point line!
Some fans even tagged the Bulls' official account, but they didn't get any reply.
Time is very fast, three days later.
The third game of the finals came to Auckland, Oracle Arena.
The atmosphere of the Oracle Arena is even stronger than that of the United Center.
Not only did they have no championship for more than 30 years, but they now have much greater chance of winning than the Bulls.
The interesting thing is that when the Bulls took out the retro T-blood shirt in G2, and when the G3 Warriors took out the retro T-blood shirt!
You have many champions in your ancestors, but we are not without them either!
Although the popularity of this championship is not as high as that of the Bulls, the effect is completely true.
This city has not won the championship for more than 30 years, and the fans' desire is unprecedentedly strong!
Many young players in the Warriors have a very common understanding of the Warriors' culture, but when they come out of the player channel and feel the strong atmosphere around them, their adrenaline begins to soar.
Because before that, no one would have thought that there would be a match without a center match on the stage of the NBA Finals!
Moreover, what is even more interesting is that the centers of these two teams are defensively on the second team!
This is really unprecedented, creating the world.
Come up with the Bulls' offense.
Paul played pick-and-roll with Yi Jianlian at the top of the arc. After disassembling it, Yi Jianlian bounced outside, and Paul inserted it directly into the basket.
Yi Jianlian has the ability to make three-pointers, and Peja, Butler, and Hamilton have stable shooting ability. The Bulls' offensive space on the field is even bigger than that of the Warriors!
Paul almost misplaced Ibaka to the basket, and then used an emergency stop to throw away Ibaka's throwing shot and hit the board!
There are many guards in the NBA who have excellent small plays and big plays, and Paul is definitely the best among them.
Looking through his career highlights, you will find that there are so many pictures inside.
The Warriors failed to make a single attack.
Looking back, the Bulls still play the same way.
But this time the Warriors' defense was pulled in.
To be continued...