i am legend

Chapter 452
After winning the first game, the Warriors suddenly looked a little weird in the eyes of the media!
"During the regular season, the Warriors played a very strong performance, and now they have entered the playoffs. With them facing a bunch of old men, it is not as we predicted before. The Warriors will easily handle this team. The former strong team that is slipping day by day!"

"In the first game, the Warriors were a bit unsatisfactory in terms of the use of some tactics and the state of the players. If the Warriors didn't have Tim Duncan and Dirk Nowitzki, in Karl. With the combination of Malone and John Stockton, they are very likely to be defeated by the Jazz!"

"Of course, this is just our guess. The first game was flat. I hope the Warriors can get back to the strong state of the regular season in the second game!"

A slightly questionable article pushed the Warriors who had just finished the game into another topic of discussion!

As this article said, although the Warriors basically took the lead in the game until the end of the game, they led by a large score and were pulled back by the Jazz in just a few minutes. In the eyes of some critics and commentators, they really don't think this is a championship-level team at all!

This season, even if the Jazz finally entered the playoffs, they are a team that everyone is not optimistic about!
The aging lineup and the lack of young player training make them unfavorable under the leadership of Malone and Stockton!
Originally, everyone thought that the Warriors would directly send the Jazz back to their hometown with a devastating style of play, but in this game, Malone and Stockton did not perform so badly!

If it weren't for Duncan and Nowitzki and others, I'm afraid the Warriors would have a very difficult game!

In the training hall of the Warriors, Bruce frowned and looked at the newspaper in his hand. Although he felt that the Warriors played very well, after all, there were still some professional personnel in the media!

"Lenny, do you think our overuse of the bench lineup is a little too much?"

Wilkens, who was watching the players' training, explained to him with a smile on his face after hearing Bruce's words: "The first round of the game is our best training time, even if the Jazz can play some good games. , but Karl and John are old after all, so..."

"Uh. Military training???" Bruce was completely speechless. At first, he thought Wilkens just trusted the substitute too much, but now he suddenly heard him say that, and he couldn't help but feel a strange emotion in his heart!
"Hehe, did the media's remarks affect you?" Wilkens saw the headline of the newspaper in Bruce's hand at a glance, took the newspaper over, glanced at it twice, and put the newspaper aside!
"You should be very aware of our state. If Manu and Andre have not been able to get the exercise they deserve, even if we have Tim and them, they can play exciting games, but won't they gradually lose Are you cautious?"

After listening to Wilkens' words, Bruce couldn't help but fell into deep thought!
The abilities of Ginobili and the others are basically favored by everyone, and their performance in the regular season has been recognized by a large number of experts and fans!
As Wilkens said, if they only show strong abilities in the regular season, I am afraid that they lack experience in the playoffs, which is not a very good thing for them!
Seeing Bruce's dazed expression gradually, Wilkens's eyes sparkled with wisdom, and he said in a flat but confident tone: "John Starks, Dell Curry, Mark Jackson, Hakeem And Charles, so many people are very likely to make the most difficult decision in their careers after the end of this season, if Manuji still lacks exercise, I'm afraid there will be some changes in our future!"

"Yeah!" Bruce couldn't help but sighed, seeing the great atmosphere in the stadium!
Wilkens' words suddenly awakened Bruce, as he said, even if this happens, he can make up for it with a high-quality draft, but after all, training new players is a very long-term thing!

If Ginobili and the others have been playing under the protection of these veterans, not only will they have some unexpected troubles for their own comprehension, but it will also make their self-confidence accumulated in the regular season, after the baptism of the playoffs, in the There are some psychological changes!
Understanding Wilkens' good intentions, a trace of apology flashed in Bruce's eyes, and he said sincerely: "I'm sorry, Lanny, maybe my mentality has been affected by these media!"

"Hehe, it's good to understand!!" Wilkens patted Bruce on the shoulder gratifiedly, stood up, and said casually: "My age is almost reaching the time for it to retire. In the case that I may leave Next, I want to hand over to you a strong team that can last for many years, or even more than ten years. Hahaha, of course, this is also one of my greatest wishes!"

"Uh. You." Bruce looked at Wilkens' back as he walked towards the court in astonishment, and only then did he notice a trace of the old man's desperation!
Before coming to the Warriors, Wilkens was already in his early 60s. On October 10 this year, once Wilkens passed his birthday, he will become the oldest coach in the league at the age of 26. one!

Although Wilkens' condition looks very good now, after all, the elderly will definitely have some physical symptoms under unknown circumstances.

Everything he has done now seems to have preserved some background for the Warriors. If he just treats his few coaching careers as if he has completed a task, I am afraid that the Warriors will not only be able to guarantee the main force. Long-term planning and the training of young players will definitely cause embarrassing faults for Bruce and the Warriors!
Now, with Wilkens planning for a rainy day, Bruce really feels that the old man is like family, everything he has done for him and the Warriors.

"Thank you, thank you for everything you have done for me and the team!" Bruce's nasal cavity was slightly sour, looking at Wilkens who was involved in it, he couldn't help silently praying for the old man's health and happiness!

After defeating the Jazz on the 18th, after a few days of rest, they walked into the Rockefeller Center again on the 21st!

At the beginning of the game, the Warriors played a dazzling and powerful attack. Whether it was the main force of Duncan and others, or Barkley, Ginobili and others on the bench, they seemed to explode suddenly, directly using up to With a 15-point lead, they almost defeated the Jazz's defense in the first half!

In just halftime, the performance of the Warriors was shocked by some factual commentators, and such a strong performance instantly shattered the previous doubts!
Among them, Wilkens' coaching art was fully demonstrated in this game. Even though Sloan kept making some adjustments to the lineup, he could still resolve them very easily!

For example, Malone and Stockton's powerful pick-and-roll, when the Jazz focused on them, Wilkens simply sent Bruce Bowen to pinch Stockton!
Under Bowen's defense like brown sugar, Nowitzki and Barkley would subconsciously double-team them. With Bowen's powerful ultimate close defense, they can basically block Malone's pick-and-roll every time. Route and finish the spotless defense in time!

Back in the locker room, the Warriors players happily talked about which team they will play against in the second round!

Judging from their inadvertent expressions, they have obviously integrated their self-confidence into their bones!
"Charles, if we meet one of the Spurs and Timberwolves in the next round, who do you think we will like more?" Robert Horry curiously asked Barkley, who was chatting with Starks next to him. , obviously very interested in this question!
"Aha, I like the Spurs, but I also like Kevin very much!" Barkley turned his head casually and said something, then seemed to remember something, and suddenly stopped Starks' words, and then he seemed to be serious: " Of course, if I had to choose, I would choose the Timberwolves instead of the increasingly powerful Spurs!"

Barkley's serious answer made Horry evaluate it secretly!

In the first game, although the Spurs defeated the Timberwolves by only 3 points, the ability they showed was still vaguely visible.

In this game, even though Carter's athletic ability has been slightly lacking due to injuries, his offensive performance still has amazing statistics!
In the first game, Carter scored 40 points, 24 assists and 4 rebounds in 5 minutes!

"If we meet the Spurs, Vince, David and Gilbert will be the most serious players we should defend!"

Barkley's analysis brought the locker room back to calm gradually, and everyone nodded in agreement!

This season, since he was traded to the Spurs, Arenas has gradually played some shocking games with his super offensive desire and Popovich's trust!

In a game near the end of the regular season, Arenas scored 42 points, 33 assists and 5 rebounds in the last 7 minutes under the defense of Kobe Bryant, completely shocking all the previous players. Flatten his media and fans!
In this game, Arenas was like the omnipotent god of war. Facing Kobe Bryant's shocking performance of scoring 44 points, he used his own way to announce his powerful ability to everyone!

One game, just one game against Biao, made Arenas suddenly enter the eyes of all teams!

This summer, because of the second-round pick, his crazy performance has really been probed and evaluated by a large number of managers when his contract is about to expire!
As far as Bruce knows, only the Wizards have revealed that they will bring him to this gradually improving team at any cost!
If Arenas finally returns to the Wizards as in his previous life, after having Larry Hughes and Stackhouse and others, the rise of the Wizards will be very easy to determine!
Afterwards, amidst the discussion among the players, they walked out of the locker room as the staff greeted them!

As the second half of the game began, the Warriors still showed their strong competitive state.

When Malone stood helplessly on the three-point line and threw the last ball in the last quarter, the Warriors took a 16-point lead and ended the Warriors' home game with a strong performance!

(End of this chapter)