On the 12th, while the media was touting the Knicks, the Bulls lost again. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

They lost 83-90 at home to the Wizards, and Jordan finished with 28 points, seven rebounds and three assists on 10-of-28 shooting, plus free throws. Aside from him and center Langley, no one from the Bulls scored in double figures.

Since the start of the season, the Bulls have won 4 and lost 4, even if they are called the "God of Basketball", Jordan can't play this season.

The Bulls, who have titles such as the league's No. 1 salary, the league's biggest star, and the defending champion, have become the target of public criticism, and many people feel that they are finished.

With exploding salaries and rubbish records, the Bulls have laid an unbreakable foundation for next summer's league shutdown.

These were all expected by Yang Rui, what he didn't expect was that the Bulls' poor record directly affected the Knicks. Management has given the coaching staff a new task to help Ewing brush up his stats and increase his playing time while maintaining a regular season record.

This is contrary to Yang Rui's original idea, in his previous life, Ewing was almost out of the season due to a serious injury, and it was too risky to increase playing time, but the management asked for this, and neither he nor Van Gundy could go against it.

Yang Rui realized that it was not enough to be the head coach, he had to speak in the team, otherwise everyone would definitely have disagreements in the work, and the correct ideas might not be adopted.

In Yang Rui's previous life, every time Phil Jackson left the Lakers, it was a disagreement with the management on the idea of building the team.

The Lakers won't dwell on Jackson's salary demands, but they always have concerns when it comes to having a say. Jackson wants to be like Ferguson at Manchester United when it comes to basketball, with the Lakers having the final say, while vice president Jim Buss and general manager Kupchak have to step aside.

This made Jackson's conflict with Jim Buss public when he left the Lakers for the second time, causing quite a stir. The transfer of power at the top of the team was what ultimately led to Jackson's departure from the Lakers.

Ewing didn't care about the stats before the start of the game, because he thought it was a luxury to compete for the MVP, and now that the Bulls have problems, he sees hope again.

So, Ewing and his agent worked together to put pressure on management, hoping that the coaching staff could help him compete for the regular season MVP.

It's not surprising that Ewing has an idea, this guy is really tragic, and it perfectly interprets what it means to be "born at the wrong time".

In 94, he averaged 24.5 points, 11.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.1 steals and 2.7 blocks per game, ranking fifth in the MVP selection that year, and finally did not enter the best team because the other three centers had better statistics.

In '95, he had 23.9 points, 11 rebounds, 2.7 assists, 0.9 steals and 2 blocks, ranked fourth in MVP, and was not selected to the All-NBA team.

No one can understand Ewing's feelings, because no superstar in the NBA has been as miserable as he is.

Having a superstar in the team has a completely different senses and will attract fans more, so the management also hopes that Ewing can have a good personal honor.

On the 12th, the Knicks flew to Toronto, Canada to play against the Raptors, and Van Gundy discussed with Yang Rui on the plane about helping Ewing brush data, intending to start with this one.

"I'm going to increase Patrick's playing time, is there any way you can make him not play 40 minutes and get an average of 25+10 per game?" Van Gundy frowned and sighed.

Ewing played 37 minutes last season, with 22.4 points and 10.7 rebounds, and his scoring efficiency was really not very good.

Ewing's physical fitness can't be compared to when he was younger, and Van Gundy can't think of a way to let him score 25 points, unless he plays more than 40 minutes, which will affect the team's offense and can't guarantee a record. At this time, he could only choose to trust his assistant, and Yang Rui would create miracles.

Yang Rui smiled: "It's too difficult to brush an average of 25 points per game, and it's easy to get injured, I don't recommend doing this, I have a way to brush something else." ”

Van Gundy asked, "Brush what?" ”

"Assists, so that it will not affect the whole team's attack, and if it is played well, it can also lead the whole team, that is, after the cover, Patrick is responsible for the passing organization and plays like Divac." Yang Rui replied.

"What?" Van Gundy was stunned, and Ewing has never been focused on organizing offense since he entered the league.

Yang Rui shrugged his shoulders and smiled: "This is really the easiest data to brush, teammates can't shoot, what reduces is the shooting rate of teammates, and it has no impact on Patrick at all." The more he passes, the harder it is for the opponent to figure out what he's going to do next, and it's relatively easy to score when he hits a misplaced spot after a cover and shoots from an outside player. If he can get 20+10+5, it's no worse than 25+10+2. ”

"But...... Isn't he going to be inside? ”

"Don't do it, brush assists, respond in the high position, and don't go inside, which can also reduce his chance of injury. You let him play a 35-year-old veteran for a long time, and still fight for muscles, aren't you afraid of accidents? If he gets hurt, we're going to have a bad thing in the playoffs. Yang Rui sighed.

Van Gundy closed his eyes, thought for a minute, and found himself convinced again.

He couldn't think of a better idea, and he was afraid that Ewing would get hurt, so Yang Rui got to the point.

Ewing started the season very selflessly, playing only 30 minutes, averaging 18.1 points, 7.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game, and his efficiency was higher than before. This is based on Ewing giving a teammate an off-ball screen, and the teammate attracts the defender and then passes him back to the misplaced attack.

If Ewing is allowed to dominate heads-up, it will return to the old ways, and the three scoring points of Lewis, Houston, and Starks will not be able to play.

It's hard for Ewing, who relies on heads-up, to score 25 points. In Yang Rui's previous life, Ewing was in good shape this season, averaging 32.6 minutes per game in 26 regular season games, scoring 20.8 points, 10.2 rebounds, 1.1 assists and 2.2 blocks, with a shooting rate of 50.4%, but unfortunately he was soon seriously injured and rested......

With the general direction, the rest is easy to do.

Van Gundy asked, "How?" ”

Yang Rui thought about it in the afternoon. Quite simply, Patrick continued to cover on the side, cutting inside and running down the middle, and Alan was running as usual to catch the ball or pass to Patrick. Charlie, who was waiting for an opportunity in the middle, is now running to the bottom left corner to play another off-ball screen with Patrick to open up space. Larry and Bruce are on the right side, Larry adds the routine of cutting to the basket from the right side, Patrick can play alone in the middle, and the pass is mainly to find Alain, Charlie, and Larry. ”

Van Gundy pondered for a while, it was a little more troublesome than the original tactic, adding two more runners, and the players should be able to understand the tactics after a few practices.

"Okay. Anything else? ”

"You can consider giving Chaki a chance to come off the bench, he doesn't defend well, but he shoots well, he is fast and the pick-and-roll is more threatening, especially when the opposing center is slow, he and Patrick will be a wonder when they work together." Yang Rui smiled: "Since you want to brush the data, then strengthen the offense, and a solid defense will reduce the number of rounds, and the data is difficult to brush beautifully." ”

Van Gundy pondered for another minute, couldn't fault it, and decided to accept it all.

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