Chapter 390 The Best God-Slaying Lineup

With the end of the finals, the 9900 season has come to an end and the offseason has entered, and the management of each team has also begun to get busy.

The next day, at three o'clock in the afternoon on the 5th, the Knicks arrived in New York and were warmly welcomed by countless fans. The welcoming motorcade lined up from the airport to the city center, blocking many traffic places.

The celebration is scheduled for the 6th. Four consecutive championships is great, second only to the Celtics' eight consecutive championships. This celebration will last three days.

On the night of the 5th, TNT arranged a program with the theme of "The Best God-Slaying Lineup".

The program invited several superstars in the league, including Air Jordan, Magic Johnson, Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Duncan, Dameng, and O'Neal, who was just defeated by Zhao Dong.

Early in the morning, TNT pushed the program news through various publicity channels. In addition, the theme of the program is very attractive, so this program attracted a lot of attention. As soon as the program started, the ratings exceeded 20 million people, which was higher than in previous years. The ratings of the finals are even higher.

The show was hosted by Barkley. From the beginning, he focused on O'Neal and asked: "Shaq, being swept by the God of Efficiency, what do you want to say most now?"

O'Neal was silent for a moment, and then said: "We have a chance, he is not invincible."

This sentence was very brief, and O'Neal's expression was not as cheerful as before, but very silent and serious, which shows that he has not yet recovered from the failure in the finals.

"So how do you think we can defeat the flying dragon and kill the god? What do you need?" Buckley asked seriously.

O'Neal fell into silence again. He wanted to think about what he needed.

"Okay, it seems that Shaq doesn't know what he needs at the moment. Let's ask other people for their opinions."

Barkley turned his gun and pointed it at Jordan. His serious expression changed and he asked with a smile: "Michael, Shaq was only eliminated once by Feilong, and you were eliminated by him three times. When you faced Feilong, you failed. The feeling should be the greatest..."

Jordan's face was completely dark. He wanted to rush over and kick Barkley to death.

"What kind of God-slaying lineup do you think can defeat Feilong?" Barkley ignored Jordan's displeasure and asked with a smile.

"The best God-slaying lineup?"

Jordan shook his head with some sigh and said: "Center, O'Neal, this is essential.

Only O'Neal's efficiency under the basket can be higher than Feilong's overall efficiency, and this position must be his. "

Barkley and others nodded, acknowledging Jordan's words.

Jordan added: "The power forward position cannot be a pure defensive player. Although the power forward does hard work and takes the blame for the center, this finals has proven that Ben Wallace does not have the ability to stretch. The consequence of entering the starting lineup with O'Neal is that the Knicks can double-team O'Neal at the basket."

Kareem Abdul-Jabbar nodded at this time and said: "Yes, Ben Wallace does not have the ability to stretch. If you want to defeat the Flying Dragons, you must strengthen the offense at the basket. You must not be double-teamed by the Knicks at the basket. Then the power forward must You need to have the ability to pull away.”

Magic Johnson also nodded and said: "I watched all four Finals games live. Ben Wallace provided defensive energy very well on the defensive end during the regular season. He was a barrier for the Lakers inside.

But after entering the finals, facing the Knicks, his presence in the paint had a negative effect, and it did provide the Knicks with the opportunity to double-team O'Neal. "

Buckley said: "Then if there is no objection, Michael, you can continue."

Jordan added: "Ben Wallace's position is actually center, and his and O'Neal's positions overlap. This is actually not his problem, but the Lakers' equipment is not in place."

This statement made others nod, because Ben did play as a center, not a power forward, in the Knicks.

Jordan said: “I think that in a lineup that can beat the Dragons, the power forward position needs a player who can play both offense and defense.

This power forward has the ability to stretch, has good defense, and has the ability to move quickly. He needs to be able to make fast breaks and quickly return to defense. "

"So who is the best power forward?"

As Barkley spoke, he looked at Duncan, the only power forward among the six guests.

Duncan was seriously injured towards the end of the regular season, and the injury was to his meniscus. Now he has recovered, but it is basically certain that he will no longer be the flying devil he used to be. As an insider, he will probably fall into the world. Become a floor flow.

Duncan has the lowest qualifications among these people, and he does not have the honor of being a championship in the previous life. He is a low-key person himself, and now he seems even more low-key. Everyone has been talking for a long time, but he has not spoken yet. At this time, he was targeted by Barkley. , I had to speak.

"I'm probably not."

He first denied himself and said: "My current speed cannot keep up with Feilong. He is too fast. His speed is a bug in the interior and even at the small forward position. I think this person should be lighter than Feilong in terms of tonnage. This It will allow him to move faster."

Everyone nodded, and Buckley added: "Then who do you think is the most suitable?"

"This, I'm not saying who is the most suitable. I can only say that there are a few people who are suitable."

Duncan hesitated for a while and named a few names. He said: "The Bulls' Rasheed Wallace has good offense, defense and speed.

Then there is Sonics rookie Ron Artest. He defends well and can shoot well. He may move a little slower than Feilong, which is also suitable.

There is also Jazz rookie Kirilenko. He is very light, but he is very versatile and plays small forward. He should also be suitable.

These two rookies are actually small forwards, but I think they can also try the power forward position.

In fact, the most suitable ones are Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett, of which young Garnett is the most suitable. "

The forwards he mentioned were basically recognized by everyone, and even the two rookies had no objections.

"I won't talk about the two rookies. If they were to face Feilong, they would be too young."

Jordan smiled and said: "The Postman and that boy Garnett, I agree more with Garnett. The Postman has repeatedly proven that he can't deal with the dragon, we don't need to discuss him."

"Ha ha……"

Everyone knows that Jordan hates the postman, because the postman elbowed Jordan. In Feilong's words, he was rolled around on the floor by the postman's elbow.

"This bastard!"

Postman Karl Malone was exhausted after training his wrestling skills for a day. He was lying on the sofa watching this show. When he saw Jordan hurting him again, he couldn't help but be very angry.

Jordan said: "I think Kevin Garnett is very suitable. He is indeed the most suitable power forward. His defensive area can even cover the three-point line, and his shooting is also very good, turning around and making step-back jumpers. Very good, comparable to Yao’s turnaround and fadeaway jumper of the Nets.”

Barkley said at this time: "When it comes to Yao, let's go back to the center position first. Do you think Yao can compete for O'Neal's position?"

This sentence made everyone stunned.

But when they thought about Yao Min's performance this season, especially in the two games against the Lakers and against O'Neal, they couldn't help but nod.

O'Neal looked a little helpless and said: "To be honest, that rookie surprised me very much. When I first saw him make a turnaround and fadeaway jumper in front of me, I was shocked. Can you imagine a 226 cm, Are there even more than one big guy doing that on your head? It’s incredible!”

"Haha..." Everyone laughed.

Barkley smiled and said: "Talking about Yao, the most qualified person here is Dameng, because Yao was trained by Dameng."

Shaking his head, Da Meng said with some pride: "He was trained by Duke K's coach. Feilong decided his development path. I just taught him some playing experience and my Da Meng pace.

But Charles Penshaq said it right. As long as he plays normally, he can beat any center in the league. He has the skills and strength.

Of course, guys like O'Neal can also blow him up, and they can blow each other up.

So I agree with what Charles said. Yao is indeed qualified to be the center in the God-killing lineup. He can compete with O'Neal for that position. "

"Okay, now let's continue to discuss other positions. Michael, you still have three positions to go. Hurry up and give your best God-Slaying lineup."

Buckley said excitedly.

Jordan continued: "Small forwards also need people with both offense and defense. Let's put it this way, Feilong can play five positions, so all five positions require people with both offense and defense.

I think the most suitable small forward currently playing is..."

He did not hesitate, because he had been thinking about this matter, and immediately said: "...No."

"What?"

Everyone was startled.

Buckley quickly asked: "Are there none?"

Jordan shook his head seriously and said: "I can't find a small forward who can match up with the Dragons. You should know that he often plays this position in the regular season, so this candidate is very important.

The two rookies Tim mentioned just now can try against Feilong if they have the opportunity, but they are still too young and will be blown to pieces by Feilong.

In addition, the Bulls' Tracy McGrady is both offensive and defensive, and his speed is not slower than that of Feilong. He is extremely talented and you can give it a try.

But the Bulls were swept by the Knicks in the Eastern Conference Finals. I think he is not qualified to be selected for this God-killing lineup for the time being. "

"Let's put down this position first, where is the back line?" Barkley asked.

Jordan said: "In this finals, the role of the perimeter has been weakened. Have you noticed this?"

Dameng nodded and said: "Because Feilong's efficiency is too high, the Lakers can only pursue offense at the basket, and that is the world of the inside, so the role of the outside is weakened, which is inevitable."

Jordan said: "When strengthening the offense at the basket, no matter how good the outside line is, no matter how good the defender is, it will be weakened, because no matter how strong the outside line is, his efficiency is not as good as the inside line. This is the terrible thing about Feilong, his efficiency, A serious blow to the outside.

The Lakers have Kobe Bryant and Glen Rice on the outside. They are two top outside attackers, but their performance in the finals was not as good as in the regular season. It's not that they can't play, but they can't be allowed to play, because the Lakers need O'Neal takes more shots at the basket, and their tactical status is reduced. "

Magic Johnson said at this time: "But I think there are some problems with the Lakers' tactics this time. There is too much emphasis on offense at the basket. Shaq did play with high efficiency, even higher than the efficiency of Feilong in some games, but the power of the outside Being weakened, that's not right.

I think the Lakers should base their attack on the basket, but they must strengthen the connection between the inside and outside lines. The inside line compresses the Knicks' defense and the outside line gets space to take shots. This is the best tactic. "

Jordan shook his head and said: "Ignore the tactical issues, that's the coach's issue. We're talking about the lineup."

He didn't want Phil Jackson to get involved with this issue, so he changed the topic and said: "Let me mention two guards. The shooting guard is Kobe and the point guard is Payton."

Everyone nodded and agreed with Jordan's choice of defender.

Both offense and defense, these two defenders seem to be the most suitable.

Although Kobe has only played four seasons, he has fully grown up. He is truly capable of both offense and defense, and his persistence in winning is also very strong.

In this finals, because the tactics relied too much on O'Neal, his energy was not fully utilized.

Payton, on the other hand, has 24.2 points, 6.5 rebounds, 8.9 assists, 1.9 steals and 0.2 blocks this season. He was selected for the double team this season and is truly both offensive and defensive.

Barkley asked others: "Everyone, you can also propose your own best dragon-slaying lineup."

Dameng glanced at O'Neal. The relationship between the four super centers was not very good, but he had a good relationship with O'Neal. He smiled and said: "As for the candidate for the center position, I think Yao is more suitable."

O'Neal was dissatisfied and shouted to Dameng: "Hakim, everyone knows that you, like Michael, follow the flying dragon. Your choice is unfair."

Dameng glanced at Jordan with a smile and said, "Those are two different things. You can listen to my reasons."

"Tell me what flowers you come up with." O'Neill muttered.

Dameng smiled and explained: "In this finals, where did the Lakers lose? Is it efficiency? No, Shaq, your efficiency at the basket once surpassed Feilong."

"Yes, so I think we have a chance." O'Neill said quickly.

Others nodded.

Dameng continued: "So why did the Lakers lose? Physical fitness, Shaq's physical fitness. Shaq's playing style determines that his physical energy consumption is very huge. His efficiency in the fourth quarter is not as good as the first three quarters, nor is it as good as Flying dragon.

Where is Fei Longqiang? Strength lies in efficiency.

He is always very efficient. Even at the last second, he has enough physical strength to maintain high efficiency. This is the scariest thing about him.

Then his opponent is so tired that he almost falls down, and his efficiency is greatly reduced, but he is still as efficient. "

"Hakeem, do you think Yao's style of play can allow him to avoid his physical weakness?" Kareem asked.

Magic Johnson said: "Yao doesn't have Shaq's rim dominance, that's for sure. He should weigh 125 kilograms and can't attack the rim, so his overall efficiency is not as good as Shaq's.

I'm referring to Shaq in the Finals, because in the regular season, Shaq was not that efficient, and he would not always continue to attack the basket.

So if Yao can't play as efficiently as Shaq at the basket, what's the point even if his physical fitness can last the entire game? "

Everyone nodded and looked at Dameng to see how he would explain.

Dameng smiled and said: "But he has a shooting touch that O'Neal cannot have. His offense can reach as far as the three-point line. Coupled with a power forward like Garnett and Duncan, what do you think will happen?"

Jordan blurted out: "The Knicks can pull out all the inside and cut into the basket from the outside. They can also achieve super high efficiency."

"Yes, that's it."

Dameng said emotionally: "By emptying the Knicks, you can play the role of the outside line, instead of having to force the inside line under the basket like the Lakers did this time. There is no room for the outside line to break through, and the tactical position is seriously weakened. The outside line is The power is self-castrated, and the power on the outside is wasted.

At the same time, the outside line shares the attack of the inside line, which also reduces the physical energy consumption of the inside line. On the other hand, it can also improve the efficiency of the inside line. "

In Los Angeles, Phil Jackson saw this, closed his eyes, leaned on the sofa, and began to think about Dameng's words.

Dameng's words made him aware of his own tactical thinking, and also made him aware of the idea of ​​constructing a new lineup.

Likewise, Lakers general manager Jerry West began to think about this issue.

Zhao Dong was also watching this show. When he saw this, he nodded. He also agreed with Dameng's words.

Whether it is O'Neal or Dayao, they have a strong dislocation advantage against any inside player at the basket or in the low post.

One is the advantage of Big Mac, and the other is the advantage of height and technology.

These two advantages can defeat him, and he can't guard against it.

The only way he can compete with these two advantages and defeat them is to play more efficiently and produce more sustained and efficient performance.

The only thing is to use defense to consume their physical energy and reduce their efficiency as much as possible.

Therefore, he also agrees with Dameng's words that Dayao is also qualified to enter the God-Slaying lineup.

Barkley's program was watched by 45 million people at its peak, and the ratings were extremely high. It had the effect that the attention of any player involved in the God-killing lineup skyrocketed instantly.

For any team that wants to win the championship, the management is eyeing these people.

Even the two rookies Artest and Kirilenko, and of course Dayao, have come into the sight of the management of these teams.

"Tim, how can you deny yourself on the show? You are the power forward candidate for the best God-killing lineup."

As soon as the show ended and Duncan arrived backstage, his manager Charles Banks called and was very dissatisfied with what he said on the show.

Now Duncan has decided to jump out of the last year of his contract with the Spurs and test the free market. Although he is seriously injured and does not have the championship honors in his previous life, he is still a big fish in the free market. If he gets further opportunities in this show attention, it will be more beneficial to his next contract.

Unfortunately, Duncan denied himself with one sentence, and Banks was very angry.

"I'm just telling the truth, Charles, this is just a show, and no team can really build such a lineup."

At this time, Duncan was not interested in the attention this show would bring, so his attitude was very indifferent.

Banks was so angry that he couldn't speak. Tim, you have football intelligence, but you lack IQ!

On the 6th, the Knicks' three-day celebration began.

On the 8th, the celebration ended, and at 9 a.m. on the 9th, Zhao Dong chartered a direct flight to Beijing.