NBA: I am the god of basketball

After Wang Chao arrived at the Jazz to report, he began to reorganize the team.

What?Is this the head coach's job?

The coach's job is not to sit on the sidelines, applaud and shout 666 when he sees a goal, or recite a set of mantras silently when the wind goes against him. "Wang Chao, can you think of a solution quickly?"

At least in Wang Chao's team, the job of the team head coach is roughly the same.

The determination of the starting and main roster, tactics and even the content of daily training programs are all decided by Wang Chao, and this has been the case since the Rockets days.

Nowadays, Wang Chao holds eleven championships and countless personal honors, and no one dares to question this.

What's more, the head coach of the Jazz, Quinn Schneider, is a coach with only six years of coaching experience, which is not as long as the Super League champion.

The Jazz's starting lineup for the new season is as follows.

Point guard: Russell Westbrook.

Shooting guard: Jordan Clarkson.

Small forward: Wang Chao.

Power forward: Aaron Gordon.

Center: Howard.

It can be seen from the starting lineup alone that this lineup can be regarded as Wang Chao's weakest lineup in recent years, and there is a big problem, that is, a serious lack of three-point shooting ability.

In the past, the teams that Wang Chao played for, including the Magic, Rockets, Nets, Nuggets and Clippers, all stocked up on a large number of outside three-point shooters. Especially when the Clippers used magic ball tactics, three-pointers were even more popular. Crazy, even more exaggerated than Harden’s Rockets.

But in the current Jazz team, in the starting lineup, the only player with a career three-point shooting percentage of more than 40% is Wang Chao. Even if the standard is further lowered, a player with a three-point shooting percentage of more than 35% is also Only Wang Chao.

Jordan Clarkson's three-point shooting percentage last season was so-so, reaching 36.8%, but his career three-point shooting percentage is only 34.1%.

As for Westbrook and Gordon, both are only in the upper 30%. Westbrook has shot less than 30% from three-point range for three consecutive seasons.

There is also the center position.

Howard is now just an aging veteran. He can barely do enough to grab rebounds and protect the basket. He can't be counted on at all on the offensive end, let alone shoot from outside the three-point line like Ronaldo.

The only thing worthy of praise for the current Jazz team may be that its athletic ability is pretty good.

Westbrook himself is well-known as a breakthrough and fast-break expert. Jordan Clarkson and Aaron Gordon are both well-known springers with outstanding athletic talents.

Not to mention Wang Chao.

Therefore, the Jazz's main style of play in the new season still needs to work on athletic ability.

In addition, there is the issue of distribution of ball rights between Wang Chao and Westbrook.

Wang Chao thinks very clearly that Westbrook's technical characteristics are there, and it makes no sense for him to make changes.

Therefore, Wang Chao also plans to give up part of the ball rights in the new season and leave it to Westbrook.

At this stage, Westbrook is not as terminally ill as he was with the Lakers. His efficiency is still high, and he can be completely trusted in regular time.

When the game reaches a critical moment, Wang Chao will immediately take back the ball and replace Westbrook with a player who can shoot, such as Anthony, or other players with good shooting ability.

Although this is treating the symptoms rather than the root cause, it is at least the best way Wang Chao can think of to use Westbrook.

In short, whether the Jazz can win depends on Wang Chao, especially the role he can play in offensive scoring and three-pointers.

After the main and substitute lineups were determined, the Jazz only conducted two days of training before the preseason of the 20-21 season came.

As a shortened season and also affected by the mask incident, the preseason schedule is compact and much smaller than before.

Each team in the league is also more protective of its stars than before. The main players only play less than 15 minutes before taking a rest, leaving the bench players to perform freely on the court.

The Jazz's bench lineup can be said to be hard to describe. Except for Anthony and Jeff Green, it is almost useless. As a result, the Jazz lost all 4 preseason games and did not win any of them.

Even though we know this is just a preseason game, it's still hard to be optimistic about the Jazz's lineup.

ESPN's pre-season strength prediction list.

The Warriors, Nets, Raptors, Bucks and Lakers rank in the top five in the power list, and there are good reasons.

Wang Chao's Jazz team ranked sixth, and continuing down, there are teams such as the Rockets, Spurs, and Nuggets.

It's somewhat unbelievable that the Jazz, who have Wang Chao, are only sixth.

But for Wang Chao, the [-]th crown winner, ESPN has given great respect.

If the Jazz didn't have Wang Chao, they would be ranked outside the top [-] teams on this list.

It is only because of Wang Chao that he entered the top ten.

No. 6 may not seem very high, but it is second only to the Warriors and Lakers in the Western Conference. According to this ranking, it will be third in the Western Conference in the regular season, and it is by no means a weak team.

Perhaps in the eyes of the media, it is rare for Wang Chao, as a veteran who is already 37 and about to turn 38, to give such a high evaluation.

But Wang Chao's fans don't think so.

"Are you kidding? Are the Warriors and Lakers just idiots? They have lost to Wang Chao countless times in the past. Do you really think that Wang Chao can't beat them if he goes to the even worse Jazz?"

"Do you dare to take a bet? Wang Chao will still be the championship next year. Haven't you understood after so many years? It's not that Wang Chao's team has a strong lineup, but because of his existence, the lineup of those teams can only be seen It’s so strong up there!”

"I can't wait to see Wang Chao slap these guys in the face in the new season!"

Amid the buzz, the regular season officially started on December 12.
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The Jazz's regular season opener is an away game against the Dallas Mavericks.

In the opening game on the road, the Jazz lost to the Mavericks 106:113.

Many Wang Chao fans are a little confused, because since the rise of Wang Chao, they have never lost the opening game of the regular season. This is the first time.

在比赛过程中，王超全场19投10中，三分球6中3，得到26分10篮板6助攻，表现虽说不差，但显然跟以往随便便30+10+10的数据相比要略逊一筹。

In particular, Harden, the Mavericks star on the opposite side, scored 37 points in the game. He actually beat Wang Chao by scoring once in the game, which is even more incredible.Attentive fans who watched the entire game discovered problems with this game.

Although Wang Chao's shots are not small, the Jazz's long-term player with the ball is Westbrook.

Wang Chao mostly plays without the ball or passing and cutting tactics on the court.

The Jazz's tactical arrangement is actually understandable.

Wang Chao can play without the ball. If Westbrook doesn't hold the ball, he really has no chance to play.

But the problem is, Westbrook doesn't play well with the ball!

In this game, Westbrook made 16 of 6 shots from the field. He scored 18 points, 10 rebounds and 10 assists. He got a triple-double that even Wang Chao did not have.

But the problem is that with Westbrook's 10 assists, there were as many as 6 turnovers.

Coming to the new team, Westbrook's brush assist passing was not easy to use. The Jazz players were completely unsuited to Westbrook's passing style, resulting in frequent mistakes.

After a game, the Mavericks held a celebration banquet and no one could use chopsticks without Westbrook.

If one game is an exception, then in the second game of the regular season, the Jazz lost again against the San Antonio Spurs at home, so they cannot use an example to blame.

这场比赛威斯布鲁克表现得更加不堪，全场15投仅4中，引以为傲的三双没有达成，倒是达成了14分10篮板6助攻10失误的另类三双数据。

The Jazz started with two consecutive losses, and it was also the first time in Wang Chao's career that he had a losing streak at the beginning of the regular season.

Many people lamented that Wang Chao may be really old and that even if the team faces difficulties, there is no way to step forward and turn the tide.

And more people are criticizing Westbrook. After all, although Wang Chao failed to play the lone hero in the two games, his average data of 25+8+6 is definitely not bad, but Westbrook is different.

一场18+10+10，一场14+10+6，两场比赛命中率均未过40%，并且失误多达17次，这不是卧底是什么？
Many Jazz fans have already begun to curse.

"Mader, you've been fooled. If you had known it, you might as well have kept Conley. Although Mike Conley's statistics are not as luxurious as Westbrook's, at least they are not as bad as Westbrook's! And he also has an outside three-pointer that can hit Attacking without the ball, there is no ball conflict with Wang Chao, isn't it better than Westbrook?"

There are also Wang Chao fans calling for it.

"Wang Chao, don't give the ball to Westbrook. He's not good at all. It's up to you."

The Jazz, who had lost two consecutive games, were at the forefront, but Wang Chao remained unmoved.

这个赛季本身情况就很特殊，10月12日19-20赛季总决赛才结束，12月23日新赛季常规赛就开打了。

For the Jazz, a team that took less than a month to form, there was basically no time for any running-in, and there was no tacit understanding between the players. How could they play a good game right from the start?
Not to mention the Jazz with an average lineup, even in the past, when the Heat's Big Three were first formed and the Lakers Super F4 was formed, the results at the beginning of the regular season were not satisfactory. A re-established team is It will definitely take time to develop a tacit understanding.

The Jazz's lineup itself is not good, and the defeats in the first two games are also expected.

Moreover, Wang Chao did not give his best in these two games. He also needs to observe the abilities of the players at this stage to judge how he will play in the game.

After the previous two games, he probably knew how to play the next game.

As he thought, the Jazz had many problems, quite a few, and the biggest problem was the lack of offensive firepower.

From the beginning of the 2020-21 season, Westbrook's scoring ability has begun to decline.

While his three-point shooting ability has never improved, the increase in age and accumulation of injuries have also reduced the explosive power he relies on for survival.

The problem Westbrook faces now is similar to Wade at the end of his career. As a defender who uses breakthroughs as his main offensive method, after losing the explosive power necessary for breakthroughs, his offensive ability has declined rapidly, and he no longer has stable and efficient scoring methods.

The difference is that after Wade loses his explosive power, he can still use a relatively stable mid-range shot to ensure the efficiency of his offense.

The same cannot be said for Westbrook. His mid- and long-range shots are not much different from three-pointers. When he was young, he was a little more accurate. The older he gets, the more inaccurate his mid-range shots become.

The result is that what Westbrook can do on the court is to continue to hit the basket with the ball. When faced with targeted defense or even double-teaming by the opponent, the shooting rate will naturally not be high.

Westbrook can't be counted on, and the rest of the Jazz can't be counted on. Without the bench bandits Lu Wei and Harrell from the Clippers era, the starting lineup also has no stable three-point shooting point.

The Jazz's offense is indeed a big problem.

"The offensive firepower is not enough, and it is easy to solve. Then it is up to me to support the team's offensive firepower."

Wang Chao thought so.

Speaking of which, Wang Chao, whose scoring ability is extremely explosive, has been mediocre on the offensive end for several seasons. Even though he averaged 32 points per game last season and once again won the league's scoring crown, his average per game was the same as a few years ago. Compared with 36 points or even 11+ points per game in the 12-40 season, it is indeed relatively dull.

It's not that he doesn't have the ability to score, but it's easier to use his super offensive ability as a deterrent on the field and pass the ball to drive his teammates to score and win than to score alone.

Therefore, in recent years, Wang Chao has won more assists than the scoring leader.

But for the Jazz at this time, if Wang Chao wants to win, it is definitely not something that Wang Chao can do just by relying on assists.

After two games, Wang Chao saw the situation clearly and finally started to take action.

The Jazz's third game of the regular season is against the Sacramento Kings at home.

Facing this weak team with the lowest record in the Western Conference, the Jazz finally won their first victory of the season, and it was a hearty victory.

121:99, the Jazz defeated the Kings at home by 22 points.

Wang Chao played 37 minutes, most of which was concentrated in the three quarters. In just three quarters, he scored 41 points, 11 rebounds and 5 assists, shooting 60% from the field, helping the Jazz win their first win of the season.

Although the team won the game, Jazz fans were not happy for long, because the team's status quo has not changed. On the one hand, they were able to win because the Kings themselves are a weak team at the bottom, and their combat effectiveness is not worth mentioning. On the one hand, Wang Chao's explosion helped the team win the game with 41 points in three quarters.

The Jazz can't play against weak teams every day and expect Wang Chao to score 40 points to help the team win in every game, right?

Amid the worries of Jazz fans, the Jazz went away for Game [-] to challenge the Houston Rockets.

The Rockets are different from the Kings, but they are a strong Western team that has steadily entered the playoffs every year. After a season of running in, the combination of Leonard and Paul has a tacit understanding and is extremely difficult to deal with.

Originally, Jazz fans thought that the Jazz were going to lose the game again, and the record came to an embarrassing situation of 1 win and 3 losses.

But I never expected that the away Jazz team actually won. (End of chapter)