You should cross the mountains like a brave man

Chapter 900 When Did He Reassure Me?
The day before the finals, the last day in May.

The 76ers train as usual, the Cavaliers are out, and now they need to focus on the Warriors.

Halfway through training, Wright asked all the players to put away what they were doing and go to the video analysis room for a meeting.

Everyone knows that the theme of today's meeting is the Warriors.

The whiteboard used to draw tactics is hung with pendants representing Warriors players one after another.

Stephen Curry, John Wall, Klay Thompson, Draymond Green, Marc Gasol, Andre Drummond, Andre Iguodala, Barbosa, Speights.

What kind of team can be called a super team?
There is no doubt that this Warriors team is the first team that can be called a super team after the new century.

Some people will equate the Lakers in the OK period with them, but in fact, OK is just the poor man's version of the Showtime Lakers.

The same two top ten teams in history, one inside and one outside, one old and one young, but what else? The Lakers in the OK period had at most a third quasi-All-Star to be the third leader.

Showtime Lakers What condition is that?
In the early days, All-Star guard Norm Nixon shared the ball with the Magician, and Jamal Wilkes was the second offensive player and end point of the team; James Worthy came in the mid-term, and Michael McAdoo, the three-time scoring champion and MVP in the 70s, helped Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

On the books, there is Wang Zha, the three or four players are all All-Stars, and there are one or two All-Stars sitting on the bench.

This kind of specification, this kind of depth, and this kind of configuration overflowing with talent can bear the name of a super team.

The series of reforms carried out by David Stern are precisely to prevent the league from appearing as a dominant player again.

But people are not as good as heaven.

In 2009 and 2010, the Warriors selected two super rookies, Curry and Wall, and then took Thompson in 2011, and Drummond and Green in 2012.

Under the current salary space, it is difficult for the Warriors to keep Marc Gasol this summer, but such an amazing lineup can appear once, which is the luck that Golden State has waited for 40 years for.

"From the perspective of the lineup, the Warriors don't have many dead ends. They can play in any system and match all tactics."

"Can be fast or slow, can run and bomb, can land and fight positional warfare, and can play complex tactics."

"Their staffing is very flexible."

Wright said something that made others want to destroy his prestige, but none of the team members responded.

In order to give the players confidence, Wright deliberately moved out the only defeat of the Warriors in the playoffs-Game 4 was lost to the Thunder that exploded.

In this battle, Lei Ting's Brother Wang Zha was not insignificant.

威斯布鲁克打穿了沃尔的防守，狂轰38分14篮板12助攻的三双，杜兰特以恐怖的超过70%的真实命中率飙下42分8篮板5助攻。

From a spectator's point of view, this is a feast for the eyes.

Because of the Thunder's victory, the Wang Zha Brothers' ESPN classic channel-level performance allowed Curry to score 10 three-pointers in a single game, and his 40-point performance in the game was forgotten.

In fact, the Thunder's Wang Bo brothers + Curry, the three scored a total of 120 points.

In Wright's view, it was a painstaking victory.

"The Thunder's strategy is very simple and straightforward. They adopt a defensive stance against John Wall's outside shots. On the offensive end, Russell gives him the greatest pressure. At the same time, they send commissioners to lock Klay Thompson. They don't deliberately use a small lineup to chase the Warriors' game rhythm. Finally-let Stephen Curry play alone."

The Thunder's strategy worked. Their wing athleticism overwhelmed the Warriors as they racked up 62 rebounds like a beast.

The Warriors' rebounds are an exaggerated 34.

The Thunder rebounded almost twice as much as they did!
Because the Warriors insisted on playing small balls, they did not let Gasol Jr. nor Drummond play. They just played small balls and were rushed to death by the Thunder.

This was a game that was willing to bet and admit defeat. The Warriors had the match point at the time, and they could afford to gamble. The Thunder won the battle of dignity, and they were defeated by the Warriors' 41 system in Game [-].

"They may only have played 80% of their strength in the regular season." Wright said seriously, "However, no matter how good the lineup is, whether it can be played in the end or not will play a decisive role, or the players themselves."

Wright played the highlights of the Thunder's victory over the Warriors over and over again: "I don't think the Thunder showed a higher level in this game than us and the Cavaliers in Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals, and I don't think there is any game in the Western Conference Finals.

"Guys, do you want to win?"

Wright's voice fell.

He is asking everyone.

"If we don't want to win, the sixth game will not be so hard." Rondo seems to be ironic.

His speech made the atmosphere in the locker room very awkward.

Soon, he broke the embarrassment himself: "Of course, we want to win!"

"I got good news. The referee in charge of law enforcement in the finals, their chief referee, is named Nick Buchert. I believe that this face is familiar to you."

Although the 76ers didn't know the referee, they remembered the face.

He was the referee who directed the Eastern Conference Game 6 gladiator duel.

If he is the referee in this year's finals, then, at least one thing is certain, it will be difficult for fans to see the body whistle, and the intensity of the game will depend on the viciousness of the participating parties.

"He will be refereeing four finals, which is great news for us."

Of course, if the league gets in the way, like the 2002 Western Conference Finals or the 2006 Finals, that's another matter.

Every referee has his own style and bottom line. Butchet is a tough old-school referee who disdains body whistles.

The chief referee is like a director. The style of the game is based on the two contestants, and how to control the intensity and rhythm of the game is the referee's job.

Butchert's style, the Eastern Conference Finals Game6 has seen it all over the world.

Wright said that Butchet as the referee is good news for the 76ers. There are several reasons. His old man's law enforcement style is not conducive to the Warriors, which is a fast-paced team. In terms of book strength, the 76ers are far inferior to the Warriors.

Although beating his hometown team in competitive sports often happens, but he is a referee, and no one can say whether he will feel compassion for his hometown team.

So Wright will emphasize that it is good for the 76ers when Butchet is the referee.

However, although these external factors can play a role, they are extremely limited. In the end, the 76ers need to seize the opportunity by themselves.

Just like Game6.

"To defeat the Warriors, we have to play the intensity and momentum of the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Finals in every game of the finals. Now I ask again, do you want to win?"

Wei Xia didn't expect Wright's chicken soup to be poured so early.

Everyone wants to express their views, but what can they do now?No game again tonight.

Odom stepped forward to play the role of a veteran: "If you want to talk about it, of course we want to. If we don't want to, why bother to fight so hard with the Cavaliers? Each of us wants to work hard, but there is no point in expressing our determination now. The Warriors' bastards are not in front of us. But if you want to say no. The coach has said it to this point."

Hearing this, everyone looked "That's what I thought" and nodded affectionately.

Wright, too, found himself rushing and ended the discussion and let the players go through the rest of the practice.

Wei Xia stayed until the end.

According to the usual practice, Wright will tell Wei Xia some things that are inconvenient to say at the meeting after the meeting.

"Felix, has your opinion of the Warriors changed?" Wright asked.

From the beginning to the end, Wei Xia believed that the Warriors were the enemy on the way to the three consecutive championships. Hearing Wright's question, he shook his head and said: "Their lineup is better, I always think so."

"Yeah, so, we have to keep the intensity and the quality of offense and defense."

"For that, we need to shorten the rotation."

Shortening the rotation is a lesson that the Thunder taught the 76ers with a series failure.

Shortening the rotation means killing the main force, which can maintain the quality of offense and defense while avoiding more defects from being exposed.

The Warriors' fast break is too ruthless. Both Curry and Thompson have the ability to chase three-pointers. Sometimes they fall behind by a few points and are caught to counterattack. Two or three three-pointers are thrown, and the game is over.

"I'm mentally prepared."

He has the mental preparation to average more than 46 minutes per game in this round of the series.

"I trust you completely, Felix." Wright's eyes turned to the outside of the room, downstairs, where DeMarcus Cousins ​​was practicing three-pointers. "The performance of that big guy will determine the trend of the entire series."

Wei Xia looked at Cousins, the weakness of the 76ers' inside line, playing the Cavaliers has been fully exposed, without Cousins, it is a cash machine at the mercy of others.

But Cousins' personality and emotions, and his weakness in defense against pick-and-rolls are also well known.

"Are you worried about Boge?" Wei Xia asked.

At this time, Wei Xia noticed that there were many more white hairs on Wright's head.

Wright complained: "When did he ever put me at ease?"

(End of this chapter)