今天勇士灰熊的 Game 5, Tony Allen 因大腿後肌拉傷缺戰。Curry 不意外的在三分線外出手13次進6球,輕鬆拿下18分,率領勇士以98-78輕鬆壓下灰熊,率先取得聽牌優勢。Tony Allen 不在場不僅 Curry 發燙,連最近陷入嚴重低潮,連灌籃都灌不進的Klay Thompson今天也利用比賽後段分數拉開後的時間,放鬆心情出手,找回手感。三分球投4中3,全場投16中7得21分。如果這對全聯盟最會得分的後場真的因為這場比賽而找回自己的節奏,那灰熊今年季後賽真的就危險了。
灰熊真的-非-常-灰-熊-需-要 Tony Allen 在場上。
所以回到Kerr把中鋒Andrew Bogut放去對位Tony Allen,結果造成禁區大塞車,灰熊Gasol和Randolph都吃鱉,迫使教練把Tony Allen換下場的問題。各位小人物們,如果你是灰熊教練 Joerger,你會怎麼做?
1) 趁明天休息,Allen你給我練投一千!
2) 下次Allen拿到球,切入製造犯規
3) 跑吧! 打反快攻!! 不讓 Bogut和Allen對位!
4) 把Allen當 DeAndre Jordan用 (啥貨!?)
ESPN專欄作家Zach Lowe 和前NBA教練現任球評Jeff Van Gundy今天有在他們的Podcast “Lowe Post” 討論這個話題。Lowe 選 3), JVG 選 4)。
Again, 他們沒有瘋了。
灰熊雖然絕對不是快攻型球隊,但這並不代表他們不能利用擅長的籃板或防守抄截優勢來發動反快攻。這樣的反快攻可以讓勇士隊來不及把防守對位建立起來,也就不會有Bogut放空Allen的問題。
不過JVG的戰略更有意思。把Allen當作DeAndre Jordan。
小人物如果有看快艇對上火箭,有時候DeAndre Jordan也會因為要清空禁區,移動到中遠距離。這時候Dwight Howard完完全全不會理Jordan,就像Bogut對待Allen一樣。但是難道Jordan就沒功能了嗎?
下一秒鐘,如果你是努力瘋狂追逐著射手JJ Redick的Jason Terry,你將會全速的撞到一堵6呎11吋高,265磅的牆。然後眼睜睜的看著JJ Redick 接到傳球,輕鬆的在三分線外出手。
沒錯,要把Tony Allen當DeAndre Jordan用,就是要讓他全場去主動擋人,幫助隊友出手。
可以想像如果Tony Allen 去三分線幫Courtney Lee 或 Mike Conley擋防守者,他們會有多大的出手空間嗎? 反正協防的Bogut….. 還在禁區??
季後賽籃球真的是精彩的讓人受不了。
關於 Steve Kerr用 Bogut守Allen
https://www.facebook.com/littleguylayup/photos/a.1540654649542586.1073741828.1538942066380511/1569732013301516/?type=1&theater
關於季後賽第二輪的討論
https://www.facebook.com/littleguylayup/posts/1569060423368675
Zach Lowe 和 Jeff Van Gundy 的討論
http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-lowe-post-podcast-jeff-van-gundy-on-the-rockets-grizzlies-warriors-and-firing-coaches/
同時也有1部Youtube影片,追蹤數超過15萬的網紅pennyccw,也在其Youtube影片中提到,Allen Iverson(notes) made his debut with the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, and it went about as expected. He spent much of the night on the sideline...
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Allen Iverson(notes) made his debut with the Memphis Grizzlies on Monday, and it went about as expected.
He spent much of the night on the sideline. And he wasnt happy about it.
Nor, it seems, was his rear.
I had a problem with my butt from sitting on the bench so long, Iverson said. Thats the only thing I had a problem with.
Iverson made his first appearance in an NBA game since April 1, and not much had changed in the seven months in between. The Grizzlies brought him off the bench just like the Detroit Pistons tried to do, and Iverson didnt like it. Not after watching the Grizzlies lose 127-116 in overtime to the lowly Sacramento Kings. Not after he played just 17 minutes an effective 17 minutes in which he scored 11 points and not after seeing his new team fall to 1-3 while he sat idly on the sideline.
Upon signing with the Grizzlies this summer, Iverson said he would have no problem coming off the bench provided he was given a chance to compete for the starting job. That, however, was then. This is now. Iverson is a tremendous competitor and fiercely proud. Not even missing Memphis first three games along with the entire preseason with a hamstring injury seems to have tempered his distaste for bench work.
After the game, Iverson had no problem stating matter-of-factly and loudly just so everyone in the locker room could hear, including starting guards Mike Conley(notes) and O.J. Mayo(notes), who was seated next to him that the Grizzlies would need to make a change if they continue to lose.
Specifically, theyd need to start him.
Im not a reserve basketball player, Iverson said. Ive never been a reserve all my life and Im not going to start looking at myself as a reserve. Thats something for the media to talk about. Its only a big issue when the media talks about it. The subject never came up in my career until everything happened in Detroit. No one talked about me being a sub or anything like that until last year.
In all the other years of my career, its never come up. Ive been a starter on All-Star teams, Olympic teams and NBA Finals teams. Its just a big deal now. I think it is something people should let go. To answer your question, no, Im not a bench player or the sixth man. Go look at my resume, it will show you that Im not a sixth man.
For all of Iversons accomplishments, however, the Grizzlies were the only team to show any significant interest in him when he became a free agent this summer. They ultimately signed him to a one-year, $3 million contract.
Iversons stock dropped, in part, because of his experience with the Pistons an experiment gone bad. From his arrival into the NBA to the end of his tenure with the Denver Nuggets early last season, Iverson had started 827 of 832 regular-season games. Iverson says the Pistons rookie coach, Michael Curry, promised him when he joined the team that he would continue to start. After Curry eventually relegated him to the bench, Iverson openly complained about his reserve role and said he would rather retire. The Pistons, citing Iversons back problems, sent him home for the remainder of the season.
Iverson was hoping this season would provide a fresh start. He made his first appearance on Monday with 4:39 left in the first quarter, but took only one shot in the first half and missed. Kings fans heckled him by saying he should retire.
When Iverson returned in the second half, he looked much more like The Answer of old. He scored 11 points in the half, even making a key 3-pointer, and didnt force the action. His cross-over mid-range jump shot looked as pretty as ever.
I felt like me, Iverson said. Ive been playing basketball for 26 years. It felt like riding a bike. Thats what I do. Im a professional. I felt like me out there. I havent played in a long time, so obviously I had a lot of time to rest. So I wasnt tired.
But with the game tied at 94 with 4:49 left in the fourth quarter, Memphis coach Lionel Hollins replaced Iverson with Conley. Iverson was visibly upset while heading to the bench and begrudgingly slapped hands with Hollins. With 1.4 seconds left in regulation and the game still tied, Hollins put Iverson back on the floor.
In the past, Iverson would have been almost certain to take the final shot. Instead, Zach Randolph(notes) threw away a bad pass to send the game into OT while Iverson stood alone in the corner, unguarded.
I went to the bench and told my teammates that I didnt think they knew I was in the game, Iverson said. They didnt. They didnt even think I was in the game and that was a bad thing. I was like, Man, I was wide-open.
Obviously, [the Kings] didnt think I was in the game because someone big ended up on me. I guess [the Grizzlies] got used to me sitting so long that I didnt even get in the game.
Iverson wanted to clarify that he wouldnt complain if the Grizzlies were winning. But they didnt, and they arent.