Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 134

Later, David Lee was injured, Cole coached, and Green perfectly adapted to his tactical needs, so he succeeded in taking the position, and next season he became the team's starting power forward, and occasionally played as a center forward.

At his peak, Green can definitely be considered offensive and defensive. Of course, it is also possible that the Warriors system covered up his shortcomings and highlighted his strengths. After all, he was able to go from a second-round pick to DPOY, a championship, and scored 37 points in the finals. It is certainly not something that can be summed up by any dealer or blue-collar—in fact, that was later, at least his shooting during the rising period.

And because his offensive performance and statistics are a bit like a weakened version of James, there was a joke of "Green in the east, James in the west".

However, after Durant's arrival, Green took no pressure on the offensive end at all, as long as he handed it over to the three Tsunami brothers, and he could collect assists on his own. After Durant left, his offense degenerated beyond sight, at least he could no longer be a star player.

Coupled with the poor season in which Thompson and Curry were injured successively, they completely wiped out their spirits. Except for the occasional games that can regain their momentum, their contributions and performances actually belong to the category of fame far greater than strength.

At his peak, Green can be said to be the second leader of the team, but it is obviously difficult for the self-willed Green to be the third leader. His performance in the playoffs in 22 years has attracted a lot of controversy and criticism, and he almost became the undercover sixth man in the finals.

Fortunately, there is also an undercover agent on the opposite side, and he is also the core of the team.

Not to mention these, after the training, everyone went to eat nearby and then went back to the hotel to have a rest, and came back in the afternoon to make some warm-up preparations.

During this period, Lacob, the owner of the Warriors, also came over.

I don't know why, although he didn't talk to the other party, Li Sheng always felt that his eyes seemed to look at him from time to time, as if he was very curious about him.

Li Sheng naturally didn't have any contact with him, and he left after watching here for a while.

Then he saw Durant ran to compare his shots with Curry again, and when he saw him running back with the ball and sitting down to rest, Li Sheng suddenly walked over and sat down beside him, and asked with a smile: "Hey, KD, what do you think of Stephen?"

Durant was stunned for a moment, and then gave Li Sheng a strange look. He probably misunderstood something, and after thinking about it again, he said, "Although he is quite strong, I think Russell is stronger than him."

This sentence should be true at least at the moment. Li Sheng believes that during the Thunder period, Durant's protection of Westbrook must have come from the heart, and he really thinks that the two of them can win the championship.

It can only be said that the 16:3 lead was overturned in 1, which really broke his heart.

He envied the Warriors team and Curry's teammates, so he wanted to turn them all into his teammates.

This makes it easy for Li Sheng to think of the sentence in "The Legend of Zhen Huan", "From today on, I will be Niu Colu Zhen Huan".

So after Durant's mentality collapsed, he bluntly said that he had died that summer.

"Although I also recognize Russell's strength, the guy who looks thin may have energy that you can't imagine."

Durant was a little surprised that Li Sheng had such a high evaluation of Curry. This is not Popovich's kind, boasting "he made me see Jordan", and then they defeated "Jordan"...

But that's what Li Sheng said, without too much explanation, and Durant didn't care after thinking about it.

He has a kind of optimism about Curry that the seniors look at the younger ones, but to be honest, he has not put the opponent in his eyes yet. Whether it is personal strength or team leadership record, he doesn't think they have anything to compare with.

In fact, the two are about the same age, even Curry is older than him, but Durant entered the NBA two years earlier, and he is indeed qualified to be called a senior.

Although Curry performed well in the past two seasons and led the team to the playoffs, no one would think that he and Durant are in the same tier, even if many people think so in the future.

Now, no one would have imagined what kind of achievements the Warriors and Curry will achieve in the future, probably because their rise is too abrupt, and they are even challenging the conventional cognition of many people, so it will take several years before they can be truly recognized and accepted by the outside world.

Then the time soon came to the evening, and the training was naturally coming to an end, and both sides went back to the locker room to rest, waiting for the official match.

When the arena was open and fans were entering the arena one after another, Li Sheng was calling everyone in the visiting team's locker room to get together, and then emphasized today's tactics with them.

Even without the pre-match simulation, Li Sheng knew that if he wanted to compete with the Warriors for three-pointers, it would be easy to fall into their rhythm.

The emotions of the players during the game are sometimes completely beyond their control. The coach needs to assess the situation and plan ahead.

For a team like the Clippers that has a stable three-point shooting point, Redick is the only one, and as a shooter, it is easy to get nervous. The Thunder is in a good state and can completely suppress them with three-pointers, and at the same time create psychological pressure on them.

But it's different when facing the Warriors, not to mention that it is difficult for them to find the same state as yesterday, even if their three-pointers are not bad, but the opponent is the Splash Brothers.

Even if Splash hadn't achieved the Dynasty combination yet, the three-point firepower was not comparable to that of ordinary people.

Now Curry gives everyone the impression of a signature three-pointer, and Thompson is gradually becoming the top 3D in the league. Their three-pointers are not the same as ordinary shooters, and they will give you a chase anytime, anywhere.

The fast-paced Thunder like it very much, but the Warriors prefer it, and this kind of fast-paced shooting is what they are best at. If the Thunder is brought up and caught in their rhythm, it is tantamount to falling into a disadvantage.

Fortunately, although the current Thunder is just a prototype, Li Sheng also believes that they can stabilize the rhythm and will not just follow the opponent.

So do they have an absolute winner against the Warriors?

Of course there are, not to mention the current Warriors, even the Warriors of the "Four Famous Captures" in the future, there will be Curry who can be pulled out to fight, not only because he is the worst in single defense, but also because he can consume his physical strength and energy.

But now they have two defensive weak links, one is Curry on the outside, and the other is David Lee on the inside.

David Lee is a typical fourth position with a strong offense and a weak defense. He has a good shot and can play in the low post, but even if it is a one-on-one defense in the low post, he may not be able to withstand it.

This may be a problem of talent and defensive awareness. There is also Love of this type, but Love's defensive awareness may be better than him, but the effect is not good.

As for the No. [-] Bodog, who was born as the No. [-] pick, although it is difficult to say what talent he has, he still has a good defense of the penalty area, some coping skills, and a good pick-and-roll player.

To a certain extent, Bogou can be regarded as covering up part of David Lee's defensive flaws, but after all, he is only one person, and he often has no skills at all, so the Warriors' inside loss has remained high.

In the rest of the Warriors' staffing, there are the first-generation "Four Famous Catchers" Thompson, Brother Yi, Barnes and Green, as well as Douglas and Speights who are also strong offensively and weakly defensively, and Ezeley who is slower than David Lee in defense.

Which points should be targeted, Li Sheng is of course clear.

"Today, we will pull out their inside line, shoot more at the basket, make kills and assist three-pointers. We must try our best to maintain the offensive efficiency in the opening stage. It is best to open the big score first in the half."

After back-to-back, the most affected must be the second half. After all, there is still one day to recover physical strength. It is no problem to support at least one half, but in the second half, it may be exhausted.

This is especially true for people like Durant whose physical strength is not a strong point, and the decline in physical strength will affect their performance.

At present, Westbrook and Antetokounmpo are the real stamina monsters in the team. The others are actually a little bit worse, but Antetokounmpo has only played so many games, and it is not suitable for playing for too long. If you want to train him well, you have to do it step by step.

……

"Here is the CCTV Sports Channel. What you are watching is the broadcast of the 2013-14 NBA regular season, from the home game of the Golden State Warriors and Oracle against the Oklahoma City Thunder.

"The Thunder are currently ranked No. [-] in the Western Conference with an eight-game winning streak. This season, due to Westbrook's repeated injuries, they have achieved unexpected results in the absence of a star. The rapid integration and wonderful performance of the four rookies are closely related to the addition of the new coach.

"And this new head coach is also our own compatriot, Li Sheng, who just followed the Spurs to win the championship as an assistant coach. He replaced Brooks in the offseason, which caused a lot of controversy. But from the selection in the draft, to the arrangement of the offseason, and leading the team in the new season, he let us see the upward force of this Thunder team."

Today sitting in the CCTV live broadcast room to explain is the commentator Yang Yi and Yoga. Yang Yi, who is nicknamed a basketball psychologist by domestic fans, made a long speech as soon as he came up. In fact, he repeated the old tune.

However, this can be regarded as preparation anyway. After all, there is no game to talk about, so we can only summarize the past.

And Yoga immediately added: "The Thunder team led by Coach Li is the same as the Thunder team we knew in the past. In addition to being young, or even younger, they have also changed a lot in terms of tactics."

"Yes," Yang Yi pushed his glasses and said with a smile: "Although they lack Westbrook, the Thunder still play very strong. I think their current strength is more reasonable to rank in the top three according to the new strength list."

The Thunder ranked fifth in the new combat power list, ahead of the defending champion Spurs and Heat, the Pacers, who have won eight consecutive victories like the Thunder, temporarily ranked first in the Eastern Conference, and the Clippers who just lost to the Thunder.

The state of the two teams in the finals does not seem to be very good, but the media is still more optimistic about their strength. TNT Tiantuan even released a special program to analyze this, and determined that they are only a temporary state problem, but as the schedule progresses, they will definitely recover slowly.

After all, the lineups of the two teams haven't changed much this offseason, not to mention the two teams that have maintained a complete victory. The Thunder and the Pacers seem to have a better start schedule. At least the strong teams have not encountered as many as the two teams.

As for the two teams that are favored due to the transfer effect during the offseason, Texas Xiaoqiang and the Nets seem to be in the process of running in, but Houston's core is still young after all, and it can be said that the Nets look more like players.

Especially Garnett and Pierce, people feel that they are too old to do what they want, and Deron should be affected by injuries and degenerate, leaving only one Daluo who is still stable C.

As for "Contemporary Jordan", he is an invisible man, even if he wins, he doesn't make much noise, and he doesn't need to take the blame for losing.

Many people are already revising their ratings for the offseason trade between the Nets and the Celtics. The Celtics fans who scolded Angie for being cold-blooded at the beginning have gradually become silent. After all, it is a fact that the two old heroes have degenerated, and there is probably no hope of staying in Boston this season.

Their goal for the new season now seems to be to play poorly and compete for the draft pick. After all, the lineup that won the championship has now been dismantled and only Rondo is still recovering from injury. It is not realistic to expect the current lineup to compete for the playoffs, or Rondo will come back in a few months to turn the tide.

"The Thunder's start schedule was good, but yesterday's game against the Clippers, I believe it can still show that their current strength is indeed not weak. Now the fans are probably looking forward to when Westbrook will come back."

"I think except for Coach Lee, the rookies, the rest of the team played well. The more important thing is that Durant this season seems to have fewer shots, but he is more efficient and does more things on the defensive end. As a leader, he plays more teamwork, which is a kind of growth.

"We all say that what a team is like depends on what your core players are like. What was the Thunder like in the past, the youth storm, Westbrook's recklessness, rushing, Durant is giving Westbrook the bottom line, and now he is also giving the team the bottom line, which is why their rookie can play so quickly.

"Because no matter how much potential you have, you also need to have a stage and a chance to make it happen, right? We all know that the rookies of Tianfu are not guaranteed to be able to play. Durant was still the No. [-] pick back then, but where is the No. [-] pick now? Right..."

After all, he had only won against Grandpa Sao Paulo, so of course he had to brag about the Thunder, Li Sheng, and Durant to make it appear that it was not because of Paul's food, but because the Thunder was too strong and Paul's team lost.

Of course, the pervasive "Grandpa Sao Paulo" statement came later, but as a self-proclaimed old-school fan, he has always admired Paul as a player and never hesitated to praise him.

And after this talk, the official game was about to start, and the two commentators quickly ended their chat and concentrated on the game.

"Okay, the game is about to start, let's take a look at the starting rosters of the two teams!"

(End of this chapter)