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Decentralized tactics will rebirth the walker! It may become a weather vane for the future, but cannot be learned now

11:13am, 9 June 2025Basketball

Who would have thought that the Pacers could reach the finals? If they were really so powerful, so many professional basketball players in the NBA, why no one could find the strength of the Pacers? Everyone was praising Halliburton's great moment of winning three times and winning one tie. However, they did not know that the Pacers' overall strength was not enough to support them often leading their opponents in big scores, and they could only run to the opponents at the decisive moment through physical strength. This is the terrible thing about the Pacers.

The Pacers have been able to get to where they are now, and coach Carlisle has made great contributions. Many fans have focused on multi-player rotation, but they don’t know that the Pacers’ most powerful tactic is decentralization. There is no offensive focus, even the team leader Halliburton cannot do it. In short, it is a purpose. Whoever performs better will play, and whoever feels better will play. There is no focus at all. Everyone is the focus. Perhaps this is the ultimate mystery of team basketball.

So the question is, can all teams increase personnel rotation and achieve the Pacers' effect? Of course not. The Knicks have made attempts. Since G2, the Knicks have tried to add multiple rotations to deal with the Pacers' bombardment tactics. Unfortunately, they have not experienced a long period of running-in, and the temporary lineup is only a flash in the pan and is not very useful. The Pacers have been able to move to this day. They have always been rotating 10-12 people, and the rationality and matching of the lineup are far superior to other teams.

Modern basketball, the shooting space pursued, after this season, perhaps the Pacers' style of play will become the future vane of the league. Look at the traditional team, the Timberwolves' inside Gobert, and they are always targeted by their opponents if they can't pull the space. Even the Thunder, the No. 1 in the league, dare not join the double tower lineup to deal with the Pacers. This extreme multiplayer rotation, without an absolute core, seems to help the team boss save money. This year's Thunder and Pacers are the best proof. When all teams pursue superstars, they pay more attention to the adaptation and rationality of the team's lineup.

Although the finals between the Pacers and the Thunder are just a showdown in the small ball market, the author feels it is more like an interpretation of future basketball. Superstars are important, but the era of the Big Three will eventually be replaced. When the three giants occupy more than half of the team's contract salary, it may really change.

So, is it still too late to imitate now? Of course it is impossible. Looking at the salary structure of the league's teams now, you can find some problems. The salaries of the main players are too high, and it is difficult for role players to get a chance to survive. The only teams with a chance may be the Rockets and the Thunder. After having an absolute draft pick, it can be said that they already have a future.

With the advancement of technology, young players are completely different in training, with more physical fitness and better physical fitness. Perhaps there is no experience of veterans, but looking at the Pacers this season, in the face of absolute physical strength, any experience is a paper tiger. The final definition is that whoever can maintain physical fitness for 48 minutes can get the final victory, and veterans will be eliminated in advance. If you look at it now, you may be able to understand the reasons behind it.

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