The Way of Basketball: Never Talk Shit to Him!
Chapter 650 - 250: New York, Your Emperor, Has Truly Arrived!

Chapter 650: Chapter 250: New York, Your Emperor, Has Truly Arrived!

For D’Antoni, renouncing the principle that "the ball handler has higher priority on the court than others" was difficult. But compared to being jobless, this matter seemed not so difficult after all.

September 15th arrived, with the New York Knicks’ closed training camp officially beginning.

D’Antoni handed Su Wan a self-challenging answer sheet.

Per Su Wan’s request, he had added a lot of wing isolation tactics to the game plan. However, in the end, he still expressed his viewpoint, "Too much ball-handling offense will slow down the team’s offensive rhythm!"

A slower offensive rhythm meant fewer offensive rounds.

With players shooting less frequently, the abundant firepower of the New York Knicks would not be fully displayed.

In D’Antoni’s view, the New York Knicks’ roster was fully equipped for the Magic Ball Strategy.

From the point guard to the power forward, all positions had players who were strong at shooting three-pointers, and with Tyson Chandler, who could run and jump, protecting the rim at center, they could certainly use a high-tempo "offensive wave" to overwhelm the opposition.

Su Wan knew what D’Antoni was worried about and directly said, "I’m not the kind of wing ball handler like Tracy. I won’t have the whole lineup come to a halt before initiating the attack. That’s not my style!"

"Plus, Stephen and Danilo Gallinari haven’t even played in the playoffs yet. You can’t guarantee they will continue sinking threes endlessly in the playoffs."

He glanced at D’Antoni:

"The finals are a completely different stage!"

"Of course, it’s normal not to know since the teams you’ve coached have never made it to the finals!"

Although Su Wan’s tone was mild, it still made D’Antoni quite uncomfortable.

Little Mustache knew that Su Wan was deliberately needling him.

"Additionally..." Su Wan hadn’t finished speaking, "we don’t just have speeding up the offense as an option. We can completely lock down our opponents and then, through fast breaks, use chasing three-pointers to pick up the pace!"

D’Antoni was stunned again; Su Wan’s words hit on his blind spot.

All right!

Where on D’Antoni’s tactical board was there any concept of "Defense counterattack"?

He’d never even considered stopping the opponent. To him, winning meant scoring more points than the other team.

What’s defense?

Is that something edible?

Su Wan’s words could be classified as a tactical innovation for him.

Not that he didn’t know "Defense counterattack"... It’s a common strategy in high school competitions, and it would be shameful if he didn’t know it, wouldn’t it?

But it was his first time seeing someone connect "Defense counterattack" with "Chasing three-pointers."

Does New York have what it takes for that?

D’Antoni took a glance at the roster.

Indeed, they did!

For "Chasing three-points," the most crucial guarantee was rebounding.

And in "Defense counterattack," what was the most crucial ability for rebounding?

Driving Ability!

In this regard, the new season’s New York Knicks were not lacking. freёweɓnovel_com

No need to mention Su Wan.

Nor Tyson Chandler!

Despite being white, Danilo Gallinari had great speed, making his style very American.

Outside the three-point line, shoot threes; inside the three-point line, once he gets the ball, it’s basically driving hard towards the basket.

Not much needed to be said about the power forward Artest’s defense; even if he couldn’t run anymore, there was still Paul George. The rookie made his way out from the "NCAA second division" thanks to his physical qualities.

With rebounding secured, "Chasing three-pointers" could naturally become a regular offensive tactic.

If they wanted to ensure a high success rate, they would simply have to get the ball to Su Wan and Stephen Curry.

D’Antoni’s expression eased up a lot.

In his philosophy, any tactic that could accelerate the rhythm was a good one.

Su Wan’s approach to increase the tempo was a success and hence, regarded as a "good tactic" by D’Antoni, who also admitted:

This Su Wan guy, he’s got some real skills!

Um...

Only for D’Antoni.

To see "Defense counterattack" with "Chasing three-points" as a good tactic.

If it were Larry Brown, he would probably have scolded any player shooting threes on the court to high heaven.

From this perspective, D’Antoni was pretty progressive.

Su Wan could be said to have "hit the nail on the head."

The Magic Ball Strategy was the Italians’ "lifeblood."

Isolation plays by the wing ball handler, to some extent, weakened the share of Magic Ball, running contrary to D’Antoni’s offensive philosophy.

But now, Su Wan’s incorporation of "Defense counterattack" and "Chasing three-points" has pushed up the share of the three-point offense in New York’s tactics.

Basically, they exchanged the original breakthrough shots under the basket for wing isolations...

Such an "equivalent exchange" was still acceptable to D’Antoni.

Moreover...

After observing last season, he’d also found out that if Stephen Curry followed Steve Nash’s path, it would be fraught with difficulties.

Stephen Curry needs to carve a different path.

His three-point shooting ability is absolutely stronger than Steve Nash’s!

And from Su Wan’s perspective, adding "Chasing three-points" was not about appeasing D’Antoni.

What level is he at, and what level is D’Antoni at? Would he need to deliberately cater to him?

He was very clear, the three-point shot is a trend, a direction.

Originally, for the new season, the Mavericks became champions thanks to their defense counterattack shooting.

The New York Knicks are just a bit crazier. In their defense counterattacks, they shoot even more three-pointers!

The offensive end’s tactic arrangement was almost done. Next were the defensive tactics. Su Wan found that in this aspect, it was not that D’Antoni had no clue, but rather it was as if six of his senses were blocked.

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