Bishop of the Devil

Kobe will naturally not feel too much pressure against the aging white point guard Price!

Without pressing him forward, Kobe waited for Price's arrival outside the three-point line!

When Price arrived, Kobe raised his arms and completely blocked Price...

Price glanced at Kobe, who was fifteen centimeters taller than him, and suddenly realized that he seemed to have no other choice but to pass the ball!

breakthrough? !

An old white point guard in his thirties can beat an 18-year-old black young man. Unless Price is given a pair of wings, in that case, he may have the speed to pass Kobe...

projection?!

Not to mention the huge difference in jumping between the two, but the difference in height and wingspan, it is destined that Price will definitely not be able to take action in front of Kobe...

For a moment, even Price himself felt like a hero in his twilight years!

At his peak, Price had extremely good speed, and relying on his teammates' pick-and-rolls, he could get offensive opportunities relatively easily.

But it doesn't work now. Even if his teammates are on the pick-and-roll, it's hard for him to drag down defensive players with his speed, especially a young black man like Kobe Bryant!

Historically, Price did retire after finishing this season, playing another season with the Magic.

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Fortunately, Price doesn't have to shoulder too much responsibility under Adelman's Princeton system.

With the help of teammate Joe Smith's pick-and-roll, Price passed the ball to Miller's hands with difficulty.

This is the first step in Princeton's tactical system, which is to find a center!

Miller held the ball, and the Warriors players on the field immediately began to position themselves in the 2-2-1 formation. This is the second step of the Princeton system, positioning!

Miller took Price and small forward Mullin to the ball side, which is the side where Miller holds the ball.

As for power forward Joe Smith and Madman, they are standing on the off-ball side.

Next is the moment to reflect the value of Miller as an organizational center. He is responsible for allocating the ball, whether it is to Price and Mullin on the ball side or Joe Smith or Madman on the off-ball side!

It can be seen from this tactical feature that in addition to the special requirements for the center position, the Princeton system does not have too high requirements for the remaining four players, and does not require players to have strong singles ability!

Therefore, the Princeton system is also called the civilian tactical system!

It is precisely because of this tactical feature that the madman is dissatisfied, because when Miller dominates the ball, his tactical status on the field is no different from anyone else!

This makes him, the star player, extremely dissatisfied!

The data decline is certain, which is fatal to a player's future. Without strong data, how can he get a big contract from the team? !

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After Miller held the ball, he may have deliberately disgusted the madman. He did not pass the ball to the madman, but passed it to Mullin on the side with the ball!

Then Miller rushed towards the side without the ball at full speed, immediately attracting the defensive attention of O'Neal Jr. and Big Ben. Mullin took the opportunity to rush to the elbow area with the ball, attracting Robinson's defensive attention!

Joe Smith on the off-ball side immediately cut in and received Mullin's pass!

Although Ben had already pursued the defense in time, the goal was still scored by Joe Smith.

They easily completed their tactical cooperation!

Adelman on the sidelines couldn't help but applaud. Although this lineup currently has quite a few shortcomings, he firmly believes that with Miller as the golden pivot, he will be able to lead the Warriors to an impressive record!

"What a great talent! Adelman really found a treasure this time!" Carlisle couldn't help but praise.

"That's for sure. This is produced in West Lafayette. How could it be inferior? It must be a good product!" Stevens on the side couldn't help but flatter Richard...

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Both sides successfully scored in the first offensive round!

However, Richard clearly felt that it was easier for the Warriors to score goals, unlike the Trail Blazers who only scored in the second attack.

But Richard still firmly believes that the winner of this game will be their Blazers!

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The game on the court is still going on. After Kobe's opening strike, he became much more cautious in his subsequent offensive choices. He knew very well that if the twelve times agreed with Richard were used up, even if he took one more shot, Lee would be Chad will definitely replace him without saying a word!

In order not to be replaced by Richard so early, Kobe always suppressed his desire to attack in the next offensive round, even if he was defended by the aging Price.

When the ball is brought to the frontcourt, unless there is an excellent offensive opportunity, Kobe will look for opportunities to pass the ball to Rasheed and Robinson, or even look for opportunities to pass the ball to O'Neal inside!

In this case, the advantage of the Trail Blazers' taller lineup is fully demonstrated!

Facing the fire of Rasheed and Robinson, the two anti-aircraft guns, the Warriors really couldn't find any good defensive method!

Rashid, in particular, obviously enjoys this high-post style of play. He turns over and makes big mid-range shots with straight arms. He has been ridiculously accurate since the beginning. He has already made 4 of 6 shots. He has already contributed eight points before the first quarter is over. Score points!

Since Robinson had in-depth exchanges with Curry on three-pointers in the past two months, he seems to have developed a more paranoid interest in three-pointers. In less than one quarter of the game, he has already taken five three-pointers!

Although it only hit two of them, in terms of efficiency, it is still quite good!

For the two Auburn players on the inside, after O'Neal Jr. scored a goal in the opening game, in the middle of this quarter, when Rasheed missed a mid-range shot, he caught the opportunity to make up a dunk!

Now O'Neal Jr. has also scored four points.

Although Ben didn't score any points, he had already recorded 4 rebounds and 1 block before the first quarter ended. His performance was very eye-catching.

What worries Richard the most is Kobe Bryant in the backcourt, who scored 5 points in 5 shots, including a mid-range shot and a three-pointer.

Although the scoring efficiency is not very high, Kobe still got three assists!

Mainly due to Rasheed and Robinson, these two high-tech cannons, they just catch and shoot without worrying too much about the defensive players in front of them, so Kobe's assists are also flying...

With two minutes left before the end of the first quarter, Adelman called a timeout because he felt the situation was not good!

After their tactical cooperation with a high success rate in the opening game, the young people on the Trail Blazers field seemed to have enlightened themselves and were no longer so easily exploited by the Warriors.

This greatly affected the Warriors' success rate in offensive rounds. In the first ten offensive rounds, they scored six!

But in the next seven offensive rounds, they only scored two!

What makes Adelman feel even worse is that the Trail Blazers' positional defensive counterattack is slowly eating away at the Warriors' old lineup of backcourt engines!

The Princeton system can be said to be one of the slowest tactical systems, because after the ball reaches the frontcourt, the first thing they have to do is find a center, and this process takes time!

Moreover, Price is too slow. Even if he has some fast break opportunities, he cannot organize them...

You can't let center Miller organize the team's fast break. That's unrealistic.

In fact, Adelman saw the Blazers' ultra-high lineup very clearly, that is, they were afraid of the opponent's fast break and a bunch of tall men. Even though Rasheed and Robinson were both very athletic big men, their speed Compared to the top small backcourts, there is definitely a gap!

Once the opponent finds a fast break opportunity, it will be difficult for the Blazers to maintain a positional defensive formation!

But what makes Adelman hate it is that the Warriors have no conditions for a fast break!

Whether it's their tactics or their aging point guard, they don't have the conditions for a fast break...

This is no longer simple tactical restraint or lineup restraint, but tactical and lineup double restraint!

How can Adelman not be in a hurry...