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Chapter 113 It's as stable as an old dog
After playing the Nuggets, the Thunder got three days off.

Su Yang originally wanted to go out for a tour, but Oklahoma, as a city dominated by the oil industry, lacks entertainment industry, so he ended up staying in the apartment and trying the recently released games, playing "Radiation 3" and "Far Cry 2".

NO.18 Early in the morning, he was still asleep when he was woken up by a call from the Coach Association.

After listening patiently, it turned out that it was the king who announced the dismissal of the employer coach Reggie Ussers, and the Coaches Association hoped that he would come forward as a representative and issue a statement for Reggie Users to express the regret (routine) attitude of the Coaches Association.

He checked the King's official statement, combined with relevant media reports, and confirmed that Reggie Uthers was the one to blame, because the king's main force, Kevin Martin, and other players were injured, and because of the schedule, he played against a strong team like the Lakers twice, losing streak. True and normal.

The report also said that the Kings owner Marouf Brothers hopes that Reggie Ussers can lead the team to play a gorgeous offense, because the fans like to watch that kind of offense.

But the King no longer has the peak Webber and the peak Peja, and Reggie Uthers can't beat his head.

Right now, the king is like a young man who once fell in love with a goddess. When he met an ordinary girl, he disliked the girl's appearance and body. He still refused to accept the fact that he didn't grasp the opportunity.

After figuring out the reason, Su Yang applied the template he had previously declared for Randy Whitman, changed it and sent it out.

After the statement was issued, some fans lamented that he was looked down upon in various ways at the beginning of the season. The bookmaker set up bets at the opening of the game after losing four games in a row at the beginning of the season, but he was able to continue to sit firmly as the head coach of the Thunder after the four coaches dismissed get out of class.

NO.19, Thunder vs. Raptors at home.

In view of Bosh's light weight, Su Yang arranged for the muscular stick Wilcox to entangle Bosh, and temporarily put Jeff Green at the shooting guard position. He was perfectly adapted to Jason Kapono, the three-pointer with mediocre mobility.

After the first quarter of the game, the Raptors were in a mess on the offensive end. Bosh was only 5 of 1 shots by Wilcox and made 2 turnovers. Kapono and Moon were defended by Green and Durant. Scoring 5 of 0 shots, the team only scored 17 points.

Raptors interim head coach Jane Triano deliberately gave up the offensive style of former head coach Sam Mitchell, making distinctions for the sake of distinction, and even restricted players from using the pick-and-roll with the ball commonly used in all tactical systems.

With that kind of operation, the Raptors only scored 19 points in the second quarter and trailed the Thunder by 28 points at halftime.

Su Yang returned to the locker room and briefly reviewed the game with several assistant coaches. He was dumbfounded by Gentriano's operation.

After the start of the second half, the Raptors' offensive problems were not resolved, and the Thunder's lead extended to 37 points.

In the fourth quarter, Su Yang withdrew his main force ahead of schedule considering that he was going to fight the Cavaliers the day after tomorrow.

I thought, Wilcox played too hard, hit the basketball with his middle finger while grabbing a rebound, and dislocated on the spot.

The game was finally won steadily, but after the team doctor checked, it was confirmed that Wilcox needed to rest for two weeks.

The Thunder's rotation pressure suddenly increased, and there was one less player to deal with the muscular stick, and the defensive strength was greatly weakened.

But unexpectedly, Presti took the initiative to find Su Yang, saying that he should not put pressure on the record.

Presti said that the management and the board of directors understand the importance of Wilcox to the team's defense very well. Just like in the game against the Bobcats, Wilcox was troubled by fouls, which directly caused the team to lose the defense many times. rebound.

Su Yang was a little surprised at the attitude of the management and the council, but he didn't indulge himself, and prepared seriously for the battle.

On the 21st, the Thunder played against the powerful Cavaliers at home.

Su Yang temporarily arranged for Collison to start, and let Collison try his best to prevent LeBron from hitting the basket without worrying about fouls.

After the game started, Collison lived up to expectations and forcefully reduced LeBron's shooting percentage at the basket to 50%.

However, during the transition stage, Collison was limited by his physical strength and could not play for a long time, while LeBron was determined to win the game and had no thought of resting. Rand hit more.

At halftime, the two teams were tied
But in the third quarter, Delonte West suddenly felt overwhelmed, and made 7 of 5 three-pointers.

The Cavaliers took the opportunity to open the score, Durant and Westbrook led the team to chase hard, and the substitute stage was expanded.

In the fourth quarter of the game, LeBron turned on the personal attack mode again, at the cost of playing 45 minutes, extinguishing the possibility of reversal.

最终，雷霆94比101输给骑士，威少空砍24分11助攻8篮板。

Compared with losing, Su Yang is more depressed. The small forward position substitute Desmond Mason actually fell in the last 20 seconds of garbage time, resulting in an elbow injury. According to the team doctor's diagnosis, he needs to rest for at least 10 days.

After a day off, the Thunder flew to Atlanta to challenge the Eagles.

Because of Josh Smith's comeback, Eagles coach Mike Woodson made rookie Al Horford the starting center, with Joe Johnson and Mike Bibby, and defensive giant Marvin Williams, which can be regarded as the first generation of five-star Eagles.

Mike Woodson's on-the-spot command is relatively mediocre, but Horford is a master of support.

The Hawks team carried out the offense around Horford, and the Thunder's defensive lineup configuration was not right, so they could only attack with all their strength.

But Josh used his weight and strength advantage at the power forward position to bully Green wantonly, and Joe Johnson at the shooting guard position used his height advantage to wantonly bully Kyle Waver and Damien Wilkins with his speed advantage.

Durant was not as embarrassed as he was facing Marvin Williams before, but his efficiency was average.

The Thunder's only offensive and defensive superiority is Westbrook, but they can't support the team's scoring efficiency.

Coupled with an even weaker bench lineup, the Thunder finally lost to the Hawks 99-107, a second-game losing streak.

That night, the whole team flew to Detroit to prepare for an away game against the Pistons, with three days off.

Su Yang slept until two o'clock in the afternoon, thinking about what game to play, but received a call from the coach association.

Philadelphia 76ers head coach Morris Cheeks has been fired, and the coaches association wants him to issue a statement on his behalf.

Su Yang did not refuse this opportunity to gain a sense of presence without any effort, and as usual, he first understood the process.

The poor record is the main reason for Morris' dismissal, and the reason for the poor record is that the 76ers' offensive efficiency is too low. Morris has not solved it for the time being, which has caused the 76ers' management to be particularly disappointed, especially under the background of spending a lot of money to introduce Brand .

Su Yang made a brief analysis and felt that although Morris did not guide the offense very well, he was still quite wronged, because the 76ers lacked three-point ability, the inside space could not be opened, and it was very difficult for Elton Brand to score. .

After figuring out the reason, Su Yang applied the template he had declared for Randy Whitman again, and sent it out after changing it.

After the statement was issued, fans lamented that it was really not easy for Su Yang to secure the Thunder head coach position.

After all, in addition to the six coaches who have been dismissed this season, there are Suns coach Terry Porter, Pistons coach Michael Curry, Grizzlies coach Mark Jaffarone, and Clippers coach Mike Dunleavy, who are rumored to be fired soon. .

Seeing those comments, Su Yang wanted to praise himself, but Collison was found to have a swollen knee again.

The team injured three important substitutes in a row, and their offensive and defensive strength was greatly reduced. He was so worried that he adjusted his rotation again.

On the 26th, when the Thunder and the Pistons played against each other, many fans thought that Su Yang would be panicked, after all, he lost two games in a row.

Su Yang tried his best to line up and rely on double-team rotation, causing Hamilton and Wallace's hit rate to drop sharply, but the Pistons' defensive foundation was still there, and the Thunder's offensive efficiency was also severely reduced. The two teams fought fiercely until the last 30 seconds. Win or lose.

At the critical moment, Iverson, who was at the end of his career, showed his power and scored 4 points in a row to help the Pistons overtake.

With only 0.9 seconds left for the Thunder, Su Yang arranged an alley-oop tactic for Westbrook and successfully scored the lore Pistons.

After the game, many fans said that the Thunder can successfully stop the two-game losing streak in the absence of three important substitutes. Su Yang must occupy at least six successes. They think that the Thunder should give Su Yang a raise in salary. .

The key point is that Su Yang is gradually fulfilling his original promise. Jeff Green's support and three-pointers have become excellent. Good rookie.

(End of this chapter)