Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 120 Shuangshuang 40+
It is difficult for a strong team to develop rookies, especially rookies who can be the core. They all need a lot of ball possession and performance opportunities to hone and hone.

After all, not everyone, like Duncan, is the peak when he debuts. For example, Duncan and Jordan have reached or approached their peak combat power in college, but they lack experience and are already very mature "products". To be honest, let them play on the field.

But most rookies still need one or two seasons to polish, and even many insiders need two or three seasons to fully understand. For example, Jordan, who was sitting withered in the small green house, did not really start to realize his talent until the third season. He is no longer the so-called jumper.

For the team, training rookies is for the future of the team. Of course, it is a good thing if they are trained, and there is no way if they can’t. After all, team management is a long-term business. Every team will experience peaks and valleys, and they all need to be accompanied by the growth process of rookies.

But a team that already has the strength to compete for the championship spends too much time and energy on training rookies, which is bound to be accompanied by some unpredictable ups and downs, and these ups and downs will affect the state of the team, and may even lead to the collapse of the team.

Of course, the team owner hopes to grasp both the current record and the future of the team, but the core players may not bear to waste their peaks on training rookies.

What's more, strong teams have record requirements, and the boss can't accept that the record will be affected in order to train rookies. Like the Thunder's expectations in the heart of boss Bennett this season, it must not be worse than the second round of last season. Otherwise, wouldn't he change coaches for nothing?

If he can reach the finals again, then this is a correct decision. If he can win the championship, then he can brag about his decision for a whole year.

And the many additional benefits brought by the championship are definitely what he is after.

However, for Li Sheng, the previous five consecutive victories have been regarded as a bottom line for himself, and he must also thank the league for taking care of them. These opponents are good training materials for rookies.

The four rookies were able to integrate and gain a firm foothold so quickly, which has something to do with it.

If you play the Spurs or the Heat as soon as you come up, and then usher in a disastrous defeat, even the core Durant will be affected, let alone the rookies.

Because of the winning streak, the atmosphere in the team is good, and it also makes the rookies more courageous to express themselves, and the veterans will be more tolerant.

And they have indeed made rapid progress. From the summer league to the preseason, it can be seen that they have made leaps and bounds.

Among them, the good things from the system mall that Li Sheng arranged for them definitely played a key role, and then their personal efforts. After all, other rookies may not work as hard as they did, but they still didn't perform well or didn't get a chance to play.

So in this kind of game, especially when he is still leading, Li Sheng can allow Antetokounmpo to make some mistakes, as long as it is not a low-level mistake.

Why can't he vote if there is an empty spot? It's not like he can't vote at all now. He should be criticized if he hesitates and misses the opportunity.

It doesn't matter if you can't make the shot, just turn around and defend it.

Even Durant can't guarantee that he will score every offense, and at this time, he is not only fighting for offense, but also for defense.

After containing the Wizards' fast break, the Thunder almost pushed the Wizards to 24 seconds, and finally Ariza completed the final finish.

Ariza's offensive efficiency today is really good. It is the best other than Bill on the Wizards side. He is currently shooting [-]% from the field, but because of the previous foul troubles, he doesn't take many shots.

Although they finally made the shot this time, time wasted, and to some extent the Thunder had achieved their goal.

Then from the Thunder to the Thunder's offense, Durant pushed forward with the ball, trying to squeeze the time as much as possible.

This time the Wizards started double-teaming when they went online. Durant gave it to Ibaka who came forward to meet him, and Ibaka threw it to Antetokounmpo on the flank.

Antetokounmpo pulled Nene out, dribbling continuously and seemed to be planning to break through, but Nene also made up his mind to prevent sudden shots.

Antetokounmpo still didn't dare to make a direct shot, so he called for a cover.

At 29 minute and [-] seconds, Ibaka mentioned the high position to make a pick-and-roll substitution with Antetokounmpo, and received the pass from Antetokounmpo hand-in-hand. Antetokounmpo and Durant immediately crossed around Ibaka.

So in the horn area between the two, Durant received Ibaka's pass two seconds later and shot directly without any hesitation.

The ball hit the front frame a bit, but in the end it bounced back and pocketed safely. It was a bit of luck, but luck is also a kind of strength, and the point difference was once again opened to eight points, stabilizing the situation.

At the same time, Durant also scored 40 points ahead of Bill.

"Durant got his first 40+ game of the season! The Thunder's double block is very beautiful. In fact, both Ibaka and Antetokounmpo have screened for Durant, allowing him to get an open shot. The most important thing is that the Wizards' three-man defense was completely disrupted by their running positions..."

Yoga smiled and said: "Actually, I think even if Ariza can catch up with the ball, their tactic must have a follow-up extension, because there is still time. The tactic designed by Coach Li for the Thunder is basically to shoot directly when there is an opportunity at a certain stage. No matter who it is, they are very decisive.

"If there is no chance, move on to the next step!"

"That's right," Yang Jian nodded and echoed, "I think this is the most intuitive change that Li Sheng brought to the Thunder this season. We have seen many Thunder games before, and their tactics are indeed worse than some other teams in the league.

"Even those big teams, they can play some beautiful offensive coordination, but it is more common in the Thunder to play doubles and singles, or to attract double-teams and assist teammates. This is obviously a problem..."

In fact, if you can succeed and win the championship, then this will not be a problem.

Didn't the triangle offense also rely on Jordan's singles, and the Cavaliers' offense in 16 didn't also rely on Irving and James.

But in the early years, Jordan's singles was the first round of the playoffs, Irving was the champion in singles, and James led the 1.0 Cavaliers to the finals and was swept. The gap is huge.

After all, you superstar can do a game or two, but if other people can't stand up, one person can't beat five people.

So singles is no problem, how to let other players take the initiative to participate in this singles and play their energy is the key.

It's not that Brooks didn't have tactics during his period. How could the game not play tactics at all, but it's hard to say what kind of effect can be achieved.

Just look at Lamb and Reggie, who also like chaotic battles, can also play their roles in the hands of good coaches later. This is definitely not just their growth.

The coach's training is also very important, but it also depends on whether the players are willing to listen.

In fact, Li Sheng felt that it was because of Westbrook's injury that he was given such a chance to reunite the team. He didn't deliberately belittle it. Now Westbrook is actually a bit of a tactical destroyer.

When he is still strong and in good form, what he destroys is the opponent's system. For example, the Spurs and Warriors will be a headache for him, but when the state is not good, it will start to hurt himself.

Moreover, his personality is indeed very stubborn, and he will become more and more stubborn in the future, so he has to change now.

Then back to the game, in one and a half minutes, to recover eight points, he had to defend the Thunder's attack as much as possible while ensuring his own attack.

And it seemed that he was stimulated by Durant, and Bill also received Wall's point after a fake move past Sefolosha, then turned and made a throw, and scored his 40th point of the game.

At 120:114, with more than a minute left in the game, the Thunder still lead by 6 points.

(End of this chapter)