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The Knicks beat the Spurs 102 to 94, breaking the opening streak.

In addition to the Twin Towers, the Spurs have no reliable players, and the outside line is a mess. The most famous one is the 178cm Avery Johnson, who is the "little general" who will become the coach in the future.

Avery is one of those "traditional guards."

What is a traditional defender? Many fans can't accept the reality that the combo guard is stronger due to various psychological and reasons, so they have this weird concept. It is that the point guard is not good at shooting and scoring, cannot push fast breaks, must have low turnovers, must press the rhythm, etc., and then give the self-created title of "No. 1 Traditional Point Guard" to his favorite players!

There have never been such words as traditional shooting guard, traditional small forward, and traditional power forward.

There is a "traditional center", which refers to a standing center who relies on his teammates to feed him the ball, and completes the offense through low positions or hooks.

Therefore, fans can understand that the tradition of the NBA is that they cannot shoot.

The Spurs Twin Towers both scored double-doubles, and the Knicks won the game by crushing from the outside. The Spurs scored a three-pointer in the audience, made one of three shots, and almost didn't make a shot.

The Knicks also paid a heavy price in this game. In the third quarter, Larry Johnson collided with Duncan while grabbing a rebound, and sprained his left knee when he landed.

After an MRI examination, the Knicks officially announced with regret that Johnson suffered a sprained knee ligament and will be absent for four to six weeks. In fact, he was absent for at least six weeks. As the famous "glass man", even if he felt that he was fine, who would dare to let him rest for four weeks before appearing?

On the 4th, the Knicks, without Johnson, lost to the Dallas Mavericks led by Nelson Sr., 95 to 106, ending the winning streak.

Oakley started as a power forward, and his offensive power was not comparable to that of Johnson. He took 4 shots and scored 1 goal. He grabbed 5 offensive boards, made 7 of 8 free throws, scored 9 points and 7 rebounds.

With one player missing, the substitute Starks also felt cold, making only 7 of 19 shots, 1 of 6 three-pointers, no free throws, and 15 points.

The core of the underdog Mavericks is Finley, Nowitzki has not participated in the draft, and Nash has not joined yet.

Van Gundy would not be able to play without one person. Yang Rui found that he was just a deadhead. He let Stephen Jackson sit on the sidelines for a whole game and would rather let the old Buck Williams play the 4th position as a substitute. Give your opponent an opportunity.

Buck is known for his defense and has made a big name in the league, but he is 38 years old and he can't keep up with the rhythm.

On the 6th, the Knicks beat the Hornets at home to avoid a losing streak. The team suffered another injury on the outside, and Chris Childs was injured.

Childs has always been known for his defensive tenacity. Once he was misplaced to defend the basket, he actually wanted to jump up to block Geiger who made an air cut. Unfortunately, he was knocked into the air and injured his shoulder.

He is even worse this time, and will be absent for more than six weeks.

Injuries at the NBA level are unavoidable. No matter how careful you are, you may still lose troops.

Back-to-back home games against the 76ers on the 7th, Starks continued to slump, and Ewing couldn't find his shooting touch, only 14 points, 7 rebounds and 2 assists.

Despite Houston's 25 points, the Knicks lost 88 to 93 to the 76ers led by two guns in the backcourt.

After a day off, the Knicks challenged the Bulls without Pippen in an away game, losing 91 to 100, and suffered their first losing streak this season.

Van Gundy's weakness on the spot is obvious. From 16 consecutive victories to 17 wins and 3 losses, the media's evaluation of the Knicks has taken a big turn. Some people directly complained that Van Gundy is not popular.

No one scolded Yang Rui, this is the benefit of the assistant coach, the sky is falling, there is a head coach to support it.

Who would be hungry enough to target an assistant coach? In the end, the person was not targeted, and he had to put himself in it, and was regarded as a neuropathy by the fans.

If Van Gundy dismisses get out of class, Yang Rui will only benefit. It is difficult to find a big-name coach during the season.

Usually the first assistant is on top. But Yang Rui didn't want to let the wind and waves rise and sit on the Diaoyutai. He hoped to see the Knicks win the best record and see Ewing win the MVP.

As a person, as long as he has identified one thing and has a clear goal, he wants to do it well. If the Knicks fail to get the best record, even if Ewing gets 20+10+5, the MVP will definitely not fall to him, so wouldn't it be for nothing? It's better to play more blooming tactics instead of a clear core.

Yang Rui, who has kept a low profile for a while, knows that he must stand up and do more things, because Van Gundy is really not good.

The teacher in the five-star training camp said that a good coach should be a master of psychological adjustment, but Van Gundy kept throwing pressure on the players.

Like before playing the Bulls, he repeatedly said clichés such as reducing turnovers and strengthening defense. Is it useful to talk about these?

After the start of the game, Ewing's mistakes still did not improve. If his teammates couldn't open, he could only make bunny jump shots. He failed to make shots repeatedly and had no dominance at all. In order to brush up the data, Ewing played more time on the court. He lost his energy at the critical moment of the fourth quarter and failed to grab rebounds in the backcourt, which directly led to the loss.

Ben Wallace, who was sitting on the bench, looked like Teddy, who had reached maturity and was struggling towards the air, but he was not allowed to play.

One can only say that Van Gundy is incompetent if he is so incompetent and exhausted thousands of troops.

Without Johnson and Charles, he was at a loss.

He didn't have the habit of cultivating rookies, but instead had a stubborn and untiring temper. The management is optimistic about Atkins. After the summer league, he directly threw out a two-year contract. As a result, Van Gundy let him play 5 minutes a game, which was still garbage time.

The two potential rookies, Jackson and Moore, had no chance to perform, and their bodies were slowly rusting.

What's even more exasperating is that in an interview after the game, Van Gundy attributed the team's loss to player injuries and a lack of bench depth.

The above are just some superficial problems. The most serious thing is that Van Gundy's coaching philosophy is completely wrong. He doesn't think players are real people, but just machines. He only sees tactics and no players. Players can only passively adapt to the tactics he arranges, instead of teaching students in accordance with their aptitude.

For example, Moore is obviously a bamboo pole figure, and his specialty is fast speed, strong explosive power, and ability to hit mid-range shots. Van Gundy saw that he had grown to 211cm tall, so he wanted him to gain weight to fight against others.

Fortunately, Garnett did not fall into Van Gundy's hands, otherwise he might have to switch to a center forward, and if he can't handle people, he can't play, and wait to be scolded by Van Gundy.

In short, with such a coach, there is basically no hope for rookies to grow, unless it is a defensive player like Bowen and Ben Wallace, which is especially suitable for Van Gundy.

Just use it, never train it, and once you make a mistake, you will be pushed on the bench immediately. Van Gundy is a representative of mechanism and utilitarianism.

That is to say, in this era when there are not many tactics, Van Gundy can still play. In the future, the rapid development of competitive sports will still be engaged in mechanics, and no one will consider finding Van Gundy as a coach.

After the away trip was over and the team was on vacation, Yang Rui waited for Van Gundy to come to chat with him. If the coach's mind was still so stiff, the team's morale would be lost.

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