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Chapter 455 Attack of the Strongest Division

The king's generals returned to the bench with doubts on their faces. They couldn't understand why Su Yang suddenly called a timeout. He had already completed the tactical movement. Cousins ​​got a chance to go heads-up, and he was about to score, even if the main force was withdrawn. , have to wait first.

Su Yang saw everyone's performance in his eyes, and said bluntly: "Boogie's style of play just now is risky, and it is necessary to pause."

The reason for the resolute timeout was not only the thought of Cousins’ cruciate ligament tear, but also the thought of Rose’s layup injury in garbage time. At that time, there was more than 1 minute left in the game, the Bulls led the 76ers by 12 points, and Rose remained on the court. fight.

Such weird thoughts popped up, too strong, lingering in my mind, and I had to ask for a pause to calm down.

All the generals of the king nodded to express their understanding, only Cousins ​​was still full of doubts, and Su Yang waved his hand to signal that we would talk later.

The game was over in a blink of an eye, and the Kings beat the Magic, starting with beating the Mavericks before, and once again won four consecutive victories in the season.

After the press conference, the whole team drove to the airport and flew to Charlotte overnight to prepare for four games in six days.

After Su Yang got on the plane, he officially found Cousins ​​and said seriously: "Boogie, I know you are an all-around player. You can rely on your weight and strength in the low post to attack strongly, and you can also use your pace and speed in the high post. Attack like a guard, but you weigh 280 pounds after all, those guards break through, it hurts your knees a lot, you have to use it in control..."

It is unnecessary for Cousins ​​to completely ban guards from playing, it will reduce the threat, and even easily make Cousins ​​feel rebellious. In Su Yang's view, when Cousins ​​is in a high position, it is best to take up a large proportion of support and long shots , Even if it is a breakthrough, try to learn from Nowitzki when he was young, relying on the impact brought by his weight and speed, go straight to the end with one shot, less sudden stop and change of direction.

"Coach, I trust you completely, I will do that..."

Cousins ​​didn't refute at all, Su Yang was slightly surprised, it's normal to think about it again, it's true that his personality tends to go to extremes.

Either you don't trust it, or you trust it.

Just imagine, what heights will Cousins, who has no injuries, a clear mind, good emotional control, and efficient play, reach?
The plane arrived in Charlotte in the early morning, and Su Yang woke up at noon and received a call from Jordan, who was invited to be a guest again and ask for his experience.

Su Yang agreed, and then asked everyone in the team if they wanted Jordan's signature or something. Gay and other veterans said they didn't need it, mainly in their eyes. want to.

In the evening, with a bottle of red wine, Su Yang arrived at Jordan's apartment in the special car arranged by Jordan.

The two set up their cigars and exchanged pleasantries for a while. The topic turned to how to manage the team. Su Yang bluntly said that the first thing to do is to adapt to the changes of the times.

"The players who dominate the NBA game have gradually changed from big men to all-around strikers. Pat Riley's theory is becoming a reality. You can watch Durant, Paul George, LeBron, and the Spurs carefully. That Leonard..."

"It's hard to win the championship. In small ball cities like Charlotte and Sacramento, the draft is very important, and the person who decides the draft is even more important. You can spend more money to invite a good general manager, successfully avoid a garbage signing, and save money. a lot of money…"

"If you really want to win the championship, you must either implement certain plans for a long time, or take a big gamble, and don't be afraid of risks..."

After chatting in detail for more than an hour, the two turned to the dining table to continue chatting. Jordan specially asked the chef to cook a few Chinese dishes.

At the end of the party, Su Yang asked Brother Antetokounmpo and others to sign, Jordan asked in surprise, "You are still doing such a small thing when you are the boss?"

Su Yang said with a smile: "You can care more about the players, even if it's only once or twice, they will definitely feel it."

Jordan nodded thoughtfully.

Su Yang returned to the hotel and handed over those signed photos to Brother Antetokounmpo and others. The main reason was to learn how Kobe cared about Morrison Adams: he went to Chelsea football star Didier Drogba to ask for a signed jersey, and gave it to those who were in a low period. Adams.

The next day, the Kings challenged the Bobcats away.

When the game started, Guy found Su Yang with his mobile phone: "Coach, what did you say to Jordan last night? It's funny!"

Su Yang glanced at the mobile phone screen casually, and found that the ESPN report wrote: "Scott Pippen just said on the JUMP program that Michael Jordan invited him to give defensive guidance to the Bobcats. When he was a guest at home, he gave Jordan a lot of advice. Jordan also said that as long as he is free, he will participate in team training more frequently.

Jordan also said that Su Yang's theories have inspired him a lot, and he will pay more attention to all-around strikers in the future..."

Fans were quite surprised by ESPN's report. They didn't expect Jordan, who is as strong as the god of basketball, to be convinced by Su Yang. Pacers player Paul George took the lead in liking and reposting, thinking that Jordan and Su Yang's views are correct, and the NBA is about to usher in the striker era.

"It seems that Jordan's concern is unique..."

Su Yang laughed out loud, and suddenly a thought flashed through: Could it be because of this, Jordan will give Batum a big contract at that time?
Don't overthink this kind of thing!
At seven o'clock in the blink of an eye, the game officially started.

The Bobcats have started to rebuild since Larry Brown left. They have continuously selected high-ranked rookies for several years. Ramon Sessions and other free agents have a good lineup in the East. Since the start of the game, they have 11 wins and 14 wins. According to the Eastern Conference's winning percentage, they are expected to hit the playoffs this year.

The start of the game was very difficult. The Bobcats resolutely implemented a single defense, did not give up fouls, and voluntarily gave up offensive rebounds to prevent the King from launching a fast break. This made it difficult for Antetokounmpo and Vazquez to play. There is no chance.

The Kings can only rely on Millsap and Cousins ​​to support themselves, but Kemba Walker and Al Jefferson are in excellent condition.

After the first quarter, the Kings trailed by as many as 15 points.

Su Yang didn't panic at all, and took advantage of the intermission to tell the king's generals: "The Bobcats' defensive strategy is most afraid of jumping around the screen. Later, Thomas and Guy will give priority to attacking around the two of you, and the others will also attack." Be determined to shoot the jump shot..."

The king's generals returned to the arena with a strategy. Su Yang was quite confident, after all, he had witnessed the three front-runners combined to score 125 points.

Back then, Anthony scored 62 points with a jumper against the Bobcats, while LeBron scored 61 points with a jumper against the Bobcats. The fans couldn't help but expect how many points Paul George could score against the Bobcats. Combined cut 125.

Bobcats defense is OK, but also very extreme, especially afraid of jumpers.

Deron scored a career-high 57 points against the Bobcats, and many stars also scored high against the Bobcats.

The Bobcats are a star shot consistency detector anyway.

The game between the Kings and the Bobcats quickly reached the middle of the second quarter. As Su Yang predicted, Thomas Jr. and Gay shot the Bobcats around the screen, and they were 13 points behind. After halftime, the Kings Already overtake the lead by 5 points.

There were not many changes in the second half of the game. The Kings kept their lead and finally defeated the Bobcats, winning five consecutive victories for the first time in the season.

The whole team flew to Atlanta overnight to challenge the Eagles in back-to-back away games. They were physically exhausted in four games in six days and lost 17 points.

Su Yang led the team to fly back to Sacramento, rested for two days as planned, and prepared to face a wave of strong challenges from the Southwest Division.

(End of this chapter)