D'Antoni stood on the sidelines, looking a little surprised, and kept rubbing his chin with his hands.

"...The offense seems to be a little problem, not right, not a problem, it's just not as good as the Knicks' average level. This offensive level is actually slightly better than most teams. As for defense..."

D'Antoni looked weird.

"...Is this a defensive team coached?"

It’s not that D’Antoni was surprised. In fact, the defense shown by the Knicks is indeed quite interesting.

In addition to Korver, the other four-person single defense is excellent. The key is that their mutual defense is even more amazing.

Anthony is an excellent offensive. Generally speaking, it is difficult to truly contain Iguodala's single defense. At most, Anthony spends more effort and makes it more difficult to score, but it will be different with assisted defense.

Chandler sat at the basket and waited for Anthony to break through. The outside was a defensive network composed of Iguodala, Tony Allen and Zhou Mubai. Anthony had no way to break through and could only choose to score with mid-range shots. However, even at mid-range, it was still very difficult to take action under the interference of Iguodala.

The same is true for other Nuggets. Once they break through, they have to face omnipresent defense. The Knicks' defense is so good. Zhou Mubai, Tony Allen, Iguodala, Tyson Chandler, these four people are precise in position and have fast enough steps. The key is that these people have too rich defensive experience. They rarely attack, but the pressure on the Nuggets is unprecedented.

Anthony even had an illusion that his opponent was not the Knicks, but was playing against teams like the Celtics or the Spurs!

The fans of Madison Garden Square looked at each other. They watched the Crazy Knicks for a season. The Knicks last season were simply gorgeous to the extreme. Zhou Mubai's ultimate singles match, Zhou Mubai's extreme pass, and the team's crazy fast break, and offensively, have become the best team in the league.

But the Knicks' defense last season was really not good.

The Knicks last season can be divided into three stages. The first stage is before Zhou Mubai arrived, and the Knicks were a bad team during that period;

The second stage is Zhou Mubai's arrival, which brought a gorgeous attack to the Knicks;

The third stage is the arrival of Chandler and Jamison. This stage raises the Knicks' defense to the average level of the NBA. Yes, it is the average level, there can be no more. The Knicks' signature is still offensive.

Relying on average defense and unparalleled offense, the Knicks made rapid progress, reaching the finals, and also knocked down the defending champion, bringing a new championship trophy to the Knicks.

Some people mocked the Knicks for not being able to defend, but most Knicks fans retorted one sentence - Is it important for teams with the best offensive to defend?

But they were still feeling a little guilty. After all, the saying "Win the championship by defense" has been popular for decades. Whether it is facts or truths, it proves the correctness of this sentence.

Most of the previous championships were both offense and defense, both inside and outside. On the contrary, the Knicks, who won the championship with unparalleled offense and weak defense, is an alien. No wonder Knicks fans are unsure of it.

So even if they win the championship, they still hope that the Knicks can sign superstars and better role players in the summer to increase their defensive strength. Offense and defense are not necessary to balance, but they have to practice together so that they can deal with stronger opponents.

The fans thought so, but when they really saw the Knicks gaining the lead with their strong defense, they felt a little uncomfortable.

Because this kind of Knicks is not as gorgeous as last season.

Of course it won't be so gorgeous. Teams that are good at defending generally won't look good at playing. However, the Knicks' viewing ability decline is not because of their defense, but because of the three-point ability of Tony Allen and Iguodala. Without enough space and three-pointers, there will be no gorgeous breakthroughs and singles.

After seven or eight minutes, Zhou Mubai came down to rest, and D'Antoni successively joined the second team.

The second team is Kevin Martin, Jamison, Fry, Spetts and Sean Williams.

Sean Williams is a player signed by the Knicks in the free market. He originally played for the Pacers, but his performance was not very good. He averaged only about ten minutes of playing time. This season, the Pacers gave him up and Donny Walsh signed him to replenish the team's bench.

The Knicks played very well in the second team. The players on the court either had three-pointers or had accurate mid-range distances. Generally speaking, they were all good at shooting. Although their defense was not as good as the first team, their offense was still interesting.

Zhou Mubai nodded repeatedly when he saw it, but on the other hand, he was no longer satisfied with the team's tactics. Overall, it was too monotonous.

This problem happened last season, but the team's goal at that time was not about record. It was difficult to see far when the poor were suddenly rich, but this season was different. After all, they were the defending champion, and their opponents this season were much stronger than last season. If they did not improve in tactical terms, the Knicks might suffer a big loss in the playoffs.

Overall, the Knicks' talent is quite different from teams such as the Heat, Lakers and Celtics. The Knicks were able to win the championship last season because Zhou Mubai carried the Knicks into the finals and relied on his personal ability to defeat the Lakers. It was not because of the Knicks' outstanding tactics or outstanding talent.

To be honest, Zhou Mubai believes that the team has no tactics at all, and the tactics displayed on the court are just simple tactics he plays based on his own abilities.

Talent is inferior to humans, and tactics are inferior to humans. In this way, you will definitely suffer a loss when you enter the playoffs. It was already mid-season when all the teams won the championship last season. It was impossible to practice tactics at that time, but this season has just begun. There is plenty of time to prepare. Zhou Mubai plans to use tactics to make up for the team's lack of talent.

But how to choose and design this tactic must be communicated well. Of course, this communication is to communicate with D'Antoni.
Chapter completed!