Start coaching the Thunder, starting with Westbrook

Chapter 52 On the show

Although the Heat have only won one championship in the past three years, because of the combination of the Big Three, the Heat's lineup has been constrained, which is also impossible.

The Big Three are three big contracts, which are a big burden at any time, and this is still the case when James and Wade both take part of the money.

But James won the MVP and an FMVP, Bosh got the money, Wade was really miserable, he couldn't get the pension contract, and finally left Miami.

Going to play basketball in his hometown was so-so, but he was unhappy, and he heard that James fooled him to go to Cleveland, but in the end, leaving was a mess, and it was nothing to gain.

After returning to the Heat, they wanted to conduct a retirement tour, but there was only one tour.

Even if your own team doesn't cooperate, Miami can't match the exposure and media strength of Los Angeles. How can it play?

In the end, after retiring, he actually helped the team get a future boss, Jordan's illegitimate son.

tears in my eyes brothers...

In short, under such circumstances, the Heat's new season is not so optimistic, and many people even think that they may not be able to enter the finals next season.

Because Wade is one year older, and no one can stand the knee wear and tear for years; Bosh's data has shrunk now, and his evaluation has also dropped significantly, and the Heat's failure this season has also made them less attractive to veterans who want to win the championship. Ray Allen and others may not be so reliable.

It is also difficult to sign good role players in the remaining salary space, and it is basically locked in this way.

If the lineup is not improved, the biggest opponent, the Spurs, will complete the replacement of the old and the new, and the Thunder Westbrook will return from injury, and the Eastern Conference is not unchanged, and their road to winning the championship will be even more difficult.

If you really lose the championship or fail to even reach the finals, then you can directly declare that James' "decision" was an extreme failure.

The "not1, not2...not7" at the media conference at the beginning seems to be a joke now, and even Popovich used this to make fun of it during the championship parade-split his fingers and compared five times, representing the five championships of the Spurs.

Under such circumstances, Li Sheng came up with a statement that "KD is the strongest", and some people actually agreed.

The Thunder's exit last season was due to Westbrook's injury. When they are healthy, the Thunder lineup has always been considered to be able to at least the Western Conference Finals.

And at their age, the chances of winning the championship must be greater than James in the future annual finals, right?
Of course, this is the case ignoring the competitiveness of the West. After all, no one expected that James would reach the finals for eight consecutive years in the future, "dominate the East", and then...

Entering the finals to "give away the head", cough...

In fact, the characteristics of the Thunder's lineup are similar to those of the Heat. They are both outside dual cores. Inside Ibaka and Bosh, one is strong and the offense is weak, and the other is strong and the defense is weak.

The difference is that Ibaka is a blue-collar style of play, eating cakes and mid-range shots, and has no ability to create offensive opportunities on his own; Bosh has the ability to attack independently, but how can he have any opportunities when the ball is in the hands of those two old men?
Later, after James left, his performance was actually pretty good. If it wasn't for his retirement due to illness, he might not be able to fight for a few more years with Wade, who has recuperated his body, fuel tank and oil.

So it is still the same sentence, it is impossible to form a giant without sacrifice. If you don't have this awareness, you will not be able to play well with a giant lineup.

The chasing egg Green of the future warriors originally had a certain offensive ability, but after forming the cosmic brave, he slowly abolished his martial arts.

In Li Sheng's opinion, Thunderclap's current lineup is indeed enough. With the present and the future, and with the system in place, he can realize the future in advance.

So in this case, he naturally has the confidence to bring out good results, but the outside world doesn't see it that way.

Now that Miller brought up this topic, O'Neill immediately came to the spirit.

"I think in the current league, there is no player who is so strong that he has no opponents. Whether it is KD, LeBron, or Tim, they can't even win consecutive championships..."

This topic is in his best interest, after all, he is the one present who thinks he is the most qualified to say this.

Three consecutive peak championships and three consecutive FMVPs, how many are there in history?
What is dominance? (lean back)

"I agree with Coach Li's statement, but I think it is necessary to add qualifications, such as the strongest individual and the strongest team player. At least KD's heads-up, I don't think anyone can beat him. I have seen him training in the national team, and no one can beat him!"

As a famous shooter, Reggie Miller also has some preference for the same projective superstar.

Barkley immediately retorted: "What I want to say is, U know, the strongest is difficult to have a public opinion. Everyone, I mean everyone watching the game, whether it is a fan or a commentator, can have the strongest and best player in his mind.

"But we have to look at it together with their achievements. I think at least KD needs to get an MVP before entering our discussion about the strongest."

Kenny Smith immediately nodded and smiled: "I totally agree with you this time, Charles. KD has three scoring champions, and for a while, he is very strong. He is an All-Star and a superstar in the league, but I would not say that he is the strongest now. But we all know that he is only 25 years old, and he still has a lot of room for improvement, but it will not be now, NOT NOW!"

"Hahaha..." Barkley suddenly laughed: "When we discussed this, we ignored a premise. If Lee is the head coach, he must be holding his own players, so he will think that KD is the strongest. If he coaches the Heat, I think he will think that LeBron is the strongest."

O'Neal shook his head and said: "No, no, I don't think Lee is that kind of person. He just defeated LeBron in the finals. They defeated the 'best player'?"

"The best team beat the 'best player', I don't think it's a problem." Barkley also shrugged.

Miller smiled and said: "I think what you said to Charles is unfair to Dwayne and Chris. They are all All-Star players, and Ray, LeBron failed to lead them to victory. And who is Tim leading? We didn't think the Spurs would win before the game..."

"But precisely because the Spurs are the best team, they have great players, but not the best."

"Is there a possibility, and I mean possibility, that the Heat aren't that good, and LeBron isn't that good?"

"That's because one person can't beat a team, and neither can Michael!"

"Oh, come on, when Michael didn't win the championship, no one would say he was the strongest."

Seeing that this topic became more and more noisy, Kenny came out and said, "Actually, I think that when we are discussing this topic, we might as well ask the person involved. Maybe Li also has his own considerations?"

Then the most interesting link appeared. No one expected that Li Sheng, who was supposed to be resting in Oklahoma City at this time, actually appeared in the TNT studio.

Of course, it's impossible for the four of them not to know that they had only greeted each other backstage before, but of course they had to act a little more like this, so Barkley's eyes widened and he looked more like a clownfish.

Miller laughed, O'Neill also looked surprised with his mouth open, only Kenny Smith had an expression of "you see I'm amazing".

"Hey buddy, you're welcome..."

(End of this chapter)