NBA Legends Manager

Chapter 55 Opener
Although a week has passed since the summer league, the joy of winning the championship has not diminished at all. In the arena, Harden and Curry's faces are always full of smiles when they won the championship, even if the sweat is flowing into their mouths!
Presti clapped his hands and called the players together, saying: "Now is the offseason, everyone should be on vacation or with their families, but now everyone is gathered here, just for the O'Brien trophy that each of us yearns for,
Therefore, I hope that everyone can continue to practice together until the end of the training camp. I assure you that we will win the O'Brien trophy next season! ".

The players looked at each other, eyes full of desire for the championship, everyone hesitated for less than 5 seconds, and immediately made a decision to stay and practice together!

Presti nodded in satisfaction, and handed over everyone's training plan to each other.

Presti arranged a personal training plan based on the technical characteristics and technical weaknesses of the players in the previous life. For example, Harden strengthened his European step and step-back three-pointer, and at the same time tried to correct his defensive attitude, while Westbrook needed to focus on improving his ability to finish at the basket and his three-point shooting percentage.

Players conduct individual training during the day, and conduct joint training at night to practice mutual cooperation and cultivate tacit understanding.

When it came to August, Presti took the players to practice real small ball tactics and five small tactics!
When I devote myself to one thing, I always feel that time passes too fast. Presti looked at the calendar on the desk, October 10rd.

Over the past few months, Presti has been eating and living with the Thunder players. Although it is hard work, the training results are very gratifying.

Not only the players' own abilities have been greatly improved, but the tacit understanding between them is also increasing day by day. Now everyone is looking forward to the arrival of the new season!

Soon, the official schedule came out. The Thunder had three preseason games against the Spurs, Rockets and Nuggets.
The regular season will officially start on October 10th, and the Thunder will play against the Orlando Magic at home in the first game!

The preseason game was even more lively than Presti had imagined, and the audience seats in the stadium were still full. When Presti and the players stepped out of the stadium, bursts of cheers filled my ears.

Presti nodded, and the game will start soon!

Before the game, Presti had told the players to play with a calm mind, and he would not call a timeout. After all, the preseason game did not attract much attention, and the opponent was the Spurs who often had "hip tension".
Sure enough, within a few minutes of playing, the Spurs had already replaced Duncan and Parker, while Ginobili couldn't make it at all. With this lineup, the Spurs couldn't match the Thunder's young lineup, and the score opened up in a short time.

The first game was won so easily, the second game and the third game were also the same, and they clocked out in the third quarter.

Everyone thought it was because the opponent didn't play seriously, and it took less than 10 minutes for the main force to allow the Thunder to win so easily.
As long as someone seriously observes the Thunder team at this time, they will find that the Thunder team is completely different from before. This style of play will definitely impact the league, but no one will watch it. After all, in their hearts, a group of rookies and a clown coach can't make a big difference.

October 10th finally came, and the 27-2009 NBA regular season officially started!
Presti walked into the locker room, and the players greeted him happily, especially Curry hugged Presti and said, "Ah, coach, I'm nervous, this is my first show."

Presti broke Curry apart and said with a smile, "I changed my clothes first."

Then he said: "Today we are playing at home and facing the fans at home. This game must be won. I said this not to put pressure on you, but to think that you have this ability. You are so good,"

Then Presti walked to the center and asked, "What is our goal?"

"Champion!!!" The players shouted in unison!
"Also, I want to say the last thing, the game must maintain focus, if I find that anyone is distracted in the game, then I will let you think about life on the bench for at least the next five games." Presti said suddenly and seriously.

"Yes" the players shouted again in unison.

Because Howard is at his peak at this time, whether it is single defense or auxiliary defense, he is very good. The penalty area with Howard sitting in the basket is basically a no-fly zone! , The rebounds are basically under his control!

Therefore, the first problem to deal with the Magic is to put Howard in the three-second zone, so Presti brought Ibaka up to play the 5th position!

Thunder starters: Curry, Westbrook, Durant, Jeff Green, Ibaka
Magic starters: Nelson, Carter, Lewis, Barnes, Howard,
The tactics designed by Presti are very simple, run and gun!Speed ​​up the offensive rhythm, get the rebound and rush as soon as possible, no matter who comes to the frontcourt, you can shoot, increase the number of rounds, and run as much as possible!

And once it falls into a positional battle, no matter who holds the ball, everyone else will run and throw it as soon as there is a chance to pass it out!And if there is no chance, a pick and roll can be shot!

Lewis is 30, and Carter is also 32. Presti believes that as the game progresses, the offensive efficiency and defensive efficiency of these two will drop sharply.

The whistle blows, the game officially begins!
Howard gave the ball to Nelson, Nelson slowly dribbled to the frontcourt, after his teammates settled down, Howard stepped forward to cover, Nelson walked in, Howard went down, the ball was given to Howard, and Howard took off directly with the ball!Dunk! 0:2
Ibaka quickly passed the ball to Westbrook, and Westbrook took the ball and accelerated forward!

By the time the Magic players who retreated slowly realized, Westbrook had already taken off from the basket!Dunk! 2:2
Nelson dribbled to the frontcourt, and Lewis, who ran back, caught the ball and threw it!
Bang!

Howard rose from the basket, took off the rebound, turned around and dunked again! 2:4
Even if it is an opponent, Presti has to admit that Howard at this time is really a bug. Once he is allowed to get the ball under the basket, the person standing under the basket is basically dunked.

The Magic consciously retreated quickly this time, and the Thunder didn't push the fast break this time, but Westbrook still rushed inside and gave the ball to Curry!

Curry launches on target!Goal! 5:4
The Magic continued to use the old tactics again, with four shots and one grab!
However, this time the Thunder were already prepared. When they made another shot, they had already returned to defense. Ibaka, who protected the rebound, passed it to Curry, and Curry then divided Durant.

Durant continues to launch on a fixed-point basis!Come on! 8:4
The Magic is a little anxious here. After Carter got the ball, he forced Durant! , Passed by, but Ibaka immediately helped defend!
Strong against Ibaka and scored a layup! 8:6
Presti smiled, this is the best way to play, and the physical strength will be exhausted faster!

Just as Carter desperately scored a 2-pointer here, Ibaka from the Thunder threw a [-]-pointer. The Magic instantly realized that Warcraft could not only be at the basket.
In just 3 minutes, the Thunder led the Magic by 5 points

Beep!The Magic called a timeout!
The audience shouted excitedly, is this still the Thunder from last season?Why did the firepower become so fierce in just one season!
(End of this chapter)