Grab Curry at the start

Chapter 12 It's Not So Easy

Confidence is confidence, and Zhang Sixin still attaches great importance to leading the first regular season game in his life.

He took the coaching team and players to watch the Nets game clips together, and carefully formulated game strategies.

"Dako, you need to restrain him." Zhang Sixin pointed to Lopez's low screen and said.

"Al, I need you to be aggressive inside. You have to prove your strength to me, and then I will give you enough tactical status." Zhang Sixin said to Jefferson seriously.

Even if there are some preconceived impressions, if Jefferson really performs well, Zhang Sixin will definitely give him a chance.

"Defense, everyone must do a good job of defense, just like Ron asked everyone during training. On the offensive end, you must be bolder. This is not contradictory. I believe you can do better in both aspects."

Zhang Sixin started Curry, DeRozan, Brewer, Jefferson and Milicic in this game, starting with defense.

Brewer, who is in the third grade, always needs to be more stable. For the time being, he will appear more in the starting three position.

Of course, it’s also because the team doesn’t have particularly good players to train in the third position, otherwise it’s useless to just be more stable. For example, Curry and DeRozan both start directly. Under Zhang Sixin, strong young people don’t need to wait slowly on the bench.

Because of Love's absence, there are only three young Timberwolves.

In this regard, the Nets are more extreme. They only have Harris who is no longer a young man.

Sophomore Chris Douglas Roberts, sophomore Courtney Lee, sophomore Brook Lopez, and third-year Yi Jianlian.

After the start of the game, Jefferson took the lead in hitting two points, but this has been regarded as the highlight moment of his game.

He can't take advantage of Lopez inside, and the key is that he can't take advantage of Yi Jianlian.

On the offensive side, there may be a problem with the opening feel, but on the defensive side, I really can't stand it.

Jefferson is a real floor player. He can do all kinds of fake moves when attacking, but he can only scare the opponent when defending.

However, he couldn't even scare Yi Jianlian, and his speed couldn't keep up with Ah Lian.

Let him go to the fifth position, Lopez held high and played high, Jefferson was even worse.

Obviously everyone doesn't dance very much, Jefferson is not as good as Lopez visible to the naked eye.

The player Lopez is also ruined by injuries, so it is definitely more than one All-Star.

Even with repeated injuries, this buddy found another way and scored three points, which is considered a talent.

Jefferson got off to an anticlimactic start, and Brewer didn't feel good in this game. Fortunately, the Timberwolves' defense has really improved.

Jefferson's poor defense does not mean that the team's defense is not good. There is still a difference between individual defense and team defense.

Also because of the good defense, Zhang Sixin did not replace Brewer immediately, and he and Milicic still caused trouble for the Nets.

Because those naive outsiders of the Nets always go in and shoot indiscriminately.

If you can't do Lopez, you can't do those fools, Brewer and Milicic's help defense teaches you to be a man.

To be honest, just looking at the defense, Milicic started better than Love.

"Ron, if you train the defense of a few rookies well, no one will want to meet us." Zhang Sixin said.

"That's what I do." Ron Adams said confidently.

"That's...why are players who are good at defense and offense completely different." Zhang Sixin sighed.

This is the biggest problem for the Timberwolves now. Some players are good at defense and some players are good at offense, but no one is both offensive and defensive.

In this case, they need team defense even more.

On the offensive end of the first quarter, DeRozan performed the best.

As a university's violent dunker, DeRozan has excellent explosive power, and has breakthroughs and shots.

Facing young opponents, it is not difficult for him to eat alone.

"As long as Demar improves his three-pointers and defensive awareness, he can go further." Zhang Sixin commented.

"Yes, his physical fitness is fully qualified." Tyronn Lue praised.

"It's still a little thinner, and so is Curry. Young players are not thick enough." Ron Adams said.

Seeing that the team's offensive end is always failing, and it is far behind the preseason, Zhang Sixin replaced Brewer with Matthews.

If a weak defensive team like the Nets can't handle it, it would be too shameful.

Matthews has been better since he stepped up, but he hasn't lived up to expectations, and he doesn't have as much defensive experience as Brewer.

It wasn't until Belinelli, Frye and others were replaced that the Timberwolves got better on the offensive end.

Zhang Sixin also has some understanding. It is estimated that the rookie players are relatively nervous, and Curry's shots are not as casual as in the preseason.

Zhang Sixin started to get up to motivate the players, telling them not to care about winning or losing the game.

"On the court, just play according to the usual training requirements, just like the preseason game. I only need to consider the outcome and other things. You just play."

"Pretty defense, continue."

"Once you are decisive, it's okay!"

At the same time, Zhang Sixin began to deploy troops and generals, and did not let the players play on it all the time.

This is not the same as his pre-match plan. He originally wanted to use the main lineup to win the game first.

Seeing that the young players were a little nervous, he simply expanded the rotation and let everyone go up and feel it.

At the same time, we emphasize defense, let everyone run, and with hard work, the tension will disappear.

After fully devoting himself to the game, Zhang Sixin unknowingly put his worries behind him.

More concentrated, perhaps more relaxed than the preseason, this is the feeling of a real head coach.

A few points behind in the first half, but Zhang Sixin did not blame everyone.

He didn't explain tactics during the intermission, he just sat down and chatted with the players and asked them how they felt in the first half.

Curry must focus on understanding the target.

"How is Stephen, do you feel your hands getting warm?"

Curry's performance in the first half cannot be said to be bad, but it is too satisfactory.

Without Love in the Timberwolves lineup, Curry must attack, otherwise it will be difficult to give strength on the offensive end.

Curry was a little worried when he saw that the game was behind, but seeing Zhang Sixin's caring attitude as always, he immediately patted his chest and said: "Coach, it's already hot."

Zhang Sixin laughed loudly and said, "Okay, we will close the game in the second half. Strong teams usually play hard in the second half, everyone agrees?"

The players in the locker room suddenly laughed, and a few clamored that it was okay.

Zhang Sixin also clenched his fist. He felt that the pressure during the intermission was even greater than before.

This is the part that the head coach has to bear, and it is really worth the challenge.

Regardless of whether he wins or loses this game, Zhang Sixin feels that he has grown.

However, if you can win it, you still have to be determined to win it.

If you can't win in competitive sports, then it's still a joke.

"Victory!" At the end of the intermission, all the soldiers of the Timberwolves shouted slogans and walked out.

(End of this chapter)