full court guidance

Chapter 222
In the last month of 07, the Warriors won another wave of ten consecutive victories. They raised the NBA's opening winning streak to 26 games. This record is also the opening winning streak record of the four major leagues in North America.

It wasn't until the day of the Christmas game that the Warriors finally lost.

It was the Lakers who beat them!
In this game, Kobe turned on the gods down to earth mode, playing all kinds of fairy balls so that the Warriors had no temper at all. Even Kobe scored two three-pointers from the left 45-degree angle that he is least good at.

And their inside core, Gasol, also taught his younger brother a lesson.

Maybe Gasol was too crazy before. He said that except for Yao Ming, other centers in the league are hot chickens. He actually included his brother. Mid-range shooting, used his comprehensive skills to make Gasol cry.

Two days later, the Warriors were taught another lesson by the Rockets.

Yao Ming told Milicic with the facts, your master is still your master, although you have learned my Shanghai dance steps, it is useless in front of me.

Moreover, the Warriors felt cold on the outside in this game, even if it was an open shot, the iron frame sounded. The Rockets grinded the Warriors to death by virtue of suppressing the rhythm of play.

As a result, throughout December, the Warriors' record was actually the best in the league. When the time entered 12, the Warriors achieved a super record of 2008-27. Many media began to look forward to seeing this Warriors team Whether it can break the record of 2 wins of the Bull Dynasty.

The Warriors players were also affected by the media wind direction and were a little eager to try.

However, being late as the "head coach" is quite open. He comforted his teammates: "We don't insist on winning streaks. Everyone just needs to play their own style according to the established tactics."

And being late has increased the rotation. Absolute main players such as Milicic, Roy and late himself, the average playing time in January was controlled within 1 minutes.

This greatly conserves the physical strength of the players and fills them with fighting spirit.

After all, their playing time has been reduced, and if they want good statistics, they have to play hard.

And late tried to let Milicic and Roy lead the team alone.

Among them, the effect of Roy leading the team alone was very poor. When he led the team alone, his style of play was very similar to Kobe, so the media called him the Yellow Mamba.

But his current strength is much worse than that of Kobe, and the two are naturally incomparable, not to mention that Kobe needs Gasol as a partner. .

But this also made Roy realize his limits, and he began to seek more cooperation with his teammates, becoming more and more selfless.

The effect of Milicic leading the team alone is unexpectedly good. In this era of withered centers, he can often get what he wants inside. With his excellent mid-range and long-range shooting ability and the low-post singles learned from Yao Ming, he quickly Leaped into one of the top inside players in the league.

If the Magic hadn't formed a one-star four-shot system with Happy Spark Beast as the core this year, which led to their good record, it is estimated that Milicic would have completed a counterattack.

However, in terms of strength comparison, Howard is actually not as good as the current Milicic.

Milicic is more comprehensive. He is much better than Howard whether he plays singles as the core or organizes and supports the offense. With Howard's footwork at the basket, he almost pissed off the gorilla who taught him, except for eating cakes and grabbing rebounds , what else can he do?

Who made the happy spark beast wear black skin? Naturally, many people will praise him. In addition to the fact that the Warriors are late, Milicic's evaluation will naturally drop a lot.

Now the Warriors fans say that they have the Big Three - this was actually the case last season, but the Big Three last season was actually a bit reluctant, because Milicic was not stable at the time, and he was not generally recognized. Grant Hill's strength It's not as good as it was at its peak, and it can only be regarded as a second-rate star.

But this year's Big Three of the Warriors is worthy of the name, and Milicic has become more and more stable, and he has a little bit of dominance.Roy also continued to improve, both offensively and defensively, compared to last season.

Milicic doesn't care about the rumors outside. Anyway, he feels that he is very happy in the Warriors, and he is covered by the big guy who is late, and he does not lack endorsements. Even if the player's contract is slightly lower, Milicic doesn't care.

Roy's thoughts are actually similar. This guy is also a very selfless person. He feels very happy playing in the Warriors and doesn't want to leave.

Even if his agent tried his best to persuade him to ask the team for a big contract, Roy was still unshakable-after this year, his rookie contract has only one year left. The performance deserves a high salary.

Although Old Nelson was hospitalized due to illness and was unable to coach the team, the atmosphere in the Warriors was surprisingly stable.

All the players held their breath, wanting to play well and reassure Old Nelson.

The coaching team left by the old Nelson also performed their duties and provided great help to the late arrival.

But being late, after all, can't concentrate on training the team like a real head coach, so the Warriors management also hired several data analysts to help them collect intelligence on their opponents.

This greatly reduces the workload of being late, allowing him to make timely adjustments every time he faces an opponent.

Because of the increased rotation, the Warriors encountered more failures in January. After all, the Warriors' bench is not exaggerated to the extent that just pulling someone out can be comparable to the opponent's starting main force.

However, there are players on the team who have benefited from this, and this person is the French swingman Michael Pietrus.

This guy has a rough appearance, but he is actually a very smart guy with a high golf quotient. His physical talent is quite good, he can take on many tasks on the defensive end, and he can even take the initiative to defend the opponent's offensive core.

His battle of fame was in the game against the Cavaliers in January, when Pietrus was ordered to mark James, and by virtue of his stalking, he actually managed to limit James.

As a European player, Pietrus made a lot of small moves when defending, which once almost made James lose control of his emotions.

When the old Nelson coached the team, Pietrus didn't have much chance to play, because the old Nelson didn't pay much attention to defense, he liked players who could attack.

But being late is different. He played under Van Gundy when he first entered the league. The experience of winning three championships made him clear that it is impossible to rely solely on offense to achieve good results.

Seeing Pietrus' performance on the defensive end, his late arrival allowed him to strengthen the training of three-pointers from the corners on both sides. In the future, he may even get the starting small forward position.

The current lineup of the Warriors is not without shortcomings, such as their lack of three-point shooters in the left and right corners.

But don't underestimate this position. Generally, the top 3D players end their offense in these two positions, forcing the opponent to open up the defensive formation, so that the core of the team can get more breakthrough opportunities.

Because of Pietrus' brilliant performance, another swingman of the Warriors was overshadowed, and he was Kelanna Azubuike.

This summer, the Warriors retained the 150cm black player with a two-year 196 million guaranteed contract.

But because the Warriors have a super combination of late and Roy on the back line, Azubuike doesn't actually get much playing time.

After a difficult wait, he finally saw the light.

Azubuike was an undrafted player in 06. He joined the Warriors directly. He usually trains very seriously and is agile. Whether it is breakthrough or three-point shooting ability, he is quite good.

He's had a smooth run and is a solid rotation player.

After unearthing the potential of these two, the Warriors' bench depth suddenly became terrifying.

At the beginning of January, Late was elected the best coach of the month in the NBA for his outstanding performance in leading the team in December!
This not only aroused the amazement of the American media, but even the Chinese fans began to think wildly.

"He's so late, isn't he already determined to participate in this year's Olympics? Just let him be the head coach of the Chinese team."

"It feels like a genius who is late is really disappointing. We ordinary people are still working hard to buy a house. He has already achieved success and fame. It is really more popular than others."

The Warriors' record declined slightly in January. They lost 1 games, which greatly reduced the possibility of them hitting the Bulls' record of 6 wins.

Time entered February, and a big deal was born in the middle of the season.

The Suns reported on their official website on February 2th, BJ time on February 6th that Shaquille O'Neal, the big shark, passed the physical examination and officially joined the Suns.In order to get the core center of the Lakers dynasty, the Suns sent All-Star forward Sean Marion and potential point guard Marcus Banks to the Miami Heat.

Steve Kerr, the new general manager of the Suns who facilitated the deal, publicly stated: "It is really shocking to be able to add a player as good as Shaquille to our roster. We believe in him. The arrival of the sun can make the sun stronger. At the same time, we are also very grateful to Sean and Marcus for their contributions to us. Especially Sean, in the past 8 and a half seasons, he has been the representative of the sun , His influence is not limited to the field, his performance off the field is equally good, the sun and the land of Phoenix will not forget him."

In fact, it is no secret that the Suns intend to introduce a powerful center.

Although Boris Dior performed well, he has a natural body defect after all.

Just like Magic Johnson once said: "I can teach you passing skills, how to shoot, everything, except height, which is given to you by God, and I can't change it."

When the Suns introduced O'Neal, they were actually announcing that they had lost confidence in D'Antoni's running and bombing tactics, and that D'Antoni was not far away from leaving the Suns.

Pat Riley, who was hiding aside, sneered, thank you for helping me clean up the big shark contract.

(End of this chapter)