You are the pearl, Mo Mengchen

Chapter 826 Everything Will Change

The second regular season game is still at home, and the visiting team is the underdog Warriors in the West.

Mo Mengchen didn't know whether the Warriors would rise in the next decade as he was familiar with. They were just a weak team that everyone bullied.

The Pistons just took them to find Princeton's feeling.

This should have been an easy game to win, but the two sides were in a stalemate for a while due to repeated mistakes.

"It's unbelievable that the Warriors were able to stalemate the Pistons for three quarters?"

"No, the Pistons made too many turnovers."

There were too many turnovers, and this was the reason. In the fourth quarter, Mo Mengchen and Hill took over the game. The two scored most of the team's points. They defeated the Warriors with their talent and won the first two consecutive victories.

The coach of the Warriors is the famous Celtics, Dave Cowens, the famous red giant in the 70s. His evaluation of the Pistons is: "They remind me of the Celtics and Lakers in the 80s, excellent ball transfer It's intoxicating, but you have to control mistakes."

"Yeah, we need to control our turnovers." Everyone on the Pistons knows that.

Then, they set off for their first away trip of the season.

Texas triple.

Later, there was a saying that a team that can win one of Texas' three consecutive away games must be a team that has the strength to break into the playoffs; If the team can escape from Texas, it will definitely be the favorite for the championship this season.

In the past two years, the Spurs dragged down Texas because of their poor performance, but now, with the arrival of Gasol and Kidd, the Spurs have once again returned to the ranks of strong teams.

The Pistons' first away game is San Antonio.

The Spurs put out a frightening lineup.

Starters: Kidd, Arenas, Kirilenko, Swift and Gasol.

In addition to the relatively short backcourt, Kirilenko at the small forward and the No. [-] pick inside can challenge any team.

The Pistons played Princeton again, and the first quarter of the game proved that their tactics can work for any team.

But they can't control the number of turnovers.

At the beginning of the second quarter, the Spurs stepped up their intensity, and their turnovers began to increase. Miller had difficulty parrying, and the high position made frequent mistakes. Back on the defensive end, Arenas and Gasol hit the penalty area in turn. The NBA super giants below the neck all slammed into the Pistons' penalty area.

Miller was instantly overwhelmed.

The Spurs established their advantage in the second quarter, and in the third quarter, Mo Mengchen led the team to launch a counterattack, once tying the point difference.

The fourth quarter was Gasol's performance moment. He educated the three major centers of the Pistons inside and out-Curry, Miller and Magloire.

The Pistons lost and swallowed their first defeat of the season.

Gasol scored 24 points, 12 rebounds and 6 assists.

As a comparison, in this year's flower show, Eddie Curry scored 8 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 turnovers and 6 fouls, and fouled again.

"The strength of the Spurs is obvious, and the Pistons' away trip is not easy." This is what the Spurs home commentator Rudy Gander said at the end of the game.

In the end, he hit the spot.

Texas had a three-game losing streak, and the Pistons suffered a three-game losing streak.

In the last game against the Rockets, former Pistons player Alan Houston fired every shot from mid-range, scoring 38 points and the final quasi-lore, giving the Pistons a regrettable defeat.

"Since the beginning of the new season, the state of each team is different. The Spurs lead the league with five consecutive victories at the beginning, while the Pistons are surprising with five games and three losses, and their average turnovers per game is a staggering 24 times."

"You know, the second-ranked Lakers average only 16 turnovers per game."

Mistakes, mistakes, control mistakes, the Pistons can change the status quo.

In the sixth game of the season, the Pistons returned to home against the aging Jazz.

This season, the Jazz are still dominated by the second elders. During the offseason, they introduced Donyell Marshall, an all-around forward who was born in the wrong era. Malone can still average 23+9 per game.

"So far this season, the Pistons have not lost at the Empire Axis Arena, and they are expected to end their losing streak tonight."

The game didn't start, and Bill Laimbier blew his piston and milk.

In this battle, the Pistons made as many as 30 turnovers.

"The last time the Jazz beat the Pistons by 30 points, Dor.Mo was still at the University of Washington."

"An unbelievable fiasco!"

"The Jazz beat the Pistons by 30 points in an away game, and the defending champion suffered a four-game losing streak!"

The Detroit Worker was furious: Is this still the same team of invincible champions?
"New York Times" gloated: We announce that the Pistons have officially withdrawn from the championship.

More professionals tried to analyze the reasons for the Pistons' losing streak from a basketball perspective.

"After the disastrous defeat to the Jazz, the Pistons averaged 25 turnovers per game."

"As we all know, this season they abandoned running and bombing, and played Princeton, where Adelman could not play well in the Kings. We have indeed seen their change, dizzying transfer of the ball, super smooth tactical operation, once the game goes well can beat any team."

"But we all know that more passes mean more turnovers; less time on the ball means players can't make prudent choices."

"That's why the Pistons' turnovers are so high!"

"Maybe they should look back at their past selves and think about how they won three championships."

Questions about Princeton began to emerge, initially from the outside. When the Pistons lost to the Cavaliers and suffered a five-game losing streak, different opinions began to appear internally.

Now they are going to two away games with a five-game losing streak, one is Indiana, and the Pacers are waiting for them.

One is Sacramento, where the Kings had the same problem as them.

If it is surprising that the Pistons ranked second to last in the Eastern Conference with 2 wins and 5 losses in the opening game, then the Kings ranked first in the Western Conference with all 7 defeats in the opening game, which makes people feel like they are in a dream.

In the first encounter with the Pacers this season, Mo Mengchen saw the progress of Jonathan Bender.

去年他还很稚嫩，今年已经进化为场均22分8篮板4助攻2封盖2抢断的超全能战士。

The Pacers' defense was suffocating, and the Pistons made 7 turnovers in the first quarter.

At halftime, they trailed the Pacers by 18 points.

Players are frustrated, they are confused about the tactics in front of them, they were invincible in the past, and now they are stuck with new tactics, maybe they should try the tactics that helped them succeed in the past?

Mo Mengchen didn't let the team play run and bomb, and didn't continue to play Princeton. He noticed that there was a problem with their thinking. The most important thing now is to fight this game. Therefore, he increased the number of personal attacks.

This was a tough bloody battle. When Mo Mengchen scored 45 points but could not win, the outside world despaired of the Pistons.

"Six consecutive losses."

"The Piston Dynasty crashed down this night!"

Hotels
The negativity within the team was spreading, and apart from Mo Mengchen, even Hill was a little skeptical that Princeton could help them.

They are not explorers, they are winners. They used running and bombing to win three consecutive championships. Now they suddenly changed their style of play, but they started with 2 wins and 6 losses.

Westphal decided to call the meeting on the night of the loss where the negativity was at its worst.

That night, every player and key member of the coaching staff came to Westphal's room.

They sat together, but did not take the initiative to speak out.

"Guys, I just wanted to chat with you guys," Westphal said. "We haven't had a good record recently, and you all know it, but this situation will definitely improve."

"Obviously we haven't fully adapted to Princeton, and there is still a voice saying that we should continue to fight, I want to hear your opinions." Westphal laughed, "Please speak freely."

The first to speak is always the hardest.

Ginobili is willing to be this guy, "Princeton is a good tactic, but it has never been successful in the NBA, and the Kings have not played it for so many years, so I think maybe it is not suitable for the NBA stage at all. .”

With the first one, there will be the second one, especially when this early bird is sitting unharmed after expressing his opinion, those who are dissatisfied with the status quo should speak out.

"The main thing is that we didn't fail!" Rasheed said at the top of his voice. "If we lost to the opponent with run and gun in the finals, I would have no problem with playing differently, but we beat the Lakers and won three consecutive championships." I don’t understand why we need to change, we are the champions, we are the champions, we have lost six games in a row against Princeton! Which one is better, do you need to say?”

The voice of echo appeared, and Rashid had a great voice in the team.

Hill glanced at Mo Mengchen, who was listening.

"I agree," Reid said. "Princeton can get everybody the ball, but honestly, I don't know what the best option is when I get the ball. If it's running and booming, I know what to do." , Adam, you said that I do my best when I take the rookies to beat the bombers."

Frauses nodded, testifying for Reed.

"Everyone, there is no good thing that can be achieved in one step." Charlie McCann, who strongly supported the team's switch to Princeton, said, "When the team switched to running and bombing, it took three years to win the first championship. , Princeton is more complex tactics, but it can bring more possibilities, we need more patience."

"Charlie, we have lost six games in a row!"

"Yeah, what patience do we need? Why should we let go of the easier and simpler tactics and play nerd tactics!"

"What did you say?"

Restless emotions began to vent.

The coaching staff who advocated change and the champion members who were not used to the new tactics were at loggerheads.

The rookies who just joined the team this year were silent, and there is no room for them to speak here.

"Mo, don't you have anything to say?" Westphal asked.

"You're all done talking, right?"

Some people don't speak because they have nothing to say.

And some people don't open their mouths because they are waiting for an appropriate time to finish.

There are also some people, as long as he speaks, there can only be one voice here.

"Running and bombing allowed us to win three championships, that's right." Mo Mengchen turned his eyes to his teammates, and he made the coaching staff sweat, because what he said next would determine the future direction of the Pistons.

"However, the process of obtaining these three championships is becoming more and more difficult for us. I think you will all agree with this." Mo Mengchen said, looking at everyone, and they nodded one by one, "Why is it getting more and more difficult?" Difficulty? Are we weaker? The opponent is stronger? Or is there a problem with running and gunning?"

"In terms of results, running and bombing is no problem. We have won three championships, and we can chase the fourth championship with the same attitude, but our road will only become more and more difficult." Mo Mengchen's tone slowly Heavy, "Every team knows how to deal with us. They will try their best to control our rhythm so that we can't play fast breaks. If there is no rhythm, running and bombing will no longer exist. The seventh game of the finals last season , we won, but you shouldn’t have forgotten how we won, right?”

"Everyone was cheering for me, but honestly, I hate games like that, when you all look at me hopelessly and expect me to score alone, the run and gun is over, you know? ?” Mo Mengchen asked, “Do you know what this means?”

The room was as quiet as a murder scene.

"The idiot lying on the credit book and deceiving himself will fail one day!" Mo Mengchen looked at his teammates fiercely, "Now we have the opportunity to transform ourselves from the inside to the outside, but you want to refuse? Just because of a little difficulty and setbacks? give up?"

Mo Mengchen's tone gradually softened, "We can't play Princeton well now, but we have 82 regular season games to adjust slowly. I don't believe that you who created three consecutive championships can't control this nerdy tactic!"

"All rejection is about fear. No one likes the strange. I hate change as much as you do, but this is the way the world is! If you don't change, others will catch up and leave you behind! If you don't dare because of fear Stepping into a whole new field, crying and giving up like a child because of a little failure, then you are really poor, I am ashamed of you!"

It's so quiet here that you can hear your heartbeat.

Rashid and the others didn't even dare to look at Dor.Mo's face.

Mo Mengchen's tone became the same as at the beginning, calm and calm: "The reason why we are unwilling to change is because we are afraid of the unknown and fear of failure. Few people are willing to accept this: successful people always seek change, and losers always seek change. Stand still. We can't rest on the laurels of our past and pretend we'll never be defeated."

"For us, there is only one thing that will not change." Dor.Mo paused and said softly, "That is, everything will change."

What happened here tonight was something that the coaching staff will never forget, and they realized once again who ruled this group.

The players and assistants gradually left Westphal's room.

This internal meeting about the future of the Pistons is over.

Westphal breathed a sigh of relief, now he can prepare for the game against the king with peace of mind.

(End of this chapter)