Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 49 He Has Too Many Rings
In fact, the Lakers also won three consecutive championships back then, and later completed a two-peat championship under the leadership of Kobe, but they never had two top three players in the league and a top five star power forward in the league—especially when the insiders are still very valuable these days.

So the Heat became the public enemy of the United States as soon as they appeared, and after losing this year's championship, it caused ridicule.

Especially James has been under the greatest pressure, there is no way, how hard he was praised back then, and how miserable he is now.

Surpassing Jordan's physical fitness and reaching the finals at a young age, the media and fans had high hopes for him, but he himself abandoned all of these.

Of course, time will wash away everything, and the championship will wash away everything. Relying on his achievements in the Heat and his return to Cleveland, James has become the darling of the media again. Only some fans will never applaud him again.

Today's NBA, especially in the Western Conference, is still in a state of conflict. Each team has two or three stars but they are not superior to others. The Thunder's double-minor players are actually strong in offense and weak in defense, and even on the offensive end. They also have obvious weaknesses and will be clearly targeted.

So no matter whether they encounter a veteran like the Spurs or a tormented one like the Grizzlies, they are not easy to fight.

In the past few years, I actually paid enough tuition fees, and the alliance did provide some help, such as 514, so my grades have always been good.

It's just that Xialian's Thunder team is just a motley army of rookies, undrafted picks, and free agents, and they can't get the help of referees.

So this kind of behavior that was on the verge of a foul will definitely be caught, and the tactics will naturally not work.

In the end, Li Sheng honestly switched back to the regular style of play. He was recovering a little points before, but he pulled back within 2 minutes of normal play. The gap between the two teams was too great.

Then Li Sheng began to let the players increase the cooperation of running and blocking, which is also the basis of the Warriors' passing and cutting style in the future.

In fact, although the passing and cutting tactics are very rich, it is also composed of many basic small tactics. Because the requirements for running and handling the ball are relatively high, the Warriors' players seem to have relatively high ball quotient.

But because of this, some players can perform well in this system, and they become fraudsters when they leave and go elsewhere.

There are also some good players in the Thunder team, especially Antetokounmpo and Gobert, who just opened up his vision. The two are like two lighthouses on the court. Through the passing cooperation of the two of them, they can easily find the opponent's defensive loopholes and pass the ball well.

Although Antetokounmpo's passing has no fancy tricks, it is as practical and in place as James. Even when he was in a bad state before, many of his mistakes were due to poor cooperation rather than low-level unforced errors.

Then Robertson's air cut, Gomez and Ennis' running positions, other players can also be used as fixed-point shooting points to open up space, allowing Antetokounmpo and the others to break through.

This game will then become their training game. There is no suspense about the outcome. The suspense is whether Antetokounmpo can get another triple-double.

In fact, today it can be clearly seen that the opponent is still targeting him. Whether it is a coach or a player, they all like to attack such a player who is in the limelight.

It's just that at the beginning Gobert became the core of the tactics and beat the opponent first, and Antetokounmpo also scored some points by relying on occasional mistakes. There were not many mobile phone opportunities but he also had an efficient double-double.

There are no problems with scoring and rebounding, but in terms of assists, because Gobert's organizational role has improved and he has acted as a setter many times, his assists are naturally difficult to increase.

In the end, the whole team even began to consciously help him get assists, but the opponents didn't want to do what they wanted.

At the end of the game, the assists were still fixed at 9, and the data was 13+11+9, but it was also an affordable quasi-triple-double.

After performing well in two consecutive games, Antetokounmpo naturally slapped him in the face and looked down on him. People who thought he was just eating dumplings in the last game also proved his strength and potential.

Although the summer league really doesn't mean much, and players who perform well here may not even be able to make it into the regular season in the NBA, but as a rookie, this is also a good occasion to make a difference.

And the audience actually likes to watch this kind of slap in the face, just like Dayao slapped Barkley in the face, Nowitzki slapped the Big Three in the face, Harden threw the faces of the riddles to the ground... (It seems that a strange thing has been mixed in)

In addition, Rudy Gobert, who also won a quasi-triple-double, was named the best player on the scene. The media couldn't help exclaiming after the game that the Thunder really found a treasure this time.

Who would have thought that this defensive big center who can only rely on his offense to eat cakes, would actually have the ability to support him.

Even the players and coaches of the Thunder who witnessed yesterday's training did not expect it. After all, the training game is not the same as the official game, even if it is just the summer league.

"We won the game again today, and several rookies also performed very well. Could you please comment on the team's performance today?"

After the game, the number of interview reporters became more visible to the naked eye. Because of the coaching change and the sudden appearance of Westbrook, the Thunder became the most watched team in this summer league, and the media naturally chased hot spots.

And Li Sheng is also a big celebrity now, although he is accompanied by a lot of right and wrong, black and red are also red.

Everywhere in this world, the strong are respected. As long as you can win, the winner takes all, and your voice can be louder.

Facing these American media, Li Sheng will naturally not be as humble as facing the domestic media. He laughed and said: "I am very satisfied with the overall performance of the team, but I think we still have a lot of room for improvement."

"Giannis has been worse than one in the first three games, but these two games have been reborn and averaged a triple-double. What do you think is the reason?"

"You don't think it's my credit, do you?" Li Sheng asked back first, and then suddenly smiled: "Well, it's my credit. I injected him with serum. Before that, he looked like a thin and tall man, but now he has become the 'Captain of Greece'."

"Hahaha……"

Everyone couldn't help laughing. These reporters like to make troubles, but they will fully respond to the answers of the interviewees.

Through these few interviews, they can also realize that Li Sheng is not like the Chinese in their stereotypes, but like Jackie Chan, he is a model of doing as the Romans do.

Now I feel that he has the potential to become a new player in the league, and Popovich will not be lonely anymore.

"This summer league set up a championship, do you think you can win the championship?"

"The game has to be played one by one... Oh, we have the last game in the game, let's watch..."

There are only a few days in Summer League, so naturally it is impossible for every team to play against each other.

In the beginning, the Thunder played back-to-back games. The schedule was not good, but they only lost one game. Now they have won consecutive victories, and they only rank second in terms of "record". In the last game, they will be playing against the team that is currently number one and still has a complete victory for the time being.

If they win, they can really win the championship.

However, Li Sheng will not take out loans, and will only focus on the current affairs.

Although the team now has veterans, the role of temporary veterans in stabilizing the morale of the team is not so great. Everyone is a competitor, except for the four rookies who can be said to be unconvinced, so there is no need to put extra pressure on them at this time, just play as normal.

Before the interview ended, another reporter suddenly asked: "Coach Li, we all know that you came out of the Spurs' coaching staff. Do you think you will become a great coach like Popovich in the future?"

Li Yong thought for a while, then smiled and said, "There is only one Popovich, and there is only one Patricia. Of course, I just want to be the only one."

"Who do you think your coaching is more like, Pop or Riley?"

"Maybe it's Phil Jackson?"

"why?"

"How many rings he has!"

"..."

(End of this chapter)