Coach, I don't want to retire yet

Chapter 549: ‘Terrible’ Coach D!

Since the All-Star Game, Du Kang would simulate a game before playing the regular season, regardless of whether it was a strong team or a weak team, to see if there would be any unexpected events.

After the All-Stars, players’ mental focus generally decreases, and the likelihood of an upset increases significantly.

In the history of the NBA, many teams only lost two, three, or four games before the All-Star Game, but still failed to achieve 70 wins at the end of the season.

There are obviously more games before the All-Stars and fewer games after the All-Stars.

Why is this happening?

It is because the physical energy stored up during the offseason has been exhausted, the body is tired, and then the spirit begins to slack off and become exhausted. Naturally, the players' concentration on the game decreases.

As the concentration decreases, the stability of the game also decreases. Although everyone has become more unstable, when everyone is unstable, the strong teams will definitely suffer.

Therefore, some teams that had the opportunity to break the Bulls' winning record before the All-Stars generally performed poorly in the second half of the season.

This is understandable.

After all, Jordan was not only the strongest player in NBA history, but also the most stable player in NBA history. His physical strength and spirit were also the best in NBA history.

The reason why the Lakers were able to break the Bulls' record last season was because of Du Kang's crazy rotation.

This season, if we want to win all the games, we need more crazy rotations and various stimulations to the players' mental state.

If there was no system, Du Kang would not even dare to think about winning all the games in the season. Even with the system, Du Kang was very cautious for fear of making mistakes.

In fact, at this point in the regular season, it doesn’t matter whether we can win all the games.

The Bobcats have already received enough attention.

However, Lu has come this far, and Du Kang must hope to keep going.

Of course, now because of the continuous winning streak, the mental tension of the Bobcats players has reached an incredible level.

"And this is probably the reason why the Bobcats will be defeated by the Celtics in this game!"

Du Kang did not continue the simulation, saying that he only simulated one game at a time, and gamblers would not have a good death.

Moreover, judging from the situation in the previous game, even if we continue the simulation, the result would be hard to predict.

The Bobcats are weaker in the simulation than in reality.

The main problem is that the Dream Back to the Peak Card cannot be used correctly in the simulation.

This will greatly limit the strength of O'Neal, Grant Hill and Kidd.

O'Neal and Hill are definitely two of the most important players for the Bobcats this season.

So, just because the Bobcats were defeated by the Celtics in the simulation game doesn’t mean they will be defeated by the Celtics in reality.

However, the basketball played by the Celtics in this game really made Du Kang feel unbelievable. He had never seen that kind of basketball before.

Amazing Monty, it's really amazing!

Du Kang could only think so in his heart.

Let James play on the court like that, perfectly bringing out James' athletic ability, physical fitness and confrontation advantages, and perfectly bringing out James' impact.

James' strengths were fully revealed.

Coupled with the Celtics' extremely strong overall team, this Celtics team is indeed powerful.

Even if the Bobcats are not the strongest Bobcats, Du Kang will not deny the strength of this Celtic.

The game will be held tonight.

Now the morning training is over.

The Bobcats players can only prepare more during the afternoon training.

Even if we prepare, it is difficult to prepare.

Because Du Kang didn't know who James was looking for.

In the simulation, the person James looked for was Beasley.

Du Kang certainly hopes that James will find Jordan. Jordan's current athletic ability, impact, and confrontation ability are definitely not inferior to James.

Of course, endurance is also included, which is not inferior to James.

but……

In this style of play, the initiative lies with the striker, not the opponent.

Unless, Du Kang also plays the forward tactics for the Bobcats.

What James can do, Jordan can actually do as well.

Maybe even better than James.

but……

"Danzi probably can't afford to lose that person!"

Thinking of the hideous looks of James and Beasley as they frantically tried to get into position in the simulated game, Du Kang felt a chill.

There was a GIF of James and Gasol fighting for position that was very popular before, mainly because James' expression in this GIF was very ferocious and interesting.

In the simulated game, James was so ferocious throughout almost the entire game!
Danzi and his friends’ main point is that being handsome is a lifelong thing. If they are asked to do such a thing, they may not be as good as James.

It's like asking James to play like Danzi and the others, but James is not good at it either.

Dragons have their own way, mice have their own way, and this is James's way.

Brother Xiaosa, who is surrounded by a bunch of mountain cats, can't walk on such a rat path.

Although it is impossible to let Jordan and others play like James, Du Kang can still think of a way.

In the future, if the Bobcats want to beat the Celtics, they must also find a way to deal with the Celtics' weird style of play.

On March 3, the Celtics played against the Bobcats at home.

The North Shore Gardens was packed.

The Celtics are now on their northern expedition, and their fans are very enthusiastic.

The good team condition makes the Celtics full of confidence in their home court.

As for the Bobcats, if you say the current situation of the Bobcats is good, it is definitely very good, they have been on a winning streak.

But if you say it's not good, it's indeed not very good.

The Bobcats players are like taut strings that could break at any time.

Although many people are clamoring for the Bobcats to win all the games this season, in fact, the Bobcats have now won 66 games in a row, which is incredible to the whole world.

The Bobcats have long broken the record of 40 consecutive wins that Du Kang led when he was with the Lakers.

And it was broken not just a little bit.

The Bobcats, now with 66 wins and 0 losses, are definitely a team that has never been seen before and will never be seen again.

If the Bobcats were not a team composed mainly of veterans, the string of this team would have broken long ago.

However, even though it hasn't collapsed yet, no one knows when it will collapse.

"Maybe, in this game, Amazing Monty might give the legendary Bobcats their first defeat!"

The game started and the starting players of the Bobcats and Celtics came on the court.

There is no change in the Celtics' starting lineup, including Davis, James, Leonard, Jeff Green, and Paul George.

Five very athletic forwards.

As for the Bobcats, there were changes in the starting lineup.

The Bobcats' starting lineup for this game is center O'Neal, Beasley, Ding Yanyuhang, Jordan, and Rose.

This change is actually not a change. In the Christmas game against the Celtics at home, the Bobcats' starting player was Duncan, but he was replaced by O'Neal. This is not a change either.

The two of them were originally a starter at home and a starter away.

The jump ball between O'Neal and Davis was very interesting. O'Neal actually defeated Davis and won the first attack opportunity of the game for the Bobcats.

The Bobcats attacked, and Rose dribbled the ball across half court. The Celtics also retreated quickly. Looking at Paul George in front of him, Rose did not force a shot. The Celtics were defending one-on-one, so Rose would of course choose to pass the ball to O'Neal, letting O'Neal play one-on-one with Davis!

O'Neal plays against Davis, this is a good matchup that even a blind person can see. The Bobcats can see it, and the Celtics can naturally see it as well.

Therefore, James decisively gave up his defender Ding Yanyuhang and came over to double-team.

James' double-team speed was extremely fast, and O'Neal couldn't even dribble under the double-team of Davis and James. However, O'Neal had a very good vision, and as a transit station, he passed the ball to Ding Yanyuhang who was squatting in the bottom corner.

O'Neal's pass was timely, but when Dingham received the ball, Paul George, who was originally defending Beasley, had already come in front of Dingham. Dingham continued to pass the ball to Beasley who was standing outside the 45-degree three-point line on the right.

When the ball reached Beasley, James had already jumped out.

"The Celtics' defense is rotating so fast now!"

It's dazzling!

"No wonder even the Lakers' offense couldn't penetrate the Celtics' defense!"

The Bobcats wasted too much time in this offense, and Beasley couldn't pass the ball anymore, so he could only play against James alone.

Change direction!

Break through to the right!

Step back!
Outside the three-point line, Beasley took a step away from James, leaned back, and shot the ball!
A very, very difficult attack!
A swipe!
Three point hit!

3 is better than 0!

The arrogant Celtics fans at the scene were suffocated in an instant, and the entire North Shore Garden was silent at that moment.

But soon, the noise of Celtics fans was heard again.

"This kind of scoring is for the Bobcats. Even Beasley, Kobe, Jordan, McGrady, and Yao Ming can't score in this way every time!"

The Celtics DJ at the scene highly appreciated the performance of the Celtics' defensive players this time.

"We are very confident. Our fighters are very aggressive and confident in their defense this time!"

In fact, up to this point in the game, everything has been normal and in line with the imagination of all the expert fans.

The Celtics' defense is extremely strong. When your starting lineup is Davis, James, Leonard, George and Jeff Green, your defense cannot be weak.

At the same time, facing such a strong defense, the Bobcats' offensive superstars can also rely on their own hard solutions.

This is the current characteristic of the two teams.

All of this has been fine so far.

But then, when the Celtics attacked, things became different.

Beasley, who hit the step-back three-pointer, wanted to retreat, but because of Du Kang's reminder, Beasley did not dare to stay in the Celtics' half and turned around to run.

but!

As soon as I took a step forward, James grabbed my clothes.

Just like when some players dribble the ball in the backcourt, even if they don't dribble and just walk forward, many referees will not call it a traveling violation.

This kind of backcourt tug-of-war will not be called a foul even if the opponent is pulled down.

Because of this area, the referee defaults it as an invalid competition area.

What's more, Beasley is not the attacker, Beasley is the defender, and James is the attacker.

James, the offensive player, wanted to score against Beasley, the defensive player. Although the referee didn't understand, it seemed like Beasley had the advantage, right?
Since James wants to be closer to you, then you should be closer to James.

Seeing that Beasley was still entangled by James, Du Kang on the sidelines frowned.

He has now confirmed that the Celtics in the simulation are not all that the magical Monty has given to James!
The Lakers in the simulation lost too badly and too easily. It is estimated that James is just the beginning of his career!

Beasley is truly invincible on offense, especially in one-on-one situations.

However, being entangled by James, competing with James in athletic ability, physical confrontation, small movements, pulling, and impacting, this is definitely not what Beasley is good at.

What's more, Beasley has never seen this before!

Although the coach told him before the game that he would face some targeting from James and the Celtics in this game.

Beasley never thought that it would be like this!
Even though the coach said, don't get entangled with James.

He also never thought that James would be so entangled.

Even if the coach told him that James was entangled like this, he wouldn't believe it!
"LeBron James doesn't look like he's playing basketball on the court right now, he looks like he's playing football!"

“Although I don’t know what the magical Monty and James are doing, it looks a bit magical!”

This kind of basketball is really magical!

What is even more amazing is what Du Kang does next.

Du Kang actually ordered O'Neal to screen for Beasley who had no ball!

"Oh my god, setting a screen for the off-ball player in the backcourt! Does Coach D think that Beasley being entangled by James in the backcourt is dangerous?"

Al-Farouq Aminu in front of the TV also frowned at the media. He often provided cover for Curry who was running without the ball in the frontcourt.

However, is it really appropriate to provide screens for players without the ball in the backcourt?

O'Neal is still in the backcourt, Beasley is also in the backcourt, Paul George has quickly dribbled the ball to the frontcourt, and it's already a three-on-three situation in front!

The key is that it is useless to set a screen without the ball in the backcourt!

O'Neal blocked James for Beasley, but Davis hugged the exposed Beasley again.

O'Neal was numb.

What happened to the coach in today's game?
Are you airsick? Screening for the player without the ball in the backcourt, isn't this a betrayal to your teammates?
It's useless, and the other side is outnumbered three on three!
O'Neal looked back and saw James bypassing him and catching up with Beasley who was hugged by Davis.

In the frontcourt, Paul George dribbled the ball and after a pick-and-roll with Leonard, he switched Rose to his front, used his height to turn around and break through Rose, trapped Rose behind him, and then rushed to the empty basket and slam dunked with one hand!
The offense is three on three, and there is not even an inside player. This is too damn friendly to the offense!

Even if there were three Jordans defending, they would still be stretched to the limit.

The space on the court is so huge!
"That seems to be okay."

Du Kang was in deep thought, and at the same time he was clapping on the sidelines, indicating that this time it was his turn, and asked them to continue playing like this.

The test question given to him by the magical Monty has never been seen in NBA history.

Not a regular topic.

Even the system cannot simulate the defensive method of James's style of play. It requires actual games to practice.

"Amazing Monty is the first head coach to escape the control of the system!"

Du Kang had to admit that his lifelong enemy was indeed very powerful.

UCLA has the open cut, the triangle offense, and the Princeton system. However, the magical Monty's forward-pushing offense, which creates unlimited 3-on-3, 4-on-4, and even 5-on-4 plays on the court, is unheard of.

Unless you have five Jordans and five James on the court.

Otherwise, with James' impact and athleticism, if he used this style of play, in the end, every attack of the Celtics could become 5 vs. 4, with one more person against them!

James is a waste in positional attack, but the magical Monty actually let James use this style of play, which can turn every attack into the fast break that James is best at!
"Coach, we just played 3 on 3."

Nash wanted to remind Du Kang.

Du Kang said quietly.

"At least, it's not one less person."

what?
Nash didn't understand at all.

At this moment, the whole world doesn’t understand.

Except for the Celtics players.

The Celtics players and the magical Monty not far away were looking at Du Kang in disbelief.

"Coach D, this is so scary..."

(End of this chapter)