Carlisle deserves the title coach, and has deployed troops and has tactical adjustments to beat Thiberdu

The Knicks fans' championship dream shattered before the score 0-2. Who would have thought that this "New Eastern Conference King" that was unanimously optimistic by nine ESPN experts before the Eastern Conference Finals would lose two consecutive games at their home court? When Brunson's three-point bounce came out, it not only ended the Knicks' hope of turning around, but also made the curse of "death for the hottest" come true again.

I will not talk about the game today, but about the game between the two coaches. After watching the two games, I really feel that the Pacers head coach Carlisle has completely made Thibodeau's adjustments in both tactics and personnel.

This Eastern Conference Final is essentially the ultimate showdown between the two old coaches. Carlisle used 27 years of coaching experience to tell Thibodeau what is the real "playoff art". In G1's overtime, he let Toppin, a player with a regular season three-point shooting percentage of 32%, ambush the bottom corner, successfully restraining the Knicks' inside and creating a breakthrough space for Nemhard; G2 even used the "box one" tactic, using Nesmith to defend Brunson alone, forcing other Knicks players to bear offensive pressure. In the end, Hart and McBride's mistakes directly ruined the game. In contrast, Thibodeau's coaching exposed obvious shortcomings. When the Pacers used "wheel battle" to consume the Knicks' main players, he never dared to use more substitutes, resulting in Brunson's physical overdraw in the final quarter and missed two key three-pointers in a row. What's even more fatal is that he was too conservative in the use of Towns. He didn't let the core center come on the field until 2 minutes and 25 seconds left in the final quarter, missing the best opportunity to catch up points.

Tibodeau's "Five Donkeys Tactics" reveals the limitations of old-school coaches. He insisted on using eight-man rotation, and Brunson and Towns averaged more than 40 minutes of playing time, resulting in a sharp decline in offensive and defensive efficiency in the final quarter - the Knicks' net score in the final quarter dropped sharply from +3.2 in the regular season to -5.8. What's more serious is that this over-reliance on star players makes the Knicks' offense single and predictable. When Brunson was double-teamed, other players were unable to handle the ball effectively. In G2, the Knicks made 18 mistakes, 11 of which occurred in the round when Brunson was pinched.

I can only say that the champion coach really has something, especially an old coach like Carlisle. He may still "pretend to death" in the regular season, but he has very much idea when the playoffs is critical. In the end of this year, the Knicks chased the points wildly. In the last three minutes, Carlisle directly used the "shark-cutting tactic" to cut off the Knicks' momentum.

In 2011, Carlisle led the Mavericks to defeat the Heat, which has the Big Three. He is definitely aware of how to build a team advantage in front of opponents with many All-Stars. This experience allowed him to dare to use unconventional tactics in the Eastern Conference Finals, such as letting Turner out of the three-point line, or let Topin take on key shooting tasks.

In contrast, although Thibodeau is known for his defense, he lacks a true championship-level performance in his playoff resume.

The Timberwolves lost two away games in the Western Conference Finals, and at least they can win one game when they return to their home court! But the Knicks lost two home games in a row, and the two home games below were from the Pacers. How should we turn this over?

The so-called experts before the start of the Eastern Conference Finals, media people predicted that the Knicks could qualify, and even the championship was even thought of. Unexpectedly, 0-2 is now, is it really a hot topic?